Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-11-16

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sailed in the steamship Andes tor Port
~ Prince to-day.
South Carolina State Fair.
COLUMBIA, S. G, Nov. 13-The State
opened to-day, attendance fair.
Gov. Vance will arrive tonight and de-
liver the annual address tomorrow.
Boiler Explosion.
GREEXvlLLE, Miss, Nov. 13.-The
boilers Of the steamer Tom Morgan ex.
ploded. Capt. w. H. Powell and the
engineer were killed.
Abaconded.
Boston, Nov. 13.-Edward and ].
W. Day, Jr., brick manufacturers Of
DAnvers, are reported TO have abscond.
ed, leaving liabilities Of about $4,000.
Miss Mary AndsEson's Reception in
New York.
NEW YoRK, Nov. 13.-Miss Mary
Anderson was warmly received at the
Fifth Avenue Theater in "Lady Of
Lyons" Critics generally speak well
Of her, but seem TO think she would ap.
pear 10 better advantage in tFadegy.
spoGoEd ana Kellogg.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13.-The sub.
Committee on Privileges and Elections
heard SpofCord and Kellogg this morn.
Ing. Contestants were requested 10
make concise briefs Of their cases, each
10 be submitted to the other tor special
rebuttal, upon which rebuttals special
evidence is to DO taken.
The Pope Not Seriously III.
LONDON, Nov. IA Reuter- tele-
gram from Rome says there IL no foun'
dation for the alarming rum0rs current
at Paris yesterday about the Pope, who
still suffers from weakness, but HE con-
dition has not recently become worse.
ROME, Nov. 13.-The Pope is better
to-day. He gave audience to several
persons.
Gen. Chalmers Looking After ouE In
teTOsts.
WAsHISGToN, Nov. 13.-Gen. Chal.
mers called to-day on the Secretary Of
War and procured his promise that he
would make q special accommodation
TO Congress for an appropriation to re-
} claim the river front at Vicksburg as
! soon as q report from the engineers
now examining It could be received.
Million Dollar Blaze.
, SAN Francisco, Nov. 13.-The loss
; Of the Londed warehouse is nearly half
4 million dollars. The lessee OF the
! warehouse believes that the 1re was OF
, incendiary origin, but declines to give
J reasons for the belief. II is under
stood he has been prominent In the
: movement 10 reduce the wages OF the
I Iongshoremen, who consequently
: threatened to do him some mischief.
Packard Must Have Something.
m WARRINGTON, Nov. l3.-It is statet
AZ that Sherman, Devens and Thompson
favor Packard az Collector Of Customs
be The friends of Bingham Lawrence
"a express the certainty that his name wi
be- sent In for the place. It is also O.
lie serted that the name Of Judge g. Wi
10 hanson will be sent In for the Collect
a orship, thus making q vacancy 70
10 Packard, as Minister to Central Amer
lea. .
at New York Bankers and Remonetiza
le ton,
Q. WASHINGTON, Nov. lathe Senat
II Finance Committee, this morning
n. agreed 10 hear q deputati0n Of New
n. York Bankers on the subject Of th
he House bill for the reconciliation Q
80 silver, this evening at 7 80 this even
n. ing the committee, however, com
o. menced formal consideration Of the bi
for action, but adjourned without al
re irving ct q decision 90 to what provil
N, ion should be inserted in place of III
clause omitted.
es Senatorial Contested Election Case
III WASHINGTON, Nov. l3.-The DemC
cratic Senators had O caucus to.da
W with a view of advising Democrat
~ Senator's on the Committee on Priv
le Ieges aud Elections as 10 the mode
procedure, and demonstrating again.
= delay, especially In the case Of Eusti
who had no contestant, and In the ca
~ Of Butler against Corbin, in which CO.
~ all the facts were before the Commi
tee. Without decisive action the cat
a. Gus adjourned 10 Thursday.
Marine Disaster-FouE Lives Lost.
m DETROIT, MICH, Nov. ia dispatC
iv received from Grindstone City stat
he that the schooner Berlin, Of Buffal
nd struck 3 reef during the gale Thursdi
M, night. Capt. johnson and the cook,
ria colored man, were drowned. The !
~. mainder Of the crew, four, chung
portions of the wreck. Next de
when reached by a life.boat, two we.
All rescued. The other two, the Captain
son and a sailor, had perished from e
he posure.
,si. bingham LawTence's Support.
ga WASHINGTON, Nov. Is, - LeOnaE
ich Ellis, Elan, and Robertson, membe
9Th OF Congress from Louisiana, call
on upon the President together this NOR
or. ing, and urged the appointment Of I
me bingham Lawrence as Collector Of ca
toms at New Orleans. Judge LeOnal
warmly urged the appointment e. .
iss most satisfactory that could be mad
The Democratic members stated tn
,on Lawrence, though q Republican, was
man Of the highest standing, aud pop
lar with ell classes Of the communit
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