Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-11-02


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standirg that the want OF this proof Ia It's
due time vii! alone be sufficient cause Tor
proceeding Immediately to require the
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amount seut.
Death Of General Forrest.
MEMPHIS, Oct. 90--Gen. Bedford For.
rest, the great Confederate cavalry oil.
Ger, died ut 1880 this evening at the resi-.
denc2 OIL his brother, Col. Jesse Forrest.
The King of Spain to be Married,
LONDON, Oct. 2D-It is reported that the
marriage Of King Alfonso, Of Spain, to
Princess Mercedes, daughter OF Duke De
MOntpensier, has been fixed for the 2JTd OF
January next.
Released on Bail.
WILMINGTON, DEL, Oct. 20--JOb II. Jack
son, who was taken TO Georgia on charge
OF having committed the crime OF bribery,
arrived here from Atlanta this evening,
having been released on bail.
Killed by Jumping from the Cars.
AUGUSTA, GA, Oct. 29.-Winchester
Graham, Clerk OF the Controllers office,
at Columbia, South Carolina, Jumped from
the rear platform Of railroad car, two
miles from Augusta, and was killed.
HonoTs to Grant.
NEW YORK, Oct. 2S-A Paris dispatch
says among the callers On Grant yesterday
were Count Dc Paris and NJ. De MacMa.
hon. General Grant will attend special
representation Of the Italian opera, given
In his honor, on November sth.
German Parliament.
BERLIN, Oct. 2s.-Debate in the Diet
was concluded on saturday by the rejec-
tiOn Of the vote OF ccnsure on the Govern
ment proposed by the PrOgressists and
Centre relative to the neglect Of internal
reforms and insufficient responsibility OF
Ministers.
Embszzling Ohio oficials.
CINCINNATI, Oct. gS--Meyers, Treasurer,
and smith, Auditor Of Anglalse county,
were arraigned for embezZllng $4,000 In
county funds. Meyers pleaded guilty,
and was sentenced to three years. Smith
was committed for trial In default OF $l0,-
0JO bail.
Funeral of a Popular colored Min
lister.
MEMPHIS. oct. 2S-The funeral OF Rev,
Morris Henderson, late pastor Of Beale
Street Colored Baptist Church, took place
to-day. TIL funeral services were con-
Quoted by DR.. Landrum, OF the Central
Baptist Church. Five thouslr colored
persons were present.
Salvage Suit on Account OF the obe.
lIsk Vessel.
! LONDON, Oct. ~ 1t Is said that the oh.
elisk ship Cleopatra, containing the Egypt
ian Ubelisk, will remain at Ferrol all
| Winter, pending the determination OF the
| question OF salvage In Admiralty Court,
The owners Of the steamer FitzmauTice,
which recovered the clissOn alter IL was
abandoned In a gale by the steamer Olga,
and lowed 1t into FerrOl, having refused
the contractors offer for that service.
A Man Killed by a Young Woman
with a Base Ball Club.
NORWICH, CT. 2s.-Benj jamin + Muzzey
was fatally wounded at Norwich Falls,
early Sunday morning, by being struck
u girl Of about twenty years, who discov-
cred him In her sleeping room, says she
committed the deed, thinking him burg.
lar. MuzZey died In two hours. The
girl and 4 woman she was sleeping with
are under arrest.
Death OF Edwin Adams.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 2S.-Rdwin Adams,
the actor, died this morning at the resi-.
dence Ol Dan. Gardner, and In the latter's
arms. he was conscious until within one
hour & his demise, when he called his
wife TO the bedside and bade her good
by. The 0bsequies will be held Ia st.
James Episcopal Church, on Thursday
next, and the lnterment will take place At
Mount Moriah Cemetery.
Panic at a TheateT-Nobody Hurt.
NEW YORK, Oct. 2S-A panic was occa.
stoned In Niblo's Garden last night, by
some one In the gallery crying fire. The
house was packed, and rush was made
for the doors. As far as could be aBcers
iained no person was injured. Several
ladies' were carried out laintlng into the
vestlbule. II is probable that che alarm
was given TO give the pickpockets an op-
p2rtunily to work.
Distress at FeTnandina.
NEw YORK, Oct. 29-The Mayor of the
city, to-day received an appeal for aid
from the Mayor of FeTnandIna, Florida.
The appeal says eight hundred families
have TO he supported before business can
be resumed. They had on hand $500, and
required 5000 to keep the we'll from
starving, and supply the sick with neces.
sarles.
| JACkSONNILLE, Oct. D--FefnanulnA mas
made another apr cal. Funds are entirely
exhausted, and there are hundreds Of peo.
pie to feed. The situation, as regards des.
titutIOn, has hardly been worse during the
epidemic than now. The fever is under
control OF the resident physicians, and DR.,
Luke z, Blackburn, OF Louisville, who
went TO Fernandlna some time ago, left
to-day to solicit aid In the West. There
has been nine cases since last report and
one DEATH
ENGLAND RESPONSIBLE FOR THE
SUFFERING IN IEDIA.-Mr. 7. B. Pot
ter, the well.known member of the
British Parliament, and Secretary of
the Golden Club, while recently ad.
dressing his constituents, said that the
English Government was 10 blame for
the famine. India is essentially poor
country, but the expenditure of the
English Government In India was
enormous, and the taxation necessary
to meet II was lmpoverishing. India
is al present on the way 10 bankruptcy,