Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-09-14
Monument to Theirs.

4 AahAEf 9EHAt Ia "A HAgNNA FhANN
been opened in Paris for monument
10 N. Thiers.
Yellow Fever.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA, Sept. l2.-One
death from yellow fever at Fernandna
last night, No new cases to-day.
A Negro Lynehed In Illinois.
JACKSONVILLE, Ills, Sept. l2.-The
people of Winchester in this State,
hung Andrew Richards, colored, for
assaulting a white woman Sunday.
Patterson's Plea,
BALTIMORE, Sept. lit is said that
Patterson will claim that as he Is q
Senator he is not liable to arrest, but It
Is questionable whether this plea will
hold.
Miners Resuming Work.
DETROIT, Sept. l2.-The striking
coal miners in Jackson county resumed
work yesterday at reduced rates. Coal
mine owners promise better pay when
times impl owe.
A MuTderous Burglar.
ST. ELMO, No, Sept. la burglar
brought 10 bay In corn.feld Instant
ly killed two and fatally wounded one
OF his pursuers, and is still at large.
They will lynch him if they catch him.
Mexican Raiders Surrendered.
GALVESTON, Sept, l3.--The News's
Brownsville special says two of the
Rio Grande City raiders and one Of
the released prisoners have been turned
over 10 the United States authorities
BY the Mexican Government.
Anniversary Celebration.
BALTIMORE, Sept. l2.-To-day being
the anniversary of the battle OF North
Point, the city Offices and public schools
were closed The Association OF "Old
Defenders" numbering seventeen,
wen. 10 Annapolis 10 celebrate the
day with an annual oration and dinner,
Gov. Carroll and other State officials
being their guests.
Fires.
i CHICAGO, Sept l2.--Hyde Park Hotel
burned; loss, $4,000. Little furniture
was saved. The guests lose about SlO,.
600.
DETEoIT, MltH., Sept. IA fire at
Oskada destroyed Smith, Gratuyreck
& Co.'S saw-mill, salt block, cooper
shop, blacksmith.shop and Office, and
about 100000 feet OF lumber. Loss,
Sl2j,0O0; insurance unknown.
Washington Items.
WAsHISGToy, Sept. l2.-George NJ.
Adams, Clerk Of the House, arrived
to-day.
Second Assistant Postmaster General
Brady has a dispatch that Morton is
gradually improving.
Taking the census in 1870, cost 49,
100000.
Gov. Mccormick, Assistant Secretary
Of the Treasury, returned,
J. L. Stevens, appointed Minister Ia
Sweden, was for twenty years associ'
ated with Blaine in the newspaper
business.
Decline in Coal Railroad Stocks.
, NEW York, Sept. l2.-Excitement
on Wall street this morning by the
. sudden break down of the price o.
i coal road shares. The Delaware and
Hudson fell from jl1sc 10 47Lc; Del
aware aud Lackawanna, from 53c L
SOC, and Morris and Essex from II 4 L
zoe. The decline is owing in grea
!, extent 10 the report that work has beer
resumed at the collieries in the Wilkes
barre region. Inquiries at dideren
Offices in this city elected the fact thai
no general resumption had taken place
. in any disafected region.
3 MIR. Key Still Speaks OF his "EIrinI
Z. Southern Brethren"
J. WAsHlNGToN, Sept. l2.-At Mariettj
" the President called attention Of the re
b porter TO ali omission in the telegraph
S report Of Mr., Keys speech. lie sol,
Il he was sorry TO see that Mr.. Key, whej
/. in the East, had made use Of the word
I. "erriDg Southern brethren" thereb
y drawing on himself the hostility Of th
r Southern press. At Marietta be re
q peated the word "erring," but It wa
/, not so reported in the Assoc late
II Press dispatch. The President scenes
d to wish the country 10 know that Nj
Key had not changed front in conse
n quence Of the criticism of the South.
Il Massachusetts Prohibition Conven
II tion.
Bos7oN, Sept. l2.-The Prohibition
Convention organized. They declGret
they would not affiliate with either th
II Republican or Democratic party, on
/. adopted the following: Resolved
3. That we have in the administration {
Is our National affairs gentlemen who's
patriotism and stalesmanship we ca
trust, and that we most heartily CON
u mend the courte of our President /
" adj ering TO his promises and puttil
J. in'o execution wise and expedier
u methods for ;he reform of our civ
,e service and the establishment Of pei
J: manent union, peace and prosperit
u throughout our land The resolutio
81 was greeted with considerable a,
- plause.
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