Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-05-03
AuutEia's Grasa.

AustEia's Greed.
LONDON, May I.-Varioua Ylenaa
correspondents, except tie Timess,
Who iS silent on the point, p~sralsleHliY
maintain that Austrian occupation 0f
Bosnia iS imminent
Nashville Races.
NAsHVrLLE, May l.-Mile race
King bad . walk over. lille heaia
for ell ages-KennesaW won ID straight
heats; time, l;A5N, 1:47k. One nile
and One-quarteF-WOn easilg BIZ The
favOrite, King william; time, 2:1lks
MussuIman HnBuEEocsaon.
LONDON, May 1.-The Muasulman
inOurrectlOn appears to be growing
s%sFious; It involves not only the wh0le
northern half Of the Rhodope nanga
but according 10 all accounts 10 spread
Ing to the Balkans. The Insurgents
are endeavoring to gain strategic points
10 q way that shows the existence Of 8
directing head.
Federal Courts IN AIabama.
WASHINGTON, May 1.-The AttOr-
ney General has forwarded funds and
instructed the Marshal Of Alabama 70
allow NJ intermissiOn Ia Federal
Courts. He also instructs that prison.
ere In Gil must have the first hearing.
It has not transpired whether thess Ia.
structions have been sent 10 other
United States MARSHALL.
The Attempt to ObstFuOt The IstsIss.
NEW ORLEANS, May l.-JudRa Bill.
lings, of the United States District
Court, calls the attention Of the Grand
Jury to the charges recently made By
newspapers, that attempts to thWaFt
measures adopted by Congress 70 im-
prove the navigation Of the Mississippi
river, By blocking up the jelty chan.
mel, had been contemplated.
Very Much. Concerned foE the Satisfy
Of the Russians.
vienna, May LA correspondent Of
the Times draws serious attention 10
the awkward position Of the Russians;
points out how they ore confronted aE
Constanunople by an army superior 20
anything the Turks had ever con.
centrated at one point throughout the
War-Rn army, according to the lowest
estimate, numbering 10000 men.
A New York Newspaper Libel Suit.
NEW York, May LEWIS K. Jen-
nings, former editor Of the New York
Times, has brought suit for $4,000
damages against John Kelly, Erastus
Brooks, and Augustus sCtell, for libel
In the Evening Express. alleging him
to be q cockney editor, that be beat his
wife, used up her money, pawned her
jewelry, drew checks on banks In
which he had no money, and committed
many other disFeputable acts.
Murder in New. oElsana-Tho Evils az
Cara Playing.
NEW ORLEANS, May LA dlGacul.
" over q game Of cards occurred this
morning In . saloon on Common street.
between William A. Gibson aud J.R
LAwleSs, IN which Gibson was stabbed
BY LaWless, from the effects OF which
be died 10 half an hour. LaWIess was
imprisoned, charged with murder.
They were both pilots on the steam.
boat Fanchon.
fOung Mems Christian Asssolaslan n
LOuISIana.
New 0RLEANS, May The first
Louisiana State Convention Of tho
Young MeD's Christian Association
closed lite session In Baton Rouge. -.
last night. About fifty delegates werc
In attendance, and the meeting wa
very interesting, Rev. G. Keener. Of
Alexandria, was elected President. M.
Thomas X. Cree, Of New York, repre.
sented the International COMMITTEES.
Steamers Available for Easllsb T~FasspSyt
Services.
LONDON, May Lit is stated a. thu
result OF private inquiry made By the
Government at various ports &c TO
what steamers are available &c cruisers
for the transport of arms or tFoops. thak
about seventy steamers Of the hrst elass
have been selected and will be com.
missioned when required. One Com.
pAny here owning forty steamers have
offered to place their entire asel al Ina
service Of the Government.
The Russians think War PEobabls.
LONDON, May 1.-The Timeo's cor.
respondent at San StefaBo says the Im.
preston prevails In the Russian army
that Gen. T~odleben'S appointment p0f-
tends strife. He continues: II AN
told that Gems. Todleben and ImeFi-
tinski both think war inevitable. The
men are beginning to talk more Of
war. The appearance Of the tFoops
and horses when the Grand DIXIE
Nicholas took hlS farewell on Satur.
day, was very satisfactory"
SCOTT CHINN, q reliable colored man.
who resides about three and one-half
mIlee west Of this city, IL the happy