Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-06-21

Failures.
LONDON, June Thames Thomn.o,
Son, oOTn.mlllers Of Wakefield, fsiIsS.
Liabilities tS5,OOO.
Temperance Convention.
BUFFALO, June I8-The National DIv,.-
ion sons Of Temperance convene heFe ~
morrow for q i've days session. Delevats.
are arriving from all sections.
Fires.
CINCINNATI, jane 1.-THE works of ~
Eureka Cooperative Foundry ASsociHtio'
burned this morning. Loss, S55, 900: n
surance, $4,000.
French Races. \
PARIS, June l6.-Race for grand prize g,
Parls took place to-day, before q large aSd
brilliant assemblage. Prince sOllykoRS
ThuriO won by q neck; Insulalre second.
lnval third. Eight horses ran.
An Abandoned Vessel.
SAVANNAH, June 1.-THE brig RedoW,
bound to Providence, arrived At Tybee
to-day with the bark j. E, Chisee, of New
York, which she found abandoned, witSa
cargo Of l,lOO hOgsheads Of sugar. Her
sails were set, aud the vel sci was not h.
jured much when sighted.
raging On In GOLD,
HARTFORD, CT, June l6-The Whitman.
tic Thread Company, Of this city, employ.
ing l,OOO operatives, paid of In gold Sat.
urday. Hundreds OF employees never saw
gold coin before, and many were unable 10
count It. The appearance Of the strange
money created quite a sensation In town.
Fall River Mills About to Resume
Operations.
FALL RIVER, June lT-Borden City
Mills have been placed In the hands Of
Waiter e. Duriee, Treasurer OF VAN.
panoag Mills, and James Healy, President
Of Osborn Mills, as Trustee, with a view
to starting the mills for the purpose Of re.
lieving their present difficulties.
Indian Troubles.
SAN FRANCISCO, June ia Bose City
dispatch says General HOward's scouts
report the hOstiles concentrating In large
force at STEMS Mountain, and the General
is moving in tnat direction. Growers ex.
petition 10 Camas prairie, with Sanford's,
summers and Bendiere's companies, will
be turned back to go directly TO STEMS
Mountain.
Illicit DistillsEies In Alabama.
W%A'nISGTON. June II. -RespondIng to
complaints from Montgomery, OF illicit
dlstilleries In Cleburre county, Alabama
Internal Revenue C0mmissioner author,
lie the employment OF men for 10 days to
make a d scent upon Illicit dlstilleries
congTegated at EdwRrdsyille. This will
test the sincerity OF ci liens offers to aid
the Government In ending the violations
Of law.
English Strikers Resuming Work.
BLACABURH, June l7-Ol seventy.Aye
meetings;Of operatives held to-day, fifty 70.
solved 10 60 to work at q reduction of
wages, and twtnty.)ne resolved not to re.
sumo.
MANCHESTER, June liza large number
OF operatives throughout Lancashire, re.
sumed WORK Ut Il full reduction. The gen.
eral opini IN is that the stIike is ended.
New York and Chicago Socialists.
NEw YORK, June l6-The SOcialistic
Labor Society Ia mass meeting last night.
repudiated all attempted transformations:
their resolutions also condemn the Cant.
talist press VI the country as inimical to
the progress ar d spirit Of the Republic.
CHICAGO, June l6-ThO Socialists held a
picnic to-day. It was perfectly orderly
and peaGeable. The procession numbered
from 1900 to 5000. But few arms were car.
ried. W~Orkingmen in every part OF the
Wv N@FANNe SbNhNghNN NuhE uU HHEI0nA
trouble will occur this year among labor
organizations.
What is Hoped from the Peace Con.
gTess.
|, ST. PETERSBURG, June l6.-Ths ,Jour.
nal de st. Petersburg says the wisdom
and moderation Of statesmen assembled
10 Berlin, aud OF the governments they
represent, are sure pledges thAt nothlnv
will be left undone to secure FOR Eurona q
solid peace, restore order In the East. and
remove all cause oil apprehension In the
future.
No Indications OF the Threatened
General Strike.
Sr. LOUIS, June 1.-THE TImes,s article
regarding n general strike which was 10
DO inaugurAttd to-day throughout the
country, says there are no indications
here, either among railroad employees or
other mechanics, or labOring men OF anv
such movement. None is ]apprehended by
employers OF labor. The police and mi.
nicipal authorities, however, are ON the
alert, fully prepared to meet any emer.
genoyi besides having local militia ready
lor immediate action, arrangements have
been made with the authOrll rs at Wash.
ingIon for prompt assistance.
The Potter Committee.
WASHINGTON, June III, II, Conduest
Clarke. late private Secretary OF Governor
kellogg. was recalled aud cross.examined
by Mcmahon, relative to second set of Ger.
tiiicates. No developments. The com.
mittee then adjourned until Wednesday
In order TO give members opportunity 10
participate In closing business OF the pres.
ent session.
Potter having written to Kellogg re-.
qlestIng him 10 appear before the Com.
mittee at his convenience, Kellogg names
10 day after the morning hour of the Sen.
ate as agreeable, to which Potter respondH.
thanking Kellogg Tor promptness In the
matter and promising to inform him when
his presence is required.
Resolutions Looking to the Tsial and
Punishment OF Robson, and the
Chiefs OF Bureaus Of the Navy De.
paTtment
WASHINGTON, June 1.-THE House Com.
mllte &c 90 Naval Affairs concluded the In.
vestigatiOn OF the affairs Of tue late nd.
minlstrati0n 0G the Navy Department.
adopted resolutions looking TO the trial
and punishment Of eX-secretary Robson.
and Wood, Hansc IN and Wafmorgh. re.
spectlvely, late Chiefs OF Bureaus OF
steam engineering, construction aud re-
pair, and provision and clothing. The
Committee, In presenting the resolutions,
says evidence for the most part taken from