Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-01-18

garded py them as OF paramount import
ance. They seek immediate action By Con.
gress. Mr.. G, h. Conrad, member Of the
Danville Delegation, read dispatch say.
Ing leading Western men will be here TOE
morrow TO cooperate with the Virginia
delegations. The representatives OF the
10. acc0 trade desire the bill for the reduo.
ton to DO kept separate and apart from
the tarin, In order 70 secure the earliest
action on the part Of Congress.
The Late Chief Justice Pearson Buried.
RALKIGH, N. O., Jan. 1O-The late Chief
Justice Pearson was buried yesterday.
The Plymouth at Havana.
HAVANA, Jan. 9.-The United ates
man-Ofwar Plymouth, 10 here from Aspin'
A MontsneGEin Defeat.
LONDON, Jan 9.-The Turks have dc.
ieated the MOntenegrins at Spuz, and
driven them b YenikO.
CleopatEa's obelislk.
LONDON, Jan. ia steam tug len the
river Thames yesterday for T0rTOl, spain,
TO bring CleOpatra's O6elisk here.
The Kentucky Senatorial Election.
FRANKFORT, KY., Jan. 10.-TWO ballots
to-day alike Williams 6I, Lindsey 40, Nc.
CreeFy %, Boyd Is; three members ABSENT
three pair OF.
A Female Lawyer.
NEW YoRK, Jan lO-Tabitha Ann Cot
ton yesterday was granted license 10
practice law. She passed highly credit
able examination.
VIII Re-sleot Him.
DRs MoINEs, IA, Jan. l0-The Legisla-
ture which meets Monday, will probably
re.elect U. y. Senator Allison. There 10
no other candidate.
A Victory for the 0Tesnbaok0Ts,
MADISON, WIS.,, Jan 10 In Organizlng
the House, the Gre enbackers elected the
speaker. The Chief Clerk and Sergeant
at-ATms are both Democrats.
A Conflict of Authority.
RALEIGH, N. o., Jan. lU-There 10 O con.
tlict between Governor Vance and the Su-
preme Court as to whether the Governor
has the right to appoint Chief Justice.
Lawrence Barrett interviewing the
President.
WASHINGTON, Jan. lO-LaWrence Bar
Tett, the actor, who is playing successful
engagement here, had an Interview with
! the President to-day.
Not Involved in Dunning's Trouble.
NEW HoRK, Jan. 10--J. q. Reynolds 8
Co. deny that they are involved In Dun.
ning's trouble, and state their readiness
20 at once discount any paper OF theirs
which holders may present.
VickBbuEg the Eastern Terminus.
WASHINGTON, Jan. Ex-senator Lamar
and Representative Chalmers will intro.
duce bills In th ir respective houses, some
what similar TO that OF Mr.. stephens, in
regard TO the Southern Pacific Rlilroad,
making, however, the eastern terminus at
Vicksburg.
NEW YORK, Jan. 1O-Wm. s. Pontou,
aged q, engaged to have been married 70
n very beautiful young lady last night,
committed sulcide yesterday evening. No
cause is known other than POnt0n bad 10.
vited bis father to the wedding and the
latter refused. I
Forget Drafts. .1
NEW YORK Jan. 10 Three forged drafts
for 81 900 each, Of the First National Bank
Of Charleston. South Carolina, were dis.
covered yesterday at the National Park
Bank 0t this rlace, where they had been
sent by the Bank OF the Republic. The
numbors OF the drafts were u 7,UOI, q COS
and 1859
The Female Ballot-soekers-AGi AGissiS-
Bippi Represented by . Lady Of Color.
WAsHIN GTON, Jan. IO-The female bal.
lOt.seekerB had discordant and somewhat
unruly Convention, which adjourned In.
formally Their programme tor to-day has
not transpired. A c01Ored lady has turned
up as delegate from Mississippi.
Terrible Suffering on the Danube.
LONDON, Jan. 1V.-A correspondent of
the Times at Bucharest teleRraphs: "The
Department is helpless, Words cannot dc.
scribe the situation on the Danube. The
Russians suppress oil telegrams with a
view OF preventing the state ofailairs from
becoming known 70 Europe. A terrible
outbreak ofspotted typhus occurred in the
camp and neighbOi hood"
Rev DR.. Eccleston Declines.
NEWARK N. j.. Jan. 1O-Rev DIR. E. c.
Eccleston formally declined the Episco.
pate OF West Virginia. In a letter 10 the
standing Committee he says th4 after a
month Of p tient and prayeriul cOnsidera.
tiOn OF the election, he does not feel IL his
duty to accept, and sees no possibility OF
reaching different conclusion.
The Ohio Senatorial Race.
COLUMBUS, Jan. l0-In the Democratic
joint caucus tonight, all outsiders and
newspaper men were excluded. The frat
ballot Tor Senator resulted as follows:
8, Hurd 8, Converse /. Second ballot
PendletOn 40, Morgan 10, Ewing 90. Ward
I, Payne 2, Converse i. Third Ballot
Pendloton 81, Ewing 10, Morgan 10, Ward
3, Converse 3.
AshsEiH Killed by Outlaws.
CINCINNATI, Jan. lO-At Concord, Ky
Tuesday, Deputy sheriff Ruggles and
posse overlook the notorious Underwood
brothers, who had been stealing horses
from farmers, and demanded their sur.
render. The UnderwOOds immediately
fred at the party, killing Ruggles. The
fire was returned, and both outlaws
wounded. II was thought the inner.
woods would be lynched by the farmers.
PLEASE bear 1t in mind, that II your
grocer does not have, and will not get,