Weekly Clarksville chronicle. [volume] (Clarksville, Tenn.) 185?-1857, 1857-01-30
FOUR DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.

quite. In wheat there was an average busi-
ness doing, without quotOble change. Red
wheat is quoted at IS 3la9s ID, white wheat
0s 3dal0s Flour was also without quotable
change Western canal closed at 324a33s,
Baltimore and Philadelphia 32s 6da33s Cd,
Ohio -four 35sa35s Sd. Tor corn there is
rather an improved demand. Yellow and mix
ed corn quoted as quite mixed corn 34s, vel
low 34s Cd, white corn 35sa35s Sd. The
market for provisions is frmer than at last
odyices, with but little speculative inquiry
Pork is very dull. The stock at Liverpool is
very poor in quality, and excelled by the Irish.
The auction sales of bacon went off heavily,
and prices are tending downward. The sales
of lard at auction were also heavy at 65sa66s
3D.
THE LATEST--LrvFRPooL, Wednesday,
Jan. 7, P. M.-The cotton market has been
active and firm. Sales to-day 10000 baes, of
which spectators took 1900 and exporters
500 bales.
Lord Napier is selected for the Minister to
Washngton1
The Swiss difficulty is unchanged.
TIE Archbishop of Paris has been assas.
sinated.
The Congress ct Paris is inactive.
LONDON, Jan. Napier who is appointed
Minister to Washington is practical diploma
list having served in Austria, Persia, Russia,
Naples, and Turkey.
The Archbishop Of Paris, while officiating
at the Church of ST. Stephens. at Paris, was
stabbed to the heart by a discharged priest
named Verres
The Archbishop instantly expired
The Conference proceedings at Paris remain
obscure.
The Pays says the conference met on the Sd,
but the Moniteur Is silent. The delay is at
tributed by some to necessary time to prepare
protocols, by others that a new disagreement
detained them-not the principle respecting
the compensation TO be paid to Russia-no APP
prehension is felt Of any other than pacific
result,
The Swiss difficulty remains as before. but
expectations of the peaceble settlement ia
crease. A favorable augury is drawn from the
apparently cordial reception given by Napoleon
/ to the Swiss envoy.
The London Gazette publishes the official
accounts Of hostile operations against China,
confirming previous details.
! The Atlantic arrived at o'clock She left
Liverpool at o'clock on the afternoon of the
7th.
The London Times objects to the appoint
ment of Lord Napier on the ground that,
though well fitted by diplomatic experience to
represent the country in the East a any des-
potic and military court of Continental Europe,
he is not the right man for mission to Wash
ington.
The Archbishop of Paris was performing
religious services il the Church of 81. Elienne
when assassinaed; the assassin stepping for
ward, lifting his cope and plunging catalan
knife to his breast, exclaimng "down with the
goders," Tn expression which he afterwards
explained to refer 20 the doctrine of the in.
maculate conception The Archbishop fell 10
the pavement and expired instantly.
A Sister of Charity, who had observed The
movement of the assassin, attempted to throw
herself between him and the Archbishop, and
was wounded in the hand. Verges was former
ly priest of tl!e diocese of Meaux, and had
been suspended for preaching against the
dogma of the immaculate conception.
THIRTY FOURTH CONGRESS SECOND
SESSION.
Fridays Proceedings.
WASHINGTON, Jan. %.
The Senate proceeded to the consideration
of the House bill more effecually to secure
the attendance of witnesses summoned by
either house 20 compel them to disclose testi.
mony.
The Senate passed the House bill to compel
witnesses to testify. &C., only three voting
against it.
The debate vas animated snd long continu.
ed. The friends of the measure pressed its
necessity in order to preserve the honor of the
members from grave charges, the present laws
being insufficient to punish witnesses for con-
tempt, The minority maintained that the bill
was a fragrant violation of the constitutional
rights Of American citizens
Daring general debate. Mr.. Hale said that,
If Congress shauld make this issue with the
newspaper reporter who is in custody, or even
with a street scavenger, he would beat Con-
gress upon it before the country and would
have the public sympathy, whether he was
right or not.
Mr.. Toombs said the principle of "honor
among thieves" was now brought forward to
prevent The administration of public Justice =
He thought proper that the House should pro.
tect their members from the liceulousness Of
the press and It's miserable runners who are
allowed TO go about these halls.
The House took up the private calendar.
The House passed twenty two private bills,
when it adjourned.