The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1865-08-15
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and lower. Middiings 4'ic Fioar has
advanced fraza Sc. 70 loo. IN Memphis.
Whisks 1919 Rice dull. Cofss quiet
Rio I42a Sugar. Cuba and Muscovada
l23e.; Porto Rico l4ac. Me!asses STEADY;
Pcrto Rico 64 Pork dull at s34. Nooi
marl<et-the sales az auction are not ?
| to the expectations OF owners. though
prices have been fully sustained. The
prices ranged from thirty four to forty
| one for the best.
The steamer Scotia sailed to day, taking
one and half millions of sos but no
specie.
A fire st Valparaiso on the . n ct
July destroyed S2Go,CC0 worth OF prop
ertY.
The news from Peru is not any more
| hopeful cf the restoration of tra1qalll'y-
| The Panama News says the Munster
| from Gaatemala to Uruguay was sssasi-
mated on the night Of the 18th OF July by
man named Rivas.
The Chill Congress has b zen one fort
night considering the article of th9
! Constitution which makes the Rantn
Catholic religion the religionef the Re
! public
with the awful fire and destruction OF
females in Santiago, made n speech on
during ms speech so excited tnem that
the whole crowd of women rushed TO the
| Congress screaming death to the hereto
! Remembering forces seem 10 be con-
ccntrated al or near Tru-lillo.
! A private letter from Lima says the
! President of Peru h&s purchased the
American ship White pigeon to transport
ex President Castillo TO some port IN
China.
The U S f1g ship Lancaster is report
! ed severely dtmsg-d by heavy weather
clf Cape San Luc4s. Sne will remain at
! Cnpul.co 70 repairs.
NEw YoEK, Aug. l0.-Gold 1443.
LoUIsv1Lls, Aug 10--The Union Press
/ gives the following estimates Of CJngres-
sioDal majorities:
FIRST District-T Trimble. pro slavery,
| 3000
Second District-Close vote. Yeaman,
I fUnioH) pro-slavery, probably elec. ed.
/ Third Distric-ciose vote, chances
even between Lowery and Grider.
Fourth DistTict-Harding pro slavery,
300
Fifth District-Rosseau, pro amend
ment, 3,000.
McKec. pro amendment 1000
NEW YoRK, Aug. l0--The rebel Breck
Iinlidge aud exSecretary Waller are at
Southampton.
The Poisoner was bung at 6las cow.
LlvERPooL, July Z9-Per steamer Cuba
Cotton dull egith downward tendency
Consol, 90f
WAsuMGToS, Aug 1I-Maj Gen. A. H.
Terry has been promoted 10 Brevet
Brigadier General in the gular army
mai Gen. John G,bbo, Will be assigned
to the command Of Petersburg in the
place Of Maj. Gen. Hartsuff.
Brig Gen Harris. commanding the
Sub District Of Rappahannock, said that
the negroes must be fully protected in
their rights. those rights being in all res
poets equal to those OF the whites; it
their former masters refused ample pro-
lection would be extended by the military
t authorities. Gen. Harris's speech was
kindly received and most persons speak
approvingly of the Conduct of the mill
tA.y in that District.
A report has been received from Gen
eral Sbrangue, Assistant Commissioner OF
; Freedmen's Affairs Ill Missouri and Ar
kansas, in which he says the issues of
ratious will not exceed one third Of those
for June, but he fears great destitution
, next winter. All The Freedmen west OF
Little Rick are supporting themselves.
NEW YoRK. August 1.-THE Fribune,s
tant case is preparing against John NJ
nor Botts, before the Supreme Cou /, to
Z test the question wether slaves held to
. service after President Lincoln's procla-
nation had gone into effect, January /
1864 sha not be entitled to remuners-
ton for their labor.
Sr. LOUIS, August 1.-THE Grand In
dian Council will be held at Fort Smith
i instead of Fort Gibson, as heretofore an
nouGccd.
CA,Ro. August Eighteen hundred
and eleven bales Of cotton arrived here
yesterday also. ninety passengers, en-
route for St Louis.
WASHINGTON, August 1l-Ex Senator
!, VIM. c. Riyes, of Virginia is permitted tc
1 visit the N, rth during the pendency G.
: his application for pardon.
FoRTREss MONROE, August 1.-THE
work ofraisinc the Cumberland will soor
:. be commenced.
washington, August 1.-THE receipt:
: from Customs for the month of July pas
Z is represented at ten millions, five eixilthl
of which was collected 81 New York.
The U. s. Consul at Malta advises the
State Department that the Cholera pre-
walls there 10 an alarming extent. Com
,, munioation with other islands has beer
{ suspended, and the strictest regulation.
; have been established. In consequence o
the epidemic at Constantinople.
> The Attorney General, responding t
:. the President, (Johnson) gives the opin
l. ion that persons having assisted in tn,
. assassination Of the late President shoulC
be tried by mil tary tribunal.