The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1865-12-12
JACKSON, MISS.
Tuesday ,s,..... December 10, 1868
NE Tvs ITEMS.

IL l3, ,O12, an increase since 1860, of 1902
The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, give!
employment to 1000 persons.
Methodism in Minnesota shows a mem
bership of 1896 in 1865, against 5536 il
1864.
The magnificent marble hotel in Port
land, built by the late Hon. John NJ
Wood, is offered for sale.
Kentucky papers speak of the unusu
al abundance of wild pigeons in thai
State.
An effort is being made in the Indiana
Legislature to repeal the black laws o.
that State.
New Albany, Ind, is building a court
house, to cost 100000.
The number of emigrants arrived il
= New York thus far in 1865, is IO8, ,336.
magnificent Jewish synagogue is tc
be erected in st. Louis.
The receipts of internal revenue now
overage some s50O,OOO less per day than
they aid short time ago.
The Minnesota school fund is now near
ly 81, ,O00, 900, and it is estimated that il
will ultimately reach $l2,O0O,OOO.
An edition of Baron Munchausen 81
soon to appear, with one hundred and
fifty illustrations by Gustave.
A maa passing through mill in Lock
port was sucked in and buried under
twenty feet of grain, being smothered
before he could be removed.
The census of the State of Minnesota.
hasJust been published. 1t shows a pop-
ulation of 25O,0OO, an increase in five
years of $4,000.
The cost to the Government of the
overland mail to Salt Lake City, amounts
to 1885, 900 a year, while the revenue
theretrom amounts to only $4,000.
Sufficient returns of the Colorado elec>
ton have been received to insure the
election of the Union ticket for Governor
Congressman, etc.
A fighting colonel arrived at st. Louis
the other day, with six scalps of Indians
slain by his own hands
Ia few days ago, single firm in Boston
paid duties amounting to $4,000 in gold,
at the customhouse.
1t is rumored that indictments have
been found against General Fisk. as we'll
as Gen. Palmer for assisting slaves to
escape from Kentucky. During the past
eight months, General F. has given passes
enabling about 1000 negroes to cross
the Ohio river.
The Union Pacific railroad is expected
to be completed to Fort Riley-136 miles
from Wyandottee-by July next. A
branch is to be constructed from Law,
renee to Leavenworth, which will be
by the lst of May next. There
Is now continuous line of railroad from
washington to Lawrence, Kansas
distance of about 1900 miles.
A diamond ring, wrapped up in a |
paper, was dropped into the offertory
basin at st. Albans Church, last Sunday
morning, as special donation by ssme
person unknown.
The following iron-clads, gunboats and
'ams, with plating partially .removde. |
we're sold at Mound City few days since: |
Indianols, $4,000; Tuscumbia, So, 800;
Missouri, $2,l00; Avmger, $1,000: Vim
licator, $1,000; Pittsburg, $1,I00; Ca
$780,; Benton, $4,000;
Mound City, $500; Louisville,
'4,6oO; Essex, $4,000; Chillicothe, So, 900;
Ozark, $4,000. Besides these six 'tin-
'lads," transports, with plating removed,
old for an aggregate of $36, $50; and two
'ropellers, the Little Rebel and Mistletoe
or So, 400.
over four thousand three hundred
'ales of cotton passed Cairo for ST.
.ouis on the 10th.
A woman exploded kerosene lamp by
flowing down the chimney. The report
Vas like musket, and the careless wo-
nan, Mrs. Mathews, narrowly escaped
leath. A portion of the lamp was thrown
With great violence against one of her
yes, and the brass neck of the lamp,
'lthin which the chimney was set, was
lown into many pieces
House rents are enormous in New York.
house in Union Square, (old fashioned
lyle, not very remarkable for ANYTHING. !
ented for $1,000 per month, several 9TH
rs are advertised at from $1,000 to $500
er month.
rhe United States Rolling Mill at Chat
lnooga built by order of Gen. D. C. Nc, ,
alum, and worked by the Government
" the past eight or nine months, was {
'rmally turned over by Capt. Hopkins.
Q, NJ, to the new company, aud will !
GREATER be known as "The Southwestern I
on Company" Mr.. Robb, formerly of
ew Orleans, now of Winslow, Lanier &
o., bankers, New York, is president,
i'd Mr.. Abram S. Hewett, of Cooper t
ewett & Co., Trenton Iron works is r
Mexican affairs seem to be thickening :
fast as kettle of mush when the n
ouseWifeis sprinkling in the meal. v
Oregon must be good place to study P
tronomy. They have Daily Star and
tri weekly comet there.
The Tennessee Lepislatnro roc ,sad ~