The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1865-12-17

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WASHINGTON, Dec. 12-The prospects
for the admission of the Tennessee mem
bers are excellent in the Senatorial eau
Gus.
The Presidents policy is fast gaining
ground.
Banks declared himself opposed to the
State suicide doctrine.
Judge Warmoth will soon publish q
pamphlet showing the political antece-
dents of the present State government OF
Louisiana in connection with the rebel.
! lion.
PRESS DISPATCHES.
New York, Dec I3.-The steamship
| City of Boston, from Liverpool 29th, via
Queenstown the 30th ult., has arrived
| LIVERPOOL, Nov. 30.-The sales of cot
ton for four days amounted to 67 900
bales. Middling Orleans 20sd. The
market closed buoyant.
LONDON, Nov. 30.-U. S. 5.20's closed
at 64a65c.
There is no news of Stephens, the es-
capped Finian Centre,
Capt. Coroitt, who commanded the
Shenandoah when she surrendered, is
being tried for violation of the Foreign
Enlistment Act.
There is no additional news from Spain
or Chill.
SANDY Hook, Dec. 13.-The steamer
Java. from Liverpool the I'd, via Queens
town the Sd, passed this point to-day en-
route for New York.
LIVERPOOL, Dec. 1.-The sales of cotton
the past week embraced $4,000 bales, the
market closing firm at lid advance on
the week
To day, Friday cotton closed firm at14d
advance on American qualities. Orleans
Fair, 229d; Middling Orleans, Gid; NOBLE
Middling, 204d.
The stock in port amounts to $50 OO0
bales, including 100000 of American de-
scriptions.
LIVERPOOL, Dec. 2-The sales TO-DAY
were 25,O00 balls The market is firm
and buoyant, and closed with prices part
ly advanced another Id.
- LONDON. Dec. l.-U. IS. sos, 64ga65.
Consols, 873
The steamer City of London arrived at
Liverpool on the I'd.
The London Times saws it cannot ans
pear to. he disappointed at the acouittal of
capt. Corbltt, of the Shenandoah, the
case of evasion of the neutrality laws
having been so executed as to almost defy
legal retribution.
SAN Francisco, Dec. 13.-There is a |
panic in mining stock.
7hens, the Fenian Centre, ha
Ell In Paris.
Capt. Corbitt has been acquitted of the |
charges ofselling the Shenandoah to the :
rebels, and of enlisting men fn" II Co,
federates
Mr.. Barth, the African traveller, is d cad.
The Paris Bourse is excited and rentees
closed at 68fa72c.
LIVERPOOL, Dec Flour has advanced
Is; wheat is ID higher; corn has advanced
od; coffee is very inactive; petroleum is
Tery firm.
Receipts of cotton at st. Louis to De
,ember lst amounted to So 57I bales
The objections, says the Natchez Con.
Ter, made in the lower House OF the
Mississippi Legislature, to the reception
# National Bank Currency for the taxes
II Io66-67, would seem to be not un-
ounded. The bills of the following
famed banks were refused on Saturday.
t the counters of the New Orleans
5anks:
FIRST National Bank, City of New York.
FIRST 1 National Bank, Bangor, Maine.
FIRST National Bank, HalloWell, Maine.
FIRST National Bank, Attica, New York.
Philadelphia National Bank of BaIti.
more, Maryland
Gen Grant had an interview with the
resident yesterday. He saws the ma.
ority OF the negroes in Virginia, North
arollna and Georgia are in comnarative
ileness, and mostly all refuse 10 renew il
heir contracts until after Christmas ?
elleving general division of pronertv
I'LL then take place. He alto states thai a
outhern Influential men were outspokep
favor OF complying in any demand the ii
resident might consider necessary for n
leir restoration.
An order from Quartermaster General :
.elgs at Richmond orders the Immediate
ucharge of all employees who were in
ny way connected with the Confederate \
ervioe. \
A new question has arisen in South
arolIna, whether the debts incurred for
le purchase of stores before the Pres.
ents proclamation took effect, are now o1
'llectable.
The Legislature of Virginia takes a
cess cess from the .lst inst, to Jan. 3. pc
Inc hentucky House of Representa- p
yes mas passed bill returning the H. H
'llltIes of persons heretofore connected Cc
IN = i,!i tne Confederacy, and restoring the \,
'olItles OF persons heetofore connected =
oAO I0SIOTlUR GQelf |
'hts upon conformity with certain i'm
owed conditions.
The Finian trials are progressing. The
opr,letor OF the Irish People, has been n
lnd guilty and sentenced to twenty
ars penal servitude. -
1t is said that two per cent. of all the =
ctlonal currency received at the e. S. Of q.
easury is counterfeit. This comes to pu
> Department from bankers and Others ma
emed experts in judging money. abI r5
Extensive beds of peat have been dis hO,
vered in Minnesota. Parties at St. Paul =
preparing to put large quantity OF [. Ii,
IN the market
zen. John B. Hood was recently mar 4
d to Miss Preston, a very lovely and Y
omplished lady of South Carolina, the
lghter OF Gen. John S. Preston, of
umbia.
.hus far, there have been only 5000
tie killed oforpacking at Chicago. Last
son, oO,uOO was the number during the F
period.
letter from San Francisco notes the S.
val there from the East of twenty-five {
'dmen, consigned to DR.. Dorset, of :.
arecounty. *