The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1865-12-22

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The French Minister is now in New
York, much displeased with the action o
Congress on the Mexican question, anc
will not return unless some explanation
is given him.
4 correspondent of the Herald says the
steamer City of Boston, which arrived
here last week, from Liverpool, was
boarded at sea by British cruiser, anC
overhauled for supposed concealed Fe-
mans.
A Havana letter says an American wal
steamer had arrived at Monte Christie
with Salnave and several others from Cape
Haytian.
The State Department, at Washington
has received official notice OF the ratifca-
ton by Indiana, Georgia and Alabama, OF
the Constitutional amendment.
Late news from Mexico say the French
had retired as far as Durango, and it was
understood they would abandon the
State in their movement of concentra-
ton.
A dispatch to the Mobile Advertiser,
dated Montgomery, Dec. l6, says:
Gov. Patton has approved the vagrant
act, and deferred the approval of the bills
relating to apprenticeship and contracts
with freedmen until the Legislature re-
assemblies
The Governor has vetoed the bill ex~
tending the criminal laws applicable to
free negroes before the war to freedmen.
Brigham Young has promised to build
that portion of the Pacific Railroad that
will run through Utah
The bark Fortuna, from Bremen, with
tortyaone passengers and full cargo of |
merchandise, arrived at Galveston on the |
18th.
The Thames Iron Shipbuilding Com
pany have taken contract to build for
midable iron-clad frigate of war for the
Turkish Government. 1t is intended to
surpass in offensive and defensive powers
as well as in speed, all other iron clad
ships yet constructed. The frigate will
be named the "Turkistan," and is to be
1864 feet long, 60 feet in breadth, mean
draught of water, 2G3 feet, and 1850 NOM
inal and 5000 indicated horse power
She will have sixteen heavy guns in each
broadside, and her plating is to be eight
inches thick. The frigate is designed by
the chief Constructor of the British Navy.
Congress is considering the question of
amending the Constitution so as to make
the number of voters rather than the
number OF inhabitants the basis of repre-
sentation.
The case of John Overton has been
finally decided by the President and
the pardon, which had been Withdrawn,
is re-issued from the Executive office. '
Mr.. T. H. Stafford, Jr, the famous {
mathematician, and at present the chief q
astronomer at the Cambridge observatory, '
has been chosen astronomer-in chief of
the new Chicago observatory.
Some time since the authorities of Bale
Switzerland, pardoned murderer on the q
condition that he would emigrate to the i
United States. This action coming to
the knowledge of the United States con- :,
'ulate, he sent up protest, in whiJh he =
'ald that 'these States are not penal set
dement's" and that the offender W would u
not be permitted to land on the shores,
'ut would be "sent back at the charge of
hose who may send him out"
A report submitted to the Annual Cons
erence of the Georgia Methodist Church r
ately convened at Macon, showed that W
he Methodist book and publication in OF
crest had lost $50, 900 by the failure Of ".
he Confederate currency. y,
Some Of the Southern journals are tr
lated in cronicling direct trade with M
europe. The Charleston News saws "s =
hip is expected here in a few days from to
England, freighted with merchandise. in
1hlch will be offered to our marchants u
t rates probably much cheaper than pre-. n
il at the North" m
The frantic Senator Pomeroy, of Kan in
a. said, in late speech in Bureau coun. &c &c
=, lllinoies: 81 would rather help tear tb
own the Capitol than allow the Southe re
rn states to come back into the Union WI
lthout letting the negro vote" IA IA
Advlces from Savannah say that large on
to Georgia has commenced. A Ea
iaJority of the emigrants are mechanics an
'rmers and laborers, with considerable ga
lumber of spectators. large area of toI
nd In Southwestern Georgia has been on
1rchased by Northern men. bu
The Jews, both in this country and in pro
arope' have for several years past, been sao On'
aking great efforts to raise subscriptions an,
II the rebuilding of the Temple of ,Jeru. pul
lem, permission having been given to the
lem by the Turkish Government. There .nn .ial
a subhmity of purpose about the move the
ent which must claim the respect and soc
mpathy of Christendom TOR
There were 600O deaths in Paris in m mu
10 months by cholera.
There are twenty United States war
ssels in the Gulf of Mexico, distributed F
ON Cape Florida TO the Rio Grande. fall
A convention of the Internal Reyenue ~, ~
SCISSORS and Collectors for the States of ion