The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1866-12-21
FROM WASHINGTON.

/ Ii
rial this morning thinks there is no doubt
that the relations between Italy and the
Pope will be placed on sound basis.
| LISBON, Dec. 20.-The United States iron
clad Miantonah, accompanied by other YES
sells of the American fleet, arrived at the
Straits of Gibraltar on the 18th.
| PARIS, Dec. Cola Temps of this morning
announces the unqualified belief that Napo-
leon has received official intelligence of the
abdication of Maximilian.
LIVERPOOL, Dee 2 2SmGge' i@Dosgi4sd % aG
Middling Uplands Sales promise to reach
$4,000 bales.
| MEMPHIS. Dec. 20-A terrible calamity &C.
CURED here this morning by the burning OF
confectionery establishment on Madison
street. Fourteen persons were sutocated IN
their rooms, or lost their lives in attempting
to escape by leaping from Windows
The Halifax from Liverpool De. 8th, has
the following authorized quotations Or
leans Fair led; Middling, 14Bd; Mobile Fair,
l54d; Middling, 134d. The entie stock of
cotton in port is estimated at $4,000 bales,
of which 81, 900 are American.
Advices from Manchester are untvorable,
the market there for goods being 1ery dull.
PARIS, Dec Cot is said the schme now
being concocted between the CatlDlic pow
ers, has no political meaning. 1t simply
an arrangement by which Catholic govern
ments would contribute to the Po'e's civil
list. The matter will receive attention when
Parliament meets, and the government will
! be called to account.
! The French Admiral in China hasissued a
notification declaring the river Serule, IN
Correa, in a state of blockade fromOct. IS,
on account of the recent murder o. French
missionaries. ..
! WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.-In the Senate, Mr..
Wilson offered joint resolution directing
! the President to instruct officers of te army
and navy and of the freedmen's bureau to
prevent and prohibit the execution o corpo-
real punishment for crimes and mis6mean-
ors in lately rebellious States, unit, their
governments shall have been recognized and
ratified by Congress. Ordered printed
Mr.. Cattel presented petition of Carpet
manufacturers for relief from the five per
cent. internal revenue taxation. Referred
Mr. Ross called up the resolution on re
construction offered by him yesterday and
printed in yesterdays report, and delivered
speech in advocacy of the right of Con
gress to establish Governments over rebel
| lious States
! Mr.. Henderson offered resolution baseC
on the dispatch from Gov. Fletcher of Mis-
souri,, calling upon the President for infor
nation as to whether he had, since the first
of December, sent troops into the interior OF
Missouri, for any purpose if so to indicate
his reason, etc. Adopted
The bill to admit Nebraska into the Union
Was taken up.
House-Mr. Spalding rose to question OF
privilege in connection with an editorial in
the Washington Chronicle upon resolution
offered by him and referred. The resolution
simply directed inquiry into the propriety
of proposing joint resolution declaratory
of the purpose of Congress as to the recep
ton of the Senators and Representatives
from the rebelliOus States, respectively, on
the ratification by them of the constitutional
amendment. He believed in the constitu.
vised it's adoption as measure of concil-
iatlon 1t might become necessary to place
the revOlted States in the condition of ter.
ritories-if the necessity occurred he would
not finch from the work
Mr.. Stevens said the resolution referred to
was pernicious, and such as would Obstruct
the final and free reconstruction of the Gov
eminent
The colOred citizens of Ghis District are
holding private meetings to arrange for
voting at the next municipal election and
consider other matters in that connection.
The Republican Association, at their regular
meeting last night, passed resolution de-
claring that, in its judgment, the Or : Z
ton of auXillaries to this society, composedl
exclusively of colored persons, is neither ex.
pedient as matter of policy or consistent
with the representation principles which,
make no distinction on account of race or
color
LOUISVILLE, Dec. 20.-St Louis Flour
frmer but inactive; wheat quiet at $40
"a rye unchanged good fall hay steady; |
mess pork fiat at $40; lard dull at IL;
whiskey So 20; hogs So 80. /
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 20.--CottOn steady. |
Sales $500 bales Low Middling 31032;
80; receipts 4l16 bales. Sugar in |
fair demand, fair 81 prime to choice IO40 |
III; molasses in good demand, fair go prime |
to choice 6030703 -four firm, superfine $ll |
IL; single extra ST. 750$I2 70; double
Sl2 5O@$13 %; triple $I3 1854; corn in
good demand bnt easier, $l0$l 05; oats |
firm 50 to IS; hay dull at $26 to $27 pork
small Sales mess $23 to $23 so; bacon only |
3 retail trade; shoulders ~ 1-2; ribbed I2a
clear sides Is 1-2 to l6 lard IL 1-2 to I34. |
Sterling AZ New York sight l-2 discount
gold 34a to s.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2O.-The President |
sent message to the House to-day, enclos-