The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1866-12-30
NEW YORK MARKET =.
COTTON PRIMER.

PARIS, Dec pa Berlin Journal under
stood to speak semi-officially, declares that
Austria meditates an invasion of Turkey.
The same paper contains proclamation re-
establishing the Province of Poland in it's
rights under the Prussian crown.
FLORENCE, Dec. G.-Mazini, the Italian
patriot has issued an address calling upon
the people of Rome to demand a republican
form of government.
LONDON, Dec. 27.-POlitical news unim-
portant. COnsols are quoted at 90s for mo-
ney American securities are firm. Five
twenties, 72t; Illinois Central 78s Erie, 46.
LIVERPOOL, Dec. 27.-The cotton market
is firmer, with an advance Middling Uplands
quoted at sd, with sales estimated at $4,000
| bales.
LIVERPOOL Dec. 28.-CottOn easier. Sales
| 10000 bales, at former quotations. Bread
stuffs firm.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31-The Chairman of
the House Committee on Territories has pre-
pared a bill to be introduced on the re-assem-
bling of Congress, providing for the recon-
struction of the Southern States. The par
| ticulars have not yet transpired. The bill
does not, however, propose to reduce the
Southern States to territorial condition.
NEW YORK, Dec. 3l.-The steamer Henry
Chauncey, with San Francisco dates of 10th
inst. has arrived. She brings $3.50, 900 in
specie.
PANAMA. Dec 23-The United States ship
PowLattan has arrived.
DoI IoH Do Cor
Callas on the 10th.
Matters were very quiet on the Isthmus.
Mosauera continues to war against the
church, and has ordered further confiscation
and sale of church property. He has also
ordered the seizure of all war materials cross
ing the Isthmus for the Pacific Republics at
war with Spain. He has decreed neutrality,
and gives liberty to both belligerents to
bring prizes into the Republic for sale.
No final decision has been arrived at re-
garding the peace proposition of England
and France. Peru still talks war, though
minister from Chill had been sent to Lima
to consult and advise.
LONDON, Dec. 31-Twenty-fiv 728; Con-
soils, 89g
PARIS. Dee. 29.-The French iron-clad fleet
is expected to leave Cherbourg to-day for
Vera Cruz.
FLORENCE, Dec. 29-The rumors of a
change in the Italian cabinet are entirely
false.
NEW YORK, Dec. 3l.-Flour steady. Corn
dull Old Mess Pork $40 so; New do $21 90
Cotton quiet but firm at 34O345 for Mid
ding. Gold 1888. Exchange, 9b094. Sight,
10.
FLORENCE, Dec. 28-The Italian Govern
ment has demanded indemnity of Sublime
Porte for firing into an Italian steamer. 1t
is not known what answer Turkey will
make s ~
WASHINGTON, Dec 3O.-Some days ago an
application was made to Justice Chase for
a writ of habeas corpus for the release of
DR.. Mudd, one of the persons condemned
(by the Military Commission which tried the
Booth conspirators) to imprisonment at
by the Chief Justice to the counsel with the
following endorsement: "The within APP
plication has been considered, and is de-
MED" This action on the part of Justice
Chase does not, however, prevent the coun-
sci from making similar application to any
other judge or civil tribunal.
From the 1st of January reduction of
postage will take place upon letters and
newspapers conveyed by British packets, or
partly by British and partly by American
packets from this country to any port in the
West Indies 1855 aa-e...s ~ 5re
The Agricultural Department. estimates
theltotal cotton product of this year at one
million and half bales of 500 pounds each.
The Department. has suspended the pay
ment of monies ue before the commence
ment of the late war to certain parties who
subsequently joined the Confederate Gov
eminent. The reason for this is the joint
resolution pending before Congress to pro-
hibit such settlements at present, though
the vouchers or drafts may be in proper le-
gal form.
FORTRESS MONROE, Dec. 30-A difficulty
occurred in Hampton last night-a party of
negroes making an attack on a store in re-
venge for one of their number being shot
while endeavoring to steal. They were dis
persed by the military.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. ELECTION active,
and advanced two cents. Sales 6, 300 bales
Low middling 3140324 middling 330334.
Sugar in good demand-fair 81. Molasses
higher-good o. Flour dull and unsettled
superfne $40 1851; single extra $1140
81 rs, Corn in fair demand-$1 O50$1 10.
Oats 75077. Hay in better demand-$260
$27 per ton Pork firm-mess $21 7O0S21 rs;
bacon shoulders and ribbed sides 12a clear
153 Lard dull and unchanged-l2g@13.
Sterling Al; New York sight Lee. discount.
Gold 32t032f.