The daily Mississippi clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1866, 1866-05-08

LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, &c
WASHINGTON, May T-Comptroller
Clark estimates, that next years revenue
vii not fall below this years, and de
Quoting expenditures there will be a
balance to the credit Of the govern
nent June Both, 1867, of S249, 100000.
Chief Justice Chase declines to pre-
SIDE at the u. S. Court at Norfolk I'M
ii assured that martial-law is abroga-
ted in Nirginia-it is understood that
(eclaratory proclamation to that effect
will be issued by the President in day
or two.
By the tax bill which will be returned
rom the Committee on Ways and
Means tomorrow, railroad iron has
oeen placed on the exempt list, also
cobalt, pictures, yeast powders, yarns
land warps used for braiding and man
ufacturing purposes exclusively, stat
uary and works of art. The former ac-
ton on tobacco and snuff has been
rescinded and a uniform rate imposed
on all smoking tobacco of two cents
pound. The spirits and beer law as re
ported by the revenue commissioner
has been adopted.
The New Orleans cotton case which
has been on trial before C. s. District
Judge Durrell, in which conflict Of
civil and military authority has grown
up, has been brought officially to the
Presidents attention by order of Gen.
Candy The matter in litigation was
seized by the soldiers at the instigation
Of panty i-,ta~ea+.,d -. +Ia r,~ornrt1-
! and the order Of the Court was resist
ed. Judge Durrell refused to proceed
With his Court 50 long as it was mena-
ced by the military. The President
has directed the Secretary of War to
instruct Gen. Candy to rescind the or
der complained of and to allow the
Court unrestricted authority in the
matter.
New YORK, May THE Worlds
Washington special says, the
President has ordered the release
of Senator Gwin on parole, promi-
nent Republican Senators endorsing
his application.
FATHER PoINT, May s6th-The
steamer Peruvian, from Liverpool the
10Th ult., via Londonderry 9th, has
arrived. Neither at the city of Wash
ington nor the Propontis, both over
due, had arrived when the Peruvian
| sailed
The U. S. war steamer Kearsage was
at Lisbon from Sierra Leone; 10 o
the crew were attacked with fever Il
Of whom died. The Kearsage was
kept in strict quarantine
In the House of Commons the bill
abOlishing the declaration Of confor
nifty to the Church of England by
by fellows Of colleges passed. Op
position journals say that there will b.
an actual majority against the Reform
Bill. The Owl says, in case Of abso
lutte defeat the Ministry will immedi
ately resign; if they have only small
majority some Ministers will retire
while others will assist in forming
coalition Ministry in conjunction will
Lord Stanley, Walpole, Henry anC
! ton of Parliament, and an appeal t.
the country in case the Ministry ar,
defeated
A private telegram to the Pari
Moniteur asserts that a pacific agree
ment has been made between Austri;
and Prussia, the latter power assent
ing to the Austrian proposal for a mu
tual disarmament. The Gazette o
Bavaria confirms this, sserting tina
all danger Of war in Germany is re
moved. The Paris Constitutional &C
cepts the news as substantially cor
rect.
a Berlin telegram says the report
of treaty of alliance between Prussi
and Italy are unfounded The att
tude of Austria and Italy remains un
altered. Florence journals report tina
the Austrian government had ordered
all the land and naval forces in Vene
tia to be placed on a war footing b,
1st May. and an extraordinary cOncen
tration of troops was to take place
1t was asserted that Napoleon told tn
. Italian Cabinet that he would not as
sist Italy in case of an attack from
Austria.
Accounts from Canton, China, 0
March 18th, say the Imperial arm,
has obtained complete victor
oter fifty thousand rebels, supposed
to be the residue of the army of tn
! Tapping The conflict lasted two
days All the rebels were either slail
or made prisoners. The Imperial ar
my is now being disbanded
The rumor of the violation of Aus
TRAN territory by italian volunteer
and a consequent engagement nea
Romija proved false. The Vienn
Cabinet is said to have issued circu
lar to the Prussian and other Europe
an Courts, informing them that tn
Austrian ornaments are rendered he
cessary by the proceedings of tn
Italian government. Dispatches adj
that Austria, relying on the word o
the Prussian King, considers any meas
ure of defence agrinst Prussia qnnec
essary. The minor German State
are said to have come to a complet
understanding not to decline the pro
posals of Prussia, but to make then
starting point for the reform of tn
Federal Diet. In answer to the de
spatch ofthe 18th, proposing disaI
mament, the Car has sent a protes
to the Conference at Paris against tn
. election of Prince Charles as HospC
dar of Romania.
, Newspapers say there is choler
, upon the Rhine and in some Spanis
and French localities, but that the dis
ease is not alarmingly prevalent /
those countries.
Liverpool dates of April 81 shor
sales of cotton for the week ninety-si
thousand bales, of which ten thousan
to spectators and twenty -four thous
and to exporters. Prices advance
3D. to Id. on the week, closing quit
, and easier. Middling Orleans 153C
Consols S65 to 81. Elves 704.
At the Paris Bourse rentes wei
Satterthwait's circular of the twent,
fifth says there is considerable bushes
+ in American securities on general 4. az
, | count with increased demand for a
> descriptions. 80
! Liverpool dates of the 29th repoi
sales Saturday Of five thousand bales
, middling AID. to 15d., market dull
Elves 695 to 704. Consols S63 t
S63.