The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1866-02-07
LATEST NEWS.

LATEST NEWS.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.-The Third Auditor
Yesterday decided in the case OF the steamer
*. r. HanHiou. seized by United States au-
JuDiitirs in 1863, for the transportation Of
troops from St Louis to Mobile, and blown
uu ly torpedocs in Mobile Bay, by Cuuieder-
ate cIuss,trIes, that the owners are entitled
TO the full value of the vessel destroyed
The precedent thus established effects many
cases. Nine thousand and seVenty-three
claims, involving fifteen million dollars, were
received at the office OF the Second Comp
trulIer last month.
The Treasury Department is not for the
present COI sid ring the claims to captured
or abandoned property, because OF the pres
sure OF other business. The return OF Assist
ant Secretary Chandler is awaited, before
which this class OF business cannot be trans
acted unless relaxation should take place
upon other business
The President to-day transmitted a mes
sage to the Senate, nominating a Minister to
tie Republic OF san Domingo, Us he believes
the commercial interests OF this country
would be benefited by its recognition, whilst
such would accord with the settled policy of
the United States
The Senate discussed the bell providing for
protection to all persons in their legal rights,
and alter a long debate passed it by vote of
55 10 l..
The public debt Of the United States on
the LIST oi Febtuary amounted to twenty
eight hundred and twenty-iouF million
EEE York, Feb. 2.-The monthly state
III mt 0i tie uaIon9I debt shows an increase
oi seven iilhon dollars IN the pubhc III
Uchtuuuess dUrug the II olth OF january.
Gen Howard has gone on a tour through
New England.
Tho Cgfnqlrrrial's yy-ash;.prcY, s1agiaT
says the ret rms from the Northern States 80
tire Special Committee OF the House, show
an iS-dte oI Indebtedness, which cannot
be anaitea and paid by the General Govern
meHt m"er tae existing laws, 10 exceed
21UJUt1Ntv.
Tti.., NOW. ,,,,s;,7or,d t},,+ +I,o f,orolio,,
tr,r t5lI ,,f he. 1isar,.,,,rraG IN tba ey,,i
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inc Gamer N3fc'saHs was IosL curing tht
recent storm at the entrance OF Tampa Bay,
loEoa' rory persons all on board per
i~u'o
g- r,r-,s I7.la c.. CooLo,,,.L VII,
rs hon, .,,,r,sd u, ,;g,,s s,,TIi,r o,,r-
ration, was arrested here to-day.
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WAsHINGToN, Feb 3-In the Senate. Mr
Sumner introduced Joint resolution for
carving ont the guarantees ofa reDuhlican
form OF government, and enforcing the CON
etitutioual amendment for the prohibition
afsIayery.
/ Con Grant has fs.,ad an ordor c,1I;r,,r
NM, ~, cr,r,',,.i -" Ia,,o,.+t ii5
- ~, r,os+ st;,cr,+ I,l'C
ur1s to checI, tLe I1r,,a nun,h,T of d. saTtiCs
from tha rernIar arm,
Tbc HIS, Ce,,siI[rol +ho So,o+, lin
..,,f,ri,,,r +I, ,,r,,,r, Of A. T,r1.fa,'
R,,,.sT '''o - .
NJ Nr.rg1,oI1 .or Illinois 1,,,;a5 +l, ,,,,,,.,r
/ n, +I,,. CorsTit,,+io,, =, aStabIfsb -
80 55! ''''''i ~ o9''"''S" " iee"-
Tba rent sta+.r,o,,t tbo+ co,or,i-sio,,
has haen orlarad far tbc triai Of Adrri,ai
Sr i,, e'' io' I'lc t.l'I ol t'iitlI dL
9StiIill, Is lneorref1. IGrtan speetHcatlons
careful cHn9ider5fon and md vii canse e some s,DS
+ ,IaI,I, - @''7' '''''
/ About 10000 stand Of arms, recently ar
rived ut Vera Cruz from New York, for the
lmpeIl4hsts, were sent back, being con-
demned as unserVIceable.
t w " NJ. re, G,lo " ne eulcoIs oI
min +o Nv OrIaans for 10 hoI,,-i+ CFl,i'
he5Irb ,vos strncL, Inv naraIysis TtiS f,ara5
( it viii prove fatal.
1t Is reported that an order has been re-
ceIved for s3O0OOO III bonds of the Irish Re
public.
sn6-aIitnr of the To,- Ynrl. Tr;,,l III u
Geo. Knapn. of fhe ST Ionis RennLlicnna
were arrested Yesterday for certain aIIeTa-
tious in the latter paper bv Mr.. Colburn. rs
their New York c0rreSnondent A II Stow
art is the complainant
Detective Baker was NOT sentenced vester-
dly. as was expected for the false irn1riso,,-
mcnt of Mrs. Cobb The other ipfirtme,,4s
against him are 10 be tried.
-; - oiii Si''i d' tuc N"NS A"Iu
sus raoortad LOST !, + F,rnont Rav FIoria II
is proj9hIe the ,Trs : mime i +,4 1,Df,rtrn.+ .
vessel
Messrs. Colburn and Knanp are admitted
to bail in a low SUM in the ease of A r
Stewart
DIrrSBr-PG Feb 3-T-be river i +l,r,, foot
seven inches Inv riar parl- Waatbor- LA,
and cold
FORT LARAMIE, Feb. 3.-Ihe peace pros
poets relative TO the Sioux and Cheyenne
Indians are favorable. Their chiefs have
7 oeeh invited 10 council
ST. Louis, Feb. 3.-The county clerk
sheriff and deputy sheriff of Pope comfy,