The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1866-02-01
Appointed to fill vacancies.
The Latest News.

The Latest News.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29th,-Gen- Donald
son, Chief O. NJ, Department Bureau, re-
quests surgeons and chaplains and agents OF
the Sanitary Christian Commission, Quar-
ternasters. officers and soldiers who served
in the army at any time during the war IN
Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi Alabama
and Georgia, having knowledge of the To-
calities Of cemeteries, places Of burial or
scattered graves of Union soldiers III those |
States to send to Capt. L. b. Whitman, z.
VI at Murfreesboro, such information as |
will enable him to identify the places of /
burial.
The President in his conversation with
distinguished Senators, said that "prece- |
dence. he thought should be given to more
| important and urgent matters-the legls-
/ lation upon which was essential for the res
| toration of the Union, the prosperity of the
| people" The above is implicitly true.
New YORK, Jan. 29--The Times Wash
/ iugton special says that Admiral Semmes
! has prepared an elaborate argument which
/ was presented to the President on Saturday
night by his counsel, Judge Hughes, where
/ In he claims the benefit OF the parole gwen
to Gen. Johnston's army, and that he is en-
titled to discharge from prison under that
parole until after trial and conviction.
Secretary Seward and party have greatly
| improved in health by their West India
trip They arrived Saturday last in the
steamer DeSotO They touched at st. Thom-
as Port au Prince and Havana, spending
few davs at each place, and were cordially
received by the authorities everywhere.
The Dominican and Haytian Republics
were unexpectedly found at peace, the recent
troubles having been quietcd,
The Tribune's special says Gems sherman,
Thomas, Meade and Sheridan have been di-
D- -, l.
quarters relative to reduction of the mill
| itarv force and the dispositions oftroops and
affairs generally within the limits of their
! respective commands.
For the 400 vacancies i'll the regular army
there were over 5000 applicants. Gen
Grant remarked that the proper filling of
| these positions had caused more anxiety
and labor than the management of the l..
S army in the field.
The Chattahooehie National Bank of
Columbus, Ga, was the only one established
last week. The total number of National
Banks is | ,630 Deliveries of national cur
rency. amounting 10 nearly S3,000,OO0 was
made last week by the Treasury Depart
ment.
The steamer Lee has arrived from Sa-
vanah. She reports fire discovered among
, her cotton when Oft Cape Hatteras Saturday
last, but it eXtinguished i'll a few
minutes.
= The Worlds special says the Western mem
! bers of Congress oppose the removal of the
prohibition of importation of cattle and
| allece that the cattle plague is now known
to exist in New Foundland
The Secretary of the Treasury has order
D | cd the five cent notes to be called in as up
, | wards of forty counterfeits are in circula.
ton. \ new plate is to be prepared.
z President Roberts of the Senatorial Fe-
L., I 4 g.,,f
relative to the cooperative arrangements
l under Mulhgan and O'Mahony. The O'Ma-
q honv bonds are being sent to different parts
, of the country
The friends of Maj Sweeney, Fenian Sec
J retarv of War, are endeavoring to procure
= his Reinstatement in the Federal army and
are confident OF success.
o The Secretary of State announces the
: list of successful claimants for the captur,
: of the Lincoln conSpirators will be shortly
q announced.
, COMMERCIAL.
Noon.-Cotton nominal; Aliddling, asa
I 49c Gold. 395.
s Evening-Cotton frm, sales to-day s0'
, at As Gold 40.
FoREIGN.
II An Aberdeen letter says it is gravely as
; serted that the Prussian Prime Ministe
desires to bring about alliance of Prus
/ n,
: France and Austria. The PruSsians TO oc
cupy France on the Rhine. The Russians t
l. attack Austria in Hungary, and Americ
,e with her navy is to keep the fleets of Eng
land and France in check while her armie
II over run Canada aud Mexico.
d LATER
r NEW YORK, Jan. 30-The Tribune's Wash
inoton special says rumors are rife that Je1
y feIson Davis viii speedily be tried by mil
A. itary commission.
The Worlds Washington special say
I Admiral Semmes will be tried the latte
o. part of this or the beginning of mex
week.
er The recent expressions of the President
H. views of the constitutional amendment ant
question of colored suffrage in the Distric
~ of Columbia attracts much attention, bu
+ will likely have but little if any infuene
upon congressional action. Very good au
ne thority states that before the above expo
he sition was given TO the associated press
was revised and its publication was author
as lied by the President, which excited mucl
t.l | comment on the part of Congress.
- The Herald's St Thomas letter says II
ports exist that Secretary Seward toll
TO Santa Anna the Monroe doctrine would b
no enforced and the United States would no
permit an empire of Mexico.
le The Times says the story is unfoundeu
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