The daily Mississippi clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1866, 1866-04-05
The Lnfcst News.

IHgtOn special says II IS now admitted tHc
resolutions guaranteeing the Mexican loan
bill viii pass the House. 1t Is understood a
number Of the members viii vote for it to
give Napoleon to understand that this cOun-
try is in earnest in the Endorsement of the
Mexican ReppbljG.o,lt II ,slTl DC heId III tine
Senate to see whether Napoleon viii take
the HUT without further action. Both the
President and Congress are very determined
in their position in opposition to the mpe-
rial Mexican scheme.
Mrs Jeffer.on Davis is understood to be
en- route to Washington to procure an IN
terview with her husband at Fortress Mon
roe
The Finance Committee Of the Senate has
decided to report the loan bill as II passed
the House.
Foreign.
NEW YORK April 2-The new Inman
steamer City Of Paris, from Liverpool the
2Ist ult., has arrived.
The German journals continue TO repre-
sent the relation of Austria and Prussia as
very threatening, asserting that Austria had
ordered 100000 troops to the Bohemian from
tier.
The London Times says Bismark has
thrown of his mask, and that the DUchIes
are to be annexed to Prussia.
Preparations for war are progressing on
both sides. In both capitals military coun-
ellis are held, generals nominated and plans
of campaigns discussed.
Funds have fallen in the various Europe
an capitals in consequence of the depressing
TumOTS.
The Spanish government had raised the
state of siege III New Castle.
The Prussian ambassador had quilted
Rome.
LIVERPOOL, March 2O-The accounts of
the relations between Austria and Prussia
are conflicting.
The Shenandoah was sold at auction for
fifteen thousand seven hundred and fifty
pounds sterling
In the House Of Lords, Earls Grosvenor
gave notice that on the second reading of
the reform bill he would move an amend
ment, declaring it inexpedient to discuss
that bill until the House has the entire re-
form scheme before it
The Times says Lord Stanley viii second
Grosyrnors' amendment, predicts indepen-
dent support for it. and hopes it is not too
late for the government to bring forward a
better bill
The Morning Post believes the amend
ment to be a death blow to the minority,
The News and the Star regard the move
ment as nothing but opposition to reform,
and says the conservatives dare not move
direct negative to the measure
A Paris telegram says Head Centre Ste
phens has arrived in Paris.
Rio JANEIRO, Feb. 3 S-A battle was fought
without decisive results between the Argen-
tine and Paraguayan armies, with heavy
loss on both sides.
There was great rejoicing at Lima on ac-
count of the victory over the Spaniards at
the late battle off Chloe Island
The loss of the allies is said to be three
men killed on the corvette Union while
the American was hulled four times and tho
ApurImac three times.
There is no reliable account of the Span
ish loss, but Valparaiso papers say it must
have been great, as the Spanish vessels
We're knocked to pieces and dead bodies
were seen floating about afterwards This
is probably an eXtravagant story
The people We're enthusiastic at the al
lance between Chill, BOLIVIA and Peru The
Spanish commander still treats Chlian coal
in neutral vessels as contraband.