The daily Mississippi clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1866, 1866-04-12
The LnIesi 1iexvs.

WASHINGTON, April IU-Alajor Gen.
Steadnan. ACCOMPANIED by his staff officers,
and some of the correspondents of the lead |
ing papers, leave here to-day on an extensive |
inspecting tour of the operations OF the |
Freedmen's Bureau in all the Southern
States They proceed first to Richmond, |
and extend their tour to Texas.
The President has signed the deficiency |
appropriation bill.
In the House, resolution was adopted, |
directing the Secretary of War to furnish |
the House with the findings of the Commits
sion in the case of awards for the capture OF
Booth and Harold
In the Senate the loan bill passed by a
vote of - against Z.
In the House, the bankrupt bill WAS re-
jected by % against 20.
The President has sent Congress message
| in reference to the grants of land made by
Congress in 1850, SO and "a, for railroad and
to Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas, Florida
and Louisiana which expire by limitation
| August | l. and recommends that the time
for the completion of said road be extended
| five years.
communication from the Secretary of
| the Interior accompanies the message, and
accords with the views of the Commissioner
General, who argos the completion OF these
roads
New YoEK, April IO.-The Manhattan
Club propose to give a dinner to James
Brooks. Messrs. Stockton and VOORHEES, are
expected to be present
\ public meeting was held last evening,
of the Methodist Episcopal Church, under
| the auspicies of the ladies Centenary Assoc
citation Chief Justice Chase presided.
Addresses were made by Bishops Jones
and Simpson. Chief Justice Chase alluded
to the civil rights bill, saying that the next
step would be t. give the ballot to enamel
pated slaves.
FORTRESS MONROE, April l0-Rumors
prevails that jefferson Davis is to he re
moved to Richmond on writ OF habeas
corpus. Fears are entertained that he can
not live through the summer if he is NOT
released. His halth is growing worse
Foreign
| PORTLAND March lO.-The steamer Bel
gian has arrived from Liverpool on the goth.
The London Times says there is too much
reason to believe that the peace of Europe
Is about to be hh broken mp by one OF the
least just and least necessary wars of mod
crn times
The Times heartily trusts that England
will hold alooI Halfa-doZen war vessels
are preparing for sea at Plymouth Ii is rc-
ported their destination is the St Lawrence.
Nothing has transpired to throw any light
upon the eventual issue of the quarrel be
tween Austria md Prussia.
The London Post says the situation of at
fairs is every day becoming more critical
The Berlin press, by evident dictatiou of
the Government. is warlile.
Great military preparations are being
made throughout the kingdom The Aus
trian Government is also taking measures
anticipating the coming struggle. Her arm
aments are Very extensive.
, The Independence Beige publishes iuteili-
, @ence from Weimar stating that the King
of Prussia gavt his consent to military AZ
I rangements which Indicate that war is imey-
table
. CoenSo has intimatcd his intention to
| maintain his right as Colonial Bishop.
The London Times, Herald, Advertiser
and Post condemn Bright'S Birmingham let.
p ter
There is no foundation i'll the rumored al
? lance between Italy and Prussia
Z The nobility assembly at St Petersburg
. voted by Isl To 10 a petition from their Pre-,
|. ident TO the Emperor, praying permission
f for provisional parliament to address him
I indisc- Intimately on home concerns 1t was
T of course negatiyed by the Car \ shor
: time since the orginators of similar adj
f dresses Were deposcd and baushrd to ii
4 IBERIA
i FEEDERICKroN, y. b. April lO.-Iu ia,
n Upper House Yesterday, the anti-COutcdeTa
ton minority presented protest against tn,
resolutions of Friday, and the Queens nd
= dress. The Lower House adjourned till 10
y morrow, when it is reported the members o
- the Government will send in their resigna
$ lions The excitement is very great
:, HALIFAX, April l0.-The steamer England
;. lies below the lighthouse. part Of he
:, passengers Will be placed li,,,.I Of "a.
" hospital ship, and the others in Shantie
= erected on the beach. The passenger ar
. principally Irish and Germans. e.
NEW GOKK, March l0-The steamship
Tasmania has arrived from Jamaica. Tn
= commissioners were about closing their in
u vestlgation of the rebellion, and would sool
/ leave for England.
" Feniaa.
q New YORK, April lO.-The Fenians ar
IS preparing to receive Stephens, who is cN
# pected i'll the next Hayre steamship.
d The Fenian Senate met yesterday in sc
II cret session
D. PORTLAND, April l0.-About two hundre,
l. Fenians have sailed for PASSPORT on tn
Il British frontier.
o. TORONTO, April I0-NIchael Murphy
II PRESIDENT of the Hibernian Society, and fiv
le Others, were arrested at Cornwall, on thei
lie way to Portland, supposed to be connected
IF with the Fenian movements
ID LONGEvTTY.-The editor of the Monfgom
rs cry Ledger says of Madame Carroll, tn
f. eguestrlenue in Haight & Chambers Circus
u THAT she is a lady of beauty, and by tn
e. way, grandmother, and is one of the mos
o. beautiful women we have seen for nearly
IS century"
er We don't like to be inquisitive about one
S, age, for 1t is always a delicate subject, es
T. peclally with the ladies'; but in the name {
" Methuselah we ask what is the age of tn
il editor of the Ledger !-Eufaula News
IS There was, some years ago, United State
IL senator from New jersey who was electe
Of by his own vote There was, a tie in III
Or Joint convention of the Legislature and Nj
OF Bateman, President of the Senate, and Their,
y fore presiding officer of the convention. d,
" clded the matter by giving his casting vot
a for himself
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