The daily Mississippi clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1866, 1866-04-22
The scst News.


posed the amendment
The Government has concluded 10 hold
the iron steamer and blockade runner
CoaBetfc which was recently seized as Con
aUeoed To have been built IN Scotland under
contract with Mr. Mallory for the Confed-
crate states but is now claimed as private
property: Her value is $500
| Tie House judiciary Committee yester-
dav lad under consideration the expediency
of repeating the test oath Inc PRESIDENT q
few DAVIS ago sent a special message TO Con-
sress on the subject, with Letters from the
Secretary Of the Treasury and the Postmaster
General, strongly urging some legislation on
the subject
The committee after a short discussion,
directed,their chairman to report against any
modification whatever. The chairman VIII
present an elaborate report and attempt TO
viudicate the action OF the committee by
quotations from the Presidents records
Mr. Rogers viii present a minority report
in favor of the repeal, as desired by the Sec
rotary of the Treasury and the Postmaster
General -
The Washington Dispatch announces the
apDointment Of Walter b Seats as Collector
OF the port of Chicago.
NEW YORK, April 19-All reports to the
contrary Notwithstanding, the peace procla-
nation of President Johnson does restore the
writ of habeas corpus This is reliable
The British steamship Virginia, from Liv
erYool on the 4th, has arrived at quarantine.
There were thirty-eight deaths on her pas
sage The disease Is similar t. that on board
the steamer England. She had 1913 pas
sengers-
Tie disease is pronounced to be the real
Asiatic cholera by the health officers. No
communication is allowed between the
steamer and the shore When the steamer
had been eight days out at sea between 100
and 200 of the passengers were attacked, 81
Of whom died. The disease was confined
entirely to the steerage passengers.
WASHINGTON, April 2O.-The Senate Com
mttee on Commerce to-day rejected Mr..
Elmore a. Collector of Mobile, on account
of his participation in the rebellion
The House Judiciary Committee are in
vestigatiug the charges against Messrs.
Davis and C4ay for completely in the assas-
siuatiou of President Lincoln. In the Sen
ate the bill relative t. the writ of habeas
corpus was taken up.
NV YnHK. April 20.-Deteetive Baker
has made a vOlumInOus report in reference
to bounty jumping frauds. showing that of
100000 men called on and sworn in by the
| Government, only 100000 reached the field
as soldiers, although thousands of others got
their bounties. The wholesale system of
fraud is shown to have been perpetrated in
nearly every loyal State.
The Worlds Washington special says the
WAYS and Means Committee have finally
overcome the obstacle relative TO imposing
a tax of per cent on cotton. The bill was
agreed upon to-day.
There was a fearful explosion at Aspin-
wall on the Sd, on board the steamer En-
ropeau, destroying the ship and four hun
bred feetI of the wharf, supposed to have
been caused by nitro glycerine on board.
About fifty persons were killed, including
the Captain and officers of the ship.
Officers of the Panama Railroad Compa-
ny here state their loss by the explosion
VIII not exceed SI50,O00. The entire dam
age by the explosion will not exceed
Sl,000,UO0.
Carlotta BuTnstein was arrested, on ccm-
plant of Fire Marshal Baker, for shipping
quantity Of nitro glycerine, the same that
exploded, to California, without informing
the captain of the vessel of the nature of the
article.
FORTRESS MONROE, April 20.-Quite a
| serious riot occurred at Norfolk yesterday,
originating in a negro procession TO ceI-
citrate the passage of the civil rights bill
One man was killed and several were wOun-
ded.
The military and municipal authorities of
Norfolk are both blamed for allowing lfe-
groes to carry deadly weapons in the pro-
cession Every thing is now quiet.
CINCINNATI, April 20.-An appeal was
made during change in behalf of the suf-
ering people in Alabama and Georgia. The
Chamber Of Commerce appropriated $1,000.
II lsacA pttltl oo,Ooo OF SluUtu VIII De col
lected within two days, and provisions will
be forwarded to the sufferers at once.
Foreign.
NEW YORK, April l9-The Herald's Vera
| Cruz advices of the Sth say the merchants
of that city are complaining bitterly of the
addition of thirty pei cent. to the tariff
Macmillan threatens to compel the pay
ment of sixty per cent. if they do not rem
| der full account of the merchandise on hand
within thirty days. - a..
The Herald's city of Mexico correspond
| ent says the disagreement between Gen.
| Ortega and President Juarez has become
| alarming. The Liberals see no adjusting of
| the difficulty. Ortega claims the Presidency
| and denOunces JuaTez.
The Indians are still making raids on
Sonora and committing great outrages.
| FREDRICKTON. N B.. April l9.-There is
! increasing discomfort of the people at the
| adoption of the confederation scheme by the
| Provincial Parliament. The minority in the
| Upper House have prepared aprotest against
! the Quebec scheme, and an address to the
| Queen,
| New YoKk, April I9-The United States
| gunboat DeSoto, flagship of the flying squad
ron, sails for PASSPORT to-day.
| \ large meeting of the Roberts-Sweeney
! Fenians was held at the Cooper Institute.
! Col. Roberts stated that this was the last
| public meeting by his party before the final
/ blow would be struck.
| ToRoNTo, April I0-The Fenian examina-
! tions are in progress at Cornwall with closed
| doors
! The Herald's correspondent says the pris-
| oners cannot be convicted unless further
| proof is obtained.
| EAsTPoRT April 20.-The Fenian schoon-
| eT Pray again was seized by the authorities
! last night quantity of arms was taken
| from her by the Fenians under the guns of
! the Winooski
Gen. Meade announces his intention to
| enforce the neutrality law us far as possible,
Gen. killian left suddenly on the Boston
| boat
| TORONTO, April pa special to the
| Globe from PASSPORT says Gen Meade has
| announced his determination to line the
| coasts with 10000 men, if necessary to pre-
| vent Fenian mischief.
The Tribune's Eastport special saws there
| is no excitement this side of the boundary
and Gen. Meade will officially explode the
| Fenian bubble.
Portland, Me, April 2O.-It is reported
/ that Gen. Meade telegraphed for more troops
to be sent to Eastport.
| RUMoGs OF A COUP p'ETAT-The Wash
| ington correspondent of the New York
| Tribune telegraphs that paper under date of
/ the 9Th inst as follows:
A distinguished military cheftain has
! within the last few days, been sounded by
| two noted politicians, one of whom was in
| the army, to see to what extent he could be
| relied upon to favor a coup detdt bg lcbich the
| Southern representatives are to be placed IN 10th
| Houses Of Congress. No encouragement was
| given, but the project has not been aban-
| doned.
The National Intelligencer copies this
| statement and says: 1--WE have italicised
| the only Objectionable part of the above in
| formation Substitute for that clause, by
| which the government of the United States
| is to be orerthrown by revolutionary iunta
| of radical demagogues aud we viii vouch
for every word oft, and SO could the Tri-
| bune's correspondent ii he is well enough in
| formed to speak ON this subject"
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, !
JACKSON, Miss,
April 81, 1866 1.
The attention of the members of the
| Boards of County Police is hereby directed
10 the following extract from
| AN ACT
! To provide for the support of wounded and
disabled Soldiers, and for the support and
education of INDECENT children of deceased
soldiers and tho raIiaf Of iud5cra.,t f,,,,;l;.-