The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1866-12-13
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LONDON, Dec. 11.-EvENING.-Aq uan'i'S
Of arms intended for the use OF the fehl"n'
ware seized to-day at Cardiff Whlle OH 'hon
80 70 Ireland The steamer Bolivar has
hoen rseized in midway on suspicion OF
ho;ro Fenian cruiser Aklarge quantity OF
arms and ammunition, and thirty tons O
cr,n nowder were found on board.
TrvERpooI. Dec I1-EvENING.-Ihe cot
tom market today has been quite active !;
middling uplands are quoted at l45d' Inc
sales reached 10000 bales
| Florence ITALY, Dec. 1.-THE Govern
ment has determined upon founa1ng large
navy wards in Venetia. The work will be
commenced immediately
| WASHINGTON, Dec 11.-Darlings special
committee to investigate the revenue frauds
will 90 at once to New York and proceed to
examine the heavy frauds there
The committee to investigate the New Or
leans riot will leave at once tor New orleans
accompanied by the Sergeant-at-arms OF the
| House.
| New YORK, Dec. 11.-CottOn firm at $50
81 for middling uplands middlng orleans
35c
The Scotia sailed to-day with $4,000 in
specie.
WASHINGTON Dec. LIN the Senate Mr.
Wilson gave notice that tomorrow he would
introduce bill to continue in force the
Freedmen's Bureau, and to amend the act es
tablishing the same.
Mr.. Morgan introduced a joint resolution
of thanks to Mr. Cyrus w. Field for service
in laying the Atlantic cable. Referred to
the committee on Foreign Relations.
Mr. TrumbulI introduced a resolution
calling on the President to inform the Sen
ate whether any person appointed to any
office required by law to be filled by the con-
sent of the Senate, has been commissioned
during the recess of the Senate and previous
to the assembling of the present Congress, or
has been continued in such office since the
end of the session without the submission OF
the name to the Senate for confirmation
and particularly whether a surveyor or ma
val officer of the port of Philadelphia has
been continued in office without the con-
sent of the Senate. Adopted.
J The bill for suffrage in the District of Co
lumbia was then taken up Mr.. Brown took
House with unanimous consent asked for the
introduction of resolution assigning to the
loyal States the right to tax national banks
for war expenses, and calling for informa-
ton as to the withdrawal of the national
currency, and declaring that the withdrawal
of more than four millions would not add
to the general welfare; that the constitu-
tional amendment is the most conciliatory
oi1Nt the rebel States could expect, and that
the Theory of universal amnesty ought to be
discarded by every loyal patriot. Objection
being made, none of the resolutions were
introduced.
The bill to repeal the statute of limitation
so far as it applies to treason and capital
offences, which was reported yesterday from
the Judiciary committee, by Mr.. Lawrence,
of Ohio, came up IN regular order in the
: morning
Mr.. jerks made speech against it, arguing
that the statute of 1890 should be regarded
as statute of peace and repose
Mr. Rodgers followed on the same side OF
the question.
The thirty-nine Southern cases pending in
: the Supreme Court of the United States du-
ring the late war, have all been removed
from the docket, some having been argued
and others submitted or continued
The London Globe has received informa
ton OF an important nature, from a reliable
source, relative to the collapse of the Mexi
? can Empire. 1t is informed that there is not
only perfect understanding between the
Cabinets of Paris and the United States, but
al
Governments has taken place, the basis OF
the arrangement being that the United States
do what they like with Mexico, subject to
these conditions: 1st. That certain tracts
OF land in the healthy part of Mexico shall
be left to French occupation. I'd. That ar.
rangements which France made for the pay
ment of the Mexican bond holders shall not
be disturbed 1t is also stated that this ar
rangement was adopted without the knowl
edge of Macmillan that when appraised OF
1t he manifested great indignation, and re-
solved at once to abdicate and quit the coun.
try, leaving the French to treat for the with.
drawal of the troops, either with Juarez, OF
the protection of the United States On ar
irving at Vera Cruz Macmillan wrote a let.
ter to Bazaine, insulting to him personally
and the reverse of complimentary to Napo
leon.
The London Times complains that the Low.
al people in ireland do not show any interest
IN the arrest OF tenians, but leave everything
TO the government and the army and navy.
lhe Times announces that peace is shortly
to be concluded between Spain, Chill and
Peru-the 4th and 9TH articles of Nav consti-
tutlng the basis of the shadow of a causi
beli
RICHMOND, Dec. ia careful count has
been made of those known to favor, and those
known to oppose the constitutional amend
ment, and results that only four can be re-
lied on to give it their sanction.
LOUISVILLE, Dec. 12.-Flour steady and
unchanged. Wheat slow, but choice firm at
81 000$2 IL for spring, and So 5O02 60 for
fall. Corn dull at 92098 higher. Oats 700