Daily Mississippi clarion and standard. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1866, 1866-05-25
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cording to the Homestead law OF 1867,
without discrimination as to color
The price patent, FIVE dollars, allows
the privilege of securing land TO per
sons who have served in the Confeder-
ate army, by taking the oath OF allie
glance.
The Bankrupt Bill has passed the
House, by yeas, rs; nays 90
General J. B. Palmer, of Tennessee,
has been pardoned by the President.
Judge Hughes, of Indiana, of the
Court of Claims, has been appointed
General Agent of the Treasury Depart
ment vice W P Mellen, of Cincinnati,
resigned.
New YORK, MAY 22.-The Acade-
nv of Music, the Lutheran Church,
the Medical University, two piano fac
| tories, and some other buildings, on
Fourteenth street and Third Avenue,
have been destroyed by fire. Maret-
| zek's and Gran troupes lost their val
liable wardrobes The total loss is
estimated at from three to four million
| dollars. Several iremen were killed.
Private advices indicate a large re-
turn of 500 bonds per steamer Cuba
The shipment of specie tomorrow
will, probably, exceed SO, 100000.
Eighty-sevenr cases of arms have
been seized by the Government at
Erie, Pa, belonging to the Fenian
| Senate.
Lemuel Cook, revolutionary hero,
aged 102 years, died at Clarendon on
Sunday.
ST. LOUIS, May 22-The Old and
New School Presbyterian Assemblies
have met here for the first time since
1887 The project of reunion was
| discussed. Two mediators presided.
! Twelve hundred persons voted in IA
vor of reunion. 1t is definitely stated
taat measures will be Immediately in
sttuted to effect this object.
MEMPHIS, May 22.-Messrs. Wash
hume, Leland and Brownell, the Con
gresional Committee to investigate
the lite riots, have arrived and will
commence their investigation to
morrow
The tournament for the benefit Of
manned Confederates to-day, was a
great success. Five thousand per
sons were present.
WASHINGTON, May 23.-In compi-
ance with tIe Presidents instructions,
DR.. Cooper, L. S. A, reports the con
dition of Mr.. Davis. He is considera-
bly, emaclated the fatty tissue having
almost disappeared. leaving his skin
shrivelled; hismuscles are small, fac
cid, very soft, and he has but little
| muscular strength; he is weak and de
biIitated, consequently his gait is IN
even and irregular; his digestive or
gans are at present comparatively in
good condition, bIt become quickly
deranged under anything but most
carefully prepared food; with diet
disagreeing with him, dyspeptic symp-
toms promptly make their appearance,
followed by vertigo, severe facial and
cranial neuralgia, erysipelas, inflamma-
ton of posterior seal p and right side of
the nose, which quickly affects the
right eye, the only sound one he has,
and extends through the interior of his
nose; his nervous system is greatly
deranged, being much Frustrated and
excessively irritable; slight noises,
which are scarcely perceptible to ro-
bust health, cause him much pain; the
description of this sensation is that OF
one fayed, and having every essential
nerve exposed to waves of sound :
want of sleep has been great, and has
been almost the principal cause of his
nervous eXcitability.
This has been produced by the
tramp of the creaI1ing boots of the
sentinels on post and those who pa
rade around the prison room, which
almost invariably awaken him. Mr..
| Davis states that he has scarce enjoyed
over two hours unbroken sleep at one
time since his confinement Means
have been taken-by placing mating
! on the floors for the sentinels to walk
upon-to alleviate this source of dis
turbance, with only partial success.
His vital condition is low, and he has
but little recuperative force Should
he be attacked by any of the severe
| forms of disease to which the tide
water regions of Virginia are subject,
Surgeon Cooper entertains serious
fears for the result
TIE President and different mem
bers of the Cabinet were serenaded by
the National Union Club. In response
to their compliments the President said
he rendered his thanks for the de
monstration. Such appreciation was
peculiarly gratifying. He said all
that will be necessary is to persist in
the support and maintenance of cor
rect principles The American peo-
pie will satisfy you that the good work
you have commenced is right. 1t
will prove so in the end. Messrs
| Speed and Harlan were absent.
New YORK, May 23-Secretary
Seward delivered a speech at Auburn
on Tuesday evening. He said the so
lecism which pervades the country
would perhaps justify him in address
ing the people upon political topics
candidly, especially when the good
Union men were suspicious of the
change of views of the defeated reb-
els and their support of the Presi-
dents policy. He, from the first, re
spected the idea that the change was
accomplished For reasonable usur-
1 IL
| because the country was constructed
long since, and has not been destroyed
| What is needed is reconstruction be
| tween the Senators of the United
States now acting and those who being
| loyal, have been or may be elected
hereafter from the Southern people,
and who could jnstly be accepted as
fellow citizens. The Southern States
have, for the last four years, been
merely disorganized they are now
organized, and nothing is needed but
| the consideration of the Presidents
plan of reconshuction that so far and
so fast as the unrepresented Southern
| States present themselves in a LOYAL
attitude by their representative I'M
| questionably loyal, they are entitled
to representation; this plan is praeti-
cable; no plan proposed by Congress
so far, is Immediately practicable; he
was aware there was a difference be
tween the President and Congress, but
hoped the difference would not cause
the Union party to lose its great in
fiuence of introducing the country
into perfect harmony.
o. S. Terry has been elected L. S.
Senator from Connecticut.
Rumors are current of a failure on
Front street, and two small failures re-
ported in the gold room to-day.
TRENTON, n. J., May Ex-senator
Wright, of New Jersey is dead. 1t is