The daily Mississippi clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1866, 1866-04-22
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to the habeas corpus. Mr.. Edmonds OPP
posed the amendment.
The Government has concluded to hold
the iron steamer and blockade runner
Coquette, which was recently seized as Con-
fpderate property at Baltimore She is
alleged to have been built in Scotland under
a contract with Mr. Mallory for the Confed-
crate States but is now claimed as private.
property; Her value is Sl5O,0OO
The House judiciary Committee yester
day had under consideration the eXpediency
of repeating the test oath. The President
few days ago sent special message to Con-
grcss on the subject, with letters from the
Secretary Ofthe 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 will
present an elaborate report and attempt to
vindicate the action of the committee by
quotations from the Presidents records
Mr. Rogers will present minority report
in favor of the repeal, as desired by the Sec
rotary of the Treasury and the Postmaster
General. ..Es = 81 - - la - q
The Washington Dispatch announces the
appointment of Walter B. Seats as Collector
of the port of Chicago
New YORK, April l9.--All reports to the
contrary Notwithstanding, the peace procla-
writ of habeas corpus. This is reliable.
The British steamship Virginia, from Liv
erpOul 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 l043 pas
sengers.
The disease Is pronounced to be the real
Asatic 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 20.-The Senate Com
mittee on Commerce to-day rejected Mr..
Gilmore as Collector of Mobile, ON account
of his participation in the rebellion.
The House Judiciary Committee are in
vestigating the charges against Messrs.
Davis and Clay for completely in the assas-
siuation of President Lincoln. In the SEN
ate the bill relative t. the writ of habeas
corpus was taken up.
NEW YnHK, April 20-Detective Baker
has made vOluminOus report i'll reference
to bounty jumping frauds, showing that of
100000 men called on and sworn in by the
Government, only 10000 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
Il 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 Eu-
| ropean, destroying the ship and four hum
bred fcetI 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
will not exceed SI50,000. The entire dam
age by the explosion will not exceed
! 81 100000.
Carlotta Burnstein was arrested, on COM
| plant of Fire Marshal Baker, for shipping
quantity of nitro glycerinc the same that
| exploded, to California, without informing
the captain of the vessel of the nature of the
| article.
| FORTRESS MONROE, April 2O-Quite a
serious riot occurred at Norfolk yesterday,
originating in a negro procession 10 eel
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 he
| 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 suff;
| ering people in Alabama and Georgia The
! Chamber of Commerce appropriated $1,000
| 1t isseXpccted $4,000 or $4,000 will be col
| lected within two days, and provisions will
be forwarded to the sufferers at once
Foreign.
! New YORK, April 19-The Herad's Vera
! Cruz advices of the 9Th say the merchant!
Ofthat city are complaining bitterly of tn,
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. .... .. ..
The Herald's city of Mexico correspond
| ent says the disagreement between Gen
| Ortega and President Juarez has becom,
alarming. The Liberals see no adjusting o.
the difficulty. Ortega claims the Presidency
and denOunces JuaTez.
The Indians are still making raids OIL
Sonora and committing great outrages.
| FREDRICKToN, n. b., April l9.-There il
increasing discomfort of the people at tn,
adoption of the confederation scheme by tn,
| Provincial Parliament The minority in tn
| Upper House have prepared aprOtest agains
the Quebec scheme, and an address to tn,
Queen.
Fenian.
New YoKK, April l9-The United State
gunboat DeSotO, flagship of the lying squad
ron, sails for Eastport to-day.
A large meeting of the Roberts-Sweeney
Fenians was held at the Cooper Institute
Col. Roberts stated that this was the las
public meeting by his party before the fina
blow would be struck.
TORONTO, April l0.-The Fenian examina
tons are in progress at Cornwall with CLOSED
doors
m Ill H.. -. 4 -. -. n -.
Oners cannot be convicted unless furthe
proof is obtained.
EAsTPoRT, April 20.-The Fenian schoon
er Pray again was seized by the authoritie
last night, quantity of arms was taker
from her by the Fenians under the guns o
the WinOoski. sul sF.sI ~.
Cen Meade announces his intention t,
enforce the neutrality law as far as possible
Gen. Killian left suddenly ON the BostOl
boat. .'.L
TORONTO, April 2O.-A special to tn
Globe from Eastport says Gen. Meade ha
announced his determination to line tn
coasts with $4,000 men, if necessary to pre-
vent Fenian mischief.
The Tribunes Eastport special says Their
is no excitement this side of the boundary
and Gen; Meade will officially explode tn
Fenian bubble ~ :
PORTLAND, Me-, April 20.-It is repOrte,
that Gen. Meade telegraphed for more troop
to be sent to Passport. J. rt-li7
| RUMOgs OF COUP D'ETAf.-The Wash
ingtOn correspondent of the New YOrl
Tribune telegraphs that paper under date O
the 9th inst, as follOws; .r...
distinguished military chieftain has
within the last few days. been sounded b.
two noted politicians, one of whom was il
the army, to see. what extent he could b
relied upon to favor a coup d'etat by Ichich tn
Southern representatives are to be placed in cot
Houses Of Congress. No encouragement wa
given, but the project has not been aban
dOned. -at't' ~ Pc it t-s = lhi $3.50
The National Intelligencer copies thi
| statement and says: ave have italicise,
the only Objectionable part of the above in
formation. Substitute for that clause, b,
which the government of the United State
is to be overthrown by Revolutionary junt.
of radical demagogues. and we will voucl
for every word oft, and SO could the Tri
bune's correspondent, if he is well enough in
formed to speak on this subject"
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, ! l.
....4 JACKSON, Miss,
April 81, 1866
The attention of the members of tn
Boards of County Police is hereby directe.
to the following extract from