The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1867-02-07

RrpoRTED EXPRESSLY ron rHE CLARION.

and favorable to buyers. Quotation nm
changed; middling l45 sales 1000 bales.
The Portuguese Senatorial action favorf
the abolition of slavery in the Portuguese
Colonies
New ORLEANS, Feb. brownsville ad'
vices confirm the capture of Ortega by
Juarez. He was betrayed by Chiefs who
pretended to espouse his cause.
WASHINGTON, Feb. DIR. Stephen Dun
can late of Natchez, Miss. is dead
/ TRENTON. MASS, Feb. The Digeton
wooden mills are burned, loss ono hundred
and twenty thousand dollars.
New York, Feb I--Cotton dull and
heavy at S3s03i for middling uplands.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-The Senate Tariff
Bill passed by a vote of 81 to 10. It goes
back to the House for concurrence.
A bill to direct the Clerk of the House to
place on roll at the next Congress only the
States represented now. Passed by vote
of 81 to 6.
The Bankrupt Bill was resumed but with
out any action.
HoUsE-Capt Jno A. Webster, of the
steamer Mahoning, is allowed to receive a
chronometer from England for valuable eff
forts in saving English vessels on our coast
The Senate bill regulating removals from
office was taken up. The amendment ex-
tending its provisions to cabinet officers was
lost by rs to "a.
The President submitted to the House q
mass of Mexican correspondence.
The government declines to interfere with
the present light before it in the conflicting
ella inns of contractors for the Tehuantepec
transit route and Seward directs Minister
Campbell to get information thereto.
The Hon. Phillip johnson, of Pennsylvan-
| la, is dead.
| Jay Cooke, Geo. Smythe, Thos. B. Page,
Jno W. Ellis, E. T. Noyes, of Indiana, and
other prominent bankers and business men
had consultation with the Comptroller.
The Secretary of the Treasury had an in
terview with the Senate Finance Commit
tee and agreed on bill retiring the CON-
pound interest notes by issuing to National
Banks temporary loan certificates of four
per cent. payable in lawful money on de-
mand This temporary loan shall not ex-
coed one hundred millions.
NEW YORK, Feb. 1.-Cotton is half cent
lower. Sales $500 bales at 331 for middling
uplands.
| LONDON, Feb. lit is announced that the
| Austrian troops in Mexico do not leave the
country with the French forces.
| LIVERPOOL, Feb. Cotton has under
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ports the sales of the week at $500 bales and
to-day 1900 bales middling uplands at 14f.
New ORLEANS, Feb. 1.-The cotton market
weak and lower Sales z, 800 bales low mid
ding at 3O1; middling 81; weeks receipts
Al $50 against 3O755 to same period last
week; exports 23,343 bales. Stock 25,727.
Flour quiet and unchanged. Corn quiet at
ST 100S1 Is. Oats little offering. Hay
$685.. Pork frmer and higher at $23 5O'
bacon fair demand; shoulders 1911; sides Is
048. Gold 3544.
We learn that the residence of Capt.
Gillespie about one mile from the city was
blown down by the storm yesterday after
noon, and much other damage done in that
vicinity. In the city the storm was not so
severe. The only damage we have heard of
was the blowing down of few trees near
the City Hall.
P. S, We learn from DR.. Harrington, that
the house of gentleman named Adams, liv.
ing beyond the grave yard, was blown
down, and the entire family severely bruis-
ed-Mrs. Adams, it is feared, fatally. The
oil lloH 70 ho
ground. The family of Mr.. Adams is now in
the house of the teachers of the freedmen's |
school, where they are being kindly cared
for But as they are homeless, helpless and
destitute, we would suggest that our citizens |
take such steps as will afford them Gelief at |
once.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.-SENATE.-The |
President communicated q message relative |
to the appointment of persons rejected by
the Senate, which was ordered to be printed. |
The bill praying for the Kentucky militia
to be called out to protect Cumberland Gap
was passed.
New YORK, Feb. 2-The steamer r. r.
Culyer was seized as suspected Fenian pr |
yateer. Sixty ex-ConfedeIates were on board.
She was heavily armed. The crew was OBJ
tanned principally at Charleston and Sa-
vannah. The master is named E. j. Read
The Executive Committee of the Southern
Relief Commission met this afternoon and
received additional information of the des-
titution in the South, and took meas ures to
make the working organization of the Com
mission complete and effective. The Treas
urer, James NJ. Brown, reported the receipts
to be about $14, 900 within three days, $40, 700
of which was in two equal subscriptions
from A. P. Stewart and Brown, Bros. & Co.
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. Cotton easy
Sales $500; low middling 300S04 Exports
1914 bales Sugar steady at 121 for fair
Molasses quiet, prime to choice 750771.-
Flour firm and unchanged; superine IL 20;
extra, unchanged. Provisions and groceries
Gold 36i; sterling 46f. New
York exchange one half discount.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.-The famous Cali
fornia case known as the yellow Jacket
has been decided. The error was dismissed
which afirms the Judgment of the lower
court. The grand jury has regularly indict-
ed John 81. Surratt for murder.
Howard has issued q circular stating trans
portation will only be given to deliver the