The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1867-01-23
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NOON REPORTS.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 22.-Brevet Brig zen
H. c. Gillem has been assigned 10 tue Gum
mand of the Military District OF Mississippi
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
has announced to the bar that on the hrst
Monday in March the Court viii ADJOURN TO
the first Monday in April
John Meyer, Chicago saloon keeper won
the Crosby Opera House.
The South Carolina murder committee
were instructed to inquire about the "hip-
ming of citizens of the United States ana
also into the burning to death OF citizens III
South Carolina when confined IN JAIL
NEW ORLEANS. Jan. 22-Judge Fellowes'
of the Third District Court, decides that the
Courts cannot enforce Confederate con-
tracts.
Gen Kiddoo, after an extensive tour
through Louisiana, reports the negroes con-
tracing, but that there Is not laoorers
enough to till the land.
Forty arrests We're made for violation OF
the excise law.
A huge scheme to circulate countertelts
has been frustrated by timely police discov-
/ cries
James Is.
/ Ger, has been arrested on the alleged charge
of levying black mail.
| Vera Cruz advices say 500 negroes and
/ AIgerines burned the village of Tomopa and
/ Cotostle .bv order of the French. Maximilian
/ is conscripting heavily in the City of Mexico
Dias heading 1900 Republicans is reported
| in the neighborhood of the city awaiting
! its evacuation.
! A vessel lies at Mobile ready for sea with
! a large surplus crew on board, supposed to
be for Fenian privateer or to raid on Cnba
under the auspices of the Knights of Arabia.
The brig Geo E. Maltby from Demorara
! for Baltimore was met at sea in sinking
condition The Captain and crew were
brought here by the Blue Wave from King
/ ston.
! FLORENCE. Jan. 22.-The question be-
| tween Italy and Turkey arising from the
! firing upon an italian vessel by a man-of-war
/ has been amicably settled. The sublime
| Porte Yields every point and consents to pay
/ indemnity.
| ATHENS, Jan 22-The chief of the insur-
/ gents in Gambia has written a long letter to
/ the L. S. Consul here, thanking the Amerl-
/ can people through himself for their sympa-
/ thy extended to the CretOns. He also petit
/ tions the Consul for American ships of war
! TO carry away their women and children.
LONDON, Jan. 22,-The Court of Admiral
| tv has Just given final judgment in favor
| of the United States i'll the Rhappahannock
case This makes the third steamer recover
! ed by L. S Consul Dudley in the court here
New ORLEANS, Jan. 22-VICKsBURG, Jan.
22-Another disastrous conhagratiOn broke
out, at , o'clock, A NJ. in Waltemeyer's con-
fectionerv on China street and communica,
ted rapidly to the adjoining buildings on
Washington and Mulberry streets Five
brick stores were burned, viz !: H. Boden.
helm & Co., dry goods; r. H. Porter q Co.
dry goods; Jones Murray, dry goods; j. j
Garrard q Co., dry goods and plantation
supplies Miss Mary Martin, millinery. Six
frame buildings were burned on China street
viz A Waltemeyer, confectionery; VIM
Krogan & Co., timers Stonewall Elk
change and boarding house Mrs Wright
boarding house, and two dwellings belong
sng to D. Caroline alsOthree frame build
/ - - 10y street. Ul--~s
quarters of a million dollars, about one-fiftl
insured. The Washington Hotel very mar
rowly escaped. The origin of the fire wa
no doubt the work of an incendiary, as al
attempt was made to fire dwelling on Crav
ford street about daylight.