The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1867-01-10

I4l. Pork $22.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 2 Steamer Nor
Star bound % New York inst aground
southwest pass bar since Saturday nigh
Gen: Sterling Price and three daagl 8
arrived here from Cordova, Mexico. =
Imperial Mexican decree of December llF'th
orders new enrolment Of all estate, real fnd
personal to DO taxed for the support of the
Government, Tho taxes established by de-
cree of December 3rd, in pursuance WHEREOF
this enrolment ordered must be paid within
the first and tenth days of every month
Macmillan is fully established at Pueblo
The city council presented an address W.
coming him to the city Cabinet still
gagged upon the new national Congress-
no account of their deliberations ha4 70,
been published. The French MinissM
Castelneau are also at Puebla. r.,
Asanguinary conflict occurred at the
Ixtia between small force of Impperianses
conducting convoy and 800 Liberalfi wherein
the former suffered severely, the 'oiohei
was made prisoner and one who'll company
missing. The Imperialists had captured and
shot one Col. Bravo and three otheA Liberal
chiefs .5,5s 5tFsS.st ~
Collector Kellogg was summoned DeIose
ssss2 tot eomnittee yesterday and again ~
dssy. xkasaunnsnnnsd before it tx,
day to testify upon the subject of the riot and
condition of theSouth from his stand point; it
is the intention of the committee to close their
labors this evening and leave for Washing
ton tonight The amount of testimony
taken is voluminous. 7e
Cotton unchanged. Low middiing 3l90
32a. Middling 33t. Receipts $500 bales.
| Flour active. Superfine $l1 So Extra $l20
SIS. Corn good demand. Pork $22 So
Bacon dull. Shoulders 12a. Sides l250l5c
| Lard dull 12s013o. Gold 32s New York
exchange adas discount.
The Congressional Investigating Commit
tee closed taking testimony to-day. They
| have omitted taking the testimony OF many
| witnesses who were before the grand jury
end others whose names were furnished by
! the city and officers. In examining to-day
Judge Theard, the district judge who holds
! Office under appointment from Hahn and
Wells, their tjnestions and remarls to him
s.a.uusgsy proved that they had already de-
/ cided the ease and could brook no statement
which did not aver disloyalty to be the sem
timent of the people. Judge Theard declar-
ing that the people were loyal and that the
rights of union men were respected He
was asked if he had not been in the Coded
crate service, to which he replied that he re-
turned to his allegiance in 1864. This was
much earlier than many prosecuting wit
nesses.
| ALBANY, N. Y, Jan. 2.-Gov. Fenton re.
commends the adoption Of the amendment
a constitutional State Convention, reform in
the High Court, strict economy, and the
change of the tax system so as to make al
persons bear their part of the burden.
New YORK, Jan. 2.-The paper mills o.
:, Cole. Hall g. Dennison, at Bloomfield, N. 7
burned last night Loss $4,000 $.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 2.-Flour and wheat firm
and nothing doing. The holders OF ehoie'
J wheat ask three dollars. Corn dull at 7O0
"a. Oats $685. Whiskey dull at 81 49,
> Pork firm at $50 SO, delivered at Cairo, ant
3 $40 so delivered at the opening ofnavigatlon
4 Plain hams t17401sc. Clear sides 1340 lac
: shoulders 121c. Lard nominal at 13ic. TO
key. Hogs active and better at Sc 1905 z
: per cwt. Cotton better at 81.
e New YORK, Jan. 2.-Steamer Eagle ha
9 arrived from Havana, with dates to the UT
ult.
t A letter saws there is more decided new
: from Mexico than for some time. TIL
= Steamer Florida left Vera Cruz on the lot
:, with HOO French troops and Iui cargo
!. arms and ammunition. A French war vet
: sell arrived at Vera Cruz on the 18th, froI
New Orleans, with cable dispatches frol
, Nanoleon saving that transports would a.
i rive in January, and that he expected tn
y troops would be aboard within three week
:. after the arrival of the transports.
!, NEW York, Jan. 3.--Cotton firm, with
!. increasing upward tendency Gold l3S
:. Flour firm-501Oc higher. Corn quiet.
AWashington special says that the objet
= of the expedition Of Assistant secretar
Seward and Admiral Porter is to convey I
. Napoleon dispatches explanatory of Sew
= ards messages. Other specials have othe
speeulations as to the mission.
Washburn's bill establishing Cover
:, ment Postal Telegraph will become o Law
: The House Postal Committee are nearl
ga 3 =
unanimous for it. s.. ~
It is reported that the Ways and Near
, Committee has decided that gold must her
III after be sold in open market--that there
:. too much gold in the Treasury, and that
r. must be reduced. 4ad9 HM
= No action yet on Boutwelps bill. The Sci
a ate Finance Committee do not look wit
= much favor on Pomroy's bill. and prefer NJ
! to interfere with Mr.. McCulloch's contra
M ton policy. S.. 81. IS aid j. .is + :.
John g. Ryan, arrested at Memphis
months ago as John III. Surratt Is see1I
g damages for false imprisonment.
The correspondence between Gov. Wei
of Louisiana, and Gen. Sheridan is pu
lished Wells requested the enforcement
u Grants Order No. A and punishment
2 rioters by military commission sherid'
- replied that he.would when he thought
necessary. &. u, 4, So.
j. The steamer Nangatuck, running betwe
he ST. Louis and Cincinnati, struck snag ls
4. saturday night IS miles below ST Lou
4 and sunk in Is feet water Weather ve
s. cold. Navigation still suspended:
e NEW ORLEANS, Jan. Horace Greei
declines, for want Of time, to lecture bofe
sw the Galveston Literary Society.
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