The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1867-01-17


the Convention of 1862 was an illegal as
semblage in 1866.
/ WASHINGTON, Jan, 1O-The following is
Edmund's amendment added to the Nebras
ka bill as an additional section u "And
be ii further enacted, That this act
shall take effect with the fundamental and
special condition, that within the said State
OF Nebraska, there shall be no abridgement
or denial of the exercise of the elective
franchise, or of any other right to any per-
son by reason of race or color, excepting In
dams not taxed and if any person shall
contrary to this section, in any manner
abridge or prevent the exercise of such rights
for such cause, he shall be punished by a
fine of not less than FIVE hundred nor more
than five Thousand dollars, anything in the
Constitution or laws of said Stare to the
contrary notwithstanding" The vote
adopting this was 90 to nays.
| A New Orleans dispatch says arrange
ments have been made to have all the col
ored troops soon out of Louisiana.
Gov. Wells will recommend to the Legis'
lature the coming session the employment
of penitentiary convicts in the construction
of railroads and other public works.
NEW YORK, Jan. 1O.-Cotton nomina'
and unchanged.
LIVERPOOL. Jan. 10.-The cotton market
is quiet to-day with sales of 10000 bales OF
Middling uplands at 145d.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.-It is ascertained
on good authority that the New Orleans
Riot Committee will submit two reports o
majority and minority-the latter denying
that the riot was brought about by any
agency of the civil authority.
| Speaking of Georgetown municipal cleo
ton the Chronicle says among those most
prominent is the present mayor, who it is
said will most likely nominate himself He
is busy canyassing among the new class of
voters who were yesterday made voters, the
Presidents objections to the contrary not
withstanding.
New YORK, Jan. Craftsmanship Rising
Star from Aspinwall brings 874,764 dollars
treasure The French transport Phin had
arrived at Panama with eighteen invalid
French troops from Acapulco en- route home.
6U. S. soldiers sent to San Francisco via
Nicaragua route died on the transit of chol
era, which had been raging. The q. S. Min
lister Rousseau was received by the Honduras
government. Honduras and Nicaragua have
entered into treaty of peace, amity and
friendship The cotton crop of Nicaragua
was suffering from worms. The coffee crop
of Central America was turning out WE'LL
A terrible explosion occurred in the powder
factory at Hervadora, Costa Rica, five wo-
men were torn into atoms.
LONDON, Jan. 10.-The Times of this
morning arrives at the conclusion that the
proposed impeachment of President John
son foreshadows revolution in the United
States, and points out the dangers of such
proceeding.
FLORENCE, ITALY, Jan. 1O-Ragia Bey the
Turkish Minister to Italy, will it is said, be
shortly withdrawn and accredited to the Uni
ted States government,
| LONDON, JAN IO-The reformers will take
the better course and permit the question OF
reform to come before parliament in the GUS
tomary manner without endeavorlng ito
! force it by disorderly demonstration
TRIESTE, Jan. I0.-Advices from the Greek
Mediterranean Islands state that the revo-
luton is spreading and that q formidable
uprising of the people occurred in other Is
lands.
FLORENCE, Jan. 10.-The report is current
in official quarters that the Italian govern
ment has determined to restore all the prop
| erty of the church which has been confisca-
ted on condition of the payment of heavy
| indemnity.
| CONsTANTINoPLE, Jan. 10-The lndica-
lions of serious troubles between Turkey and
Greece are increasing and the Porte contin-
ues to send troops to the Greek frontier
PARIS. Jan. 1O.-The rumor has obtained
currency on apparently trustworthy author
ity that AUSTRIA France and Italy have en-
tered into an alliance on the eastern question
and that Russia and Prussia have made a
similar agreement.
LIVERPOOL, Jan. 1O.-The cotton market
is steady to-day, at the decline of yesterday,
the sales are estimated at ten thousand bales.
Middling uplands are quoted 143 pence.
New YORK, Jan. 10-Ex-President Pesset
of Peru and Cabinet have been sentenced to
fifteen years Punishment as traitors.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.-A bureau of claims
is proposed, before which claims from the
North and South will be heard
Virginia and Kentucky have rejected the
amendment, and the indications are that
MARYLAND and Delaware will follow.
Speaker Colfax receives tonight the com,
mittee to investigate the charges against
President johnson of having corruptly re
turned to rebels railroad property belonging
to the United States
In the House the bill to refund the duties
on railroad iron paid by Winona and st. Pc
tersburg railroad passed.
The bill fixing the regular time of TIN
meeting of Congress was taken upland will
an amendment that no member Of the pres
emit Congress be entitled to mileage, wa
passed.
The bill requiring the rights of franchise
, &C., to all colored persons in Territories OF
ganized or hereafter to be organized, passes
by vote of "a to8.
Al The credentials Of Thomas Foster and a
= M. Branch, from the sixth and third dis
\ tricts of Alabama werc referred to the Com
f mittee on Elections.
The bin for the meeting of the next Con
: rrsss. with Senate amendments, passed.
! The bill amending the Territorial ac1s : !,
: go, So. nj other RIGHTS to al