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

| to the House oil Representatives to-day par.
tial list of tho persons pardoned, containing
all of the more prominent in each Of the South
ern States.
The Secretary of the Interior is required
to report how eight thousand negroes, liv
ing with the Choctaw and Cherokee Indians
can have their rights as citizens defined.
The committee on Ways and Means was
INSTRUCTED to inquire into the expectancy o.
amending the revenue law SO as to exemp'
incomes under $500.
The bill authorizing Commissioners to
purchase portions Of the City Hall park fol
the Post-ofice, passed.
New York money market easier-607 pei
cent. Gold 33s.
MOBILE, Jan. 9.--Middling cotton 32c.-
sales 1400 bales.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.-Many conflicting
statements have gone abroad regarding the
Presidents determination in the matter OF
pardons Nothing definite can be learned
but it is asserted on good authority that
several pardons, among them that OF Gov
Letcher, of Va, were sent to the Attorney
Generals Office to be put in proper shape and
were returned from the State Department
wrote the endorsement too late.
It seems that pardons previous to
conviction will be discontinued for the
present.
SENATE-Petitions We're received from va
rious portions of Virginia, asking for i'm
partial suffrage; also petition, signed BY
the Rev. George Washington, and two hun
bred and sixty other Boston negroes. asking
the refusal of the admission of Nebraska
with ewhite" in the constitution.
The Nebraska bill was taken up and passed
with an amendment imposing a condition
subsequently that no distinction be made on
account of color-vote "a to Is.
Colorado was admitted with the same
| proyiso-23 to IL.
The bill forbidding distinction on account
of color in territories was taken up, discuss
ed, and the Senate adjourned.
I GALVESTON, Jan. 9.-An intelligent gem
tleman reports that the entire French army
is moving towards Vera Cruz. The rear
guard being at Queertara. Marshal Bazaine
has issued orders that the last French sol
dier shall ibe embarked by the Sd of March.
Positive advices from San Luis Potosi, OF
December 18th, says the French commander
was there with we'll appointed force. The
Liberal army, about five thousand strong,
were scattered, and leyying enormous taxes
on Haciendos Mejia said he would wait till
the rear of the French train and treasure had
passed, when he would attack and drive
back the Liberals.
Macmillan keeps very close at Puebla.
A French expedition is bound to Tampico
to clean out the place before embarking.
The French soldiers number eighteen
thousand, but at present there are only two
transports and three frigates, including the
Austrians at Vera Cruz.
The Imperial-Mexican force, adhering to
Macmillan, will number thirty thousand all
armed from French arsenals.
The emperor, Macmillan, has not the
slightest intention to abdicate.
The French have used great severity to-
wards parties at Vera Cruz, who proclaimed
for Sherman and Campbell on their arrival
Guerrillas threw a railway train from the
track on Thursday Jan. Sd, not far from
Vera Cruz, sacking the train and cutting up
the French soldiers on board.
New ORLEANS, Jan. 9.-Cotton lower
sales 800 bales Low Middling 31032
Middling 32}03. Sugar 1OI; Molasses,
Common 574 900; Prime to Choice 67@64 ;
Flour, Superfine, 81 rs; Corn firm and un-
changed; Hay quiet, $28@$s9; Mess Pork
sol rs; Sides 13k015f; Lard IL 4@13.
Gold BAL.
The Commercial newspaper ofthis city has
resumed the defense of Gov. Wells and OF
the Convention 1864. It defends the Gov
ernor for asking that the present State
Government be set aside. The State Legls-
lature begins its session on the third Monday
of this month.
WARRINGTON, Jan. 10.-At recent meet
ing of the Cabinet the territorial question
came up informally. All the members, in
Guiding Stanton, expressed their opposition
to the disturbance of the present civil gov
ernments.
A canvass of the Senate indicates the pass
are of the bankrupt bill, which passed the
House last session.
Gibbs, a special treasury agent, from Eu
rope, is here to explain the settlement be
tween the United States and Frazier, Tren
holm & Co.
It is understood the Investigations of thu
judiciary committee on Ashley's impeach
ment resolution will be kept secret until thu
report is presented to the House.
The nays on the Nebraska admission bill
. wsre-
J Messrs. Buckalow, Cowan, Dixon, Doolit
tie. Foster, Grimes, Hendricks, Howe, John
son, Morgan, Nesmith, Norton. Patterson
Riddle, Salisbury, Is.
Absent Brown, Davis, Freilenhuysen
Guthrie, Harris, McDougal, Nye, Ramsey
Sprague, Trumbnll, Wilson, Yates.
NEW YORK, Jan. 1O.-The jury in the Uni
. ted States Circuit Court, yesterday, found
verdict for the Government in suit to re
cover from the late Collector, Ramsey, Gel
tain duties alleged illegally levied on dc
;. laine goods. The case was test one an
involves nearly million of dollars.
, A New Orleans telegram of the 9th, state
that Gen. Castleman and MAMMALIAN hay
come to secret understanding which doe
not unfavorably affect the formal restoratio
of Juarez to the Presidency by the middle {
next month.
The revenue cutter McCulloch, at Ne
, Orleans, is ordered to leave for Havana o