The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-05-13

upands, II ,stoll SD; Orleans. ll3ttollzsd;
sales. 700 bales.
NEw NoRs. May l0.--Cotton rather heavy
sales 1900 bales 90 2.4. G2's fgi, money
easy Gto1; sterling heavy, closed hi Gto9iS .
gold weak 3iAs; stocks generally strong
and higher.
wAsHrNGroN May IO-The last .pit.o Ip
- the Pacific Railroad was driven at halfpast
| two o'clock. Washington time.
Revenue receipts to-day sL250CJD
, George Francis Train has gone 10 CALI
u fornia.
Thirty-six typos, mostly veteran Wash
: ingtonians, were discharged from che Gov
eminent Printing office to-day.
IL seems 20 have been determined that the
. DISTINGUISHING clause ot the Virginia cone
. I stitutlou. alone, shall he submitted to "a srD-
: arate vote Shrcwd Virginia politicians
predict that under this plan that the con-
sttution viii be defeated by an immense
majority. a. the test oath and county organ
iZation clauses are regarded equally OdlUu-.
which 10 d claimed ~ 400 involve ruiuous rA.
pcnse % the people Of Virginia 10 BE- con
: sidered certain THAT che election VIII occur
: ON the first Tuesday of Iuly.
10 l. stated that prerequisite Cor ans ape
poiutment 10 office iu the Internal Revenue
Department b. "a solemn oath vi total ah-tI-
hence from intoxicating drinks.
Scgar. Berkeley, stewart Martin aud Nice
kcuIie. visited the President claiming tU
/ represent the Conservative Republicans ut
Virginia. The only result trlH-piroj was
. the assurance tUIf Massey. Ut Alexandria
/ should not bp disturbed.
| Regulation Tor rgiuudiug taA un capital
invested iu this country hy foreigners are
prepared and in tte hands Of thc printer.
/ The Cuban patriots Hrr represented here
to have resolved uU1u 90 defensive policy
They represent that thp tubln- hJNe taken
positions whore they can successfully resist
. the Spaniards.
Comparatively the Internal Revenue Is
very heavy for the month. Prospects uf
fNfsaN m fH.HN ID.
nue. accounts show receipts from whisky tax
have increased since the reduction
QUINCY, III, May 10 Hebrew Syua-
goguc and pustorago destroyed by fire.
! CHICAGO, MAY lO.-A house Of III fame was
destroyed by fire last night several inmates
were badly burned
MADRID. May To- Answering Cortes rec
gArling the action taken toward acquiring
Gibraltar the Minister of state rrplicG that
the government fully recognized the impor-
lance Of the Gibraltar question hut before
negotiations for the CC--Iuu of Gibraltar The
government OF Spain must bc strongly orr
gained and financially recognized.
| LONDON, May lO.-A great mas. meeting
was held at Cork in condemnation of the
action OF the government regarding Mayor
O'SulliVau.
PmuADErruA. MAY lO-A woman
named &. r. DJylc. milliupr,
from Charleston. committed suicide at the
Merchants Hotel, today, 10y taking uXalie
acid. Cause pecuuiary difficulties.
| ATLANTA, May 10y cstcrdaY John llcu-
~ Foy. secretary Of the Norkugmcns AS
ISOLATION aud late sub-ylcrh in the Executive
Department, on third street. shot biz negro
mistres, for wishing 90 separate from him.
FOy then shot himself twice and said, 81
have shot myself come and kiss me, ann
dying" FOy was about 30, we'll educated
and came from New York city. Hopes are
entertained for the negro Womau'- recovery.
NEW ORLEANS. May lO.-liallucp of Che
indictments against Auditor WiCkllnp were
this morning dismissed by the l-t District
Court Mutual iniunctions obtained by
Auditor Micklille and Delasilc. Yarmouth
appOinter. which leaves tie once without
an incumbent
4 duel was fought yesterday between
Spaniard and Cuban, growing ont at cries.
death 20 Spaniards' boo q recent procession
of Cubans and their sympathi1grs. cuban
badly wOundcd-the Spuuard uuhuri a
general challenge g. promulgated from thc
same Spaniard a. all who indulge Foo thu
cries. Another similar duel reported U-
ready arranged.
RICnMoNn, May lO.-Chicf Justice Chase
this morning delivered uu opinion uTuppr8l
from Judge Underwood decision boz the
District Court declaring uull tho sentence
Of Judge shelly. Of the State Court Uu
ground of Shcny's incligihiIity under ihr
lith amendment. The ease was that OFF
Caesar briiliu. negro. sentenced 90 pruifrua
tiary for shooting man. The thiri Justice
read the opinions Of the court, holding that
n state Government Zoo Virginia bad been
recognized all during the war by Congress
first az Wheeling and then ui Alexandria
The action ot that government iu dividing
the state had been recognized by thp FEEDER
! al Government and senators and HpUr.-ru
tativcs elected bY that Government hHH
been seated 10 Congrr--. " was under tlIs
Government that shelly bad been appointed.
and be was therefore . legal Judge t- iu re
tho State Government was concerned. The
question now came up whether being IurII-
gible, hc WA. absolutely relieved DIS fIs
operations et the l4th amendment. Tho .
:. District Judge had decided that hc W1a
but iu examination OF question: OF lhIr sort.
great attention b properly pal tu argument
Of Inconvenience, and % construction which
must necessarily occasion great pubic auh
private mischief must never De- preferred to
"A cOustruc ION which viii occasion neither
in so great "a degree unless The terms ut ihe
instrument absolutely require such prefer
cnce.
The opinion here shows the anarchy which
| would be produced iu "a State by declaring
past legal proceeding void; 10 then roueld-
era the character aud Intent Of the 8l Soc
ton of the 18Th amendment which hrc de
clarcd 10 be punitive. It's clear against the
provisions Of the constitution, which deny
TO the legislator authority or power 20 de-
| priye any person of life, liberty or proper
| ~ without due process Of law, or tO p14- cN
post factO laws; and these IL there were mo-
other grounds, are reasons for seeking
another Interpretation Of the amendment
/ than that asked by prisoner counsel. The
nth amendment j. not -cli-cui0rciug and
needs further legislation Of tonpfc-- Co en-
!, force in; two months after the Judgment
now being revised was delivered. Com
| gress passed Joint resolution providing for
= the removal Of all ineligible officers, show
ing that the persons then holding Office were
held 10 De Be iacto officers, and also prOVlr
ding the means for their removal by thc
= military, the Court -ald that che supreme
. Court had unanimously cuururrcd iu The
Iopiuion that prisoner, sentenced uy 70
Judge de facto. though not Judge df lufef
, could not bee reached by a hubca- corpus de-
I ci-iOn Of the District Court reversed, ana
Cp-ar Griffin was romandrd to the state
, authorities ia the United states Circuit
Court this morning.
p Jcter Philips h. to De hung nest Friday
. for wife murder. L pom writof habear corr
pus hc was rcmahdcd 20 the state authur-
. ties on the ground thar he was sentenced Dee
2 t fore the 18th amendment was promulgated,
kNOXvLLE. May lO.-A large number ui
= delegates composed of prominent citizens
| Of Knoxville leave tomorrow for tiu'in-
natl to represent the interest Of Fast lcn-
: nesssee in the Cincinnati and Charleston
/ Railroad.
WAsnISGroS. May l0.-Garcia, Peruvian
: / Minister. IL positively quoted ue saying ihtt
: I the AragO belong 90 the Peruvian Cow
eminent rnd cleared with neither arms ~
. / men Garcia also reported B- representing
: his Government as fyorIng spain Boo Cuban
q / contest. On the contrary b. b. almost cer-
, taiuly known that the AraEo cleared Win
!. / 100 men. 10000 Government rifles. tuuU
= rounds fixed ammunition and Two fully
/, equipped batteries. Prominent among lh".'
I I aboard was Gen. Jordan, brtuTfEIfl
. / Chief OF stall better known q. fuc author
3 / ofarticlcs dcrogatOry o. NJ. Davis iu llHf.
s per's Magazine. cuban partilanr cay thHt
Jordan on hi- arrival VIII take high ii NOT
. / supreme military command. Cuban purl.
I. zans claim 10 have had an Interview wIUI
> Grant this afternoon whom they represent
a. more than right.