The weekly clarion., 1869-06-10

R@A AAhNA Ni Improving TIC NMNNMWNlNM MN
the mouth OF Mississippi river, in accordance
with those Of the Commercial Convention;
anu that the suggestions relative Go the
dfedge boat being now at work, viii be- c0m-
Pilcu Win The dispatch was in response %
~, telegraPhed BY the President of
The Crescent City slaughter COMPANY.
under tue Presidency OF Il. d. pratt n6d
Superlntendents- y Il. Griffin, inauguratcd lts
new establishment to-day. and haa eIre.l,,
received 1000 cattle. This instituttor, -
chartered under an act OF the recent s-yls-
lature, providing for the removal of fbe
slaughter houses from above ne city Water
Works. The new slaughter honsaf arr ~,
the opposite side Of the river, below tbe rif,
MONTGOMERY, June 1.-The state lmmi-
grafton Convention convened to-day, and L.
well attended from different parts OF the
State. Much Interested has been manifested
and the plan for providing homes and socur-
ing immigrants IA In a fair way Of being
adopted.
ToPEKA, KANsAs, June The sheriff OF
Saline county reports that the Indians have
killed l3men, women and children, aud care
ricd OF a. many more settlers are coming
east for protection.
LEAvENwoRTH. June About ~ whites
have been killed by the Indians in western
Kansas during the past week. Massacrecs
of the most horrible features are committed.
Guerrilla lighting rather than general tn-
dian war scenes, are extent from the Kepub-
lican and Solomau rivers % the end of the
Kansas Pacific railroad fears are felt Tor
the safety OF the surviving parties.
WAsnINGroN, June 2.-This evenings
Star says that the Secretary Of War has cone
municated % the President AZ the New orr
leans Chamber Of Commerce the nprfaCt
harmony OF the Government with the wish
es of Commercial Convention respecting the
improvement Of the Mississippi river.
Total debt principal aud Interest, F20El,-
G7O,G53 10. Amount in Treasury, coin bee
longing to the Government 9si .N.iad6p l9
coin for which certificates OF deposit are
outstanding, S2a3l0.T20: currency. etan@t-
5b5 o. sinking fund In bonds bearing coin
interest and accrued Interest thereon, So
Og3 POS; total St222JS O39 aS; decrease of
public debt during the past month, elAisi.-
777 %; decrease since March let 1863 $40
OJ0.6iG, 80.
second Lieutenant VIM. Gee. for rlotous
and disorderly conduct has been sentenced
10 dismissal, from the service aud five Years
confinement In the Louisiana penitentiary.
CHICAGO, June "A Fort Smith special
10 the Tribune, states that a party uf two
hundred aud tity Cheycnnts attacked au
unprotected settlement lGO miles from Toe
peka. Sunday morning, aud came SUNDAY
eYeninu, under pretcncc of iripndshlu.
and massacred thirteen men, women aud
children. The women were uyishcd and
their bodies mutilated.
ST. LoUIs, June 2.-ENpedltiou from Fts
HAYS. Harker aud Riley D. moving against
the Indians, with orders 90 pursue vigorous
ly and punish severely any Indians found.
The depredators are SiouX ami Cheyenne
who are divided into bands OF from nine 10
seventeen.
wAsnINaroN, June 2.-To-day's New
York Tribune says we have special and
creditable adyiccs, that by means of seven
or eight expeditions which have within
few months left New York aud phildol-
phia, the Cubans have received large and
somewhat surprising quanutlC. OF arms and
munitions OF war. The Cuban authorltips
] 1 NNfs..al alsf H..F
have been necessarily active, aud The result
Of their efforts are seen iu the animated
hopes and renewed spirit OF the patriots in
the field, on the strength Of the recent help
given 20 their cause or promised them 40 mo-
! late day. The campaign Of Gen. 0ucscdu is
! believed 10 have assumed new aspect iu
proof Of which are che series Of successes
lately achieved for Cuba, az Las Tuuas. Al-
tagracia. Sahara, Nucya, the bay Of Nipe
/ and near PuetrO Padre, nll of which are
claimed by the Qucsada forces.
HAvANA, June 2.-Thc property couHacu-
ted between the 18th Of April and ist OF
June, produced $4,000.
The city has been terribly excited since
/ yesterday, aud volunteers are arriving. See
/ rious riots are expected.
The heavy engagement which took pIncc
/ between the Bay Of Nipc and Bano, the of
/ fetal report announces four cannon and ull
other munitions Of war, brought by the nl-
] busters captured.
| wAsnINGrON, June "a. w. Falkncr.
/ Register Of the Land Office at Monroe. La.
/ having received assurances Of continuance
in Office, departs homeward tomorrow.
| The Indian Bureau has received no uoti-
! iicaton Of the reported Indian outragcs iu
| Kansas.
The following Is from "a reliable source:
An expedition lcft tile Southern coast on
the 20th ult. numbering 475 men. Those
men were part Of Gen. Jordau's command
all Of them ex-Federal aud Confederate
! soldiers. From reliable Information rccpiy-
/ by interested parties here, the men and mu-
/ nitions Of war have safely landed aud have
Joined the Cuban forces. The expedition
was Ia charge Of Col. DE Russcy, of the
/ Confederate army, from Louisiana
Letters from Cuba, received here this
/ morning. state that the force under General
Jordan had succeeded m joining the Cuban
forces after several fights, in AN Of which
/ the Spanish were rcpulsed with heavy lusH.
! Gen. Jordau's loss was slight-nOt over 90
! IN killed and wounded. llc saved hls artil-
| lcry aud arms and ammunition. lie bad
with him 1900 rifles, new, Of the most up-
/ proved pattern.
HAvANA. June 3.-Thc agitation in hc
city Is partially abolished. Dulcc resigned
| this morning. Don Espinor NJ acting Cape
| tain General until the arrival OF dc NOudu.
The city Il tranquil but disorder threatens
| 20 break out at any moment nF the voluu-
/ teers are greatly incensed against Gen. iir-
| larg, who has disappeared; his whcrchbouts
| h unknown; great anxiety prevails. The
/ NascOnade volunteers arrived tO-day.
The volunteers In Mntanzas assembled bp-
\ fore the Government Palace, and demanded
/ the Immediate resignation Of the Governor
\ OF Matanzus; demand was successful. cob
/ Leon Is now the acting Governor. No 0ut-
RACES.
The city Of Havana remains quiet, but
/ anxiety Is intense.
A special steaner viii carry Dulcc back
10 Spain.
/ News from Havana via Key West Says
/ Gen. PilneZ. whose lite was threatened by
/ the volunteers, went % Ccniucno, where tlr
volunteers refused 70 allow him to land. IIs
| returned 20 Havana where the volunteer
/ demanded his life, because ho had sold his
! country; asserting lac had received huu-
/ drcd and twenty thousand dollars 90 allow
/ rebels 10 escape. a compromise Wns ultI-
matcly effected yesterday evening, The yOI-
unteers were greatly excited they ns-eW-
bled before Dulce's palace shouting "dcafh
/ 20 Dulce" "death 20 PilncZ" This morn
\ ing a committee Of volunteers entered thU
palace and demanded Dulce's immediate rr-
signatiOn, declaring he was allied with tho
/ traitors. His resignation was soon after
promulgated. No violence was committed,
/ The volunteers now have fun control Of the
] forces, and are really the governing power
Of the Island. Several military and civil
/ officers of high rank. accused VI cOuulVuupr
with the rebels, Will be Immediately reiicy-
ed. The insurgents in several recent enc
gagements gained slight advantage over ,hc
/ troops.
! WAsHHGToS, June 4.-Indiau outrage
are receiving earnest consideration Boo oilI-
cial circles. Western men urge Immediate
I action for protection Of the frontier.
senator Ross had an Interview with tH0
/ President recommending The stntiOniuH ui
/ garrisOns along the frontier and was assured
that such measures would be taken tO pre-
vent future dcpredatOns.
An ordinance for the indlscrimnate ad-
mission Of whites and negroes 90 AN places
OF public amusement, has passed both
branches Of the City COanci.
The brieklayers AZ the Navy Yard have