The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-03-18

better demand; low grades
better grades firm; low mid
2634@7; middlings IS; Gold
sterling 49, commercial 421s.
New York Sight &c. premia
Flour firm; superfine SO 3j; Xxx
; XXX 81. Corn scarce, soc. Oats
75c. Bran 81 10. Hay firmer, .iol
prime, $27 to SIS. Pork firmer
Bacon firm, ia to ia and y
Lard dull, tierces 1915 TO l9c.
20 to BIC. Sugar dull, common
TO 1850; prime IA, Molasses
prime 20 10 75c. Whisky dull.
fed 95c. to 81 90. Coffee, fair d
1873; prime 177sc.
Foreign Markets.
LONDON, March l6.-Consols 9!
Bonds s325.
! LIVERPOOL, March 16.--Cotton qu
| Uplands u to 121s; Orleans ~
1885 sales 5000 bales; Bombay ID
ments 25OO0.
Accommodation quiet.
HAvRE, March 16.-Cotton
unchanged.
SAN Francisco, March &C.
troubles in Humboldt county;
man shot; Indian troubles in Ar
increasing. Numerous murder
people are becoming exasperateL
determination is suggested, comm
ing with Indians on reservations.
LIVERPOOL, March 16.--NoOa
Yarns and fabrics at Manchester Grr
err.
New YORK, March lc The Eve
ing Mail has Cuban advices via -
sau; Gen. Lisca was repulsed thr
lines, with heavy loss, on his w
to raise the seige of Puerto Prime.
Puerto Principe still beseiged if L
captured.
WASHINGTON, Mch. 1G.-Hamilton Fl
arrived; confirmation Longstreet a.
Casey considered certain; New 70
stocks firm and dull +; money steady
exchange So; gold 81 3l3S; 62's 1,
n. c. G3, new IS; Va. ex-coupons 3
COZ; Tennessee ex-coupcns 6G12, ne
esq; Levees 60. Cotton a shade lowe
2SL@2S15; freights firm.
WASHINGTON, March 1G.-Recou-
struction Committee had an inform;
did nothing.
Election Committee resolved to re
port, first on prima facie evidence, tn
right to seats of members from Geor
gia and Louisiana, under Bullock
and Warmouth's certificates.
The House, in considering the join
inquire regarding the i'm
of Americans in Pa-aguaT
SENATE.-A number Of petition
were prese nted, removing disabilitios
Wiley, of West Va, said old Vi
ginia offices could not be filled witt
out further legislation. The follow
ing resolution has passed: BE il r,
solved by the Senate and House ofRcI
resentatives of the United States @
America in Congress assembled, ths
the removals from civil office in III,
Provisional Government of Virgin
provided for in the joint resolution l.
which this joint resolution is amenda-
tory, shall not be made till Thirty
days from and after the passage of tbs
joint resolution.
WASHINGTON, March l5th.-JoiL.
resolution extending the time for tn
removal Of ineligible officers only APP
plies to Virginia.
The amendment to the bill repeating
the tenure of office reads: "The same
is hereby suspended until the mex
of Congress"
Amendments to the bill enforcing
the provisions of the 18th amendment
provides proceedings by quo todrra7to
with precedence over all cases OF the
dockets Of the United States Courts;
penalty not more than a year. I'm
or fine of five thouear.
dollars and perpetual disqualiiyir
from Federal and State officers.
The bill guaranteeing levec bon
of Mississippi and Louisiana was r
ferred 10 the Committee on COmmcrc
Also a bill granting the right of w.
to the Pacific, Central and Tram
Railroad from New Orleans to the r.,
Grande, in the direction of Mazatlau.
Mr.. Morton introduced joint resJ-
luton that the majority of any Sta,a
Legislature can ratify the 10th amend
ment, and that the resignation, with
drawal or refusal to act by minority
shall not affect such action by M
jority resolution a joint committee
to re-organize departments.
The bill strengthening public credit
was resumed, and the bill finally
passed the House and goes to the Pre-
sident.
Executive session adjourned.
HoUsE.-Among the bills introduc-
ed was one to build postal military
railroad to New York; one repeating
the act of July, 1864, restricting juTis-
diction of the Court of Claims; a bill
preventing the sale of public lands, ex-
cept under presumption laws; bill
discouraging polygamy in Utah, by
granting suffrage to women; instruct
ing the Secretary of War to inquire
into the alleged arrest and imprison-
ment of Gen. Jas. b. Steedman; pro-
viding provisional Government for
Mississippi. One hundred and forty
FIVE bills were introduced.
\ resolution was introduced proyid-
ing for joint committee on the re-
moval of political disabilities, which
was referred to the Reconstruction
Committee.
The bill erasing the word "white
from the charter and ordinances of the
District of Columbia was passed, AID
goes to the President. Adjourned
The following are the Committees
Reconstruction-But of Mass
Farnsworth, Beaman, Paine, Ward
Julian, Poland, Whittemore, Beck
Wood, Woodward, and Morgan.
Ways and Means-Schenck. Hooper
Allison Mavuard Kelly Rrooks Ortiz