The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-10-07

| NEW YORK. Oct. 4.-Times SAYS the Ala.
bama left New York with men and materia
for the Cubans.
| The Hornet was sold to the Cuban Repub.
| lie soon after leaving Halifax. schooner
| supplied her with mea, Ammunition and
number Of parrot guns.
WILMINGTON, n. c. Oct. 4.-PrivateeI
Hornet, alias Cuba, appeared off Smithville
Saturday evening, flying Cuban colors. She
has 200 men and 30 officers aboard major
lty. or the lafter ex-ConfedeTatas. The Col
lectof Of CUSTOMS. Burnley. chartered the
steam tug Alpha this morning at 4oaelcck
and having placed her in the hands of Dep
uty u. >. Marshal warrant was issued BY
L. ,. Commissioner, and placed him aboard
with a part of the Custom force. with orders
70 detain the privateer until further orders
The Alpha has not yet returned. Officers
who visited the city are very bold and conf
dent in speaking, that there is no process by
which the privateer can be legally detained.
The event creates much excitement and
comment.
RICHMOND. VA Oct. 3.-Abour fifty MEM
beTs Of the Legislature have arrived. Very
few, if any. are committed to candidates for
Senators, and all seem to be waiting for a
caucus TO determine matters. The names
chiefly mentioned by the Walker men to-
night for Senator, are Franklin. Stearns.
Gen Robert Williams, and Lieut.. Gov. John
a. Lewis. A caucus OF the Walker men
will be held tomorrow night TO make nom
! lbdbAOu5 iOI OlAtcTe Vi Tile lSf.Rl=ldJiF6. Ste
phehius Turner and John b. Crenshaw are
spoken OF for Speaker of the House. The
Senatorial election will not take place till
end of the week.
Heavy storm here all day.
NEw YORK, Oct. 4-Heayy gale and tor
rents of rain this morning at daylight.
BALTIMORE Oct. 4-LOss by the food last
night, near quarter of a million of dollars.
DOVER PLAINS, \ " Oct. 4.-The HaF-
Ian Railroad track above MillertOn all wash
ed away. Bridges at Copake and Client are
gone.
PoRT JARVIS, Oct. 4th.-The storm was
very severe. River twenty feet higher than
on Friday.
Wires Interrupted. No reports beyond
DespOsIt.
PHILADELPHIA. Oct. 4-The Schuylkill
river rose teen feet; much property was de-
stroyed.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 29th.-Borie has give
an opinion regarding the election of Vir-
ginia Senators. The provisional Legisla-
tuTe may elect r-.
Grant and Boutwell, had prolonged con-
sultatiOn to-day. ezesse
sherman aud Robson have retuaned.
Senator Wilson proposes introducing a
bill making sales of c. in without absolute
delivery penal.
Coyade thinks the contest in Pennsylvania
will be very close and will require all the
administrations assistance to render success
sure.
NEW ORLEANS. Sept. 29-The steamship
Clinton. from Galveston, picked up yester
day evening near ship Shoals, two boats
containing Capt MOrrell, first mate, and -
Others from steamship Tradewind, sunk 24th
inst. Second mates boat still missing.
NEW YORK, Sept. 20 e. A. Meigs & Sons
and Fuller Froth & Cox have failed. No
Government gold sold to-day; it was post
poned till Tomorrow.
The gold exchange bank has been placed
i'm the hands ola receiver.
The failure of Sloan & Co. is announced.
Quite number Of failures are rumored !;
among them Lockwood & Co.
New ORLEANS. Sept. 29.-Cotton active
and lower at 2534 a. 26c; sales 1925 bales; re-
ceipt, $50 bales; gold 331z
New YORK, Sept. 29.-COtton lower; sales
1900 bales at 2S(G2S15c.
LIVERPOOL, Sept. 29.-COttOn easier; Up
Irnds, l51d; Orleans, 1215d; sales 5000
bales; for export and speculations 1000
bales.