The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-01-05

shipments or Produce.
BUFFALO. N. Y, Jan. THE tug In
gram left this port at IL O'Clock this morn
I Jug. During the last three or four days
/ several canal boats have left for Ashtabula,
Ohio. Severa loads of wheat have been
! shipped to Lockport. The harbor, river and
canal are entirely free of ice-this event is
worthy of record as being unheard of.
RePor1 Denied-
| NEW YORK. Jan. 4th-The report that
/ Princeton challenges Harvard is untrue.
HEAVY Ks1BEzzLEMENT.
Beckweth, the EN- bezzler, has been COM
United without BAIL It is expected that bis
embeZZlements and forgery reaches 3d.
100000.
MEETING OF COUNCIL
The old Board adjourned sine die. The
new Board then organized. a lawyer rep
resenting a number of persons who claim
to have been elected Aldermen and ASS
Aldermen under the charter of 1870, which
they say has not been repealed, sent in
communication asking for the use of the
Aldermen's and Asst 'Aldermen's cham
bers, which was refused; the Mayor stating
that he already had trouble enough with
other councils. The lawyer and his party
then withdrew to meet and organize else
where.
Suit against Tweed & Co, to recover six
millions of dollars has commenced.
Spain, Cuba and the United States.
LONDON, Jan. 3-The Manchester Guardi-
ans London correspondent writes as fol-
lows on Spain. Cuba ond the United States:
l have been furnished with what purports
to be the substance of Americas Cuban
note. | believe it is correct, though don't
pretend to give the exact language. 1t re-
A.
mainly and commerce, it demands cessa-
ton of the struggle which has been waged
in Cuba for several years, The United
States are great sufferers, but are unwilling
to act without the concurrence of other
Powers, including Spain. The continuance
of an attempt 10 govern Cuba from Madrid,
will be fatal to the hopes of the restoration
of peace, nevertheless Cuba belongs to Spain
and spare of the population is opposed to
separation. On these circumstances a Solu-
ton of the question might be found in es-
tablishing confederation in the West In
dies, resembling the Canadian. Cuba and
Porto Rico might be constituted a confeder-
alton, with local and independent rights,
and Governor-General appointed by Spain.
The Powers are asked TO join the United
States in proposing such a confederation
and aiding Cuba to establish it
The abolition of slavery would, however,
be necessary condition, and such pressure
must be brought TO bear as would make the
insurgents cease their warfare. This would
be difficult. but could be accomplished
Secretary Fish is emphatic in denying that
the United States desires the acquisition of
Cuba. They only wish peace restored and
slavery abolished, and commerce allowed to
resume its course. The Powers are asked
20 xpress their opinions on the proposition
and the means of accomplishing their ends.
California News.
SAN Francisco, Jan. "A dispatch from
San Diego says Col. NieEes, with Sonora
STATE troops, attacked the main body of the
Yagin Indians at Pertohalla, on the 3lst of
December, killing and wOunding 200 The
Spanish loss was 20.
Another Centenariam Gone.
Providence. Jan. 4.-John Bullock, aged
los, died at Bristol this morning.
Governor KeIIOgg's Message.
New ORLEANS, Jan. 3-The Legislature |
met to-day; everything passed of quietly. |
The House, after reading the Governors |
message, adjourned out of respect to the |
memory of l.. III. Southland and E. p. Pier
son, deceased mem ers.
Gov. kel1ogg's message was exceedingly |
elaborate. He congratulates the people on |
the hopeful prospects of the State. when /
he ascribes mainly to the fact that they are |
now on the Threshold of the full fruition
of the financial reforms urged by himself, |
which, at last election, by an unquestioned |
majority of the people, were engrafted in
the constitution OF the State. He expresses
his belief that these amendments are not !
even yet fully understood, and enumerates |
them as follows: The real debt of |
the State is reduced to a point actu
ally within the power of the State to meet,
principal and interest. Our debt cannot be
increased beyond the point to " hich it has
thus heen- limited. The appalling load
of contingent debt, over S2I 100000
in amount, never actually incurred,
but standing on statute buok-a constant
source of danger and uncertainty--haS been
buried beyond resurrection. The interest
aDpro priation on new debt is made perpet-
uai, until the extinguishment of thedebt it
self shall have been accomplished, Both
and interest are guaranteed by
the constitution. The rate of taxation Is
limited; the Legislature is restricted in its
expenditures to an amount which the reve-
nue. at that rate of taxation will yield and
the revenues of each year are to be devoted
exclusively to the expenses OF that year.
The actual am cunt of the debt of the State
will be hereafter fixed standard which can,
at any moment, be stated and proven In
relation to these State reforms, the city
council of New Orleans have been prohibi-
ted also by constitutional amendments from
issuing further bonds on any evidence OF
except against cash actually in
Treasury. The bonded and floating debt oil
the State when he took charge was S24 093,
4O7 20. He gives elaborate tabular statements
of the movements of the State finances
since, and says it will thus be seen that the
present bonded and floating debt of the
State is now, Jan'y /, 1876. $l9,CGl,645 p,
and that the debt of the state has been de-
creased during my administration $l59,90S
OJ. While this reduction of debt has been
effected, the general expenditures of the
government have been largely reduced, and
taxation has been diminished from 81 p to
II Is mills. The receipts of the present year,
up to December 20, have exceeded, by $780,
$50, the entire receipts for the year S72,and
the expenditures for tue current year, up to
December 30, show reduction of $l,l93.-
209 upon the expenditures of 1873, and ST.
4l57S3 90 upon the expenditures of 1872.
The expenditures during the three years of
my administration have been $9,720.659 81, !
showing a saving in expenditures OF SIS, 269,-
553 81, compared with the last three
wears previous to my administration. lie
recommends the passage OF constitutional
amendments reducing all salaries and the
per diem and mileage of members of the
Legislature, and the limitation OF the ses
sion OF the Legislature to thirty days, in
stead of sixty. With regard to the financial
affairs OF the city of \ ew Orleans, he stated /
that the debt OF the city is over twenty three
millions of dollars; the city 5 deficit on in
terest last year, was $l2,950,57; its deficit /
on appropriations for school and lice, /
81 562 20; making "A total deficit for 1873 |
and 1876 OF s., 693,777. Thedelinquent tax /
es, uncollected tor the last six years, |
amount to $2,352, l75,66-he says such an I
exhibit carries With II Its own moral. The (
city is insolvent, and, in my Judgment, the /
only course open is to address itself,without /
unnecessary delay, to some adj ustment of it |
obligations TO its creditors. and to provide |
for a more economical administration OF /
government in future. He recommends the |
appointment of five commissioners--two to |
be elected by city council to represent the |
city, two by the Board of Underwriters, |
the banking association formiu g the New Or |
leans Clearing House. to represent the bond /
holders, and the fifth to be appointed by the
GoYernOr or elected by IegiSlature. who |