The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-01-09
BOSS SHEPHERD BREAKs HIS LEG

IL WASHINGTON.
BOSS SHEPHERD BREAKS HIS LEG
WAsHTNGToS. Jan S.-Gov Shepherd
/ fell on the ice i'll front Of bis house break
/ Ing his leg in two places above the knee.
THE PRESIDENT WILL SANCTION 1T.
The Republican publishes a paragraph
this morning upon what IL regards high au-
thority. that the President viii sign the
| silver bill should it pass Congress. Tie
/ paragraph continues: He believes il to be
4 measure demanded by the business inter-
| people of the United States and hence will
cheerfuliy give it his official sanction.
DIFFICULTY ADJUSTED.
A difficulty between Spain and Hayti
over q Spanish subject convicted of incen-
diarism was adjusted by mediation of the
English Minister. A Spanish man-of- war
seYWhRngeu salutes with shore battery when
SpansfAhtficers visited the President of the
Bepublic Reports are not explicit as to
what becanAe the alleged incendiary.
PKoFITAHkE AMERICAN IMPoRTATIoNs-
WASHINGTON, jan. 5.-The Minister OF
Marine informs the State Department that
wheat. tobacco, petroleum and slaves can
be profitably i'm portG from the United
States into Portugal.
Commissioner Leduc is about saving
twenty million dollars annually by avoring
tea Gull
Collector Arthur, of the New York Gus
tom House. complains to Secretary Sherm an
OF what he calls the Joy Commission Star
cham Der, as a cruel inquisition.
FROM MEXICO.
The following telegram was received at
the War Department last night from Gen.
Pope through Gen. Sheridan: Col. Hatch,
from EIpasO, on the 5fh, reported every
thing quiet. Considerable bodies of armed
men are on the Mexican side of the river
and in the vicinity of SaragosSa- And
again on the 9th he reported all quiet and
thinks order can be restored better without
rangers than with them.
JOHN PoPE,
Brcvet Major-Gcneral.
MONTGOMERY BLAIR CREATES CoNsTERNA-
TION.
WASHINGTON, Jan. S.-A special from
Annapolis says that Mr.. Blair's speech
created CONSERVATION on the Republican
side of the House: The lobby, and gallery
were packed. Messrs. Kinks and Mer |
rick, both made speeches on the same SUBJ
ject. Mr.. Leib, Republican, moved 70 lay
the memorial on the table, and called for
ayes and nays. which resulted: ayes, ID;
nays, "a; it was then referred to Committee |
ON Federal Relations.
WEATHER INDICATIONS.
WASHINGTON, Jan. S.-The indications for |
the West and Gulf States are falling bar
winds, cloudy and rainy weather.
CABINET MEETING.
The Cabinet to-day determined that the |
Secretary of the Treasury should as soon
as possible invite further subscriptions to |
the popular loan of TOUR per cent. bonds.
MUTINY OF GARRISON.
WASHINGTON, Jan. S.--Commander Rog- |
ers, U. S. Station Adams, reports mutiny |
at Sandy Point, Strait of Magellan. The I
entire garrison had mutinied, and convicts |
had escaped.
AGRICULTURAL.
WASHINGTON, Jan. S.-The report of the |
Commissioner of Agriculture estimates the |
tobacco crop at four hundred and forty mil |
lion pounds, an increase over last |
year of sixty million pounds.
The cotton crop in October promised a |
yield of four and half million bales, but |
the bad picking season, up to the end of
December, may reduce the crop half mill
lion bales.
ilReferring to the sugar crop. the report /
says that There has been a fair prospect for
an increase in the product Of sugar over
last year, but, in consequence of bad wealth
er, it is too early to say whether the yield /
will be equal to that of last year.
The wheat crop promises to exceed that
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