The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1880-03-03
NOON REPORTS.
Congressional.

W ASHlNTONt MhFCu 2--CENATh-hTs phlHh-
yille from the Committee OH Military Affairs,
reported adversely on bills fixing the compen
sation of enlisted men in the signal service
indefinitely postponed.
Mr. Hoor submitted the following resolu-
ton
Resolved, That the Committee on Judiciary
be instructed TO inquire and report whether
any American citizens have been arrested or
imprisoned for the exercise of their Constitu.
tional right to petition this body concerning
the matter Of grand or public interest, viz:
title to seat in this body of Senators from the
State Of which they are citizens, with power to
send for persons and papers, and administer
Oaths. Adopted.
HousE--The morning hour was on the mo-
ton Of Mr.. Black burn, of Kentucky, dispensed
with Mr. Blackburn then moved that the
House proceed to The cons dcration OF the re-
port of the Committee Of the Whole, on the
subject of the revision Of the rules. lie stated
that 1t was his intention to Immediately de-
mand tie previous question.
Nomination Withdrawn.
WASHINGTON, March 2.-'Tbe President has
withdrawn the nomination Of Pinchback as
Naval Officer at New Orleans.
Contract Void.
New YoRK, March 2.-The officers Of the
received the following dispatch
The "New Orleans American Union
Telegraph Company, having arranged
for building its line Of Telegraph on the right
of way Of the New Orleans and Mobile rail-
road. il being understood that the Western
| Union Telegraph Company would interfere,
and endeavor to prevent the erection OF the
| American Union Line because of its holding
| the contract in exclusive terms of said rail
Tfuiau m NJ nj aH
to the Courts and to-day obtained an injunc-
tion against the Western Union Company re-
straiuin9 the latter from interference on the
ground chat its exclusive right TO contract was
void"
Municipal Election.
RocKLASD, Me-, March John II. Case,
Republican, was elected Mayor by llb ma or
ity over J. i. Hall, Fusionist. Republicans
carried all but one ward and elected six alder
men and Il councilmen.
A Strike.
RosroS March 2.-Empoyees Of the Lam
ster Woolcn Mills, at Clinton, struck yester'
day for advance in wages.
Municipal Election.
i HALLowELL, ME-. March 2-Municipal elec.
ton here resulted in choice Of Hon. J X. Bod
we'll, Republican candidate, for Mayor by 0
vote Of more than three to one.
Yellow Fever.
WASHINGTON. D. c., March 2-secretary
| Thompson to-day received the following from
Monticello in regard TO Yellow Fever on U )
steamer Marion. Wike died on the 26th ult
The sick are improving. No new cases Tni
death makes two of the Marion's officers anf
crew that have fallen by the fever The othet
two being L. Z. Wallis, and apprentices Rogers
Wike is Midshipman Harvey Wike.
Suicide.
f CaIcAGo. March PA 81. Louis special say
T.. G. Stockton, nephew OF Commodore Stock
ton, cousin Of Senator Stockton, committet
suicide at the Eutaw House Sunday by taking
morphine. He left note saying, II die be
cause have no home to go TO" He hel'
many Offices Of distinction. Was aCarolinial
! by birth and graduated atthe Naval Academy
He was with Commodore Perry N the Japai
expedition, and at the outbreak OF the ciyi
! war he resigned his position Of Commander Il
4 the U. S. Navy, to join the Confederate Navy
in which he was Captain, and Afterwards o.
coming Colonel Of land forces. Before IN
> war started he had very large plantation i
: in South Carolina, and summer residence y
Newport He leaves widow and three chill
I dren, who are comfortably provided for by
= life insurance policy Stockton was who'll
out of means and though bills fell due to-da
. which he had nothing 20 meet. Mrs. stockto
= il cousin of Mrs. JEFFERSON DaVisf anu va
= once Southern woman Of high social position
# Died.
n .BALrIxoRE, March 2.-Ex-SuIgeon Genera
William Maxwell Wood, Of the United state
e, navy, died yesterday at his residence, Wv
e, ing's Mills, Baltimors county, in his sever
ty-second year.
II River Improvement,
wTLMlxeros. March 1.-The system Of b'
r, and river improvement now in progress he
n, under the auspices Of the United States go
ernment shows good results. There Is
of steady gain in the depth Of water. The bTi
O. isb barI. George Davis, with cargo OF %
barrels Of rosin, and drawing II feet z inche
g. pagsed over the bars without detention.
n, More Strikes.
n VuLcAS. March 2,-The steel works at 7
rendelet after several months preparat 10
- were ready to resume operations yesterda
Ia but before starting Superintendent Dunci
Of notified the employees that they wonid be
quired to sign contract governing their rel
m tons with the company before WORK co
n, menced. This the employees refused TO
and ON being informed that this was the col