The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1880-01-29
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TO THE DAILY CLARION
LAST NIGHTS REPORTS,
Congressional.

WAsHryGrox. Jan. 27.--Mr Coke presented
o memorial Of the States Of Georgia and
Texas. praying fer the reorganization OF inter-
State commerce.
Mr Monier, from Finance Committee, re-
ported adversely on the bill 10 establish the
Office Of Assistant United States Treasurer at
Charleston s. C., aud it was indefinitely post
poned
Mr. Morgan introduced bill for the relief
Of the Medical College Of Alabama. Referred.
number Of bills Of minor Importance we're
introduced aud referred, and several private
pension bills passed, when the Senate resumed
consideration Of the joint resolution with
drawing the compulsory legal tender power Of
United states notes, which had been reported
adversely from Committee on Finance.
Mr. Bayard made long speech in support
Of the views Of the minority Of that commit
tee, at the conclusion Of which the Senate adj
iourned.
HousE--Mr. Goode Of Virginia, Chairman
Of the Committee on Yorktown celebration,
offered bill to carry into effect resolution
adopted by Congress in act 17S in regard TO
the monumental column at Yorktown. Passed
Mr. Cook Of Georgia, from the Committee
on PostofIices and Post Roads, reported back
the bill declaring all public roads and high
ways post routes, and authorizi ng the Post
master General to put postal service on all
/
| il. Upon objection by Mr.. Blount, Of Georgia,
the bill was Withdrawn. The House then
went into Committee Of the Whole on revision
| of rules. New rules were agreed to without
important amendments. Adjourned.
Washington Notes.
WAsnIyGros, Jan. 23.--The House Commit
tee on public building and grounds to-day
agreed upon bills appropriating money for
the erection Of public buildings at at prices
and in amounts as follows:
At Montgomery Ala, $l250O0 Qt Jackson,
Miss, 100000; at Lynchburg, Va. $4,000 /;
at Charleston West Virginia, 100000.
Nominations.
i WASHINGTON, Jan. 28.-The President sent
| TO the Senate to-day the nomination OF j. d.
Stanford, Of North Carolina, to be Supervisor
Ct Census for the Third North Carolina Dis
trict
Body Snatching.
NEW YORK, Jan. 28-A special from At
| hnta says that two barrels shipped to h. f.
Avery and Son, Atlanta pillow manufacturers,
we're opened yesterday and found to contain
| eorpses of three half grown persons, which,
owing to recent developments in this vicinity
regarding body snaching, caused considers
Vie sensation. The police were notified and it
vas soon found that they belonged to another
Avery, druggist on Peach Tree street, and
we're for Atlanta College, Atlanta, and came
rom near Cincinnati.
n Declines TO Recognize.
BANGOR, Me-, Jan. 27-The Supreme Judi
ia Court has rendered n unanimous decis-
on declining 10 recognize the Fusionist bod
es at Augusta, and explicitly declaring the
louise and Senate now holding sessions in the
State House, to be the legal Legislature Of
Maine,
Suicided.
ATLANTA, Ga, Jan. 27.-John Korber, of
Virginia, lately removed to this city, commit
ted suicide tonight by sending bullet from
q pistol through his head. He attempted sui
eide few days since by taking poison, but
was rescued from death by the attending ply
stefan, Loss of property and strong drink
was the cause Of the rash act.
The Exodus.
CINCINNATI, Jan. PA special from St.
4 Louis says the tide Of negro emigration from
i The South has set in again about one hundred
arrived on the Scudder Sunday, and LEFT for
Kansas, while MS many more came in by the
steamer John 3. Maude last night; all of these
people have some money, and came away
from East Baton Rouge La, Washington
county and Grenada, Miss Those who have
arrived say there are hordcs to come Num-
bers are waiting on the banks Of the river for
| transportation. A colored man acting as
agent, has sent to the relief committee list OF
800 families who, he says, will wish to come
| North within a few days, Seven hundred
omigrant haye reached st. LOUIS.
+ ON Maine.
AUGUSTA, Jan. 27.-The Fusion Legislature
assembled to-day, but adjourned until to-mor-
row, without transacting any business.
viii be Resisted by Force.
BosToN Jan. PA Herald Augusta special
says there have been quite large arrivals of
Fusonists from Lewiston and Auburn and
the Adjutant-General has information that a
company of lois expected this afternoon from
Brdeford. Leading Fusionists say that any
attempt to arrest officials of their government
will be resisted by force. The Governor has
been urged to call the Portland Blues and
Montgomery Gua,d s to this city, and it has
been suggested to have them quartered in the
hall near that in which the Fusionists meet
The Governors proclamation is expected to
follow upon the decision of the Supreme
Court.