The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-10-25
american Affairs.

A grand jury for finding indictments
under the election laws has been empan-
neled. Among those summoned are
VIM. B. Astor, II. l.. Stewart, A. II.
Stewart, the President of the Union
League Club, and other prominent peo-
pie.
The New York Chamber of Commerce
has appointed standing committee to
act with the Storm Signal Corps of the
War Department. The Chamber ten
ders any assistance in its power.
WASHINGTON, October 23.-The Secre-
tary Of State has notified the representa-
tives of Spain and South American re-
publics that u convention for the adjust
ment of their difficulties will meet next
week
New YORK, October -Mid-night.-
The cotton movement for the week
shows the marked increase of receipts at
all the ports for the week have been
S2, 42S bales, against 76,704 bales last
week, 68, 949 bales the previous week,
ana 90, 6I2 bales for three weeks since;
total receipts of cotton this year has
been 351, 900 bales, against 372, 774 bales
last year; exports from oil ports for the
week have been 399, ,o74 bales, against
80, 6Sl bales last year; total exports for
this year 114,477 bales, against III, $50
bales last year; stock ut ali ports for this
year have been 204,911 bales, against
lO4, ,719 bales this date LAST year; stocks
at interior towns for the week 32,775
bales, against 2G,329 bales last week,
and 3l,SS0 bales this date last wear;
stock in Liverpool this year 5G5, 600
bales, against 434, 600 bales last year;
amount Of American cotton nfoat for
Great Britain this year $1,000 bales,
against 33, 100 bales last year; amount of
Indian cotton ahoat for Europe 3GO, 500
bales, against $500 bales last year
Advices from the South generally report
favorable weather for picking, although
Ill soma sections there has been frost, and
on.the coast there has been severe storms.
The cotton market ut this point has i'm
proved during the week, with material
increase in transaction for future deli
very. The cotton exchange in this city
is progressing finely now, and is re-
garded as n success.
WASHINGTON, October 23.-The Prcsi-
dent, Secretary of War and Secretary of
the Treasury, in replying to questions,
disavow having sold, knowingly, to
France or its agents any arms Tho bid
Of u known agent Of France was refused.
These sales of arms are in pursuance of
the policy before tho German war, and
the Government has no power to restrict
American citizens in the disposition of
arms so purchased within the neutrality
laws.
The Prussians have occupied st. Quen-
tin.
despatch from Versailles claims that
the recent sortie from Paris was repulsed
WASHINGTON, October 24.-A cores
pondent of the New York Tribune says
the highest authority of the British Go
vernment has concluded that tho time
had arrived for making another effort at
an armistice. Count Bismarck favors
an nrmistice, for tho convocation of the
Constituent Assembly, but insists that
the armistice must involve an impracti-
cable basis for peace. There is but q
chance that the present effort may pro-
ducc suspension of hostilities
Tho Worlds special says Gladstone
and Granville spent the whole day with
the Prussian. Austrian and Italian Am
bassadors and General Boyer, who came
recently from Metz. Boyer had visited
Napoleon's secretary and the Empress,
and reported that tho Emperor, EN-
press, King and Bismarck had agreed
upon project OF peace, involving
G,000, 900, O00f. in cattle, horses, prain.
wine and oil to Prussia. There is to be
no cesslon OF territory, unless Alsace
votes for annexation.
CHARLESTON, October 24.-Arriyed-
steamships Charleston, New York; Sea
Gull, Baltimore; Clyde, New York; Geor-
gia, New York; bark Hiram Lindder,
Boston; brig r. ?. Cove, Liverpool.
WAsHINaToN, October 24-Mr. Davis
and family are ut Barnum's
New York, October 24.-The steamer
Key West, from New York for Charles
ton. is ashore off Cape Hatteras, in a
hopeless condition. The crew are all
safe, Arrived steamer J. Fl. Brown,
from Mobile for Boston, leaking badly
and without sails
FORTRESS MONROE, October 4.-Bat-
terry A, Fourth Artillery, were relieved,
anu left here for Graham, N. c., this
morning.
MOBILE, October 24.-No deaths from
yellow fever yesterday, tho first days
escape since September 18. The re-
s.ponse to an appeal of the CAN'T Get
Away Club is 80 liberal it is thought fur
ther contributions are unnecessary.
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