The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-08-09
Interesting Home News.


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Interesting Home News.
NASHVILLE, August 5.-The American
Dental Association closed their session
here last night, and adjourned to meet Mt
Atlanta, Georgia. next August. Wm. II.
Morgan was elected President; J. A. Sol
mon, OF Massachusetts, Corresponding
Secretary, and VIM. II. Goodwin, Of
Louisville, Treasurer. The session,
which was very harmonious, lasted three
days.
RALEIGH, n. c., August 7.-George
". Brooks, Judge of the United States
District Court. in the District of North
Carolina, has issued writs of ha5eus cor
pus for all citizens now held by Kirk,
under order of Governor Holden, to
appear before him at Salisbury, where
he opens court tomorrow. The United
States Marshal leaves tonight, to serve
the writs
The State has gone Democratic by a
large majority, and from all appearances,
the Democrats have two thirds majori-
ty in both branches of the Legislature.
The Democrats also have elected Eve out
of the seven Congressman.
New YORK, August THE cotton
movement for the week was very light,
both in receipts and in exports, and fig
ures clearly indicate the close year. The
receipts ut all ports for the week we're
5,740 bales, against 6, 612 bales last week,
lat for the previous week, and 9,474
for three weeks since. The receipts at
all the ports since September 1st, are
2,S54 1876 bales, against 2,1l2,547 bales
Tor the corresponding period of the pre-
vlous year, showing an increase of 742,
2o3 bales In favor of the present year.
The exports from all tho ports for the
week wero $3.50 bales against 8, 613 bales
for the last week, and 5,246 bales for this
week OF last year. The exports from oil
the ports from September 1st, 2,14S, 931
bales, against 1,431, 1926 bales for the
same time last year. The stock at oil the
seaports is 1O9,278 bales, against 81, 875
bales Tor the same time last year. The
stock Of American cotton af1oat for Great
Britain is $4,000 bales, against 26,30O
bales for the same time last year. The
amount of Indian cotton ahoat for Eu-
rope is 407, $50 bales, against IA. 673
bales for the same time last year. Tho
unsettled during the week, with decline
of a 1401a1c. THE improved condition
OF the Liverpool market towards the close
of the week failed to affect our market
fayorably, as the quotations here are far
above shipping limits.
Speculation seems to be dead for the
moment, and the European war shrouds
the future cotton market with great un-
certainty. The Importance to the coun-
try of this great staple is clearly evi-
denced in the last report OF the Bureau
Of Statistics, at Washington. The report
shows that the total exports of domestic
products for eleven months ending MAY
3lst, 1870, was 1886, $40, I'll in gold value,
of which amount $215, ,498, 206 were in
raw cotton. These figures are certainly
remarkable and need no comment.
WASHINGTON, August European
dispatches are somewhat confused, but
they are translated ut the North German
Legation MS greatly to the advantage Of
Prussia.
a train approaching the White SUI
phur Springs, Virginia, ran of the track
yesterday, and twelve persons were
killed md twenty wounded. No ladies
hurt
Rumors of the purchase by Prussia Of
the Stevens battery, are discredted
here. The Journal OViciel of Paris, de-
MES the loss Of any cannon or eagles at
Weissenburg.
Adyices from Rome state that the
French disasters caused profound terror,
and the Pope has asked Eugenie for
Just ono ship to defend him from the
Italians, now organizing for al attack
on the Papal dominions and authority.
CHARLESTON, August S.-Arrived-
steamer South Carolina, New York;
bark Eva Fay, Boston.
New YORK, August S-The mass Of
Nathan evidence to-day fails to solve the
mystery.
ST. LOUIS. August S.-The excitement
over the Prussian advantages interest
many. Frenchmen are applying to the
Consul to go homo to fight. Their
services for the present are declined.
The first bale of new Texas cotton