The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-10-18

has a special. dated Gloucester, whioh
says the schooner Horton was taken
from the harbOr, Of Guisboro, Nova
Scotia. by party OF men from Glouoes.
ter. The Horton is now due at Glou-
oester. It is. stated that British nnn-
boat has been senti in pursuit of schoon-
or now off Cape Ann, with the Intention
of recapturing the schooner. An Anne.
rican gun boat has gone to prevent the
reoapture in American waters. The af.
fair is believed to be of great gravity.
Revenue officers, supported by Fede-
raj soldiers, raided the fifth ward, Brook
lyn, at 6 o'clock. with but little resist.
ance. and captured several illicit stills
and other property
HARTFORD, October 17.-The North
American Insurance Company has as-
signed to VIM. O. Hastings.
WASHINGTON, October II. -Judgo
Chase is presiding at the Supreme Court,
which commenced it's special term yes.
terday.
General Bullock, paymaster of the
Freedmen's Bureau. has been suspended
for irregularities. His arrest hud been
ordered, but is withheld for explanations.
Rumofs Of defalcation are rife.
run is progressing on the Freed
mans BaeL, growing out Of the reported
defnlcation of General Bullock, pay
master of the Freedmen's Bureau.
SALT LAKE OITY, October 16.-Brig
ham Young plead not guilty. There is
no excitement. Young appeared in i'm.
proved health.
NIGHT DISPATCHES.
WASHINGTON, October l7.-The Attor-
ney- General has despatch from North
Mississippi that five Ku Klux, with dis
guises complete, have been captured.
S75O, 600 of revenue stamps we're found
safe in the Government vault at Chicago.
Advices from the North. west grow
hourly worse.
Notwithstanding barometer, with
clear and pleasant weather, is probable
for Wednesday from the lower lakes to
Texas and North westward; cloudy and
clearing weather in New England and
on the South Atlantic; fresh North srly
winds on the Gulf coast; light winds on
the Atlantic, and fresh Westerly winds
on tho lakes.
Comptroller of the Currency.
Official from the Agricultural Bureau
The cotton returns of October nre no
more favorable than those of preceding
months. In no State is the average OF
September fully. sustained. The general
average of condition in the first week of
the present month is 76 per cent. !,
against 80 per cent. in September. In
some sections in the Mississippi Valley
and Ill Texas, improved prospects are
reported, while the preponderance of
testimony in the. Southwest, as we'll as
on the Atlantic coast, favors further
reduction of the expected yield. The
per centage of condition in the several
States is as follows: North Carolina, 80;
South Carolina, IS; Georgia, 72; Flo.
rida, IS; Alabama, rs; Mississippi. 76:
Louisiana. rs; Texas, r.; Arkansns, 80:
Tennessee. 81. h
The injuries reported are from rust,
shedding of bolls prematurely, suffi.
ciently low temperature to check do
velopment of bolls in more Northern
latitu.les. floods and inundating in
Florida and Georgia. sprouting or rot
ting OF bolls from rains. drought in the
section West of Georgia, and the boil
and army worms in portions OF Missis.
sippi and more Western States. It does
not appear that the losses from insects
are general or very serious. With few
isolated exceptions. drought should
be credited with larger proportion of
the depreciation than any other assigned
cause, Notwithstanding the fact that cot
ton endures lack of moisture better than
other crops. The present indications do
not point to crop of more than
5000, 600 bales. If the remaining sea
son should be unfavorable for the. de-.
velopment and gathering of the fibre.
as matter of course this result must be
accepted.
CHICAGO. October 17.-Hon. G.. S.
Bout0eA. Secretary Of tic Treasury: The
banks are saved. and are paying every
dollar on demand. A good feeling pre-
walls.
lSigned) Fl. r. HURLBUT,
HALIFAX, October 17.-Hon. james
AIcNub is dead.
CINCINNATI, O,tober 17.-Eighty Ca
tholic children arrived to-day from Chi.
oago. and were committed to the Bishop's
care.
ST. LOUIS, October 17.-Fires are rag.
ing in Deer and Harrison Creek valleys.
They hive extended to Jefferson County,
NEhrnalro Frk,o g,