The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-08-13

W ire upper lakeBs WITH fre60 North
easterly winds tonight and by Tuesday
to the Ohio Valley, with South westerly
winds, and to the lower lakes, With
North easterly. Threatening weather,
with rain areas over the Middle States
North Of Virginia and the Eastern
States, aud with Southerly to Easterly
winds. Cloudy weather, with Southerly
and Westerly winds, on the South Allan
tic aud Gulf.
Orders have been issued from the War
Department, prescribing regulations for
continuing the work of the Freeiman's 8
Bureau, under direction of the Adjutant
General of the army. In pursuance Of
the Act of Congress, abolishing that
Bureau, chief disbursing office will be
established in the Adjutnut Generals
Of1ice, at Washington. D. c., with dis.
bursting Offices at Louisville, st. Louis,
Nashville, Memphis, Vicksburg, Natchez
and New Orleans. Payments to claim
ants in Delaware, Maryland und Virgi-
MIA will be made through the Washing
ton office; in North Carolina, South ca
rolina, Georgia and Florida, aud States
wherein slavery did not exist, by officers
who will be temporarily assigned to that
duty, and Offices hereinbefore enume.
rated. The order prescribes ut some
length the duties and powers of attor-
neys in collecting the claims, aud states
that advances or loans by attorneys will
not be recognized
Detective Whitley who, under instruc-
tions Of the Attorney General, visited
the alleged Ku Klux prisoners at Albany,
has mrde an elaborate report The Al
torney General will confer with the Pre-
sident on the subject az soon as the lat.
ter returns to Washington.
NEWARK, August 12.-Dr. Low ell Ma
son, Jr., the well known musical com
poser. died in Orange, on Sunday. He
was eighty-one years of age.
BOSTON. August 12.-David r. Brown,
who recently served out a sentence OF
fourteen years in the Chsrlestown State
Prison, for procuring an abortion. was
arrested yesterday, for like offence on
Cnthe crime Vannesser, aged eighteen.'
NEW YORK, August 12.-Joseph Core
gan and James Dunn were fatally stabbed
this morning. Dunn received his wounds
while endeavoring to save woman from
boing outraged by party of men. The
rlfhans we're arrested.
NEwBCRYPoRT, MASS August 12.-
Rev. Thomas Tracy, Unitarian minis
ter, is dead, aged ninety-one.
Financial ana Commerctni
NEW YORK. August 12-Noon. Cotton
quiet--uplands 2l24; Orleans 2211s; sales
272 bales. Flour 10@l5c. better. Wheat
sold 2@3c. higher. Corn 10. better.
Pork steady. at 1375@13s0 80. Lard
steady-steam sk@9. Freights steady.
Stocks very weak. Gold firm, at Is /.
Money easy. sterling-Iong ssl; short
93a. Governments strong. States dull.
2. M.-Cotton dull; sales IT'S bales
--uplands 213s; Orleans 2216. Flour
frmer and in fair demand-common to
fair extra 7.60@9. rs; good to boice 9. so
lgl275. Whiskey dull, at SO. Wheat1
(92c. better, and in moderate export
demand-millers holding off-winter red
Western 1.83@1.9O Corn opened
shade firmer, but closed steady.
Rice firm, at 8l@s1l. Pork a shade
tirmer. at 13. 75@l3 IS. Freighta flrmer.
Money 2C@3. Sterling firm. Gold l5As
9l5a. Governments and States very
quiet. Sales of cotton for future deli
very 1850 bales. as follows: August 2Ol5;
September 209S, 20L; October 1917
1915; November 1872, 18 11.l6; Decem.
bar 18 9.16. 18%.
BALTIMORE. August 12.-Cotton dull
middling 2134; stock 500. Flour firm
and in very good inquiry for fresh.
Wheat firm. Corn frm-white 70; yel-
low 62C965. Oats active and higher
Southern 43045. Rye firm, at 7O075
Provisions very strong. Mess pork IA so.
Active jobbing trade for bacon, and
prices unchanged. Lard Sa4(99. Whis.
key 941s.
ST. Louis. August 12.-Flour steady-
winter extra 5 00(95 60. Corn dull and
lower-No. 2 mixed 361S. Whiskey
steady, at 90. Pork ull-order lots
13 so. Bacon active and higher-shoul.
ders ~; clear rib sides 95a; September
clear sides 95s@924, clear sides buyer
this month 9zs. Lard unchanged.
GALVESTON. August IL Cotton nomi-
nai-good ordinary unchanged; receipts
II bales; exports 50; sales 25; stock G44.
MEMPHIS, August 12-Cotton oniet
and firm-middling 2ll4; receipts 63
bnles.
SAVANNAH. August 12.--Cotton nomi.
nal-middling 2U@2011; receipts 81
bales; exports 472; sales S; stock 97S.
WILMISGToN. August l2-Cotton firm
201s; exports so bales; stock
MOBILE, August 12.-Cotton dull and
nominal; receipts Is bales; sales %; stock
760.