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The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-06-06
Auct1on sales.
Notice to Capitalists !.

NVt1Co " OHplC6I16L6.
ooee V Guy o. Columbia Seuen per cent. Bonds
OFFICE CRY TREASURY,
CoLUMBIA, b. O., April 80, 1872
pURSUANT to authority Delegated By the
co., io;l,loswing o., resolution. adopted by the City
anction, on WEDNEsDaY M Nav 1si is 1872 81 pTVo pTW
HUNDRED AND FIFTY TH0USAHD' Dol. d.
saVEN VS. 'fS2NSooo0l SN HsnG,M CITY OF COLUMBIA
"Hesotoed That the City Treasurer be in
structed to advertise for sale, before tho
GHprt Con House s in the city Of Columbia, on the
Columbia, authorized to be issued by the said
CITY, under the Act Of the General Assembiv
just adjourned; that the advertisement be
lumbia, ono in the city OF Charleston and two
newspapers in the city OF New York, at least
thirty days before the day Of sale; that the
bonds to be sold be signed as prescribed,by
the said ACT, on tho day Of sale or as soon
thereafter as practicable. and delivered to the
purchaser as soon as the purchase money has
neen .S paid and the bonds registered; and that
formity with the said Act, and in no other
way" o o'A
.oEa Said bonds will be Of the denominations of
sa1o. sooo and II 600; the proceeds Of the sale
ments. -' o'e-
:, The right is reserved to dispose OF part OF
the said bonds in lots or In whole. AZ the
Mayor and Treasurer may determine.
any iurthef Information desired can be OBJ
talned by addressing WIN. ). ETTER,
City Treasury, Columbia, 8. C..
nv Inns hnis "a sale Is postponed until WEDEES-
OhI, June ~, at same place.
May 81 VIM. ). ETTER, City Treas'r.
In the District Court Of the United
states for District Of South Carolina
In re Laurens Railroad Company, Bankrupt
In Bankruptcy.
ooedlence to an order in the above
stated case, dated the 5th day OF April.
1877, will roaell to the highest bidder. at
public outcry. at tho risk Of the GreenvilIe
anu anu Eo;nmoia E;!n Railroad Company, the Lau-
IN front Of the Columbia Hotel. at u O'clock
Meridian. on the twentieth (2Mh) day OF
JUNE, 1872, free from all liens and ipcum-
brances: including the track and road. bed.
iron. rails. chairs, epikes, timbers, bridges,
eulverts, machine shops, water tanks, station
houses, and all locomotives, cars and ma
cltlnery, and all and singular the property and
assets, real and personal, Of every kind and
description Whatever, OF the Laurens Rail-
privileges, franchises and easements. law
Inliy neid, used or enjoyed by the Laurens
haliroad Company, on the following TERMS.
to wit: Si1ty-four thousand two hundred and
swenty.two 1854 222 s4l doilars eishty-four
after the day OF eale; and the pay mept OF tho
balance OF the purchase money within twelve
months from the day OF sale, With Interest
thereon at seven per cent. per anhum from
that gay, must be secured by the bond OF the
perty sold. "a,
The bidder will be required to deposit with
the assignee, before his bid il acoeeted.
twenty thousand dollars, to secure compli.
ance With the terms Of sale herein set forth.
and upon failure to deposit that sum, the pro.
perty will at once be re-offered for sale.
JAMES NJ. BAXTER, Assignee.
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"A WONDERFUL GUN. The Middle
town IN. W Press gives an account of a
rifle, invented by Mr.. M L A. Merriam.
OF most extraordinary character. 1t
sent ball through forty-two inches of
solid pine and eight inohen OF hemlock.
and again through eighteen inches of
solid oak and nineteen isches of solid
pine. An interested spectator was a
lumberman. who furnished the material
Tor the target. on condition that he
should receive double price in case the
experiment. failed, but nothing il it
proved Success. He succeeded in los.
ing his lumber. Science has been proved
to be gamer. 1t might be added thut
Mr.. Merriam says he has sent ball with
his ride distance of over two miles.
Lead balls caunOt be used, melting be-
lore they leave the barrel. The missiIss
are ootagon in form, and are made of
composition. The report is louder than
that OF an ordinary gun, but the recoil
is not heavy; in fact, this little cannon
does not kick"
Ii such arms had been in use during
the war, trees would have been no pro.
tectlon TO the cOwardly officers or pru.
dent pickets. Mr.. Merrinm is also the
inventor OF other valuable improvements
in mechanical art He has patent on
bis gun, and has refused $500 for this
single piece. The secret of it's power
lies in the popularity Of the powder.
chamber, which is larger than the bore
OF the barrel, which is three eighths of
an inch. It's length is about twenty five
inches, and the whole piece is very light.
The ball used was conioal one. and
weighed l35 grains; the powder, Hnzard's y
electric. and the charge was 240 gruins.
The editor remarks that this was done
in the presence of number of gentle
men, whose names are given, and that
there was ''no cheating"
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the chair and offered brief remarks, and
the Convention then adjourned till 10
O'Clock tomorrow. During the day
speeches were made by Morton, Logan,
Gerritt Smith. Gov. Oglesby, John A.
Gray, Ia oolored delegate from Arksn.
sas, and others-all of them in warm
eulogy OF Grant, who, it is declared, will
De nominated by acclamstion. There is
intense excitement over the Vice. Presi.
denoy. The friends OF Wilson and Col.
fax are both working with the greatest
VIM. On the question Of platform, it is
said the only diversity OF opinion that
exists is on the tariff.
WILMINGTON, N. O.. June 5.-The
Congressional Conservative Convention
re-nominated Waddeil by acclamation.
and while no positive resolutions were
passed for Cincinnati, Greeley and
Brown were evidently paramount. Tie
resolutions harshly urge q change.
Among them was one that we congratu.
late the country upon the favorable pros
poets OF the utter defeat of military
despotisn and official corruption in the
administration Of the General Govern.
ment.
NEW YoRK, juno 5.-In the case of G
B. Lamar Us. Charles A. Dana, for false
imprisonment while the latter was As
sistant Secretary of War, Judge Wood
ruff refused to remove tho case bach
from the United States Circuit to thu
State Court.
The New York herald., 1872-07-14
FREE LOVERS QUARREL.
A Deserted WiGc's TROUBLES.


few weeks since the details of a free lovers
quarrel which came up in the Yorkvile Police Court
for adjustment were published in the HERALD
The facts, as they then appeared, were the deser-
ton of HIS wife by man named Hatch surveyor.
whe keeps an Office in Broadway, and who, after
deserting his wife, took up his residence with Mrs.
Annie Congdon, of East Fifty fourth street.
Mrs. COngdOn accused Mrs. Hatch with threaten
to to take her life, and Mrs. Hatch
accused Mrs. Congdon with having stolen ner hus-
bands affections from her and inducing him to live
with her, in defiance Of all laws, moral and CIVIL
The disgraceful affair was finally settled in this
way-that Hatch should pay his wife the sum of
s75 per month, and by doing this he could live
were in Court once more, Mrs. Hatch having
been arrested on complaint OF Mrs. Congdon,
most brutal manner by Mrs Hatch She showed no
marks, however, although the assault is alleged to
have taken place Friday night; Mrs Hatch had her
went to Mrs. Congd0n's residence TO ask her hus-
band for share OF the s7s allowed her by the
she s would Shoot ts er dead 'n if she Ge0 Sd did
not instantly leave her house. The hus-
band got UP probably %s WITH the intention Of
and, placing the muzzle OF her weapon near his
head ordered him to take his seat. Being sensi-
would accidentally or otherwise put an end to his
usefulness ~ In this world Of sorrow, when she
would of course be held blameless by and by on
the ground OF insanity, he thought he had
better comply with her request. Mrs.
Hatch says that there were no blows
and that this complaint, like the other one is made
only for the purpose OF preventing her from OBJ
tanning her money. Mrs. Congdon Is young
woman, probably thirty, with very black hair,
one who had experienced some great misfortune
Her place, as the deserted and much wronged wife,
would be ar more becoming to her than it is to Mrs.
Hatch, who seems to be one OF these sprightly
little women whose age no one could even guess at,
and who looks at things generally on the bright
dressed, their appearance In Court was the signal
for inquiries as to whom they were. And any one
not familiar with the workings OF q police court
would be surprisedin In what q short time all about
such people became known to the court loungers
This interesting case will be up again Tor examina-
tiOn Tuesday next.
The New York herald., 1872-07-14

reached by winding stairway which leaves the
lower portion still free, will be the 0fces OF those
In attendance upon the business management, and
over these the directors rooms. All OF these are
to be finely finished and furnitured and ready for
the
PUBLIC OPENING
on the 18th or August next Thew are now par
titioned of, and, in common with other incom-
pete work, are being rapidly brought forward to
the finishing point. When completed, and even
without the very large fish market and long dock,
now only partially under way, this structure will
become almost as much object OF interest to the
stranger who visits the metropolis as is Central
Park. But, beside the mammoth market, thus
briefly described there will be- as soon as 1t can be
completed,
MAMMOTH FISH MARKET,
which VIII occupy the space between Twelfth ave-
nue., opposite the lower end OF the main market,
and the line OF the Hudson River shore. This
structure will be equal In width with the principal
building run forward to the long DOCK filling, In
timated, all the space from the lower avenue to the
river line and adding 100000 to the 81 900 ex-
pended on the main structure. In connection with
these structures there is to beis now in progress
one Ofthe
LARGEST DOCKS IN THE WORLD,
from which all that comes by water is to be re-
ceived, and all that goes to serve the steamships In
the harbOr and the cities OF Brooklyn and Jersey
City and HObUken will be conveyed away, making
the whole, when completed, the most gigantic mar
ket structure enterprise ever erected by either p
vate or public aid.
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SHOPLIPTERS ARRESTED.

Friday afternoon Mary Ann Taylor and Ellen
Williams alias Ida Lee to the store of Bradbury
Co., at the corner Of Bleecker street and the
Bowery, and expressed their desire to see some
lace shawls which we're at once shown to them
During the process OF examining the articles Ellen
slipped nine of them into large black shawl which
she carried on her arm The clerk noticed the
man9uvre, and at once asked the two to step into
back room. They complied and were searched
and OF course the property found secreted as
stated. They were taken to the Tombs Police
Court yesterday morning, and committed for trial
In default OF $1,000 bail each.
The New York herald., 1872-07-14

Norm River. o.; Mechanics ana Traders. lS6;
Leather Manufacturers', $50; Seventh Ward, 100;
State of New York, lilo; Commerce, III; Ocean, 10;
American Exchange. 11S; Hanover, 100; Irving.
124; Metropolitan, 1s4K; Nassau, 100; Corn Ex-
change, lao; Continental, slk; st. Nicholas, lis;
Commonwealth, 81; Importers and Traders, III;
Park. 1853; New York National Exchange, 81; Gen.
tral National, lOoX; Fourth National, NIX; Ninth
National, l0o; Bankers and Brokers' Association,
co.
THE IMPORTS OF THE wREK.
The imports OF general merchandise exclusive
Of dry goods) at this port during the week were
$4,s41, se7.
The imports Of foreign dry goods at the port Of
New York for the week ending July IL and since
the beginning Of the year were:-
For the toeek. 1870. 1871. 1872
Entered at port $1.22s,I 1872 s1,92s,lsS sl,72s.55e
Thrown on market s1i,oSo i,eoe,2as l,oSs,4s4
Entered @ M at port ss2 sss see 7ssses
Thrown market 53 1872 293 90, S49 T96 1880, 563
The imports of foreign goods Of all kind sreached
a total Of se,5e5,4se
STOCKS srAGNANr.
There was almost nothing doing literally, In stocks
II we take out of the list Pacific Mail and Erie. The
former advanced to 76X and the latter nuctuated
between 58sS and 81 Otherwise the changes would
be spanned by fraction Of u y per cent. There
were no sales recorded Of either Boston, Hartford
and Erie or G. G. and l. c.
In the Southern State bonds both classes OF the
Tennessees were strong at rs. The new South Caro-
lima July bonds were steady at 20. Virginia consOls
were weak and sold to small extent at SIX.
HIGHEST AND LOWEST PRICES
The following table shows the highest and lowest
nricas of tho nrincinal stocks during the day.-
The New York herald., 1872-07-14
MARRIAGES AND DEATHS.


BRowHsoN-RoBERTs.- Wednesday July 10. at
the First Presbyterian church. Y0nkers, by Rev. T..
Ralston Smith, u. D., Lieutenant WILLARD II.
daughter OF X. A. Roberts, Esq. No cards.
CoLE-FERoE.-By the Rev. W. G. Bowdish Will
LIAM W. COOK COLE Of this city, to Miss LEAH
BoUToN daughter of Edward Feroe, Esq, OF New
ton, Kansas No cards.
McGAY-CRIssEy.--On Wednesday, July 10, at the
residence OF the brides parents, by the Rev. $. H.
Graham, MIR. ISAAC l.. McGAY to Miss EfPIE G.
CRIssEY, both OF this city.
Orange county papers please copy.
WEsT-SMITH.-On Tuesday, July 2, at the resi-
dence OF the brides parents, Jersey City, by the
Rev. II. A. Cordo, Mr.. p. W. M. WEST to KATE A.
SMITH, eldest daughter Of Samuel +. Smith, Esq,
late OF New York.
WILLIAMs-RoBINsoN.-A Christ church, Fifth
avenue. on Thursday July IL by the Rev. Hugh Mil
The New York herald., 1872-07-14
EUROPEAN MARKETS.

LONDON MONEY MARKEr.-LoSDoN July lS-l .3D r. M
Consols closed s2s for both money and the account
American securities unchanged.
FRANKroRr DEMONSTRATIONS, July 13-A. M-United
States so bonds opened at g6 for the issue OF 1862
PARIS BouRsE.-PARIs, July l3-A. M.-Rentes opened
at bif &c
LIvERpooL CorroN MARKEr.-LIvKRPooL, July 1s-l 30
p. M-The cotton market closed steady MiddIina up-
lands, 10sd mddling Orleans iltd The sales OF the
day have been 00 bales including 1000 for export and
speculation.
LIyrRrooL BRrApsrvrvs MARxEr-LrvERPooI, July 49,
30 M-The breadstufs market is quiet Corn rs per
quarter.
LIvRRPooL Provisions sMARxsr-LrvEarooL July ls-l 80
MCheesc 63s cwt for the best grades Of Ameri-
can fine.
The New York herald., 1872-07-14
THE BANK STATEMENT.

The weekly statement OF the associated banks is
unfavorable strict analysis, although the i'm
pairment Of reserve arises from good cause-viz.,
an increase in deposits, indicating a flow Of
national bank notes to this city from the rural dis
tricts. The increase in deposits being about three
and three-quarter millions against a gain OF less
than four hundred thousand dollars in legal
serve, the surplus is drawn upon to the ex
tent Of about half million dollars Otherwise the
statement offers little subject for comment, the alb
-sence OF wide variations in the several items of
which IL is made up rejecting the
MONOTONY AND DUINESS
of the moneyed world generally The statement
The New York herald., 1872-07-14

Ioans .$296,5o1 500 $780,, 800
specie. ie................... 2o,7s5,50O 2S,223, 400
S1rculatlOn n............. 2i,5os,4Oo 2I,4o6, 4Oo
DepOslts. .-.......... 24l,lIs,9OO 245,oOo, OOO
Legal tenders............ 52,5OS,60O b3,44O, 700
The changes being in detail as follows:-
Decrease In specie NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 662, 100
Decrease In circulation On................. $4,000
Increase in deposits. s................. 8, 733, 100
increase In legal tenders. 932, 100
An analysis OF the above shows that the banks
now hold surplus OF $l3, ,42o, 500 over the legal
limit OF reserve-a decrease for the week of
s552775.
MONEY EASY.
The money market was easy at 8 4 per cent the
latest dealings occurring at per cent, and more
money being offered at that rate. Prime paper was
unchanged. Foreign exchange was dull and
steady.
GOLD DULI,-114 1l4k.
The gold market was intensely dull, and varied
only one point during the day. In fact, the gold
dial moved only twice during the whole session Of
the Board-viz, to make the 10:06 O'Clock
and 1857 O'Clock quotations recorded in the
table below, after. which it never stirred.
This steadiness was all the more remark
able that the specie shipment during the
day reached total of 1924, sos Inclusive of only
$3.50 silver, the outgo for the week, about the
largest OF the year, being s4,ss2, ,534 further
cause OF nuctuaton was also furnished but vainly)
In the course OF
OUR BONDS IN LONDON,
which were quito erratic, particularly the '67's.
The price OF these last issues opened advanced
to 92l4, and receded to and closed at 90. Wash
lngton telegram says that the total coin balance Of
the Treasury is $76,OoO,oOD, which is really only
$42,0O0,OOO. as the outstanding coin certificates
amount to s33, 100000 The sub-Treasury paid out
*2os,oOO account of interest, and $4,000 In
dempton Of the called nvetwenties OF 1862 The
course of the market is shown in the tablet
10 A. M............ 114h 1857 A. M. 114X
l0:06 A. M......... ia 3P TIA 1l4H
In the gold loan market the rates ranged from
TO 3k per cent for carrying. The operations Of the
Gold Exchange Bank were as loliows:-
GOlu ceaTeu $oy,6lS,OOO
trOiO ,UU0,lo4
Currency balances. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 2,343 449
THR SPECIE MOVEMENT
The total exports of specie from this port during
the past week and since the beginning Of the year
have been as folows:-
Tota ior tne week. $4.8S2,b34
Total since January l, ,1872............. "A, 4,143972
Same time 1871 46,441,0S7
same tiue loIV Ii, l9o,014
GOVERNMENTS STEADY.
The New York herald., 1872-07-14
The Weeks Imports Of Foreign Goods
Six and a Half Millions.
"A DULL DAY IN WALL STREET.
Gold Steady and Very Dull and Stagnation
in the Stock Market.
the TREASURY COIN BALANCE.

WALL STREET.
- SATURDAY, July 1916 p. NJ.
On 'Change to-day wheat was quiet and -four
STEADY, with a fair business. The cotton market
was weak and underwent further decline upon
the lower quotations made suddenly late on Friday
afternoon.
THE COTTON MOVEMENT.
The receipts of cotton at all the ports for the past
week were 2,e7S bales against 4,e7s bales the pre-
vious week. The total receipts since September l,
1871 are 2899925 bales, against s945Sa2 bales for
the corresponding period OF the previous year,
showing decrease in the present crop OF 1,245,907
bales The exports from all the ports for the week
were 1850 bales, against 7os3 bales last year. The
total exports for the expired portion Of the cotton
year are 19Oo37 bales, against 3,076042 bales for
the same time last year. The stock at all the ports
lis 12 293 bales against 176,199 bales for the same
date In 1871.
The New York herald., 1872-07-14

TIE BANK STOCKS.
The following were the bids for the city bank
shares:-New York, 1a4 Manhattan, 15l; Mer-
Nhants', I6; America. 14s City. ass; Phoenix, 10l;
The New York herald., 1872-07-14
CLOSING PROCESS O'CLOCK r. II.
FINANCIAL.

A MONEY TO LOAN WITHOUT BONUS ON IN
n. proved Property in New York. Brooklyn and Jersey
City Principals apply to W. H. HAYES SONS, 81 Cedar
street
The New York herald., 1872-07-14

A -A-REGULARLY ESTABLISHED MERCHANTS,
n. manufacturers procure additional capital
through our house All negotiations strictly confidential
Messrs Keck Mosser, No. Ferry street, Titus B. Ell
dridge Esq, 45 Broadway. BIBLE 4 CO.,
The New York herald., 1872-07-14
GOVERNMENTS STEADY.

The government list was steady, with o fine tone,
the market being at the same time quiet and dull.
The following were the closing quotations limited
States currency sixes 114A a. 114x; do. do, 1881,
registered, 115,s 1853; doA do, do, coupon,
l17A 1l7k; do. fvetwenty, registered May and
November, 115 11514; do do, 1862, coupon, do,
115 1154; do do, 1854, do, do, 115 1154; do.
do, 1865, 116x 1157s; do. do, 1867, registered
January and July 114,S 1l4's; do. do, 1865,
pom, 113X 114,s; do. do 1867, do, 1865 115A I;
90. do 1868, do, 114 ll5; do. ten-forty, regis
tered, 111n 111H; do. do, coupon, 112S 112& !;
do. nves Of 1851, registered, 113ss 1l37s; do. do
coupon, l13ss 11s%.
THE RAILROAD BONDS
The following were the bids for the railroad
The Portland daily press., 1872-12-09

ST. LOUIS, Dec. S.-The special agent of the
Treasury Department who for some months has
been on the trail of counterfeitsrs of railroad
bonds sold in New York over year ago, arrested
two leadersof the gang last Saturday st. Fran
els river, near Bolivar Ark. One Of them gave
the name of John M. Carpenter. He is steel
plate engraver and was formerly in the employ
of the Treasury Department. The other man
gcve the name of Edwin Sole, but is supposed
to be the man who committed heavy forgeries
in New Orleans few years ago. A large
amount of unfinished bonds and United States
currency notes were found in their possession,
also plates, presses, &c. The prisoners arrived
en- route for Washington.
The Portland daily press., 1872-12-09
MINOR TELEGRAms.

Levin Palmer, a negro charged as an accom-
pllce OF Pritchard in q rape case at Trap Raod,
Md, in 1870, has been arrested.
Lorenzo Smith, for robbery and attempted
rape in Union Township n. j., was arrested
Friday.
The Council of Glasgow have voted the free
dom of the city to Disraeli, now on a visit
there.
Further losses are reported to be discovered
in an investigation of the robbed Middetown
sank. Over $4,000 were raised on fraudulent
notes of the bank.
Jay Gould is reported a large stakeholder
and the Erie road holds $3.50, GOO of the bonds
OF the Glenwood, Pennsylvania Coal Company
which is reported bankrupt, with 100000 liza
blities
c. H. Bertrand and f. NJ. Cook two New
York lawyers, have been arrested in Hoboken
on the charge of conspiracy and Matchmaking.
1t is believed that money purporting to have
been paid by Comptroller Green to Charles
OConor, was received by other parties now un-
known
A Washington special reports that L. D. La
mar, formerly Congressman from Mississippi,
and now elected from that State, is seeking a
removal of his disabilities.
Portions of the cargo of the steamship Mis-
souri, foated ashore on Abaco Island and were
sold.
The bridge across the Congaree river at Co.
umDuS .. u, destroyed In 1861 was re-opened
Saturday.
s. b. Key & Co., the Cincinnati bankers that
suspended few days since, propose to pay so
per cent. of their liabilities, which amount to
$4,000
The steamer City of Havana arrived at New
York Saturday night from Havana
Gen. Van Room has left the German minis
try of War for an indefinite period.
st. Louis has the epizootie to such an extent
that the horse cars have nearly all ceased to
run.
Judge Watkins, for many years Attorney
General and Chief Justice of Arkansas, died
at st. Louis.
The rooms of the free public library of Wor-
cester, Mass. were opened for the first time
Sunday, yesterday. About 100 persons patron
lied it.
Michael Reynolds of New Haven, was killed
and little daughter of James Lord fatally in
jured by being run over by trains at Worcester,
Saturday.
The Portland daily press., 1872-12-09
U. y. District Court.


FRtDAY.-Wiliian L. Bird ct al vs. Rogers Ac-
ton of assumpsit to recover value of liquors alleged
have leen sold defendant, who claimed to have been
the liquor agent of the town of Ripley The defence
was, that the liquors. if sold, for the town. and
that the sale in any event. was contrary to the Maine
Law, under which action could be sustained
Judge Fox decided upon facts proved property in the
liquors did not pass from plaintiff to Rogers or to the
town. Whether Rogers was liable for the money he
would decide at a future day.
Bradbury. Stewart
The Grand jury reported the following bills of in
dictment: Frank Mcbride, concealing struggled
goods Charles jackson, concealing struggled goods;
Warren Brown, concealing smuggled goods; Hugh
Muldoon, retailing liquor without tax; Francis M.
johnson, concealing smuggied goods; Charles Nc
Van, smuggling.
SATURDAY.-SamuelD Haines. Stealing letters
from post-otice. This has been tried once be-
fore but the jury did not agree On trial.
Reed. Webb