The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-05-15

.iOasss S2II' Gof The S6ihS5G. 7aad
therefore his license has been revoked.
The revised 'stsatn6oati r6l9S are in The
bands Of The printer.
Many OF the applications for refund
OF the pEoeeede OF sales OF cotton have
been rejected by, the Treasury, as not
o9mina within, the provisions Of the Act
oil sCongresa IT, doesSnot seem to be
nnderstood among parties intereated,
that the proceeds, Of the sales Of cotton,
uDlawtnlly seized after the 30th OF June,
1860, will not be restored, where the
parties, by themselves or their author
| lied agalsd, sold cotton to the Confede-
rate States. an6 received therefor Con-
tedetate notes, bonds or. certificates, or
other valuable consideration. The pub
!iehed report that the. Court OF Claims
has decided that the cotton'tsx is uncon.
stitutional,- 10: incorrect. s The question
OF the ponseitqtionslity Of the law i'm.
posing q tax ron cotton has never yet
been before this Court although it will
probably be raised in the argument OF a
ease Of the, next term. .This report may
have arisen from the fact that the Cour.
OF Olaims decided; long ago, and has
uniformly held in a number OF cases
since. that the cotton tax was not q
charge upon the Captured and abandon
I'D property fund: or. in other words.
thnt the Government could not retain
this tax from the ;prooaeds Of sales OF
captured cotton.
HAVANA, May IA steamer arrived
to-day from Spain. with 1000 Carlist
prisoners, to reinforce the army here
The steamers Yazoo, Juniata, Germa.
MIA aud Havana, from New Orleans. are
still compelled to remain in quarantine
here, although there are no cases of sick
ness on them, and the Board Of Health
Of New Orleans certides that there is no
cholera in that city; but the Government
here claims that quarantine ia imposed
on information from the Spanish Consul
at New Orleans that cholera really exists
there. This rigid enforcement in quaran-
tine regulations does much injury 10
commerce, and is believed to have been
ordered Cd insufficient grounds.
Official kilograms from Puerta Principe
report that the Leon Battalion recently
bad fight with the insurgents, and that
the Cuban General Ignacio Agramont
was killed and his body brought to Puerta
Principe. General Sanguili is also re-
ported to have been killed.
HAVANA, May'14 The insurgents at.
tackled a train on the Puerta Principe
Railroad. and killed the commander of
the Molina. Fort, two captains, aud q
number Of soldiers.
Later dispatches say Agrnmont.'s
death is confirmed San Guillas' is
denied. Agramonte was killed at Lima
gayto, where the Spaniaras report eighty
insurgents killed.
The New Orleans steamers detained at
quarantine have been released and come
to the city.
HALIFAX, May 14.-Crowds are around
the Drummond colliery. The mine being
closed Tor some time, on sccount of o
strike, accounts for the Are damp explo-
sion. Efforts to subdue the fire failed.
Two men going down the shaft to rescue
those below, were killed by second ex-
plosion. Smoke is pouring from all the
openings, and it is feared the surface
buildings will be destroyed. There is no
nope OF saving those below. A later de.
spatch says the Drummond colliery flre
still RACES. No hope Of saving the si1ty
men In the pit. Another explosion oc-
ourred at 2 O'Clock. this morning. The
ttre caught from an explosion OF gun
powder. Mr.. Dunn and twenty yolun.
teers went down to assist In pumping it
| - - oARpoSSA eaCJ a4A HoI6 u6HE
the flames, and were killed instantly by
the explosion.
El.aae,al ana COMMERCIAL.
Nav YORK, May 14-Noon. Money
6. Gold firm, at 1724. Governments
steady. State bonds dull. Cotton
weak; sales 1873 bales-middling uplands
19L; Orleans 1881. Flour quiet and
firm. Wheat very hrm, at 7O(072 for
No. 2 Milwaukee III store and aAoat.
Corn dull and heavy-new mixed West
ern 66. Pork dull and heavy-new
1900. in round lots; 1925@18.37I Job
lots. Lard dull and nominal Western
steam $500 TIC. Freights Arm.
~ P. M.-Cotton dull; sales 1900
bales-uplands 1914; Orleans 1o34.
Flour more aotive--States frmer; com.
mon to fair extra 625@9.2O good to
choice .825 @ 11.5O. Whiskey un.
changed. Wheat firm and high. Freights
advanced. Corn heavy and lower
yellow Western 65@67. Rice steady, at
721@SI. Pork steady. La I'd easier,
at 9as. Freights frmer. Money sitter,
at7. Sterling higher-sA@8T. Gold
1724@17T. Governments steady but
dull. Stocks dull and nominal. cotton
net receipts 800 bales; gross 1928.