The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-05-21

QhAkleatoRa and 81 Isaaia, xhass, thsx.
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Office In the respeoli 20 onstom houses in
those cities. .isILoA., ,ne,e<
EEA ATLANTA, May Smith
Melcbnsed o 9Th esoonvention. Goyetnor
Thomas, OF Iowa, is temporary chair
many 1T y t I 81. ,,4N -. * ~ :
The convention was permanently orga-
hized by the election of Gov. "a.
brown. of Tennessee. ae Presidents, y,
q. Richards, OF Alabama, e. H. James.
OF Tennessee. n. w. Walter, Of Missis-
sippi, Josiah Quincy, of Massachusetts,.
Thomas Taylor, OF South Carolins, John
Martin, OF Kentucky, @. O. Carpenter,
OF Iowa, j. L. Morehsad, Of North Caro-
lima, O. 8. Darlington. OF Virginia, Gov.
Woodson, OF Missouri, aud F. L. Will.
pegue. Of Florida. .Presidents.
thirteen States are represented. Over
80O delegates are present. The conven-
tion adopted resolution that cheap
transportation was the only subject for
discussion. a committee to prepare
business was appointed, of which Gov.
smith, OF Georgia, was made Chairman.
A. number OF resolutions were referred
70 that comnitteo. The convention ad-
!o1rned until Tomorrow morning. Gov.
Hendricks, of Indiana, will arrive to-
convention tonight The city is full OF
visitors. There Is great enthusiosm.
The convention will make an excnrsion
to Columbus. Brunswick, Savannah and
Augusta, leaving on the morning of the
New YORK. May 2O.-Hawly's oil
cloth factory, in brooklyn, was burned
today. Simpsons Japan factory, in
Brooklyn, was also burned. The fires
are attributed to discharged workmen.
The jury III tho George Francis Train
case, for indecent publications, returned
. verdict OF not guilty. on aooount of
insanity. DIR. Cross testified that this
insanity continues, and Train must be
asylnmed. Train replied. excitedly, ST
protest against the proceedings here.
have been Eve months in Jail without
being granted trial." Then address.
ing Judge Davis, he said, "Before I
leave here, I move your impeachment.
10 the name Of the people," Judge
Davis ordered him to sit down. An
order was made out to send Train to the
Stsse Lunatio Asylum.
Yesterday, at Albany, on motion of
Mr. Il. Tremain, the case of Stokes was
ordered by the Court of Appeals to be
heard Monday. the 26th
financial nnd Commercial.
LONDON, May 20-Noon.
93T. Fives 885l.
LIVERPOOL, May 2O-3 P. M.-Cottop
opened quiet and is now dull but un-
changed -uplands 81; Orleans 9I6 sales
10. 600 bales; speculation 1000; Savan.
nah and Charleston, May delivery, 8s6.
LIvRRPoo1, May 20-Evening.-Cot-
ton closed unchanged; sales OF American
5000; from Savannah and Charleston.
April and May shipments. 82z; MAY de-.
livery. 8S; July and August delivery,
|'4 New YoRK, May 20-Noon.-Cotton
weak and irregular; sales 3S4 balea-up-
lands s19L; Orleans 1924; sales for fa-
tnre delivery: May 1896(018 7.Is; july
ID 9,16; August 1885. Is TIC. Flour
quiet and very firm. Wheat aud corn
dull and nominally unchanged. Pork
dull and nominal. Lard dull and heavy
|-Western 81. Freights hrm. Stocks
dull. Gold steady, at 17A Money
steady. at GOT. Exohange-long 8:
short 10. Governments dull but steady.
State bonds quiet.
|. 2 P. M.-Ootton-net receipts 795
oaACes StoSS too, shleS Ior export to .dRV
40; last evening 119; sales of futures
1900, as follows: May 1885; June Is q:
July 18 GIG, 1873. 1898. Cotton dull:
sales 628 bales-nplands 1917; Orleans
19A. Flour activer and unchanged.
Whlskey 94M. Wheat heavy and I(92o.
lower; holders anxious-white Indiana
q 25. Corn heavy and lower-old West
ern mixed adoat 6GT@6624. Coffee
dull. Sugar 1Sc. lower. Rioe steady, at
I73a@8la. Pork dull, at 17.5O0l7. rs.
Lard trihe easier. Navals dull and
heavy. Tallow steady. Freights firm.
Money closed at 304. Sterling weaker.
at 81. Gold l75S. Governments dull.
States quiet and nominal.
ST. LOUIS, May 20.-Flour dull and
unchanged, with FUR demand. Corn
dull. lower and unsettled-No 2, mixed
371l, on track; 80 in elevator. Pork
dull and unchanged. Bacon very dull
shoulders 73l; claar rib sides 0IS; clear
sides 9a4, cash lots of city packed
Lard dull and unchanged. Whiskey
steady, at 90.
LOUISVILLE, May 2O.-FIour dull and
steady. Corn in demand, at 5O@5G5S,
sacked. Provisions easy. Pork II. 81.
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