The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-04-29

soAon'ScAS nlo uisposeu 10 QgOt against
the decree disarming them.
TORONTO, April 23.-A Fort Garyy.
Manitoba, despatch reports fighting be-.
tween the Americans and the Blacifeet
Indians. A large number of Americans
were killed. The trouble in the Black.
feet country Is serious, in consequences
OF which, 5000 Indians crossed the line
and threaten tho interior settleme ents md
Manitoba.
WASHINGTON. April 29.-Soofeld tele.
graphs that there is no doubt some of
the Modocs escaped. Should the threat.
ened Indian outbreak in Oregon ocour,
relnforcements will be required.
Probabilities-The storm area, now
extended from the Ohio valley to. Ten.
nessee, will probably move North east
ward quite rapidly. For the South west
tennessee and the Gulf States, except.
ing occasional rain tonight, cloudy and
clearing weather, South westerly and
oIth-westcrly winds end eighty
diminished temperature; for the South
Atlantic States. rain Tonight, followed
by clearing and partly cloudy weather,
with South easterly and Southwestern
winds, and increasing pressure on Tues.
day:
The Secretary Of the Navy directs
naval officers and marines on duty here
to appear in full dress at Commo lore
Anlick's funeral. Aamy officers are in.
vited. His age waa eighty-four.
A special order from the War Depart.
ment assigns thirty companies, inolud.
ing all arms, with all machinery and sup
plies, for prolonged expedition, to pro.
teot operations OF the Northern Pacific
Railroad. 1t is the heaviest expedition
ever sent ont in time of peace. The e1-
petition leaves on the 18th June, ana
remains IN the field until the 18th O.to.
Der.
The Court of Claims awarded Eugene
Dickeiman, of Prussia, S13, 900. for The
loss caused by the detention of the shin
Essex. by order of Gen. Butler. while
commanding at New Orleans. Tho
Court adjourned to next Monday, when
1t will clear the docket of tho cotton
cases, and theu az iourn to October.
In the Supreme Court, Osborn agent
OF the Southern Express Company, vs
the city OF Mobile, .he deci sion is af.
hrmed and the tux levied by Mobile sus
tanned. In the case of the United States
rS. the Union Bauk of Louisiana, remit.
tanoes and collections due the Planters
Bank were paid by the Union Bank to
the military, by order of Gen. Banks.
The Court held, that the tender of Con.
federate money, when such money had
no value, did not extineuish the debt.
The Supreme Court holds that Gen.
Banks had no althority to order the
debt to be paid, and that obedience 10
that order did not exoncrata the Uuiou
Bank. Judge Bradley dissented- held
ing that Congress having intervened to
protect Gen. Banks and other offi ,ers in
slmilar circumstances. from the respon-
sibility for illegal command enforced by
the military power, tho Government
should respond to the injured party. In
an insurance case. the Court affirmed the
decision OF the lower Court, giving the
insurance money to a suicides heirs
The Court adjourned to Thursday, when
it will adjourn for the term.
! FtaanfiRi ana commercial,
MRw York, April 2S-Noon. Stocks
dull. Gold quiet, at 17I4. Money firm,
at to 1-64 per cont. Exchange-lonp
83s; short or Governments yery oniet'
State bonds steady. Cotton quiet and
holders asking higher prices; sales 1O3
bales-uplanda 1898; Orleans 1917.
Flour steady and unchanged. Wheat
quiet and firm. Corn frm-old Western
mixed 7O97l; Southern 7e0sO. Pork
dull and unsettled-mess is 5O010.
Lard quiet-Western steam 9ls. Tur.
pentine dull. at 54(054la. Rosin steady,
at 3.2o03. 80 for strained. Frcights
quiet.
L. M.-Cotton net receipts 87G
bales; gross $500; sales export 3S6; sales
futures 9,750, as follows: April IS3j0I8
15 l6; May l85l9187s;Juno 1913 (9I9l1 ;
July 19t4@l9as; August 19I(1l99e;
September 1Sss@1S11; October l75&6
II | lG; November l71a@17a5; Decem
Der 171s@l7as. Cotton quiet; sales 72O
bales-uplands 10Ia; Orleans 20. Flour
more active and unchanged. Whiskey
steady. Wheat unchanged. Corn and
rice opened firm and closed steady. Pork
hrmer aud quiet, at 18.75@19.0O. Lard
shade easier. Freights easier. Money
closed at l.16. Sterling 5000. Gold
II. Governments steady. States nc
BosToN, April 29.-Gross receipts cot
ton 993 bales; sales 400; shock 1000.
BALTIMoRE, April 29..-Cotton-net
receipts . bales; gross 1.4lG; exports to
continent 5l4; coastwise 81; sales 05;
stock 1O,356.
WILMINGTON. April 23.-Cotton-net
receipts 49 bales; exports coastwise SO;
sales 80: stock 910