The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-07-27

sion OF work upoh the Kansas City.
Memphis and Mobile Railroad HAVING
been settled, work will be resumed on
Monday next, and will be pushed for
ward rapidly.
New YoRK, July 26.-At midnight,
last night, the prize fighters, Arthur
Chambers aud George Seddona, left in
two steamboats, for Rockaway. to fight at
day break. They were each accompanied
by about fifty friends.
w. w. Whipple. late cashier of the
Norfolk post Office, was arrested here on
the charge of embezzIement.
| Whipple wnived an examination be.
| fore the United States Commissioner.
and agreed to go back voluntarily TO
Norfolk for trial.
Miss Mattie Stowell, aged fifteen
years. daughter Of Baptist clergymar.
at Hunts Hollow, Allegheny County.
aud HAIRY White, were drowned in q
mill pond, ut that place, by the parting
OF raft, on which were four young. per-
sons.
PoR1LASD. Me. July 26.-A fire,
which originated in railroad paint shop.
Involves the loss Of S69, 900.
NEW YORK. July 26-George Seddons
was arrested on his way to the battle.
ground.
ROCHESTER,. July 26 6-The Clyde glass
works we're partially burned to-day.
BALTIMORE. July &c DIR. Barclay was
in New York when the fire occurred.
Upon his return, aud finding his CHURCH
and parsonage burned. he fell ;nsensible,
AMI renalnet SO during the night; but
is better this morning
An nid train from Washington, with
khraa fiat huvirr
steamers aud two hose reels, and one
passenger car with 6remen, left the
Washington depot Of the Baltimore aud
Ohio Railroad, and arrived at Camden
depot in this city shortly after l o'clock;
making the run In forty minutes; averaQ-
ing n mile minute.
AUGUSTA. July 26 -Ex-Gov. Charles
j. Jenkins publishes card in the Giro.
nicl' and Sentinel tomorrow, reminding
The people of Georgia and of the South
OF the relief extended to the South after
the war by the ladies. Of the Southern
aid Association OF Baltimore, and calling
upon them to assist ia alternating the
distress of that stricken city.
ST. LOUIS. July 26.-The Republican
has received a special despatch from st.
Joseph's. NO., which says telegrams re-
ceived there state that u number Of the
Iowa railroad train robbers crossed the
Hannibal and st. Joseph Railroad few
miles East of Chillicothe. on Thursday,
with large party of pursuers only three
miles behind them. The people in every
section of the country that conid be
reached by telegraph have been advised,
and the roads in every direction are
guarded by bodies Of men. Two Of the
robbers are said to be..notorious despera-
<,f r.
further states that there never was such
determined pursuit OF villains as in
this instance, and it seems almost impos
sible for the robbers 20 escape. 1t is be.
lieved, however, that they will not be
taken without terrible conflict as they
know that capture means instant death.
FINANCIAL and Ion,n,e,riaI
LivEl;IooL, July 26-Noon. Cotton
iiru and unchanged-uplands S2A Or.
leans Q; sales 1900 bales: speculation
and export 1000; from Savannah and
Charleston, October and November ship
mcnt, new crop, not below good orii
nary, s 1l-lG; sales include 7, 500 bales
American.
Nhw YORK, July 2G-Noon. Stocks
quiet and steady. Gold l5l.. Money
easy, at 3l95. Exchange-long 9ia;
State bonds dull but steady. Cotton
quiet -middIing quiet; July 205s,
20 ll-l6; August - 1l.16; September
ISL, Flour, wheat and corn steady.
Pork firm-new 17.37i.0Jl1 so. Lard
qniet-Weste:n steam s7s. E'reieh,s
firm.
7 p. NJ. -Cotiou--net receipts III
bales; gross l,054; sales of futures 5000,
as follows: July 20l., 2Osa; August
10 . lG; September 1917; October
Il 1916. l77s; December II ss. Cotton
quiet and nominal; sales l ,33l bales
middling FL. Flour dull, mt 5,0lOc.
owcr-common to fair extra 30j07.9l;
good to choice 7.o5@1O.75. Wheat
| closed rather easier. Corn Ic. lower,
with moderate demand-yellow Western
5S.a5o. Pork irm-ncw 1875. Lard
weaker. Groceries qnct. FreigLts firm.
Money easy, ut 8. Sterling nominal.
Gold stcady. Governments steady
States very quiet.
CINCINNATI, July 26.-Flour dull, at
6.5OGl1 %. Corn steady, at 43(d Is.
Porl; sales ut 1000. Lard dull and
nomina!--st held ct ga; kettle 8i1.
Bacon in good demand shoulders S5a(a
81; clear rib sides lO010ls; clear s,des
lul.. WLiskey firm, at 92.