The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-08-09

~ The Government has received nc
official Communications from Great Bri
tain relative to the Manitoba difficulties,
and, therefore, contrary to the report,
has taken no action Whatever in the
premises. Nor has tho Government re,
ceived any communications from its
Spanish representatives concerning the
action OF United States officers in rela.
ton to the protection OF the Virginius.
CINCINNATI, August 8.-The Constitu.
tional Convention has adjourned, to
meet on December 2.
WHEELING, W. VA, August 8.-The
bark Annawan, from Massachusetts,,
capsized, and FIVE were lost. Seven
were saved by pasaing vessel.
BRIDGEPORT. Conn.,, August g.
Patrick Hearty, member Of the police
force OF this city. was severely bitten,
last evening, by his own dog. The dog,
which is supposed to have been mad,
first attacked officer Jennings, who was
in conversation with Hearty, bnt was
beaten off with club It then few at
it's master, and seizing him by the
cheek and neck lacerated both in ter
rible manner. The dog was Immediately
shot dead. Hearty's condition is criti-
CAL
BUFFALO, August S.--Thieves entered
room in the Mansion House, occupied
by some Eastern sporting men, last
night, and succeeded in getting away
with over 5000 in money and jewalry.
SAVANNAH, August S.-The ffst bale
OF cotton of this years crop was shipped
from Valdosta, Ga, by Stegall & La
throp, to-day, to J. W. Lathrop s. Co,
of this city. It weighed 510 pounds.
WAsHINGToN, August 8.-Hussey, who
was stabbed at the sangerfest by young
Slater, of Alabama, is dead. Slater
was not arrested.
The German Minister has been ofIi
cially informed of the grounds of the
conclusions of our Government in the
Vogt case; and further, that at the ex-
piration of certain time, Vogt will be
discharged from custody.
Probabilities-For the South Atlantic
Statos, South. easterly winds. falling
barometer, warm and generally clear
weather.
TclcEraphic-Comme Reports.
LONDON, August 8-Noon. -Console
9224. Weather favorable to crops. New
6ves 9156.
PARIS, August 9.-Rentcs 57f. tic.
LIVERPOOL, August 8-Noon. Cotton
quiet-uplands 82s; Orleans 9l6; sales
IL, 600 bales; speculation and export
2 1000; sales of the week $4,000; export
s, 200; speculation $500; stock 845, 600,
whereof American is 347, 1000; receipts
59, 900, whereof American is 21,O0O;
actual exports 5000; stock aaoat 3S2,.
600, whereof American is $4,000.
LIVERPOOL, August 8-Evening. .-
Cotton to arrive closed dull; sales in
olude 1000 bales of American. Yarns
and fabrics quiet and unchanged.
New YORK, August S-Noon. on.-Cotton
quiet; sales 739 bales-uplands 90; Or
leans 2014; futures opened us follows:
August 10 1-16> 1875; September 1876,
1SA; October II 1916, 90 2.32. Flour
dull. Wheat strong-l .43@1.4 Il for No.
p Milwaukee. Corn steady-Western
mixed 52@j56. Pork quiet and weak-
new 1900. Lard dull-old steam $500
8 ZIG. Freights firm. Stocks, very lit
tie doing. Money 3@31a. Gold 1926.
Exchange-long 8; short 956. Govern
ments dull. State bonds quiet.
p. M.-Cotton-net receipts 227
bales; gross 670; futures closed firm;
sales 1880: August l9 3-l6, 1917;
September 1871, Is SIG; October 177s,
II 1916; November l756. II 11-16; De-
cember II 9-l6. l75s. Cotton steady;
sales 1892, at 2l921I. Flour in mo.
derate request and unchanged. Whis-
key heavy and lower, at 50. Wheat l(0
&c. better, with scarcity of stock; high
freight checks export. Corn closed dull
and rather heavy. Coffee higher-Rio
15A@2014. Kice firm, at 8Is@911.
Pork weak-new 1900. Lard firm.
Freights active and firm. Money easy,
at 3(94 Sterling dull. Gold quiet, at
183s@lSla. Governments and States
dull but steady.
Comparative cotton stntement-Net
receipts at all United Stotes ports dur
ing the week 12,02O bales; same week
last year 1..s?o; total to this date 3, 5G2,-
275; to same date last year 2,7OO, Isl.
Exports for the week 17,264; same week
last year 9,031; total to this date 2, 4S1, :
181; to same date last year 1,9l0, 1856
Stock Mt all United States ports 1876, 597;
last year $4,000; at oil interior towns
22,353; last year $500; at Liverpool
S45, 900; last evening $4,000. Ameri-
can ahoat for Great Britain 5000; last
year $1,000.
ST.. LOUIS, August 8.-F'lour quiet
and unchanged. Corn dull and droop-
ing-No. 2 mixed 36L@3S14. Whis.
key lower, ut 80. Pork firm, at 1850
100. Bacon very frm-9ia offered
for shoulders and refined; only order
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