The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-08-30

Hall tomorrow night.
CHICAGO, August 29.-The Tribune
bas crop reports, from about forty
Counties in Illinois, embracing the
greater part OF the corn growing por.
ton Of the State, aud from twenty
Counties in different parts of Iowa.
With the exception of half the Counties
in Illinois, all put the corn crop ut only
from one.hnlf to two-thirls of nm
average yield, though in some localities,
where the yield will be short, 1hnro is
q greater acreage planted than usual
Hep 'rts from Iowa vary similar to those
in Illinois. Drought has Injured the
corr very materially. and the season is
so fur advanced that rain now would
hardly benefit it.
DETROIT, MICH, August 29.-The
night express West on the Detroit and
Milwaukee Railroad, consisting OF a
baggage car. two passenger conches, one
sleeping cur and two emigrant oars, last
night, became disabled in consequence of
the engine throwing of u driving wheel,
about mile East OF Muir. 1t was fol-
lowed by tho through freight train,
which ran into the rear of a passenger
car, killing four women and one child
and iplurlng ten other persons, emf
grants. Medical assistance was ut once
procured from Muir. None of the iu-
]ured are dangerously wounded.
WASHINGTON, August 23.-TIc distri-
button Of IS. 10000 III pensions com. !.
rnenccs Thursday. The biennial exami-
nation 3f pensioners also commences OF
Thursday. The surgeons have bceu in
-onSh.
The Post Office Drlmrtren. is quar-
rel!nS with tic contractors over the i: :
fcrior quality If rost:, cards.
Chief Engineer y. J. kicr,lrl has
been ordered ia Norfolk: lis inspector cs
nlac!:ue:y ntloat. re" j. T. kinlbnll,
who has I1cn ordered 10 report as feet
engineer Of Tie North Pacific squadron.
prpbablilics--F lhc Iai,ld.c A.
laUiic coast Spu;i,-wpstwar,l over :Lc
South Atlantic and Eastern Gulf States
continued high barometer and light va
| riable w;nlS, with areas Of rain.
The Nor.LctD tram WAS an hour and
half behind, missing connection nj,
Inland, but connecting on tile coast.
CAIRO. Augns, 20 William c. Camp
bell was hanged to-day for murder. The
fall broke his neak, and be died almost
Instantly.
Dover. n. Il, August 2o.-Ex-Se.
uutor j ohm L. Hale il dying.
BALTIMORE, August 2o.-Dr. Show.
ter, who Gu. his wifc's und his own
| throat, is lea;.
Louisa Ross, a youn. girl, was Iis!a
TERED at Hagersiown. The examina-
tion showed that abortion had produced
death. * woman and ulan were arrest.
ed. The affair creates great excitcmen.
Throughout Washington County.
SAvANSAu, GA, August 29. Mitchell
Cogswel!, negro, sentenced to be hung
to-day, was rcspitel fer iire DAYS by the
Governor. as it WAS alleged he was in
sane.
LONDON, Angus. 29-Noon. Weather
vet and unfavornb!e for crops. Consos
92'otA 92a.,. New Us 9lis.
PARIS, August 29-Kentes 5Ti. o..
LIVERPOOL, August 20-3 Z. M.-Cot-
ton quiet and straly -uplands S7s; Or.
leans oi's; sales l2,UUO bale=; speculation
and export 3,UUU; sules OF the week
81, 600; export 5000; speculation 5000
stock 157 900, whereof American il
20O, 900; receipts 10. 600; American 1000
actual export 5000; ahoat 344, 900, OF
which American is 10000; Orleans, on
the basis of good ordinary, deliverable
in October aud November, S1,; sales OF
uplands, Oh basis OF good ordinary,
deliverable in August. 1916.
FEANKfoKr, August 29.-Bonds 96i,
LIVERPOOL. Augusi 29-Evening.-
Cottor--sales include $500 bales of
American; sales Of uplands on tile basis
OF low mi,idiing. delivery in August,
S1s; Cotton quiet bnt firm sales of up
lands on the basis Of good ordinary, de.
livery i'll August ard September, Sa,.
New YORK, August 23-Noon.-Cot.
ton quiet sales a0S bnles--upands 2Di.
Orleans 2O;a. Futures opened un,ut
August 2U'., i: September Is TIC; Octo-
ber l1a.; Noremhar l1ass; Dcccmber
l. 5.1G. Flour qnic. anL firm. Wheat
! decidedly iirm:r, At l. 55., |. 56 for No.
\ , Milwaukee. Corn iirmer-s,,arn.r
! Western mixed 56>n jS. Pork dn;s.. an,l
III buyers iavor-ncw lI.15 !o. %.
Lard heavy team 5 1-lG. Frcigh,s
firm. Stocks quiet. Gold ISL. Money
o,GG EXril.aS:;"-.n So; short s.
! Govrrnmcnts In!. bat steady. Sla.,
! boHUis uuic:.
i. VI. M.f'uturcS c!os,, steady; nct
receipts IL; gross !21; >aies Of ~. 5yl
bales, - follows: Angus, % 3 IL; Sep.
| tetnber l>as; October l. ll-i6. l13,
/ November ~ IL n..o,,h,,