The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-02-15

osasouS On TUG coadt. I0o Dill 0l6trlbu-
ting the Geneva award came up. Butler
explained the provisions OF the bill, say
ing the award was S16. $780, 900. and the
Manuel II. Noah., OF San. Francisco.
for some years q leading Journalist on
the Pacific coast, suddtnIy died here. To-
day;. aged, 46 years. He was q con Of
the late Mordeoai N. Noah, OF New
York. f ..-i.Y
The President approved the amend
mensto the Bankrupt Act, which makos
exemptions accord with State laws.
11e Louisiana case WAS considered by
the Committee on Privileges and Eleo-
tions Two hours to-day in secret session,
a report is expected about the middle of
next week.
J. B. Sykes is here with credentials.
from Alabama, as successor to Senator
Spencer.
Supervisor OF Revenue Perry protests
against the removal OF troops from Geor-
gia and South Carolina. They are ne
oessAry for the collection of revenue.
Full Cabinet; merely routine. The
Louisiana complications were not up.
The Spanish Minister has given no in
timation OF change OF Government in
his country.
Probabilities-For the Middle aud
South Atlantic States, falling barometer,
cloudy and partly cloudy weather.
NEW YORK, February 14.-The deoi.
sion OF Judge Boardman, in the Stokes
case, was received oy Justice Ingraham.
this morning, and by him announced.
he denies the motion for o new trial.
and, In an opinion, gives his reasons
therefor.
The steamer Oceanic brought the cap.
tain and crew of the schooner Linda.
abandoned in sinking condition.
ATLANTA. February l4.-Ex-Governor
Brown and James Gardner have written
letters fsvoring Colonel Snead's PROPOSE
ton to compromise with the State of
Georgia on the part Of the American
BOND holders, who propose to surrender
nearly ", 000. 600 bonds, il the State will
lMsue new bonds to the amount of
u, 666. 300, whioh they will take at ninety
cents on the dollar. The Legislature is
not prepared to give the matter serious
consideration. as public opinion is CON
sidered to be thoroughly averse to the
compromise. No amount of outside
pressure can induce favorable consider
ation from the Legislature, as it is be-
lieved the issue Of new bonds Just autho.
r!zed, amounting to 81 200. OOO, bearing
eight per cent, can be negotiated on ia
vorable terms. Judge Hull and General
Benning are opposed to compromise,
but 1t Is stated that other prominent citi.
zens favor it. The people don't see the
necessity OF it as yet. All the usury
laws have been repealed. Capital in
vested In cotton and wooden mills, iron
furnaces and manufacture of iron, is ex-
empted> from taxation for ten wears.
This has become the settled policy of tile
State, and companies now being organ.
lied under the general public law ex-
emptlng from taxation will stimulate
manufactures in Georgia. The State
offers every induoement to capita! to
seek Investment in developing manufac-
tnres and coal and iron interests.
BUFFALO, N. Y, February 14-John
Gaffney was hanged to-day. he met his
fate bravely, acknowledges that he had
feigned insanity.
NEW YORK. February 14.-Gustave
Ricard. portrait painter, is dead.
Financial and eommercial.
COLUMBIA, s. O.. February l4.-Sales
OF cotton to-day 80 bales-middlino
1870. 9
LONDON. February 14-Noon.-Con.
sols 9216@924. IS 9O56.
FRANKFORT, February l4.-Bonds SO.
PARIS, February 14.-Rentes 55f. zoe.
Specie decreased 1900, 600 francs.
LIVERPOOL. February l4-3P. NJ
Cotton opened steady-uplands 9s/: Or
leans lO0!O1s; sales today 10, 600 bales;
of the week 81, 600; export 4, 900; specu,
lation 1000; stock 442, 600, whereof
American is 117.000: receipts DC. 900.
whereof American is $1,000; ACTUAL ex.
port 1000; adoat 396, 900, whereof Ame.
rican' is 3l4.000.
LIVERPOOL, February 14-E.venipp.-
Cotton closed unchanged; sales include
E, ,000 American; shipped from Savannah
and Charleston, for February and March,
93s. Yarns and fabrics quiet and un.
changed.
New YoRK. February 14-Noon-
Cotton opened quiet and firm; sales 02s
bales-uplands 20%; Orleans 21a6.
Flour dull and unchanged. Wheat dull
and nominal. Corn quiet. Pork oniet
and firm, at 14.5O@14 62l%. Lard
steady-Western steam 3-16. Freiphts
quiet. Stocks dull. Money tight. at
1-32@l-16 per cent. Gold steady. a.
IA. Exchange-long 911; short iOL.
Government and State bonds dull but
steady.
7P. M.-Cotton quiet; sales 1866
baies-uplands 21; Orleans 21ls. Flour