The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-08-21

cheese only. The examination was ad-
Journed until Tomorrow. 5:-s
The Republican State Committee has
decided to hold the State Convention at
Utica on September "a.
FORT SCOTT, KANSAS, August 2O.-A
special despatch to the Monitor, from
Les Cygnes, the County seat of Lyonn
County, states that tho greatest excite.
ment exists there. A mob of 400 men
have taken possession of the town and
arrested the Sheriff. They declare they
Will burn the town and hang the Sheriff
unless he delivers up to them the person
OF Keller. who murdered his wife and
two children of his wife's sister, at Twin
Springs, last Sunday night, and after-
wards burned their bodies. The Sheriff
has been keeping the prisoner hid since
bis arrest, and still refuses tc tell where
he js concealed. The mob are most de-
termined, and trouble is apprehended.
WASHINGTON. August 2O.-The Score
tary OF the Treasury has returned.
ProbRbilities-Fo the South Atlantic
and Eastern Gulf States, continued
threatening weather and rain, light to
fresh Southerly winds, increasing in
force on the South Atlantic coast.
Stormy weather with high winds will
probably prevail off the South Atlantic
coast during Thursday.
AUGUSTA, Ga, August ga bloody
and fatal affray occurred to-day ut
Swallsboro, Emanuel County, Georgi~,
James O. King aud Bruce McLeoud,
which resulted in the death of both par
ties. King advised his sister-in-law not
to receive McLeoud's attention. She
acted accordingly, writing note to him
to that effect. This exasperated Nc.
Leoud, who, while under the influence
OF liquor, inaulted King, which the latter
resented by slapping his face; where
upon McLeoud fred four times from
revolver, fatally wounding King, who
returned the fire, inflicting wounds from
which McLeoud died. Both parties are
respectfully connected. King was law
yer and McLeoud clerk.
Blrs. Campbell and Mrs. Chambers,
OF Madison, Ga, have fallen heir to
10000 900 in France, and leave here
next Tuesday to claim the Inheritance.
The property is Inherited from the estate
OF Rennalean. The ladies are in receipt
of letter from Judah P. Benjamin, to
the effect that there will be no obstacle
IN the way OF obtninlng possession Of
the property.
@CINc1NNATI, August 2O.-3O7 deaths
in the last week; decrease Is; 3 from
cholera infantum.
ATLANTA, GA, August 2O.-At q CO.
lored church fair. last night, eight rowdy
negroes attacked mulatto boy and
stabbed him with knife. He drew "
pistol and shot one Of the eight dead in
the church door. The rest ran.
Teicgra aphIc-commcrcIni teports.
LONDON, August 0.-Consols 92M@
955a. IS OILS.
PARIS, August 90 Rentes 57f. C2c.
LIVERPOOL, August 2O-3 P. M.-Cot-
ton heavy; speculation and export GOO
bales; Savannah and Charleston ship.
ments, not below low middling, deliver
able October and November, Sai; Sa-
yannah nnd Charleston, deliverable Oc-
tober and November, not below good
ordinary, s GIG.
New YORK, August 2o-Noon. Mo.
ney easy, at 4G15. Gold 15as. Ex-
change-long SIS; short 81. Govern
ments dull. State bonds quiet. Cotton
dull and irregular; sales 345 bales-up-
lands 1919; Orleans 2O;6. Sales of flu.
lures: August 10 IL 81, 10 ZIG; Sep
tember II 1916; October 17sa, II 2l-32.
Flour steady. Wheat quiet and without
decided change-No. 2 Milwaukee 55Ga
So. Corn. quiet-steam Western mixed
57@59. Pork quiet and steady-new
is. l2l1a919.25. Lard quiet and firm
Western steam 81. Freights quiet.
P. M.-Cotton-net receipts 372
bales; gross l, ,l72; sales of futures 800
bales, as follows: August 10 SIG, 199S;
September l77SS, II SIG; October III;
November II SIG, 173s; December
II SIG. Cotton dull and irregular;
sales l,S77 bales, at 197s@211a. Flour
IN moderate request and unchanged.
Whiskey steady, at LOO. Whoat in
actiyer and lc lower; advance in freight
deprcsses market-winter red Western
1.55Wl.G0. Corn i(02c. lower, with
large otlerings-old Western mixed in
store 81. Rice firm. Pork steady and
quiet-new spot 1925. Lard quiet, at
S3s@S ll-10. Frcights actiyer and de.
cidedly firmer-.grain, per steam, 1900
13la. Money easy, at sac. Sterling
dull. o. SIS. Gold 153s@151I. Co
vernments dull but steady. States
quiet.
C1NcISNATI, August 2O.-t'lour firm,
at G.5006.75. Corn firm, at 4GGI47.
Pork held at 1915. Lard frmer; Offer
ings light-steam So; kettle 8lkMSL.
Bacon quiet and frm-shoulders Oh;
clear rib 102sG101s; buyers freely offer
1O11: clear sides in good demnnil. et