The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-07-29


Kosiosks and Brandon cotton and corn
will make poor yield on account of
| drought and worm. The cotton pro.
speot is fair in West Tennessee. but corn @
only half II crop.
NEW YORK. July 2S--A Washington
special says private advices confirm the
worst that has been published regarding
the condition cf Vice President Wilson.
His face is represented somewhat dis.
torted, and he has pa.tly lost his power
OF speech.
Genera! Kershaw, ". D. Porter and
4. NJ. Sims. committee Of South Caro-
linians, had conference with President
Grant, at Long Branch; the purpose of
which was an intercessiou for the Ku
Rtu1 prisoners OF South Carolina. The
President said he was in favor of pur.
suing very liberal policy towards all
convicts, except those guilty of violent
crimes, aud these charged and proba-
bly, guilty of similar crimes. It is m.
derstood the President will address let
ter OF instructions Immediately to Attor-
nsy' General Williams in pursuance OF
this understanding.
The Peruvian Government is about to
institute suits FOR alleged frauds in the
sale OF imported gnano against five
Water street firms. engaged in that busi-
ness. The bill of complaints, which is
very voluminous, charges the re6lliIg OF
old bags which have contained genuine
guano. aud So branded, aud bought
IRON the farmers for few cents each,
and the use OF an imitation of the brand
upon the genuine bags, which is trade
mark OF the Peruvian Government. The
agents Of the Peruvian Government as
Luf Ina DI, l.
close analysis of the bags OF guano ob-
tanned from five ont Of ten dealers in
this city.
The fire in Twenty-third street and
Broadwny stage stables originated in the
hay loft, through the carelessness Of an
employees. who took light up there.
Ihe building Was damaged to the extent
OF 800, 900; insured for 5000 The
stock was damaged $50. 1000; uninsured.
The fourth floor was occupied by the
Fifth Regiment as an armory. Loss to
the regiment about $50. 900; said to be-
insured.
In the Supreme Court at chambers,
Judge Pratt reserved his decision in the
hd6edS corpus case of three young men
who have been declared AS witnesses in
the Stokes case. Counsel for Carl Eogt
received IL letter from the Secretary Of
State. stating that the case is still under
consideration by the State Department.
Probabilities-On Tuesday, for the
Gulf States, rising barometer, South
west and Northwest winds, somewhat
lower temperature and generally clear
weather, except on the Immediate coast,
where local storms will probably conti-
nue.. For the South Atlantic States,
South-easteriy winds, veering to South
west. and generally clear weather.
CINCINNATI. July 2S-At Rogersville.
a man accused Of outraging a little girl,
was on trial; during which, the Ii, hts
were extinguished, the prisoner knocked
down. shot twice with u revolver, dragged
two squares and hanged.
san FRAScIsco, July Yesterday
the Colfax and Grass Valley stage was
stopped by four men. near Grass Valley,
who blew open the Wells, Fargo t. Co.'s
treasure box, ard decamped with IS, 900.
None OF the passengers were molested.
CHARLESTON, July 2S.--Arriyed.--
Steamships South Carolina. New York;
Virginia, Philadelphia; schooner MY
rover, New York
Financial and Onmcrrin,.
LONDON. July 25.-Consols 9al..a
o25s.
AhiS, July LO.-lIente6 0Of. DOC.
LlvERrooL. July 2S-Noon.- Cotton
buoyant and advancing-uplands Sa4(a.
SIS; Orleans 0G9lss; sales $4,000 bales;
speculation and export 1000; FROM Sn-
vannah and Charleston, September and
October delivery, Sa.i; from New Or
leans, August aud September delivery,
not below low middling, Q; from Sayan-
vannah and Charleston, August and
September delivery, 3.l6.
LIVERPOOL, July 2S-Evening. Cot
ton-sales today l0,75O American; Oc-
tober and November shipments. from Sa-
yannah and Charleston, So; August de-
livery, from Savannah ana Charleston.
8 1916; July and August delivery, moi
below low mlddling. IL 1G.
NEW YORK, July 2S-Noon.-Cotton
quiet; sales l9l -middling 81; fu-
lures opened weak: July 20 GIG; Aug gust
1925, ~ 1l-l6; September Is BIG, 1917;
October l734, II 1916. Flour dull and
nominally unchanged. Wheat quiet and
heavy. Corn quiet and unchanged.
Pork strong-ntw mess 17.5O(1l7.75.
Lard dull and heavy-Western steam
81. Freights steady. Stocks steady.
Gold l5i.. Money easy, at 81. Ex-
change-long 9ls short 07s Govern
ments dull but steady. state bonds