The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-12-25
SCHOOL, Commitseo.. Four wonen were
chosen TO that position at the recent

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BAHrlMoRE. December "a -Jobn 8.
Hopkins, the weslthiest mup Of Baltf.
more. is dead; aged seventy.nine. Hop
kins. last March, gave $4,000. 900 to
found free hospital; also. 15. 900 shares
OF Baltimore and Ohio Railroad stock
to found university on his Clifton es-
tate. #
WASHINGTON. Deoomber 24.-Coi. r.
Q. Wintersuith has arrived for the
=:a.e-.
The executive Offices will be closed
from now until after New Years DAy.
Probabilities-For the South Atlantic
and Gulf States, East Of the Mississippi,
generally cloudy Weather, with Norther-
~ to Easterly winds on the coast, and
less oloudiness in the interior. Light
rains may prevail on the Eastern Gulf
coast.
ATLANTA, December 24-The United
States Senatorial Transportation Com
mittee met at the Kimball House to day.
Col. B. ". Trobel made the argument
In favor OF the Atlantic and Great West
ern Canal. The argument was we'll re-
oeived by the committee. Col McFar.
land. Of the United States Corps OF En-
gineers. made report of the survey of
the route. The committee leave to.
morrow evening for Mobile.
BOSTON. December "a AT meeting
OF the Board Of Trustees of the Museum
OF the Comparative z biology, to-day,
resolutions representing the irreparable
loss the Museum has to bear in the
death of Pcof. Agassiz were adopted.
TeiegrnphIc-Cous usncrcani Reports.
LONDON, December a SIS 01I$.
30c.
L1vERrooI. December 24-Noon.
Cotton steadier-uplands 91h; Orleans
8H@83s; sales IL, 600 bales; speculation
and export 2. 900; to arrive 1.I6 higher;
since last weekly report, sales As, 1000;
export 1000; speculation 1000; stock
475,000, whereof American is $1,000;
receipts $4,000. whereof American is
80. 900; aotnal export 5000; afoat 332,-
900. whereof American ia LOG, 600; up
lan1s, not below good ordinary, shipped
in January or February, S1a; ditto, to
be delivered in Decem Der, 8; ditto, not
below low niddling, shipped in Dece M
Der or January, 9ls; Orleans, not below
good ordinary. shipped in November,
so; ditto. shipped in December or
January, S3s.
LIvERpooL. December 24-Evening.
Sales oday include 6. 200 bales of Aue-
rican.
New YonK, December 24-Noon.-
Gold opened ut 101s s-now 9Zs. Cotton
quiet and firm; sales TAO balee- -uplands
l6; Orleans l6as; futures opened: Junu-
ary 15 5 16, 1873; February Is 1916.
16 1-16: March 1855. l6 lI.l6; April
1873. II 1872; May l71a. Flour dull
and unchanged. Wheat quiet and firm.
Corn quiet aud steady. Pork firm
mess 16 00916 %. Lard heavy-steam
83s. Freights quiet. As usual, ct the
Stock Exchange, this morning. the call
was commenced ut 10 80. but owing to
confusion in consequence Of m curly
adjournment of tho Board, the Govern
ing Committee ordered stoppage of
business. The following are the quota
tions: Stocks dull Money g. Ex-
change-long 81; short 91a Govern
ments and States quiet.
7 2. M.-The Gold and Stock Ex-
change closed ut l o'clock. Money de-
mand light, at 607 Exchange de-
pressed. at 81. Gold weak, at 91s@
lO. Rate for currency 7. Govern
ments dull and lower und nothing
doing. Cotton-net receipts 846 bales;
gross 4 4.2l2; futures closed steady; sales
19. 400: January Is TIC. Is 15.32; Feb
ruary Ii; March Ii GIG. 16 10 80; April
II 1.16, IT 1882; May II 9.l6, l7sk.
Cotton steady; sales 2.279 bales. at
l6@l62s Southern -four unchanged.
Whiskoy dull, ut 9S. Wheat less firm.
Corn dull and Western mixed
i'll store SH. Pork luwer-new mess
lG co. Beef quiet and unchanged.
Lard quiet and lower, at Si.. Freights
to Liverpool quie.-steam, wheat l2l%;
cotton. 7.16(99.1
Fisk & Hatch have resumed
CINoINNATI, December 24- Flour
firm and in fair demand. Corn in good
demand, ut 52@5S. Pork quiet, at
1900. Lard quiet-steam S(9Sla; ket-
tie SIa19a4. Bacon in gooi demand
and scarce-shouldcrs 7(G7Il; clear rib
8; clear 6LiMS;a. Whlskey quiet ut
90.
LOUISVILLE. December 2l.-FIour
steady. at G.oO@G.75. Corn in good de-
mand-shelled. in bulk, 5O@55. Pork
15.00Ml5 so. Bacon-shoulde 8; clear
rib 82s(0S>@. Lerd--9@9I5 for leaf:
olls for steam. Whiakey quiet.
ST.. LOUIS, December 24-Fl~nr de-
mand good, at full prices; low and me-
dunn grades scarce and wanted-super-
fine winter 5.O00550. Corn opened
I,1 IL 4 N