The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-09-09

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III. The deaths Sin:sNev York fnr the
week were g.. Ian increase Of two.
S A Kingston New York despatch Gays
that straggler has been identified by q
lady residing near AGRA, Greene County.
as Bender, the Kansas murderer. He
stopped at the house for something to
eat, and when asked il. he was Bender,
hastily left tcs The mountains. The
mountains are now being searched. Vi
The bids fer fixing the head-stones on
25O,OO0 Federal soldiers graves have
been opened. The lowest bid is $780,.
600.
A man named J. E. White, confined
at the Memphis Jail, under charge of
horse stealing, escaped yesterday, by the
assistance OF bis wife, who carried pis-
toi to him concealed in her pannier.
The Spanish and American Claims
Commission will remain in session until
November. Thus far, only ten out of
LIS cases before it have been disposed
of.
Tho following special order was issued
from the Internal Revenne Bureau to-
day: Collectors arc instructed to see
that each deputy collector in charge Of
division is furnished with book, con-
tanning record, made mp from HE
office alphabetical list of the names of
all persons in lis division who have
paid the special taxes for this fiscal year,
including those who paid such taxes to
the collector. or to any Of his deputies;
and each deputy should be required to
keep the record in his book SO complete
that it can be depended upon asn guide
IN determining whG! persons in his di-
VISION have paid such taxes. ReQuisi-
tlons Tor books of alphabetical list of
special taxpayers should only include u
sufficient number to supply the home
Office and such deputies as are in Charge
of divisions. The missioner of In
ternal Revenue decides that regular
liquor or tobacco dealers, holding spe-
olal tux stamps, us such may close their
ordinary place of business for the time
being, and on the registry of the fnots
With the collector Of the district, may
do business under said stamp ut one
stand i'll the fair grounds, situated in
said district, without payment of an ad-
ditional tax; but before opening again
their regular place OF business, should
make new register with the collector
of tho district.
AUSTIN. TEXAS, September Con
nlcting reports come in regarding the
prevalence of yellow fever in Galveston;
Houston and Shreveport It is rumored
that the Central International and Great
Northern and Texas and Pacific Rail
roads have beon blockaded, and it is
impossible to ascertain anything of a
reliable character, and perfect panic
prevails III Galveston and Houston, and
Northward bound trains to-day and last
AIKEN. S. c., September 6.-The
case OF the State 0s. Barney Lamar, who
was indicted for the murder of N. j.
Hayward, was tried here to-day, before
Judge Maher. Solicitor P. l.. Wig
gins, Speaker S. J. Lee and Congress-
man Il. 3. Elliott appeared for the
State. The defendant was represented
by ". T. Gary, D. S. Henderson and j.
Q. Sheppard, Esqs. The jury brought
in verdict Of not guilty.
CHICAGO, September S-The officers
Of the Americon Express Company deny
the reported theft of $50, ZOO by one Of
their employees.
PoHTaASD, September The State
election is progressing quietly; II light
vote.
BosToS. September s. Alexander II.
Bullock has been chosen by the com nit
tee to preside over the Republican Con
vention.
W. S. Waters. a prominent lawyer of
Baltimore, is dead.
CHARLESTON, September s. Arrived
Steamships South Carolina, New York !;
Equator. Philadelphia; schooners Mar
vim, 0. j. Bartly and Melville.
LEXINGTON, Ky, September S.-The
first race to-day-mile heats-was won
by Granstead's Glcaner-time 1,4Gii,
l.4614, 1.4Sli. The sccond-aa.i mile
dash-was Won by Yilcr's LEtoiler-
time k10li.
PHILADELPHIA. September 9.-Ihe
Ohio brings 30 cabin and 100 stccragc
passengers. The run from Queenstown
to Cipo Henlopcn was ten days and
three hours.
TeirSfn fnphic-commcrcinl Reports.
New YORK, September S-Noon.-
Stocks active ond irregular. Gold 12l.,
Money Z. Exchangc-.ong S2s; short
9as. Governments dali aud irregular.
State bonds quiet but steady. Cotton
very firm; sales 5000 bales-uplands
2O5o; Orleans 81. Futures opened
September 10, - l-1G; October Is 5 .lG,
1925; November Is, Is 32r December
II l5.lG, IS; January IS 3,13; February
49,, 1885; March 1924. Flour firm.
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