The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-10-22

realized for the widows and orphaus OF
the insured. The company was formed
in 1868.
T6a wages of .oagsboremen have
been reduced from twenty to seventeen
cents per hour. A large number have
s'rnck, aud police are employed at the
| several piers to keep the prace.
Several editors of this oity and Brook
yn we're before the grand jury in Brook.
lyn to-day. One editor was taken from
the grand jury room before Judge Gill
bert, and Instructed by the latter that
the law recognized no secrecy of an edi-
torial room as to who wrote articles con-
sidered ibelous. The editor was then
taken back to the grand jury.
james Brennan, one of the witnesses
foP Stokes. to-day, admitted he was an
escaped convict, and. after testifying,
was arrested and recommitted to the
pententiary to serve out his term.
WASHINGTON, October 2l.-The Ma
t:onal Lilo Insurance Company, Of New
York. has no connection with the Ma
| tional Life Insurance, which has branch
es in several large cities.
The friends Of Col. Hughes deny thut
he is disqualified for the oifica Of Go.
vernor of Virginia. They say he went
to Tennessee in July, 1879. to compose
a quarrel. BE failed to make peace,
but found that there would be no fight.
He delivered no letter. understood by
him to be challenge, leading tv duel.
If he had delivered q challenge. it was
in Tennessee; aud although the Consti.
tuition Of Virginia applies to princ-
pal sending Or accepting challenge
outside Of the State, it does not apply to
one delivering challenge, unless 1t is
delivered in the State.
Senator Conover and D. p. Holland,
proprietor Of the Jacksonville, PenSaco
In and Mobile Railroad, had M inter
view with the POSTMASTER General to-
| day. which resulted in ordering mail
service from Eufalu, Ala, to Chntta.
hoochee, Fla, the terminus uf the
Jacksonville, Pensncon aud Mobile
Railroad; thus securing communication
| with the West, aud making the dis
tance thirty-six miles shorter than Dy
any other route.
The examination Of the Pohris sur
vivors, In progress for sercral ,luys. will,
! it is expected, be- conclnded to-day, aud
will ut once be- placad in the shape of
report, ana given to the pubic. The
leading feuture of the report will bn tho
complete exoneration of all tho officers
upon whom suspicion rested as to Capt.
Halls death; tue evidence Of the wit
nesses tending to show that his death
was from natural causes.
There was grand council to-day with
the Grow Indians. who we're attired III
full paint and feathers, at The Interior
Department. There was no special sig
n tiRnpra i., fh.. Onuno,I ouI ~
, talked OF or new business considered.
A session of the Cabinet was held to-
day. with all tho members present, e1.
oept Secretary Robesun. The various
departmental reports formed the prin-
Opal topic Of discussion.
Clinton L. Merriam, member Of Con
gress from New York. had m interview
with the Secretary Of tho Treasury yes
tcrday. 1t Ia suid that the New York
delegation in Congress will urge his ap-
ment as chairman of the Committee on
Banking ard Currency. 1t is said he is
in favor Of FREQ banking.
CHARLESTON. October 2l-Arrived-
Steamship Virginia, Baltimore.
raphic-Com ,nrrclni Reports.
COLUMBIA. S. c.. October 22.-Sales
OF cotton yesterday Gs bales middling
14lss.
New YoEK. October 2l-Noon.
Gold opened ut S!as; now 8i.. Stocks
dull Money Z. gold. E1chuuge-
long q; short Si,. Governments steady.
State bouds dun. Cotton quiet; buyers
and sallers apart; safes 1.265 bales
uplands l634; Orleaus l7,a; futures
opened as follows: October 1876:
November 16ll. lG SIG; Dscember
1928; January 1915. 1916; Fsbrn
AIRY lG@s: March 1Ga,; April 171.1G
II 8 32 Flour quiet and steady. Whea,
quiet and firm. Corn dali without de
clded change. Pork duh and heavy
new mess ID 90. Lard iirm-old stea III
Sls. Frrights quiet
L. NJ Money Cl aud intorrs. and
u and interest Exchauge tirmer, att.
Gold tirmcr, at SHas(nSi... Governments
dull; better prices ior some. Cotton
net receipts 33S bales; gross 1913; fu-
tnres closed barely .tendy; sales 10, 200
bales. as follows: October lGla. IL 50;
November IL 7 81, l6i.; Decemher
IL s l6. lG 1872; January 1G l3 80,
l6 ZIG; February IL 9-lG; Maroh
16 1l-l6. 1854. Cotton to day irregular;
sales 2. 5O4 bales, at 16a4(wl7i. South
ern flour dull and drooping-G 3U(D
Z % for common to fnir extra; 7.U5(tG
! |. 90 for good to choice ditto. Whiskey
iirmer, vi 9Gia Whcnt opened n
shade better and rather quiet, but ad-
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