The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-11-08
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Tbs hotel proprissors mpjain, uiIsii 81 3f IL
oeediug dnllness. One or two hotels
on9the American plan, have made re-
duction in prices. With one or two ex-
oeptiops, .the hotels run ION the, Euro.
psah plan have made d reduction In TIE
price of rooms Of twenty per cent. on
former prices.
In the case OF VIM. A. Britton against
Gen. B. T. Butler. to recover tho value
Of two drafts for $l5, 600, seized by Bnt.
Ter at New Orleans, Judge Woodruff
yesterday gave q decision for General
Butler, holding that the General was
justified in making the seizure.
The New Jersey Senate is fourteen
Republicans and seven Democrats; the
House, thirty-two Republicans, twenty
seven Democrats aud one independent.
| MEMPHIS, November 6.-No deaths
from yellow fever since the noon report.
The weather is warm and cloudy.
PHILADELPHIA, November 7.-Schoe.
per Brothers, manufacturers of dress
goods. have suspended
NEW YORK, November THE New
York banks have S23. .065, 900 in legal
tenders and SIS. 600, ,OC0 in specie, max.
ing total reserve of $38, ,O65, 900, which
ia $500, 600 more than twenty-five per
cent. reserve on thsir deposits. During
the past six days. the banks have gained
about SO, 600, 900 in legal tenders.
In nine police precincts of this city,
over $4,000 were subscribed for the
Memphis sufferers on election day. The
reports from other precincts are yet to
come in. The police have contribute d
50, 200 for the Memphis police.
BALTIMORE, November THE fol-
lowing is the result of the election: Se-
nate-Democrats, %; Republicans, 8.
House-Demoorats, Il 62; Republicans, %.
Majority in the State about 1000.
PrrTsBuRd, November THE build
ing and house OF Ira B. MoVay j. Co.
closed doors this morning, owing to
complications growing out of the sus.
pension Of their Eastern correspondents,
I MONTGOMERY, November No
deaths in the past twenty -four hours.
The few cases on hand are recovering.
PHILADELPHIA. November 7.-The
Directors of the Pennsylvania Railroad
to-day declared scrip dividend of five
per cent, redeemable on the 1st of
March, 1875, with option on the part of
tue company to redeem at any time after
six months.
WASHINGTON. November 7.-Esti
mates for the support of the Indian
Bureau, $1,000. 600; increase, 80. .OOO.-
600. The President has ordered thst
the Modoos be located in the Indian
Territory. Estimates for the War De-
partment for the next year show an in.
crease of $4,000. 600. This includes
So. 100000 for the engineers depart.
ment, 81, 400. 900 for Notifications.
Creswell is confident of the adoption
OF his postal savings bank system. He
has encouraging letters from many Con-
gressmen.
The official intelligence received bv
the Department of State shows that The
Virginius was captured six miles from
the coast of Jamaica At the instance
OF Minister Sickles, instructions were
sent from the Government at Madrid tn
await orders from the home government,
before inhicting penalties on the pas
sengers or crew OF the Virginius. This
order was probably received on the
evening OF tue 9th or the morning of
the 9th inatunt; too late. as it appears
rom dispatches received to-day from
Cuba. to be respected.
Probabliities-.For the Southern
States. South westerly and North-w vest
erly winds, partly cloudy aud clearing
weather and falling temperature.
The Indians murdered one man and
drove away considerable stock. Two
men belonging to the surveying party
were reported killed. thirty-fiye miles
from Fort Richardson, on Saturday.
The e.Mescalero Apnches. from New Mex.
leo, are raiding in Texas, aud commit
ting murders. The Comanches on the
reservation near this post have not aud
cannot deliver up the five men stipu.
lated for at the Fort Sill council, and,
as consequence, their annuity of goods
aud food will be withheld after this
week, which it is expected will drive
them to the war-path.
CHARLESTON, November 7.-Arriyad-
steamer james Adger, New York; Vir.
ginia, Philadelphia.
RICHMOND, November I'm seventy.
eight Counties and >cities heard from.
Aemper's Conservative net gain on
Walkers majority is nearly 4,0OO.
MEMPHIS, November Tone yellow
fever death to noon and four from other
causes. Weather warm and favorable.
The streets are crowded with visitors.
ST. LOUIS. November Two of the
iron works in South st. Louis have
stopped work, throwing about 200 men
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