The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-01-16
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morning.
WASHINGTON, Jatidafy 1b-Evenins.-
The Rtesidshk hassent I'm the folloSinp
nominations: Snowfall, Surveyor Of
!. Customs, HouSton. Texas; Mru. John
SOM Roetmistress at Griffin Court House.
Georgia; White, Postmaster at Water
Valley. Mississippi. - s.,.,...
Hhe& N. Ramsay; Of North Carolina,
Visited the President and other officials
to-day. in behalf OF the new temperance
movement III 4 ~ s.' y 80 Z
In. HE Honha, resolution. was sadoe'p,t. stdi e',tt
cd, inatrncting the Mobilien Committee
to inquire whether any member OF Con.
gress has beon paid as attorney for the
Faolho Railroad. and whether the rail.
roads money had been used for the cleo.
tion OF any member OF Congress. The
legislative appropriation bill passed. :
In; the Senate, tho minority Of the
Finance Committee submitted q report
that Boutwell, had the right to issue
legal tenders, heretofore withdrawn; !;
which was ordered to be printed. Al
corn introduced g bill authorizing the
Secretary of War to compromise and
settle all pending claims Of the Govern.
ment against Southern Railroad Compa.
MES; which was referred to the Commit.
tee on tue Judiciary.
Probabilities-For New England.
Easterly to Southerly winds, rising tenn.
perature, cloudy weather and rain. ex.
cept possibly snow for the Northern por.
ton. For the South Atlantic and Mid
die States, Essterly to Sontherly winds,
cloudy weather and rain; but winds
shifting to Westerly and Northerly pro.
bnbly on Thursday afternoon and uight,
with falling temperature and clearing
weather. From the Gulf Northward to
the upper lakes and Lake Erie, winds
shifting to Westerly and Northerly; de-
cIded fall OF temperature and clear and
clearing weather for Missouri and the
North west, Northerly to Westerly winds
and generally clear and cold weather.
CLEVELAND January 15.-The nail
manufacturers and agricultural impie-
ment makers are here in convention.
Nearly all the Northern States are repre-
sented. Resolutions were passed to
shorten credit and reduce discount com.
mission to dealers, and fixing penalties
for cutting it down. The asuooiation
meets again in April next, at Cleveland
PHILADELPHIA. January ia fire oc.
curred this morning at the late residence
9t: Edwin Forrest. A portion of the
library wss destroyed, including nearly
all OF his valuable Shakspearian oolleo-
ton: The famous original copy of
Shakespeare. which Mr.. Forrest always
kept in q glass case. was consumed. He
frequently remarked. concerning this
work, that in case of fire in the house.
he would rather anything else should be
consumed than that volume should be
harmed. The volume was published in
1858, aud was valued at So, 600. The fire
did not extend beyond the library and
gallery: containing paintings, and the
art collection is not injured. The fire
from a defective flue The
greatest portion OF the books in the
library escaped damage, except from
heat and smoke. The loss will be-
SIG. 900 to $40, 900. T. .;,I
NoRFoIK, January 15.-The English
eteamer Corinthian, from New .Urieans
for Liverpool, put in for coal.
KNOXVILLE, TENN, January 15.-
Thomas G. Boyd. of Sweet Water Ten
nesses, against whom cases for defraud-
Ing the Government in pensions are
pending. who was reported murdered in
Monroe County, Tennessee. last Septem.
per, under tragical circumstances, was
discovered and arrested in Toronto.
Canada, Yesterday, and will be brought
to Knoxville. ,.,,.,.,z,..,..s.':-,,
Financlai and eommercIaI.
COLUMBIA, 8. O., January 15.-Sales
OF cotton to-day 50 bales--middling
1870. -f q Z:
New York. January 15-Noon.-sAles
OF futures last evening 5000 bales, as
follows: January 10 8 16. 1881; Febru.
sry 1925. l9A; Maroh 10 1916; April
20 SIG. 20a6; May 20 0l1.16; July 217.16.
stocksdul Gold steady, at II. Money
firm, at. Z. Exchange-long o9sa; short
l0N. Governments dull. State bonds
very quiet. Cotton quiet and steady;
sales 79l bales-uplands 2OIs; Orleans
FL. Flour steady. Wheat nominally
unchanged 1.65@16 66 for No. Q Mi.
waukee. Corn auiet-afloat, old West
ern mixed. 66. Pork dull-mess 13. 750
l3.871a. Lard Western steam s.
Freights quiet.
7 P. M.-Ootton quiet; sales !, 1888
bales-ul.lands 20Ia; Orleans 81. Flour
quiet and very firm. Whiskey lower
81. Wheat-spring 1@2c. better; win
ter quiet and firm. Corn quiet and
steady. Rice firm, at 500. Pork very
dull. at 13.75@13.8O. Lard firmer, at
S@S 5-16. Freights quiet. Cotton-re-
oelpts o:day 6.420 bales; sales for export
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