The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-06-12

ors. The matter of greatest importance
to the creditors comes up for hearing to-
morrow, before Judge Lowell, of the
District Court, upon the question of
acceptance or rejection Of App!eton's
| offer for compromise, which is to make
up the gross assets Of Bowles Bros. &
90. to $l55,000.
NEW YORK. juno 11.-Imposing ho-
nors we're paid this morning to the re-
mains of the late Minister Orr. The re-
mains arrived in the city at II o'clock,
and we're escorted by Gordon OF polio ,,
together with deputation appointed to
receive him. The flags on all public
buildings were at half.mast. During the
procession, the streets were crowded,
and as the hearse passed up Broadway,
nearly every head was uncovered. The
remains are placed in a magnificent rose-
wood caaket, silver mounted, with
wreaths placed on top, composed of lau-
rel leaves and white roses The roses
are faded. The following is the insclip-
tion on the casket:
s'JAMEs LAWRENCE ORR,
Born in Cray!onsvil!e. South Carolina,
May IL, 1922.
Died in St. Petersburg. April %, (Muy
5,) 1873.
y
President Grant and staff will attend
the funeral of Minister Orr on Friday.
James Newoome, we'll known spring
man, in Middletown, died from an over.
dose OF ohloroform.
A requiem mass was celebrated, to-
day, at ST. Stephens Church, for the
soul OF the Cuban General Ignacio Agra
monte. The church Wac crowded with
Cubans.
Walworth was arraigued in Oyer and
Terminer, today, and pleaded not
guilty. he will be tried in about q
week.
Nathan Britman shot James McAdams
dead, last night. near the yard of the
Pennsylvania Railroad. Britman had
been discharged by McAdams.
Gen. Sherman reached West Point at
noon. and received a salute. This after.
noon, he joined President Grant in the
examination room.
NEWARK, N. j.. June ia passenger
train from New York aud freight train
from Market street. Newark, came in
collision at East Newark, e. 2 O'Clock,
this afternoon. Both engines were de-
molished. The baggage telescoped into
the smoking car. One engineer was
fatally wounded. Large numbers of
passengers were cut and bruised. The
passengers in the smoking car crawled
through the windows. The breaks pre-
vented more serious disaster. Had the
accident occurred Il minute sooner, there
would have been a terrible loss OF life.
The engineer OF the freight train is
blamed.
PHILADELPHIA, June I1.-Ata meeting
OF the American cruclble cast steel manu-
facturers, to-day, it was resolved to
maintain the present prices Of Steel
WASHINGTON, June 1.-THE President
has appointed Joseph Moore, of Missis-
sippi, Consul at Trinidad de Cuba.
Probabilities. s.-For the South Atlantic
States, light aud fresh Southerly to
Westerly winds, partly cloudy weathor
and rain areas.
The Southern Claims Commission has
suspended oral examinations until the
second week in October, and will then
resume and continue them until the mid
die Of November.
The Treasury has redeemed all the
outstanding three per cent. certificates,
excepting the amount of $1,000 When
the first call was made, in November,
1870, there we're outstanding $45, ,OO0, 900.
Robson was at the navy yard again
to day, engaged in the polaris investiga-
ton. He expected to conclude it this
evening, and will prepare report i'm
mediately.
Financial and commercial.
LONDON, June l1..-Noon. n.-Cousols
92as. 5s 89%.
PARIS, June l1.-Rentes 56f. 90c.
LIVERPOOL. June lisp. M.-Cotton
opened firm with an upward sendency-
uplands 81; Orleans 911; sales $1,000
bales; speculation and export 4, 900; from
Savannah and Charleston, July delivery,
s 1915; July and August, s 1916; from
New Orleans, May and June shipments,
8; June delivery, 8 1-1G; August and
September, 91l.
LONDON, June 11-Eyening. .-Consols
closed at 9255. Money 92zs. on account.
Hcnds-s7s 945s; lO.4Os SSiia; Fries
49A.
LIVERPOOL, June 11-Evening. Cot
ton closed firm; sales include $500 bales
American; from Savannah and Charles
ton, deliverable in August and Septem-
Der, 9}a; juno So; New Orleans ship
1-16.
New YORK, June -Noon.-Stocks
dull and heavy, Gold heavy. at III.