The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-05-15

South east winds with slight full Of
temperature aud falling barometer on
Friday. For tue upper lakes and the
North west. clondy weather and rain,
North east to Sou.herly winds, with
slight rise OF temperature and falling
barometer in the Mott portions Of
these districts. For Tennessee and
the Ohio Valley, continued warm and
partly cloudy weather. with light, va
riable winds, aud no decided change in
the barometer. The lower Missouri
and central Mississippi River will
remain stationary and rise slightly.
The lower Mississippi and Ohio Rivers
will full slowly.
INDIANApoLIs, May IL About one
hundred members of the Indiana Edi-
torial Association left hero. this morn
lug, on nm excursion for Washington,
Baltimore, New York, aud other points
South and East.
MONTGOMERY. Ala, May 14.-The
Alabama Press Convention meets ct
Birmingham next Tuesday. A party
Of sixty New York editors, now at Gin
cinnn:i, are Ell route to meet them by O
special invitation extended last year.
After the convention, the latter will in
spect the coal, iron and other resources
Of the State, to write them up OH their
return.
LITTLE Rock. Nay II Both houses
met this morning, and adopted the
following joint resolution:
Whereas the Legislature of the State
OF Arkansas has convened, q Qaolum
of each house being present; aud
whcreas the capital OF our State i, oc-
oupicd by armed and conten,ling
| forces; aud whereas the State House ls
now in possession Of armed troops; /;
therefore, be it
Resolreti, by the General Assembly of
the State Of Arkausas, That the presi-
dent OF the United States be aud is
hereby requested to put this Legisla-
ture in possession OF the legislative
halls, and TINT the public property on
the State House sunure he placed under
the supervision and control of this
body-the legal custodians thereof,
whilst in session-nnd thut he make
such order for the disposition of So d
armed contending forces as will more
perfectly protect the State against do
mestic violence, and insure this body
protection; aud that duly certified
copy of this resoIuti IN be at once
transmitted to the President of the
United States.
In the House. notice Of the intro
duction Of bill for the calling of a
constitutional convention was given.
The situation as to the two armed
forces remains unchanged. The Senate
appointed q committee to act in con-
junction with the House com mittee,
appointed yesterday, to notify Gov.
Baxter that tho General Assembly was
ready to receive any message he might
desire to deliver. The Governors mes
sage, it is thought, will be read to both
houses this evening.
LONDON. May l4.-Cousols 93l6(0
93L. Eries 80
LIVERPOOL. May 14-Noon. Cotton
advancinR-uplands S5s; Orleans 81;
sales %. 600, including 5000 for specu-
lation and export; sales yesterday
%. 900, Of which 5000 were sold after
the regular closing OF the market; cot
ton to arrive 1,1G higher; sales of up
lands, nothing below good ordinary,
deliverable in June or July, SO; no.
thing below low middling. deliverable
in June or July, 83s; sales of Orleans.
nothing below good ordinary, deliver
able in July or August. ID l6; sales
to-day include 5000 American; sales
of nplands, nothing below good ordi-
nary, deliverable in July or August,
8234; nothing below low middling. de-
liverable in July or August. 8 1916.
New YORK. May 14-Noou.-Cot-
ton quiet; sales 1886 -uplands 1885;
Orleans 10. Futures opened: May
Is l16; June Is 3-l6. 1S14; July
1875. 49, % -; August 49, IL, iS IL. 80; /;
October Is. Flour, wheat and corn
stoady. Pork frm-mess l712ls@
1925. Lard heavy-s!cam lOiI(0
1919 lG Freights quiet. Stocks dulI
and feverish. Money 3. Gold IL.
Exchange-long 1 IS; short 4.9l. 4.
Governments aud State bonds dull.
7 p. M.-Cotton quiet aud hrm;
sales 2,494, at IS3S(9l9. Southern
flour without decided change in pr.ce.
Wheat steady, at l 60Wi.Gl for winter
red Western. Corn Io. bctter-S3(1SG
for new aud old Western mixed. COT
fee dull and nominal. Sugar heavy
and nominalIy lac. lowcr-75sM77a
for fair to good refining; s for pfime.
Molnsses quiet and unchanged. Rec
quiet and stendy. Pork tirmer- new
mess II p. Beef quiet. Lard firmer.