The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-01-18

| s.aos pne oaouaS uPou tno Ie6I-
dent for military assistance, has been
Feterred' by him to me for answer; and
am Instructed to say, that after consi-
dering the fourth section OF Article ~
OF the Constitution Of Texas, providing
that the Governor shall hold his office
for the term Of four years from the
time Of bis .iustallment, under your
claim and Section of the election de-
claration attached to the said Constitu-
ton. under which You we're chosen, end
which provides TINT the State and other
officers elected hereunder shall hold
their Offices for the term of years
prescribed by the Constitution, begin
ming from the day Of election, under
which the Governor elect claims the
ofioe, and more than four ye .rs having
expired sincs your election, lie is of the
opinion that your right to hold the
Office OF Governor at this time is ut
least SO doubtful, that he does net feel
warranted in furnishing United States
troops to cid yoc il holding gfurthor pos
session OF it; and he therefore declines
to comply with your request.
(Signed.) GEO. A. WILLIAMS.
Attorney General.
ln the House. merely debate. The
Senate wns not in session.
Probabilities = For tho Southern
States, East OF the Mississippi River,
partly cloudy weather and rising tenn
perature, Easterly to Southerly winds
aud possibly rain on tho coast.
| Telcgraphtc-Commc Reports.
LONDON. January 17.-New 5s 92s<.
LIvERPooL. January 17-Noon. Got
ton hat-uplands 81s; Orleans S5s;
sales 10000 bales, including 1000 for
speculation aud export; to arrive 1.16
cheaper; sales of uplands, nothing be-
low good ordinary, shipped in January
or February, s; ditto, shipped in Feb
ruary or March, 8; ditto, nothing below
low middling, shipped in December,
8 l. -l6; sales to-day include 6, 700 beles
OF American; sales of uplands, nothing
below good ordinary, deliverable in
March or April, s.
LIVERPOOL, January 17-Evenipg.
Cotton-sales of uplands, nothing be-
low good ordinary, shipped in January
or February, 1-lG.
New YonK. January 17-Noon.
Gold opened at IL s-now III. Stocks
active. Money 6. Exchange-long
1 81; short 1865. Governments strong.
State bonds quiet. Cotton weak; sales
G97 bales-uplands 16IH; Orleans 1Szs.
Futures opened: January 10 1882. 15lI 7;
February 1875, Is 2l32; March 1G g. -l6,
lG14; April l62i. 16 23.32; May 1716;
june II l3 l6. Flour dull aud heavy.
Whca: quiot and declining. Corn
steady. Pork hoavy, ut 15S S7,ss. Lard
heavy-stcum 3-16. Frejghts firm.
Z. M.-Cotton-net receipts $50
bales; gross 4. 427; futures closed steady;
sales 800, as follows: January 10 ZIG;
February Is 5 16. 10 2l-32; March 1G1l
April 16 90 80. 1621; May II 5.32; June
1928; July II 1916 Cotton-saIes 607
bales. at 16i@GI67s. Flour dull and
heavy. md 5@10c. lowcr-common to
fair extrs G.S5(9S.0O; good to choice
8.0o(9l1.OO. Wheat closed steadier.
Corn shade easier-white Southern
90. Pork 15. 85@l7 80. Lur1 steadier.
Groceries generally steady. Coffec ad-
vancing. Sugar dropping Freights
steady. Money easy-5 bid Sterling
quiet, at 4.S4 Gold dull and lower, ut
l1AC911&s. Governments strong mud
active. States quiet.
LOUISVILLE. January 17.-FIour nc
tive and higher. Corn dull-mixed GS;
white 70. Pork 10 25(@15 80. Bacon
shoulders ~; clear rib 83s; clear S7a
Lard-ticrcs 94@o21; keg lO@lOls;
steam 1922. Whiskey dull, at 96Is
ClScINNATI, January 17.-FIour quiet
and unchanged. Corn firm. at &c (AG3.
Pork firm, Ut 1850; 16. 90 asked. Lard
firm--steam SO; kettle 9ls09as. Ba.
con firm and III fair demand- shoulders
|72sW7la; clcLr rib SIS; clear S3IG1S7s.
Whiskey firm. ut 81.
ST. LOUIS, January 17.-Flour quiet
and unchanged. Corn firm and inactive
mo. 2 mixed SO. aud inactive on track
60 in elevator. Whiskey firm, mt 0S.
Pork quiet-jobbing lois IL 75(0l5. 90.
Hams ayernge S.i:.. Bacon stcady-7i; :;
for shoulders; Sjs@Sa.i for clear rib;
clear 5000. Lard iirincr-hell at 81,
PnlLADELpliiA, January 17.-Cotton
quiet-middling 1914; low midding IL;
strict ordinary 15%; net receipts los
bales; gross lT6.
AUGUSTA, January 17.-Cotton dull
and nominal -middiing 10; ne. rec .ipts
1,l27 bales; snlca 9Si.
MEMlHIs, january 17.-Cotton dull
ard u shade lo%cr--midlling l5Ml5lj;
receipts 2.440 bales; shipments l,OSi;
stock G2, 500.
BALTIMORE, January 17.-Cotton
dull and lower-midlling lG; low mid
ding 15la; strict good ordinary l4lI
gross receipts III bales; exports 10