The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-05-02

troduoed bill reviving grant OF land
to aid In the construction Of railroad
from Vicksburg, Miss, to the Texas
State Line. The Civil Rights Bill was
laid over, on account of the sickness of
Norwood, who has'the floor. A bill was
introduced relieving Henry Heathe's PC
litioal disabilities.
In the House, District business, In.
dian appropriations and currency ocou-
pied the day.
.Con6rmation-Phillip Clayton, Of
Georgia. Consul to Valparaiso.
Probabilities-For the Middle States,
stationary to rising temperature, West.
erly winds, gradually shifting to South
esly and increasing cloudiness. For the
South Atlantic and Eastern Gulf States,
fresh and brisk Sonth.eas to South
west winds. continued high temperature,
clear or fair weather, except in the
lower Mississippi valley. The Missis-
sippi River will fall slightly at the sta
tions below Cairo. Tho Ohio River
will continue to fall at Pittsburg, hut #
will remain stationary ut Cincinnati.
LITTLE Rock, ARK. May 1.-To the
President: FL. King White. who fred on
the commander Of the United States
troops at Little Rock, has been ordered
to Pine Bluff by Baxter. aud is pilIag-
iug and numbering. The State is per
fectly peaceable. except in Jefferson
Oounty-the scene of Whites robberies
and murders. havo refrained from
sending out forces, in order to avoid n
conflict.
(Signed) JOSEPH BROOKS.
Governor of Arkansas.
Telcgraphic-Comm Reports.
LONDON, May 1. Settling duy-no
quotations. Weather fair. Street rate
BIG below bank.
PARIS. May 1.-Rentes 50f. SOc.
LIyEnPooh. May ID P. M.-Cot-
ton quiet and unchanged; sales IL. 900,
including 1000 for speculation and e1-
port; sales of the week $4,000. of which
1000 were for export and 10000 for
apeculation; stock 804, 900, including
440, 600 American; receipts of the week
1000, including 10000 American;
actual exports 10. 600; sales of uplands,
nothing below good ordinary. deiivera.
BILE May or June, 6L.0lS SIG; July or
August, 85s; nothing below low mid
ding, deliverable May. June or July,
836@8 GIG; stock aAoat 6l5, 900, in.
cuding 26l. 200 American.
LIVERPOOL. May I--Evening. Got
ton-sales of uplands, nothing below
good ordinary, deliverable in May, 81,;
deliverable in Juno or July. 82s; no
thing below low middling, deliverable
in June or July, SIS. Market for yarns
ind fabrics at Manchester quiet but
firm.
NEW YORK. May Moon. Stocks
dull. Money 3. Gold 1875. Exchange
long 4.87laa; short oO}a. Govern
ments active and little of. State
bonds quiet and nominal. Cotton
easier; sales 9SS uplauds l73i.; Orleans
1875. Futures opened: May II, II S 81;
June II 1882. IL GIG; July II 1916;
August l8 1882. 1SLl; October II IL .IG..
Flour steady. Wheat shade firmer.
Corn firm. Pork quiet. at 16. 9o@l7. 90.
Lard quiet-steam 10l>1. Freights un-
changed.
Z Z. NJ. M.-Cotton-net receipts 1872;
gross $40. FIXTURES closed steady; sales
200: May II 1.32, 17l-1G; June
II ID 80, II ZIG: July II 1882, l77S;
August Is l-16. 18 5 80; Septembsr
II 1916, II 27-32; October 17,s, 17sS;
November II 7.16, Tx; Decem Der
II 7.16. l7is. Cotton weak; sales 1857,
at 17ai@loI5. Southern -four un-
hanged-common to fair extra 40M
7.30; good to choice Z 3501100. Wheat
opened firm, but closed dull and droop-
ing. Corn opened frmer, with fair de-
mand. and closed quiot-8Gls@S7 for
now Western yellow; S6WS7 Tor old
Western mixed; sc for white Western.
Cofiee-Rio dull, at 1734(G20Is; other
grades quiet. Sugar firm. ut Is advance
fair to good refining 734GDS; Musco-
vado chiefly 8; refined firm, at IOl.;(0
l0as. MoIasses unchanged, with mode.
rate demand. Rice steady. with mode.
rate iobbing trade-Rangoon quoted ut
3 50@3 So, gold. Pork 6rmer.-new
mess l6 IS. Beef unchanged. Lard
tirmer, at 10te@10 Ii. Whiskey
lower. at 97@97la. Freights to Liver.
pool frmer-cotton. steam llAi. Money
oasy, at 3(14. Exchange firm, at 4 SS.
Gold 1875. Governments active, but a
iitlo lower. States quiet aud nominal.
Comparative Cotton Statement-Net
receipts ut a!l United States ports for
the week 2o.4s1; same week last year
47, ,032; totnl to date 8. $50, ,622; to same
date last year 3.24S. 630. Exports for
the week 69,l7G; same week last year
65. G5U; total te date 2.3G6,237; same
date last year 2,0Sl.3S2 Stock at ull
United States ports All .0GJ: lnst year