The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-01-08

directing army rations to be issued for
relief Of the starving poor in the South
ern States. The co mmittee had talked
over the matter fully and freely, and
the result arrived at was, that the com.
mittee did not regard it as the sphere of
Congress to enter into q general system
of providing for pauperism in the
States. If this precedent were estab-
lished, it would soon be found that Con-
gress had entered on the whole business
of taking charge Of pauperism gene
rally throughout the States. The report
was adopted. and the committee was
discharged from the further considera-
tion of the eubjeot.
The MoEnry Legislature. through a
committee, have telegraphed the presid-
ing officers OF tho Senate and House at
great length. The communication is in
the form OF petition for relief and re-
oognition. The despatch ia signed by
Messrs. Booth, Worrall. Lobdell Eos
ter and q lcharie.
General Amos. with his family, leave
Tor Jackson to. night, to take possession
OF the gubernatorlal chair and mansion.
Mrs. General Ames is daughter of
Gen. B. F. Butler.
No executive business today affecting
the South, except the theft OF about
VII 900 worth of drafts for refunded
taxes, mostly belonging to the people OF
that section. These drafts were in tin
box in the refunding division of the in-
tcrnal revenue department.
Pro6abilities-For the South Atlantic
States, slightly rising Temperature, light
to fresh South westerly aud North west
etiy winds, and clear or clearing weather
during Thursdny.
A supplemental ropurt to the House
from the Secretary of War shows that
the Freedmen's Bureau swindle was car
RED on by false reports Of money depo.
slted In United States repositories, and
of amounts covered in the Treasury.
CONCORD, N. H., January THE
Republican State Convention assembled
to-day. James +. Briggs, in The open
ing speech. favored wonan suffrage.
BosToN, January THE Legislature
organized with the old officers
Mrs. Adeline Badger, principal of
large private school and member o.ect
of the Boston School Committee, is
missing, ana it is believed sh. has sui
oided.
Telexrh hic--Con,incrcIul f;e:,urIs.
PARIS. January 7.-Eantes 5Sf. zoe.
LIVERPOOL. January 7-3 2. NJ
Cotton steadier; sales Is, 900 bales, in
Guiding 1000 export and speculation:
cotton to arrive IL dearer; sales of up
lands, nothing below good ordinary,
shipped December. 8 l-l6; ditto, deli.
verable in March or April. S; ditto,
nothing below low middling, shipped
December or January, 8l1. OF tie
sales to-day, 300 we're Americnn.
L1vERrooL> January 7-Evening.-
Cotton--nothing below good ordinary,
shipped January or February, 1-l6.
LONDON, January 7.-Consols 92M
92la. Eries 439431. The general
opiuion is that the bank rate will be re.
duced tomorrow.
NEW YORK. January Moon. Got
ton quiet and steady; sales 757 bales
uplands l614; Orleans 1864. Futures
opened: January 15la. Is 9-I6; Febru.
ary 1875. 16; March l6L; April is 1916;
May 17A, IT'S; June II 3.16. Flour
firm. Wheat quiet. Corn advancing.
Pork firm-mess l6 S7EW17OO. Lard
frm-steam 93s Freights heavy. Stocks
dull. Money &. Gold II. Exchange
long 1872; short &C. Governm onts
dull. State bonds quiet.
+. M.-Co.ton-net receipts 445;
gross 6G7; futures closed firm; sales
lG, 400 bales: January 15is, l59-16;
February l6, 1914; March 1916,
l6 1882; April 1G 1916, 1G 1882; May
l72s, II ZIG; June l721. Cotton steady;
sales 2. 038 bales, ut 1G.H@l65s. Flour
shade tirmer and less actiye-7.l5M
$50 for common to fair extra; 8.35(0
H. 10 for good to choice. Whiskey dull,
at LOO. Wheat less active; prices with
out decided change. Corn in moderate
demand for export aud scarcely 80 firm.
Pork frm-new mess 16 5O(1l6. rs.
Beef quiet mess 82l@ll. Lard weak,
at 9li. Freights to Liverpool steady
steam, wheat 124. Money easy, at ca
7. Sterling heavy. at 4.92. Gold closed
stronger, at lis. Governments dull.
States quiet and nominal.
CINclSNATI, January Flour firm;
demand fair. Corn firm, at 57(GG2.
Pork nominally 15.00015.25. Lard
firm. with good demand-steam 85a;
kettle held at so. Bacon scarce
shoulders 73s07I; clear rib Sla; clear
SA. Hams S3l@9Li. Whiskey firm,
at %.
LOUISVILLE, January Flour firn
and unchanged. Grain quiet and firm.
Mixed corn 64; whito Is. Provisions