The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-03-07

A bill appointing five commissioners to
regulate the trade in liquor passed.
Scott, from tho Finance Oummittee, re-
ported fayorab:y on Gordon's bill pro.
viding that no instrument or document
required to be stamped, which was
signed within the States Of Virgins,
West VirgiUii. North Carolina, South
Carolina, Georgia. Tennessee, Floride,
Alabama. Mississippi, Louisiana. AT
kansas or Texas, prior to July /, 1866,
ahall be deemed invalid by reason of the
failure to place. stamps thereon. It is,
however. provided by an>amendment of
the committee, that the rights of pur.
chaser in good faith prior to the passage
of this bill shall not be affected by it.
Probabiiities-Oa Saturday, for New
England, the barometer will fall, with
rising temperature. rain aud snow, aud
winds veering to Easterly and South
erly, and increasing to frssa and brisk
For the Middle States and lower lake
region. fresh to very brisk Southeast TO
Southwest winds. cloudy and rainy
weather and rising Temperature. For
the South Atlantic States, fresh aud
brisk South to West winds, cloudy and
rainy weather, clearing away during
Saturday night. For the Gulf Slater,
West to North winds, clear and clearing
weather and falling temperature, with
probably "Northsr'' in Texus.
ATLANTA, March G.-The marshal of
Lawrencevills, Ga, yesterday, shot and
killed yonng man who was trying to
escape. To-day. an old and prominent
citizen Of Lithonia, Ga, named Bras.
we'll, suicided by shooting himself with
bird gun. Mrs. Peltibone, Of Atlantn,
suicided to-day, By morphine. Reason,
financial distress. She promised her
little daughter fifty cents to tnke !, dose,
who did so. Tho physicians will snve
the girl.
Telcgraphio-Commc iteports.
LONDON. March 6.-Weather fur.
New 81 94L. Fries Az.
PARIS. March 6-Rentes 59f. 7Oc.
LIVERPOOL. March 6-3 P. M.-Cot-
ton steady-uplands 734@77S, Orleans
8; sales IA. 600 bales. including 2, 600 tor
speculation and export; sales include
$500 American; of the week, 7l,OOO.
including 5000 for export and 5, 600 for
speculation; stock $4,000. including
338, 600 American; receipts of the week
"a, 900, including $4,000 American; uu
tual export 1000: sales OF uplands, no.
thing below good ordinary, shipped
February or March, II; shipped March
or April, z 1916; nothing below mid
ding, deliverablel in March, 72I; stock
uauas 457, 900 bales. including 4lG. 900
American.
LIVERPOOL. March 6-Eveniug.-
Cotton to arrive trmer; sales of up
lands. nothing below good ordinary,
shipped March or April, 7z6; Orleans,
nothing below low middling, shipped
March or April. 816. Yarns aud fabrics
vt Manchester quiet and unchanged.
NEW YORK. March 6-Noon. Gold
opened at 1lIs. Cotton firm; sales
3. l60 bales--upiands 16L; Orleans 1861.
Futures opened: March Is SIG. Is 1882; i;
April l5 1882. l524; May l6 1872, 1871;
June l6 21.32. 16 ll-16; July II. Flour,
wheat and corn frm. Pork tirm-mess
1900. Llrd 6rm-steam 5000 GIG.
Freights steady. Stocks active. feverish
and lower. Money g. Gold 11,s. Ex-
change 4.84La; short 4 8SlS Co
vernments quiet anu lower. Stats bonds
active.
Z p. M.-Ootton-net receipts GAO
bales; gross 1856. Futures. closed
steady; sales 2l,lOO: March Is l3 80:
April Is ll-16, is 23-82; May lG I.l6;
juno Is 1892; July 16 29.32. Cotton
firmly held; sales 3. 835 bales. at 16Ll0
1873. Flour dull and uuchuug.d.
Whlskey firmer, ut 96 cash; 96I1(097
regular. WEoat in limited supply, lair
export inquiry and 1(@2c better. Corn
10. better and rnther more doing-7S@
81 for new Western mixed; Sl(982 for
high mixed and yellow Western; 7S0
831a for white Western. Rice quiet IA nd
unchanged. Pork frmer-new mess
1000. Beef unchanged. Lard firmer,
ut 7-16@91S. Freights to Liverpool
frm-cotton, saiJ 5.l6@2s; steam 800
TIC; grain, sail 0H; steam 1OliS. Money
easy. at 2C@3. Sterling very dnll: at
4.841a. Gold sctive and weak, ut liz
@ii5s. Governments dull au,i lower.
States quiet and nominal.
CINcINNATI, Muroh 6.--Flour dull.
Corn quiet, at 5S@62. Pork irmer, ut
10 064@l525. Lard frnl-Sa1 for
steam; o7sGD9ls for kettle. Bacon firm
and scarce-6M@624 for shoulders; 81
@S36 for clear RIB; SAW87s for clear.
Whlskey firm, at 03.
LOUISVILLE, March G.-Flonr and
corn quiet and unchanged. Provisions
in fair demand and advanced. Pork
1900. Bacon-6al for shoulders; SaI
for clear rib; for clear sides. Lard
81 for tierce; 934 for keg Whiskey