The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-12-15

which wss, made ppsps the. CITY. by the
negroes ghsys caWe ln.. .iKwill e xsA
membefeds to.seina36ta Shafi6, Qfqshys
after he had been forced to resign.
Killing so many black men, however,
was unnecessary. and capnot be iusti.
lied. Many OF them were shot while
they were retreating, but it is not true
that many were killed while begging
FOR mercy. On the contrary, ali who
did 40 were protected by white lead
ers." Another despatch to the same
paper. dated the 13t' says: Late this
evening, q number {, gentlemen living
on plantations III I neishborhood,
rode into Vickhburg and Informed tue
Mayor that the negroes III the country
were under arms, aud in squads of
twenty or thirty were marching toward
tho oity. The Mayor Immediately
called out two companies Of special po-
lice, and they are now assembled at the
Court House. The citizens are gene.
rally alarmed, and some Of thom fear
that the town will be- attacked to. night.
A majority of the people, however,
have no fear for the town. but il in
, probable that the negroes may commit
depredntions on unprotected white
families In the country districts. Two
companies Of well armed white men
have Just gone to the outskirts of tie
city. They will guard two of the
principal approaches during the e,night
The Stadt Theatre (German) was
closed last evening by the police. aud
large crowd went to another theutre,
whose Injunction on til. police had
not run out. The Germauia Theatre
was also closed. Paul Fulk's Tivoli
Ihentre gave sacred concott till II
O'Clock. last night, when II theatrical
performance began and continued till
nsar 2 O'Clock, to II large crowd. The
Bowery Theatre gave sacred cnuccrt,
which included 1.-The Pearl of SAVOY"
to an Immense house. At the Brook
Ign Tabernacle, the usual assault on
the theatre was made by Tallnaise.
CHARLEsToN, December ll.-Ar-
rlved.-Stealnships Raleigh, Baltimore;
charleston. New York; schooners Mary
Il. Hand, Baltimore; Katie u. Turner.
Philadelphia; larry Not, New York.
Telegrap hic-Co,nrncrrlni kepur,..
COLUMBIA. December l4.-Sales
OF cotton 3S bales middliug I3IdM
LIB uhIReC easier.
New YORK. December II -Noon.-
Money 80. Gold ll2ss. Exohange-
long S5ii::.; short 9Ol5. Cotton
nominal; sales Sl3 -uplauds I4ls;
Orleans l4i.. Fn,nres weak aud irren-
ular: January Is 1916, 1877; Febrn.
ary II 3-16. l4t5; March IL Il-l6.
l47i; April Is. l5!tk; May l5l;, 1851:
june 1875. Is ll-lG Pork heavy-
~, 5O to ~. 62ii.. Lard heuyv-steam
IL 5 lGMl32s.
Z z. M.-Cottou nct receipts l Oo5.
gross 11.205. Futures L osei steady:
snlea 4O, lO0: December l37s nominal:
July IL 2332Ml3 Is 16; February
II ll.32; March II % 81; April 1919:
May Is T.l6; June Is % 80; july is:
Ansnss l6 3 16. Cotton nominal: sales
9lA. at l4!s@l4,a. Southern flour
quiet and unchanged. Wheat dull and
a1ade a lower. closing heavy, at 1.17CG
l.Io winter red Western; l.26(91. 80
amber Western. Corn shade tirm.r and
lair demsnd-92@96i'.. Coffee quiet
anu unchanged. Sugar dull and no.
mina'. Pork dull and nominul-2O 80;
old mess 90. 62i.Gg2075 Lard heavy
prime steam IL 5.lG(G13as. Wh;s.
key steady 90. F'relghts lower
cotton steam IS. SIoucy in fair de.
mand, ut 3G3I,. Sterling dull-5,%.
Gold moderately active-lI3stGIln,
Governments dull but strong. States
steady.
BALrlMoEE. December l4.-Co,top
DOLL and easy l4,R; net re.
ceipts BOG: gross S07; exports coast
Wise i,313; coasiw wis. 10; sales 10;
spinners AZ
PHILADELPHIA. December l4.-Cot.
ton quiet--middIiuy XII; low mid
ding 1873; good orl,nnry 1911; net
receipts 0l; gross 14S.
MoDILE. December l3 -Cot,on
we"k-midlliug l3iaul3c,; low mid
ding 13,@; good ordinary l3<0l3,s; !;
net receipts G.700; exports coistwis.
Isis; sales 1000
CHARLxsroN, December 1i.--Cotiou
easy middling 3!..Wl3t'G; low mid
ding l3lSG9l3ii.,; good ordinary l3a,
lWiJ's; net receipts i.2!0; co.s.wise
2.l3l; sales 2,00O.
MEMPHIS, December II Cotton
Irregular and nominal -middliug 1871,
C9l5ta; low midd!ing l3; good orlina.
ry. l2'49l2aal: net receipts 3,Gl7;
shipments 2.3il; sales 800.
GALVESTON, December 1l.-Cntton
weak and henvy-middling 49,; low
middling 1875; gnod ordinary I27. ::