The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-02-14

the constitution will have to be ratified
by two-thirds OF the State oranges be-
fore they are effective, they are not
given for publication.
| Governor Woodson will Issue q pro-
clamation, tomorrow, Offering q reward
OF 1000 apiece. dead or alive, for the
men who robbed the passenger, express
and mail train on the Iron Mountain
RailroadAat Gsd's Hill, January 81.
In addition to this, it is understood the
Governor OF Kansas has offered $4,000
land Post Office Department $4,000;
making the>aggregate $17, 500.
WARRINGTON, February 13-In the
Senate, Sargent presented memorial.
signed by Is, 859 citizens of California,
calling the attention of Congress to the
influx OF Chinese Oh the Pacific slope.
Sargent said there were $4,000 Chinese
| Lear The Pacific coast; they undsrbid
native labor; they impaired no value to
the community; they were pagans: they
| evinced no desire to become assimilated
to our institutions; there had been but
| one or two Instances known where any
OF them had expressed desire 10 be-
come citizens; they added nothing to
the material wealth of the community,
taking away with them all that they &C.
cumulated, and not even allowing their
bones to rest in American soil. This
was question which did not now con-
Germ the States East, but it would soon
become national question, for the Pa
ciic coast waa the gateway through
which these people would pour and
finally spread over the whole country
In the Senate, Gordon introduced a
bill in relation to certain claims arising
from seizure of cotton by the Treasury
Department. The resolution offered a
few days ago by Bayard, calling upon
the President to inform the Senate as to
the conduct Of Major Lewis Merrill, an
officer of the army on duty in South
Carolina, was taken up and discussed by
Bayard and Scott. Bayard, during his
remarks, referred to the fact that msny
members of the South Carolina Lepisla-
ture were Ignorant, not being able to
read and write. West, of Louisiana in
quired Of the gentleman whose fault that
was. Bayard-It may suit the gentleman
to ask the question, but there we're pe-
riods in his life when he could answer
it, having lived in the community,
under the laws and in sympathy with
those who were charged with preventing
VIZ SoAoASA H'oPlo lIOIu T6CeIVlUR an
education. The distribution of the cur
renoy was resumed. Merrimon and
Gordon participated in the debate.
La the House, bill for the appoint
ment of commission to ascertain the
damages committed in Oregon and
California, in 1928, during the Modoo
war, occasioned lively debute, but vas
finally rejected.
Probabilities the Middle and
South Atlantic States, clouds aud rain,
with falling barometer, somewhat
higher temperature and fresh to brisk
winds.
TeleSrnphic-Commc Reports.
COLUMBIA, February 13.-Sales of cot
ton, to-day, 90 bales-m middling l4(9
141ao.
@s2.
PARIS. February 13.-Rentcs 5Sf. soc.
LIVERPOOL. February l3-Noon.
Cotton quiet aud steady-uplanda s;
Orleans Sl:IA3s::: -.l.e :....;.y !2GTI
balos. including 1000 for EXPORT end
speculation; of the week 90. Ill; export
5000; stock $4,000, OF which 2lG,OOO
are American; receipts $4,000. whereof
81. 600 arc American; actual export
5000. Cotton to arrive cheaper; sales
OF uplands, nothing below good ordi-
nary, shipped in February or March,
7T; deliverable in April or Mny 1916;
nothing below low middiing, shipped in
March or April, 8; sales of Orleans, no.
thing below low midlling. shipped in
March or April, 81; anoat 100000,
| whereof 349. 600 arc American; sales in
olnde G,T00 AM erican.
L1vERPooL, February 13-Evcning =
Cotton to arrive 1-l6 cheaper; sales of
middling upland, nothing below GOOD
ordinary, shipped January or February,
1916. Yarns and fabrics at Mauches-
tor steady.
New York, February l3.-Noon.-
Gold opened at 12I. Stocks dull.
Money 4. Exchange-long 4.S5l.;
short 4 SO. Governments strong and
steady. State bonds quiet md stoady.
Cotton dull; sales 402 bales-uplands
l6M; Orleans 1G5s. Futures inactive:
March Is ZIG; April 161.16, l6l6; May
l6 0-1G; juno II. Flour dull and heavy.
| Wheat dull and nominaIly lower. Corn
dull and declining. Pork henvy, ut
1000. Lard henvy-steam 9A. Fraghts
steady.
7 ?. M.-Money dull and easy, ut 41
5. Exchange quiet and firm, ut 1867.
Gold firm and advanced, at 1221(012l,.
Governments strong and active. States
Qniet aud steady Cotton nominal. :.