The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-03-14

April Q for Liverpool. It is supposed
that $4,000 will cover damages in her
last trip.
RICHMOND. Maroh 1a = The Senate,
that branch of the General Assembly in
which the bill providing for new char
ter for Petersburg originated, to-day, by
vote of rs to IL. sustained Governor
Kem ner's veto. The debate was most
heated and exciting; the speeches of the
Conservative friends OF the bill being
denuAciatory in the extreme of the Co
vernor's action, while the other Con.
serVatives as warmly sustained him.
Tue Petersburg papers Of to .da3 devote
several columns to severe criticism and
invective. The Landmark and Virgi-
ntan, OF Norfolk, also have SCI we're edito.
rials against the Governor. The IVhiq
and Enquirer, of this city. deprecates
tho veto, while tue Richmond Dispatch
sustains the Governor. II the charter
hnd gone into effect, the muIlcipul go
vcrnment of Petersburg would have
been virtually transferred from tho Re.
pnblicans to the Conservatives. The
vote rs to whether the bill should pass,
Notwithstanding the Governors obj-c-
tlons, is classified as follows: Ayes, l3
Conservatives; noes, 16 Conservatives
and Republicans.
In the House to-day, series Of ello-
CYSTIC resolutions, regarding Charles
Sumner, were introduced by Sypha1,
coiored. The passage OF tho resolutions
was advocated by Syphsx and Page. an
other colored member. They were,
however, tabled.
Five alarms of fire ha7o occurred here
since noon. Ouiy one, however, result
ing seriously.
AUGUSTA, March 13.-The weather was
clear and bracing, with good attend ,nce.
The first race was dash of one and
bali miles, four year olds, for purse OF
$500; $50 to first horse, $50 to second,
aud 500 to third. Hitchcock entered
oh. tiily Tabitha; Bacon entered
Granger; Weldon entered Midnight.
Granger won the race-time 523I; Ia
bitha second. and Midnight last. The
second .ace yes mile dnsh; three year
olls. for purse of $500; frat horse
$3.50. and $50 to second. Bacon entered
Flower Girl; Hitchcock entered Lutstia.
Flower Girl won easily-timn l. 51I
BALTIMORE, March 13.-Mrs. Bridget
Ward. aged forty five. attempted to .ao-
celerate u kitchen fire with coal oil. The
usual consequences happened. The can,
containing half gullon Of oil, exploded.
The unfortunate lady was burned so
that she died in a few hours
The special train conveying the re.
mains Of Senator Sumner, in charge of
a Congressional delegation, arrived at
the union depot of the Baltimore and
Potomac Rond, ut 1 1U P. n. and pro-
ceedsd North Immediately. No detnoi-
strntion whatever ut tho depot, it being
unknown what hour the traiu would
arrive.
Teitgrap raphic-CommercialI It~ ports.
COLUMBIA March 13 Sales Of cotton
to-day IS baIes- middling 14Lc.
LONDON. March I3.-Eries 40.
LIVERPOOL. March 13-Noon. Cot
ton steady; sales to-day $4,000 bales,
including 1000 for speculation aud ex-
port; OF the week, $4,000, of which
1,0oO wcro for export and 5000 for epe.
onlntion; stock 73S, ZOO, including 3lG.-
QUO American; receipts of the week
79 600, including $4,000 American; &C.
tual exports 5000; sales of upIands,
nothing below good ordinary. shipped
March or April. ~: shipped February
or March, 7 l3 lG; nothing below low
middling. shipped March or April, 8;
:aca! 4co ono including 3ln. ono Amnri-
cnn, o.ieo Va O,iu.ns, u.....us ueiu "
low middliug, deliverable in March or
April, 8.
LIVERPOOL. March l3-Erenine.-
Cotton-sales Of uplands, nothing heiow W
good ordinary, shipped in February,
7N; shipped in February or March,
~; deliverable in April or May, tx;
deliverable in Mny or June, 7l5.l6.
Yarns and fabrics ut Manchester dull.
but not qnotably lower.
New YoRK. March I3-Noon.-Cotton
dull; sales ZIG balcs-upluntls 16L; Or
leana 1875. Futures: March l5as,
l5 II 80; April Is 2l,32, 15 23.3a; May
Ii 3.l6, l6 1882; June Ii - 81, 1861.
Flour aud corn qnies aud unchanged
Wheat dull and declining. Pork steady
mess l6 %. L.rI frm-staam 9L,.
Fleigbts aud stocks active Money 5.
Gold ~. Exchange-long 4.Siis;
short 4 ". Governments stroug and
steady. State bonds qniet.
Z p. M.-Cotton dull and irregular;
sales $50 bales, at lGh@l651. South.
cru Hour qniet and unchanged com.
mon to far 6 G0N7.55; good to CHOICE
760Wll.0O. Wheat heavy ut 2(G;3c.
lower, with moderate inqury-I 67ls
for very choice winter red Western