The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-09-16
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CHARLESTON. September 15.-Ar-
rived-Steamahip Mercsdita, Boston.
BASaoR. Me, September 49,
David Barker is dead. IA
UxDRrDaE, CANADA, September Is.
A tire. this morning, destroyed ARM
s.rcng's hote! and contents. Three
persons killed and i've seriously in.
jnred. The guests narrowly escaped
with their lives.
NEW YORK, September ia New
Orleans despatch says the Cotton Ex-
change has just posted the following:
"This Exchange will olcse at l P. NJ,
as mark of sympathy with the move
ment to establish The legitimate 60.
vernment Of Louisiana. Cars which
were used as barracade are being re-
placed on the track in front Of the
telegraph Office and elsewhere, and
cars will be run as usual in an hour.
The excitement is subsitlipg and all is
quiet ut present"
Probabilities-For Wednesday, over
the South Atlantic States, Southerly
winds, veering to North west, lower
temperature and pressure and cloudy
weather. Over the Gulf States, rising
barometer, North to West winds, lower
temperature and partly cloudy wea.
ther. Over Tennessee and the Ohio
valley, lower luke region, rising baro-
meter, fulling temperature, MOI therly
wind and clear weather. Over the
Middle Atlantic States, winds yeeriug
to North west, with rising barometer,
lower temperature and clearing wCa-
ther, followed by light winds.
SELMA. ALA, September 15.-The
Selma Times has the following special
despatch, dated Demopolis, Ala, Sep
tembor Is: a difficulty took place in
Greene County. between this place
and Forkland, this morning. DIR.
Minor, of Forkland, on visiting a pa
tient on the Rowe plantation, six
miles from here, found large party of
negroes in arms aud drilling. When
asked what they meant, they told him
that negro blood had been shed, and
that they were determined to have
white blood. On his return to Fork
land, DIR. Minor reported what he had
seen, and the citizens sent two unarmed
white meu to pacify the negroes, md
to let them know that the report that
any negroes had been killed was f,.lse.
Upon approaching the negroes. these
two men were fired upon and both
wounded-one severely and the other
mortally. This morning, the whites, to
the number of thirty or forty, went
down aud dispersed the armed me-
9roes. killing and wounding several of
them. The negroes numbered 200
They are the same negroes that
stopped the Government ratione, and
have held armed possession of public
highway since. When fired on, this
morning, they dispersed. but they are
reported to have re-assembled, and de-
clare that no white .an shall pass the
road, on penalty Of death. The County
Commissioners Court of Dallas Coun-
ty. composed of two negroes and two
white men, nll Republicans, adopted
the following resolutions: As court,
we are nnacquainted with any violence
used toward any citizens or any person
in this County, in consequence of his
political opinions. Of free expression
entertained IN an American citizen.
HUDSON. N. Y, September 49,
They think they have Charlie Ross
again; the detectives are sure.
TeIeKraphic-Comm merciaI Reports.
COLUMBIA September 15.-Sales OF
cotton 53 bales; market frm-mid-
ding l4ls.
New YORK, September 15.-Noon-
Money!. Gold 81. Exchange-long
4 81; short 4 S6ls. Cotton quiet; sales
474-uplands lG7s; Orleans tx. Flu.
lures opened quiet and easy: Septem,
ber l5a40l5 13 16; October Is 7 lG(d
15Ia; November 15as(915 7-1G; Decem
ber l5ls@l5 GIG. Pork firm -23. so.
Lard trm-steam AZ.
p. M.-Cotton net receipts 2SS;
gross 29G Futures closed weak; sales
23 200: September Is 81 80; October
l5 l3 30; November Is l3 80; Decem-
Der 1879; January Is 2l-32@l5 1l-l6;
February Is 20 32@l5 81 80; March
lG 3-l6@l6 5 80; April 16 7-l6@
IL 8 LII. Cotton easier-new cotton
from dock of.ring 3 3l6 lower; sales
Sll bales. ut 161s@l714. Southern
-four quiet and unchanged. Wheat
less active and 1@2c. lower-1. lS@
10 Corn rather more stendy aud
moderate inquiry-94@06. Coffee
steady; sales by auction 1000 bags
Rio. lGLWlS7s. Sugar active and
very firm. Pork frm-new 2i.O0
Lard tirmer-l4lI. Whiskey steady
1t5 Freights to Liverpool dull
Money easy. Sterling frmer. Gold
advauc. d-92., ,(097s. Governments
quiet and little better. States quie,
.nd nominal.
New ORLEANS. September 15 Got
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