The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-10-31
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BHRIN. October 80. The THU sof
MAILMAN Tor the attempted 9sssassina-
ttoh OF Bismarck Is progressing. He
is calm and admits the charges. Forty
newspaper oorrespon lents are present.
LONDON. October 80. John Laird,
the ship builder and member OF Par
lament. is dead.
BERLIN, October 30.-Allading to
Alsace and Lorraine, your 90 opera
ton is snow, for tho first time, invited
to instituting budget for Alsace and
Lorraine. You will here have an oppor.
tunity Of obtaining a more thorough
knowledge of the resources. require.
ments and institutions OF those pro.
vinces thah was hitherto possible
under the old system OF yearly admi-
niatrative reports. You will show our
compatriots OF the Upper Rhine the
interest the whole nation takes in
this most ancient German territory.
Telegra aDhlt-aIncrican Matters.
WAsH1NaroN, October 30.-Shrewd
politicians here, from New York, soy
the election of T,lden is conceded.
Republicans are stated to be anxious
to trade votes to secure the Legisla-
ture, thus saving the successor to Se-
nator Fenton, but the Democrats want
all. Timid gamblers are betting 100
to 60 on Tilden. John Morrissey is
taking all the bets he can get at two to
one.
There is no truth in the report that
oertain Western railroads have com.
Se;n
Railroad. Their freight and passen-
gers have equal facilities With the other
great trunks.
Probabilities-For Tennessee aud
the Gulf States. rising barometer.
North.w west winds, cold and partly
cloudy weather and possibly occasio nal
rain. For the South Atlantic States,
Southwest to North west winds, rising
barometer. colder and partly cloudy
weather. For the Middle States. New
England, rising barometer, North
west winds, cold and cloudy weather,
and occasional rain, turning to SNOW in
New England.
NEW ORLEANS, October 3O.-A col
lision occurred between Mai e. Burke
and Gov. Kellogg. Burke drew
whip and Kellogg drew a pistol, and
fired. grazing Burke, who then drew a
.piGtQl and fred threu or four ineffect-
nal shots at the Governor. Burke and
Kellogg are congratulated by their
friends upon the laughably harmless
termination of the affair.
There is no truth in the report that
the Democratic leaders are about to
commence criminal proceedings for the
square tight of November II
TERRE HAUTE. IND, October 30
The loss by the Greencastle fire was
$229. 900. Fireu in the woods are still
raging.
NRw iberia. October $1,000 real
estate owners Of the Parish of St.
Martins have just arrived, to offer
themselves as bondsmen for seven st.
Martinsville prisoners. Messrs. Dor
court. Dugas and F Garabinio, of that
parish, were arrested yesterday.
Telegraphic-Comme Reports.
COLUMBIA, October 30.-Sales of
cotton to-day 205 bales-middling
l394@135a. Demand good.
NEw YoRK. October 30-Noon.
Stocks dull and lower. Money 2%.
Gold los. Exohange-long 4 84IS;
short 4 81. Governments dull but
steady. State bonds quiet and lower.
Cotton quiet; sales 2,036-uplands
145s; Orleans Is. Futures opened
easier: November IA GIG, IA lilo;
December IA 11.16, lax; January
IA 10 16. Is; February 15L. Is SIS;
March Is 8 16. 1556. Corn firmer and
advancing. Pork tirm-20 .25020. 50.
Lard firm-13T.
z P. M.-Money easy, nt 2C921S.
Sterling firm. Gold 1O1a91OL. Go
vernments dull and steady. States
dull and strong. Cotton net receipts
83l; gross 5.786. Futures closed
steady; sales 33, 900: October II 8 16;
November ID 8 16; December II Ills,
II 23 50; January IA 1892; February
15 9:32. Is SIG; March Is 10 80, 1853;
April 15 1882. 15z6; May 16 l.16,
16 8 80; June 16 81, l6 s 16. Cotton
dull; sales 2. .579. at l45a@l5. South
ern flour quiet and heavy-:ommon to
fair extra 4.8O@5.75; good to choice
58098. Is. Wheat dull and 1a@1c.
lower; holders more disposed to real
iEe, but shippers generally holding of
-1.15@1.36. Corn decidedly firmer
and active demand 9O@95. Coffee
quiet and unchanged. Sugar and rice
dull. Pork lower Western mess
2O.2O. Beef qaiet-1O .5O@1l. 90 new
plain mess. Lard hrmer-prime steam
1904. Whiskey shade tirmer.-