The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-08-07

vile, who threw away her valise aud
extra clothing, and after securing the
services OF a gentleman in throwing
overheard crate of peaches, she
leaped into the water after it, with u
life.preserver; when she attempted to
cling to the crate, it revolva;! like
recl, and for two terrible hours she
struggled with the crate. and had just
closed her Dyes in despair, when she
was drawn into skiif by Mr.. Huff,
who rendered valuable services in seve.
raj other cases. Miss Rowden, of
Louisville, jumped from the boat to.
wards the Indiana shore, but the hun.
gry-tongued flames terribly burned her
head and face; she had no life pre-.
server, aud only secured one end of Il
plank by olinging to the pantaloon leg
OF man who swan past her. She
snys that while moving through the
water. several gasping, drowning
wretches extended their hands to-
wards her-some even grasping her
hair. tearing it out by the handful.
The last living object seen on board of
the boat was little child, three or
four years Of age, running about,
screaming with fright. surrounded by
tho flames, and it's legs. arms aud face
exposed to the terrible heat. The me-
gro Grew behaved badIy, hurrying off
the boat before there was any immi.
nent danger and monopolizing all
available means of support. Two 90.
lored men and one white man rowed
away in o life-boat, that could have
been used to convey twenty or thirty
persons to shore. The river ia being
dragged for bndies this morning.
SAVANNAH, GA, August The first
bale of Georgia cotton, from j. W. Slo-
tens plantation, Euhols County, was
received today by J. w. Lathrop &
Co.. and sold i'll front of the Cotton
Exchange, at 2lc. II was cIassed good
ordinary, nnd weighed 571 pounds.
| TOPEKA, August Among tue
resolutions of the independent State
| Convention was one declaring thut
Suites have the exclusive right to con-
troll their own domestic institutions.
| WILMlNGroN. N c., August E The
election for Superintendent Of Public
Instruction, congressman, Judges and
Solicitors. members OF the General
Assembly and County officers in this
city passed of very quietly until nearly
time for the polls to close, when JAS.
Heaton, noted Republican politi-
cian, created q disturbance aud success
fully resisted the power of the city to
arrest him for some time, being backed
by negro mob OF several HUNDRED.
The whites took no part in it, but the
negres now fill the streets and the tx.
cite nent runs high. a few preciLo re-
turns received show Conservative
gains GU the vote Of Merriman aud
Caldwell. in 1872, which will be the
basis of calculation. The great iute-
rest here centres on the election for
Judge OF the Fourth District, the op-
posing candidates being Daniel T..
Russell. Republican,. tho present in-
cum bent. and A. 4. Mccoy. Conserva-
tive.
Tei=graphic--Connmc Reports.
New YORK, August 6-Noon. Mo
ney 2. Gold 97s. Exchange long
/ SO: shor. 81. Cotton firm-sales
l.34l-uplands IT'S; Orleans III.
Futures opened firm: August l63k;
September 165d. l6l 16; October
16 GIG. 1873. Pork quiet-mess "a 90.
Lard firm-steam 1331.
<. M.-Spec!e shipments to-day
over S5O0.000 Cotton firm; sales
l,841. ut 17ls@l716. Southern -four
steady and moderate inquiry. Wheat
less motive md 1@2c. lower-l .25@
Las. Corn less active and shads
lower-79@82. Rio coffee quiet and
unchanged-l834@21A; mild grades
steady-l9@2lH Maricaibo. Cotton
net receipts 81; gross Ill Futures
closed strong; sales 10000: August
l6 7-1G. 1G 1882; September 1G % 80,
l634; October 1873. 16 2l.33; Novem.
ber 1917. l6 1872; December 1917,
l6 II 32; January l6 l1-16. 1881; Feb
ruary l6 1916. 1873. Rice firm and
in fair demand. Pork quiet, at 81. or.
Lard frmer-l4I Wniskey lower
LOO. Freights firm and quist-cot-
ton, steam u. Money easy, at 2@2l5
Sterling firm, at s. Gold weaker to-
ward the close-9M@91s. Govern
ments dull but steady. States qniet
and u trif1e better for somo.
baltimore, August 6.-Flonr quiet.
Wheat firmer and higher. Corn dull
l-8l99l. Provisions firm. with an
advsnoing I'd n@ g..!:a tondSnoynmess .,y,, 24.oo@
14l4(0l4laa. Whiskey lO2(9l. .O3.
Cotton quiet and iirm-- middling 1G7s
(@l7; low middling lG; good ordinary
l41s; exports coastwise Al; sales GO;
apiuners o.