The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-09-15

Pensacola Navy Yard, and his wife, on
Saturday last.
| There Is q curious question of max.
Ing the plural of posse Consikdtus.l The
question grows out Of q quarrel be.
tween the War Department and. b.
reau OF Justice. as to the form which
appropriation the expenses OF squads
of Federal soldiers used by the United
States Marshals shall be paid.
Lewis E. Parsons has been retained
ITO prosecute cases under the Enforce
ment Act in Alabama. The President
has appointed Wm. Burnett. of Bos-
ton. Supervising Inspector General of
Steamboats,, 0ice Smith, resigned.
Ex-Gov. Bullock, of Massachusetts,
declines the nomination for Congress.
Advices from New Orleans show
that Gov. Kellogg refused to see the
oommltteelof citizens, upon the ground
that there were armed men in various
parts of the city. Judge Marr assured
kellogg'e, aid, who was the go-be-
tween, that his legation had no know
ledge OF such armed men. It is known.
however, that Gov. kellogg has made
application in the constitutional form
for protection against the shadows of
which he is afraid.
The recent circular Of The Secretary
OF the Treasury in regard to the qua.
rantine and health laws, was prepared
and issned, not only without especial
reference to yellow fever, but abso-
lutely without reference to the known
sanitary condition OF single port in
the Uuited States. The object in
issuing the circular was, as stated
therein, to pre- vent, so far as his official
action III this connection might pre-
vent, the interruption of commercial
Intercourse, with the consequent stag
nation of business and loss Of revenue.
which uniformly results from the no.
CESS OF an epidemic OF contagious dis
ease.
Probabilties-For Tuesday, over
the South Atlantic States, falling ba-
rometer, South-easterly winds, sta
tionary temperature. and local rains.
Over the Gulf States, South and East
winds, falling barometer. slight
changes in temperature, increasing
cloudiness aud local rains. Over tho
Iennessee and Ohio valleys, falling
barometer. Southerly winds md in
the Inter light local rains, followed
by Northwest winds, higher barome-
ter aud lower temperature. Over the
! Middle Atlantic States, falling barome-
ter, Soutberly winds, higher tcmpere-
ture, partly cloudy weather aud posi-.
bly, local rains by tuesday night
AUGUSTA. GA, September IA
report reaches this city from Columbia
County, that party of men killed n
negro man and woman at the residence
of II. b. Story, last night; no particu-
lars.
ALBANY, September II Coy Dix's
decision in the Havemnyer case is
made public. The decision censures
the course of the Mayor, but declines
| to remove him or take any further ac-
tion in the case.
CHARLESTON. September 14.-Ar-
rived-Steamships Sea Gull, Balti-
more; Charleston, New York; brig
John a. Kennedy, New York.
reiegrnphic-Comme Reports.
COLUMBIA. September 14.-SHles of
cotton. to-day, 20 bales-middling
l4Ia.
New YORK. September 14-Noon.-
Cotton quiet; sales ,759-uplands
l6T; Orleans tx. Futures opened
strong: September nominally 16; o.
tober l5H@l5 8 16; November Is ZIG,
Is 9-16; December Is GIG, l55S; Janu-
ary 151@1534. Pork frm-22 rs.
Gold 9as. Exchauge-long 484; short
486N.
2 T. M.-Cot.on net receipts 3s1:
gross 4,l12. Futures closed steady;
sales 20.800: September Is 1915,
l5 1882; October Is 1892, 1876;
November 15 1892, 151s: December
10 IS 80, 1879; January l531; Febru-
AIRY 10 1915. 16; March 1917, Is SIG;
April l6 GIG. l65s. Cotton quiet;
sales 2,o25, at l6H@1714. Southern
-four steady. Wheat 1c. better and
fair inqniry-1.19@1 AZ. Corn heavy
and l@2c. lower -95(907. Coffee dull
and nominal. Sugar very firm-9L@
81. Molasses and rice dull and nn.
changed. Pork frmer-new 23.OO6
23.45. Lard firmer-14ls. Whiskey
lower-l.O O5. Freights to Liverpool
firm. Money easy, at 202lS. Sterl-
ing quiet, ut 4. Gold dull but firm
91(G91a. Governments dull but
weak States quiet and nominal.
BALTIMORE. september l4.-Flour
quiet and steady. Wheat frmer-l. 20
0l 30. Corn hrmer and higher
white Southern 50; yellow 90. Pro-
visions and coffee quiet but irmer.
Whiskey lower-1. 05@1.O6. Sugar
strong AID active-10X(91l1a. Cot
! ton frm-middliDp 1857: gross re.