The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-03-29
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serts that thisiis tho third Attempt at
kinson has made on his sliie,. and gives
in explanation, that be caused his dis.
misssl from the oustom,honse four years
ago. Atkinsoni says heA only sought So
defend himself from assault by Jayne,
by seizing his upiifted cane, and threat
ening to stab if it was used, and that
tho whole affair grew ont. of demand
by him for the payment Of S35, 600 in
the formers fees in the Weld revenue
casein Boston, which Jayne has abso-
lutely refus,d to pay, denying the va.
lidity OF the claim. ! }t u
Sparks from locomotive. last night,
ignited the brush near Farmingdale,
Long Island, and in remarkably short
time, 500 acres of timber land were in
flames, but the rain this morning gave
dicided check to the fire. u number of
cattle and boy were burned.
i,G5G bales oi cotton hava been i.sa.
ed at Esinore, from the ship Charles
A. Farrell, which stranded on the island
OF Auholt. while on her voyage from
Savannah for Rsval
Telesrnphtc-Commr mrrrinl lt.port..
LONDON, March 2S.-Consols %. Erie
3524@36.
LIVERPOOL. March 28-3 T. M.-Cot-
ton dull and unchauged: sales 10000
bales, including 1900 for speculation
and export; sales OF uplands, nothing
below good ordinary. shipped February
or March, Sls@S14; shipped April or
Mny, 8 BIG; shipped February, 8 SIG;
deliverable May or June, SIS; sales of
., 100 bales of American.
LIVERPOOL. March 2S-Evening.
Cotton-sales Of Orleans. nothing below
good ordinary, shipped il February,
1G.
New YonIs, March 2s-Noou.-Go!d
opened at 1876 1873 Stocks &c.
tive and lower. Money B. Exchange
long 1 S5ia; short 8Sis. Govern
mcnta active and IL little weak. State
bonds dull aud nominal. Cotton easier:
sales $50 balcs-uplands 1873; Orleans
l714. Futures opened: March 16; April
1G@l6 l-l6; May 16 1892. 16lz; June
16 3l:32, II; July II TIC. II 1882; Au.
gust 175i. Flour quiet and firm. Wheat
quiet aud steady. Corn quiet and firm.
Pork firT. at Ii. G0(016 IS. Lard firm
steam 034.
7P. M.-Cotton-net receipts 1865
bales; gross 2.GS3. Futures closed
10 3l-32; april l6; May IL l3 80,
~ oude ~ 6o'oA, 10 1o-1o, July
l72s; August l73s, II 1892. Cotton
easier; sales ss6, at 1879. 171. Flour
steady, with moderate inquiry-6.4 .40G
~ Tor common to fair extra Southern !;
7.30(G 20 for good 20 choice. Wheat
Corn dull. heavy and 2(03c. lower-S3
! @8S for new Western mixed; SS(09O for
high mixed aud yellow Western; SS@,
Western. Pork firm, at 16 6O@l6. rs
for new. Lard firm, at 9a1. Coffee
quiet. Sugar firm and active. Rice
quiet aud steady. Molasses quiet.
Freights to Liverpool firm-grain, sail
7@7l:; steam 7Is@s; cotton, steam
5-l6@as. Money active, at 1905
Sterling steady, at 4S5Ia. Gold lower,
at 127s@13 Governments active and
weak. States quiet and nominal.
Back tatement-Loaus increase
S3l5, 600; specie increase Sl,25O, 900;
| legal tenders incrense 1915, 600; deposits
decrease 81. 250,OOO.
CINcIHNATI, March 2S.-Tlour quiet
and unchanged. Corn quiet aud steady
-6S for mixed. Pork firm, at IG.OO.
Lard irm-916 for steam; 92s for kettle
Bacon frm-6A for shoulders; 9 for
clear rib; 314@9as for clear. Whiskey
quiet and firm, at 81.
LOUISVILLE, March 2S.-Wheat easy,
at l 40 for white; l IS for. amber; /. IS
for red. Corn GS@7O Provisions ad.
vanced, with fair demand. Pork quiet,
mt 16 90. Bacon-6:a1 for shoulders; 9, );
for clear rib; 93s for clear. Sugar-cured
hams l2ia. Lard-04 for tierce; ga
for keg. Whiskey 90(@ol.
ST. LOUIS, March 2S.-Fionr dull aud
unchanged. Corn frmer and higher
No. mixed 6l'5 on track; s5!4 in May.
Whiskey steady. at o. Mess pork
higher, at 15.75@1G.0O. Bacon iirm,
with al advancing tendeucy-loose
clear ola. buyer in Nay; ditto. packed,
seller in April. Lard firm, at ..
MOBILE, March 2S.-Cotton quiet and
Notwithstanding 1G: net receipts
2SS bales; exports coastwise $40; sales
500; stock 47,G20.
AUGUSTA, March 2S.-Cotton dull
mlddling l5!'s; receipts 235 bales; sales
399.
BosroS, March 2S.-Co,ton quiet and
strong middling II; gross receipts 479
bales; exports to Great Britain II; sales
300; stock 5000.
PHILADELPHIA. March 25.-Cotton
quiet-middIips II; low m.dlling IL;
strict good ordinary l5la; good ordinary
151a; ordinary 12ia;uet receipts 2 bales;