The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-07-17

distance three.quarters OF mile; eight
started-Eclips the winuer--time l. l8.
Second race-West End Hotel stakes-
~ miles-three tarted-Bonavon-
ture winnipg-time 3.33%. Third
race-two mile heats for purse of $500
-four started; Vandalite winner
time 337
AUGUSTA. Me-. July 16 Eugene
Hale has accepted the Congressional
nomination rendered him by the Re-
publicans of the Fifth District.
BALTIMORE. July 1G-The stock.
holders of the Central National Bank,
OF Baltimore, give official notice, this
morning, that tue bank will retire from
business in this city. and application
will be mado for change Of title and
it's transfer to New Youk. under the
provisions Of the National Banking
Act.
PHILADELPHIA. July 16- private
detective here arrested man named
christopher Wooster, suspected of
being one of the parties implicated in
the Ross child stealing case. He is in
Jail. awaiting further Investigation.
WASHINGTON. July 16.-Bristow and
Belknap have returned to Washington
and Fish is expected tomorrow.
Walter Lennox, e1.Mayor of this
city. died to-day, aged fifty seven.
The five hundred dollar counterfeit
recently discovered at the Treaaurer's
Office was q counterfeit OF the United
States note of that denomination aud
not OF any national bank. Only two
such notes have thus far been discov.
ered-the first year ago. when full
description OF it was given. There are
no counterfeits on national bank notes
OF that denomination 3.5O0,OO0
OF which are in circulation. Concern
ing the rumored complications be-
tween General Spinner and the Trea-
snry Department., it can be stated thut
he has written letter to the President
containing his views relative to tue
management Of his bureau. It is known
that the Genera! has uuiformly tukeu
the ground that, as he Is pecnninrily
responsible for it's TRANSACTIONS and uus
given heavy bond. the appointment
nf his snbor:liuAees should be con
trolled ~ himself, irrespective o: the
application OF the owl service rnles to
his bureau.
tO'" vi tQc Ne" Ling
land, Middle States and the lower lake
region. local rnius viii prevail. with
South west to North west winds and
RISING bnromtier during the night,
and IL slight full of temperature by
Friday. For the South Atlantic nnti
Gnit States, clear or fair weather will
prevail, except on TIE immediatn gulf
CO" t, East or Sonth winds. continued
high temprrltre aud slight changes in
bnro'neter For Tennessee aud the
Ohio valley, partly cloudy weather.
local rains, wiuds shifting to Z ,sterly
or Southerly, high temperature aud
rising followed by falling barometer
For the upper lake region aud the
North west. clear or fair weather.
East or South winds, stationary or
rising temperature and falling barume.
| ter.
Tei@Ernp rnphic-C0Inmercini Reports.
New York. July l6-Noon. Stocks
dull. Money 2ls. Gold 931. E1.
chnuge-long 81; short 4 s9ls. Go
vernments active and strong. State
bonds quiet. Cotton dull ami custer
sales l:072-uplands IT'S; Orleans
TX. Futures opened quiet: July
Is 1910; August 16 3,16, l6LI; Sep
tember 16Ia; October 161a, l61l.
Flour quiet and unchanged. Wheat
dull and declining. Corn quiet and
heavy. Pork quiet-mess 1875. Lard
heavy-steam IL 1915. Freights dull.
7 P. Motion dull aud easier;
sales 1,l42. at 171s@l7la. Southern
| tonr quiet and unchanged. Wheat
dull. Corn without decided change.
Coffee dull and nominal. Sugar dull,
ut 724@1Ob. Pork lower-new mess
IS 50(@l9.75. Lard steady-city 1l35.
Whiskey q shade easier-98l5. Cot
ton net receipts III; gross ia. Flu
lures closed steady; sales 81, 400: July
16 S 80; August 16 9-32 bid; Septem-
Der l6 GIG. 16 10 30; October 16 SIG,
1G ll-32; November and Decem Der
1614, l6 9-32. Money closed at 2l1 ON
call. Exchnnge dull. at S6I4. Gold
934@9b. Governments strong and
steady. States quiet and nominal.
BALTIMORE, July 16.-C Cotton dull
and nominul-middling 167a; low
middling 15T; good ordinary 147s;
exports coastwise 80; sales 100; spin
ners Sc; stock 4,949. Flour unchanged.
Wheat quiet and tirm-1 3OW1 As.
Corn qniet-white Southern 93(G95;
yellow 81@82; mixed Western 78.
Mess pork 20.50. Bulk meats-shou oul-
ders 734@8; clear rib sides 1OlIM
10ia. Bacon-shoulders s2l; clear
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