The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-05-27

,Pri9tOfH Will not yield. Many Alsuk.
smiths. have been oasfed Bt alS S4spp.
ping Of the stages. IA 6ua gb7,,rg ieqr
LOUISVILLE. May u26. The book
agent. the book editor and the com.
mittee OF niue upon the subject were
all reelected. DR.. VIM. O. johnson
was elected editor of the Southern,
Methodist. DR.. Ken nedy editor and Dr..
Burke assistant of the Southern Christ.
ian Adoocaie. and DR.. VIM. " Parsons
editor OF the New Orleans Chrisfian
Advocate.
LITTLE Rock, May 26 The House
passed articles Of impeachment against
nearly all the official adherents of
Brooks in the late struggle.
SALT LAKE, hiay 20.-Henry Roche
fort departed Eastward.
INDEPENDENCE. Iowa. Mny ga
S4OO. 600 fire occurred here last night.
The post office escaped. Three per-
sons were killed.
PHILADELPHIA. May 26 Richard
Risley Carlist, we'll known formerly as
Professor Risley, for his gymnastic
feats, with two children, died yester-
day. in the insane asylum.
WASHINGTON, May Ex-senator Pat
terson, of South Carolina. has received
q reply to his letter, concluding thus:
mo order relative to the decoration OF
the graves at Arlington, on the 3Oth of
May, 1874. has been issued. The
ground of that cemetery will, on that
day, be- opened 10 all orderly persons
who desirs to decorate any OF the
gra yes within that enclosure"
In tl,n D..
tee was directed to re-iuvestlgate Pub
lie Printer C!app. The bill uuthoriz-
ing the President to invite foreign
potentates to participate in tue csnten-
NAL passed. Eulo2ies on Mellish fol-
lowed.
In the House, the S Unborn contrao.s
were discussed. In the tariff bill, the
duty on still wines in cask was fixed at
fifty ccnts per gallon, instead of forty
cents, as recommended by tho Com
mittee of Ways and Means.
There is no doubt that Secretary
Richardson will soon retire from Office,
but some of his friends say he will not
do so until definite action shall have
been taken on the subject of the San
born contracts. Tho President leaves
retiring. aud will nominate him to fill
the vacancy on the bench of the Court
of Claims, which he is now prepared
to accept. Iu view of bis intended re-
signntion as Secretary. tho Committee
Of Ways and Means will not, accord
ing to tho present uudersta udlug, in
troduoe their resolution Of censure OF
the Secretary, Assistant Secretary and
the Solicitor Of the Treasury. An i'm
preston prevails in Senatorial and Of
ticiai clrul 81. that Secretary Delnno will
bs appointed AS Richardson's success
sor. although there is no positive uu.
thority for the statement.
Probabllities-For New England and
the Middle States, less cloudIuess upd
North to West winds will prevail. with
no decided change of tom perature, and
stationary or rising barometer. For
the South Atlantic and Gulf States,
clear or fair weather, with light to
gentle winds, high temperature and a
slight rise of tho barometer on the
Atlantic coast.
Nomination-James F. Green. Ap-
praiser of Merchandise. Charleston.
New YoRR. Msy 26.-The. Alabama
aud Chattanooga Railroad, one of the
leading trunk lines of the Southern
States, WAS sold to-day by Governor
Lewis, OF Alabama, by and under au-
thority vested in him By the late Lee
glslature Of Alabama. The purchasing
parties were A. s. Balch & Co., con-
sisting mostly of New England capi-
tnlists.
r-'egr"phIc-Comni Reports.
LONDON, May 2G.-Consols 03l5(G
9336. Eries 32A@32iI.
PARIS. May 26.-Rentes 50f. SOC.
New YoRK. May 26 Noon. Cotton
dull; sales 7O6-uplands 1885; Orleans
10 Futures opened steady: June
II 1916, 177s; July lS 5.l6. 1885;
August lS3n. 18 Ii 1G; September
1871. IS SIG. Flour dull. Wheat
siigntly in buyers fnyor. Corn un-
1aahged. Pork qniet-.mess ITS.
Lard ste"ly--steam ii SIG Frcights
firm. Stocks dull. Money ). Gold
l21a. Exchapgc-loug 4SSls; short
/ 3Ola. Governments strong. State
bonds quiet and nominal
p. M -Cutton-net receipts Ill;
gross l.55S. Fu:ures closed steady;
s',les %. 300: June l73G; July 19 5.32
19 3 lG; August Is ~ 80. 1881; Sep.
trmber Is . lG; October 1874. II 25.32.
M"ney easy, ut BOB Exchange
( 8S4 Gold dull, ct I2lIWl2B. Go.
vcrnmenis strong and little doing,
States quiet and uOmiunI. Cotton