The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-08-14
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tional organization.
PrrTsBuRa. Pa August 13.-l2, 900
barrels oil burned by Lightning.
LATER The oil fire:is more serious
than. .waa:at Hrst thought, The Liberty
OiIW0fks are now burning, threaten
ing 'ahs Allegheny Valley Railroad
DErRorr. M1oH.. August ls.-The
State Anbi.prohibition Convention, 800
delegates, met to-day. Resolutions in
favor of licensing and for the punish
ment OF adulteration were adopted.
SELMA, Ala, August 13.-The Re-.
dical Congressional Convention has
been here in session three days. 1O8
ballots were taken. but no nomination
yet. Two negroes and one white man
-sn ex-Federal Generul-are candi-
dates before the convention. Busteed,
United States District Judge, is in the
convention, aud taking q very active
part for Haralson. genuine Congo,
one OF the candidates. In O speech
to-day, in favor of the nomination of
this negro. Busteed said the time has
come when black k-and the blacker
the better-should be sent to Congress
from this district. The speech was
inaammatory and received with cheers
by the convention. Busteed is making
himself very odiously conspicuous to
all GLASSES of white people.
MEMPHIS. August 13.-'rhe latest re-
ports from Austin state that the troops
have disbanded aud gone home, and
peace has been restored.
New YORK, August 13 The move.
ments Of the Beecher Investigating
Committee are daily being more com
pletely wrapped mp and yelled in i'm
penetrable mystery, and the newspa-
per reporters are running about in
every direction, trying to pick up an
item.
Blocks paper mill, at Marsailes, ILL.,,
was bnrned to-day, loss 100000.
Beeoher was before the Investigating
committee nearly all day.
SARATOGA. August 13.-Five horses
came to the starting post to-day, out
of thirty-fve nominations for the first
race, for two-year olds. three quarters
of mile; King Bolt won by length
time LII. The second race, IL miles,
for three-year olde, won by Madgc-
time 1914.
ATLANTA, August 13 After har-
monious session at Stone Mountain,
the State Agricultural Convention ad-
!ourned to-day, to meet ut Thomas
vile, February, 1875. The convention
tabled resolutions urging the re-cnact-
ing Of usury laws.
New ORLEANS, August 13.-Cotton
irm-middling 16T; low middling
1875; good ordinary 14Is; ordinary
l4A; net receipts SOL; gross lG6; ex-
ports coastwise $50; sales 4OJ; last
evening 200.
Teiegraphic-Corni Reports.
NEW YORK. August 13-Noon.
Money dull. at 2. Gold dull. at 81.
Exchange Long 4S7ls; short 4 81.
Cotton steady; sales 2,272-middling
uplands II; Orleans 17as. Salos Of
futures: August 1G 8 80, l6L; Septem-
Der 1875. 16 3-16; October Is 81. 80,
l6 1872; November Is 1892, Is 81. 80;
December Is 1892, Is 31-32; January
15T, Is 1892; February l63-32;
16 1872; March 16 5-32, 1917; April
1875, lG5S. Pork irm-23. 50. Lard
firm-steam l4H.
2. M.-COtton receipts 433; gross
600. Futures closed barely steady:
sales 26,900: September 16 5.32; Ooto.
Der 16. l6 1872; November and Deoem-
ber Is l5 16. Cotton demand good
and holders free sellers; sales 3, 95l. at
179l73s. Southern -four firm and in
fair deuand-common to fair extra
8. 6O96 25; good to choice 6 4O(19. so.
Wheat shade firmer; freights mate
rally checks export demand-24(025
Corn more active and prices generally
unchanged; little better. export de-
mapd. Coffee dull and nominal
1922 Rio. Money easy. at 202,s.
Sterling 71S. Gold 9I6@956. Go
vernments dull and nominal. States
dull and steady. Pork firmer-new
mess 23 25. Lard opened firm, hn!
closed heavy, mt 1414. Whisksy firm
1.Ol0l.02. Freights frmer-cotton,
steam 14.
BALTIMORE, August 13.-Cotton
dnIl-middling II; gross receipts ~:
exporte coastwise 81. Flour and wheat
steady. Corn frmer-white 73(075;
yellow S2(OS3. Provisions strong and