The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-12-09

great cost, and the most skillful artists
are employed by the Government With
out difficulty. The System OF checks
inov IN use In that bureau, together
With the special paper adopted By the
department, furnish all proper and
reasonable protection agnicst duplica-
tion and other frauds.
| In the Senate, large number of
publishing firms ask change in the
postal laws. West, of Louisiana. in
troduced tho following: Directing the
Postmaat"r'tieneral, without delay, to
construct line Of telegraph from
Washington to Boston. ria Baltimore,
Philadelphia. New York aud Hurtford,
I" DO operated i'll the pest offices of
those cities hy appnintees OF tho Post.
'1'aster-Geueru!, under such reguia-
lions and ut such rutes of tariff ts he
may prescri6e; Provided, that tho
rates shall be uniform to all persous,
with such uniform reduction to the
newspaper press as mny be deemed by
him advisable; and rrorided, the rates
shall be adjusted to meet and not ex-
cecil the expense Of operating and
maintaining said line; providing a net
income equal to five per cent interest
on the original cost Of the same. The
! olA proposes to appropriate 5000. 900
tnr tue foregoing purposes. Chau-
dler's bill amendntory Of Section 10 of
the National Cnrrcnoy Act OF 1864.
aud Section Q Of tho Act OF July l3,
1866. provides that they shall not
be construed. either in pleading cases
"r otherwise. to apply to tho evidences
OF actual indebtedness issued by nuv
mining. manufacturing or other cor
porntlon. or by Individuals, except
ranks nnd innkers, prior to The en-
| actment Of this bill; but shall apply to
such nvideuc-, Of indsb,eiuess issued
thereafter, upnu positive proof OF
their being calculated aod intended to
circulate a, mouey. Wreht's bill
proposes 70 rc'luca tho salary of the
| President, after thi.; term, to SD .0GO.
Harvey bill provides that homestead
and pre-e@pt!on settlers. whose crops
have been seriousiy ipjured this year,
by grasascrrera. may bs ahaent frcm
their lanas "n;il Juno l. 1875. without
torloituru of their existing rights.
| Spencer, Of Alabama Bill to provide
tor tb1 trnus!cr Ot certain causes from
the District to the Circuit Court in
! tho State Of Alabama. Davis, Of West
Virginia. submitted resolution call
! ing upon the Prosident for in for nation
whloh will enable Congress TO bring
the Freedmen's Bureau functianuries
to the fore. Adjourned.
Commander Wm. G.. Gushing, Wig
cut GU! tbs A!Scrmal!a, hn. :;ccc into
nn insane ,syium.
DIR. Hayes will urge Congress 10 e.
! ont n n -,
cert with that ot Great Britain.
Probabilities For the South Allan.
tic States, clear and cool weather will
continue. with North westerly winds
| and high barometer during the aight.
For the Gulf States. Tennessee unl
Ohio Wiley. generally cloar weather,
rising temperature. South cas-. 20
South west wsnds aud stationary or
falling barometer.
Teiegrnphic-Iu umin-.clni Itruort>
COLUMBIA. December S-Cotton
market quiet middIing 1880 l"' ;. :;
sales 1l2 bales.
NEW foRX, Decembrr s Noon.--
Stocks dull and lower. Money 8.
Gold 1926. Exchange-long 4 So !;
short 4 0O1s. Cover a ments active and
lower. State bonds quiet and nominal.
Cotton dull; sales ,i3l-uplands
Az; Orleans 14%s Futures opened
weak: January l41 14o l6; February
l4T. II 1916, March l5tl, Is ) lt;;
April 49,. Is . IL. Flour quiet and
unchanged. Wheat Gull and dropping.
Pork heavy mess % 30. Lard heavy
--stean is 7-lGGl3it.
L. m.--Cnttun uuir!: s,ly- |. ,t:,.
at lt,rGliis. Southeru Luur ui!rt
and without decided change WhcA!
irregular. Corn dull! Con,e Gret
aud iitne.; lrota'i":.s uncAaaatd
Sugar quiet und atcndy. i'.,:k dull au.l
,ominai -.l 90 rnsrs Lana cncu, Il
Heavy bnt closed lirin primo e:.am
10 i(mi"H. Mi.:ahcy si*.!y / ~
Frclghts dI!i ~! .ruv.! cotton ..:rnal
-. Cation let receipts t-3; gross
:S.550 t'A,.r.s c!nscl stra,iy: s..vy
3S GOO: December II 5.lj: Janu4r,
1885; February 1912. 10; Marci,
l5 1852; Ar5i! l., 3i 81, IL ll.lG; My
lG 10 lC. j. 81 -; June lGti, 1G . 81:
July IL lI-3!. Money ensy-2ls(,,.3
Sterling Ilie. aLd firm. Cod Iower-
, iO7aEll. Government, du!! but
! steady. States quiet
EosroH. December s. Cotton heavy
--middiing liTe; net receipts ~;
gross j3i rAies 10; stock 600.
PHILADELPHIA. December 5. Got
ton duIl-m,dd:lng ii;,; net receipts
TO. pr0sI SlI