The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-05-19

Court, nave never bad under adj judica.
ton the case erroneously made up by
Mr.. Williams, with regard to the pre-.
sent condition in Little Rock. He
said the situation remained unchanged,
that Brooks would never surrender to
Baxter's forces, bat only to the Fede-
raj authorities. Brooks would con.
tinue to be recognized as the lawful
Governor by the State Auditor, Trea-
surer aud Attorney General, and, in
fact, by oil the executive officers, ex-
Dept MIR. johnson, Secretary Of State:
and that Mr.. Williams can dictate who
is Governor against all executive
| officers and against the decisions of the
court. When there is no longer Re-
publican form OF government in Ar
kansas, the whole question will be
brought before Congress-
SPRINGFIELD, MASS, May Is The
man who took up the cry at Hayden
vile and carried It to Leeds. was NV
ron Day. A little before o'clock,
while the people OF this place werc just
going toward or finishing their break
fast, their attention was attracted by
the appearance of Myron Day, from
Haydenville, on q horse, shouting
wildly. "The reservoir is broken-save
yourselves, for the food is at hand"
He rushed for the bridge across the
dam, and had got about half way over
it, when the roar OF the coming waters
was heard by the inhabitants, who by
this time stood at their door-steps He
dashed toward Florence, and the pco.
pic looked North, toward the North
dam, and saw there what seemed to
| I,fa..r .>f
ing od.pile, fifty feet high. They
knew what it was. aud rushed wildly
up the slopes to safe quarters. Their
houses were left inst as they stood,
With tables spread for breakfast aud
children getting ready for school. In
less than three minutes. the stone dam
had given away, and the great column
Of water. laden with frame houses,
pianos, sewing machines, boilers, iron
wheels. huge grist nill machinery,
cows, sheep. poultry and human
beings, from Haydenville, plunged
into the valley Of Lseds. Measures for
immediate relief have been instituted
ut Haydenville.
TeieSrnphic-COmm mmercIni Reports.
New YORK. May 19-Noon. Cotton
dull; sales l, ,l4l-uplands 1871; Or
leans 19A. Futures opened: May
1875, ls24; June 1871. 1893; July
IS 2l.32; August 1s 1882, 10 l.lG;
September 1879 l6. 1891; October
IS l-16. Flour. whea. aud corn un.
changed Pork firm, ut l7.75. Lard
irm-steam l07s(9l1. Frsights firm
Stocks dull nnd lower. Money
Gold II E1change-long 4Ss>5;
short 4.9l1a. Governments dull
State bonds quiet and nominal.
2. M.-Cotton-net receipts $50;
gross 1858. Futures closed steady,
but mt decline; sales %. 800: May
II 1916; June 18 30, Is l-16; July
18 1882. 1S4; August 1921; Septem-
Der Is SIG. 1898; October II ll-1G,
1884. Cotton dull and dropping; sales
l,l47, at 187s@l9l4. Southern flour
quiet and unchanged. Wheat heavy,
lc. lower and in moderate inquiry, at
80 for winter red WesternI Corn
steady and in moderate inquiry. Coffee
and rice unchanged. Pork hrmer-
new 17.o0@lS.l0. Lard frmer, ut
II 1-16@l1ls. Whiskey steady, at
50. Freights lower-cotton, steam
SIG. Money active and easy, ut 1904.
Sterling dull. at 81. Gold l2ls@1231.
governments steady and dull and a
trifie lower. States quiet and nominal
SAVANNAH, May lS.-Cotton quiet
and weak-middling 172l; net receipts
29S; gross 29S; exports to Great Britain
1896; coastwise 800; sales 43.
BALTIMORE, May 19.-Cotton quiet
and hrm-middling 1917 low middling
lS16; good ordinary II; gross receipts
rs; exports coastwise 95; sales 475:
spinners 275.
New ORLEANS, May 1s.-Cotton
easier but not quotabIy lower-mid-
ding l9; net receipts 4,094; gross
4. l09; exports ooAstwise LOSS; sales
1000
AUGUSTA, May 1S.-Cottou dali and
nominai-middIing l7a4; net receipts
81; sales 9l; stock ID. 95S.
GALVESTON. May lS.-Cotton quiet
good ordinary 16l4; net receipts
452; exports coastwise 1850; sales 2OU.
MOBILE. May lS.-Nothing doing in
cotton and prices unchauged-mid.
ding IS; net receipts 1,OlO; exports
1O9; stock IL .93O
ST.. LOUIS, May lS-FIour scarce
and wanted. Corn unsettled aud
lower, ut G9Ia@ Whiskey steady.
at 81. Pork firm, at 1900. Bacon
tirm, ct ~ for shoulders; clear rib
l0l69 lO14; clear l0ia Lard firm, at
ii tor choice kettle.