The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-10-18

""N u0oo suo mo6t el0Quent
speech OF his life. Black and white
are enthusiastic. q.
Rraphic-Amor,can Matters.
CHICAGO, October 17.-The Presi-
dent will remain here until the 18th.
INDIANAPOLIS, October 1.-THE
Democratic majority will reach 18, 900.
Senate-Demnorats, %; Republicans,
"a; Independents, 8. House-Demo-
orats. 81; Republicans, 81; Independ-
ents, IL.
New YORK, October 17.-Some pre-.
!iminary bnt test votes upon Bishop
SeymoGT's confirmation stood 10 for
and 10 against.
LITTLE RooK, October l7.-The
Oonstitution and State ticket was Gar
ried by rs. 600 majority.
WASHINGTON. October l7.-West
Virginia sends clean Democratic
delegation to Congress.
BALTIMORE, October 1.-THE Sc
venteenth Annual Convention of the
National Preachers Association OF the
Methodist Episcopal Church, assem-
bled this Msrning, at the Eutaw Street
NJ. f.. Church. About 130 delegates
are present. and others are expected to
arrive tonight and tomorrow. New
York, Pennsylvania. Massachusetts,
New Jersey, Kentucky, Illinois, Iowa,
District of Columbia, Virginia. Della.
ware and number of other States are
represented. The body remains in
session four days.
WASHINGTON, October 17.-The Su-
preme Court will advance upon the
docket cases regarding the rights of
states TO regulate railroad fares and
expel lewd women.
Probabilities..For the Middle States,
falling barometer, South west winds.
shifting to Northwest, cloudy weather
ana rain near the coast. For Teunes-
see, the Cult and South Atlantic
States, rising barometer, North. east
winds, cool and partly cloudy and
clearing weather.
Boston, October 17.-At O meeting
of the shoe and leather dealers here,
this morning, to combat tha Gallahue
patentees. resolutions were adopted
declaring the demands of the Ga!la-
hue patentees exhorbitant, and ex.
pressing a determination to strenuously
resist them also asking the co.opera
ton OF the merchants, and urging
Congress to oppose any further exten.
sion Of patents. Telegrams of sympa.
thy from the trade in Cincinnati and
Baltimore were received with cheers.
A committee of ten was appointed to
carry out the resolutions.
ALBANY, October 17.-The Indepen.
dence Temperance Committee have is-
SUED circular urging the temperance
voters to support the Independent
ticket.
New YORK, October 1.-THE Episco-
pal Convention is in secret session.
Bank statement-Loans increase
1876. 600; specie decrease near 81. O0O.-
VVO; deposits decrease O little over
w. 600. 900; reserve decrease 1885,
900.
MONTGOMERY. Ala, October IT,
Col. Thos. B. Wetmore, Chairman of
the Executive Committee of the Demo
cratic and Conservative party OF Sum-
ter County, and distinguished law
yer and prominent citizen of Alabama,
was arrested at Livingston, to-day, on
charge OF conspiracy to injure Deteo-
tive Hester. A Democratic meeting
had been advertised, and, as it was
about to assemble, this arrest was
made. This was the frat Democratic
meetlng that the citizens of Sumter
County had attempted 10 hold since
Detective Hester took control of that
County, about three weeks ago. There
are two United States Commissioners.
both Republicans, in Livingston, but
Wetmore is to be carried 150 miles, to
Mobile. to be tried before Commits
sioner Gillette. Detective Hester has
had the Sheriff's pospe, of about fifty
men, arrested for quelling negro riot
IN Sumter, and arrests are still being
made.
CHARnEsroN. October 17.-Arrived
-Mercedita, Boston.
Tslegraphic-Oomm Reports,
LONDON. October 17.-Consols 92h
9921: Eries 271a. Street rate 396,
which Is g below bank rate.
PARIS. October 17.-Rentes 62f.
LIVERPOOL. October 17.-Noon-
Cotton dull and unchanged ; sales
10000. including 1900 for Speculation
and export; cotton to arrive 1-I6
cheaper; sales on the basis OF niddIine
uplands, nothing below good ordinary.
shipped in October and November.
1916; shipped in November and De.