The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-06-07

ia this cisy and all it's branches. .'Ehe
House bill allows the ban K and its
branches to continue to do business.
but sets forth explicitly upon what
class Of securities loans shall be made.
The amendment to the post Office ap-
preparation bill, that agricultural re-
ports pass the mails free, was stricken
out. The House deficiency bill was
sent to conference COMMITTEES.
Tue House passed the bill relative to
the Mississippi levees. This is re-
garded as another act of justice to the
Southwest. It provides tor the up.
pointment of commission Of two
officers Of the engineer corps and three
Of the civil engineers, to nuke full
report of the best system for the per-
manent reclamation and redemption of
the alluviai basiu of the Mississippi.
which report the President is to trans
NIT to Congress at its next session,
with his recommendations thereon.
The civil members of the commission
are to receive 5000 yeur each aud
travelling expenses, aud the Secretary
to receive $500 per month. An
amendment making the commission
CONSIST OF three army engineers and
two civil engineers was adopted. The
bill passed by cird rocs vote.
Probabiities-For New England and
the Middle States, partly cloudy
weather aud local rains will prevail,
with Easterly or SoutherIy winds, aud
but slight changes III temperature or
pre.sures. For tho South Atlautic
and Gulf States, clearing weather, with
light rains near the Eastern Gulf aud
South Atlantic coasts, EAsterIy or
Sontherly winds, high temperature
aud stationary barometer
BosToN. June 6.-The officials in the
Boston Custom House are considsra.
bly, exercised by the action Of CoIlec.
tor Simmons in reducing the expendl-
lures. The Offices of several welyhers.
gaugers aud meosurers have beeu
merged under Ole head, materially re-
ducing the force; besides which, the
services of some twenty -four clerks are
dispensed with. r
SYRACUSE. June 6.-Bester Ashton .
salt mill exploded, killing two.
LACoNIA, n. H., June & 6-Richard
| Cove, the inventor and owner of the
Cove patent detached reversible main
sp.lng for watches, has brought SUIT
for $3.50. 600 against San Francisco
parties, for infringement of his patent.
RALEIGH. June 6..-Hon. Morrison
Waite, Chief Justice OF tile United
States, Hons. Reyerjy Johnson, and
Hugh l.. Bond and Walter Budd ur-
rived i'll this city yesterday evening.
The Chief Justice will preside mt the
United States Circuit Court next week.
The celebrated special tax boud suit
will be argued by Hon. Reverdy John
son aud Others ou Tuesday.
Telegraphic-Commr Report..
COLUMBIA. June 6.-Cotton quiet
J middling lGls.
LONDON, June G.-ConsoIs 92,sa
925s. New fives 95. Fries 3O!sCa30a,.
PARIS, June G.-Rentes 6Uf. TIC.
LIVERPOOL. June 6-Noon. cotton
quiet and unchanged; sales 10000, iu-
cluding 1900 for speculation and ex-
port; sales include $500 American;
uplands. nothing below good ordinary,
deliverable III June or July. Sas; deli
verable II August or September, 9sa;
nothing below low middling. delivera-
BILE in June or July, s ZIG; Orleuns,
nothing below low middling. delivera.
BILE in June or July, SlS.
New YORK, Juue 6-Noon.
dull and nominal; sales 77-uplauds
184; Orleans 1895. Futures opened
steady: June l7as; July l734. II 1916;
August 1875. 1873 l6; September
II 31.32, Is; October II GIG. Flour
quiet and steudy. Wheat u shade
tirmer. Corn firm. Pork heavy
mess 1895. Lard heavy, ut IL Is.
FreigAts heavy. Stocks active, ire
gular aud lower. Money 9. Gold
lOT. Exohange-long SSls; short
4.91la. Governments active and
lower. State bonds quiet.
| 2. M.-Cotton-net receipts 524;
gross 629 Futures closed barely
steady; sales 25. 500: June l71I.33,
17as; July II 80, II 1l.l6; August
lS. 1S l.32; September II 1916; Octo-
Der II 1872, 1916; November
II SIG. l79s. Cotton dull and nomi-
nal, at &c. decline; sales 77-middling
uplands 1914. Flour in buyers favor
common to fair extra Southern 6. is
@7OO. Wheat 102c. lower, with fair
export demand at the decllue. Corn
heavy and declining. Pork heavy, mt
$500. Lard heavy. Coffee steady.
Sugar firm Rice quiet. Freights
heavy and iower--colton, stenm SIG.
Money easy, at 2ll3 Sterling nuiet,
at o7l@. Gold l0ai. Governments
unchanged since noon. States quiet
and dull.
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