The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-08-08

ness, met here to-day, to consult Us to
their future action, ins view. Of the re-.
cent decision ot.!the Attorney:G General
AS to the legal status Of these organiza
tions. The meeting resolved to make
a contest to sustain their position aud
continue to do business.
DALLAS. Texas. August 7.-Advic,s
fr om Fort Worth state that the Indians
have captured three mail stages. The
passengers and drivers we re scalped.
| WASHINGTON, August 7-The Pres-
dent has appointed John G. Kegley
Collector Of Internal Revenue for the
6th Virginia District; Benjamin II.
franklin. Collector of Internal Reve.
nue. for the 1st North Carolina.
Col. Davidson, commanding Fort
Sill, Indian Territory. reports that two
mon were recently killed ut Elem
Spring Station, and that drivers of
teams arc abandoning their wagons on
the road; that the farmers in the
Washita Valley are frightened und
many Of them are leaving their homes.
| Probabilities-For the Middle
States and the lower lake region,
Southwest to Northwest winds,
| higher temperature, partly cloudy and
clearing weather. followed by higher
barometer. For the South Atluntic
and East Gulf States. lower barometer,
high temperature, South to West
winds, partly cloudy weather and in
the former rain areas For the West
Gulf States, Tennessee and the Ohio
Valley, rising or stationary barometer,
high temperature. partly cloudy wea.
ther, with Southerly winds IN the
former and Westerly over the latter.
TeIeGraphic-Comm Reports.
New YORK, August 7-Noon. Mo-
ney 21.. Stocks dull. Gold tx. Ex-
chunge-long 1 SS; short 4.9l. Cot
ton held higher; saies l .45U-uplauds
171s; Orleans III. Futures opened
easier: August 1T ZIG bid; September
l6 7-16. 163l; October 1864. l6 ll.l6.
Pork quiet-mess "a 90. Lard firm
steam Az.
7P. M.-Comparative cotton stata
ment shows net receipts ut all Uuited
States ports for the week 5.199; same
week last year 1000; total to date
3.743. 933; to same date last year
3.563,937. Exports of the week S,7G4;
same week last year IT, ,264; total to
date 2.7S3. $3.50; to same date la.t year
2,544. Oh Stock ut oil United States
ports l55. 23l; last year 156. 597; at oil
interior towns. less Nashville, 1874;
lust year 90, 253; ut Liverpool, 9lO, 600;
last year S45. 900; American uflont for
Great Britain $4,000; luat year 48. .OOU
Cotton net receipts 1G9; gross 293
Futures closed quiet; sales 16,5OO:
August 16 1872. 1925; September
l638. lG FL 32; October 1G1S. 16 1892;
November IL I3 80. IL 7-l6; Dece N Der
l6 13 80. l6 1882; Junuary 16 1892,
16 ~ 81; February l63l, 1913 l6;
March 16 1916. 16 3l,52. Cotton
quiet and held higher; sales 1882, at
i75s@i7ia. Southern flour dropping
-commou to fair extra 5.6O06 .25
good to choice 6 30Ol1OO Whea.
fairly active. closing 1C02o. lower;
holders 3dispos ed to realize-1.24(a
l.3O for old winter red and amber
Western. Corn 1c. better and less
active-Sl(GS2 for Western mixed;
S2C9S2ta high mixed aud yellow West
ern. Coffee-Rio &c. Iower--18kG
2lLi; mild grades steady. Sugar quiet
aud steady-77s98l1s for fair to good
refining; 81 prime; 8981s Musco.
vado; 81 cleared; refined heavy but in
fair demand. at l02s@lOIa; white
lOI. Molasses quiet and firm. Rice
firm aud in good demand. Pork
tirner. at 23.75@24.OO for new mess.
Beef unchanged. Lard tirmer-1431.
Whiskey steady, at LOO Freights to
Liverpool quiet. Money easy, ut 90
~. Exchange weak aud lower
4.o7la. Gold strong and advanced on
heavy shipments to Europe-1O%M
lOL; rates for carrying :, 4, 8 aud /.
Governments active and strong. States
quiet snd nominal.
BALTIMORE. August Flour quiet
-middling II; low middliug lG; good
ordinary 14I(9l5; gross receipts q:
exports coastwise 60; sales 90; stock
2.O23; weekly net receipts 3; groae SO;
exports to Great Britain 3O3; coast.
wise 35G; sales 1856; spinners lOl.
Flour dull, heavy and unchanged.
Wheat In good demand and steady-
rcd Western l.27(9l. 30; amber West.
ern 1.3l(91.35. Corn quiet and stead y
Southern white S9G992; yellow Sl(G
81; Western mixed II. Oats weak
and lower-Southern 5405G; Western
mixed So. Provisions buoyant. Mes,
pork strong. scarce aud prices nominal
q 00<@25 90 Bulk shoulders liz;
clear rib sides l0@l014; bacon clear
RIB sides 123l@l3; Sugar-cured hams
l10l7a. Lard 14L0l4l.. West