The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-08-12

dan that the Indians who had been.
marauding in Southwestern KANSAS;
hs:e gene to the he.ders OF Slane and
Eta! edo. The. country is filled With
game and the battery have abundance
| OF ammunition. Three oolhmns of,
troops now operating will converge in
the section named. y
SELMA, Ala, August 11.-The fret
bale OF new cotton was received to-
day from the plantation of NJ. 0. and
1. A. bIarshall, in Dallas County. It
weighed $50 pounds; classed strict
good ordinary; sold at anotiou at tx.
and bought by L. Meyemin.
CHICAGO, August 1l.-Geo. ".
McOrary, who Was nominated for Con.
gress by the Republicans of the Fourth
District OF Iowa, has declined.
A destructive tornado passed
through Dixon, ILL.,, last night. aud
did great damage to crops, fences aud
other property in that vicinity.
At Creton, Iowa, on Sunday night,
J. T. Burnet entered the bedroom Of
| his step son and cut the latter's throut
from ear to ear. The murderer asd.
Cause Of the act unascertainel.
New YORK. August 11.-The sound
steamer City of Boston ran down the
schooner Daniel Fray, with all ON
board. Two of the Fray's crew we're
picked up exhausted.
SARATOGA, August LITTLE FIRST
race was for Tires year olds; two miles;
81 nominations. but only four started;
Stampede winner-time 3 ~. Second
race. IL miles. was won by Fellow
Craft-time 2 431l.
WASHINGTON, August IN. S. Nc
Afee has been appointed District l,i-
torney of North Alabama.
Probabilitics-For the Middle States
aud the lower luke region, lower baro-
meter, higher temperature, fresh and
brisk South to West winds. partly
cloudy weather, aud North west Of tn.
Alieghanies, rain areas. Over the
South Atautic aud Gulf States, high
Temperatures. winds mostly from the
South and West. aud partly cloudy
weather. with generally higher b4ro-
meter in the latter, and with lower
barometer and possibly occasional rain
arens III the former. Over Tennessee
and the Ohio Valley. generally higher
barometer, Southwest and West
winds. high temperature aud partly
clondy weather.
CHARLESTON, August 11-Arrive,l-
Steamers Manhattan, New York;
Equator. Philadelphia.
New YORK. August 1l-Noon.
ton dull and nominal; sales 234-mid-
dliug uplunds III; Orleans Tx:
sales OF futures: August 1911. 16I;
September IL 1872. 16 l3 80; October
l6 532. 7,16; November 1912,
l6 8 80; December 1G l-16, 1876;
January l614, 165-16; February 1877, ,l6,
16 9-l6; March 165s. 16s1; April lG7s.
Pork heavy mess "a W. Llrd quiet
steam IL. Money easy, at2. Gold
95s. Exchange-long 87l%; short
7P. M.-Cotton-uet receipts 31S:
gross 854 Futures closed steady
sales 2l.SO0: August 16l6, 1876;
September lG1, 16 8 80; October
16 5-32, lG 3-l6; November l61a,
l6 5-32; December 16 3,32; January
16 Sig. 16N. Cotton quiet; sales
l.63l. at l7as. Southern -four firm
and in moderate inquiry-common to
fair extra 56O@6 25; good to choice
6.3o@3 so. Wheat 1M2c. better.
brisk export demand and fair inquiry
for home nse-l.24@1 26 for old win
ter red Western; 127@1.32 now.
White Kentucky corn dull, heavy aud
10. lower-79@S0 for new Western
mixed: S0l.9Sl high mixed and vel
low Western. Coffee steady, at lSM
III gold Rio. Rice quiet, without d..
cided change. Lard closed heavy, ut
IL. Whisl5cy steady. l.Ol. Frcights
ruther more active cotton, steam i.
Money easy, ut 2l3. Sterling qniet,
at tx. Gold inlc.ive. mt 9sa(G93I.
Governments dull aud IL little of.
States quiet and nominal
BALTIMORE, August 11.--Fionr
steady. Whsnt strong aud fairly
active. Corn tirmer-wh:to Southern
90(@93; yellow 8l@S2. Pork scarce
and nominal Lard higher-l5 OO(0
l51a. Whiskey qniet, ut l.0O(0l. OF
Cotton qnie:-middlipg II; good ordi-
nary 1874; net receipts 3; gross SOB;
exports coastwise 70; sales 100; spin
ners 30
New ORLEANS. Angnst 11.-Co.t,p
iirmer-middling l6a4; low middling
l524; good ordinary 1925; ordinary
1135s; gross receipts 1873; sales $50.
NORFOLK. August 1l.-Cotton verv
dull and depressed and accurate quota
tlOnS cannot be giyon-lOy mid1iinu