The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-07-14

missing a number OF cases, passing
others and referring those on which
there are divisions Of opinion to the
umpire. These GASES oontain ito points
LOT general interest. .
Tie War Department is In daily
receipt OF reports from army officers of
preparations to resist apprehended
Indian troubles. The indications are
that q general war With the Kiowas,
Comanches aud Cheyennes is immi-
nent: ~.
The amonnt advanced to date for
payment O. the indebtedness of the
District of Columbia ia a473,O48, OF
which $l54, 500 was paid in coin.
The amount paid on account Of
claims of loyal citizens for supplies
furnished during the rebellion as
awarded by the Southern Claims Com
mission to July l3, 1874, is S277. .033.
Details of the food caused by the
bursting of "a factory reservoir Mt Mid
dletown, show that the water swept
over houses, barns and roads, causing
great damage. Nearly all the valley
residents in the vicinity of Chester
have suffered more or less damage to
farms sand gardens. Four bridges
were carried n6-to> replace whicf will
cost several thousand dollnrs.
The Navy Department will not order
North, this summer, the vessels now
in the Gulf of Mexico aud cruising in
the waters adjacent to the West In-
dies. they will all remain about their
present station, 81 that in case of ue.
! oessity for their presence in Cuban
waters or elsewhere in that latitude,
1t will not be Dacessary to fit ont aud
send vessels from tn. North to that
quarter.
Probabilities For New England,
the Middle States aud the lower lake
| region; partly cloudy or clear weather
will prevail, with South or West wlud.
stationary or rising temperature and
| slowly falling barometer. For the
South Atlantic and Gulf States, gene
| rally clear aud warm weather, excep.
"n the iDmellata coast; Southeast 10
Southwest winds, high barometer in
the South Atlantic States and rising
| barometer in the Gnlf States. For
fenurs-ee an,l the Ohio VuIlev, clrar
| or fair weather, South east to South
west winds. high temperature aud no
decided change in barometer. For
tue upper luke region und the North
west. partly cloudy weather, with rnin
III the upper Mississippi valley and
near Lake Superior. East or South
@inds. high temperature and falling
barometer. Tue upper OHIO River
will fall slowly during Tuesday
CHARLESTON. July l3.-Arrivetl-
Steamship South Carolina. New York;
bark Delta. Liverpool.
Tct1Ernphic-Cnm,n- Reports.
New YORK. July l3-Noon. Cotton
dull; sales 53l-uplanls 1873; Orleans
liza. Futures opened quiet and
easy: Angus. 1879. 16 Is ,l6; Septem-
Der l7!la. II 3 16; October 16 20 32,
l6 3l-32. Flour aud corn steady and
lc better Pork 6rm-mess 19.25(0
ID So. Lard qniet-steam ii 1916.
Frelghta unchanged. Stocks dull aud
weak. Money ?; Gold s24. Ez-
vernments dull. State bonds quiet.
P. M.-Net receipts of cotton So:
gross $3.50. Futures closed steady
s"les lG.SU0: July l6 13 80; August
l6 l9 80. l63s; September 16 29. 80,
Ii 1915; October 16 81 80, 16 ll.l6;
November lGh. lG 1882; December
l6la. Cotton dull; sales 504, at l7as
(9l7A. Southern -four firm, with u
moderate inquiry-co common to fair
extra 5 9O@6 go; good to choice 6 65
(Gll.00. Wheat lGl2c. better. chiefly
on low grades-1. 33Gl.36 for winter
red Western. Corn lc. better and in
good demand-77@89 Coffee scarcely
80 firm and quotations unchanged.
Sugar steady, at S1s for fair to good
refining; 81 for prime; II for Trini-
dad; 8lls for good Muscovado. Mo-
lasses steady. with only a iobbing
trade. Pork active-new mess 10 SO.
lard hrmer-1155@l17s. Whiskey
more active and firm, at 80. Freiehts
to Liverpool dull. Money easy. at
2@2ta Exchange dull-4.S71s. Gold
9A997s. Governments dull but
sseady. States nominal.
BALTIMORE, July 13.-Cotton dull
middling 17}a; low middling lGL;
strict good ordinary l51; shipments
81; exports coastwise 81; stock s. 5.299.
Flour qnlet and steAIy-Howards street
and Western super 425@5. 90; extra
to family 8 25G6.75; city mills 4. 25G1
7.75 Wheat III good demand. at AS
C0l 50. Corn firm, ut 820921l. Pork
ami bulk meats unchanged. Sugar
cured hams l5l.@l6la. Western but
ter quiet and stsady-22@23 Coffee
dull una unchanged. Wniskey quiet
but firm, ut LOO. Sugar strong aud