The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-12-25
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C6bboE 20 rope flu6 Ia.
PARIS, December 24.-Rouher, in
the Assembly, insisted upon the valid.
ity of the elections wbich returned the
Imperial candidates, declaring the ma
tion would find means to restore the
empire il it 80 desired
QUEENSTOWN, December 24-The
bark Amy, from Philadelphia for Ant
werp. founderod; eighteen lost; two
survived.
LONDON, Decembcr 24.-Iucrense in
bullion e225,0
A Paris despatch says specie has in
creased Sl.250. 900.
Tho express train on the branch Of
the Great Western Railway was thrown
from the track near Woodstock, to-
day, and precipitated down an en-
bankment. Severul of the carriages
fell into tho canal skirtipg the road,
and sixteen Of the passengers drowned.
Hone KoSG, December "a Two
American vessels are here, with addi-
tional survivors from the Japan.
Teieerauiiic-aa Il, e-,csn matIer..
OMAHA, December "a The cavalry
are after twenty one white men, with
nine teams. who have entered the
Black Hills country.
New ORLEANS. December "a. -Re-
tnrns, as compiled to date, give the
Conservatives forty-six; Republicans
forty-seven. The Conservatives have
abandoned participation with the Re-
turning Board, on account of arbitrary
ruliBgs of the majority.
SAN FRANCISCO, December 24.-
Moses G. Oobbs, q prominent lawyer,
was shot fatally by female client; it
is believed the woman is insane: no
hopes of Cobb's recovery.
New YORK, December "a The no.
lice raided the metropolitan Theatre,
stopping the "Can Can," arresting q
dozen women and the manager.
In the case of Josephine Mansfield,
against executors of James Fisk, for
payment on two notes. amounting to
$40. 900, payable to plaintiff in 1868.
by Fisk, the jury, to-day, gave YER
dict for Mansfield with interest
The Cau-Can women have been re-
leased. and the manager promised not
to repeat; held $500.
Bat little business WAS done ut the
Stock Exchange today, the time being
given up to such sportive demcnstra.
tions AS are usually iudulged in by the
brokers. the day before Christmas.
The usual programme was, however,
varied to-day. by hiring q coored man
to personate the King Of the Sandwich
Islands, and taking him into the Ex-
change aud giving him a mock reoep.
ton.
BosToN December 24-Rev. james
WaIkar fnrponrIx, r.
College. is dead; aged eighty.
WASHINGTON, December 24.-The
Committee Of Claims adjourned to
Jannary 8. Gen. Sheridan has ordered
bis soldiers to drive the whites from,
the Black Hills country. The sub
0ommittee OF tho Pacific mail sit dur
ing recess. A majority of the special
committees will report in favor Of
leaving Arkansas alone. Special com
mittee to see about Alabama consists
OF Coburn, Albright, Cannon, Buck
ner and Lutrell.
Probabilities-For the Gulf States,
clear weather in the interior and
cloudy weather near the coast; Easterly
or Southerly winds, slowly rising tom
perature and falling barometer, West
OF Alabama For the Sonth Atlantic
States. cooler and generally clear wea-
ther. with Northerly winds and rising
barometer during the night.
TcieEra aDhic-Commercfal Reports.
New YORK. December 24-Noon.-
Stocks dull. Money 81. Gold l15n.
E1change-long sc; short 4.9Ol5.
Cotton quiet and steady; sales GGt =
uplands AK; Orleans 1436. Pork
heavy-old 1880 Lard heavy team
Z P. M.-Cotton steady. Flour
quiet. Wheat 10. lower and scarcity
OF freight room checks demand. Corn
lc. lower. Coffee firm. Sugar nc.
better. Freights firm. Colton-sail
u; steam e. Cptton-net receipts
l,40l; gross 2. 603 Futures closed no.
miual; sales 3S,60O: December IL:
January ID 1872. II 1.l6; February
IA 1892. II GIG; March 15ll3l.
IS JIG; April Is Is 80. l5!s; May
IS 1916. Is 1872; June liz s 81,
lG BIG; July lG 1882. 16 7-16; August
1639. Money in fair supply. Sterling
higher-1 Sc. Gold strong-1l3;01
1lN. Governments dull aud strong.
States nominal
LIVERPOOL. December 24-3 p. M
Cotton stcaaier -uplnnds 7LG173s;
Orleans 756; sales 10000. including
2,OO0 speculation and export; sales
since last weekly report, have been
1000, Of which 5000 are export aud
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