The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-05-14

firing. Their efforts we're Intellectual,
However, and the firing now became
sharper and near towards the city.
The regulars then marched between
the oOmEatants, but soon came back to
their original position. The firing be.
tween tho pickets was now intermit.
tent. Baxter sent out infantry 10 sup.
port White. and whom one block from
the State House aud passing it, they
fred at the advanced Brooks pickets,
who fired u volley back, when the Bax.
terites retreated III good order Seve-
raj were seen to fall. Tbs Brooks
forces were under the immediate com.
maud of Col. Bnzzo!ari. Towards
evening, King Whites command
moved back towards thu rnd Of town.
Fighting occurred during tue afternoon
in the early settled part .! the city.
The women and children we're fright
enel badly. Lieut.. Morrison, OF the
regulars, WAS shot ut three times by II
Daxterite. Morrison was oa horseback
at tho time. nud eodcavoring to pre-
vent bloodsied. He drew his pistol 10
return the fire, but it failed to go of.
LITTLE Rock, May 13-A quorum
Of both houses Of the Leg Stature is
How iu session. There are fourteen
members in tho Senate and forty.f
ccedng with business.
BosroN, May IL The Lonisiaua re-
lief fund has reached S4l.5J0.
MEMPHIS. My - Tao lcvce q.
Appuson's plantation, opposite Frean's
Point, is broke. The wuter IN Friar's
Poiu, is three feet deep.
BEVERLY. N j., May 13.-B.ick-
heads WOODEN mill was bnrncd today
WASHINGTON, May l:;.-is spreie u,a-
two MelIesh has been stnt 70 the iu-
sane asylum.
The bill reported by Thurman, from
tue COMMITTEES on Private Land
Claims, proposes to extend fur two
years, from the first day of Juus next.
the time allowed by the Act os Jure s.
1877 for the redemption OF lauds held
by the United States under the seve.
raj Acts levyiug direct tuxes.
Sherman's bill to regulate commerce
among the several States and with
foreign nations, is copy Of the bill
introduced by John G Smith, OF Ohio.
iu the House of Representatives,. March
16. forbidding discrimination in rail
road charges, and compelling railroad
companies to post conspicuously full
schedules Of their respective tariffs,
etc.
CHARLESTON. May 13.-Arrived-
Steamships Champion, New York;
Ashland, Philadelphia.
TclegraphIc-Comm Reports.
COLUMBIA, May l3.-SAIes OF cotton
rs baes-middling 1890.
LONDON. May l3.-Consols 9316.
Fries 32@3214.
LlvERPoon. May 13-Noon-Cotton
active and tirmer-uplands SM@85a;
Orleans 85s@851; sales $4,000, iu-
cluding 5.OUU for speculation and ex-
port; sales of uplands, nothing below
good ordinary. deliverable in June or
July, 8 9.16; nothing below low mid
ding, shipped in April or May. S5S;
deliverable in May or June. 81; de-
iiverablo in June or July. 8 GIG; sales
OF Orleans, nothing below low mid
ding, deliverable in May, S56; de-
liverable in June or July, So; de-
Iiverable in July or August, 87a; sales
include $500 American.
LIVERPOOL. May 13-Evening.-
Cotton-saIes of uplands. nothing be-
low good ordinary. deliverable in July
or August, 8 1I-lG; nothing below low
middling, shipped in May or June,
81; deliverable in May or Juue.
|8 GIG; deliverable in June or July.
85s; deliverable in July or August,
aA.
New YORK. May 13-Noon.-Gold
opened at 1915 now IL. Cotton firm;
sules !, o-uplands 1873; Orleans 10.
Futures opened: May l9(0lS 1.1G;
june IS l.l6@lS 32; July IS 9-l6@
l8 ll.lG; August l87sGDlS 1916; Sep.
tember lS7l6@lSls; October Is 1872;
December II 1916. Flour and corn
quiet and heavy. Wheat dull and de.
ciiniug. Pork tirm-mess 1925. Lard
quiet-stcam 1O51(9lO 11.l6. Freights
heavy. Stocks dulI. Money 3l5 Ex-
change 4 SS; short 49l Co
vernments steady. State bonds dali.
7P. M.-Cotton-net receipt: 393;
gross 1.2S3. Futures closed steady;
sales GS.S00; May 1S 1872; June
Is 3 l6; July lS5s. IS 2l -; August
IL 1915; September 1S 1882; October
q III 80; November l7a4; December
17ai. Cotton quiet aud firm; sales
,725. ut lS5s@l9. Southern flour
dull, without decided change. Wheat
lc. lower, with moderate inquiry; re.
ceipts large; holders generally disposed