The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-02-21

Gen. Louis T. Wigfall, Of Texas, is
dead.
In the Senate. Sherman said that
Comma us. Hyphen involved the loss of
S50O, QUO. West said he disaented from
the proposition that this error had cost
the country $500.000. The fact was the
Government had collected that much
less from the people, and the people
had saved that amount. The Commit.
tee on Enrolled Bills was instructed to
inquire into the propriety OF printing
Instead of writing bills on parchment.
Finances was resumed. Terry moved
to lny the bill and uli the amendments
onn the table, which was lost. Finally,
Merrimon's amendment. instructing the
committee to report, as soon as practi-
oable. bill providing for the increase
nt the national bank circulation, SO that
tue whole volume thereof shall not ex.
ceed S4oo, Oo9, 0OG, was adopted. Davis,
ol west Virginin, moved ar amcnd-
ment instructing the committee to re-
port SO 1s to provide for free banking
under ths present national bank law
He]ected, without division. The ques-
tion then REQUIRED on Buckinghnm's
motion to rccommit. Cameron moved
that the Senate proceed 10 the consider.
alton OF executive business. Schurz
announced his intention to speak Mt
length. Conkiing's bill to amend the
supplemental enforcement Act of Febrn-
.ry Is. 1871, is copy OF the bill intro
luced by Mr.. Lawson in the House Of
representatives. on the 9th instant, re-
fn ickr
ton of aliens, &c.
Probabilities For the middle At.
luntlc and South Atlantic States, South
east and South. west winds. partly cloudv
weather, and possibly occasional rain.
AUGUSTA. GA, February lO.-The
Senate voted, by IA TO IL, to abolish
the death penalty.
CHARLESTON, February 20.-Arrived-
Steamships Manhattan, New York; Sen
Gull, Baltimore.
COLUMBIA, February 20.-Sales of cot
ton, to-day, 123 middling Az.
PARIS, February 2O.-Rentes 58f. 500.
LIVERPOOL, February 2O-Noon. ~
Cotton easier and declined fraction
uplands 77s@8; Orleans 81; sales
IL. QUO bales; speculation and export
=. 600; sales of TIE week $1,000; exports
II. 600; speculation 1000; stock 6S2, {.
'OOO, OF which American is 1900; re-
,oeipts l2O, 600, OF which American is
10. 600; uctual exports 5000; afoat
ia, QUO. OF which American is 301, GOO;
sales include 1000 American.
LIVERPOOL, February 2O-Evening.
Cotton-sales of nplands, nothing be-
low good ordinary, deliverable in March
or April, 7ai; sales of Orleans, nothing
below low mlddiing, shipped in March
Or April. s 3-l6.
New York. February 2U-Noon.
Gold opened at 1925 12l@. Stocks
dull. Money 1 Exchange-long 80 !;
short 4 SSls. Governments steady .
State bonds quiet. Cotton dull; sales
97o bales-uplands 16; Orleans 16as.
Futures opened: March Is 1-l6, Is 5.32;
April Is 23 81. l5al; May 1872, 1911
June lG 23.32, 1913; July l7is. Flour
quiet aud steady. Wheat shade firmer.
Corn dull and dropping. Pork quiet
moss 10. 75@lG 90. Lard heavy-steam
3;as. Freights firm.
7 Z. NJ. Money freely offered, at 4
(@o. Exchange 4 So. Gold 12ll@
1928. Governments inacti 70 and lower.
States steady. Cotton-net reeeints 1924
bales; gross 2.S67. Futures closed
quiet; sales 26,3O0 bales: Februsry
IL 1916. Is; March l5 ~, Is l-16;
April 10 2l32. Is lI-16; May l6 3.16,
IL 1872; June lG 2l-32, 16 Ills; July
l6 81 80. II; August III. 17a6. Cotton
irregular; sales 1,S93 bales, at lGas.
Southern flour without decided change.
Whiskey 90ll@1O0. Wheat 2G03c.
bettcr-l 5l@l.54 for No. 2 Chicago.
Corn in buyers fsvor-7407G for mixed
and yellow Western. Pork lower aud
activc-new mess 1915. Beef un-
changed. Lard lower, at 9h.
LOUISVILLE, February 2O.-Flour-
higher grades 25c. lower; No. 1925;
fancy 8.25. Corn unchanged. Provi.
sions dull and lower. Pork 1900. Ba.
con shoulders 7; clear rib S5s; clear
S16. Lard dull and lower-tierce ga
keg 91i. Whiskey 93ts.
ST. Louis, February 2U.--Fiour
quiet and weak anu business small.
Corn irmer-No. 9 mixed COZ in East
elevator. Whiskcy lower, at 35. Pro.
visions weak, dull and declining; only
small order trade. Lard in good dc.
mand and considerable done, but all
sales private.
ClScINNArI, February 2O.-Fiour
steady and unchanged. Corn IN.
changed, ut 5S(062. Pork dull and