The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-07-10

OF tnlS county against tho Erie Railway
Company, for consolidation of mort
cages for S30,000,900. The Court ap-
pointed President Jewctt receiver; bonds
in $50, 600 filed.
New YORK, July 0.-The Western
Union Telegraph Company has given
public notice that the company is ready
to cash Mt par and interest its bonds ma
turing November l.
The telegraph cable connecting Mar
tha's Vineyard with the mainland, was
successfully laid across Vineland Sound,
yesterday.
Geo. Brown, the Canadian oarsman, is
dcnd.
Heavy rains and disastrous foods are
reported from Missouri and Ohio.
The Prussian spoke the Farraday lati-
tnde 40; longitude 43; engaged thirty
days with direct cable, which was buoyed
in two places. 1t had two flaws. The
delay in opening traffic is sufficiently ex-
plainM.
KEY WEST, July 9.-Two deaths here
yesterday from yellow fever.
CINCINNATI, July "a desperate Mt
tempt to rob Express Messenger Burke,
mt Long Point, on tho Vandalia Road.
The engine was cut loose, the engineer
killed; but Burke barricaded the doors
and kept the robbers out, until help ar
rived. Long Point, where the train was
stopped, is dense woods; no house
within q mile and half of the station;
the robbers boarded the engine, one
from each side, and ordered Engineer
Milo Ames to start the engine, who, after
n moments hesitation, did SO; when one
of the robbers, saying 'wc will run this
thing ourselves" shot the engineer.
Both fred, killing him instantly. The
fireman, hearing this, ran to the renr Of
the train to alarm the train men. While
this was going on, confederate de-
tachcd the express car and engine. The
robbers ran the train two miles, when
they demanded admission to the express
car, which Messenger Burke refused,
saying he was ready for them; if they
entered, they were dead men, when the
robbers commenced firing into the car.
The messenger thinks there were dozen
of them. The train men came up, when
the robbers fed.
CINCINNATI, July "a meeting of dis
tillers, rectifers and liquor dealers, from
Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Kentucky,
convened here, and adopted resolutions
recommending changes of gauges from
one State and District to another every
thirty days and store-keepers every sixty
days; requesting the prompt release Of
goods seized upon insufficient grounds;
that officers be held to more strict ac-
countability, and pledging themselves to
assist the Government in the collection
Of taxes and suppression of frauds.
NEW ORLEANS, July 9.-Collector Koc-
making illicit rum; value of the pro-
perty $4,000
DETROIT, July 9.-In $4,000 trot,
Lady Maud took the first, Judge Fuller
ton the second, third and fourth; Ameri-
can Girl second in each heat; time 22O,
2.21i, 2.22}. 2.19a.
Yesterdays Market Reports.
NEW RK-Noon.-Money Q. Gold
16l. Exchange--long 4.S74; short l. 90I.
Cotton quiet; sales 1902 2-uplands ISL !;
Orleans Isl. Futures opened frmer:
July Is 5-1G(915s; August 15s@15 1882;
III 1916. Pork 2O35. Lard heavy
steam 134. Freights quiet.
Up. M.-Money more active-2lG,3.
Sterling tirm-74. Gold strong -i6s@
16a. Governments active and steady
new IS 18l. States quiet and nominal.
Cotton hardening; sales 1,5G2, Mt 153@
15s. Flour rather steedier and mode
rate demand-Southern common to fair
extra 5.OO@5.90; good to choice SOTO,
S.25. Wheat 2@3c. better and fair de-
mand-1.32@1.4 40 Corn firm and mo-
dcIatc demand-79@82. Oats heavy
GG@72. Coffee-Rio very firm and quiet
-17A@2o cargoes; 17}@2O1 job lots.
Sugar tirm-s@S} fair to good refining;
Sc prime; 8 3-16 Porto Rico; SGSl Mus
covado; refined frmer-1Oa standard; (;
10s granulated; 11l@11a crushed and
powdered. Molasses continues dull.
Pork firmer new 20.45@2O.5O. Lard
firmer-134 primo steam. Whiskey
quict-1.22. Freights easier. Cotton
net receipts ia; gross 20S. Futures
closed quiet and steady; sales 22,OOO
July !5s; August l5s@15 1892; Scptem-
Der Is l-1G@15 3-32; October IL 11-16@
II 1882; November IA 9-1e@14 1892
December IA 9-16@14 1892; January
ID 11-lG@D14 1882; February IA 29-326
1916; March 15b@15 $50; April Is 1882
@l5s; May Is 9-16@155; June Is.
WEEKLY COTTON STATEMENT Macon
quiet-middling 132; low middling 13l;
good ordinary 124; weekly net receipts
r.. Cfnek I EQS. co1ao