The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-05-23

Howitzers, and baggage car, smashed,
and Ave soldiers injured-none seriously.
| WASHINGTON, May 22.-The latest from
the. burning woods report the wind
abated aFd a prospect of rain.
The President, this morning, appoint
ed Ferdinand Meyer to be Supervisor of
Internal Revenue for the States of Mis-
tho Indian and New Mexico territories,
uice Mcdonald, removed. He also
signed the commission of Asa G. Mathews,
| to be Supervisor Of Internal Revenue
for the States of Illinois, Wisconsin and
Minnesota, cicc Mum, removed. It is
expected that several Collectors of Inter
nal Revenue in those States will be
removed on Monday or Tuesday next,
on account of developments grow
ing out of the recently discovered
whiskey frauds. John H. Lightner ap-
pointed Revenue Collector for the st.
Louis District, vice Mcguire. It is re-
ported that Gen. Meggs has three years
leave, and that Gen. Ingalls, meanwhile
acts as Quartermnster-Gener
Probabilities the South Atlantic
and Gulf States, stationary or falling
barometer, warmer South and East
winds, and numerous local rains.
The Indian Chiefs here, regarding the
Black Hills, say they have not talked
sufficiently among themselves to venture
upon talk with the Great Chief Delano.
The Winnebago Indians do not believe
in compulsory education. They did not
like the idea of their children being
forced into the industrial schools at the
agency, and drew their tomahawks,
whereupon the agent fed under cover of
the muskets of the military at Sioux City.
OscEo1A, Pa, May 22.-The Methodist
and Catholic Churches, with a few build
ings in the vicinity, were saved; the rest
of the town utterly destroyed; 1000 of
the !, 500 people lost everything. The
village of Houtzdall burned. Hundreds
of woodsmen lost their houses; the
losses in the region, including Houtz-
dali, will reach $4,000, 900. The fire
swept ten Of the eleven townships in
Pike County. The fire originated by
tramps breaking into hut and firing it.
Yesterdays Market Reports.
New YORK, May 21.-The following is
the comparative cotton statement for the
week ending May 81: Receipts at all
last year "a, 1913; total receipts to date
), S71 .813-same week last year 3, ,G39, 924 {;
exports for the week 81, 983-same week
last year 25,302; total exports to date
2, 381 0GO-same week last year 2. COO, 168;
stock at all United States ports 1873, 249-
same week last year 500, 22O; stock at
interior towns 46, 964-same week last
year 60,652; stock at Liverpool 988, 600
same week last year 787 600; American
afoat for Great Britain 1876, ,OOO-same
week last year 2S8, 600.
New YoRx-Noon.-Money 2. Gold
opened !64-now 16a. Exchange-long
steady; sales 995 bales-uplands 16t; Or
leans 16A. Futures opened quiet and
steady: June 16@16 1872; July 16 3-16(3
16 7-32; August 16 5-16@16 1892; Sep
tember 16 3-32@16A. Pork frm-mess
21.76. Lard firm-steam ISL.
Up. M-The bank statement shows
loans decreased 81, 800, 900; specie in
creased $50, 900; legal tenders increased
800, ,0O0; deposits increased 25O, 900; re-
serve increased 1916, 900. Cotton net re-
ceipts 778; gross 1882. Futures closed
quiet and steady; sales II 200: May 16N
16 1-16; June 16 1-32@16 1-1G; July
September 16 5-32@16 3-16; October
Is 23-32@15}; November Is 9-16@
Is 1892; December Is 9-16@15 1882;
January Is 21-32@153; February 15{6
15 1915; March 16 1-16@l6s; April iS}
@16 9-32. European steamers took
$125, 900 in gold. Money easy-15@2.
Sterling quiet-74. Gold frm-f649
16f. Governments dull but strong. States
quiet and nominal. Cotton quiet and
steady; sales 995, at 16s@161. Flour
dull and prices still strongly in buyers
| favor-5. 1O@8.25. Wheat dull, heavy
and 1@2c. lower--1.S2 S2@1.42. Corn dull,
heavy and decidedly lower-8O@84.
Pork dull and lower-21. 50@21. 624 new.
Lard heavy-15} prime steam. Freights
shade firmer.
DBALrnoRE.-Flou quiet and firm.
Wheat dull and lower-1.45. Corn 1870
B8. Provisions dull and weak. Pork
%. O0@22.50. Bacon dull-shoulders
8k@9a. Coffee strong and higher-ordi-
nary to prime Rio cargoes 16@181.
Whiskey easier-1.23. Cotton dull
middling 15S; low middling 15i; good
ordinary 14l; gross receipts SO; exports
cosstwise 10; sales 145; spinners SO.
MEMPHIS. unchanged-mid-
ding Is; net receipts lat; shipments
437; sales ], 100.
Cotton nominaI--mid-
ding IS; net receipts Is; exports coast
wise AZ. 'if 't''1.
PHILADELpHA.--Cotton guiet--mid-
ding 16f; low middling 15a; good Or
dinary Is; net receipts 50; gross 577.
AUGUSTA. quiet and easy
middling 154; low middling Is; good
ordinary 14f: net receipts 65; sales 126.
NosFoLK. Cotton dtili-middling 15A
@15t; net receipts All; exports coast
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