The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-06-12

ments found against that firm: 1.-THE
United States Grand Jury have indicted
our firm for alleged completely in at
tempts to defraud the customs revenue
at this port. We simply ask our fellow
citizens to withhold oil Judgment in the
cnse. We have conducted our business
honorably andss honestly; we expect to
demonstrate ourintegrity and innocence
AS there has been no dishonor in our
past, so we intend to protect our future
from stain by mn uncompromising de-
fence against any accusations that have
been or mny be brought against us.
The Erie Road will reduce rates to the
border of the State and points over Mt So
for the round trip.
Yesterday afternoon, n bench warrant
was served upon Field, Morris, Fenner
& Co., auctioneers, 400 Broome street,
requiring them to give bnil to-day to the
extent of $4,000, and to appear before
the District Attorney on Monday next,
to give answer to On indictment, charg-
ing them with receiving and selling ut
Auction smuggled goods. This firm
deny any completely or even knowledge
of the frauds with which they are
charged. Each member Of the firm of
Claf1in & Co. were also notified, yester-
dny, to appear Mt the District Attorneys
Office and give the necessary bail, but up
to the hour of closing the Office, only one
member had done so.
NoRFoLK, June 11.-Captain Brown, of
the schooner j. c., arrived here to-day,
in charge of the iron safe of the United
States man-of-war Cumberland, which
was run into and sunk in Hampton
Roads by the Confederate ram Virginia,
in 1862. Divers had been ut work on
the wreck ten years, having in view the
recovery of this safe. The lucky man
had only been ut the wreck forty-eight
hours, when he found the safe buried in
three or four feet of mud. Water Mt that
place is 78 feet deep. By the explosion
of torpedo, the safe was cracked, and
gold coin dropped out 1t is generally
believed the safe contains between S6O,-
600 and 500, 900 in gold, put in for coal.
1t is estimated than more than 500, 600
has been lost by different parties, in try
ing to recover this treasure. The safe
and treasure belong to Capt. Brown and
.. E. NIaltby, of this city, and Herbert
Smith, of Detroit, Mich. While Capt.
Brown wns searching the wreck, he came
across a petritied human body, in per-
feet state. It was unhurt by crabs or
fish and the flesh was extremely hard
BALTIMORE, June 1.-The graves of
the Confederate dead at London Park
were decorated with flowers, yesterday,
under the auspices of the Society of the
Army and Navy of the Confederate
States in Maryland. An grafton was de-
livered by Maj. Robert Stiles, of Virgil
min Union soldiers were present. who
decorated the Confederate monument,
and Confederate soldiers decorated the
monument to the Union dead.
ELIzABETHrowN, KY, June 11.-Four-
taen houses burned and several persons
injured by jumping from windows; loss
S25. 1000
Yesterdays Market Reports.
New YoRK-Noon.-- 9 Gold
16a. EXchange-long 4. 07a; short 4. 9OI.
State bonds uiet-Tennessces, old and
new, lower. Cotton quiet and easy;
sales ,O29-uplands 153; Orleans lG.
Futures opened heavy: June 15lMr15s;
July Is 5-16@15 1872; August 15JCs
Is II 80; September Is 5-lG@l5s. Wheat
1c. better. Pork henvy-mess 1875.
Lard firmer-steam 49,.
7P. M.-Cotton weak nnd irregular;
sales 1,4GS, ut 15s@16. Flour rather
business doing in trade brands-So South
ern firm and fair inquiry; common to
fnir extra 4.85@5.75; good to choice 5. 50
GG325. Wheat 1c. better; good export
demand checked by frmness of holders
-1.2s@1.35. Corn 1G,2c. better and
good export demand-78@SG. Rio cof-
! fee firm for jobbing dennnd-1GJG,19}
gold; cargoes dull, at 16@1S3 gold.
Sugar steady-saWsl. NIolnsscs dull
and heavy. Pork lower-new 1880.
Lard lower-133 prime steam Whis-
key unchanged-1.2O. Freights firmer
cotton snil 9-32; steam 1872 Money
easy. Sterling firmer. Gold tirmcr-
16lGG16s. Governments dull but steady
new 5s 173. States quiet and nominal.
Cotton net receipts 722; gross 1886.
Futures closed quiet and easy; sales
l,50O: June Is 7-32GG15 9-33; July
15 9-32; August 15s@D15 1882; September
Is 9-32; October 15G15 1872; November
II 29-:2O II 1916; December II 29-32C,
II 15-lG; january Is 1-33; February
Is $500 Is 1872; March Is 11-32Ml5j:
April 10 9-16@15s; May 153@15 1916.
COMPARATIVE COTTON STATEMENT. -
Net receipts Mt all United States ports
during week 13,907-same week last
year II, ,416; total to date 8, ,416, OBJ same