The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-03-04

|T5fsSSS 5S-Ms-Pms -omSs apprupyiyr
tion xBll, .Suhnrse@ a. report ( After
somSN Ais6as.fo6. the Hoase lafain
went into Oommittee Ut the Whole on
the Deficiency Bill. After some dis,
oussiop, Mr.: Garfield moved that tho
Committee OF the Whole be- dis.
charged from the further consideration
of the bill, and the bill passed With
the pending amendments Mr.. Potter,
of New York. (Mr. Niblack, of Iu.
diana, being in the Ohair,) offered a
resolution. that the thanks of the
House are due. aud are hereby. ten.
dered to James q. Blaine, Speaker of
the House, for the impartiality, eff
ciency and distinguished ability with
which he hos ad administered the arduous
duties Of his official position during
the Forty.third Congress. which was
unanimously adopted. At 5 P. NJ, the
House took y recees till 8 o'clock.
Probsbilities-For the South Allan
tic States, rising barometer. nearly
stationary temperature. clearing yea
ther and North weaterly winds.
New York, March "a special
from Knoxville, Tenn, says the water
in Holston River rose Eve feet, yester.
day, cati.iog $4,000 damage to pro-
psrty. Tho gas works are damaged,
and the .city 10 In darkness. During
the laSEt 6v1 !dAys! in Tennessee, the
food has been terrible; loss over 5000,
600 in Cooks County alone. There are
twenty. Eve breaks on the East Tennes-
see. Virginia aud Georgia Railroad,
between here and Chattanooga.
A snow-storm prevails here to-day.
A man who was stealing q ride in
front Of the postal car; of Ia Western
bound train. which mot with ON acci-
dent, yesterday. near Cincinnati, was
killed.
HARTFORD. CoYN.. March 8 3-The
Democratic oConyention for the First
Congressional District. held in .,this
oity dsosdays ,nuanimously fnomipated
Hon! e. NJ. L.nders. oflsNsw Britsin,
for Oongress. \, =. be-
BosroN. aIaroh 3 3-Cntton 6rm; re-
ceipts 293; t&ales 471-middling 1917;
exports, to Great Btitain sos; stock
19, ,096. 80;
CHAR1rsrox.i. Maroli a.-Arrived-
SteamIhip SEQ Gull. Baltimore.
Financial and comn,ercisi Reports.
COLUMBIA. March 3.-Ootton firmer
-middiing 15L: suIes rs ba!so.
New York. March 3.-Nouu-Fu.
tures blosedi barely steady; sales
A 400: March l6 l3 32@l6 ZIG; April
16 % 329l62z; May II 3.32; June
II 10 81; July II 2l-82: August 173l0
II 25 80; September II 1l-1G; Octo-
ber 16 ll-l6@l6s1; November l6ls;
exports to Great Britain l, ,602; stock
lS1. l43; receiptsr at all ports to-day
IA. 666; stock at all ports 7.567,S $50.
7P. M.-Money lonned up to 1 per
cent, but soon dropped to 8, at which
it closed. Foreign exchange closed
dull-4 8l1a for bankers 60 days.
Sterling 4.85%. Gold opened l43s,
but closed at 10. o. S. g. lS24. Flour
closed stropg-Southern in light sup
ply-No. 2 4 20@4 so. Wheat CLOSED
bettefiApd active. Corn closed with
out change. Pork market weuk. Cat
meats quiet. Bacon firm and quiet.
CHICAGO, Match S.-FIonr dull and
nominal-shippiug extras 40o@4 25.
Wheat closed hrm-No. 2 spring
l S71s@L88K. :. Corn quiet-No. 3
mixed 64@641S. Pork closed firmer-
l8.0 90. Lard htmer-18h. Cut meats
qniet. Dfessed hogs doll, at Sl2l%@
S.25 for hess3;7.7O for light. Whis.
key unsettled; sales l. 09@l.10.
BALTIMORE. March 3.-Ootton firm I;
receipts 24l; sales 456-middling 1917 ;
stock 5000. -
HIST. LOUIS. March 3-Fiour M.
changedA4 l594.25. Wheat firmer--
No. 2 red winter l.O6@l.O8Is. Corn
dull-84M@G5 No. 2 mixed. Whiskey
firm-1.l0. Pork frm-lS.75. Cat
meats frmer. Bacon firm. Lard
easier-steam rendered 13Ml3l5.
Live hogs stropg-Yorksrs 5 85(06. rs.
CHICAGO, March 3.-The storm has
abated. but the railroads are still
blocked. Many of the Wisconsin
roads suffered severely. At Milwaukee,
there is an ce-gorge In the river, and
as danger is apprehended, the Town
Council decided TO employ blasts to
aid the ioe-plows to clear the channel.
SAVANNAH. March 3.-Cotton firm;
receipts l52; sales 1.l2O-middling
1879; exports continent 6,45O; stock
SO. 1893.
NoRrobK. March 3-Cotton firm:
receipts 800; sales 20O-middliug 1914;
stock 4.014.
W1LMINoroN. March 3-Cotton
active; receipts $50; sales 152-mid.
ding l59S; stock 4,724.
AUGUSTA, March 3.-Cotton stead o