The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-05-15


steamer sedrohed unavailingly' for the
survivors of the wreck. She was owned
and sailed by Captain Easterbrook, a
Bostonf,n, for many years resident of
Adelaide. His wife and family perished
with him.
DETROIT, May 14.-In the American
Social Science Association, this morning,
Hon. Dorinan B. Eaton, President of the
late Civil Service Commission, read q
paper on the experiment of civil service
reform in the United States, which was
extremely lengthy, but which was lis
tened to with marked attention by the
large audience.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, May 14.--Chnrles
Dnvis, late postmaster Mt Union Springs
plead guilty in the United States Court,
to-day, of embezzlement of funds from
letters he received. BY request of the
District Attorney, who stated that there
were e1tenuating circumstances, the low
est punishment, which WIS n sentence of
six months imprisonment and fine to
the amount OF money abstncted, was
imposed. Davis was Republican men,
Der OF the Legislature in 1872; took his
seat Mt the Court House which elected
Spencer to the Senate, md voted for him
for Senator; soon afterwards he was a,,-
pointed postmaster.
TYRONE, Pa, May 14.-Fifty men went
to work at Stirling mines, this morning.
About II o'clock, fight took place be-
tween the few police md the strikers,
and two of the latter were arrested.
There is no police force sufficient to pro-
teot the willing workmch, and the
Sheriff ls diIatory. l.. G. Coutri, editor
OF htfud, who, on Monday, was captured
by the strikers, is at Tyrone with forty
Italians, determined to put them Mt work
field County are in bad state. and
nothing short of military force will
suppress the outrnges. This is the opi-
MON of the most intelliget persons of the
community.
WAsH1NaToN, Mny 14.-The new In
ternnl Revenue Commissioner will as
sume his duties tomorrow.
The Black Hills Sioux will be here
tomorrow, and will be Joined in II day
or two by the Brules md Ogallas, under
Spotted Tail and Red Cloud.
In consequence of prior engagements,
the President will not be able to attend
the Bunker Hill centennial celebration.
Judge Pierrepont will take charge of the
Department of Justice tomorrow. There
IS nothing new in the whiskey raids. No
prominent officers have yet been dis
missed, and the officials of the Treasury
Department are still searching for crooked
whiskey. A lnrge amount of seizures
are reported dnily, and in many cases
the distillers md sellers mnnifcst dis
position to appeal to the courts
Yesterdays Market Reports.
NEW 3oRK-Noon.-Money 81. Gold
l5a. Exchange-long 4,87l: short
4.903 Cotton quiet; sales I,211-up-
lands 165; Orleans 161. Futures opened
quiet and steady: May 16 5-32MI6 3-16:
June 16 BIG; July 16a; August I6 GIG.
Flour dull and declining. Pork quiet
mess 22.00. Lard frm-steam9l51.
,r7P: M..Money easy, Mt 2@@3. Gold
l5sCGlG. Governments active and strono.
Exchange 4S74. States quiet and nomi-
nal: Cotton net receipts All; gross 1906.
FL Futures lures closed quiet and steady; sales
2a'1OO: May IL 3-1G@l6 7-S2; June
10 I-32Cg164; July 1G 13-32Ml6 ZIG:
August !6 9-16@ IL 1892; September 1Gs
Sglo 1872; October 10 29-32@15 1916;
Moye%ber ~ ,,1snn,s, Is 2l-a2@15i; December
February 16a@16 3-16; March 16 13-326
16 ZIG; April 16 17-326I6 2I-s2. Cotton
quiet; sales 1876, mt 16I61GI. Flour
dull; market still rules in BUYERS favor.
prices without decided change; Southern
qulee and dropping-common to fnir OK
Urn o.25Y6. 70; good to choice G.25M
s.oo: Wheat supply offering very small,
mir inquiry and shade frmer.1. 35M
i.4o winter red Western; I.40MI.42 am
per. Corn heavy, lower and moderate
demand-86(G91 Coffee steadier-1OG
10y gold Rio. Ordinary to prime sugar
dull, heavy and sc lower-8JGAIl3. Mo-
lnsses quiet and limited jobbing demand
Rlce quiet and unchanged. Pork firmer
new dull-21.O 90; closing with free sell
l@3-32 ''e'''n
WEEKLY COTTON STATEMENT -Macon-
Dull-middling 10; low middling l4I;
good ordinary II; weekly net receipts
~; shipments 24l; sales GAG; stock 1875.
o,"io; 1874, $3.50. Montgomery-Quiet
ana steady-middling 143; low lniddlinp
Ia good ordinary i33; weekly net re,
celpts llG; shipments G57; stock 1875.
l,ol9; 1874, 1,O82. Nnshville-Quiet and
steady-middling 14s; low middlinn
IA good ordinary 13I: weekly net re,
cc!pts 22l; shipments 7GO; sales 1.154:
splnners GO; stock 1875, 9,994; 1874.
I,Uol. Selma--U chnnged--middlinp
I5S(Gl54; weekly net receipts $40: shin,
ments SIT; stock 1875, 1,049; 1874. 3.4S3
us-Dull-middling Is: low mid
ding 143; good ordinary Il; weekly net
receipts 235; shipments 827; spinners ~.
stock 1875, 5, 398; 1874, 3.821.
BALrIMoRE---Cotton firm--middlinp
10; low middling 155; good ordinary 143 :
net receipts 10; gross 46; exports coast,
wise rs; sales 900; spinners 400. atocL