The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-04-14

- A0 SooACSoty bccnlb " UuucI6tduQ LulS,
for he has been steadily canoeling the
fractional currency. Last month, more
than 100000 fractional currency was
withdrawn and destroyed The present
amount outstanding is something over
$44, ,OOO, QpD, and the Secretary will have
to withdraw some millions moro before
he can think of issuing his silver. Even
then there would still be q chance of the
silver being gobbled up, if gold does not
fall to lower premium than the present
figure. Many eminent finnnciers look
upon it as useless to undertake to put
silver in circulation until the treasury is
ready, or nearly ready, to pay ont gold.
PATERSON, N. j., April 13.-The Re-
publicans elected the Mayor by 1000
majority.
At Lowell, Mass, seventy mule spin
ners struck; the balance will be dis
charged, agreeable to notices of the
agents; spinners and agents are equally
resolute.
s. IND1ANAroL1s, April I3.-The Rush Il
Go. elevator burned, with 30, 900 bushels
wheat; loss $40, 200.
A steamer arrived ut Cleaveland from
Detroit-encountered but little ice.
PHrLADELpHIA, April 13.-The weight
of snow broke down the canvass of Bar
NUNS Hippodrome, with forty persons
beneath, but none seriously hurt. De-
spatohes from Haselton represent affairs
unchanged.
TRENTON, N. j., April 13.-The Demo-
Gratis elected the entire ticket. except tho
Tax Receiver.
PORT ROYAL. April 13.--The United
States frigates Worcester, Plymouth and
Shawmut, iron-clad Dictator, hospital
ship Pawnee, despatoh-boat Pointa, ar
rived from Key West, to-day. The frigate
Colorado arrived yesterday. The entire
fleet now here, all well on board.
CHAnLEsToN, April 13.--Arrived-
steamship Mercedita, Boston.
New YoRK, April 13.-The Post has
the following Washington special: The
statement is made npon excellent autho-
rity, that the Supreme Court will not
render my decisions of a political nature
at this term Of the Court -postponing oil
such until after the fall elections. This
has gwen rise to story, which is Gre
dited in high. quarters, that the Court
opposed to declaring the enforcement
unconstitutional. The belief is that tho
Court will sustain the views taken by
Judge Bradley in the Louisiana case,
from which AN appeal WINS taken and
the case brought into the Supreme Court
Beechers direct examination is con-
oluded. Fullerton commenced a CROSS
examination.
Advices from Buenos Ayrcs say only
three priests were killed in the attack
upon the Jesuits. The Minister of Fo-
reign Affairs, in his account sent to the
legations abroad, says the number killed
does not exceed four, no priest being
among them; there are, however, some
priests wounded.
@The Acapulco has arrived from Panama,
with Commander Lull's purity. They
completed tho survey from Panama to
Aspinwall, and pronounce the route the
most feasible of dny yet surveyed. Cen
trail America is unusually tranquil.
WASHINGTON, April 13.-Tio United
States steamer Fortune has arrived from
Key West. No yellow fever aboard.
WAsHrNaToN, April 13.-Light snow
here, but quite heavy throughout Penn
sylvanla-tive to seven inches in some
places.
Probabilities-For the South Atlantic
and Gulf States, Tennessee and Ohio
Valley, clear or fair weather Northerly
to Westerly winds, slight changes in
temperature and rising barometer East of
the Mississippi River.
The President leaves Thursday. The
Cabinet, except Williams, will Join him
in New York, on Friday, for Boston.
Frauds amounting probably to $75, 900
per year have been discovered in st.
Louis and Indianapolis mail bag de-
positories. They would cut new bags to
patch old ones and charge for both.
SAN FnANGIsCo, April 13.-The Mikado
has arrived. No hopes of the recovery
Of the missing boats of the steamer Got
tenberg; only twenty-five persons saved; j;
oil officers lost.
OMAHA, April 13.-Six companies of
caivnlry and two of infantry have been
ordered to the base of the Black Hills as
an escort to the scientists, who arc sent
by the Government to survey tho coun-
try.
, BARNEoAr, N. j., April ia vessel
ashore on Barnegat shoals was firing
guns from z this morning until IL, and
il supposed to be O steamer.
Yesterdays Market Reports.
COLUMBIA. A.-Cotton sales IS bales
middling 153; market quiet
" NEW YoRK-Noon.-Monoy 5. Gold
Is. Exchange-long 1851; short i. 4.9O1.
Cotton dull; sales ,OOO-uplands 161 ::
Orleans 165. Futures opened. weak:
May 163@16 1882; Juno 1G11-l6(9
l6 1892; July JIG 31-32@l7; August
II 3-32@17b. Pork heavyS22. 2O@222
Lard quiet-steam 153@15 GIG.
p. M.-Money easy-ofered at 1.
Sterling STRONGLY. Gold 15@15a. Co.
vernments aotive- and little lower-new
IS 165. States quiet-Tennessee and
Louisianas lower; others steady-Ten-
nessees, new and old "a; Louisiana 6s