The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-02-07

from their further consideration. So
ordered. He gave notice that he
would ask the Senate to cousirler the
bill on Monday next. Senate discussed
the House bill to amend the steam
boat laws, but reached no vote. Lou
isiana discussion will be resumed on
Wednesday. The Civil Rights Bill
was received from the House OF Rep.
| resentatives and referred to the Judi.
oiary Committee.
In the House. an investigation was
directed into the expenditures OF the
Western judicial District of North
Carolina since 1872. A bill in relation
to the transfer OF causes in the United
States Circuit Courts in Alabama was
passed. A bill to allow the construc-
ton OF railroad bridge over the
Ouaohita River. at Monroe, Louisiana,
and over the Red River, at Shreve.
port, was reported and recommitted.
a resolution to compel the New Or.
leans, Mobile and Texas Railroad Com.
pany to build bridge over Pearl
River was offered by Lynch, OF Mis-
sissippi. Majority and minority re-
ports were made by the select com nit
tee on Arkansas affairs and reoommit.
ted. The majority report recommends
no action by Congress or the Govern
ment. and the minority report insists
that Joseph Brooks is the legal Go.
vernon of Arkansas.
The President will send special
message to Congress. on Monday, re-.
garding the South.
Nomination-A. S. Gray, Marshal
OF Western District of Virginia. Con
tirmation-Sabip, Postmaster of Gal
weston. Texas.
Notwithstanding Sunday, in
the South Atlantic and Cult States,
falling barometer and higher tempera-
ture. followed by rising barometer,
cold Nottherly winds, cloudy weather,
and possibly the formation OF O storm
centre, with rain.
CHARLESTON. February 6-Arrived
Steamship Virginia, Philadelphia;
brig Olaf Nelson. Rio Janeiro.
SAVANNAH, February Good day
and track. and large attendance. First
race-dash of two miles, between
Granger and Limestone-was declared
dead heat-time 3.44. The owners
divided the money anS,declined to run
another heat. Second face-three mile
heats Jim Hinton won two straight
heats, beating Ocoident-time 7.O4,
62l. A poor race-nothing more than
q walk over. The third race-mile
heats-three started-Voloano. Denver
aud Warfire. Volcano won two straight
heats-l.57M, 1.521a. The races CON
tinue Monday, the last day. =,
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Reuorss.
NEW YORK, February 6-Noon.
Stocks dull. Money 2. Gold 14Is.
Exchange-long f. 86; short 4 SO. O..
vernments dull. State bonds dull and
lower. Cotton quieter; sales I, ,726-
uplands e155a; Orleans 16. Futures
opened easier: February Is 81 80,
Is 1l-16; March Is 25 SO. 15 1915;
April 161s. 16 80: May 16a6. 16 7.l6.
Flour doll and declined. Pork heavy
|-mess 19.62H. Lard heavy-steam
141sC9l4 3l6.
7P. M.-The bank statement shows
loans increased 4, Tao, 600; specie de.
creased 100000; legal tenders 5OO..
600; deposits increased 1000. 600:
reserve decreased 5000. 600. Cotton
net receipts 3s6; gross 2. 393. Futures
closed weak and irregular; sales A.
500: February Is 10 80. 1873; March
l5 1l-16. Is % 32; April l6 1872,
l6 1.l6; May 16 1872, I63k; June
l6 2l.32. 18 l1-16; July 16 1916; An.
gust II 1-16. II 3 80. Cotton auiet:
sales 1,726. ut l55s@16. Flour dull
and strongly in buyers favor-4. 7OM
8 %. Wheat qaiet and unsettled,
closing about 1c. higher l.18@l.3 80.
Corn quiet, without decided change.
Pork dull and easier-new 10 62I5.
Lard heavy-l41s prime steam. Coffee
dull and nominal. Sugar dull and
heavy. Money in fair supply, at 2(0
|2la. Sterling dull-6 Gold quiet aud
hrm-142s@l41s. Governments &C
tive and steady. States quiet and
steady.
BALTIMORE. February 6.-Cotton
firm-middling l531@l5lS; low mid
ding 15}s(91514; good ordinary l4Il
9l436; gross receipts IT'S; exports
coastwise 900; sales $50; spinners l5O;
stock %, 1893. Flour dull and un.
changed. Wheat steady and quiet.
Corn weak and lower-Southern 76@
78. Provisions firm and in good order
demand-mess pork 1000. Shoulders
81. Coffee nominal and requires
concessions to sell. Whiskoy steady-
94N.
BosroN. February 6.-Cotton quiet
and 6teady-mi16lin0 1E3/. lou mid