The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-10-09

Dun caAatEsToN Correspondence.

Want or Nerthcrn CapIsai, Akc.
M CHARLESTON Oct. I, 1884
The South Carolina Legislature adjourned last week.
after somewhat stormy session OF two weeks. Al
though II has mot given universal sssfaction several
important progressive measures were passed The n.
negro code has been virtually repealed and with
the exception Of the right OF suffrage. the right bold
ofce 70 sis Jurors the blacks perfect
equality before the law with the whites.
The following the substitute adopted for the drst
part Of the defunct codes
An Aor 10 DECLARE KNOWN A.
q III, sSses law
Ss n and e q g ss's
. y sasS.s give ssidsses 10 Inherit 70 purcSsss
rep
other o. d!asrso. Dansh@sai penalty for sSs
white T. e. .s :e
s prOvsons q "a lnecasis,eni WIN q
That nothing 9 ssp:
%s Ct su H s 81 g. a.
s0lsr end e amend The Lea !. ssspp e psnps s.a
osl LORD one shousssd sIs Sssdrsd and :ssysvs. -
Of color shall Be Illegal and void
rhs District Courts for the trial Of freed persons q
color which were part Of the CODE have been retained
for the purpose claimed by the friends OF the
ure Of ensuring speedy trials under the system,
and eHcient administration Of Justice Another and
ces attached sud snus berths with rood salaries FOR The
| many able lawyers II places upon the benoh
bill 10 amend the criminal law Of the State, to
conform the law 10 the order OF things caused
good deal OF lively debate the friends Of corporal pun
shment N certain cases pressing for its insertion The
measure passed the House. but was postponed in tho
Much time devoted TO bills TO relieve debtors and
creditors, and The banks but nothing practical was &C
complshed It was generally believed that State
bankrupt law WILL and must be passed. there will be
indiscrmlnsto reputation Of debts
The banks are pressing for three things; an act 10
shield them from paying the people, act 10 force the
people to their old debts and act 10 rensate the
old bank officers in new banks The largest portion Of
rrecoveraby sunk In debt and the sooner general
bankrupt act s passed the better for all parties excepta
stead Of the nsoven debtor will no doubt be passed Of
the regular session.
deemed here foregone conclusion The President s
regarded In critical situation, and the question s
adoption Of the constitutional amendment At the next
session. II 10 reported that Governor Orr will recon.
mend y and also new election Tor representatives 70
be strong opposition, but II Is believed both measures
be carried BY small majority.
political power which they never expect but 70 obtain
peace and quiet with the rights Of property fixed and
certain So long the present state Of uncertainty
lists capital cannot be Induced among us Many
Of therchest plantations in the State are now lying idle
s wes
been invested the profits will bo enormous. In one in
stance Northern capitalist who invested in an Edisto
plantation expects TO realize between thirty and thirty
i've thousand dollars The overseer, however was an
old planter Of excellent tact in the management
in contact with the agents Of the Freedmans
Bureau Those who before the war were bad masters
have had no Success and most OF them will b compelled
Ex-Governor Aiken. with ninety negroes. has har-
on his Jehosse plantation three hundred Of
beautiful rice and one hundred acres Of sea island
cotton
Bad Prospects Of the Cotton Crsp-Duiness
Of Busiuoss-The ssBrokoa Bone" Fever In
Charleston.
.~ /, CHARLESTON. g. c., Oct 8, 1896
The sun for tho as few days has failed to show its
brightness and the weather has been Of wet and dsa
resabis nature in this part Of the sunshiny South
It Il feared BY old resident planters that will result In
great Injury to the already injured cotton crops through
out the sats The cotton crop win not be - good -
was 1t ss anticipated BY The plants - the rust has
already made inroads Into " Not only has the rust
shown ITSELF bat the boil ID showing hS industry
in pas in destroying The only hope Of the South
cotton.
In many parts Of the ssaAs the negroes have utterly
aisd to fuln their contrasts and the result is total
failure Of the crops In these sections and they are look
oonssmpl.iins pories wiiiSs sSsir, and imagine
.ns , the negro WIN n,s p,ogsnsy for sealing.
Regularly organised bands q nsgrUs have boon broksa
up -shsir darling object not WOOL but King Cot.
PEELED 70 employ white 70 protect and watch the
crops from faids oontsmpiassa By the blacks who.
feared WIN prove more DISASTROUS 70 the planter than
me three per cent tai % cotton b looked on With
much disi.sor and e consequences much cotton vi b
planter u many oasss to pay this sax until hs cotton 10
he southern merchants have during tho dull trade
Of shs month"; locked hopefully forward 70 the
fal trade and the arrival q new cotton Into the marietta
or drvns brisk isii isads Business, ~ - sepsrsi
thing. was during she summer months, sHeeedingiy
os anS c1 cuS ~ ~sss s0s 10 more Dus'
Considerable building going on, and many improve
pcaranccs We have rsason 70 hope that out of AL this
The hotels are drivins quite trade - great many
pSrosns Sooas for ss trade He I rassos Ho
which has long closed 10 70 DO opened % Mon.
snS ~ % 70 hs
community accommodations which cannot bc surpassed
me Charleston ssd savannah railroad will be sold a.
psbc auction, under the direction Of the tsussccs
sppurssssncss shsrrunio belonging An esssnssvs sale
y. also take Isss On the i1h q this month q %:
ssss misy wos \, s g. ~ 'oos ana
Owing to the excellent
..,.h,,.,.a no N. Ssas,.I p,.r.o, ~ ,... a..r,
Of cholera or yellow fever have been reported
Charleston was during the summer mos,hs one Of the
shows thai the majority OF persons that have died In
this city were Americans Of Acsn desrsnk During the
past fsw weeks ss. many case: e a.Stsp c8RHs
tent judges that during ID. pss e. weeks there have
been over twenty Of shs FOYER IN Chara
ton and vcpity. The disease 10 nst Of dangerous
where ordinary taken o he pa.iest whsa
nsw sickness reported tho question nrst ask
tue curious H. ''s u broken bone fever ~ pre-
vaieut s this disease The fever generally lasts from
ten 10 twenty days. and the common remedy used 10
muriatc ammonia, half drachm taken every hour
for SIX hour and u soon relieves the patient Of she tor
lures Of .brokcn bone" fever
sourKAM mAHuFAcroaEs
From the Montgomery Mail, Oct al
We are pleased 70 see that The attention of people