Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-10-31

frost, and the ice lined tho gottefs. Ihse
board OF health will tomorrow fHciaily nm.
nounce safety TO refugees returning to tho city,
bat recommend that all dwellings, should DO
thoroughly ventilated before occupation.
There were six deaths in the city aEd suburbs
today.
VicksDuRa. October 49, There woro ioe
and black frost lost night. The Iowards are
closing up affairs.
OAlRo. October 28.- There have been no
new cases or deaths from fever since tho last
report. The,e was heavy frost with ice this
morning. All quarantine restrictions will be
removed November l.
New ORLEANS, October 28.-- The weather
is clear and pleasant. There have TWEEN.
ty>one new casos and twenty three ..hs in
the past twenty four hours.
CHATTANOOGA, October 49, One death and
one new case, both colorod. Tho weather is
cold, and there was Ice this morning. Mayor
Carlisle's condition is slightly improved.
MOBILE, October 28.- From noon, October
26, to noon, October q, there wero IL new
cases aud deaths. For the twenty four
hours ending at noon to day there were now
cases and death.
The RI0HTs OF PLANTERS 1.-The following
lotterr from Collector Bray.on, in reply to on
inquiry addressed to him by j. W. Holmes,
Of DarnwelI, will be reud with interest by our
planters, US it gives thom the gist of Comnlis-
Raum's rulings on the right Of plnnters to
advance tobacco to their laborers:
u. 8. INTERNAL REVENUE,
CoLLECToR's OFFICE,
DISTRICT oE SouTu CAROLINA,
J. ". Holmes, Esq. Sir: Replying to your
inquiry, have to stnte that farmer or plan
tor who simply supplies his employees with
what manufactured tobacco they need for their
speoinl accom mod alton, and not with a Wow
to gain or profit to himself, is not regarded rs
engaged in tho business of selling manufacs
tured tobacco, and would not be required to
pay special tax for thus supplying his hired
laborers with tobacco.
A farmer or planter who, solely for the
accommodation Of his laborers, ns above
stated. not with view of gau or profit to
himself, even though he charges . price for
tho tobacco in advance of what he pays by the
box sufficient to make himself entirely whole,
TINT is, to reimburse himself for such loss,
cost and expenses as he may necessarily
incur, is not held to be liable to pay for tho
special tax. Yours, respectfully,
f. L. BRAYTON, Collector.
A CLEw TO THE ORIGIN OF THE YELLOW
FEVER AT New ORLEAns.--It comes to our
knowledge, on authority abundantly reliable.
that four thousand loads of kitchen garbage
which had pecn hauled to the dumping
grounds by tho city carts have ceen brought
back by tho contractors and used to fill up
streets in the front part of tho city. This is
said to have happened within the present
year. and was in progress Mt the time Of the
breaking out of tho fever. No doubt it would
hare continued indefinitely, being cheap
and artlcss means of fulfilling tho letter Of the
contract. but for the awakened vigilance of
the authorities and the unpleasant attention
which was rivctod upon the street contractors.
AS We have already stated, this knowledge
comes to us on tho very best authority, aud
merits Immediate and most rigorous investi-
CATION. The bare suspicion that deed 80
wicked. 50 brutal and SO atrocious has been
committed ia enough to curdlo ones blood.
We can conceive Of DO grosscr or more infn..
nous wrong; there is no blackcr injury posi-,
bic to be inflicted upon q community than
this. 1t amounts, practically, to tho dclib-
crate importation Of disease. aud through
motive so mean and sordid rs to elude any
adequate condemnation in nero words.
Ne,o Orleans Times.