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Tll?ttSDAY, JULY 24, 1870. fifi* /''or subscription, $1.50 /JO* mmUfil, strtctly in advance} for six months, 76 vents. fiQy- /li/L?Wt'ic Hi?iit inserted at one dollar per square of one inch or less for the first insertion, atui fifty cents for each subsequent insertion. _ tioT" Obituary Notices exceeding five lines, IMbubes of Respect, Communications of a per sonal character, when admissaolc, und Announce ments of Candidates will be charged for as adver tisements. fier Job Printing neatly and cheaply executed. tUSS* Necessity compels us to adhere strictly to the requirements of Cash Payments. Tho Weather and Crops. Thea? aro mattera willoh never loso their latcrest in tho publio mind. Eaoh recurring .week of every Bcason tho weather and crops are malters of interesting inquiry lo every olthson, whether bo bo a farmer, lawyer, mcrobnnt or engaged In any othor pursuit. They con.Ccrn ?tho most vital Interest of ludlvbV?a?s, hoing .connected with tho health et,d prosperity of the .couulry. Sinco outlast issue wo bavo beard of ?io good rains in any part of tho county, and tho prospects of a good crop grow Badly dim. Lest Friday a drilling rain fell nearly all day, but it was so light that pooplo hero did not stop work? Tho prospect that day was favorable for a general rain of several days duration, the vory kind of season wo neod lo revive our wlthorod Holds. Saturday morning dispelled all hopo of .this as tho sky was olear ind tho sun again "beaming with powor on tho carib. Tho show ers willoh had fallon hero and Ibero through thc wook had however cooled tho atmosphere, and wc havo hful cool nights since. Somo sections of (ho county wo hoar havo not bad partial showers and tho crops lu such places are roported as ruined. Wo may all fool sure that both tho cora and colton crop will bo short by ono-third, if uot ono-half, and thal all should practico economy and preparo to bridgo over (ho falluro by largo seeding this fall and by harvesting everything which cnn bo made to contributo to tho support of animal life. In a country Uko Ibis there can bo no fear of famine, as tho net work of railroads connoeting this broad landoan in a fow daya supply any section. To gol these supplies requires money and to got money requires a surplus of somo produot to sell, and hore lies our difficulty in n short crop and tho urgent neod to economize, all wo omi. Reports from a majority of thc counties of thc .State show that they hnvu suffered moro of less from drought and that tho crops will bo on tho average short. Tho Usury Law. Our viows on this question havo boen long known. Wo opposed tho rcpoal of tho law in 18G0 in faco of Ibo golden harvest promised from il by those who favored tho repeal. From its repeal to ?ls re-enactment by the Legislature in 1877, wo advocated its restoration and made frequent offerts to this end before thc lladical Legislature. Thcso met willi opposition from tho city press and to a gioat extent from thc press of tho country; but tho first Domoerntio Legislature passed a law fixing tho lognl rate ol interest nt seven per cent, and imposed as a penalty on nil who exacted a larger intorcst foi money (ho forfeiture ot thc interests and costs lu (ho nbsenco of money and tho impoverished condition of tho South af 1er tho war a mirabel of oilier Southern Slates cut looso from (ho wis dom and experience of (ho past and ropealoi their usury laws, looking lo this for a restoration of capital and prosperity. In OYcrycnso failure and disappointment resulted, and already severa have returned to (he statesmanship which lcd u< from a collection of poor colonists to independ ence and wealth. Ia North Carolina, by a lalo law, tho taking above tho legal ralo of interest is mado crimina! in addition to (ho pecuniary forfeitures impos?e by law. .In Georgia a bill has been introducer into tho Legislature fixing tho rate of inter?s al six per cent, and subjecting any person vio> tating thc law to a forfeiture of (ho debt, into rcsis and costa. This was tho law in Soul! Carolina in tito carly days of its existence as t Stnlo, but tho penalty was modified somo fort; year;; ago by limiting tho forfeiture to tho into reit and costs. Wo oro now living in peculiar limes. Ou' peoplo aro poor and heavily involved in debt A severe drought this year has added to OW misfortunes, and if over causo extoled for limit ing interest, it exists now. Tho present law ha accomplished much good, but its violations nr loo frequent and money holders have too mud opportunity lo usc their capital to tho injury o tho State and tho ruin of its citizens. Wo favo n moro stringent usury law, ono which subject tho lender of money at a rate of interest abov the limit fixed by law to tho forfeiture of bot tho principal and interest of tho debt. This, s wo have said, was onco thc law, and in oti opinion it should again bo tho law. All mm admit thal money invested in agriculture in th country onuuol pay moro than soven per cen interest, mid further that wo aro an ngrioulturi pooplo. All must admit that speculation shoul be discouraged and honest industry encourage) All must admit that every Stale should by i laws promoto tho investment of money in pr< duotivo industries, agricultural, mcchitnioa mineral or manufacturing, and that when i citizens will not so employ their capital, tin should cither pormit others to do so at rcasoi nblo intorcst or keep it idle, livery farmir failure, i.t a drawback to young men enterii that avocation, and every effort at farming ? capital at ton, twelve, fifteen and eighteen p cont, must bo a failure Thcvo failures not on discourage olhors, bul they result In tho lu po vcr i sh mont of tho Stato at largo and In il adding to tho moans of oapilalisls moro pow to cr?alo moro ruin. In tho face of tho prcBcnt usury law money still being loanod at twelve, fifteen and oightci por cent, in Ibis and other parts of tho Slalo tho injury of tho (ruo wealth and development, tho country. This ought lo bo put down by ni and ovcry legal restriction within Ibo bounds tho constitution. Congress somotimo hack b before it a bill to fix tho legal rato of inion throughout (ho United Stales at Ave or six r cent-, and whilo we think this a mat ter helen jug lo tho Slates, still wo think in view of I evils of speculation, somo positivo Steps shot .betaken in tho matter. Has the Stale tho moral right to pass la limiting (ho rato of interest? All admit I constitutional power of tho Statt in (hisWalli bal very many say money is a commodity n should bring what il ia worth in (ho cotnmunil and any law limiting its valuo is Inking fr? the oitizon what proporly bulong? lo hj.m. iii/) first place money is aol u commodity in I proper sonso of tho terni. Wo cannot eat or drink or woar it. Coln, by tho consent of nations and bank bills by statutes of States and governments, aro invested wit li pcoullar powers not existing ia or conferred on any commodity. Possessing little Inherent value, a ten dollar gold piece can pay a ten dollar noto or stop Interest on it, if bile a hundred bushels of corn, wheat or other commodity could not do this, though ten limos its valu?? Again, nearly all commodities aro consumed in their uso, while rooney oan bo buried or concealed or loaued without being Impaired lu vatuo to any visible extent. Again, nearly all commodities aro perishable, while money eau bo kept for years and thou be used at its faco value, while oorn, wheat and olher artlolcs must bo sold or will decay io ouo or two years. Again, a man may travel with a million of dollars on his person in bills, while ho could not carry five dollars in most of our commodities on bis back. Money ts receivable ovory where and for oYory QOT'.Viy thlug, whtlo no other commodity Y/ossossos ellon power. Thcso pcoullar; Towers sud valuo In monoy are oreated by la/s and the samo au thority wWoh Invo^g it wltu th?80 oharaoi?r ! if'.'.cs shoul.i iimli Us interest on loan. Y'ould any ono say tho Slate had no right to restrict tho making and sale of liquor? Why should not a man havo tho right to sell his corn, wheat aud ryo as grain or flour or broad or to eonvcrl it into whiskey and soil that at his will? Because the making aud salo of whiskey lends to demoralize society, creates misery and w re I ob cd noss, poverty and orimc, vico and ignorance, degradation nnd ruin and thus leads to tho overthrow of government itself. Docs not the charging of excessive rates of interest load to idleness and speculation, tho withdrawal of onpital from productivo industry, tho crip pling of our agricultural interests, tho destruc tion of manufacturing industry, tho enrichment of tho few by tho impoverishment of the many, tho accumulation of capital in (he hands of thc fow to tho injury of tho material interests of thc State and to tho tendency to tho overthrow of government by tho power and influence of capital? In a country where money abounds as in New York at this time, or as in South Caro lina beforo (ho war, usury laws arc of little service, as thc abundnuco of monoy secures competition and low rates; but hero they are essential lo thc protcolion of thc poor and weak. Somo will say a stringent usury law will drive out capital, but wheeo will it go? In Georgia and North Carolina it would mcot snob laws and in Now York a lower rate of legal intorcst. Wo would like to seo our old usury law re-enacted or some more stringent restrictions against usurious interest. We know no law could bo passed to prevent, loans on short time in commercial transactions, but long loans to farmers could bo limited and monoy would circu?alo under such a law as freely as before. Nearly all thc States which rcpoalcd their usury laws since the war havo re-enacted them with more stringent restrictions against usuriotu interest. Sunday School Convention. This convention will bo bold at Westmin ster Church, beginning on Friday, tho Isl day of AuguBt, 1879. Tho programmo of tin convention, with tho subjects to bo discussci and tho names of tho speakers who will ad. dross tho mass meeting on Saturday, will bi found elsewhcro in our columns. Tho aims nm purposos of this association aro of tho highes importance to tho moral and social advance ment of our people and ttio promotion of tru religion. Sunday Schools havo not in th past boon appreciated fully, or operated witl that zeal aud constancy, which a Christiui pcoplo should dovoto to such work. Of lat years tlioy aro assuming moro importance ii tho Christian world and aro being mor encouraged by thc pcoplo nt largo. Nothin can bo moro important to docicty nnd govern mont, npart from thc futuro salvation of in dividuals, than to storo tho minds of th youth of tho country with those high mon lessons with which tho Diblo abounds. Thc constituto tho host ballast to carry us safel through tho 6torms of life. They uro thc onl brakes to stay us amid tho temptations I vico and sin to which wo aro subjeetc through our earthly oxistencc. They nie tl rudder and compnss to direct and steer 01 course, here and to point us to thc only nncln of safety in thc hereafter. Tho precepts ar oxatnpics found in God's word, impress! upon tho mind in carly life, constitute a slue and protection against vico and crime, nt their practico alono can givo eontontmoti which is truo wealth, boro, and salvado which is happiness, horcaftcr. Can tho important matters bo too carly or too oft< proseo ted to the young? Should it not I tho duty and pleasure of nil not only lo shu and practico them in lifo, but to impress thc by teaching and example upon tho ris'n generation? King David thought this matter of such importance Hint, notwitlistan ing tho moral teachings of his psalms nnd t exemplary lifo ho had tried to exhibit, in 1 dying moments and almost in his last wot to his son and successor, Solomon, said, "I son, know thou tho God of thy father, a servo him with a perfect heart and willi mind," &o. To know mid servo God was kcopdnjs commandments wht?h nre tho mo law. If tho youths of tho country could so trained and instructed as to know n servo God, through lifo, there would he need of court housos nnd jails, for ori would bc unknown in tho land. Evory efl for tho promotion of tho causo of Sum Schools shoald therefore bc oncournged t and ovory citizen of tho country should h thoir influence to this ond. Wo trust oonvontion will bo largoly attonded and t muoli good may flow from its work in manner of touching, tho inoronsod intorosl Sunday Schools and tho promotion of morn and religion in tho land. mmm--?. . ?,-. Tho State Sunday School C< volition. This body will moot in Spnrtnnburg, W nosdoy and Thursday, August 20 and 21. preliminary mooting will bo hold on ovoning of tho 10th. Tho programmo bo published nt an early day. Meantime would suggest to county organization? make arrangements to elect thoir dologato soon ne possible. A full roprosontntioi notivo, ea ru est Sunday school workori desired. If there bo a county without organization, tho loading Superintendent schools will hold an informal mooting appoint dolcgntos. Lot us havo some from ovory county. OHAftliES PETTY, Chairman Executive Coir?tuittc Assessors, Take Notice Tlio Township Coard of Assessors should bo gOTorood by tbo following instructions: Tho Auditor is forbiddon to outer nny roal ostato ou bis Duplloato till tbo Township Boards havo assessed tho valuo of tho samo and certified their assessment book to him. Any porson dissatisfied with action of Township Hoard may appoal to tho County Hoard of Equalization. Tho Chairmon of Township leards constitute tho County Hoard of Equalisation, which meets thc first Monday of August. Tho standard of valuation of real estate is tho usual selling pi ico ou tho usual torras vi similar property at sales for portillo?, under the order of tbo court, at ?\lQ plaoo whero thc return is mudo, fr ti,oro bo no usual selling prico thou at what is honestly bo^ Hov?^ could bo obtained for tho samo ut a fair salo under tho conditions boforo men? Honed. Wc Progress hy Impulse. WUSTMINSTKU, S. C., July '21, 187?. At tho Musical Convention nt this plaoo a few clays ago much was Baid pro and con upon tho subject of a text (music) book. On (ho ono hand it was argued that tho Christian Harmony (a book published by Wi.liam Walker, deceased,) should bo adopted us tho standard of music ia Ocoueo. On tho other hand it was claimed thal tho Templo Star (a book published by llucb?sh, Keillor & Co.) should bo tho standard, \c.; for various reasons. A motion ii milly to rescind tho notion of tho semi-annual oonvoution, "adopting a standard," was carried and tho matter of text books loft to option. Tho result of all this chimer lends to tho development of new Systems, moro model ti selections and advancement in (ho science of music. Thus it should bo and thus it will ever bo. An interchange of ideas natu rally result in progress to nil. BACHKLOH. Teachers'Union of Oconee. Tho Union held its fifth meeting ut ! Scueca City on tho 10th of July, but owing to tho small otteudanco no business xas transacted. The meeting adjourned to meet ot Walhalla on tho 8th of August, ot 10 A. M., in the Court IIouso, in order to moot Mr. Hugh S. Thompson, Stato Super intendent of Education, who will address thc Union. Dr. J. P. Smultzer will also deliver an address and Prof. C. W. Mooro will rood au essay. Tho teachers ? arc earnestly requested to turn out, as busi ness of importonco will bo brought before , tho Union, aud uo teacher in tho county should fail to beor Mr. Thompson. A cordial invitation is extended to all, and it is hoped that a largo crowd of both teachers and citizens will bo present, ns this mcetiug of tho Union will bo tho most instructive, , as well as tho most pleasant one, yet held in tho county. Let every teacher bo present, aud thus show that Oconee is alive to her educational interests. HUGH STRONG, President. W. P. CALHOUN, Secretary. Chips from a Blockhoad. "Patience is a virtue," but laziness is not. Sonic people get mistaken right herc and take laziness for patience. Sonic people arc born liars. 1 have known ?i few thatcould not say thc Lord's Prayer without lying. "All flesh is grass," and (lie only way I can account for some mon being so doggish is that whoever made them gol hold of tho wrong grass. "Thc Lord lovell) a cheerful giver." Hoino how 1 never could think Ibis referred lo those who give themselves so cheerfully to thc Devil and his works. "Groat wits lo madmen arc licor alliedThis accounts for so many smart men drinking. They aro BO near Hie linc that it is very easy (o ge( over. Josh Pillings says "(lint God never made a fool. Ho just furnished (be raw material and let thc fellow finish tho job." 1 do not believe he ever made one either; but what slumps mc is how they gain such proficiency in BJ short a time. There aro sonic young men who seem lo think (hat all (hat is necessary to bc thought men is to bc seen hanging around a bar-room, cursing and drinking. Now tako (his advice from mc, for I havo been nil along where yon now are: Qilit il; for if you persist in it, it will probably carry you to ono or tho other of the following places: Tho gallows or Slato prison, ?he poor liOUSO or asylum, or a drunkard's grave, and most surely to bell. If you are physically or mentally weak enough lo drink, then drink and leave. Thc bar-kcopcr himself docs not liko lo see you standing around. u. Simpson's Now Inspector. Governor Simpson has nppointed Mr. li. h. Rocho, of Charleston, us tho successor of General Andersen in tho phosphate bureau., und although Mr. Roche is a very clover and capable gontlomnn, bia appointment will bo generally regarded ns singularly unfortunate. Ile has always boen on tho side of thc phos. phato monopolists and it can hardly bo hoped that bc can BO entirely overcome bis prejudice ns to do equal and cxactjusiieo in discharging thc dutios of his office. It looks a little sin gular that tho phosphate inspector should bc chosen from tho ranks of ibo manufacturers and thal an olflc? created for tho protection of tho pcoplo should bo administered by n monopolist. Hut such is tho wise judgment of Govornor Simpson and tho polioy of ?altor day statesmanship. Tho oOico of phosphate inspector should never hnvo boon created, it is a useless and expensive simoom, but an it lins boon established it should bo administered by somo ono fully in sympathy with tho object and cud of iisoroation. Govornor Simpson should bo moro careful in his appointments. Ho can arguo a case in court and ho cnn mako a good speech on tho stump and ho cnn run tho Stnto Government with far loss nowspnpor puffing than his illustrious predecessor, but he onn't mako appointments. If bo would only freo himsolf from tho unwiso counsels of thoso who havo orowded around him and do what tho people toll him, bo would mako a mnob bottor Govornor and do moro to merit tho gratitudo of his countrymen. [Abbeville Medium. A bill, reducing tho rato of interest in Ibo State of Now York from sovon to six percent, passed tho Legislature last winter, and hus rocently received tho Governor's signature. Tho now not takes effect on tho fi reit doy 6 J January, 1F8<>. '.' .:.,/'<' : . ' . . . : McGowan nml Rutledge, Not to derogate fron? tho lion. J.'H. Camp boll, who is our persouul friend, and who will doubtloia rnccivo tho fusionist Humilia tion for Governor in tho next campaign, and whom wo should support regardless of party allcgianco undor any othor circumstances than that while in his official position os State Sonator ho was also tho attornoy of cxolusivo right* nguinst tho Intorost of tho people, wo should Uko to seo tho names which head this ai'tiulo nominated and supported for tho p0s\-" ?iou of Governor and Lieutenant G'yj?rnor of South Carolina, respectively. Ol Gen. Samuel McGowan, of Abbotitt?. who is or Ihopooplo, from tho peiplo, and lius ever boon thoir l.uo*trublo frie.i.?, lt is nocdloss to spook. Every loan knows him, and bis nome is a Synonym of all that ?H gallant, puro and lulmirablo lin record in without blomisb upou the roll of Carolina's veteran* in war, as foremost in tho art of peace and most of nil bo is abovo suspicion. To Gen. Rutledge our encomiums can add nothing to his well merited popularity, tchis native eourogo or to bis well recognized devotion to tho causo pf tho people. Dearing an illustrious mimo, und ono dear to tho heart of every Carolinian, his bas boen tho position of a great Com moner upon nil questions affecting popular rights. Bold, self-reliant, prompt, courteous, modest and eminently virtuous and meri torious, ho could utily add lustro to our administration which would bo truly respon sivo to tho behest of tho people. His position on tho phosphato question alone, contrary to overy selfish inducement, to overy seduction of powerful moneyed iiiilucnco and to every incentive of sooinl a trinity to array him with tho people's masters, is enough to insuro his pledged fealty in future to the cause of tho people Ol' hypocrisy and seeming Christian stales mum-hip. mounted in tho baso metal which counterfeits gold wo, are superfluous in sup ply. Of tho veneer of plausibility upon falsehood of ohuraoter, wo aro in glut of quantity. Of dexterity of manouvre for political promotion, wo aro full to loathing. Having exhausted all efforts at purification ir, thc political stream, lot us in these waters of Marah cast from tho branch?e of tho tree nt its buurcc such as will make tho outlet sweet. Gen. Samuel McGowan, of Abboville, and Gen. Benj. ll. Hut lodge, of Charleston. Thcro is a magic in their names. [?ka vf ort Crescent. inoiuicidc in Cit'oi'giti. ATLANTA, ?July 21.-A special dispatch to tho Constitution says Joseph Standing, n Mormon preacher, was shot and killed by a mob of ten men in Oatoosa County, Georgia, to-day. ttlNOUOLl), GA , July 21 - About 10 o'clock this morning thcro occurred near this place a homicide which is deeply regretted by the community. Tho victim was Joseph Stand!hg, ?i Mormon preacher and elder. About a week ago Standing and two other Mormons carno to Catoosa County ami went about proclaiming their doctrines and trying Lo work up a colony to pnrtnko of tho wide freedom and mntiimouial liberty which pro vails in Utah. Tho men went down into Whitfield County and tried thcro to aronso on intorost in thoir religion. Thoy met with cold comfort all around hero and were about giving up their project when tho fatal affair of this morning took offene of them. Tho fact that these men woro proclaiming tho doctrino of Mormonism boldly in this community put thc men very much against them, and it was proposed moro than once to tako them out und after giving them a healthy lesson to warn them not to linger in this delightful atmos phere. This morning Standing and ono nf bis companions were coming along tho road when they were mut by a dozen men. They stopped thc Mormons, and told (hem thoy wanted to whip them out cn the spot. Tho Mormons (ried to argue tho point, and in thc consultation ono of tho party of regulators laid down bis pistol, (?nick as thought Standing leaped forward and seized thc weapon. Cooking it he turned toward the party und demanded that every man surren der. Just as be said this ono of tho party fired. The bail entered Standing's temple and he fell dead in the road. His companion was not touched. Standing's remain? were brought to llinpgold and given in oh argo of his Mormon brother, who will carry them mi* to Sa 11 LakoCity tu he buried. Tho other Moriuons will lemo hero at oneo. Thc <!.?vernor has been telegraphed to about tim matter. Yellow Pevor. M KM I'll is, July 18.-Two now oases of yellow fever were reported to the Board of Health this morning, Ired. Eckcrs, a barber, residing at 101 Beale street, and J. M. Wil liamson nt tho corner of JoiTerson and Front streets. Both lliOSO persons have boon sick two days, and tho yellow fever symptoms wero fully developed to-dny. AM trains going out Into Inst night were crowded, and many more aro leaving to-day. While the majority ol physicians do not apprehend that the fever will rage in an epidemic form, they all adv iso people who can do so to leave thc city. Tho weather is warm and sultry to day after tho thunder storm of la.st'night. M RM I'll IS, July 18 -11 P. M.-Three now cases were reported to thc Board of Health this afternoon: Mrs. B. Adams at 73 Clay strcot, Miss Mollio llomcrke at 201 South street, Miss Kate Watson at 281 South street. All reside in thc immediate neighborhood of tho Hosier family. These mnkc 10, tho total number of cuses reported sinco tho 9til inst. Fred. Eokors, whoso cuso was reported this morning, died at I P, M., ami was buried immediately afterwards. Thc total number of deaths hom tho fever to dino is soven, which includes thc doath of this afternoon. Business is almost entirely suspended, especi ally that ol' tho wholesale morchnnls. Largo crowds ol' citizens arc leaving on every train that departs from tho city. Tho Manhattan and Emmett Banks closed their doors tO'day, leaving their collections and deposits to tho caro ol oilier banks. Detach ments ol' tho Cbicasaw Guards and Bluff City Guards leave to-night for Clarkson, Tenn., where both companies will go into camn. Mrs. Hobt. Hester and ono of hoi* children aro reported iu a critical condition. Thc other members of tho family aro progressing favorably. WASHINGTON, July 19-Noon.-A telegram from Dr. Mitchell, at Memphis, received by tho National Board of Health last night, dcclaros that city to be dangerously infected and a dispatoli received at noon to-day re? ports: "Sis now cases and tho disoaso sproad' ing." MEMPHIS, July 19.-Noon.--Throo new cases of yellow fever havo been roportod t( tho Board of Health this morning: JJOU'IBI T. and Viola Godsoy, two sistors residing a 48 Bradford elreot, and Tom Kcrnon, passen ger ngont of tho Memphis and Charlostot Uailroad. Tho illness of tho Godsoy Biston oiin bo traced to infection from tho Tobi I family. Tho young ladies woro in nttondnnoi on ty rs. Tobin until hor caso was pronounce! yollow fover. Theso cases dispel tho snorndl theory. Hiram A thy, a son ot Cliiof o ?folleo Alby, is dying, .although his'caso ha iot yot boon reported to'tho Board of Ilealtl as yollow fovor. This chief's rosidonco is ii tho neighborhood of tho Tobin's dwelling, a is also Tom Kenan's. Tho report of th doath of Fred. Eckcrs was promaturo. Ho i living, but Hus in au extremely critical con dillon, Tho weather is warm and sultry willi occasional showers. The devclopinon of new onsen hus given a fresh impetus t tho exodus of the citi/.enit. MK?IPIIIS, July IO-11 P. M.-Another genuino stampede of citizens is in progress. Tho rush for railroad tichela this nfturuoon recalls tho scono of Thursday, n week ugo, when G.OOO pooplo loft tho oity. Tlio dosiro of all who oan go is to go nt once, and thora will bo a jam on all tho trains leaving to? night. Tho officers of tho Mehrow Hospital Association to-day furnished ono hundred Jowleh families with tho nocossnry funds to obtain means of transportation to distant cities. Tho t\\y authorities aro also Bonding nil widows and children out of tho oity. Throo now onsos wore reported to tho Board of Health this uftoruoon: Churlos Kosmodol, residing at No 02 Clay street, and his two children. Thoeo mako sovon, tho totul numbor of now eases reported for to-day. There nro several sick pooplo in tho neighbor hood of Clay etrcot whoso casos nro, to say tho least, very suspicious. Business is paralyzed mid many rotnil merchants mo dosing their stoves. Fred, lockers died this afternoon. .Mrs. Hobt. Hester and Chief of Polioo Athy's son aro both in a critical condition. M KM mi is, July 20-ll P. M.-Ten now coses woro reported to thc Board of Health to-day, as follows: Jamos Whelan, Hiram Athny, J. C. Worman, Harry Ray, Mrs. B. F. Miller, Henry Miller, Louis I). Otto, Fred. Lorentz,. Clara Bothol und William Alexan der. Tho two last nro colored. Four poroons hnvo died of tho fovor since Inst night, viz: Hiram Athoy, Louis Brnmond, James Whe lan and Louis U. Otto. Thoro aro eovoral other casos of fovor in tho city, whioh will bo reported to tho Board of Health to-morrow. Tho authorities aro sonding tho poor people out of tho city, have made arrangements to get half fair ratos over tho Louisville and Nashville Railroad. Dr. Dudloy D. Sanders, neting President of tho Board of Health, rays that tho fovor is not so malignant ns last year und yields moro readily to trcatmont. Tho citizens continuo to leave iu lurgo numbers. The Memphis correspondent of the New York Times writes: "A gravo question mises in thc minds of those who think about tho evacuation of tho city. What is to hecomo, in case tho discaso should develop in epidemic form, of tlie poor, whoso poverty mid helplessness provont them from ileoing from tho pestilence? No sano man expects such ll spontaneous OUtporilig of charity as was given to tho poor of tho South lust your. Repeated appeals were made to tho rici) of lins community for contributions io a general relief fund, without a responso. Yet their property-stores stuffed with goods and household effeots-is hero at tho mercy of tho thousands that may bo driven to tho most terrible extremes by want nnd hunger. Tho police, firo and military dopnrtmcnts of tho ity will bo deserted, und not a hand loft to even warn away tho rabble. A few cool heads and bravo hearts w nt through tho ordeal lust year, but fow or them survived tho plngno, and thoy hnvo profited by t?'ot experience to learn that self preservation is ibo first law, and no power on earth could induce them to undergo those terrible scenes and privations again. Fow of tboso whoso faces woro familiar to tho Times correspon dent last year will remain during another epidemic." M BMP II I8, July 21.-Fifteen enscs of yellow fever liuvo boen reported to thc Hoard of Health this morning. Tho exo dus of citizens is in full progress, and busi ness is almost entirely suspended. Tho general outlook is anything bm cheering. WASHINGTON, July 21.-Upon request of Hon. Casey Young, the Secretary of War will to day forward to Memphis 1,500 tenta and rations for 10,000 persons for twenty days. NEW Oil LEANS, July 21. - Five suspi cious cases of fever having recently oo curred in a creole family near Mississippi City, thc health authorities to day sent medical experta by special train to investi gate tho matter. MEMPHIS, July 21-11 P. M.-Twenty ono additional cases were repoitcd to thc Hoard of Health this afternoon, which makes n total of thirty six reported for to day. This large increase is thc accumula tion of several days, as most of the persons have been ?ll from three tri five days. NEW YOUR, July 21.-Two seamen from thc American bark Antonio .Snlu, from Ha vana, were taken to tho quarantine hospital yesterday suffering from yellow fever. One died this morning. Four fever patients now remain in the hospital. From Washington, WASHINGTON, July 15.-Tho .Administra tion lins taken upon itself tho authority to nullify thc river und harbor bill by specify ing particular portions of thc law lo ho exe cuted. Of tho seven millions appropriated it has been decided that only about 30 per cent, is available mid can bc used. It will bo remembered that when tho bill passed, tho President, under thc advice of Secretary Sherman, prepared a veto for Ibo hill; in fact, Secretary Sherman dictated thc veto message to ibo President's Btonngrnphar, but other influences prevailed. Then Mr. Sherman stated that nil thc money should not bo ex pended, as ho could not afford it. Tho bill docs not come under his jurisdiction, but belongs to tho War Department, whoso cnu gincers superintend all these publio works. It is an interesting point that in thc allot ments made the money ia to ho put Whore ?t will (IO tho most good for Mr. Sherman, whoso aim in tho public business of tho country is to gain Presidential strength for himself. Ho is tho controlling spirit of this Aministrn tion, and by encroachments upon thc other departments has brought down upon himself tho enmity of nt least ono other Cabinet member. As liefere stated, these allotments aro mudo in States whoro Grant is strong and Sherman weak. Notnhly is this the caso in Louisiana and South Carolina ?n tho South and Michigan in tho North. Tho full ap propriations aro mudo available for tlio works named in tho hill in thoso States. WASHINGTON, July 18.-It ls given out officially that tho Doinocrnts in Ohio will begin their campaign next week. On tho 24lh instant Gen. Ewing is to bo given a public reception nt his homo in Lnnoostor, whon he will mnko a speech which will bo tho koynoto for all oitizens of Ohio, "who," ns tho General says himself, "stand on tho broad platform of Domoornoy." Congress man Cox, of Now York, ?9 hooked for a number of speeches in Ewing's favor, and such cminont Grccnbackors ns Congressman Lowe, of Alabama, and Henry Caroy Baird, of Pennsylvania, nro to tnko tho stump in tho sumo cause. TIIK WAH PORTFOLIO, From information obtninod at tho Execu tive mansion, to-day, thoro is no doubt of (ho OOrrCOtnOBS of tho statement, horctoforo pub lished in regard to tho euocossor of Suorotnry McCrary. Ex-Sonator Ramsey, of Minno? sota, hos boon tondorod tho offioo of Secretary of Wnr and has nccoptod. Tho chango will not occur, however, until tho prosont Secro* tary retires from proaont position to fill' tho offico inado vacant by tho resignation of dodge Dillon, of tho Eighth United States Judicial Circuit. THE PRUBI DKNT, ?G. Thc President will remain here ont ?1 tho Int of. Soptonibor, whon ho will go to his homo in Ohio for a month. Ho is in daily re? coi pt. of invitations to visit centennial cele brations, fairs and cattle shows, but ho has decided to,refuse all. WASH INOTON, July 18.-Thoro is to bo a ? ? .... < .>V.e..<* ^o.i..?.^.^?.m^^>?^?i?'.mamunuaiM ewoeping ohnugo in tho FodoNil offioer? iff' South Carolina. 'Ibis chango will soon bo nnnounocd. Certain South Ourollnn Repub licans huvo hoon in this oit; within tho Inst Tow days, representing that South Carolina could bo carriod for tho Uopublicans in 1880 in Oaso tho right kind ot Ked o ml officeholders aro plncod in authority. Those now in plaeo aro men who aro timid and lukowarm in thoir Republicanism, and havo not tho requi sito backbone to stand up against tho tlssuo ballot frauds and Intimidating prooopsos of chivalry. What le needed, theso Uopublicans say, is a class of mon bravo enough to enforce tho national olootion in tho faoo of doath, in timidation and personal insult, lt is churned that tho present Fodoral offiooholdors in that Stato aro oitbor ovorawod by tho Demoorats, who aro now in power, or cleo havo formed affiliations with them that destroy thoir party usefulness. | Although this is a strictly civil eorvioo Administration, John Shormun has succeeded in so representing matters to IlayH that thora is high authority for thc stutoir 'hat n swooping chungo will bo tundo thr jut tho country. Whorooloso oontosts nro pro bable, tho Federal murshnlships nro to bo mado as strong ns possible Upon tho rigid enforcement ot tho national clocttbn law in 188U.doponds tho sucooss of tho Republicans. At loast this is tho viow taken by tho natteptvl committee. Legal Praotice in London. In tho legal profession in England thoro aro three distinct aud woll defined brunches of praotice, mid tho boundary linos ofjtho several spheres of onterpriso may ?ibt bo ovorsteppod. The solicitor trnnsncts ordinary business, mid advises Iiis client, both as to tho avoidance and redress of griovanoes. Ho asserts tho rights of the layman who intrusts his interests to his kcopiog, and nvengos tho wrongs inflicted upon him by others, BO far us thoso functions oan bo porformcd with tho aid of tho ordinary nppliancos which tho law affords. When mailors becotno moro comply bated than the simple remedios Will suffico to euro, tho solicitor seeks tho nid of counsel. Tho oliont cannot go directly to tho^ lattor to tho prcjudico of tho gonoral practitioner at law, nor cnn counsel transact ordinary busi ness for laymon, however willing they may bo to pay bis fees or seenro his services. An opinion may of uourso bo nbtainod on tho most trivial subject, but tho oaso must bo submitted through a solicitor, or counsel cannot entertain it, so (hat ibo wider proies, sional interests aro duly protected. There, is a still moro oxolusivo class of practitioners, i who aot solely as consultees mid leaders-tho Queen's counsel, who aro prohibited from appoaring lit most cases before tho courts without a junior. Hy this simplo but effeot-. ive organization of labor, any unseemly con? ilict of aims and intcrost is proventod, and i tho public benefit, not less than tho profession. I by tho arrangement made and enried out. I [Lancet.. FORMAN UNIVBKSITV.- -Tho Board of Trustees met in this city on Tuesday. Thoro wero present Kev. J. At W? Themes, of Marlboro', Kov John Stone, of Socioty lilli, H?? J- A. Chambliss, of Char leston, Hov. Vf, C. Lindsey, of Columbia, Wm. Thayer, Evq., of Charleston. Thoa. PA Smith, Esq.. of Charleston, G G. Wells, Esq.,. of Oroonvillo, and J. C. Sniilii, Esq , of Greenville, being a quorum of tho b'.'arJ. Owing to sonio embarrassments, o.tusod hy failure lo collect a largo purl of tho iutorcs? on tho bonds, constituting tho endowmo??'' fund of tho University, it has been for some time past deemed necessary to inako somo chango in tho organisation of ibo institution. Tu disembarrass the board as much as possi ble, tho professors of tho Un ivor li ty tondcrcd their resignations somo time since. This rendered a complete reorganization of tho institution necessary, and it is upon this work that tho Hoard of Trustees havo boon engaged. The friends of tho University will bo pleased to learn that this work lias been completed, and that thc institution will open nt thc com mencement of tho next session, Septomber 15, lST'J, with ii full corps of instructors. Professors?. O. Forman, C. M. Judson mid I). T. Smith, of thc old faculty, have boon re-elected, and will have ns many assistants as are deemed nccc>- >.ry. Tuition in. tho University will bo free as heretofore, thus continuing and carrying out tho announces mont made three years ago.?-Columbia liey isli tv How BUSINESS IS NOW DUNK.-Tho old methods of doing business aro Inst passing away, und whether tho chango is for tho better or not, thoso who wish to achieve sue cess must abandon thc old and fall into tho new. A revolution has beon wrought in such matters, and thc old methods are daily becom ing obsoleto. Ono hundred thousand como marcial agents or drummers uro now em ployed to Have! 'he length und breadth of tho country in tho interest of their employers; and ir. this fast age no ono, unless he holds a monopoly of sumo good tiling, can nfford to wait for customers, so great is tho competi tion in ovury lino or branch of business. As pertinent to this suqject, tho Heston I'o&t says: "Tho ways of trafic mo not tho old way?; wooden ships aro going out of date, und sailing vessels aro giving plnco to steam; currency is superseded by coinmercial crcdits; thc cable and telegraph have brought markots close together; railroads derivo thoir freight profils from tho perfectness of their terminal facilities; men buy and sell by snmplo boforo products and manufactured stocks aro movod; prices and rates chango oftonor now in a day than they used to do in a wook or a mouth: everything tends to economy of business friotion to bringing things down to tho finosj, point by tho shortest way, to tho porformanoo of thc most work by tho least machinery." WHEN TO CUT HAY.-Grass should be out before its virtues havo passod into tho seed, leaving tho forage juicelcss. Wo seo a goou deal of 1 ? ny through the country which has been damaged by being overdricd in tho Son and wind mid much of it by exposure to tho dews and rains. Properly dried and jndioi; ously cut, it retains tho volnlilo principios, which gives it a sweet odor. Kendor, did you ever drink an insipid cup nf ten, ono stccporl until it had no aronui? Now, poorly eared hay is about ns satisfactorily to your farm animals ns n cup of tea from bleached out' lonvos would bo to you. When you cut and put up hay lot it tm bright und green mid full of its natural juico and sweet perfume, it will put moro lifo into your horse than tho brown, dry stuff wo often seo oxposed for snlo, When tho farmer cuts his hay ho should spread it thinly at first and boforo tho' dew falls put it into small cocks which cnn bo opened next day nfior tho dow has evapo rated. Hay should bo fit for tho barn tho second day. Hay should look groon and the leaves and stems should bo flexible and tender. ATLANTA, July 18.-'James V. Ncthors, of Union, S. C., today committed suicido by putting hjs bend on tho railroad traok and lotting tho train run over him. BOARD OF fttfi AL1ZATI0N T IHM Ronrd of Equalization of Ooonoo County will meet in thc Auditor's Oflico nt Walhalla ott tho FIRST MONDAY in August, 1670. Tho Hoard is composed of thc Chairmen of oaoh Township board of Assessors. JOHN N. GEORGE, Auditor Oconce County. July 24, 18V9 80-21