Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1875-04-01

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cold weather cracked apple trees in Northern
New York from the roots nearly to the limbs,
so that person may see completely through
them.
EDITORIAL INKLINGS.
Louisiana Affairs.
- Prior to the adjournment of the Senate,
resolution was adopted endorsing President
Grants action in the affairs of Louisiana
The resolution, it is claimed by Senator Chris
tiancy, who voted for it, does not recognize
Kellogg as the legal Governor, but only as the
executive power. The Congressional adjust
ment of the much vexed question provides for
certain State legislation, and in conformity
thereto Kellogg has issued call for an extra
session of the legislature, to meet in New Or
leans on the 18th instant, for the purpose Of
carrying out the plan Of adjustment. The
subjects for legislation are limited by the call
to six, as follows: First. Adjustment Of the
political difficulties. Second. Revenues of
the State and modes of collection and dis
bursement. Third. Amending of the funding
bill so as to change the constitution of the
Funding Board, and prevent the funding of
illegal obligations. Fourth. The financial
condition and government of the city of New
Orleans. Fifth. The;relief Of the commerce
of New Orleans from excessive port charges
and fees. Sixth. BY request of delegation
of merchants to incorporate board of trade.
Gen. Anger has arrived in New Orleans
from Texas, and assumed command Of the
troops in Louisiana, relieving Gen. Emory,
who left for Washington last Saturday.
The North Carolina Convention.
The Convention bill passed by the Leg.
islature of North Carolina provides that the
said Convention shall meet in Raleigh, on the
9Th of September next. The Convention is
peremptorily called, it not being optional with
voters to vote for or against the Convention
at the time of voting for delegates The ac-
tion of the Convention is to be restricted, and
it shall have no power to change the existing
Constitution on homestead and personal prop
erty exemptions, mechanics and laborers' lien
and the rights of married women, as now Sc
cured by law nor to vacate any office or term
of office now existing, until the same shall
expire, or be vacated under existing laws,
though the Convention may recommend the
abolishment Of any office when the present
term therein shall expire; nor shall said
Convention adopt or propose any amendment
or scheme of compensation to the owners Of
emancipated slaves, nor for the payment Of
any liability incurred wholly or in part in aid
of the late war between the States, nor to the
restoration of imprisonment for debt; nor
shall they require or propose any educational
or property qualification for office or voting;
nor shall said Convention pass any ordinances
legislative in their character, except such as
are necessary to submit the amended Constl-
tuition to the people for their ratification or
rejection, or to convene the General Assembly,
The Constitution, as amended, shall be SUBJ
mitted to the people for their ratification, and
shall not be binding until the same shall have
been ratified.
Amended Charter.
- The recent Legislature of North Caro-
lima passed the following act, amendatory Of
the act to charter the Carolina Narrow Gauge
Railroad Company, which subsequent to the
granting of the charter was consolidated with
the Chester and Lenoir Narrow Gauge Rail-
road Company:
SECTION 1. The General Assembly of
North Carolina do enact that section /, Of
chapter 130, Public Laws of North Carolina,
187l-72, be amended by striking out all the
words from and after the word Lincoln in
line II, of said chapter, in the printed copy
thereof, page 173, of said Laws, up to and
preceding the words, "thence to the town Of
Lenoir," in line 13 Of said chapter, page 174,
of said Laws. Whenever the people of Ca
tawba county shall subscribe thirty thousand
dollars in solvent subscription to the capital
stock of this road, this act shall be of no ef-
feet, provided such subscription is made be-
fore the road is graded to the bounds of Ca.
tawba county, from the Lincoln side, or on
the side from Caldwell. Provided the COM
pany shall release the people of Catawba
county from any and all obligations, or liza
biities incurred, and refund to them all mon.
eys with interest thereon that have been ad.
vanced for the furtherance of this work. Pro-
vided further, That the subscription on the
part Of Catawba county and the citizens there
of shall not be expended outside of said coun-
ty, except by their consent.
The object of the Act is to eneble the Com
pany, if they so determine, to complete the
road from Lincolnton direct to Hickory,
without going uia the town of Newton.
The Great Storm.
- Later intelligence confirms the report
we gave last week of the hurricane, so devas.
tating in its line of march through North
Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia. A
late despatch from Augusta furnishes the fol-
lowing particulars of the storm in that vicin-
ity:
The path of the tornado was from two to
six hundred yards wide. The cyclone was
cylindrical in shape, and rotated with fearful
velocity from north to south. The front
cloud was black as night, and half mile
high. The rear was illuminated by a bright
light. 1t travelled nearly due east, veering a
little to the north. After devastating Camak,
the tornado seems to have divided one por-
ton going east by north, and crossing the sa-
vannah river above and below Augusta, both
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