The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1883-05-04

;"ci', '"nci, for as the cyclone struck. as il by
inspiration they fell upon their knees and the
htnchcs shielding them they escaped with tri
Ting Injuries The negro church near was also
destroyed. Three ofthC wUrS!irpcrs were killed
outright and eight or ten others were injured
\ number of r, ,lcuccS and stores were level
let with the ground. John W. Crawford, his
wife, and daughter and grandchild and servant
were Instantly killed. Mrs. Crawford was blown
three hundred yards, and all Of the family was
socr,lshcd and rutilUtcl rs To be hardly rccos
nlzablc, presenting terrible appearance. The
chi'drrn otJohn 'caSly and those Of Mrs. Ryan
were instantly killed, were also three grown
daughters ofMrs. Fowlcs. Mrs. Fowlcs was car.
RED lHoyards ny tho force ofthc wind and caught
III II tree. From this tree she was blown into an
other one, sustaining such severe uries that she
dici. All orthc stock in the path of the storm
was KILLED by being crushed to death by dying
timhcrS. BILLY Parker, his wife and child and
daughter of VIM. Royals were also killed
'rl"Sfe "rorE"town, in Sampson County, the
residence Of James lass WAS demolished and
one mcmncr cf his family was killed
Observation-Disclosures, April 2j.-B. Roop, a
prosperous farmer AMI miller, lived on The banks
OF iiIlI1icin" Creek, S;x miles from Franklin.
ncard onnty The cecck rose rapidly on sun
DAY night, and before the family were aroused 4
thc building was lifted by the waters aud started
''"" nv SIrcaih, bchrlnG all the inmates,
namely, Eo"p, his wife and three children and
ncGr" servant. Tic house finally struck n
snag ana wcnt to pieces As flash Of light
nlhE III up the Sccnc Eoop his family sink.
ArGr"rN, April ~. Accounts from the in
terror away from the railroads anl telegraph
report the storm as destructive to life and prop
c:ty. In Lincoln County, near Anderson :
mill, the home or Tom Brooks was destroyed.
his wife WAS killed and his son and himself
seriously If not fatally Injured. \ number cf
r'n'houScs anl negro cabins in Lincoln Talia
tcrro and other counties above Lc"r were dcs-
troycd
To EhvC>rE CoLoErn CHILDREN Ar THE Suvrm.
The board of Trustees Of the fund uf ~ GOO :
0Oo given by the late John +. SLATER of Norwich,
Conn, to he devoted to The education OF colurcI
children at the South. met yesterday in the Fifth
ANcnuo Hotel and decided Oh plan bv which
the fund should he administered .or the ensuing
year
Resolutions were adopted declaring that for
the present schools which give instruction in
trades and other manual occupations which will
enable Col"rcd youth To make a living and be
come useful citizens will nc carefully sought and
nrc'rrrcl IN appropriations from III" fund
TIC sum of N.uru0 was aprrarriatcl to he cx
pended during the year lSSt.-N.r lOgt Sun
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CYCL0HE lN TEXAs. Galvcstou Texas, April
"9-A Mineral Wells special says: On Friday
evcninga cyclone from TIA. northwest struck the
town Of Palo Pinto, dcmolishin. small buildings
and unrooting more substantial ones. Several
persons were seriously injured. hut none arc
known TO tie fatally hnrt. Loss SIS. S.OOO.
special from Benton. dated 9th instant
says At | O'Clock this alicrnn"n terrific
storm swept over the country four miles north
Of this place. tearing down houses and dcm0l-
in
arc reported killed at Emery farm. OF seven
persons who t:Ok retngc in church two were
Killed and four cannot be found. 1t is feared
the less Of life is greater than is known at pres
cnt The damage at rrcscn; is very great.
M>H"%" ANu TIE NIwGrNI> RrrrnLIc\xs.-
Washington. April 27.--Nirginia Republicans
arc kicking ns,inst "BrSs' Mahonc's rule. 1t
seems that in N,rfok County they held a con
v"nt:'n = few days AGO aul nominated County
officers. Malone went down there aul forced
all the Federal officials who had taken I,nr, in
the convention to rcpu iirfc it. AMI hep get ny
Eca!iu>tcr ticket lie threatened to have
them all bounced on; of Office if they did not
obey HIM la fact. he did get five of them dis
charged. He also levied au as.c.Smcn, IF > per
cent on thc salaries of lprcHrn and clerks Of the
navy yard at Norfolk. anr coApcllrd the latur.
crs to give up one days pay ion POLITICAL pur-
poses. The civil service law does no; seem 10
have any tcrr"rs for MIR. Mnho"c.
iIE,yy HAZE IN LorisIAxA.-Ncw Orleans.
Auril IA special from Nrcaiir. IA says
Yesterday afternoon tbs ilntc and vicinity We,
visited hy tic heaviest hal stoy!n ever known
here. The storm ras~cl to the southwest.
stripping ia" Collage from the trees, killing some
stock and doing great damage 10 the CROPS.
T1' track Of hc storm wa" from four - five
miles wi" The ground was literally covered