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ty. A two-story school-house, in which
were about fifty children, was blown down
and torn to pieces, killing one child and
wounding several. The casualties were as
follows: The fourteen-year-old daughter OF
J. P. Swing, killed Estelle Cook, leg brok-
EN-; two children of E. Herring, leg ana
arm broken; two children of Mr.. OHara,
leg broken and injured internally; house
of S. McKinnon, blown down, seriously in
turing owner; storehouse and post-office,
owned byS.D. Huges, demolished and goods
promiscuously scattered; residences of M.
b. Cox, H. Thompson and II. j. Williams,
demolished. Harkin Gentry's house, some
distance from the village, also reported as
demolished, and himself, wife and child
killed. Other serious results are probable
as the country is thickly settled in the di-
rection of the cyclone.
The heaviest snow storm ever known IN
that section occurred at Denver, Colorado,
last Thursday. Snow commenced falling
at 8 o'clock, P. M. and continued until &
o'clock the next evening. Fully twenty
inches of snow fell, as much as the aggre-
gate of the previous falls of the winter. The
snow was very heavy and number OF
roofs have fallen in, but without fatal results
so far as reported. The storm was general
throughout the State, but railroad trains are
moving nearly on time. The storm was OF
incalculable benefit to the cattle interests
The following dispatch comes from Gaines
vile, Texas, under date Of last Friday
"The most disastrous flood ever known in
this vicinity visited Gainesville on We'd
nesday night and continued with little
abatement throughout Thursday. Pecan
and Elm Creeks, which empty into Trinity
River just below the city, rose with fearful
rapidity. In the darkness of the night,
about A. NJ, a number of houses in the
bottoms were swept away, the occupants
fleeing for their lives, Fhaving everything
behind. One child was drowned, but there
is reason to fear the loss of several other
lives. From above the town three houses
passed down the stream from which above
the rush of water cries of distress were plain
ly heard. The loss of live stock in the vi
cinity is very serious. The carcasses of
horses, cows and sheep are passing by at
frequent intervals. The engine house at
the water-works is submerged. The dam
age to the town and to property along the
river aggregates many thousand dollars"
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RAIN. WIND AND SNOW.

Dispatches from Southern Kansas, report
the heaviest rainfall last week that has ever
been known in that State. The storm be-
gan on Tuesday night, and over twelve
inches of water are said to have fallen by
Thursday morning. All the level country
issubmerged Traffic on the Missouri, Kan
sas and Texas Railroad for many miles each
way from Parsons is suspended, and a pas
senger train which left Parsons on Thursday,
on the Fort Scott and Gulf Road was wreck
ed not far from town. A large number of
hogs and cattle in stock yards along the
Labette River, one mile from Parsons, have
been drowned, and it is said that hundreds,
perhaps thousands, of animals have perish
ed in the surrounding country. Great de-
struction of crops and movable property
have also occurred. The Marmarton River
has overf1owed it's banks and inundated a
settlement of from 800 to 800 inhabitants
known as North Fort Scott. Water in the
houses is from three to five feet deep. All
the people were rescued. The Missouri Pa
cific Railroad track is badly washed out,
both ways from Fort Scott and no trains
have moved since Tuesday. There are also
bad washouts on the Wachita Road. A
freight train on this road went through a
bridge at Clear Water and Frank McDan-
iels, the engineer, was drowned. At last
accounts the water was subsiding, but it
will take several days to run off. Advices
from Kingman confirm previous reports OF
the flood there. Ten lives are reported to
have been lost at that place. Traffic on the
Wichita and Western Railroad, between
Wichita and Kingman, is suspended, and
the bridges on this road and on the Atchi-
son, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad at Che
ney Bell Plain and Clear Water, have been
washed away.
Dispatches from Mexia, Texas, say that
the Prairie Grove neighborhood, eight
miles south of MeXia, was visited about
o'clock on Thursday by a severe cyclone,
causing serious damage to life and proper
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shower fell in Plymouth and its vicinity
early Sunday morning and did much to-
wards cleaning the filthy streets, thus Gre
ating more hopeful feeling.
An old negro man was engaged at thir-
ty cents day at the last term of the court in
Martinsville, Va, to place his head at an
opening as target for parties who paid five
cents for three throws of a baseball at it.
The old fellow was struck at least 100 times
on the top of the head by hard baseball
thrown from q short distance and didn't
even wink, until a man who could throw
the ball with the force of shot from a gun
struck him on the head. When the ball
struck him he scratched his head and asked
his employer contractor how many hours
he had to put in. The man told him he
had earned twenty cents. "Well. give me
dat" said he, ''my head is getting soft. I
felt dat last baseball" He was paid and
discharged.
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STATE MEDICAL ASSOCIATION.

The State Medical Association, in session in
Charleston last week, adjourned to meet at Cam
den on the third Tuesday in April, 1886. The
following officers were elected for the ensuing
year:
President %. b. Mayer. Jr., Newberry.
First Vice e-President-Thos j. Mckie, Edge
field.
Second Vice-P President-H. d. Fraser, Char
lesion.
Third Vice-P -President-T. Munro, Union.
Recording Secretary-Dr. w. p. Porcher,
Charleston.
Corresponding Secretary-Dr. }. H. Dawson,
Jr., Charleston.
Treasurer-H. w. DeSaussure, Jr., Charleston.
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STATE NORMAL INSTITUTE.

No town or city in the State is more inviting in
the summer season than HOrkville, nor is there a
more pleasant place to be found within the limits
of the State during the heated term. The town
is easily accessible by railroad from all points.
Located among the hills forming the spur of
the Blue Ridge, the climate at all seasons IS Pc
culiarly healthful the atmosphere is at all times
free from miasmatic or malarial influences, and
in midsummer the temperature is never ener-
yatng It goes without saying that Iorkvllle
is one of the most beautiful towns in upper Car
olina This is the verdict of all who visit the
place strangers being favorably impressed with
our broad clean streets, lined OH either side with
outrageous trees, atfording pleasant shade from
early morn till dewy eve. Besides these and
other natural advantages we have good, pure
water in abundance, and hard by the town IS q
mineral spring, the virtue OF whose waters mas
been amply tested and pronounced by experts
and scientists to be equal to the medical springs
at MANY of the fashionable watering places. We
also have two hotels large airy and comfortable
buildings, and both Of them conducted IN as
good style as any hotels in the State, which goes
like saying a good deal, but which is neverthe-
less true; and in addition to hotel accommoda-
tons our people are proverbial for their nos
pitaity.
These thlnEs all consluercu, VIC ih'ii'io :" 'iio
opinion that Iorkville is the proper place at
which to hold the approaching term of the
State Normal Institute. Our citizens are almost
unanimous in favor of it, and to those in attend
ance upon the Institute who cannot obtain ac-
commodation at the hotels, the citizens Will
throw open their doors. On the score of accom-
modations, there will be no difficulty in all who
may come procuring entertainment, either IN the
hotels or at private houses, on as reasonable
terms as will be offered by any other town. The
Female College building affords ample room Tor
the sessions of the Institute and the lessee, Mr.
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Col, j, NJ. IVY.

The Rock Hill Herald Of last week makes the
following reference to Col. J. NJ. Ivy:
Col. J. NJ. Ivy has been confined to his room
since the middle of last week in consequence of
having fallen from a bicycle and hurting the
old wound in. the left shoulder. The wound
was received at the battle of Seven Pines in
May, 1862, the ball entering just below, the
shoulder point and lodging in the neighborhood
of the Joint, where it still remains. For several
years after the wound was received Col. Ivy
suffered very much from it, but for number
of years since it gave him no special pain. The
fall of last week, however, occasioned intense
suffering, and on Thursday and Friday nights
the pain was agonizing. While Col. Ivy is still
confined to his room, he has been relieved Of the
suffering to some extent.
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CHURCH NOTICES.

Associate Reformed Presbyterian. Licentiate
w. NJ. Grier will preach in the Associate Re-
formed church at Yorkville, OH Sunday next at
1890 A. NJ.
Methodist Episcopal-Rev. j. Thomas Pate,
Pastor. Preaching in the church at Iorkville
next Sunday at II a. NJ, and at p. NJ, by Rev.
Thos. +. Wannamaker, of Chester.
Baptst--Rev. j. L. Covington, Pastor. Ser
vices at Union next Sunday at II A. NJ, and in
the church at Yorkville at 7.45 p. NJ. Sunday
school at 3.30P. NJ.
Presbyterian r. R. English, Pastor.
There will be no service in this church next Sun
day. Sunday-school at P. NJ. Prayer meet
ing at the usual hour on Thursday evening.
Kings Mountain Mission-Rey. L. A. john
son, Pastor Service at Shannon's School House
next Sunday, at II a. NJ.
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INTERSTATE COMMERCE.

The Senate committee appointed during
the late Congress, under the resolution OF
Senator Cullom, of Illinois, to further inves-
tigate the subject of Interstate commerce,
will begin their labors in about two weeks.
It will be remembered that the House
passed the Reagan bill, which was crude in
most particulars. The Senate, upon inves-
tigation of the measure, found that the pas
sage of the House bill would destroy the ia
cilities of through transportation now en-
joyed by shippers in the remotest part of the
country and that the chief object, the regu-
lation of through rates of freights, could not
be reached by the means proposed.
The Senate passed substitute having
some regard to the industrial condition and
necessities of the great productive sections
of the country and not in conformity with
the Granger notions of Texas and other
points least affected by restrictive legisla-
tion as proposed. The House having re-
fused to adopt the substitute, the Cullom
resolution was adopted. The committee is
composed of Senators Cullom, of Illinois,
Platt, Of Connecticut, German, of Maryland,
and Harris, of Tennessee. The committee
will begin it's inquiries at Chicago, and in
the course of its labors will visit all the
more important railroad centres, points OF
shipment and terminal points.
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MURDER AT A CHURCH.


On last Saturday night, about o'clock, at col
ored Baptist church, known as "Boyd's Friend
ship Church," on Mill Greek, near Catawba
River, in the north eastern corner OF York coun-
ty, and about two miles from the North Carolina
State line, Matt. Reid, colored, shot and killed
another colored man named Aaron Briant. Matt.
Reid is we'll known in Yorkvile as Matt. Rose,
having formerly been a slave Of Mr.. William
L. Rose, who lived in this place, and his victim
lived on what is known as "Grahams Quarter y
in this county, but near the State line. The
weapon used was 32-calibre pistol.
1t appears that Reid alias Rose, and another
colored man named John Workman, both OF
whom lived over the line in North Carolina,
went to the church at the time stated above,
when religious services were being conducted,
and called Briant out Of the church. When Brl-
ant came out, Reid commenced abusing him,
slapping him in the face and kicking him. He
also snapped pistol in his face. Briant refused
to have any difficulty with Reid, and turned to
leave him, attempting to 60 back into the
church. AS he turned, Reid fired at Briant, the
ball entering at the back of the head and killing
him instantly. Reid made his escape and has
not been arrested.
An inquest was held by Trial Justice Perry
Ferguson acting as coroner, and the facts elicit
ed were as above recited, the testimony going to
show that John Workman was an accessory to
the murder. Hewas arrested and lodged in jail
at this place on a commitment issued by Trial
Justice Ferguson.
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VIRGINIA'S BONDED DEBT.

For several years bone Of contention in
Virginia has been the bonded debt of the
State. The United States Supreme Court
has recently rendered decision, on appeal
making the coupons attached to the State
bonds receivable for taxes. This decision
which was unexpected, has created intense
excitement and Readjusters and Democrats
alike are focking to the Riddleberger bill
with it's coupon killer, and the probabilities
are very strong that Malone will be elected
Governor on this very issue. The amount
of interest involved in the cases decided
by the Supreme Court is said to be about
81, 100000. The complications giving rise
to these suits are thus explained by the
Augusta Chronicle:
By the division of the old State of Nir-
ginia, the present State was saddled with
much of the debt which belonged to West
Virginia. This has caused the taxpayers
of the eastern half to be overburdened with
interest. By State legislation they had
enacted law discouraging the presenta.
tion of coupons for taxes, with the view OF
swelling the States revenues as far as pos
sible, and of barricading the bondholder.
The Supreme Court has decided all such
legislation illegal, and the tax collector who
attempts to collect taxes when such securi-
ties have been rendered and refused does
so at his own risk and peril. The former
decision of the Supreme Court held that
suits to compel the tax collector to take
these coupons were suits against the State
and could not lie. The present decision has
seemingly reversed the doctrine. Mean
while the State officers are resisting the
receipt of coupons on technical points, and
the States attorneys are applying for a
new hearing of the case by the Supreme
Court. The feeling in Virginia is one OF
intense Indignation. Unless something can
be done, the State will be bankrupt or the
tax payers overburdened. Readjusters and
Repudiators alike are asserting themselves
in local politics and Constitutional Con-
vention may be called by the people repu-
dating large part of what are believed to
be unjust liabilities
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- YORKVILLE NIMRODS.

The best sporting of the season is the record
made last week by Mr.. John c. Blair, who lives
in Bullock's Creek township, about eleven
miles southwest of town, and two Yorkville
Nmrods, who, on Mr.. Blair's invitation, went
to his house on Wednesday Of last week for the
purpose Of joining him ina squirrel hunt They
went to the woods from Mr.. Blairs residence on
Wednesday afternoon, devoting three or four
hours to the sport, and OH the next morning
were engaged about the same length of time,
the three guns bringing down forty squir-
rels. This is better than the traditional fisher
mans luck and what is better, the story is am
ply confirmed by the tails of the slain rodents
The gunners were accompanied by Mr.. Samuel
Blair, Sr, whose experience was of much prac-
teal service to them in SPYING out the game.
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pENsIONING CRIPPLED SOLDIERS.

Some weeks ago we commented favorably
upon the action of the North Carolina Leg
islature in pensioning the soldiers of that
State who had lost leg or arm.
The sight of Sumter county war veteran,
upon our streets yesterday, with but one
leg, and appealing to the people for charity,
convinces us that such a law in our State
would be but an act of simple justice. If
the benefits were confined strictly to Grip
pies absolutely dependent upon their labor
for support, the cost would not be very
heavy, and it would pay in small degree
the heavy debt we owe those men who gave
80 much for cause we believed to be just
and holy.
We speak of this matter now so that our
people can think and talk about it previous
to the next meeting of the Legislature.
The only question to be considered is our
ability. We know that taxes are very bur-
densome and that any proposition to in
crease the burden will be looked upon with
disfavor, but the increase need not be very
great. We have no figures at hand, but be-
lieve that half a mill levied on the taxable
property of the State would give every Grip
pied soldier who depends for living upon
his own labor at least $500 month. This
have been injured and partly incapacitated
for life's duties; but is confined to those
who have lost leg or arm and are thereby
prevented from earning a livelihood. Can
we not do it?
We do not think this matter has ever been
brought squarely before the Legislature.
Several papers, the Press and Banner most
notably, have advocated the importance Of
State aid to these deserving men and their
families; but nothing has come of it. We
invoke the opinions of our contemporaries,
and if it is at all practicable to give sub
stantial aid to the men who offered their
bodies as breastwork against the cruel
foe, and who or now standing on street
corners asking for charity, or hiding their
poverty, are suffering for bread and cloth
ing at home, then let us give it.-Sumfer
JEdtchmdn.
/NTHE GALLows.-HampN Nethers, colored,
was hanged in the jail at Union Court
House, s. c., last Friday, for the murder
of Adolphus Abrams, also colored, on the
oath of last January. He manifested no
sorrow for his crime, and although he was
attended to the last by faithful and inteli-
gent spiritual advisers, he said he was un-
prepared to die. The murder which he
committed was cold-blooded and deliberate.
F.. C. Hubbard was hanged at Trinidad,
Colorado, on Friday, for the murder of Will
liam Knowles, at Stonewall, in 1888. This
is the first legal execution that has ever
taken place in the county, and was witness
ed by an immense crowd.
A colored boy about nine years of age,
living in Middle st. Matthew'S, Orangeburg
county, got mad with younger brother
one day last week, and choked him to death.
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picnic AND HOP.

I The cadets of Kings Mountain Military School
will give their annual May-day basket picnic and
hop at the barracks on Friday evening, May 1st,
at 5 o'clock, under direction of the following
general committee: Cadet Sergt r. P. 1zlar,
Chairman; Cadet Corp. w. Marshall, Cadet Sergt.
S. Scoville, Cadet I. j. Mikell CadetO i. West
moreland Floor Managers-Cadet Sergt T. S.
Bratton, Cadet Corp. C. w. Garrett, Cadet Corp.
W. T., Law Cadet r. C. Holman.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

J. II. Witherspoon-Stray Hog-Warning.
Berry & Barber-Remembe that We are Pre-
pared.
Withers Adickes-Hvgienic.
J. w. Dobson-Wanted.
+. B. Observation-Disclosures Notice.
#. NJ. Dobson q Co.-Nice Mourning Goods.
John +. Speck-Good News for the Citizens OF
YOrkvlle.
II. +. Adickes-Special Bargains
Herndon Brothers-Hay Hay--Guano-Contection
ery-Not Common-Soda Water.
#. r. McClain & Co.-Groceres.
n. s. Jetferys, Agent-Navassa Guano.
Parish & Overwhelmingly Livery and Sale
Stables.
John G. Kuykendal-Mortar Notes.
NJ. .Strauss-Remember.
Robert MISUNDERSTANDING
A. F. Hambright and Rufus p. Roberts--Execn-
tors Notice.
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We will furnish the YoRKvILLE ENQUIRER
from this date until January 1st, 1885, for $1.6O
the cash. in all cases, to accompany the sub
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SCHEDIIJ,E TO RE CHANGED

I About the lst of May, new schedule will
be adopted on the Chester and Lenoir Railroad.
We have been unableto procure the exact figures,
but we learn that the passenger train will leave
Lenoir at 8 A. NJ, arrive at Yorkvlle at about
1890 p NJ, and arrive at Chester at 3 P. M. Go
ing north the train will leave Chester at 4.3O P.
NJ, arriyeat Yorkville at $50 p. NJ, and arrive
at Ienoir at 10. 30 p, M,
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COTTON SHIPMENTS.


The shipments Of cotton from the Iorkville
depot, from September lst, 1884, to Tuesday last,
2Sth instant, aggregate $3.50 bales.
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POSTMASTER RESIGNED.

Mr.. S. S. Plexico, Postmaster at Hoodtown, in
this county, has tenderedh his resignation, and Mr..
w. l.. Hood has been recommended rs his sue
possor
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NOT GUILTY OF HERESY.

[Frona tie augusta Chronicle of Fridayl
In pursuance of request by DR.. James
Woodrow, embodied in the letter published
below, meeting of the Augusta Presbytery
was held last night in the lecture room of
the First Presbyterian Church to investigate
the question of DR.. James Woodrow's Or
thodoxy in reference to his teachings in the
Columbia Theological Seminary on the
question of evolution. The letter referred
to was read as follows:
To the Presbytery of augusta, in Session at Union
Point, Georgid.-DEAR BRETHREN: 1t is known
to you that during the last eight or nine months
l have been repeatedly charged in public. jour
nails with heresy, and that Synods OF our church
have declared that my teachings on a certain
subject are in conflict with the teachings of the
Sacred Scriptures. Deeming myself aggrieyed
by these injurious and unfounded statements
and reports, ask rs one subject to your au-
thority, over whom it is your duty to exercise
care, that you investigate them and ascertain
whether am guilty as charged and whether the
statements made concerning me are true or false.
1 ask that if such investigation should result in
raising a presumption of my guilt, you shall
institute process against me in accordance with
the provisions Of the Book of Discipline, chap.
5, par. 2.
Praying that you may be guided by the Holy
Spirit to such course as will vindicate the truth
and preserve the purity of Christ's Church, am
your fellow servant, JAS. WOODROW.
The committee who were appointed to
investigate the rumors and current charges
in pursuance to the request made in DR..
Woodrow's letter presented as their unani-
nous report the following:
"First. We find nothing that warrants
a trial for heresy.
"Second. AS no one appears or offers to
make out charges, no process can be insti-
tuted. See Book of Discipline, chapter 6,
par. g."
The following substitute report was offer
ed by Rev. G. T. Goetchius:
"We find nothing to warrant judicial pro-
cess in regard to the matter referred to in
DIR. Woodrow's letter."
The proposed substitute elected extended
debate, which was participated in by DR..
Adams, DR.. Woodrow, Rev. Mr.. Goetchius
and others.
The following amendment and substitute
was offered by DR.. John Jones:
"That our action in this matter is not to be
understood as calling in question the action
of the Synod of Georgia, held at Marietta,
Ga, in 1884,"
The substitute, with its amendment, was
lost by vote of I to 6.
The original report was then unanimously
adopted.
The following resolution was also adopted:
to be understood as calling in question the action
of the Synod Of Georgia. held at Marietta, in 1884,
DIR. Woodrow notified the President that
he would complain of their action to the
Synod of Georgia.