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it ill r I irj the '.int of pnrtHi tht baa
ruic ,f-:i.I i '.f i'i t!io lii'i election! a)
"V I l '; i i ly, T . sum it ell op, it will
('.ii n i;t i r I'.iu i. t il It i) j iur la the huu!
of i! f i.I t,.: -iaiit.1 that lavo l.t',;re4
itl b.i;7tc I Hi f.n t!i j.-t dceade. Then
jII utit I,- ;m !',r tiia future, all our f n l
! !t;5ti. f.r our cut 1 old Plate. ur--p t:
i i -i !' i" ii-, ue mnii nt the la! hi !.. I
end-red M.ui i oi.n.y !,
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'a - .iiie jrcr. k'.'-p li'frs the people
! i' I mm n. lint Hill" iitntake. ' Lt ififni
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Jin-.!- nil till ;MUMU "I con-liiuuuuui
r.-JVni, nn l, peU Au-int I Iio aignal gun
w'W bo fired (hut will reverl rate over ll
. .i . .. ii i .
tnfire .(i iiliuriit, until in rcimen win ur.
drowned by the grar.d triumphal bur.t of
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Utl'i-y iniu win go j n i" nj i
froi'i I,ti7U of millions of dincnlhrnlleil
liccnu in the nvMi'iituI flcrllon !u 70.
AN AWTUI. UOnNADO-QREAT Dfi
STRUTCION TO LirB AND PHOP-
ErtTY. , , , ,
Tlie fo!Iowio nccoUuU ot Uie krribU
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CI.C T5 cr Slut VOLUME I lornntio wnicn pnwcu mniuu
TLi. i j. com;.!r t. t!.c iMrlf-fM rol. North acd South Carolina and Georgia on
f t' ' N. 'C. -A i ..i .V.mljto ilo eveiiipof thnSOtlilnbt weUkf om
j can L-u tn-atuo t!.oprorii'tor our cxcliaiicj : .- V ,
fcf tl!j paptr-it t!.rn Ii.; I a nVcuInti'oii of HOKTn' CiROLI.VA. ;
about 200.' 'IV 10 of t.'m e year prcrU M C'.," writing to the Kaleigli J w front
oui tiour .rur.ta.t6f tU j rt-- niutcrial, I'ituboro'.N.O., umJcrditepf March 21al,
tc.,cf t:.j Aiuas.U lia-1 k.-a 'd.an-iD8 : i Yatcrday ereniiig, nbuut 5 w'clock,
i.acJs an i iucircLu .i 1 s 1 rua down at the litl villitge of ritUboro was .viniu'd
"'A tbove f u: !. , Our .rt cut wedly Iua U by the ncvcml tornado ever known in iheaa
(" foyer 0i), and" hnift rirx.a!al'wn nearly twice partsand on lhi bright Sabbath morning
y11AV lurrs iu'any oilier ier la the county, the ancient tillage prcaonfa luch a scene of
V uJ k;cm.Uuil 'on tie" incrtsuae. dwolation and ruin aa It lai 'never accit
0.-cJonaUy a eucilbcr, far pnsom antijiure its bumble dwelling wero incorporaU
Jactorj to himflulf, itoj his fapr; but hn jeil into a town. ( ' . ,, , ,
l.-r iiilhv-' ' It u I The tornado came ' fom a veslerW
,uUwyt ralsful to ci to looao a good, pay directioil and wag' precoedid by n farful
. ! hig atjl-jcrilcr aa aJ!o;-rtlier m account tillnesi- a the atmoppbere, aoou followed
of t!ie 2 mr afiuati'-tut it waVca it fear y ',U1' roarinc t of distant and contin.
v ire Lave, laid ornotliin, r fuilod. to aay uou cannonading..' It lasted for tbo ipaee
fonitthing which fins given oflenc. ' We, of two minutea and was acciinpanicd by a
avor, aokce oumlC with the thought water epout; which broke over the town,
(that we bavo j-avofJ to deour duly. ' deluging everything for a abort time
With the nui mmifccrwi coinrtience 1 Judge McKoy was holding the tendon
tho 32.1 j.aat tf ihe Aravt. Tjice are of the feuptTior CoLrt' at the limd the
erae.'r,:fmi aavxit ioekhk) ne found hurricane struck the Court Houto'Itrtp
when we coramanccdllui jnJjlicntioii of the ped every paniclo of the tin off the roof,
paper, and Lattf VcctWed a yet nothing and carried piece to the dwtiiuce of a qunr-
fV fur tulicripUuu'.lIli JkuL number or Hie wroi a nine, nan oi uierooi leiiin, anu uie
21 Voluinft' will bo utult all euch : but j Judge, 'loving hit ;prcijenco of uiind for ; a
;, their na-nea iiJ not he-ariui to the mail j ruonicuf, only exclaimed; Gentlemen, we
. .ookt of tto S2i vulurue inWs we bear 'U leave' the Verdict iu' this caso in the
'',; t 'cm thcul t afore .the Jeiuof (the 2d nUni- hand of Ud," 'mid immediately went to
it
cne of the jury room windotv to jump out,
,-t,V'.h. 'e kuw 4leweift of tl jPM,ni they I but the f.WJy of the attempt then fluahed
n fine uVcuniwlanoei auj ouL'ht to I on hit -mind, and by resulting the inclina-
1 i. ' r)T ticif aubacrinuuja, ouly 2 a venr. - ' I tion, he buvsu ins life, as the court room
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, iyearnW(naou JUutcxUiernomanot on uio aecooa woor w uie i-unumg, auu
PV' "V ' Jiknk. ',a'Per -orkraen, about thirty feet from the greu'iid below.
fT I i JIUU 1CIIL, Vm li -V KIUMI 11119 IU i J A 7
t ,;VEA'J tyitia idi as' m go Aliiig there conicif linjli and tlirp'tigh, und if it raiiu
Th o credit for'printew material, or. workj again Mre' tho Mof can bo're'palrrt the
v
?H,''Of a ncwepapor, "Tlien, every muio will see building w ill ba a complete ruin
i J)ie'jib13atJnece5f ty of tepiu Ifii tub I . : Tho jiycsbyteriaB . Church, . the, only
i'.acripUoa 4id Aip. ,,,Ve Uave r-jrtod to brick house of worahip in the place,
..! daDUinjr".uc.'- twn ! Jittl. any the' prettieBt thurch edifice in tho cuu
tr -of, we arc, u ono huge rain ; i Iio stccpl was carried
it -of lhcn aecd 'no amij an d fcl 1 h jpon ,'pie roof, erusiii-jg it
ipta i'beV' keep tbiough into the body of the building.
'
at
fhe belfry to the baptist church, togeth
er with the bell, window glass and b&hIics,
were swept in all directions, -parta being
found 60 and 75 yards away from the build
ing. t 'uT v;.
bevea large otks on the premises of Capt.
and
county,
-Bewspapor men we ktww
'.-.f i . . . . it . . '
cinu X" Py vne niosT'O
ubkiug .for llicir su wwint
even on our books; aud we arena thankful
for their rnnctnnlity iw it is possible for lis
to be. We do cot cu ao aay of that class
-wo only n ftr to such ae arey.ge.ar or
.jnoio In arrears and we have ehalDy cn -
ioUKb to believe that they tubaii do wroucr
l by their neglect-Welope all such will come Densoa were torn up by. the. rooteand bis
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up ana pny on tee oia score auu go on uuu uuu mini uui uui'"i"ss wuiw cu
tiith us agaia- W do aot want to loose a tircly denJollshed.''", ,' ' ' , , ' ".:
-""4 ? sinelo onWI We have been viBitiug you for Tbo roof pf oue largo dwelling was tab
! .vears, nd desire to keep up our frieudly eu away entirely, together, with two chim-
1-Cielaiiot.s, bopiiig you will realize as much a7? of tfe buildiiig.. , I V- ,
li.V" .. ,. 'f .1 .tr . Hon. John Manning had one large chinv
' Tfiood by o dong as we shall. Wadcsboro ney t9 ft. on his house, crusbing in the
; lias at length taken a start to Improvennd roof. Another dwelling had four largo
X crow, as abo ou-dit. and w Iiobo tbolbtVan rmneys overthrown. ;. ?. u :
I I . !... .1 . ' -ii .1- J v""-4Jin" Imrrat finlnnlilt inn 9fl L-Wflmna
anir:5;oyere destroyed, and about
40V)r oOvi.VX3Mneya ahared a like fate.
Feucarov overy. direetiou, and
vails ii3'arpeldBoia demaud.
The daroaee aliNf tmVih the .couutrv
about here is incalculable, Cue mun, West of
town, had bis dwelling bouse completely!
demolished, and lus wua sustained severe
injoriei. f - 7'i'f :'i
The mail boy, comiug from Morrisville on
horseback, bad a narrow escape; tho mail
bag was toru from under him and carried
several hundred yards and lodged 'in a trco
he recovered it after the stonu hud pass
ed. " ,:''.
Nd live have beeii lost so'far as beard
from, though a great many small casual
ties hare been reporlcd;". Tliero'ls no tell
ing the destructitiii done any distance, from
here, thougl it js supposed to have been
great-. f ,t ,lf . i
It Is estimated' that $15,000 will hardly
repair, tbo dauiage dono iu.UiU inimediato
noiifhborliooil, i - , : - .. r n -
-Judv'e ' SleKay was forced to adjourQ
cof.t;t mi acouuiitof tue uaoiago done to the
rt-house. -
the vicinity of Louisbur great dam-
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O lias lit tin iFUSiiiiiiuit . iiiiougnuut mo
ivliolu country. ; - , 1
In the neighborhood oi jMornsviue great
I is nospa. :aodic i "ort thatwulMooudnout,
but that she will continue to spread out ua
i til she covers all Kit hills with fine houses
1 f- I ctrdena,aud bocouics a great city with
t A Jargo mercauuiu auu tunuumciunug iu
j We wrote the foregoing two or .three
'ays 'ago, and have changed our purpose
far as to strike off no name until court.
j'pcc we wrote the above e ome of our fi ieuds
'n arrcara Imva coroo forward aud paid all
'ears and one vear In advance. We
"ild be clad aH who pvi us back rations
J)eab Anqua. The Coo ven tion biiljias
i pntsid thefjegislature, and it iu the doty of
J every Conservative, paper, in fbe tetato to
ke its stand,5 and' 'place' Itself on the rp
' d fairly aud squarely, f Ha , tooj lao
to discuW its merits or-expediency -
he vt'Jy rjuion paw. U Vvillfwe jm!!i.ojn
nrrying it through successfully liekrfiity
ctcjale of the rt'jht Mump f" No Conserva
tion bied thnrvrcCHalty ofjft
i! v dif
'Tltetnrnnd
it .'..I inr t!io pi.iut.it
tor.rra.rceDco Kiv.-r. l.-aviV b.hinda
l..va,'.su'd t.-rritor avrr,;iii abj.it W
vards wido. Ath t vnl rw-our roiimy
!'i t if ruck the I'huitatiuu of .Mr. C L. .do
I" I. vm- ,U llllilsild nil of llis
I .11 f; it nest l.ui.:kJ lh -nlif
of Mr. T. Y. K. Km . carrying
.wnr lis ri-i We d ii-""' eoiwiiling
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of aim-elf, wifonn.I t in! Jreii, nunc ol wh-mi
od been found at dark buu.Uy nbt-
.'Jr. ll( l a one of our bent and moid
worthy citizens, and it U feared that he and
liii family are 1L It u-t struck the
plantation of the Hon. Ii, (j. Howard and
levelled to the ground all of his finccs aud
liuildJutr except bi dwelling houae. , One
colored man was killed here. Jl next do-
molibhed all the , houaea of the It v. T.
Thnmpaon, IVtor of Hopewell church, ex-
opt hU reidci)ce, and injured a colored
man residing with hiin, it is feared, mortal'.
ly, Mr. Thotopaou was absent from home,
but at a point where he could view this ex
tremely lerrifio storm as it pawed almost
directly over his . bead, lie gave a most
vivid aud interesting description of the an
gry and Bulled cloud to bis congregation
on Sunday, aud among other things des
criptive of the violent hurricane iu the up
per regions, he said there was a bright spot,
funnel shsped in which he saw (at a die
taace of at leant 300 feet, fragments of trees,
planks, raila.tto . Everything was levelled
on the plantations of Dr. Miller,, A. W,
Uoss, aud Mrsl Gadsen Gregg, who bad her
collar bone broken aud was otherwise in
jure' 1. A colored mau waa killed on the
plantation of. Mr. lion.' ' The large two
story residence formerly belonging to the
late Chapman Crawford was torn to pieces.
The tornado crossed Great Pee Deo near
Crawford's landing, sngj we heard no more
of it until it struck the plantation of Dr.
J. W. BmgUtary, about five miles East of
the river.1 Here all thO houses wire al
most momentarily convertod into a'wreck,
such' was the terrific: force of the wind that
a board was driven into a plnft trees from
which it could' not be taken by human,
power. From here it' swept over the plan
tations of Mr. T. W. Uoatwright nud W.
C. Foxworth with electric speed, levelling
m -
to tho earth everything in its wake. The
largest trees crumbled before it like grieu
corn stalks, but the (rack had narrowed to
about 100 yards. The dwelling house o
Mr.'Boatwright was instantly blown down
over the heads ofhh wife, Mr? Dill, his
oD-fn-law, und his little granddaughter.
all of whom miraculoii.iljr escaped a terri
ble death. Mr. Dill was painfully bruised
oil several parts of his person. All the out
houses on Mr. Boatwright's plantation hh
well as those on the1 plautAtion of Mr. W.
C. Fox worth are auion the debris that
mark the trail ot thU violent and ddxtruc-
tivo hurricane fruiu Dr. jSivSjury's to
Catfish, which it crossed ueav i)lanta
tion of Mr. Masten Casque, aiiuipassed
through the plantation of Mr. WB.Vker,
crossing tho Godfreys Ferry road iLJ his
house, levelling everything in its track
From ibis point we have heard nothing of
its ueMrueiiveiKss until ic airiicn ine puo
Iio road leading from M.ariou to Gilchrist's
Bridge, near tho: Levi Gerald place, going
in an Easterly directionpassiug a little to
the left of 'Gapway church); gatlienug
strength and violence,,; an opening au
avenue froni one-half to (kfQs fourths a
mile wide, ami laying wast' everything in
its way."; After crossing tj public road it
first. struck the premises', of Mr. Wesley
Gasque, leveliiog every house ou hjs place
to the ground-' At' this" moment . Mr.
Gasque had driven his horse and cirt into
bis lot, aud before he could release the ani
mal from the cart,,the tornado picked up
Gasque, horse aui cart aud parried them
ten or fifteen yurds iuto an adjoiniug lot,"
where .tho bum tell, tho horse on Mr.
Gasque, badly, though uot dangerously
mashing him. . His family was moved and
Cared for by a neighbor, ii next struck
tbo plantation 'of Mr. H. II. Lambert, and
swept down eight or ten bouses all ex
cept bis dwelling. It next struck tho
premises of ' Jesse Thompsou, whose new
residence waa lifted off of, tho blocks, car
ried sdme'flve feet and cft on the ground.
It next fitouk the 'plantation' Of Mr. Hugh
Collius, aOieinolished 'everything except
his dwcllingN. "beii struck the' premises
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tif t!io luMi-i i of t olurud p-iiii!,i in (!if ciiir
of t!iia drcu ! '"il aloriu cie fhiifi 'y dcnii l
I. Jh-J, and their i-anly amiinmndatifti
!. Mrjrd. Not a frain i)t f Nnnri'il", a
liiipliht t liiirch of t!ie rul.iif.J iii'(,ii;o m-ar
l!nj pUntntioii of Mr. II. 1!. .n b-ft
to mark iu erlgiinu uto. Jim !ciic!ia
were carried forty r fi'ty yanls and lorn
bi( aptiiitera. We aro inf rmed tlmt it
ail take (Hie lititnlrr I h-uiiN a wi t k to cfonr
tlic public fod fint (Jjpy cliiiri h to
lUck Swamp, a lilau.'a oI'hIkiiH uii mil
aud a qunrU'r, J mm the moat correct dul a
that we ran ret, tliia toru.nta entered, paus
ed over and nut of unr county, a di.tanrc uf
poar forty miles in about lifweu initiutes.
Thouaandaof nrejM rty wa destroyed, aad
many p-rraotis liave leeu left homelcsi and
jn a iuirt-ring condition. Without prompt
and inimediato aIta:)ee many farmers
whose plantations weie swept over by this
destructive wind, will not bs able to make
a crop. It becomes tin io who have not
been subjected to this iiifiietiou to extend
the band of chant" to their lellow-itiilcrer!
IVo therefore curiieily call pn our cilizeu
to bold meeting iu their respective town
ships and dsviae means fur tho reliaf of their
ubfortuiikle fidlow being. , ?
Mr. Tho. J. Ciuiiou. writing to the
Darliogton SvuL'rner, from Ktnaghani, un
der date of March 20lb, jys i ! . i , .
; Ist Saturday evening Uie 20th of March
between tbre aud four o'clock, a torriblo
tornado, cronvsl Hnarrow Swamp, near
John D. ttousbury'a, over-turning every
nouso on nis pi ace, no, ii m inougni is
mortally wounded, no one else wa hurt.
Next iu its course was James. It. Olivers
steam null, winch was thrown down.
Crossing the publio road near Mrs. Abel
Jones, the tornado opened an avenue to
3lti. Jiartha Kerby s where it felled every
bouse except the dwelling house, at .well as
all tho out hou of DablJ 1'igot. farth
er on, Uie dwellings as w.l as all the out
houses of I eter Johnson, Jacob riramom
and Jacob Frierson were blown dowu, also
the colored school house, fortunately no one
was, seriously hurt. Uroasiug Uie public
road at Joimt Tabor church, a complete
w reck was made of Jiirgan Fervis place,
fencing aud everything t-Ue included, ioth
iug is left standing but tho gate post and
gnud-stono, siMne of his clothing wa blown
a mi'e anJ a lotlf lroiti tlie hou.e. i ervis,
his wife ami five children worcin the house,
hut were Mily slighiTv iuiun CMra. Jane
Turner's hilu-ei 'were next blown down, and
aha aud two children slightly .hnV John
L-uigtoii and Mrs. Jcgus dwftlliTfvsJousei
aud out housed were laid , In vel with the
earth, the families were in them, but es
caped ' with slight injury. The team of
3Icsrs. Jv II. Ulackwt-ll & W. II. Foiintno
were at work, the terribla falling of trrca
iustaully 'killed three niu lea and; badly
woui'i led another, Mr. Foiintaiu narrowly
ecrtped death, a mule's body saved him
from being crushed in , thu earth, six tres
were across the wngou and mulct. Cmhs
iug the North K i.-t-ru K.iilr.md one and a
half miles lib ve Hllitihaiit deHit it con
tinual its destructivu course iuto ,1I.irioii,
biit'sn far tbero has been oaly two deaths
heard of. ...
The rnurse of t'i lornado was west to
east au I six or stveii huu Ired yards widi',
its duraiioti about oue minute . J is utter-
m r '
num. ii iiimi iimhiw .a infl" ' ' ""tll'af't':ljaf'W'MIM"
i leva-til' "M
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tra.k f ll.osO''; ;7 'i11.,f-.-.r;IV'ri
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. & 30 A. M
were wrecked in Haucock oouuty. ,
'Humors from Glaaoxtk wonty are afloat
but it is impossible to gel the details. It
ii rumored that from eight to thirty were
killed and fifty wounded. Hount M
camp ground was demoliahed, and h
ported that out of a family. of eLVV., iug
there, seven were killed.
' "fwtlva neraons were r near Mil
llieville by tho torn
Acuf 8ra, MarcJ-The tornado caus
ed fearful desmjatfou along iu track, lay
iuz waste houaT trees and fciiors. and kdr
ing persous tud stock. The Baptists were
holding a meeting at Klitrn Cliurch, near
Camak,- when tbo storm deeiolisho.1 I ,
killing three and woumbug tweuty-hfe.
Uejidenccs aud outbousos were demoliahud
ou many plantalious iu Warren, McDulfie
and t-tiluruhiH couuties, in Georgia, ti e de
strucliou exttindine into IMgefield. Aiken
aud Baruwoll counties, S. C In some
places persous were bluwu a difuuu of
sixty yaros. . - ,
In Columbia county, Georgia, three ne
groes were killed and twenty five pt raoii
wounde.1. Tea Iiojsc on Dr. Hamilutu's
plai were tlustroytxL i . .i i : . .
' A portion of the track of the Charlotte,
Columbia and Augua(,a Uailroad, ah jut two
miles 1'rb'iu' Augusta, was wa.ilied up by the
flood, catuwd by the treir.eu Iojs raiu sb.rui.
. T. C KueMer, cotiducLor of one of the
trains ot ife Mucin and AuguotalUilroail,
was 'paiufull hurt.' Mr. rt. B. Fielding,
the telegraph operntor, was also injur nl.
The akuil uf Mr. ivlw.ml tjkiuuur, tirciuau,
was crushed iu and one arm briueu. 1 lie
will probably die l. Albeit Tuuuisuu,
another fireman, crawled out from among
the debri of the lulling buildi.ig and e
cujH'd with a lew biuiscs. Two iiejroe
took refuse under the )ep.it when the stonu
coiituieuccd, and were uolatwu afiiirwarda.
It is supposed tlmt they were buriel under
me ruiua. Jut as tho loruado airuck the
place, Mr. 'flaw. Gjeeliug, watchieau for
tne railroad coinpuuy, goi under a IreL'ln
car, loaded with gti.iuo. Tiiecar was over
turned hii.I fell upon Mr. G staling, killing
li tin iusUutly. Eery freight uur at the
station was overturned and blown ucmmi
liie track. S mo tiuio w.ts spent i i clear
ing the road Sufficiently to allow the pas
aeii er traiu lu jw"1 Ue'AerarlftuMiim-hrmrm
ly impos-ible to .foserilm its terrible elfects, ciimiileieiy bioUkeu uy ttTirHiirutid
but to give an idea of its wu te, on (be cars, lim Jer iruui thi wrecked btiums, aud
i.iriinjjio:i road in a mvico or iwo nuridreo 'other debris.
and hltv yarn, i SMve.Hy-trw were bud
blown di"". 1,1
wound.-1, I"1
lorgan's r-"
ter acri.';
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Uiu Riuiih saouaoaau -"" "
SJ the d.-lli..2 and git W
w.'re killed abd several serioiisly inloN l ;
!V " , rr1.l..n.t.ia.8.C.. wtuillltvl.
A jjiiional diaasUTt ara constantly being
no tif ' i . .la l
' io de pnL
r ' ... r .... no iwr-
t got no forty acres. b-; .
I I rrne' 'rr
1 rememuer, ,
anow come downj
r i V
ri -' Jt j
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f
rteb
lm) Kf , ''"'
tv?'
ertjJr'
ful ttf . , , . ,
' y . i . . i 'i W'w.- i
tori lou't t n
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C u Yr...L
(juieas l rjr
crar-'ll bvr.
al tar,.
unrhLa tV - i
I cits no w ' - 1 1 a
W ; ' i (
Do MUl -"JU 1
and can ' v
Old Watcffaud Tic'
coou for to bay
f i r -I
i remwuorr, i tl :;.ptr,
times come no H
I pot no wasaa gus in dratt,! 11.
tin big row; ,, - ... ;;. . . j
Fur den I had a good time, thrunot t
J au l nirbt.i;'. ,' ,
Dutuow I k1 defor&tncnt art and dl
I remember. I remeraVr bo' .
,- . . wi ..wl J
never uo, r -
I wish I was i ... trA
gang.., VJ"K'-rv
Ami dar Tl si'iig JbVd. For
-O.ally.O." ' 'J c.
' ,j .,. ,, .-I ;, pA P ,
ft
I 1 I
MM A tit' fcHTK L1y rj
--i n- ; '-"I- H.
across tho road, . As far. as the eye can
utretch euch way..,in. its Cjtirse, overythiug
;. ... .1. . .... i. ' ' .
IS iC'IICTl III IIIO IHLII.
The ; folk w ing wv dip from a communi
cation in ti e FtiiJeiifcj I'ioifeer, dated Floi
encr,, Iarcb, 2H, ; and, '.written y, J, E.
Wingate '.
of Mr. E. B.
sud literally tflspt
away everything, fioN,icllie( bottom' r'jilsettf
his fehces to a lieW andV vy bui
ivc f f v r
bar-e ia our or'aulc laws, i
runee bitweeti us bns b."-n the
L(-t us now, thai t1
! 'j r..n utitiouil coatc'
,i W can only giyo a erude state-
house. It is a Wonderful piQ,'TeiiCo'lhat
tbe family of Mr; Oweiis' c'scapJN(iburt.
From this boi lit the tornado chautred' l
course 1 nearly NortfC laying "bare every
thing iu its course till it struck. Wane Uak
Swamp near 'tha old' Ht mill s!at
Theiice it followed Little Wo' i Deo Back
Svratop' through' the plantatbtia of Col.
Mulliua and Mrsi R. McDaniel, destroying
all of her hay shelters and about 150 bales
bay, of George W. Ilea ves and Ccd.'-IIar
O.i vesterd ly I visited one point i;ear the
Souther. i b liindarv of o.ir c ii.un-, where
the viilm.t'ior iad o.'I-jatui'day (.ifan h 20)
swept al itig til itsiurmiH and disastrous
course, i; The aoeiK of my . visit ws upou
the road lead iug from .Darling Lawren
ces s BAi over Lyuch s creek, about 15
miles froujNjretice. ' Tiie tornado swept
across the rW it right Hugles, and exten
ded from tltt . Wr of; Mr.' Farmer s 'fence
to within . 50 hvT.of Tabor (Methodist)
cliurch. . It nin the centre of its
course tho farnr-r -vfS J- Morgan Furvis,
demolishing ever XJe upon his place.
Not oue bingte- liotise or lence was 'left
standing. ' His yard aud I'dro'en fouce was
bovvn. dowu. aiid a portion of if were car
ried some distance. . ;The shinnies of his
dwelling weie scattered iu various direc-
Uiods for hundreds of yawls. 'The 'clothing
v. l,uo .iiaiiiiij, nibtii . .lie lllbCIIUI VI jblie
house had beeu ex posed; to the blast,, were
tnkeu by the wind und carried iu somek-
. t . ... M
sluuees three hundred yards and Joue"
ireo tops, wnere t saw tnem nauging atio
lativouryesterday afternobn. Mr. and Mrs.
Purvis And six children were in the house
when ,tlie disaster occurred i and not one
was 'killed, and butj slightly injured
Mrs. Bur vis being struckjy a piece of Ll
Hl"l-l WM.i V UIO -UIU 1 1 t
1 : . -'.l .' j: . . rWfiilte.
Biigm oruise oa lue lace. j.nu.5 x
down every tree in the yard,'andv
dwelling, and toro up almost 1
tree of. considerable size in -'tho orch:
- T l IV r 'i.-. . ml
Jji-mecu mr, ui vis nouse auu j.au5Q
"church, a distance of about five hundnSiO
yards, stood ns dense a forest of as fine pine
timber ns one ever sees in this country.
This yas, completely demolished so much
so that there is pot left standing sufheieut
timber trees "to feiicethe'laiid occupied by
the forest, if ever-y trae' Were split into rails.1
tpK AtTimmotisville piectaof ice Varying iu
W;.Jroiaa lady a thimble to a colleo cup,
l:.S.Lra.UEVItxnp.
SPECIAL TAXI v:
'i' i r. i,i I t .
. J 1, 1875, tfi AprU 30, IbTC.A
. r ' :
The I-viiied Siiou:i Mi Lioitol J
Sl..i;...,. r-l-jJ.j'-rfvrtOi m,,l
.,rvOcatfoi.,OT tuijlt'nif . .
1 1 . t ' 11... ..'i.i'-.Jf- fl,L '
remiers (1111 imm in a err
TO rUOL'UUE AND N
CJv)USLYIN UlSEfa
Olt I'LACE OF BUS1
1 AUUUSTA, ilrcl. a.I.-Mg.t cou.it.es in ... ... . f VvW'
Ueorgiw aud turee iu ftoutu Carolina ued i --" ,!. c,w...; .i. i .
relief from the elibcU of lh' tonm .0. The im ow
11 1 01 m n ii nuu ivuiiiiiiuw is biiuiii iir. ,;. .1 : .. . A.
xt 1; , ., , ' I tinuing liu'iue-s alter Ai-r n,"-.
AswOleanh, Jarel, 21.-1 U p ipers The"Tttie8 embr,ce wT
reonrt a iicHtrueLi ve tornudo 1.1 Oj.ii-tuLu I . ..... T-
Valley, 011 Friday, atSmith'aiidand ll,iy'a
lViut, -The iocs t.f lifeiu.il the destruction
of properly are very great. Mrs. James
Adair atid clii.d are uiiioug the killed.
iS.iiithluiid is" level ed to the ground, aud at
Kay's Foitit the plantation buitdiugs, len
ce, horses, mules, aud cat tld were sca'.tored
for miles. The track of the tornado was
three buudred yards wide, aud exteuded a
distance of fifteen miles.o.
, ' : ' " For the Argus.
Den and Now.
Soliloquy of a darkey, sittiug on a fence
haUes.', aud shoeless, his rags flutteriiiQin
uie luarcn wiuu :
I remember, I remember, some twenty year
, ago, Vi .
When I had a ca'u'n of mv owu; my axe
1 ...,i:.. 1..'. . . .-
itiiu ncctiil. ll'io , .
Wid a garden round my house, and a tat,
pig iu my pen. ;' ,
I remember, I remember, wheu de rain did
pour, " , : ' "7'r5Z-!C: JL:nuireueu
I sat down in de chimbly jam and sooil be- TuZfZZhk '. . '
nil in Bliorp . - i ' I " " " J ....-
might howl and blow, den, I didn'i
Wur .; mil,. .. .....
ssiepttdi c-Xi. l . .
k -I- . ..I ,.;"..;.
Leave Cneraw t
frv
sions of tbo law above quoted V;mb'T
lowing, viz: j (jPjx.
Iteetiriers ..... ..... '.'.i J.. f 3a
Jealer, reuil Uo uor....Mw.,
Dealers, wholesale liquor.:. ....4Yty
Dealers iu mult liquor, whoWtwIev-i ' '
, JDeuleiu in uuilt iiiiuors, rtaili. . ,.','.
Dealers in ltsif tobiCvo., -..... '
lteudl dealers iu leaf .tolwcc.'..l..i''6o(
I And on aaieaia at&t $1,000. flr- li,
, ty cents for eve y dollar iu excess : .
of.l.OUO. ;.---'" T-- -"
' Dealers in maMumctUred
. Alanufucturera of stills . h.Hf
Aud tor ouch still uiaoufuctuied .2
And for each worm inniiuctored 2
. Mauufucturera of Whujit 'TiiM
'' AlanufactureraflKyVlCltt-.' 11
. than tvGAiS4rVrnlmW 1 60
Peddle-r io.bae a second caea, , t
VrVo horse tysfierauimalsj ...i '
, Peddlers of toljp ? thir class (o" - .
, birfse or ofcll ?';amal;.... .J
Peddlers of lf4i fmh c,ass ' t
f foot or puluiin;ouvyauc;iw-' ;
Brewers of Jess than wo.brreU- ..
Kfi.d-o, ri(W) v ril or mow-
ojr. person; iL Ve,' wfio '
fin ee ttuujvui, w r- t - f
Prwin or
cf;..i ru- named nbore mit . '
lUJIioener, win,"'' j
n-z? "rj i'i
inn
I.
VI
i:
f .Hainage wus done
;UJ IS iumj i . .. . . souTtl CAKOLIKA
n . wl., ,1 iuto line." Lit I Tbo-Marion Aw snya :
- t.jbn-:!der, aud i.ll pull t.ether. qu t Jj nfteri)oou'i-f last Saturday (thjjptony'coutiuuiog4' iU coiirso North', cross-
: r iti n..U arj tnuim 'us- 0th inst.) about 4 o'clock a mwtj
t -rv it t' .h 7 I ' '.7 3m'' -"(Ttlestructiva tornado passed from West
it v ;.! prove dis:i-L j ?uy through our county, leaving in iU
! f r years t conic. I ,-i ',. ,ut desiructiou' and humau
of Mr. W. L. Lewis near'Brock Lake and
goiug into Horry in the Elliott settlement,
Still carrying destruction in its course. We
learn that tho Elliotts' did not have a sin-
oepoii
the awful t"pussed beyond the
,d;y-M3i-in5tcrs in tbu oujry stcrm. 'gle bouse.loft ataudui. uV urge iiumbM wnoacsaiuuxjicgaa to arnvt.
- uu'iti vfso i vkkM. i t- iti.i r: , v m r i
came down with fearful force.
CKOHGIA. . V -
, TiiOMAsoK, March 20. At a quarlr to
1 o'clock toHhiy, Z thick clou,ls were hku
gathering iu the northwest, which iua viiiy
luinuus become so angry looking as
attract the univcital -; attention ofj tbo citi
izeus of our town. Our Dconla won nut
Jonir iiit4!ia24lieaatuiwtrftbas
c . , . - - -4 -m - M . i.
cloud, for while groups r4ftVw'7TT
ujatnliinir ila nmvi mmilo i.ttl-rillO BOUnd
i . i i - - - r
arhngfOD
oeteo
f
10t20 i 1 '- 'l "t ' ' Ui
'Vn.20. f .
1-.4Q U
"9
ro.
at Florence
'1" if 44 f1 ITO MM rVi
oaveutp. t -"u n
IbridleT- '
tcr n L
at-. iTk.iJ -a.
-Wf?-tTou.e on hill
Old
1:
ol:86
2-0
libL'hi0 1 Mr
-'0
- . ina ni
rfull De""
iPresident. . I L
lllirw ...I.. -11 1.. . F-Jfc. ' ill . J . '
pay do bill, -'V -" '-w,eraiBl88a
:" !'".' -.'!.; .i'.;;-'-' -,. ,- ' ,
I remember, I rejaember , n 1' ' !
- light down. f U&"con M day
7 i
A 8 5 track
IL i.tJ-Wf r - -
.11 ' p-
1
---J . . . .
and mu. ky cIouAttaWihvon at e ecu to ' r11 ui,,5lt ion,, ttUd 80
apeod.: lespoW-ka,c.. Soare-ytoa y- a,-- - , .
. . . .' i
. a. non i iirisimas
remetuoer.i ieiw"v..- V
come along, :.v- -'"i ' ,
ito-J
?5tbor8amo to i ,nJ '
g, rcn;-iay jr f
W;ALtict
Jo
l
Kgbbor dc, i&jiise: htiN.
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