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, 1874-02-20

Withdrawn from storo yesterday for city con-
sumption: 0,27s bu corn; 1,Al1 bu oats; 1914
bu rye; b,0o5 bu barley.
Tho following grain hps been inspected into
store this morning up to 10 o'clock: lG3 cars
wheas, Al cars corn, OF which only 18 arc No. 2;
10 oars oats; cars rye; al cars barley. Total,
2l5 cars, or 80, 900 bu.
Frelghts on meats to Liverpool nre now 80c por
100 lbs. in gold, via Philadelphia, by rail aud
stoamor
Tho Board Of Trade decided to hold no aoBsion
on Monday .next,; Tint day being generally OBJ
served in financial Aad commarcial circles in
, 1874-02-20

NEW Yon1, Feb. lD,-CorfoN-Dull; m,.,lliug
ullauds 10.c; futures quiet snlos D. 100 baes Ia,.
rilary y !-lat0:ao; Mars is 639esl5 5loo; April,
BnIAnarup.s-Flo,lS> >auiet; roca1pis, 1900 brs !:
auinrhne Western a14fasatn, $5suG9it45; common to
g9oa g1 oksa s. bogSg gpoa 10 choice sa.eoa7 :ou !;
800; ct. 1onis, VI R14N0. lsyo aonr unchanged.
$l60@l,65; 10. $1.5l3l.5G; Iowa aud
hlnntaota arrtn 1.67; NJ. minnesota
una Milwaukes, No. ! Milwaukee, ,tlul,y-
erod NEXT week 81 ,bayuy, aud malt quiet.
Corn dull an1 hel 8ptv 6s,09o bu; inferior to
, 1874-02-20

s2o3, 900. ..-...
Customs receipts, ss24,0
Money easy at 45 PER cont On a
Sterling dull and firm ut s4.s41604.85 for sixty
1od ranged 1t ii216@112X; closed at 1123z,
Carrying rates, 2GD4 por cont..
Clearings, $33,000,000.
State bonds active; Tonnosaoe and A1issisaippi
Ga steady.
Governments closed firm.
Stocks firm throughout the day, with IN ad-
vance OF per cont In Western Union othor
changes small. Tho market closed ut about tho
highest point of tho day. Tho GALES hotweeu 10
and o'clock wore u, 900 sharos, Of which 90, 600
Joe, $500 Wabash, and 1000 Northwest.
Hallway mortgagos lrm. The assent Of all tho
holders Of the Chesapeake l. Ohio per cent
bonds has been obtained, and tho Company aro
nov ready to fund tho past,dne coupons,
A. d. q. Mckay, = speculator In stocks, who
WAS reported to havo made 550, 900, owing to tho
forged lotters that were sont to the Stock-Ex-
change on Tuesday, says that ho only mndo
$1,000: Ho has appeared boforo the Governing
Committee, mud says that two mouths ago ho
have his cash ready for operations nt . moments
notice, whereby ho might realize heavily, and that
on tho morning Of the day on which the forged
lettors wore cent into the Exchange he received
two letters askug him to call at the st. Nicholas
Dank without de!ay. Ho ca1lod, md met d young
man. who informed him Of tho proposed increase
Of tho stock of tho Western Union, md tho To-
lodo, Wabash Western Road, saying TINT lie
had seen lottorB Of the Presidents OF tloso Com
panfos, addressed to Wheelock. Mckay hurriod
to the Exchange, gave q small order to bis
broker, and, whom he saw tho lettera handod in,
he gave other ordorB, making about $1,000. He
is now assisting the Governing Committee to de-
tact the fOrgor.
, 1874-02-20

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, 1874-02-20

New YonK, Fob. l9.-.rho jobbing tfa,lc continues
to pross, but buyers do uot opprate with their s,al
lbcrallty. Cotton gouls aBly, but quiet i first
huls; jobb,ns quotations Irregular ou go,no ,nakos
costonaes selling moro freey prints fairly asvo;
inant. The Datty Eullstta saya: "MllIing piece
goods selling very low ut auction"
, 1874-02-20
THE LIVESTOCK MARKETS.

4OLAlt. .t,lbl AI.loJ D,Qlu
OATTLE-Thoro waR fnir amount Of trading III
this branch Of tho market as easer prtcos. First and
scron-c1aBs shipping aecrs good btchers stun, and
stock cattle not apprccably luwer thu on the
earlier layB Of tho week. but medium to good rorgh-
ish loss were neglected ut 10@1Go reduction. The
Of tho weakness Ia found IN tho too liberal
s q ,va" 70 5sf e
range Of prccs paid 5300GS505 with most Of tho
RaleB at $l5o15Ao Tho outside price pnid for %
Gregory, stradcr Co. Dutchers operated at $3.o0@
s..bO, aud feeders Ut $3.25@4.15 for poor to good
tovca, and At 81 25@i.66 for primo grates averaging
from ,0s0 to 1u0 u.s. good loai or stoos rcmAinet
u tho yards awaiting buyers and lower pricca arc an-
Hcjpatud.
, 1874-02-20

QUOTATIONS..
Extra Dcoves-Gralad stccrs, averaging ! 400
IL As11u ln3+ 4...4..a*...
Choice Dosves- --Flne, fat, woll fornod Jyear
to year old steers, averaging l,25O to
1,450 tba.. observation-disclosures.
: Good Bceyos-Wcll-fnt finely formed
atoors. averaging 1,2o0 to 1850 lbs.
Medluln Gra1ea-Stoors in fuir flesh, uyer-
aging 1.150 to 1900 1ba.
Butchers Stock-CommDn 10 fair steers,
aud good to extra cows; for city slaughter,
averaging $50 to 1,loo lis. bs................
Stock uattle--Common cattle, In decent
1lesh, averaging 100 to 1850 0lbs.......,... :
1nferIor-Light and tlitn cows, heifcrs.
atags, bulls, md scalawag steers.
Qattlc-Tcxas, choice corn-fod. ..............
Cattle-Te1as. wintcrol North.
Cattlo-Toxas. through drovca. a............
QXCILE HAIra.
Richland beacon., 1874-08-01

AN honest confession is said to be
good for the soul, and there is q poor
editorial soul in Monroe that needs to
have something good done for it, to pre-
vent the conscript officer of pandemo-
mum from marching it off to a new
field of labor. Approaching the per-
ilous situation, the Intelligencer, in
speaking of its pet Radical conclaves,
confesses that "some of these same
conventions endorse and sustain the
men most notorious for dishonesty
and for their share in legislative swim
dies" The Intelligencer wants to
save the party, and thinks ut is time
now to spcuk out against the selec-
ton" of such men. We think the
time has passed-the party is too rot
ten decentralization is eating it
away too rapidly to be checked.
Richland beacon., 1874-08-01

THE COTTON WORM.-An Alabama
Grange recommends to Patrons espe-
cially, and farmers generally through
out the country, to commence at
once the use of fires in their cotton
fields; and to keep it up as long as
there is caterpillar fly to be seen ;
that every fly killed is equal to the
destruction of thousand or more
worms, and a destruction of the first
crop of flies is saving of the cotton
crop" We advise our planters to try
it, wherever the fly makes its appear
ance.
Richland beacon., 1874-08-01

POLITICALLY, the temperance ques-
ton deals with public virtue, eco
Monies, and all that relates to the
general prosperity Of the Common
wealth. The rum traffic saps the
foundation of public virtue; it i'm
pairs confidence in the sciene of gen.
eral economies, and it blocks the
wheels of all real prosperity. But
the temperance question has its moral
side. We cannotlegislate good moral
ity into existence, but we can secure
such laws as will prevent crime, or at
least repress it, and guard and protect
virtue. But good laws are the out
growth of high moral sentiments.
Laws are usually graduated by pub
lie sentiment; if perchance a law
should be in advance of public opin-
ion, it will be found quite difficult, il
not impossible to enforce such law.
How then may we secure good laws,
and how may We secure the enforce.
ment of good laws? The only ration
al way to accomplish this work is to
improve public morals. and to do this,
first of all we must sharply define
the ethics of temperance. Just al
this point all our trouble begins
many people, even Christian people
tell US that temperance is the moder.
ate use of alcoholic liquors -
As alcohol is a poison, we
claim that it should only be used az
other poisons are used. No one
would think of preparing any othe1
kind of soluble poison as a beverag,
simply because it is q stimulant, ant
people love stimulants. But alcoho
is not only physical poison, it i.
also moral poison; its use affect.
ybody and soul.
Richland beacon., 1874-08-01

A PARTY of fifteen Masons, led by
Robert Morris, Past Grand Master of
Kentucky, will start this summer for
tour through Palestine, Europe and
Africa They will lay the corner.
stone of Q new Masonic temple in
Jerusalem. Lodges will be held un-
der the warrant oftbe Royal Solomon
Mother Lodge of Jerusalem. They
will spend thirty days in tents,
visiting the leading points in the Holy
Land.
Richland beacon., 1874-08-01
Religious.

DIVINE SravIcE.--Ihe appointments 81
the Bsp;is, Church OF kayvi.ie. are the lst
sundays in each month. Rev. FRANK ".
BRoADnus, Pastor.
APPOINTMENTS RAYyILLE CIRcUIr, NJ Il
CarRcU SOrrH--Girar3, First Sabbath.
Rayyile. s.cond Sabbath Alto, Thu
Sabbath u on. Fourth Sabbath. Rev. IHo 10.
s. RAypLE, | rs;or in charge.
pRrsayrERIAy.-Rcv. ID. A. Campbell! will
preach regularly. at Alto on the Let Sabbath
in each month at Union Church on Baskin
Ridge, in franklin Pa. on the third Sab
bath; at Rayville on the fourth Sabbath at
Oak Ridge Morehouse, Pa, on the second
Sabba,hin each month. Preaching IN hay
Vile envy Wednesday night
Raj LILLE UNION SABBATH SCHOOL from
81 oil o'clock. every Sunday morning.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS communications ri
RF. Mcclure Lodge No. 209 the End We'd
nesday in each month.
Temperance.-U F. T., RicHLASD
COUNCIL No. 20, meets on the second and
fourth Tuesday nights of each month.
B. ID. C.-RAYvrLLE CoUNA No. Is,
holds its regular meetings every Tuesday
night.
Patrons OF Husbandry.-RAY-
WILLIE GRANGE, No. 50, meets every second
and fourth Thursday in each month, at |
O'Clock, A.. NJ.
Richland beacon., 1874-08-01

THE St. Louis Times, in snoal;uo
of the White Mans Party in Louis.
lana, says if it procures unanimi,y all
will be safe. There is no doubt j.
continues, "that the white people have
now their best opportunity. The
President is heartily sick of the KeI.
logg faction. In measure, his own
responsibility is involved in their pro-
ceedihgs; and were the larcenous
device, by which the government of
Louisiana was stolen, again offered
for his acceptance, it is very certain
he would refuse to embrace it. The
President is assured that his admins
tration can derive no honor from the
republican party in that State. Per
haps his sensitiveness is enhanced by
the reflection that had he avoided
that mistake his own prospects woul'
be more assuring. Irritated by TIT
condemnation of reputable people al
over the land, conscious of the blu
initiating spectacle bis interference
with local State affairs has produced
and anxious to destroy all recollec
tons of this aggravated infamy, it i
certain the President would gladl.
see the political government of Lou
isiana pass to the control of its right
full people"
Richland beacon., 1874-08-01

MURDER AND RoB9ERY.-The good
citizens Of our neighboring town,
Delhi. w ere thrown into great excite
ment, last week. on finding their COM
munity infested with { band OF cut
Threats and robbers. / public neef-
ing was held, resolution 'dopted,ahd
all ID citizens pledged Themselves
to ala Il ferre;ing out and bringing
the criminals to justice. The Chro"-
icle, Of today, gives the following
account Of tie recent discoveries:
Last Saturday morning one OF the
colored laborers on Geo. {. Purvls
plantation, mile north of Delhi
discovered dead body lying in Bayou
Macon, near what is known as the
Oliver spring" Justice Montgomery
,"ng notified of the fact, repaired 10
the spot with jury of inquest, ana
proceeded to hold an inquest. The
jury found that the person had been
murdered. bat the body had been so
oadly mutilated as to destroy all
traces of the mans features. They
took the precaution, however, to take
OIL one of his boots, his spur. a piece
OF each article of clothing found on
the body and pocket knife and pipe
found in the pants pocket, by which
IL was soon ascertained that the MUIR
Tered man was a German, named
oilmer, who resided near Lake Provi-
cence, Carroll parish, and who had
recently been travelling through this
part OF the country, buying cattle
l The last seen of him was when be
/ lett TINS place on Saturday evening,
o July 18th; and Investigations had
since the discovery of the body have
established the fact that he was muir
+ dered on the road leading from this
e place to Floyd, opposite the place
where the body was found; that the
body was taken to the BAYOU. dis
emboweled and thrown into the water
Other discoveries made by the CON-
mittee appointed by the citizens tc
l. ferret out and prosecute criminals
;. they do not deem proper to make pub
lie at this time; and the public viii
have to exercise patience until thu
q proper time for the matter to be laiC
before it; and in the mean time ever,
II good citizen should do everything il
IT his power to assist this committee il
e its arduous and responsible duty, a
e. the wellbeing of the entire commit
- nifty depends upon its success and th
y enforcement of the laws right at thi
u time.
Richland beacon., 1874-08-01

TIE telegraph informs us that the
Alabama State Convention, white
mans party, convened in Montgom.
cry on Wednesday, July 29;h. Ev-
err county in the State was represent
Cd, and over 400 dele -ates were pres
ent. Hon. GEoLGE 5 H0UsToN was
nominated for Governor by a unani.
nous rising Vote :. Il. Manning. Of
Mobile, {. Bricken. OF Madison, and
Hon. Thos. j. judge, OF Butler, were
nominated for Justices Supreme Court
on the second ballot.
Richland beacon., 1874-08-01

THEY are making paper four-bar-
rels in Iowa, which are said to be
lighter and stronger than the ordinary
wooden barrel, and can be made i'm
pervious to air and water. One
manufacturer of them predicts that in
five years Western -four will be sent
East only in barrels made out of the
straw the wheat grows on-all of
which goes to prove that every thing
in this world has its use. What men
call rubbish will one of these DAYS
reveal mines of wealth.
Richland beacon., 1874-08-01

AL Intelligent white men must lay
aside their personal objections to this
or that policy, recognizing the sound
principle Of honesty aIS virtue on
which alone good go> Enment can
stand, and JOIN in the great struggle
to redeem our State-else we are
gone, forever aud irretrievably gone,
to serve out our remaining day ~
earth as hewers of wood and draw
Of water under tyrannical masters.
Richland beacon., 1874-08-01

A WRITER, claiming to be "a school
girl of Girard," sends some verses to
the BEACON, this week, which we can
not use, as she neglected to send US
her name. By the time she graduates
perhaps she will understand that it is
waste Of time and postage stamps to
send any thing to an editor, for publ.
cation, without the signature of a real
name being attached. We take special
delight in pleasing school girls" when
we know who they are.
Richland beacon., 1874-08-01

The idea of q universal medicine
is ct lest realized in DIR. WALKER
CALIFORNIA VINEGAR BITTERs. This
concentrated essence Of the finest
medicinal herbs and roots in the
Western hemisphere, eradicates al
diseases which have not undermined
the sources Of vitality, and ipne. Con
Indigestion. Nervous, Rheumatism.
gestion Of the s6ility, and innumor>a
Goat, Gs- and scabious disordersj
" ".pecidc' absolute and iufaliibls
'vefusement in another column
Richland beacon., 1874-08-01

WHILE nothing affords US more
pleasure, in the exercise of editorial
courtesies, than to give each of our
correspondents a liberal show, we
must beg of our friends, when pre-
pairing their thoughts for print, to
leave us small portion of space for
editorial purposes. We now have
three communications on hand that,
were we to publish them in full, would
not leave US room to wedge in one
line of our own. We are gratifed,
however, to receive contributions from
all who FEEL an interest in public
affairs, but in order to give every one
an equal chance, and reserve a small
portion Of space for general news
items, we are compelled to limit the
space allowed correspondents. Three
pages of common letter paper will
contain as much as ought to be said
by any one man upon any one sub
ject at any one time. Our experience
in catering to the varied tastes of The
reading public ca'.ses US to know that
q two or three column communication
unless Of an extraordinary character
will find but very few people who vii
take the time and the pains to "wadt
through it." We urge our contribu
tors therefore to condense thei
thoughts ; say all that can be sait
in as few words as possible, and Writ
to US often. An aged savant onc'
advised young writer to erase every
alternate word in his manuscript
which advice was responded to will
a happy and successful result. LIE
some of our friends try the expert
ment, as We cannot devote to then
the time necessary for "boiling down
communications after they have beef
received.
Richland beacon., 1874-08-01

LIE man Of honest intention, who
has the love, sympathy. and com.
partnership of a virtuous, talented
~lfe IS invincible. The woman who
has the love, honor, confidence, and
sympathy of her husband is on the
right road to the development of Der
greatest power. The idea of marriage
Is TO supply separate souls with a
'o'e and sympathy, from which comes
"'ra' strength. and without which
~ person can ever achieve perfect
success or true greatness
Richland beacon., 1874-08-01

TwsNTY-sEvEN THOUSAND white
voters. in Alabama, who RETAINED
from voting at previous elections, it
is said, will rally to the support of the
great principles enunciated in the new
platform. We opine that q large
number of the wisest and best men in
cur own Parishsand State, will como
to the front, under the new political
regime, who could not swallow the
bitter policy pills" offered to honest
voters in the past.
Richland beacon., 1874-08-01


III. " Sss in the call, made BY
s soe %. Shreveport Times. and endorsed
S Sy tho country pres. generally. ' for =
49, convention, to be held at
n..a sIa on the first of September
PROF. but are waiting for the ve,d;a.
OF our entire people. While II.
country parishes have taken the Lead S
:. .u'' movement we must have the
CO. =, operation of Orleans, and of coo, go
' will concede many things to an,
brethren ofthe city, rather than cause
any embarrassment in our nronosss
, stem for uniGca,ioo Of the uh;,~
Richland beacon., 1874-08-01

THERE will be an exciting political
contest in Utah over the election of a
delegate to Congress, the Mormons
striving to send one Of their own
faith to the House of Representative !,
and the Gentiles to elect an anti
Mormon. The mormon Church caucus
have renominated Mr.. Cannon, and
the opposition will hold a convention
on the Goth instant to place their can.
didate in the field.
Richland beacon., 1874-08-01

WATCn.-Look around you, young
man, and behold the wrecks of vessels
that once sailed joyously and thought
lessly, as you are now sailing, and
without fear or danger. Watch now,
dear young man, lest the tempter lead
you, like them to stagger on the
streets and profane and pollute the
atmosphere with curses and obscene
ness. "Watch and pray" that you
may be kept far from the tempter's
path, forever. The bloated, stagger-
ing wretch yonder, with clothes
tattered and torn. and hair matted
over his face, once filed place like
you among the sober and respected.
They ventured on forbidden ground,
trifed with duty, needed not the ad-
mention to "watch," and now, home-
less, friendles and forsaken, walk hard
by the precincts of bell, and only
wait the change of death to be borne
to endless misery in the home of the
lost. Watch now in youth, Young
man, and guard your bark from the
breakers along life's ocean of years
that in the end you may be safely
harbored in the heavenly port, and
enjoy at last endless tranquility with
the gallant barques that have laughed
the winds of adversely to scorn and
rode the waves in triumph. Watch
lcatch!
Richland beacon., 1874-08-01

THE Grand Council of.the United
Friends Of Temperance, for North
Louisiana, meets q Shiloh, Union
Parish, on the second Wednesday
(l2th day. Of August, inst. The first
four officers of each subordinate Coun-
Gil, and the Past w. P. of the last
quarter, are entitled to seats.
Richland beacon., 1874-08-01
cA11roHsu has a (Qrse Peabody

cAr1roRsn has a Norge Peabody
and bis nme is James Lick. He
made his brtune in making -four.
His braDds were known to rise we'll,
with tie addition of a little yeast,
and bsrose with them out in the
great Vest. He even had way of
~-Tns real estate rise, by which he
'usa great deal. simply by waiting.
~ "ewas no loafer. We may tell
'ae scoop of his wealth by the fact
Iest be has siven 100000 to build
observatory with q monster tele-
scope. Such monsters are rare. We
would like to see some such hicks nut
10 about these diggings.
Richland beacon., 1874-08-01

If, when standing in front of a
mirror, you should behold yourself in
an unfaverable attitude, never drive
your fist through the glass for spite,
as there is a greater probability Of
running your hand than of spiting the
glass; and by-standers will laugh at
your folly.
Richland beacon., 1874-08-01

We understand that the civil rights
bill is being practiced on the N. L. Il
T. r. r. between Delta and Talulah.
This reminds US of story, learned
in childhood, that "Old Nick" would
get somebody, if they didn't quit their
foolishness.
Richland beacon., 1874-08-01

GEO. {. kREss & Co. continue to improv.
and add to their large and varied stock of
gentlemen's dress goods in the establisbm.n,
50 wen known as the ''Vicksburg Clothing
Emporium on Warrington street. This
hrm Will be found in one of the largest and
finest houses in the Hill City, and will make
visit pleasant and agreeable to any who
may call to see them, whether they wish 10
purchase or not. Don't fail to pay them
visit when you 90 10 Nickshur,.
Richland beacon., 1874-08-01

RILIGIoUs.-A meeting, to be pro-
tracted, will commence in Rayville,
on Saturday next, the 9Th inst, under
the charge of Rev. THos S. RANDLE,
Pastor of Ahe Methodist Church,
assisted by other ministers.
Richland beacon., 1874-08-01

WALKER, TAYLOR & Co. Newspaper AID.
vertising Agents, l34 w. Baltimore street.
Baltimore, Nd, are our authorized agents tc
contract for advertising in the BEACON.
S. M. PErrINGILL & Co., 81 Park Row
corner Beekman street, New York, are oul
authorizen agents for N. Y.
Richland beacon., 1874-08-01

THE SHERIFF has q good deal to
say to our readers, this week, about
what be expects to do. in front of the
Court House door, on the first Satur-
day in September.
Richland beacon., 1874-08-01

WARDS No. 2, 3, 4 and 5, would be
glad to hear from Ward No. l, on the
political situation. Silence, it is said,
gives consent; but the present emer-
gency demands more than this.
Richland beacon., 1874-08-01

IT is the province of newspaper
to hold up the mirror Of public opin-
ion, and it is the privilege of every
man to look in and examine himself.
Richland beacon., 1874-08-01

Why is Rayville like q beautiful
young widow returning from her
husbands funeral? None the less
lovely for being robed in weeds.