Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1875-06-05
Local EreyiiiP1.

Preaching 4; r,c church ;o-uo!row
Ito was the center OF attraction his week.
Is the weather warm enough ior you now =,
The dust is becoming troublesome on our
streets.
Innocence needs no weapon Of defence cx-
cep, truth.
Reading Of the righ; kind improves BOIL
the mind and morals
Revenge car never be gra,del, bu, 5 al
eternal torture TO the soul.
Be temperate in all things and you will en-
JOY health and peace Of mind.
We are IN the mlds; Of the usual dull sea.
son, and It's influence is felt by all.
The police jury of aichlanI Parish meets
m regular session next Monday, 9th.
The blacksmith has been putting important
repairs on n jail doors and locks this week
Rev. l.. {. KcIrs, Pastor Of the Baptist
Church at this place, will preach tonight and
tomorrow.
Fare on the V, 5. X T. K T. has been re
duced to q cents a mile, We can all ride
occasionally now.
The new town pump. with trough to
water horses n is one Of the mos, convenient
public institutions of Rayvil!e
The person who IS taking his first lessons
IN the art Of scraping feline in'cstines Is
model Of perseverance to be admired at
distance
ihe health Of this. parish remains very
good, though we hear of few cases Of sum
mcr sickness, such as chiIIs and an occasional
attack Of swamp fever
d. +. F. Eager, Dentist, Of Clinton Miss,
will be in RayviIle to-day or Tomorrow and
of the services OF good dentist would DO
well to call on him at once.
This strikes US as very nopportune time
for the overbur,hened people to be taxed for
the purpCs Of building schoo! houses. They
used to be built by the private donations of
patrons and we cannot see why they cannot
be built by the same mean now.
Gardens, and farms too we presume, are
suffering very much for rain, and many kinds
of vegetables will be burned up if we do not
have one very soon. Since the foregoing
was in type we have had refreshing shower
that revived vegetation very much.
We respectfully call attention to the fact that
the barber has moved into his new shop on
Louise street, where he is prepared to 10 all
kinds Of work pertaining to the tonsoria art
Ii you want your chin shaved OF your hair
dressed call on $. W STiih, who knows his
business.
We have leea informed by Mr.. P J. Lar
kin, Of Oak Ridge, that W. p. Mangham has
been made a member Of the "Lafonr rene
Bridge Company" which has been chartered
by the Legislature, and that a meeting OF the
Company will be held at Oak Ridge next
Monday, the 7th inst. The object of the or.
ganization is rc build bridge across the lake
on the Bastrop and Girard roaI.
We had the pleasure of meeting in our Office
this week that genial, accomplished and popu-
lar young Baptist minister Geo. B. Eager,
Pastor OF the Baslrop and Oak Ridge churches.
and of listening TO discourse from him on
Thursday evening. He is most useful Ia.
borer in the Lords vineyard, who does no,
seem at all likely to impair his usefulness by
becoming vain Of his reputation and influence
with his congregations.
The Vicksburs Herald says: We learn
that Mr. Harry Iaehl has again secured
lease Of the newspaper and periodical bust
ness on The Vcksburg, Shreveport and Texas
Railroad, which is guarantee that hereafter
the public will be promptly and regularly
supplied with everything demanded in the
reading line. We congratulate him on his
return TO the Old place which lac 80 sa:sfac.
toriy filled in the past
We have received the first number Of the
New Orleans Sunday Delta, Edwin L. Jewel
editor and proprietor, and fad j, j neatly and
handsomely printed paper, giving promise Of
being ably conducted and becoming an influ-
entail journal in Louisiana, independent nr
rings aud nIonopoles, fearless anal outspoken in
cts defence OF tie true principles Of democracy.
We welcome it to our exchange liz; and COM
mend it 10 the public. Ii is endorsed aud
recommended by Hons John McEnery 4
Noorhies, T. John Ellis and other prominent,
lit zens of New Orleanss Subscription price
tour months, 81 90.
Those wLo seem to think that our Parish
Judge and Sheriff were derelici in duty in
allowing certain parties to escape arrest are
ms AKIN. No ole could be found to make
ahiiivii against the parties. the principal wit
ness of tue affair refusing positively to do so,
end consequently the Judge had TO grounds
upon which 10 Issue n warrant nor the Sheriff
any authority for making the arrest, which
could have been done at one time without
any trouble 1t is the duty of the Sheriff to
arrest any person whom he s-es conn. it
crime, but the law does oct make j, his duty
Ego about the country arres,ing parties upon
mere runner.
Rev. j. L. Dawes, the able and zealons
missionary sent by the Louisiana Methods,
Episcopal Conference to Mexico, has been
making the tour of Louisiana and Texas in
the interest OF his mission, sud we are glad
TO learn that lie has me, with great encour.
agement and assistance wherever he has zone
He passed through this place on "Wednesday
morning going east, bu, we did not learn his
desfinaiil,n La Inn ftilV Tim,