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Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1875-11-13

The most momentous question woman is
ever called upon to decide is whether the
faults Of tie man she loves viii drag hpr
down. or whether she is Competent to be his
slIhly redeemed.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1875-11-13
Dr. d. r. PErrlr'
PHYSICIAN 4 SURGEON,

Uiflce corner OF Benneuette and JuIla streetS
Rayville, La,
Where will always be found when not pro-
fessionally engaged. Orders left on my slate
will receive prompt attention.
Thankful for the liberal patronage hereto
fore extended to me, | will continue to prac'
tice my profession in all its branches. Special
attention given TO chronic diseases.
Medical Examiner for Carolina Southern
Life and Life Association of America.
July 3, no2S-ly.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1875-11-13
PRENTISS HOUSE,
Vicksburg, Miss.
r. C. McMACKIN 4 CO., Proprs

TlHE Announcement that this favorite Ho-
tel of the "Hill City" is still under the
management of the old and popular firm OF
7. C. McMackin & Co. is a sufficient guaran-
tee to their old customers; and stranger
guests are assured that they will receive ev-
cry attention they could desire from courteous
proprietors, efficient clerks and attentive wait
ers
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1875-11-13
II. q. COBB. A. A. GUNB
COBB & GUNBY,
ATTOR NEYS,
MONROE. LA

will practice IN all the State Courts in
North Louisiana, and in the Federal Courts
in New Orleans. [Dec. l2, II.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1875-11-13
DR.. R. |. JOHNSON,
Physician and Surgeon.
Rayyille. La.

Continues to offer his professional services
to the citizens of Rayvile and the surrounding
country. while he tenders them his thanks for
former patronage. Office at re.idence, corner
Louise and Rosa streets, north of Railroad
Depot. June 26, 1S75.-ly.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1875-11-13

Last year over 20,OOO,Oo0 cay pipes were
imported into tie United States.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1875-11-13
Official Directory.

u1nc1sAl DlrectOrys
JUDICIAL-FoURTEEyTH DISTRICT COURT:
ROBERT RAY, Judge
{. L. DCSy, District Attorney
J. NEWT. PITTs, Clerk.
PARISH CURT:
r. P. WILLIAMS, Judge.
w. y. PoTTs, District Attorney Protein
PARISH OFFICERS
G. II. MOORE, Sheriff
WILEY i. MANGuAM, Recorder;
Benz. o. EDWARDS -. President Police Jury.
POLICE JURORS:
Ward l--Thos NJ Cochran,
e 2-E. Scott,
3-B. o. Edwards.
4-Henry G. Mangham,
5-Samuel Montgomery.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1875-11-13

Baltimore Canned Fruits
400 CASES Canned Fruits and Vegeta.
bles, bought from the packers at bottom fig
ures, and offered at New Orleans wholesale
prices, BY LAMKIN & EGGLESTON
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1875-11-13
TERMS.

No. Of Machine. Price. No. of Subscribers
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-04-11
Woman Suffrage.

The constitutional commission OF the
State of Maine has decided by a vote of 6
to ? not to propose an amendment to the
constitution of that State giving women
the same right as men to vote. That even
two voted for it shows that the world
moves. though it may seem to move very
slowly. Womans suffrage wants nothing
but time to work itself into public favor:
and there is time enough in the future for
patience and discussion to achieve the
result. 1t has today ten times as many
advocates as it had twenty years ago: and
twenty years hence the number will be
as largely increased. 1t is growing
movement every year, and what is now
voted down in Maine and recently in
Michigan will in due season be voted up by
change in public sentiment The period
is not distant when at least one State will
try the experiment which has been 60
successfully tried in the Territory of
Wyoming; and if the result be good, as we
have NO doubt will be the fact, other States
will wheel into line. The prospects of
woman suffrage are today much more
than were those of negro
twenty years ago. Providence
in the long run always favors the right.
What men call slow may really be fast
Independent.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-04-11
Taxation of Church Property.

The subject of the taxation of church
property, whose agitation commenced in
the secular press, has extended to the re.
ligious press, and many journals of the lat.
ter class are arraying themselves against
the unjust exemption which now prevails.
A recent article in the Independents notice.
able for the clear and enlightened views it
expresses. 1t commences by giving the
position occupied by the. various States on
the subject, and, from the synopsis it makes,
it appears that thirty one States leave the
question of taxation in respect to church
property to the discretion of their Legisla-
lures; one State (Minnesota) imposes upon
its Legislature the duty of exemption of
such property: two States ARKANSAS and
Kansas) expressly forbid taxation; and
three States alabama, Mississippi and Mis-
sOuri) constitutionally forbid any exemp
ton in favor of churches. These States,
therefore, are quite in adv ance of their sis.
tiers in this regard, and may Justly be held
as leading the van in great democratic
reform. The independent proceeds to make
the following brief argument against ex-
emption; $4,000,
subject as by any means intended to serve
the interests of infdelity or implying any
hostility to religion, to churches or to min
listers. The discussion is perfectly
healthy and normal one, in view of the
political principles that lie at the very
foundation OF American institutions. The
people have had the idea in general that
in this country, at least, there was thor
ough and radical separation between
Church and State; and it the system of ex-
emptlOn OF church property establishes the
reverse and virtually cOntradicts the theory
as is clearly the fact, then the question is a
proper one for discussion. as is the evil
very proper one for timely remedy. We
believe the system ineQuitable and unjust
and hence, on principle, advocate and mean
to advocate its entire removal. The true
remedy is that which places all property on
precisely the same footing, and taxes it in
to its amount, without any dis
examinations founded upon its uses. This
imposes the burden where the ownership
lies and makes it prOpOrtionate to the
amount owned. 1t does not rob one kind of
property to extend a gratuity or favor to
another. All property alike shares in the
protection of government, and hence all
should alike contribute to its necessary ex-
penses, SO far as it is possible to secure this
result. That is the best system of taxation
which most nearly approximates to this
result"
The secular press should be under obi
cations to the independent for SO clearly
defining, in the opening sentences of the
above extract. the position occupied by the
opponents of exemption. 1t truly states
that they by no means intend to serve the
interests of infdelity, or are hostile to the
'erve it by observing the proper limitations
If both Church and Stately advancing
pure religion, in releasing it from an unhOly
causing it TO render unto
Jrsar the things that are C;rsar's-R0ches-
er Democrat.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-04-11
The Nationality of the Cardinals.

With the accession of Cardinals Manning
and McCioskey to its numbers, the Sacred
College OF Cardinals will contain three
English speaking members, thing note
worthy OF itself as being, we believe, IN
precedented since the time of Henry VIII
When Cardinal Pole died, in 1853, he was
the sole English speaking "Prince of the
Church" the Scottish Cardinal Benton hay
ing been improved off the EARTH by
party of Jealous reformers twelve years
before. Cardinal De York, the last prince
of the direct male line of the Stuarts, died
near Rome in 1897, and 40 new English
cardinal was made until the nomination
OF Cardinal Weld, kinsman of the first
husband of George Tvs first wife. in
1880. Cardinal Weld died in 1880. The
purple was conferred upon the late Cardinal
iseman, to the horror and alarm of Lord
j ohm Russell, in 1850 DR.. Cullen. the Cath.
olic archbishop of Dublin, was made a car.
dinal in 1866: The three cardinals, arch.
bishops OF Westminster, Dublin and New
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-04-11
A Pet I,Ohsfer

A journalist met with strange pet the
other day when paying visit. While he
was talking he noticed something moving
on the carpet. which was neither dog nor
cat Ga looking again he saw that it was a
fine lobster, dark gray, spotted with red
and thought that it must have escaped from
the kitchen. The lady of the house smiled
and said, IL must tell you the history of nv
pet. Some months ago bought lobster.
and as it was not wanted for dinner nv
cook left it in the water in the kitchen. |
was going to uall that night, and being
ready sat in an easy chair and fell fast
asleep. Suddenly l sprang up from the
pain OF sharp bite in my foot. and saw
the lobster biting it, l started up and ran
to the kitchen. No one was there, and
cloth in front of the fire had caught fire. 1t
was soon extinguished, but have kept the
lobster ever since out of grax.ude." It has
its basin OF cold water, and seems to recog.
nize Its mistress. and is SO fond of music
that it Ia always drawn towards the piano
whenever she plays.-Paris Correspondent,
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-04-11
A Curious Historical Relic.

A curious and interesting art relic is
among the contributions to the art exhibi-
ton at the Lotos Club this evening. 1t
consists of miniature portrait of General
George Washington, accompanied with q
portrait of Martha Washington, each
painted on ivory and encased in a medal.
lion solid gold frame. Each miniature is
surrounded by hair from the original The
pictures have, for nearly 100 years, been in
the possession of the Washington family.
The portrait of General Washington was
painted in the federal camp during the
siege of Boston, by Charles Wilson Peale,
and presented to the General Some years
later, at the time of the first presidency,
the portrait OF Martha Washington was
painted, and the two pictures we're inclOsed
In the present case, with the hair of Cen
eral Washington and his wife, and pre-
sented by Washington to his sister, Mrs.
Betty Lewis. Upon the death Of Mrs. Lewis
the miniatures descended to her daughter,
Mrs. Carter, and from her were handed
down to her grandson, Mr.. John H. Patter-
son, son of Eleanor Carter, the grand
daughter of Mrs. Betty Lewis
There are several points of interest in
this portrait of George Washington. The
expression OF the face gives different i'm
preston of the man from that conveyed by
Stuart's famous picture. The mouth is
softer and more kindly than in the Stuart
portrait, and the eyes and the brow also
vary in noticeable particulars. 1t must be
membered, however that Washington at
this time was less mature than when the
Stuart portrait was painted. He had not
yet begun to wear the set of false teeth
made from a solid block of ivory. which
afterward distorted his face. Under the
Generals uniform coat is seen, n this NINA.
ture, a wide blue scarf, which, 1t is as
serted, was only worn at this early period
of the war. Ageneral order, which included
himself, indicated, by the color
OF the scarts to be worn, the grade of the
various Generals at that time personally
unknown to the army. The color of Wash
lngton's hair beneath his powdered peruke
was brown, slightly streaked gray at this
time. The braid of Lady Washington's
hair is of the beautiful auburn hue, which
remained almost unchanged to the end of
her life.-New YORK. Tribune.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-04-11
A Great Gambler Dead.

One OF the best known sporting men in
the country. George w. Hill better known
as Cooley Keys" died this morning, aged
thirty-nine. He was apprenticed to brass
founder. but he liked gambling better and
had been professional gambler for twenty
years. His remarkable GOODNESS and his
former connection with the brass foundry
suggested the nickname Of Cooley Keys"
Hill first became proprietor of gambling
house in 1860 in Washington City, and he
soon made it yield larger revenue than
any other in that city, his customers being
mainly the wealthiest class OF politicians
Near the close of 1861 he sold his gaming
house in the federal city, and coming to
New York opened a house with Lee knight
and John C. Heenan, playing what they
styled combination game to rival if not
ruin John Morrissey. The partners lost
$3.50, 900 IN less than six months and then
closed their house. Then two influential
New York politicians fitted up palace for
Hill at No. East Twenty fifth street, them
selves being silent partners, and for two
years the house successfully rivaled Nor
rissey's, yielding to Hill alone thirty or
forty thousand year clear profit. A quar-
rel broke the partnership and the house
was closed. Then Hill went to Saratoga.
John Morrissey had a monopoly there,
but Hill had political friends, who SO
cured him the privilege Of opening there, but
the police sided with Morrissey and bothered
Hill so much that he came back to New
York. Then Hill began to play against the
gaming houses and for years he played
with recklessness, alternately winning and
losing large sums. In 1872 he opened
gaming palace on Broad way, with Andrew
Sheehan as partner, and the game was very
successful. having for its patrons the veal
thiest politicians in the city, but Hill fell
into his old way of playing against the
gaming houses and lost all his profits in
those places, and that led to another disso
luton OF copartnership and the closing of
the house. He opened bank in James
Mace's public house, on West Twenty third
street, but was thrown out by the failure
of Mace. Hills last venture as the
keeper of gaming house was over James
Golfers, the retired actor, opposite Wal
lacks Theatre. There consumption over.
took him and it finally killed him. Hill
was noted for his extravaganza in dress,
and he was known as the best dressed man
in town. He once sent to Paris and i'm
ported for his own use shirt bosoms that
cost $3.50 dozen, gold. He kept $500
worth of gloves at time and threw away
four or five pairs day He died poor The
funeral services are to be performed TO.
morrow. by Rev. DR.. Houghton, in the
Little Church Around the Corner.-Ne,r
YORK. Correspondent PHILADELPHIA Times,
Murch IL,
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-04-11
PaUer Canoeing.

The Philadelphia Inquirer save: Mr.. N.
II. Bishop, who started from this city sew
eral weeks ago for the Gulf of Mexico in a
paper canoe, has written a letter to q friend
in this city. announcing his safe arrival at
Newbern, North Carolina. He padded
from Norfolk through the Cypress swami
canal to Pamlico sound, keeping along the
shore OF the narrow strip of land which
separates those bodies Of water from tho
Atlantic, and running considerable risk in
crossing the stormy current which acts in
through Hatteras inlet. The voyaper was
picked up in Pamlico sound by Yacht ha'
longing to Judge West, of Newbsrn. Who
with party of gentlemen, had been crn;s'
ing for several days on the lookout for him
and who offered him the Inequalities ~
their town. Mr.. Bishops plan after lea vino
Newbern was to row down Bogue Stnm5S
and Messenboro sounds in about ten daxsp
and reach Cape Fear river by interior wafe,
passages all the way except the last seven
miles. The rice planters on the Waccamsco
and Pedee rivers have invited him m v;s;t
their plantations. Mr.. Bishop writes that
not man whom he meets will trust himaeif
in his boat. Every sailor, boatman and
oysternan says he would not cross a creek
in such a shell. '' A'0A
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-04-11
DEAD DAYS.

Our summers are but burial places, whore
We lay to rest the sweet days ~ they die
SOftening their outline with loves rosemary.
And memory's Lavender and all Of rare
Tokens to keep them fair.
Our winters are the vaults whose ce-fringed cells
Shut in still other cOtfi ued days, for whom.
When borne and left amid their frozen gloom
Whito-surpliced Il Axe lin place Of lily. bells)
Tinkle their mu;fied knells.
We bury them. and sigh. with bowling head
Submissive else: The tender days must 20;
For they are earthly born. and perish 80:
Yet by what augury hath any said
That they are wholly dead.
The shOrt-child. meten grave o which we yeaYn,
Even yet-the empty biris-nest filed with
SHOWS
The leaiess bough-the spring that comes and
Teach resurrection lessons, each in turn,
Which we are quick to learn.
Our days die thus and we-their lives withdrawn
Like other mOurners. fail of faiths control
FOrgetful that each memory is the soul
VI a dead day, such as in summers gone,
Mid rosemary sleeps on.
And when they meet us youder, face to face,
after their resurrectiOn-shal we then
Hail them with greet and welcome once again,
Companions of our blessedness always
Dear, risen, deathess days.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-04-11
How tho Demnxogue Has Cropped Out.
An Albany letter to the New York Com

How the Demn9ogue Has Cropped Out.
An Albany letter to the New York Com.
mercial Adrertiser says:
had hardly finished moralizing when
information reached me that Governor
Tilden had pardoned James H. lngersoll,
the head devil of the so-called Tammany
frauds. He put up the jobs, swOre to the
bills, and the board of audit awarded the
claims on the affidavit of IngersOl. His
crimes are infinitely more mOnstrOus than
Tweed's, Fields or Genet's. Here you have
the first cropping out Of the great political
fraud. He has raised big dust on canal
rascalities, and this dust, be fancies, will
blind honest and humbugged members Of
the Produce Exchange, Chamber OF Com
merce and other business associations of
New York. SO that he can make peace with
the scum and otfal that follow the fortunes
OF Democracy. This pardon of IngersOll is
but peace offering to the most dangerous
elements of New York.
The next thing that will follow will be
the removal of the fire commissioners and
Corporation Counsel Smith. This thing
was all arranged when John Kelly was
here last week. People who fancy that
Governor Tilden is not playing q little
game in his cOquetting about the removal
Of the officers against whom the charges
have been made by the Mayor are indeed
very simple. That an understanding has
been reached between the Mayor and the
Governor, have not the least doubt. The
appointment of General Farrell, from
Columbia county, to place in the water
board was to me evidence as strong as
holy writ that Mayor Wickham had
struck his colors and accepted of the Gov
ernOr's terms. There is no installing
which way the wind Is coming from when
the bl ack ram turns his narrative to the
North.
Tilden has pardOned more desperate
scoundrels out of State Prison since the first
of January than Governor DIX did during
his term of two years. Yet this political
impOster and vendor of quack nOstrums is
glOritie0 as an honest man and a refOrmer
Q, humbugged people! Let some member
Of the Legislature introduce resolution
calling on the Secretary Of State for the
names OF the criminals pardOned by Gov
ernOr Tilden since the first of January. 1t
is about time that this successful and con-
summate political imposter, sharper and
trickster was shown up in his true colors.
Is this outrage upon sOciety-the release of
lngersoll from State PrisOn-tO pass I'M
noticed! IT so. of what advantage to hon
esty, decency and morality is the prosecu-
ton of the canal robbers! If one set ia to
be hunted down and the other to be set free
and reinstated in society, where is the adj
Honest and humbugged people
should pause.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-04-11
Homicide Near RoyyiIle.

We learn that last Saturday night. "A
Dr. Pickett, of Royville, was returning TO
his home. he was fired upon by his father,
in-law, Mr.. Mclaughlin. from an ambush
behind fence. The doctor returned the
fire and killed Mclaughlin on tine spot.
Shortly after the shooting Doctor Pickett
was set upon by his stepson, and severely
cut in the throat with butchers knife
Many rumOrs being in circulation regard
ing the occurrence, and no positive state
ments, we give the above for what 1t is
worth, and refrain from cOmments.
P. S.-As we 60 to press We learn that
DR.. Pickett died last Monday from the
wound he received from the young Nc
Iberia Sugar Bosl, March 8.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-04-11
The Tomb of the Duke Of UrbjnO.

Charles Heath Wilson, writing from
Florence to the London Acadcmy, describes
the opening of the tomb of Lorenzo de
Medici, grandson of Lorenzo the Magnf.
cent, which took place in the Chapel of
the Medici February q. He says:
The statues of Dawn and Twilight being
raised, it was resolved to slide off the lid
and ascertain the contents of the sar.
cOphagus, and SO settle the question
whether the monument was that of
Lorenzo or GiulianO. Two bodies would be
found if it was that of Lorenzo The
we're distinctly visible. They had fallen
fiat, but at one end Of the sarcophagus lay
skull with a black cap upon it, and the
body and arms in what seemed to be q
white shirt, while close to me was a head
less body in a black tunic, the form of
which was plain enough, with a white en-
broidery at its lower extremity. The pro-
lessor destined to examine the bodies was
summoned and raised the black tuAic.
Under it was the skull of Lerenzo, for now
there can be no doubt that this monument
is that of the Duke of Urbino. On each side
the chest and head of Lorenzo were the legs
and feet of Alexander, who apparently was
the taller man, unless when he was buried
the head of Lorenzo was pushed down
under his tunic, whore it was found, which,
is not unlikely. The bones of the legls
of Alexander we're in white linen hose "
if it was linen, and under his head w,4l
white pillow; a stout iron spi9Y,
projected from the bottom of III
mar bic sarcophagus, apparently put ttJjf
when Alexander was deposited The ~ II
mains OF similar spike were also obse ID
at the other end where the head OF Lo {<rv'
should have rested. 1t is probably ~ 1ren
these spikes had something to do wS4t1e th
fastening OF the first lid, removed H3EEith Il
way Tor Alexander. The spike waskXfo mai
IN Its place with mortar, which ~ fastene
with gum probably used in e(EfZ gstene'
the father. The skull OF Lorenz F mbalmlni
and well formed, with fine teet is lars.
about eight seem to be absent. b. OF whicl
in 1892 and died 1919, aEt lie was oorl
seven. The professor waf wi fed twenty
right in exclaiming,. This f& Therefore
OF young man" The the head
was smaller, the fo4E1R other skull
the nose must have been az ~ ehead lower
some of which remained, i41{liline; the hair
curled IN Moro). The bo4ES&A ack, coarse and
were arranged on one Of "a les thus gathered
the chapel. They were q, 81 the long seats OF
in some places, and O4akark brown, black
Both skulls were dark bril- bked bituminous.
taken by the professor af3Own. These were
with callipers and theii1tpnd duly measured
tered while the bones 49, proportions regis
put back into the sar4 md fragments were
been proved that the md ophagus, 1t having
Angelo with the statue0 ohument 6y Michaei
Dawn and Twilight is H.. " u M renserc 80
Duke of Urbino. 'na' VI Aoreh@o' inc