Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1876-09-16
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Cool mornings.
Roads are dusty
Court next week.
Weather is pleasant.
Health OF parish sood
The hot weather is over
Cotton picking is going on.
Go and register without fail.
We are at our post once more.
Splendid time for cotton picking
Read, think and act for yourselves.
Colored men, read Donnell's letter.
Our planters will save all their cotton.
Voters OF Richland, dont't fail to register.
What has become Of the temperance cause ?
Honest men will vote for honest candidates
Worms have not damaged cotton in this
parish.
Turn ont to the Tilden Club meeting to-,
night without fail.
The woods is full Of republicans who refuse
To support the Packard ticket
Go to the Democrats. Conservative Club
meeting this evening, jus, after train passes.
II is more masly to refuse 10 do wrong than
refuse to do right for the sake Of consistency.
The radicals are so fond Of Sabbath break.
ing, that they have their appointments for
speaking on Sundays.
Colored voters are beginning to think for
themselves, aud the result is many Of them
have become democrats.
lfJudge Ray will no, support the Packard
Leonard ticket, we cannot understand how
he can consistently allow his name used on
that ticket.
Many republicans Of this parish say they
will vote for Nichols, and that they would not
have supported PACKARD if Gen Nichols had
not been nominated.
Richland will roll up a bigger democratic
majority this year Than ever before. twill
come near the banner parish if j, does no,
gain that distinction.
Our Madison parish neighbors are confident
OF carrying that parish for honesty and .eform.
The colored people are getting tired Of CARPET
bag rule anu the party lash
We are requested by MAJOR w. T. Oliver
10 state that the following Republican speak,
ers will be in RsyviIle on Thursday, Sep,em,
Der 2lst, and he invites all citizens to attend
Read Donnell's letter TO the co.ored peopie.
4 fs..af
democrat, We assure him and all his race rha,
the pledges of the party TO tina, race are made
in good faith.
lsam ellison, well known as one Of the
Oldest colored citizens Of Rayville, died in this
place on Thursday morning He will, per-
haps, be missed as much as any person tina,
ever died in the place.
: There is no need Of any undue political
co, gent in thu parish it is sure to 90
Keep up the club meetings,
Sasl the voters you can and work quietly
.ceably and earnestly for the party.
Now, the parish nominating convention has
mex enu put out the democratic ticket, the
political atmosphere has become serene, and
nothing remains TO be done bat TO work quiet.
y for the tcset, national, state and parish
10 suPremely ridiculous 10 zee radical
pape" gravey asserting that charges against
me" party, Of dishonesty, conups;oa nd
i'a0d' are false, in the lace of the overwhelm-
ing array Of indispusable evidence tina, has
been brought agains, it,
Judge Clark has shown us bunch of
S"pa fenna'a, or Feather Grass. grown in hi,
saroen, The blades Of which are six fee, long
an' "af inch wide. It's perfectly green
remained 20 al! summer, and we believe
would be found profitable Cor bay n.
oo'A'ned i Of Wick. the famous nor;., Of
Rochester, Y. "