Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1876-03-18


Our town is q. quie, as u graveyard.
Mails .ti, transported by hand cars.
Colds are very prcca,cn, about town.
o NJ. Brown has returned 10 Rsyvile.
Rain and wind storm Wednesday night.
Jury list in another column Il this paper
For beauties Of credit system see sheriff.
sales.
Lafers could hud plenty Of work on the
plantations.
Notwithstanding 'le heavy rams The water
continues tn tall.
Go and i,.is III. Scnday School tomorrow.
AMI attend regularly.
The time Toe the meeting 81 the Sunday
school is : O'Clock 4. ".
VITA, is the u.e Of hrving vagran, law.
unless they are eniorceh'
The storm on Wednesday night blew down
q few rail fence. aronnd town.
Don't forget tia, Bother Goriy has PROM
,.ed to be in Rsyvill. OF the 29th inst.
tie hfcstOeS on StISer~
peculiar ideas ai.,u, .aI,irg down their meat.
TIE Union Sunday School ri Rayvile re-
organized ias, Sunday. with d A Campbell,
IT,, as superintendent.
Under the laws Of ,,i. state the sneak tibet
the penalty &c his cdcn>e by living a, the
expense Of said citizens
The inressani rains. We presume, have ~"
in,rrfered with farm labor i''r The last ten days
tia, but liu;e progrr-. ha. been made either
in planting Or preparing IA" it
Hon. r. 3. Edwards, our Representative in
the State L-ei.,.,are, ~ss ia n~n on Thurs
day, ,sa We did MT have an opportunity If
corr~ersirg with hna on legislative martets
The high water and had weather have in
serrupted the meetings Of the U. +. Of I. for
the last Two weeks, In, We hope IL see a full
attendance ., ,oun as weather and water will
permit,
Why no, have law TO make petty
thiey-s p.y their own ,Dsni by work of some
kind, instead of t,-ing BEARDED and hized Al
the expense OF taxpayers from one to si1
months!
I, is no, our disposition to complain at th.
dispensa ION. Il Providence. but if We hai
i,een consulted about II c weather programme
oi this week. We would have tried IL uiang.d
y xe, along " i.h less rain.
We learn tia, in passing through the draw
OF the Bayou MACON bridge, n-ar Drlhi, Il
few days since, the steamer W lille dsnisxrd
the bridge very -eriai.Iy, snl tire damage
Misses Sue Graham and Bette Carter have
been very active ia their efforts To iudu''e i,o
oIy the children Of Ra.ville In, the grow d
people 70 xtt-Ld Sunday ,choui, for which
they deserve the gratitude &c the community
aud especially parents.
Gen. Tom Thumb with his travelling com
panions, will be in I,ck -i,,ry on Monday snt
Tuee.iay fa the purpose Of giving the people
of that city one mare opportunity Of seem,
the mos, Noted dwarf in existence. This j.
declared to he his last exhibition tour.
Bv reference To our new advertisement
those who have children to educate will lin,
something greatly to their interest. There j
10 humbux about the Neophoyen College, bu
it is truly one Of the very test. US we'll a
cheapest, schools in the world. Read ti'
I'D, erisemeu, through, and see VIVA, the pres
Of the country say aboM, it.
We apprehend some danger Of the over
flow being kept up by recent heavy rains
The vicksbury Herald Of the 18th stated tina
the swell ftcm above had reached Memphis
and that the Arkansas and White rivers wer
rising slowly. The signal service report fo
the same date . rise a, Cairo Of 9 It. 3 ms, .
Cicinna,i I q. 2 ms, Keokuk : in.., Piusbur,
4 ius. end ST. Louis 6 ms.
Nj. ]. I. Marshall had ia, hog, which
ranged sLou, tho Stivers place; and missin,
said hog he instituted search abou, sh
premises Of the freedmen on the place, am
found, ut the cabin Of enc Smi,h-e, tn
remains Of his swine snugly slowed AVA
bs,ween the mattresses Of Smithee's virsnou
couch He and his spouse were arrested am
placed under bond for their appearance q
cour, Mr.. Marshall informs " that he ais
found some pork stored away IN . sim''a
manner 1t the cabin Of one Walker. on th
same plantation, which causes snsP'cnn
pea upon ID. character Of that man su'
brother. II appears that hne lot OF th'eve
have collected themselves together on the
plantation. They will bear watching.
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