Richland beacon., 1876-01-15

rfePdrauons Tor The next crop are in order
Do the young ladies of Ravvie know TIL.
,s leap yeais
Have you soilcd thai new leaf you turned
over the first instant
This has been fine week for saving mea,
fT those who bad il 20 save
This is the month that tiles patiruce Of let.
ter writers aud bO,k keepers, who forcci and
write 1873 instead of 1876.
The mate of the Shaauon, of the Ouachira
river fei! overheard last Thursday night. four
miles below Monroe, and drowned
Both sides Of the Franklin Sua of the srh
were printed at home Has friend Lewie
Concluded to discard the pa,en, out.ide7
The FramIiia Sun, Of the sth says there
was another shooting afrsy in Delhi ON the
3rd instant, bot we have beard nothing Of il
from any other source.
The body of a peddlci, Barney Dugan, who
was murdered about month ago. was found
in ravine in Onachi'a parish near tie line
OF Isldweii, few days since.
There was mistake IN the published 70.
port of claims allowed 10y the police iury
The clam of C. II. Bra,hear for guard dury
should have been $500 instead of 5000.
The Vicksburg Herald of las, "Wednesday
stated that the nver was higher than it ha.
been since last summer, and was rising. b,.,
we presume there is no danger Of an Over
flow.
BRrsTER-MrLrGAS.-Mauied, at the resi-
dence OF |. " McCown, by W +. Ohver,J
p, Mr.. JOHN w. Br,ster and Miss Nancy
M'ligan, January 10th, 1876; all Of Richland
parish.
The Bastrop Rspnbliraa claims to have
attained It's majority, but it has been reclris /
tened so often aud passed through SO maLy 1
changes that we do not know that its nativity 1
can be consistently dated so far back
All the members of Rayville Council U F.
of L. who really desire the prosperity of the
Order and The perpe,uity Of their council. are
earnestly requested to attend the mee,in. of
the council next Tuesday night
Parties having business 10 transact with The
BEACON office will please bear in mind thai
Wiley P. Mangham is business manager. and
always call upon him at the Recorders office,
where the books Of the concern are kept If
Last Thursday night school teacher.
named Anthony Smith, committed suicide a,
Monroe by jumping into the Oilachita and
drowning himself He was formerly from
Baiialo, \. Y, bu, more recently from Kinds
county, Miss
The Louisiana Legislature, on Wednesday. =
elected Eustis United States Senator. only {
three republican Senators, Messr.. Green, s
Blackburn and Alexander, taking per, in the =
election; but Mr.. Eustis received majority I
OF all the votes Of both houses d
The exhibition of the Ladies Benevol.p, 5
Association of Rayvile, on Friday night of $
iasf week, was success financially. and we b
os'ieVe they succeeded in giving pretty gene. o
raj satisfaction to the audience W. Io,,, a
the net proceeds amounted to SEQ 90. D
The democrats of Richland do no, ;n,e,d 81
TO agiiate the public mind much ON no,;,;,. il
and divert it from its domestic pur.urs ;,.,
yet, but they propose to watch ,hei, rep.lIi.
can friends and check-mate every move thew
make "
Old Boreas came down upon N, with :,
perfect nor,her last Sunday evening, and we d
have had what generally passes for winter
weather in this latitude ever since tbo,,h il e
has not been cold enough for much ice IN h
form. ii
We have been pluming ourselves on orr :. u
sasacity and foresight in saving the price of G,
In overcoat this winter, bu, if such weatb.r Of
Is we have bad this week continues n,u,,h !.
onger we will conclude we were no, .basp -
after all. =
we take pleasure in announcing to the al
'ublic' tina, Mrs. Mary E. Scott, an accom- !,
'''shed and worthy lady, has opened a school b,
I" "e school house in this place recently 81
occupied by Miss Carrie Campbell. Mr..
'cosf is trying to provide for herself and two o.
title children by her own exeuions- \. i'm; .,
'en'ly qualified for . teacher. and w. ,,o to
hope will receive from the community tho
patronage she deserves.