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Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1876-10-21

An sdmirer of Fido's gratitude"
writes TO tho Small Talk: Where
will you find q man always grateful,
affectioDate, never selfish, pushing the
sbnegaton of self to the utmost lin
its of possibility without gain, de-
voted even unto death; without am
hilton, rendering every service-in
short, forgetful ofinjuries and mindful
only Of the benefits received? Seek
him not, it would be only . useless
task but take the first dog you meet,
and from the moment that be adopts
you for his master YOU will 6nd in
him oil these qualities. He will love
you without calculations entering bis
affections. His greatest happiness
will be to be near you and, should
you be reduced to beg your bread, not
only will be aid in this difficult trade,
but be would not abandon you to fol-
low even q king in his palace. Your
friends will quit you in misfortune. but
your dog will always remain near you.
That is all very pretty. but it is dis
joirled thinking. The dog sticks to
one master chiefly because it gets its
food from him bad it human intslli.
gence it would change masters as
often as men do. Dogs. like men,
have also . love Of home and famil.
lar objects, which has nothing 10 do
With gratitude. The Newfoundland
gets much praise for saving drowning
peOple-in most cases people who
ought to be drowned-but it viii
plunge into stream for . chip a.
readily a. . human being; al that is
necessary is to let it see the object
fell into the water. No creature il
the world is moro over-raied thar
Fido. He comes TO US from the bar
bsrisns, and will disappear when ws
reach . genuine civilizstion.-Comie'
Journal.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1876-10-21
RAYVILLE. La. SATURDAY. OCTOBER p. L

ter until judgement was obtained
against him in one of the State Courts
Of Louisiana for the value of the cap
tured sugar. The case was removed
to the United States Circuit Court,
and has been pending eight years.
Justice Clifford has given judgement
in favor of the plaintiff, thus laying
down the principle that officers are
personally responsible for supplies
taken for the use of the army by their
direction. Judge Clark, of the Cir
cut Court, refused to assent 10 the
Interpretation of the law by Justice
Clifford. and he case now goes TO the
Supreme Court of the United Stntrs
on a certificate of division Of opinion
between the Circuit and District
Judges.
THE JAPANESE EDUCATIONAL COM
MISSION
have concluded their lsbors in the
United States, and the Bostonians in
Washington are jubilsnt After hav-
log ,hinutely examined the various sys-
tens Of education in Europe aud
America for the past four years they
have selected the Boston system as
the model which they will represent
at home, and. on their return to Japan
they will make q collective exhibition
of the Boston system in YeddO. To
carry out this plan, they have not
only visited oil grades of schools in
Boston. but have purchased = collec-
ton Of oil the materials 10 furniture,
maps, blanks, text books. and books
Of reference 10 fact. . specimen OF
everything used in the srbosls. from
the lowest primary to the highest de-
partment; and. in addition they have
scared oil the scboul documents since
th, organization o: inc present sys.
TEN of education st the Hub"
NATIONAL BANK NOTE CIRCULATION.
The amount Of additional circuls-
/ ton issued TO na,ionsl banks for the
month Of September is $l,049,s3O.
Eighty per cent Of this amount (s3s,.
S64) in legal tenders will bs destroy
ed, thus reducing the amount OF le.
gal tenders outstanding to 1868, 495..
! 74O. The total amount of additional
circulation issued to national banks 10
date is $l6,525.795. and the total
amount Of legal tenders destroyed in
consequence is $l4.2l9,646. And
this is just what the Green5ack men
are down upon.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1876-10-21
Our Cotton Trade.

Asa an evidence Of the growing in
portsnce Of The cotton trade Of Nicks-
burg. and its constantly Increasing
volume and momentum, We may men.
ton the fact that the steamers Sum-
flower Belle and Home, tho former
plying 10 the Sunfower and tho latter
in The Yszoo river. have brought to
this city. within fo,ty-eigbt hours.
four hundred aud thirty one bales Of
cotton, consigned to Vicksburg mer-
chants aud for sale in our own home
markets.
Planters who have watched tho
market in this city aud New Orleans
-those who have compared sales for
ore or two yesrs-know full we'll that
the differences in prices is not less
than four dollars per bale in facor Of
VMk~burg The receipts for ,his seas
on will exceed. by two hundred per-
cent. those Of last year. aud the years
10 come will show increased cotton
receipts and a constantly expanding
trade for the Heroic Ci,y.-Ticksburq
| Tribune.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1876-10-21

Burlington Hawxeye \ ncar>.igh,cd mar.
out on South Hill went wandering arUunl
among his currant bushes yesterday afternoon
and stopped down AMI puzzled nve Cent IL
niai wssps nest up by the roots 10 see wha,
i, was. He ditu', se, i, anywhere near III.
focus Of hs eyes before he had An ldea that !,
was fiat iron some OF the women had SET
outside 10 COOL then lie ,lIongh, il NIGH, Le IT
concenu ua,ed case Of prickly heat, and then
i, dawned upon him ,ha, lac had picked up a
raw ,hundeIbolt, and finally hi, heart wen,
clear down into his boots a. he resiIz-d tina,
hr 20, hold II he dangerous en- 90! ,nn NpIl
l.nl, -trl- nm a. lM.,e.' |, II.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1876-10-21
New York sun.
The Solid South.

The most silly. preposterous, and
wicked cry raised during this cam
paign is that of The Republicans about
solid South. Thus Jay Goulds
Young editor lifts up his voice aud
walls "A solid South, what does it
mean {? Why does it alarm oil
thoughtful mem" And Mr.. George
William Curtis writes that . united
South requires that the North should
likewise be United to put the South
down
What is this solid South ? For
is it united? Has it any bad or
doubtful object? Not at ell. 1t is
solid only against public robbery such
~ never was committed upon any
other people 10 the world. II is only
united against . system Of State
Governments more greedy and profit.
gaze, and plundering the people upon
. grander scale than any other govern
m-nts, savage or civilized, that ever
existed on earth and it is solid
and united against the present nation
al Administration. because it is like
wise greedy, profigatc and lsrcenous
This is tho whole Of it. Tho only
purpose for which the South is united
is to escape from these governments,
aud from the total and almost inde-
scribable ruin they cause. Aside fror,
this. there is not one single object for
which the South can be called united
and solid. The only aim which the
Southern Safes have 10 view in their
support of Mr.. Tilden is to redeem
! themselves from this horrible system,
the utter devastation which its contin.
uance will certainly produce. and from
the moral. social and political calsm-
tiles which would follow the election
Of Hayes and the perpetuation OF this
immense organization Of public ex'
tortion and robbery.
There is no more reason for any
alarm when the South is united 10
such . cause than there was when The
people of New York, men OF oil class.
es, Democrats. Republicans and inde
pendents. were united for the over
throw of Tweed and Connolly. Tb.
crimes of that band Of public plunder'
ers were as nothing compared to tht
crimes committed by the Republicsr
State Governments Of the South anC
BY the Republican Administration .
Washington an6 the drivel Ct Mr.
Curtis and the Tribune is even NOR
contemplate than would have beef
here in 1871 wslling outcry Of alarm
st the unity Of the people for the sup
preston of Tweed and his confeder
aies.
Tbsnk God that the South is thu
united for the stoppsge ofpublic plun
der and the restoration Of honest gov
ernment. Let US hope that on the II
Of November the people OF the Mort,
will prove themselves equally unite'
10 the same good cause.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1876-10-21
A Runaway Locomotive.

from the Smyrna (Del.) Ii nes
Last Monday, at noon, the locomo-
tive on the Smyrna Branch railroad
ran away and nearly killed itself
After bringing the noon train into
town, and after Engineer Nc cConaugby
bad started to dinner, the fireman,
John Shorts, cut The locomotive loose
from the car to shift it 10 the other
track and get it out of the way of
frightened peach team. He turned
on steam, as be did so the pin fell out
Of the throttle bar He could not
shu, her of after thrt aud away she
wen, at bresk-neck speed through
Commerce street to CLAYTON. Shorts
made a perilous leap from her as she
whiZzed by Union street and saved
himself, though be Vas Topped over
and over in the dusty street when be
struck the ground. In just about onr
minute from the time Shorts pulled
out the stopper" here she was . ruin
ed mass at Clayton. The distance
between the two points is one mile
and . quarter. AZ quick as possible
q telegram was sent to Clayton to
switch her off," but she beat the
telegram by about two lengths and
had spread hcrsrlt pretty we'll over
the depot ground when the dispatch
reached there. She did not obey the
curve at all, but shot of straight
across the grounds. She jumped of
with such force as TO throw herself
fat On her side. and in this condition
she smashed into the platform along
the main track. near the north end "i
the depot She slid along sideways
for one hundred yards or more. snap
ping bolts aud rods rs if they were
ropes of sand. Her wheels that were
uppermost whizzed round like q top,
and the raging steam hissed like mad
from every aperture. Fortunately y
the exhaust pipe ir lie or she nigh,
have burst her boiler. The affair was
over almost rs quick as q wink. In
two hours sfterward q wrecking train
from Wilmington was on the spot,
and by o'clock Ibe wreckers bad
picked up the pieces, put the wrec:
on the track and were oil for the re.
pair shops.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1876-10-21

There appears TO be just little in
consistency in the explanations of the
republican speakers to their fellow.
citizens. relative to the disposition Of
the public funds. 10 justification Of
the doubling of the presidents salary
and the big salaries allowed other
officers, they say it is right that n
rich and powerful government liko
ours should pay these large salaries /;
that it would be a disgrace for our
president to receive so much less sala.
nv than either If the sovereigns Of
Europe. On the other band, they
plead poverty and debt as the reasons
why there has been so little appropri-
ated for public Improvements in tho
Suuth
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1876-10-21

George II. Sheridan, who .tumped
this State 1872 in company with Gov.
McEnery and Others. in favor of the
democratic conservative ticket, and
was rewarded therefor with Q seat 10
Congress. which be never procured
until just fifteen minutes before bis
time expired, but drew bis pay like
little man, has lately been stumping
the state of Ohio, fighting just as hard
for the republican ticket IS be did for
the democratic and slandering The peo.
pie who elected him 10 congress
George is . regular fraud. always
ready to use bis eloquence and wit for
~. party that vii paw him ~. moot
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1876-10-21
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A Part of the Bayonet Conspiracy

Attorney General Taft is preparing
an opinion that the UHited States
Msrsbals have the authority. under
the law, TO call on the United States
troops stationed in their districts il
they deem assistance OF the troops
necessary TO prevent Intimidation at
the polls. AS soon as the opinion ia
handed to the Presiden, an order will
inform the several United States Mar
shals of their authority, and instruct
them to exercise it, if necessary. This
will prevent the Democratic State
governments at the South from resist
ing the employment of troops
Springfeh Republican.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1876-10-21
.ONSUMPTION CURED!

Van oid physiciaI, retired from active prac-
uce, having had placed in his hands by an
East India Missionary the formula of simple
Vegetable Remedy, for the speedy and per
manen, Cure Of Consumption, Brochitis, Ca
tsrrh, Asthma, and all Throat and Lung Afiec
tions, also a Positive and Radical Cure for
Nervou. Debility and all Nervous Conn lsinis,
after having thoroughly tested lis wonderful
curative powers in thousands Of cases. feels
i, his duty to make it known TO his suffering
fellows. Actuaied by thi. motive, and a
conscientious desire TO relieve human suffer
ing, he will send fr, Of oh0rss) to all who
desire il. this recipe. with full directions for
preparing and successfully u.ing. Sent by
return mail by addressing with stamp. naming
this paper, DR. c. w. STEVENS,
Monroe Block, Syracuse. n. y.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1876-10-21
FOR SALE.

rOn ACRES of good land, in hve miles Of
OUU Bastrop, Morehouse Parish. situated
\, Gun Swamp; 100 acres in cultivation /;
.n,ir.ly above the overflow Of 1874 and 1876.
Good school and church in the nelehoorhood
Price $4,000, one quarter cash, the balance
in three equal annual payments
ANY furiner information can be had At ms
.e-. Nav 90. 1875 II
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1876-10-21
3. W. SMITH.
BARBER d HAIR DRESSER,

TTAS mo sed into his new shop on Louise
street, me door north Of w. l.. Jones
store, 2.yvilIe, and provided with all kinds Of
perfumes. cosmetics and hair dyes necessary
for the satisfactory execution Of all work IN
his line. aud respectfully solicits the pa
,ronage Of the public. He can shave, dye,
shampoo, and trim . gentleman up IN any
style; and also keeps fancy toilet articles
On hand to a, commods,e the ladies.
June s lST5-tf
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1876-10-21

The difference lies just here, Hayes
tells US what be will not do, and Til
den tells wha, be will do. The one
is an equivccation-the other is q
pledge.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1876-10-21
Dr. D. r. rErr'T'
PHYSICIAN Il SURGEON,

Office corner Of Be nnedei,e and Julia street.
Rayville, La,
Whore | will always be found when not pro-
fessionally engaged. Orders left on my slate
will receive promp, attention.
Thankful for the liberal patronage hereto
fore extended to me, | will continue to prac
ties INV profession in all its branches Specia
attention given 70 chronic diseases.
July =, no2s-ly.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1876-10-21
VALUABLE
LAND FOR SALE.

IN he plantation within four or fve miles Of
Delhi. known as the Vinsun Place, on
;oe's Bayou 1t contains about 800 acres one
hundred acres belted. about 50 acres can DC
n., in cultivation with little WORK, hns
cypress brake (,hs beet on the bayou fhe'
sIi0o cash.
Apply to WILEY P. MANOhhM,
T.b 81. Is7s-n Rsyville, La.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1876-10-21
DEATTY'S CELEBRATED
GOLDEN TON CUE

Parlor Organs are highly recommend
ed bv Prof o. H. Hunger, Rev. A. NJ Jelly,
Baltimore, Nd; Prof John B. Rowland, Rev.
s. Domer, Washington. ID. C.; G. ;. Dysar,
Bloomfield, lows; G. wv Robinson, Prof.
Johnston, Philsdelphis. and thousands Of 9TH
ers q. the bes, in use. Send stamp for extend
ed lis, of testimony before buying Parlor
organ. Agents wanted everywhere. Ad.
dress, Daniel =. BEATTY, Washington
"
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1876-10-21

Read oil this page I, is interesting
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1876-10-21
w no II A V E G II IL L S

This is snrely . fair proposition, yet strange
TO say, none have been returned to U.s. Drug
gists aud merchants say 1t gives more com.
pleie satisfaction. and sells more readily than
any chill remedy they ever sold.
~Sod by Druggist. and Merchants gen
eraliy At s. per bottle July !, lS76-rt.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1876-10-21
DAY'S AGUE TONIC
GIVFN A w A Y

To all persons who have rhills and fail TO be
cured. IL is not often during these hard times
that we ever hear Of anything being given
way, but in the present case we have an
article that will bear the closest scrutiny, and
sev-rest ties, IN every sense Of the word. and
feel determined TO plsce 1t before the pubhc
in such manner that there cannot he a
" doubling Thomas.
To all who may be afficte with any form
Of ague. or chilIs aud fever, We make the
proposition
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1876-10-21

Advertisements inserted at the rsis OF 81 90 pes
Dsquars for the drst insertion and 75 for sacA
| subsequent one. Ten bncs or less constitute .
| square.
| ~ Professional Card. 5000 PER gun; r.
| siy montha, N2 so in Eivancs.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1876-10-21
BEATTYM9!az2E

GRAND SQUARE AND UPRIGHT.
TLis splendid Piano Forte combines every
improvement in tone with power and great
durability, and has received the unqualltied
endorsements of the highest musical suihori-
ties for its marvellous, extraordinary richness
of tone. having NO SUPERlOR IN The
WORLD. Large size. Il Octaves. Overstrune
Bass, Full Iron Frame, French Grand Action
Fret Desk, Carved Peda', Solid Rosewood
Mouldings, Ivory Key Front, Capped Ham
mers. a Grafe Treble, &c. Liberal discount
10 the trade. Agents wanted-male or female
f1-Send stamp for circular. Address
DANuEU II REATTY. wash
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-01-19
N o Z G e |.

Prior 20 taxing our annual inventory, we will for
- Thirty DAYS ONLY. Oner our
ENIIkk STOCK OF DRY GOODS AT MERE
NOMIhAL PROFIT,
Intending hve cases Genuine " amsutta COTTON
o. M improved fabric, IKE, IKE, l2t.c I2b.c
Five cases beet CALIU0ks, all the best Goods
that are made, st Sc, Sc. Sc, &c.
Three cases best Gray aud Black Prints, reduced
Three cases BLEA6aGD COTTON, equal TO
Fruit Of the Loom, at l0c., lOc.. lOc.
Forty pieces sCVTOh MIXED PLAIDs, IN seal
browns, at lie, lie, l2c., l2c
Two cases Double Width BLACK ALPACAs, al
&c sc, sc. ..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-01-19
~ Circulation More than Three
Times that Of amy other Daily Pa
per published In " Washington, and
therefore by far the Best Adrer-
ffsfnS MediNns tn the District ~
Columbia.

The experiment made by q Brooklyn man
Of having his gas meter tested TO see whether
1t registered correctly is one well worth try
ing In Washington. 1t is safe to say that
seven In ten OF all the gas consumers in this
city are as well satisfied rs they can be OF any
Thing not scientifically demonstrated that
1hey pay for great deal more gas than they
consume; but the diRculty is that the lying
meters are held by the company as conclu-
sive evidence against them, and they must
either pay the bills as presented or have the
supply OF gas cut of which is a contingency
mat, unfortunately, no one is able TO face
particularly at this season OF the year. The
Brooklyn man found that his meter had been
set 70 run about six per cent. too fast. Ac-
customed, asWashington people are, To being
bled, they would probably stand a little
shave OF six per cent without wincing, IL the
quality of the gas served to them was OF first
rate quality, whereas 1t is about the worst in
the country. And this reminds Us To say
That the statement on the face OF the monthly
bills 10 the effect that the average ilIumI-
mating power for the month is equal to that
or sixteen candles or more is an insult to the
public. Any one who will take the trouble
can easily see tina: the light from a burner
or the kind contemplated by the law on the
subject is hardly equivalent to that afforded
by half that number OF the commonest sort
Cftallow dips.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-01-19

The Kentucky legislature has york" in
one Bovles, democrat, who, during a sena-
torial caucus, boldly asserted that money
lad been offered 10 secure Mr.. Beck's cleo
ton, and that the proof was in his possession
His words did not apparently produce much
effect, since Mr.. Beck has been nomi-
mated, and by legislature almost wholly
composed of "Grangers." There are many
who will regret that the principle OF rotation
In Office should have the effect of retiring to
private life so able and fair a legislator as
Governor Stevenson is generally admitted
fo'be. Kentucky will have In his successor,
however, gentleman who has the legisla-
five experience of four Congressional terms,
and who has never been charged with lack
OF aggressiveness in behalf of his party. His
votes have generally been cast against all
measures which have been introduced IN
Congress to secure specie payments, and last
fall he took an active interest in the election
OF Governor Allen, of Ohio.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-01-19

NANDENHoFF on WASHINGTON GAS
How cleverly did Mr.. Vandenhoff, last even
Ing, show his sense of artistic effects and the
eternal fitness of things. The sly veteran.
after trying King Henry In the dark, and
putting on his glasses for one COOL look at
the gas-burners, read nothing thereafter but
night scenes. II was exceedingly amusing
TO the audience to hear him say, so good
naturally, that while il made no difference
10 him, he did think that they would under
stand the reading better If they could only
see his face. He said that he was tempted
10 crawl under the table and give them an
exhibition of ventriloquism, and suggested
that 1t would be well to put him in a cellar
1t was not the gas company's ia ult that the
reading was brilliant.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-01-19

Congress again bankers for the restoration
OF the Thanking privilege, and yesterday a
Senate committee was directed to ascertain
whether such restoration would be detri-
mental to the revenues OF the mail service.
1t should not take the committee long to
make up their minds on this point. They
have the assurance of the Postmaster Gene
raj that franked matter was carried last year
without any perceptible increase in the cost
or labor OF transporting the regular malls.
He said nothing, however, OF the positive
loss to the government by the non-payment
of postage. If Congress may conclude to
give themselves the ranking privilege, let
them grant il 10 the principal officers OF the
executive departments and abolish the farce
OF the government buying its own stamps
simply to increase the revenues of the Post
ONCE Department at the expense of all
other departments.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-01-19

Price s5 Cts. per N"mber. 81 per Year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-01-19

Now we shall see fun. A New York the
atrical critic has written a play, which is
to be produced at WalIack's before long. TIE
people who are continually telling how
things should not be done so rarely under
take TO show how they ought TO be, that the
femerity of this youth is something wonder
ful to contemplate. If all the people he has
damned in one way and another should
unite in a hiss against him he will even wish
he were dead.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-01-19

The virtuous London papers are scolding
Wales for seeing the Nautch girls exhibit
their Oriental voluptuousness, aud think ne
should be visiting hospitals instead-Boxon
Fo9.
Perhaps he may have thought his visit to
The hospitals would De more timely after as
sociating with those nautchy girls.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-01-19

EuR RENT-so. Sos street southeast a m "
Bent . IS q nth, .1la So