Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1876-04-15
Local BrevitieS.


MalnnI water everywhere. .r-f-ar ga
Fam prospects are very gloomy.
Trains stoi p 4 running Monday.
The farmers are very despondent. -
Cattlc are suffering by il,e ovci How.
The ,larkcs, hour i. jas, before day"
Tie rain iell IN torrents on "Wednesday.
Maiiswava now by Landeafs snd'-kiirs
Nousc growing over wnat we Ssnt avoid.
The water rose faster on Tuesday than we
ever saw H. ~. -
The weathcr blew of clear ard cool on
Thursday night ai ' .
Dr. ". Il Jordan las our i,anss for late
rapers from various points.
Mr.. James Yarbrcugh died AZ his residence
near GHard, lat Saturday nigh,
NO oae should iail to real the charter, ETC.,
al the Mississippi Valley soceg.
til. water rose q, the rate OF four inches in
q hours thursday { I'd Tilursdsy night.s
The grange speech OF Hon. F. Fl. G. Fay,
t'T WIS dIldNOiuduil 'IONuet o"t oi 'hi> iesUc
ba, will appear in oor. next withou, tail.
AIR. HaehL the efficient route and news
agent Of the V, S & T. r r, has our thanks
for late daiiies from New Orleans, 81. Louis.
Cincinnati, New York and Other cities.
The high water made II. appearance IN
Rsyr,ite aboue 10 o~sees sss--iI.esslay more.
ing. coming with q rus., and IN forty-eieht
hours i, vSLwirhir livr.6ncles Of the high
water matsf isis
Necessity is tie Aiothcs, ot.:nvsntion," a.
proof C shieh i'c, it is Oa,y necessary to
observe tie vario1. contuvances Invented by
the ctizcS~cf RayviIle ssn means by which
TO obtain i,srsss and csress TO and from their
houses . =
\ hare s-altven into town ~ ,he overflow
on Thursdsy MOI ming, furnished very exciting
amusement, for The inhabilan,s of Rayvie for
short tire, but wa. soon caush, by fee,
and refusing. 10 ron csam, was thrown into
the waterand swan eff - =
The ds,rs.ption Of Rayyile.a as given by
Passing ssssngcr. we imagine would be aboui
rs follow..s~a miniature Venice, with here
and ,hcse . small, green island, and the
houses apdas lands connectea NY rude bridges
for the accommodation of pedestrians"
We diseci the particular attention Of mill
rrcn to the adveriisemeu az Mrs. Keel in
another Place The mill, Including boiler.
engine, saws plauer, sash machine, turning
YatNe.- etc, &C, can bc purchased very cheap,
and any one wishing to boy such machinery
wor'hldoweli 10 Gallon oraddress her.
We publish in another place an act o. the
Legislature fixing the terms Of tho liih Dis
,riet coor and providing for thc draxins and
-sm~oning of juries, from wl.ich j, wifi he
seen that the spring term Of Tho court is TO
commence in Hicl,and on the second Monday
of February aud the fall tenn on the third
Monday oC September rr-- enact.
We have, never known as murh, Lsconlen,
IN this parish az exists at this time. Planters
nrc dishearcncd aod unless something is
done 10 relieve or country from inundaion
before another overflow comes, il wiii become
aImos, desoste-ali who can viii leave it.
Sonic Il COR olde~, inhabittn,s bave bccose
di.susiei Si.LiLe country. I'll
Oar readers will no doubt be, asreeably
entertained by the perusal Of "The Future of
Woman by yerta. She uses forciblc argu-
meu,s la favor If her theory. which we con-
slider corrcc, one, and tells some plain truths
in regard 10 the superficial training Of our girls,
which is of little practical benefit 10 them,
We hope the girls read these letters.
TIE carl 81 II, iB, Druser, tue great stove
and tin and iron ware merchant Of Vicksburg'
Is fenewed IN ,tis-Issnr, nfwfrrnefoun
nntJng eurnrw edvs rtiemcn,s.y Mr. B~er
j. an energetic, pnsnp, pnd rel able thSress
man. whom we hsse always found 10 be.a
courteous sen,leman wiihal, whom j, is
pleasure US to recommend to the patronage
OF our readers. u
We have received Vicks Floral Guide, No
for 1876, which we find. as usual, rcplc'e
with descriptions OF flowers and plants, beau
,iiully illustrated with numerous eneravinss,
,ece.her with prize catr logue OF seeds,
bulbs, etc, for sale by the publisher. Those
wishing to purchase flower or other seeds