Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1876-03-18
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Bas,rop Republican,, March 9th : Mr.. John
J. Law, who was arrested as an accessory IN
in the murder Of Dr. Phelps, was discharged !
on Tuesday last, there being no evidence Of
his guilt.
Six families, numbering 81, have recently
removed from Jur s>on, La, To Bas'roP
Morehou.e will jim u. in welcoming men of
the energy aud spiri, they have manifested
since they came.
Donald sonviile Chief: 4 citizen Of 81.
Landry parish has been sentenced TO fine and
impri,onmcui for neglcctrg and refusing TO
obey a summons TO work upon the public
roads The defendant alleged that the Police
jury ordinance requiring able bodied male
citizens between the ages of Is and 10 to
prrE,rm road work when called upon by
.yudics, was unconstitutional and Illegal
The Justice Of tue Peace before whom the
case was brought gave Judgment fr the
parish, from which an appeal To the District
Count was taken. In all elaborate opinion,
which We find published in full IN the
| Opelou.xs Journal, Judge Morgan upheld the
ordinance and affirmed the decision Of the
| inferior court.
The farmer. Of Lincoln parish seem to ne
ahead Of those Of Richlsnd, for the Rna
Sentinel Of the 7th says:
We hear Of several farmers in this parish
who are about done planting corn, and - u"
have curn up. This is good news, ami II u
10 be hoped that the present low prices OF
, cotton will induce farmers TO plsm lees OF II
and more corn, aud to give more attention F"
the culture Of those things which are necessary
al. l,ut Tn, I'M
with the money they get for their cotton.
The editor of the Sentinel offers one year
subscription as a reward for stray p"rP'
Perhap. he has ALREADY been returned to you
as sausage, neishbor.
New Orleans Bulletin If the l0,h Thurs
day morning about half past % Ilock. n 20 ing
man nan,sd George D-n.-, employed rs n
clerk in the Office Of the ). hem e
Company and rcsi',ing on Cali'"pe street,
. near Clara, met with n serious, II not fatal,
&C .idrnt at his residence, by the careies.
b.nd,in. Of firearms. Mr. Dra.c purchased
new revolver "Wednesday and III morning
was in the at Of showing II To his brother
, when the weapon accidentally went oil. the
tulc, taking effect in his left groin, iiilicting
it i, thought u dangerous wound.
Mr. James S. Prc.t;,'rc, Of the firm q
| ! Prce,idge, Graham 4 Co, " no shot AMI killed
NJ ipf ". ID. Harirn,an on the Alb inst anu
: who ha, been confined To, his room at tn,
Charity Hospital f.r several days, was thi
(Thnrsiay) morning brought before Jn'g'
r Eva.. and arrai:urd Oh the Co'unrrs afiisia
!, Wit, char ing him with information received
with the crime Of in,i,drr. The accuses
pleaded not guilty AMI Was reInan,!rd I" th
:, Parish Prison " ilr.ui bail The case WI
Z i,e called mp again in frw days when
d preliminary examination will take place.
b. Earnest, E,isar and Dick Turpin. tire
| Young mrn, were arrested IN warrant 4
their re.iieuce 31i Clio street. ~ ochr
! Thursday morning. by DcirciIve Hrnnessr
G and officer Stone, charged by F. \. Schube
j. With assault, AMI battery aud kidnapping
y tie CenlIa. StatIan.
:, Wonder il these worthless are the decendan
# of the noted Dare.Dcvi Dick, of whose wa
q d .rful exploits We real when boy.
It The ST. Clarle. Herald of the r!cven'
gives an accou' of the c.caPe Of two col
). weed prisoners from the parish Jail III
~ same paper says vi 'ic he"''" W ~ P~''S"'
u, The health Of the general public OF
ID Charles parish has never been 20 good rs
r. p suit All our physrian. agree that the
n Is very lutte .irkhess, and only Of an uni''
pvrtaul nature, such ~ slight ttcks at raiarr
" resulting from the effects Vi the u'oierai,
~ change. Of the weather.
The Ma 'i.on Iournai of &c 9Th: II
y Mi sis.ipp river will IN "a few days he W.
CT wuhin its banks iro.u Cairo :" the Gnif
q. Mexico !, is not likely We will have We
r. high r,v-r in lun-. ~ ,h" rivers above are q
-, ut "a low stage In Two weeks planting
y" Madison parish will have begun III earnc
:" Main Green snys that the trains on Z
10 VicksD,,rs, Shreveport h Texas Railroad W
AT be running through 10 Monroe in one We
|r. from to-day. The back water is d~chni
NJ rari,.y and it i. said very liuledainase b
: been done TO the read.
Lan,kin h Eyslc ton, merchants OF Wei
v, bury, have ins,iruted suit for f2a,50p danlas
eo axai,s, Capt Tom Leather $ Lig lnJnn Match
We Tor refusing to carry freight consigned to tn
mt house. The ,l-ci,i, IN Of the suit will be look
In forward TO with interest Capt Leathrrs So
-. tina, he wouli not run his boa, To Eiclsburl
W all but for the NAL
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