Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1876-03-04
local sSrPVi:;es.

This is fne time for gardening
We are having beautiful weather
The walter hc-u is about stationary.
The business OF RayvIle is very duh
Don't forget your temperance pledges.
Perseverance viii overcome obstacles.
The boats sill seem 10 huh cotton to ship.
Energy md pluck are necessary to success. /
4 beautiful moonshinc night is the lover /
delight
Some fine fish have been hari ooued during /
the overflow.
Another article from Veri,a will appear in
oGr next issue.
Rayyillc has been aLundahtly supplied
Nth duck ponds by the overflow.
We viii Try TO finnish our readers " ith the
proceedings Of our PARISH Court in our next
issue.
The lcgi. latGse has adjourned with ,ut lav
ing accomplished much good ia tire way Of
re!ogm.
We hear Ci "A case Of pneumonia occasion
ally With tina, exception the health OF the
community IS very good.
Mr. W. J. Murtiu is running tie Rayviiie
meat market and will supply our citizens
with beef on Tuesdays and Saturdays
We learn that one of the colored hands on
H.G Mangharns plantation died very sud
denly Of pueumo MIA on Sunday night last.
VIVA, evil design has Kellogg in view. tia,
lie calls an extra session Of the senate ilnme.
,dia,ely after the adjournment of the lesi-la-
ture!
Few Of our planters have'been effected hy
the present overflow, and We think they need
have no apprehension Of ii being followed by
another.
We acknowledge the receipt OF as fine a
specimen Of sweet pn',tocs as we Lave seen
from Mrs Il. B. Nelson, for which we return
our thanks
Mr. Harry Haehl, the efficient end courte-
ous route agen, on the v. 5. 4 L. Railroad.
who is news agent on the route also, has our
thanks for late papers.
Judge Williams has been quite unwel! for
several days, but notwithstanding his illness
he has continued TO preside over his court
promptly aud regularly during lis pre- sent SEES
sion.
There is nothing more indicative OF refined
female taste and lo"eliuess than beautiful
flower yard or garden, 10 say nothing OF th'
pleasure it affords not only to tie household
but all who see IT,
Las, Wednesday, March ls,, the wea'he
was disasFecably warm--lo warm We con'
not wear spring coat with comior'-''i
wind commenced blowing from the noE'
during the night, and on Thursday morning
was almost freezing cold
IL moves to squash dc parchment OF 90
nor kellogg" Il seconds de MOTION. "A
in favor OBJ dat motion make 1t known
.avin' l." "I-I-I-.." And thus II
Senate Hauked the House before that body g
its Impeachment committee ready for action
We learn from the Franklin Sun that "
houses in that parish, belonging TO Mr.. Bloc
and on two DIFFERENT places, have been burn
recently by inceniaries; and that the re
aence of Sheriff Mcyey was also burned
few days since, the Gre originating Probat
from an ash box.
The citizens of Rayville were entertain
b,,, SIS
the town, during the quiet hours Of Tuesd
night. Thanks, young men-such sounds
far more pleasant than the discharge OF n
arms and bacchanalan shouts, rs well
creditable to those who make them.
Thos. J. Mangham left his pocket bo'
containing aboi, one hundred dollars in e
uqsY aud fey papers, lying on the "oun
ct NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. last Saturday, and wi
he returned to hunt ;, it was gone. We hi
an idea who got il, and tina, negro may
pect to suler the peralry the robber Of p
editor deserves one OF these days.
The Bayou Macon steamer Rariaes,
route for New Orleans, laden with cotton ;
having on board severa, passengers from
parish, among whom were Sheriff Mo-
Katie Lynn, sis,er-in-l Of the proprieto
this paper, D. S. Mckelvy and lady, y
Jennie McLemore, Geo. c. Prrvis and oil
from Delhi whose name We did not asce''
sank near Baton Rouge on Monday.
have no particulars except that no lives
lost. '
Were the merchants of New Orleans
peti,ioned the legislature not 10 impeach
Iopp afraid Grant would make war on
civ, or did the think there was really
grounds for impeachment? II he is gun
the charge. made by the committee no bus
consideration should stand IN the way.o
Impeachment, nor can We see how any
,a,or could refuse to investigate the m
thoroughly under any circumstances WI
s,ul,ifying himself
A ,,dv .orrespondent writes to know