Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1877-10-06
RAYVIL! lie. ...LOUISIANA.
Saturday, October 6, 1877.
HERE ND THERE.

Archbishop Bayley died at Newark,
n. j., on Wednesday.
Numerous bank suspensions are
reported from various cities Of the
Union.
The triennial Convention of the
Episcopal Church of the United States
is in session at Boston.
The large and thriving village of
Putnam, Connecticut, was destroyed
by fire last Saturday.
Madame Theresa Titiens, the
celebrated operate singer, died in
London on Wednesday morning.
There was general resumption Of
work in the coal mines of the Lehigh
and Wilkesbarre companies last
Monday.
a 6,e broke out in McKievillo,
Penn, last Tuesday night and destroy
cd most of the business portion Of
the place.
There is strong probability that
the Cuban government, that has strug-
gled SO long for independence, will
soon collapse.
Gen. Sheridan thinks that the
Apaches, who..reccntly fled from their
reservation in arizona, will soon be
compelled to surrender.
The Russians still seem ID be get
ting the worst of the fight around
Plevna, and the sacrifice Of human
life on both sides still goes on.
The yellow fever has broken out at
Port Royal, and still prevails at
Fernandina, but no other places have
been visited by the scourge yet.
A new cattle disease, quite virulent,
has appeared at Freeport, Ill, and it
is said several citizens have been
poisoned by it, but none fatally.
The public debt statement for
September is as follows: Decrease,
S3,SS2,524; coin in the treasury,
Sll9,l52,O43; currency, Sl4,2C6,4l7.
Two freight trains on the r. W. &
W. Il. r., Michigan, collidcd last
Monday. Two engineers, fifteen cars
and a tramp were burned. Loss
$4,000.
George Jonas, a promiaeut citizen
of our State and President of the
Canal Bank of New Orleans, died
suddenly last Monday morning, of
congestion Of the brain.
DR.. Jonathan Brace, formerly pastor
of the Congregational church at
Milford, CT, and editor of the Re-
ligious Herald, died at Hartford last
Monday {; aged CT years.
Hon Cassius NJ. Clay, Of Kentucky,
shot and killed a negro named Perry
White last Monday. The jury of
inquest returned verdict that lie
killed him in sell-defense.
The la5orers on the Kansas Cgu:rai !
Narrow Guage Railroad struck, and !
last Monday the leader Of the strikers
was killed by the sherifl's posst called 5
out to quell the disturbance.
Capt. W. A. Montgomery, OF Kinds t
county, Miss, was nominated last !
as State Senator from the
district composed of Kinds and I
Rankin counties. A good selection. .
Affairs on the Mexican border are .
10 bad way, and unless something n
Of o pacific nature is speedily done, n
there will no doubt be a conflict be- r
tween United States and Mexican =
troops. n
Nine steamers sailed from New v
\ ork last Saturday for Europe taking p
about 100000 bushels of grain, "
besides large amount of cheese, but f
or, oysters, flour, ETC.. and a full list d
If passengers. II
The Vicksburg Herald SAYS: 6
Reports from all parts of the country .
Indicate reviving trade and returning h
and notes the fact that ., =
be revival is marked by an absence !,
i speculation. la
The Conkling, anti-administration C,
of New York, are not l.
kelly to have things altogether their W
wn way. for large administration OF
ing of the party has organized, and
,us the party is divided.
The Democratic State Convention
Minnesota met in ST. Paul on the 81
ID adopted resolutions condemniDg n
e fraud which placed Hayes in the r.
residential chair, but congratulated 90
@ country upon bis policy. aud III
minated Binning for Governor. or,
The Democratic State Convention pc
New York met in Albany Oh pls
'ednesday, but only effected a TT
'nporsry organization 1t is said We
e Tamany delegation will be adj rec
TIED to seats, and none of the anti Ea