Richland beacon., 1877-09-22
RAYVILLE. LOUISIANA.
Saturday, September %, 1877.
HERE md THERE.

Fernandlna, Fla.
The Grand Lodge O. the l. 0. o. +.
met in Baltimore this week.
Osman Pasha will probably be
promoted 10 Minister Of War.
The Democrats of New jersey have
nominated Gen. Geo. Il. Mcclellan
for Governor.
The cotton report for September
places the average ) per cent below
that Of last year.
The Grand Encampment of the
American Knights of Malta is in
session at Philadelphia.
Little Phil denies that Sitting Bull
is on United States soil. Somebody
haa.'prevaricateG about that matter.
The shipwrights at Clyde, England,
that have been on strike for SIX
months, have agreed TO begin work.
The city of Atlanta extended a
cordial invitation to Hayes and his
Cabinet to visit that place in bis
rounds.
The French government emphatl-
cally denies that it will take any part
in the Eastern war under any circum-
stances.
Sherman is the only member of the
Cabinent that is in Washington. The
others are out on the Southern junkct-
ing tour with Hayes.
The French appear to be alarmed
at the near approach to France OF
Prince Napoleon, who is in the Pro-
vince of Namur, Belgium.
Mrs. Gen. Sherman is squarely
opposed to the round dances, and
thinks that very soon women of self
respect will refuse to engage in them.
1t is understood clerks in the treas
nry whose legislative districts in Ohio
are close, will be allowed to 90 home
to vote. This is civil service waiver.
The monument to those who died
in the late war on the Federal side
was unveiled at Boston last Monday,
with appropriate cere. cay and great
demonstration.
A burglar, being bought to bay in
a corn Geld, in Missouri, Killed two
and MORALLY wounded one OF his
pursuers. They will lynch him if
they catch him.
The commission to visit Sitting Bull,
after leaving Fort Shaw, the last out
post, must travel two hundred miles
over the country before reaching. his
supposed present rendezvous.
Crazy Horse was stabbed and killed
while resisting arrest, and it il said
that he killed himself lie is said to
have killed thirty-four white men out
side of battles during his life.
The Superintendent of the Southern
Express has notified employ ss of the
company that large number OF
desperate thieves are On their way
South, many OF them travelling as
tramps.
a terrible wind storm prevailed on
the Texas coast last Monday, which
hooded the lower places in Galveston
and did some damage 10 bridges and
small schooners, but no serious injury
to the shipping.
The American iron works, employ.
ing 1000 men, and Lloyd Son Il Cos
iron mills, employing 1000 men, at
Pittsburgh, have resumed work. The
first has been idle six months and tie
latter eleven weeks.
The Cuban patriots recently re.
ceived a cargo of arms and munitions
The departure of tho vessel was
reported by Spanish spies who are in
the Southern ports, but too late to
have the vessel intercepted.
Sheridan reports pretty hard
sight, Sept. IL, between the 9TH
cavalry, commanded by Col Sturgss,
and the Nez Pcrces.- which lasted
nearly all day. Howard was close a:
hand, but didn't strike the hostiles.
Thirteen masked robbers boarded a
train Oh the Union Pacific Railroad,
on Tuesday night, at Big Spring
Station, 1862 miles east of Cheyenne,
and robbed the express Of $4,000 and
the passengers of $4,000 and -four
gold watches
A dispatch from Mr.. Stanley, an
nounccs that his expedition arrived at
St. Paul-de-loanda on the 22d Of
August, in gunboat lent by the
Portuguese Government. SANKEY'S
followers were Frustrated by dysenteFy
fever aud ulcers.
The British ships Avalanche and
Forest colliled in the English Chan
mel last week, and both vessels foun-
dercd and all but twelve persons, of
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