Richland beacon., 1877-07-14
RAYVILLE. LOUISIANA,
Saturday, July Ia, 1877.
Local BreyitieS.

PLANTERS are laying by their crops
Plenty Of boating water in BPuf yet
Times are sill dull and news scarce.
The fruit crop has damaged the trees
Plenty of half ripe fruit in the market.
Now prepare for sowing your turnip seed.
The mercury ran up to go last Friday aud
Saturday.
Carbolic acid might rid our town of the
risky fleas.
FRS, bale of cotton from Texas, in New
Orleans, July llth
Rev. J. d. Fletcher breaches at Girard
every third Sunday.
The Supreme Court is still in session at
Monroe. 1t is composed Of most excellent
talent and dignity.
Thanks to Rev. l.. c. Kellis for his valuable
assistance in this office during our absence
last week
Mr. w. P. Thomson wants some land
deadened, near Alto Call early if you wish
to secure the job.
Parties who fail to receive their paper regu
larly will please inform us of the fact, and We
will investigate the matter.
Alfred Harris, negro desperate. was
killed in selfdefense, last Saturday night in
Ne " Orleans, by his bro,her-inIaw, Richard
Merrdy.
There were two wa,erspouts in Lake Pon>
chartrain last Tuesday. The phenomena
were witnessed by large number of admiring
spectators.
Coal oil accidents still continue to occur
notwithstanding the repeated warnings given
to the pubic by the press. II seems hard for
people to learn not to 'amper with it.
The editors of the Morehouse Clarion have
our acknowledgements fer their courtesy to us
during our recent visit TO their town. and we
hope they will soon give US and opportunity
to return the compliment
We are again without telegraph operator
Mr.. H. L. Henderson having been rendered a
situation at Helena, Ark left for that place
on Thursday morning. We regret to give
Hugh up, but hope that our loss will be his
gain.
We have received The first number of the
DeSoto Democrat, four page, six column
paper, published at Mansfield, by j. E. Hew.
~r A. L.
name indicates its polite, and it presents
neat appearance.
We neglected last week, in our hurried
departure. to request our SUD to acknowl>
edge our obligations to Mrs. E. NJ Carter for
those nice cabbages she sent to Mrs. Mang
ham; and now assure her that the favor was
highly appreciated.
We are glad TO welcome home again,
after some months absence in Mississippi, our
much esteemed young lady FRIEND Miss Eta
Campbell. Hope she has come to stay, for
we assure her we have all missed her very
much during her absence.
We are not going to find fault with our
"sub" for the manner in which he welded
our pencil last week-for he handled some
subjects better than we could have handled
them, and did remarkably well not to get us
into two or three fghts-but we had some
rather he had been less severe Oh William
O'Dowd.
Jno. A. Hemler, ESQ, Tax Assessor for
Richland parish, j, our authorized agent for
the entire parish, to collect all dues and re-
ceive and receipt for new subscriptions to the
BEACON. We will place in his hands the
accounts of those who are in arrears, and
hope that they will all be prepared to settle
with him when he calls on them to assess
their taxes. If.
After long spell of intolerably hot weather,
during which the thermometer reached $50,
q beautiful shower of rain fell last Tuesday,
Just as it was beginning to be needed pretty
badly, for the scorching rays of the sun had
begun to parch the sap ont of vegetation. Ii
cooled the atmosphere, revived the dropping
plants and placed the question Of good corn
crop beyond all doubt; and now we have an
assurance that Richland parish will have
enough corn bread and stock feed next year,
whether there is big cotton crop made Or
not, but it too is very promising so far Let us
al, try to feel and acknowledge our gratitude
70 the Giver Of all good gifts for this mani:es-
sa,:on Of his kind providence.