Richland beacon., 1877-06-30
RAYVILLE. LOUISIANA,
Saturday, June 80, 1877,
Local BreVities.

The Supreme Cour, convenes in Monroe Or
Monday.
No more moonlight evenings for anothe,
lunar month.
Only four more day. till the ga loriou. old
National Fourth.
Attention is directed 70 all the new adyer,
,isements in to-day's paper
Oh, for some spot where the sun ne,e,
shines and the zephyrs ever play.
Our Texas letter received too late for TIN.
issue. 1t will appear in our next.
Prepare this evening for the enjoyment of a
peaceful and quiet Sabbath Tomorrow.
Truth always trumphs over falsehood
however plausible the latter may appear
Little Minor Scott fell from tree in the
school grounds, on Tuesday, and broke his
arm.
An old colored man died Of small pox, in
Monroe, las, week. The Telegraph says this
is the third death from this disease.
Mr.. ]. H. Griffin brought TO our Office last
Saturday the largest and heaviest bouquet Of
tire season. 1t was a drumhesd cabbage,
weighing six pounds.
We would have liked very much to have
been p.esent at the commencement exercises
of the Ouechita Female Institute, al Monroe
this week, bu, it was out of our power 10 do
so, and IT is useless to be troubled about dis
appointments that were unavoidable.
The mercury has been ranging from $50 to
93o in the shade this week, and, with the ex-
cepuon Of Tuesday and Wednesday nights,
the weather has been progressively hot day
and night. On Tuesday evening We had
quite wind storm from the north, which
cooled the atmosphere for few hours.
We acknowledge the receip, of pressing
invitation 10 attend the examination of Pref
Johnsons school at Delhi, on Thursday and
regre, very much that we were 20 situated as
to be compelled to forego the pleasure of
attending. for we are confident the enjoyment
Our esteemed young lady friend, Miss
Matte Neathery Of Delhi, is on vsi, to her
lady friends of Rayville, with whom she is
ever as welcome as a bright ray of sunshine
on an April morning. We hope that she has
spent such pleasant week in our midst tina,
she will not mske the time between her visits
80 long in the future.
Mr.. O. T. Smith left RayviIle last Monday
afternoon for Jefferson, Texas. Oscar is a !
whole-soul, generous hearted and genial |
young man, who will make friends wherever !
he goes; and while we, with numerous other |
friends, regret to part with him, we take |
pleasure in commencing him to the kind consid-
GRAFTON of those among whom his lot may be |
cast in the future.
Jno. A. Hemlsr, Esq, Tax Assessor for
Richland parish, is 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 tie
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 IT,
Through trips Of trains from Monroe to
Delta were temporarily suspended again on
Thursday, on account of the high water, but
will be resumed again in few days, as the
water in the river is on the decline again and
will soon run out of the swamp. Trains on
this end of the road run as far as Waverly,
and on the other end they come out to Tallu,
lab, and hand cars are used on the intervening
space.