Richland beacon., 1877-01-27

He didn, (hcl say he wouldn't drink any
Fire wood is six dollars a cord in the Bis
,oric hill city.
Wolves and wiz cats s-e destroying good
many pigs in this Arish.
There are not many more thousand cotton
bales to ship from this PARISH,
The prudent man guards his wood pile
with jealou, care and a SHOTGUN.
The store Of McClelen, at Nlliken's Benz
was burned this wee. by an .acendisry.
One Of tire Nations wards stabbed md
killed another in y,cksburg, Wednesday.
The olies, iuhat;'ant is completely non.
plu.ed. He lever saw such weather befo-e.
The vicksburs Herald says Ibis weather is
enough Ito kill respectable people. How
about local editors.
Sheriff Moore was The first one Of our par.
i.h officer. that had to refuse 10 obey the order
OF fackaru Judge
Capt d. A. Campbell removed from our
place to Crystal Springs last week. Our best
wishes attend him and his.
The steamer Stella Block, CAPTAIN Taylor,
is advertised to leave New Orleans for Bpuf
river next Wednesday. January 81.
The Herald complains that the wooden
sidewalks in Vick.burs are being torn up for
fire wood. Well, you wouldn't have your
citizens freeze, would yous
We are glad to see our esteemed fellow
pwnsmen. Dr.. P. NJ. Ryan. baet home again
from visit to his family, in West Virginia +,
and to learn that they are all well and doing
well
Last week we stated that our parish officers
hal received their commissions and qualified.
They. had received commissions, but the
sheriff had not qualified, and hiss not done so
yet, we believe
Failing to be ~cownsed in" in another dis
trict, we unde,sta that Gorham has pre-
vailed on PACKARD to Try to inflict him on this
judicial dissric, As judge. I, is all useless.
Parsons is our judge.
The great snow storms and polar waves
Of the North have driven swarm Of tramPs
down upon us, and we see no escape from
the affection except in IN overflow. Provi.
dence may rescue us through this means.
Maria Benton murdered Polly Lee, with a
butcher knife, on Walnut Bayou, Madison
parish, last Saturdsy-all about polygamoui
negro named George Leland new Maria
10 to hnyuish in Jail until acquitted by an in
telligent jury.
We interviewed him tbs other day; and
after SOM: moments Of deep thought, he re-
mesnbersd . sisaiisr spell Of weather, bu, it
was long before our time. And we cogita-
ted on the remark Of the preacher, "There is
nothing new under the sum-"
Hon. E. c. Montgomery, our new Parish
Judge, mo"ed to Rsyville yesterday, and will
I
duties. We cordially welcome him and his
amiaLle lady to our midst, and hope they
will consider themselves permanently located
IN our town.
Old Sol showed his beaming face short
time on Wednesday, for the first time in
abour two weeks, and then retired again be-
hind the clouds There was . hard frost Oh
Tuesday and Wednesday nights, but il rained
again little on Thursday night and was
cloudy on Friday.
He came in the other day, with tears in his
eyes, and said he had lay out in the cold oil
night and hadn't had . square meal in four
days. Our heart melted toward him. and we
poinssd TO the saw.buck and wool pile, bus
b. treated our suggestion with scorn and us
wish whitening contempt.
Yesterday mornings sran on the ", S. 4
r. r. r. was composed Of Is box cars, 10
nau and one baggage and two passenger
coaches. the layess train that ever ian over
tue fOusss esso VIZ Ses8C Ss"sssssSu
of cotton, Of which they had 1917 bales
when they passed this place.
Times would not be 70 hard, in our opinion,
il our planters would move their smoke
houses, corn cribs and sock pastures onto
their own premises, instead Of having them
located thos.and miles fnm home. and
would plant more fruit trees and vegetables.
No man is q good Os prosperous farmer who
aoes not have IN orchard. garden and large
pouso and ,urnip patches.
sc. Moore, in bis testimony befnre the
ssu,,e Committee. stated that the justices Of
the pesce Of this parish were all democrats.
If no meant the newly elected officers he was
correct. IL not he was not Bosh the justice
Of the peace and constable Of this ward. pre-
WON, 10 the late election, were republicans,
and the lauer Q coIored man; and il eishes
Of them ever met with any difficulty in the
discharge az his of,cial duties W. neve.
heard Of il. The object Of the statement
was Il course 70 create the impression that
the bulidoxers were encouraged and protected
by the officers Of our parish.