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Richland beacon., 1877-11-10
How He Gets En-.

\ gentleman. whose place of brsi-
ness is not thousand miles from the
Merchants Exchange iS annoyed, as
many business men are, by impecuui-
Gus individuals desiring small loans.
He has adopted the following method
Of dealing with them. He will listen
amicably to the long preface to the
request to Just lend me five dollars
for two DAYS" and answers, Ger
tainly," and then turning to clerk,
says:
james, we have FIVE dollars to
lend, have we no,."
Yes, sir" saws well-trainad James
"Well, lend it TO Mr.. Beet"
at is not in, sir; you loaned it to
Mr.. hummer day before Yesterday y
"Ah, yes; so did Wei, when it
comes in, lend it to Mr.. Beet and
bowing 10 the borrower the merchant
resumes his business, and the needy
one walks dcjec;edIy ont to try d
more profitable piace.-E.rchGHge.
Richland beacon., 1877-11-10
Where Il Governor Gets his Wives.

Claiborne r. Jackson, native OF
Kentucky, was once governor OF the
state of Missouri. lie joined the
Southern Confedercy and died during
his term at a farm house opposite the
city of Little Rock. The most re-
marSable fact connected with the his
tory Of his life is perhaps the state
ment that he married five sisters in
one of the most respectable, wealthy
abd distinguished families in the
state; that as soon as one wife would
die be would go and marry her sister
in reasonable time. Of course some
of them were widows when he mar
ried them. In connection with the
marriages there was standing joke
told at the expense Of the Governor.
which was, that when be went to ask
the old gentlemaD's consent TO marry
the last one the venerable father is
reported to have said: "Yes, Claib,
you can haze her. You have got
them all. For goodness sake don't
ask me for the old woman."-Te.rdr.
kama Democrat.
Richland beacon., 1877-11-10
4 Warming to the Country Press.

One Dr. J. c. Stone of - North
Ninth street, Philadelphia, Penn, a
quack. has been sending advertise
ments TO the country press far and
wide, on credit, referring to the Sun
as to his responsibility. We don't
know "Dr. Stone" His advertise
ment, from It's terms, shows that he is
of doubtful character. Our advice to
all country newspaper proprletors
whom be seeks to use is to have
nothing to do with hirl. So far as he
presumeS to refer to the Sun, he is
beyond question an unml'igated
swindler.-Nctc York SuH.
The "doctol" has written to us
several times, but, as we have been
in the business long enough to know
that i, will not pay to accept every
proposition 10 advertise, we declined
to insert without the payment in
advance each quarter; and we further
require our own price from al
advertisers. If all proprietors o
papers would adopt and stick TO tbi;
rule there would be no danger o
imposition. Unless we know that al
advertiser is responsible we demah(
the pay in advance.
Richland beacon., 1877-11-10
The Husbands Of AlcppO.

The husbands of AIrppo undergo trying
ordeal before they win thcr brides. Capt
Burnaby, author of A RIDE 10 khva, white
ia Asia recently had the ceremony described
to him by young BY lrom AIeppo. A cirl
has. say. three inyrrs.' said the Bey. "She
takes three biz Of live charcoal from out Of TIA"
fire; giving each of her luvcTs a piece. She
tell, them to place II IN the pain of ihrlr
hands The lire buru> through the skin, the
;endOn- are laij bare! something's the an ornus
gentlemen will r. ,I-i iiil ii'e flesh has been
burnt to the bone. Here one or two Of them
generally succumlb 10 the torture the man who
rcsi-t- tie longest wins the lady Did yea
ever Try ~" No, said lie Bey, lap2hmg
Il can get wife without any trouble. 30 | d,
| not care about burning my fingers. We bur,
our fingers quite soon enough after marriage
a. it i.
Richland beacon., 1877-11-10
Burned to Death.

Little Nancy yell)w woman liv-
ing on the Conn plantation has been
in the habit of going to the cotton
field to work daily. leaving her two
children locked up in the house, on
Monday morning last she went as
usual leaving her children behind her,
in a short time she noticed smoke is
suing from the house, and in company
with some of the other hands rushed
toward the building. but by the ,imo
an enterance was effected, her eldes /
child, fine boy four wears old was
fatally burned. Tie other little fellow
escaped unhurt.-CdrroU Conserr.
dfire.
Richland beacon., 1877-11-10

A correspondent writing from Bombay talks
thus cooly:
"The children seldom have ANYTHING on
them bat a lirle red cord lied around their
waists One of my shoe s,riigs would make
a suit Of clothes f"r the whole parish. Y1u
will see snperbly formed woman with only a
linen cloth over one shoulder. aud so down
around their waist IT. addition to tins cloth
i wound around the loins. But their aGoru-
men; does not eni here, for around each great
toe is one or two huge silver rin-,. ani around
the ankles half dozen. The same on eaci
arm, on fingers, and in the cars, and "a .ilt
left nos,ril i. huge cluster silver ring
Ii is well to take things cool, bu, this mole
Of dressing i altogether too thin.
Richland beacon., 1877-11-10
Down in IL Silver Nine.

Those who have never inspected
the lower levels of our mines NAV OBJ
tain some idea of the degree of heat
to be found therein by visiting the
Savage work. at the change of shafts.
The nen, packed together as close as
they can stand on the cage. are popped
up out of the shat! all s,camino bot,
for all the world Ike bunch of AS
paragus lust lifted from the pot.
They make their appearance III a
cloud of steam that pJurs up con'luu-
Ously from tie depths profound, >
and are dinilv seen until they step
forth upon the floor of the works. As
the men land and separate, each man
carries with him for half minute his
little private cloud of vapor As this
passes off the man is seen 10 be aked
from the waist up. his skin a wet as
though be had just been lifted out of
pool of water. The men bring up
with them, besides the steam, an
amount of heat that may be felt by
tie spectator as they pass.
All this is at the top of The shaft.
where it is considered quite cool;
what. then, must it be hundreds of
feet below, where the men started
from. down where the water stands at
l57 degrees Fareuheil! Down there
no steam is Seen-it is too hot for it.
1t is only whci the hot, moist air
coming up from the lower regions
strikes the cool air toward The top Of
the shaft that it takes the form OI
steam. Down there where the men
come from you must keep your hands
OF the pump column and the pipes
and If YOU pick up any iron tool YOU
will at once pat it down without be
ing told TO do 81. Down there they
handle things with gloves on. or wral
rags about the drills they are guiding
and iron apparatus they are moving
and down there, too, YOU will learn I,
keep YOUR mouth shut after YOU hav,
draw II few mUutbtulS Uf hot air int
your iung|.
perspirc. 1t is no name for it
You are like a sponge that is b, in!
squeezed. You are ready to believ,
that YOU have ten million pores to ev
cry square inch Of surface, or as man,
more AZ any authority may mention
and that all these pores are as big a
the cells of honey-comb. You g
for ice-water and it almost seems I
hiss as it passes down your throat
You keep going for it, and thus, in
short time, find out what becomes c
The tons and tons of ice that are Gail
consumed in the mines. Remai
below among the miners for an hou
or two and when You are iinali
popped out at the top Of the shaft, a
red-hot and steaming among the Oibo
asparagus sprouts, YOU Will apprccia'
the beauty, the light aud the coolner
of the upper world
Richland beacon., 1877-11-10

One of our agricultural exchanges
comes forward with the statement
that what hens need, and must have,
is shade, and that they won't lay
worth a cent unless they have 1t.
When our learned poulterers will
have agreed that this settles the great
hen question, we will petition Con.
gress to give every hen in the United
States parasol.-Haw!eyc.
Richland beacon., 1877-11-10

They were what the world calls
engaged" and they were going to
visit some of her relatives thirty miles
distant. Two raillo Dads ran to the
home of the latter, they were unde-
cided which one to take. There is a
long, dark tunnel on the q - road,
isn't there?" she innOcently asked.
He said there was. And none on
the B linc!' she further inquired.
He said there was not. Then let Us
60 by way Of the O road" she
softly murmured. Aud they went
NorTistora Herald.
Richland beacon., 1877-11-10

There Is TO u.e in speu ing Time canvassing
a new charter for 'hl- cry to he pssse by the
next Legislature. No good comes from cor
ruIt fountain, and with our present state con
s'iiu'lon no new charter will do the city any
good. As long a. every !, gI>Iature that meets
has The power to dabbIe with our city affairs
50 long will we have an inefficient govern
ment Let us begin the building ~ the fonn-
dalion. which IN lhis ra.a Is = aew con>liiu-
,on.--SQic ! cs,sier.
Richland beacon., 1877-11-10

Official Directory.

JUDIciAL-FOURrEgNTH DISTRICT COURT:
s G. PAEsoxs, Judge;
w. \. PoTrs, District Attorney
J. NEwr. PIrTs, Clerk,
PARISH CURT
T.. G.. MONTGOMERY. Judge.
NJ J. LIDDELL, District Attorney Protein; :;
PARISH OFFICES:
]. A. LIpDELL, Sheriff ;
Wiley r. MANGHAM Recorder
W. THos. JORDAN, President Police Jury
J. w. SIMNs. {: Parish Treasurer
POLICE JURORS:
Ward John Bishop;
w. T. jordan;
. 3-John H. Milling;
i-IIenry & Mangham,
{. 5-P II. Parham.
Jno. :. Summeriiu. Clerk.
II. w. Mel emore, Justice Peace 2nd war J.
will hold regular terms of court the 2nd and
ish Saturdays in each month.
Richland beacon., 1877-11-10
LAND FOR SALE.

yVybe nlantation within four or five miles OF
Delhi. known a. the Nin>un Place, on
ioe's Bayou. 1t contains about 800 acres one
hundred acres belted. about - acres can he
put in cultivation with hrie work, hn'
cypress brake (rhe best on the bayou. Pnce
s. 100 cash.
Apply to WILEY p. MANGHAM,
Feb. 27.lS75.-,f Rayvile. La.
Richland beacon., 1877-11-10
III. B. BRUSER,
Copper, Tin x Sheet-lrOn Worker
Maker Of Drove Wells, Pipes and Tools,
AND DEALER IN
COOKING AND HEATING STOVES,
House Furnishing Goods,
Tin Ware. Pumps. Pump Pipes.
Sheet Lead. Brick and Tie,
Garner Mulberry and Clay Streets.
Vickshurg. Miss.

TOR and CHIMNEY TOP. that Will cure
smokey chimneys and L. the very thing for
venrilatng Machine Shops. Il. Il. DeIois
Car Shops. etc. In ordering send inside
measurement Of top of chimney or ven'ilaring
shaft. April 2l,t ls17-ly.
Richland beacon., 1877-11-10
4 New aid Wonderful Fruit.

Diospvros Kali, known as the date
plum or japanese persimmon, has
been grown in California, and its sue
cessful culture fully established. The
tree is highly ornamental, is prolific
bearer, is as hardy as the pear, ana
ripens early. The fruit can be shipped
across the continent. When dried it
is equal to fig, and can be kept long
time. 1t is Of a brig ight yellow, orange
or vermiIIlon color, and is unsur-
passed for the table, being thought 10y
some to be equal to the peach or
strawberry. Its average weight is
from half pound TO a little over a
pound. The wood is valuable for
manufacturing, being species of the
ebony order, Ebenaceae. 1t will bear
in from one TO three years. Cultivate
the same as apples and in the same
variety Of sol. Grated and reliable
stock can be sent bv mail
Richland beacon., 1877-11-10

Is it not strange and diSqnIeling
thought that thousands of people are
at this moment hungry, or in dread of
hunger, in a country which has stored
in its granaries 325 .000. 600 bushels of
wheat, and l,2S0,000, GOO bushels of
corn-the yield Of single year:
-Er.
Well, no, it isn't strange az all, as
things have been managed for some
years past, and as they are still
managed, that, with immense quanti-
ties Or corn aud grain aud olhcr food,
there sbcIiJ De thousands OF people
at this moTent hungry" not a bit
strange. The government has been
and continues 10 be run in The interes' :
Of great capitalists, rings and land
sharks, who care no more about the
hunger or starvation of the million
ihan ravenous beast does about the
writings of the victim whose bones
he is craunching. So the rings can
make money bv a corner in corn or
anything else, what boots it TO them
that famine stares from the gaunt eyes
+ Cf men, women and children The
government is conducted 50 that the
rich can grow richer while the poor
verge closer and closer upon absolute
want. While the people have slept,
the fangs Of bondholderS, monJpOlists
and sharpers of every description
have been fastened rutblcssly into the
BODY polite. and it will take terrible
wrench 10 draw them thence. Every
man who gets living by honest
industry, whether day laborer, me
chanic, farmer, trader or what not, has
q fearful interest at stake in this
question. 1t is one of life and death
to him. If the system Of public
plumber, thinly disguised under The
forms of law, which has beer in vogue
since the beginning of the war, is t'
go on much longer, this country vii
soon be in as wretched q condition, a.
to the great mass of the people, al
those of any part of Europe. If any
thing, the system here is Inherent!
more vicious, and is lraugh; will
more robbery, than the systems tba
prevail in Europe. Make no change
and you will errlong see the apples O
> Sodom here larger than they ar
across the water. Let the peopl
organize for sef-delense.-.Stdt
Register.
Richland beacon., 1877-11-10

SO In. selling onr goods in ci-ia~ and
country towns. Ouly necessary 10
To show samples 10 make -aies and
money, Tor any ore out Of employ
SoI met, and disposed To work. Used
daily lv all business men. Send
stamp for sircuiar, wIh prices tC
agents Address
DAY! SPECIAL AGENCY.
aug ~ Kendall Building, Chicago.
Richland beacon., 1877-11-10
Mammoth COlOred Fashion Plates

Ahead Of all oilers These plates are en-
rraved on steel, TWICE TIE USUAL SIZE, and
are uncquale,i for beauty. They Will be
sspe,bly colored. Also, Household and other
receipts; in short, everything Interesting to
ladies.
y. .B-.qs ihe pablishp nor Pre-Poys the
Dosfor, 10 all inaH swJso iLerS, "P"esCH' Is
CHEAPER THAN EVER; IN tadis THE CHEAPEST
IN TIE WORLD.
Richland beacon., 1877-11-10
CHEAPEST AND BEST 81:
PETERSON'S MAGAZINE.
FuII-Size Paper Patterns!

ESEA SUPPLEMENT uW Go cireH ia erGg
number for 1873, continuing JuL-si-e paper
pdtfrn for a ta"ys, or ohdd $ dreSs. trey
sptscTiicr pW rece,re. during the gear, ircire Of
these patterns, sofhaf these ato"e 'r'H 6e "o'"
more Than The subscription prtce-st@j
"PETERsoX's MAGAZINE contains. every
year. lGn0 pages, II steel plates. i coi"red
Berlin patterns. Il mammoth cot"red fashion
plates, ~ pages of music, and 80" woo" GUS
liz iicmense circulation enables H. prorncioT>
10 spend more money on embellishments.
stories, &c. &c, than any other sircS
more for the moHey than any "a he woFid. IT.
Richland beacon., 1877-11-10
THRILLING TALES and NOVELTIES

Are the hes, published anywhere. 81 hc
most popuIar rri Gs are e"P'oyed 10 ~rte
originally for ''Pe.0soH.' la 1873, in addi-
ton To the usual quantity of short stories,
FIVE ORIGINAL COPYRIGHT NOV
ELETTES will be given, by Mrs. Ann :.
STEPHENS, Frank Lee Benedict, Ms. F ii.
Rmnefr and others.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-10-13

Live Hogs are active; common at 4 50 q 90; light
5 10 q 80; packing 90 q 5 25; butchers at IS a
5 As; receipts 2300 head; shipments 1859 head.
CLEVELAND, Oct. 1.-THE Petroleum market is
firm; standard White at 1913.
NEW YORK. Oct. 12.-Cotton Lquiet; Middling up
lands at II 7-16c
NEW ORLAENs, Oct. 12.-Cotton irregular; Mid
ding uplands 11c
CHARLESTON, Oct. 12.-Cotton' in better demand
Middling uplands at 1Os q 1Oic.
AUGUSTA Oct. 12-Cotton is quiet and easy; Mid
ding uplands at lOsc.
SAVANNAH ,Oct.12. Cotton is steady ;Middling uI
lands at 10sc.
MOBILE, Oct 12..Cotton quiet and easy; Middling
uplands at 1Os q 1Osc.
WILMINGTON, Oct 12.-Cotton dull; Middlns up
ands at 10sc.
NoRFoLK, Oct. 12.-Cotton is steady Middng ups
lands at 10sc.
GALVESTON, Oct. l2.-Cotton dull; Middling up
| lands at logo.
MEMPHIS, Oct. 12.-Cotton is quiet; MddnS up
uplands at 10ac'
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-10-13
POLITICAL.
Dakota Republicans Endorse President
HAYES,

Dakota Republicans Endorse President
Hayes.
DEADWooD, Oct ia convention of the
Republicans of the Black Hills met here today
for the purpose of effecting permanent party
organization and electing delegate to Wash
ington in the interest of the new territory
movement. Delegates were present from near
ly all the mining camps IN the Hills. e. @.
Briarly was elected by reclamation.
Resolutions were adopted endorsing the ad-
ministration of President Hayes in its efforts
to secure among all the people of the United
States complete reconciliation and the estab-
lishment of good feelings as of old.
Senator ConkIing's Views.
NEW YORK, Oct, 12.-The Herald publishes
an interview with Senator Conkling. Refer
ring to his alleged endorsement of Piatts
speech before the Rochester convention, the
Senator says that when he proposed Platt for a
permanent speaker he had no knowledge of the
character of his speech. Before the speech
was made he advised Plat to be moderate and
conciliatory. Conklug expressed himself
friendly to the administration, but doubtful as
to the pl actcabllity OF the Southern and civil
service reform polcies-thnks there is too
much sentiment and too little work, He be-
iieves Ohio lost to the Republicans in conse-
quence of the attitude of the administration.
TIE election will result in sending either Ewing
or PendletOn to the Senate, aud from that mo-
mentous consequences will result.
Conkling promises to be present and speak
at Republican ratification meeting of the
state ticket to be held at an early day in this
city. The day is not yet fixed.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-10-13
The Louisiaua Returning Roard

NEW YORK, Oct. IA New Orleans de-
spatch says that Major Burke states that the
testimony against the Louisiana returning
board was obtained by j. g, Murphy, who was
sent to New Orleans by Pelton (fIlden's man
ager), and Murphy made some arrangements
with Littlefield TO testify, which the latter
did. He also gave some facJs which led to the
Indictment of the returning board As 20 good
was coming to Tldeu by such testimony. Lit
tlefeld was dropped, and now refuses to tes-
tify in the returning board .case. He is in Bos-
ton. W. x. Spearipg, uncle of Little6eld, says
he gave the latter $500 for Vernon parish re-
turns which Wells had given him to destroy,
and which showed alterations and forgeries
Murphy, who represented Tlden. went with
Littlefield to Illinois, where Gov. Palmer prom
sed that Littlefeld should not be touched
spearing says he got the. testimony of Little
field tor Tllden and his friends. I'VE were
never given any money, but were promised
anything we wished instead. But after the
testimony was procured. we were given the
cold shoulder. No New Orleans politician
had auy ching to do with it. 1t was all done in
Washington. The trial of the returning board
being of no good to Tilden, it has now been
dropped.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-10-13
BY TELEGRAPH,
MAINE.
q. u. COurt af Alfred

BIDDEFoRD. Oct. 1.-THE Supreme Judicial
Court at Alfred adjourned today after session
of nearly four weeks.
The Frederic kton Visitors in Bangor.
BANGOR, Oct 12.-Today the visitors from
Fredericton were taken to the water works by
special train and shown the working of the
machinery by water and by steam power This
afternoon an exhibition of utility and power
was given by detail from the fire department,
under Chief Engineer Maddox. This evening
the visitors attend the meeting of the Art
Association, when the Weston collection of
photographs will be exhibited.
North Somerset Fair.
SKowHEGAN, Oct. 1.-THE North Somerset
Cattle Show and Fair opened yesterday al
Bingham, and will continue through today
Entries of stock rather small. Display of do
nestle and fancy articles good. Large atten
dance.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-10-13
MINOR TELEGRAMs.

The Indian delegation which has recsntly
been in Washington has arrived back at Red
Cloud agency.
Parties in St Paul, MINI, are to petition
Congress to improve the Mississippi so that it
may be navigable at low water from st. Paul
to st. Louis.
Geo. w. Jones of Deerfield, Mass. lost bis
large barns by fire Thursday night, with 200
tons hay, grain, tobacco and eight hogs. Loss
$4,000.
Westward bound freight will be advanced 80
per cent. Oct. Is The Grand Trunk has oft
yet signed the arrangement.
The annual fremen's parade took place in
Fall River, yesterday.
An unknown man, clad like laborer. was
killed yesterday morning at railroad crossing
in Taunton, Mass. He was about 40 years old
and thought to belong to Fall River.
Three barns filled with hay and grain he
longing to Ripley Fisher, q ear Middlebury VI
were burned yesterday morning. Loss S25O0:
insurance $3.50.
Two deaths from yellow fever at Fernandina
yesterday aud five new cases. Col. LibeIty
Billings is one of the dead. The fever is de-
creasing at Port Royal.
The suspended bank of Quincy, Ill, will nav
every dollar.
Rev. Silas E. Sheppard, we'll known divine
and scholar, died at Troy, New York, yester-
day. 0'''-
A seizure has been issued at Quebec on the
Lewis and Kennebec railroad on behalf of Eng
lish bondholders.
Abram S. Hewitt will not be present in
Washington at the meeting of Congress. helms
detained in Paris by the illness of his wife. he
would have voted for Goode for Speaker, but ia
paired with supporter of Randall.
Edwin Adams, the actor, is no better,
Napoleon Nolet, clerk in Montreal bank.
has fled to New York with large haul Of The
bankers fund.
The Sun says the miners of the Delaware &
Hudson Co. at Dickson, decided II to Sc, to
stay on a strike.
The Women's Congress at Cleveland after
the reading of various interesting papers YES
terday closed its session. w.
The Stadacona Insurance policy holders at
ST. John have accepted the offer of ope-fonrth
in three months and the balance in six. nina
and twelve months with interest.
The German bark Aklackman, from Malaga
for Pensacola in ballast, was dismasted in a
hurricane Sept. 30, picked up and towed to
Southwest Pass by the steamer Rio Grande.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-10-13
Henry Meiggs.

Inc death of Henry Meiggs, the great rail-
road contractor of Peru, is worth notice in
other than business circles. He was born in
Catskill, N. T., in 1911, and began business as
contractor in Boston, whence he removed to
New York to make fortune in the Lumbar
business and lose it in the catastrophe of 1887.
He recovered, however, from this, his first
naokruptcy, in two years. In 1913 he took a
ship-load of lumber to San Francisco, selling it
for twenty times its cost. After this he be-
came an extensive lumber dealer, owning saw
mliis and employing 800 men in telling trees.