Richland beacon., 1877-01-20
Local Brevitics.

Rayville is improving a little.
Our State remains in sta,u quo.
Cloudy weather predominates.
Some few cases Of pneumonia.
Bad weather prevailed this week.
Colds and coughs are prevalent.
The health of Rayvlle is excellent
The roads are in terrible condition.
Read new advertisement in this issue.
Daily papers. dema,d just now.
Now is the ti..-e to square up accounts.
Train wrecks are unpeasantly frequent.
Some pretty heavy shipments Of cotton yet.
Mr.. II. B. Newhali is very happy. II is
girl.
This parish is loyal to the Nichols govern
ment
There Is an abundance of water on the
ground.
The marrying mania has not entirely dis
apr cared yet.
Everybody is eager for the news from New
Orleans about now.
The people of our parish are generally
preparing for the next crop.
As long as there seems to be chance for
Gov. Nichols the people are cheerful.
The Clarion Of last week announced the
death of the Bastrop Republican. Is it really
deada
Mr. Vim. H. Ha ma, route agent on the ".
SAT. R. r., has our thanks for late copies
OF New Orleans papers.
James Mccain, well known to most Of our
citizens. died this week of pneumonia, at Mr..
Groesbeck's, his broiher .in-law.
The newly elected officers of this parish,
have received their commissions from Gov.
NICHOLS and executed their bonds.
w. N. Pots, of our place, who was elected
District Attorney for the lith District Court,
has received his commission and been duly
qualified.
Mr.. c. H. Trous lale, OF Monroe, late at.
tache Of this Office, is visiting his Rayvile
friends. Glad to see Charley looking 30 we'll
and 20 cheerful
Tho Madison -Joural says the PEOPLE OF
Tallulah will make m effort TO have the sea,
OF justice of that parish removed to their town
a. soon a. the political fight is over.
The list Of jurors drawn for the February
term of our district court appesr. in this issue
The juries are composed, a. 4 whole, Of the
best material ever drawn in this parish.
There is likely 70 be a squabble over the
judicial Offices Of this district, but those who
were elected by the returning board need not
expect very cheerful obedience from the peo.
pie of this parish.
The first part of this week the weather
was quite cold, with little sleet on Tuesday
morning, with considerable RAINFALL; but il
moderated towards the close Of the week, aud
on Thursday was rather warm.
A young man, not Thousand miles away,
sfser acting burglar fos the deaf mute actors
one night retired from the stage in disgust,
WIKI gun wad and ps,ch Of his clothes
buried about one inch in his flesh.
A big swell is reported in the upper rivers
The Ohio was very high At Cincinnati on
Thursdady and rising at the rate Of four
inches m hour; but we apprebend but little
danger of an overflow here. However, if il
does come. il will be better now than later.
Memphis is entitled to the premium for
the biggest snaxe story. According 70 one of
the LDcal papers . shower of several thous-
and serpents, measuring from one foot to
eighteen inches in length, fell in that city
few days since. We presume there was
rapid advance in the price of boots in that
city.
Several persons have remarked that they
thought we would have printed oil of the
radical testimony 1t once on IN extra. The
printing sf such m extra would have cost
the proprietor IN extra amount Of cash, and
we presums there would not have been q
half dozen subscribers who would have been
willing to have paid anything extra fos il.
We publish oil we can each week, condense
il o. much ~ possible, and will finish il as
seon ~ We can. Those who wish 20 pre-
serve ], can file ti,c numbers Of the Psrer con-
tsining il.