Richland beacon., 1877-07-21
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OFFICIAL JOURNAL Of RICHlAND'
THOS ]. MANGHAM, -. Editor
RAYVILLE....L LOUISIANA,
Saturday, July 81, 1877.
HERE md THERE.

Owing TO a run on the ST Louis banks, they |
were nearly all closed this week.
The American ship Sterling was wrecked |
ON the 10Th of June at Salt Point.
The Haverhill, Massachusetts, Saving Bank |
has been er Joined from doing further bus
ness.
Gov. T,lden and Secretary of State Biselow
sailed for Europe on Wednesday, from New
York.
The price of qunine has gone away mp TO
Confederate figures. This is hard Oh our
swamp country
The Agricultural Department reports an
improvement in the cotton crop since the June
repor, Of per cent
Ii is reported that cotton caterpillars have
appeared on the B.azos, Colorado, Gandelupe
and Neuces bottoms in Texas
There has been slight run on the Chicago
banks Lookout for money panic, if the
contraction policy is not abandoned.
iewelry store in Philadelphia wa.
burglarized ont of $50 900 worth of goods
hast Sunday night. Pretty big haul.
One of the New Orleans policemen have
been caught sharing spoils with thieves. He
was one of the ole colored metropohtans.
They have every kind of mineral, agri-
cultural and other advantage in California
Some fellow ha. "struck lie" out there now.
Gen Grant is having gay time in Europe,
and no doubt wishes he had ten stomachs,
lined with brass. He is going for Rhine
wine now.
J.. H. Pierce. marshal Of the Northern Dis
,rict of Mississippi. has resigned and Lake
will follow suit-all TO please Hayes, and run
for State offices.
The railroad employees IN West Virgins
struck and stopped all freight trains; the
militia was called out and had collision
with the strikers at Martnsbnrg.
Intelligence from Mexico reports all quie
and the Diaz government generally recognized
1t is also stated that Draz is hopeful Of break
nis up iawlessncss on our Mexican border
The Governor of West Virginia has called
on the President for troops to snppres
violence, and abou, 300 U. S. troops have
been sent to Martinsburg, where the railroad
strikers have possession Of the road.
TIE Rnssians are slowly advancing, il
strong force, notwithstanding the constan
reports of Turkish victories. The arm.
crossed the Balkans last Saturday and moved
ON KasanliI, in the rear of the enemy
George Jackson, the negro fiend VIII
murdered little Corina Haynes, in Ashle
county, Arkansas, not long since, was take
from the jail at Hamburg, carried about fou
miles from. town and burned, by crowd c
unknown men.
VIM. Andersons residence, near Worthwhile
Ky.. was Sired into while the family wer
asleep. Anderson daughter, aged is, cam
10 the front door and was fired upon by cor
realed parties She received eleven shots j
her person, killing her almost Instant!
Mot, We and parties unknown.
A New Orleans telegram Of the 17,h says
Bartholomew p. Beauregard, late Collector
the Second Internal Revenue District
Louisiana, was brought here from Bato
Rouge by a Deputy 9. s. Marshal, charge
with embezzlement of Government fund
Ex.Speaker Mortimer Carr was arrested I
day charged with obtaining money und'
false pretenses.
New Orleans telegram Of the 18th says
The boxes sent from the State-hoHse
January last to Marshal Pnkin at the Custor
house, were found in the third story of Il
Cus,om-bouse to-day. They were sealed
the investigating Committee for future inves
cation. The contents are unknown, but it
A.. believed they do or did contain the missiI
books from the State Auditors Office.
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