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Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1878-02-16
SiIERiFF"S SALE

T. NJ Techer } Stat. Of Louisiana,
No Ji3 Parish of East Car
Jno F. {. He'll roll. Parish Court.
by virtue of wri, Of ii IA issued from tho
Honorabr Pan Ii Court IN and tor the parish
ot East Carroll. State Of Louisiana, in tho
above entitled anil numbered case, and 10
mr directed, have seized aud will offer for
,aIe in The townof Delhi. in the Parish OF
Ri Inland on
Saturday, tie 1cth day of february, 1873,
Al r"h'i' n"rii"n tn the last and highest bid.
der aud within the Ionr> prescribed by law.
the h'''"w'"s described property. ,o,wit:
Sr.rn(D T~o-hnsr Mnburn Wagons.
Sr'z"d rs the property OF Jno. f.. T.. He'd.
''rs and will "e sold 10 pay said debt, inter
e>t aud all costs
Terms uf snle--Cash, with the benefit Of
aipralsem"it.
A. LIDnELL, Sheriff.
S'erh Oil'c-. Rayvilie, La,
srhrn.rI 3uri 1873 III
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1878-02-16

There is no lodging or concealing
the fact that there ia not enough
money in circulation in this country
to supply the demands Of trade, nj
matter what wealthy aristocrats may
say. and the people can not stand a
further contraction of the paper cur
rency unless its place is supplied by
the restoration Of free banking priv
ileees or more specie placed in circu
lation than ever has cireulat, d in the
United States.
The cry of too great a redundancy
Of circulation is all CANNON. We
have lived long enough to learn that
flush times" arc the best times for
the working men. Men may place
any fancy price they please ON gold 81
long a. there is enough currency in
circulation to carry on the business of
the country. and no one will suffer BY
it, but when they make gold the only
real money the poor man suffers.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1878-02-16
Sherif's Sale.

Richard Hartley State Of Louisiana,
vs. No COS Parish Of Rlchland.
Wade Hampton, 81 al Parish Couu
DY virtue of writ of Fl. Fa, issued from
I'D The Honorable Parish Court in and for
the PARISH al kichsmi. State of Louisiana, in
the above entitled and numbered suii, and To
me d,rcctesi. have seized and will offer for
sale NJ the door OF the court house in the town
oi RayviIl.. said parish. ON Saturday.
The 18th day Of February. 1878.
within the i.o,ms prescribed by law. at public
auction. To the last aud highest bidder, the fol.
lowing described properly. te-wi,
The South Ea>, q,ar'rr Of Section (3)
three. t. wnsh,p Q6) Sixteen. North of Range
(6) Six Fast, containing One Hundred aud
Sky Acres. more or less. -
Seized as the properly of Wade Hampton
and will lie sold IN pay said debt, interest
and all costs.
Terms Of sale-Cash with tl,e benefit OF
app'al,ement.
A. LlDDELL. Sheriff.
Sheriff s Office.
Ray,iIlr. In Jan ~, 1875
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1878-02-16
: heriT s Sale.

Mrs E'n'na ~! & hash } State Of Lonisians.
\" 9i3 ". Parish Of Richland,
Wan II P'cwi't Parish Court.
By virtue OF "a Wi, OF ii ia issued
from the ll"ul Parish Cont. in and for iha
parish al Emhiand. State nf Louisiana. in tho
above eniIled aud numbered suit and TO mo
directed. have seized aud will Uhrr for sale
~ 'l- door Of the count house in the town II
Rny,Iir, said parish of Richland, on
Saturday. the 9Th day Of February, 1873.
at public aurtion, 10 The last and highes, bid.
der, the following t!escrioeu property. to wit,
Five Bates oi Cotton.
Seized as the property Of VIM. H. Prewi,t,
d. PENDANT. and will be sold to pay said debt,
interest aud ali costs.
Terms oi ssie-Cash, with The benef, Of
apprai>enent
J. A. LlDDELl., Sheriff
Sheriff Office. Rayville, La,
February 2nd, lS1e-3t go.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1878-02-16

We admire and endorse the manly
end vigorous deDunciation. by the
Now Orleans Democrat, of lbe iniqni-
tous and unconstitutional legislative
ac,s that confer such unwarranted
powers on the Louisiana State Lot.
terry Company. aud Of the LEGISLATURE
which few days ago refused to re-
peal them; and we join it in its appeal
TO the higher law of the will of the
people. who demand that this foul
blot be expunged from our statutes.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1878-02-16

All Europe is excited over the turn
affairs between Russia and Turkey
have taken. England ordered a
squadron to Cons,autinople, to pro'ec,
the interest of her majesiy's subjects
in that city; but the Porte forbid an
entrance il to port. lest it should incur
the displeasure of the Gar of Russia.
There is great activity in the dock
yards of England and intense excite
ment throughout the country. while
the Petersburg papers say q war with
England would he popular in Russia.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1878-02-16

All the fools are not dead. for some
of them occupy seats iu the General
Assembly of Louisiana. "Mr. Stew
art" says ,be report Of the legislative
proceedings Of last Monday. "sent up
a resolution ipstructing the Superin-
tendent Of Public Education to show
by what authority q public holiday is
disreparded and the public schools
kept open on Lincoln's birthday" If
the instruction of the children is to be
interrupted by the useless observance
of the numerous public holidays es-
tablished in this State. it is time the
the people demanded the repeal of the
silly laws requiring their observance.
In fact, good common sense demands
the elimation Of such nonsense from
our statutes.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1878-02-16
ORDIN.HN(E 40. ).

BE il onlainr hy thu Police Jnry, that the
compensation Of the CLERK AID the sheriff 81
the Parish Tor their errvres in criminal cases
TOR The prest Mt year he approved and fixed as
follows, VIZ:
For the sheriff $500 90
For the clerk 500 90
lie n iu'tier ordained tllat HE salary of The
District Attorney. pro lem, he fixed Al $500 90.
Sc il further urdancd HAT SAID conpensa
ti"n >:.aii he paid Snancriy upon the wars
Iaut, ~ Il. above named officers upon the
Parish Treasurer Out at the fund especiaiiy
appropriated and levied for the payment OF
same.
Adopted February II. 1878.
JOHN BISHOP,
Attest: President Police Jury.
JcHN ) SrnNgaLIS.
terA Police Jury.
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ORDINANCE no. 3.

r. il ordaine! ~ III, Po';.r Jury. that The
Parish Treasurer be au'h.r/ed Va purchase
for the pari-, IT kicltauh l25 l":I. haniirI
shavrs and l25 "Am"s spades i'r the use
81 the different r"ais of ,aii parish. Aud
tl,at the ovrrSerr b.. made Responsible Ia l.I-
Successors fH the amuuur Of spades AN show
el- turned over I" hin'; each Nari To- have
.ia les and Si.uve!~ according IN pro Tiia 81
roads anil thai he same be Paih on; Of the
contingent fund
Adopted February |. 1878.
JOHN BISHOP,
President fcce Jury.
Attest: JoHx :. SrMNERLIS.
Clerk Police Jury.
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ORDINANCE no. G.

ORDINANCE no. G.
A comuHnication from the President OF
the Poli'e jay OF the Parish OF Madison
acking the P"i,ce jury Of The Parish OF Rich
iaui tu al,p",u some one to meet them III
conference. in REGARD to such measures
may be necessary for protection from over
TOW; do hereby appoint and a"!.prize the
President Of the Polre Jury OF the Parish of
Richand to meet said delegates.
Adopted February II, 1878.
JOHN BISHOP.
Attest Pie, dcnt Police jury.
JONI 5. SUMNgELiy,
Clerk Police Jury.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1878-02-16
JUDGMENT.

Fanny F.. McLemore, Parish Court,
..ifr. vs. No 1916 Parisl, of Rrchand,
B r. MeLe'""'"' her Louisiana
HNIlS a>e having been regularly fixed FOR
Trial and taken up AMI THEA, aitei issue
joined. and the law and The evllebce being
Ia favor oi the pain'i.', Nrs. Fanny f. Me-
I.emore. wife. AMI against the defendant. it
is ordered ahludyed aud dec,eed that there
he Judgment !" favor of the piain'it, Mrs.
Fanny T.. McLruore. aud against the de
PENDANT. as follows: Ii is ordered, adjudse''
and decrre1 thar the community of arquets
and gains heretofore existing between plainiif
and defendant lie dissolved aud decree:!
forever ~ an rBh; that there be Judgment
decrreing plaintiff serarate IN property from
her husband. as prayed for, and that she he
an'ho,ized % administer an control her sepa-
rate and parapherna affairs a. - teaae sole
Read aud signed IN open cont, this Both
day OF January A. u 1873.
+ {. MON rGOMERY. Parish Judge.
hereby certify the above ani f'resoin. TO
be a rae and correct copy Of the original now
on file in my office. Witness NY official sig-
natnra and sal us J oil office this ih day
al February, A. ID. 1878
J. NEWT. PITTS.
Feb l6. 1878 Ut. Ger. III! ID. Conrt.
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the lCM day Of March. 1878.

the following describe. property, TO wit:
The North West Qusr'rS see'iion Twenty
three, less about three acres south Of the a Ito
and Li'rie Creek road, the south haif Of
South Wet quarter src,icn Twer'y-rhree.
and about three acres in the South r 81 cor
ner of the Nor'i hall sc S"nih West quarter
section twenty three AMI North East quarter
Of North East quarter section twen'y-scvcn;
The West half OF S,"r'h Fast quarter, and
the South We, quarter Of Moth East quar-
ter of section twenty two; al! in Township
Sixteen Moth, Range Sax East. containing
four hundred Gcfes. more or less. win all me
buildings aud Improvements rhercon
Seized as the properly Of John A Hemier,
defendant, and viii Le sold to pay said debt,
interest and all costs.
Tenn. OF ,ale-Casb, without the benefit OF
appraisement
J a LIDDELL, Sheriff.
Sheriffs Office. Rayviie. La,
February 9th, is7s-6t.
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ShERIFF'S SALE.
Sheriff 5 Office. RayvilIe. La,
February. 2nd, lo1e-3t


Cobb & Gunby State Of Louisisna,
No 1913 vs. Parish Of Richland,
Mrs. Mary Travis. I4,h Dis,ric, Court.
Virtually and as Turk.
BY virtue of writ of alias A. fa., issued
from the Honorable | iilI District Court in and
for The parish OF RichIand, state Of Louisiana,
in the above entitled and numbered suit, and
10 me directed, have seized and will offer
fer sale a, the door Of the c"urt house in the
Town Of Rayville, ssid Parish Of Richland,
on
Saturday, the l6iA day Of February.
1873, f-lt ~
NJ public auction. to the last and highest
bidder, the following described property, to-
wit:
An undiv ded one half ~ interest in lot
No. l0i IN the Town Of Delhi, Owens sur
vry) fronting 10 feet on Front Street and run
ming north $50 feet 10 Chester street; also an
undi, ided one-haf 9 interest in lots SO, 90
md 9l in town Of Dcihi Owen survey
running south 80 feet on Second s,ree:, eacl,
lot - feet from; also. an undivided enc half
tl)ini-Ie>t in frac,on Al lots %, 80 and 9fim
the town of Delhi, fronting on Front street,
each lot Is feet and running back north 10
lots SO, 90 aud all north ,of the Rai'rmd, to-
g-ther with AL the Improvements; also an
undivided one-i,aif interest in the following
property lying south Of the railroad, in tho
Town Of Delhi. the lot lying west Of tho
Livery stable aud south of Z. Irwi,.s store,
heirg 52i fee, front. and running e. nth los
feet.
TENS of sale, cash with the benefit Of aP.
praissment.
J. A. LIDDELL, Sheriff.
Sheritis Office. RayviIlc, La,
January II, ie7S--6t
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1878-02-16

on tie 20 iar, b, AID H. >afra - h-r' By
n inr,,.,.. and that Me Tx Coi,,r,or al ,ne
Parish Of Ricliaud H. aI'nori7ch I" collect
the came and all Other or iInan.e> !" conflict
with rhi, ordinance are hrr"ty repealed.
Adopted February Ii. 1878
JOHN BISHOP,
Attest: President Police Jury
JoHy s. SraNfRLis
Ei.,l Police. Tnry
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1878-02-16

Capt. Janes Trousdale and Capt.
VI. q. May. partners in gambling
house. No. III Custom House street,
New Orleans. go, into difficulty last
Saturday, in which the latter got n
great deal the worst of the bargain
by receiving several pistol shot
won pds. one of the balls passing
through his lungs.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1878-02-16
SHERIFF'S SALE.

DanlT Chapman, ct ais State Of Louis'ana,
W. 9lG paris', of Richland
Wade Hampton }Parsh Court.
DY virtue Of a writ Of q fa., issued from
ID The Honorable Parish Court in and for
the Parish At Rchian,i, State Of Louisiana, in
the above cnriI.ed aud numbered case, and -
me directed, ! have s-ized and will offer for
sale, ut the door of the Conr House in the
town of Ray,,lle, sai! parish Of Richlsnd. on
Saturday, the End, day OF March, 1873,
y, pubic auc'ion To- the last aud highest bid.
der, the following described property. to-wii:
The nonh west quarter 81 the north wess
quarter, the south vest quarter OF The north
west garter and north west quarter Of souih>
w,->i qnaIter of S,-c,n.n Ten, Tow nsbip Sixteen
Moth, kahge Six East, Containing one hun.
dred and twenty acres more or less. will ell
the buildings snd Improvements thereon.
Terms Of sale cas!, with the benefit Of
apprai>ement.
IA LIDDELL, Sheriff.
Shcr;Ts Office, EayvilIr, In,
January 26:b, le7s-it.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1878-02-16

ORDINANCE NO I.
B., il ordained by the Pc ice Jury that the
President ot The Police ,lnry lie authorized To-
draw a warrant on the Parish Treasurer ~
favor ~ !. : Sninnrrlin Tor ten dollars tor
Il >. fr the Conri tl"n>e. payable cut Of any
ni,,rry in the Trea>u.v.
Adoprcd February II. ISIS.
JOHN ElSHOp.
Attest: prr.ptrn, Police Jory
JuhX s. SrNMER'Iy,
Clerk PoIr.r Jury.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1878-02-16
ORDINANCE no ,.

Re /, Ordained 10y tn Police Jn'y thar the
FAX Collector br authorizrd :" have 200
,tank rec'IrrS nnd s'nhS pr,ni-i for the n-r ct
tis ,,lire ai.d pr,.-e, ;he bill ior same 10 the
b"arl Tor payu'~,t
Adopted i'rtrtaty II, ISIS
JOHN BISHOP
Attest President pui'ce jury.
JvHy < SuNNERLIT.
Crrk polir,, Jury.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1878-02-16

Mr.. Kidd. Of Jackson parish. is a
tower of strength in the House and an
honor to bis constituency. He is not
afraid to advocate a convention and
give bis reasons for 40 doing.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1878-02-16
Sherif's Sale.

f. C. Davidson, } Mrs Matilda Sibley, Turk,
John A. Hclnler.} Jno. A 'lemler.
State Of Louisiana, Parish of Richland, lith
District Court
By virtue of two writs of fl .is issued
from tlr iIoni ilih DISTRICT Cou,,, in aud tor
the parish Of Richlaud, State OF Louisiana :.
m the above entitled an numbered suits an.
tn me directed, have seized aud will offer
for ,air ~ the ,I"r of the court house IN th.
town of RayviI-, sa,l Parish Of Rrh,and
and State at Louisiana. within the hours
prescribed nv law. al public auction, To the
last aud highest bidder, on Saturday.
the lGM day Of March. 1878.
the following described property. 10 VII:
The North West quarter SECTION twenty
i.Iree. i,-> a'.oui three srres south Of the Alto
aud Little Creek Road: tn south half If
South West a. .arIer sect;on tweDty-i,ree. and
about three acres in the S",dh East corner Of
the North hac OF Sou,h West quarter section
rw?n,y>,hrer. and North Fast quarter OF
North East quart.r >criI"n twenty 80 ven;
The We,i hall of South Eat quarter and the
south H-.' quarter Of n .rih East quarter of
>,.crirn twenty txo: all in Township sixteen
Moth, Range six Ea-'. combining fou' hun
lred asre>. n,nr' or les. wi'h all the bnI,i.
.rgs aud Improvements thereon; Also. "nr
old wagon. one COW aud calf. six head shr- I,
and ,hr.e br.s ro.inu
S-izrd ~ Ii,e properly of John 4 lIernlrr,
defendant. aud will lw sold To pay saii debts.
interest AMI cu>ts.
Terms al sale Cash, with the benefit Of
apPrai-em-oi
J A lido IL, Sheriff
Sheritrs Office. Rayviir, La.
February OH, iS1S-Gi.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1878-02-16
SheriH'S Sale.

Antoine C"rrirre State" Louisiana,
No. AS. vs. Pa.ish nf Kirkland,
John A. tlemler >lluI District Cour'.
By virine of a wr, of Fl IA. issued as
upon - twelve months boud from the Hon
oralie Ii,h District Couu. in and Tor the
PARIS: Of Ricbiaud. State Of LOUIS iana. in the
above en,'ilei and numbered >nit and To .. e
directed. have >eizrd aud will Offer for sale
al The door of The colu hs ns.. IN the town of
Rayville, SAID parish of Rrhland. Stat. Of
L-u,sisna, within The legal hours. aud at pub-
lie auci,o'., tn The ls>i aud highest bidder, on
Saturday
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rul,tion

honesty, truth and virtue will riunph
over dishonesty. faI.ebood aud cor
Iruplion.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1878-02-16

The jury in The case 81 the State
vs. Aderson. for forgery. returned
verdict Of guilty. and the case will go
10 the Supreme Court on appeal.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1878-02-16

The following c;ai:ns were presented and
allowed:
ON CI,IuS
y - -, NJ.
100 -
y n. :, - - ~.
~ ID ue": Ei''e'y' ""''' r''s"e' %
-" % ,'i''-""l' mining a. '"
NO -. ) a. t''''r''. "r'''" ICES ~ ~
NO - N'"' 'h'''r'- Witness o.
10 D. VS. i'''>" wines w
~ ~ "" i"'S'!' """'SS =
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1878-02-16

J. W. Sm,ns, Parish Treasurer, pre-.
scented ,;Ie following report:
]. IT. Simms, Parish Treasurer, in Ac-
count witt the Parish Of Richland.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1878-02-16

L. < y. b.. ll'r February, 1878. H,yNIr, la.
aio;.I February n, 1879
JOHN l. SuOP,
Aurst: Pr"siirid Ponce jury.
JonS 5 SCNMERLIS.
Clerk t"uc. Jury.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1878-02-16

Dee o. 10 halan e due As per last
st,rr,nent 1867 45
1873
Feb IL To amount raSi: received
from II N.nre 1899 IS
Jan . IL amoum, Old LiceHces 1910 o.
:Sil36 60
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1878-02-16
CID CLhIMS.

The following c;ains were presented and
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1878-02-16

Sheriff s Office.
Hay,illr. In Jan l2, lS1S-6t
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1878-06-27

ments. Z at the earth was once hotter
than it is now is therefore proved, both
by the irregularities OF les surface and
by it's shape as q whole. We must not
inasgine, however, that there has been
hut one change. The minor Irregular
lies are all gradually changing by inner
energies and the action OF air and water,
and It may be that even the largest ones
are young compared with the age of the
planets surface. Nor does the change
end here; the equatorial protuberance
itself may but after all mark 8 point IN
a great cycle of change, which has com
pelled the earth 10 rotate now about one
axis aa,d now about another. Mathems-
ticians consider 1t highly probable that
the axis of the earth may have been IN
ancient times very differently situated to
what it is at present, and, indeed, that it
might have gradually shifted .shrough
ten, twenty, thirty, forty or more degrees
without at any time any pencePtibie sud-
den disturbance of either land or water.
Thus it appears that nature prevents
cabastrophes by the very hugeness of the
scale on which she works.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1878-06-27
Luxuries of Life.

Compilers of statistics sometimes come
int possession of singular facts, which
not unfrequently indicate the peculiar
or habits OF the people. For instance, it
is ascertained that the amount Of teas,
eofIees, and sugars consumed by the
people afford lair criterion to Judge OF
the financial condition of the country
These articles are not neeessasies OF life,
but .iuxuiies, and it is fair to presume
that people wean themselves from such
Injuries, in some degree at least. when
times are 90 pressing that necessaries are
difficult to obtain. Statistics show that
during the yess 1874 the importation OF
teas and cofieee fell of and continued to
decrease up to a lew months since. "A
comparative statement tor the eight
months ending with February las.
exhibits the fact that the purchase OF
tess was increased II 800, 900 pounds
ever the import during an equal period
OF time in 1877. The value of this in
creased purchase lis Si2 0G2 126. against
81, l76 500 in tue 70 rmer year. The
item of cofiees shows $50, 664 SIG, AGAINST
s2s S4l 772in1877. Sugar rereported
at 788 000, 900 pounds of imports, Waived
at sS7 400 600 pounds These figures
manifest q return TO the free use ;sl
simpler lnxuriss-a good sign.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1878-06-27
Some of the Downs in Lite.

We have in ouR mind brilliant and
cultivated Young lawyer who started Ia.
life with $50, geo and refined, beauli nj
and accomplished vile. He Is now a
sort of iactotnm in a carpet mandatory,
running hither and thither at the beck
and call of those whom he secretly
despises, doing heavy TASKS far b-ysnd
his strength, yet eager and anxious 10
please, lest the slender support which he
derives from his mental work be cut of
We know q gentleman who was bank
president ten years age and owned hi
carriage, who now does copying in an
insurance Office at thirty-Gys dollars a
month. supporting. God kaows how, q
wife and i've lshildren an 1T. We know
rof gentleman who once held a high
Office in western state, whe, this winter,
8 ,iiciied work at cleaning out Offices and
bniidng fires. Nor have the changed
times les bitterly effected women, sbuf
rather more. J~nnie Coilins, of Boston.
If med nor her employment bureau and
" fkipgwomen's home, which she cali
= Bsfinss Bower" says in her last repors
Amy kind ladies' who haseihired their
servsnts of me in the past years have
been obliged tte apply Tor employment
themselves of late. i sent lady TO q
i....t..i -. a hs...sxsl.aeaax -.t.d <l.a 49,.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1878-06-27
Curious Facts of nliscegenation.

The child of colored parents of differ
tints, such as auadroon and mnlatbo, OF
mulatto and black, will he nearer the
tint of the darker parent. If both
parents are of tine same color, the child
will be shade darker, and singulariy
enough, the second child will be darker
than the FIRST, the third darker than tine
second, and 30 on 10 the last. In other
words, colored community left TO itself,
is fatally destined TO return TO the
original African black after q limited
number of generations. Thus, while
each new alliance with an individual of
pure Caucasian blood bring the negro q
step nearer to the white standard, the
reverse Is the case tine moment tine
Caucasian element is withheld, and the
color retrogrades from light to dark.
a curious proof of this is found In
observations made during SEINE time in
one of the islands. "A mulatto woman
had female child by white man this
young girl gave birth to quadroon by
a white father, and this recrossiDg with
the white race was kept up for six
generations. An identical process Of
recrossing had been simultaneously
noticed in another plantation. The
children resulting irom the seventh
crossing in both of these families were Of
remarkable physical beauty; they had
blonde hair, their complexion was Of
such transparent fairness that they
might have been taken for Albinos, bu
lor the vigor and graceiuiness of their
limbs and their brilliant intellect. The
most experienced eye could not have
detected in them the slightest indication
OF their African origin. Taey inter
married. Their children were dark
compiexioned and tine children eftheir
ehildren are very dark muiatteee.
This memorable law of nature is given
rs one OF the principal reasons why the
Oneolesrefuse 10 intermarry with families
who have the iaintest tinge of negro
blood in their veins, though their skin
may be as fair ss that OF Europeans
The Oreoaes wish their posterity TO
remain what they themselves are--
wniie.--TM. Victor Masgnau's AUX
Antilles