Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1878-12-07
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OFFICIAL JOURNAL Of RICHlAND.
THOS, ]. MANGHAM, 49,. Editor.
RAYVILLE. LOUISIANA,
SATURDAY,, DECEMBER Z, 1873.
OUR STATE EXCHANGES.
Saturday, DECEMBER Z, 49,


gin, on Mr.. I. C. Bridger's planta.
ton, three miles below town took fire,
and in O few moments was entity
consumed. Mr.. Bridger lost about ten
bales of cotton. The cause of the fire
is supposed to have been the work Of
IN incendiary.
The Herald is in favor Of Governor
Nichols for United States Senator,
provided all North Louisiana cannot
unite on man.
1t also dominates Judge r. D.
Bridger, Representative from Cald-
well Parish, for Speaker of the House.
Colfax Chronicle: One day, this
week, We shouldered our gun, and took
the field a la sportsman. Result, four
birds and q squirrel. all bagged in l
shots! We call on our State confre-
res to show as good o score.
We cannot. Next.
We received the Natchitoches Vim.
dictator, of September l4,b. and the
Claiborne Guardian, of September ii,
last Saturday. Result Of fast mails
fast qusran,ined.
Marksville Villager: Grinding is
progressing finely on the Coco planta-
lion, with the following encouraging
results: 35 arpcnts stubble give forty
hogsbeads; l6 arpents plant give tbir-
ty-two hogsheads. The plant cane
ground averages six feet.
Charles Kirby, colored. mortally
wounded Robert johnson, cOlored. at
Bordelonville, last Thursday night.
Kirby was promptly arrested by con-
stable julie +. Coco. and had prefidi.
mary examination before Justice Cou.
vilion, of that Ward, and was refused
bail.
We learn that there was colored
man killed few days since, on Mr.. L.
=. Frith's plantation, and another one
seriously wounded The murderer
was also colored man, and has made
bis escape.
They seem to be putting in pretty
active work down there in Avoyelles.
The Iberville South endorses the
Hon. John C. Moncure for Speaker OF
the House. So DO we.
Baton Rouge Herald: We are reli'
al " Informed that Mr.. D. C. Mohtan
has purchased the Baton Rouge,
Crosse Tete and Opelousas Railroad,
for forty thousand dollars.
Iberville South: The Baton Rouge
Advocate complains that the boys OF
that village have been on another tare.
What of that, friend Billy? Just so
they don't tare off any more cows.
tails, what's the holds!
Ibid: The Baton Rouge Advocate
complains that out of 2,700 cases OF
yellow fever, between the 18th of Au-
gust and the same date in November,
there were 2l3 deaths only 8 per cent.
of the cases. Plaquemine lost 10 pei
cent. Of her population.
Madison Journal: Delta has plenty
of idle houses at present, and some
owners prefer letting them lay idle
half the year than rent at moderate
prices. They 10 not seem to compre
bend the value of the nimble penny.
Ibid: 1t having been brought to The
knowledge of Billy Green. tho jailor
that one of the prisoners. named Geo
Turner, colored, had proposed to muir
der him when be came with food. Dep
uty Danger6eld had him searched, ant
found on bis person q large chiscl
weighing two or three pounds, and ,
butcher-knife, having q blade over b.
inches 10 length. Turner was arrested
in Vicksburg, and returned to this
place. He is charged with having
murdered his mother.in.lsw last Marcel
by beating her to death. 1t is sup
posed that bis wife. daughter of TIL
murdered woman, brought the knif
and chisel concealed on bis person
and gave them to him few evening
since.
Ibid: We understand that interest
ed parties In the interior Of the paris
are circulating greatly exaggerated re
ports about the sickness here, and il
this way keep our people from tradin,
with our merchants. This is certainly
baseness Of . low degree. ard YER.
reprehensible. Delta has suffered
enough from this sickness and th
stagnation of trade incidental thereto
without being stabbed in this way b.
people from whom we have q right 4
expect better things. There is no dau
ger whatever. whatever, 10 comin'
here. selling your goods. making POI
chsses and returning home. countr.
reports to the contrary. notwithstand
ing. Those who were fortunate enoug
to escape the blight Of the ecourge
should evince Q liberal spirit toward
their less favored neighbors.
A North Carolina man declares tina
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