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Richland beacon., 1878-03-09
AN ACT
No. 50. |

Relative to crimes and offences, AL.
tho-izing judges, in certain cases, ~
sentence cVDvicts 10 work cn the
public works aud roads, or 10 work.
houses, and delega,ing the power tv
parocblal and municipal authorities
necessary to euforce the same.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the
Seuale and House Of Representatives
Of the STATE Of Louisiana, in General
Assembly convened, That in all crinl-
inai prosecutions where anv person is
convicted in any of the courts Of this
State vi any crime or oifeuce punish
able under tie law with Imprisonment
at bard labor. but not necessarily so,
the Judge before whom such coDvic-
tlon is had may sentence the person
so convicted TO work on the public
works. roads OF streets of the parish
or city in which the crime or oEense
has been committed, and which may
be eventually chargeable with the
Richland beacon., 1878-03-09
RAYVIILE IA SATURDAY. MARCH g. 1873

other Company. and has ever since
been in litigation.
The levees that protected this par
ish have never been rebuilt: and ad.
ded to this disadvantage, the wre,ched
condition of affairs, the terrible poli,-
ical strife and official corruption that
have cursed the State ever since the
war, have kept all branches of indus.
try paralyzed and prevented the ener.
girs of the people from Seviving,
while-though we regret to say it
selfsbueSs has added its share to i'm.
pede progress and developemcnt.
Men, actua,ed by this spirit, refuse to
offer any assistance towards advancing
any public enterprise, refuse to use
ei'her money or time 10 influence iln-
migration. bUt when those v ho have
energy and public spirit induce mm,-
grants TO come among US try to turn
it /" their individual advantage. bv
either eu'icing lahorers away from
their employers or discouraeing them
in almost every way they can by ex-
ageraiing the difficulties with which
they will meet These are Disagree
able 'acts, though. upon which we do
not wish TO dwell; aud will ba>.em to
the conclusion of this article for the
present, though we will continue To
agitate the subjects of immigration
and Improvement as long as we edit
the Beacon, or any other paper in
tLiS section of country, whether i,
suit- the views Of others or not.
There are large bodies Of land in
our parish yet unimproved, upon
which hundreds of families could To-
cate aS colonies: and which il would
he to the interest of the owners to
dispose Of upon almost any terms. In
fact, it would be To their interest TO
give half of it away in order To bring
the rest Of it into market: hut we do
not know that they could be induced
to dispos, Of it even upon reasonable
terms. There are. however, large
tracts Of land that have been forfeited
to tie State for taxes, which we knew
can be purchased cheap, and we invite
to come and buy and i'm
prove them, knowing that they will
never regret the move.
Richland beacon., 1878-03-09
Kisses for a Church Bell Fund.

10 a moment OF uncommon frank
ness the editor OF the Corning Journ-
al says: when the writer was q
young man be attended the sociahles
given By the Young Ladies' Sewing
Society of the Presbyterian Church I;
the funds that were raised by the
weekly contributions Of the young
men present, and the earnings Of ths
young ladies. aided in purchasing the
bell now 10 Use. One evening to
diversity proceedings and increase tho
fund, he circulated slips of paper
around The room asking each lady to
sign her name. (ostensibly to compare
the handyriring). which was prompt.
ly done without any idea Of the oh
ject Then be wrote above each sig
nature promise TO pay a specified
number Of kisses Oh demand, a1d
then sold the slips at auction. Tbey
yielded quite sum. The prices va
ried considerably. as the number of
kisses and the sweetness and attrac.
tiveness Of the signers gave extraor.
dinary value to those due bills.' The
occasion wss one Of hilarious enjoy
ment. Enos Barnes. or any other
inveterate editorial enemy of the writ
er. may find in This "reminiscences ma
'erlal for half a column of caustjc
comment"
Richland beacon., 1878-03-09
The Chinaman's He'll.

A traveller thus describes a repre-
senlalion of the punishment of the
wicked after death pccrrdiny to the
Buddhist theory, which he Witnessed
in the suburbs of Canon After a
walk of about mile, we came to the
"Teu,ple of Horrors This is horri-
bic p,ace-that is, the scenes are bid
eCns. TIE intention is to represent
what bad man would suffer after
dea b. /, is composed of ten differ.
cnt groups OF statuary, made of clay,
and many of them are crumbing to
pieces. The first gronp represents be
trial Of the man; he is surrounded by
bis family and friends, who are try
ing to defend bim the second, where
tr is condemned and given over 10
the executioner; in the third, be is un-
dergoiUg a semitransfOrmation from
The man to the brute; the fourth,
where he is pa, iuto mill. with his
head DOWN. ards, and is being ground
up; bis dog is by the side of the mill
licking up his blood. IN the fifth
scene, be is being placed between two
boards, and is beng sawed down
lengthwise sixth. be is under a large
bell, which is rung until the concus-
si"n kills him seventh. the man is
placed upun table, and two men are
padding or spanking him with large,
wooden paddles ; eighth. he is upon a
rack, and The execu,ioners are tearing
his flesh with red-hot pincers; Din,b
be Is in a cauIdron Of boiling lead
the tenth scene represents bin upon a
gridiron. undergoing the process of
ruasting. In all of these scenes bis
IA ally are present also large figures
who represent The Judge. execution
-rs, little devils, and various instru-
ments Of torture"
Richland beacon., 1878-03-09

costs OF the prosecution, ard tor a
term not exceeding The term now spec
.Iiied under existing laws: provided,
that when a fine. iu said cases, is I'M
posed as part of the penalty in de-
fault of the payment of such fine and
the costs The judge may enforce the
liquidation thereof by sentence Of
additional labor at the rate of one
dollar per diem.
SEC. 9. BE it enacted, etc, That in
the city of New Orleans the CITY
Council, and IN the several parishes
the Police Jury are hereby delegated
full authority to pass all ordinances
and laws which they may deem nee
essary to carry into effect the provs-
ions of this act and for the discipline.
working and employment of such con-
victs {; provided, Chat 90 Police Jury
shall have power to pass any oruin-
ance TO cause any pei son so convicted
10 wear a bail aud chain. or any other
!ign or symbol of degradation, and
and that the person so convicted shall
not be worked more than ten OO)
hours day, and shall not, in anv
case. he put at work before six o'clock
in the morning): provided. that sncb
convicts shall not be employrd ou, Of
the parish having venue of the crime
or Oiiense or in any other labor than
upon the public works, bridges, roads
or streets of the parish or city or in
such warehouses; as they may es,ab-
lish.
SEC 8 BE 10 further enacted, etc,
That all laws 10 coulict herewith bc
and the same are hereby repealed.
Signed LOUIS Bush.
Speaker OF House of Representatives
Signed Louis a. Witt.
Lieut.. Gov. and President of Senate.
Approved February a3. 1878.
Signed FRANCIS T. NICHOLS.
Governor of the State OF Louisiana.
A true copy. WILL. A. STRONG,
Secretary Of State.
Richland beacon., 1878-03-09

The use of vulgar and profane
language is certainly becoming very
general. If We go upon the streets
our ears are assailed by an almost
constant current of oaths, curses and
obscenity. A moral pestilence seems
to be epidemic. IL is not confined to
the adults. but pours from lips scar cely
yet beyond babybood. 1t is so uni
versal as TO be striKingly characteristic
of the age If language be the ve-
hicle for carrying thought, what must
be the mental and moral condition Of
a community of which what we state
is true. Coarse. Vulgar aud brutal
ideas are thereby geuers,ed and prop
agated. The habit is becoming fear.
fully common among school boys, and
college boys deem a proficiency in
this and slang necessary if they would
be "r.en." 1t ought to be repressed.
checked aud punished severely, and
if no laws exit to that purpose now,
they ought to he passed. VicksJurg
Express.
Richland beacon., 1878-03-09
A Jealous Ghost.

A real ghost has appeared and is
appearing every night at q dwelling.
house in neighboring city, according
to information said to he veracious.
stalking about from room to room in
the dead hours Of night, like the ole
man Hamlet. Worse than that, in.
deed, if our infornant does not err.
the disembodied visitor opens doors
with bang, moves the beds,ead-
and bridal beadstead ut that-from
place to place. rattles the china ic the
closets. and climbs up and down the
attic stairs with the noise of clanking
chains. After his departure, gusts of
cold air sweep through the house, and
some say there is an odor Of brim.
stone in the atmosphere. The de-
parted spirit or, more exactly speak
ing, the semi-departeG spirit-for his
returnings are observation-disclosures
TO be aggrieved by the marriage of
his widow, a blooming lady. to u
gray-haired old Benedict. Moreover.
bis portrait has been removed from
the parlor wall and stored in the attic.
and that Of the new man, or rather
the old gray.haired man, but the now
recognized boss of the premises, has
been hung up in its place. The de-
ceased party appears to be over.sensi-
tive and excessively jealous, but the
bride cannot do anything to relieve
the situa.ion.-BostOn Globe. Is-..
Richland beacon., 1878-03-09

King Victor Emmanuel was
especially fond Of fight. At the
battle OF Goito. in 1859, he charged,
at the head of regiment, all Austrian
battery, and showed the same courage
during the eighteen hours strife a,
Novara. On travelling one day 10 a
carriage without escort, to bis chateau
Of Polenzo. be found q number of
gendsrmes exchanging shots with
brigands. Victor Emmanuel seized
the carbine with which be Travelled
aud aided the gendarmes, two of
whom were killed at bis side. The
brigauds who were not killed finally
fed. The officer il command Of The
gendarmes was much astonished on
learning that The king was bis new
recruit
Richland beacon., 1878-03-09

While girls uDque>tionable have
their uses in the economy of nature,
and possess merits exclusively their
own, it may be boldl, asserted that
they are totally unfit to pursue in
company with young men the studies
which constitute The curriculum of
every respectable college. One of the
earliest studies of the freshman year
is the art of getting the jan;or's cow
into the fourth story Of the dormitOry.
This can be readily mastered by any
young man of good abilities and bab-
us of Industry and perseverance but
between girls and COWS there is a
great gulf fixed. The girl, from her
earliest youth, looks upon a COW a. a
ferocious beast, prone TO keep young
ladies in the air iu positions fatal to
the arrangement of the back hair.
To suppose that three or four young
lady students are capable Of the con-
plcated pushing AMI pulling necessa-
ry TO induce cow to climb several
flights of stairs is to suppose that the
natural feminine fear of cows can be
erndica,ed by the mere process of ma.
circulation. Thus we see that one of
the very easiest of college studies is
quite beyond the range of tie female
instinct.--N T. Times. g.
Richland beacon., 1878-03-09
FOR SALE

S00 ACRES Of good land, in i've miles oi
oUU Bas,rop, Morehou-e Parish. situated
in Gum Swamp; 100 acres in cultivation !;
entirely above the overflow at 1874 and 1876
Good school and church in the neigbborliood
Price $4,000, one quarter cash, the balance
in three equal annual payments.
Any further information can be had at this
ctfce. May 20, 1876 If.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-08-27

A SOUL moving, narrowing tale
comes from Memphis. The scourge
has appeared in the camps outside the
city where the poor were removed for
safety, and many new cases and deaths
are reported. The sad spectacle of an
infant seeking nourishment on its dead
mothers breast is an incident that ap-
peals to the stoniest heart. Many pa
tients die without the slightest medical
assistance, as the physicians are not
only overworked but are dying. No
one seems proof against the rayages
of the disease. A fearful increase is
reported, and yet not nearly enough
physicians and nurses are on hand.
Memphis has a terrible future before it.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-08-27
UTAH.
PoIygamy Made odious.

Polygamy Made Odious.
Salt Lake, Aug. 26.s+A Mormonwith
two wives took them before the Third
District court in this city ro-day, ask
ing for naturalization papers for the
second wife. She answered affirma-
lively to the question whether she was
living in polygamy, whereupon the
District vttorney objected, that she
was not of good character. The OBJ
lection was sustained. The Ne,cs, the
Mormon church organ, advises polyg-
amous wives hereafter in any matter
in which the law of the land is con-
cerned, to call themselves by their
maiden names, and in any court to
take the position of unmarried women.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-08-27

COMMENTING on the philanthropy of
Northern cities, the New Orleans
Times says: The strong sympathy now
shown. to the. afflicted cities of the
South, by the more fortunate sisters of
the North, is something not to be
easily forgotten. On every side we
hear of most noble efforts being made
to raise contributions, in aid Of The
afflicted. While the North in lavish
hand is soothing the fevered brow Of
Southern sufferers, she is building a
monument OF gratitute which will be
luminous forever.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-08-27
TeIegraphic Notes from all
l5g Points.
Terrible Tales from the
South.
Interesting Foreign Advices.
YELLOW : FEVER SUMMARY. Al

The British ship, Cape Breton, from
Rio De Jenaiero, was detained in quar-
antine in Frisco yesterday. A seaman,
Henry McDade, had died of yellow fe-
yer on the 9th inst.
Yellow fever subscriptions in Phila-
delphia amount, SO far, to s9,747.
A family of refugees from Vicksburg,
named Boneii, are sick in Phfiadelpbia
of yellow fever. sasx
The New York Chamber of Com.
merce sent SO, 800 to New Orleans,
Memphis and vicksburg.
Pittsburg has one case of yellow fe-
yer. 1t was brought up on q boat. No
danger of a spread of the disease is ap-
pretended.
Col. Long, formerly Of the Egyptian
army, lectured at White Sulphur
Springs, w. Va, and the receipts, 5000,
were forwarded to Vicksbnrg. fH
The colored people of Chattanooga
sent over 800 to the sufferers.
DR.. Warren Stone, who returned from
Port Eads. Sunday, left for Grenada in
response to call of the Howard Asso-
citation. ~9t tti01 1c-flr
Iberville parish, Louisiana, is suffer-
ing terribly for want of physicians and
nurses. -fs & iIaes-t ssf
Deaths in New Orleans yesterday, A.;
new cases 1876, In the deaths there
were IA children under eight years of
The Cleveland police have given $500
out of their life and health fund. This
makes the total contribution of the cit
izens $4,000.
Nurses are offered five dollars a day
to go to Grenada, Miss. There are
many whole families sick with no one
to wait on them. The local physicians
are also down. Twenty-Five nurses are
wanted. There were eight deaths Sun
day night.
The Howard Association of New Or
leans has sent four physicians and four
nurses in answer to appeals from Gre
NADIA. Grenada authorities are author
ized to draw on the Association for
nourishing food.
Chicago will send from S25, 600 to
$50, 900 in all to the South.
At citizens meeting in Columbus,
Ohio, last night, $500 were subscribed.
James Crawford, who arrived in
Pittsburg with yellow fever died last
night.
Savannah, Ga, raised $1,000 last
evening.
The New Orleans mortuary report
for the week ending Sunday evening,
shows deaths from all causes 493, all
but 18 of which died OF yellow fever.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-08-27

THE most fiendish act which we have
recorded for q long while is that re-
ported in our telegraphic columns from
San Francisco. That little girl of
thirteen years of age should be shot
down by a man Of twenty-five for the
mere rejection of a marriage proposal,
is a crime that calls for the severest
penalty Of the law. In the South that
culprit would be lynched before he got
time to look around his cell,
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-08-27
AUSTRIA.


A Rupture Threatened.
Vienna, Aug. 26.-Count Andrassy's
object in urging on convention with
Turkey is to shelve discussion as to the
future relations Of Bosnia and Herze-
govina with the Austrian monarchy
which threatens to cause serious dis
pute between the Austrian and Hunga-
rian governments. Only soldiers on
furlough, and not reserves, are called
in. Gen. Phillipovich's army will be
raised to 125, 600 or 100, 900 men.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-08-27

THE Evening Ne,cs, of Salt Lake
City, openly advises Mormon women
who are married, to call themselves by
their maiden names, and take the posi-
tion OF unmarried women in any mat
ter inwhich the law of the'land is con-
cerned. Well, perjury is little worse
than polygamy.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-08-27

WHILE Bulgaria is under the. influ-
ence of Russian Commissioners the
Bulgarian population is making itself
busy with the Musselmans, lat least
the British Consul at Adrianople SO re-
ports. British Intervention is probably
wanted-by the British government.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-08-27

THE President and Mrs. Hayes will
leave Washington on Friday evening,
and after stopping over at Fremont,
Ohio, they will continue on to Chicago,
and the President will review the fire
department. He will be in Minnesota
Thursday and Friday and then return
to Washington.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-08-27

THE power of Germany lies in its ar
my. If the soldiers would at any time
fraternize with the Socialists, the effect
iveness Of the government would be de-
stroyed. Hence twenty-three public
houses in Munich have been designated
in which the soldiers are prohibited
from frequenting. Socialism is becom-
ing serious menace to the government.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-08-27

Two engineers were arrested on the
Transylvania frontier of Austria with
plans of fortresses in their possession.
The cable says they are supposed to be
Russian spies. So conclusive peace
cannot have been reached vet.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-08-27

Constantinople, Aug. 26.-The Brit
ish Consul at Adrianople reports that
the Bulgarians continue to plunder and
outrage Mussulmans. The Greek
Archbishop has communicated to the
Consul the details of most horrible
atrocities.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-08-27
CALIFORNIA.
A King Of Fiends.

San Francisco, Aug. 26.-Adelaine
Gray, aged thirteen, was shot and Ia
tally wounded by VIM. Baker, q reject
ed suitor, while walking this afternoon
Baker approached without speaking,
placed a pistol to her back and fired.
The assassin is restaurant waiter aged
about twenty-five.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-08-27

GRENADA, Miss, seems to suffer
worse than any other locality by the
plague. The local physicians and
nurses are most Of them down with the
disease, and many entire families are
sick and neglected. Five dollarsa day
are offered as an inducement for nurses,
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-08-27
MONTANA.


Helena, Aug. GA man named
jackson shot and killed his wife, from
whom he had been separated for some
time, at Lower Boulder Valley, Mon
tana, last Saturday, after which he blew
his own brains out.
Luther Briggs was drowned Saturday
while attempting to ford the Missouri
river. The body has not been re COW
cred. IN fE fi mo-
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-08-27

J. v. SHEARER, a native of Alabama,
and lately city editor Of the New Or
leans Times, died of the plague yester-
day. This is the first death in newspa-
per circles telegraphed.
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TURKEY.
Please Endorse for Us.

Please Endorse for Us.
Constantinople, Aug. 16.-Mouktar
Pasha has been appointed Turkish
commissioner to Crete. The Porte de-
sires the aid Of England to obtain a
loan, guaranteed on the revenue Of
Cyprus, in order to carry out admins
trative reforms within its own jurisdic-
ton.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-08-27
IOWA.
Self slauRhtered. !.

Self Slaughtered.
Keokuk, Aug. 26.-Frank X. Adams
attempted suicide in his room at
hotel last night by cutting his throat
with razor. He is still alive but can
not recover. His friends reside in Cal
ifornia.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-08-27
A signlacant Arre.s.

Pesth, Aug. 26.-Two engineers have
been arrested on the Transylvania
frontier on suspicion of being Russian
spies. Drawings of a frontier fortress
were found in their possession.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-08-27

SENATOR PATTERSON is reported to
have promised Gov. Hampton to re-
sign in consideration of perfect immu.
nifty from legal process.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-08-27
AFTER watching the effect of the ru-
mored resignation of President Mac
Mahon, the cable man promptly denies
IL ~ 11aA -

WITH social earthquake threaten
ing, and an actual earthquake, physic-
ally, Germany is just now very inter-
esting place.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-08-27
IDAHO.
Closing in ON Grub.

Chicago, Aug. 26.-Advices received
here from Walter Shoup indicate that
his train of provisions in Idaho is again
surrounded by Indians, and is in immi-
nent danger.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-08-27
ADYERTTSED LETTERS.

List of letters remaining in the
Cheyenne Postofice, Laramie county,
Wyoming Territory, August 26th, 1878,
which, if not called for within thirty
days, will be sent to the Dead Letter
Office. Persons calling for these let
ters will please say advertised" giving
date of list.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-08-27
GERMANY.


suacieiuR FuDnc Houses.
Munich, Aug. 26.-An order has
been issued designating public houses
in this city frequented by Socialists in
which soldiers are forbidden from visit
ing. ~
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-08-27
ENGLAND.
subterranean Rumblinrs.

Subteffanean KumbIngs.
London, Aug. 26.-Two shocks of
earthquake, violent but harmless, were
felt at II minutes past nine O'Clock,
this morning at Eberfield, Cologne, Os-
nabruck, Barmen, Bonn and Dussel-
dOrff.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-02-09
LAND OWNERS
attention.

Messrs. f. Armant 4 Co., Gen
eral Immigration and and Agents No,
20 Camp street New Orleans, are prepu.
ed to take in hand for sale. and 70 advsr.
:ise free of charge to owners in their pan.
phlet on the sGarden Parishes Of Lou
siana' plantations and lands of Wild
description will be filed with E Moptt
gne. q t Abbeville. sole agent Of Nesan.
F. Armant and Co. for Termsiion parisl,
In case M sale il ~frcsEd the peri3
will not be indebted under any msunx
nor fora to Messrs F Arrsant and Co ,
and in case of sale q moderate commits.
sion Will be charged, as agreed 10 in sps.
cial contracts.
Mr. Armsnt of the above firm. will Pm
coed North in September TO organize ths
distribution of the above pamphlets 0 b
AT 1G0. 900 copies and will there deliver l
series of oral explanations. or lectures On
our Garden Parishes: Vermilion, L..
fayeste. Calcasieu, ST. Landry, ST. Martin,
Iberia. ST. Mary.
For further particulars apply at earli-
est convenience to F M,n,agne, Able
Vile. sole agent for Vermilion Parish Of
Messrs. F. Armant and Co., General In
migration and Land Agent NO La.