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Richland beacon., 1878-02-09

On last Sunday night week. Mr.. j..
Smiths house burnt down. Mr..
Smiths place is situated some twenty
miles below Columbia. We have
been informed that there was no in
surance on the property.
A fire occurred on the premises OF
Mr.. W Miles. on last Friday night,
and every building in The yard was
burned. Mr. Miles farm is about u
miles below town. The premise.
were insured, but for what amount wt
failed to lcarH.- Cniumbia II raid.
Richland beacon., 1878-02-09
Mr.. Burke and Mr.. Chandler.

Mr.. Burke very naturally does not
ackno owledge Mr.. Chambers right to
ca,echise him on the subject OF the
alleged interview aud agreement OF
the 26lh of February last Ii YOU
are the William f. Chandler. MIR.
Burke says. who for twelve years has
been engaged in conspiracy against
the rights and the liberty OF the
Southern States. and especially of the
State of Louisiana; if YOU are the
William Z. Chandler who acted as the
ally Of Kellogg aud Durrrll in the in-
famous conspiracy Of 1872 by which
q fraudulent government was set up
in Louisiana, and as an emissary Of
the INSCRIPTIONS politicians Of the
Republican party in falsifying The
vote of Florida 10 1876. then your in
tervention in this inalter is simply a
piece of indecent prcsurption. II
you are not that person, you are an
impertiDent intruder.
Mr. Chandler will, probably, not
relish this summary but effective way
of disposiDg of bis interrogatories.
Yet it is difficult to conjecture how
be could have anticipated different
| treatment. Whether or not Mr..
Chandler is pleased with the result OF
bis experiment in imposing on the
country a defeated candidate for The
Presidency. is a matter of supreme
indifference ,e the people of Louisiana
and South Carolina. If those peo
pie have any feeling on the subject it
is hat Of mild satisfaction that only
disappointment has been Mr.. Chan
dler's reward for bis part in the elec.
toral fraud, ard of something like de-
ligb, in seeing this skillful engineer
hoist so high by bis own petard.
Whether or no, the interview Of the
Goth of February took place as sug
gested bv Mr.. Chandler, th9t gentle
man will never learn from Mr.. Burke
He must seek elsewhere tor infOrma
tion on that point. But when be oh
tains that information, or If be already
has il, ss be seems to suggest, be vii
probably find that this exposure. which
be regards as so momentous, will bt
considered by the public a very insig
ni6cant affair. II Mr. Foster snt
Mr.. Garfield, and Mr.. Sherman ant
Mr.. Matthews made an agreement
that The Federal troops should bs
Withdrawn from Louisiana and SOutl
Carolina. aud the Legitimate STATE
Government be permitted TO assert il
authority, they only did that whicl
is approved by a vast majority OF th
American people; that which, in fact
Gen. Grant had already ordered to b
done. If Major Burke aud bis col
leagues succeeded in making such a.
agreement with responsible leaders
tie Republican party. they accom-
plished precisely what it was thel
duty to attempt. They did not violat
faith or party obligations. because. q
that time, The Electoral Commissio
had decided the main question, an
that Hayes was to be President Wa
, inevitable. MIR Chandler may sul
pose that bis fellow-Republicans, il
cluding Mr.. Hayes, violated their DBL
. cations tow ard him and Mr.. Blain
and The faction which be and NJ
Blaine represent, by making the agre
ment attributed To thrm; but, ina
Richland beacon., 1878-02-09
HUU.jN N.9TLR
A TRUE ISCIDyNT.

TRUE INcIDyST.
Two little children FIVE years old.
Marie the gentle Charlie the cold;
Sweet and bright and quantity wise,
Arscls lctii la their mothers eyes.
Bn' y1u. II yon follow my verse, shall. see
( hai thev were rs human as human can oe,
And had not yet learned the ma'nrtr art
Or hiding the self Of the finite heart.
One day they found in ,h-ir romP and play
Two hrle rabbits, soft and gray
Soft and gray, and just Of size,
As like each other as your two eyes
All the day long the children made love
To the dear iltt,e pets. their treasure uo'e;
They kissed and hugged them until the night
Brought 10 the comes glad respite.
Too much iondling doesn't agree
With the rabbit nature, as we shall see,
For ere the light ot ano'her day
Had chased the shadows Of night away,
One little pet had gone to the shades,
Or. let us hope, TO perennial giades
Brighter aud softer than any below
A heaven where good little rabbits 60
The living and dead lay side by side,
And still alike as before one died;
A md il chsnceG that the children came sinely
to view
The pets they had dreamed Of all the night
through.
First came Charlie. and, with sad surprise:
Beheld the dead with streaming eyes;
| Howecr coD>oinRiy, he sand,
sPoor little Mara-hcr rabbits dead!
Late, came Marie, and stood aghas'
| She kissed AMI care>scd il, but at last
! Found heart TO say, while her young hear
| bled,
'.I'm sorry for Chare-his rabbits dedd!
Richland beacon., 1878-02-09
FOR SALE

rOn ACRES of good land, in five miles Of
OUU Bas,rop, Morehonse Parish. situated
in Gum Swamp; 100 acres in cultivation
entirely above the overflow Of 1874 and 1876.
Good scl,ooI and church in the neighborhood.
Price $4,000, one quarter cash. the balance
in three equal annual payments.
Any further information can De had at tins
Office. Way <o' 1910 H.
Richland beacon., 1878-02-09

Boys" said a south side school
teacher, knowledge never COMES
without seeking. Stick pin there"
And then as be sbo, up from bis seal
like jack in the box. be offered . re-
ward uf five dollars for the boy who
had stuck a pin there. and one OF the
boys held up bis hand and said the
teacher was wrong. He bad no
knowledge Of that pin in his chair,
had not sought it, aud yet it came.
Richland beacon., 1878-02-09
D. W. LAMKlN & CO.,
COTTON FACTORS,
- AN -
COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
VICKSBURG, MISS.

Office at 100 Mulberry Street, Upstairs,
opposite Isaac Bonham's
eB-AiI orders for goods Of any kind will
be promptly filled. We will make liberal
advances on consignmenis of Coiion.
October 9th, 1877 -iy.
Richland beacon., 1878-02-09

A shooting ARRAY took place one
day last week at the Spyker place. on
Bayou Bartholomew, between two
colored individuals; in which both
were wonnded-one Of them So.
riously. y.-Moorehouse Clarion
Richland beacon., 1878-02-09
Omcial Directory.

POLICE JrRoRs:
Ward John Bishop;
2-W. 7. Jordan;
3-John n. Milling;
l-Henry &. Mangham,
:-P. II. Parham.
Jnc. s. Summerlin. Clerk.
n. w. Mel emore, Justice Peace 2nd ~ari
will hold regular terms of court the end and
4sh Saturdays in each month.
Richland beacon., 1878-02-09

MARRIEp.-On the evening OF the
2sd Of January. at The residence OF
the brides mo,ber. by the Rev. l. NJ.
Wise, Mr.. Prank =. Bridgers and
Miss Jus,a Hatch. all of Moorehouse
psrish. Jfoorehousc Parish.
Richland beacon., 1878-02-09
Secret Of the BankbillS' Ruin.

Mrs. Gold Flounce Bankbill-Mr.
Bankbill, we must refurnish our par
lors; they're disgrace to any house
on Lexington avenue.
Bankbi!-But it was only last
year
Mrs. Bankbill-Last year, Mr. b.
Can we maintain position in society
OH Jas. years fashions!
Miss Bank Check Bankbill-Father,
| want so to-day for pocket money
Miss Bullion Bankbill-Father, |
want $50 to-day for pocket money.
Miss Bond Bankb,ll-Pa. | want
so to-day for spending money.
Mrs'er Bank Stock Bankbill-Pa,'I
want 50 to-day spending money.
Mr.. Bankbill-Dcar children
Mrs Gold Flouncc Bankbll-Mr.
Bankhill. you might as well leave five
800 bills at nome this morning. and
provide for your needy family. We're
in need Of everything that's decent.
declare I'm ashamed to 20 out.
M BankbiII-My Mammon /! Mrs.
b.. do you think | go on the street
and gather hauk bills with q garden
rake?
J Mrs. Gold Flounce Bankbill-I
don't know. Mr.. b. anything about it.
All ! know is that YOU make money
somehow. How don't know aud
don't care Pm sure I've hard time
enough Of it looking after this family
and keeping up our position in society.
Here's a letter ] got this morning
from your son Cr9sus. You'd better
read it.
(CrGsus writes from Europe)
Dear mn, I'm well. Tell the old
man TO send me a remittance for
81 900, and lhat right away. Paris
expenses have doubled since Grant
and Mrs. Mnckay cane here"
Miss Bank Check Bankbill-COme,
pa, that twenty! I'm waiting to 60
out shopping with Flora McCash.
Mr.. Baukbill-Well, by, I'm
! dom, see what get for my money.
Why, ] have to work like a nigger to
keep this family going. By. my
coacbman has al easier time Of it
than do. Here, take the money.
(Exit)
Mrs. Gold Flouoce BaDkbill-(call-
ing from the door)-Mr. T. 4! Mr.. B. p!
Don't forget, we must be in time and
get the front pew this year at the
Church Of the Heavenly Arrests
The McCash'S will Overbid you on it
if you ain'r careful!
Mr.. B. Gn the distance) pew.
The church. by -
CHAPTER ii RESULT.
Morning paper announces:
ANOTHER ABsCoNDER.
Flight Of Trust Deposit Bankbill
with 100000
: His wife and Interesting family in
deepest aflliciiou.
Mrs. Gold Flounce Baukbil crazy.
Second Dispatch: 7. ID. Bankbill
arrested on his way to Pa'agOnia.-
Richland beacon., 1878-02-09

Valuable Plantation to Lease
for 1873.
The Plantation known as the VIM. X.
Adams p,.ce will be rented for the year
c H. MOORE
or WILEY p. MANGHAM.
Jan 3, ls1s-ir
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-08-06

him." added the bold beauty, without a
moments hesitation.
"Humph! A man with such reproach
attached to his name! You must love him
for himself alone, thenW
mo! for myself alone! ! might be capa-
BILE OF killing him to prevent another woman
having him!''
Bravo, Asp! But oh! the fates forbid
that ever your sting should strike mel"
Go now, and execute your mission to
Cloudland. 1t is time, unless you would
prefer dramatic forbidding of the bans at
the very altar tomorrow" said Aspirita,
not whit discomposed by the ques ,ionahe
compliments of her bro her
Cant forbid the bans, since there have
been no bans They are to be married by
special license" said Brandon, almost gayly,
so much was he elated by the prospect of
preventing the marriage.
''Thcy were to have been married, You
mean! But they certainly are not to be
now," amended Asprita
And meanwhile, as the parties most con,
cemed they should be informed of their
changed prospects," added Brandon Coyle,
with smile; and, rising, with bow he left
his sister, and, a few minutes later, departed
on his dctestable errand.
4 AEp' ria Coyle looked after him, great
light of triumph dilating her dark eyes until
they seemed the mout hs of caverns leading
down to the abyss of her darker soul, as she
nluttered TO herself:
"Now, Vladimir Desparde, you shall be
mine! 1t may take trouble and time, but |
can work and--wait" The above we pub
lish as q specimen chapter; but the contnu-
alton Of this story will be found only in the
N. Y. Ledger. Ask for the number dated
August 17h, which can now be had at any
news office or bookstore. If you are not
within reach Of news office, you can have
the Ledger mailed to you for one year by
sending three dollars to Robert Bonner,
publisher, 190 William street, New York.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-08-06

AN ORDINANCE in relation to the removal OF
stagnant water and putrid substances from Lots
45, 46 and Al, Kcene's subdivision
nEIT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
ID Covington, that the unknown owner or OWL
ers f there be more than one of Lots 49, 46 and AZ
of Keen's subdivision of lots to the City Of Gov
ington, between York and Philadelphia Streets and
Riddle and Pike streets, be and they are hereby
seyeray directed and required without further
notice TO fill or drain their respective lots in such
manner as shall be necessary to remove therefrom
the stagnant water and putrid substances now
existing thereon. This ordinance shall be com
piled with within ninety days after the publca-
ton ofonce a week for four weeks, of this ordin-
ance, in the Cincinnati Star being q newspaper Of
general circulation in the City OF Covington.
Should this order not be complied with the City
Engineer shall make written report to this Coun-
Gil, and this Council will cause said work to be
done at the cost and expense of the unknown
owner or owners, in default agreeably to the pro
visions of "An Act to amend the charter of the
City of Covington" approved April 23d, 1873, and
will assess tax therefor to be lien upon the lot
or lots upon which the work shall be done, from
the time of the passage of this ordinance So far
rs any ordinance or order conflicts herewith or
with this action of Council, it shall stand re-
pealed.
Passed and approved July 18TH 1878
JOS HFRMES,
Chairman of Committee on Printing.
Attest: GEO. Ii. DAWSON, City Clerk.
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The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-08-06

DEAD MEN, at one time and another,
have been the innocent cause of untold
trouble to the living; and if they could
have foreseen the vexatious wrangling
which their taking off entailed, they
might have desired, in many cases, to
have postponed the disagreeable duty
altogether. One day last week the body
of young man who had evidently been
drowned while bathing, was fished from
the East River at New York, and in a
short time it was identified by Michael
Sta Yleton as that of his brother John.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-08-06

RE4CONsF1Er GpE,r Erropr -yJbnD
Lord ReoconsGrId madn his groot snooch IN
the Honse Of Lords a ridirulone run,nr
passed from mouth to ear that the Omnen
was present to witness the tr;mmnL If Lnr
fayorite Minister Iodv 6re..od n ,Sa,,i 'in
inc, and bearing the stronenst nn.eihIe ra-
srmhIance to l1cr Mainstv was soatnd IN
thp gallery immediarnIv oyar tho Throro
and many authorities both amomg
strangers and members Of the olhrr
House, united in tho bciiof
tLat il was Tho Onaan Tho rDp,nr
was incorrect but tbe ilusion was sinrmIor-
ly compIele and if added oreatlv 10 lTe sSt-
iSfaction of the throng in he Srrangers' chi
lerv Al thc sunreme moment aH nnsn"n
hand Gnnr hack one of thn nointed windNws
Near the roof and a rrGat hnan1 Of wTito
iiyht flashed across rho SnIcmT alnoDl Of tLo
c6amhrr brngiNg into snddn66 brilIiannv
tLe white lawn of the Riehnns and fallinSg
nnon tho roi,hnw bncs of tLa or"n, nt thee
iGwer rnJ nf tbn S,olIar,. i,9yt LalN,y tho
Princess of WaIes' Lord b Beacons6eJ
,,,,l,o o+ lie las+ H. I;l ,,at Itl,1. y
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Re We Like Foolish.

"For ten years my wife was confined to
her bed with such a complication of all
ments that no doctor could tell what was
the matter or cure her, and | used up a
small fortune in humbug stuff Six months
ago | saw a United S atcs flag with Hop
Bitters on it, and l thought | would be a
fool once more, l tried it, but my folly
proved to be wisdom. Two bottles cured
her, and she is now as well and strong as
any mans wife, and it only cost me two dol
lars. BE ye like foolish. I'LL. W., Detroit,
Mich.
auG-9tT,1 ThGC Eon1 7.0t,y
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AN ORDINANCE ordering the removal OF stag
nant water and putrid substances from Lot No.
1872, Patton's Subdivision, in the City OF Coving-
ton.
DE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL
ID of Covington, That the owner Tor owners if
there be more than one) of the iOllOwingnamed
land or city lot, to-wit: Lot No. 1872, in Pattun's
Subdivision. fronting on the east side of Thomas
street as shown by the map of the City of CovIng
ton made by George A. Yates, the owner or own
CrS of which are unknown, be, and is hereby di-
rected to fill or drain said lot in such manner as to
remove thereirom all stagnant water and pptrid
substances, animal or vegetable. This order shall
be complied with within one month, after the pub
licatiOn once week for four weeks Of this Ordin
ance in the Cincinnati Star, being u newspaper OF
general circulation in this city.
Should this order not be complied with, the City
Civil Engineer shall make within report to this
Council, and this Council will cause said work to
be done at the cost Of the unknown owner or own
ers in default, agreeably to the provisions of AN
Act to amend the Charter OF the City of Covington,
approved April 23d, 1S73,' and will assess tax
therefor to be Il lien upon said lot for the work
done thereon from the time ofthe passage of this
ordinance. So far as any ordinance conflicts here
with with this action Of Council, it shall stand
repealed.
Passed and approved July 18th, 1873.
JOS. 1IERNES,
Chairman of Committee on Printing.
Attest: GEO. Ii. DAWSON City Clerk.
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The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-08-06

Mr., HAYT, of Carroll, Iowa, ships a
refrigerator carload of butter to Ham
burg and London every week. This will
explain the visit of Mrs. Brooks, the
sculptor, to Europe. She is probably
going to work it up.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-08-06

THE LITTLE PEOPLE. Tom Thumb is
rather fat, bearded, and looks his age Of
forty years, according to the correspondent
of the Boston Herald, who visited him a
few days ago at his home in Middeboro,
Mass. His mother and his married brother
and sister live in the neighborhood He
showed tiny coat that lie wore over thirty
years ago when he first exhibited, and said
II used to slip into this easy enough, but
now, why | don't believe an ordinary
sized man could more than squeeze
two of his fingers into that sleeve
Those were the days when | was little
chap and no mistake used to weigh only
about twenty pounds, and measured an
even eighteen inches high; but now," slap
ping bis thigh, I'm portly old fellow of
seventy pounds, and ] guess Pm little ris-
ing forty inches. stopped growing tall
queer to speak of my being tall, isn't it?-
when | was about twenty-five years old.
Since then I've been maturing and getting
stout" Tom denied Barnum's story about
a rivalry between him and Commodore Mutt
for the hand of Lavnia Warren.
"Vna never looked on him except as a
boy," he said, "he was so much younger
than She" AS to the reports of Nuts mar
riage with Minnie Warren, who recently
died, he said: people fell naturally into
the idea because they were Of the same age
he was born in April and she in June,
| 1S49 and travelled so much together. Some
| times hotel keepers would tell us that such
and such room had been set apart for Mr.
and Mrs. Commodore Mutt and they were
surprised to learn that there was no Mrs.
| Mutt Major Newell, to whom she was
married in July Of last year, is twenty
| three years old.'
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THE Republican papers want Goss
nominated for Congress in the Second
District His selection would furnish
material for lively campaign and would
undoubtedly give the Second District to
Governor Young, Mr. Kcssler, Mr.. Kirby
or whoever happens to be the nominee
on that side.
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CONVICTION ORDINANCES.

AN ORDINANCE ordering the removal of stag
nant water and putrid substances from Lots
Nos. $50, 331 and 332, w. b. T. /. Subdivision,
fronting on the west side of Madison street, be-
tween Twelfth and Thirteenth streets
DE 1T ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL
ID Of Covington, That the owner Tor owners, if
there be more than one) OF the following lands, or
city lots, tO-wit Lots Nos, 800 33l ard $50, w. b.
T. ]. Subdivision, fronting on the west side of
Madison street. between Twelfth and Thirteenth
streets and supposed to be owned by C. H. Kel-
logg, be, and is hereby directed and required to
fill or drain said lots in such manner as shall be
necessary to remove thereirom all stagnant water
and putiid substances, animal or vegetable. This
order shall be complied with within one month
after the publication, once week for four weeks,
of this ordinance i'll the Cincinnati STAR being
newspaper of general circulation in this city.
Should this order not be compiled with the City
Civil Engineer shall make written report to this
Council, and this Council will cause said work to
be done at the cost of the owner or owners in de-
fault, agrccably to the provisions Of An Act to
amend the Charter of the City of CovingtOn," ap
proved April 2}d 1873, and will assess tax there
for to be Il lien upon the lot or lots upon Vhich
tlle work shall be dOne from the time Of the pas
sage of this ordinance. So far as any ordinance
conflicts herewith, or with this action OF Council
1t shall stand repealed.
Passed and approved July 18th, 1878.
JOS. HERMES,
Chairman Committee on Printing.
Attest: GEO. II. DAWSON, City Clerk.
ftA)D
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-08-06

WHEN Bob Ingersoll returns from
Europe in the fall he proposes to lecture
on "Bur.s, Shakespeare, Moses and Other
Tramps." The other tramps should be
grateful for the good company in which
he has pronned thcm.
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Two belligerent lawyers at Lebanon,
Indiana, bombarded each other with all
the inkstands they could find. The Judge
himself got little inkIing of it, and was
nc(l)lined to punish them for contempt
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-08-06

REV. DIR. FOWLER, of Chicago, isn't a
monarchist, and he has way of giving
emphasis to his opinions. He says:
%Rather than undertake to establish a
throne, it would be better for man to go
to sea in stone boat with iron oars and
leaden sails, with the wrath of God for a
breeze and hell for the nearest port"
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-08-06

GEORGE HILTz, at Lancaster, Pa,
asked his wife for $l00 to enable him to
take a trip to Germany. She refused,
whereupon he snatched up shot gun
and took much longer trip on less
money.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-08-06

GENERAL HOWARD reports to the War
Department that he is moving his troops
50 as to pick up the hostiles in detail"
Let the Indian Agents at them, if you
want them "picked up in the strongest
sense of the words.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-08-06

THERE are a hundred million women
in India who can not read a word, either
in their own language or any other Now
who says there is not a wide field for our
blooming young schoolmistrcsses?
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-08-06

TO COME so near getting up a big war
and then to sneak out of it, is an act for
which Europe will not soon be forgiven
by certain American merchants. These
gentlemen have several ship-loads of
boots and shoes at the London wharves
which they hoped to sell to the belliger-
eDts.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-08-06

AN exchange says that ladies of fastid-
ious taste now bathe in stockings. They
might battle in Chicago woman's shoe,
but stockings ordinarily don't hold water