Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1880-03-20

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What about that new court house
Croaking will NOT check the rising Of the
water
No enc ever loses anything by deeds or
words Of kindness.
Il costs no more r, b- cheerful than il does
% be gloomy and desp"nd-n,.
Selhshness n,ngnifc, ns own small virtues
as we'll as the little weaknes.e. Of others
Dr. Pe,,i, has received fresh supply Of
drugs, medicines, cigars, tobacco, Nc, at his
drugstore.
W. have hear,i NO compliant OF .na': in
Nit, neighborhooi yet. !, was too cold for
them this week.
|, IS 50 much eas,e. to see the mote thai Is
10 ano,hers eye than i, is TO see the beam
that is in our own.
We should not cor1p'sn a, Providence.
lccausc it is not right to do 50, and besides we
canno, change its deere Is by complaints.
spor.,men are very impatient. The deer
are collecting on the ridges to avoid the over
flow, and the law forbid. their killing them.
Miss Ma,,io Clark has removed her mill.
inery establishment to .s,e office situated be>
tween the residences OF j. \. Lidd-l, aud Ms
Nunnsry.
We are pleased TO i.arn tina, Mi. Fame
Clsrks school IN thu, place !, IN 4 n 'ur,sh-
ing condi,ion. About forty PrP's ia aitwn-
dance, we learn.
Before condeuning anotl,er exainirr your
own heart, and il you have any OF the milk o!
Ut human Kindness IN your soul, you will
doubtless keep your lips closed.
.Chsri,y hide. a n,s,ri,ude Of sins bu,
envy, selt,hne.s aad malice magnify mole
hills ieso mountains aud busy themselves
continually in calling a,en,ion to them.
Mr.. J. II. Ba:es. Newspaper Advertising
Agent, Al Park Row (Fnnes. Buililng). New
York is authorized 10 contract Tor ADVERTISE
The cour, house bell ,unbled to the ground,
snd tha, signal tor the calling together OF all
kinds OF assemblies about Rayville will y.
heard no more until it shall he raised again.
The overflow has come upon rs while the
rivers, creeks, bayous and slOushs were full ci
rain water, which will serve to raise i, sever
al inches higher than il would otherwise have
been.
The last through train from Monroe 70 Del
in passed over the road on Tuesday. The
,-,in only went MS far east as waverly on
Wednes day and connection was made with
skiffs.
The attention Of those who may be in need
Of good LusSies or carriages is directed to the
advi,i.emens Oft. T. Haydock, in this issue.
uis 10 said to be one Of the best carriage M anu
factories in the United States, and he sells
very cheap,
We would like TO hear from as many Of orr
citizens a. possiable on the subject Of building
q cour,house II is a matter that cannot be
delayed much longer, and we may as we'll
begin to talk about wha, kind Of a court house
we will have built
We have had long spell o: cold, disagreea-
bic, we, weather not cold enough to snow or
freeze, but just such weather as appears to
cause tho dampuess TO penetrate the marrow
Of ones bones and torture those who are tron>
bled with rheumatism.
Mr.. Brisser informed rs yesterday morning
that the water al risen nine inches during
the past % hours, snd lacked Only two fee.
of being to high-wster mark at his place.
II is running cut into iow places and an over
dow seems 10 be certain.
Tho Columbia Herald Of last Saturday,
sivss q lie, Of the horses and mules killed M
to that date by the gnass in Caldwell parish,
ard We 6oos up the number 20 head. We do
not hrow how many were silIed in this perish,
though not 70 many Is that.
Mr.. B. L. Jones sent Us samples Of North
Carcliua whisky and appls brandy this week,
which We believe he has for sale at Girald.
e We are not good Judge Of Liquors, but We
wouldssprouounce both pure, unadulterated liz
quora They ere - clear a. water.
Mr.. Tische returned from the city this week
WHITTIER be won, to replenish his stock Of goods
and We presume his customers will find him
supplied with every thing they need. W.
also notice J. D. McCostIe 4 Co. are rec ,iviua
t. Ios Of plantation and family supplies.
We have heard Of no deaths among th'
horses and mules on this side Of Boeuf rive
except in the southern part Of the parish
where the gnsss prevail. Mr.. A. Dyson ane
Mr.. D. \. McInash, we learn, have each los
several bead. Some Of our people are o
opinion that gnaw do not cause this terrible
fatality, bat We notice that il does not prevail
only whe,e the suats have made their appear
oarr,