Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1880-08-07
From the Parishes.

Vienna Sentinel: Yesterday Thomas lie
vi Holly wasisentenced 10y the District Judge
= imprisonment for twelve mon,l for con .
hitting bigamy Thus one Holly confined in
a lonely cell and removed from the sun
bright rays, will be unable TO send forth an>
nual blossoms.
Sparta Rural Times: We have had some
of the heaviest rains this week that was ever
known off the gulf coast. Crops, especially
those of cotton, have been injured to some
extent fences have been swept away, aud
gnlys washed in our public streets and
roads.-At this writing, the weather has
! turned cooler. and we have prospect, for a
few pleasant and sunshine days.
Franklin Sun: Good crops, politics all
right and plenty Of merry making ont in the
Pine Bayou neighborhood. So says our corres-
pendent Jay Jay En- whose communication
will be found on the first page of this week 5
issue.
On last Saturday as Mr. Lowry and his lit
tie son Hal were returning home from town
| in his buggy, the former got out To put back a
plank that was out of place ON one of the
bridges on the road, when the horse took
fright and ran away, demolshing the hneey.
Mr.. Lowry's little son jumped out of the bng>
gy, and fortunately escaped unhur,.
Baton Rouge Captoliin: The crop pro-
poets in this parish are still cheering. Unless
TIE weather, which has been unusually wet
and threaten ing for the past week, brings
about some unfortunate disaster, we can safe.
ly count on magnificent harvest Of cane and
! cotton-the early corn having already matur>
ell TO the entire satisfaction of all.
NatchitocIes VinIIcator: A colored ciii>
zen straddled on a mule, was crossing n field
on the Rost plantation, sorIe sixteen miles
from here, when the lightning appeared to
strike both. At least both sought mother
earth as speedily as possible. But, to the
surprise Of our informant, both sprang from
the ground and scampered OFF IN different
direction, more scared Than hurt.
On "Wednesday Of last week at Donaldson
vile Ben. Gibson cousin Of Congressman
Randall Gibson. shot and killed Il Republican
Justice of the Peace named X J. Green.
The trouble grew out of dissatisfaction of the
fomer at Green's method Of enforcing the
Sunday liquor law.
Colfax Chronicle: The negro that killed
Mr.. Phillips near Montgomery was killed
last week at the ferry OF Little river. Upon
attempting to arrest him lie broke TO run,
whereupon he was fired AT and killed in.
s,antly.
Providence Republican: Upon information
| received here from Marshal Groome, Of
Vicksburg, it seems pretty certain that Brown
the slayer Of Bernard McGnire, our late City
Marshal, has.been captured and is now con.
fined in the Warren Country jail. Deputy
Sheriff A. G. Belden, and NJ. Hugh e.
Mcclure, brother of the tate City Marshal left
here last Thurday evening, for the purpose
Of bringing him 10 Lake Providence.
Dave Hayden, coered man living on Live
Oak plantation shot and dangerously wound
ed Lamas Perkins on the 23d inst II seems
that Jealousy was the cause OF the shooting.
Hayden approached quite near Perkins rear,
with double barreled shot gun, and cmpi>
ed a load of bucvshot or sings into his right
Notwithstanding the shoulder blade and
inflicting a painful and dangerous wound.
Hayden has quilted the jurisdiction or Louisi-
ana possibly never To clam ms residence here
again. The wounded man is doing tOlerably
well and may recover.