Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1881-12-10

body ought TO "a Ike "PetersOn for 1882. Ads
dre., CHAs. J. PETERSON, BOG Chestnut Street,
Philadelphia, Pa.
Among our St:4ts, Exchanges.
We neglected last week to notice the fact
that Nh. :. 2 Schroeder had retired
from the Morehouse Clarion as one of its
publishers and printers. The paper loses
one of the best primers in the State, hut it
will still be an excellent paper, as it remains
in charge Of Messr.. McMeans & Mcfarland,
the former of whom is AL editor of acknowl.
edged ability and the later a splendid prin>
| ter.
The people Of Bsstn, and vicinity have
been suffering with the terrible Affections Of
typhoid fever. measles and whooping coug!
oil at once this fall.
| Madison Journal: The man Len Sim
who was shot by his son, near Duckpor, re-
ported in our last issue, died from the effect
" the wound. An inquest WIS held y
Judge Dangerfield. The verdict Of the i;-y
was, that the deceased cane to his death by
an accidental gun shot wound by the dis
charge Of a gun in the hands Of Dave Sim,
who was released
The Ouachi,a Telegraph OF last Friday
says that "a little more than a m,.nth from
now anil the iron railroad bridge OF the ",
Is. 4 P. vair ~ will tie cins finished stru Is
ure, -.nd irp"s'ps, yea, magnificent in III
architectural p ,por,'on.
Miss Maggie Macy u. Nos Orleans had
"A lover named Henry MEME. but her mothel
objected to their marriage. They-the lover.
met on the street one evening last week
and he sent ball crashin into her bead ant
then pa, one into his own empty cocoanut.
EnSher,ff Jeter, of Grant parish, shot ant
killed a colored man by the name Of Lunda
more Nelson, in fight in Colfax Novembe
18th. He made his escape.
The PRELIMINARY examination of Jane.
Mason, Gus, ard Lee Boynton, charged wit
: lying in wal, and shooting with intent to mu'
der William L. Vaughn, in Cadao parisl
last September. was commenced before Judg
S l.. Taylor, in Shreveport, ON No,embe
25.n and ended in their acqui.al on the 29tt
they each having proven an alibi.
On Monday Of last week the town {
Columbia voted on the question Of licensin
sale nf whiskey in the limits Of the tow
= " hich resulted As follows: For license 3:
. against iceese "a.
Dog. got siter flock of geese in Marks
willie few days since and devoOred ten :
them The editor Of the Bull.un demand
the exlrsminaton Of doss--in the interst I
seltpreservat,on. perhars'
4 The Alexandra Democrat is responsible
y for the following fish story, and It may G
q neat A CA. fish, weighing 80 ponr.'is W,
ca.yn, ut Of the river on Monday by Rot
Mrtoy We call brother G.xdwyn's atte'
Il ton T.. -. tact, ~hi - 'uld tave him 10 ur
y ders,an, tia, We are ~ joking fun at lin
, Point. Coupee Banner. During The hs'
rain cf las, Tuesday an old negro by tf
. naue If Joe Jupiter who lives on Mr.. Be
IONS place about eight miles from the Cou'
- rouse, trudged on foot through mud end wat
!. 70 the Collectors Office 'cr Re purpose OF ia.
o. ing his poll and properly .axes. which toget
b. er amounted to the enormous sum Of one 10
lar and sixy'hve Sents. IL the other ia
y payers will exhibit half rs much zeal
'e did old Joe Jupiter the delinquent liz, for Isl
st will be q very short one.
. The New Orleans Times and DemocI
is have been consclida. Il BY the Democrat COT
in pany buying the Times ,'r'ce $4,000 II
IL 'ale OF the paper now is tue Times Dem
cras.
Another homicide ir Lave Providence
Nj Sunday night. November 9th. Peter VIII
was sho, and killed by T. S. Wilson, W
~ had preliminary examination end was
I" Quilted on the plea Of seif-aeiense. Cause
'e Peter Was dtunk.