Richland beacon., 1881-03-26
Among Our State Exchanges.

Among Our State Exchanges.
The News reports planting opera
tons iu Catabouls very tardy. But
little corn had been planted up to last
Saturday.
The Livingstonian, of Port Vim.
cent bas been suspended for want
Of support.
Caldwell parish has an energetic
aud public spirited sheriff 10 Mr.
Emile Girod, who is employing the
prisoners sentenced to labor on public
works in the parish in the grading Of
the streets of Columbia. The police
jury Of that parish took advantage Of
tue law authorizing them to employ
persons convicted Of petit offences in
this manner.
The Journal reports bsss and white
perch plentiful at Delta, and that
they are being caught 10 numbers
BY fishermen.
The Journal says, Delta is trying
to get up brass band. She has GER
tainly brass enough to try anything,
aud energy enough to succeed"
The Caddo Belle, under seizure by
the sheriff, was burned at Shreveport
last week, her captain, who with his
brother owned the boat, and three
others (among them the man placed
in charge by the sheriff. were arrested
on tue charge Of setting fire to the
boat, but the district attorney entered
a nolle prosequi as to the captain.
A little negro. in attempting to
wade ditch twenty feet deep. al
Shreveport, found watery grave.
Moral-dout' try TO wade twenty-foot
water.
A colored woman in Shreveport re-
Gently shot and killed her four-years-
old DO. with that terribly dangerous
old, unloaded pistol. 1t was called
an accident, but we cant see where
the acciden. comes 10.
The town council Of Donaldson.
vile are after the gamblers, and urge
tho district attorney, judge and grand
jury to enforce the law for the suppress.
sion Of the vice; but we agree with
the Chief that they do not 60 far
enough. but ought to pass an ordi-
nsncefor the arrest and punishment Of
gamblers within tho corporate limits
Of the town.
Webster Tribune: Several teams,
loaded with railroad implements, pas
sed through town this week en- rout
from Pine Bluff 70 some point on the
New Orleans Pacific road.
Since wednesday We have been Wis
tied with frequent showers Of rain.
There was quito heavy fall Of hail
Yesterday South Of Minden.
Tho Democrat and Picayunc got
into q heated discussion last week
about wharf matters, aud wound up
with an interchange o. ideas and dis.
agreement about the requirements Of
The code" Now, don't do that any
more. brethren; it makes the cold
chills creep ~ and down our back.
Country Visitor: Sheriff Gsutb-
reaux il reported as sojourning in
Wisconsin. enjoying tho honey moon
with his young brides New Orleans
lady.
Monroe Bulletin: Allen Tippitt,
the slayer Of Allen Jones At Mrs.
Vanghn's store in Gun Swamp,
Morebousc parish, on the 18th inst,
has been arrested by Sheriff Mcclure
aud lodgod in Jail. Tho Sheriff of
Morebouse can have him ON demand.
Polite Polite killed Alex. Brown
(both colored) near Monroe, last
week. by striking him over the bead
With q spade.
Several of our exchanges. both
from adjoining and distant parishes,
report o hail storm last week; but if
there was any hail here We did not
know it. There was q little week
before last.
The Mindon Democrat states that
. colored woman living near that place
has given birth to three girl babies.
and adds that tho father is doing as
we'll as ccald be expected.
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I'm tia niCht of March 12th Mrc