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Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1881-08-27

The Huntsville Herald, q paper
edited by cOlored man, has the fol-
lowing to say in reference to trip to
Indiana of its editor: "More than
two weeks ago we shook from our feet
the dust of tho Hoosier State and
wendell our way southwark, satisfied
that our ROOM in the North was more
acceptable than our company, and
In Dixie land well take our stand
ave talked with Northern men, at
home and abroad, and they do not
hesitate in stating plainly, that it is
better for the negro to remain in the
South. They are willing to contri-
butte something to educate the 'hea-
then negro of the South, but would
rather have the school beyond the reach
of their noses. This is. indeed, a
true instance in which Distance lends
encbantment to the view Except
for political purposes, the further the
negro is removed from the model Nor.
therner, the better be loves, him.
Mobile Register.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1881-08-27

A fire on Gravier street, New Or.
leans, last Sunday. destroyed the es-
Establishments of Pattison l. Bovard,
distillers and wholesale liquor dealers,
and Samuel Levy, cigar and Tobacco
dealer, and damaged the houses and
stock of WIN. Stern. wholesale liquor
dealer, Meyer Heinemann, dealer in
boots and shoes. G. ii. Lawrence &
Co., and T. f. White & Co., whole.
sale grocers. Total loss $4,000
mostly covered by insurance.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1881-08-27


The Thi5odaux La Sentinel tells
a rather romantic story of a former
resident or native of Lafourche parish
named Hilda Bourgeois. When the
war broke out Hilda was q young
man, and entered the Confederate SER
vice. He was captured at Franklin,
Tenn. To escape from prison life be
joined the Federal army, with the un.
derstanding that be was not to fight
against the South. He was sent to
the Western frontier, and nothing
more was ever heard of him by bis
relatives until recently, wheE one OF
bis brothers received letter from him
stating that he Was living in Califor.
MIA, was very wealthy and wished to
assist bis brothers and asking them to
come to him One of bis brothers
wrote to him that be was a widower
with four children that be and q
friend would like to come to Califor-
mia, but had not the means. To this
Hilda replied promptly, requesting
him to come on with the children and
friend, forwarding seven hundred dol.
lars to pay their expenses. They
went. were received in princely style
and provided with remunerative EN-.
ployment.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1881-08-27
The Circuit JudgeShip.

The Monroe Bulletin suggests to
the members of the Monroe bar that,
if they do not take some action in the
matter, the appointment to fill the
vacancy on the Circuit Court bench
caused by the resignation Of Judge
Farmer would be made from some
other bar. AS we do not see WHY
Monroe should monopOlize the judicia
Offices of both the Circuit and Dis
trict, we suggest that the members Of
the Richland bar select and recon-
mend some one of their members fol
the appointment. We will second th,
recommendation, and do not see why
he should not stand as good chance
for the appointment as any one.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1881-08-27


There are few people in the United
States who seem 10 think that the
fugitive nihiIist assassin Hartmann
did not meet with prope. treatment at
the hands of our government that 1:
ought not to have been intimatcd even
that he would bc surrendered to the
Russian authorities if demanded, but
that We ought to have received him
with open arms and encouraged him
in promulsating his fendish doctrines
and boasling Of his plans to assassin
ate his Emperor. They would have
our country the asylum and nursery
Of such human vipers would extoll
them as revolutionary heroes, and
Wendall Philips is quoted as declaring
this man such hero, when the fact is
that be, ef I'd Onlte genus. arc the
very opposite to revolutionary heroes,
and to call them such is an insult to
the founders of our government.
They are assassins and enemies not
only to oil order and peace but to the
human race.
There is a vast difference between
open and fearless condemnation of Op-
preston and tyrany and the stealthy
and wicked murder of one man in cold
blood, although that man is the head
of a government and a tyrant, and
men who resort to such methods oil
attempting 10 adjust their grievances
are entitled to 10 sympathy nor to be
treated as political Offenders any more
than are any other murdcrers. Was
Booth or is Guiteau, O revolutionary
hero? No one will say yes; and YET
Booth was surrounded by circumstan
ccs which would haye more justly
entitled him 10 such credit, his acl
being committed in the very midst oil
the most intense revolutionary excite
ment
If Guitcau had made his escape
into Russia and boosted of his muir
derous intentions and exploit, and
Russia had refused to surrender bin
to our authorities would not every
one have condemned the course o.
Russia. These people must remem
Der that we are at peace with the
recognized authorities of Russia, and
that to have harbOred and encouraged
o refugee of this character would have
been an insult to that government
and involved our government in g
serious difficulty.
When the late Emperor was assas
sinated our government was promp
to send messages of regret aud con
dolence to his government, and if BIZ
successor should be murdered in thu
same manner the same or like condo
lence and regret would be expressed
and yet these men would have ou
government act with duplicity. ant
actually become porticepts criminis
in harboring the murderers while they
concoct their plans for his murder.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1881-08-27
CHERIFF'S SALE.

John I. Adams & Co. State of Louisiana.
No. IA. VS.. Parish of Rchand,
Hubert BOrman. } 9Th District Conf.
BY virtue OF writ of seizure and sale,
issued from the Honl 9Th Judicial District
Court in and for the Parish of HIGHLAND, State
of Louisiana. in the above entitled and bnm-
bered suit, and TO me directed, have seized
and will offer for sale a, the door of the court
house in the town of Rayville, on
Saturday, the Eth day Of September,
1881,
at public auction, 10 the last and highest bids
der. the following described properly to- wit
The west half of north west quarter, north
west quarter OF sourh west quarter, section 3
L. II ~, Il. s j. and that portion Of the south
west quarter Of soa,h ives; quarter, section 2,
north Of the right of way of the rail road
also all the south half of south ca at quarter
section 3, L. Il ~, r 6 East north of the
rail road, containing III all IL acres more OIL
less
Terms of sale-cash 10 pay the sum o.
two hundred and forty eight dollars, with s
per cent interest from it'll day Of February
1879. until paid and 10 per cent upon tire
amount of sand note principal and interest, as
attorney fees, and all costs, and on TENS o
credit TO pay the concurrent note OF SAINT
| amount and date, still or,,randingl with in
terest on same IA above stated, falling due on
list December, 1851.
/ Sheritis OiTire. Ravvil-, La. Sheriff.
August 18th, lSol.-bt.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1881-08-27

In the ease Of Miles Deskin, charg-
ed with the killing of John DrlscoH
in New Orleans last April, the jury
returned a verdict of guilty OF muir
der wi,hou, capital punishment Oh
Tuesday.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1881-08-27

Last Tuesday night q house occu'
pied by colored people, near Boone
vile, Miss. burned down. burning
with it three out Of four children who
were in it. The parents and Other
members of the family were absent
a,,eudin. preaching.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1881-08-27
Murder at Jacksonville, Alabama


Murder at Jacksonville, Alabama.
From the jacksonville (Ala.) Re-
publican of last Saturday we learn
that S. j. Crook, town marshal OF
that place, was shot and instantly
killed by John A. De Arman, on Tues.
day, August 10th. De Arman and
several others ha6 been arrested the
day before for raising disturbance
while drunk and it was thought that
this was the reason why be killed
) Crook.
DeArman is on old citizen of Cal.
houn county. and We remember him
as man of some prominence. but as
one who drank good deal and was
in frequent brawls.
Crook was young man-grew uE
since we left that country-son of W
P Crook and nephew of James Crook
who settled the place in this parish
where G. A. Macs lives, and whose
family is remembered by many Of ou'
citizens, his wife. one son (Jones) and
two daughters having left this parish
since we came to it in 1869.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1881-08-27
4 Peril to Christianity.

The New Orleans Times Of last
Sunday has lengthy article under
the above caption. which starts out
with the axiom that "a peril to Chris
t;aBi,y is, to all thoughtful men,
peril to the community" as an excuse
for discussing the subject. 1t takes
the position-which we consider cor.
rect to q certain extent--ihat Christi
anity is in no danger from either athe-
ism, inGdeliiy or the discoveries of
science, but from its own clergy, for
lack of education adequate to the age
in which they live; asserting that,
while in its opinion they should be in
advance of others in point Of educa-
ton, the clergymen are far behind the
really educated and scarcely abreast
with the masses. This may be COR
rect, but the clergy, so far as oar
knowledge extends, are far ahead of
their predecessors in point Of educa.
ton.
We are very strongly in favor o; an
educatd clergy, but we cannot fully
endorse the Times position, if we un-
dcrstand it, that person should he a
thorough theological scholar before
being allowed to en:er the ranks of
the clergy. In other words, it would
educate young men especially for the
ministry regardless of their spiritual
qualifications. 1t is very true that to
be successful teacher, one should be
qualified to instruct those whom be
proposes to teach, and that no pastor
or preacher should be inferior intellect
ually to his flock, else he can neither
command proper respect from them
nor teach them as they should be
taught, and there is no doubt but
that the cause of Christianity often
suffers at the hands of an ignorant
preacher. But man may be inferior
to bis bearer in point of education and
even intellectually, and yet be able to
teach him many essential truths rela-
tive to his souls salvation. Ther,-
fore, while we freely admit the dis.
advantages and misfortunes of an
unedaca,cd clergy, We think that there
is far less danger 70 DO aprrehended
from that source than from q goddess
clergy, which is the inevitable result
of educating young men for the min
istry regardless of their spiritual quail
i6cations or moral status, or of wba,
is known as an evidence of q call to
the illustrations Of the Gospel. We
can but regard a departure in this
respect from the time consccratcd
practices of the first churches as a
greater calamity to the cause of Chris
tianity than any other that can be ap'
pretended. The true Gospel, which
is very plain and simple, is all that is
necessary to be preached in order to
avoid imperiling Christianity, as long
as clergy and laity stick to the true
principles and Bible doctrines of Chris
tianity and avoid theorizing and
wranglings about Improbable doc
trines.
There is some truth in the position
that denomiuational rivalry, when il
degenerates into struggle solely fol
numbers. is on injury to Christianity
but we regard liberal, conscientiou;
and just denominational emulation a:
real blessing to Christianity. Fl
nally, we think that it is in TO danger
except from q lack of fidelity and trut
faith on the part of protested Chris
tians; and even they cannot accom-
plish its final overthrow.
|
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1881-08-27
SHERlFF'S SALE.

Succession Of T. s Mul.
hirn, deceased. Provis-
innal Amended AMI final
account OF ii !rnini>tratrx)
Hoiunu.aiiCu thereof
and oppnslti0ns of /. ) State Of Louisiana,
Bloom x Co Al Bern Parish OF Rlchland,
stein thereto. No cit. 9TH Dstric, Court.
By virtue OF two wrts Of ii. "a, issued from
the Houl 9Th DIST. Cont IN and for the par
-h Of Rchand, State Of Louisiana, IN The
above entitled and numbered case, and TO
me directed, | have seized and will oilcr for
sale AZ tie door Of the court house IN the
town of Riyvllc, at rnb!lc auction, 70 the last
and highest bidder, Oh
Saturday, The lSt day IF Octoter, 1881 e,
the following described properly. to wit:
The nor.h east quarter OF north east quar-
ter sc.. on -, L. IL ~, II. ) f.; and an un-
divided one half interest in the south east
quarter Of north east quarter. section il, L
Is n, r. 3 f. ami south west quarter OF
north west quarter south east quarter OF
north west quarter, north west quarter of north
west quarter, north east quarter Of north west
quarter, south west quarter of north east
Gnarter, sorth east quarter of north east quar-
ter. norm cas' quarter vi -ohti WEST i'a'tcf'
south esst quarter of south west quarter, south
east quarter Of nth ca, quarter, south west
quarter Of south east quarter, north east quar-
ter Of south east quarter and north west quar-.
ter of south east quarter Of section Is, 1. 10
n, r. F.
'.crns Of sale-Cash, with the benefit OF
appraiscmeDt.
LEM SCOTT, Sheriff
Sheriff $ Office, Rayvllle, La.,
A. 81.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1881-08-27

John Morris shot himself through
the heart, accidentally. while cleaning
q gun. in New Orleans on:Wednesday
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1881-08-27

WheE you have an infamed eye, a swellei
hand, or decayed and aching tooth, you do not
ii, but apply cooling lotion or some soothing
narcotic directly to the parts. So if you have
weak or lame back. sore Kidneys, rrofnse or
scanty urine, or the secre'ory system is clogged
and inactive, you shosld use Prof Guilmeue $
French Kidney Pad which is directly local
application, which always gives speedy relief
and always cures the disease. Ask your
druggist for it.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1881-08-27

Shreveport is to have a cotton fac-
tory-the machinery has been pur-
chased and q suitable building pro-
cured.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1881-08-27
SOUTHERN STANDARD
Cotton and HAY Press.

yItHE SgrEs,oR Points OF OuR PhEss ARE
/ 1t Packs Downwards. 1t can be put up
cl-,. 10 the lint room. II is More Dnratte,
Poucrfui Quicker Opfyat'd and thedFT than
any other cotton anil hay press. II Is more
convcnien, to put in and take out the cotton,
because the top Of the box IS entirely open,
the doors giving free access all around the
pressed bale TO Tie an Sew up.
II anything gets ont OF ORDER II can o" re-
paired gu the premises ny any workman IN
charge.
In presses that work upwsrl, the top Of the
box is higher, il Is more announcement 10 put
in H.. cotton. After the box is fillhd II is i'm
possible TO pas Ia more cotton. With our
Southern Standard Cotton and
Hay Press, this trouble is obvia'ed' fro"
the fact that any desired amount Of cotton can
be pot in
Tne Southern Standard Cotton and hay
Press is guaranteed 10 give satisfaction ana 70
pack 800 pound bale of cotton.
Oar Revised Book Edition 1851, descrip-
ION OF and m,.rue'ioss icf putting up and
oueratuy cur press, will be sen, on application
Thu, book contains General Plans, Detail
Drawings, Blll Of Lumber and full description
mechanic can h'Hd T. press, having COM
ile,e set of press Nvns. Also every INSTRUCT
uon necessary 70 pa, up snd operate the press.
Oar Complete Press can be put up IN any
! honre no, less than ~ feet high to peak Of roof
and "a feet wide; OF it can be put up ont OF
! doors by building light supporting frame as
shown on general plans, which accompany
every press or pres, irons shipped oy US.
! Do not delay in making your order until the
press irons or complete press is wanted. Or
| der at once, stating about what time you will
want shipment made. This will insure
prompt delivery when wansed.
PRICES.
! Complete Press, style 1891 delivered
20 b. cars Texarkana, ATksn.as, $4,000
/ Complete get of Press Irons, style 1881,
delivered f. o. b. cars, ST. Louis Mo, Is %
We sell you complete set Of Press Irons,
or a Complete Press, with full guarantee to-
give satisfaction. provided our instructions in
putting up and conditions are complied With
RSy. Send for Book. Address
B. Y. CHRISTJANCY, Agen.
Aug. 70, 1851 .-3ms Oak Ridge, La.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1881-08-27

There was 1925 900 blaze 10 Phil
adelphia last Tuesday afternoon.
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-10-29
WHOSE FAULT is IT?
will state Treasurer Burke Please
Answer?

! When Major Burke, some time ago
showed that the estimated receipts in
cash would not amount to much more
than sixty-fve per cent of the appro.
priations made by the General Assem-.
bly, for the years 1880 and 1881, the
cause for the depreciation Of State
warrants was satisfactorily explained
OF course, no reasonable person could
expect him TO pay one dollar war.
rant with sixty-fve cents.
Ii our memory serves us well, we
recollect that Major Burke adopted
the equitable plan of paying a pro.
rata of the cash receipts to the hold
ers of State warrants, and that he,
from time to time, called on the said
warrant holders to come up and re-
ceive said pro-rata.
In the financial statements render
cd by the Capitol Commissioners, we
do not remember to have seen any
acknowledgment that they had re-
ceived such pro-rata shares of the
cash distributed among warrant hold
ers.
The Commission would certainly
have been greatly assisted, and the
State very much benefited, had these
per centages in cash been paid them
on the warrants they have sold and
on those they have pledged as collat-
erals for the moneys borrowed, for
which they have paid the required
interests.
Whose fault is it that the Commits
sion has failed to collect the rata
due on the warrants issued by the
State fof rebuilding the Capitol
If it is the fault of the financial
agents of the Commission they ought
to call on the State Treasurer, with
such warrants as they still have on
hand, for the pro-rated amount, which
he, no doubt, has set aside for this
purpose, which ought to or will soon
amount to more than the $4,000 Dor
rowed from the Fiscal Agent at the
rate of s per cent. interest.
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-10-29
OH, MR.. LINCOLN!

For over two years, the valuable
US. barracks and grounds, in this
city, have been abandoned by the
troops of the United States. In the
meantime, the weeds have invaded
the open spaces and the bats and
owls established their domicile in the
handsome, spacious and valuable
buildings, which formerly gave COM
Portable abodes to the officers and
men stationed at this post.
The solitary Sergeant in charge of
this once beautiful domain, q mon
arch OF all he surveys, left without
means to keep the grounds clear of
the wild weeds or to repair the fast
decaying buildings, can do no more
than to prevent their demolition by
those who would not scruple to help
themselves by carrying off the costly
materials with which they have been
erected.
The predecessor of Mr.. Lincoln,
taking broad and practical view of
the situation, had allowed the pro-
fessors of the Louisiana State Uni
versity and Agricultural College,
which the National government by
its legislation has sought to foster, to
occupy the vacated and useless build
ings, provided they would keep them
in repair.
For many months several of these
professors dwelled therein, much to
theirs and to the advantage of the
government.
AS soon as Mr.. Lincoln became the
head of the War Department, he re-
versed the order of his predecessor
and notified the professors that they
must move away, without assigning
any reason for the order.
He has since written that he issued
the order, because other parties rep
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-10-29
ANOTHER ADVOCATE ron AN
EXTRA SESSION.
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. "a, 1881.

New ORLEANS, Oct. "a, 1881.
Error CArIroLIAN--T was much
interested In reading an article in
yesterdays Democrat in reply to the
CArIroLlAN on the subject Of an ex-
ira session. Not being q Legislator,
take it for granted that the able edi-
tor OF the Democrat is correct when
he assures us that it will take fifteen
whole days to get any bill through
the Legislature, but this seems to me
only to increase the need of an extra
session. AS the constitution restricts
a call session to twenty days, could
not the Governor call for ten days
longer or make second call If n new
revenue and license bill could not be
passed and signed in fifteen days. A
large deficiency exists each year I'M
der the present laws, as all know, but
preferred warrant holders, and unless
an extra session is called this same de-
ficiency must necessarily exist during
1882, as licenses must be paid, and an
assessment made, before the next reg
ular session Of the General Assembly,
and it seems to me that even If an
extra session did nothing more than
repeal the existing laws respecting
licenses and assessments, so as to
render them imperative for 1882, un-
til regular session could, 10 regular
order, in the constitutional sixty days,
make new and effective ones, 1t would
save the deficiency of 5000. 900 to the
State, and more than pay for the ex-
ira expense.
This seems to me to meet the ebiec-
tons of Senator Leake, that appro-
priations can only be made for two
years, and Of your able contemporary,
"the best of our dailies," the Demo-
crat. OBSERVER.
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-10-29

Some industrious scribe, with q
keen scent for news, has found an old
chap living on one of the West India
Islands, who was. born ESQ the story
runs) IN the year 1860, and is conse.
quently nearly 1872 years Of age, be.
ing, with the single exception ofPete,
Czartan, the Hungarian peasant, the
most extraordinary case Of longevity
Of which we have any account out
aide Of the book Of Genesis. The re-
port says that the venerable man
now living in the West Indies was q
soldier in the Spanish army, but was
discharged tberefrom in the year 'oi
1924, in consequence Of wounds re-
ceived in battle, and he therefore tar
ried IN this vale Of tears longer than
any other member Of the human fam
lily. The greatest instance Of anthem
ticated longevity Of all modern times
is that Of the Hungarian peasant,
Peter Czartan, who was born in 1882
and died in 1762, at the extraordina-
ry age Of 1875 years, ak months and
five days.
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-10-29

The Coneordla Eagle, contains ~
following, which & o. great Interest,"
70 Baton Rouge:
The Mississippi Valley Railroad
Company, With 4 capital stock y
q, 50O, 00 Was organized here int
Wednesday Offered a. follows:
Judge Hlhin 4. Steele, President;
Rufus r Learned, Vice. President;
Henry Frank, Treasurer, and John
Rawle, Secretary John Smyth,
Isaac Lowenbarg, A. H. Foster,
Samuel Ullmat, and Henry A. Garrett,
Directors. The proposed route d
the road 4 from q point near the
Mississippi river at or near Baton
Rouge terminus Of the New Orleans
Pacific Railroad Of West Baton Rouge.
La, ina northerly direction, through
the parishes Of Pointe Coupee, Avoy.
Giles, Concordia, Tensas, Madisen,
East Carroll, In The State of Lonisi-
ana, to . point In the county Of Chi
cot, State Of Arkansas, where al.
vantageous connection can be made
with the cities Of Little Rock and ST.
Louis.
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-10-29

A gentleman Of Stewart county
Georgia, sent for an itinerant doctor,
who, after ingratiating himself into the
confidence of the family sufficient to ac.
complish his hellish purpose, chloroform.
cd tho entire family, and then violated
the person of the daughter, pretty
young woman, took her watch and what
other things he wanted, and left the sec.
ton, The family lost ight of the wretch
and smothered the matter rather than
give publicity to so delicate subject.
This fellow has now been arrested in an.
other part of the State, and there are
threats of lynchiug by Stewart county
people.