Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1882-07-08

..o.,.nv i, organizing in Baton-,~--A~.
e., ,h, ,,,pose Of establishing a bath "o"se p
q, tim, place. Its 10 lie hoped thai "he "'"e Il
:. ,o, "a, di,,an, when every town anu VI" 9
,,ve in the State will have its bath house.
Lccu.,s are destroying corn anu co''''' ="
Caldwell parish, OH the Ouach'ta' mat -
pretty close TO our parish.
Lulu Zof, u little girl. whose parents reside
in New Orleans, wandered oil from home an
her nigh, clothes, in state OF deIe'in'"' one
nigh, last week. and was drowned. Her
body was found aoatn. in the river.
Mrs. Fernandez committed suicide ny
;umpins from a ferry GoM into the nser al
New Orleans one day last week.
The Bos.ice Banner says that the prospect
for good corn crop, which was SO iiat'enns
is growing beautifully less on account OF ''e
drought
Tho skeleton Of a murdered negro boy
abou, II years OF aye, was found IN tie wool
| in Webster parish last week and now three
white boys stand charged with the m"ra'r'
The. Bap,is, Messenger, Of Arcadia, says
,ha, without an early general rain the corn
crop fails.
The same cry comes up yet from every
d,ec,ion-Crops ruined by tie dr"uth.
Tie Claiborne Guardian endorses Kings
denomination and election.
The Madison Journal reports tho prospect
for good cotton crop promising, hut that the
corn crop " iii lie short one on account o'
the lrou,h and the cut worm.
, Monroe Bulletin The Earle has been
sold by Capt, r. c. Sweeney 10 MIR. Comacho
Of Tampaco, Mexico, for $4,000 cash, which
i. in our opinion cheat for such boat.
:, The Monroe Bulletin reports the rve'
- r.p;d,v reccdiny at that place, and that il
q, ammoun,s to no more than mere ditch a
Camden.
Ouachi,a parish is Of course in the SAINT
: condition As R,chlsnd relative TO crop pros
81 poets.
The grand jury Of the United States Cou'
., in session at Monroe last week. returned i
10 hills OF indictment, mostly for violation oil Z"
=, revenue law in failing to take Out licenses fe
), the sale of liquor and tobacco, and keep theI
,. conspicuously posted.
in The Fast Carol. Democrat advocates Il
3. nomination Of Judge J. W. Montgomery
ID, tia, parish as the democratic candle I
REPRESENTATIVE Of the 5,h congressional di
.,;c, bu, acknowledges General King US
fulness as representative
The East Carroll Democrat Of last Saturd
ad ha. ,hi. to say Of the weather aud crop
ca The weathe. continues TO be intensely n
IN with occasional slight showers Of rain, in
voreti localities. A general rain throuyho
Il, the parish would he Of incaculable benefit
"" the c,ops. Cotton is not suffering. but won
''d Ike much improved by ruin, while cora nee
m it badly.
ur- The philosophical people Of Floyd take
5, sensible view OF the situation and make
IN. ,no., of the hard times and drought by anen
nd ing picnics, fish fries. etc.. and keeping u
cheerful spirit.
81" The people Of West Carroll v"'ed moi
build Jail. They don't want Jail VII
:, they are 20 poor.
10 The people Of Natchi'oches have not
90 fered As badly as ours from the drought
90 ,hey have had rains in spots. The cotton C
l 25 is reported good, but most Of the corn suf
II ing for rain.
l 50 The Ca,ahoula News Gays: The ProsI
S 90 of the crops in the low lands OF tins pa
4, n, this year are very discOuraging in tact.
chances are they will make a complete fali
> =, On the Ouachi'a, Black, Tensas and l.
% rivers the report comes to ms that the &
,loy. worms are DESTROYING their crops comple
;. They think by the time the worn get 'hrc
III N, their fields will be left clean as they
beCose planted. In places where the We
have struck field they have destroyed CO
shall Torn and even to the grass and weeds
, the leaving green sprig in sight. Such I
liz. ple,e failure among the farmers ir these
tons have never been experienced in !
]" ''e Der Of yeas. that is now exPe, ed. OuI
tina, mers deserve grea, deal Of praise in q
neral testing ~ much forsi,ude IN this great tn