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Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1885-09-12
Immigration at the Exposition.

The Louisiana State Bureau OF
Enumeration will make an ENhlhlt a
the North Central and South Amerit
can Exposition.
Col. ID. Z. Boyd, the Louisiana
Commissioner, has assigned ample
space for this purpose III the L"ulsl-
ana Department, and the t"ii'',i7-
siouer Of Immigration appeals To the
Press. the Police Jullc- ani the Gu
IONS the State tu aid hlm, not on
" in making an attractive display To
our visitors, but in Il p1'ci'c;!! effort
to attract immigration and hcheh'
the State.
There are tens Of thousands Of
acres of valuable lands III tde State
which, in the hand, Of present own
ers. are dead capital, for the lack oil
money 60 develop them. The Com
missioner will endcavyr to bring the
immi"rmt farmer OF capitalist, VINO
NAV visit the Exposition, III colitac'
with the owners of these lands
With this view he desires 10 OBTAIN
the location. description and price 81
every tract of lana Tor sale III tnt
State.
He is now preparing a large Town
ship Map Of the State on which WI
he located AL the State and Unite,
States lands. The location OF al
private tracts of land sent hun VII
also I've marked on this map, whcl
viii he hung up in the Exposition
where nil visitors may INSPECT 1t.
The Commissioner has requisite
the Police Juries Of each parish t
prepare and send to him maps G
; their respective parishes. and spec
mems of soils and minerals, vino
q, will be conspicuously displayed.
l Large numbers Of visitors to til
e late Worlds Exposition would hay
e bought Louisiana lands II they coui
o have found them.
-, The Commissioner suggests
= large land owners in sparsely settle
= localities, the giving away, to actu
e settlers. Of alternate forty-acre, tract
as the means of enhancing the walt
Of their lands.
Many thousand hand-bookS Il
9 scriptive of Louisiana, IN EnSiis
l. French and German, will be distn
d uted to visitors of the EXposltlo
e Persons desirious of aiding the Ii
- migration Exhibit should address
- WM. II. HARRIS.
s Commissioner of Immigration,
5. 10 Gravier Street New Orleans.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1885-09-12
I.STR RAY!

Whereas on the Isth day Of August, 1852,
a certain Rcd Steer with white ,pot IN UGhi
flank. about three years OLD and unmarked
was duty estraycd before me 10y {. VI. Doi'cr-
hide, the owner of which Is unknown.
Now therefore, nule-s the owner shan APP
pear and prove property and pay charges ac>
corltn. to law. | viii proceed on the @9ih
Lav OF September, leS.l, 70 sell sad E-iray at
my o'hce, 10 ia" highest hIiier for ash at NOT
less than two thirds OF the apprai~emrnt.
Delhi La, Il. n. DOLLERiilpE,J p.
Ary l9ih. l--J-.-t. Printer fee e,|u'
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1885-09-12
Cottages for Evicted Widows

DrnIIS. Sept. 5-At Tournafullv,
county Limerick, Fathers Murphy
aid Clifford, assisted 10y about 200
people. have built a cottage for eve
ted widows. Mr.. Timothy NJ. Hea-
" member Of parliament for Mona
gan, in speech at Londonderry,
said that Ireland had gained conces-
sion after concession which it had
been deemed impossible for her to
obtain, anl would ultimately secure
all that she desired.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1885-09-12

~u..,.,ion o. MIR Mary +. Ohvcr. decd.
By virtue of a c,Hnmi~-'"n I" sell J" paw
.I.l... ot the. above manned -ucrr>~i"n ISSUED
tr..,n,urp-,h District Court of Vichiand iHt-
-, and 10 me directed ! Will on
"Wednesday. Scptrui cr ri, l>N',
90, ,I,,, ,.,.r door of tie. court hou>c M ths
,,yu of Eayv.lr " itlin ihc legal hours 'iier
.,- sale To- t!.r highest brsdrT the + Lowing
Lr-,.r.b,7l property. t"-wlt
1T The Yarmon-h place. being south
ga, ! section IS. and r. oi y T. Of ,rr.
2, and west ct south wr-i of SEC l. and
+. of south We, of section Is and l. acres
IN southern portion of \ J. ! OF srcil"n IS all
bonus, int i y. 4 : Eas,,nnd containing
..1- acres more or Jess
md The Blnion plac" being the OF :
+ of .er-ion 9 + II Il Ea,t, containing -
acres.
3ri. The Holly Rilse place described rs
/ y q. south west ! and south west ! OF south
wet Of section IL TIL \. X : FL :" arrr~
! ;th: The NcCnwn place. being the r. 81
/ y YVES, aud south west at north west oi
section y r + Il ; Eco.
l,h Lot No | ia the town ot 'lTard;
6,l, House AMI 10, No: III the town OF
D,lpi north OF X K known as the NilsoIc
property
Terms of sale cash with benht Of inventory
&c MONTGOMERY,
Darine L, s,ameniory Executor:
Rayvllle. La Aug 22--5t Printers Tee, SIC"
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1885-09-12
Lost or MiSlaid.

\ certain promi,ary note drawn by j. \.
Hewitt To hl>uwn order and 10y him endorsed
ia blank for the sum Of seven hundred and
iif,y dollars barring date 7th of April y. u,
lNs1. and due Oh The first day OF january \.
u, 1859. and bearing eight per cent per an
num interest from maturity until paid
And in or.!er 70 secure The :uiI, final and
complete payment Of said note, interest, costs
and attorneys ices, fixed at ten Ter cent, the
said !. \ Hewitt DIT by public act passed
before J New, Pitts, Clerk 9Th District Cont
ana TX Oiiirio Recorder Of Ri Inland Parish
on the 1lh Aps!l, 1852, hyPothccatc and
specially mortgage To au'! IN favor 81 Janr-
r. Hrwiitur any honahde owner OF saId note
the following described property. to>wn:
Fir,t-Am-,in !nndS. :. W ! section t~o. :.
W OFFS T. ! Of Section Two, i II y, Ii . r.,
containing jwo hundred acres more ar less.
Second-An Undivided one half interest IN
the HON" place. described rs follows. 'o-wr
ives, | oF Yves. J section 81 + - \ Il y Eae
Ne ! section + If North II EaS
I T. of ) We, s,c,inn 30 / II Il J.
! Sc Of \ west accilon II I L \ X +
/ NEf offs west section II 7 - Il q !
/ NFt Of we>, section IL 1 - Il . !
! containing four hundred and seventy nin'
ac,e, of land more OF less And IN order Il
! identify said note with the act Of mortgage !
was paraphod by sail Clerk ani tx o'hcr
Recorder according 10 law.
This 2Jth August 1850.
JAMES r HEWITT.
Aug. 20-3t Printers fee $500.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1885-09-12

Judge Williams charge to the
grand jury was able and pointed.
He pointed out to them i'll a brief and
plain way the conman violations of
law. That it was their sworn duty to
enquire into all cases, including
theft, carrying of concealed weapons,
road working and trcsspassing upon
public lands. He also called their
attention to the fact that tlsey should
enquire into the actions of the Ad-
ministrators, Tutors &c. and many
other matters of general interest.
He alluded to their oaths as jury
men stating that the oath itself was
suggestive of their duty.
The law in relation to Administra-
tors, Executors, Tutors, syndlcs or
others was passed in 1884, which is
act No, IL, which reads as follows
CSC. /. BE It enacted &c, That
wenever any administrator, tutor, eX'
ecutor, syndic of an insOlvent estate,
or Others holding fiduciary trusts
shall neglect, fail or refuse, after
having been ordered by the court o
competent jurisdiction, to file in Tia.
court where such trust is exercised
once between the first day of Janua
nv, and the thirty-frst day of Decem
Der, Of each calender year, full an'
complete account and statement o
such trust, shall be guilty of a misde
meanor, and on conviction shall b.
fined in a sum not exceeding fiy
hundred dollars $500 andin defaul
of payment, imprisoned six months
Src 9. BE it further enacted re
That Judges exercising criminal j.
risdiction shall give this act special
in charge to grandjurors.'
= This is a good law and should L
t enforced. A provisional accour
5 should be edyearly until estate
: wound up and then the final accoun
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1885-09-12

Capt. r. q. Cobbs informs that our
friend Capt, G. W. McCranie OF the
Telegraph happened to quite a seri-
Gus and painful accideat a
few days ago, by which he los pine
of his fingers off the left hand nom
the accidental discharge Of II pistol.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1885-09-12

Our neighbor of the bulletin goes
off half cooked himself. We simply
stated what we heard in CONVERSE
ton in our presence, stated who the
conversation was addressed to, as it
struck us at the time as very injU
decision as touching the interest OF
the man from the hills, at the same
time so antagonistic to our laws that
we though it absurd, yet it was re
lated Just about as we stated, and
we are sure Mr.. GULL will bear us
ont in what we have stated for We
remarked to Mr.. GULL after leaving
Monroe that the CITY Recorder OF
Monroe knew better than that, and
the simple fact of his having nc
right to try property makes it the
more Objectionable. His having nc
right to try property was not in ques
ton but party did state in oul
presence that the city Recorder de
cided that q Gambling debt was goo'
and that in connection too with tn
oxen we are sure-and can prove il
As to our legal turn of mind we max
no pretentions to law but claim tn
right to produce law when We thin
il is of general interest.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1885-09-12

On the 18th Il cyclone struck Wash
ington c. II. Ohio, which laid low
two hundred residences. Five per-
sons known to have been killed and
several wounded. The loss is esti-
mated to be at least one million dol
lars.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1885-09-12
ESIss 4.

WLetcas, on the 2>ll lay of Ans"-i, -.
; Certain dark brown steer with it" Nn''
,po's. marked swallow fork and two h'''"'''
IN the n.ht ear, under i.ali crop Ia the i"iI ID"
band: about three yea:s Old: was d" / -
,,,yed before me by +. Jefferson Met o., TIE
ownrrof which j. unknown.
Now therefore uu.c,s The owner SNAIL up
pear and prove property and pay oh'r,;e' 'c-
coriiu. 10 law. will proceed "n the I'h
DAY If October. So. 10 sell snii e>try II my
o.iic. To the highest llder for ca-h at mol ''r'
,han Two thirds Ut tie apprai>"n.en'.
h. + VICKERS, j.. 7.
Aitn. La. Aug. 9SISS5-Gt.Pu uteI'- fees "u
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1885-09-12

Mr.. Gordan and wife have our
sympathy in the loss Of their babe
which occurred Thursday night at
Oak Ridge.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1885-09-12
RIston Male and Female Academy.
THIS school
Will Open on Monday, September 1885,
And Continue 10 months.

II Kill be- tic aim IF the CilizcRS
Of Rnston IN make ii First Glass:
riring 10 stmfcntS 0fs'anfaScS cqma/
fo M0se o6faiXcG in the best SchooH
in tie state.
Tie course If sfHoiy Kill cmbracc
ell o(ths higher branches .Nofhc-
mofiCs, .NataroL Science, .Horo/ond
Mental Phiio,ofhy and .1ncicMt
languages.
TER Ms
PRIMARY DEPARTMENT 500
INrERMEpIATE DErARTMENr 500
ADVANCED DEPARTMENT 100
Music ON PIANO 400
. INCIDENTAL ZEE PER YEAR 100
USE or INSTRUMENT PER MO. 100
Any pupil taking one study IN I
higher department, will TIC classtV IN
that department.
I Board can bc secured for Si2.5o
per month, including lights, washing,
fuel, etc.
TEACHERS:
REV W. e. FRlLEY, PRlNClPAL.
PROF. G. f. IVES Isl Assistant.
MRS FLORENCE HALLE, 2nd Assistant.
MIS- Lou SLAUGHTER, Musrc Department.
For further information, apply to
REV W & FRlLEf. PriuciPsl
81 col | Z >IANbltER
JuiJI,Io,5-l-m. Pre-, Bd 4 lru,;ees.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1885-09-12
Saturday, September IL, 1885.
From OUR FNCH1NGES.

(iihsland tied we'll ropes across the
sidewalks, set fire to Il lot OF boxes
and raised the alarm for amusement;
Of course it was fun to see the DEM
2eus Of the town tumbling over the
ropes. Fun for the boys but death .
t. the frogs"
The .Nadison Times, contains n
long letter from Henry b. Richard
son, State engineer to the President
of the Pole Jury of Madison parish
upon the subject Of leyees.
The Warehouse Sentinel contains
Il long article upon license question
in It's issue Of Sept 18th.
The principal tenor Of the article is
that the whisky men are trying to ar
ray the colored people against tenn
pcrance. 1t states that the whisky
men are well organized and unless
the sober thinking people bestir
themselves they will control the des
TIMES Of the parish. We have seen
this thing in our parish. The sober
men. even ministers will encourage
that class, especially the colored min
listers.
The Cdpitolian Adrocdte publish
es the Governors proclamation dated
Sept 1st 1885, offering $4,000 re-
ward for the arrest and conviction Of
Frank Russell and wife charged with
numbering a colored child in Madi-
son parish. They are both in our
jail. Upon conviction the parties
apprehending them will be entitled
to the reward.
Our neighbor, the. Clarion is mis-
taken as to the time we have been
sick. 1t has been only about five
weeks since we succumbed to the
prostrating effects OF continued II
health.
-Jno. E. Hulse, editor of thu
Claiborne Guardian, sewers his con
nection with the paper. We regre
to part with our neighbor We ex
tend the right hand of fellowship t.
ID. v. Harris & Son his successors.
The C1ldreH Waterman says O
the Waverly plantation small patch
es of cotton had been destroyed b
worm while no sign of them in 9th
err parts.
The Commonwealth in kansa
saws born to Mrs. j. o. Welcher {
Belvuo, Aug, 18th, four children, tw
BOYS and two girls. Mother and chi
dren doing well.
The East CARROLL Democrat col
tains long tribute of respect for \
S. Powell deceased, the defaultir
Sheriff. Ii is couched in languae
that is excellent and but for Il
length of it we would reproduce
He was q member of Lodge No. .
X. ofP.
The Jacksonville (Ala.) RepuO
can, of 9Th, contains many items
interest to Alabamians. 1t repol
the death Of Maj. b. c. "
". He was an old respected eli
zen Of that town.
The Coosa Rirer Ne,rs, publis
ed in Cherokee County, Ala, So
there were sixty accessions to
church at meeting just closed
Caledonia Babtist Church, in Il
county.
The Railroad from Guntersvi
Ala, to Aniston will be in operarti
this fall.
Owing to a serious breakage
its press, the Sunday edition of
Times Democrat could not be print
1t occurred after 100 copies |
been worked off. This accounts
the failure to get the paper h
Monday.
The Capitolian advocate So
We see it stated that a Mrs. Sulliv
Mt Detroit, Mich, last week, W
to take her final leave of her d
babe in it's casket, ready for bul
~,Lon tho child oDenel itS ewes
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1885-09-12
NOTICE,

Notice IA hereby give that have tins day
appointed and constituted Jno. +. Lovei"ss
ms true agent aud attorney 10 act tor me and
all his acts will b. binding upon me.
This Sept, End, 1888.
# WV. T. BASKGN
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1885-09-12
FOR SALE CHEAP.

4 desirable residence IN Rayvil'"-Lo'>
lcuXlsu feet. For terms apply 10 +. I
Montgomery. attorney, ut Rayvliic, or l. y
Nau.llam. GlJ>land. La. II.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1885-09-12

(snn week a T. ONE. :I"p "n'ht Tree
SOO Paw Absolutely sure NJ n,k. CaPr
TAI ~, y, ,nired. Reader ii you wan, bushes,
at which persons oi either sex, y"Enr OF olds
canmlke great pay AT he time 'h'V "ofN g
with absolute ,.,1ln'y, wfits i'r Ptr'l-"!h'' 10
"A HALLEIr 20. l. ltlau Mann -
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1885-09-12

7as attained 4 Standard Of excellence Which,
n conte.us every Improvements that inventive
genius, skill and money can produce.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1885-09-12
Succession Sale.

aus 1T Printer, See ;li.oo.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1885-11-06
HE HAD EXPERIENCE,

The municipal census-taker was
around taking Names and pulled the
bell at Bliffsticks' and Bliff came to the
door. He was put through the usual
formula, and finally the censuser asked
the age of his wife.
Cant tell, responded the husband.
Cant tell ?" echoed the questioner.
"Why ? Don't you know?"
"Of course do"
"Then you must tell me. The law
says you must"
1.-The law? What law?"
1.-THE law of the State"
"What will they do with me if don't
tel?"
"Put You in Jail for contempt"
"All right put me in jail"
"Why, man," exclaimed the aston
ished official, "you won't go to Jail and
suffer rather than tell your wife's age.
will you ?"
"Well, yes, he said, resignedly; "I've
lever been i'll Jail, and ON one occasion
did tell my wife's age"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1885-11-06
AN OIL POND.

A singular spot ex SITS in the Gulf of
Mexico some ten miles to the southwark
and westward of Sabine Pass, and almost
directly i'll the track of vessels engaged
in the lumber trade between Galveston
and Calcasieu, La. 1t is nothing moro
than large space q mile OF so in diam
eter, upon the surface of the sea, which
looks like all the rest of the gulf during
ems to u gale and the waters about it
become agitated, takes on a reddish
color and becomes thick and muddy.
The place has been called the coil
pond, from the reason that, while there
may be tremendous sea- running all
around the place, within the circle of
surf the water is comparatively quiet, and
vessels which otherwise would be blown
ashore or swamped can there ride out
the heaviest storms, and have done so
in hundreds of instances. The water is
about twelve feet deep, and pole can
be pushed twenty-five or thirty feet
through the soft and peculiar mud form
ing the bottom. This mud is different
from anything on the coast-of soapy
character and of remarkable cleansing
properties, being often nsed to clean the
decks of coasting vessels. The oil which
renders the surface of the pond so
smooth is supposed to come from the
mud at the bottom, and many think
there are deposits of petroleum not far
from the Surface. However, Providence
has provided safe shelter for small
craft ont in the open sea, for the soil
pond once reached during gale. is
just as safe rs a vessel being under the
lee Of o wharf in any harbor.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1885-11-06
HE HAD FINK TOE NAILS,

"Yon newspaper fellows are getting
to be very enterprising, id Wall
street man to New York reporter the
other day.
Eyes but we have to be, or get left
by the Chicago boys"
"You seem to get about all the news
that is going
eyes, that's what we're here for"
81 stumbled against queer piece of
intelligence i'll print that staggered me.
I have been studying about it ever since
and doing my hest to make out how the
reporter got his information.
"What was it?
GA very impressive announcement
that Talmage has pink toe nails"
''And that puzzled you?'
eyes, greatly"
"Well, am the reporter who cor
nered that piece of pulpit news, and
perhaps I can help you out of your
perplexity."
"How did You do it?"
81 went to him in the guise of corn
doctor, and he peeled off his socks at
once"
"Thanks. 1t was an unusual bit of
Religious information in which I took
more than passing interest, can assure
you"
"Why SOP
"The Bible had previously informed
me that the feet of those called of the
Lord were beautiful but had no idea
the beauty of their understanding ex-
tended to the toe nails Also"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1885-11-06
!
Pacific.

Z The fact that when an elephant has
the chills five gallons of rum and whis-
key are prescribed, leads one to suspect
that the elephant is native of Ken
lucky.
The man who breaks in new set of
store teeth may not have the blood of
martyrs in him, but he has about every
thing else needed to insure success in
that business.
A writer has discovered that persons
In captivity live a very short time. This
may be rule but we know of some
married men who have attained o
remarkable age.
Tell me what the lady has sketched ?"
said Dobyn to little boy who was car
rying an asel OH his shoulder and fol-
lowing lady. II think, sir, she's
ketched the measles"
Lady caller Il much prefer colored
B. ?" Mrs. Is: "Well, really, Mrs. R.,
can't endure green ones"
Young housekeeper Cooking over the
market report)-" Bridget, shall want
you to go to market this morning. 1 see
that beef is much cheaper on the hoof,
and presume it's just as good. Get u
nice roast off the hoof."
The imaginative Smith: "Hark how
jolly that singing sounds on the river
over there. What difference water
does make to the sound of music. The
flippant Jones Yes, but find whiskey
and water makes more difference still"
did not the sight of the boundless
blue sea, bearing on its bosom white
winged fleets of commerce, fill you with
emotion ?" eyes" replied the traveller,
sat first it did, but aftera while it didn't
fill me with anything Itsorter emptied
me-"
An indignant summer excursionist
writes that i'll looking over the side of
his canoe he espied II Swapping turtle
on the bottom of the lake, and on the
back of this attraction WAS the advertise
ment: Gents ready made clothing
marked down low"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1885-11-06
cAMr-MEET1NG BOARDING HOUSE.

A long-waisted. slab-sided brother,
with rather clerical air, walked into
well-known i'm on the camp ground and
inquired how much for table board.
"Six dollars week, your reverence"
Sand how much for dinner"
"Six dollars"
"What The same for one meal rs
for three 2"
"The identical"
"But will you be kind enough to
explain the apparent inconsistency
twill. My friend, you are doubtless
familiar with the doctrine of the trinity %
trust that am"
"Well, sir, I've had the boarding
house trinity, the great three-meals in
one-racllet, played on me too many
times to get taken in ON that lug any
more" And then the jovial skipper
turned to the bystanders and told how,
when first he opened his hotel, gaunt
women and Acknowledged men used to
come there and engage for dinners only,
at half price and get up at nine in the
morning and eat q couple of crackers,
and then come in at noon and fill up
like dromedaries with enough to last
till the next day. Other folks may con-
tinue to try it on if they want to, hut
not for Joseph.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1885-11-06
BOYS AND SMOKING.

One Of the leading and standard
papers of the country. the Scientjf5s
Ane1can, says: The United States
Navy annually takes into it's service II
large number OF apprentice boys, who
are sent all over the world and taught
to be thorough sailors l. has been the
policy of the Government since the war
to educate the 'hlue ckets, upon the
principle that the more intelligent ii
man is, the better sailor he is likely to
become. There is no lack OF candidates
for these positions. Hundred, of boys
apply, but many are rejected because
they cannot pass the physical examina-
ton. The first question to Il boy VINO
desires to enlist is: Do you smoker
The invariable response is, No, sir,
but the tell-tale discoloration of the
fingers at once shows the truth. The
surgeons say that cigarette smoking hy
boys produces heart diseases and that
in ninety-nine cases ont of hundred
the rejection of would-be apprentices on
account of this defect, comes from the
excessive use of the milder form OF the
weed" This is q remarkable statement
coming, as it does, from so high an
authority, and based upon the results
of actual examinations going on day
after day, and month after month. 1t
should be warning to parents that the
deadly cigarette is sure to bring about
mcalculable injury to the young.