Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1885-09-26
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advertisements.
A wEITLE in the Scientific Amer
lean says a cyclnnc can he diverted
from its course 10y exploding kc@
Of gun powder under 1t.
-OSIY one half the quantity Cf
domestic brcadstufls were exported
this year compared with last year.
Oar people are eating more and
drinking less.
The Ruston Calig'uph of Nth
contains an editorial lpon the prohi-
ton vote which is exactly in keep
ing with that we wrote, which is as
follows;
Tie result Of the local option cleo
ton IN Natchitochcs last week is but
another victory Of ignorance and i'm
morality over intelligence and moral
ity. Tie better element Of the white
people voted for prohibition
while the immoral element, aided by
an almost solid negro vote, went
against prohibition. Without the
colorod vote prohibition would lave
won. The night Of suffrage is the
greatest curse, both to white and
black that waa ever conferred upon
the colored man.
Tie same paper says Tie Ruston
School has rs pupils
The Cqp,toliaH Adrocate says
Miss Lucy Pitts, of Shreveport is
visiting the family of Gov. McEnery
1t says she is gifted with fine-musi-
cal voice which she has been cult
waiting for some time i'll Cincinnati.
She is a native Louisianian.
The WdrkSriHe Rerie,c saws.
During a thunder storm on Friday of
last week lightning struck the Chin
icy of Davis Williams house nem
Mansura, killing him instantly.
On Monday evening last, during a
thunder storm, lightning struck Mr..
Emanuel Blanchard's lightning rod in
this town. Nobody was hurt.
"A special from Nashville on 18Th
says: The remains of Miller, the
deputy I. S. Marshall who was muir
dered by moonsEiners about two
months ago, near Gallalin, were
found Sunday last They were in AZ
old field about Il quarter of a mile
distapt from the house Of join
Bradley, where Miller was going tC
serve Il warrant when he was shot
Several days ago a farm laborcr
while clearing land brushed away /
heap of broken limbs near a stump
and discovered what appeared to be
new made grave. He ran no,
handle into it, which on being with
drawn smelt badly. He suspected
that the body of the missing Office
was underneath, and sent informa
ton to Collector Hillsman at Nash
vile, who had the matter WORKED
up. Bradley WAS arrested anC
brought to this city Sunday night
He maintains stubborn ignorance
but is thought to be certainly gull
ty.'
The ArkunSas Jaurnal saws.
mob went to the Pike county jail a
Murfreesboro, where the Polk broth
ers were confined, piled wood aronn'
the cell, saturated it with coal oil ap
set it on fire and burned the prise
ners to death. This was the thir
attempt to mob these notorious pris
oners,
The same paper says. A drum
mer shot some wild gese near Rectoi
but they proved to belong to on
Wright, and he had them to pay fo'
The same paper says. Man
parties are iIqust of houses to rel
in our city and but few can be foun
that are not occupied. 1t would b
well for some of our enterprising cit
zens to erect few good houses IL
rent. 1t will pay you.
The Washington Argus of 19t
safes that DIR. A. Rochi had catara,
of the eye and would soon depart ft
Montreal Canada, for the purpose
having an operation performed.
The Fa,merriHe Gazette gives
lengthy account of the death of Mi:
Ida Sinister.
The Home Adrocate of the Iii
of September reached US on the 10
Eight days coming from Farmervill
The Franklin Sun of 18th So
&c. Osborn committed suicide
the discharge Of gun in his ne