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Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1885-06-20

IT is difficult to tell just where the
lines of offensive partisanship' are to
be drawn. An Ohio editor has just been
down to Washington expecting to step
right into the post Office shoes now
occupied by the Republican editor in
his town. He carried choice scrap
book Of extracts from the Republican
paper, showing that during the cam
paign the editor assaulted Mr.. Cleve-
land with much vigor on the Maria
Halpin and kindred topics. Malcolm
Hay, First Assistant P. M. General
looked over the scrap book, and told
the Democratic editor that they were
not sufficiently offensive to warrant
removal 1t is evident, that the
offensive" line is not drawn at
Maria.
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1885-06-20

The latest novelty is the attempt of
a man to dead beat his way from New
York to San Francisco for wager of
$4,000. He is to ride all the way and
never pay a cent for it and he is to OBJ
tain his meals without expanding any
OF his own money. Six weeks is the
time allotted to the task. 1t took him
five days to reach Pittsburg from New
York. 1t is evident that the dead beat
business has become a profession.
Perhaps in few years so much pro-
gress will be made in the art that a
"dead beat chair will be added to our
college faculties.
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1885-06-20

PAoSSA Ooo.
+ Among the awards to Minnesota at the
New Orleans exposition was the Grand
Diploma of Honor for the most com
prehensive and quite complete exhibit
illustrating the general system and present
status of education in Minnesota It was
the only award Of the class made to any
state in the union.
r. NJ. Hubbard, General agent of the
Minneapolis Miller's association, died at
Ashland Wis. on Sunday. He went to
Ashland with a miller's excursion, about
week prior to hissdeath and was attacked
with inflammation of the bowels He was SO
years old and leaves wife and two chill
dren.
A boy eleven years DID, son of J. e. Con
demann, living eleven miles from Mitchell
d. T., shot and killed his sister Emily, aged
Ito. The parents were in town and the
children were at home alone The bow
claims it was an accident but the neighbors
think he shot her in a quarrel. He is in
jail.
The Annual meeting of the Ninth
Minnesota volunteers took place at
Mankato on the 10th. Capt Clark Keyser
OF Mankato was elected President for the
ensuing year and Loren Gray of Lake
Crystal, Secretary and Treasurer. The
next meeting will be held at Minneapolis.
a passenger train collided with a mixed
freight train on the Minneapolis & St.
Louis road, near Park Junction, on the
evening uof the 10th. Both engines and
several cars were badly wrecked, J. D..
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1885-08-22
Succession Sale.

sSnccessioo o: Mrs. Mary F. Oliver, deed.
By virine of a commission to sell to pay
debts of the above named succession issued
f.om line 21,h District Court of Schiand par
ssh and To me directed will on
Wednesday Sep,emt er 23rd, 1883,
n, the east door OF the court house III the
town of Rayvi.e W irhir the legal hours offer
for sale ic tie highest bidder tac FLOWING
described property, to-wit:
1T The Yarbrough place being south
east I section is, and Of Z Of sec
70 and west ! of south west OF sec IL and
f. ] of south west of section s AID Is acres
in southern portion Of n + Of section Is, all
being int IS n, K Ea.t,and containing
37S acres more or lsss.
end. Tho Binion place being the OF )
Ell of section 9 T II X East, containing so
acres
3rd The Holly Ridge place described as
"a O. south west ! and south west Of south
ives, OF section / I II N, X s E-ls0 acres
i,h: The McCown place. beirg the Z Of
S ives, and south west ! OF north west OF
! section 8 7 is R E-l2O,
4,h. Lot No. in the town Of Girard:
9th: House and lot No. in the town o.
| Delhi north OF K r known as the kilgort
properly.
Terms Of sale cash with benfit Of inventory
| &c MONTGOMERY,
Datine restamentory Executor:
Rayvilie. La:Aug 22-5t Printers tee, j. 20C
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1885-08-22
Our Exchanges.

Northwest Louisiana is red hot on
the Prohibition subject, There will
be q Prohibition convention in
Shreveport during this month.
The Morehouse contest is over and
MIR. G. H. Ellis has been nominated
to fill the unexpired term of Judge
Brigham, who represents the United
States government in Mexico.
The Natchitoches Review tells q
tough story about an alligator being
killed in the river in front of that
town that measured q feet from tip
to tip and weighed 1884 pounds.
The Review kindly consents to take
off the half pound if any one doubts
the story.
Joe Claiborne, a colored man Gv-
ing on Capt. VIM. V. Robeson's place
Oh Red river, was assasinated last
Monday night. Suspicion points to
George Vinson, another negro, as
being the person committing the
deed. A posse is in pursuit OF him,
and he will probable be captured.
Frank Curry, a young man living
near Montgomery, was shot and kill
ed while drunk, by his brother Tune
The killing was done in self-defense,
rs Frank was advancing upon Tunie
with an axe when he was shot. This
is but one of many of the results OF
intemperence that daily comes to oul
knowledge.
The Bossisr Banner is advising the
people of the parish to vote against
the moving of the Cour: House tt
Gains, opposite Shreveport. 1t Ii
agreed that the consolidation OF thu
two parishes of Caddo and Bossiel
would be more advisable, as Shreve
port politicians will control the parlsi
anyway if the Court House is at Cams
The Louisiana Educational Asscia
ton convened at Monroe on. the It'll
and was largely attended by prom
nent men Of the State. There was
large number of citizens also In at
tendance. Some of the speeches ant
ESSAYS prepared for the occasion wer'
master pieces and will work out goo'
results in the State. This was TIT
treat of the season.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1885-08-22
CIIERIFF'S SALE,

Mrs. Emma Ivy & husd State of Louisiana,
No 63i VS. : Parish of Richland,
Jno. VI Pippin. eth Dist Court.
BY virtue Of a writ Of Fl. Fa. directed to
me from the Hon 9th Distric, Cont in and for
the parish of Richland, state Of Louisiana. in
the above entitled and numbered snithaying
seized will offer for sale at the east door Of
court house, in Rayv'le,La., Oh
Saturday, Sept. 9TH, 1888,
at public auction, TO the last and highest bad
der and within the hoHrs prescribed by Law
the following described properly, situaied IN
the parish of RicblanG, to-wt: An undivided
enc iou,h interest in and 10 T. ! Of n r. !
anv y F. | Of 5 T. and W Of S f sec.
10 and SW of n W | see 20 and f. !
sec 30 all in + ~ T.. conlainin. no acre,
more or less together with the Improvements
thereon. Se,zed as the pr"pcoty OF Jno. VI.
Pippin defendant and will be sold to satisfy
said wit aud cost
Terms of sale, cash, with benefit Of ap'
praisemcnt. LEN SCOTT Sheriff.
Sheriff Office Rayville La, Ang, l.lsS5.
Aug l--ot Printer fee, 5000.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1885-08-22

ing, accompanied by Mrs. NJ. and the
little ones We met T. J. Mangham, of
the New Era, at the depot and we
are his guests now, They have good
water here and dry healthy atmos-
phere, and by the way we suppose
healthy.
We met Mr.. Newman. Mr.. Pat
Butler and Bonnie Thomson former
" of Richland On Sunday evening
and Monday morning. This place
hadth misfortune to lose the large
depot building on Friday night by
fire. Supposed to have been rob-
bed and burnt. Several thousand
dollars worth of freight waa also con-
sumed. Some of the GAYS would have
been burnt but for the fortthought
of our friend Pat Butler who had
them rolled off from the burning
house. All the papers belonging to
the r. r. Co., we're DESTROYED togeth-
er with the cash rs they had no safe
to keep them in.
We took a stroll over the town GO
ing to the furniture foctory and the
Single factory. They had the ma
chinery at work at the single focto-
nv. We then went to the mineral
well and drank some water which hao
an alum taste. The town being 81
much scattered We have not took i
all in yet. We took dinner on Tues
dav with r. 1. Davis. The negr'
was wounded in Shreveport and pr,
off at Gibsland Wednesday.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1885-08-22

The Shreveport Times says: Cot
ton is the most uncertain of all crops.
Reports received from intelligent
and responsible planters and farmers
from various sections of this and adj
joining parishes are very discourag-
ing. The catterpillars have devasta-
ted many fields in the past few days
that promised large yield OF the
tleecy staple. The boil worms have
appeared and are doing considerable
injury. In the hills the cotton has
been materially injured by the drouth
and rust. The heretofore brilliant
prospects are being cut offby several
bales nearly every day. So far the
caterpillars have confined Their
depredations to localities, but are
spreading over the country. The
estimates of the yield under present
circumstances are varying, Some
planters think it will require from
three to five acres to make bale
The farmers in the hills, who gener-
ally average about to half bale tc
the acre, consider their crop damag.
cd from twenty to fifty per cent.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1885-08-22

Tn. General Assembly passed the follow
mo b,u in reference TO the printing hill aud
.ln,l,s and sher,tT-s cost, Of sales under twelve
months bond:
.Wbeneye, the Sheriff of any Of the par
;.l,,s oi hi, State sha. advertise envy proper
,yto be sod IN twelve months hoEd ne sha''
in the prini-d advertisements o! san sa'e'
notify the public that out OF the prIce oil a'!">
dication the purchaser shah haze 10 deu"c'
and pay. an cash. the an'"nnt OF pruning
the sheriff. and CLERK Gees, as well as the
state. parish and municipal taxes, and the
sheriff shalt as near a oS-lb!e, specify wha'
the sand costs aud taxes amount to.-u
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1885-08-22

good officials of the truly good party
have replenished their exchequers.
Investigations now pending, and 9TH
ers that the country will hear Of
soon, will convince the most skepti-
cal that an examination of the books
and an ehmi narion Of the crooks,
have come none too soon. The Re-
publicans are trying to take politica
comfort from the fact, as they put it,
that the implicated officials who were
lately dismissed from the Coast Sur
vey Office are all Democrats. This is
not true; but even if it were so, it Is
not easy to see how the cause Of Re
publicanism is helped any by the
discovery. Tho fact remains tina:
whatever irregularities existed were
continued under republican rule, and
that it remained for n Democratic
Administration to expose them and
apply the necessary corrective. The
country is not so much concerned
lust now about the politics of indi-
vidual rascals, as it is i'll hTin4 ras-
calities stopped. 1t is upon the lat
ter point that the record will be
made nm
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1885-08-22
Succession Sale.

By virtue Of an order to me direoIed. from
the Hon. 9th Judicial Distr,c, Court Of Rich
land parish, State Of Louisiana, commanding
me TO sell according TO law all the Succession
properly of Joseph w. An'ery to pay debts
| will, on
Saturday, the Goth day of September, 1855
at not less than the inven,oried appraised
value sell the ives, section and west of
cas-, ] section 10 north west section - and
west of north east section IS and r
J of f ! section Q and south west Of ) r.
/ section .. all in L Is ~ R East, and cen
tanning in the aggregate (s40) eight hundre
and forty acres OF land more or less. The
above land will be sold in subdivisions OF rot
less than eighty, ncr more Than one hundred
and sixty acre lots. Also a claim against the
estate of Jules p. Gily for the rent of said
place for the year 1881, $4,000
1882. 10000
1888, 6W,OO
1854 10000
claim aeas,J J. P. Giily for cattle. $4,000
:. hogs, 1000
corn, $4,000
The above sale will be made at the east
door of the court house within the hours pre-
srribed by law al not less than the inveh'oried
appraised value. This 2lst August. 1888.
S. +. AMERf,
Administrator.
aug. o2-6t. Printers Zee Sli 90.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1885-08-22

Very strong circumstantial evil
dence duplicates a negro by the
name of Charles Levi, for burning
the depot at Gibsland, who was an
rested in Shreveport last Tuesday
morning by the sheriff of Bienville
and Shreveport officers. The negro
rave the officers a lively race and
lad to be shot in the leg before he
could be caught. A white man by
the name of Hermann Brassat, has
also been arrested, as he was seen
with the negro. The motives Of the
incendiaries was plumber.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1885-08-22

The convict lease system is being
thoroughly ventilated in the press OF
the state. Sentimentalism rules the
hour in some spots; but the mass OF
criticism is rational. The question OF
right or wrong in the lease system is
not a question of brutality or human
ity at a SINGLE camp; the system is
wrong because it leaves the convicts
in helpless condition under lessees
who desire only to make money ou'
of them.-ShrerepOrt Times.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1885-08-22
Succession Sale.

Succession Of Wade Hampton, decd.
By virtue of a commission TO sell 10 pay
debts of the above named succession, issued
rom the 9Th District Court of Richland par
ish, and to me directed | will on
Wednesday, September 23rd, 1885,
at the east door Of the Court house, in the
town Of Rayville, within legal hours offer to-
sale to the highes, bidder the following
described properly. tc-wlt
An Undivided one half intereet in the frac'
tional : ! Of section 3, I 10 F., containing
292 and 20 one hundreth acres with building:
and improvements thereon.
Terms of sale casli-with the benefit Of ap
praisement. WILLIAM HAMPTON,
Rayyile. La, Administrator.
Aug 2o-5t. Printers fee 5000
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1885-08-22
FOR SALE,

A valuable residence lot Of one acre-mors
Or le>s-in or near the town of Huston, by T..
and II. Smith.
This residence contains k'ur rooms, Root
water on the place, servants house, garden
&c IL is on the north Of the |icksbnrg.
Shreveport and Pacific X. X. aud about 4i0
yards cas-, oi the depot. at Rusion. Will DO
sold Tor $4,000. Hall cash and balaace in
one year
For further particulars apply To +. anil n,
Smith a, Rusnn, La, or Wiley p. Vaughan,
Ray,ille, La. July is, 80 IT,
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1885-08-22
CHEIlIFF'S SALE.

Cbaffe & Powell. State Of Louisiana,
No 1857 VS. Parish Of Richand,
Jno. w. Willis 9th Dist Court.
By virtue Of writ of seizure and sale 10
me directed f an the Hen. 9th Dist. Court,
in and for the Parish Of Richland,in the above
entitled and numbered SUIT, having seized. l
will offer for sale at the east door OF the court
house, in Rayville, La, within the hours pre-
scribed by law, on
Saturday, September 9Th, $50,
at public auction, 20 the last and highest bid
der. the following described property, situated
in the parish of Ricl land, io-wit:
An undivided one half interest in and TO the
. White Hall plantation, d, scribed as the 5 )
and S J of n sec. 80 and w ! Of t
sec. 20, N F. / and of n w sec. 81,
w 1 Of y w SIC. 80, all in ,own.hp 10 n,
r Eas, and containing $40 acres, more CT
Iess.,ogether with all the Improvements there
on. Seized as tho property of Jno. W. Willis
aud will he sold to satisfy said writ OF seizure
aud sale and all cost.
Terms of sale--on credit ui IL months
Purchaser to execute Bond with sPpSved
security Cost to be paid in cash. 30
LEM SCOTN,
SherHs Office. Rayvile, La. Sheriff
Aug Is. Ioo5.-iL Printers lee pam
Clerks cost IT,:
Shefliis 20 %
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1885-08-22
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
NOTICE.

On Frivay the 2lst instant the committee
appointed 10 let on' the contract to The lowest
bidder. the repairing Of the Bridge across ked
Mouth Bayou. will met AT CharlIr'i'le. All
persons Interested in SAID work are invited to
attend a, said time and place. Specifications
furnished 10y the committee.
FRANK HATcH,
Coma.tec T.. HkwIrr.
" 4. B"UGnroy,
r. " MCLERuY.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1885-08-22

Brother" Robert James, return
ing from the colored Association
meeting held near LoStown last week,
was intercepted here with a stolen
saddle and lie now lanSuishes in Jail
in default of giving bond in the sum
of 800 for his appearance at the
next criminal term of the District
Court.-MOnrOe Bulletin.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1885-08-22
Ruston Male and Female Academy,
THIS SCHOOL
Will Open On Monday, September 6, 1885
And Continue 10 months,

1t Kill be tic aiD of the citizens
of RnStou Ia make it First Class
gi71Rg TO students advantages equal
to Mosc detained IN the best schools
IN the State.
The course of study 7clX embrace
all of tbs higher 6ranches-lnafhc-
MATES, Natural Science, Moral ant
Mental PhiIosothy and ancient
Languages.
TERMS
PRIMARY DEPARTMENT $500
INTERMEDIATE DEPARTMENT 800
Advanced DEPARTMENr 400
Music ON PIANO 400
NIDENTAL FEE PER YEAR LOO
USE OF INSTRUMENT PER MO. LOO
Any pupil taking one study in
higher department, will nc Ga 'scl in
THAT department..
BOARD can I've secured for $3.50
per month, including lights, washing,
fuel, etc.
TEACHERS:
REV. ". {. FRILEY. fRlNClP AL,
PROF. c + IVES lst Assistant.
! MRS. FLORENRE n ALE, 3nd Assis tan,.
Mis- LOU SLAUGHTER. Music Department.
For further miuIma'l"n, apply 10
REV. ". G FRlLEY, Principal.
or COL. L. G.. SrANDlFER,
lya.IssJ-l2m. Pres BID of Trustees.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1885-08-22
WASHINGTON LETTER

Life is comparatively easy in Wash
ington just now. The heat OF last
week has subsidized from fifteen to
twenty degrees. Men have resumed
their collars, nec-ties and coats.
Women have resumed-but can not
90 into particulars. The President
has taken to the woods. The Cabl-
is divided Geographically only. The
Postmaster General is in Madison,
Wisconsin. The Secretary OF War
is in Salem, Mass. The Secretary of
State oscillates between his home In
Delaware and tho Department in
Washington. The other Secretaries,
1 believe are at their posts, but l
have just returned to Washington at
ter two weeks absence, and l must
make the confession, unparalleled IN
journalism, that there are one or two
things that I DO not know.
The work in all the Departments has
not been for years so well systemized
and pushed as at present. This is
the comment of all who have long
had business with Pension, PatoEt,
Land, Indian and other bureaus OF
the Government service, Methods
have been improved, abuses eradicat-
ed, barnacles have been scapped off,
competent men have been appointed
in place of drones and shirks; new
life, new energy, and old-fashioned
honesty have been infused into the
complicated and labyrinthine system
through which the affairs of s5,OOO,-
900 of people are administered.
That so much has been accomplished
in five months is remarkable, but
then it must be remembered that this
has been done by TRAITORS and ''rcb-
els" whose sole object, as predicted
by the only truly good Republican
party-yas to disrupt, parallze, and
ruin"
T..c wonderful changes which can
be affected in Government Officce
by The introduction of Tho thorough
" business methods, in place of the
methods formerly in vogue, Is strlk-
ingly apparent in the Pension Office
at this time. The working force
of the bureau is no short of the full
number employed under the oil Al
Administration. Besides this, Oil OF
the clerks are absent on their annual
leaycs, and there hra thirty absent
, sick. Notwitllstandin:t this decrease
, in the working forces, amounting al
together to 35I clerks, the amoun. OF
work being done at the present time
, without any heightened hours OIL
: over-working of the force, rs wa'
[ done by the full stat? of clerks under
, Commissioner Dudley. and it is rap
= idly augmenting. Recently there
q have been one or two clerks, boil
e Democrats and Republicans. dismiss
y ed because they relied too much Oh
: their ifiuence and not enough upol
i their record, but beyond this Their
a have been but few changes recently.
e The loud and braggart Gloriaca
e ton of The Republican party, whe
l. the count of money in the Treasur
|, Department showed no loss, has nc
vet ceased to reverberate in the lanC
J. but that is not the way the trul
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1885-08-22

AGENTS Wanted s r,s for rss Of s ss e g a:
The largest, handsonest, hes, book ever sold
for less than twice our price. The fastest sell
ing book IN America. Immense profits to
agents. All intelligent people want It. Any
one can become a successful agent FERN ;
free. HALLEEr BOOK Co, Portland, Name
dec |. lse3.-ly
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1885-08-22
NOTICE.

Succession Of Wade Hampton. deceased.
No,i'e IL hereby gwen To al persons having
claims against the succt ssion Of Wade ha'np-
ton, deceased, To present the same for ap.
provaI or rejection, to the undersigned, amt
those indebted to sail succession are notified
to come forward aud settle the same,
WILLIAM HAMPTON,
Jaly end, isSj-6r. Admr.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1885-08-22
CICCESSION NOTICE,
State of Louisiana. Parish of Rchland,
Twenty seventh District Court.

Succession Of Abram Thompson, decd.
Whereas. Ms. M,ry u. Thompson. al
mint>tritTtx. la, tiled ~ the office oil tn
Clerk ui tbs Di,i CONT. III AMI CT sad Pans
at Rlchanl, IA provisional account oil he
administration ui sand sur,cssIuu-
Now. therefore, unless opposition be made
thereto Suh,n ten days from tho date hereof,
the SAID account will bc hunoiosat-d IN all ia
parts and cla.ise-
JNO :. MERLIN,
Rayv,le, La Jnly 2ith. ls'3 C.s:s.
.-ars -t--iun,cI fee 800
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1885-08-22

There were 427l new cases OF
Cholera and 1898 deaths throughout
Spain on 18th inst.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1885-08-22
NOTICE,

No ice IS l.ersby given tina, the assessments
for 1885, are now ready ioi inspection, ant
correction q: Rchand parish. Those de
string Ia investigate their assessments will
please come forward and do 40 within tho
next thirty dnys GEO. L. PURVlS,
JuIy & lSSJ-t;t Assessor.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1885-08-22

The State Prohibition Convention
met in Shreveport last Wednesday.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1885-08-22

WIYYc % DID may he found on NE at t;co.
1uxO al En- Y lowell * COS Newspaper
Advertising ilrcau 10 Spruce st whcr. ad,rr, ps
VuIracts may 10 made Tor II In NV hvRN,
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1885-08-22
NOTICE.

Rayville. La, July 27ih, 1852
have ihi. day sold all the contents OF The
"Dassy Saloon" including stock of wa1skles.
tobacco, groceries furniture fixtures &c. also
all accounts due DAISY Saloon" to.L.G. Bled-
soc ag,. W. IL. EDDlNS.
aug. 81:
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1885-08-22

Has attained q standard Of excellence which
admits of no superior.
It contains every Improvements that inventive
genius. skill and money can produce.