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Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1885-01-24
A Gsif oS Gen. S,.arDian's Rec
nrG-tse WouiSi Es0; aiGls. a.
gais.ss iEe south.

SpsCit' 20 ne tl'"NGuo.
WAsHISGTov. JAN, 15.-Gen. Shar-
mans foolish ani mendacioUs raid
on ex-Prcsilcnt DaAi, IS Involving
him iii ar ovelhau!ing Of his own
record. The following is to,tgrapel
from Richmond:
Mr. f. " Ricnerson. Trustworthy
reliable gentleman Of TIL. city, who
Vas proprietor Of a wharfboat a,
Niriahurr. when the war broke out,
this evening makes public tle sub
stance of Al lnter,icv he had with
Maj. NOW GEM W. I. Sherman Al
that period. Mr. Richerson saws
he WAS aroused from sleep one night
by Capt Spots, of the steamer Eclipse,
who introduced him to Mai. Sncr-
man said; ash if ven would be kind
enough to take charge of the corpse
Of one OF ny nel and have the body
decent,y itneircd." Mr.. Hicherson.
am afrai! there WI be trouble" and
then he added in substance, Il have
spent many years III the South, where
| have received only the kindest treat
ment, and before ! would fight
AGAINST these people would lose my
right crm."
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1885-01-24

The mail while being carried from
Lake Providence post Office to the
boat landing, between II and II
o'clock, on the 18th, was robbed Of
over So 100000 in registered letters.
money &c. The carrier was halted
by three masked men armed with
revolvers who demanded the pouch,
and forcibly taking it from him, the
pouch was cut and the letters scat
tered.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1885-01-24
- 90

The Franklin Sun mentions TIE
death of Judge ". ". Campbell, af-
ter several months Of bad health.
The deceased was at one time Parish
Judge Of Franklin parish. lie mar
ried the daughter Of Air. Homer.
He was an honorable man, an atior-
ney at law and would have rose .
distinction bat Tor tue lnisfor. ,ne If
being partially deaf.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1885-01-24
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New Orleans Times >Demociat

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Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1885-01-24

The first Issue II tas Richland
Beacon, with Wiley :" Niansnam, its
founder, back in the .jnir editorial
has been received The Beacon has
pulling team, ana ought to he
literally supportel-Onachita Tele-
graph.
hanks 20 ca st;a contcn: porarr.
Cap G. ". :IcCr1nie il oaa # the
best writer's il the STATE, and 3 COM
plement coming from such source IS
appreciated.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1885-01-24
The EruEsist's TielT,4e.

During "n eNc1rslcn ir1ol Pitts
bug, whl!e tt Cleveland, tie Ken
raft louise "'.:S cT"'Fted, V.tn a
Gruc@@'s' appeared Late g; n!9L. a
TIE hotei olAre a",t d".iiA-''"'. be-.
Ine 'leiS r"H'':d ,''''1 mere N"r' my
~" 'E'i'A' h''f II u" q H. 90
wherein ~ G''i'cr'" f. - ..''r2'
mofn.rE newspaper ":n, All '"o
",lor2 .1"rHJ'% sy"H.''" ,@".aa'sr
man, va E'er~ V'rr II" @Xcr"s'cH.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1885-01-24

Mr.. S. II Gilman, chief conau ting
enginc2r 81 tEe W,ri,|s Exposition,
writes To the Tiinea-Damocrat under
date of Jan. ~, % follows: "R :ar-
ring to T.. NJ R;chnson's anita bclluln
interview with Gen. ". r. Sherman
III the TimesDcnoc,a: of tna i7th
instant, J can also sqv that Gen.
sherman spent his last evening in
Louisiana on his way North, from The
charge OF the military school 1T h,ex-
andria, in the private parior OF aIrs.
o. +. Hal, at The st. Louis Hotel.
There vera but fow persons prcsen,
besides Mr.. and Mrs. Hal, nv wife
and self. Gen. Sherman repeatedly
stated in the most emphatic and
positive terms that nothing Whatever
would ever induce him to take up
arms against the South. He sailed
on the steamship Bianville for New
York tie next day"
We would like to have a rest CA
this Davis-Sherman controversy.
What interest is it TO the people
whether Sherman was southern
man or northern man? The war is
over; to discuss the question ~ 20
Dir. Davis statemanship or Gen.
Sheaman's skill as an army commsn-
der are subjects of little interest now.
Let ~ look ahead rather than bscL.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1885-01-24
Public Epin,oo.

! The plain daty OF the row wear.
from i;.puI.ican noint If view, IS 10
ms5s i u. rv"rv Va agreeable { y
tLts- waywali aUeS - Resume their
"ll pnIi.. coial"r2 ard jr:n IN tnN
o. H.:a r. 'o-'"'IaI AIRS to the oit
h-~;S, ma; s!r.',.c swlr srgi9 - tho
Hp'5,;t"iI'~ tIai ..-au.,a 3c,ilcilJ -,
t'.ir :.-v. n-el t,~ % ..rle ,ru3lau.ed
IN III ir'"r.-,.' o. .:," patty ..p. las
AWAY. acrut,i af.. resisted ,ur'n.
>. louis Globe Democrat, Rep.
'.ha ,cii';>t # Cu:cacn ar- rai. iiv
:e.c,lin- the point where thy st.ould
he re.tiair2i T.iere IS no knowing
what COVE. of ;rro ant ll'@u VII
10 wn"n lei nu All ca;olrI ".
the s,-cinus md Srhi'" a~c4h.en,4
IF drMa~osnrs. Inc word does not
"|e = !l"itr - ..Iru WHO are not
willing to = * for il, but wh9 Ora,
barE - Tie iA"n"Ss ani n,lrsa l."i:pts
of hatred and envy for the more M
du>triout AMI Observation-Disclosures
oils Tribune. Rep.
The Independent .;ep.bli.qYs
w,re tDI reform. They saw 70 chan.
to get Il tI.nG2@ tie Rrruhiicsn
rirty, after tie action If the jan.
convention IN Chicago. They hal
Ia place 30 turn Lat t. the Demo
Gratis. They joined the procession
that WA ialrcHi"-, ru 20 victory over
t3c form roli. I.cy viii r.; xha;
they ask"d l.r. they VII get 70
form. Il nay BOT T.. the t;.a-spau.
theorct.cd reform that .rine cf tEc:n
have advocated. Il NIL be practical.
sensible. logical ref9.il.-Clucinaa.i
Enquirer, Dem.
But IA TO IIr. Davis. relations
with them, they haG perfe:. r.glt :,
spea&. T"cv wcra u|pn tLc:r own
i .tons", ton, Tor an assault uuon 3Ir.
Dd' il IN 'his matt involved tbon..
for ,uey uai been :;s couns.,or, and
werr Responsible fot m.,r of lis
arbitrary ar;9. Therefore 10 one
convcrsaHt with the fl.t can ban.
them for IT," ar.lor they displayed.
They are rather 70 ia commented
for their caE}"ra2i f)rl,rartncc. and
instead of be;n. condemned for
what, il honor bound. they were
forced to do, they slcul lie APP
plaudel.-Bsl;imore Hrrs.i. ne.,.
air. Moody regards lie and Jack
son as the hiGhesttypes Of ;le Chr
tian soldier. The North Carolina
Legislature ap''lsuis f. the echo Col.
&c G.ure' ; eui"gv Of Abraham lin
coin. Another Democratic President
is about 10 irau@ura:e another "cra
Of good feeling" March / viii
awaken not alone 10 strains ofmartial
music, G';r IL the GRAND harmonic, Il
million, - whining q.'ind,cs all the
clan" Cf Thousands Of auviis. The
smoke rom lofty chimnevs stall he
RS api.iar Of cloud hy DAY and i.es
FROM many furnaces as piNar, 4
tame by night 10 guide tii. couutrv
anew to prosperity anl industrial! su-
premacT.-N'a,aiAg;)l IGat. De-.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1885-01-24

SoUTu EESn. Ind, Jan 13.-Naw.
of the death Of Air. Coifax created
she greatest Consideration IL TINS
city, where be passed his he from
boyhOoi, ana whe.e he YVES highly
honoIel and respected. lie ,eit acre
Yesterday morning at : o'clock.
4 note 10 the editor Of the IT bune
from him said hs WAS compelled to
leave that morning - FIJI enga-a-
Inents IA Northern Iowa wlic, we're
made months ago. i.e concluded II
noe 40 follows:
i III r;..,re;:ai that h;,ye 10 10.
away from the f;:lerG! i ny Lifelong
flie.l,t, -. Eorr"w-, ..r ;:~rs 49,,
Gaou the warmest :r;sE .,i:;p u,t1eeu
us II over i,riv vca.s
II VOL see.n that NJ. C,'iay !'a,.
a premoniiIor Of d-.tH. On ,,i"r-
day in <he Tribute ei:,cg.ai 30. liz
said: e: have &ppo,-t.d C.J.-. y.
Ma. ileTa laY executor H.cl -
cd il Le expected to PISS & ~ SOFA,
he rspled:
81 em liable to trcr dead ~ a..v
moment. Us rciaain. vii .eich
here Ihnrs}:;y mornir@ TT O'Clock.
: Gelecai,oa q ci;icr-a VII - ir1n
he''e 30 Chit"To - reeve tte.n.
Ms. Colf;.x Is cora'lSteiy proa;ratcd
at Che terri &c pews. lcicg1ams Of
coincidence IRE pouring in u"pn Ger
from every par, % tie county.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1885-01-24
i COMBINATIONS.
Two Papers :is- She HH!ue ct
Ssa9

The 2;c"r'3o HEAcov anI EiryyILLE
Ntw tRt, nav i"lf page s..colnnn
w,e.'y i,niy pcpe-, published al Ghi..Ld
bisnviie pan-h, la 10y !ho~. ] Mrn2ham
v',li BE- cirbh.d together 10 subscriber. at only
THRCs Ic:LARs year Tor both papers To
zach subscriber. Parties desiring bo.h these
papers can procure them by paving - 90 ia
renewing thelr suhscrip'.ur 10 the EEAC0N.
and ;hus procure lie NEW Era one year TOR
only oae dollar. THIS will not be- much
from "a b of oar RichianI friends while II
will sld a new enterprise OF a friend very
materially.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1885-01-24
Druser and!Gates ave Ii
Vickshurg Herald.

Gov. Cleveland has settled, per-
haps not wholly without intention,
one question which received some
attention Immediately after his elcc-
ton as President. In his letter 10
the Reform League he saws that the
coming administrationis tobe Demo
cratic, This is what the Independ-
ent papers advised him to make !,
Wien there was talk Of hi, Inviting
an Independent Into his Cabinet.
Where there can be no division of
responsibility there stoud he 30
divided power. The Cabinet should
be an example Of What is best IN
Democracy i, st0n Hsra |. Ind.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1885-01-24
yEHE OCiCHlrA EXCELSIOR.
Steam .nw anil l'laing Mills,
F. VOLMAN, Proprietor,
P0sr OHF.CE MONROE, La,

P0sr OHF.cE MONROE, La,
Manufacturer ani Dealer in Rough, Dressed
IN Y. .tche1 Pine sud Cypress Lumber
Cypress neat AMI sap Shingles. Doors, Sash,
BHol., A. c'c tn :iliIng - orders and
answering irj;rTs az importance promptly
,uA ial'hiut;s attended To. 4 Liberal share
ot the Lab'Ic Patronage ,o,icIisd.
1He e ms. OF bat recent construction. Rre
stared on a.. wr.t bank of 'uc Ouarhi'a
riv-r. InEru.a,eiy above the Monro" OF
iH lave r;iifnal rack conuectu2 them
, 10 .Ie V : X L L an ave 4 sat- ant
rtv'nirut s'"a'nisoi, 'anrir1. far,iit.- en-
} vel by no other mill bc:eaL0ns and by
".I-h an enabled 70 ulirr such induce
.;,,tt> tn patron, residing along the iairoad
nr Rive =, Will MAKO il decidedly 10 h-If
al .auiaGe go deal with me.
address; r. VOLMAN,
o. Cha, Ti.cur AZ kayviIe
VIM NJ, DELHI
ian. N'i-iyI
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1885-01-24

There seems to be general COM
plant Of high rates on the different
railroads lea.iing into New Orleans
1t was thought that there would he
very low rates of travel established hv
the r. RIO encourage the enterprise
but such is not the case.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1885-01-24
Saturday, January "a. 1895.

1t is stated that the Ouacllita river
IL within a few inches % The great
flood of 1874, when the upper Par
goud levee broke. It is to he hoped
that the city authorities Of Monroe
will guard this important levee.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1885-01-24

The levees on the Mississippi on
the Louisiana side are in threaten
ing condition and danger is appre-
hended at several points Red river
is very high as il ri! the streams out
west.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1885-01-24
LOST.

Lost, by the undersigned. two pro v.issory
notes drawn by J. K. Hewitt. one Tor $3.50.
due one lay .Eer date, and one for $500. de
January IL. 1881. beth drawn to the order Of
J. I. GHly, and bearing : per cent interest
from da'e, secured by mortgage en- the Red
Noah property snd psrsphed me vsrietur'
'ty Elry =. Nsngham Recorder. Of ds,o
July -, 1880. Al persons are notified that
.iad noies have b-en paid.
K. HEWITT.
R,YNiUe La Dec 1884 r.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1885-01-24
E.-Ss OF ss{biIS.

IL, Of Jurors lcawu 10 e-rvr At thu Feb.
r.trY t--u %, ga El>,r.ct Court 2ui Feb
rftrry 1883
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1885-01-24

jan, ''--rril,er's lee. so, 30.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1885-07-31
Two Men Meet by Agreement and
Settle q Difficulty by q DneL

The particulars OF a fatal duel fought at
sunrise Sunday, July 18th, in Kaufman
county, near the village of Kemp, are re-
ceived. Jos. Holt and James Pryor were the
duelists.s They have been enemies for severa
months, the trouble growing out of a business
disagreement. They met at Kemp on Satur-
day evening and quarrelled. Friends pre-
vented a personal collision, and finally one
quietly proposed to the other that they meet
next morning at sunrise in a lane near the
village, each to occupy a given point about
fifteen PAGES apart, facing each other, adj
vance and fire with Colts navy six-shooters
till one should fall. This meeting was ar
ranged without the knowledge Of their friends,
who remained in ignorance Of it until shots
were heard Sunday morning. On h~urrying to
the scene they found Pryor lying dead on the
ground, shot four times, while Holt was I'M
examination developed the fact
that Pryor had not fired a bullet from his
weapon, the first shot from Holt passing
through his pistol hand, shooting his pistol
Holt, at last accounts, had not
been arrested, but will probably surrender
1t is SAID that Pryor was = violent
man, and that the merits of the
dispute which brought on the duel were f.
verabis 70 Holt
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1885-07-31
NEW SYSTEM OF MOCUI4TToN.
What Is Said of Ferran's Plan of DEALING
With Cholera.

Col. Fisher, United States minister to
Spain, has transmitted to the state de-
partment a report made to him by E. De
LaGranja, a physician Of Boston, who ac-
~companied the medical commission re-
Gently sent to Valencia by the Spanish gov
eminent to investigate the cholera epidemic
and to report upon the efficiency OF the
new system OF incubation practiced by
DR.. Ferran. The report says: Persons
treated by Ferran were found to have
inoculated in both arms, but presented no
marks or scars other than those made by
the hypodermic syringe and now almost
obliterated. Some o. them stated thatthev
had a little headache and all severe pains
in the arms, lasting about twenty-four
hours after incubation. One of the most
remarkable things is that none had either
vomits or diarrhea as effects of inocula-
ton, excepting the small children. who.
according to one OF Ferran's ass. ants,
had both. Statistics presented by Ferran
cannot be taken as statistics by anybody
free from prejudice. The only thing TO be
said in favor OF Ferran's method is that
those h have undergone it nave lost all
fear OF the disease. Ferran asserts that
the ~inocculated do not have any immunity
until five days after incubation, but he
does not know for how many days after
that they are protected. The inoculated.
however, do not appear to acquire much
immunity because they are attacked by
cholera and die like those not inoculated.
The commissioner has concluded that the
inoculations are inoffensive and recon-
mended that Ferran be allowed to con-
tinue his experiments. The opposition to
the present government Of Spain has been
making political capital out OF the sus-
pension OF NEGOTIATIONS pending investiga-
ton. thus allowing Ferran and his asso-
to pose as martyrs for the cause OF
humanity, science and progress. 1t is my
opinion that Ferran's probylactics will be
and will fall into as much dis
credit as the treatment OF cancer by the
use OF cundurango discovered some years
ago BY one OF our own physicians.n
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1885-07-31
Six Children Burned to Death in a
Building.

The residence of a man named Evans resid-
Ing near Grahampton, Clesrield county, Pa,
took fire about eleven O'Clock on the night OF
the 10th, and was totally destroyed. Six out
of nine Of mis- children. who were sleeping in
the upper part OF the house, persisted. Evans
heard a noise outside Of the house and taking
his rifle started to investigate. Getting out
side he found the upper part Of the building
In flames. The structure was a small one,
only about twelve feet in height, and was
built of logs Evans, his wife and three chill
dren slept down stairs, while the other six
slept in the loft above. Before the parents
could render any assistance to those in the
loft of the house they were smothered by the
smoke. The oldest Of the children a daugh-
ter, was aged about Is, the youngest 6. What
remained of their bodies was gathered up and
buried in one coffin.
The affair has cast a gloom over the entire
community. 1t is one of the most terrible
that ever occurred in the county. The fire
was undoubtedly of incendiary origin, but
there is no clue 10 the PERPETRATORS.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1885-07-31
WHIT GRANT SAID TO BUCKNER.
The Sufferers Testimony to the Peace and
Strength of the Nation.

Strength of the Nation.
New York dispatch: When Gen. Simon B.
Buckner, of Kentucky, was at Mt. Nc
Oregon last week he had a long and inter-
esting interview with Gen. Grant. He said
afterward, in a manner Indicating that he
was deeply affected by what had passed be-
tween them, that the visit had been purely
of a private and personal nature, and that
he did not feel at liberty to disclose what
had transpired. at was a wish on my
part, he said, "to renew the old associa-
ton which existed between us before the
war that led me to take the trip"
Gen. Buckner, while he refused to make
public any portion of the interview, carried
away with him a number OF slips Of paper
on which Gen. Grant had written answers
to his various inquiries. After some con-
versation as to their old ~comradeship and
the general condition OF public affairs, Gen.
Grant wrote out, in a slow and steady
way, the following sentences:
l ave witnessed since my sickness lust
what l wished to see ever since the war
harmony and good feeling between the Sec
tions. Ihave always commended that il
there had been nobody left but the soldiers
We would have had peace in q year. -
and - are the only two thatI know who
do not seem to be satisfied on the southern
side. We have some on ours who fail. ID to
accomplish as much as they wished, or who
did not get warmed up to the fight until it
was all over, who have not had quite full
satisfaction. The great majority, too, OF
those who did not go into the war have
long since grown tired of the long controv-
ersy. We may now well look forward to q
perpetual peace at home and a national
strength that will screen us against any |
foreign complication. l believe. myself,
that the war is worth all it cost us, fearful
as that was. Since it was over l have Wis
tied every state in Europe, and a number
in the east. l know, as l did not before,
the value Of our inheritance.
General Buckner did not permit the
names to be seen or copied where blanks
are left. 1t is believed, from the associa-
ton i'll which they are mentioned, and be-
cause OF other circumstances that the
of Jubal A. Early and one OF the
Hills fill them in the original. General
Buckner is in no way responsible for this
supposition. In committing the memoran- /
dunn in trust he made this expression:
General Grants noble sentiments show
that he has the good OF the country at
heart in the last moments OF his life.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1885-07-31
Snred bn Good Rehnrfor.

William H.. Goddard, a Minneapolis mer-
chant, who was clerk for Austin Corbin,
the banker, OF that city, in 1878, and stole
S15,0 600 from that firm while in their en-
ploy, was arraigned in the court OF general
sessions at Minneapolis on the 18th.
After he took the money, which belonged
to a customer in Germany, he disappeared.
He afterwards was known to have per-
formed several heroic acts during the yell
low fever scourge in Memphis. From there
he went to Minneapolis, where he became n
prosperous merchant and prominent in So
ciety. In court Corbin's counsel stated
that as Goddard had made restitution and
a good name for himself. he did not care to
press the charge. Goddard presented
Judge Cowing with a petition signed by sos
OF Minnesota. including Governor
Hubbard and Mayor P%illsbury. After some
elaboration Judge Cowing discharged God
dard on his OVID recognizance.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1885-07-31

President Cierefand Said to Be GirtnJ His
Personal Attention to Both.

Personal Attention to Both.
Washington dispatch: The presidents
habit OF seeking Information with regard to
men and public affairs from other than GUS
tomary "oficial" sources has already be-
Recently a prominent business man in one
OF the middle states, whose name is entirely
unknown in politics, became personally in
terested in the proposed transfer OF an Off
cial from one post to another, and wrote
to the president, giving his reasons in a
business way for opposing the change,
which reasons were chiefly personal to the
official, the order for who's transfer had
already been issued. The president wrote
in reply that he appreciated the validity OF
the reasons which had been given him and
would countermand the order for the
transfer. He also expressed a wish to
meet his correspondent whenever the
latter should find himself in Washington.
A brief friendly correspondence grew out
OF the episode, and the gentleman, who
had business at the capital one recent Sat-
urday, called at the white house. Although
a new custom excludes visitors on that
day, the caller was cordially greeted. The
president Sat for an hour conversing with
him, and spoke freely on many general
matters OF public policy. He expressed a
determination to have mont but good men
in c1ice, and said with some emphasis,
that when a politician deceived him in
making a recommendation to office
that would end that mans in
fuence with the administration. Among
the topics referred to more particularly
was the selection OF Collector Hedden for
the port OF New York. The president is
reported to have said that this was not
made in compliance with the suggestion or
wishes OF any politician or political organ
i~zation, but a view solely OF meeting as
far as possible the views Of business men.
To ascertain what the views were, he 1.-THE
president) had first set on foot a private
inquiry among business men to see whom
they would like to have in the place. In
this way Mr.. Hedden's namo was brought
to the presidents attention, and thereafter
the inquiry was pursued more directly to
if his appointment would be ac-
ceptable. The result was strongly in the
affirmative and the appointment followed
at the proper time. The president said he
was giving personal attention to the mat
ter OF appointments, and that personal
fitness OF the applicantfo for the office sought
the first question considered.