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Richland beacon., 1888-07-14

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On motion o. L Estc,l, =. Butler and
". a B1ughton were appointed coinmittee
to confer with the Honorable Police !ury of
franklin Parish 10 ascertain whether or not
they would he willing to pay half he amount
for the building Of n bridge across Big Creek
a, or near Parker Ford.
On motion Board adjourned ill tomorrow
morning. JNO. T. LOVELESS, Clerk.
TUESDAY, Jnly 3D., 1883.
Board met pursuant TO adjournment, all
member. present excep. +. P. Baltour, Presi-
dent, and on motion b. o. Edwards was
selected President PRO Tenn"
ORDINANCE NO.
Be it ordained that J. L. Ferguson be au-
thortzed to change the road from the Cheek
Ferry 20 run in front of the winie. place to
n,ersect the Rsyvillc and White Island
road OF the corner Of fence of Winter and
Mrs. Edwards places and thar he have all
the hands on the Winter place.
There being no further regular business
before the Boari III ey repaired to the Asses
sot. office for the purpose Of cqualizng the
assessment list for year 1888, and proceeding
with same to the honr of adjournment.
Ordered that the Boari be low adjourned
ill Monday July Orb, 1883.
C.P. BALFOUR,
JSo. F. LovELEss President.
Clerk.
MONDAY Jnly 9th, 1883.
Board met pursuant to adjournment. All
members present except b. f. Wisenor. The
Board las called to order and the eqna.iza-
ton proceeded with till the hour of adjourn
,ncnt. Ordered that the Board adjourn till
tomorrow morning, 9 O'Clock.
JNOF. LOvELESS, Clerk.
TUESDAY, July lO,h, 1888.
Boarl met pcrsnant to adjournment. Same
members present as yesterday. The Board
WIS called to order AMI the equalization re-
su,neG and proceeded with to completion.
On motion Three Hundred dol lars was
transferred from the General fund to The OIL
GERS.
ORDINANCE NO.
| Be il ordained Ivy the Police Jury in and
for the Parish of Richland. That there is
| by this act assessed and levied for the yeal
! 1888. on the dollar n five mill tax on all the
taxable property assessed in the parish o.
Richand. Appori.oned as follows
Criminal q Mills
Pauper
Contingent
| Assessors
Bridge ]
| Officers
Total 5 Mills
BADFoUR.
! JSo. F. LovcLgss. President
Richland beacon., 1888-07-14
NE\IRE LIST.

liz, Of Jurors dawn hy ia" Jr-y t''nnrs>
,i.n OF the Parish oi Richaid Oh he "'h day
Of Juiy, \. D., lSoS, T. scr'" AZ the S'l'iFr'
b,r Term ci ;h, 27ih Jrd, ial ni,ifir, Court.
IN and tur the parish oi kcu.ard, state oi
Lauislaun. Saii is;nl Il be ncid ana 10 GeEir
"a. Monday, ScIiemb,r 3G, 1883.
Richland beacon., 1888-07-14
Saturday, Aug. 18th, 1858,

Saturday, Nug. loth, 1865,
to the las, aud highest bidder oil The in'cres
Of Mrs. $. J. WiiSrtson in and to the follow
ing described proper'y;sa;'' interest hein-, nine
sixtcchs (o-iG'h) ;o.wi: South half of II
section 5 and all section : west of River
(sx"epr f.sc'i n " Of v N W ~ aud
frac'l y " ! q; y W ! west Of Boeuf Rive;
section I. Is y rs F. containing 33l acre.
more or less wIIh an undv ided 9-lG iE'efes,
IN all the the Improvements &c thereon, situo-
ted in IN the Parish OF Richind.
Terms If sac--Crsh with the bcncii, oi
aP?raisencn,.
LEM SCOTT,
sheriff
ShertTs Office, RayvilIc,}
La, Jny ilth, 1883. IS Ct lOid
Richland beacon., 1888-07-14
SECOND WEEK

hcrcrby certify the above names wcr"
drawn Nv the Juiy Commissioners 10 serve Tor
the respective weeks for winch they were
drawn. this 9th Of JAY 1858
c.. BHUM6Y,
Clerk 9Th District Conf, Parish Ct Ric!liand.
Richland beacon., 1888-07-14
State Of Louisiana.

Ey virtue Of a wrt of Fl. Fa. issued in III
above styled canSc aud To me directed, wi
offer for sale n, the east door of court houS
IN kavville, La, ON
Richland beacon., 1888-07-14
SIIEKIFFS SALE.

ChafIc s. Powell, Il "a No. SlS
J. Harvey Rhymes, In 18th Dist
Subrogcc Tvs. Court, Parish
S.D.&S.T.Wii:icrson { ofHichland,
Richland beacon., 1888-07-14

o., motion 4. Helscman, John Gullege,
CALVIN Garter, V1son Cater, and YIN
Richland beacon., 1888-07-14
THE EICHLAND BEACON.

a Democratic Weekly NewspaI
-Publ .hed IT
Esayyi:se. Louisiana;
Az EXCELLENT
4 lva..lsin- Medium, aai 1--we cancI.
hates very hca ao1sLle. add ,;herci i.scoan
70 Yearly Advertisers.
Price ger kDHZ..;i, 500.
WILEY P. HAGgHAH Editor.
Official JOURNAL CT RiCHLiHD
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-05-12

P. II. Jacobs thinks that the ventila-
tion hole in the top of the poultry
house roof kills more fowls In winter
Than any other cause.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-05-12

best of friends. Your sweet letter hal
made poor papa and myself the tive
happiest persons in existence. Poor
papa has met with some sad reverses
since you went away; and, oh! 1t has
seemed SO long since you left. Some.
times l feared you were dead, OF had
forgotten us. But l was trying to tell
you OF papa's troubles. About a yeai
ago our house and barn were burned,
with al our hay and nearly all our
stock; and what made 1T still more de.
plorable, the Insurance policy had ex.
pIred two days before the burning. AS
you will see, it nearly ruined us, and
to add to the weight OF our cares and
troubles, poor papa was stricken down
almost Immediately after with a para.
lytic shock, by which he lost the use OF
his right arm and side. He sold his
land after that. and we moved into the
village, where l have since been en-.
gagged as a teacher In n Of the prim.
airy schools. Ralph Somers, our sum.
mel friend, deserted us the moment he
was informed Of the extent Of u re.
verses, and has since married ten thou.
sand dollars and a fat widow OF thirty.
you could not have rejoiced more
heartily than l did, dearest Reuben
over my emancipation. This is all ]
have to tell you till l see you, except
that l love you as well, and better than
ever, IL that were possible. We shall
start for California on August is, SC
you may expect, II nothing happens, to
see us IN California a week after you
rpnoiva fhfu Go nnm dao root IarJ,pp
good-bY. "ALIcE NEwCoMB."
. Reuben was almost delirious with
joy and the uncle was scarcely less
pleased.
Alice and her father arrived in Sac.
ramento in due time. and were met on
the train by Reuben and his uncle. The
travellers spent a few days at the chief
hotel; and then. when the necessary
preliminaries could be arranged the
folding doors Of the main parlor were
thrown open. and sweet Alice New.
comb and :Iteuben Vance were duly
married in the presence OF q large
number of interested witnesses. The
married couple went to san francisco,
and after an agreeable sojourn Of a few
weeks In the gay metropolis, the happy
bridal party started for their pleasant
home at Green Valley Ranch, where
they safely arrived in the best of health
and spirits.
When Reuben found an opportunity
to ask his uncle howhe liked Alice, his
characteristic reply was:
"She's an angel, my boy, If there
ever was one that ~petticoats; and
the squire; he's a good fellow, II he is
p~aralyZed.n
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-05-12
A Dream of Fame.

I dreamt that 1 followed II face,
That shone like the light of o star,
And, aver ascending apace,
Felt 1t CLEAN on my heart from afar.
In the valley the face 1t was fair,
And the lips they were human thai
smiled;
And / felt the warm pulse in the air,
And I laughed with the love Of a child.
/ followed the mountains round rim.
And the sweet face grew lovelier still,
But cold and more distant and dim,
Like the mists that arise from q rill.
And the first that had led me the chase,
Glowed with a life that was real;
The last I knew not was the face
Of a sorrowful, stern ideal.
But I climbed the steep mountain atiame
In the light of q wearisome dawn;
And / found twas the summit of fame,
But ! found that the face was gone.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-05-12
THE FIRST VOLUNTEER.
That Distinction Claimed by a Bus
ness Man of Minneapolis.

Only among a few friends, those who
are acquainted with the fact, are there
any who will point to a tall man with q
military bearing who goes quietly to
and fro about his business In the city
as the man to whom belongs the honor
of being the first volunteer In the
Union Army. This "a is Josias X.
King, whom his friends call Colonel
King, and he Is engaged in business IN
the Temple Court. He lives in st.
Paul, and every day he passes between
the two cities upon the routine of his
daily business.
The circumstances under which this
bit of history was made are these: cat
exactly 4 80 o'clock Sunday morning,
April Ia, 1861, the first shot was fired
from the ~battlements of old Fort
Moultrie, across the bay upon Fort
Sumter. When the news reached
Washington Governor Ramsey, of Min
nesota, was in consultation with Simon
Cameron, who was at that time Secre-
tary of War In the cabinet OF President
Lincoln. There was some talk OF a
call for troops, and Governor Ramsey
then and there, without any further
hesitation, made q tender of one thou
sand Minnesota men to suppress the
rebellion. He walked Immediately to
the White House, saw the President,
the troops were accepted, and Governor
Ramsey telegraphed Immediately to
Ignatius Donneliy, who was then Lieu
tenant-G Governor, telling him what he
had done and requesting hun to take
some measures to secure volunteers.
1t was on Sunday that the news
reached Washington that Sumter had
been fired on. 1t spread like wildfre
all over the country, and the next day
President Lincoln issued a call for
$1,000 men.
Upon the very night that the tele-
gram from Governor Ramsey reached
Lieutenant-G Governor Donnelly, there
was "a meeting of the old "Pioneer
Guard" in st. Paul. at that time the
only militia company in the State. The
Old armory opposite the Pioneer Press
Office Is a familiar landmark to many
an old settler. Then, In the third
story OF the old stone building, the
meetings Of the Pioneer Guards were
held.
At the gathering Of the guard that
night the telegram was read and volun-
teers were called for. The FIRST nan to
step out of the ranks in response to the
call was Josias r. King, and about his
tall, commanding form the remainder
Of the little company gathered, one by
one, and placed their names upon the
muster-roll.
At the head OF the list was the name
of Mr.. King. the first volunteer of the
first company, of the first regiment, of
first body Of troops that responded to
the call OF their country in the great
struggle of the rebellion.
Mr.. King was made first sergeant OF
Company A, the first company that
was formed In the first Minnesota regi-
ment, and during the three years. SER
viceaof this company he rose through
the successive grades to the honorable
post of Captain, which he held until
the regiment was mustered out at Fort
Smelling in May, 1864. After that he
did ONE Indian fighting under Gen-
eral Scully, and In 1868 was placed in
charge Of a regiment taken from the
prison pens of Rock Island to fight the
Indians in Kansas.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-05-12
Opinions of a Chinese Merchant.

An extensively dressed man was at
the Union Depot in Pittsburg the other
day. He was Law Joy Sun, a wealthy
Chinese merchant of San Francisco,
and was en- route to the national capital
to confer with the Chinese minister.
His clothes were a combination of
silks, satins and lace, and five large
diamonds were substited for buttons on
his outer garments. When a reporter
met him he said he thought the act OF
congress prohibiting Chinese emigra.
ton was as beneficial as 1t was wise
aud hoped it would be rlgidly enforced.
He thinks a law IS needed making the
use Of opium a criminal act. He said,
as a rule, the worst elements among
his c%ountrymen emigrated to America.
If the better class would come they
would make good citizens.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-05-12
5Oth CONGRESS.-Fi Session.
SENATE.

SENATE.
In the U. S. Senate on the It'll, bills
were reported appropriating $4,000
for a public building at Hastings, Ne
braska, and $4,000 for one at Bea-
trice, Nebraska. Mr.. Vest offered Il
resolution, which was ADOPTED, direct
ing the committee on the Library tu
inquire into the expediency of remov-
ing Greenough's statute of Washing
ton from its present location east OF the
Capitol to some other place on the
grounds, and protecting 1t by a suit
able canopy or otherwise. The House
Joint resolution to enable the Prtsi cit
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-05-12

When Baby Wa det. we gsTs her castoria,
When she WAS a Child, she cried far CastoriA,
When she became Miss, she chung to caatoria.
When she had ChildreA she gsvo them castoriA
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-05-12
BOycotting Unlawful

In a suit brought by the proprietors
of q laundry in Allegheny County,
Pennsylvania, the court granted an in-
junction against the boycotters whose
acts of intimidation, in the opinion of
the Court, amounted to an unlawful in
reference with what was not their af-
fair. The more the law is expounded
In relation to labor the more evident is
1t that labor and capital both need the
protection of courts of arbitration.
Strikes, lockouts, boycotts, intimidation
and the detective system all are in
cipient steps towards war between men
whose real interests are identical. They
must eventually give place to the
Christian methods of conference, medi-
alton or arbitration.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-02-26
THE SOUTHWEST.
A GATHERING OF coNyEDIRArH VET
RAns AT wYrHEvrILE.
A Serious Accident = Several countsr.
fsissrs Arrested and Jailsd-Psstorsl
Call Accepted.
Especial telegram 70 The Dlspatch.l

lcporlhl tciekfatu W tHv Os7fosSn-l
WYTHvnLs, Va, February Is. The
Board OF Examiners met to-day under
the provisions of the Communication law
and number OF the old" Wythe Grays,"
many OF those who served in the famous
Stonewall Brigade, appeared before
them. No one realized how long IL has
been since "befo' de wah until he sees
a company of the old veterans together,
with silvered locks aud many stopped
with age.
Last night Mr.. II. d. @. Buford, OF
this place, met with q serious accident ut
Max Meadows He'was on the passen-
ger train going 10 that place. The train
was behind time and stopped only an
instant at the station, not long enough
for person TO get off, and by the time
he got to the door it was going with con-
siderable speed. Not realizing how
rapidly the cars were running, he jumped
off aud was thrown violently forward on
his face. When found he was senseless,
but has since recovered enough to be
brought home.
A gang of counterfeiters purporting to
hail from Bland were placed in jail here
yesterday for passing lead quarters and
tive-cent pieces. The counterfeit coin
was not very we'll executed.
Rev. Frank Brooke, OF the Presbyte-
rian church OF Clarksburg. w. Va, has
accepted the call extended TO him by the
church at Wytheville, and will shortly
remove his family to this place.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-02-26
Card from Colonel shipp.

To the Editor Of the Dispatch:
From recent reports made to the Lee
gislature, in response to their call, by
the Superintendent of Public Schools it
appears that the henefciaries OF the
bounty of the State ut the University and
at Blacksburg greatly exc yed in number
the same class OF students at the Military
Institute, the University maintaining l22,
Blacksburg l54, the Military Institute 90
State students. In this connection l beg
to state for the information of members
of the Legislature who may not already
be informed upon the subject, and for the
information ofthe the general public, that
at the Military Institute the beneficiaries
receive board and tuition free OF cost,
and that the Communication value OF TINS
benefaction to each recipient is SUI.
The University and Blacksburg give tut
ton free but not board. All this Is IN
conformity with existing requirements OF
Acts OF Assembly.
The University reports 100 beneficial
ries, q teachers in public schools
Blacksburg reports 154 benefic:aries, 10
teachers in public schools; the Military
Institute reports 30 benefciaries, III
teachers in public schools. +,
In the absence Of the superintendent
feel called upon to make this explanation
while the subject is fresh before the pub
lie. Very respectfully,
Scorr SHIP,
Commandsns Cadets v. M. L
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-02-26
Russell County.

Correspondence Of the Richmond Dispatch.l
Your valuable paper circulates so
largely and is so much read by the peo-
pie of this section one feels he is vel
come to space without asking. In this,
as in other respects it is regarded as the
peoples paper.
The Clinch Valley railroad is boom
ing, blasting, and breaking its way
through our wild and blue mountains.
A man hardly gets awake these mornings
before his teeth are loosened by the ex-
plosion of about thirty kegs of powder
Just over the hill. Those who wear arti-
fetal ones carry them in their hands.
Many say the Virginia Western is an
assured fact.
The three C's does not stop to apollo
gize for scattering the woodlands and
tearing down the mountains, but points
on toward the Ohio. Will Carlton
would hardly say nowadays that
mature, who moved 10 first--a good long while,
Has things already somewhat her own style,
&C.. &C.,
Cities have been mapped out at all the
road-crossings and things are aboom. AS
for Russell, no one need doubt her swift
race to greatness and glory.
Wheat fine and large crop.
Mineral and timber-men are to be
seen at all times up and down countries
hitherto unknown to any save the sparse
and quiet settler.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-02-26
Alexandria Notes.
Especial telegram to the Dlspatch.l

Especial telegram TO the Dlspatch'l
ALEXANDRIA, Va, February 25.-The
twenty-fourth anniversary OF the order
of Knights OF Pythias was observed here
by Oriental Lodge last night. The chief
feature of the affair was the banquet, at
which covers were laid for large num-
Der of invited guests besides the general
fraternity. The hall was tastefully deco
rated, as was the table, which was cross
shaped.
J. C. Deputron, Esq, acted as toast
master. Toasts were proposed by JUS
tus II. Rathbone, Esq, founder of the
order, Mayor Downham, Major George
Duffey, DR.. Cox. Herbert Snowden, Esq,
DIR. Birdsall, William F. Carne, Esq,
DR.. O'Brien, DR.. Kimball, Editor Viii
ting, and George Deeton, after which
the party dispersed.
Mrs. David Williams died to-day
aged sixty.
Crawfish are caught in Hunting creek
here now and sold to Washington res
taurants at $40 per thousand. The catch
is already 800 daily, and the demand is
greater than the supply.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-02-26
A BRUTAL CRIME.
The Supposed Perpetrators Arrested.

Correspondence Of the Richmond Dispatch.l
ROANOKE, February %, 1888.
Wash. Stewart and Aleck Willis
(colored) were lodged in the county jail
at Salem few days ago to answer to the
law for the preparation Of one of the
most brutal murders in the criminal his
tory OF Roanoke county. In the latter
part of last December Burwell Snyder,
an inoffensive and respected old colored
man, residing on Sugar-Loaf mountain,
was assaulted by parties (then un-
known and left upon the ground
bruised and bleeding. When found
and examined his body vcs discovered
to be full of gashes and his skull
bruised and broken. He fingered nine
days in great agony and died.
The people, white and colored, among
whom he had lived q quiet and honest
life determined to ascertain who his muir
derers we're, and il possible to bring them
to Justice. Henry A. Webber, deputy
sheriff of the county, was sent for and he
carefully collected the slender clues the
fiends had left behind them. He worked
quietly but persistently, aud finally 10
Gated them in West Virginia, where they
were arrested to await Mr.. Webber's ar
rival with requisition from Governor
Lee. Mr.. Weber thinks there is not
the slightest doubt of their guilt, but
that he has been unable to discover a
motive for the crime. ~
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-02-26
"THE TALE IL TOLD.o
A Sad Message from the Sea I'm
Bottle.
Correspondence Of the Richmond DIspatch.l

Correspondence Of the Richmond Dspatch.l
HAMPTON, Va, February 25, 1888.
Early in the year 1882 the steamer
Sidney l.. Wright. of fifty-nine tons, of
New York, was sold to parties in Porto
Rico, and she started for that place early
in the month OF January, with Captain
Silas G. Crossman in charge, William
McShane, of Norfolk, engineer, a
nephew Of the captain as fireman, and
two deck hands. Nothing was heard of
the vessel until February oath, when
she put into Moorehead City for some
slight repairs, the captain writing that
he would sail next day. Nothing fur
ther was heard from the steamer. On
March 9th a steam gauge was picked up
at sea and identified as belonging to
the said steamer, and other wreckage
was found, showing that the vessel had
gone to pieces. Captain Crossman was
in charge OF the Tiger Lily when she
made her trip from New York to Rich
mond some years ago in very rough
weather. A brother of Captain Cross
man-Mr. b. l.. Crossman-resides here
and is employed by Mr.. James McMena-
min. Some days ago the schooner
Clara arrived here with load of wood,
and spoke of a bottle having been found
off the coast Of Massachusetts, with a
note inside referring to the steamer Sid
ney L. Wright. Mr.. Crossman saw the
captain OF the Clara, who informed him
that the bottle was found off the coast OF
Massachusetts October 26, 1887. The
note was as follows:
"SrEAMER SIDNEY L. WRIGHT,
Ga, 1882.
"we are fifty miles off Key West,
Fla, crank-pin broken, sea running
high, and if we are not picked up by
some passing vessel the tale is told
"WILIfAM McSHANE, Engineer. "
From the date it appears that the
bottle has been floating around for more
than five years.
Bishop Randolph will visit St Johns
church on March 2Sth.
Mr. p. w. Phillips has resigned his
position as town sergeant.
The Hampton Manufacturing Compa-
ny has organized by the election of the
following officers j. 8. Darling, presi-
dent; j. B. Lake, treasurer and Mr..
Sayers, secretary and manager. The
buildings will be located near the Ches-
apeake and Ohio depot, and will be
commenced in short time.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-02-26
DAM WILLIE.
No Burglar Pound-The Tobacco Mar
kef.
Especial telegram to tho Dispstch-l


kef.
Especial telegram 10 tho Dispstch-l
DAsvILLK, Va, February 25.-Some
little excitement was created in q quiet
neiQhborhood tonight over the report
that burglar had gained access to
dwelling with view, possibly, Of car
ryipg off the household goods. The
owner was at q neighbours residence and
q negro woman informed him that she
heard noise inside his house. Several
parties went with him armed with pistols
and shotguns, surrounded the house,
and then sent for the chief OF police.
On his arrival the house was entered and
searched, but no burglar found.
This has been heavy week in tobacco,
and sales have been very large. Outside
Of the amount brought In in wagons, the
receipts by rail have been larger than
ever before known in any one week.
While the quality Of the weed offered
shows no great Improvement over that
Of other weeks, yet considerable fine
stock has been offered and readily taken.
Some grades are of, while others hold
up 10 the top notch. II is reckoned that
nearly . million and half pounds OF
leaf were sold this week. Manufacturers
have not suffered, their stock going Oh
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-02-26

very we'll. While they have not done
large business. shipments have amount
ed to about ITO, 900 pounds
The sales Of stamps this week amount
to $4,000.
The Council to-day refused to grant
the petition OF certain citizens to allow
them TO raise logs in tho city:
Grand-Lecturer ". II. II. Lynn, who
has been here several days instructing
the members of the Royal Arch Chapter
in the work, left for home this morning.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-02-26
Georgia Republicans.
[By telegraph to the Dispatch.l

ID! I5I5sIdpH 70 VI" DIsP1tVHsI
ATLANTA, Ga, February 25.-The Re
publican State Central Committee met
here to-day, and directed State con-
vention to be called, to meet in this city
on the third Wednesday in April, for the
election Of delegates at large to the
National Republican Convention. and
for other purposes. After the committee
had adjourned part Of the members, re-
naming in the hall, informally gave ex-
preston Of their preference for Presi-
dent, resulting largely in favor OF Sher-
man.