Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1888-09-01

WORTHY pork butcher, sitting quiet.
ly in his shop at the foot OF small hill
at Eyre TX, France, a few days ago, was
surprised to see a dragOon in full uni
form come sailing in the window and
land on the counter at his side. A mill
tary wagon loaded with stores had been
coming down the hill when the horses
had run away, and, being brought up
with round turn at the foot of the hill,
had projected the soldier, who was part
of the freight, bodily through the butch
er's window. This soldier and another
one received serious injuries, and the
butcher is suffering from shock.
Mrs. HARPER, who livedin Sand Hol-
low, Oregon, before the cyclone, saw the
thing coming aud urged her husband TO
run into the cellar. He WAS resting on
a lounge and said: LET her come; we
was here first Just then the house
started over the next hill, in company
with wagon, Il gang pillow and a shower
of calves aud boards from the next ranch
on the west. Luckily Mr.. Harper was
not hurt and he will do like Adam next
time--take his wife's advice, regardless
Of consequences.
a PARIS tradesman one night recently
asked the old woman who came around
every morning to clean up his store if
she liked to see people hanging, and
when she said no, told her she had
better not come around the next morn
ing, then. She supposed it was joke
until the next morning, when she pushed
open the door and found the dead body
of the man hanging in the passage. He
had put upon the shutters the notice:
"Closed on account Of death in the fam
ily."
THERE is in Southern insane asylum
an eight year-old boy who has never
been awake since the hour of his birth.
He was the child of paralytic mother,
and has delicate features and high,
white forehead, with long. black curls.
His arm is not larger than an ordinary
mans thumb. He lies on his bed year
after year, taking no note of anything
that passes. Twice day he is aroused
enough to take little nourishment, and
then relapses into sleep.
A EUROPEAN keeper in jail at La
hore, India, heard knocks at his door ut
IA late hour at night, and thinking there
were thieves about went out by round
about way to catch them. Seeing moth
ing. he returned and found large ba-
boon seated at his round table, warming
himself by the lamp light. The animal
attacked him, and desperate encounter
resulted in the death of the baboon and
the dangerous wounGing of the warder.
A YOUNG woman on her way home
from church in Mentone, Ind. the other
night was caught in thunder shower
and struck by lightning. 1t is reported
that though terribly frightened, she
to reach home. On examina-
ton she found that the fluid had bent |
two of the hairpins on her head and act |
Ially melted one, but the skin was not |
lbraded and she was not injured par
ticle.
Ir may surprise some people to learn |
hat Capt. Kidd was never legally
with piracy, and that after
being held in prison for over two years
he was tried and convicted OF killing
nutinous sailor. If he ever committed
me single act of piracy the law was not
.ble to bring forward proof of it. We
ire glad to make this correction in favor
If Kidd, though it comes little late.
THE Salvation Army are having great
uccess i'll India according to all reports.
They are said to live on 90 cents per
week per capita, and submit to great
,ri'ations uncompainingly. and it is
lso said that Commissioner Tucker,
heir leader, recently resigned Govern
nent place worth $4,000 a year to Join
he nrmv.