Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1889-04-27

The Ruston Cdligraph announccs
that the recently Organized Building
and Loan Association will soon have
five hundred or a thousand dollar. 10
loan.
The advantages of Il rev fence Law
for Lincoln parish are being discussed
IN the columns of the Calisraph.
Thibodaux Sentinel: Set vour house
hold in order and get you ready for
the coming press conveniion--the
event of the year for our city and
parish.
There has never, in one season.
been 80 much work done in this town.
in the way of building and repairing.
as has been done this past winter and
spring. And still the work contin-
ues.
The bayou has been falling and
many Of our rice farmers are alarmed
at the prospect of having no water to
irrigate their crops.
The Comet is the title ola sprightly
weekly paper recently started in
Thibodaux by Mess. Taylor & Naquin.
Mr.. H. H. Carver, who is no new hand
at the bellows, is the able editor of
the paper, to which we wish long life
and prosperity.
LAFAYETTE.
The police jury has appropriated a
sum sufficient to build three new school
houses in localities designated BY the
School Board.
Lafayette Advertiser: Last year
Father Forge succeeded in growing
some sprouts from the seed of the
Australian Eucalyptus tree. This
winter he planted three of the little
trees on each side of the avenue from
st. John Street to the front door of
the church, and they are now growing
fast and developing beautifully. This
is particularly lofty and graceful
tree, with magnificent display of
foliage, and it is said absorbs malaria
from the atmosphere, acting as a pre-
vcntive of fever to those who seek
shelter beneath its protecting shade.
A photo-crayon copying house is
one OF the latest proposed improve
ments in Lafayette.
NATCHITOCHEs.
The Enterprise says that thare are
45 white public schools and 20 col
lored in that parish with an average
attendance Of 1852 pupils.
The commencement exercises of the
State Normal School will be on the
2Sth, Goth and 3Oth inst.
A tract of 1854 acres and another
Of 100 acres will be cold at public
sale May 9th.
Natchitoches Review: Work on the
bridges over bayous julien and Bre-
vel.e, as we'll as other smaller streams
along the Natchitoches railroad, goes
steadily on; that over Brevelle being
The track is in first-class
and is kent that way.
oUAcHrTA.
The Monroe Bulletin is an advocate
If good public roads and urges the
people to become interested and speak |
'ut on the subject.
Monroe Bulletin: Since the heginn.
ng Of the construction of the Houston.
Central Arkansas and Northern rail-
'oad property in Monroe has advanced
'ver 25 per cent. and is still .dvanc-
ng.
Monroe continues to "get there" in
Ter solid and substantial way. We
we're shown letter few davs ago
~ j. P. Parker from a gentleman re-
iding in Arkansas in which he was
to subscribe $4,000 to the
cotton factory and make
mother investment of $4,000 here for
lis correspondent. The ewes of the
outside world are watching our pro-
,ress with great interest.
The people of Monroe are made
lappy over the prospects of another
to cross the river there, run
Trough Union via FarmerviIle, to a
Northern connection in Arkansas.
'Iany prominent citizens have joined
he enterprise with enthusiasm.
PLAQUEXIINES
Plaquemine Protector: The Levee
of the Fourth Distsict
n which is included the left bank of
he Parish of Plaquemines, held its
nnual meeting last Saturday at the
6ce Of the Crescent City Slaughter
Iouse, and levied an 8 mill tax for
svee purposes for the current year.
Pointe-a-la- Hache was lively with
isitors from all parts of the parish
lst Tuesday, and much interest was
lanifested in the plans for the new
ourt house.
All the orange trees in the lower
ortion OF the parish are in full bloom,
nd larger crop than we have had
,r tho r,ast c1v venvx "a o~,.kl