Richland beacon., 1889-02-09
JETFEESON.

JEFFEESON.
The Texas and Pacific railroad ha> |
just finished very cost y aud rXien-
Siv- $, stem of improvements at tue
Goidsboro laniing.
LAroURCHE.
Weekly Tli!,ndaux Sentinel: Plant
trs are preparing for the new crnr,
bu; can make very httlr henlwa,
with such variable weather as has
iat,ly prevailed.
Lafuurche Star (rnilnolaux): Crane
is very scarce here this season. Now
and then dncks are hruucht I" ON
market, hut th- prices asked for item
ere exnrlitnn,: teal ducks, 30 c-nrs II
pair; blacks ducks 40 Gents; french
ducks, GO to Is cents.
LINCOLN.
A citizens committee has baen an
pointed at Ruston tu arrange for the
ntertain 1ent If delegates ~ the I'M
MIGRATION Cnnv. htion to be hell
there this month.
The F,rm-rs' Union (ChoudrauD
has been si,nwna turnI (lr-sunn!'l,
crown in Lincoln pnIi>t) which
weighed 4 IL pounds.
The VIENNA nei Yhhorhood of
Lincoln parish shows ,urnips grow"
IN that vicinity that measure tw"
feet, three inches in rr,inIrrrncr.
Ru,ton Caiiurapi': Ru>i"n Gan anal
viii entertain the iinmiyraiinn rriI-
v-nti",, and 81 will do it r", all.
Wait and see.
NATCHIToCHES.
The DemOcraiic Review (Na.cli-
'orhe>):
The free ferry over Red River nj
ji,amd Fc ire has been opened for
cuisine IS and will no doubt contribute
argely t" the business If our city.
The Nntrl.i'mrhes Enterprise SAYS
hat so, 900 of the rnqnir+d $!5.0Oo
f"r bank las h-er subscribed la
he town of Naiclitor!ies.
OUACHITA.
The Big Bnnne lice, a stream in
ward five, has been made naviyaLl.
fpr steamboats, {, L distance of four
nil. s, a regular landing has been es-
t,hlished at this "heai # navigation,
md several shipments Of cntton al
ready have been made from tia,
p"int.
The Monroe Bulletin saws that the
work on the new Federal builiirr
will heoin ut nm early day.
Several er-knnwn ri;izpns "f Mon.
r,c have jrined IN the enterprise t,
start n brewesy ut Shreveport.
PoINTE COUPEE
The levees along the Poinie Coup.
river front are said to be in first clas
coh' i,i"n.
Sprrkiny Of the Morganza lcve
he P"ini- CnuIee Dnnnrr SAYS th'.
. :he l.vee continues TO trrm wit
ra, fis', which mus, Ion. s.nre liav
: brnun uIn,n their work of dtStrur
lou, and thni unless the Police Jur
nke im.me,,iat lv steps I" rr"'ar
his lrvr- unnther great M"rSanz
rrevaSse must occur.
n PLAQUEMINES
Il The T.nqn"nlines Protector Point
}, ,-la- Harlu SANS the onion cr''p {
!, that vicinity is mag, .f mt.
The ma "jnriy Of the rlaniers :
:, PlnQ i~n,i es parish are waiting for
=, Try spell f II few days to plant pot;
!. 'oss.
o PlnQu"mines Protector: The "rana
4 'r-"s have not hern hurt by the col
) tits winter. II no coll-r weatl,'
S-,s in tie "rarge crop this year WI
be- bOuniifnl.
KAPIDEs.
-, Up to Jan. 25 the Alexandria g"
-, IN compress had received 90
H., bales, compressed aud shipped S,S
n, ialrs.
The poli'e jury "f Rarid"s rnri
+, have purchased n Lamh"rm rna'i III
tu chine. which has arrived in A:exa
,i lria.
The Alexandria Weekly Town Tia
avs The Rapifl+s Bai k of that ci;!
loing a good business.
ST. LANDRY.
From all TINT the Oprlousas Couri
cin learn the aren in rice will
largely increased this yenr. 1t n
=, .avs tina, now is the time for 90
Il, industrious white laborers +" secr
ln work in St Lsn.lry parish, as
''n outlook ia that negro labor will
- rather scarce in that parish duri
the l.rs sent wear.
rs. Hildrl-,t II. Dsshotels, admin
RS traitor, will sell, Feb. l3, 1885, rl;
ta,inn IN St. Landry parish, con'a
" ing ITO arpents, together with hou
H. and cattle.
ST. JAMES.
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