Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1889-08-31

ldopted appropriate resolutions on
he death Of B. F. Cline, member of
hat body.
EAST FELIcIANA.
The police jury OF East Feliciana
las considerably increased the total
of lands and added an as
'essment on judgments and mortgage
notes.
The branch road from Slaughter to
Bayou Sara and thence to Woodville
8 now in operation.
EAST CARROLL
The total assessed valuation of the
property of this parish for the year
1889 amounts to the sum Of 81 ,420,-
$50, an increase of $2l, ,9S5 over that
Of the pastyear.
IBERIA.
Tie Louisiana Planter says this of
New Iberia; New Iberia is manu-
center. Forty-fve million
sawed shingles 60 out and five million
hand shingles are freighted away
yearly to all parts of the country and
100000 feet of cypress
lumber is manufactured yearly and
best quality of brick are
sold per annnm.
IBERvILLE.
Speaking of samples of the fine
sugar cane which grows in that parish
the Iberville South says: The boss
canes received up to date were sent
us by Mr.. Leon Achee Thursday
They were grown on his
place, just below town, from two year
one has Is red joints and the
other II, and measure feet 2 and a
half and 5 feet s inches, respectively.
JEFFERSON.
A new church will be built in
Gretna within the next three months.
JACKSON.
Cotton worms have made their ap-
pearance in this parish, but the farm
ers are Kidding their crops of them by
a free use of Paris green.
Ruston Caligraph: Cotton worms
made their appearance in the crops of
this parish with astonishing rapldity
and frightful numbers during the past
week. The farmers are thoroughly
aroused and Paris green is going out
of town by the wholesale.
LAFAYETTE.
Lafayette Advertiser: Crop reports
from the State at large continue to be
most favorable. While cotton worms,
or caterpillars, have made their ap-
pearance in nearly every parish, the
farmers do not dread them as much
as formerly, operating successfully
against them with the green and pur-
pie powders. The recent rains while
damaging some crops have greatly
benefited Others. and the average
will be about the same.
Lafourche Comet: The question Of
establishing a canning factory in
Thibodaux has been discussed from
time to time for several years past,
but at no time has it ever appeared
to be so near becoming reality as at
the present. We have been reliably
informed that number of northern
capitalists have already taken in
itiatory steps for the accomplishment
of this desirable enterprise. 1t is
stated that they have secured the
building known as the Waverly Hal
(Which by the way is on Market
street, and will establish the canning
factory plant thereon this fall.
MoREHoUsE.
Morehonse Clarion (Bastrop): Th'
Houston, Central Arkansas and North
ern railroad has its track now com
plete to Mer Rouge. 1t is said tha
the company will announce the roac
ready for freight and passenger traffi
in very few days.
The report of the Treasurer of tn
corporation of Bastrop for the fsca
year Just ended shows cash on han,
S526.
| MADISON.
Madison Journal: Messrs. A. S.Col
tharp & Co., of Miliken's Bend, sen
in to Tallulah IL inch sectian of
stalk Of cluster cotton which has l
bolls, thus averaging II bolls to tn
inch. The stalk, they write, is 9 fec
6 inches high, and the entire stal
has 160 bolls.
The cotton worm has made its az
pearance in several parts of the pal