Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1889-01-26
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layed pending the arrival f b 'ston |
parties who are interested il the en
terprise. L i. authnri'avrl said that
the railway will b" built on time.
The p ,lice Jury in resp"n.- to pc
tition from landoWn-rs has declared
a FIVE wire-fence legal ftrrc.
All the directors 1T the Filst Ma
,ional Bank Of Baton Rouge have
been reelected.
Franklin Sun (Winrshoro): The
H. J. Dickty was to bave gone NJ as
far as Egypt landing yesterday. We
hope in few Cavs to hear Of watei
in the Macon for navigation.
IBERIA.
The New Iberia Enterprise says
that a real estate firm in that town is
in receipt of letters from Western
capitalists making inquiry for large
bodies of land in this State ana
authorizing them to negotiate for
some, with view to purchasing.
IBERvILLR.
Home Journal (Plaquenine): Dur
ing the past year more tlan thirty
German families have located in and
around Plaqurmine. We learn with
pleasure that several mere families
are on their way 70 this place. The
men finl steady employment in the
lumber and shingle mills, and give
-ut,re satisfaction to their employers
The Home journal will issue al
eiSht-page paper shortly.
JEFFERSON.
Gretna Sum-. Lafayette avenue is
now making rapid progress in the
line Of repairs and building. 1t will
not he long before the avenue may
he compared 10 some Of those in the
city.
LAFoURCHE.
Thibodaux Sentinel: The bayou is
rising gradually Y and steamboats, have
resumed their traffic between this
point and N, W Orleans, to the great
satisfaction OF shippers.
LINCOLN.
Farmers Union (Choudrant): Th.
Farmers Comparative Association
Agency, of Lincoln parish, during
the past three months. has done a
business which even exceeded the
hopes "f it's supporters. On limi-
ted capital the association has pa,
only paid expenses but have n divi.
dend To It's credit.
LAFAYETTE.
Our merchants did decidedly wei
in disposiug of their stock of holi,la,
goods, and but small remnants wer,
left on their hands.
Notwithstanding the recent heav,
rains, our streets are in fiji t-rafe col,
di,ion; all owing to the excellent sys
TEN of drainage we have. Our coun
try road oversrers might take -x
ample hy this. Good drainage
would great. improve our countr.
roads.
NATcHIrocHEs.
Natcl,itoches Enterprise: A healtl.,
stream of Immigration into the lowe
portion Of ward 2 has set in. Twelv
families from Mississippi have alrra'l
arrived, II, d more are expected b.
next fall.
oUAcHIrA.
The Sheriff will II, Feb. 1G, 1SS!
by order of court, u tract OF lurd con
, tanning 1875 acres, with building
and improvements.
PLAQUEMINES.
=. Plaquenires PrntpctDi: Gnvern6
, II. G.. War,notI.' . Na.nnii, plantatin
: will not finish grinding fer week Z
! two vet. He has ha,l grinding sea
D son of shout three months ih!s vii
u ter. Both the sngar mill and dI
{ fusion have been cohiiruailv w"raIu
with very little time lest for breal
+ ages, etc.
. KAPIDES.
n Up to Friday last the artesian we
# at Alexandria had reached = depth I
635 feet.
: Mr. Nathaniel Curfman, with sc'
: Ell in his family, formerly "f T"pek
VI Kan PASSED through Alexandria la
d week on his way To Jennings. Gale
= sieu parish, t" set,l'. He came fro
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