Richland beacon., 1889-08-24

IN splendid condition. The Outlool
is tor heavy sugar crop.
Capital Item: Considerable rain ha.
fallen in this parish during the pas
week. 1t has been just the thing for
sugar cane, but cotton and corn could
get along without it just as well.
EAST FELICIANA.
Certain tracts Of land will be dis.
posed Of at succession sale on August
3lth.
Southern Watchman (Clinton): The
cotton crops throughout the parish is
clean, of good size, and growing rapid
ly. The yield Of corn promises to be
something startling.
The Patriot Democrat reports both
the cotton and corn crop in excellent
condition.
EAST CARROLL
Certain tracts of land will be sold
by the sheriff on September 7th.
The Carroll Democrat saws that
business has improved greatly, the
health of the people is good and the
whole parish has an encouraging out
look.
A meeting OF the citizens of this
parish was held last week for the
purpose of organizing Fair Associa-
ton.
The Home Journal (Plaluemines)
says that the sugar cane crop OF this
year will be an excellent one. Stalks
containing nine or ten red joints are
being brought in every day.
On September 14th, certain sugar
estate known as the Homestead"
containing about 1900 acres of land
will be sold by the sheriff.
Iberville South: The mammoth saw
and shinglemill of the Plaquemine
Lumber and Improvement Company,
situated in Indian Village plantation
turned out SO, 200 feet of lumber and
$4,000 shingles in one day.
The capital stock of the Abbeville,
New Iberia and Western railroad, is
fixed at 100000, divided into 6OOO
shares at $50 each.
JEFFERSON.
The sheriff will sell certain tracts
of land on August "a.
LIVINGSTON.
The Maurepas Gazette says that
there is now about $500 in the parish
treasury.
LINCOLN.
Mr.. Louis Froqier of this parish,
in three different kinds
of fertilizers for cotton this year, viz:
made of stable manure and
cotton seed, gossyppium and leached
ashes. This experiments showed that
the latter fertilizer brought forth the
best results.
LAFoURCHE.
A canning factory will soon be es-
tablished at Thibodaux by a number
'f Northern capitalists.
The Lafourche Comet saws that
rhibodaux needs a bank, must have
'ne and will get one.
LAFAYETTE.
Lafayette Advertiser: Saturday we ,
we're shown by H. D. Owen several
plendid ears of new corn, raised by
lin on the George c. Mouton place.
We had the curiosity to measure
hem, and found them to range in
ength from 10 to III inches, and
verage 81 inches in circumference at ,
he middle. From this field Mr.. Owen
xpects to gather at least so bushels ,
o the acre.
On the l4th of September the y
heriff will sell certain plantation v
nown as the "Manor" with all the il
uildings and improvements thereon.
Madison Journal: The best evidence
the prosperity of our parish is to
ote the vast section in the Tensas .
nd Bayou Macon region that is be- d
,g reclaimed. The police jury is d
pending large sums in building
ridges and re-establlshing roads =
'hich have been unused for years, II
ntil recently. The productiveness of
his region is unsurpassed and the
'nds yield the finest returns of any =
! the world.
NATcHITocHEs.
The Democratic Review reports f
ibstantial improvements progressing e
/ the town of Natchitoches. and also G.