Richland beacon., 1889-09-21

passed in tie State, Notwithstanding
the dry weather earlier in the searon.
The local option election held for
the corporation Of the town Of Jen-
nings went wet" by a majority of Is
votes.
De Soto Democrot: The cotton sea-
son is fully open and Mansfield is on
a boom. Although the market is a
little weak and has downward ten
dency, our merchants are paying stiff
prices, and cotton is pouring in from
every direction.
The white people of this parish are
kicking vigorously at the action of
the police jury IN appointing negro
overseers on the public roads.
EAST BATON ROUGE
The first quarterly statement Of the
Bank of Baton Rouge has been pub
lished and makes very satisfactory |
showing indeed. The Baton Rouge
papers say that this is only one Of the
many proofs that show the town to be
making rapid strides forward.
EAST FELICMNA.
While in Clinton on Tuesday we
noticed two bales of cotton wrapped
in cotton bagging, on inquiry We
found that they were raised by Capt.
Adams, weighed together over 1000
pounds and were the first shipped of
the season from this place in cotton
! gging.
Plaouemines has a lumber and
shingle mill with the capacity Of 53,-
200 feet for lumber and l57 900 shin
giles per day.
IBERIA.
New iberia Enterprise: Mr.. Joseph
Breaux, farmer Of Little Fausse
Pointe, was caller at cur Office yes
terday morning and informed US that
several of his neighbors have used
the dry powdered Paris green with
perfect success, putting it on with two
bags made Of gauzy material and at
tached to each end of pole. A man
riding on horseback sprinkles two
rows at time anG in a day can go
over 80 arpents.
jackson Patriot: The gentleman
who made the remark that Vernon
was finished was mistaken. The saw
and hammer are again busy.
The Patriot says that the ravages
of the cotton and boil WORMS seem to
have recently diminished to such an
extent that very little is now heard
about them.
JEFFERSON.
! A new company has been formed in
the town of Kenner under the na,ae
of the Oakland Land Company"
The capital stock has been fixed at
$4,000.
| LINCOLN.
| Ruston Caligraph: The cotton sea-
son is on US, in consequence Of which
business is beginning to brighten up,
Without bad weather to retard pick
ling there vii! no doubt be a great
deal of cotton on the market this
month.
The Caligraph says that in al
probability Ruston will do the heavi
est business this fall that she ha'
ever done.
Lafayette Advertiser: The weather
during the week has been very favora
bic for cotton picking, which is pro
crossing rapidly, and cotton picker
are in demand. The caterpillars ar
: doing considerable damage, in spit
of Paris green treatment.
, KATcHIToCHEs.
i The Enterprise says that some i'm
= provements are going on in almos
= every section of the city. in tact th
}. old place is putting on quite a ne'
appearance and does not look as {
old.
Il ouACHIrA.
a; Speaking of the numerous improve
d ments that have taken place in th
town of Monroe the Bulletin say
Al The Ice Factory; the Cotton Seed 0
10 Mills in West Monroe; the Compres
in new courthouse and jail that co
is about thirty-fve thousand dolla
IS and which are very ornamental
at well "a useful: two National Banl