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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-03-09
DR.. W, w. VAN PELT,
ECLECTIC PHYSICIAN.
ABBEY LILLE,

t5 ABBEylLLE, LA.
Treas all forms Of Diseases,
either acute or chronic, according
to the principles Of Specific
MEDICATION. 8
All female diseases successfully
treated. Leucorrhea. Fiuor-albus
or Whites a Specially.
June 2, II
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-03-09

N. B. One Of the above plan
tations nelongs to a lawyer of the
parish of Lafayette. The party
purchasing from me will have to
pay expenses Of sale, record, &C.
&c. in this parish from the La
fayette Records.
Title perfect in both cases.
lebl4 TT E. T.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-03-09

r@ We copy the following
Open Letter. from the n. Y.
Sun, of the Goth February, 1878,
and give it to our readers for
what it is worth .,
.AN OPEN LETTER.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-03-09

A gentleman married his Sc
want. A short time after their
union they gave an evening party.
Conversation tagging, silence
reigned, when one of the ladies
said, awful pause !" The lady
ofthehouse Immediately exclaim.
ed, awful paws, indeed +! So,
would you have awful paws if
you had done the dirty work in
your life that | have" f#..
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-03-09

" "What's the matter with your
eye, Tommy 2" '"Oh, it's only
been going through an operation
at the hands of a knockulist, that's
all"
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-03-09

Il toII her Ed never smoke an
other cigar he said softly, "and
| won't. A pipes plenty good
enough for me, and he grace
fully drew match over the larg-
est part of his trousers.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-03-09

An Usage county, Kan, farmer
recently killed two-year old hog
weighing l,lD4 pounds. Then's
the kind to raise.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-03-09

SUCCESSION OF E1Jah Ewing.
All persons indebted to the
above succession will please come
forward and settle the same, those
having claims against said success
sion will present them duly au-
thenticated.
EME1INE EWING.
Natural Tutrix.
Oct. Goth 1877.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-03-09

Come and dine with me. =
NO, | thank you, George; I'm
too hungry"
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-03-09

'"Darm me, if | don't believe the
worlds a wheelbarrow," said a
jolly inebriate, as he rolled along
the pavement, "and I'm the wheel
revolving on the haxis. Now I'm
in the mud" said he, and he fell
headlong into a gutter, "and now
I'm on dry land" he as fetched
up on the curbstone. His conclud-
ing remarks, as his boots followed
his head down an open cellar
way, was, "Now the wheel is bro.
ken, and the vehicle is out of re.
pair"
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-03-09

i A girl,who will sit with a fellow
on the stairs at a ball, with no
clothes on above her waist worth
speaking Of, would faint away
dead if the same fellow were to
meet her on the stairs mufiled
from head to footia three night
gems. IN .
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-03-09

t A small boy, arrested for throw.
inc stones at the windows of Ia.
dependence Hall, recently, got off
on the plea shat he was only
''rocking the cradle Of Liberty
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-03-09
TO the Public.

L "oulu respectfully INFORM my
friends and customers and the peo
pie in general, that | have just Sc
lected with the greaest care, a
general assortment Of Fall and
Winter Goods, which I am now
offering at the lowest cash price
My stock comprises a large va
riety of
Domestic Dry Goods,
Fancy Goods,
Fine
English,
French
and American
Casimeres,
Ladies Dress Goods,
Cloaks. Shawls,
Notions Of al desert ptions,
Calicos, Best American Brand.
Cotton, Bleached and Brown.
Al pacas of all shades, Flanne's,
Opera, Plain d Colored Checked.
Ladies are respectfully solicited
to call and examine my stock and
no trouble will be saved to show
all articles which they desire to
examine, to price or purchase. !,
ClothiLgs of all descriptions ::
Gentlemen's Shirt,
Underwear,
and all kinds
of Furnishing
Ladies, Goods,
Misses, Men
and Boys
Boots & Shoes.
Hardware, the latest improve
ments in utensils.
Crockery Tinware,
y fine stock Of fresh family gro
ceries,
Tobacco, chewing & smoking.
'egars, pipes, DC.
Sole agent for the celebrated
WEED Sc WING MACHINE.
he simplest. cheapest and most
lurab!e Of the kind.
My stock is now entirely Weacl
md complete, and every one rich /
md poor, white and colored are
Welcome to enter and see for them
elves.
Believing that it would be great
y to the interest Of this parish to
stablish Real Estate Agency in
he town Of Abbegille. | Eave|
ssumed the position, and inform
II those who have lands, planta-
ions or. town lots for sale, or
nose who desire to purchase the ,
ame, to call at my store where / {
nall always be ready to give full |
articulars and make agreements. t
[aving now communications with
ifferent parties in the United |
!ates who are desirous to locate i
| this country there are chances t
, effect sales or purchases at early a
ate and on satisfactory terms. {
Respectfully.
a n MARTIN
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-03-09

A little boy whose sprained
wrist had been relieved by bath.
ing in whiskey, asked his mother
if papa didn't have a sprained
throat.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-03-09
N o t ic e

Succession Of Elijah Ewing.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-03-09

A pot Of lard exploded at King
ston the other day, and a lean
woman Immediately got fat. She
got it all over, from head to foot,
and looked as if she had taken q
trip to Greece. ~
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-03-09

!. D. MARTIN
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1878-02-23

ADVICE TO TIE CIlOIR.-It may not be
out of place to note some of the blemish-
es and defects of choir singing, as they
have been sonnet ines painfully realized
through long and various course of ol :
servation. 1t is no easy matter to sui
due the pride and individuality of choir.
singers as to induce them to blend their
voices together. Each, in some instances,
seems inclined to make his part separate
and Independent from all the rest and so
it sounds. not like twenty voices fol-
lowing into one common result, but twen-
ty voices with twenty independent re-
suits. The tout ensemble of the choir and
congregation voices is a prime essential
for superior congregational song When
voices minge and unite in producing one
strain of sound the information is perfect.
The individual voices still give colorin.
to the whole, but the individual distinct
ness is not detrimental to the intermine-
ling. This excellent effect cannot bc
produced without study and practice
The singers should try to sing into each
others voices, so that there may be unity
and sympathy of tone. There are choir
singers who immagine that this unity
comes as Il matter of course. They do
not practice together. they are not used
to each others voices, and, when they
pass into the performances of their music
Oh the Sabbath, their rendering of it is
marked, not Ly the blending and inter-
fusion of voices, but by that multitudi-
nous and separate enunciation of sound
which makes the true musician feel that
the organ is vainly trying to blend IL
number of incohesive, self-willed and an
tagonistic notes. Very often, in country
choirs and congregations, one or two
singers appear to be determined to set
up for themselves. They are anxious
that their voice should be heard sepal-
ately from all the rest, and this they
easily accomplish if their voice IS at all
strong. They give their voice what is
called ga sort of twang" or unusual
ti'vor," to the delight of their own VAN
ity and to the disgust of all educated
musicians. This uneviablc distinction is
generally gained by purposely singing
out of tune !; either too fiat or too sharp,
as the case may be ; or perhaps both in
turn for q change. These peculiar
" twags' are out of place in worship,
and whatever qualification of individual
vanity they may bring, they ought to
be put down for the sake of art and rev.
erence.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1878-02-23
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY WILL BE
SOLID.
Memphis Appeal


The Democratic party will ultimately
bc united Oh the two questions of silver
reconciliation and repeal the resump-
ton act. Gold and silver are the consti-
tutional coins of the country, and no
forced or arbitrary resumption of specie
on given day, whether the country b.
prepared for it or not, are propositions
cardinal principles, if they may be ST.
rermed-which the Democratic party OF
| the United States have affirmed in their
| latest authoritative declarations. Here
| and there a Democrat and Democratic
journal, misled by false teachers or mis-
directed by selfish interests behind them,
have wandered from the true faith for :,
time, but only for a time. They arc all
returning to the fold, and the Democrat
ic party will soon be in fact, what it has
all the time been in principle, IL unit on
the financial question. A few days az"
the gold organs, owned or mortga in
Wall street, were growing Justify over !,
list of journals they had made up as t"
position upon the question of fremonetiza-
tion. Now they arc changing their tune
and dropping the Democratic papers
from their side The Democratic party
will triumph in this battle for the resto-
ration of the constitutional coin Of the
people, and to it will be AWARDED all the
credit and all the glory. And 1T will ho
SO united in its triumph, armed so stroD.
in honesty, that it can afford to receive
back those of it's members who have wan
dered after the false god Of gold alone
and say no more of their heresy. After
the reconciliation of silver the Demo-
cratic party will be unit, and stronger
than ever before.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1878-02-23

The virtue of sincerity is effica-
cious only when applied discrcelly.
Hnman nature las many preiudices
and humnr- which it will rot do to
rnt through too abruptly, est the
lies which bind others to ourselves
be ii so ~eve' ed and the friendship
f Yeas fall to pieces in dav.
The prudenr surgeon in the excr-
Csc of his best sGill is careful not
to lac"rate, lest the patient die OF
noostifcafioas. In order to be sim
cere 1t is not necessary to say tho
Whole Of what we know En- the
char'e er of on" best friends there
are many weak points, VIII eli re-
qnire our mosi tender care. sim
ccr'ty should be the pruning-knire
of fricrd hi, not the mouster scythe
Of an ua!eeling rudeness, which for
one weed thau it e"adicateS mows
down dozen most tender flowers.
See the ,arnhIe of the xhea, and
the cookie, Ma t. xiii 29-Centespt
iai Echo.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1878-02-23
MORE OF u. A. WEBER,

In the SENTINEL of Sept. 18th 1877, ap-
peared an article taken from the Phila
lelphia Times, under the caption ga new
theory as to the killing OF u. 4. Weber.
The following, taken from the Philadel-
phia North american ofthe 9th inst, D., will
tie interesting in connection with that
reprint. That there is something in it,
no one will be prepared to question after
the perusal of the two extracts, appear
ing as they have at such widely separated
periods. 10 say the least. there is very
significant coincidence developed
special dispatch fom Washington,
to the Phiiadelphia (Pa.) North Ameri-
can, under the date of the 9TH inst, men
tions the following singular TRANSACTION
relative to the killing Of d. A. Weber ::
Some days since a lady arrived here
from New Orleans, and sought a private
Interview with Secretary sherman. This
was refused, and she subsequently called
OH Senator Matthews and other promi-
nent Republicans. 1t soon became noised
abroad that she had in her possession
ter, the pubica ion Of which at this time
would cause a sensation. The story she
told Was as follows When it was found
that the vote of Louisiana was neccess:l-
ry t" secure the election of Mr.. HAYES,
the Republican leaders endeavored to
secure protests against tie counting of
the vote of the parishes of East and West
Feliciana. 1t would have been impossi-
BILE to have carried the State for Hayes
unless this had been done. Both the
supervisors of these parishes. who were
warm personal friends, refused to sign
such protests until jointly given a writ
ten guarantee by some Of the visiting
committee assuring them, among other
things, that they would be provided for
and given some position outside the
State. This document was in possess
sion of D. A. Weber, the supervisor Of
West Feliciana, who shortly after the in
auguratiOn was shot dead in the streets
of ST. Francisville, The paper falling
into the hands of his widow she co INSULT
ed lady now here, who came to this city
to make the best possible
terms. She demanded a place for her
husband in the New Orleans Customhouse
and some suitable position for Mrs. Web
er. Her story was generally discredited,
and Secretary Sherman denounced it as q
a b.acllmailing scheme, aud d~fied the
production OF anything of a damaging
nature in which he was implicated. Not
this emphatic denial of the
Secretary and the other " visiting states
men," on Sund;'y y parties known TO be in
the employ of high officers of the govern
ment called on her, and to-day she adj |
dressed Il letter to MIR. Sherman denying
her former charges, and asserting that
she knows of no paper such as has been
described This, coupled with the fact
that on Saturday she offered to produce
it for Il considera ion. looks as it she had |
of it to the highest bidder, and |
leads many, who have heretofore doubted |
her story. to believe in the existence of
such Il document. As yet the supervisor
Of East Feliciana, who was n1e of the
parties Interested, and who now resides
in Philadelphia. has not been heard
[rO.n
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1878-02-23

A FIGHT AT SPIRITUAL MEETING
This is essentially tho age of invcstiga-
ton, and the spiritual mediums are COM
ing in for a double share. Let us have the
truth, by all means and wherever there
is an attempt to work npon the creauli-
ty of weak-minded people, let the cur
tain be raised, and the stage machinery
unveiled to tho public. Henry G. Cor
don, a pretended medium of unprecedcnt-
ell audacity, has been making Il great
display of spiritual power and material
manifestation in Philadelphia. Last
week party Of gentlemen laid plan 10
entrap and expose him. They desired
him to raise the spirit of John Brocklcy
for communication, and he promised to
do so. Now there was no such person as
John Brocklcy, and never had been.
Nevertheless, the medium went to work
to raise him, and he was brought up. A
ig-tisted fellow among the conspirators
named Walsh was deputcd to interview
John and the first thing he did upon
getting near enough to the spirit was to
throw his arms around him and grip him
with the hug of Il bear, yelling to his
companions to come on and investigate
the gentle John. The latter made fran
tic efforts to get free, pulling off a false
beard and ~ig III the encounter, and try
ing to stuff them in his pocket. The gal
lant comrades of the conspirator rushed
into the arena, and each opc collared II
spiritualists. Lamps was smashed, things
were overturned, and the spirits kicked
and danced about in Il very unspiritual
manner. Tho fracas ended by Walsh
finding that he bad hold of Henry G. Cor
don instead of .Jshn Brockloy. The fell
low had dressed himself up in black
wig and beard, in order to personate the
description of the imaginary John, and
impose Oh tho cretlnlity of his supposed
friends.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1878-02-23
CONRAD BOOK l.

CONRAD BOCKi L.
sum Street, Bayou Sara, La.,
Dealer in Fancy and Staple Dry
Goods. Ladies' Dress goods,
White Goods, House keep
ers' Articles Clothing,
Hats. Gags, Boots and
Shoes, Hosiery.
Cutlery, Toi-
let Arti-
cles.
Notions, Fancy and Family Gro
ceries,
Provisions,
Western Produce.
Grain, Bagging and
Ties and a full line of
Plantation Supplies, Hard
ware. Glass ware, etc. etc. Ais'.
an Extensive and varied assort
ment of every thing in the line of
Saddlery and Harness.
DI- Highest market price paid
for cotton,
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1878-02-23

HOG AND HOMINf FOR THE SOUTH
In order for the people Of the South to
become independent and prosperous, it is
absolutely essential that they should
raise on their own farms their own means
of subsist' nee. This they may easily do.
since all that is necessary is the will ar Il
small outlay Of effort and attention.
Few families require more than 5000
pounds of meat per annnn, and ten hogs,
properly attended to will, without doubt,
net 2OOO pounds. cannot every farmer
by commencing now, contrive to have
ten hogs to kill rcXt winter Set your
pegs" and persistenly work up to them,
is the sure way to succeed. But you have
no corn, and shoats instead of hogs, We
imagine we hear some of our farmers eX-
claim, in a surly. despondent tone, sadly
derogatory to their pluck and manhood.
The old prOverb that where there is a
will there is ay' is literally true, con-
sequently substitutes for corn may be
found, and shoats may be made to grow
into large hogs. Put your hogs in your
horse lot and give them the slops from
yonr kitchen and your surplus vegetables
until your corn comes on.
Raise more com, peas, oats and pota-
toes, and less cotton. Raising cotton at
8 and 10 cents will break tho best farmer
in the land. Manure your land with
stable and cOwpen manure and cotton
seed, and try to cause one acre to Weld
as much as you usually take off three.
Try it for once.
Oats are far cheaper as feed for horses
than corn, and do not materially inter-
fere with the working of the corn CROP
consequently every farmer should SOW
oat particularly if he is scant of corn.
German millet is also Il profitable and
easily grown crop, and very handy as
feed for stock.
1t is plain to every man who has a
glimering of sense that raising cotton
to the neglect of breadstuffs has dragged
the south down to poverty. Will farm
crs go on in this most runious policy {?
We know it is said that there arc somc
men too stupid to be instructed even by
school master of fools.
but we trust tie majority of farmers have
sense enough to quit system of hus-
bandry that is yearly impoverishing
them Let every farmer curtail his cot
ton crop and go in for a diversity of crops
such as corn, oats, peas, potatoes, etc.
Ue must live and practice the strict
est economy in order to become comfort-
able and independents
What we have said by way of advice
to farmers will, if faithfully followed by
them, be more beneficial to them than
all the theories and hints of tho bookish
farmers that figure in agricultural papers.
i Meridian Mercury, Feb. Q.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1878-02-23
ROSkN THAI.

TAT L. Vresinsky's old stand,]
Bayou Sara, La,
FAHIONABLE BOOTSa SHOE MAKER
Respectfully sOlicits a share of the pub
ic patronage and guarantees satisfaction
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1878-02-23

sg7 A society journal says: "A too
lavish display of jewelry is but sign of
vulgarlty of taste.' 1t is. indeed we
never wear our $500 diamond pm, and
$500 diamond ring, aud $3.50 sleeve but
tons, and $1,000 worth of charms, all at
the same time. We have better taste.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1878-02-23

We, the undersigned Committee
appointed to report an estimate cf
expenses Of the parish, for the cnr-
rent year 1878. beg leave to submit
the following:
TO pay clerk Of Po'icr Ju>
~. salary. ............ $lCO 90
la pay parish Treasurer
salary. ........... 25O 90
70 pay parish ATTY. salary $50 90
10 pay Collector or 20
much 'he' eof as may be
legally drawn on same 700 90
To pay Assessor or rs
much thereof as may be
due by law. 800 90
To pay bond and interest
OF new debt due in 1878 4O3 90
10 pay Parish Printing
contract with SENTINEL 125 90
TO pay Jurors Grand and
Petit. II 900 90
l pay tol'ce Jury...~.. 800 90
10 pay Magistrates and
9 nrtabIes salary to
Magistrates $40 per an~
mum, Constab.es $40
per a"num........... $50 90
TO LAY Clerk of Court
salary. y...-........... 500 90
10 pay maintenance of
prisoners or 80 much
thereof as may be drawn
at 30 cents Per capita
per diem. ............. 500 90
I" pay Sheriff compensa-
ton Criminal matter &c
or in cases in which by
law tn parish is to pay
for services re- dered
the State or Pari>h o.. 700 20
TO pay JaiIor at $l5, per
month in lieu of Turn-
keys fees. $50 90.
To pay Coroner'S jury. 200 90
For Bridge fund or so
mach thereof as may
be rga'Iy issued. $50 90
For contf, gent fund 0 so
much thereof as may be
legally issued. ....... 1858 60
Total. 81 ,766 60
Respectfully submitted,
V. d. WALSH. CHAs. DECKER,
THos. BUTLER, G.. l.. FISHER.
The above estimate was read anu
adonted by tie Jury, and ordered
TO be published in the official jour
nal for thlrt days.
On motion Jury adjourned sine
die, j. w. DLDERlCK,
CALVIN GOODMAN, President.
Clerk,
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1878-02-23
ESTlMATE OF EXPENSES
OF THE
Parish of West Feliciana.
FOR THE
Gu RREN l. YEAR 1878.

We, the undersigned Committee
appointed to report an estimate CT
expenses Of the parish, for the carr
rent year 1878. beg leave to submiI
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1878-02-23

~ Schurz's daughters are favortes
with foreign representatives in Washing
ton, as they cor verse we'll in several Ian
guagcs.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-04-10

1Hus Passes Auay the Glory, &c.--It is
said to be the determination Of the authori-
ties 10 break up ball-playins on the historic
grounds OF Stratiord Bark, where many ia-
nous battles have been lost and won, and
from which in sthe halcyon days" Of 1866
and 1867 :" the invincibo Alerts" sent nu-
merous Richmond clubs over Mayo's
bridge minus ball, but generally well
filled with good cheer. The vicinity of
the park is now being built up, and the cit
liens thereabouts, not reiishing hys and
fouls, and sky-scrapers, and daisY-cutters,
propose to put short-stop to ball-playing.
| The boys will have to go west and play al
Spring Hill, or clean up their grounds neal
BaconsviIe, which were oVerfowed by The
last great food. But in the history OF base
ball IN Manchester Stratford Park will al
ways occupy as bright page as Marathon
does in the history OF the ancient Greeks.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-04-10

POLICE CouRT.-Justice White Yesterday
disposed OF the following cases:
Mamie Coles (colored), charged with un-
lawful cohabltation, was sent to the Hust-
ings Court, and committed in default OF
bail.
isaiah Gregory (colored), charged with
breaking and entering the factory OF ). II.
Hardgrove with intent to commit larceny,
was sent on to the Hastings Court, and
committed without bail.
Lucien Davis (co!ored), charged with rob-
bing the money-drawer Of Mrs. Margaret
WeIch OF $40. so, was sent TO the chain-sang
sor three months and ordered thirty-nIne
lasheS.
Rebecca Walker, charged with assault on
Ann Perkins, was committed to Jail in de.
fault OF the payment Of fine OF 80 and
costs.
Ann Perkins was committed TO jail fol
ten days in default OF security as Il disor
derly character.
The parties charged with having fsh-traps
in the river were discharged.
The case OF Daniel Pocklington, charged
with assaulting his wife, was continued
until to-day.
Several parties charged with minor Of
fences were discharged.
Several parties were fined for having un
licensed dogs on their premises.