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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-08-17

=. We are authorized to F. r.
Esqr.. as an Independent candidate
for State Senator from the Tenth Senate
rial District composed of the parishes OF
st. Mary, Vermilion, Calcasieu and Came
ron.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-08-17

Bxyr" Last week our a1fable and
enterprising young friend W. r.
Ellis purchased the old bridge
Exchange" of Mr.. Joseph Rosiere.
The saloon has been recently over
hauled and repainted and is
decidedly one of the coolest retreats
in the State. Riley proposes to
regain the ancient name of being
the best house in town. This bar
will be found constantly stocked
with fine segars and the choicest
wines andliquors. A skilled mixo-
logist will always be on hand
ready to compound a smile "for
the chap as can come down wi
the ducats." In the rear will be
found wo'fne large billiard tables
upon which the knights of the cue
may display their scratching"
abilities. Ample Accommodations are
offered those wishing to indulge
in a quiet game Of whist or the
less romantic "seven up" In
connection with his saloon, Riley
proposes to run an ice house and
will furnished families with the
frozen liquid, in quantities to suit.
Our friends who belong to the U.
F. rs, can obtain a cooling glass
of lemonade with a stick in it"
or a glass Of ice water at short
notice and upon the most reason
able terms.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-08-17

rxJ The youngsters in the
prairies are having fine times
"breaking" horses to the saddle.
The boys Of Vermilion are hard
to beat in that line.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-08-17
na@ Our delegate to the co

Har Our delegate to the con-
vention, Sheriff G. B. Shaw ar
rived home last Saturday morn
ing. He looks well and hearty
and says he will face 10000 cases
of yellow fever and all the quar-
antines from Maine to Mexico
before he will come in an open
skiff from P~laquemine to New
Iberia again.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-08-17

HGS@ A German woman at
Conuersville, Ind, recently give
birth to five fine boyes-all males.
The puintette are doing well.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-08-17
To the Voters or vermilion Parish.

|. The undersigned respectfully announces
himself as a candidate for Representative
for Vermilion parish, subject to the nomi-
nation of a Democratic Convention for
said parish in case one be held.-Election
to be held In November next.
R. P. o'BRYAN.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-08-17

HxD@ Elizabeth Allen in a poem
asks,-"Oh! willow, why forever
weep" Elizabeth is a little mis-
taken as to the facts. 1t isn't the
willow that weeps, it is the boy
who dances under the timber end
of it.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-08-17

GALvEsToN.-A small town sit.
uated on all island of hat name, on the
Texas coast-it is q wonderful place, 1t
is remarkable for several reasons, chief oil
which is its disposition to meddie with
things it does not understand. Tie Lake
Charles Echo Of the Sth instant, contains
a highly Entertaining account Of the trav-
els OF a DR. Heard OF that city. Accord
ing to the article, This dis insuished dis
ciple OF Escalapius set cut on a sanitary
mission to enlighten the world on The i'm
pending danger of that awful monster
yellow Jack" and the urgent necessity Of
establishing a rigid quarantine against
New Orleans. This version of his miracu-
lous performances reads like a chapter of
Ned Buntline's blood and thunder roman.
ces. He arrived first in Morgan City,
where be drunmed up a couple of doc
tors and convinced them that the city
must quarantine New Orleans. From here
be went to New Olleans whcr., Brothpr
Choppin's Board of Health met him at
the terry landing and proceeded to show
him the Elephant" lie conversed with
some forty-seven doctors, al! of whom had
d different theory in regard to the disc ase
He saw the reddish yellow cloud which
lowered over the city, aud was Informed
"that It preceded the epidemic and remain
ed steadily over the city since the preva.
lence OF yellow fever" After leaving New
Orleans, he jou-neyed to Memphis where
he went for the Board of health with a
sharp stick aud soon succeeded in incul-
eating his ideas. He then dropped in at
Hot Springs, Ark, where be underwent a
thorough publication, and established a
quarantine and other sanitary measures.
Marshall, TEXAS, was the next villag. he
graced with bis august presence. Here
he was welcomed by the Board of health,
who readily accepted his doctrines, and
from there he went to Galveston, stop
ping at the towns on the way, preaching
his doctrines and establishing guarantees
against New Orleans. Opon his return
to Galveston he was of course rendered
an ovation, and interviewed by the repor-
tiers, to whom he expressed his solemn
opinion that "the yellow fever would yet
burst its cordons and become epidemic"
and now the GaIvestonians will hunt out
and run down a New Orleans a as if he
were an outlaw with a price upon his
head.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-08-17
TAX NlpTICE

The tax payers Of the Parish q 49,
ion are hereby notified hat am
prepared 10 collect the State and h
licenses for the year 1878, ana |.
taxes DE the State aud Parish o.
Rolls OF 1877, collectahle, how as w.
taxes due parish and State ior oscA
Jos. S. NUsE,
Tsy Collector Yermilion lss~
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-08-17

nsy% Mrs. A. Il. Stewart owns
a diamond worth $4,000 which
is said to be the largest in the
United States.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-08-17
IMPORTANT NOTICE.

All advertisements and communications
. intended for the MERID1oNAL, must be
, handed in by IL o'clock n. on Thursday
to ensure publication. This is an impor-
tant business rule. which should not be
overlooked or neglected.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-08-17

rasr Money" says an ex'
change, lis the missing link be.
tween our subscribers and the
editor" Same with us, neighbor.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-08-17

p~ay- Copious showers Of rain
are frequent in this parish
though in some portions the PEG
pie have had none for two or three
weeks. Come clerk lie. the
showers be better distributed.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-08-17

Ha- The peach crop is the
largest ever known in this section
Of the country. Bring 'em along.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-08-17
Exe% The District Court, Hon

E. Mouton, Judge, will commence
on Monday the I'd Of September
next. We understand that there
are several quite lively criminal
cases 10 be tried at that term.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-08-17

Al a meeting Of the Board Of
Health held Monday evening, Au-
gust 1--we learn a quarantine
was declared against New Iberia,
on account Of the presence Of a
case of yellow fever in that town.
u. At a certain depot the
other day a man put his head out
of the car window to kiss his
girl goodbye when the train
pulled out SO rapidly that he
kissed an old negro female at the
next station.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-08-17

El3~ The Mofitt register col
lected $4,000 in Richmond for
the past nine months.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-08-17

be- There is a factory in
operation in Davenport Iowa
that is making sugar out Of
Indian corn.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-08-17

DO Taylorstown, Pa, q COW
owned by Robert Hall, farmer,
give birth 10 fifty calves ranging
in size from rats to opossums. The
COW died shortly after giving birth
to the calves. She orter.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-08-17
nc A Lady in Texas saw d,

HGy a Lady To Texas saw an
advertisement in a New York
paper of an opium cure She
sent for it, took II, and died in
commissions in less than an hour.
The New York physician has beer
arrested. Hang him.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-08-17

"Bill, how did you and Tom
end that dispute Sunday !" Why,
| called him a liar and dropped
the subject" called him a liar ?
Did he take it ?" Take it OF
course he took it! But l dropped
simultaneously with the sub
.ject."- Breakfast Tadle.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-08-17

No parish Court this week on
account of the illness of the Judge.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-08-17

BI- That delightful bird, the
'papa.bot is now plentiful in Our
prairies.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-08-17
TOWN COUNCIL.

The Board OF Town Council OF
the town of Abbeville, La, met
this 3Oth day of July, 1878, at the
Courthouse, in special session.
Were present Messrs. Lastic
Broussard, Sol. Wise, Jean Abadie
and Jean BoyancG.
Absent a: l.. Pcrret, MAY or.
On motion of Mr.. Wise, Lastic
Broussard, Esq, was duly elected
Mayor pro TEN.
On motion, the Council then
adjourned until tomorrow. July
3lst., 1878.
F. b.. PArTEN, Secretary.
According to adjournment, the
Board Of Town Council of the
town of Abbeville met at the
Courthouse, in said town, on this
|31st. day Of July, 1878.
Were present (: Iastie Broussard
ESQ, Mayor pro lem, and Messrs.
Sol. Wise, Jean Boyanc6e and Jean
Abadie.
Absent :Leonce Perret, Mayor.
The following Petition signed
by the tax payers of said town
requesting the Council to levy a
special tax not to exceed five, nills
on the dollar. to defray the ex-
pense Of quarantining the town
from any district now infected
with yellow fever, and from those
Which may hereafter become so
infected, was received, read, and.
ordered spread upon the minutes
and published
To the Mayor and Aldermen Of
the town of Abbeville, La.
In view Of the fact that. the
limitation Of taxation allowed by
law has been reached, and that the
town authorities have no power to-
levy an additional tax for the year
1878 for any purpose whatever:
aud in view of the danger Of the
introduction ofyellow fever in Our
town
The undersigned taxpayers Of
said town request your IIon. body
to levy a special tax not to exceed
five mills on the dollar on the as
sessed valuation of the property
as per tax roll Of 1878, situated
in said town, or as much thereof
as may be deemed necessary to de-
fray the expenses Of qnaranlining
the town from any district now,
or which may hereafter be, infect
ed with yellow fever Or any other
infectious disease.
Said tax to be- levied and col
lected Immediately.
AbheyilIe, La, July 81, 1878.
Jacob Isaacs, r. Sagrera
Lastie Broussard, for /. Wise.
A. d. Martin, W. D. White,
G. B. Shaw, IT. Libersat.
B. Bigat, r. Sagrera. for
Mrs. G, Laplace.
A. d. Laborde A. Monlor
Fl. LeGueunec, S. Wise,
J. Boyance F. d. Lege.
j. Abadie, Alexis Trahan.
Az6Iia Nuncz Victor Guidly
David Frank p. Onrblen
l.. Lucent b.. Dutel
W. R. Ellis p. D Dupuy
DR.. Young Eugene Noel
Edward Noel Jacob Gastnl
FL. Senac Louis Ourblin
J. N. Defrance Leon Broussard
Godchaux & Abadie.
VKy r. r-'-
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-08-17

Dsg- Go to the Sherif's sales
to day, and get a bargain.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-08-17

GOdchauX d Abadle.
On motion of Mr.. Wise, It was
resolved that a special tax of Ave
mills on the dollar be and the
same is hereby levied. and ordered
to be Immediately collected. on the
Corporation Rolls of 1878. the
said tax to be collected in U. s.
currency and to constitute a fund
for the payment of the guards EN-.
ployed in quarantining the town
against districts now, or which
may hereafter become, infected
with yellow fever.
On motion Of Mr.. Wise, In view
of the absence Of the MAJOR, l,
was resolved that the Mayor pro
tenn be and he is hereby authorized
to appoint a Committee of four,
the said Mayor pro tem included,
to act without pay, whose duty it
shall be to strictly enforce and
carry out the Quarantine Ordin-
ances of this town; and further,
that said Committee be and arc
hereby authorized to employ
guards for that purpose, which
guards shall be required to keep
their posts at such points as said
Committee may designate from II
o'clock m. to IL O'Clock p. ~, and
from II o'clock p. m. to u
O'Clock m, and shall be paid 1925
per day each, upon statement
approved by said Committee and
warrant signed by the Mayor and
Secretary; and further, that the
said Committee shall have full
control and supervision of the
said guards, and shall aid them in
the performance of their duties,
and may increase or diminish the
number thereof as they may deem
the circumstances require; aud
may totally suspend and discontin-
ne all Of said guards whenever
they may see proper 50 to do.
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TELEGRAPHIG
LATEST UP To- Pm TO-DAY

ROME. June ls.-The city elections
are over. The Catholics got two out OF
twelve municipal couRcillors. The three
provincial councillors chosen are LIB
erals.
BERLIN, June lS.--Gortschakof was
unable % attend the Bismarck dinner
last night.
LONDON, June lS.-The Times under
stands that there is nothing known at
the United States legation in Vienna OF
any request for the appearance Of Minis
ter Kasson before the Potter investiga-
ton committee at Washington.
Berlin correspondents send very con
Trajectory accounts Of the doings in the
congress. Some assert that Lord Sails
bury proposed the admission Of Greece,
supporting his proposal in a speech
which occupied the entire sitting. Other
correspondents declare the admission OF
Greece was not discussed at all, but
postponed I'LL Wednesday. 1t is stated
that when Count Andrassy introduced
the question Of the boundaries Of Buf.
garia he made an earnest speech, urging
q division Of European Turkey into dis.
tricts on a basis of n~ationalities, thus
rendering reform and regeneration pos
sible without severiug their connection
with the porte.
The Times correspondent says the
representatives of England moved for
the admission of Greece, and hat the
representatives of France supported the
molten, but debate was adjourned till
the next sitting. 1t is probable Greece.
will be admitted in a purely consultative
position, or to a number Of sittiHgs rela.
tive to Greek interests.
The congress sat less that two hours
yesterday. Whatever may be the vote
Of the majority Of the statesit is not be.
lieVed the congress will undertake to
compel, by force, an exchange OF Bessa.
rabia for Dobrudja, or sanction Russsia's
coercing Roumania. If the later, after
an expression Of opinion by the congress,
continue to refuse to make an exchange
England viii insist upon a rigorous lin.
~itation Of the municipalities Of Bulgaria
to the territory north Of the Balkana.
TIE races on the Ascot Heath began
to day. The gold vase was won by Yer.
neuil; the Prince of Wales stakes by
G~leugary, and the Ascot stakes by Ches.
terton.
PARIS, June lS-A telegram froll
Scutaria says the recent conflict between
the Turks and MonteDegrins was a sim
pie riot among the Turkish and Monten.
egrin inhabitants of Krina.
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THERE is evidently much activity
among experimental in the wide field
opened by the telephone. Mr.. w. L.
Scott, an English investigator, has just
devised an instrument which he calls the
magnOphOne. II his first experiments
Mr.. Scott found that to increase the
volume of sound from the telephone it
was only necessary to increase the weight
Of metal in the diaphragm, but instead
of increasing the thickness Of the plate
he discovered that it was better to use
several lamine. perforating all but that
nearest the magnet. Iron filings formed
the next step, With results 80 promising
that other substances in q 6nely.diyided
state we're tried-precipitsted silver, pure
iron, mercury and p~latinum-the last
named being most sensitive to sound.
Mercury answers all purposes, but, in
stead Of charcoal as the porous holder
of the metal, Mr., Scott used pumice or
asbestos, from which be cut the phone.
phOric tablets, spheres, or cylinders. The
results are identical with those obtained
by Prot. Hughes, in the construction Of
the m~icrophone.
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The Trade IN English Benuue,

1t used to be thought odd in
London to see portraits of prin-
cesses of the royal family elbowing
celebrities of the demi.monde. The
demi-monde has lately had to con-
tend with the monde in general,
andof the highest social rank. Pho
tOgraphs of most of the women fa-
nous this season for beauty may
not only be seen but bought. The
American belle may compare her
charms with those of her English
rivals ifshe likes to send an order
for them. The Countess of bud.
ley, the Duchess of Manchester,
the Marchioness Of Butte, the Ouch
ess Of Norfolk (who does not COM
pete for the prize Of mere good
lOoks), Mrs. CORVALLIS West, Mrs.
Sloane Stanley, Mrs. Langtry, Lady
Gladys Herbert, the Countess of
Leicester, y are all there, some of
them in half a dozen different poses,
Of which more than one are of a
highly theatrical kind.
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Confirmed.

WASHINGTON, June l8,-The senate
confirmed Jesse E. WbselOck, Of Mime
sofa, register Of the land Office at Fargo,
Dakota; William H. H. WATSON, Of Illi-
nois, Indian agent for the Flandreau
agency, Dakota; Asa D. Baker, Of New
York, for Red Lake agency,l Minnesota,
and S. S. Lawson, of Illinois, for Mis-
sion agency, California; George Eyester,
Of Pennsylvania, United States assistant
treasurer at Philadelphia; Theodore G.
Hacker, postmaster at Brownsville, Ne.
braska. Among the nominations reject.
ed were two colored men nominated for
justices Of the peace for the District OF
Columbia. alt
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Indications.

WASHINGTON, June l8.-In Tennessee
and Ohio valley, generally higher press.
ure, winds mostly from northeast to
northwest. cool, threatening and rainy,
succeeded by warmer and partly cloudy
weather. 1faa ~ lo rg,l
In upper Mississippi aud lower Mis-
souri, valleys, falling and stationary, fol
lowed by rising barometer, winds mostly
from east to south, and generally warmer,
clear or partly cloudy weather, possibly
succeeded in the northern portions by
occasional rains.
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WASHINGTON.
oOnsre.slOnal PrOcoealnxs.

OCgCAAAkH
WASHINGTON, June l8.-SENArE.-Mr.
Kirkwood, from the conference commit
tee on the resolution of the house re.
turning to the senate the post route bill
which the house refused to consider on
account of one amendment Of the sen.
ate being in the nature of a revenue bill,
reported that the committee had been
unable to agree. The report was laid
on the table for the present. The amend.
ment referred to is that allowing foreign
boats aud through mails free Of duty, in
accordance with the terms Of the inter
national postal treaty. Conierences on the
part of the senate proposed to waive all
discussion as to the questions Of priv.
lege at issue between the two houses and
to consider the bill with the senate, but
the house conference declined to agree TO
the proposition for the reason that they
do not, in their opinion, possess the power
under the resolution Of the house, to con-
slider the bill or amendment without an
enlargement thereof. The senate then
went iRto executive session.
When the doors were reopsned a res
luton to extend the session until six
o'clock Wednesday evening passed.
Consideration Of sundry appropriation
bills was then resumed. Gs
A bill TO amend the laws relative to
internal revenue was received from the
house, aud having been read, was laid
over under the rules until tomorrow at
the instance Of Mr.. Sargent. Z
HOUSE Mr.. Danford, from the Com.
mittee on naval affairs, repol ed a bill
to promote the knowledge of steam en-.
cheering and iron ship building among
the students in scientific schools aud
colleges, which passed. The bill pro.
yides that on the application Of any sci.
entiic school or college the President
may detail an officer from the engineer
corps of the navy to act as professor at
the institution.
The House concurred in the Senate
concurrent resolution declaring that the
treaty with China allowing unrestricted
immigration to this country should be
modified and calling the attention Of the
President to the subject.
Mr.. Strait. from the Committee OF
military affairs, reported q bill for th,
equalization of bounties. Referred.
A bill extending the jurisdiction of tn,
Court Of Claims to all claims growing
out of treaties between the United
States and Indian tribes was referred.
Also, a bill authorizing the appoint
ment Of a delegate to the house Of rep
reSentativeS by a council Of the Indial
. b ;. Referred.
. The senate bill was passed for the re
vision and collection Of assessments 70
: special taxes in the District Of colum
bia.
! The senate amendments we're concu-
J red in TO the bill to carry into effect th,
provisions Of the treaty of 1853 betweel
, the United States and China, and to Civ
the Court Of Claims jurisdiction in Gel
5 tain cases.
! After concur ring in the senate amend
meuts to y,rious district bills, the senat
substitute for tho bill repeating the re
sumption act was reached,
Mr. Fort moved to concur in ihe SCI
. ate amendments.
Mr.. Ewing-I object TO the preser
confederation oithis treasury departmeI
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River TsIewranas.

lCIScISSATL June lS,--RiYer rising.
Weather warm and fair.
CAIRO, June is. -Arriyed-John B
Maude, Yieksbprg, 2 an Common
wealth, New Orleans, g. Departed
Storm, St. Louis, 8 pm; Maude and
Commonwealth, st. Louis, 4 am Johr
Gilmore, New Orleans, noon. Cloudy
and cool. Iuii. fI ttr
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SPECIAL NOTICE.
OAR.n.

TO all who Observation-Disclosures and
lndiscretions Of youth, nervous weakness.
early decay, loss Of manhood, etc.. / will
send a receipt that will cure you. FREE or
CHARGE. This great remedy was discovered
by missionary in South America. Send a
solf-addressod envelope to the REv. JosBPH
T. ISHAS, Station D., lBiBle House. ReiO York
GU. -xxvii-gb eodtw
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Eating is a Torture.

And sleep oflen a mere travesty Of repose. to
the dyspeptic. Appetite is correspondinEly
impaired by this most prevalent Of maladiss,
and headaches, biliousness, constipation. pew.
erty Of tho blood, loss Of flesh and vitality,
and a thousand annoying and indescribable
sensations, are It's cOnc0mitants. II Is, moro
over, the progenitor OF numerous and formi-
dablo bodily disorders. Obstinate as it Is,
however. It's complete eradication may be
effected BY the persistent use of Hostetter's
Gates beth vigor aud regularity to the organs
Of digestion aud secretion, relaxes the bowels
gently but thoroughly enrichea and puri6es
the blood, promotes appetite, and givss tram
guilty to the nervous. system. Persons Of
weakly constitution and { eble physique who
use this superb tonic. infailibly derive from II
the stamina Of which they stand 20 much In
nold, and IL Is invariably successful in romt-
dying and preventing malarial diseases.
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.ub.Ltala Tor 10 biII. [ories Of. Or:

substitute for the bill. [cries Of Or.
derl"l
The senate amendments were finally
non.coucurred in for the want Of the
necessary twO.third majority, lao to 1856,
so that the bill fails. The amendments
we're to make greenbscks receivable for
four per cent. bonds and for custom
duties. The vote was taken after
much uproar and excitement and was
a mixed one both as to politics and To-
calities.
Senate resolution extending the time
for adjournment until Wednesday. at 6
p. N, was cOucurrea in. ri