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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-02-09
School Board Proceedings.
Jannary 5, ISIS

Oei''A J -
The Board met this day at its
regular meeting. Present :: j. N.
Williams, president, J. Ahshire
B. Faulk, John Lenore, Daniel
Paul, Isaac Wise and T. R. King.
Absent P. [. Mouton and Archie
Young.
The minutes Of last meeting
we're read and adopted.
On motion the school kept by
Mr.. Geo. W. Summers was dis.
continued.
On motion the school kept by
Mr.. J. A. Meagher was discon.
tinned.
On motion resolved that the
salaries Of all the teachers outside
Of the town Of Abbevil1e be re-
duced to thirty-6ve dollars per
month.
The resignation Of P. l. Mouten
as a member of the board having
been presented, on motion the
same was accepted.
On motion, Messrs. R. Pickett,
E. W. Huff and Austin Lee were
appointed a committee to investi-
gate the charges brought to this
board against G. J. Young and
report to this body at its next
meeting.
On motion resolved that the
visiting trustees at Campbell's
settlement be authorized to remove
all their school furniture to the
school kept Mr.. L. S. Rice.
On motion the meeting adjourn
ed.
J., N. WILLIAMS,
President.
Isaac WISE Secretary.
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TO the Editors Of the State Of
Louisiana,

The Louisiana Bureau of Immi-
grafton is receiving many letters
OF inquiry from various sources
calling for information for farm
ers, mechanics laborers, business
men, and capitalists, who desire
to settle in this State, or invest
capital here. Our bureau has
issued two descriptive circulars,
with maps for the benefit of such
inquired. We have sent off many
circulars, and copies of Louisiana
IFS 1t Is, and written answers
in response to letters Of inquiry.
Our bureau has opened books to
receive descriptions OF lands, for
sale, propositions to lease lands,
or to have lands, worked on
shares-any proposition that may
enlighten the immigrant who
wants to come to Louisiana.
We will record all such descrip-
tions of lands and propositions in
our books, which will be open to
strangers and persons wishing to
purchase, and these descriptions
will furnish the bureau with an
additional fund Of valuable infor.
nation for future circulars, and
to be used in our letters IN reply
to inquiries.
AS our board has no funds and
no income expect the small amount
furnished by merchants and others
in New Orleans who subscribe to
assist us in our labors, we respect
fully beg the editors of the State
to published this notice, for a few
weeks or months, without charge
10 the board, for the benefit Of
immigration and the State.
VIM. BoGEL, President.
)fice Louisiana Bureau OF Immi-
grafton, No. s Commercial Place
New Orleans, La, Oct. 6, 1877.
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ISAAC WISE, Secretary.
Police Jury.

On Monday, the 7th day 0
January 1878, A. D., the Polic'
Jury met in regular session at th'
I courthouse in AbbevilTe.
Were present Messrs. Brous
sard. Perry and Wise.
Absent Messrs. LeIeu aDl
Hoffpauir.
On motion of Mr.. Wise, N
Perry, Esq, was elected president
pro tenn.
Art. 4 adopted December Sc
1877, was amended by adding
"two Registers Or Record books
and Index for SUGGESTIONS for use
Of the clerks office" with this
amendment the minutes Of last
meeting we're read and adopted.
Mr.. Wise in accordance with
the provisions Of Art. 2 adopted
December Sd 1877. reported that
the repairs, &c, made to the Alb
beville Bridge were paid in full,
and at his request his mechanics
lien on said bridge was cancelled
and annulled.
Art. |. Resolved that the par.
!sh tax Collector be notified to
make a settlement Of his collec'
tions with the Finance Committee
on the Goth day of January inst.
to the 3Ist day Of December 1877.
Art. 2. Resolved that the par.
ish Treasurer be also notified and
required to make a similar settle
ment with said committee on OF
before the 1st proximo.
Geo. NJ. Eldrigde, Esq, tender
ed his resignation as a member OF
the Finance Committee, which lie
ing accepted, John G. White; Esq.
was elected in his place.
Whereas, the financial affairs o
the parish Of Vermilion are in an
embarrassed condition, and the
parish is unable to pay its out
standing Indebtedness, under the
rate Of taxation as now fixed by
law.
Art. 3. Be it Resolved, thai
the General Assembly Of the State
Of Louisiana, be requested to pass
an act authorizing the Police Jury
Of Vermilion parish to fund said
Indebtedness, amounting approx.
mately to $4,000 0o) and Issue
interest bearing bonds therefor,
payable in one, two and three
years and authorizing the levy OF
a special tax to meet the payment
of said bonds and interest.
Art. 3. Resolved that the
Clerk Of this body transmit copies
Of the above resolution to our
Senator and Representative in the
General Assembly.
The Police Jury proceeded to
elect the officers of this body to
serve during the present year end
resulted as follows:
Nathan Perry, president:
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-02-09

The Confederate Soldiers Return,
or the Lost Cause.
The Confederate soldiers re-
turn or the LOST CAUsE--A mag
nifcent picture, beautiful in design
and artistic in execution. II rep
rcsents a Confederate soldier after
the war returning to his home,
which he finds ruined by shot and
shell, looking lonely and desolate.
In front Of the ruined cottage,
telling a sad tale of the miseries
Of war, are two graves with rude
crosses, on one of which some
friendly hand has hung a garland.
The graves are overhung by a
weeping willow, in the shadow Of
which stands the returned soldier
with bowed head, as if thinking of
the past. To the right the calm
river and rising moon Indicate
peace and rest. The stars seen
through trees represent the South
ern Cross, draped over the graves,
an emblem of the Confederate flag
as well as harbinger of brighter
days to come.
The food of glorious moonlight
streaming through the trees and
rejecting on the peaceful river
adds to the sentiment aud beauty
Of the scene and its surroundings.
No description Of this gem Of art
will do it justice-it must be seen.
1t is a picture that will touch every
southern heart and should find a
place in every southern home. 1t
is AXIS inches in size, on heavy
plate paper. One copy will be
sent by mail, in pasteboard roller
to any address, postpaid, on re-
ceipt Of 25 cent three copies for
so cent or six for $l,in currency
OF: postage stamps. Agents want
ed everywhere, to sell this and a
variety Of other popuiaS cheap
pictures. No money required until
they are sold. No trouble to sell
them. Send stamp for our catalogue
and terms.
Address, A. GREGAH & Co. Pub
fishers.
16s Market St., Chattanooga,
Tim.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-02-09
CONSUMPTION CURED.

An old physician retired from active
practice, having had placed in his hands
by an East Indian missionary the formula
of simple vegetable remedy for the
speedy and permanent cure Of Consi.mp-
ton, Bronchitis, Catarrh, Asthma, and all
Throat and Lung affections, also posi-
tive and radical cure for General Debility
and all nervous complaints, after having
thoroughly tested i's wonderful curative
powers in thousands of Cases. feels 1t his
duty to make it known to his suffering
fellows. The recipe will be sent free of
charge, to all who desire it, with iull di-
rections for preparing and successfully
using. Address with stamp naming this
paper, DR.. J. G. SroNE, A. North Ninth
Street, Philadelphis, Pa.-Nov. ly.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-02-09
A. LACoUR, Clerk.

Saturday October Goth 1877.
| The Police Jury met this da,,
at the Courthouse pursuant to ad
journment.
Were present:-Howard HoA
pauir, president, S. Wise, D. 0
Broussard and Nathan Perry.
On motion of S. Wise, Last,
Broussard was appointed clerl
pro tenn of this body for the pres
ent meeting.
The minutes of the last meeting
| being read, were ordered to be
corrected, SO as to place the amt
Of SIS allowed Isaac Wise, paya
BILE on the district attorney funo
of 1877, instead of that fund fol
1875 and with said correction
the said minutes were on motion
adopted.
Mr.. S. Wise, member of the
Finance committee, stated to the
jury that the committee had been
unable to complete their report
to be presented at this meeting
owing to the severe illness of some
members of the committee; where.
upon further time was granted.
On motion of Mr.. Perry,
Resolved that the clerk of the po
lice jury, Immediately inform and
notify the several road oyerseers
Of the parish, Of the limits and
boundaries Of their respective
road districts.
Resolved further, that said road
overseers. be also notified and or
dered to call upon and notify all
persons subject to road duty, with
out delay, to work on the bridges
IN their respective road district
which are in need of repairs.
A communication from Mr.. A
G. Maxwell, asking to be relieved
Of his contract for the keeping oI
the ferry across the Bayou Yer.
million at Abbeville, after the ex
piration of his first month, was
read and request acceded to BY
this body.
3 On motion of Mr.. Wise,
Resolved that a toll ferry be es
tablished at Abbeville, until the
bridge across the bayou be com.
pletely repaired.
4 Resolved furtrer, that the pre-.
sident be and he is hereby empow.
cred and instructed to give. the
necessary advertisements and no
tice Of the letting of said ferry to
the highest bidder, in the manner
prescribed by law.
5 Resolved further, that the
keeper of said ferry, shall enter
into contract with the president
of this body, and shall further
more, be required to furnish bond
with solvent surety in the sum of
one hundred and fifty dollars for
the faithful performance of his
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-02-09

duty under his said contract ; said
bond to be taken before the Re.
|corder Of said parish, and record
ed in his office, after being duly
accepted and approved by the pre-
sident Of the police jury.
6 Resolved further. that the
following rates of toll are hereby
established, to wit !:
For Gael. iaotlnan, 5 cts =; for
each man aud horse, 10 cts for
each buggy and horse, Is cts for
each buggy with two horses 20 cts
for each empty Wagon with two
horses, Or for each OK cart with
two oxen, 25 cts Cor each loaded
Wagon with two horses, or for
each OK cart with two oxen, IS.
Z On motion of Mr.. Wise,
Resolved that the president be
and he is hereby authorized and
empowered to contract for and in
behalf of the parish of Vermilion,
with any person or persons, for
the repairs of the bridge at Able
vile, on such terms and conditions
as the bridge committee may re-
commend and agree upon.
s On motion Of the same mem.
ber, resolved that the tax collec.
tor be and he is hereby instructed
to delay the collection of the
amount claimed of Cesaire Bour-
que, for parish tax of 1874, until
the 18th December. 1877.
8 The following claims were
allowed on the several funds for
the purpose
Grim. Pros. fund 1875.
G. Pullen, trans. toS. Wise SO 70
Election fund 1876.
Clet Leblanc 5 90
Physician fand is77.
W. D. White Is 90
Police Jury fund 1877.
s. Wise, member Of Police
and finance com. TO date so 90
D. @. Broussard member
Police Jury to date is 90 |
Howard Hoffpauir do 5 90
NJ. &. Brousssard P. 7. 100 90 |
Grim. Pros. fund 1877.
). Wise 4 90 |
c. Sonnier trs to S. Wise 5 90
). Pullen do do / %
E. G. Russell do l l255
:. G. Ewing Dy-sheritf 2 90
[. Guidry, do 81 65
Tie Jury then adjourned to
Monday the Sd day Of December
.877.
HOWARD HoFFpAU1R, President.
IAsTIE BIoUssARD, elk. pro TEN.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-02-09
N o tice
Succession Of Elijah 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.
EMELINE EWING.
Natural Tutrix.
Oct. goth 1877.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-02-09

"THE Losr CAUSE "A, mag
nificent picture l4x1S inches in
size represents a confederate sold.
ier after the war returning to his
home, which he finds lonely and
desolate. In front of the ruined
cottage are two graves with rude
crosses, on one Of which some
friendly hand has hung a garland.
70 the right the calm river and
rising moon indicate peace and
rest. The stars, seen through the
trees, represent the Southern
Cross. tits a picture that will
touch every Southern heart, and
should find place in every South
ern home. One copy sent by mail
mounted on a roller and postpaid
on receipt Of 25 cents, or threefor
sixty cents. Address A CREGAR
& Co. No. 1853 Market Street,
Chattanooga, Tenn. 'gents want
ed every where to sell our cheap
and popular pictures, stationery
packages etc. 80 to $40 per day
easily made. No money required
until the pictnres are sold. Send
stamp for catalogue and terms.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-02-09
Woods Household Machine
AND THE CHROMO
r. IN & Il I'M 1 T =.

HAVING control of the mag
nifcent Oil Chrome, Yo SEMIrE-
we are able to offer a combina,
tion Of Literary and artistic work
Of genuine worth, and 1T prices
unprecedented.
This fine copy Of piece of Natures
grandest work, is not presented in the
usual limited style,-its dimensions,
l4XcS. making picture ofvery desirable
size, in itself
AN ORNAMENT TO THE ROOM
graced by its presence.
Bntfew copies OF this beautiful Chrome
will be allowed to 60 to the retail stores,
and those will be sold at their
Actual Retail Price, 5000,
while, if ordered in connection with ouI
Magazine, both will be furnished for
8! 5 @.
Asa Premium the picture may be OBJ
famed by sending us two subscriptions
Tor the Magazine at $1.00 each, or by
subscribing for the Magazine two years
in advance atone dollar per annum.
Address,
WOODS HOUSEHOLD MAGAZINE.
Newburgh. N. Y.
). n. SHUTEs, Publisher. sep-'73
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-02-09
Or. LYNN, "; ", ,yA!sI,I! XAM ,PI!ELT,

ABBEVILLE. LA.
Treats all forms of Diseases,
eleher acute or chronic, according
,5 70 the principles Of SPECIFIC
MEDICATION.
All female diseases successfully
treated. ate, Leucorrhea. Fluor-albus
or Whites 9 a a Speciality.
June 2, II
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-02-09
Official DIRECTORY.

District Judge.
ERAsTE MoUToN.
District Attorney.
j. A. CHARGo1s.
Clerk Of District Court,
LAsTIE BRoUssApD.
Representative.
ADREN NUNEz.
Parish Judge.
WILLIAM KIBBE.
Parish Attorney.
w. A. WHITE.
G. B. SHAW.
Recorder.
LEO PERRET.
Tax Collector.
j. s. NUNEz.
Police Jury.
HOWARD HoFFpAU1R President.
>. WISE, D. 0. BRoUssARD
+. ID. LELEU, N. PERRY.
Town Council.
LEoNcE PERREr, Mayor.
LAsTIE BRoUssARD, J. ABADIE,
S. WISE, J. BoYANcE
GEO. E. LYONS, Constable.
Justices of the Peace, Sd. Ward
F. B. PATTEN, W. A. WHITE.
Dep'ty. U. S. Surveyors
E. FnRAY,
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-02-09
VOL. Xxx.
TO the Public.

would respectfully inform my
friends and customers and the peo-
lple in general, that / have just Sc
lected with the greaest care, q
general assortment Of Fall and
Winter Goods, which | am now
offering at the lowest cash price
Ny stock comprises large va
Iriety Of
Domestic Dry Goods,
Fapcy Goods,
Fine
English,
French
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-02-09

Believing that it would be great
ly to the interest Of this parish to
establish a Real Estate Agency in
the town of Abbeville. | have
assumed the position, and inform
all those who have lands, planta-
tons or town lots for sale, or
those who desire to purchase the
same, to call at my store where |
shall always be ready to give full
particulars and make agreements.
Having now communications with
different parties in the United
States who are desirous to locate
in this country there are chances
to effect sales or purchases at early
date and or satisfactory terms.
Respectfully,
A. y. MARTIN.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-02-09
Ambrose Lacour, clerk.
Fl. 3. Lyons, constable.
NJ. G.. Broussard. Treasurer.

Their salaries were fixed at the
same rate as last year.
Art. 4. Resolved that the bal
ance remaining out Of the tax col
lector's and assessors fund, after
deducting $40O 90, be and the
same is hereby transferred to the
Police Jury fund, and appropria.
ted to meet the payment of claims
against said Police Jury fund.
The following claims were al
lowed and ordered to be paid out
of their respective funds
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-02-09

G NJ Eldridge S 8 60
Solomon Wise 8 90
Nathan Perry It 90
Ambrose Lacour 100 90
D 0 Broussard 6 40
NJ G Broussard 100 90
Il B Lyons Is 90
Contingent fund 1877
J G Brookshier 2 so
Solomon Wise 56 90
Criminal prosecution fund 1874.
S Wise, admr sue D Wells 2 so
Same fund 1877.
G 8 Shaw 270 90
c C Duson shift St Landry 46 90
Parish & Dist Atty fund 1877.
w A White salary to December
3lst 1877. 90 I62
For satisfactory reasons, One
sine Broussard. jr. was relieved of
the payment of his parish taxes for
the year 1874, ON $l40 as errone-
ously assessed.
On motion of Mr.. Wise, the
Jury adjourned to meet on the
Ist Monday of February next.
n. PERRY, President.
A. LACOUR, Clerk.
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and American

and American
Casimeres,
Ladies Dress Goods,
Cloaks, Shawls,
Notions of all descriptions,
Calicos, Best American Brand,
Cotton, Bleached and Brown,
Alpacas Of all shades, Flannels.
Opera, Plain & 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.
Clothings Of all descriptions
Gentlemen's Shirt,
Underwear,
and all kinds,
of Furnishing
Ladies. Goods,
Misses, Men
and Boys
Boots q ShOeS.
Hardware, the latest improve
ments in utensils.
saddlery, Crockery Tinware,
A fine stock Of fresh family gro
'ceries.
Tobacco, chewing Il smoking,
segars, pipes, &c. ]
Sole agent for the celebrated
WEED Sc WING MACHINE.
the simplest. cheapest and most
durable Of the kind.
Ny stock is now entirely Neac
and complete, and every one rich
and poor, white and colored are
welcome TO enter and see for them
selves.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-06-08
The Blue and the Gray

Gen. Gideon J. Pillow, in accept
ing the invitation of the Grand
Army of the Republic to unite with
them in decorating the graves and
honOring the memory and achieve
ments of the men who fell in the
war between the States, said: "You
but honor the brave and patriotic
men who fought that war out, and
had no part in causing national
strife. On both sifes they obeyed
their sense of duty and patriotism
The great battles of those armies
are a common heritage of manly
courage and patriotic devotion
They constitute proofs to the world
of what American people are capa-
BILE. Divided, their conflicts ofarms
shook the earth beneath their tread
United, they could resist the world
in arms"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-06-08

THE General Conference of the
Methodist Church which has been
in session at Atlanta, Ga, since the
first of May adjourned on oath ult.
The following compose the Book
Committee appointed by the Gen
eral Conference:
Dempsey Weaver, James Whit
worth, L. ID. Fife, Nathaniel Baxter,
Jr., DIR. VIM. Morrow, Judge E. FL.
East, DR.. VIM. FL. Morgan, Rev.
r. X. Hargrove, Rev. II. A. Young,
John A. Carter, s. FL. Dunscomb,
Rev. A. G. Haygood, Rev. A. S.
Andrews.
| At Fridays session the following
resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That when the Book
4 Committee shall have ascertained
definitely the amount of legitimate
4 Indebtedness of the Southern Meth
Odist Publishing-house, and, after
exhausting all other resources COM
mitted to them for payment thereof,
/ if it should be discovered that there
are still debts which remain unpro-
vided for, and cannot otherwise be
paid, we regard these debts as debts
of the Church, contracted by'its au-
thoriZed agencies, which honor and
Christian integrity alike requires us
to pay. w. l.. NUGENT,
r. K. HARGROVE,
ID. C.. KELLEY,
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-06-08
The judicial Convention.


The convention assembled in the
Capitol yesterday was, by all, adj
mitted to be the best collection of
men ever gathered for any such
purpose in Tennessee, as well as the
largest convention ever assembled
here, in point of numbers and cOun-
ties. They were truly the bone and
sinew, the intelligence and business
capacity, the moral and orderly ele-
ment of Tennessee. 1t is a sign of
new life and vigor when such men
assembled where there is no eXcit-
ing question to excite the passions
and beget an interest. Just after
the war, and when the people had
lust recovered their liberties, large
assemblies were to be expected, but
there was danger that we should
relapse into the old Indifference Of q
time when very few counties met
and made nomination of State tick
cts. The numbers and responsibility
of this convention show that the
people are determined to attend to
their public duties as well as to their
private business.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-06-08
viii Beer Intoxicate .?


A rural debating society in one of
our Kentucky counties recently dis
cussed the question, "Will Lager
Beer Intoxicate?" TO fully test the
matter, the members Of the society,
either one of whom could get him
self into an elaborate state of intOX-
ication by sitting for few minutes
in a basket of sour apples, decided
to procure a gallon of the seductive
fluid and experiment with its slim
ulating qualities. After the fourth
glass the President Of the club de-
posted his breakfast, dinner and
supper in the Secretary's hat and
sat down on the back of his neck in
the corner. The Treasurer and Sec
rotary shortly after crawled under
the table on top of three or four
other limp and groaning debaters,
and performed a certain very deli
cate operation without the aid of a
stomach-pump. The only member
who didn't take the floor made Il
desperate attempt to go out after
fresh air, and rolled helplessly into
the gutter, from whence the Town
Marshal took him home on a wheel
barrow. That club will meet no
mOre-its mission is ended. 1t has
discovered that a free use of lager
beer viii put q coating of disgrace
on a man that year Of good be-
haViOr will scarcely remove,
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-06-08

Our attention has been called to
a new article for the use of ladies,
the invention of which has confer
red an everlasting blessing upon
every lady. We refer to the Queen
City skirt suspenders for supporting
ladies' skirts, the most desirable and
beneficial article ever invented for
the relief of women, many of whom
have suffered years of miserable
health caused solely by carryingthe
weight of a number of heavy skirts,
completely dragging them down.
Something to support ladies' cloth
ing is absolutely necessary. These
Suspenders are recommended by
our leading physicians to all ladies
and young girls. Every lady should
have them. They are sold only
through lady agents. 4 splendid
opportunity is offered to some re-
liable lady canVasser Of this county
to secure the agency of a pleasant
and profitable business. For terms
and territory write at once to the
Queen City SuSpender Company.
27S Clark Street, Cincinnati, o.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-06-08

IT would be better for Mr.. Hayes,
and for all his friends who wish to
be recognized as honest men, to give
a cordial second and sanction to this
investigation instead of opposing il
and thereby appearing to dread it.
The electoral sWindle was an un-
speakably ugly and filthy piece OF
business, and honest public men
will be glad to see the responsibility
for it traced home to its invenstoI
and perpetrators. Truth is always
safe in the long run, and nothing
short of the truth is ever entirely
safe for men, parties or nations
NelC Orleans Pic0gluae.