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Whest was In iAir demand and winter hrmer Sales
A. Ss 10: red w. wss.sr 81 os e oe for ..ss@s. DO
=: q 10: a .$s: as = g
10 ,s amer DO. ~ os is. No. wnter August and sep
mrs. wee. IL september at 81 No sales at the ca.
for Angus. ssptemS.r 81 U7 Sid 81 os asked Ne
sprsf ~ m igr s August, - "a ba p "a sssea DO ssPem
asked; No North iot Aasa.tsi oS 81 asked
sg:ss,. ssD.s.o.I steamer solo y. iss closing
q s ts:s; I'D sssc ...sa; see.smIsf iso sid.
No sOc Uid, sic. ssked The sales between the calls
were asogo bushels A. 4eAe at7e ior mixed,
47hc for ungradrd mixed future aelvery "a 90
ss o.. :. we're ss .aS s"a lover eons S" s
follows. .-Extra white. SOC. No / do, s7c No. = do
do size The sales were 1,' ooSoo bushels s ''
W. n1c.. nsr.s. tor foreign dried MAS unchanged
%s.essss si ss new vsisssia r..in ss ss 'iS's nss
isss So in siaSs, % sI:. Dates. in mats mats. s &C.
Ss- Me-, Sss.' nrs DC, s"tdnss quarter eoxes i2se
1877. 90 new Bohemian prunes 7sc New arenooe val
7Hc Nsw sicily nSesss' SIe.; BascsIona CO.. 7se. %
shsIsd slmonds In bags $40 Princess Almonds new Ia
HAr AND srsAw-oood old prime hay was firmly held at
qualify was without change IN pree being weak q, soe
zoe straw was qaiet at 4oc Soc Tor long rye and sse
hssr AsD Jurs -S.rss. stead, eu. eaIs, We auo..:
sa.s :ao. geld is.i,sa, sa7o SIS xos jass S,.c
time; isails hemp eslc. sisai 5,.c Isle. Sc. sj.c
HDxsThe market quiet with the general position
the same Holders we're hrm In their views. while
ether hasd ouyers would not pay tue prcc demanded
saIes we're $500 sysanda Al 2Oc., gola four
1880 dry Caliorniz aud 500 dry suted texas We
quote :--Buenos Ayrcs, 20 lbs - lbs 2Oic do
- ibn 20 =? ba. 2Oc 2ic Montevideo, 2OJs lbs.
~ ios xV'sc. 2e Corentes ~ lbs. TO ~ los, 1s,se
noco. ibs 80 23 DA, 19c. California ~ lbs TO
ba, lsc letzc.; Central American. ~ lbs lbs,
lIc iSc Matamsros ~ los. to - lbs, 16c. IKE.
Vera Crus ~ ibs 20 10 lbs. 15,sc &c., gold
dry salted Texas "a lbs 20 10 13c 13Jsc; do south
srn - los y ~ lbs. Toe, 1Ulsc; city slaughter sx
" ioA 70 ~ lss SIZE; do COW. 10 lbs 10 90 lbs To- all
horx-lhs market was still duii ana nominsl The
Friday last only 30 bales We quote
20 hastsrn, 7c 1Uc Wisconsin, To iOc yearlings
2c 30 slds ali growths, lc 40 Pacific coast hops
1Uc 12c.
lRon- The market for American pig iron dull and
weak North River brands we're pressed on the market
~ hgures lower than Lebigh brands. We have
OF ms 10 report quiet. sales
ing conhued 20 small retail parcels
LkAD wes nrmer, with ready buyers Domestic
quoted a. s,Sc - 5sfc.. according to ansiity
market for hemiock sole was steady, With
TAR aemand We quote ;--Homlock Light Buenos
zoe miade Buenos ayres. 20c 211sc do California.
xD,sc. &c. %. common bide, iDssc 2Uac; heavy
busnos Ayres 20hc s2lhc do. California. zUc. 2ic
DO common hide 2yc gle good dam Buenos Ayres
lsc lsc do California, isc. 1870 DO hide.
iIhc: hssc poor damaged common hide. loo iokc.,
NoLissrs-forssn quiet. but anensss.a. Domestic
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COMMERCIAL REPORT.

COTTON: SPOT Lice. MaHxR; FUTURES CLOSED
wEAK-FLoUR srEADx-wHEAr FIRMER-
CORN FIRMER-oATs LowER-PonK FIRM-
LARD YIRMER-wHIsKEY NOMINAL PxrRo-
LEUM QUIET OILS oUIET--sPIRrTs rURPEN-
TINE QuIEr-DosIN QUIKT-CoHrEx STEADY
SUGAR QUIET.
TUESDAY. August &C p. n
Although the movement OF merchandise u still slew
there s more free exchange Of money for comn,odi-
ties than has been for long time back, while the
fact 10 more generally aonntsd every hand that
business 10 picking up aud q better feeling psryades
business circisa In commercial column there 10
more frequently reported better trade and
more active movement In some articles Of
msrchspdiss than was recently tho csss The better
fssing before alluded becoming general and
indisasens Of good fall busiasss aceumuissng
day business ir In commodities quite active
A. the Prsdaes Exchange noar ssssdy stronger
Minnssetas. whest nrmsr for winter. Corn vas
easy closing nrmsr. Oats dull ssd lower whisssy
nominal. Psrk nrm. Lard nrmes. Cotton On the
spos was again Lice hishsr closed wssk Coffee
was steady Naval stores oils and petroleum wsrs quiet
ASHES quoted 4<c. for pots and 5xo fer pearls
ANrrnoxr ruled steady l2c 12xc, gold. for rsgulus
according 70 brand
CosssE.-Ths market for Ris snd sansos was ssssdy
the fairly active We note fuether sales of
bags q Gsmshsi private ssrms Milo coffee was
QUIET We quote Ordnary carxoss, l3kc. f3<c. fair
ss e. 49, ss ss %
1aHc-. gold % days; Java Foysrnment bsgs. 2oHe.
Ss;sn Ss .i; s Ses a.x s T9
Lasuayrs. 14ka . 16,zc.; Jamaica. i3xe i6<e /; 81
1ss..kS 6s:. i:. iih iss asss.. ss;s sfs & &i
s::sn i5Ss ds ar.sss a a'f si. ie%as Ne
HTATkMnuL
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EUROPEAN MARKETS.
COMMERCIAL

CoNMERCIAL
LIvxxrooL. August e-s RL
Cotton--Futures closed auil.
LIVERPOOL, Aaxust 6-o p. NJ
Produce-spirits pstrole umf I'D DER gallon.
Provisions Bacon. 33s per Tor long clear middles
and 34s. for short clear micdles
PRODUCE xxcHAxos azroEE
LIVERPOOL. ADJUST g. 1878.
Pork-rrims msss-Esstern steady At 55s Western
steady at 49s Bacon Cum berland cut steady 3.
short rib frmer SIS long clear hrmer at 3s- 3D. /
short hrmer a 33s. Sd Hams-isong hrmer az
Sis Shoulders steady At 2ss Besf-Indis mess dull al
SIS duh s9s. prime steady at 73s
steady at S7s 49, Turpsatine-spirits dull 1t 2ss kosn
f3s Lard OIL nrmer at sos Flour Extra
State steady 25s 3D. whest-Ne spring steady 9s
Corn Mixed soft Gull "a. fo old; mixed soft steady
tic ports. $500 quarters do Pacific SO 0Oo do-
do from other sources, 1850 do. corn, 1900 do.
FINANCIAL.
LONDON. August g. 80 P. ".
Consos 91l for money and 80 tor the United
States oonds-l1Ss lO64t is5Ts, Io6n; ten-fsr.ies.
trail, 33Z Reading, isH
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Money continued easy all day At . 2 per cent on
call, closing at the latter for loans secured by
Stock Exchange collateral. Prime mercantile paper
was 3h per cent; time loans stock csliatsrais
ranged from 10 per cent according 10 the time
they were to run. The following we're the rates Of
exchange on New YORK at the undsrmsntoned cities
To-day - Savannah, buying y premium, solIng u
premium; Charleston, depressed, par, premium; |;
Now Orleans, commercial sic, bank u; 81. Louis
par; Chicago, 60 premium and Boston freely offered
st par.
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vs~' of'Oo-
shsoss with heads 81 81 81 so ssgsr shooss with
heads 3sneh. " 81 5o do. 36nch. 81 so 81: box
shocks 5oc 60c rum do, 81 pipe da, SO y Sd SO;
empty hogheads 50 5o hoops IA feet ordinary to pri me-
$33 S3o do. IL feet. do. SlS $50 per NJ
CoRpAeE Vas dull, but without change In price We
quote = aniiA large and small size. lb llAc.
IKE; DO cordage bolt yarns, i6c. l7c tarred
Manila, i4c; sisal rope, eJsc lo1sc; New Zealand
1llsc. I21sc. Russia. lie.
norros on the spot eontinued steady AT further sd
ll6c. with the demand fairly active
weak NJ the close Of ths Toda-'s closing
prices compared with yesterdays, were ~ toIows:
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NEW YORK MINING STOCK EXCHANGE.

lLO Low etnAu.. -. .OU
Am Flag. - bid. .l6 asked
Bobtxil. .- bid. Ass asked
Bullion. -. 81 bid, - asked
CRiedoniA.....2 bid. = ask cd
Cal. .pX bid. 81, ION asked
Cons va. 81 bid |, 8 ask cd
Grown rt... IN bid, = asked
Eureka .....43 bio, - asked
Grand Prise... 3 bid, 4 asked
Go 4 Carry. z bid, = asked
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Der and October. Bulk meats steady and upchsn~cd
freights-Corn Buffalo higher wheat 2l<e.
wh,sosy. 81 oo Receipts: ofioar. 500 esIs wheat.
10000 do harley. 80 do. shpmsntsflour 700 bbs,;
wheat l0l 900 bushels; 39e 100 do oats l240o0
rye. 10, 900 do barley, 1000 do.
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HAVANA MARKET.
HAVANA. August 9. 1879.

Spanish gold. AJAX 215k,
Exchange quiet; the United States
50 81 premium; short sixnt de. ek. = ga premiuml
90 DAYS. gold, 5k premium: short sight do 81.
premium: on London. l61< l7z prsmiam; on Paris Z
AZ premium.
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The closing prices OF Philadelphia stocks wsrs:-

The market for mining stocks was strong at San
Francisco to-day. Tho opening quotations were ~
folows:-Leviathan, "; TIP Top, "; Navajo, 4;
Gould Curry, s.; Savage, IL; Chsllar Po.ost, Six;
Ophr, 43,s; Hale 4 Norcrosss, TX; Crown Point,
8; Yellow Jacket, 1ok; Becher, eh; Virginia Con-
sondated, Sx; California, 10; 0vsrman, IL; Ray
mond Ely, s.; Best 4 Bsloher. 15K; Union Con-
solidatsd, 13k 16h; Alpha, IL; Sierra Nevada %;
Mexican, 15x; Eureka Consolidated. 4oK; Justice,
8; Utah. oK.
The Illinois Csntral road shows increase IN July
ON its Illinois and Iowa lines OF $4,000
The United Statss Rolling Stock Company has de-
elarsd ,.s ssuanssal dividend Of S. share (swo
per cent in goldb payable September next, on Its
outstsndns capital Of 81. 600. 900.
The gross earnings Of the Burlington, Cedar Rapids
and Northern Railway Company for the week ending
July 81 are reported as:-
$Sl Sos oS
Same week last 2oSl4 6S
Increase 80. $40. .440 IS
Movement OF grain to-day = -Chicago-Recspts Of
wheat so.2o5 bushels; shipments, 100, ,o6a do re-
cepts Of corn, 42o, 70S bushes shipments 39s. .o59
do. Miwaukes-Rsesipts OF wheat 1900 bushels; |;
shipments 40 600 do receipts Of corn, 5000 bushels;
shipments, mono.
The gross earnings Of the Denver and Bio Grande
Railroad Company for July. 1878, $l2l, 500; in
July, 1877, thoy we're $74,276 Increase, $47,224,
being a gain OF SO per cent The Increased mileage
operated was IL per cent Since the opening Of the
road TO Alamosa, July 1, tho total interest charges
average $44, ono per month. Tne earnugs Tor the
last ten days were SAL 800.
The following the gross earnings OF some Of the
Minnesota roads for the six months ending June 80,
1878. as compared with she same period OF ls77:-
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l:30 2. M.
$4,000 Us es 81 o.. lo7H $4,000 Us 5.2or 1858 lo7x
5OOOO $40, 1867. l04s 650O US 4xsc, 9l be lO44
2o0OO 5-2Oc. 1881 l04z $500 Us 4hsr, sl be loiA
1000 v 5-2U. r, 1858. l07X =
2:30 P. M.
$1,000 500 '67 lo4z< $4,000 Us 5's 1881 r. 1867
20O00 q So, 1Q4O. g. l09E
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TIE roREraN HARRIET

London advieos reported gain oil $27e.ooo bullion
by tho Bank OF England to-day on balance This is
the first day the bank has gained any bullion for some
time past consos were reported nrm at "a 1916 for
money aud % Lilo Tor the account asains. e4n e4x
ana es,s respectively At the close on Saturday.
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$4,000 O. 1881 o. lo7x $1,000 $40 1850 lo7x
ll:l5 A. M.
$1,000 es 1881 O.. lo7x $1,000 o. issi c. Ioex
2O0vO DO 1O7x 10000 I $40 res n be 1929
ufu no m,
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POST OFFICE NOTICE.

Dosr UFf1uE NOTICk.-THK FOREIGN NAILS
Tor the week ending Saturday. August 10, 1878 will
close AZ this office ou Wednesday At 10 M for Europe
~ steamship Russia. via Quesnstown
France he forwarded by ths specially
addressed and 81 10 80 A. NJ for France
Europe, by steamship City Of M.nirss via Queenstown
Tor Germany and France arded
by this ste amer must be specially addressed IL
for Europe, by steamship Pomsrania via Plymouth.
Tor Germany &c by steamship Nsekssr. ". scuthsmpson
Contnen, TO he by this spcc
ally Addressed. aud At IL NJ. fos Europe by
and scotiand TO be forwarded by this steamer be
specially addressed, and ~ NJ scotland direct
steamsip Anchoa via GLASGOW bs ste ships Russia
CITY Of Montreal and Britannic Dc
mark, sweden ana Norway. Tho NJ for BrariI nd
Arssntin. eaye Sew York august and The malls tor
The mails Tor the West ladies' and venesueia leave
New York August 10. Tho nails for CHINA leave
San Francisco August IL The nails tor Australia kc
leave ban Francisco Septemeer2
rHOs. L. JAMES. Postmaster.
Posr OYrIcx. NKw YoRK August g. ISIS
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FINANCIAL.

A REASONABLE RATES-MONHY ON LIFE AND
n Endowment Insurance Policies aud Mortgages;
bought Insurance. OF all kinds Effected With best
pauies Mt low premiums
J. ). HABhIOH a CO.. le5 Brssdway; box 1850
A SIX PER CENr-MONEY ALWAYS TO LOAN ON
Amortgage. T. 8. CLAkksOS CO.. 149 Broadway.
RANkkUPrS DESIRING To PROCURE DISCHARGE
Dunaer expiring bankruptcy acts at most reasonable
cost may address LEX 0ox I3S Herald Office.
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Police jury.

The Police Jury met this day
pursuant to Adjournment.
Were present Nathan Ferry
president and Messer Broussard,
Hoffpauir, Leleu and Wise.
The minutes on being read
were corrected by striking out
the words !; Finance Committee, y
and inserting the words parish
Treasurer in the 5th resolution 0.
last meeting after which they
were adopted.
On motion Of Mr. Wise.
Art. | Resolved that the Fin.
ahce Committee be and they are
hereby instructed to examine all
the tax-rolls from 1872 to 1876
inclusive, and strike there from
the amount of taxes due by
insolvent taxpayers or by persons
who were assessed after their re
moval from the parish, and to
credit the collector for all such
amounts as may be found taxed
against such insolvent or absent
persons as aforesaid.
Art 2 Resolved, that the survey
of. the 4th road district as made
by s. V. Martin Surveyor oI
the parish Of St. Martin. now or
file in the archives Of this body
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NO, ~.
TOWN COUNCIL.
Nav %. 1878.


The Council met this day at the
courthouse in special session.
The mayor presiding, and all
the members present.
The minutes of last meeting
were read and adopted.
On motion Of Mr.. Wise, It was
resolved that the salary Of the
corporation printer for the ensu-
ing year, beginning April 9Th
1878, and ending April 9th 1879,
be and is hereby fixed at seventy
five dollars for said year, and fur
ther, that in case there is notsuf1i-.
cient funds at the end Of the year
to meet the full payment of said
salary as SO fixed, that said prin-
ter is to accept fifty dollars in full
payment Of the same, as hereto.
fore fixed. The said printer be-
ing present and accepting the.
above conditions.
On motion of Mr.. Wise, A.
Monlor was allowed $500 for
hauling lumber for bridges in
1877. = =.
On motion the Council adjourn
ed till next regular meeting.
LEoNCE PERRET, Mayor.
F. B. PATTEN, Secretary.
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WEATHER ALMANAC FOR 1878
distinguished Meteorolo-
gist and Weather Prophet, Prof.
Tice, of st. Lonis, has issued his
ANNUAL NATIONAL WEATHER AL
MANIAC FOR 1878, in which he fore
tells the weather for every day in
the year, explains the, theory clear
ly on which his predictions are
based, gives directions by which
the unscientific can foretell the
weather, ana other valuable mat
ter. The whole constitutes a work
of great practical value to every
one, and is almost indispensable
to farmers. For sample copy and
terms Of sale. to: the trade and to
agents send 20 cents to THoMP.
son, TICE & Co, st. Louis, Mo.
feb167S I'LL. II W. ~ ~
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BIsHoP MARvIN's "To the East
by Way Of the West" Marvih's
Lectures on the Errors of Papa
cy," and Rev. Eugene R. Hen
drix's Around the World" with
introduction by Bishop Marvin;
price of each book 50. aaHL
nW AGENTS w NNTED ev-
erywhere. Send amoupt named
to LOGAN D. CAMERON, Agent of
the Advocate Publishing House,
st. Louis, and ges sample copies
of either, or all three, with terms
to agents. The books are selling
rapidly. Some agents have sold
50 copies in a single day. febl6
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treasurer be and they are hereby
instructed to issue Immediately
all Licenses on all trades, profess
ions and occupations for the year
1878, return the same to the Col.
lector for collection, taking his
receipt therefor. Said Licenses to
be in amount the same as last year.
The following claims we're al
lowed and ordered to be paid out
of their respective funds
Crimn'l fnnnd Of 1878,
G. E. Lyons, S Wise trnsf'ee. 100
Magistrates fund 1878,
F. B. Patten, 400
Contingent fund 1877,
j. Y. Gilmore, 400
The Police Jury adjourned sine
die.
n. PERRY, President.
A. LACoUR, Clerk.
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Consumption
Positively Cured.

All sufferers from this disease that are
an. ious TO be cured should try DR.. RIss-
NER's CELEBRATED CoNsuMPrIvE POWDERS.
These Powders are the only preparation
known that will cure Consumption and all
diseases of the Throat and Lungs-indeed
so strong is our faith in them. and also to
convince you that they are no bumbng,
we will forward to evero sufferer, by mail,
aost paid, a free trial box.
We don't want your money until you
aue perfect satisfied OF their curative pow
ers. II your life is worth saving. don't
delay in giving these Powders trial, as
they will surely cure you. .sgleat.s
Price, FIR large box, $500, sent 10 any
part of the united States or Canada, by
mail, on receipt OF price, Address.
ASH & ROBBINS,
$50 Fulton st., Brooklyn, T. Y.
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To Public Schools,

Sec. 3rd. Be it fnrthcr ordained
&C., That the 4 Assessor of taxes be
and he is hereby authorized to
extend Immediately the parish tax
es as per above budget OH the
State tax rolls of 1877.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained,
&c. That the parish taxes assessed
and levied by this ordinance shall
be paid and collected in currency.
Adopted May l3 1877.
(signed) N. Perry, Presd't.
Attest, A. Lacour, Crk P. J.
Art. 4. Resolved that resolution
No. 8 adopted October lst 1871,
be and the same is hereby repealed.
Art. 5. Resolved, that for all
delinquent parish taxes due on the
rolls previous to 1876 payable in
warrants, shall be collected in par
ish warrants issued prior to the
year 1877; provided, said warrants
are no. prescribed by the laws OF
this State; that all delinquent taxes
due on the rolls of 1876 shall be
paid in legal currency only.
Art 6. Resolved that the pro-
visions of the ordinance entitled {:
AN ordinance to prohibit hogs
from running at large within the
parish of Vermilion," adopted
April 1st 1878, shall apply to and
have full force and effect in the 7th
ward Of this parish; and also full
force and effect in the 4th ward
from the 18th day Of July to the
1st of January.
Art. 7. Resolved that the par
ish treasurer be and he is hereby
authorized to pay the claims of the
Sheriff for holding court during
the year 1877 out of the Magis,
trate's and Constable's surplus
funds now in the treasury.
/. Art. s. Resolved that the presl-
dent Of this body and the parish
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TOWN COUNCIL.

Ahbeville, La May 9Th 1878.
The board Of Town Council Of
the town Of Abbeville net this
day at the Court house in special
session. -..-..
Members present Leonce Perret
Esqr., Mayor, and Messrs. l..
Broussrrd, J. Boyance and Jean
Abadie. Absent, Solomon Wise.
The minutes of last meeting
were read and adopted.
On motion Of Mr.. Broussard
R. G. Smedes, Esqr., was employ
ed as Corporation Attorney for
the present year, at the salary as
previously fixed, $4,000 per an.
mum, the same to begin running
equally with that of the other
officers Of this body.
On motion, 1t was resolved that
that the judgment in favor of the
corporation against Emile Duhon
in the 3rd. Justice Court on a
license Of $500 as giver of public
balls, be and the same is hereby
ordered cancelled and the said
Duhon relieved from said license,
provided he pays one fourth Of the
same. $6.25, and all costs of court;
and provided further that said
Duhon entirely suspends the said
business Of giving public balls
within the corporation during the
remainder of the present year.
On motion Of Mr.. Bronssard, 1t
was resolved that the Treasurer
be and he is hereby ordered and
instructed to Immediately apply,
so far as it will 90, any money
now in his hands derived from
licenses Of the present year, to-
wards the payment of the claim
allowed the succession of NJ. l..
Bernard, said claim being due as
a balance on the salary of said
NJ. l.. Bernard as Constable in the
year 1877.
On motion, Tt was resolved that
the bond of L. c. Lyons, ex-Trea.
surer, for the past year, and also
the bonds given by him for all
previous years as treasurer, be and
the same are hereby ordered to be
cancelled.
On motion Of Mr.. Boyance, It
was resolved that the Street &
Bridge Committee Of this body be
and they are hereby authorized
and empowered to have all neces.
sary repairs done to the bridge
across the bayou at this place
which it may need in the future,
and further that hereafter said
Committee shall have entire con-
troll and supervision over tue
repairing and keeping in order Of
said bridge, all costs and expense
for such repairing and kceniag in
order to be paid by the Parish,
agreeably to the joint resolution
of. this body and the Police jury of
VermiIion of date Jan. 18th 1915.
On motion, the claim of l.. c.
Lyons for $500 for assisting in
holding the town election, April
lst. 1878.
On motion, the Council then
adjourned to next regular meeting
F. B. PATTEN, LEoNCE PERRET,
Secretary. Mayor.
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School Beard Proceedings.
Abbeville, May 4, 1878.

Abbeville, May 4, 1878. IS
Pursuant to a call Of the Presi-
dent, the School Board met on
this day, in special session.
Were present JAS. N. Will
Jams, president F. R. King, Ben.
Faulk, J. J. Abshire, ,jr., r. Sa-
grera aud John Lenore.
Were absent Archie Young,
Isaac Wise and Daniel Paul.
Thu minutes of Feb. 10th ult., which
had been overlooked at the meeting of
April g. last were, adopted. Hi cG41Ut
The minutes of last meeting were read
and corrected by dropping the name Of
G. H. R-mick from the roll, his term of
Office having expired previous to that
meeting. The minutes were adopted as
corrected. ~ r.
A communication from J Revil1on, Sc
cretary of Lafayette School Board, re-
questing conference of the Lafayette,
St-Martin Vermllion Boards, for the pur-
pose of appointing a school Inspector for
the three parishes, was read aud ordered
to be fled, subject to further action at
the next meeting of this body. 9o
On motion resolved that the Treasurer
at the rex, meeting, furnish the Board
with statement showing the amount of
funds on hand for last year.
On motion, resolved that in case the
revenue Of any ward, for last year, is in
excess of the school expenses of said
ward, for said year, said revenue shalt be
made common fund to be distributed
pro rata among the unpaid claims origi-
mating last year.
On motion. resolved that the printers
contract having expired, the president be
authorized to renew said contract with
the M-rldional, at a salary of sixty dol
lars per annum.
o. motion. resolved that the schools il,
the First and Second wards be closed
until the month of September, next.
On motion, the Board adjourned sine
die. r
JAS. N. WILLIAMS,
President.
R. SAGHERA, Sec'y. pro. TEN.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-06-22
Notice.

THE undersigned has Two (2)
Plantations on hand for sale:
One situated about six miles
outhwest from Abbevil'e, West
side of bayou Vermilion, contain
ing about two hundred and forty
GAO superficial arpents, with a
"a Fine DWELLING HOUSE
az1za AND KITCHEN, and about
three 900 hundred pannels Of
new fence thereon,-one-third Of
the land is timbered.
ANOTHER Plantation situa-
ted at Crosse Isle, about three (3)
miles East from the town Of Able
vile, having three-and-a-half 81
arpents front by forty (40) in
depth, with about fifty (50) ar
essa pents Of OOD LAND
S thereon, and a right to cut
> wood on the Alexander De-
layhousaye tract /; which tract IS
a community property Of eight ar
pents by forty.
sw- For prices and condition
of the above plantations (Which
will he in accordance with the
hard times), apply to F. FERAY,
in the town of Abbeville. I'm
mediate possession can be given
in both cases.
F. FERAY.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-06-22

NOTICE.-The tax payers of
the town Of Abbeville are hereby
notified that the tax rolls for said
town for the year 1878, have been
by me completed. Those deeming
themselves aggrieved by the assess
ment On said rolls are requested
to come forward within the ensu-
ing 80 days from date hereof and
have same corrected. May l1,-7s.
F. B. PATrEN,
Town Assessor.