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LE CONGRESS.

lie Congress Went de s'ajourncr,
apres avoir siege depnis lie Is oc-
tohre dernier, en- tout huit mois
pleins. Nous serions fort embar-
rasse de lie louer de ce quill a fait
d'utile. IL
Nous ne voyons a son actif, sous
ce rapport, qu'une loi d'utiliie pu-
blique s6l'ieu,e, le vote du Slice,
BIZ ; ct encore y aurai,-il beau.
couo a redire a redire 4 cette loi,
voice ju.te a la veille dun con.
gres mon6taire qui peut parfaite-
ment Il en- pas adme,tre toutes les
donneGs.
I'm ce qui concerne Ia Louisiana,
chose qui dot, avant tout, nous
Unforeseen, nous Lon'sianais, nous
ne voyons que trois lois a signaler:
Q. ALLEGATION ponr la raou-
vel tHre de rho,el des monnaies de
Ia NouveIle Orleans.
%. Vote de $4,000 pour
ameliorer le port de Ia Nouvelle-
Orleans, ct qnelqnes milliers dc
dollars pour am4liorer la naviga-
tion de la RiviAre-Rouge.
&c yo,e d 'une loi pour mo-
differ les conditions du contrat fait
par ,Eads relativement a son en-
treprise des jet6es de la Passe du
Sud.
QUAINT an bill des levfes. ajour-
ne F.; quaint a celM du chemin de
fer du Patif1que, ajourne quaint a
celui dune subvention 4 accorder
a une ligne de steamers entire le
Br6zif ct la Nouvelle- Orleans,
ajourn6.
En- realite, les d6mocrates mont
pas mieux traite notre Etat que
les republicans ne Pavaient fait.
C'est vraiment a faire douter que
notre Etat soft regarde CONNIE
faisant partie de rUnion. Au
reste, nous verrons bien ce qni Sc
fera a la prochaine session de no.
vembre. -[Propagateur.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-06-29

lie Lafayette .Adre'trser, suggere
une bonne idee aux planteuls
riverains du Bayou Vermillon.
Nous engageops fortement nos
marchands de la paroisse a Sc
conserter ayec leurs voisins de
Velmillonville, atm d'amener dams
nos eaux, un hateau faisant connex-
ion avec la ligne d'Abe oIdiih.--
Pharr & Co, ne pourraient plus
d6sormais nous fuire Ia loi. Ga
devrait bien y songer ct faire quel-
ques efforts, ear la communautG
trop longtemps exploitGe besoln
dun bon rcltef.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-06-29

Mieux taid que jamais, dit un
proverbe. Nous venons a la fin
de receyoir un numero du Demo
Graf, non de la Nouvelle. Orleans,
qui maine pas les journaux cam
pagnards, mais lie Saint-Landry
Democ5ct. Nous remercions les
Ediieurs d'avoir songe a nous.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-06-29

STATE of Louisiana-Parish
of Vel milion-Parish Court--No.
5S5.
Succession Of Eugenie Landry;
Notice is hereby given to all
parties interested in said success
sion, or having any opposition to
make TO the tableau Of debts and
charges and Of partition of cash
realized at sale Of the, afore
said succession, to file the same
in writing, in the Office of the
Clerk Of Court within ten days
from the date here of.
Given nnder my hand and seal
this 18th day of May 1878.
LAsTIE BRoUssARD. clerk.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-06-29
Bayou 7iigre, "a JUN, 1878.

Nest avis que les lecteurs du
Meridional ne seront pas fachGs
d'ayoir quelques nouvelles de leurs
contemporaries de cette contree, la
creme de la paroisse Vermillon.
sans toutefois vouloir tutoyer les
mortels des autres parties de la pa
roisse. lie Bayou Tigre est tout
en- feurs; tous les l6gumes y prof
tent a vue d'eil, exceptt la ca
rotte !: le moustique y grandit sans
culture. La recolte, dams les en-
clos, est admirable F.; Ia pluie, cette
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-06-29

Il espace nous aVanL lalt delaot
la semaine derniere, il nous a Gle
impossible de narrer a nos lee
teurs, une de ces nombreuses aven.
lures familieres de la Coulte Kin
ney. LIE lecteur nous pardonnera
Jeudi dernier, vers les quatre
heures de l'apres midi un courier
extraordiraire aux allures mar
tales, au regard hautain ct decide,
fait son entrae au village son che.
val tout ecumant de sang ct de
sueur, hennit sous l'ep6ron qui pi-
que ses flames. A sou aspect ct a
celui de la bette qui lie porte, les
badauds Sc torment en- grouppes ct
lie rcpo'ter de notre petit village.
nous bient6t appris ce qui suit
Gigot, Laurant, Lovclace, fran
Gals d'origine, mais ayant en- route
pc, du les traces de toute civilisa-
ton curopaene, s'ttait depuis que!-
Ques mois, epris d d'une beaute inter,
logpe des envifoAs, nous avons
nomme Nile. GU Nine. x surnom-
NEE Street PGtote. Peu verse sans
dou,e en- matieres de jul'ispru-
dence notre Lovelace, await, scion
le rite, de la plupart des gems de
la coulee, convie quatrc t6moins
ct en- leur presence, s'indui6tant
peu du rretre GU du magistrat,
await jure fdeliie ct amour a sa
belle creole. Tout semblait done
etre couIenr de rose a ce nouveau
couple, car nos charmants tourte-
reaux s'aimaient, CONNIE d'apres
Baranger
Ga saline vingt ans.
Mais, helas tout est passager en-
ce monde +; Cupidon jaloux du
bonheul Ge Gigot, Ia bien vite
giyotte en- tous sens. La jalousie
est bientot, par le periide, intro
duite dams sa demeure. lie repos
fn;t, lorsqa'a fui Temperance. Gen
etait fait, des cej jour notre hornne
nest plus pour sa clere compagne,
le debonnaire d autrelois, il Sc rap
pelle sganarelIe ct pensapt sans
doute que quelques coups ragail-
lardlraient l'amitie, il bat sa CO.
lombe d'importance. On SEM
pres>e, On account aux cris de la
victime ct que voiton. La pau
vre epouse, rou6e de coups ct a
moitie etrangl6e. Gigot a etc ar
rete ct il apprendra sans doute
qu'en Louisiana il MY a que les
laches ct les sots qui osent porter
une main sacriIege sur le beau
sexe.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-06-29


Les tiexicains sont furieux, les
Americains ayant viole leur terri.
toire sous la conduite da general
Mack enzie. LIE gouvernement
mexicain d ordonne au col. Muncio
de r6unir une compagnie ct de Sc
metre aussitdt a la poarsuite des
aibustiers. s-a~
Les Indiens s'asiten' 6galement
ct pourraient bien sous peu Greer
de nouveau embarras a rOncle
Sam.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-06-29
Avis i

EST par le present donne que
vos taxes d'Etat ct de Parolsse
pour Pannee 1877. sont mainte.
nant dies ct 81 les dites taxes ne
sont pas payees dams les delais
presents par la loi, je serai force
den faire la col ection avec frais.
J. S. NUNEZ, Collecteur.
IS mai 1878:
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-06-29

NJ. Jos. L. Labit, del6gu6 par
NJ. Hanchett, nous a apporl6 cette
semaine un specimen de came
provenant de son habitation. situde
sur le bayou Vermillon. La came
a une lonsuenr de 2 pieds 3 pou-
cos ct I mailles bien formees. On
peut dams nos bureaux, noter que
deux sont presque rouges ct peu
sen faut qu'elles ne soyent bonnes
a sacer. A qui la palne ? peut ON
nous en- e1hiber de plus bellies?
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-06-29
IB mER1D1oNAL,

Les Danois Sc lachent, trois ma
vIres de guerre sont dams les eaux
Dc Ia republiqne de sl-Domingoe
en- train d'epouyanter les negres
mi ont insu!t6 lie pavilion 'du Dane
marck ct saisi un brick.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-06-29

Le Congress de Washington a
sFmlne ses travaux mercredi soir,
apfes avoir valide Pelcction de
"oeertson ct Elam reprtsentants
" "a Louisiana ct annulG celle de
's concurrents Smith ct Nash.
-, ~ resident Hayes a signe les
- 0"a oe Parmee, dcs ports ct ri
'eres ainsi que l'autorisation ema-
14u' dune compagnie ct qui a
pour out la construction du canal
1e barataria. Des :jetees ct un
) ,aha'' les navires pourront Sc rem.
wy sa'ns ct sauf a la Nouyelle.
Orleans, ~
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-06-29

Les democrates de Monroe, pa.
roisse Ouachita, tout en- approu-
want Ia copduite de Nichols, sont
fortement opposes au projet dune
convention constitutionnelle. Nous
le regrettons sincerement, car scion
nous, une nouvelle refonte est ne
cessaile au salut de lEtat.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-06-29

Depnis euelqnes jours, notre
charpant petit 's7ui; de paroisse
ne Sc vide plus, la chaleur exces-
siye, de ce que nous voyons, est
peutatre ID cause! Bref, quand
on lache IN oiseau, un nouveau
pread sa place. La prison done
beaacoup d'attraits pour vous,
jeunes gems! -.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-06-29
Il . ! s

Je prtviens les habitants de
celte paroisse que j'ai pris des ar
rangements, afin de ponvoir sup.
pl6er de glacc, ct a des prix tres
raisonnables les habitants de
cette vile Ell d'autres. On me
trouvera Ia mutt dams mon etablis-
semcnt, pret a livrer de la glace
pour les besoins de la medicine
settlement.
Jos. ROsIERE.
Is JUN rs.
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STATE Of Louisiana-Parish of
Vermilion-. Parish Court - No.

: uiillOhr - lSl SUuI u - NUs
537.
Succession Of s. s. Caldwell.
Notice is hereby given to all
parties interested in the said
succession, or having any opposi-
ton to make to the tableau of
debts and charges and final settle
ment Of said succession, to file
the same in writing, in the Office
Of the Clerk Of Court within ten
days from the date hereof.
Given under my hand and seal
this 25th day Of May 1878.
LAsTIE BRoUssARD clerk.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-06-29

st.Medard nest point venu,
nous rendre visite, aussi n'avons,
nous pas de pluie, CONNIE nos con-
fr4,es d'Iberie, Lafayette, st,Mar-
tin ct st.Landry. La secheresse
acrs;ste. Nous allons retir!
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Calongne & Mason,
PRODUCE MERCHANTS,

] NODUVI VI III 1107JV y,
FOR THE SALE OF
Cotton Il Sugar, Wool, Moss,
Hides and all kinds Of Country
Produce.
No. 81 Bienville Street,
.Ne1U Oy1e1ns.
Consi nnena ofPoultrT, Eggs, Tallow,
Beeswax, etc, disposed Of to rest advan-
,ege. aoe05
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-06-29

Les miliciens de Ia Nouvelle-
Orleans ont fait, la scmaine der
hiere une agreeable excursion en-
massc a Mobile, ct un sinulapre de
petite guerrc. lis ont etc tharan-
gnes par lie veteran Henry St-PaM
qui a tcrmine son discoul.s par un
eloquent holnmase j la France. =
MrschateJe.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-06-29

CMETIEREs.-C'est Ia que sont
nos peres, nos meres, nos parents,
nos amis, qnelquefois nos femmes
ct nos enfants.
C'est Ia que nous irons nous
memes, a cote de ceux qui ne sont
plus ct que nous avons aimes, dor
mir du sommeil eternel ct du SOM
neil de l'agalite. y
lie cimctiere est I'M lieu sacre ct
un lieu que vous ne pouvez profa-
ner sans crime ct meme traverser
sans recueillement. II faut y mar.
cher le front decoutert, ct quand
vous vous agenouillez pres des
tombes, sur la fosse vieille GU
fraIche, pour prler ct pour, pleurer,
vous ne faites que yotre devoir.
Honorons les morris, honorons
les tombes, honorons la pouissiere
aui fut la vie. C'est Ia une part
de la religion.
Mai assez.
Nous esperons que ccux qui ont
oublie comprendront.--Loui;siana
-Aimez-vous, me dit un jour un
Palate douce, ct pis gigot?
ca, croe moi, Ii fait bon fricot.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-06-29

L'insurrec,ion cdbaine est fnie,
on' bien dnie cctte5 fois, grace a
aantlnez Campos qui a fait le Il
. rentree triomphante a la Ha-
.ane. Les Espagnols ct Cubains
N asNouvelle- Orleans Sc sont
saRment rtconcilies. 4 L'Espa-
saeheureuse ct fere a justc tire
us pouvoir encore conserver sa
oelle coIcnie, Went de lancer IN
aecret d'amnestic. Tous les re-
oei'es cubafns seront libres.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-06-29

L'anion faitia force, les demo.
crates de s.-Landry commeheent
a le comprendre. LIE Courier des
Opelousas, nous appreud que les
deux factions du par,i democratic
sont unies fraternellement. IHar.
rah pour st.Landry ct honnenr a
ccux qai ont meme a borne fin, les
premiers pourparlers de reconci-
liation ct de paix.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-06-29

Dmble ! DiaNe /! On est affame
. st-Martin, car la ScntineAc des
Attakapas nous apprend quill y a
diz,sept candidats aux poste de
eo|lecteur de taxes. Helas! ! il =
aura seize mecontents qui ircnt
srossir CONNIE toujours les rangs
del'opposition. VOLTA la demo-
cratic. II ny en- a plus quand il
= ny pas de bonnes places pour leg
neneurs. o po!itique, politique
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-06-29

-Quel est scion vons, lhomme
le plus use de notre paroisse
-Uu plaisant y mis- le doigt.
C'est Valcourt.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-06-29

Democrates de Vermillon la
campagne s'oavre, CONNIE fous lie
verrcz par une annome ihseree
dams nos COLONIES, par le Comite
Executif de noire paroisse. Les
postulants aux emplois, commen-
cent a briguer les sufffages popu-
laires. Attention lecteurs, R. P.
'O'Bryan, notre intelligent ct ener-
gique avocat, Went ce jour, solli-
otter rotre appni. On ne saurait,
d'apres nous, faire i'm meilleur
choix pour la legislature. Bravo.
II nous faut honnetete ct capaci:e.
Ces deux qualities ne man9ucnt
point a notre ami Bob.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-08-28
The Daily Life.

| meet with Christians who, because they
have been once washed from their sins,
seem to think that they need not be very
particular about the little ways of their daily
life. They are not prepared to die Just
now; but they look for general cleansing,
when the day of their death comes. They
do not care to have clean conscience be-
fore God every moment. They think it
easier to wait. If they only die well, all will
be well. So the little sins are allowed to re-
main and togrow. The heart is uucomforta-
BILE, faith is confused, hope is dim, life is
not holy Never mind, they think, we shall
be all right at last; we shall sing with Joy
in heaven. Now, it is blessed truth that,
being justified by faith, we have peace with
God through our Lord Jesus Christ, (Ro-
mans W ~ But if you would have abid-
ing peace and growing strength to serve
God, you must remember that we are justi-
fled by Christ that we may be sanctified by
the Spirit. The look of faith must be con
tinued all along. Clean every whit, yet we
must wash our feet every day, (John xiii
We must not put off anything to dying
day, but we must keep our conscience clean
before God; continually sprinkled with the
cleansing blood; living only for him all the
day long. Then, when our Master comes, we
shall not be ashamed.-Rev. j. E. Sampson.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-08-28
Gems OF Thought.

He is happiest, be he king or peasant,
who finds peace in his home.
GREAT men undertake great things be-
cause they are great; and fools, because they
think them easy.
IL a woman's influence over a man is not
strong enough to reform him before mar
riage, it will not be strong enough after
marriage.
The cries Of the poor never enter the ears
of the covetous man or, if they do, he has
always one ear reader to let them out than
the other is to take them in.
THE ordinary employment of artifce is
the mark OF petty mind; and it always
happens that he who uses it to cover himself
in one place uncovers himself in another.
The happiness of your life depends upon
the quality of your thoughts, therefore guard
accordingly, and take care that you enter
tain no notions unsuitable to virtue aud un.
reasonable to nature.
HAVE known vast quantities of nonsense
talked about bad men not looking you in tn,
face. Don't trust that conventional idea
Dishonesty will stare you out of countenanc,
any day in the week If there is anything to
he got by it.
WHAT blessing TO the household is
merry, cheerful woman-one whose spirit
are not affected by wet days and little dis
appointments, and whose milk of human
kindness does not sour in the sunshine o
human prosperity.
PoLITENEss is the spontaneous movemen
of good heart and an observing mind. BE
nevolence will teach us temperance toward
the feelings of others, and habits of observa
tion will enable us to judge promptly ant
easily what those feelings are.
CONDEMN no man for not thinking as yol
think. Let every one enjoy the full an,
free liberty OF thinking for himself. Abho
every approach, in any kind or degree, to tn
spirit OF persecution. If you cannot reasol
or persuade man into the truth, never at
tempt 10 force him into it.
WE do not know from what evils we hav
been preserved, for dazzling prospects d
not always bring the cheer and comfort W
expect, and promise of future good often r,
suits in disappointment aud sorrow. Their
are blessings and privileges in every life
let us be thankful for all those which fall {
our lot.
CHARLIE Ross father compares his ques
for his lost boy to a search in a deep, dar
abyss by the light of taper, where he heai
now and then a little voice in the darkness
crying, "Tbis way, papa, here | am" !" an
when he goes in the direction of the sounC
he finds that it is only the voice of his ow
hopes and the whispering of his own hear
WHEN the dusk of evening had come OIL
and not a sound disturbed the sacred still
ness of the place; when the bright moo
poured in her light on tomb and mont
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-08-28
Expensive Funerals.

The expense of public funerals has been
often condemned by Christian teachers and
indeed it is worthy of condemnation. 1t
brings very heavy burden upon the poor
especially upon poor widows and orphaned
children, that just then, when the stay of
the household has been taken, they must
incur an additional debt of fifty or one hun
dred dollars for coffin, hearse and carriages.
Certainly we agree that such families ought
not to be thus burdened. But how can they
in the first sensitiveness and abandonment
of utter bereavement bear the imputaton
OF any seeming least lack of respect or affec-
ton for their dead ? The only remedy is
that other families in better circumstances
shall set the example of simplicity and
privacy. There are enough places and times
for the rich TO display their possessions.
Their fine clothes, carriages, and houses are
not wrong in themselves. III the rich have
honestly come by these handsome things,
and are correspondingly lavish in charities
and all good works. then their luxuries may
be benefit to the whole community and
country, and harm or wrong to nobody
But TO make such display or expenditure al
funeral is in itself a harm and wrong. Be
cause, say, funeral is the one place wher,
poor people cannot economize-cannot hav,
moral courage enough to fall much behinC
the fashion of the village. And the sin /,
especially ours, fellow. Christians, if we coun
tenance such customs. Let there be fashion
style, and show everywhere else, If ther,
must be-let the poor even be kept ava,
from the house of God because they canno
wear as fine clothes as supposed Christian
ladies and gentlemen wear but let not ex
trayagance, pomp, or fashion have any plac
when man is borne to his long home and tn
mourners 60 about the streets.-T. c. Jerome
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-08-28
Use for Grumblers.

Probably all things have their use in this
world, and grumblers and fault.fnders are
no exception to the rule. 1t needs one OF
two dogs to take care of flock of sheep.
To be sure whole flock of dogs would be-
of little value. They would produce neither
lambs, wool, nor mutton but one or two OF
them serve an excellent purpose. They
guard the flock, they hunt up stragglers,
they raise alarm when dangers real or fan
ced are near, and so they really serve the
shepherds interests. So one or two growl
ing, snarling grumblers about church aid
wonderfully in keeping things in order
They may be unreasonable they may in
themselves seem Improbable; neither fleece
nor milk can be expected from them; but
their growls warn men away from danger
their snarling and muttering serves to keel
people on the alert, and at safe distance
Many a man has had great reason to thank
God for the ISLANDERS and lies that have been
told about him, and which have stimulated
him to constant watchfulness that he might
prevent their ever coming true. So, good
friends, if you can't be sheep, be dogs, and
keep on yelping it may keep sheep in the
fold, if it does not keep the wolves out and
in the end we may see that all things have
their use, and hat all things work together
for good to them that love Cod Christian.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-08-28
MONTPELIER VT, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2s 1873

At his baptism in Jordan by John, as he
came forth from the water the strong emo
tions that must have filled his heart at this
important point in his history found relief
in prayer He had been baptized with water
but he would also receive what he afterwards
gave to his apostles-the baptism of the Holy
Ghost. From the beginning of his ministry
he would be endued with the power of the
| Spirit abiding on and in him continually ~
know that thou nearest me always" said he
subsequently; here was an instance of ap-
proving answer. The Spirit descended to
abide with him, and the visible appearance
bore witness, confirming the voice, that he
was Gods beloved Son.
Again, as the shadow of the cross projected
itself athwart his mental horizon, he sought
relief in communion with the Father Three
of his disciples were permitted to witness
another approving answer to the Sons
prayers. =" As he prayed " change passed
upon him. The Heshly tabernacle glowed
with heavens tiansiguring light; even his
raiment became glorious like that of heavens
inhabitants, from whose society came two at
tendants on the gloriied Man of Sorrows.
OF that momentary scene one of the three
rapt witnesses bore through life the blessed
memory, inspiring him in old age to write of
the glory and the voice "when we were with
him in the holy mount"
A beautiful light do these incidents shed
on the relations of the divine Father to his
divine-human Son. How perfect, yet how
sweet, his subsection to his Fathers will.
What unfathomable depths of tenderness,
what intimacy of communion, are limited at
in the Sons prayers to his Father Some
thing, too, we learn of prayer as in Matthew
Henry's words, a transfguring transform
ing duty" We wonder if in the solitary
prayers of Jesus his face glowed not with
heavens light; and we catch new ideas of
the possibilities in communion with God of
a spiritual exercise which with us is too apt
to have in it very little transfguring or trans
forming.-Adpance.