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The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-10-18
THE NATTER OF ARRESTS.

Editor Ouachita Telegraph:
1t is rumored that Ludeling intends
to adopt the tactics of his illustrious
nephew-in-law Frank Morey, by and
through some peripatetic U. s. Com
missioner, such as Jewett or the Greene
family of Lincoln, cause warrants to
issue against and arrests to be made of
the appointment" leaders of the Demo-
cratic party in this and adjoining par
ishes Immediately preceding the cleo
ton. 1t has also been said that Mr..
U. S. District Attorney A. H. Leonard,
who is now at Shreveport. has directed
Ludeling to have affidavits to be made
against the aforesaid appointment"
leaders and that he will have them
arrested, &C.
No one knows better than Ludeling
and Leonard, since the Grant parish
cases decided by the Supreme Court
of the United States last January, that
no legal affidavit can be made in any
case that may have originated in this
country. II it is the intention of these
parties to renew such scenes as were
witnessed in Claiborne, Lincoln, Jack
son and this parish, in 1874, by the in
discriminate arrest of men like Scott,
Richardson, Ramsay, Sholars, Huey
and Others, not one of whom has ever
been called ON to answer the accusa-
ton, they arc hereby informed that
their scheme will fail as utterly as
hIorey and Seelye's did in 1874, and,
moreover, the retribution upon per-
jured Villains in whatever position they
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DEMOCRATIC MASS MEETINGS.

- BAsrReP, La, octobeF1e, ls7s.'
Editor OssachttG zSlegsapK: g
This is the date of the active conn
mencement Of the canvass In More
house. The people of Morehouse are
now stup'' and will soon be cat them."
Gen. J. Floyd King reached Oak
Ridge Thursday and was welcomed by
q large number of the citizens. He
delivered an address of two hours
length, which was without exception
the most sensible and practical ever
heard a candidate for Congress utter.
He is the man for the planters, the
planting community. He is evidently
in earnest about doing something for
this country. He was followed by a
colored man by the name of Dorsey,
his pure English and altogether elegant
the speaking. He began by sayinI
that he had remained up here to assist
in organizing old Morehouse and he
sswouldn't 60 home till morning." He
delivered one of his finest, and carried
the colored people along with him.
Over one hundred Joined the club
after the speaking.
In Bastrop, Gen. King was received
with great enthusiasm. A large con-
course of white people came out to
greet him, and the impression he had
made at Oak Ridge, that he was of the
stsolid men of the country" for the
solid interests of the country, was con-
firmed in just the most satisfactory
speech that he could have made. SD.
McEnery, Esq, Of your parish, next
addressed the meeting In chaste,
forcible and impressive manner. He
stirred all hearts by his fervent appeals.
The tscrescent" will come down from
above our temple in November!
Mr.. Editor, the people are thor
oughly aroused. We will carry More
house as sure as there is heaven, and
If the RAIDS here don't believe it let
them beware of the fallacy of Cannon
Farrar's doctrine! no.
We will have large mass meeting
soon, and all our people would like to
see your simon-pure Democratic coun-
tenance up here-that is, all who can
sign as I do, Yours truly,
OUTANDOUTER.
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.0FFtciAL.
FURY Il is II
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COFFICIAL.1
STATE OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF OUAcII1rA,
Clerks Office, 18th District Court.

GIrATk; OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF OUAcI1TA,
Clerks Office, 14th District Court.
BE it known, that on this the 25th day oc
September, 1878, being more than fifty days
prior to the ensuing term of the District
Court, for the Parish of Ouachita and State
of Louisiana, the undersigned, a quorum of
the Jury Commission for said Parish and
State, having met at the Clerks Office pnr-
Jurors for the District Court, said
Parish and State, for the November Torn,
general venire to tho original number of
three hundred names, J. w. Scarborough,
one of the commission, in the presence OF
the commission, proceeded to draw fifty
ballots containing the names of fifty per-
sons from the general venire box to serve
as iurOrss for the first 1Xeolx az follows:
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Democratic Mass Meetings.

There will be held Democratic mass
meetings in the several wards of the parish
on the days and dates as follows:
Ward !, Island, Saturday, October 10;
Ward 2, Colony, Saturday, October S
Ward 5, Monroe, Saturday, October %;
Ward 4. Logtown, Saturday, Sept. IS;
Ward S, Trenton, Thursday, October 8;
Wards and Z, louisville, Wednesday,
October 9;
Wards 5 md 9, Mt. Vernon Church, Sat
urday, October L..
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HENRY H DORSEY,
s. G. HERRING,
JOE H HAMILTON.
mark
PAReouD's LOWER PLACE,

October II, 1878.
An inquest held this day upon the
bodies of Sam Wallace and Joshua
Hall, there lying dead.-After sum-
moning and swearing jury of quail
fed voters, the following testimony
was elected.
p. Trouard, being sworn, deposes as
follows: "I was at home this morning
at one O'Clock. There was some shoot
ing, and saw the firing, but do not
know who it was. think there were
about ninety men. After these men
left went out into the quarters after
getting out there I found the two men
dead. They (the squad of men) went
down the river and came back in
about an hour afterwards.
p. TRoUARD."
After hearing tho testimony and the
statement of the surgeon (whose state
ment Is hereto annexed) the following
verdict was rendered: That the said
Sam Wallace aud Joshua Hail came
to their deaths by gun-shot wounds at
tho hands of parties unknown TO us.
f. T. NORRIS,
i ALFRED h4PALErE,
| mark
/ his ~
II ANDREW h< PARKER,
Il mark
Il his
| .N,r RoBERr h1 SEGANs,
lid. tt'' 4- mark '..
sn.As CALDWELL.
r mark
NEAR MONROE, La, Oct. IL, 1878.
An inquest held this day upon the
'body OF Herman Bell, there lying
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And I, tho undersigned, Clerk, during
as above se ehe aa
ballots tor the several weeks were
placed separately in envelopes, fifty for
tho first week, thirty for tho second
and thirty for the third week, and labeled,
and scaled according to law. The said on
velopes containing tho said ballots were
placed in the jury box and after the same
was locked and scaled delivered unto tho
custody of said Clerk.
In faith whereof we sevorally sign our
names this date first above written and in
presence of witnesses.
w. w. GUTHRIE, JNo. w. SCARBOROUGH,
AUSTIN GREEN, Clerk ID. c.
w. r. V1NSoN, Commissioners.
WIN. HARRIS. 1t
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I concur in the above statement.
Having been quite intimate with Gen.
King since 1865, I know he has since
that time claimed citizenship in Con-
cordia parish, and exercised the priv
ileges and performed the duties incl
dent to that position. I know he has
uniformly declined to become a citizen
of Mississippi, and that he is the owner
of property in Louisiana, and is plant
ing in Concordia and Madison parishes
on his own account and planted last
year in tho former parish. My rela-
tions with him have been intimate.
Yours respectfully,
WILL. Il. MARTIN,
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may haAk hem or may be now, will
(be Rore swet I'D sure thag was at
Ethak tiuke. 81
[rBI DOMlCIEEsoF GENERATING.
NArcuEz. October 5, 1875

NATCHEZ, October 5, 1878.
Judge o. Mayo, Vdulia.
Dear Sir-Your communication of the
Sd inst, addressed to Gen. Martin or
myself, stating that certain parties are
attempting. to create the impression
that Gen. King is not a resident of
Concordia parish, La, and requesting
a statement of facts from US, is at hand.
I will state that in the winter of 1865,
or spring of 1866, Gen. King came to
Natchez and assumed control of certain
plantations in Concordia parish, as the
representative of Hoyl, Sprogeu & Go.
of New York, That in the fall of 1866
his connection with said firm was dis
solved, the said firm having abandoned
the projected enterprise Of Il1nting in
Concordia. That in the spring of 1867
Gen. King was employed by Lemuel
p. Conner, to assist him in the man
agement of his own estate and that of
Others in Concordia that he occupied
this position as assistant to said Conner
until the fall of 1865, when the said
Conner abandoned planting, operations
in Concordia parish. That very soon
after, he was employed by the banking
firm of Britton. & Koontz to take
active control Of their large planting
interest in said parish and in other
portions of the State that have been
informed by creditable persons that
Britton & Koontz, always retained a
share of the profits made from their
crops on the different plantations
which he supervised; that his connec-
ton with said. firm was severed about
two Year, ago by-s4he death of MIR.
Koontz and the abandonment of the
several points OF. p20ntin& operations.
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NEAR MoNRoE, La, Oct. IL, 1878.
An inquest held this day upon the
body of Herman Bell, there lying
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And in the opinion Of the commission a
jury being required for the second and
third weeks of said court, the same COM
mission, in the presence of tho Others
proceeded to draw thirty additional ballots
with the names of persons thereon for SER
vice for the second week. as follows:
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-07-06

Quai des Francais, as per plat Of
said town in the clerks Office, and
also all the rents Of said property.
3. a tract Of land on the west
side Of Bayou Vermilion, in this
parish, measuring eight and a halt
arpents front. more or less, by
forty arpents deep bounded cast
by bayou Vermilion. west by Nj
chole Blanc, or assignee u others,
north by land formerly belonging
to the estate of p. 0. Broussard.
south by L. 5. Landry, being a
portion of the land acquired by
defendant by act Of partition pass:
ed before Leo Perrct, Recorder.
on the 18th day of April 1878.
Given under my official sigma
ture this 29th day Of June 1878.
G. B. SHAW, Sheriff.
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Ordinances

An ordinance to repeal the ordi
nance entitled : IAN ordinance
TO prohibit hogs from running
at large within the parish OF
VermiIion," adopted April 1st
1878, and also Art. 6, adopted
May 18th 1878.
SECTION | Be it ordained by
the Police Jury in and for the par
ish of Vermilion, that the ordi.
nance entitled :"An ordinance to
prohibit hogs from running at
large within the parish Of Vermil-
ion" adopted April lst 1878, and
also Art. No. 6 adopted May 18th
1878, he and the same are hereby
repealed.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-07-06

The schooner Jim from Morgan
City arrived here on Monday last.
There arc thousands of acres
Of land in this parish subject to
either cash or homestead entry.
Within the last few years Il great
many immigrants have located in
our midst, and from what we can
learn are all doing we'll. We
know Of no parish in the State
where a farmer could DO better
than in Nclmilion. The land is
rich the climate healthy, and if a
farmer fails to make and lay by a
competency, the fault will be with
him. There is room for more.
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II l.. X VI g,

The MERDioN,r, is published weekly
in English and French, at two dollars
and fifty cents per annum payable in
advance.
Advertisements will be inserted al 500
per square OF len lines, or less, for each
insertion.
Advertisements published in English
and French will be charged for both Ian
grages.
No advertisement will be inserted for
less than two dollars and fifty cents.
Payment OF all advertisements is con
sidered due Immediately after their first
publication.
Advertisements not marked with the
number Of insertions required, will BE-
published until otherwise ordered, and
charged for accordingly.
TEX dollars in advance is required for
announcing candidates for Office; and
election tickets or other job-wofk must
be paid for on delivery.
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Lost.

By the undersigned Celestine
Touchet, widow Theodule Guidry,
Military Warrant No 80,559.
L, Celestine Touchet, hereby
caution the public, not to trade,
barter or negotiate Military
Warrant No S0.559, said warrant
being my property ; my intention
being to apply, to the Hon.
Commissioner Of Patents at Wash
ington, D.. c., for a duplicate Of
the same.
CELEsTINE TOUCHET.
Widow Theodule Guidry.
June s, rs .
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Sherif's Sale.
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
Parish Of Vermilion.
Parish Court.
No. 759.
Aryillien Broussard
Leon Rrnnssard.

Leon BrOussard.
BY VIRTUE OF A WRIT OIL
ficri iacias issued in the above en-.
titled suit 10y the Honorable the
Parish Court of the State OF
Louisiana, in and for the Parish
Of Vermilion, aud to me directed
there will be exposed at public
sale, TO the last and highest bid.
der, at the Courthouse in the
town Of Abbeville, with bene.
fit of appraisement, on
Saturday, JULY 2OM 1878,
between the hours of Ii O'Clock
A. NJ, aud 1 o'clock P. NJ. and
continuing from day to day, il
necessary, at twelve months credit,
purchasers to furnish their notes
with good security, with eight per
cent interest per annum from the
day Of sale until paid, all the
rights, titles, interests and de.
mands Of defendant in and to the
following described property,
seized to satisfy said writ, to wit :
2. Two lots in the town of
Abbevilfe, being lots Nos. 6 and 7
Of Megret's portion Of said town,
together with all Ahe improve.
ments and buildings thereon, said
lots being bounded, north by Rue
de Port, south by lot No. s, east
by lots 10, Ii Il II aad west by
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-07-06

1t is stated that tho Fraudulent
President proposes to visit all the
chief Southern cities between
Washington and Galveston after
The adjournment of Congress.
The above announcement makes
our devil happy. He hopes that
the President viii rot slight the
beautiful city of Abbeyille-a
city of high and noble preten-
tons, and situated on the banks
Of the magnificent Nermilion,
whose high rolling tide pursucs
its silent course unruifcd and I'M
needed to meet the waters of the
dark blue sea. lie wishes to see
what a fraud looks like. We
hope bis wishes will he gratifcd.
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JUDICIAL NOTICES
SHERIFF''S SALE.
Third Justices Court, Vermilion.
No. 545.

Third Justices Court, Vermilion.
No. $40,
R. 2. O'Bryan vs.. Dolce Frederick,
BY virtue OF two writs of lieri iacias
issued il the above entitled snit the Sd
Justices Court of the State of Louisiana
in aud for the parish of Vermilion, and
to me directed, there will be exposed al
public sale. to the last and highest bid
der. for cash. At the courthouse door in
The town Of Abbeville, with benefit Of ap.
praisement, on
Saturday, July Goth 1878,
between the hours Of Il O'Clock a. NJ,
ana 4 o'clock p. NJ, and continuing from
day to day, if necessary, all the rights
ii les. interests and demands of defendant
in and to The following described pro-
perry. seized to satisfy said writs, to wit
One open top buggy.
One set Of harness.
GiTer under my cficial signature this
9th day OF July 1878.
G.. B. SHAW, Sheriff.
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THE AMENDMENTS.

We notice from our exchanges
that but little is beng said by the
press in regard to the Constitution
al Amendments proposed by the
last Legislature. and to be voted
upon at the next election. We
take the following from the
lLouma Courier, and would ask the
voters Of this parish to weigh well
the subject, aud to cast their votes
against this batch Of amendments,
proposed, so that we may havh a
Constitutional Convention tllat
will give US a new Constitution
entirely. The Courier says:
The question Of the day is, "Are
we to have a Constitutional Con.
vcntion 2" II we were asked to
answer the query in the name Of
a majority Of democratic voters of
this parish, our reply would be =
Yes! The Democratic party
pledged itself to reform the abuses
Of former administrations Of mis-.
rule, dishonesty, and monopolies;
it pledged itself to protect the
rights of the people, and we now
ask that those pledges he redeem
ed by acceeding to the wishes Of
the people. A batch Of amend
ments, hurriedly adopted by
worried legislators, will not satisfy
the demands Of the democratic
voters Of this State. We want a
neao Constitutional CONSTITUTIONS
that will not only be an honor to
this Stare, but one, also, that will
reflect credit upon the statesmen
who will be entrusted with the
responsible duty Of lis revision.
"No man should be supported
for an official position who does
not pledge himself in advance a.
~fayoring a Constitutional Conven-
tion," says the Tindicator, Match
itochcs,) aud in this we concur.
The Democrats of this parish
should see that their delegates are
properly instructed on this import
ant question. and furthermore they
should carefully note whether or
not those instructions have been
adhered to-and that, in spite Of
adverse influences.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-07-06

Our Police Jury met on Mon
day last and transacted consider
able business of Importance. So
far as the Sunday Law is concern
ed, which, according to rumor,
they were to repeal on that day,
they did not touch, or touched it
in such a way that they might as
we'll have left il alone. They or
dercd a vote of the people to be
taken upon it at the next Novem-
Der election, the law in the mean
while to remain in force.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-07-06

All We that are inclined to serve
your country in an official capacity
and who are more Or less confident
of success in November's election,
come up with that X and have
yourselves announced.
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Sherif's Sale.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Parish of Vermilion,
Seventh Justices Court,
No. 1856.
Vilmond Braux
VS..
John A. Faulk.

JOnn "A. aux.
By virtue of a writ of feri facias
issued in the above entitled suit,
by the Seventh Justices Court, in
and for the parish of Vermilion,
and to me directed, the will be
exposed at public sale, with the
benefit of appraisement, at the
Court House, in the town of
Abbeville. on Saturday the 18th
day Of July 1878. between the
hours Of IL o'clock A. NJ, and 4
o'clock P. NJ, and continuing from
day to day if necessary, all the
rights, titles, interests and de-
mands of the defendant, in and to
the following described property,
seized to satisfy said writ, to wit
One creole horse.
Terms Cash.
Given under my official sigma.
ture this 10Th day of June A. d.
1878.
G.. 3. SHAW,
Sheriff.
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POLICE JURY.
State of Louisiana,

Parish OF VermillOn.
On Monday, the lst day of July
A. D., 1878, the Police Jury of the
State and Parish aforesaid met in
regular session at the courthouse
in Abbeville.
Were present Nathan Perry,
president /; and Messrs. Broussard,
Hoffpauir, Leleu and Wise.
The minutes of the last meeting
were read and adopted.
The communication of captain
F. Feray, Parish Surveyor, in re-
lation to the survey of the line be-
tween the parishes Of Iberia and
Vermilion, was laid over for fu-
ture action.
Art. l. Resolved that the fol-
lowing named persons, be and
they are hereby appointed com
m%issioners of unbranded stock for
their respective wards :
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IMPORTANT NOTICE.

All advertisements and communications
intended for the MEglDroNAL. must be
handed 10 by ~ o'clock NJ on Thursday
to ensure publication. This is all impor-
tant business rule, which should not be
overlooked or neglected.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-07-06

The prospects Of the crops
throughout the country are full of
encouragement. The yield Of
grain promises to be exceptionally
large, aud the South is rejoicing
at the indications Of rich crops.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-07-06

We saw a chicken the other
dry with two well developed
(headsi the chicken was about six
weeks old. Beat that, you
curmudgcons.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-07-06

Congress is endeayoring to
place Gen. Grant on the retired
list with the rank Of Maj. Gen.
u. S. A. The reason Of this is
that it is generally supposed that
the travelling cx-President is pref
ty well played out" financially.
1t seems strange that he should
be broke after eight years Of
ncpotism. Something rotten in
Denmark.
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To the Voters of VernliIiOn Parish

The undersigned respectfully announces
himself rs a candidate for Representative
for Vermilion parish, subject to the nomi-
nation of a Democratic Convention for
said parish in case one be held .-Eiection
to be held in November next.
r. p. O'BRYAN.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-07-06

We have lately had copions
showers Of rain throughout the
parish, which prove to be a great
benefit to the gaining crops. Our
planters wear smiring counten-
anceS. .. .
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r. p. OBRYAN.

Most of the cane crop is "laid
by" the stand is good with
every prospect Of a heavy yield.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-07-06

A romantic story is toldo Of Mar.
tin Mix, of Mortified, and Ellen
Manough, of Middlebury, vt, who
recently got married after q long
separation. Many years ago, they
~quarreled and broke their engage.
ment. Martin went to sea, dug
gold in Australia and California
served in the Union army during
the war, worked on the Pacific
railroad, was captured by indians
while travelling to the Black Hills,
but escaped and returned to Yer.
mont. Ellen had long since forgiv.
en- her recent lover, and, having
advertised in vain for his return.
devoted her time to saving silver
dollars, eight hundred Of which
found their way into one of her
old stockings. Now the two are
one, and the past is forgotten.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-07-06
DOB9INS' ELECTRIC SOAP.

Having obtained the agency Of
this celebrated soap for AbbcyiIle
and vicinity, | append the opin-
ion Of some Of our best people as
to its merits. We have been
using for the last 3 months the
nohbins' Electric soap, made by
|. l.. Craoin d Co Philadelphia.
Pa, and fnd that it washes and
cleans the clothes more rapidly
and more thoroughly and Is in
the end cheaper than any other
soap we have ever used in our
family. We can heartily recon-
mend it and a single trial will
convince all of the correctness of
our assertions.
VIM. MOUToN.
E.. [. ADDISON.
ARCHIE You've.
| desire all my friends and Gus
toners to give this splendid soap
one trial so they may know just
how good the best soap in the
u. S. is. Give it a trial and l
am sure you will use no other.
A. D. MARTIN,
Abbeville, La. Sole Agent.
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WIN. MOUTON.
E.. [. ADDISON.
ARCHIE YOUNG.
TT T. " YION
Abbeyille, June 22d 1878.

The Central Committee Of the
Democrltic-C Conservative party
for the Parish Of Vermilion will
meet at the Court House, in the
town Of Abbeville. at 10 A. NJ,
on Saturday, the 9Th day Of July.
1878, for the purpose Of taking
the necessary steps for reorganiz:
ing the committee and to decide
how, and provide the manner
delegates, to the State Convention
the Third District Congressional
Convention and the 10th Senator.
ial District Convention, shall be
elected. And for any other bus.
mess that the Committee may
deem advisable.
Members Of the Committee are.
therefore, requested to attend
said meeting.
By order Of.
r. p. O'BElAN, Chairman
LAsTIE BRoUssARD, Secretary.