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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-03-23
LEONCE PEERET, Mayor.

BISHOP MARy1N's TO the East
by Way Of the West" Marvin's
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Cyl" and Rev. Eugene r. Hen
drix's Around the World" with
introduction by Bishop Marvin;
price Of each book 50.
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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-03-23

LII dDOlutI Will NC lOullu
a notice from the Mayor, calling
the attention of voters of the town
Of Abbeville to an election to be
held on the LIST Monday of April
next, for the purpose of elocting
a Mayor and four Aldermen.
We are now INDUCING in near
ly all the varieties of vegetables
usually to be had at this season
Of the year. We will be glad to
receive all that may be presented
to US, and notice accordingly
Don't forget the poor printer.
Adrien Darteste, who was ar
rested in Texas some time ago,
by our active and energetic sheriff,
G.. B. Shaw, charged with muir,
dering his brother. Evariste OAR
teste, was brought before Hon.
Eraste Mouton, District Judge,
several days ago, and remanded
to the parish prison, the Judge hav-
ing refused bail.
We have received Hobart's Old
Testament Map of Palestine, 40
inches long by 80 inches wide,
showing every place in Palestine
mentioned in the Old Testament,
the location Of which is known
1t is beautifully co!ored and got.
ten up in the latest style of art.
LOGAN D. CAMERON is the agent
for the Advocate Publishing Com.
pany, All North Sixth street, St.
Louis, Mo.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-03-23
THE MERIDICNAL,

Widow E. GUEGNON. Proprietor.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-03-23

In our last issue we published
an article copied from the New
iberia Sugar Bou!, and headed
Large Land Claim" in which
it was stated that a large tract of
land lad been granted to the
Danterive family by the French
Government in 1917. VIII the
Sugar Bowl please inform US what
possessions the French Govern
ment held in this State in 1917 ?
What is the use claiming such a
small tract Of lad, why not claim
the whole State at once.
Only two Of our merchants have
spirit enough to advertise in their
parish paper, though there are
several others. Shame on YOU,
gentlemen!
Those were prophetic words ut
tered by Mr.. Kidd in the House
in rebuke to an interruption made
by Yarmouth who cried derisive-
ly in the midst of Mr.. Kids
speech o9a constitutional con-
vention-Hear, hear"
Yes, sir; when the great peo-
pie at whom you have sneered
speak at the next election you
will hear and that voice will be
the utter discontinue Of you and
the party you represent in this
State"
Items from the .Rttaha as Re
gister:
James A. Lee. a former drug
gist Of New Iberia, is mentioned
as probable collector of New Or
leans. Mr.. Lee is a staunch Dem
ocrat not bigotted.
Gov. Nichols keeps a stiff up
per lip. Witt and his clan are
getting ready to open on yon. if
they see half chance, in the Re
turning Board matter.
The New Orleans Democrat fe-
rociously a@ssails the lottery com
pany and all kinds Of monopolies.
yet it never has a word to say
about the other city papers that
offered to do the State printing
at a less figure than the Democrat
gets for it now.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-03-23

Cool nights and mornings.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-01-11
GnlOid Coin.

The Hon. Alexander II. Stephens,
Chairman of the House Committee on
Coinage, Weights and Measures, has
become convert to the theory advanced
by a Mr.. Hubbell, that it is possible to
solve the gold and silver question by
tying the two metals together in metal
dollar of 258 grains, to be composed OF
222 grains and fraction of grain in
siler, and grains and fraction of n
grain in gold. The gold value of such
dollar would be at the present figure a
fraction over 81 cents. Mr.. Stephens has
written a letter to DR.. Lindermann. the
Director of the Mint, requesting him to
have dies prepared and some specimens
struck off Of this goloid dollar. This
request has been complied with, and
orders have been sent to the Philadel-
phia mint to have the dies prepared at
once. The few Representatives who
have become converted to this theory,
that it is possible and practicable to
unite gold and silver in metal dollar,
are very enthusiastic and confident that
they have discovered plan which will
keep gold and silver in circulation. The
advocates of a single standard ridicule
the project, and say it is absurd to even
give the matter serious thought Sena-
tor Wallace some weeks ago introduced
bill in the Senate providing for the
coinage of this goloid dollar, and it was
deferred to the Finance Committee, but
has never been reported upon. - Wash
0lgtOn Cor. PhiIddeiDhid Times.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-01-11
A Virginia Tragedy.

Col. William Randolph Berkeley, an
eminent lawyer of this place, was seated
in his Office conversing with Mr.. Alfred
Moth, cashier of the English and Ameri-
can Bank, when a knock was heard at
the door and Col. Berkeley got up to
answer it. On opening the door shot
was fired from without, and the Colonel
fell back with ball in his temple. I'M
mediately afterward Capt William II.
Kennedy entered the Office, and, step
ping behind Col. Berkeley's desk, placed
pistol to his head and fred. Mr..
Moth says all he heard was remark by
Capt. Kennedy as he first fired, which
intimated that he had some grievance
against the Colonel. 1t is stated that
Kennedy made three previous attempts
on his own life, and for l,ng time has
been in moody and despe ate condi-
ton. Col. Berkeley died instantly, and
leaves large family. He was mem
Der of the law firm of Berkeley &
Berkeley, of Richmond. Kennedy still
lives, but I'll ere is no hope of his recov.
ery.-Letter from Frrn1ujUc.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-01-11
Russian Trophies.

The Russian trophies i'll Kars are be-
yond expectation. Three hundred and
twelve cannons, among them forty-two
field pieces, whole depots of rifles and
revolvers, large quantities of ammuni-
ton, stores, and provisions, and about
l6, 600 prisoners fell INTO the hands of
the conquerois. The remainder of the
garrison must be considered as killed or
as having deserted. The Russians shut
their eyes with regard to des rters, as
they experience too much trouble and
cost by Transporting their countless pris-
oners in this season into the interior of
their ice shackled country. Whosoever
manages to procure for himself suit OF
plain clothes may run away and make
hims III comfortable in one of the vii
lagos, or in his own HON, stead. Volun-
tarily these men will not again join
Mukhtar Pasha's hungry and neglected
host. The Russian losses do not exceed
2, 900 men, and are less than had been
originally supposed. London NeVs.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-01-11
The SeYen Ages.

Here comes the Oil City Derrick with
the following improvement CD on Shaks-
peares Seven Ages!' "hll the worlds
a stage, and all the men and women
merely players, SHINE of them most con-
foundedly bad players, too; they have
their exits and their entrances, but
larger proportion of them would rather
have whisky as steady thing. And one
man in his time plays many parts-right
field, center field, catcher, short-stop.
etc. At first the infant mewling and
puking in its nurses arms, and yelling
fire; aud then the schoolboy with his
dinner-bucket, and whining morning
face, creeping like snail unwillingly to
school, with sheepskin under his jacket;
and then the lover, signing like fur
mace. with a woful ballad fearfully and
wonderfully made to his mistress eye
brow, and his coat-tail pocke is big with
confectionery; then a soldier, full OF
strange oaths and bugs, iealous in honor,
sudden to quarrel, seeking the bubble
reputation even at the lannon's mouth,
at $l3 a month and found: and then the
Alderman, with bay window on his
stomach, full of wise sausage and other
things to eat, who charges 81 for marry
ing man and kisses the bride without
leave or license. The sixth age slips
into the lean and slippered pantaloons,
with or without ruffles, as the case may
be; last scene of all that ends this
strange, eventful history is second child
ishness and mere oblivion, sans teeth,
sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything,
except wondrous faculty for lying
about the hot summers and cold winters
of his younger days"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-01-11
The Carrying.power of the Glaciers.

In North America, and especially
throughout the Northern States, the
powders are numerous, often OF great
size, and indicating transits of many
miles. Over the Eastern, Middle and
Northwestern States, powders, that
have emigrated from distant points to
the northward, occur in such abundance
that they may almost anywhere be foundlf
the inquirer will only examine the coun-
try he passes over. Upon Mount Katah-
din, in the Moosehead region of Maine,
stones can be seen, lying over 1000
feet above the sea, fosiliferous in
their nature and coming from northern
sites: while toward Mount Desert
masses, some forty to fifty feet in
height, are sprinkled everywhere, and,
as in the case of the Dedham granite
distributed to the south, invariably show
northern origin. In Berkshire county,
Mass, these travelled rocks lie in long
algnments, passing over the Lenox
hills, and extending in generally south
easterly direction for fifteen or twenty
miles. and have been tiched from the
Canaan and Richmond hills across the
line in New York, being of chloritic
slate, with angular specimens of lime
stone intermixed. Some GRANTEES from
Vermont, on the west of the Green
mountains, have been lifted over these
barriers and transferred to the southern
margins of Massachusetts,; while in Yer
mont q bowlder weighing over 3,400
tons, and known as the Green Mountain
Giant, has been drifted from the Green
mountains easterly across the valley OF
the Deerfeid river, and planted 500 feet
above that stream. In Michigan, near
the Menomonee rver, field upon the
northern slope of mountain is densely
covered with powders, so that mile
can be traverse without once touching
the ground. Again, huge nuggets of
copper. torn from the immense deposits
of native copper at Keweenaw point,
Portage lake, and the Ontonagon dis
trict. on the southeastern shore of Lake
Superior are found widely disseminated
to the south of these localities in Michi-
gan, Wisconsin, Ohio and M nnesota, a
few of which have weighed 800, 800 and
one 5000 pounds. The Ice
Age" in Popular Science Monthly (or
| Ion1ynr3y
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-01-11
The King and the Three Travellers.

Three travellers, who had been found
asleep in the royal park, were once
brought before King Jollimon. They
said they were story-tellers, who earned
their living by relating tales and le-
gends.
If that be So" said the King, "and,
if YOU can tell stories worth hearing,
you are indeed welcome. The court
story-teller has just been banished for
telling the same story twice. 1t would
be right royal idea to have three story
tellers instead of one.
So the three travellers, after having
been refreshed with food aud drink,
were hidden to seat themselves at the
august feet of King Jollimon.
Presently one of them told the tale of
1.-The Wise Cat"
A certain cat set out to seek his fort
une, and travelled through the whole
world. At last he came to a country
where a cat had never been seen before.
The inhabitants were ut first frightened
by the strange monster, but, having OBJ
served Puss killing the mice with which
the country was overrun, they plucked
up courage, and, approaching him, re-
quested that he should follow them be-
fore the King. Puss complied willingly
enough, and the end of the matter was
that he was installed rat-catcher to the
King, and large salary bestowed upon
him The faithfulness with which Puss
discharged his duties raised him high in
the royal regard, and circumstance
soon occurred which advanced him still
further. The King took his maps by an
open window, and had plate OF cher.
ries placed beside him, that he might
eat them when he awoke. A crow from
the neighboring forest constantly stole
the fruit, nor had all the efforts of the
Kings servants succeeded In destroying
the bird. The cat, however, concealed
himself in the window-hangings, and
bounced upon the unlucky marauder
and broke his neck. The King was ful
of gratitude, and ordered that Puss
salary be increased. Soon after, beal
came and ravaged the Kings focks
Ills Majesty commanded Puss to xii
him. CT can only do what am able,
pleaded the cat; but the King insisted
While Puss was coming, Bruin attacked
the store of a swarm OF bees, and wa
stung to death. "You have done as
knew you would, my dear cat" said tn
King, and would listen to no explana
tons. The cat received the Order o
the Royal Shoes string.
Next an elephant came and ravage,
the crops. The King sent the cat to al
tack him. "Alas can only do what
am able" again pleaded the cat, bu
there was no moving the King. Will
the cat was coming, the elephant fell in
to pit and was killed.
You have done as knew you would,
said the King once more; and the cat re
ceived the Order of the Royal Penknift
and the care OF the Royal Shoe-brush.
A great army marched to subdue tn
kingdom. The King gave himself n
uneasiness. "Have we not tue c.
mere ?" he asked. my dear, go IN
, put these troublesome fellows to flight.
) "Alas your Majesty" said the III
, fortunate cat, 81 can but do as J al
able. and luck will turn at last : b'
} the King was stubborn as ever. AM
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-01-11
Bob lngerSOll.

A sharp and aggressive Calvinistic
clergyman, having been introduced to
Mr.. Ingersoll, persisted in an attempt to
draw him into a religious controversy,
which Mr.. /. tried to avoid. The
clergyman, not to be foiled, said "Mr.
Ingersoll, L understand you to have
said that you could change to advantage
the fundamental laws which govern the
umverse-which wise Creator has or
dained for man." eyes," said Mr.. In
gersoll, Il have" "Now, sir" said
the inquisitor, triumphantly, "will you
be good enough to put your finger upon
one single law of nature which your
puuy wisdom could improve?" with
oil the pleasure in life," says Mr.. Inger-
soil; 81 would make health CATCHING,
instead of disease "-Cepeinnd Herald.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-01-11
THE LITTLE FOLKS.
Music On All Fours.

Pussy-Cat aud Black-and-Tan
We're shut in room together,
And, after season of quiet, began
TO talk Of the change in the weather,
And new spring fashions, and after that
They had u sort OF musical chat.
Said Puss " To me Il IL quite absurd
Bur tastes aud opinions vary;
And some have declared that no beast or bird
Can sing like the small canary
Who, II IL be true I've heard II told,
Is really worth more than its weight IN gold!
Said the Black-and- Tan, with pensive smile:
"I've wanted TO call attention
To this hit Of scandal for quite while,
And, If not ainiss to mention
That my daily allowance of bark and w(h)ine
Has greatly improved thh voice of mine.'
" 1t has, said Pnss, with comic grin;
The words of truth yJu have spoken;
name for Ourselves We must strive TO win
At once, now the ice u broken;
For one or two doses of catnip tea
Have had "A wondrous effect on me
" Twas only the other night strayed
Where "a sLvery noOnbeam slanted,
And gave such beautiful serenade
You'd have thought the place enchanted
Il reused the neghborho0d to pitch
OF praise, enyy-I can't tell which,
Said the BlGck-and-Tan, " Why shouldn't W ny
TO sing duet together?"
Said the Pu-s, - l see no reason why
We can't: aud Wen show them whether
To birds and bpols alone belong
The gilt of singing pleasing song"
They sang-and they sang but oh, my deHrsi
II you had been any where near them,
You'd have shut your eyes and stopped your ears,
And wished that you COULDN'T ar them.
Twas brilliant effort, upon my word,
And nearly killed She canary-bird.
The Pussy-Cat and the Bldck-and- Tan
with the music were 80 delighted,
They will give a c, ncert soon as they can,
Aud perhaps We may I've Invited.
- Bow-wow I" . Maow - I'm sorry. You know,
I've another Cngagement-aud cannot gol
Josephine Pollard, in -. Nicholas foT January
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-01-11
John T.. Raymond.

The career of players is curious, and
the means by which they achieve reputa-
ton are interesting. They often strug-
gle on for years, barely getting a liveli-
hood, and then suddenly make hit
which insures them fame and fortune.
John Il. Raymond is well-known exam
pie of this. He went ON the stage early.
playing great deal in the California
theaters, and never earning more than
his expenses. He received, / have been
told, only $50 a week up to the time that
he personated cool. Sellers" The
character, as everybody is aware, is
taken from Twain and Warmers "Gilded
Age" Twain, ever bent on augmenting
his income, decided to dramatize the
book, and expected to make the drama.
tization rather tragic than otherwise.
He inteLded 10 render "Sellers" a seri-
Gus part; but Raymond, for whom the
part was designed, pronounced this
mistake, and supported his position by
such arguments that the author finally
yielded. The comedian co-operated
with him, and so skillfully that the
character of "Sellers" is virtually his
literarily, as it is wholly his histrionical-
ly. When the part, originally n subor-
dir ate one, took" with the audience, it
was gradually altered and amplifed to
its present proportions. "Sellers" soon
became the whole piece. Nobody cares
for anybody or anything but him he is
actually the body and soul of the come
dy. If Raymond made "Sellers,
" Sellers" has made Raymond, and Ray
mond is conscious of the fact.
After acting "Sellers for some two
months, Raymond's salary was adj
vanced to 800 week, then TO $3.50,
hen to 5000, then to $3.50, and finally TO
$780, Managers began to bid for him.
his value rose like an energetically
"bulled" stock in Wall street. He is
now card for any theater. He shares
after expenses, and has cleared as much
as 81, 800 week. His sudden good fort
une has not harmed him. Always a
good fellow, he is better fellow than
ever, for he has more means to do kind
things with. The secret of his success
in the character is that he is in mind and
temperament almost q counterpart of
"Sellers;" so that III playing the part he
has only 10 play himself. He is san
guine, good-natured, careless, open
handed. He likes games of chance,
lively company, boon comradeship.
Much money as be has made in the past
three or four years, he never keeps any.
1t burns in his pockets. All his ac-
quaintances are his friends. He helps
any body and every body who wants
help. With all his rollcking DISPOSE
ton, he is domestic, being deeply ut
tached to his wife, whose stage name is
Marie Gordon, and who is a clever ac-
tress. He is about 40, and thorough
type of a certain class of Americans
Nom YORK. /efkI1.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-01-11

it. In spite of that he obtained $40. 900
from us, and subsequent royalties, all
of which, with interest, he must pay
back, besides compensating us for the
damages we sustained. We shall pro-
ceed at once" The question of interest
is who is the "we" in the case, who,
under the name of "Cash, bought the
"Life of Christ" at the time of the
Ford sale? The Fords say the book
would have sold had Beecher finished it.
The second volume 10 only half written.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-01-11

Brownlow, Tennessee; Richard Haines
Kentucky; John Petit. Indiana; ID. ID.
Pratt, Indiana; George Il. Davis, Massa-
chusetts; Jesse Lazear, Maryland; Cyrus
Edwards, Illinois; Wilson Shannon.
Ohio; Sobiesxi Ross, Pennsylvania; John
w. Chanier, New York; John V. Il.
Pruyn, New York; George Grennell,
Massachusetts; Rutger b. Miller, New
York; John F. briggs, Michigan.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-01-11

while the cat was coming, band of the
enemy fell upon him and destroyed him;
and they overthrow all the kingdom.
The King was taken prisoner and COM
PEELED to feed cats all his life. That
ungrateful cat I" he continually ex-
claimed.-Arto Bates, in 50. Nicholas
for January.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-01-11
Death OF Ex.Congressmen.

The. following ex-members OF Con-
gress died during the year 1873 Ether
Shepley, Maine; Joseph j. M 'Dowen,
Dino; James l.. johnson, Kentucky;
Joseph Johnst m. virginia; john f.
Benjamin, Missouri; Christopher Nor
GIN, New York; Amos Nourse, Mrnei
Lorenzo Sabine, Massachusetts,; W. G..
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-01-11
Another Suit Against Beecher.

The parties who bought Beecher's
Life of Christ have sued the author
for failure OF contract. The case is IN
Judge Fullerton's hands, who says !:
1.-The whole matter is in n nutshell, anG
is very simple. Mr. Beecher made n
contract ter .'ears ago, and failed to keep
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-10-02
p,mIe.,,sn ia . Provideses B.nk

D~efaIeatian Ia - Providence Hank.
Providence. Il. l.. Oct. 2.-Furthsr
examination In the affairs OF the Gro.
Ger. and Producers Bank indicates
thu. the defalcation OF Cashier Calder
certainly reaches $4,000, and probably
500. 900. Fully half the capital Of the
bank is gone. but II is expected that a
considerable amount can be recovered.
The directors have requested Gov. Van
Zandt to appoint special commissioners
with tho view OF winding up the institu.
ton. Probably the depositors and other
creditors are secure. and the ~stockhold.
ers will get something ultimately. The
cashier declared that be took the funds
10 accommodate his ~friends-or those he
thought were his iriends-who promised
TO repay but did not. though often re-
auested. The names OF these il!egiti-
mate borrowers are not given. One di-
rector Ia understood to he a debtor for
$40, 900. which will probably be made
good. Tho general impression Is that
the cashier himself used some Of the
money. The drain has been going on
two years or more, and the deficiency
has been concealed from q not very rigid
Secretary by an extensive system Of Dor.
rowing. Cashier Calder was arrested
this evening and locked up. He Is u
young man who has stood we'll in the
community, q member Of the Second
Baptist Church. Treasurer OF the Sun.
day School. and mn active member OF
the Young Mems Christian Association.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-10-02
Tn. y..d.rs,i, win c..e.

N.w yo,x ~, II, n yand.,h;l,
una w. GO.
viii case to-day the so-eaiied ATS o'od'
dard. who gave sensational testimony
Friday last. wa. c-ross-eramined. She
,sfus.d IN answer n number Of questions
..,',,...,,.
'ou'ni"s nv"
to men Tor whom she had Kept house
A woman stood up in court and witness
.du;,,.a ,ha, hat woman xas Mrs.
- p-..., q.
uuA pe'o'o ie'ess e'an's' "'
William IL. Vanderbilt asked the surro'
cato TO place witness in the custody Of
an officer during recess to secure her
presence. After all the explanations
sbe eould give were IN counsel said he
wonIa ask Inc court 10 commit the wit.