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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-04-04
CnARLrs G. VAN zANpr. Ropublican. was

CHARLES c. VAN ZANDT, Republican, was
reelected Governor Of Rhode Island yesterday
by the electors. a word in that State not synony-
nous with people" The majority for VAN
ZANDT indicates that tue Democratic candidate.
Mr.. Isaac LAWRENCE. did not SEQ fit to spend
any money in bribery. Rhode Island elections
have no national Significance A large portion
Of the citizens are dislranchised and the bal
nncc Of power is held 10y those who are willing
to sell their ballots for cash.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-04-04

In the Senate yesterday there was more
talk about the indcbtcdncss'ot the Paciiic Rail-
roads 20 the Government Mr.. DAWES bcfricnd-
ing JAY GoULp in his usual artful and lodging
way in The House there was more talk about
Doorkccpcr Folks case; in both bodies tho
speechmaking is to be continued to-day.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-04-04

Any proper legislation that has for it, OBJ
io't the safety Of life is commcniahlc. Mr.
puRDY pres tntcd to the Legislature yesterday IL
bill giving TO mn oli'"r to b" known ~ the gu
prrlnt'ndem Of BUILDINGS, extraordinary pow
crs To onIor'e r'id requirements in the con
structiOu of "dif rs with reference o. their safe
V lie is to huporntcnd tho building Of now
structures. compelling n certain thickness o.
walls, Arrangement and width OF starways
halls and lues. Tho law relative to the storing
of conibustihrs il made more strict and III"
efficiency Of hydran,s and the fire alarm system
il To be in 'rcasrd.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-04-04

Senator EDMuNDs is reported as having
said, in debate on the Pacific railroad Fund
ing bill:
have seen hny ccnts line pail to aoct legislation
in editorial. ct ncwstarers That very small pri
are paid ful AZ hlehtf rates
JAY GouLp's way is 10 buy n newspaper out
and out. tall tower. young editor. and all.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-04-27
COUNTRY ROADS.

A correspondent gives the fol.
lowing timely suggestions and in.
formation in regard to a subject
that receives too little attention
in most districts:
The surface Of a road is not to
be regarded as an arch to sustain
the weight of the vehicles passing
over it, but as a roof to protect
the material beneath. The road
bed should be thoroughly drained,
else the road can never be good.
A loose sandy road will be ian
proved by coat of six inches Of
clay !; this may be placed on one
half for summer gravel. In like
manner a coat of six inches of
sand on a clay road will be a
material Improvement. The sur
face Of a road should slope six
inches in ten feet from the center
line. The lines Of slope should be
straight not curved. The plow
and scraper should never be used
on roads ; their work is great in
quantity, but wretchedly Door
in quality. The pillow breaks up
the surface, which by use has be.
come hard and passably smooth,
and the scraper brings in from the
sides alluvial soil and matter LA
bic to decay. All holes or de-
pre- ssions should be at once filled
up I; the neglec, Of this is the great
fault in our system Of road repair
ing. A little work is done once
a year and the rest of the time
the road is left to take care of
itself. Holes should not be filed
with alluyial matter or turf which
though at first deceptibly tough,
soon disintegrates, and forms the
worst sort Of mud. Nor should
they be filled with stone, which
does not wear evenly with the rest
of the road but leaves it in lumps
and ridges.-Ex.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-04-27

HkJT While our planters are
raising sugar, corn, rice and veg
etables, would it not be we'll to
raise a little meat? We think
SO. With such prospects ahead
it would be easy to raise a few
hogs, sheep and fowls. When fat
and in good order they make a
fine dish, and fit for the daintiest
Of epicu1es. By raising your own
meat it will save a great expense;
for you need not then send to
merchants in New Orleans or else
where to purchase. You will al
ways have your meat at home,
and can kill and cure at your own
convenience.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-04-27
JUDICIAL NOTICES,

STATE of Louisiana-Parish
of Vermilion-Parish Court--No.
575.
Succession of Alex. Lege, snr.
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 provisional tableau
OF partition and settlement in the
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 under my hand and seal
this 9th day Of April 1878.
LAsTIE BRoUssARD. clerk.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-04-27
r X M S

The MERIDToNAL. is published weekly
in English and French. at two dollars
and fifty cents per annum payable in
advance.
Advertisements will be inserted at 81 90
per square of ten lines, or less, for each
insertion.
Advertisements published in English
and French will be charged for both Ian
guages.
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.
Ten dollars in advance is required for
announcing candidates for Office and
election tickets or other job-wofk must
be paid for on delivery.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-04-27
To the Editors Of the State OF
Louisiana.

The Louisiana Bureau of Immi
grafton is receiving many letters
of inquiry from various sources
calling for information for farm.
ers, mechanics laborers, business
men, and capitalists, who desire
to settle in this State, or invest
capital here. Our bureau has
issued two descriptive circulars,
with maps for the benefit of such
inquired. We have sent off many
circulars, and copies of Louisiana
is 1t Is, and written answers
in response to letters of inquiry.
Our bureau has opened books to
receive descriptions OF lands, for
sale, propositions to lease lands,
or to have lands. worked on
shares-any proposition that may
enlighten the immigrant who
wants to come to Louisiana.
We will record all such descrip-
tons Of lands and propositions in
our books, which will be open to
strangers and persons Wishing to
purchase, and these descriptions
will furnish the bureau with an
additional fund Of valuable infor.
nation for future ci, culars, and
to be used in our letters IN reply
to inquiries.
AS our board has no funds and
no income expect the small amount
furnished by merchants and Others
in New Orleans who subscribe to
assist US in our labors, we respect
fully beg the editors Of the State
to published this notice, for a few
weeks or months, without charge
to the board, for the benefit of
immigration and the State.
VIM. BoGEL, President,
Office Louisiana Bureau of Immi-
grafton, No. s Commercial Place
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-04-27
WHO LOSES THE EIGHT
CENTS.

Here is the way the New York
Graphic illustrates it :
Seventy or eighty papers have
come to hand this week inouiring
in a pathetic voice, who it is that
loses the eight cents when a la
boring man takes a ninety-two
cent silver piece for a dollar. Now
this is the very thing that has
puzzled US. If a carpenter receives
from the government a n~inety-two
cent silver piece for a dollar, and
passes it upon his butcher for a
dollar, and the butcher passes
it upon the shoemaker for a dollar.
and the shoemaker passes it upon
the landlord for a dollar, and the
landlord passes it for a dollar
upon a mason for work on the new
state.house and the mason passes
it for a dollar to a merchant for
a silk dress for his wife, and the
merchant passes it for a dollar to
the custom house officer for import
duties, and the United States
treasury passes it as a dollar to a
soldier, and the soldier passes it
to the same carpenter herein
before previously mentioned, we
are unable to see who has lost
the eight cents.
Happy thought, perhaps the loss
fell On the same man who did not
get it ! Seriously, the same man
who loses sixteen cents every time
he takes four, silver quarters, that
have only eighty-four, cents worth
of silver in them. But, even then
the five cents nickels puzzle US.
In a dollars worth Of these is
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-04-27
Some men cannot be severe with

out being abusive and this may ey-
plain f. F's. rude language about
the three fools as he calls them.
But what Of the other two, are
they the embodiment of all the
wisdom and virtue, or the police
jury ? Let every one judge fer
himself. The truth is this storm
is raised by the cofeehouse keepers,
and no one else, unless now ana
then a merchant making haste to
get rich. The merchants loose
nothing in reality by the Sunday
law. and what the cofee-house
looses, society gains, public morals
are improved, aud the good of So
ciety is promoted without loss to
any one. For the present
Yours &C.,
CANDLE Bug.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-04-27
COMMUNICATED.

NJ. EDITOR Il have read F. F's
communication in reference to
tyranny, a%bsurdity, puritanism,
quackerism (?j and know nothing,
ism, published last week in the
Intentional, and ! must admit that
he did show up a considerable
absurdity and knowndhan gism, but
the tyranny part was not so mani.
fest. f. F. appears as a very
pIous individual and very Jealous
for the welfare Of the Catholic
Religion, he says the Sunday law
throws a check on the exercise Of
that religion. According to his
explanation buying and selling
eggs and chickens, trading and
traEcklng on Sunday, selling whis.
ky and getting drunk on Sunday
is a very important part of the
Catholic religion, and the police
jury are very wrong to interfere
with it. Is this a true exposition
of Catholicism | think it is not.
The Catholic Church is very par
ticular about the PRONUNCIATION Of
her doctrines, she does not allow
every jumpingjack to expound
her doctrines, and | do not believe
F. F. has any authority to speak
for her. [ have good authority
for saying that he is not a sound
e2pounder Of Catholic doctrines.
The Morning Star and Catholic
Messenger has denounced his
teachings as rank heresies. There
is however a gentleman in Able.
vile who has both the education
and the authority to speak for the
Church, and it will be plenty time
to look after the safety of Catholi-
cism when he says there is danger.
The shepherd will attend to the
flock. But the truth is that f. F..
is not a catholic, he is a pagan
He is one of those who are trying
to raise a tempest Of religious BIZ
gotry, over a mere question of
public policy and morals, by pre-
tending to advocate a faith he does
not believe in. These men wor-
ship at the shrine of Pacchus and
and not at that of Jesus
Christ--they are rank pagans.
They are mistaken when Trey sup
pose they are championing the
cause of the church, it is the cause
Of the grog-shop, aud the vendor
of merchandise for profit, that they
have espoused. Who are the ad.
vocates Of the Sunday law, and
who are arrayed in the ranks of
the opposition Look at them,
see If the opponents are noted for
eS traordinary piety or morals.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-04-27

Re- The Lenten season is over.
1t expired last week, and is now
with the things that were. The
bell Of the Catholic Church peals
out its solemn requiem daily in
wiling sinners to prayer. Many
who are now with US in the flesh
may not be numbered with the
living when the lenten season
again approaches. Some may be
far away from home and kindred
battling with the stern realities
Of life, land some may in the
church-yard sleep, and some be-
meath the sea-" It behooves US
all to battle manfully and faith
fully for that great and glorious
end--a life of everlasting bliss in
the great hereafter. We have all
to pass through our allotted share
Of troubles, trials and tribulations
in this world, and it will be to
our advancement to meet the enc.
my on lis own ground, and let our
watch-word be, sour God and
Victory"
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-04-27
ES Several DAYS 40.

IT, Several days ago one of
our aged citizens concluded to
visit Lake Peigneur for the pur.
pose of fishing. In company with
him were two of our young men.
They reached the Lake IN safety,
and while the old gentleman was
standing on the bank viewing the
scene of future operations, he re.
quested the young men to be very
careful and not fall overheard,
and at the same time instructing
them to throw q line, a la Isaac
Walton. He entered his boat.
and was in the act Of casting his
own, when, by an unlucky acct
dent, he lost his equilibrium and
plunged head over heels into the
waters of the Lake. The last
seen of him as he disappeared was
a pair Of small-sized gun-boats.-
lie soon rose to the surface, how
ever, blowing like an unhedged
whale, and took a bee line for
shore. Oh, what a duck was there,
my countrymen He feels no bad
effects from his unlocked for bath.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-04-27
HS Is there not a law pre-

Re- Is there not a law pro-
hibiting persons from making a
race course Of the streets Of Alb.
beville? We noticed a black.
rider a few days ago tearing up
Port street with his horse at the
top Of his speed, and came within
an ace Of riding over a small child
who was crossing the street at the
time. Such reckless riding should
be put a stop to. See to it, oh,
we City Fathers!
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-04-27
only nineteen cents worth of me-

only nineteen cents worth of me-
tai. Now will some Of the editors
who lie awake nights to figure
such things out please to inform
US who it is that loses the eighty.
one cents every time a dollars
worth Of nicklels is passed ?
Who loses four cents every time a
five cent piece is paid for a glass of
lager or a car ride? The little
copper cents are even a greater
robbery. We have not the heart
to 60 Into a calculation as to how
many million dollars are wrung
from the horny-handed bond
holders every day in the passage
of this dehased cent, but it is
inconceivable how an opponent Of
the Bland bill can pass one of these
fraudulent token-even at a dis
tance-without blushing for the
per6idy of his race.-Ex.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-04-27
N 0 tice

A CALLED meeting Of the
Board of School Directors for the
parish of Vermilion, will be held
on Saturday, May 4th, 1878, at
~ NJ, to transact important bus
mess.
BY order Of the President.
JAS. NJ. WILLIAMS,
April 20, 1878. President.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-04-27

TORTUREs THAT NEED NOT BE
ENDURED.--peeple suffer a great
deal of pain unnecessarily. Among tor
lures that need not De endured are those
inflicted by the rheumatism and govt,
since the acrid element in the blood
which produces them by contact with the
sensitive covering of the muscles and
joints may be Eliminated by the use of
that matchless depurent, Hostetter's Stom-
ach Bitters, before the infammatory SYM
toms are developed TO any great extent.
When it is considered what circulating
tortures rheumatism inficts, and what a
tendency it has, when fully developed,
to attack the heart, the ad visibility of an
early use of such a reliable astidote be-
comes at once apparent. The rheumatic
virus is expelled from the blood by the
increased action of the kidneys-wblch
acts as strainers--produced by the Bit
tiers, and the sufferer will find. if he uses
this supreme defensive agent, that he
will be protected against a return OF the
agonising complaint. Dyspepsia, fever
and ague, liver and bowel complaint,
and other maladies, are also cured by
this admirable remedy.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-04-27

ba~ We notice by our exchan-
ges that merchants in some of our
sister parishes are about to test
the legality of the Sunday Law.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-04-27

Hsg~ We neglected to mention
oa the English page of last weeks
issue that a son of Nine Cadie
Laporte Of this place, stuck a nail
in his foot, and for fear Of an at.
tack of lockjaw, had the foot
opened from stem to stern. He
was placed under the kindly ma.
nipulations of DR.. -
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-04-27
Ordinances.

An ordinance to prohibit the sals
gift, barter, or exchange !
spirituous and intoxicating +.
quors and merchandise on SIM.
days within the parish of Ve,.
million.
Be it resolved and ordained \,
the Police Jury Of the parish 4
Vermilion.
Ist. That the sale, barter, Div.
ing Or exchange of any and ali
Intoxicating liquors and mercban.
disc on Sunday, within the limii
Of the parish of Vermilion is hers
by totally prohibited, and ali
keepers of coffee-houses. eroo.
shops, groceries, stores. and al
other places where Intoxicating
liquors, or merchandise of any
kind is sold, shall be closed and
kept closed on Sundays, under the
penalties hereinafter provided.
2. Be it further resolved and
ordained, That this ordinance
shall apply to all persons and pla.
ces within the corporation of tbe
town of Abbeville as well as to
other parts of the parish.
3. Be it further resolved and
ordained, That any person VIC
lating the provisions of this or1i
nance shall be deemed guilty d.
misdemeanor, and shall, on con.
viction, before any court pf com.
potent Jurisdiction. forfeit their
license, and in addition be subject
to a fine of not less than ten dol.
lars nor more than fifty dolIan
for each offence, and the proprie.
tor of any such place where intoY.
icating liquors or merchandise are
sold, given away, bartered, or &.
changed. or such place kept open
on Sunday. shall be liable to thu
forfeiture of his said license and
the payment of said fine. whetha
he personally violates this ordi
nance or not, if he allow it to b
done.
4. Be it further ordained and
resolved, That none the forege-.
ing provisions shall apply to any
licensed drug store where drugs
and medicines only are sold.
5. Be it further resolved and
ordained, That it shall be the du.
ty of the District Attorney pro
TEN. to prosecute all violations Of
this ordinance. and that all fines
be paid into the parish treasury,
and that this ordinance take effect
after It's PRONUNCIATION in the of.
cial journal of this parish.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-04-27
STATE of Louisiana-Parish q
Vermlllon-Parish Court = No.

Succession Of Jules Dore.
Notice is hereby given to 81
parties interested in the said
succession, or having any opposl;
ton to make to the tableau q
debts and final settlement of said
succession, to file the same il
writing, in the Office Of the CLERK
OF Court within ten days from the
date hereof.
Given under my hand and seal
this 18th day Of Arpil 1878.
LAsTIE BRoUssARD clerk. +
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-04-27

E@A Numbers Of our citizens
frequently visit Lake Peigneur,
nine fiiles from town, and spend
one or more days in fishing. The
fish caught in the waters Of Lake
Peigneur are fine and healthy
We like EN-.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-04-27
An ordinance to prohibit Ibgs
from running at large within
the parish of Vcrmilion.

from running at large within
the parish of Vcrmilion.
Sec. I. Be it ordained by the
Police Jury Of the parish of Yer.
million, That hereafter it shall NOT
be lawful for any person to allow
his hogs to run at large in the 81
ward of this parish, and all per
sons owning or having hogs il
his charge, are hereby required
to keep said hogs enclosed within
the limits of their own land. All
persons violating the provisions
of this ordinance, shall be liable
for all damages done by such
hogs to any other person, and the
hogs doing the damage shall be
liable to be sold to pay such dam.
age, so far as the proceeds Of their
sale shall extend.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained,
&c. That the provisions of "An
Ordinance relative to fences
passed by the Police Jury of Yer
million parish on the 4th day Of
February, 1878, shall not apply y
hogs, and all ordinances in cor
hlct with the provisions of this
ordinance are hereby repealed
and this ordinance take effect
from and after date of its first
publication in the official journal
of Vermilion parish.
(Signed) N. PERRY,
President Of Police Jury.
Atteste
AMBROSE LACOUR,
Clerk Of Police Jury.
Adopted April lst, 1878. ]
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-04-27

HsH= For several miles along
our river front can be seen every
day men, women and children
(most'y colored) engaged in fish.
ing. They almost out-rival old
Isaac Walton in his fayorite past.
time,
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-04-27

Rsy@ A policeman in New Or
leans saw a negro with two chick.
ems in his possession, and YVES about
making an arrest when the negro
dropped the chickens and fled.
If the police would arrest every
chicken thief in this parish, il
would not be long before our col.
ored population would be conside.
rably ;hinned out.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-04-27

ba@ Chas. Luent was brought
before the Mayor a few days ago
and fined IS for disturbing the
peace.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-04-27

BE- On some Of the planta-
tons on the bayou planters are
paying $40 per month for good
hands, and others are promising
only $13.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-04-27

Dxg% Mr.. Pierre Ourblir, Of
this place, is having erected a
neat and substantial building near
the Abbeville hotel. We are in.
formed that 1t will be occupied
by F. R. King, esq.,, as a law.
Office.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-04-27

regT If there is no tangle-foot
drank in town on Sunday, there
is plenty Of it swilIed during the
week days.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-04-27

ia We understand that dogs
are killing sheep belonging to
Nine. Guegnon, a lady living just
outside Of Abbeville. Kill the
dogs by all means.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-04-27

HsJr Nearly every evening la
dies Of this town and parish visit
the Catholic cemetery for the pur-
pose of decorating the graves of
their departed friends and rela-
tives.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-04-27

Bsa- Mr.. J. 7. Labit has haul
ed a kitchen to the rear of his
dwelling a short distance from
this office.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-04-27

BE- The Catholic parsonage
is considered the prettiest place
in town, surrounded as it is by
majestic oaks and beautiful shrub.
berry.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-04-27

We have every prospect for an
exceedingly large crop, Of which
we should be thankful to the giver
Of all that's good and holy.
We have done we'll in the past
year !; let US strive to do do bet
ter in the year to come.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-04-27
EkY| Mr.. Henry Delano, agel

Be- Mr.. Henry Delano, aged
about % years, a young nan who
has been living on the plantation
Of Hon. A. Nuncz from childhood,
was attacked some time since with
humps, and caught a severe cold
before he got well, and from which
cause he became slightly demen-
ted. He was brought to town
on Sunday last, and placed under
the medical treatment of Drs.
White & Chevis, both gentlemen
eminent in their profession.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-04-27
shearing.

BxD Sheep raisers are busy
'hearing.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-04-27
E@p We will bet our bottom

IL We VIII Oct Jul DUClO11
nickel that there are enough dogs
in AbbeviIle to out.number the
population. They are so poor
they have to lean against a fence
to bark.