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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1879-06-07
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] desire all my friends and Gus
tqmers to give this splendid soap
'.'ae. trial SO they may know just
bow good the best soap In the
III. 5. is. Give it a trial and |
an sare sou will use no other.
A. D. MARTIN,
Abheyil!e, La. Sole Agent.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1879-06-07
Special Notice. tt
Bayou Vermilion
Shippers.

f-Y nave bought the Str
El@l=ne EXCHANGE E and will run
$500 her direct to New Orleans
via Ha,vey's canal. Freight received a
New Orleans daily, at Morgan's old Tecbe
rates storage free.
Apply to j. L. Oarlin, agent at New
Orleans, or to the undersigned at Able
vile, Louisiana.
SOLOMON WISE.
April IL. 1979.-tf.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1879-06-07
oascial Directory.

District Judge: e., rre MOTION.
District Attorney' cu,eeo,s.
os'A l.AsrIE BRoUssAnD.
representative, 6 , o,Rev,x.
Parish Judge. r r.voxs
Parish Attorney. ,ru,rr
sa'' - G. B. SHAW.
n.y. LEO PERRET.
Tay.Collector.
: NJ. C. BRoussARD,
Police Jury.
d HorFpAuIR, President.
:. PRIaEAuH, y S'S. p,arss,nn ne :, "a :,
A.VANsLYKE, =. Z nhoooaAHp
e & Nu.rz l.. THIBEAUx.
Town Council.
JsosGE PERRHr, Mayor
LlsIE BRoUssARp, >, hbA DIE
s,WsE, .. bof ANof
ID c4RTRlGHT, Constable.
Il 1.s,iees Il of the Peace, Sd. Ward
F..B. PATTGS, W. D. " hilf
Ssryeyors
M W. EDWARD, II. MoNFAGNf
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1879-06-07

N)ppINs' ELECTRIC SOAP.
Having obtained the agency OF
thjs celebrated soap for Abbeylllee
and vicinity, ! append the opIn-
I ipu4ll some of our best people as
d its merits. We have been
sasng for the last 2 months the
sDobbips' Electric soap. made hy
4. +. Cragin & Co Philadelphia,
/ pa., and tind that it washes and
cleans the clothes more rapidly
and more thoroughly and IS IN
sae end cheaper than any other
sap we have ever used IN our
5nily. We can heartily recon.
mend it and single trial will
convince all of the correctness OF
oar assertions.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1879-06-07
JVytice.


The tax and assessment rolls Of
the Corporation of Abhcylle arc
now completed and are open for
inspection and revision.
Parties desiring, to make any
correction in their assessment aro
hereby notified to come forward
within the next fifteen days, at my
office at the Court House, to
make such reyisions and corree-
tons as they are entitled to un.
der the law.
w. B. WHITE Secretary
Abbeyille May 10th 1879.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1879-06-07
AND

THE BEST MAGAZINE.
4 Combination of the Uselal, the Eater
tanning and the Beautiful.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1879-06-07
POLICE JURY.
Monday. April 7th 1877:

WOnUaV. AprII IEII IoI3.
The Police Jury met this day at
the Court House, ia regular
session.
Upon the rollheing called, the
following members answered to
their names.
L. Ga..;n. Dni nnny
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-07-03

Cotton has advanved, wool has ad. vanced, and many other commodi- ties have advanced in price. If all kinds of farm produce would ad- vance, it would not take long for us all to become happy. Muscle feeds the world, and the minds of men of muscle ought to have more influence in ruling the world, when fewer mis- takes would be made. The time is fast approaching when the men of muscle will be men of brains, of wisdom, and of great influence. The mind is all the clearer, all the stronger, because the body is made to work. Excessive body labor, it is true, robs the mind of some of it's power, just as excessive mind labor exhausts the body. There should be a medium course pursued, and no profession is better qualified to give health, strength and tone to both mind and body, than the tar. ming profession.-Rural World.
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-07-03
A HINT TO THE WISE.

The recent heated debate in the United States Senate and the dis. graceful course and conduct of the Republican leaders furnish the Dem- ocratic party lesson which will, If they will only learn from it and profit by the lesson, be Of vast ad- vantage to them In the next great contest for President. Our demo- cratic leaders will be dull pupils if they fail to avail themselves of the cue thus furnished them by the ava ricious and blinded Republican par tisans.
 Elsewhere Tn to-day's paper we re- produce New York Herald special dispatch headed "Free Elections" which shows clearly the attitude which the Republican party now oc. cupies on those great questions which lie at the very foundation oi our free institutions. It remains to be seen whether the Democratic par ty will trim itself for fair, square fight upon these vital issues-wheth CT It will take up the gaultlet thus thrown down in their desperation or whether it will go into the fight upon the minor issues such as tho currency-an issue which is not un. derstood by the people and which never will be understood by the masses,-and thus let the republican: escape the responsibility for the out rageous position they have assumed during the present session of Con gress. There can be no greater folly than for the Democrats to ig nore these great issues--free cleo tions, the supremacy of the civil ovel the military authorities, &c.-issue' understood by every man who know: the A B c of American institutions and take up a side issue like tht currency. All Democrats can unite on the former. All WILL unite il such Q fight. On the latter there always has and always will be differ ences. We have been defeated be fore when we have went into cleo tions on the currency issue and wt will stand strong chances of being defeated again. What we now want to do is to get the party out of power which has now been already tot long in power, and to re-establisl the fundamental principles of fret government. Then we can look after minor matters and take thu kinks out of our currency.
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-07-03
THE CURRENCY QUESTION.

It looks to us very much like folly for the democracy to make the main tissue in the next great national con test upon question upon which our own forces are divided, as they are divided on the currency question. And then what is the use of fighting this currency fight now while we have q President who is antagonized to our party in Congress on that question, and who will defeat by his veto anything which we might do to give the country relief on this score. We had first better go into the cleo tion for q new President--one of our own party--and SECURE HIS ELECTION on vital principles which every voter understands and which all arc agreed upon. Then, after we have placed 9 democrat in the Presidential chair, we will be in q position to do some thing with the currency question, and no democrat who might be elect ed to the Presidency will have so little regard for the majority in Con
 gress and the wishes of the country as to interpose his private views upon the currency in the way of the accomplishment of any legislation which the country may demand.
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-07-03
Ent.oreement nr l.aM.

L. P Democrat: The public senti. mcnt that demands rigid enforce. ment of the law ig the scntiren. that is needed in every nook and cor. 1 her Of this country A strong and aggressive public opinion that d.. mauds that equal and exact justice shall be meted ont to all criminals in spite of their friends and fnoney. and in spite of the spacious plead. ings of wiley attorneys and unscru- pulous shysters, is the kind of pub lie opinion that is needed both North and South. The Eldorado Eagle strikes the nail on the head in tse following on this subject:
 | "Owing to recent outbreaks and arrests in our county, the question of rigidly enforcing the law, has been freely discussed by our best citizens throughout the country; and the strongest appeal ever heard from any people, comes up from all parts of the county urging our officers to discharge thelr duty in the rigid en- forcement of the law, and pledging the hearty moral, intellectual and fl, nancial support of all true men. An other prevailing sentiment is, that all good citizens, who have hereto. fore claimed exemption from .juFY duty, on the ground of being roaa overseers, school directors, &c. will waive said exemptions, s,and no longer shirk the great responsibility rest ing upon them as citizens, whose highest duty to. themselves, their families and their country, is found ed in statutes which called upon them to fill their proper places upon the grand and petit juries of our Cir, ,cuit Court, in administering the laws enacted for their protection. This is as it should be, and no better reason can be assigned for the loose manner in which the laws of osr country have been administered than the fact now staring us in. the face that great majority ofour best citi- zens have claimed these exemptions. and failed to take their seats upon the juries.. Let the ball roll on, and let our people bear in mind that if 1 the laws are not enforced the sin must lie at our own door, and soon q reformation will dawn upon our county with substantial brilliancy that will drive all elements or ingre- dients of crime into outer darkness. The fault heretofore has been moro with the people than with the off cers. We know what we are talking about. Few officers can be found capable of executing and enforcing the law, unless backed by the moral and intelligent support of the people. And now that the people have come to the front, we are proud to say our officers are proving themselves fully equal to the emergency in car rying out the edicts of the statutes"
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-07-03

The following, in regard to Sena' tor Bayard's resignation as chair man of the finance committee, is from the Mobile Register:
 If he cannot act in acordance with his convictions which are those of all the conservative elements in the North, East, West and South, with out being subjected to discourteous treatment, there was no other course for an honorable man to adopt. The Senate, however will but perpet- uate the act of discourtesy by accept ing his resignation and therefore we shall expect to see unanimous vote of the party refusing to accede to his wishes, and as some amend for his wounded feelings and the wrong that has been inflicted upon hrs commit. tee, all further proceedings on the imperfect Warner bill should be brought to an end until the finance committee is ready Tn it's own good time to report the measure with such amendments as the majority may decide.
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-07-03
SLIGHTLY PERSONAL.

The Pierce City Recorder asks "If it would not be well to omit the read ing of the Declaration of Independ- ence at the coming Fourth of July celebration? It sounds too much like a democratic speech, and parts of it may be considered personal reflection on President Hayes. For instance the following:
 "IIe has refused his assent to laws the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.
 "Iie has kept among us, in time of peace standing armies, without the consent of our Legislature.
 "IIe has affected to render the military independent of, and superior to tho civil power,' &c.
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-07-03
WHY?

We last week asked a question or two for the consideration of the anti Tilden democrats. The Little Rock Democrat adds the following:
 And if s. J. Tilden is such an enemy to the "toiling masses," such Q friend of bondholders and aristo- crats-why did he, while Governor of New York, reduce the taxes paid by these "toiling masses" to the ex- tent of something over fifteen mil lion dollars. Ifhe is such friend to aristocrats and the money power, why did he break up the most cor rupt rings ever known to American politics?
 If he is friend to corrupt cor porations and an enemy to the people, why did he throttle the in famous canal ring of New York? If he is an enemy of the people why did he put Tweed in prison and break up his ring2 Ifhe was an enemy to the people (especially to the people of the South), why did he. as Governor of the great State of New York, denounce as murder the attempts of Sheridan to carry out his ''banditti order?"
 Let some anti-Tilden man now come to the front and answer these questions. Vituperation and gener' al abuse, copied from Radical pa pers, will not answer. The people want the facts in this case.
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-07-03

A gentleman who lives at Hope informed the Democrat that he had raised this season, from patch oi ground of less than six acres, straw berries to the value of over three thousand dollars. Now, what this man did, can be done by hundreds and thousands of other men. There are thousands of acres of land along the line of the railIoad, just as good just as convenient to market, which can be had for mere trifie. The great advantages of southwest Ar kansas for small fruit culture, are to be found in it's excellent soil and the early ripening of the crop. The gentleman referred to sold some of his crop as high as $ll per box, It is strange that thousands of active and enterprising men do not al once go into the businesss. It is most profitable field for invest ment. Il. R. Democrat.
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-07-03
CURRIE. THE MURpEREI,.

MARSHAL, TEX, June 28. In the case of the State ys. Jas. Currie, in dicted for the murder of the actor, E. C. Porter, the State announced that lit was ready for trial, with most of the witnesses present, including Bar rymoae. The defense presented the afildavits of five witnesses by whom it was expected to prove that Currie was provoked to the assault in self defense. Their witnesses being ab- sent they asked to have the case continued.
 In reply to the motion for 6 con- tinuance the State filed a full answer with affidavits. Six witnesses, in- cluding the restaurant keeper where the killing occurred, said that at the time of the killing the only persons present were Barrymore, Porter, Miss Cummens, Currie and the pro prietor. The motion to strike out the counter afidavits of the State was sustained and the continuance granted. The court room was crowd ed and great interest manifested.
 To us and to all others who desire to see the laws enforced and crime punished, the proceedings in the Cur. rie trial thus far look like a shame full and contemptlble farce, not only calculated to bring the Texas au- thorit;es into disrepute, but also to embolden and encourage such des- peradoes and outlaws as Currie in their hellish deeds. We were clear. ly of the opinion at the time the murder was committed that it was one of those cold -blooded, deliberate, unprovoked murders which would have justified the populace in taking Currie out and hanging him on the spot. It is pity now that it was not done, tor there are two chances to one for the red-handed murderer to be turned loose-turned loose, too, where there is not Q shadow of a doubt about his guilt,-turned loose by the claws delays" and by the shallow legal technicalities conjured up by cunning lawyers who for q few paltry dollars would thus release one of the most desperate villains now unhung, and send him out again armed and gloating upon his prowess as q murderer and law defer to shoot down some other inoffensive citizen, l What a curse to law and order it is that we cannot have courts which will mete out speedy justice to such villains as Currie! What curse and shame it is that an outlaw like him can by the use of money and the influence of friends stay the exc cution of the laws and make farce out of the courts! If the people of Texas should let the foul murder committed by Currie go unpunished and unexpiated by the life of the red handed murderer it will be re proach to them and q victory for out lawry which will do that State more injury than it will be able to over come in the next ten years.
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-07-03
The South and The Democracy.

The south stands, and will contn- ue to stand, by the democratic party. When it can not, by argument and protest, shape the policy of the party in accord with it's own views, it will stand by the party. There need be no mistake on this score. Yet the south will give tangible proof of the fact that it IS sick of revolution and strife, and will give it by marking out the democratic policy for itself in future. The southern people will not again allow the north and west to draw up programme for the south to carry out.-Charleston (S. c. News
 We proposed this course last win ter when we advocated the election of | southern man as speaker or the house. We are sill of ,hc opinion we wer- right tleu Gazette
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-07-03
THE ARKANSAS PRESS FIX
 CUkSION.

| AdEA A EANA "A v 7 tFS n lhTJiSfS f4-A~
 CUkSION.
 Tuesday morning the Arkansas Press Excursion party started out from Little Rock, to be gone on a two weeks tour through Missouri, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota.
 We regret very much that impedl- ments arose in our way which pre- vented us joining the party. We had hoped to participate Tn the pleas urable recreation and valuable obser- vation which this trip through the great "Goiden Northwest" will af- ford. We are disappointed, but we wish all our brethren who have been so fortunate as to go safe, pleasant and instructive trip. If we under stand tue true object of the excur- sion it is not merely to afford the editors chance to jollify and dissi- pate. If we understand it correctly it is to afford them an opportunity to see and mingle with the people of the section they visit with a view of seeing the magnificent cities, the fine farms, the great manufactories, the fine stock of the Northwestern States and learning what enterprise, industry, pluck, and energy will do for country-to see what it has done for country with perhaps far fewer natural advantages than our own Arkansas, and thus to bring ourselves to realize what may be made out of our own State. If we understand it correctly it is to let the people of the sections visited know that Arkansas has newspapers, churches, schools, and all other con- comltants ofenlightened civilization, and to bear witness by the presence of the editors of the State to the fact that we are not the heather semi barbarians which we have some times been represented to be. It is to tell those people that we have here State, which is destined soon to be one of the greatest amongst all her sister States, and to tell them that we want more strong arms and willing hands to ald us in the grand work ot converting our vast forests into tangible wealth, of putting oul magnificent and almost boundless tracts of rich and idle lands into a state of productive cultivation, oi rescuing from the depths of mother earth the hidden treasures Of mineral wealth which lie buried in our noun tains and hills; to tell them that we want capital to start factories here where we have SO much and so many of the raw materials; to tell them that we will welcome all honest, in dustrious, energetic men and women to this great field of labor which promises 0 sure and remunerative reward. To tell them that we will ask no man his political or religious | inclinations if he will only come and make good, active, honest iaborel in the vineyard.
 We trust every editor and repre-. sentative of Arkansas who goes on the trip will remember that such arc some of the objects for which they goY and that their conduct may be such as to reflect credit upon oul State, and leave favorable impres J sion wherever they po.
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-07-03

It was decided years ago that "dogs of war are West Pointers"
 Fizzical culture-drinking soda water.
 The knobbiest part of the house is the door.
 Straw berry boxes are always made to fit the price.
 "Everything by turns and nothing long"-a circular saw.
 The Philadelphia Item speaks of the turn of the organ handle as an Italian revolution,
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-07-03
Cotton Gambling,

The Atlanta (Ga,) Constitution allst calls attention to the largo, amount of "futures' selling in the. cotton market of the present time, and to the vast profits coming from the advanced price of cotton. It then shows that the mere spectators pocket the heavy gains, not the toiling agriculturalists that grow the cotton. On thls basis it pro. ceeds to say: 1t may be well for planters to remember that if they are in position to hold their crop during the months Of September, October and November, they have absolute control of the market, and it may happen that all this gambling which has been going on may result in high prices and profitable mar kets. If the gold men have really turned their attention to cotton speculation, as seems evident, tue only Substantial thing about the whole business will be the cool and conservative farmer who is able to hold cotton until such times as may be to his interest to place it up- on the market" The Constitution alist fails to notice that when the cotton is grown and baled for mar ket. he who holds it from sale to await some expected contingency, becomes himself q speculator, wheth- CT the cotton he Is spectativeiy keep ing in his ginhouse was grown ny himself or another makes no differ once. If farmers choose to keep their cotton out of market until rChristmas, the prices will be high until that date, hut if they put it on market at New Years, then prices will go down. In fact, it would be postponing the. .begining of the cotton season from September lst to January lst, that would be all. If the grower desires to speculate in cotton, which he has as much right to do as others, though we think he would not be acting with wlsdom--it would he a blundering plan to do so by keeping his cotton~ In the glnhouse, subject to fire ant other possibilities. If he thinkr cot ton will go up let him sell his crop, and so be clear of accidents as far as that is concerned, then buy fu- lures, putting up the regular margin and retaining the mass of the money his crop brought him. Should the expected advance come, he has but to sell out his futures and pocket his profits. Should cotton decline in. stead of advancing, by selling the cotton held when the turn of the market arrives, any serious loss may possibly be avoided. The advance of cotton with the advance of the season may possibly, therefore, be an argument for buying futures, but 1t is no reason of itself for holding cotton off the market. Ant, if gam bling under the name of speculating is to be indulged in, why buy futures and pay margins at all2 Let Brown bet Smith that cotton will be cent, or half or quarter of cent high CT, at particular date agreed upon, and let the loser pay whatever is the difference of price between the timo of the bet ard the given date, and all the "beneiit' of buying future is gained, and comparatively little risk is endured,
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-07-03
Mexican War Veterans.

Little Rock Democratl
 The Mexican War Veterans met at Gen. Fagan's office June 4, in re- spect to the memory of the late Gen. James Shields.
 A committee appointed for that purpose, made the following report which was adopted:
 Gen. James Shields, eminent as soldier, civilian and patriot, having suddenly died at Ottumwa, Iowa, June l, 1879, we, citizens of Arkan- sas, of the rapidly decreasing mum Der of those who were comrades and soldiers in the Mexican war, desire to express our appreciation of his ability and heroism as soldier, his integrity as a man, and his unswerv- ing devotion to his country; there fore,
 Resolved, That in the death oi Gen. Shields, we recognize the loss of one who, upon many hard-fought fields, displayed the qualities of 8 brave and able captain: who. in all walks of military life, was kind and faithful commander, and who, in all the relations which brought us to gether, soldiers of an American army in distant land, so bore him self as to leave recollection of pride for his name and deeds.
 Resolved, That the members oI this association wear the usuaI badge of mourning in token of re. spect to the memory of the deceased Newspapers throughout the State are respectfully requested to publish these proceedings.
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-07-03
A column article-a monument.

Conkling, like all bullies, is free to give ofiense and then as free to skulk out of 1t.
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-07-03

summer files ar straw aays.