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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1879-07-26
SCHOOL BOABD.
4 Ahhnville .Jnly 8 1879,

Abbcville, July 5, 1879.
The Board Of School, Directors
for the Parish Of Vermilion, met
on this day in regular session.
Were present j. n. Williams,
B. Faulk. j. Archie Young, j !.
Ah~hise, jr., ard r. sagrera.
Were absent !: +. r.. King, H.
II. Bartels, Jno. Lenore and Danl
Paul. ia
The minutes Of the previous
meeting were read. After correct
ing them so as to include ]. j.
Absllire among the. absentces on
that, day were adopted. d
On motion, it WAS, resolved that
the Parish Attorney be requested
to enter suit Immediately against
Michel Vidaiilier and Olidon Pre-
Jean, for the collection of the rsn
Of school lands due by Them for
several years past.
On motion, tile Board adjourn
ed until the 10th of August 1873
Il. SAGRERA, Sect "
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Les chauves-sourris ayaient Ell,

LeS chauves-sOurrls avaIent e!u
doniicile dams lie. temple baptiste
de couleur de notre corporation.
Les congrtganistes ont bon ado
rat, ct tronyant que le niue de ces
animaux tantot souris, tantot gent
alice, ne sentaient point precise
mcnt l'eau de cologne nj ne le
Pachouli, ont dun commun accord,
decide de dGmolir Ia baradue te-
moin de leurs ebats burlesques.-
Ma fol, scion nous, c'etait le yrai
moyen de Sc debarasser de ces
etres isolites. Nous souhaitons
que la nouvelle ntcropole ct bap.
tiste soient un peu mieux respec-
tees. Nous sommes ct serons tou-
|jours partisans des ameliorations
ct souhaitons que les adeptes du
Jourdain erigent un temple digne
de lerrs corelegionnaircs.
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CoIonie Francaise
Dams l'Arkansas.

f.-s ..T Tr 4
\ 100000 acres de terrcs 4 ven-
Dire a prix reduits ayec placements
faciles, cans pOuest de pArkalsas.
LIE chemin de fer Little. Rock ct
Fort.Smith, ainsi que lc fleuve
Arkansas, trayersent toute la val
lee. lie sol est generalement
tres fertile le climat doux ct tenn
Ipere.
{ LIE cotton, lie tabac, le chanvre,
le froment, le mais, Forge, l'avoine,
les pommes de terre, le trefe, ct IL.
foin y viennent tres bien, ainsi que
la vigne ct les arbres fruitiers.
Environ 200 900 acres de ces
terres, situees le long du chemin
de fer, au Nord dut fieuye ,Arkan-
sas, ont etc comedies aux l'eres du
st-Esprit pour la fondation dune
colonie. A
A 50 miles de Littc.Rock, pres
de la Station Morilton, non loin
dc Louisbourg ct sur un magnifi-
que plateau,y s'etendant svers 10
Nord, les Percs du St-Esprit ont
reserve 10000 acres pour les CO.
Ions francais. Une eglise ct un
convent sont en- vote de, construc-
ton pres de Morilton ct une Sec
onde 6glise francaise va etre con-
|straite pres de Springfield 10 mil
les plus loin, des que lie besoin sen
fcra scntir.
|. Avis aux families franchises de-
sirant acguerir une belle propriete,
4 pen de frais, dans Ie. Yoiainage
dime eglise catholique.
Pour plus ampIes information
ION peut s'adresser a
w. y. SLACK, ouS
MICHEL BRAUN,
Land Office. i. Il. &c +. s. R'y., a
Little Ro,k, Arkansas, ou aux
EPeres dn St-Esprit 4 Morilton.
% novembre '73.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1879-07-26
LA F1EVRE JAUNE Al MEM
PHIS.

Nous avons annonce, Ia semaine
derniare. que Ia fevre .jaune await
eclate a Memphis dams nnc famille,
celle du juge Ray. La panique
await etc gensrale, ct tout ce qui
pouvait s'enfuir I'avait fait. De-
puis, ancun cas- nouyeau ne s'etait
declare. Les quarantaincs qni
avaient etc etablies aux aIcutonrs
de Memphis, ct jusqu'a Cairo ct a
ST Louis, allaient etre leveess; dtja
il Y await de nombreux retonrs
d dhabitants qui s'etaient enfuis un
pen a la hate.
Mais yoici que cinq cas- nou-
veaux sont rapportes avant hier ;
lis ont ca lieu dams une autre ia
mile, du nom de Hester, ct il est
a remarquer que cette famille ha.
bitait dams lie voisinage de la "a
mile Ray. ce qui somblerajf indi,
quer quill y a eu, dans1e cas-,
epidemic.
Les departs ont recommence a
Memphis les affaires sont ARE
tees, ct ron signale pluseurs mai.
son de commerce qui wont trans
porter a stsLouis, a Cincinnati, a
Louisville, le siege de leurs
affaires.
A Phihdelphie, il s'est produit
une emotion serieuse a la nouvelle,
qui s'est repandue dams Ia vile.
quill y await a bord dun .batiment
arrive dams le port un cas- Dc
fevre jaune. CeAayire Went Dc
St-Domingue OIL parait-il, la fieyre
jaune fait ravage en- ce moment
Les autoriles de Philadelphie on
6tabli un Gordon sanitaire autoul
du batean qui Sc trouve en- qua
rantaine.- -Propagateur.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1879-07-26

avlons donn6 un bon point
orites de notre corpora
propos des fosses ct des
aOus nous etions un peu
ct nous coBptions sans
Les fosses, NAL niveles
!, = des cloaques, renfermant
' leur seiu ces matieres fetides
'a'eetes germes de toute mala.
rladdtnue, 81 nos autorites
]. a'eat qaelque notions d'hygiene
u: ss saaraient que: eau croupie est
s P'Fs ualsaine, surtout en- etc.
: aa'adies etant 81 freqoentes
pesd'entielles = dams nos para
.a... Nous viendrons rappeler
r.. sss.'oa De to0s ceux qui sin
~ !. s' s' : b sa'ubrite publique,
20 eatretien des fosses ct
as't' 4ae vcus coanaissez.
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On motion Council adjourned
to Monday, July I4th, 1879.
W. B. Wn;TE, Secty.
Jos. j. ABADIE, Mayor pro tenn.
b C w E. N II w "A u! /

L
EVERY person sending us SO
cents will receive, regularly for
six months, The SOUVENIR, a laege
eight page literary and family jour
nal, aud as premiums, we will
send free, tao magnificent pictures,
LITTLE WHITE KITTENS
very cunning and prettB and "MY
LITTLE PLAY FELLOW" a
little. girl with her dog. Both
are really beautiful They are
|l4x l8 inches in size, and are
splendid works of art, being prin-
ted in twelve different tints and
colofs. They are bound to give
satisfaction The paper six whole
months and t,Do superb pictures
for only 50 cts. Order by mas
at once. Address
w. M. BURROW, Publisher,
Bristol, Tennessee
sa Agents wanted to sell our
fine engravings; $3 to $l0aia day
easily made.
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Notice.

Parties required By ordinances
Of the Town Of Abbevillc to pro;
cure q license to carry on trades
and professions are hereby notified
that such licenses for. the year
1879, have been Issued and are in
my hands for collection. Unless,
said licenses are paid within ten.
days from the date Of this .iotice,
! will proceed to their collection
by suit, aud in pursuance Of law. 1.
JAS. $. ,CARTRIGHT,
Constable c oliector. !
Il January e5th 1879.
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TOWN COUNCIL.
Abbeyille July 7th 1879.

Abbevliie July 7th 1879.
The Council met this day pur-
suant to Adjournment.
There were present. Joseph
EAbadie, Mayor pro ttm, Solomon
Wise, Henry Libersat and jacob
Isaacs:- absent d. Martin.
Mayor. ' i5@ ' ~ ".
The minutes Of the proceedings
Of the Town Council Of the dates
|of May 18th May 26th 1879,
were read, and ON motion the
same were adopted.
On motion OF s. Wise, it was.
resolved that the Secretary be
directed to issue a license agains,
Jacob Isaacs, as retail liquor
dealer by gallon, quart or bottle,
for three months being the first
quarter Of the .ear 1879 and
that the Constable Collector
return License No. 80, issued
against same party for same pur-
pose for the year 1879, the said
Isaacs having discontinued the
| sale Of liquor BY gallon quart or
bottle, since the 3lstol May 1879.
The. propositions Of Geo. E.
LYONS. Jas s. Cartwright, sCar.
ence Maxwell and \. d. Lahorde
:, for the keeping G the bridge at
Abheville were opened and read,
and bid of Jas. S. Cartwright
/ being the lowest
On motion Of Mr.. Wise it was
resolved that the propositNps Of
Mr.. Cartwright be accepted,
ordered spread on the minutes
ard published.
On motion of said member.
Resolved that the keeping OF
the bridge across the bayou Yer
million at Abbeville, be and the
same is hereby awarded to Jas.
! S. Cartwright for the term Of one
year, or nntil a successor shall .be
appointed and qualified, for the
price and sum Of One hundred
dollars, payable quarterly in cur
rency. one half by the Parish OF
Vermilion ard the other halt by
/ the Townof Abbeyille, according
to the provisions of the of the
joint resolution of the Police
Jury Of said parish and the Town
Council of AbbeviIle, dated Jany.
] 18th, 1875, upon his furnishing
bond with good and solvent
surety N solido, in the sum OF
two hundred dollars, to be ap-
proved by the Mayor.
Proposition Of Jas s. Cart.
wright.
/ Abbeville May o9th, 1879.
To the Mayor Of the Town OF
Abheville
/ Sir II will take charge Of the
! bridge for one hundred dollars
] per annum.
Respectfully submitted by
(signed) Jas. $. Cartwright.
/ On motion Mr.. l,ibersat, the
claim Of Geo. e. Lyons Jailer
for incarcerating, discliarglns
and boarding prisoners amounting
Ito sI2, was allowed.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1879-07-26

$500 a month clcar profit made
easily by agents. Agents wanted every
where. Men and Women, Boys and
Girls. Jntire time or.spare moments
day time or evenings. Everybody wants
it. and every family will bny it, Big
cash pay. leasant employment. Ex-
elusive territory 1 La fact the best
agency ever offered. Circular and terms
FREE on application. COMPLETE OUTFITS
allied. postpaid, on receipt Of One Dol
lar aud Fifty Cents. Send for it and
make money. Address
The BEVERLY COMPANY,
978, Wabash Avenue, Chicago.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1879-07-26
College Commercial
DELLA STE CROIV


NLLEsIBERIE, ATrAKAPAs, LNE..,a
Ecole, pension ct blanchissaS6
compris SIT par mois. -
Par suite des circumstances NAL,
heureuses que nous yenons de tra-
.verser, la rentree .des classes pour
les pensionnaires ma pu s'effectuer
CONNIE les ann6es precedentes.
aussi sommes nous heureux aujour-
d'hui qu'ancunes crainte n'existe
Ipuis annoncer aux parents qEe des
Ia present, les cours won't repren-
DIRE CONNIE parsle pass6. Nous
|avons Ia ferme ccnfance que les
|resultats obtenus jusqn'ici engage
ront les parents nous confer
leurs enfants, ct de notre cote
nous he negligerons rien pour que
lenr education soft parIaite.
| lie plan d'enseignement embrasso
y FrancAis,s l'Anglais, rHistoire,
la Geographic, rAlgebre, la Geo
! Il + !
metric, Ia tenne des Hvres ct la
pratique des affaires.
| Quatre professeurs s'occuperont
eyclusivementp de .fenseignement
de ces diverses branches d'instruc.
ton, ct presideront aux jeux ct aux
amusements des enfants c'est-a-
dire qu'ils trouveront dams notre
etablissementf cesqni ne peuvent
|leur procurer les autres institu-
1tinns qui nous environment, ct GU
soixante cnfants ct plus scnt SOU
vent conf6 a un senl insti,uteur.
i Voulanu rendre accessible 4
!, tons rentree de notre college, le
prix de la pension ne sera plus, a
partir d'aujourd'hui que de II
|piastres par mois, blanchissage
compris. Les 6leves non catholi,
lques seront toGjours recus CONNIE
J par lie passe la seulc condition
de Sc coaformer aux exercices pu
. !. biics de la maison.
Dec. 21-1m. .'.4 7, 7
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1879-07-26

!. onr,ean a passe sur Boston
!. ~ !. .sts sn1S De Massachusetts, le Is,
3 '.';..rs ! s~,s bstiments IA ont chayire ct
49, = . nersotitlies Sc sont noyees;
4. 'a'.a;s ma;snns ct des hotels ont etc
|.nyerses.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1879-07-26

NOTICE. Pursuant to q reso-
luton ofthe Police Jury adopted
on the 7ih day Of July 1879, au-
thorizing me to sell the fence
around the Courthouse yard, the
public is hereby informed that /
will offer to the last and highest
bidder. For CASH, on Monday the
2sth day of July 1879, all the
Fencing around said Courthouse
gard. @ d
SosTIlENE. sHERPIN,
Constable Police Jury.
July II, 10.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1879-07-26

. ia. Taylor lie savant sp'r;tn-
,liae et lnarchand dc balais, Went
dfpsudre IN plngeon sur le Ba-
Fsehe, an dire du Sugar. Boarl.
rpyre diable pourra desor-
"a saciiM s'assurer 81 les es-
Iyiennent chaque nui! planer
III ionbe.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1879-07-26
COLLECTORS NOTICE.

= ~ - 80 3 ------
The taxpayers are hereby noti-
fed that all taxes for the year
1873 are now due. Parties wish
ing to save costs must pay up be-
fore the end of this month.
M. G.. BROUssARD.
Collector, Parish Vermilion.
July IL, 10.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1879-07-26

!. hureau de sante national re-
.sade i toutes les yilles du
m l.,zetenir Ia plus grande
s.s,Ias ]! emet l'opinion que les
4 ~ jaune qui Sc sont de-
.I.,isi Memphis ne sont'que Ia
81. 81 i. Ispidemie de Pan dernier
!, All 4 pourrait en- consequence
II i krre jjanne eclate dams les
i.,lItis oa ellie a sevi alors ct que
~ ellie Sc repande au Nerd.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1879-07-26

-
Ios avons 'eu IN orage en- re-
diaanche dernier, DepnisA
saiaiennement, y tonerre Sc
titatendre ct lapluie vientten-
Dlfr les ardeurs du soleil. La
Isesssaai soufrait IN pcu de la
1ssAeresse, ! tout a comp pris I'M
ld aspect Tout pousse a
sdeil. Les cannes sont on nc
"a pins bellies. Lie cotton com;
No ieblancAir.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1879-07-26
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Parish Court-No. COS.
Parish Of Vermilion.

SUCCESSION Of Julie MOntOn.
Notice is hereby given to OIL
parties. interested in said success
sion, or having any opposition to
make to the application Of Onez
Baudoin, Of ermilion parish
to file the same in writing, ii
the Office Of the Clerk Of Cour1
within ten days from the date
hereof.
Given nnder my hand and sea-
this 7th day of June 1879.
LAsTIE BRnUssARD. clerk.
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ABBEylLl.E, LOUISIANA, sAMEDL Is JULIET, 1879.

TAKEN Up, by the undersigned, a roane
creole pony, white on both fore feet and
a little white on one Find loot, small
star in the forehead brand not known,
said horse is About five years old.
The owner is hereby notified to come
forward, prove property and pay costs
within thirty days, otherwise the horse
will be sold to pay the same. +
The horse can be seen at Tbeolin Lam
dry's store.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1879-07-26
4 July 5, 10,
NOTICE.

The applicants for Teachers
certificates are hereby notified that
the Teachers Examining Commit
tee will meet on the 10th day OF
August, 1879.
J. ARCHIE YOUNG,
July IL, 70. Chairman.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1879-07-26
NOTICE.

The judgment creditors of the
Parish of Vermi.ion are hereby
solicited to come forward and col
lect che dividends issuing to them
from the Parish Treasury.
Abbeville, July 3, 1879.
r. SAGREEA, Agt.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1879-07-26
Des correspondence de Berlin

Des correspondances de Berlin
signalent une recrudescence efray-
ante d'incendies dams tontcs les
parties de la Russie, voire meme
dams les grands centres, tells que
St-Petersbourg, Kietf ct Moscou.
'IIa vile de Sitzan, sur lie Vol
GA. dit une de ces correspondent
ices. Went d'etre presqne tout en-
tiere rtduite ensccndres.
"a kieff, 4 Saint Petersburg
ct a Moscon, on a arret6 des per-
sornes accns6es de vendfe clan
destinement des ,matieres infam-
mables ct explosibles. Des affi-
ches reyolutionnaires ont etc de
nouveau piacardGes dais les
memes villes.
DE hardis escrocs Gtant par
venus a ditf6rentes reprisessa ex
torqaer de l'argent de riches ha-
bitants, sous des pfetextes de re-
volution politieae, le general
Gourko d declare, dams un d6cret,
quill considererait CONNIE un
crime de haute tIahison, lie pale
ment de ces contributions lnvolon-
taires. Ce dfcret a mis- les per-
sonnes riches dams le plus grand
embarras, places qu'elles Sc trou-
vent ainsi entire denx les menaces
de mort de Ia part des nihilistes,
ct la phnition de II part du gou.
yernement.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1879-07-26

| c.l.e.tou a mis- la quarantalne
s. j. fret ct les passagers We
|e.s,s ss Il / Memphis /; ct Il E, goaver. yer
o !, !. Texas en- a interdit len
y. dans tout rEtat.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1879-07-26
d. r.. PERRET,
COMMISSION MERCHANT,
No. s. ST. Louis Street 4 i
New Orleans. iii
CoNsIGNMENTs OF

Cotton, Suear, ,Mosasses, Rice,
Hides, aad other produce solicited.
To the sale Of which prompt attention
will be given and satisfactory returns
made. March s-73-ly. 3AF
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1879-07-26
Grand and Petit Jurors for the
Fisrt Week.

ElSrJ week.
/ George Plowden 3rd Ward,
2 Octave Bourque | 8
3 Jules Boudreaux S 6
4 Tiger Breaux
5 Levi Foster 7 80 &
6 Alfred P. Moss e
I Thomas Plowden 3 :"
s Benjamine. Simms 3 8
8 Antoiue Dronet 2 :"
10, ! Latfoy " Z Ahfard 20
II Ernest LBrnu'ssard I =
l3 George W Golfer 2s
ID PlacidexMonton
Is Gustare rup'an,is g !
Is ] J Bnfchee 4 g
II Ophctias Bourqne 4 -
IS J n x Ba's!sept 4 {
19 Thecletsl heviot .
20 F b Lyons 3
2l Vim Lee 2 s
% DespaIiere Breanx 4 ID
23 Sevenne Leblanc {
24 Pierre Revillon 6
25 Treyille Guidry 4
rs Arvillien Guidry Il "
27 John Morgan S
% Columbus i.emaire 6 g
80 Rankin r Campbell I :
80 JsA Lyons 3
3lsAng. Harrington 6
80 Honora Leblanc | 9
33 Shadrack Porter
81 William Cade 2
a5 Benjamin Callahan 2 8
36 Austin Lee. 2
37James w Moore 7 8
80 seaborn Hof'panir 5
80 Theog Bronssard 2 "
40 Wash Willis (c) 3 "
Al j A Meagher 6
AZ Pimberion Ruffin (c) 4
l3 Joseph G Fau'k 6
II Joseph Mnllt'ie (c)6
As Alexandra Sellers 4
As r P Proctor (c) Z f"
Al Thomas S Winston I
4s Sosthene Herpin 8
40 Alexandre Jeo1roy ] ="
$50 Erasius Faulk 6 's
Petit Jury for, the second weel
| Joseph Picket End war;
| 2 Edward A Broussard 3
8 Camille E Broussard 2
| 4 Gustaye Brassenx 2
| 5 Raymond Gage-te) I
6 Levi Lapointe (c) I
! Z Syphroyen Desormeaux jr 2
| s Aristide Picard 4 -
| 9 Issac Wise. 3
10 Calvin Campbell 6
III Victor I Landry 3
lIl2 Joseph A Gibsen s
5l3 Eloi G Leblanc !
IA Robert S2Johnston 2 u
Is Ernest Broussard 8
Is JOSEPH Brasseux 3 :"
II Euclide5 Primeanx 2
1S James n Huff 2
10 Joseph G Mouton I
90 Clarance O'Bryan 3
q Hunter Ramsey )
% Jacob NJ. Vaughan 7 :"
/ % HenryJ Stmsbury I H."
"a Emile Sellers 6
25 Cleophas I,ahorde
26 Henry A Petry 3 :
/ 81 Theophile J Abshirc 4 g
% y P Griffin g
% Tonney Isaacs {c) 3
80 Dolsey Trahan 2 :"
Attest Abbeyille July 3rd A. I
Ils79.
/ LAsrIE ~BBoUssARD Clerl
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1879-07-26

!, n7l;opnaire seabriskie a etc
lsn''''sI ] .aa'1,'s aa pauvre diable par
main express.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1879-07-26

~ i i
Qai l'aurait cru 2. Enfn Able
] |als nest pas 81 isole qu'on le
9, car nous aussi, CONNIE les
leaotes de fAcademie des Scien-
= dlP Pares, IN peu avant nous,
= eas q et8 permis d'admirer les
seMfs du celebre Edisen. Nous
! g ,ss's W joiner le phonographe.
sslant point da secret de l'inven.
aoas n'entrerons point dams
6tails techniques, nous dirons
esent que tout les Spectators
etta tbahis.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1879-07-26

Chew Jackson'ss Best Sweet
Navy Tobacco. i
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1879-07-26

II. 4 p
Isatrepreneur H. Blanc, aide
= dea1 africans non moins entire
alaaats que lui, viennent de com.
ser ID residence .du docteur
eieris, 4 quelques pas des linites
J notre corporation. La ba.
tse, grace au pinceau de mon.
sat Datel, peintre, presente aux
a'ieax un aspect magnifi9ue.-
Aasore quelques maisons de &c
set Ia corporation s'enorgueil.
|li juste titre.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-21
THE CHILDREN's HOME.

There was alarge and select gathering last
evening on the grounds Of the Children's Home.
Protestant Episcopal Church. on Jackson
street. between Chippewa and Fulton streets.
the occasion being the Easter Festival and
annual meeting of the Board Of Trustees
The children of the Home entertained the au-
dence with sweetly sung hymns and between
them entertaining addresses were delivered by
DR.. Hugh Miller Thompson. Dr. Hedges and
DIR. Kramer.
The report of Mr.. J. A. Brasleman. treasurer.
was read. It showed that during the past year
there was s635T 10 at the disposal of the Homo,
and that Of this amount si5o6 81 was expended.
leaving balance Of $3.50 70. A large item of
the disbursements was for necessary repairs to
the home
The institution is under the patronage Of the
PrGtcs stant Episcopal Church, and Its benefits
are extended not only to orphaned children.
but TO those whose Iarents through poverty are
unable to properly provide tor them. and no dis
tinclion of any religion Is made: it is. in d
word a home and q refuge for destitute child
rem without regard to sect,
It is under the supervision and control OF
Sister Roberta,awho is ably aided and supported
in her administration by select and efficient
corps Of assistants.
The Home is one Of the most praiseworthy
charities in the city, and is entitled to the con-
sideration and generosity ofthe benacent.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-21
AMUsE n ENTs.
Academy of Music.

Oxygen and burlesqne on H. M, s. Pin
afore" were presented last evening at this
theatre by Sam Colville's Burlesque Opera
Troupe. Oxygen" lacks something-not gas,
hoWever-to make 1t as peasurable as other
burlesaues that have not for a ground work q
literary success Of Jules Verne. What thAt
thing Is we are not prepared to say but we can
cay that the audience of the Academy was treated
last night to o funny performance. due to the
clever arrangement or disarrangement of Gill
bert and Sullivan's comic opera of H. M. q.
Pinafore" by Gus Williams, who personated the
character OF the Admiral
Whilst all the music OF Pinafore is preserved,
the leading roles are burlesaued. the Admiral
being travestied into a bury Irishman. Little
FOUNDER. Ben Maginley. Here the words Of the
music in the original are preserved In their in
tegrlty. and again they are adapted to intro
duee local hits many of them very happy ones.
and SO on ad infintum. so that. despite the fact
that the burlesaue was hastily gotten up. there
Marie Williams was the Raph RaekstraW % sing sing
| Ing prettily, although apparently with some
embarrassment), and Eugenia Paul the jose
with sprightliness. and sung with more than
ordinary effect-and we should add correctly
a com mDliment that cannot be addressed to the
ochestra. But as We have said mot as an ap0l-
ogy, however, the burlesque, which is credit
to GUS Williams and the co hpany who assisted
him in producing #, was hastily gotten up and
1 imperfections could not have been avoided.
VIM. Gill, who has an excellent voice, sang the
| part of Captain Corcoran In an excellent man.
ner, and the same compliment is due TO the
member of the troupe (Mr. Ambry. we Think
who sang For he was an Engishman" which
/ was deservedly eneored.
1 The same bill Is offered for this evening. The
burlesaue Of Pinafore will be begun !. about -
O'Clock, and we recommend lovers OF fun to be
| In attendance at the Academy at that hour
/ The Merry Gatherers.
This organization. which is composed OF q
| large number of our incest young men, will
| give its first complimentary eofree dansante aI
i GruneWald Hall, on Friday evening next. It
will doubtless be as merry an affair as merry
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