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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1879-02-15
R. BEER.

CC.E.SfISSIo.N MERCHANT,
For the sale Of
Cotton f Sugar, Hides. Hoo, ond
floss, and all kinds Of Country
NO. so OLD LEVEE STREET,
New Orleans, La.
All consignmepts OF Poultry. Egg.
Beeswax, Tal,oE. Etc, disposed Of to bess
advantage. All orders promptly attend
cd to.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1879-02-15
[Communique.]
A TOUT cmUR BIEN NE, QUE La
PATRIE EST CHERE!

PATRIE EST CHERE!
C'est avec toute leffusion dun
.cnur sincerement reconnaissant,
qu'au nom de la communante en-
tiere, je viens remercier solennel-
lement M. Passant, des marques
de bienveillance ct d'estime quill
a bien voulu temoigner pour les
shabitaHts de cette paroisse, dams
la communication quill a daigne
adresser au Meridional lie Ter fe-
vrier courant. Heureuy habitants
de la paroisse Vernillon ct dab
bcyille, il y await longtemps que je
m'apercevais que vous marchiez a
grands pas rers la civilisation la
plus raffinee, sans oser publier ou-
yertement mes impressions a Get
.6gard, dams Ia crainte d,etre ac-
cuse de platitude !; mais du mo-
ment OH une autorites CONNIE celle
de NJ. Passant a parle, il ny a plus
a douter un senl instant du bon
heur proclaim de la paroisse.-
Settlement, il est regrettable que lie
passant qui essaie de faire 'eloge
de la langue franeaise, ait ecrit
dams IN style trop peu dore, lui qui
ne doit pas ignorer les figures de
rhetorioue don't on fait usage Cans
cette langne universellement re-
pardue. Dependant, .je ne puis que
feliciter u. Passant de ses bonnes
intentions ct Gu credit quill &C
corde a mes concitoyens, par ses
savantes ct brillantes observations
agronomiques, comm orciales ct do
mestiques, ct Jose esperer que, par
mon organe, feerivain acceptera
les condolences de mes mandants
qni ne saventp plus maintenant s'ils
Sc trouyent dams une grande on pc
tite paroasse on peut Sc tromper
de celia! Dams tous les cas-, je suis
certain que tous les habitapts des
hords du bayou Vermillon sort
tres se3sibles aux ntnaa5ilites ct SOU
hats de prosperite que leur adresse
NJ. Passant, ct qu'ils prient l'Etre
Supreme de repandre sur lui tons
les bienfaits de sa munificence -
Mais je remarque ayec tristesse en-
terminant la lecture de Particle de
J
NJ. Passant gull est oppose a la
Ioi du dimanche, c'est-a dire, quill
est davis que l'on ne doit pas oh.
server lie 3me commandment de
Dieu lui-msme, .ce qui me permet
/ de douter de Paccueil reserve dams
lie Ciel aux vGux de Ia population
du Vermillon.
Pauvre NJ. Passants je com.
mence a vous plaindre - en- pas
SAINT
G. A, MoU1ssEr.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1879-02-15

ct une. experience qui remontent a
plus de trente ans; ayant vecu sous
tempt G de nos constitutions de
1872, 1S45. 1852. 1864 q de ! 868.
don't son esprit observateur ct me-
ditatif a gu remarquer ct apprecier
ce qn'elles comportaient de bon ct
de manvais :; ct voulaat gesolument,
CONNIE nous, toutes les refofmes
economioues 81 ilsperieusement re-
chances pour les interets ct pour
le bien du peuple, nous sommes
convaincus que NJ. Lacour sera a
la hauteur des discussions ct des
travaux de Ia convention, ct qn'il
: representera notre paroisse dune
naniere conyenable ct digne.
Nous sou.iendrons done la can
didature de NJ. Ambrose Lacour,
ct nous engageons instrument nos
concitoyens electeurs Sc joindre a
nous. ain de nous conformer a ce
precepte L'unioa fat Ia force.
Agreez monsieur lEditeur, nos
sinceres salutations.
PLusIEURs CIToYENs ELEcTEURs.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1879-02-15
Sherif's Sale.

Parish of Vermilion,
Sixteenth Judicial District Court.
No. 1926.
Police Jury Of Vermilion Parish
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-10-14

another judge in a different circuit or
division or counsel may agree with
out any election upon some lawyer to
try the case for them. All this is to
facilitate the ends of Justice. But
counsel tell us that a special Judge.
regularly appointed may try causes,
but though all the indges of the
county may be beyond the borders of
the State for weeks, aye months, land
when, as is the case in a large city like
Memphis, creditors are constantly
making assignments, not only in ordi-
nary times, but more so in extraordinary
times such as yellow fever brings
about that he has no power to issue a
nat for an injunction but that every
one must patiently await the return of
the other judges, and if damaged
irreparably he has and can have no
remedy. All these acts, as every
good lawyer knows, are remedial and
beneficial, and must be construed
Literally ITO effect the ends of JUS
tice."
The argument that no one ordinari
ly thinks Of applying to a special
Judge for an injunction amounts to
nothing, for generally there is no occa-
sion for it, My learned friends have
argued strenuously that 393Oa section
OF the code only permits the election
OF special judge where the Judge is
incompetent, and after the court has
been regularly opened, but the case in
3 Heisk. completely upsets them.
Only this good day Judge Wright
contended, on the authority of a slip
IN the Nashville American, that the
Supreme Court of Tennessee. at
Knoxville, have just decided in Neill
VS.. the State, that the special Judge
act is illegal and void. | am most
happy to say that this morning | re-
ceiyed from the clerk of the court
duly certified copy of the opinion of
Cooper,J in which find that the legal
lty OF these courts is not adverted to.
That was criminal case, and the
Judge properly decides that the privi-
lege OF choosing judge is confined to
civil not to criminal cases, and that no
man should be permitted to choose
his own judge, where his life or liberty
IS at stake. A special judge may fine,
lmprison, issue attachment for con.
tempt, and sit upon cases involving
life and death in some instances. but
cannot, according to the gentleman on
the other side, issue fat for an in
junction in case involving hundred
dollars.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-10-14
FOUND IN KENTUCKY.
The Editor Of an Arkansas Duel Who
is Nov a Man Of Peace.
Oldham (Ky.l Era.l

Oldham (Ky,l Era.l
About the time Prof. B. j. Borden
took charge Of Funk Seminary. at this
place, he informed us that he at one
time was proprietor and editor of the
Arkansas State Gazette, but failed to
give any "reminiscences of his labor in
the newspaper business. We were
well enough acquainted with the state
OF society that existed in Arkansas in
1874 to know that Mr.. Borden's ex-
perience and memories of that period
were anything but pleasant; hence
did not press him to give some of the
ups and downs of the business. and
had it not been for Little Rock let
ter in the Philadelphia Times, which
appeared in supplement of the
Courier Journal of last Sunday, this
little episode in the professors life
might never have been known to his
friends and neighbors here. The let
ter in question gives the reminis-
cences Of William Il. Woodruff, the
founder and present proprietor of the
Arkansas State Gazette. He says:
" The State Gazette supported Clay
in 1874, and the Democrats started
the Arkansas Banner in opposition.
with Solon Borland as editor. Be
tween him and B. j. Borden, editor
OF the Gazette, a war Of words at
once began, which eliminated in a
duel, in which Borden was wounded.
We called Prof. Borden's attention to
the matter, and he informed us that
Mr. Woodruff had stated the facts.
The ball entered Mr. Borden's right
side, passed between the fourth and
fifth ribs, through the chest, and
passed out the right side about four
inches above the heart. Mr.. Borden
antagonist was the first person to rush
to his assistance, and expressed a
hope that the wound was not mortal,
though it was thought so at tue time.
From that time strong friendship
sprung up between the two editors,
which continued until the death of
Mr. Borland, whose services were
shortly after substantially rewarded
by his party. On the election of Mr..
Pierce to the Presidency, he appoint
ed Mr., Borland as minister to Brazil.
Prof. Borden retired from the news
paper business, Joined the Methodist
church, and adopted the profession of
teacher, and has made it the work of
his life, and one would scarce believe
that in our modest old professor we
have an ex-Arkunsas editor and
duelist. During our talk with the
professor he frequently said. II
thank God that it was no worse, and
that | was hit in place of Borland."
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-10-14

A Lady and a Horse I'm a Wen.
Marion County Journal.l
Mrs. Coffee, living on L street, in
one Of the Biggins houses, returned
from a horse back ride the other
morning and reined her steed into the
driveway of her house. The horse
had made but two or three steps in
side the gate when he and his rider
suddenly disappeared, apparently going
down into the ground. Mrs. Coffee
found herself in several feet of water
in a well, the bottom of which was
about ten feet from the surface, and
her horses heels just above her. 1t
was a situation to strain the stoutest
nerve. Fortunately, help was quickly
at hand. Mr.. Coffee was near, and
Rev. w. Nixon, passing at the mo-
ment, raised the lady out. His first
thought was to get the horse out first.
but fearing it might struggle and
injure the lady, he changed his mind.
Both the lady and the horse were
taken from the we'll without serious
injury to either. 1t appears that
when the well was abandoned il was
partially filed with rubbish, which
sustained top dressing of dirt, and
this In time took the appearance ofI
solid ground.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-10-14
THE HOWARDs.

At their regular meeting held last
evening the Howard Association re-
moved all restrictions regarding the
admittance to their deliberations of
news reporters and members Of the
press. This action on their part is
deservedly commended by all persons
who wish we'll of the society. At the
same time it will serve to disarm
critics and Others of one of their
strongest levers used heretofore to the
discredit of the association. The
disposition to reform and lop off all
possible excrescences manifested by
the Howards of late is another fea-
ture which has been publicly spoken
Of with favor, In their efforts to do
good and to do it economically, and in
their expression of desire to consult
public opinion in relation to their
chief measures. the Howards will win
the approval of the community at
large.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-10-14

The wife of a banished French
Communist was oyerjoyed at the news
OF his pardon, and went to the rail-
road station, with her children, at the
proper time, to welcome him. But
he had been very i'll for years, and was
so much altered in appearance that
she did not recognize him. She went
home in respondent mood, while he
hunted in vain TOR her in the crowd.
At last he found her residence but
she had committed suicide, after writ
ing despairing letter.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-10-14
Written for the Ledger.
THE sP0RAD MULETEERs
an in tho rocky citv

All in the rocky city
Physicians great combined,
And, touched with tender pity
For pockets not well lined,
Prepared ruthless foray
Against their "fomite" fears,
With colonel i'm and CORY
And sporad muleteers.
They placed their plucky pickets
On all our roads about,
That without Johnson's tickets
No sporad" should get out;
There wide awake patroling,
As gracefully as steers,
To nab stray "fomitos" strollinc,
Arc sporad muloteers.
But vain is all the watching
These gallant chaps can do;
A sly old sporad, snatching
His chance, slips slyly through;
With-fngers at probOscis
lrreyerently ieers
At Plunkets grand prognosis,
And sporad muletoers.
The dOleful story reaches
The den of willy John,
Who drives, by oily speeches,
The colonel, fierce and wan,
With eagles on his shoulders
A pecking at his ears,
To startle all beholders
And stir up muleteers.
They chase sporad through thioket,
And they hunt him in the corn;
But, lively as a cricket,
He winds them every turn.
Search, patience, hopes all "sot on"
A crafty dodge appears
Hes hid in all seed cotton,
Watch we'll, my muleteers.
Watch well, or our steel collars
Your careless necks will break,
Ahem!-and our ten dollars
A day is put to stake
Watch we'll, see nought suspicious
Your compact column clears;
With friends, well, not oficious,
Brave sporad muleteers.
Well watched they, as twas bidden;
An oyer-zealous oaf
Thought sporad must be hidden
Within a wheaton loaf;
So Haas and his bread wagon
To the calaboose he steers;
And one doughty deed to brag on
Have the martial muleteers.
"Hurrah, for law!' Let freedom
Go hide her childish tears;
Those who're such fools as heed EN-
Must pick up stouter 5peers.
Wen draw our pay and show might
Till black frost interferes
To bind tho wandering fomite
And mako mOurnful muleteors.
MEMO.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-10-14

Seeing a servant rushing out of a
London house for medical aid, a rascal
said: " | am a doctor" and obtained
access to thereon of sick child. He
feigned to minister to him for hours.
read prayers by his bedside, and then.
descending into the dining room and
taking advantage of the oarelessness
wrought by the approach of death,
took a good meal, and decamped with
all the portable property he could lay
his hands on.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-10-14

The summer exercises and autumn
man@uvres of the troops of the
Italian army are TO be carried out this
year on an even larger scale than
usual. Camps Of instruction in
which the troops will remain for a
clear month, are being formed in
every part of Italy-in the neighbor-
hood Of Turin and in the Quadrila-
teral, of Genoa, Bologna, Florence,
Rome, Naples and Palermo. Each
camp will be occupied, as a rule, by a
brigade Of infantry, with compile
ment of cavalry and artillery; an
aggregate force of 2ii battalions, 81
squadrons and 40 batteries being ex
creised in this manner. After the
troops have been practiced in these
camps in regimental and brigade drill
aud in combined movements and ex-
ercises, the regular aurumn maneu-
yres Of army corps will take place
from August 2S TO September IL.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-10-14
A BungIing Forgery.

Some of the Republican papers,
from either malice or ignorance, at
tribute to Judge Thurman the Ian
guage which he quoted from an opinion
Of the Supreme Court delivered by
Chief Justice Chase. Having perpe.
trated this bungling forgery, they
attempt no refutatiOn of the argu-
ment, but hurl a shower of epithets
at Mr.. Thurman. This is a fair aver
age sample of Radical argument.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-10-14

The subscription price Of the DAILY
PUBLIC LEDGER is So per annum and
SOC per month fOrless than one year. The
WEEKLY LEDGER Is 81 per annum-
postage free.
Persons leaving the city for the summer
can order the DAILY LEDGER at SOC per
month in advance, with the privilege of
changing pOstofice.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-10-14

SUBSCRIBERS who wish TO re-
new will do us a favor by SEND
ING MONEY before their time
expires, as our mail list is very
large, and our force to do the
work small. NO USE TO SEND
ORDERS WITHOUT the MONEY.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-10-14
CARD.

To oil who are suffering fromthe errors and
indiscretions of youth, nervous weakness,
early decay, loss Of manhood, etc., 1 will
send recipe that will cure you, FREE OF
CHARGE. This great remedy was discov-
cred by a missionary in South America. Send
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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-10-14
HIRAM'S HOME.
How General Grants Home at GaIena
LOOks---The Generals Pictures.

Galena Qll.l Gazette.l
The repairs on General Grants
home in this city will be completed
this week, and the house will be ready
for the reception of the family on
Monday or Tuesday next. The rooms
down stairs are being repapqred. and
when finished will present a very fine
appearance. The grained work in the
library, hall and dining-room is to be
vanished, and the sleeping apart
ments up stairs are to be repapered
and painted. The elegant Turkish
carpets on the parlor and dining room
have been thoroughly cleaned and
look as new as when they were first
put down. This week a part of the
furniture is 10 be upholstered anew.
and the house furnished with such
articles as are needed. There is at
present but a meager show in the
parlor and other rooms in the
way of decorations. In the first
named apartment, in the way of
wall pictures, we saw a photograph of
the magnificent and costly cake pre-
sented to Gen. Grant by the ladies' of
the Hebrew fair in New York in 1868
also a photograph Of the grand stand
in front of the DeSoto House. as it
appeared on that memorable day in
1865, when upward of 10000 people
assembled in Galena for the purpose
of welcoming home the conquering
hero. Beside these there are two
handsome mirrors, corner brackets,
etc. On the marble center table there
is a basket which is filled with cards
of callers and visitors from abroad. In
the library the walls are decorated
with four pictures-a very beautiful
emblem of the ancient Scottish
knights, present a steel engraving
entitled Morning /" chrome repre-
senting Grant in Doyhood, driving a
horse which is dragging behind a large
bundle of fagots, gathered in the
woods by the youthful Ulysses; also a
chrome representing Grant as a can
tain during the Mexican war, in the
act of heading his men in charge.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-10-14

Kossuth, the illustrious Hungarian.
resides near Turin. One of his sons
is an engineer, and his only living
sister is in this country.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-10-14

1t is stated on good authority that
the Illinois Central intend taking hold
of the New Orleans Pacific Line and
building it from Pontachatoula, via
Baton Rouge, La, to Marshall, Texas,
via Alexandria.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-10-14

The old story Of the thief who left
a diamond ring in the pocket he tried
to pick has received new lease of life.
This time it was a Philadelphia lady
who was so lucky as to have her pock-
otbook extracted. The purse con
tanned So, aud the thief left $500
diamond ring in its place.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-10-14

lS0 %
State Of Tennessee, County of sbelbv-ss.
L, W., W, Thacher Cashier of the above
named bank, do solemnly swear that the
above statement is true to the best Of my
knowledge and belief. ''
W. W. THACHER, Cashier.
day OF October, 1879.
j. II. G00DLETT, Notary Public.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-10-14
DIED.

BAILEY-At the faulty residence, on the
Horn Lake road, October IL, 1879, of yellow
fever, Miss. LAURA A. BAILEY, daughter of
the late Judge Sylvester Bailey.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-10-14

You can save doctor bills and keep
your family we'll with Hop Bitters.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-10-14

Selma, Ala, puts its tax on a COM
mercial traveller at 5000.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-10-14

Albani sang for the first time in
public, since the birth of her baby. at
the Hereford festival, a musical oeca-
sion of Importance in England.
With other things she gave ballad
composed by Prince Leopold, and
said to be a comically bad one. Her
voice had not been injured by mater
nitv
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-10-14

THE LEDGER job printing Office, lS Madi-
son, executes everything in the lob print
ing line as neat and cheap as any house in
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CONNECTIONS: :

At GREEN BAY with Chicago & North
western aud Wisconsin Central Railways tor
Milwaukee and Chicago. and for all points
North East ad South.
AtNEW LONDON, with the Milwaukee,
Lake Shore & Wes ern R'y for Showano and
ManitOwoc
At AMHERST J'n. and PLOVER with
Wisconsin Central E. +. for Ashland, Ste
ven5 Po Mt, Portage and Madison.
At MERRILLAN in with Chicago, St
Paul & Minneapolis Line for Black River
Falls, Eau Claire, st. Paul and Minneapolis.
At WINONA with Chicago, Milwaukee &
st. Paul Railway, for St. Paul and Minneap-
oils, with Winona 4 St PeterRaiiroad, &C.
& n. W. for Rochester, Marshall, Sioux
City. Yaukton, and points West
At LA CROSSE with Southern Minnesota
R. Il. and with Chicago, Clinton, Dubuque
and Minnesota Railroad.
TCASE, II. NATHAN
Ceni Receiver. Asst. Gen Ticket C.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-01-11

TIE ComNa YEAR-The year
1879, a welj-kRown scientist pre-
diets, who iF firm believer in the
planetary system, will be an abnor
NAL one. According to his theory
the tall Of this year will be early
and cool. The temperature Of No
vember and Deeember will be be-
below tho mean of previous years
January and February viii be cold,
and March cold and blusteYy.
About the middle Of April there
will be a few warm days, giving
promise of spring, but cool weather
will again set in, lasting through
May, jane and July and until the
middle of August, when a hot and
stormy summer will commence,
lasting through September and most
Of October Between the autumn
and winter, c, 81 winter draughts
viii prevail III Tie temperate zone
away from the sea coast, and an ac-
cess of cold raius IN ,!s latter see
ton. If this prediction be true,
people may expect 2 rather unusual
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will be kept before the people. 1t
would be great calamity to Mn
nesota if the route to the East
should fall into the hands of those
who control the other avenues of
trade in that direction. The farm
ers would be the class principally
affected by such freight monop-
oly.-MinnesOta Turner,