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Daily Republican., 1879-10-08

EtOR RENT T-Ihree-story house No. in
4 Market street, with all modern improve
ments, and in good order; splendid ylevd
tho river /; rent low for the balance Of yea..
Apply to HENRY DANNY,
mist 800 Shipley stree"
Daily Republican., 1879-10-08

NOR SALE OR RTNT.-Three new sI
Il room, twO-stOry brick houses with BATH
hot and cold water. Situated on Pop ar st.
above Eleventh. Very reasonable. .Appyn
HARLAN CAUSE,
s-27 tt Front and Iatnal SIS.
Daily Republican., 1879-10-08

NOR SALE.-A first-class stove named
I "Auroral Light " self feeder. Apply
at II +. Second street, has been used t'O
winters. lO.T.2t
Daily Republican., 1879-10-08

TlU LET.-TwO desirable rooms. Inquf
l. between IL and o'clock.
MRS. II. JEFFERls,
l0-,-1wd l4th and Tatnall ST.
Daily Republican., 1879-10-08

VXTANTED.-A white girl for genera
w hOusewOrk at No. s42 Poplar street
IN 3-3tt
Daily Republican., 1879-10-08

"ORSE FOR SALE-Coming five IN
III years OLD, kind in all harness ~
excellent saddle horse, fearless Of steam and
warranted sound. T. W. SHEWARD,
l0l.ti. sos West Front street
Daily Republican., 1879-10-08

E'OR SALE A we'll made GermantOWl
Il Carriage at n bargain; also Doctors
carriage. Will be sold cheap. -Aprlyto
rs. II. HAMMOND.
94tt Second and French streets
Daily Republican., 1879-10-08

PAID UP CAPITAL, S5OO,OGO.
Philadelphia and New York Exchanges
furnished to regular depasitors without chnIge
Discount days, Mondays ard Thursdays at
a}5A. VI.
DIRECTORS.
EDWARD BELTS, JOHN IL. ADAMS,
CLEMENT b. SMYTH. HENRY 5. MCCoMB,
GEoErE W. BUSH, WILLIAM TATNALL,
DANIEL JAMES. ELI fARRETT,
SAMUEL BANCROFT. JR. lyl2-ly
Daily Republican., 1879-10-08

EHOR RENT,-Three story brick hola
~ 1872 King street. rooms. Apply Nv
600 Tatnall. 10 4.6t
Daily Republican., 1879-10-08

UYANTED.-Two or three Eentlelnesna
w, bOarders in private family. Hon'
comforts. No. 40i E. Fifth street. ke'sr
ence exchanged. 1915 ot'
Daily Republican., 1879-10-08

XyANTED.-A situation as u. +. Boon.
w keeper or Salesman, IL years es
Ilerience, the best OF city and other reference
Address P. o. Box 1l6, City. 1O.T-5t'
Daily Republican., 1879-10-08

UTANTED.-TWOP Poll Parrot cages Ut
1Oa Eranch street
Daily Republican., 1879-10-08

VXyANTED.--A cook for Claymont hw.
w ply at 6l2 KING STREET. l0-b@
Daily Republican., 1879-10-08

D)k SALE.-Hou tO7 Il. Eighth stIeG
II terms made easy. Inquire at SoS W.
Seventh street. 9-lBtf
Daily Republican., 1879-10-08
VTyANrED.-A colOred boy with referens,Wt ~
w at SMYTH'S, 81 Market st. l0'''''

VXYANTED.-Sx or eight gentleimao'dd
w bearders ut COS Market street. uo''
rooms ana splendid location. lUl
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1879-03-22
Re-0pening A Thoroughfare.-

Re-0pening A Thoroughfare.-
In order to guard against results utterly
eubversive Of health, it 10 absolutely e.
ssntisl that the grand th~orodghfsre or
avenue Of the system, the bowls, should
be re-opensd . speedily Is possible when
they become constructed. II they are not.
the bile is misdrected into the bioed ;the
liver becomes torpid ; viscid bilious mat
ter gets into the stomach. and produces
indigestion ; headahes ensue. and other
symptoms are produced, which a proloo-
cation Of the exciting cause only TENDS to
Aggravste. The sperient properties OF
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters constitute a
most useful agent in overcoming constric-
ton Of the bowels and promoting a regu
lar habit 81 body. It is infinitely supe-
iior to the drastic carhartics frequently
used for the purpose. ssnce it does not,
like them, act violently, but produces a
hatursl, painless eject which does not
impair the tone Of the evacuatory organs,
which it invigorstes instead Of weakening
The stomach aud liver, also, indeed the
entire system, is strengthened and regu-
lated by it.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1879-03-22
LAND OWNERS
4 ttentiOn.

Messrs. f. Armant & Co., Gen.
eral Immigration aud and Agents No.
20 Camp street New Orleans, are prepar-
ed to take ip hand for sale, and to adver-
tise free Of charge to owners in their pam
fphlet on the Garden Parishes of Loui-
siana" plantations and lands of which
description will be fled with E. Monta-
gne. at Abbeville. sole agent Of Messrs.
r. Armant and Co. for Termilion parish.
In case no sale is effected the parties
will not be indebted under any manner
nor form to Mes-rs F. Armant and Co. /;
and in case of sale . moderate commits
cion will he charged, as sgreed to In ipe-
siaI contracts.
Mr. Armant Of the above firm, will pro-
coed North in September to organize the
d%istrihution Of the above pamphlets to be
at lO0, 900 copies and will there deliver a
series Of ORAL explanations or lectures on
our Garden Parishes": vermilion, La
fsyette, Cslcasieu, St. Landry, st. Martin,
iberia. St. Mary.
For further particulars apply ct earli-
est'conveniencs to F M,ntagne, lbbe-
Vile, sole agent for vermilion Tarish Of
Neesrs. F. Armsnt and Co.. General I'm
migration and Land Agent NO La.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1879-03-22
GIYEN AWAY!
EVERY nerson sending us

EVERY person sending us 81
cents will receive, regularly for
six months, The SOUVENIR, a large
eight page literary and family jour
nal, and as premiums, we will
sepd fire.. taco magnificent pictures,
WHITE KITTENS
very cunning aud pretty, and my
LlTTLE PLAY.FELLOW," a
little girl with her dog. Both
are really beautiful. They are
IA Is inches in size, and are
splendid works Of art, being prin-
ted in twelve different tints and
colors. They are bound to give
satisfaction. The paper'six whole
months and tao superb pictures
for only SO cts. Order by mail,
at once. Address
w. NJ. BURROW, Publisher,
Bristol, Tennessee.
Agents wanted to sell our
fine engravings; So to $40 a day
easily made.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1879-03-22
TOWN COUNCIL.

A,beville, February 18th 1879,
Town Council met this day pur-
suant to the call of the Mayor.
Present, Leonce Perrct, Mayor
and Mcssrs, Lastie Br0u>sard.
Solomon Wise, Jean Abadie and
Jean Boyarce.
On motion of Mr.. Broussard:-
In view Of the facts that the
bridge across the bayou Vermilion
at Abbeville has been out;of order
and open since the 9th Of Dec.
1878 and that George E Lyons
bridge.keeper has taken care OF
said bridge since that time be it
resolved that he be allowed one
third Of his salary originally con.
tracted for as bridge.keeper, from
the 9th Of Dec. 1878 TO date,
amounting'to the sum Of $50.
On motion Of Mr.. 'Broussard,
resolved that, George 3 Lyons be
discharged, and his bond, as bridge
keeper, be cancelled.
On motion Of Mr.. 'Bcyance.
resolved that the Corporation
Atty be authorized to draw upon
the Town Treasurer for the sum
of $40 to pay the fees of Dy.
Shf. Veazey Of iberia Parish
for serving citations, notices etc
in the suits Of the Town Of Able
vile vs. v. Trahan 4 P. Fontelieu
Sue. and same party vs.. V. Ira.
han & Mrs. P. Fontelieu, before
W. B. White Justice of the Peace
Bird ward Parish Of Vermilion.
On motion Of Mr.. Wise resolved
that the Abbeville Dramatic
Association be allowed to give
public entertainments in this
town % often as once every two
months, without paying license
therefore.
On motion Of Mr.. Abadie res
:olved that the license for keeping
hotels be fixed at the sun Of 1850
per annum.
On motion Of Mr. Wise resolved
that the Msycr!in his proclamation
ordering the municipal election
to be held in the month of April
next Tor the election Of Mayor
and alderman of said town, to
also submit to the voters Of said
twon the property. of levying a
special tax of2A 'ndifls'on the dol
Tar to constitute a fund for the
purpose If assisting the Police
Jury il the expenses Of repairing
the bridge across the bayou Yer
million Ut Abbeviile
Resolved further, that those
voting for the tax shall have
written or printed on their ballots
the words "for levyipg the tax"
those voting against the words
against levying the tax"
w. B. WHlLE LEoNcE PERREr
Secretary. Mayor.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1879-03-22
Notice.

Parties required by ordinance
of the Town of Abbeville to pro-
cure a 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 notice,
| will proceed to their collection
by suit, and in pursuance Of law.
VAS. S. CARTRIGHT,
Constable Collector.
January 25th 1879.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1879-03-22
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I'll. Leguennec,

WHEELWRICHT u BLACKSMITH.
respectfully announce to the
public that l keep on hand all the
different materials appertaining
to sewing machines, Of all kinds,
and more especially to the Singer;
and also the genuine machine oil.
I also have buggies and hacks
for sale, and make and repair the
same at prices TO suit the times.
Sept7'78.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1879-03-22
& Principal Office,
ILHON, N. +:
BRANCH OFFICES.

281 & 283 Broadway N. Y. Arms
Madison Square, 6 E. 23d ST., N.
Y. s. Machines.
Bosto, I46 fremont st. Sewing
Machines and Arms.
Chica o, 237 State St., Sewing
Machines and Arms.
st. Louis, 500 North Fourth ST.,
Sewing Machines and Arms. /.
Philadelphia, $40 Chestnut ST.,
Sewing Machines and Arms.
Baltimore, Al North Charles St.,
Masonic Temple), Sewing Ma
Washington, D. c., 52l Seventh
ST., Sewing Machines and Arms.
Nay l9, T7-ly.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1879-03-22
Franeaise
Dams ~l'Arkansas

1000, 900 acres de terres a ven
DIRE a prix reduits aye;c placements
faciles, cans l'Ouest de l'Arkansas.
LIE chemin de ter Little Rock ct
Fort.Smith, ainsi que lie denve
Arkansas, traversent toure la va
lee. LIE sol est generalement
tres fertile ; lie climat doux ct ten
pere.
LIE cotton, lie tabac. lie chanvr,
le froment, lie mais, Forge, liavoint,
les .pommes de terre. lie trefle ct l-
foin y yiennent tres bien. ainsi que
Ia vigne ct les arbres froitiers.
Environ 200 600 acres de ces
~terres, situees lie long du chemin
de fer, au Nord du deuve Arkan-
,sas, ont etc comedies aux Peres du
|St-Esprit pour la fondation dune
colonie.
A 50 miles de Litte.R Rock, pres
de la Station Morilton, non loin
de Lonisbourg ct sur IN magnif
que plateau, s'etendant vers le
Nord, les Peres du St-Esprit ont
reserve $4,000 acres pour les CO.
Ions francais. Une eglise ct un
convent sont en- vote de construt-
! ton pres de Morilton ct une sec.
onde eglise franchise va etre con-
struite pres de Springfield 10 mil.
les plus loin, des que le besoin sen
fera sentir.
Avis aux families franchises De.
sirant acquerir dne belle proprieM
a peu de frais, dams le voisinage
dune eglise catholique.
Pour plus amples Information
on peut s''adresser !
". b. SLACK, on !
!, MICHEL BRAUN,
Land Office, Z. r. 4 F. S. BY. !
Little Rock, Arkansas, On aux
P6res du ST. Esprit i Morilton.
@ rovembre 7s.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1879-03-22

The tax payers Of the Parish of Vernil.
ion are hereby notified that I I'M nov
prepared to collect the State and Parrish
licenses for the year 1873. and also
axes due the Sta.e and Parish ON the
Roiis Of 1877. collectable, now q we'll %
'axes due parish and State tor back years.
JOS. S. NUNEz,
Tax Collector Vermil;oa Parish.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1879-03-22

Dr1 p business You can engage in.
1LO Fivs % twenty dollars per
day made by any worker Of either sex.
right ia their own localities. Particulars
and samples worth Is free. /" prove
your spare time at this husip ,ss. Ad
Aasss S-Epes and Co., PertlaAd, xaiae-
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1879-03-22
DR.. ". ". Van PEET,
Medecin TlectiQu,

Medecln Tlectique
Ofre ses services aux mbitsnts de Ia
p~aroisse vermilion. II triite CONNIE spe-
cisiite toutes las msladies des femmes,
telles que, Ia leuohorrse. aeuEs-blanches,
etc. Sob bureau est q Ahheslle.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1879-03-22

!. Cn~ltivators, Solid Steel Cnltivator
Teeth, and Points, Wrought Iron Stand
ard Cultivstor Teeth and Points, Sayr-'s
Patent Rorse Roe, Shovel Flows, Shovel
Pillow Blades. plaiu and with Wings, OF
all eizes.
WROUGHT IRON BRIDGES.
Arch and Trapezoida' Truss, Cast Steel
Shovels. Cast Steel NJ es and GARDEN
Rakes. Planters Handled Hoes, Mowers,
Wheel Horse Rakes, Needle Cotton Gins
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1879-03-22
REMINGTON
Sewing Machines.

No Machine has sprung so ra.
pidly into favor asspossessing just
the Qualities needed in "a family
Machine--namely: Lleal Run
MING, SMOOTH, NoIsELEss, RAPID,
DURABLE, with perfect LOCK
STITCH.
Within the past year important
improvements have been added
and no trouble will be spared in
keeping the REMINGTON a head of
all competitors.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1879-03-22
.eux qui ont des
terres a vendre,
attention

Messrs. F. Armant & Cie., 70
Rue du Camp, Orleans sont
prets a publier gratis sur lenr pam.
phfet, concernant les Nerdoyantes
Payoisses de la Louisiana, l'ofre en-
vente de toutes terres ct proprie.
ties conformemeht a la description
eui sera donnee a E. Montague a
AbDeville seul agent de Messrs.
f. Armant & Gle pour la parossse
Vermillon.
Aucune vente n'etant effectuet
les propprietaires n'aura,ent rfcn
q payer pour frais de publication,
mails dams lie cas- contraire lis pale
ront une commission reasonable
convene d'avance par contrat.-
Pour plus de detail adres,ez vons
directementa NJ. Ernest Montague
seul agent pour la paroisse Yer
miNon de la maison F. Armant &
Cie., Bureau des Terres ct dim
migration. E. MONTAGUE,
Abbeville, VermilTon.
81 juliet IT.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1879-03-22
w T. B rs
PATENT ClRFRIDGE LOADER,

The only complete app.r.tu. ever in.
vented, combining in n complete Ind
pdrtsble machine all the various nipple
ments employed In loading paper 'snd
metallic shells.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1879-03-22

The best guns for the price ever pro-
dnced /; 1niversally recommended by
those who have used them.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1879-03-22
FITS EPlLErDn
Oh -
SlGkM

PERMANENTLY CURED
buggy ONE MONTHS
DR.. GouLARDs CELE1ssss
rArL1BLE FIT PowDERs.
vince sufferers that these pe
do all We claim for then
them by mail, post paid;
AZ Or. Gouiard il The only
has ever made thi. disese
dy, and as to our knovledss
have been permanent J
Of these powders, we W.
permanent cure in ever ri
yen all money expendea.
shoum rive these powder
and be convinced o.
xrise, for lates boz,
for $1,000. ssht b. uaai
10 united slsts o.
q prioe, Il by express: 9;
ASH / Kys
$50 Fultou strsst, Bfcos
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1879-03-22

Works : Chr:stana. Larcssssl .ss
Office : % Beaver St- 49,
The Princeton union., 1879-02-26
MISCELLANEOUS.

In the Tyne ship yard 5000 ship
builders are on a strikej
The bank of Oswego, N. Y, has failed.
The French Atlantic cable is broken
161 miles from st. Pierre, Miqueron.
The departments at Washington will
be closed on Saturday, Feb. %, Washington's
birth day.
The city bank of Oswego, N. Y, has
gone into the hands OF receiver Depositors
will be paid in full.
Secretary Sherman has ordered the
revenue cutter Oliver Wolcott, now at
Post Townsend, to Sitka, to preserve the
peace.
The British man-ot-war Osprey, left
Victoria. B. G. Feb. 18th, for Sitka at the earn
est request of citizens who represent that they
fear an indiscriminate massacre by Indians.
A number of young citizens of Zurich
have started for Georgia, where it is proposed
to start a Swiss colony, under the auspices of
the workingmen's association. Others will
ollow.
A St. Petersburg telegram says, des-
pite the general thaw and warm weather
throughout the infected districts, both public
| and private advices state that no fresh cases
of plague have occurred.
Cardinal Manning, archbishop of West
minister, has had long and cordial interview
with the pope, who congratulated the cardi-
nal on the progress of Catholicism in Great
Britain, and discussed measures for it's exten-
sion ...-
Preparations are making throughout
the cities of the Eastern States for grand
celebration of the forthcoming anniversary of
the birthday of the Irish patriot martyr,
Robert Emmet, which occurs on the 4th OF
March next. ...t f..
A New York telegram of Feb. 23d
says, the cattle dealers have begun to ship
beef to England in refrigerators, instead O.
live cattle, and will probably continue to dt
SO as long as the recent order of the English
privy council remains in force. It is no
probable that cattle dealers will ship cattl
from Canadian ports. Mr.. Pierpont Edwards
l British vice consul in New York said that tn
prvy council would repeal the order as 500
4 as the danger of a spread of the disease ha
ceased. '.'
= An Ottawa dispatch of Feb. 81 says
y The government intimated to Hickson, ger
: eral manager of the Grand Trunk railwa.
j who has been in active communication wit
them respecting recent orders with regard
II importation and transportation throug
Canada of United States cattle,t that if Westel
H. States will take the necessary steps to guar
D. against the disease spreading into their teri
I'll tories which are free from it, they will use
cr their influence with the British governme
1t, to permit the shipment Of cattle from Weste
4 States through Canadian ports "5..S@ ..-.
The Princeton union., 1879-02-26
CASUALTIES.

A Vienna dispatch says the salt mines
at wie]ieska have been flooded. The miners
were saved.
John Walker and Matthew Ryan were
killed Feb. Goth, by an explosion in the Ka-
tahdin iron works, Bangor, Me.
! The British steamer Zanzibar, Capt.
Page, from New York, Jan. II, for GLASGOW,
and not since heard from, is, regarded lost,
with all on board.
Feb. 21st, man under the influence Of
liquor walking on the track near Minneapo-
lis, Mimi, was struck by locomotive and
killed His name was Alexander Riller. He
leaves wife and three children.
The bark Shooting Star carrying as
passenger Charles w. Angel, the defaulting
secretary of the Pullman Car company, was
landed at Lewes, Delaware, Feb. 22d in
CUSTODY. He will be taken at once to Chicago.
The Agricultural warehouse on Slbley
street. St.. Paul, MINI took fire on the even
ing of Feb22 in the fourth story. By the active
efforts of the tiremen the fire was confined tc
the upper story and roof, but great damage
was done by fire and water to the building
and it's contents.
A fire in the afternoon of Feb. 21st, al
Chicago in the Alhambra saloon and Music
Hall, corner of Randolph and Dearborn
streets, damaged the interior of the building
and totally wrecked the orchestrion, which
was, it is claimed, the largest in the world
The proprietors state the total loss at oye
$4,000 and insurance $500. James Spencer
cook, was burned so severely that he died.
February 21st, the Atlantic knitting
mills at Cohoes, N. Y. were burned. North
block was also consumed. Loss, 100000
partially insured. The efforts of the employe
of the Atlantic mill to escape, resulted in
panic which, for time, threatened to adj
loss of life to that caused by fire. The hand
in the picking room, which is located in tn
basement of the mill, escaped by the rea
door, but those in the upper department
were unable. on account Of the flames an
smoke, to descend by the main stairway, an
were obliged to seek safety by way of tn
roof and across adjoining buildings.
The Princeton union., 1879-02-26

The longer I live the more I become
satisfied that nothing is so good for peo-
pie who are in deep trouble as real hard
work-work that not only occupies the
hands, but the brain; work on which one
lavishes the best part Of the heart
George Elliot. Any one deep in trouble
can have a bucksaw and wood pile by
applying at this ofice,-St. Louis Post. ;,
The Princeton union., 1879-02-26
NEW s Or THE WEEK
CRIMES AND CRIMINALS.

tThe Greek Archbishop OF Adrla-
nople has been beaten to death by some
Bulgarians.
A Calcutta telegram Of Feb. s1st, says
Intelligence from Mondalay states that great
CONSERVATION prevails in consequence OF the
rcyal murders. The victims numbered elgty-
six. Details of the Massacre, as reported
here. arc terrible. British interference is
hoped for by the people to prevent more
blOOdShed.
The Princeton union., 1879-02-26

4S5 SENATE February 1S, 1879
4..-. BILLS INTRODUCED.
BY Senator Miller-Proposing an amendment
to the constitution relating to the terms of
State officers Fixes the term Of Office at four
years.
a %. HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
Organizing school district in Wabashaw
county.
Amending the charter of the city of Roch-
ester.
Legalizing the plat of the village of Browns
Vile.
Legalizing the plat of the village of Houston.
IN COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE,