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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1879-08-16
D1spAR1rloN DE LA FIEvRE

DISPAR1TlON DE LA ElEshE
JAUNE A LA NLLE.ORLEANs.--
Jeudi soir, au Bureau de sante, lie
DR.. Austin, president interimaire
du Bureau, a la place du DR.. Chop
pin, absent pour cause de maladle,
a declare quill ny await pas eu
IN seul cas- de fievre jaune a la
Nouvelle Orleans, depuis le 20
juliet, c'esta-dire depuis dix jours.
II exprime en- meme temps popi-
MON quill ny a aucun danger pour
personue roster en- vile i; il est
done a esperer que nos voisins des
diferents Etats daigneront ne pas
continuer a nous traiter en- pesti'
feres, ct quill nous sera permis dc
reprendre nos relations CONNER
ciales 81 NAL a propos lnterrom
pues,-[Propagateur.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1879-08-16
SCHOOL BOABD.
Abbeville, July 5, 1878

Abbeville, July 5, 1879.
The Board of School Directors
for the Parish of Vermilion. met
on this day in regular >ession.
We're present J. N. Williams,
B. Faulk, J. Archie Young, J. J.
Abshi"e, jr., and r. Sagrera.
Were absent: F. R. King, II.
Fl. Bartels, Jno. Lenore and Danl
Paul.
The minutes of the previous
meeting were read. Aftrr correct
ing them so as to include J. J
Abshire among the absentees OF
that day were adopted.
On motion, it was resolved thai
the Parish Attorney be requested
to enter suit Immediately agains
! Michel Vidaillier and Olidon Pre-
jean, for the collection Of the ren
Of school lands due by them TO
several years past.
On motion, the Board adjourn
ed until the 10th of August 1879
! r. SAGRERA, Sect'y.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1879-08-16
LA FIEVRE JAUNE A MEM
PHIS-LA QUESTION
NOIRE.

Decidement la fevre jaune a
pris uq caractere assez benin a
Memphis: CONNIE epidemic, ellie
est loin de taire les ravages que
l'on redoutait. A la date du 81 /,
nous avons a enresistrer 9 cas-
nouveanx dams les "a heures ct 4
deces, ct il nest pas bien sur en-
core quill faille attribuer le tout
| a Ia hevre jaune.
On a etabli un camp a quelques
miles de la vile, les gems pauvres
s'y sont rendus avcc empressement:
mais les ncirs sujets, parait-il, de
puis Pan dernier, a la fevre jaune
font les recalcitrants. II ont 81
gnlfie anx autorites leur resolu
ton de ne pas quitter Ia ville.-
Dun autre cote, lAssociatio'
Howard a r&solu bien nettemen
de ne fournir des wires qu'aux in
digents REFUGEES dams les camps
Get entetement de Ia population
de couleur de Memphis ct des en-
yirons peut singulierement con-
pliuuer la situation ct produir
des desordres provoques par l
misere.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1879-08-16

State of Louisiana-Parish of
Vermilion - Parish Court-No.
3I7.
Succession of Adeline Dupuy.
Notice is hereby given to all
parties interested in the aforesaid
succession, or having any
opposition to make to the tableau
of account of administration
of the aforesaid success
sion, to file the same in writ
ing in the Office of the clerk o.
Court at the court house in ter
davs from the date hereof.
| Given under my hand and sea
this 26th day Of July 1879.
LAsgIE BboUssARD, Clerk.
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College Commercial
DE LA STE CROIX.

NLLE-1BERIE, ATTAKAPAs, LNE.
Ecole, pension ct blanchissago
SIT par mois.
Par suite des circumstances NAL
henrenses que nous veDons de tra-
verser, la rentree des classes pour
les pensionnaires ma pu s'efectucr
CONNIE les annees precedentes,
aussi somnes nous heureux arjour-
d'hui qu'aucune crainte n'existe
puis annoncer aux parents que des
a present, les cours wont reprel-
Dire comme par lie pass6. Nous
avons la ferme contiance que les
resultats obtenus jusqu'ici engage
ront les parents a nous confer
leurs epfants, ct de notre cote
nous ne negligerons rien pour que
leur education soft parfaite.
LIE plan d'enseignement embrasse
le Francais, lAnglais, rHistoire,
la Geographic, l'Algetre, la Geo
metric, Ia tenue des livres ct la
pratique des affaires.
Quatre professeurs s'occuperont
exclusivement de penseignement
de ces diverses branches d'instruc-
ton, ct presideront aux jeux ct aux
amusements des enfants +; c'est-a
dire qufls trouveront dams notre
Establishment ce qui ne peuvent
|leur procurer les autres institu
tions qui nous environment, ct ou
soixante enfants ct plus sent sou
vent confie a un seul instituteur.
Voulant rendre accessible {
tons lentr6e de notre college, Il
prix de la pension ne sera plus,
partir d'aujourd'hui que &c /
piastres par mois, blanchissag
compris. Les 6leves non cathol
ques seront toujours recus comm
par le pass6 a Ia seule conditio
de sc conformer aux exeIcices pl
blics de la maison.
Dec. 2l-Im.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1879-08-16
LES iNDlENS.

reinforcement, une petite troupe
appartenant a Ia coIonne du colo.
Niles await rencontre une troupe
t'Adiens hostiles. Un combat
''alt suivi qui await occasionne
as'ques pertes parmi le troupes.
Tonne les hommes de Sitting Bull
'elalent pas bien loin de Ia, le
paRrnement ordonna au colonel
-l'es de ne pas poursuivre l'enne-
ds ne pas s'engager dams de
,'sselles hostilites qui pourraient
saerer en- une guerre gene
YES ordres ont etc execu.
| VI
sM depu;s que Sitting Bull,
:: 5000 a 5000 indiens sc.
aa'e dane le Canada, nor
tainte des troupes, mais
q 1asser lie buffalo qui s'es,
S'e parait-il vers lie Nord.
| !. 70 - . meme etc jusqu'a avauce'
- olttlng Bull await linteutio,
@s read,e. ''''''0'
.a' &c qui est certain, c'es
" 'es iadiens Sc sout engages
S;;ss s;'ss sar le sol canadien, ! ne pa
,I,.s. ss passer Ia frontiare pou
s. es esa 'e buffalo, sans permission
soat ~ a. assurances, les troupe
e,s !. ssnps. C'est Ia resolution
ni,s !. = so,enel J, Niles annonce avoi
eul aaslia.a.. .'''asa'alrs da g
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1879-08-16
Colonie Francaise
Dams l'Arkansas.

100000 acres de terres 4 VEN
Dire a prix reduits avec placements
faciles, cans pOuest de PArkansas
LIE chemin de fer Little. Rock et
Fort.Smi.h, ainsi que le feuve
Arkansas, traversent toute Ia val
lee. LIE sol est generalement
tres fertile le climat doux ct tenn.
pere.
LIE cotton, lie tabac, le chanvre,
le froment, lie mais, Forge, lavoine,
les pommes de terre. le trefe ct le
foin y vienDent tres bien, ainsi que
la vigne ct les arbres fruitiers.
Environ 100000 acres de ces
terres, situees le long du chemin
de fer, au Nord du feuve Arkan-
sas, ont etc comedies aux P6res du
St-Esprit pour Ia fondation dune
colOnie.
A 50 miles de Lite Rock, pres
de la Station Morilton, non loin
de Louisbourg ct sur un magnifi-
Que plateau, s'etendant vers 10
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 cons:ruc-
ton pres de Morilton ct rne 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 ac9uerir une belle prorri6te,
a peu de frais. dams le voisinage
dune egilse eatholique.
Pour plus amples information
lon peut s'adresser a
w. d. SLACK. ou q
MICHEL BRAUN.
Land Office. L. R. & F. S. R'y., q
Little Rock. Arkansas, on aux
Peres du St.Esprit a Morilton.
% novembre '79.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1879-08-16

Toute une famille a etc empoi-
onuse a Port Viau, pres de Que
bec, Canada, par du pain qui await
sa dtpose dams IN appartement
vi Sc trouvait du vert de Paris ct
trois persOnnes en- sOnt mortes.
nya en- 1877 deces de la 6evre
jaune a Ia Havaue la semaine der.
hAfe le nombre total de morris
ds cette maladie pendant juliet
ssseeve 537 ct depuis lie debut
ss1s.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1879-08-16
LIE LIEUTENANT CAREY

LIE nom du lieutenant Carey,
pofhcier anglais 81 directement
melee a la catastrophe qui q coute
Ia vie au Prince Imperial, a e:e
bieu souvent pronouce dams ces
derniers jours. On ne Ira done
pas sans interet quelques details
sur les ant6cedents ct Ia famille
de Get officer. Nous les emprun-
tons a une lettre adressee a la
Whitehall Reuie,0 par I'm parent du
capitaine Carey:
"Jahleel-Brenton Carey est le
fils ain6 du reverend Adolphus,
Frederic Carey par Harriet Mary,
file de lamiral sir Jahleel Bren.
ton, Bart, K. G. B.-1l est ne le
is Juliet 1S48, ct il est apparente
aux Ward-Hunts, aux Sandemaus
ct aux De Lisles de Clarendon
Son pere est le vicaire de Brix
ham (Devon.)
"Des son enfa nee, le capitaine
Carey choisit la carriere militaire
II passa plusieurs annees de sa viz
d'enfant dams un lycee Imperia
Francais, OH il acquit une connais
sance etendue d, rhisaoire dt
France, ce qui lie prepara a com
prendre fort bien la polltlquf
francaise.
"Aucun officer de l'armee d,
1 Cap ne pouvait done mieux Sc rem
Dire compte que lui de Ia valeu
de Ia vie du Prince Imperial ; e
les pcrsonnes de sa famille son
convaincus qu'aucun autre que Ia
n'aurait etc plus pref a fa're tou
ce qu'un homme peut faire pou
sauver cette vie.
II est profondement regrettabl
, que le lieutenant Carey, COMP
: nant 81 bien 10 valeur de l'exi'
. tence du Prince Imperial, ait
} peu songe a venir en- aide a 80
) compagnon d'armes. II sera bic
, dific,le aux parents ct aux ami
r de Get oficier de jnstifer sa col
: duite, jugee 81 severement pa
J. l'opinion publique, en- Angleterr
comme en- France,
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1879-08-16

!, ,.crstaite Sherman poursu't
imagine dams lie Maine ct Jure
.~r,n ~. ersnds dieu1 que dep"is
!. :, -. i u'a pas. etc vole une
y :. a;,stre dams le tresor.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1879-08-16

IL ,tpdslicains de la nouvelle
o,titutiop sont emerveilles ct
k;.,nt ooe c'est On document adml-
k,bk, Les delegues du parti ont
,,i(ests leur reconnaissance pour
Eha,alite des democrates ct ont
Im,l ou'ils avaient etc agreeable
bat ssrprls du resultat des ira
q, DE- IL convention. lis n'au
nins ose d6mander tout ce gu
rsst6 accorde.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1879-08-16

Il Mlegraphe annonce qu'une
.laaie que l'on croft etre lie cho'
sn avit depuis quelques temps
dsui les villages de Centre Point
st Walker, Iowa. Dams fe pre-
uier Dc ces villages, une vingtaine
Ne prsonnes ont succombe a aPepi-
dsmie, Ct il reste On nombre a peu
pres tgal de malades. II y a eu
hussi plusieurs deces a Walker
|Beaucoap d'habitants ont emigre.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1879-08-16
Special Notice to
BAYOU VermiliOn
ShiDDerS.

EllNExoHANGE 8 and will run
i:;.iis;@ber s4zs9.e4az@b ber direct to New Orleans
via Harvey's canal. Freight received at
New Orleans daily, at Morgan's old Teche
rates. storage free.
Apply to ]. E. Car'in, agent at New
Orleans, or to the undersigned at Abbe-
vile, Louisiana.
SOLOMON WISE.
April IL. 1979.-tf.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1879-08-16
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Parish Court--No. 60S.
Parish Of Vermilion.

Parish Of VermlIlOn.
Succession of Julie Mouton.
Notice is hereby given to all
parties interested in said success
sion, or having any opposition to
make to the application OF Onez.
Baudoiu, of Vermllion parish,
to file the same in writing, in
the office of the Clerk of Court
within ten days from the date
hereof.
Given under my hand and seal
this 7th day of June 1879.
LAsTIE BROUssARD. clerk.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1879-08-16

l.. rax.s fournit sa chronique
.s,;sDne De meartres, de vols
'I',, !. ,;ols, trop tongue a enume'
: NJ revanche il a superbe
.,.,r de la 6evre jaune ct ne
(.,n,t oas l'eptree dams son ter
(;,.;,e d.,cupe merchandise We
m, ID. endroit infeste.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1879-08-16

5000 a month clear profit made
easily by agents. Agents wanted eTery-
where. Men and Women, Boys and
Girls. Lntire time or spare moments
day time or evenings. vYoryhody war te
it, and every family will buy i, Big
cash pay. leasant employment. Ex-
elusive territory. In tac: tie best
agency ever offered. Circular and terms
FREE on application. C0lILE1f OUTFITS
allied postpaid, on receipt Of Cne Dol
lar and Fifty Gents. Send for it and
make money. Address
THE BEVERLY COMPANY,
978, Wabash Avenue, Chicago.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1879-08-16

..,o,utions foisounent au
',,e mais Diaz les etoufent
Elq''' -, .et promet la corde
|, rebelles.
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Total charged against him 966 90
Cr.


Cr.
By receipts of w B White, Trea-
surer, for cash 4 vouchers $434 10
Licenses returned l5O w
r C Smedes. atty for licen-
ses turned over for suit 332 50
Com y per cent on 434.7O 81 60
Killing and hauling out
dead dogs, &c, ~ 5O
Attys fees for defense D w
Balance in his hands W
Total 5 966 90
On motion Of Mr.. Wise. resolv-
ed that a committee be appointed
to receive the report and settle
with w B White, treasurer, and
to receive the report and settle
with the same party as justice OF
the peace said committee to re-
port at the next meeting OF this
body.
/ Messrs. S.Wise and J. j. Aba
die were appointed a committee
for that purpose.
syn motion the Council adjourn
ed to the next regular meeting.
I A. d. MARTIN, Mayor.
w. B. WHITE, Secretary.
Chew Jackson's Best Swee'
Navy Tobacco.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1879-08-16

Observation-Disclosures ordonnee
par la convention pour le 2 decem-
bre cause partout une penlbte
emotion parmi les officers pubHcs.
II est en- enet douleureux pour
ceux qui ont Gu a lutter avec ener-
gle pour Sc faire elire a une fonc'
ton publique de s'envoir pr'ver
ayant le terme sans savo'r sils
pourront Ia reconquerir. La pro-
longation 'du terme ofhciel des EN-
plois publics de deux a quatre ans,
incorporation des fonctions de
recorder avec celles de grefier, la
coliection des taxes remise au she
| r;f soht autant de raisons pour ex
otter la convoitise des ambitieux
Importance des places perme'
que Pom sacrifie un peu plus a Il
cabate. On signale deja a l'hori
zoa des aspirants. Ma!henrouse
ment il ny aura pas de place pou
tous.
La nouvelle constitution ne di
rien des juris de police. H. avail
pourtant beaucoup de reforme a
apporter.-.Meschacebe.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1879-08-16
IL. Y. HMEUEc.
Corporation Atty.

By examining the books of the
secretary, showing the number and
amount of licenses issued for the
year 1879, and turned over to the
Collector, and by further exam
ination OF the treasurer's books
and the receipts given by the trea-
surer to the Collector. the Coun-
Gil are enabled to make out the
following statement or account OF
the corporation against the Collec'
tor and have adopted the same as
| a basis of settlement with him.
The Cons. Collector is charged
with licenses Of 1879 amounting
to 5 965 90
To J of tax on dogs l OO
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1879-08-16
TOWN COUNCIL.
.Julv Oath 1879.


The Council met this day pur-
suant to call of the Mayor
There were present: A. D. Mar,
tin, Mayor, S. Wise, J. J. Abadie
ann J. Isaacs. Absent II. Ii.
bersat.
The Mayor stated, that as the
Council had failed to have a meet
ing on July l4th, the day to which
it had adjourned, he had called
this meeting in order to transact
unfinished business.
On motion of Mr.. Abadic, re.
solved that j.. S. Cartright. Con
stable Collector, be allowed the,
sum of FIVE dollars, attorneys fees
paid by him tor defending a Grim
inal suit.
The statement and account Of
r. G. Smedes, Corporation attor-
ney, were examined and found to
be correct.
To the Hon. Mayor and Town
Council of Abbeyille.
Amount Of licenses turned over
to me by J. S. Cartright, Consta-
BILE. Collector s 1872 so
Tax receipt Labit &
Remick, 1878 . 70
Total S 342 Is
Licenses uncol in hand 3O5 %
Amt col by me on Above
) licenses & tax ~ 70
342 2j
Acct Of cash col by me
SEVERN Leblanc 1878 5 . 5t
Louis Luent ! 81
I,abit & Remick y x
) Judg against Mrs Mqrtagh IL Z
) License r G Smedes 1879 7 81
I'D Frank bar room 70 U
: Total cash by me col $50 8
!, Cr.
+ By receipt Of W 3 White
J. Treasurer ; % .
In settlement with the sheriff O
n Judgment against Mrs Murtagt
part of the Judgment being pays
- bic in warrants, accepted as wal
l. rant the receipt Of S. Wise 70
;. s5 O5, as being that much paid 0
n warrant No. 4SO which he hold
!. against the corporation.
:. The above is respectfully sul
: nitted.
= July "a, 1879.
"a r. C. SMEDEs,
Corporation Atty.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1879-08-16

Chew Jackson's Best Sweet
Navy Tobacco.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1879-08-16

cttt July AOA SuS CSS0"N
l Joseph Picket End ward
2 Edward A Broussard 3
3 Camille E Broussard 2
4 Gustave Brasseux 2 "
5 Raymond Gage (c) Z
6 Levi Lapointe (cl Z
7 Sypbroyen Desormeaux jr 2
8 Aristide Picard 4
9 Issac Wise 3
10 Calvin Campbell 8 /"
II Victor T Landry 3 F"
II Joseph A Gibson 6
l3 EIoi G Leblanc l +"
IA Robert S Johnston z :"
Is Ernest Broussard 6 !"
16 Joseph Brasseux 3 "
II Euclide Primeaux 2 !"
Is James N Huff 2 I"
10 Joseph G Mouton I /"
20 Clarance O'Bryan 8
81 Hunter Ramsey 8
! % Jacob NJ Vaughan !"
% Henry J Stansbury 7 /"
"a Emile Sellers =
!, Is Cleophas Lahorde 7
! 26 Henry A Petry 3
! q Theophile j Abshire 4
% D P Griffin ! "
20 Tonney Isaacs (c) 3
80 Dolsey Trahan 2
Attest Abbeville July 3rd A. !
J, 1879.
LAsTIE BBoUSsARD Clerl
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-05-30

weighted down with Just such
abominations as this SOcietds Fra
ternia. DR.. Schlesinger has told us
that he Is "a free.lover, but not
free-luster." The Doctor indulges
in infinitesimal hair-splitting over
the definition of words, 80, to make
his meaning more clear, we will
quote one declaration which he
made to the writer in the presence
of Rev. Mr.. Trew: ''If the spirits
told me to cohabit with five million
women, l would do it," That's the
kind of a hairpin he is.
The thousand and one rumors
that are flying about concerning
these people, we don't propose to
give publicity to, even II some of
them were not of q nature to pre-
clude their publication. The so.
called Doctor is a plain-spoken
man, continually giving forth what
he calls unpleasant truths" and
at the same time disclaiming any
Intention of being offensive. We
have also written some unpleasant
truths concerning the Doctor, and
don't particularly care whether he
considers them offensive or not.
We have no doubt he will admire
our candor, even II he Is compelled
to dissent from our estimate of him
self.
For the other members of the
Society we have kindly feelings,
although it is probable that their
opinion of the writer Is not what
he would like them to hold. But
they are Joined to their idols. Let
them alone.-Andheins Gazette.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-05-30

Mr.. Delmonico. talking about en-
trees, says that Americans ought to
copy "the French method of utiliz.
ing small bits of raw meats and
fowls, and of re-cooking all kinds of
cold joints and pieces of cooked
meat which remain day by day from
every dinnerin almost every family.
The success ofsYch dishes depends
mainly on the sauce, which Is best
made from broth. The following
is his recipe for a favorite sauce.
Take an ounce Of ham or bacon,
cut 1t up In small pieces, and fry In
hot fat. Add an onion and carrot,
cut up, thicken with flour, then add
pint or quart of broth, according
to quantity desired, season with
pepper and salt, and any spice or
herb that is relished (better though
without the spice), and let simmer
for an hour, skim carefully, and
strain. A wine glass of any wine
may be added, il liked" Cold roast
or broiled beef or mutton may be
cut into small squares, fried brown
in butter, and then gently stewed
in the sauce above described. Mr..
DelmOnico describes croquettes as
the attractive French substitute for
American hash, and tells how to
make them: "Veal, mutton, lamb,
sweet-breads, almost any of the
lighter meats, besides cold chicken
and turkey, can be most deliciously
turned into croquettes. Chop the
meat very fine. Chop up an onion,
fry it in an ounce of butter, add
teaspoonful of flour. Stir we'll, and,
then add the chopped meat and a
little broth, salt, pepper, little nut
meg. Stir for two or three minutes.
then add the yolks oftwo eggs, and
turn the whole mixture into q dish
to cool. When cold mix we'll to-
gether again. Divide up into parts
for the croquettes, roll into the de-
sired shapes in bread crumbs. Dip
in beaten eggs, then into bread
crumbs again, and fry crisp, q
bright golden color. Any of these
croquettes may be served plain or
with tomato sauce or garniture Of
vegetables.n
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-05-30
Jefferson Davis's home is at Beau

Jefferson Davis's home is at Beau
voir, seventy five.miles from
New Orleans, on the Gulf shore.
The house Is low, spacious, painted
white, with broad verandas, and
close to the beach. His office is in
a seperate building, and there a
correspondent of the Boston Herald
lately found him at work on his
memoirs. He declined to talk
about politics for publication, but
he spoke of the negro exodus as not
trifling matter, yet not so import.
ant as some people think. "Tbe
negroes are credulous and easily
led. Those who have gone to Kan
sas will probably return, If they
have the means, otherwise they
will remain only to die in that cold
country. Some of his negro labor.
ers on his Mississippi River plan.
tation went to Kansas In the out.
set of the exodus. They had asked
his opinion of Kansas, and he told
them of its rigorous climate, but
had said to them, If they felt it to
be for their best good to leave, to 20
rather to warmer region" Mr..
Davis's health is fair, although he
Is seventy.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-05-30

up as a practical matter by a pow-
erful European company, able to do
what poor Felix Belly was only
able to pretend to do, we should
see the Central American sub-con-
tinent thrown into an uproar much
more serious than that which is
now convulsing the Republics of
the west coast Of South America.
The Times is the only other jour
nal that discusses the question of o
canal, and its article Is merely q
matter of routes, showing that the
cheapest and most practicable pos
sible route is by the San Juan river,
and that could not be constructed
for less than sixty millions.
Population OF Baltimore.
NEW YORK, May 2Sth.-The
Health Departments census shows
that Baltimore has 32l, ,745 inhabit-
ants.
Consrso.ins she currency,
CHICAGO, May 27. "A Tribune
Washington special says: Atten-
tion IS being called to the fact that
the sale of refunding certificates is
working a rapid contraction Of the
currency. During the past week
the New York city banks lost $5,-
S66, 900 of their legal tenders. The
surplus reserve has been reduced
over $4,000, 600 and Is now only $5.
259, 9,0eO. Should this continue there
would be great danger that the
H. :, lxo ,,v-,,l1 La Ioft milf n Iauu tho .,
the reserve required by law. When
the certificates shall all be taken
up, as they will be in the course of
this week or the next, the contract
ion of currency will have reached
$40, 100000 very considerable
percentage OF the entire amount of
the volume of legal tender curren-
cy. These legal tenders locked up
in the treasury, under the present
regulations, will not come out until
the call for bonds natures in July.
rhs Political Caucus In Ohio.
CHICAGO, May 27.-Much specu-
lation Is being INDUCED In by cor
respondents and politicians, con-
cerning the result Of the Ohio Re-
publican Convention tomorrow.
As the Democrats seem likely to
nominate Thurman, the Republi-
cans incline more and more to put
up Sherman. It Is stated that
there is no doubt Thurman will ac-
cept II nominated.
A Washington special has the
following: More than ordinary
interest Is manifested here in the
Ohio Republican Convention on
account of of the position taken by
the President in favor of the nomi-
nation of ex-Representative Foster
for Governor, against Judge Taft.
The friends of the latter cay they
have advices to-day which
indicate quite conclusively
that he will defeat Foster and
receive the nomination. Nearly
all the Republican members
from Ohio haye gone to Gin
cinDati to attend the Convention.
Senator Thurman and the Demo-
cratic Representatives evince much
anxiety about the action of the
Convention.