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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1879-03-15

Ia Houma must be tout OF
in the sensation line. Last
weeks Courier contained about a
column of the most thrilling ro-
nance connected with a SHAWL
neck gamc.cock that took part
in the late cooking main at New
Orleans between the States OF
Georgia and Kentucky" This
feathered Napoleon was purchased
by Mr.. E. W. Condor the clerk
of court of Terrebonne Parish who
doubtless is very proud ofhim-so
much SO that the Courier calls him
Houma's Pride.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1879-03-15

aay Frail indeed is life when
il lies in the hands Of kings. From
Burmah Genes the horrifying
details Of a wholesale massacre
of two branches Of the nobility,
who were hostile to the king.
Msndoonmen, the king had for a
long time cherished suspicious
against the two princes, Thouse
and Mekara, and finally conceiv'
ed the fendish plan Of Kidding
himself Of these enemies, by put
ting them to death. He called
together the Burmese cabinet,
consisting Of four persons knows
as Atwenwoons, and laying be
fore them his suspicious demanded
that they be executed. In Bur
nah, as in many other, Asvatit
despotisms, the will Of the mon
arch is supreme law, SO the orde1
was given and the two princes
together with eigbty-six Of thci'
relatives were massacred. hi
majesty now rests well.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1879-03-15


STATE of Louisiana-Parish OF
Vermiliou-Parish COURT NO.
584.
Succession of Matthias Fuchs.
Notice is hereby given to all
parties interested in the sa'd
succession, Or having any OPPOSE.
ton to make to the tableau OF
settlement and partition of the
aforesaid succession, 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 sea
this day Sth Of March 1879.
LAsrIE BRoUsSARD clerk.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1879-03-15

We call the attention of our
readers TO tho card announcing
Hen. G.. B. Shaw, Sheriff of Ver-
million Parish, as an Independent
candidate for the Constitutional
Convention from the 10th Senate.
rial District. Mr.. Shaw is well
known, highly esteemed, and will
give the regular nominees a tight
race for the honors. Morgan
city Re0ieao.]
As Mr. Shaw cannot run against
the regular democratic nominees
with any hope of election except
by relying on the support Of the
republican party, which seeks to
control the Constitutional Con-
vention by the election Of hide
pendent candidates, it may be
well for him to remember that
even a temporary success, by an
alliance with Louisiana's worst
enemies will be poor compensa'
ton Cor the condemnation which
the democracy Of Louisiana will
surely pronounce on every man
who seeks now to thwart their
efforts to secure a permanently
good government for the State
Lake CHARTS Echo.]
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1879-03-15

pg% Counting is always a
very difficult piece Of business aud
many are the Chaps who, often
meeting with disaster-and often
times distress conclude to give
it up as a tad jos. The dark and
sinister tricks resorted to by ri
walls in love affairs are numerous,
and often prove more successful
than they deserve. Perhaps
William Beckett, a young man Of
Cincinnati, Ohio, has recently
had q rougher and quite more
unusual experience in this line
than has ever fallen to the lot of
an Abbeyillian. lie was intro.
duced to a certain young lady by
a Capt. E. Potter Dustin, and he
in turn introduced to her a DR..
". NJ. Slough. Now Beckett limo
Gently fell in love with the laday
without knowing that Dustin had
any pretensions to her as a lover
or dreaming that his friend|the
doctor-would turn his foe for
her. Beckett, following the
dictates AID longings of his own
heart, proposed to the lady, was
accepted and the couple were en-
ga-ed to be married. Somebody
evidently wanted to stop these
proceedings, and accordingly, one
morning Beckett found himself ar
rested, and was dragged to the
United States recruiting Office.
The officer said to him as he seized
and showed him up stairs: 1--WE
been looking for you for the pas
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1879-03-15
An agent who had sold a Dutch

An agent who had sold a Dutch,
maa some goods, was to deliver
them in the afternoon at the
residence of the purchaser. The
putchman gave him the following
directions:-"Yoa shust go be.
hind the church /; den you turns
no to dc right for a while till yon
sees a house mt a big hog in de
yard. Dots ne.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1879-03-15

Buck" Farrell, a policeman,
was shot and killed in New Or
leans February 22d by julius
krost, a saloon keeper. Farrell
and a crow i Of ronghs had enter.
ed the sa loon, called for drinks
ard refused to- pay the bill. An
alteration then ensued 10 which
beer glasses were hurled around
quite lively, and Krost fred
the fatal shot. Buck" was a
bad boy, aud bis death is no lost
to the community.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1879-03-15
e. Mesers. Ryan and Wood

sy~ Messrs. Ryan and Wood
cock arc worthy successors or our
lamepted friend the @jcyial and
genial James G.. 3lockshier.
Under their management the
Revseau has taken a lIcEt rank
among the journals Of Louisiana
and we trust that the people OF
Morgan City will extend to them
substantial patronage and encour'
agenent, since that is the prize
for which 'ye Editor" ever
strives.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1879-03-15
Livery Stable.
IT, az ~

The undersigned would respect.
fully inform the public that he
has opened a Livery Stable in the
Town of Abbeville, where he is
prepared to hire horses, car
riages. hacks etc. and receive the
same at very moderate prices.
OPHILIAs BoURQUE.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1879-03-15

49,
On motion, it was resolved that
the above report be adopted aud
ordered to be spread on the
minutes ; and that the committee
be discharged.
On motion, it was resolved that
a committee Of four citizens be
appointed by the President to
whom authority is hereby delega-
ted to settle finally with NJ. G.
Broussard, the outgoing Treas
urer. Messrs, r. Sagrera, A.. D.
Martin, Archie Young and Ben.
Faulk were appointed on said
committee.
The account Of NJ. G. Brous-
sard, for salary as Treasurer,
amounting to SAL. "a cents (forty.
one dollars and thirty-four cents,)
was allowed.
On motion, the Treasurer was
authorized to enter suits agains,
all parties who may have failed to
settle the rents that they have
agreed to pay on the school occu
pied by them.
On motion the Board adjourned
sine die.
JAS. Y. WILLIAMS, President
r. SAGRERA, Secretary.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1879-03-15
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Parish CT Verml!l0n,


Parish Goars-Na. $50.
Succession OF Marie L. Gacaeste
:. Notice is hereby given 70 AZ
parties interested in said Snc'es,
sion, or having any opposstion TO
make to the tableau Of settlement
and distribution Of said succession
to hle the same In wiring, in
the office of the Clerk Of Court
within ten days from the date
hereof.
Given under my hand and sea-
this 9th day of March 1879.
LAsTlE BRoUssARD. clerk.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1879-03-15

say Baton Rouge now has
three good newspapers and judg,
ing from appearances the young
Capitoziun-bids fair to
soon become the first. Its ty'
biographical appearance is unex'
celled by any paper in the State
and friend Leon yields the quil
and shears with such ability that
the same may be said Of its con
tents. Fight the good fight Leor
and never cease, unit! Baton
Rouge is the Capital Of the proud
old Pelican State.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1879-03-15
three weeks. and I've got yoa
now" The recruiting officer was

lU W. AHO oassuS OAAScs
told that this was the deaerter he
had been advised Of, and Beckett
as detained as a pfAoner.
On The day Of the arrest the
young lady in interest received a
letter from Dustin, in which he
informed her that DR.. Slough had.
Just called on him and stated.
that Beckett had been arrested as
as a deserter from the United
States army and an escaped con-
vict, and was to be sent to st.
Louis. Dustin sent her his con-
do!ence and offered to help her
and Beckett in any way in his
power. In a day or two a dis
patch came from the headquarters
in St. Louis ordering the release
Of the prisoner, as the department
knew of no deserter answering to
B ecket's description. Becke1
was allowed to 60. He went
straightway and instituted suit
against Dustin and Slough in the
court OF common pleas to recover
damages for false Imprisonment
1.-THE engagement was not broker
off, and the captain and doctor
have got themselves into serious
trouble, all for love IF a CIR
who preferred some other fellow
Beckett is greatly incensed at hi
treatment, and could not be scared
off by shallow devices.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1879-03-15

We are authorized to announce
A. J. PERKINS of Calcasieu
parish as an independent candi-
date for delegate to the constitu-
tional convention from the Tenth
Senatorial District.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1879-03-15

nag Nearly all Of our sugar
planters have finished planting
cane, cotton land is being pre-
pared rapidly and corn in many
instances has been planted.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1879-03-15

a6s- Fish are becoming quite
plentiful. Perch, buffalo, catfish
and other members Of the fnny
tribe are daily hauled out of the
water by their giils aud served
up for Lentch diuner.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1879-03-15

rsw- March rains have set in
and if the heavy showers of Tues.
day and " eduesday are samples
of what we are to receive. the
the season will be an exceedingly
wet one.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1879-03-15

NsE- Unless the Police Jury
takes some steps toward repairing
the fence arcupd the Court House
square it will all walk of over
into Free,towm and make fire
wood out of itself.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1879-03-15
FOR TEE CONVENTION
In the Tenth Senatorial District,
G. 3. SHAW,
Of Vermilion.
FOR THE
PARISH DELEGATE,
AMBp0ISE LAC0UR,
Of Vermilion.

We are authorized to announce
ERNEST MONTAGUE, as an
independent candidate to repre-
sent the parish Of Vermilion IN
The Constitutional Convention.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1879-03-15

fssE- Gen. W. T.. sherman and
his two daughters are travelling
through the South and meet with
a hearty welcome everywhere
they 60.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1879-03-15

sey Bonrque's livery stable
now sports a handsome sigp, the
hand-work of cur accomplished
Prof. Mouiilaud.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1879-03-15

/ am a candidate as delegate to
represent the parish of Vermll'on
in the State Convention.-Efec-
ton 18th March.
F. r. KING.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1879-03-15
IMPORTANT NoNcE.

All advertisements and COMMUNICATIONS
intended for the MEK1D1oNAL, De
handed 10 by IL o'clockvM. on THURSDAY
to ensure pnhlicstion. THIS is nm lmpor
tsnt business rule, which should no: be
overlooked or neglected.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1879-03-15

sF Why does the new moon
remind one Of a giddy girl ?
Because she il too young to show
much reelection.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1879-03-15

ag IF man is on his way to
the woods to commit suicide and
a bull suddenly gives chase, the
chances are that he will run for
his life.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1879-03-15
SCHOOLBOARD.
Abheville. March. lat 1879

Abbeville, March, 1st 1879.
To obedience to a call Of the
President, the Parish Board of
school directors met on this day.
Present J.. ). Abshire jr.,
Archie Young, Ben. Fanlk, Jas.
Villains, aud &. Sagrera ; alb
sent F. r.. King. 81. II. Bartels,
,Jno. Lenore and Daniel Paul.
The minutes Of the previous
meeting were adopted after due
reading.
On motion, resolved that the
bond of Isaac Wise, as Treasurer
of school funds for this Parish. be
and the seme is hereby accepted.
The following report was read:
Abbeville Feb. 1st 1879.
To the Honorable President
and members of the Board ol
school directors for Vermilion
Parish.
Gentlemen
We the undersigned COMMITTEE
appointed by your body to ex
anime the hooks and vouchers o
the school Treasurer Of thi;
Parish, beg leave to report al
follows :
Amt on hand as per last report
Feb. 22d 1888 946 l3
Total recpintS
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1879-03-15

tas- Tie .Nathie has made a
"black list" for Vermllion ship.
perS.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1879-03-15
Section | Be il ordained I.
Police Jury in and Gor IL 81.
OF Vcrmilinn. That tkaro ~

aud IS ae'eny levied On al 4.
pcrty situated v;s:.
the ,,arlsn, not specially ezan,.,
uncer the state laws, 1 tai 4 Z,
three mills Cor that portion 4 \
budget elassad as Criminal s,,.
ses, ana ri two mills eor ~
purposes SAID taxes to 10 eaIIllss
Cd on al p,oFerst iiiaa1d ~
in the Corporate limits Of tbs NJ
OF Abbeyiile, as well as ma
other taxable property of M
ISL and for the balance Of sd
get Of expenses an additions
Of [7] seven mills and alsof31,
mills for s"hoo. purposes, to
Iectea from the taxable propss
of Inc parish not included ri
the corporate limits Of lie n,
of Ahbegille.
Sec. 2 Be it further ord,ira
&c. That said taxes to be al
ed by the tax collector for III
ish. and appropriated to nesf
different items of the hude8
heretofore adopted and DUR
Ii heG as required by law.
Sec 3 Be it further ord,n
&c That tie assessor Of taxs
and he is hereby authorized ~
terd Immediately the para5
cording to said budget y
~tatc tax. rolls Of 1878.
Sec 4 Be it further ord
Ac., That the parish taxes a.
and levied by this ordinance
be payable in currency only.
Adopted March Sd 1879.
Howard HoFFPAUiR, Prs
A. LACoUR, Clerk.
The Jury adjourned until
o'ciock p. NJ. The jury rean
bled, same members presesi.
Art 2 Resolved that the 1ss
and Petit Jurors while traFa
on duty at the present IN
Court, shall lie and they are6
by exempted from paying tal
feriage for crossing the Abdetl
ferry.
Art 3 Resolved that Ill
sons who have obstrpcted "
, lie roads in this parish By
fences across The same, be and
are hereby ordered to remove
:. said fences SO placed .inaedis1
! on the order Of the road ossl3
Of their respective dstricts q
J. a cory Of this resolution
, warded to each read oreflx
: this parish.
Art i Resolved that 1e y
!. corder be and he is hereby asllt|
rized to deliver to the naFsa ~
collector the assessment Iek \
19.s. for the purpose q corey
the taxes therein assessed.
Ar 5 Resolved that ny 81
dr. be and he is hereby MlI1.
10 record IL Dis eficss, n u
pcr look, the delinandst n I
PARISH tax payers Tor ihs
1877 and fer such serve
allowed a compensatlon
cents per hundred wf,rds.
ART Resolved that !.
nance Committee lie instfAeleaa
roport A. tbs next lneeiinss
hnds the s.rp;us of tie Hsoa !
~ IN l,,,i. after tie
!, Of All expeases Of saia yesl:
Att 7 Resolved, nat ~
!. saieat Of this hooy 81 AatAofRs
I 70 sejI "a Sornsrt RoarsaelR
lu,a.er f~ornlerly ID Use b.
g canlee Klnsey s. a-e, iof n
), SC. 81 heing the amonat due
y Bon.ane lv tho oa,ish.
! leo pereet. ESQ. Records
! anr'.a,;z j % purchase lot a
'" If his affce. a oeok Of RecQl1
}. Mortgages. ]
= Ajax. Du,ussard tenaef9
ras;gn,fon IL the office j Y
= Ma of,a;s n,ly. and The sfls i
49, 1873
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1879-03-15

R7s A Hartford beau has just
made the startling discovery that
a gial ribs run up and down. OF
corset's so.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1879-03-15
Total

Balance on hand 6S5 So
We have found The vouchers in
the Office of the Treasurer to be
correct and in accordance with
the above statement.
ARCHIE YOUNG,
B. FAWK
r SACRERA.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1879-03-15
nEy- I'D like you to help mt

nSsyy- I'D like you to help me
a little" said a vagrant poking
his head into 8 country store.
don't you help Yourself 2
asked the proprietor. Thank.
you l WILL" said the tramp pick
up a bottle o. pickles and two
loaves Of bread, and then vanish;
ing. -
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1879-03-15

Bay- 1t is the liar who wants
to knock you down for doubling
his word. The honest. man will
stop to argue matters.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1879-03-15

Chew Jacksons Best Street.
Navy Tobacco.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1879-03-15

We.are authorized 10 announce
the following gentlemen as candl-
dates to the constitutional conven'
ton
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1879-03-15

Total 1929 O5
Disbursements since last Report
For teachers
wages for '76 211 Al
Building a
school house
in LIST ward 100 90
Contingent
expenses 1873 80
Teachers wages
for 1876 1913 06
AooAo 70
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1879-03-15

perS.
The Republican journal., 1879-11-06

we frequently receive tor insertion I'M
the journal, ACCOMPLISHMENTS. soliciting
consgnments Of produce Unless these
come from parties Of known respectable
ty, we decline them. Last week, there
came tous thecard Morgan x o., Pro
duce Commission Merchants, Isl South
street, New York" who wanted to receive
all kinds Of produce on commission.
We wrote to a responsible man in that
city and got the following reply
The mercantile agency gives no account
Of this firm, neither does the City direct
Dry. There is no such firm at I3I South
street. | can tind no one who knows
them" Probably these Peter Funks have
got their card i'll other papers, and inno-
cent parties in the country have been
made to suffer
The Republican journal., 1879-11-06

The cry Of fraud IL the last resort Of
4 defeated. dcmorallcd and dc,pairing
party, The men from whom it comes arc
bigger frauds than any they have charged
upon 1heir opponents. Their success
would hlye been ujnous to the State. The
party which advocated fiat money ana
communism, which relied for success upon
The continuance Of hard times, the failure
OF crops, the rayages Of the potato bug
and the absence Of the menhaden from
our waters, i a reproach upon the ciyili-
zatiou Ut the nineteenth century, Its
fate was inevitable from the first 1t
could have no permanent toothold in any
intelligent community, much less among
the people Of New England, who are
honest, laW-abiding and just. The men
who sought to create and control in their
| own interest a party founded on ignorance
and dishonesty, have naturally gone down
with their followers, and are now power
less alike for either good or evil. Their
cries Of fraud only serve to call attention
to themselves as self pilloried in the pub
lie gaze.
The Republican journal., 1879-11-06

Some interesting sketches Of German
life, by Rev. David Foster Estes, will be
found in to-day's supplement.
The Republican journal., 1879-11-06

An iTeverent Virginia newspaper says
that during the recent naval review in
Hampton Roads, an old tar approached
Secretary Thompson as he stood by 4
pile Of heavy rope, cranng his neck over
the bulwarks, and said: 'Your honor
can see better if you will mount this hau-
ser" "IIorse, sir. horse be hanged " re-
tQrted the old salt of the War Office, with
a big, big d: ''let the marines ride On
horseback; but | think | know how to
reef a fetlock block and splice a main
brace on foot And sure enough he did
The Republican journal., 1879-11-06

Senator Blaine had a rousing reception
at the Republican meeting in the Music
Hal at Boston. saturday night His
speech was devoted to vindicaton Of
the Republican policy Of resumption, and
to an exposure Of the purposes of the
Democratic leaders in their attempts to
secure the repeal Of the Federal election
laws.
The Republican journal., 1879-11-06

The business boom appears to have
struck Ben Butler where the chunk of old
red sandstone struck the man that Bret
Harte has embalmed III verse
The Republican journal., 1879-11-06

Ridiculous Rust, and Mistaken McLel-
Ian once more ride into the ring, on the
back of Busted Ben Butler
The Republican journal., 1879-11-06

1t was the Western Reserve which gave Ohio
to Foster. Bangor Commercial
In Maine the reserve Republican vote
did a like thing for Davis
The Republican journal., 1879-11-06

Let the Greenbackers and Democrats
attempt revolution in the Maine State
government, and their wofully shrunken
fusion will be reduced to fly speck.
The Republican journal., 1879-11-06

There are thousands Of hungry people
in Hungary owing TO crop failures.
The Republican journal., 1879-11-06
The Result of the Elections.

Elections were held in eleven States OH
Tuesday last. Connecticut elected a Leg
islature; Maryland elected a Governor,
state officers and Legislature; Minnesota
elected a Governor, State officers and
Legislature; Mississippi elected Legs
lature, which will choose a successor to
United States Senator Bruce, Republican;
Nebraska elected a Judge Of the Supreme
Court and University Regents: New Jcr-
scy elected a Legislature; New York
elected a Governor, state officers ana
Legislature; Pennsylvania elected a state
Treasurer; Virginia elected d Legislature
and voted on the debt proposition, in-
volving the question Of reputation; ana
Wisconsin elected 4 Governor, State oll-
GERS and Legislature. Butonc more state
will hold an electionthis year Louisiana,
which on Dee. will elect a Governor.
State officers and a Legislature
The results Of Tuesday elections ~ in-
dicated IN the returns 1T hand. are MS
follows In Connecticut the Republicans
have increased their majority in the Leg
islaturc. electing ten Of the eleven Sen
atorS voted for, and WHO Will hold over
until next year When United States
Senator will 10 chosen to Succeed
Eaton, Democrat Maryland haS gone
The Republican journal., 1879-11-06

This is the way in which the Portland
Leader, Greenback, puts it-''Let us take
hold Of this question in dead earnest, and
see to it that the obnoxious law, which
enables unfeeling wretches to imprison
decrepid old men for debt, is wiped from
the statutes as soon as the legislature is
organized for business"
The Republican journal., 1879-11-06

"Fighting Joe" Hooker is dead.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-04-25
TONTINE PLAN,

or upon the prlnt pie Of accumulating profits for def
mite periods, which was first introduced by this Socie-
ty, aud has been recommended and endorsed by eIni.
hcnt experts in Life Insurance. and by leading busi-
ness men Forty -Four per cent. has been carRed and
accumulated on the premiums paid on its Tontne Life
Policies and forty per cent on its Tontne Endow-
ment Policies, issued within the last five vears.
The Directors OF the Equitable Life Assurance So
iety represent exclusively the interests of the Policy
olders and in presenting the Society to notice. they
ee that il has strong claims upon public confidence,
bcci CT the strict and conservative principles by
which its ~arous departments are governed. In the
assets and in the administration of the Society, per-
feet security is given for the future which is Of great
importance to those depending upon their insurance
policies for the ultimate support of their families.
No Life Insurance Company has such large annual
transactions as the Equitable; none is more prompt
and just in its dealings.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-04-25

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,, irt, ',r,n,i: " 1,, ;,n,i ,;,, i ," . anu
,riurn far cnrimp dit.s, ry ah.nrn,;on 'i,h",
losing. The necessities OF the case prompteda Wy
rous examination INTO its mcrlts' until the ques-
A. rho Tine ot di.c,,yrv ,nd iv,rodnc,;ou ,h.ro
but object aimed AT, viz the prevention
ana cure oi "a''rla Ill It's various '"rms'
It's Great I"t"e not at First Rercdied.
=Like every new discovery, all of ts good results
,ould not be known al once. Important deNelof-
ias; -, q - , M ;r,i " ,h u' , -, ~, nes'a'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-04-25
$500 EW ARD.
MAYORS OFFICE,

MAYORS OFFICE,
AUGUSTA, May Il, 1875.
By direction of the Board of Aldermen reward
of three hundred dollars will be paid for inior
m ,tion which shall be sufficient to procure the
conviction of any person guilty Of setting incen
diary fires in this city The present nun icipal yeai
the same to be paid upon the conviction of the in
CHAS. e. NASH, MAYOR.