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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1880-09-11
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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1880-09-11
GRANT AND THE WHIsKEY RIN(

GRANT AND THE WHIsKEY RING.
The exposures made by Gen. Nc
Donald, of whiskey ring fame, show
that Gen. Grant has not been so
cIean-handed as his friends have
always claimed. Until this time
no act of personal dishonesty or
corruption has been brought d.
rectly home to Gen. Grant, al
though many persons have suspec-
ted that the notorious abuses Of
his administrations must have re-
ceived active encouragement at
his hands. If McDonald's story
be true, Gen. Grant was as deeply
involved in the whiskey frauds as
any of the Ring, and in fact was
himself the parent of it, As a
matter Of course, Republicans will
refuse to believe anything against
the man on horseback" but the
country at large is not likely to
put the same implicit faith in Gen.
Grants innocence, Where there
is so much smoke. there must be
some 6re.-The Batimorean.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1880-09-11

TAYLOR Beattie has more brains
than all the rest of the Republican
party in this State. He has for
gotten more than Morris Marks,
Pardee and pitkin ever knew.
This is perhaps the reason why he is
called a "bolter," and is now the
leader of the little awkward SQUAD
know as the Republican State
Central Committee, of which
Judge Beattie is Chairman
Brains and pluck will win in the
end, and Taylor Beattle will YET
see the day when he will be abe
to place his footo the necks OF on
enemies, otherwise the Farmer il
no prophct.-Si, Tammaayf Far
,71eT.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1880-09-11

It's a little strange isn't i. hat
while the suretias On the bond OF
V. Trahsn are asking q rem1s
sion of the interest and penalties
assessed against them by a recent
Judgment of the District Court as
an act Of Justice, that they refuse
to pay the paltry fee due the at
torney who so ably defended their
suit? Why does not this grand
spirit of justice actuate them to
lay this ~miserally pittance which
was trebly earned?
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1880-09-11
General Butler has been recog

General Butler has been recog-
nized in Virginia City, New, as
the man in the moon. The Enter
prise says : His chain rested on
the dark crest Of the mountain, his
game eye was cooked squarely
toward the Sierra Nevada and
Union Consolidated mines, and a
quiet smile seemed to be nesting
in the left hand corner of his
mouth. He know there are oceans
." rI>e ver there! cried One.
.Hc,vea:! liiai h nod Iii head
it} t,c. and wink : Said another.
M at.r Il u.at It WI a wonder
81 pilanone ~. sud greatly I'M
p.,nei - annCas aryG OF the
moun.-A. y. 7. bune.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1880-09-11

Our enterprisine friend O. Bour,
one las been improving his proper
ty II town to a considerable extent.
His residence las been renovated
r%epainted and beautified by a
handsome cornice. while the neat
walks and tastefallv arranged
flower beds bespeak a love for
the beautiful.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1880-09-11
ALL ENDORSE IT..

The Recorder, Anne icus. Ga,
says "CIerks, Senators, Repre-
sentatives, Doctors, Lawyers
Citizens. in public and private
life, are testifying BY the thous'
ands, and over their own sigma.
lures, that a remedy has been
found for Bright's Disease Of
the Kidneys and for Diabetes
these are respectively known as
Warmers Safe Kidney and Liver
Cure and Warmers Safe Diabetes
Cure"
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1880-09-11
New York World /: Secretar,

New York World : Secretary
Sherman says sneering'y OF Gen.
Hancock that he has been educa-
ted at the public expense and fed
at the public expense. 1t is an i'll
secretary that fouls his own broth.
er. Beside, nor only have SECRETARY
Sherman and all his relatives of
whom we know-save and except
ing one who left the bench to
impeachment-been fed for many
years at the public expense. but
according to the Times, the secre
tary himself spent money thousands
of dollars of the pnblic's money
this summer in trying to get q
] presidential nomination.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1880-09-11
Notice.
To the voters of tie To,

To the voters of tie Tow
Abbevil'e. Notice is hereby Il
en- to all the qualified votes I
the Town of Abbeville thst /
special election will be held ii
Monday, the 18th day Of S
1880, at the Court House IN silI
town for the purpose Of eleetg
a Mayor for the unezpired tiu|
Of D. Martin resigned.
Given under my official siga
ture at Abbevilie La. this ~
day of August A. D.. 1880.
JACOB IsAACs, Mayor pro ter.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1880-09-11

tits estimated that about one
thousand preachers have aban-
doncd their congregations this
summer and gone to Europe on a
pleasure trip. The preachers, have
an easier time of it than almost
any other class of people. They
don't trouble themselves as much
abont saving sinners as they used
to. Preaching has come 10 be
regarded as a business, and it is
throught to be legitimate to make
it pay as much as possible.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1880-09-11
SCHOOL BOARD.

Thursday. August Goth 1880.
The Board met this day pursu-
ant to adjournment.
Present: A. D. Martin ESQ.,,
President; and Messrs Perry, Will
liams and Morgan.
Absent: John Nngier.
Minutes of previous meeting
were read and adopted.
The Treasurer made a report
Of the funds in the treasury, which
after being read was ordered to
be fled.
The following claims were al
lowed and ordered to be paid ont
of the contingent funds of 1880
R. Segrera $500
Isaac Wise $il13
a petition If the citizens Of tle
1s+ school ward PRAYING for The
school in sail ward was read, apd
the consideration thet col pnstpon-
ed to next meeting.
On motion IF Mr.. Williams. Nj,
Margaret White wa employed Us
teacher in the Chenjere-aux-Tier
school, 7th school ward, CONNIE
cling on the lst Monday of Octo
Der next. 1880.
On motion of Mr.. Perry. a schoai
was located 10 the 9Th ward al
Lake Arthur, at Or near Ambroise
Mouton's domicil.
The President reported that ho
had contracted with Mr.. E. 7. Ah
olson, to publish the proceeding
and to do snch printing as tn
board may need ana order frop
time to time, according to auihofi
ry granted by a resolution adopted
at the 'ast meeting, on the SAM
terms and conditions entered inte
last year, towit: Sixty dollars pei
annum.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1880-09-11
DoBBlNs' ELECTRIC sOAR:

DOBBINS' ELECTRIC SOAF.
Having Obtained the ageaeI !. =
this celebrated soap for Aboevlk
aud vicinity, ! append the op'f
ion of some Of our best people .
to it's merits. We have ~
nsing for the last 2 months Y
Dobbirs' Electric soap, made y
I. L. Cragin e. Co Phllade'pn1
Pa, and find that it washes . aaa
cleans the clothes more raplaa
and more Thoroughly and Y '
the end cheaper than any GU.
soap we have ever used 10 oa
family. We can heartily reeoa q
mend it and a single trial W Y
convince all of the ~correctness v
our assertions.
WIN. MoUTos.
F.. /. ADDISON.
ARCHIE You've.
A. LACOUR.
I desire all my friends aI,o =. y
TONERS to give this sp'eaola !; n
one trial so they may knc. N n
how good the best soap J, u Il /
q. S. is. Give it a trial ~ !
am sure you will use no o.ls''
AbbeviHe, La. Sole Ags's
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1880-09-11

Look ont for a row in the edi-
torial camp! The Morgon City
Free Press nnkindly insinuates
that Acklen supports the Lake
Charles Echo and hence it's lusty
advocacy Of the claims of the
"handsomest and unluckiest Con
gresham"
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1880-09-11

Rain! Rain! Rain y, nothing
but rain, every day and it seems
as tho the days of the Flood were.
at hand once more.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1880-09-11

committee consisting of Messrs.
L D'Bgyar and James n VII
!iau,s-to whom ali credentials
were order 10 be submitted.
o. motion a recess of FIVE min
utes Wa taken.
Tire moe,l z was again called 10
,oraer, the committee On creden-
tiass made the following report:
To the President and members
'of tie Parish Convention held at
Abbeville, on this 4th dav of Sep
TENDER 1886. to select dta tics
to the Congressional ConyerNYor
to be held at Morgan City o. the
llth of September, 1850.
! Gentlemen : TIE undersigned
having been appointed a commit
tee on credentials, beg leave to
tender this their report, showing
the following named gentlemen as
duly accredited delegates TO this
convention. viz
1st ward A Leblanc, Seve-
rim Leblanc and M G Broussard.
ID ward--J N Williams, Jos
Trahan and j G Harrington.
Sd ward--G NJ Eldredge. r P
O'Bryan and W W Edwards.
4th ward--Lazare BronsSard
and j T Broussard. Lazare Brons-
sard being represented by J 7
Broussard as proxy.
9Th ward--Clet Miguez and Ze-
non Landry
No other credentials have been
submitted to this committee.
Respectfully,
JAS n. WILLIAMS,
r. +. O'BRYAN.
On motion the above report was
adopted.
Proceeding to permanent organ
ization, Mr.. Geo N Eldredge was
elected permanent chairman OF
the convention aid W A White
permanent secretary.
On motion of Mr. O'Brvan the
convention proceeded to elect five
delegates to represent the parish
of Vermilion in the Sd Congress
sional Democratic Nominating
Convention to he held on the 18th
Of September 1880, at Morgan
City.
Whereupon the following named
gentlemen having been placed in
nomination and voted on sepa.
rately. were unanimously elected
as delegates, viz Messrs R r
O'Bryan. G M Eldridge. J 7
B. oussard, 81 II Bartels and H B
Lyons.
On motion of Mr. W W Ed.
wards it was resolved that in the
absence of proxies, those delegates
elected by this convention who
may attend the Morgan City Con
vention, shall be authorized to
cast the vote Of the parish.
And on motion of r P O'Brvan
it was resolved that proxies shall
he given to co-delegates only.
On motion the secretary was
directed to furnish a copy Of the
proceedings Of this convention I'd
the MERIDIoNAL. newspaper, and
to request that the same be pub
l;shed.
On motion the convention then
adjourned sine die.
GEO. NJ. ELDREDGE,
Chairman.
" A "u1nr Coorofnrv
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1880-09-11

Judge Mouton and District At
torney Chargois arrived here Sun
day evening looking as handsome
as usual. The Judge is as bland
as a summers eve in the beautiful
land of his fcrefathers.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1880-09-11

Rice harvesting is in full blast
in all portions of the parish.
Blackbirds, Jays, Cbalks, Rice,
birds and many other members OF
the feathered tribe are making
heavy depredations upon the crops
and a vitable war is being waged
against them.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1880-09-11

"Sbon," said a Dutchman, "you
may say what you please 'pout'
pad neighbors / have had to worst
neighbors az never vas. Mine bigs
and mine hens come home NIT dere
ears split, and fodder day two of
them come home missing.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1880-09-11

Andrew F. Chanfreau, Esqr.,
editor Of the Houma Courier has
retired from that paper. Our rela'
tons with him have ever been
pleasant and we wish him success
in his new calling.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1880-09-11

Presidiag-Elder johnson, of the
Methodist Church. preached at
the Methodist Church, last Sun,
day. On Monday, the quarterly
meeting was held at the same
place.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1880-09-11
A Kentucky farmer who knows

A Kentucky farmer who KNOWS
how to raise 400 bushels Of pota-
toe per acre, gives these points to
his method: Rich, light soil pillow.
deep early in spring. plant fifteen
inches apart. cover four inches
deep or more keep down the
weeds, bit 10 not work the ground
after the potatoes begin to bloom.
The main secret, he says is in Sc.
Letting theseed. He always cuts
off the blossom end. One eye will
yield more potatoes than two.-
Farm and Home.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1880-09-11
IMPORTANT NOTICE.

All advertisements and communications
Intended for the MERTpIoNAL NUT ne
handed in by IL o'clock IA on Thursday
to ensure publication. This is an lmpor-
tant business rule. which should not be
overlooked or neglected.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1880-09-11

Monday and Tuesday were the
jewish New Year.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1880-09-11

Oneal Curry has failed ; liabili'
ties, considerable ; assets, Zero.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1880-09-11
FOR PRESIDENT

Cincho.Q uinine cures chil's and
fever.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1880-09-11
AMBROSE LAcoUR, Ser

K UP-Bv ID ma.
signed, One brown COW All .lf
now in my pasture. The oyps
of said COW is hereby notissd I
come forward, prove property,
costs and take his COW ~
otherwise she will be disposed
according to law.
The brand that said GOV
can be seen at this Office.
E. G. KlBsz
Aug. 28th 80.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1880-09-11

Resolved, that the bond s,r.
n n, Isaac Wise as Treasure" n'a's y 7
Nav 1880. for four tho, ',s aay 4
lars, with Sol. Wise and 'll 70,
Bronssard as Securities .sstle
the same is hereby acceptea 4 aae
On motion OF Mr.. William, !.
solved that the parish treasns.I g
and he is hereby authorizes tos.as
all nrooer and legal stems ! =,
leo' al the revenues arising ] ~ y
ne Fa'e OF REM Of all school s5
sifnatad n +,ais parish.
Resolved that the public NJ.
of'his parish be opened On T. ''gI
Monday Of October 1880, AL 4
ed. that all teachers holdins
ti6cates Of qualification fro.s's1
former Board, shall pass
animation before being emf
by this Board. 81
The President eppoiutar
James N, Williams on tn
mittee If examination vice 4, ! 4
D, Young who was uu,lh
serve.
The Board adjourned Il Z.
on the Goth September IAN
(Signed) A. D. MARIN,
pr.;a.I
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1880-09-11

E PERRET,
Notary Public & Justice Of ts
Peace.
IN AND FOR THE THIRD WIN
PARISH OF vERMILI0N.
Office at the Courthouse.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1880-09-11

W. A. WHITE, Secretary.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-12-01
Gotham Gossip.

New York, 30.-The great scheme to
convert Madison Square Garden into o
theatre, museum, lecture room, ETC., has
been abandoned, because of the difficulty
in obtaining subscriptions. Barhum,
who was at the head of the enterprise, j.
still quite Ill.
The silk trade in this city is agitated
over the sudden aud rapid rise IN the
price of raw silk in the markets OF Europe
and Asia, and consequent advance in
this country. During the past year the
price has been the Low est that has been
reached for thirty years, the best China
material selling at from 1925 to $3.50 a
pound, which is ABOUT one-half Whit the
same stock brought in '76 and ", when
the highest figure wa reached. European
silks are being offered at correspou
di; ely low rate. The rise began a week
ago yesterday, and An advance has now
b en- made of from Csc. to SOC. on 8
pouHd. Impor ers are receiving d.
spa;ches daily from China and Japan,
aud London, informing them that the
market is steadily rising, and advising
them to hold on TO their stock. 1t is
agreed by all large silk dealers in this
city that this advance is due to spccula-
ton in Europe.
The EUeHing Post says: Private sd-
vices are that the large movements OF
gold in this country, are at last attracting
serious attention in London. 1t is not
unlikely The banks of England will use
Its large power to preventit.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-12-01
The RniIrnnd Racket.

Baltimore, 29.-It is probe bic that
Baltimore and Ohio will make an ami
cable adjustment with the grain men,
who protested against their recent elevator
charges.
Chicogo, 29.-Later- Oceans Washing
ton: Messrs. Nicholas, Stagle and Clark,
sent out as government commission, TO
view the new portion of the Northern
Pacific Railroad, have submitted report
10 the secretary Of The interior, accepting
seyenty-fve miles o. the new track
Chicago, 30.-TinteS' st. Louis: The
Missouri Pacific and Missouri, Kansas
and L, xas Roads will be formally con-
Eoiidated on Wednesday. A A. Tsl-
madge is appointed general manager.
The combined tracks are 1,220 miles,
and steel rails are purchased for an ex-
tension to Camargi. on the Rio Grande.
st. Louis, 80 "A. A. Talmage, general
manager, issues a circular assuming
charge Of the Missouri, Kansas an
Texas Railroad, its leased lines and
branches. Tbs line will hereafter be
known as the Kansas and Texas division
of the Missouri Pacific Railway, and the
heads of the latter roads will extend their
supervision over the former. All general
officers Of the Kansas and Texas are re-
moved, but may be offered positions
under the new management. Ali offices
viii be at St. Louis.
New YORK, 30.-The only ticket voted
in the annual meeting Of the Erie Rail-
road was the present list Of directors. For
the first time since tho bpom in stocks
began cash stock are to 21z lower than
"buyer five days" to buyer thirty"
This is due to the tight money market, 4
per day having been laid, besides the
regular 6 per cent. President Jewett cast
800,O00 votes. representing by proxy
four-fiths of the stock. The annual re-
port shows the surplus earnings are over
81, 500, 900, sfter The payment Of al ex-
penses, interest and fixed charges. The
operating expenses were materially re-
duced through the nsrrow-gauEa ira K
and heavier locomotives.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-12-01
ObituarY,

Lisbon. 29.-The Arch bishop Of Gou,
prims'e of the east, is dead.
New York, 20 -TTibune'S Leadville:
Robinson's remainr are being EN- oalmed,
and will arrive in Leadville This evening
Great preparations are being made to
honor the distinguished dead. The mill
tsry and FIRE companies and private soci-
cites are to turn out. The body is to lie
in state tomorrow until p m, when q
special train will carry it to Denver. A
large committee Of arrangements is ap-
pointed. No disturbance has occurred at
the mine, and sill is quiet
London, 29.-The remains of Estelle
Ann Lewis we're deposited in the Csts-
combs in Kenssl Green cemetery, yesteT-
day, preparatory to removal to New
York, according to the directions in the
will Of the deceased. William }. Hoppin,
secretary of the American legation, at
tended the funeral, IS representative OF
Minister Lowell. Ingram, biogrspher oil
Edgar A. Poe, and other members oil
the literary world, were present. The
officiating clergyman expressed the hope
that the respect shown for the deceased
suthoress by her English friends would
be received in the United States as at
additional token of good will.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-12-01
Foreign Grim Supply.

New York, 3d. 7 he Commercial Bull
letin shows by government returns that
the French wheat crop this year, has on
~ been surpassed in France eight times
during the present century The increase
over last year is 63, O34, 0O0 bushels.
These unexpectedly large French harvests
are evidently attracting attention in Eng
land and on the continent. In our
foreign crop advices a Hamburg dealer
complains that the grain smassed by
spectators there cannot be sold because
France is supplying their usual customers
French statistics show that Europe is
better off 10 wheat by 10000, 600 of
quarters than in the autumn OF 10. The
Bulletin adds: There appears to be in
trade plan to withhold due weight from
the facts Of the supply and to magnify
the Importance of the deficiency on GER
tain countries. II, however, spectators
Can be found who are willing to operate
in defiance of facts, they must be pre-
pared to cary a large portion OF the
surplus over to next year, when their
success will deDend wholly upon the
chances Of deficient harvest.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-12-01
The Irish Question,

London, 29.-The Press Association
report four other regiments under orders
for Ireland
Nearly 1000 moro members Joined the
Land League in Kildsart district.
At an immense meeting in Loughrea
several priests were present. Many agi-
tators carried naked swords.
A parish priest of Ballinrobe received
q letter in which he is threatened with
instant death If Roycctt is shot. The
letter bears the Monaghan postmark.
Times Dublin: Owing 10 the continued
at New Halls, and other distur bing
troops of cavalry and a detachment OF
artillery, with guns, will be sent there.
New York, 80. - WoTLd'S Lor don:
There recently appeared in the New
York Herald letter from a correspon-
dent In Dublin, In which it was stated
that Parnell had fully made up his mind
to abandon the Land League movement
in Difference to arch Bishop McCabe, ot
Dublin, who condemned 1t, and that he
would have done SO but for the action
subsequently taken by government. Par
nell telegTaphs me authority TO state to-
day that there is no truth whatever in the
statement, and he adds that nearly all
other assertions contained in the same
letter shout the Land League and his
connection Herewith sre misleading, if
not wholly incorrect.
1t has been decided that government,
when Parlismeut meets will introduce 8
coercion act, st the same time with new
land bill. The act will provide for the
immediate disarminE of people, but
whether this can be accomplished with
out bloodsbed ia the presence of Irish
men, is a question which nobody cares to
answer just now. l fear it will be found
sooner or later that the land agitstion is
only the outward manifestation Of deep
seated feeling, that the proper place in
which TO make laws for Ireland is College
Green, Dublin, and this feeling will re-
main in spite Of all deficient land meas
ures that government can introduce and
Parliament pass. hear Of q movement
in the west Of Ireland, particularly
in Tuam. SWineford and other consider
able towns in County Galway, 10 bring
about reduction of rs per cent. in rents
of shops and town houses. AS 8 matter
of fsct such rents are excessive in Ire
land, but they have been lost in the ex-
element everywhere attending the land
agitation. Now that tenants in towns
have begun 20 move there is likely to be
another rent scare, but on q smaller
scale, OF course.
London, S0.-Two hundred marines 20
to Ireland this week.
The Times says Shaw Lefevre, the new
secretary TO the admiralty. will be an
able lieutenant to Gladstone and Forster
in the ian3 litigation
Dublin, S0.-A large force of police,
Infantry and artillery went to New Pal
lis, this morning, to quiet q disturbance
! there.
Philip Callan was found guilty Of libel
ing A. II. Sullivan.