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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-08-13
Two babies were born in the

Two babies were born in the
same house at Oakland, Tenn.
The mothers were sisters, closely
resembling each Other, and the in
fants were both girls. In the ex-
element of the occasion the little
ones got mixed, and this happen
ed before they had been dressed,
or in any other way marked for
Identification. There seems to be
no way out of the uncertainty, for
three months have passed without
developing any resemblance to the
father in either case +; ard if the
children grow up, as they seem
likely to, with the physical char,
acteristics of their mothers, no.
body will ever know their exact
parentage. The present agree
ment is to decide the question by
lot.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-08-13

Young Lemaitre, the Partisan
youth of Is years, who deliberately
murdered with a knife, some
months ago. a lad of 6, named
Schnner, has been found guilty
and sentenced to the maximum
penalty of twenty years at hard
labor and ten of police supervision.
His own story is that the crime
was the result of an irresistible
Impulse to take somebody's life.
For the time being he saw every
thing red" With his arms folded,
and in a manner entirely iinpaSsiyc
and without the least hfavado, he
gave to the court a tnll account O.
tue dreadful tragedy. Lemaitra
is described as d lad OF good
appearance, his complexion being
his mouth snail aud in no
way cruel, and his eyes intelligent
and sympathetic. On the exc Of
the crime, he saw a French
adaptation Of Jack Sheppard"
and III his possession were fonnd
several juvenile romantic stories
aud a copy Of Bulwer's My
Novel He was fond Of plays.
and criminal trials had an especial
interest," for him.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-08-13
Official Notice.

The following Is a probable es,lmJ.|
lure for the year 1881, adopted y l, 4
Police jury at a regular session se,a
the 18th Jay of April 1881, and oloel scf
be publ shed for thirty days IN Inc 5ua i II
journal according TO law before les, VA.
same on the taxable property OF thus u,ilI5
/ Crininal prosecution fund " :
. Grand Petit Jurors, Jury CON- 1
8 Printers & Stationer's
4 Parish & District Attorney 4
5 Sheriff for holding Conrs
6 Magistrates, Constable, Phys'' q
clan, Collector e. Assessors
Police Jurors, Clerk, conffa.
BILE. Finance Committee q ifsasu q
rer
8 Roads g. Bridges
0 Paupers g. INDECENT persons
10 Public Schools. q
II Special Jail Tax
~ order Of the Police Jdry
Clerks Office, April 9th 1S snnr
AMBROSE LAu ,,;o.5 hrs
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-08-13

The shooting Of De'ano b.
Detective, Woods, in Orange last
week. seems to be wrapped up in
mystery, which can only be
nnraveled by judicial investiga-
ton. Delano and Woods were
friends, and after taking a drink
together at a saloon, started off
to take a walk, accompanied by
their friend, Detective Finley.
De|ano stops and says he will go
no father, and places his hand on
his hip. Woods presents a pistol
on Delano, a scufle ensues, the
pistol fires and Delano is danger
ously wounded. Woods refuses
to submit to an arrest, and the
sheriff is forced to stand aside.
Woods should have been arrested
if it took every man in Orange
county to do it.-Lake Charles
Echo.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-08-13

LORD Huscoa tad . .i..e ;amo,
- 4su- as Iuufey Flat:, aec
when Lore Roscoe tos= To go, sac
lamb no longer sat. l! 10 NV q
h'm fiom school ooe ga il U.S.
Loru Roscoe's rule, AID VIII. /,
did it all can see, it was a l,:tie
fool. What makes the ialnb love
Roscoe so 2" the togas all did cry,
Because Lord Roscoe lams the
the knowing did reply.
And poor little Tommony Platt
doth run about and bleat +; for
having loved Lord Roscoe so, it's
lost the public eat.-Chicago
Times.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-08-13
THE MERIDIONAL.
PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY. BIZ
<. !. ADDISON
50 50....PER AR. 81 SO
r 4 r. NJ s

The MExIs.oNAL, is published weekly
in English and French, at two dollars
and fifty cents per annum payable in
advance.
Advertisements will be inserted at $1.0O
per square Of ten lines, or less, for each
assertion.
Advertisements published In English
and French will be charged for both Ian.
suages.
No advertisement will be inserted for
less than two dollars and fifty cents.
Payment of all advertisements is con-
sidered due Immediately after their FIRST
publication.
Advertisements not marked with the
namber OF insertions required, will be
published until otherwise ordered, and
charged for accordingly.
TEN dollars in advance is required for
announcing candidates for Office and
election tickets or other job-work must
be paid for on delivery.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-08-13
FARMER.

Met ON HIS OWN GROUND
Judge Black meets Col Ingersoll
fairly in the open and on his own
ground. lie argues his case after
the fashion Of a skilled reasoner in
a court of justice, and he convinces
judge and %jury--not that Chris
t%ianity is a precious truth-that
stands established forever, needing
no proof--bat that he has made
out his own case gradually and
overwhelmed his antagonist with
justice and truth. Judge Black is
a hard hitter of established repu.
tation, but he never hits harder or
put in his blows with a more pre-
else and, effective delivery than in
the arena to which the North
America Review invited him.
Whoever follows him will gather
all that need be said in behalf of
the Christian religion.--Philadel-
phia Press.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-08-13

dagger ~ sentimental o. ambis
tons Young ladies in publishing o
ans" erlng anonymous personal
adve tisements in newspapers, has
a fresh aud sad illustration in the
case of a young lady in Richmond,
Va. The New York Tribune
summarizes it as follows:
This ghl, said to be estimabIe
ard respectable, saw IN The
C%hurchman an advertisement for a
governess. She applied by letter
for the position, when the scampish
advertiser appeared in person at
Richmond, and was so pleased
with the young woman that he mar.
ried her Immediately, previously
settling 100000 upon her! The
bridegroom has turned, out to
be a forger and miscellaneous
swindler. The bridaltour has
been suddenly interrupted. The
gentlemanly groom has fled to
Canada. The bride has returned
to her old home in Richmond.
This is the whole story. Is it
tragedy or comedy? Something
perhaps, of both. At any rate it
is a warning, and as such we trnst
that all young as well as middle
aged women, in danger of
betrothals will
consider it.--Chicago Herald.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-08-13

Two soiled doves met in the
retired walks Of st. John cemetry
on Sunday evening last and with.
out any preliminary sparring
went ior each other in good earn.
est, after a few blows the hero Of
the occasion interfered and pre-
vented the angry vixens from
doing any serious harm. They.
were up before justice Caillouet
on Tuesday the one having sued
the other for assault and battery,
and charges were also made
against both, before the Mayor.
The whole affair was finally
concluded by one of the doves
taking wings and sailing for Lake
Charles, and the promise of bet
ter behavior by the other. Quite
an assembly Of youngsters visited
the Justices Office during the trial.
-Thibadaux Sentinel
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-08-13

The POSTAL SERvICE.-The
chief of the contract office.
p~ostofice department, has inform
ed the postmaster general that in
a very short time the execution
Of the reductions in the star route
service, now in contemplation,
will bring the grand total up to
$2.O0O.O0O. Third Assistant Post.
master General Hazen has inform.
ed the postmaster general un-
officially that had the star route
reductions been made but one
mont. sooner the pos Office
department could have heen self
supporting last quarter. He
expects that it will be eeIf-
supporting this quarter, although
the receipts are always lighter
and the expenditures always
heavier the first quarter than any
other during the year. Should he
prove to he right, it will he found
to he due. not only to the reduc.
tioDs 10 The star route service, hut
to the wonderful increase in
receipts. The receipts at some Of
the postofices, New York for
instance, are unprecedentedly
heavy. The increase in those of
the last quarter over those of the
same quarter the year before is
about 68 per cent. according to
the returns received from ninetee1
leading postofices. 1t is thought
that the smaller postofices will
MAINTAIN this percentage. The
postmaster general looks for
further increases.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-08-13
E31l2s IF Lightning.

flash ii aiahtLing - f very
l@c.e suck Of etectsiclty,--.lust
III aame ahiug ;haf cue sees rIven
* "a electric machlue IL a lecture
Oh Natura' Philosophy. the ouly
ference being that the best ma
chine will not give a spark more
than a yard long, while some
flashes of lightning have been es-
timated to be several miles in
length. According to their ap,
pearances various names have been
given to these sparks in the sky.
though in reality oil the several
kinds are one and the same thing.
On a warm summer evening one
often sees the clouds on the hori-
zon lit up with brilliant glows of
lightning, uhaccompanied by any
sound of thunder. To this appear
ance the name of "heat-lightning"
has been given, and the warm
weather is ofteu assigned as its
cause. In point Of fact, the heat.
Lightning is only that Of a thun-
der-shower so far off that, while
the observer can see the fash, no
sound of thunder reaches him, and
the intervening clouds veil and re-
fleet the flash until it becomes a
glow, instead of the sharp streak
usually seen. Where the flash,
starting from one point, branches
out and divides into several parts,
it has received the name Of "forked
lightning" This is usually seen
when the discharge is near the
observer. Single flashes bearing
a zigzag Or crinkied aspect are
denominated 'cLain-lightning,' pro-
badly from their resemblance to a
chain thrown loosely on the
ground. Again, when several
discharges occur from about the
same place at the same time, and
are screened by rain or clouds so
as to light up the heavens with a
broad, bright glow, the title Of
"sheet-Iigh,hing" is applied. 1H.cse
four comprise all the comusoa
forms. There is, however, ore
rare manifestation, called "ka.i-
lightning" In this phenomenon
a small globe or ball of apparent
fire rolls slowly along the ground,
and after a time suddenly eyplo,Ies,
scattering destruction aroarsl.
There are few instances OF this On
record, and no very satisfactory
explanation has ever accounted
for this curious appearance.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-08-13

It is always painful to record
the demise of old and good citi.
zens, Mr.. Toups, one of the oldest
residents OF this Parish, died last
week at his residence and was
buried in the family cemetry on
the bayou. This venerable gen.
tleman had been sick for over a
year Of gastrites.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-08-13

State of Louisiana. -25th District
Court-Parish of Vermilion--No.
262,
Succession of Frank Conner.
Notice is hereby given to ali
parties interested in the said sue.
cession, or having any opposition
to make to the tatleau of debts
and charges and of settlement Of
said 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 seal
ofcourt this 18th day of August
1881.
LAsrIs BRoussAgD, clerk.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-08-13
9Gnae.r:a u d
LONE t1AaNol.A, Ferml4lup P-g.ah,
Angus. 10, 1881. !

@~- w. -"
M AG.tsz:-i ua.see " the
.ast issue Of gooT paper, ~ eei-
to.la uf VII. d H. f.toa 3 ~
an extra1t :~-"'.be ds.e4aosmeat
of cane culture in Vermi 90 par
ish is continually acquiring new
proportions. For years ago 100
hds was considered a good annual
yield. Last year the crop of SUI
gar was about 600 hds."
This article is so VIGOROUSLY er-
roneous to all parties here, who
have had any experience whatever
in the sugar culture of this parish
since, at least, the close of the
war of secession that, I thought in
justice to yourself, and the sugar
interests of this parish the publica-
ton of a correct statistical list
collected from Bouchereaux's
works on sugar crops-of the sn
gar crops made in this parish
would be a proper medium by
which to correct any unfavorable
impression in regard to this par
ish, which your q have no doubt,
unintentionaD erroneous article
create in the minds Of the
ones and begs you to
publish, for your benefit, as we'll
as for that of the public, the fol
lowing
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-08-13

Shaw and Doolittle of the
Louisiana team, won the second
prize in the double bird matcn at
Louisville, on the 2sth July,
Louisiana has made a SPLENDID
record this year, at the different
Interstate contests OF various
Nndrator.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-08-13

Our friend Mr.. Allen, is now
ready to thrash rice, he has lately
adapted the power necessary to
work it. He will soon thrash what
rice has been cut in DR.. Chevis'
field ; those wishing to see it
work or who are interested there.
in, may then satisfy their curiosity.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-08-13

Mr.. 0 Ditch broaght to our
office on Monday two stalks of
cane with ten red joints each, cut
on G. I. Cade's plantation be-
tween iberia and VermiIionvill
Free Press.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-08-13

The rice fields near Mermentau
are reported to be in excellent
condition, a large crop may be ex-
pected from this section of our
parish this fall.-Lake Charles
Commercial.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-08-13

The postal service to the Office
at Indian bayou is to be, so as to
be from Payne instead Of from Ab-
beville.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-08-13

Call at O. Bourque if you need
a No. l article of old tangh foot,
one of our acquaintance a re
formed topper, and an expert in
choice liquors, assures US of the
above facts.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-08-13
IMPORTANT NOTICE.

All advertiseme nts and communications
intended for the MERrDIoNAL, must be
handed in by IL o'clock NJ. on Thursday
to ensure publication. This is an impor-
tant business rule. which should not be
overlooked or neglected.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-08-13

Weekly Capitolian The Cap.
itol is rapidly approaching com
pletion. The Senate chamber and
that of the House of Representa-
tivcs are rooted and foored ; the
rooms Of the FIRST and second sto-
rics are foored. A survey Of the
edifce shows plainly that the bulk
Of the work is dore, and, that it
wont be long ere the officers can
establish themselves comfortably
in their respective apartments.
Our confreres of the press can
take the aatteripg JUNCTION to their
sonls hat the September meeting
of the Press Association will be
held either in the New Senate
Chamber or Hall of Representa-
tives
By the aboys our Pensioners
will see that our State House at
Baton Rouge is approaching com
plelion. 1t is said to be an i'm
posing structure. We have read
accounts of its progress in several
different papers, which all agree
in assigning it a position amongst
the finest ediGces Of our State.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-08-13

This section has been blessed
this week with several showers,
sugar cane will be greatly bene-
fitted, as we'll as potatoes, rice,
etc.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-08-13

John Mumfort married a widow
at Buena Vista, Ga, and on the
day after the wedding undertook
to whip his stepson. The bride
seized her husband and held him
fast, while the boy killed him with
a knife.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-08-13

*The sugar reports for the
years 1871 and 1877, | could not
get.
Apologizing for this tresspass-
ing on your time, and taking you,
in advance.
am your,
FARMER.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-08-13

Judge VIM. B. Robertson was
sworn in as Collector of The Port
OF New York last week, and
Roscoe conkllng is restored to
private life.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-08-13
Dr.. W. a. T~henpss,'
I'll Canal Street. Nom

'"' street, New orlea.,
Files Fistula and riss.r,
Cured without the use Of 4.
KNIFE. LlGATURE OR se
from pain, danger Or losa
time from business. - Y
Diseases Receive
Attention and Cures Guaraat..1
Epilepsy or Fits tre,,.a
wonderful success. as all GU. sla
carefully examined, aud
taken but those oferis q
prospects Of curing. ssd
1mpotency, Spermatorrbs.
Sexual Debility, treated h. "a
cine alone, has heretofore ~
usiess and even injurious, ~
40 no good, is the uni,s,,:I
testimony of all honest ph uuasl
Thousands have "doctoreds !.
these complaints, and have tb,.a Y
away their money and ~.
constitutions together, but ,ha nsa
tor combines medical treat,.ss,
with electricity, the electr;c;.s
generated By ! simai!
electrical apparatus that anv ons
can use, and By these mean.
insures success.
Constipation, the bane II !,
lives and the most nroI;ss
source of illhealth, cured h.
simple method, With littla j. 8
=
Diseases of women treated
electricity, without pain OF en-
sure.
Stlctore of the Urethra 4
cured without q surruI
operation and without pain: In
Diseases Of the KidDsr
Private Diseases, lbet
.atism. Neuralgia, Nervous I'D
Headache, ASTHMA, Wat
Painful and Sore Eyes. without !
surgical operation; Deafness,
Noise in the Ears, all ski.
Scrofula, Tumors, Loss
IF Voice, etc, successfully treated
improved remedies.
Letters of inquiry mst BE
accompanied with stamp for reply
n. B.-No names made public
without the Written consent Of the
parties.
The following persons may VI
referred to:
New Orleans Testimonials.
Capt. Max Blanchard, Piles.
Jas. WallLillech. supt. JOIN
sons Foundry, Rheumatism,
l.. II. Patterson, Pilot stnhr.
Piles.
Max Beer, lG3 Canal stree,
Neuralgia.
Mrs. Miller. conner Jacson and
streets, Deaf.
q. Dill, Morgan Railroad, Taps
Worm
Thos. Robinson, 10 Cont stree,
Jacob Blum, Baronnc ST., Piles
Capt. Pharr, Morgan City, Loss
# Voice.
Leo Wotlson, Craps Bluff. La,
Col, W. O'nea Covington, Y.
w F. Shrock, Goodman, Miss,
j. r. Swim, Main street, Ciacln'
Fissure
Il. Wolf, Port Hickey, La, Piles
Byron Eastman, Mercer. NJ
structure.
j. B. Roos, Ben Lomond, Miss.
Jas, Aldrich, Covington, NJ
Diabetes.
a Freidheim, Bastrop, La, Plles
S. J. Gordon, 1872 Walnns
treet, Cincinnati, O.. Catarrn.
J. I. Hawkins, Mason, IeaDn
from the Ear.
J. B. Wilson, Alton, NJ
5000
6. D. Hickerson, VicksouIg'
Asthma.
J.-T Warren, Carrollton, Tenn''
'ronchittis. ..
Fl. Ship, Owen, Ky, scroiala;
Office hours from 9 a, NJ, .
/. m.
Dec. II, lsSo,-sm.
Omcial Notice.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-08-13

Stanley Mathews is frequently
taken for Grant, Garfield and
Hayes. Grant himself notices the
resemblance.-Er.
Bishop Galleher, Of The Lou
isiana Diocese, looks like Grant
also. So does Judge Taylor Beat
tie.-Baton Rouge Aduocate.
1t is bad enough for them to
know this, without continually re-
minding them of it in the papers.
They should not be arraigned for
what is clearly not their own
fault.-St. Tammany Farmer.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-08-13

A drove of fine fat calves cross.
ed at Abbeville Tuesday lound
for New Orleans we suppose.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-08-13

Judge Nathan Clifford Of the
Supreme Court of the United
States died on July 25th 1881 at
Cornish Maine. He had been on
the Bench Cor % years, and was
the last Democrat but one in that
body. He leaves a name %unsulled
or untarnished.
For more than a year his mind
has been gone, rendering him unfit
to perform his duties. He was Is
years of age.
, 1881-06-13
WESTERN CATTLE.


Condition and L1Rsos In tho weat-A
Loss OF 80 Per Cent lu Washington
Terrltory-A Uottor Showing In Other
Localities,
6pettas D4tpateA to Ihs Chftaqo Tribune,
Sr. Paula M!nn., June ls.-Nuthanial +. Lang.
ford, United btates Bunk Examiner, has Just mr.
rlvod homo from h!s ollsoiAl trip through Colo
rrslo, Now Moxico, California, ldnhu, Utah. No.
yMla, Oregon. Washington Territory, and Mon-
tuna. lilo brings soma lnterostnR Information
about tho cattl0 ranchMon In Dakota. To
TRIBUNE correspondent 10 sail thAt the princl.
pal cRttlu.u.on In Washington Territory. along
tho Columbia ltycr, told him that 30 per cont OF
tho cattle died during tho winter. IN Montana
tho loss hns been comparatively light. Thuro
were, iuat faii. K0od many hsrs's driven oyor
Into Montana frNM Oregon and washington
Torritory, and. Ut oourse. aftor making tho lung
journey they wtra tnt a. ful!.!!uahcd A. th05o
shMt hNa esun In Montana: rae w!ntes wha
loss was about " per cont Tue toss in tho ae-
nlin,Aled herbs tttosu whlch had be0n in Nom
tam two ur threo wIntela) was only about per
cCilt, Thu suthl ltlaa Ut NRstlo III Montana bus
NVt eeun cng't third Ut what cattlG sAGn NpNto-
hoYAMi il would 30 0n tho lst of lass FebruAry.
Mr. l+ankfseI talked w!tl nnmg.M's % M oattto Ten,
caah Ut whom tolA ut tue number they had lost
III specific Ictd!. e1l4 said that ths @vvra9u oe
lheir l0ssGs would bu tho AreraKp loss thrpuHh-
out tho TurgitOry. lilo says. In fact. tlAt the
stock wlthstool the riK0r nf tho harIoat wlntor
thAt tins Le1n known IN 3e1ntau& tnee u WA1
orKahixo4 Il Icrritory iH lsol. and shpws that II
u bound e becona tho E Eroat ea.t!e. 9rowit.x
Geen about ou0.thlrd, Oh account Of ths deep
RnQW.
, 1881-06-13
OBITUARY..
PATRICK O,SEILL,

FAIHICN O'NEiLL.
At O o'oinck yesterday evening Mr.. Patrick
O'Neiii, one Of Ch!cago's old oltzens, dad at bis
residence on tho corner Of Harrison md State
stroots, surrounded by tho members nf his fam-
IIy. Mr. 0'Neitl was nbont 70 years Of aEe at tho
tlmc Of hts death, md came 10 tbls country from
hts birthplace In tho County of Cntlow, ireland,
III lal4. lie arrived IN tho same year In ChicnRo,
wher0 hB ut once established hlmsult GU Ctnrk
atrccr, I,cnr Van Aurell. In tho ten aud oofIoe
businuus. In the following year ho uponesl n suo-
ceastu! career In the liquor bualnoss at Mo. liz
Randolph street. ard. lter on. startol on much
more extensive kcalv ut Nos. l00 aud l0s nr thu
sRslu xtreet, WaNre lu was burned nut by tho
Rrrnt lire. ile thun 1nnvcsl, TO state street,
erecting IN tho corner or Harrison sreet tho 4ra
building tn r!su ufer tlU nsAea ot tue burned
district. tilrnel umt by thO second Hront iirn,
no nove1 To NJ. IL. State stryet. N0twlthstaud.
lug thcHe tnastortMneB. Mr. O'Eolll teyrr sought
IL nbtnitt II c0fApruin!ho frUN Ills cTGl!tnrs, but
nuIu then In full snd kept on lit business. About
fur yours Ax0 ho was Btr]1kun with deafness,
which 0ausel him considerable tro,bu, and Of
lat9 1yoF.exUrttun at business produced u KcI-
esa debility oI hts xyatesls whtcn sMxgA bin. sc.
tgt0ty. llulnurrhuxes ut tho lungs occurred
which gr1atIy lnWurod hta yftu!lty, and last
Friaay wu1k l,u took to hts bod where, ut tho
tln1e ulroiNlF n@1ntlaneJ, h!a career was en101
ny paralysis Of tho 9rain. tho st shape Aaautucd
by Tho general breathing lp of bis system.