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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-07-02
Dieu Eft Mon Dr0ls.

By what conceivable course OF
action European p%otentates except
to arrest The onward march OF re
puhlicanism il the Old World 1t
is indeed difficult to conjecture, e.
peciaIIy after the practical expert
ence of the Russian government
during the last few years. Pos
sessed of despotic power that re-
co 'nizes no responsibility, snrro"n-
ded nv an enormous military and
naval force, claiming the "Divine
right" of kings for his inheritance,
neither the terrors of Siberia or
the gallows, have prevented the
Nihilists from imprisoning the
present Gar in his own palace
and making the despot tremble on
his throne. The Great Creator
and Disposer of all, who hath
done all things well, has ordained
that even kings shall be subjected
to the fate that awaits all human
Iity, and when the King Of Terrors
calls for MIN he must go--Poor
worm of dust BY what alchem'
ical process has he been made the
superior of his fellow man Has
the Almighty endowed with him
with such intellect. or made him
but one remove from the angels
that he -hould be justified 10 lord
ing il over millions of hnman be-
ings. many IF whom are vastly his
superior in all that CONSTITUTES the
trne nobility of man? No--he is
indebted to the ignofonce Of form
err generations and the barbari,
claim of feudaIlsm that has placed
many an idiot on the throne ; ane
wise as the Gar of Russia ma,
suppose himselfto lie, he will fnd
sooner or later, that he j. left Il
choose between a proper recogui
ton of the rights Of the Russian
people and assassination.--Cour
try Visitor.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-07-02
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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-07-02
Mrs. Burnett's Charming
Stories.

T. B. Peterson & Brothers,
Philadelphia, have just published
new editions of all Mrs. F. 81.
Burnett's earlier stories, the ones
that first brought her name and
fame, written for "Paterson's Mag
azine" Their names are "Kath'
leen," "A Quiet Life" "Pretty
Polly Pember,on," "'Theo," Miss
Crespigny." the foregoing are 50
cents each, in paper cover or$l.OO
each in cloth, and the following
are IS cents each in paper covers
viz "JarI's Daughter" aud Lind
says Luck" Copies of any or al
of the above hooks will be sem
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price by T. B. Peterson & Bros
Philadelphia, Pa, or the sever
hooks bound in paper covers will
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the FIVE cloth books for $500.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-07-02

Quite many cases both civil and
criminal have been disposed of
during the sitting of the District
Court. which adjourned sine die,
last Saturday.
Judge Clegg. Notwithstanding
the delicate state of his health dis
played energy. discretion. and tact
in the performance of his arduous
duty. ...-.
There have been three convic.
tons, to the State Penitentiary for
theft, two white men and one ne
gro, and the Jail is fu to the ut
most of such as are guilty of nj.
nor offences, as assault and battery,
failure to perform work on public
roads etc. The peacable citizens
Of Vermilion are elated at the
turn affairs have taken since the
last decade, criminals ofall shades
have no showing when brought to
the bar of justice, they ar, dealt
with numerically.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-07-02

The neighborhood ofthe Parish
Jail has Of late hecome the focus
of attraction to many dusky Seno-
rita on errands Of sympathy tor its
inmates. They are seen, at all
hours Of the day chatting with the
prisoners, who seem to be perfect
~ happy aud at home in the iron
cage. As soon as night spreads
her mantle over our planet, the
meeting is opened by one Of the
class leaders, and soon the so
pranos and tassos catch the inspi'
rating sound and the air is waited
with the sweet strain. There is
contentment in all stages of life.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-07-02

A new era will soon dawn for
our Parish, it must soon be
called to play an int resting part
in the great work of progress
which will inevitably follow the
result Of the connection Of La, to
the Pacific ~ Rail.
The Parish has been settling
up fast since a couple of years by
a study working class.
Abbeyille following the impetus
must soon be connected to New
Iberia by Rail, the least Of thing
when one thinks of the great moves
Of our days.
It has been the hope Of our pro
gressive citizens for years to see
this road built, they say that il
would be a great benefit to Yer
million and iberia. The distance
being short and the country
through which the road will pass
a level prairie, the only stream
of any consequence is Petit Anst
Bayou, which can easily be bridgec
over. W. are morally certain
that the development OF the re
sources Of our Parish is only
question Of time.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-07-02

has been receiving masses from
some source. The attraction is
stronger. ana the earth is drawing
nearer. Should Mars fall in as l
fear he will, the earth would fol.
low in five minutes"
1T would take FIRE, would it not,
before it reached the sun ?"
"Certainly. 1t would be all
flaming gas long before it struck"
Suppose this should happen.
professor. what would be your
idea of time 2"
We'll. | should say, about the
middle of August. Bnt say the
goth. at farthest, | couldn't pre-
dict within a week"
would the rest of the stellar
system be affected by this catas
trophe to ours 7"
Not at all. TIL solar system
WOnld still retain the same mas
and the general equilibrium woult
BIZ preserved"
DO you think. professor. tina
there is real scientific ground 10
this apprehension"
my friend, if Hilda, has fal'e'
into Mars the solar system will b
a burning mass Of hydrogen AM
chloride pvrltes in six weeks"
The professor is a very courtt
Gus gentleman and speaks Englis
like all his countrymen. Lee us al
hore he may find Hilda safe a
Archangel.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-07-02
A ONE-SH1RTED NoBLEMAN.

4 ONE-SHIRTED NOBLEMAN.
and impecunious noble
men have long had a soft spot in
their hearts for this country, and
no wonder, considering the
prosperous career in clubs and
private houses which has been so
confidently opened to so many of
them. In England, however the
home of real live lords" these
scions of noble houses generally
realize they would be too apt to
come to grief. But an amusing
action for breach of promise was
recently heard ut the London
Guildhall, the details Of which
prove that all the fools in the
world don't live on this side Of the
Atlantic. Leon de Garden, a
Belgian viscount, pledged his
heart, his title and his ancestra!
estates to the daughter Of an
English %stonecutter. who, at
various times since 1877. has
accommodated him with various
small loans amounting in the
aggregate to EDS. The viscoun1
was evidently in sore need o
money, for in several letters tt
his afianced, which were produced
in evidence, he admitted thu
alternate purchase and sale of {
shirt as u matter of utmost impor
lance. The jury found a verdict
for the stone-cutter's daughter fol
g300, which was a generous esti
mate OF the affections of a one
shirted nobleman
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-07-02

We are placed under obliga-
ions TO our young friend and fel-
low townsman, G. J. Edwards, OF
the Reception Committee, for a
handsome invitation to attend The
Annual Commencement
of the Kentucky School Of Medi'
cine, at Macaully's Theatre, Louis
vile, KY.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-07-02
Our town since the warm sea

Our town since the warm sea.
son has set in good earnest, is la
boring under a great commercial
depression. The main occupation
of the merchants and clerks is to
read the news of the week, whit
tie to a point, white box pine, Or
scrape the fine dust which has
settled on the store shelves. |,
would be no wonder if merchants
were found disposed to get a
little cross at clerks.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-07-02

Billy Taylor is one Of the nota-
BILE characters of Nantucket. He
goes out with a fish horn and a
bell to sell newspapers, and also
uses his voice, so tina: the noise he
makes is tremendous. But he's
tore his voice all out of him." said
a resident to a correspondent of
the Boston Courier she used to
have a good voice, but he's too in.
givin' to the wimen, and he cries
too much. Why, I've heard him
cry at that corner, sir. and then
when he just got round into the
next street Sarah Gardner she'd
put the winder up and he'd cry it
all over again ; and then Miss Nj.
chols, on t'other side of the street,
she'd stick out her head and out.
I'D come all his news again ; and
then our wimen folks nd come
to the door and he'd give it all to
them ; and so it goes. Yes, sill
he's tore his voice all ont of him
yellin' to the wimen. Eff the mel
asks him he tells 'em to look in thf
papers. but Billy can't hold his owr
again the wimen folks"
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-07-02
The End of the World.
New Orleans Times.

Prof, Igna,z Worreuzofski, IN.
D., of the Astronomical Observa-
tory of Bulgaria and Buda-Pesth-
Bucharest, and royal astronomer
of Bengal aud T]rincomalee, passed
through New Orleans last week,
on his way to the astronomical
station at Archangel via the
Southern Pacific Railroad. He
was travelling i1cog., but during
his short stay in the city, inter
viewed by a representative of the
Times, he gave his views on the
present crisis in the affairs of the
solar system, and the grave APP
prehensions entertained of an APP
preaching catastrophe, mainly as
follows
do you think, Professor, that
the crash will come on the 2lst of
June. as Proctor and Mrs Shipton
say ?"
"My friend. one cannot say. For
myself thinR not. 1t depends on
Hilda."
WHO is Hilda ?"
"Hilda is an asteroid outside
the orbit of Mars. My dear sir,
she is lost. All astronomers are
agitated on the subject. | go to
Archangel to look for her. II
find her NOT, then" the professor
put on a very solemn %look-"then
she has fallen into Mars"
"Well, 90 on if You please"
"Then Mars is detected from
his orbit by his increased parallax
from the centrifugal apogee, and
the aphellen and pereheliou Of
the Nebule, according to Grim
sons law, will cause Mars. by hi:
increased mass, to attract all the
other asteroids as he crosses their
orbit. There are $50 or so now
known, and Hilda is not the only
one that has disappeared. hebe
Psyche, T'ilda, Anna and Laura
are lost and the superstition is
Mars has attracted them all. i
he has absorbed HiIda. as is sus
pected, he will take the whole o.
these little female starlets anc
there can only be one result"
What is that 2"
The Professor laughed. "Venn;
comes next. Mars has always
had alterations toward Venus
and Venus toward Mars. HIS in
creased mass will overcome tn,
orbit of the plans of parallel re
sistance, and Venus will rusl
headlong into the planet, ant
both viii go crashing into thu
, Sun. l need not tell an intelli
gent person like you that the 10
creased centrifugal attraction o
the sun will overcome the centri
fugal motion, and that the cart
J will follow. and every planet o
, the system be hurled headlon,
into the flames Of the central lu
minary."
You think, then, that the EN-
r of the world, so-called. will be tn
!, falling of the earth into tn
sun 2"
, Undoubtedly. And so NIGEL
[ is the universe balanced. that
: pound weight Of matter one sid
Or the other would effect this
The sun is certainly hecomin:
: heavier, its volume vaster. as wi
messed by the increased heat.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-07-02
Probate Sale.
A OF LOUISIANA.

18th DISTRICT CoURT-No. 636.
Parish oil Vermilion,
Succession of Camille j. F.
Brcussard.
BY virtue OF all order granted by
the Hon. District Court, in the mat
tiers of the above entitled and nun
bered succession, notice is hereby
given that there will be sold at pub
lie auction, to the last and highest
bidder, at the late residence Of
the deceased in said Parish, on
Wednesdny. 9th of July 1881,
the following described property
of said succession, to wit ;
The undivided half Of the East
half of Section IL. Township IL,
South of Range 3 East, contain
ing about in all two hundred and
E~ighty,four 72ll0n acres.
The North half of the North
west quarter, of Section IL, in
Township IL, South of Range 3
Fast. containing Eighty 72ll0O
acres.
One small tract Of wood land,
situated. on the East side of the
Bayou Vermilion in the parish OF
Layfayet,e containing about ten
arpents superficial area more or
less. bounded anov by Ursin l.
Broussard and below by Jean Co
meanx.
One dwelling house and out
houses.
642 PANELS of fencing
One lot of gentle and wild
horses and mares.
One lot Of gentle and Wild cat
tie.
Lot of farming implements.
One hack and one buggy.
One armoir and cupboard.
! interest in a moving machine
One 10, of hogs and sheep.
Aud sundry other things.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS - Fol-
all sums Of ten dollars and under
cash on the day Of sale ; and fol
all sums over ten dollars on 6
credit Of one, two and three years
from the day of sale ; purchasers
on credit to furnish their notes
with good and solvent %sureties II
solido, TO the satisfaction of thu
Administrators and made payable
to his order with eight per cen
per annum interest from maturit.
until paid. The lands to be an'
remain specially mortgaged am
hypothecated with first len AM
privilege of vendor in favor o
said succession with the pact d
non aLienondo STIMULATED in thu
sale, until full aid final paymeD
of the principal, interest aud cost
which may accrue thereon.
Given under my hand at Able
vile La, this 23d day of June a
D., 1881.
J. T. BRoUssARD,
4, Administrator.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-07-02
Mr.. Zenon Perret, a citizen oil

Mr.. Zenon Perret, a citizen OF
untiring perseverance in the Gull
ture of rice, had, the first days Of
March of the present year, six or
seven arpents of this cereal sowed'
in DR.. Chevis' field, the same is
now heading and it will be ripe
about the middle of next month.
Unfortunately some Of it was
blown down by the wind last Fri.
day, nevertheless it appears that
he will be rewarded Of full crop,
Tt is the finest rice of the Parish.
FL
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-07-02

Maggie. dear, i'll should at.
tempt to spell Cupid. why could
not get beyond the first syllable p
Maggie gave it up whereupon
William said, Because when
come to G U, ofcourse i canno,
60 further" Maggie said she
thought that was the incest conun.
drum she had ever heard:
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-07-02
0Geial wee

The following is
exhibiting the various
.nre for the year ioo.
Police Jure at q reguinso.
the 4th day Of April loo III.
be publ shed for thirty
Journal according to lsvsH
same on the taxable props's
/ Criminal pro.scutlon,
Grand Petit Jlro-s,
4 4 PARISH & District Atsslse
S Sheriff for holding Gs.l
6 Magistrates, ConstaD,s;
cia 7 Collector 4 A c,s.s a.
n,e. ri pl,lp ~Comnit'tsS |
re, ! Roads & Bridges 900 !,
Q Paupers & lndlssp.
70 Public schools.
II II special Jail IA ! Jsp
By order Of the iss;1 ssh
Clerks ONCE scsa,n1EE Llea3j
AABsO1cIaI n''
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-07-02

The widow of the late Gen. JEFF
ferson G. Davis Is the owner Of a
beautiful damon scarf-pin which
was given to M,xim'li'n by officers
OF the Austrian Government while
Macmillan was in Mexico, Gen.
Davis bought it in Mexico for four
hundred and fifty dollars, and it is
said to be worth two thousand five
hundred dollars.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-07-02
NOTICE.

All advertisements and communications
intended for the MER1DIoNAL must be
handed in by ~ o'clock on Thursday
TO ensure publication. This is an imnor-
taut business rule. which should not be
overlooked or neglected.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-07-02
A Story of "~COmmOd0re"
Nut.
Nut.

When commodore" Nut. who
died in New York recently. was
travelling with the Liliputian
Opera company he was accus'om
ed to get tipsy, and in Terre Haute
his manager grew so %apprehen-
sive that he would not appear IN
time for the performance, Captain
Goshen, the giant, picked him up
carried him 10 his room in the
hotel and locked him up. when,
in the evening"" relates Goshen,
Il went up after him, there he was,
as drunk as a lord, and | had the
key Of the room in my pocket all
the time. When he saw me he
put On a comic look and began to
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-07-02

Mr.. Alex. Moss brought into
town last Saturday a wagon load
of Gne water and musk melons.
They sold like hot cakes.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-07-02
State of Louisiana, -25th District
Court-Parish of VermiIion--No.

266.
Succession Of r. j. E%pperson.
Notice is hereby given to all
parties interested in the said sue.
cession, or having any opposition
to make to the tableau Of final ac
count of settlement Of said sue
cession. 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
of conrt this I'd day Of July 1881
LAsTIE BROUssARD, clerk.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-07-02

The Jail guards report that a
comet is seen in a northeasterly
direction, its tail being in the
shape of a broom.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-07-02

For the proceedings Of the Po-
lice Jury of last Monday see our
first page.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-07-02

The corn and rice crops OF this
Parish in some localities are a
total failure this year for The want
of rain.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-07-02
I'm Timothy Tottle,
I'm fond ofmy bottle"

That's a song he used to sing
and l couldn't help but laugh for
the life of me. You see he had
slipped some money under the
door to the ha,l-boy, and got him
to bring him up some liquor and
a clay.pipe.. The boy put the
pipe stem through the key-hole,
aud the Commodore stood on bis
toes and got all the whiskey he
wanted without having the door
opened"
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-07-02
Dr. w. .. Thompson
~ Canal Street, u..,,,

-, eOvN'
~ Canal Street, New .l.,,,
Piles fissala aud p,..,.
Cured without The y. !.
K = L1aA7uRs or :, lls
Free from pain, DANCE, - .los'le
time from business 90 :
These Diseases Rseei,.
Attention and Cures e,s,,, s'''''
Epilepsy or Fits tr..,a J,
wonderful wonderful success, as ii ~. .'l
taken but those oa srs coy
prospects Of curing. snd
Inn. lmpo, n spernaar,..
7eA"ai Deolllty. trata
cine alone, has heraIl s
usiess and even injsss ss'sd
do no good, is il. "
testimony of all honest
Thousands have Addo,Isss
these complaint md h,,s
away their money M ".
constitutions together, bD.h.n1.ii
tor combines medical ,rs,,ss,
with electricity, the elset.;.;,'
being generated By ! ssJ!
electrical apparatus that an a'a Y.
can use, and By these NJ, \
insures success.
Constipation, the bane !.
many lives and the most u, M
source Of illheal,h, cured |, :.
simple method, with little !. y
medicine. Y
Diseases Of women treated /
electricity, without pain d e,Ml
sure.
sticture Of the Urshn NJ
Rectum cured without ssn.
operation and without psis.
Worm, Diseases Of In In
Bladder, Private Disesa
matism. Neuralgia, Nans n
Sick Headache, Asthni Iek
Painful and Sore EYES, Iant
surgical operation; Dax
Noise in the Ears u N
:. Diseases, Scrolula, Ianen U
of Voice, etc, success
by improved remedies
Letters of inquiry nd
accompanied with stamp ID
N. B.-No names made iii
without the written consent dt
parties.
The following persons nq
referred to:
New Orleans Tcaineniak
/. Capt. Max Blanchard, Pis
Jas, WallLillech, Sapt ID
sons Foundry, Rheumatism,
L. Fl. Patterson, Pia spd
Pagan, Piles.
Max Beer, l63 Canal srsl
Neuralgia.
Mrs. Miller, conner Jatas Y
tLibery streets, Deaf.
E. Dill, Morgan Railroad, I
Worm.
Thos. Robinson, 10 CoDllq
! Piles.
i Jacob Blum, Baronne ST.
!, Capt. Pharr, Morgan Cltl
! Of Voice.
Leo Wolfson, Craps Bldt
Plies.
,, Col, W. O'neal, Covig'a
, Fistula.. !,
} " F. shrock, Goodman
Piles.
;, J. r. Swim, Main stresf, y
natl, Fissure ~.
E.. Wolf. Port Hickey ~
Byron Eastman, Msf'sf
: Structure.
:. J.. B. Roos, Ben Loneaf
Piles.
Jas, Aldricb, Covinglss
Diabetes.
4 Freidheim, Bastrop
/ S. J. Gordon, lss
J street, Cincinnati, Q. 0aa
J. 7. Hawkins, Masos'
Discharge from the Bar,
J. B. Wilson, Al'e''
Epilepsy IN
G. D. Hickerson,
Miss, Asthma. M.
} IT Warren, Carroll's
Bronchitis.
Fl. Ship, Owen ~.
r Office hours from
r Dec. II, lSso,-Sn
; Official is'e
81
20 euo.;rr ia 49,
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-07-02

There will be a Grand Ball at
the French Society Hall next Mon
day evening, July 4th 1881.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-07-02

Anecdotes of great men all re-
mind ua it is easy to lie,
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1881-07-29
South 3ranel. 5ntelligsneer.
RoMNEY, FRIDAY, JULY %, 1881.


a NEW CoUNrERFEIT.-A new and
dangerous counterfeit silver dollar is
now In circulation in Pennsylvania.
Ihe West Chester LocuE Necs says {:
The imitation of the genuine silver dol.
lar is in all respects perfect, showing
that the machinery used is of high or.
der. The metal is the only mark by
which the spurious character can be told,
1t being of white tinge, in no way re-
sembling the silver used in the genuine.
What this composition consists of has
not been decided upon by experts, but
II does notrcquire an expert to detect
the metallic iInpurity of the spurious
dollar"
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1881-07-29
a Mammoth Cave in Kansas.

A man in pursuing q wounded wolf
in Thomas county, Kansas. few days
ago. discovered a large cave, the floor
Of which was covered with human
skeletons. while scattered about were
shields, spears and other implements OF
savage warfare. Leading from the first
room was hallway, about twenty feet
long, apparently cut in the solid rock.
opening into q circular gallery, one
hundred feet in diameter, with perpen-
dicular walls rising TO n great hcigh.
a short distance from the side OF the
Circular gallery. and connected with il
by IN arehway, stream. of pnrc. cold
water was found running over bed Of
white sand. Ii ia the opinion OF the
gentlemen who have made the cxplo-
ration that much OF the work In the in
terror has been performed by human
hands, and more minute inspections OF
the wonder are about to take place.
when many things CT great interest to
the scientific world will no doubt be
brought to light.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1881-07-29

There must be wonderful springs a,
Webster Court House, in this State, il
current accounts concerning them are
true. Mr.. Smith Crane, whose reputa-
ton for truth and veracity'' used to be
first class, writes to the Preston county
Journal, that tue water from them can.
no; DC bottled, as the gas from it bursts
the glass, and that u lighted match held
few inches above the surface OF the
springs causes an ignition. The onl,
ciasseS Of persons TO whom the use OF
these waters would seem to be absolute
~ dangerous, are those threatened with
spontaneous combustion. Wheeling Int.