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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-09-17

During the recent labor troubles
in New Orleans, Mayor Shaks'
peare, displayed no small amount
Of executive ability in coping with
the difficulties as they arose. His
prompt action in ordering the
closing Of all saloons in the neigh.
borhood Of 1.-THE seat Of war" and
the dispersion Of all idlers, loaferS
found on the wharves. was both
wise and beneficial. Mayor Shaks.
peare it will lie remembered was
elected on the citizens ticket and
all the Administrators having been
elected on the opposition ticket
fail to accord him the hearty sup
port he deserves in many measures.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-09-17
\ great deal of money may be

a great deal Of money may be
saved in a year hy taking care of
things ; by not letting the tea.ket-
tie boil dry, and by taking thought
about all things. For instance.
when you buy broom, instead Of
leaving it standing in a corner of
the kitchen, and so making it
nne,sided, bore a hole in the ham
die, tie a stout cord in it, and
hang it up when you are through
using it. or screw a staple in the
Top OF the handle to hang i, up by
the broom will last twice as long.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-09-17
Monroe is considerably agitated

Monroe is considerably agitated
Just now over her commercial
prospects in event of the compile.
ton Of the V. S. and P. R. R.
from there to Shreveport. As a
rule, railroad termlni are thriving
places, and their commercial i'm
portance much greater than that
of towns which, are only traversed
by the road. 1t not unfrequrntly
happens that railroads are detri'
mental to the trade of some towns
thro' which they pass, since they
tend to divert it into other chan.
nels. This, we believe, is what,
gives rise TO the speculations of
the M~onroeites. At present, it is
a heavy cotton shipping point and
the most important place in the
Ouachita Valley. 1t is by some
commended that much of the cotton,
which is now shipped via Monroe,
will upon the completion of the
road, find an outlet in different
directions. It remains to be seen
whether these surmises are correct.
Time, alone can satisfactorily set.
tie the much disputed question.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-09-17

FlsR CuLTuR7.--A q cost of
twenty Eve dollars a pond or
cis:ern can be made. large enough
to supply a family with all the
fish they need. the carp, which is
excellent food. very prolific and
no trouble. The vat he supplied
from q well, and the pump
propelled by the wind. Mr..
Moshier has a pond Is feet in
diameter and 6 feet deep. The
bottom and sides of the pond are
cemented to render them water.
tight. Into this he introduced II
yonrg carp, from which lie obtain.
ed 5000. from Eve to seven feet
loug, in one year. Carp spawn
i'll May and June-under some
circumstances throughout III.
entire year. The eggs Of the
female adhere tenaciousIy to
whatever they touch; for this
reason it is necessary for a new
pond to be supplied with floating
weeds for such att: chments. The
eggs ha oh out in a few days. and
the young grow rapidly. The
carp are sluggish, and are easily
kept in a very small Enclosure,
anu, being principally vegetable
feeders, are more economically
kept than trout. bass or cat.
They thrive best in ponds with
mud bottoms, and readily feed
upon corn, grain, bread, root
crops, raw Or boiled, so that they
can be kept from the waste Of the
table.-N. 0. Independent.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-09-17
T r NJ s,

The MER1p1oNAn. is published week.,
in English and French, at two dollars
and fifty cents per annum payable IN
advance.
Advertisements will be inserted at $l,0o
DER sonare of ten lines, or less, for each
ipAertion. .y ,.,
Advertisements published in Englisb
and French will be charged for both Ian
guages.
No advertisement. will be inserted for
,ess than two dollars and fifty cents.
Payment of all advertisements ia 0
adhered due Immediately after their frat
publication.
Advertisements not marked with the
number of insertions required, will o.
published until otherwise ordered. n
charged for accordingly.
Ten dollars in advance is required for
announcing candidates for office; aud
election tickets or other job-wotk must
be paid for on delivery.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-09-17

Sitting Bull says he wants to be
free and "go ahont whenever l
please and have a waiter" Pref
ty soon he will want to part his
hair in the middle, sport a single
barrel eyeglass and wear his
watch chain on the outside OF his
coat. Then, he should be given
q toy pistol to plsy With.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-09-17

To he satisfied with the aoquital
Of the world, though accoh panied
with the secret condemnation of
conscience, this is the mark of a
little mind :; but it requires a sons
of no common stamp to be satis.
fed with its own acquital, and to
dispise the condemnation Of the
world.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-09-17
What las become of the Rail.

What las become of the Rail.
road from here to New Iberia :?
Has it all ended in talk The
road is undoubtedly needed and
we think that it is equally certain
that it would prove a paying i'll.
vestment. We may never see it
but a railroad will eventually con-
meet these two places.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-09-17

State of Louis!ana.-25ta
~Court-Parish Of Verml''o'
COS. ,f.,a1
Notice is hereby given
parties interested in the
cession, or basing an! opp
to make to the tao'eas
Of OFFS said i'd Succession, to flo ~, -
in writing in the Office s. o. o..issb|
Of court within ten oay'
20 Given under my hand -
Of court this 27tb day
1881. .....sn.c lat
A mules hind leg = sss'.tatl
season. It is alF'Js
spring.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-09-17

Our friend. DR.. Chevis, met
With quite a misfortune last Mon.
day in the death Of his little son
Marvin, from diptheria. He was
a bright sprightly little fellow
about 8 years Of age. The be.
reaved family have our tenderest
sympathies in their sad hour Of
a@icuon.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-09-17

Mr.. Dutel. the contractor, has
begun painting the Court House.
It will be painted white and when
completed will no doubt present
quite . handsome appearance, and
add to the looks Of that part Of
town.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-09-17

Persimons are ripening and the
small boy and the enterprising hog
are actively engaged in harvesting
the crop.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-09-17

By q strange contradiction,
those who despise money are those
who are the most eager after the
pleasure it produces.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-09-17

Drinking water is getting
scarce in Abbeville, as nearly all
Of the cisterns are dry as a voter
on election day.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-09-17

The corn crop this year promises
to be very short. and in conse.
quence prices will be much higher
than usual. It is now selling for
. dollar and twenty-five cents
per barrel.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-09-17

Lightning struck a pine tree at
the head of Colvin's Greek G.
aud kindled a FIRE that swept T.
900 acres of land, destroying tim
Der, crops and turpentine.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-09-17

Commodore Wise, we learn, has
purchased tho E. W. Fuller, now
running in this trade in place of
the Exchange.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-09-17

We blame inconsistency in
woman, but only when we are the
victim. We 6Ld it charming if
We are the object.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-09-17
IMPORTANT NOTICE.

acknowledgements and communications
intended for the MERID1oNAL. must be
handed in by 12 o'clock n on Thursday
TO ensure publication. This is an impor-
tsnt business rule. which should not be
overlooked or neglected.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-09-17

David Frank has began haul.
ing the bricks for the new Jail
from bis brickyard to the site Of
prospective Bastile. We learn
that the work will be commenced
before long.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-09-17
The Nv York Tribune has q

The Nv York Tribune has a
correspondent at the South who is
writing a series ot letters regard.
ing the progress Of education in
this section. He declares that he
finds the whites, as a rule, anx.
iou> that the blacks shall be educa.
ted and we'll grounded in the
belief that this is the best policy
for the sake of the superior race.
In his last letter the correspondent
states as a remarkable fact that
no one either at the North or
South seems to lie taking thought
about the education of the ''luor
white who is usually just as much
in need Of it as the poor black.
but who makes no appeal to any
sentiment of the picturesque.
The poor white man at the South
has access to our free schools for
the education of his children, bat
if he. to secure fu,ther advantages,
we're to appeal to his more
fortunate thern brethren, he
would not likely meet with any
success. With few noble excep.
tions, the people of that section
are so absorbed with sympathy
and commiseration for the negro.
tina, they cannot bestow a thought
upon the educational Improvement
of The poor white States.
The AMERICAN Problem
How can the American farmer,
occupying q farm Of usual
dimensions, discharge his duty to
the State as a v",er aud taxpayer,
and CRAFTY his desires with
regard to the education Of his
family, the comfort and culture
of his home, the informing Of his
own mind and the qualification of
his tastes, from the income which
he can derive from the cultivation
OF the land ? The simple and easy
farming of the fathers prospered
under the exercise OF industry.
economy, good judgment ana COM
mon sense. But it js not so now.
With these faculties the successful
farmer can hardy expect to succeed
to the measure Of success unless
guided by The hest rules laid down
by those who have endeavored TO
apply the results Of careful
scientific Investigation to their
work. 1t is economy which sue
ceeds now-,he economical Use Of
labor, Of all the forces used on the
farm 4; the economical nse Of
manure and all fertilizers ; the
economical management OF the
domestic affairs of the farm,
Carelessness and extravaganza
cannot succeed. But he who,
with an enlightened mind. lays
down a definite plan of industry
and follows it will never be
betrayed by that ca ling which
has always responded and will
always respond to the earnest en-
deavors Of those who pursue it with
wisdom and devotion. / urge,
therefore, a constant spirit OF
Inquiry, and a profound respec,
for every from of agricultural
education, remembering that the
knowledge which we possess was
wrought out for us by our fathers,
and that a still more accurate
knowledge is the best legacy We
can transmit to those who sue.
coed US as the citizen pro%prietors
of the American solution. G.
r. Loring
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-09-17

The Steamer Exchange is nov
in the dry dock at New Orleans
undergoing thorough and exten.
sive repairs.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-09-17

Bayou Queue Tortue has almost
dried up and there is much suffer.
ing among the cattle in that region
on account of a scarcity of water.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-09-17

Brooks r j
Bodoin Noe
Biervenuu z
Burch H s
Dartez Valerien
Dafiu Richard
Dedmaf Austin
Dave Leol , Miss
Dave Ethel Miss
Farley VIM A
Fiichard Jno
Gragan Perciler
Gediri NJ Miss
Hargrave Levy
Hebey Olivier
Kahn L
Landry Camille
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-09-17

Never expose. your disappoint'
ments to the world.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-09-17

The number Of deaths in the
world in one day is nearly $4,000.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-09-17
LETTER LIST.

List If letters remaining in he Abbe-
Vile posi- Office Vermilion Parish La,
Angus 31st 1881.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-09-17

Dr. ": A Thompson
I'll Canal Street, Ne. od.,.
Piles, Fistula and
Cured without the NJ.
KNIFE ( LleAruRE On =, tas
Free from pain, DANCE, ~ riss's
time from business '''' q
These Diseases Ree.,,,
Attention and Cure. a,.,,~.
Epilepsy or Fits t,e,,,a
wonderful success, a. ,Iis'sh
carefully examined, md
prospects Of curing. ~
,ol lmpo1ency: ~spermsAnt, 4.
Sexual Debility, treats q
cine alone, has heretoisna a.
nsicss aud even injarios. F,,a
do no good, ia ,ba NY
testimony Of all honest nb sa;Hal
Thousands have "doe s,'ss'' :.
these complaints, aud have ,in y
away. their money and '' ~.
constitutions together, but aal i. 1 T,sa
tor combines medical Treatment ,, ,
with electricity, the e ass';s,'
being generated by ! s's'lI
electrical apparatus th,, an. e,'' v.
can use, and BY d.. .. -
insures success. 4saa'
- I: .ue Da1e d %
many lives and the most nrols.
source of illheal,h, cured pl i,
simple method, With little o; =
medicine. = ~
| Diseases Of vomsa1 hstd i,
electricity, without paii, : a..
sure.
Sticture Of the Urhn y
Rectnm cured without ,sr;,i
operation and without rsis 4.
Worm, Diseases Of the Er
Bladder, Private Disease AS
matisia. Neuralgia, Nervous NJ
Sick Headache, Asthma, Wal
Painful and Sore Eyes, without.
surgical operation; Dains
Noise III the Ears, an Sin
diseases, ScrOl1Ia, IumoFA, l09
of Voice, ETC., successfully uua
by improved remedies,
Letters Of inquiry must b
accompanied with stamp for IN
N. B.-No names made pa6k
-4EHa
without the written consent d III
! parties.
The following persons nayh
referred to:
New Orleans TestimosiiA
| Capt. Max Blanchard, Hla
| JAS. Walltii'ech. Supt htf
sons Foundry, Rheumatisa
l.. Fl. Patterson, Pild M
Pagan. Piles.
Max Beer, 1863 Canal tnts
Neuralgia.
! Mrs. Miller, conner JacsuiM
| Libery streets, Deaf.
| E. Dill, Morgan Railroad, 1'p
Worm.
Thos. Robinson, 10 Cont s's4|
Piles.
Jacob Blum, Baronne St, Pila|
Capt. Pharr, Morgan City, a
of Voice. 49,,
Leo Wolison, Craps lali' =
Plies.
Col, ". O'neal, CoviDgtou, y
Fistula. d.
W F. Shrock, Goodman, w.
Piles.
J.. r. Swim, Main street, ~
natl. Fissure M
z. Wolf. Port Hickey, Ia, ~
Byron Eastman, Mercer
Structure.
J. B. Roos, Ben Lomoud'
Piles.
Jas, Aldricb, Covingtoh' n
Diabetes. ~
| Freidheim, Bastrop, 80,
| s. J. Gordon. l32
street. Cincinnati, O.. Ca'aiss
j. T. Hawkins, Masoa,
| Discharge from the Ear. n
! J. 3. Wilson, Alton, 8
Epilepsy r:,.I6
| G.. .. Hickerson, VIC
| Miss. Asthma. ~
1T Warren, Carroll'o1' -
| Bronchitis. o-d
n. Ship, Owen, ~, SsI
| Office hours from $50
p. In.
Dec. II, 1ss0,-Sm. ;
-.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-09-17

Fine shower fell here Wednes'
day.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-09-17

Leblanc F
Landry, Derbes
Mallet Fl
Mon on Valery
Mouton Eras .
Perry Nathan
Pointer Alexie
Schmitt j NJ
Smith Isiah
Small Ben
Sorbet B
Sloan H
Trahan y
Wilson oOkie
Woe Jane
Wilson Caroline
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-09-17

Money Orders will be issaed and let
ters Regis cred from = O'clock A. NJ, to
AZ. NJ, daily Sunday excepted.
JOS. T. LABIr. P. NJ.
Daily globe., 1881-03-19
%

AN ACT to amend chapter one hundred QOO)
of the general statutes of 1878, entitled
offences against chastity, morality and
decency.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State
of Minnesota:
Section 1. That chapter one hundred Q0W
of the general statutes, 1878, entitled offences
against chastity, morality and decency be,
and the same is hereby amended by adding
thereto the following section:
Section 2S.' Whoever, being over fourteen
years of age, willfully makes any indecent
exposure OF his or her person in any public
place, or in any place where there are other
persons to be offended or annoyed thereby; or
utters or uses any obscene or lieentious Ian
guage or words in the presence or hearing of
any female, shall be fined not more than one
hundred (s100) dollars, nor less than five (S5)
dollars, or by Imprisonment in the county Jail
not exceeding thirty (30) days, or less than ten
Q0) days.
Sec q This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
Approved February II, 1881.
Daily globe., 1881-03-19
90

AN ACT to amend section three (3) of chapter
nine (9), general statutes of 1878, relating to
removals by the governor.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State OF
Minnesota:
Section 1. That section three (3) of chapter
nine (9), general statutes of 1878 be, and the
same Is hereby amended SO as to read as fol-
lows:
The governor may remove from office any
clerk of the supreme or district court, Judge
of probate, court commissioner, sheriff, corO-
ner, auditor, register of deeds, county attor-
ney, county superintendent OF schools, or
county commissioner, county treasurer, or
any collector, receiver or custodian of public
moneys, whenever it appears to him by COM
petent evidence that either of such officers
have been guilty of malfeasance or nonfeasance
in the performance of his official duties; first
giving to such officer a copy of the charges
against him, and an opportunity to be heard
in bis defense.
SIC. 2. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
Approved February II, 1851.
Daily globe., 1881-03-19
Fl

AN ACT to amend section 62 OF chapter 13 OF
the general statutes of 1873, relating to
roads, cartways and bridges.
Be it enacted by the Legislature OF the State of
Minnesota:
Section l. That section 81 of chapter Ii of
the general statutes of 1878 be SO amended as
to read as follows:
Section 62. In case the amount of damages
claimed exceed one hundred dollars, appeal
may be taken within thirty days to the dis
trict court of the county In which said dam
ages are sustained by filing in the office of the
clerk of such court bond to be approved by
tho judge of such district court, or the court
commissioner, or the county auditor of the
county, of the same nature as provided in the
two preceding sections of this chapter, and by
the service of written or printed notice of
such appeal upon the chairman of the board
of supervisors or the county commissioners,
as the case may be, signed by the party max
ing the appeal, or his attorney. Such appeal
shall bring before the appellate court the pro-
prlety of the amount of damages, and all mat
ters referred to in such notice Of appeal. Unless
the parties otherwise agree the matter shall be
submitted to a jury and tried as other appeal
cases are tried, and the court or jury, as the
case may be, shall re-assess the damages afore-
said, and make the verdict conform to the JUS
tce and facts in the case but the rule for ascer-
tanning and fixing such judgment shall be
based upon the same principles as the super
visors or commissioners were required to
adopt in originally determining the same; and
upon judgment being rendered the clerk, of
said court snail serve a certified transcript Of
such judgmen. upon the chairman on whom
the notice of appeal was served as aforesaid
If the determination of the board of super
visors or commissioners appealed from be af-
firmed, or if the amount of damages allowed
be reduced in said district court, the party
appealing shall pay all costs and disbursements
incurred in said court, but if the amount of
damages allowed be increased, or if such deter
nination shall be altered, modified or reversed
in said district court, otherwise than as to the
amount of damages, said costs and disburse-
ments shall be paid by the town or county, as
the case may be, said costs and disbursements
to be taxed and adjusted as in other cases in
said district court, and judgment entered
therefor in like manner.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
Approved February Is, 1881.
Daily globe., 1881-03-19
35

AN ACT to amend section 166 and 167, title 3,
of chapter 81, general statutes 1875, Las amend
ed by chapter 30, general laws of 1879, re-
lating to corporations.
Be it enacted by the Legislature Of the State of
Minnesota:
Section 1. That section 1866, title 3, chap
ter "a, general statutes 1878 as amended by
chapter so, general laws 1878, is hereby amend
ed so as to read as follows:
Section 1866. Any number of persons not
less than three, may associate themselves and
become incorporated for the purpose of es-
tablishing and conducting colleges, ,seminaries,
lyceums, library associations, or any scientific,
medical, legal, agricultural, benevolent or
missionary society, fire department associa-
ton, cemetery association, or any Masonic,
Odd Fellow, Good Tempiar, Temple of Honor,
Division of the Sons of Temperance, or similar
societies for the promotion of temperance, or
social or moral reform, or any society for the
purpose of instruction or mutual improvement
in any art or science, or for literary or social
culture, as provided herein.
Sec. 2 That subdivision fourth of sec. 167
of said title g. is hereby amended by adding at
the end thereof Sle following: Provided, that
societies for the promotion of temperance, or
social or moral refrom, may hold their annual
meetings for the election of officers and the
transaction of other business, lat such time and
place in the State as majority of the members
thereof may by vote determine, and any tenn
perance or other such society heretofore organ
iZed may hold their annual meetings at any
time or place SO determined, anything i'll its
original articles of incorporation or bylaws
to the contrary, notwithstanding.
Sec 8. This act shall take effect from and
after its passage.
Approved March Z, 1881.
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AN ACT to amend chapter sc, general laws of
1873, relating to the State Horticultural
Society.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State
of Minnesota:
Section /. That section two of said act is
hereby amended SO as to read as follows:
Section Q. There shall be annually printed
five thousand copies of the report OF the State
Horticultural Society, provided the number OF
printed pages Of the same shall not exceed
three hundred, which report shall be made to
the Legislature, and the Secretary of State shall
distribute the same as follows, to-wit: One
thousand copies shall be bound in cloth and
distributed in making the customary ex-
s changes and in supplying one copy to every
public library and kindred society or scientific
Institution, and the balance to the State
Horticultural Society, four thousand copies in
paper covers to be distributed as follows: One
copy to the editor of every periodical
in this State, one copy to each
member of the Legislature and the Off
GERS thereof, and each of the State officers,
one hundred copies to the State Agricultural
Society, five hundred copies to the State Board
of immigration; fifty copies to each county
horticultural society, who shall report an alb
stract of its proceedings for publication in
said volume to the State horticultural Society;
twenty five copies to each county agricultural
society, who shall report annually to the
secretary of the State Agricultural Society,
as provided by statute, and all the remaining
copies to the State Horticultural Socrety, pro-
vided that the expense of such publication and
distribution shall not exceed IN any one year
the sum of seven hundred and fifty dollars.
Sec. 2. Section three of said act is amended
to read as follows:
Section s. That the sum of one thousand
collars be annually appropriated out Of any
moneys not otherwise appropriated to aid the
said Horticultural Society in the work of dis
tributing gsaidreports, collecting dat specimens
pertaining to horticulture, providing a suit
able place for its books, specimens and articles
of the society, and for payment of salary and
expenses of its secretary and committees for
labor actually performed by them, and other
uses that may, in the opinion of the board of
directors, be deemed necessary and proper.
The said sum shall be paid by the State treas
urer on the order of the president of the said
Horticultural Society.
Sec. 5. This act shall take effect from and
after its passage.
Approved March Z, 1881.