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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1882-06-03
JURI DE POLICE.
LUNDI, | Mai. 1882

LUNDI, Nal, 1852.
LIE juri de police s'est assemble
ce jour conformement a l'ajourne-
ment.
Presents-Howard Hoffpauir.
president, ct les membres don't les
noms suivent, savoir NM. Brous
sard, Nunez, Thibeaux ct Van
slyke.
Absents-MM. Primeaux ct
Trahan.
Les minutes de la derniere Sc
ance sont lues ct approuvees.
NJ. Vanslyke fut autorise d'a.
chcter du bois de charpente sum.
SAINT pour la construction des points
dams le Ter district des chemins
publics, payable bors des fonds de
1882 alloues pour chemins ct
points.
NJ. J. Tr6ville Broussard fut
egalement autorise d'acheter 2.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1882-06-03

Quelques mots sur le chemin de
fer projete qui doit relier Able.
vile a lberie. II ny a pas un
pouce de terre sur cette ligne qui
ne soft susceptible a la culture du
mais, cotton ct came a sucre. II
y aussi une immense etendue de
terre de chaque cote, qui s'etablit
avec une rapidite surprenante. II
ya ca ct la de wastes etangs ou
platins, repair des habitants aqua
tiques, tells que tortues, ecrevises,
greuouilles, ETC., ces bas fonds sem.
blent supplier les PEASANTS de !eur
faire la grace de les ensemencer.
Partout ou lhomme a fait quelque
efforts il a etc amplement remu-
mere par lie sol. LIE territoire a
lEst d'Abbeville eat richie ct fe.
cond !; le village est lie centre
dune immense contree. LIE Lac
Arthur, lie bas de la Queue Tortue,
les lies Maronnes, FAnse des Moa,
tons, rAnse des Broussards, a
POuest du bayou VermilIon. ct,
tout lie territoire entire notre vii
lage ct Iberie en- feront un centre
commercial qui rivalisera bien
avec ses seurs plus avancees.
Que manque-t-il cette waste
etendue pour completer son exis-
tance, pour en- faire un des pre-.
miers commerciaux de louest de
Ia Louisiana. Un chemin de fer
c'est tout. Un chemin de fer
nest plus CONNIE autrefois une af-
faire d'etat. Nous aurions etc
tourne en- ridicule il y a quinze
ans de nous etre aventure sur, un
terrain 81 avide, alors on eut raj
son, car lie pays etait inconnu, la
population eait eparse, toute la
prairie Est d'Abbeville etait un
immense desert, sans resources
mules ; aujourd'hui la perspective
est des plus fatteuses. Notre po-
sition geographique exige uu che.
min de fer-c'est pourquoi nous
lie demandons. Nous osons espe
rer que les journaux de la Nile
Iberie dams l'interet de leur COM
munaute seconderont nos efforts
vers ce but, travaillons tous de
concert ct nous aurons le bonheur
de voir realiser cette gran de euvre
avant de eermer les yeux.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1882-06-03

Les jardins aux environs pre-
eatalent un tableau vraiment pi.
nsaole avant la derniere pluie. -
= Iegumes deperissaient ; la
VIE etait couverte de poussiere
sse le vent sec du nord soulevait
us sa puissance. Les jeunes
"''s nemes, grillaient. Quelle
sas'ormation en- une semaine |
pard'hui toutes les plantes sont
p'e'ae vigueur. Dams Ia cam.
sae' On pro6te de la circors.
es avantageuae pour donuer lie
.. 4's' coup de charrue an vieux
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1882-06-03

La petite verole sevit dams la
paroisse St Martin, ct, il y a beau
coup de maladies parmi les inon-
des. lei rien de tout celia Petat
sanitaire de la raroisse est des
meilleur, quoiqu'il nous semble
que la saison e1t du etre malsaine
cause de la transition subtle de
Ia temperature.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1882-06-03

Peres ct meres ct vous tous Qui
sles charges d'elever la jeunesse
du pays, nous vous supplions den
voyer vos enfants a l'ecole 4; c'est
Ia IN devoir sacre que vous vous
devez a vous meme, que vous dc.
vez a l'enfant ct au pays !; devoir
don't vous ne pouvez yous demct-
tire ct qui n'admct pas d'excuse.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1882-06-03

LIE vol, papa Ga veut dire prem
DIRE ct s'approprier la propriete
d'autrui?
C'etait CONNIE Ga autrefois, mon
fills, mais a present c'est change, le
vol consis:e a s'y laisser prendre,
celui qui echappe on lappelle dams
le monde, un smart.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1882-06-03


Guiteu doit etre pendu defini-
tivement lie 80 JUN. In cour en-
banc a confrme lie Jugement de la
cour inferieure. Quelle sera la
nouvelle tentative pour lie sauver
de la mort, par la corde ? On le
dit taciturne ct hargnereux, ses
NETS ne lui sont pas servis a son
gout. II est surpris du peu dat.
tentlon qu'on lui porte, lui, lie he.
ros de notre steele, lie sauveur du
parti republican, ct du pays.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1882-06-03

Nous ne pouvonS nous defendre
dun sentiment de honte en- pen
SAINT, que le jambon que nous man
geOns Went de rouest, choux, feves,
haricots, jusqu'au mais que nous
nangeons, vienneDt de louest ou
aequelque autre Etat. Est.ce qre
0ans un pays CONNIE celui-ci on ne
uevralt pas faire toutes les provi.
sons chez sol 2 Certes, ce serait
eaose facile avec un peu de bonne
'olonte ct d'energie.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1882-06-03
L'OR QUI SEW VA.

Depuis quelques jours il est con
state quill y une quantite extra
ordinaire de numeraire d'exporte
pour Europe. Certains cercles
de la finance sont alarmes de ce
fait, ct en- tirent des consequences
peut-etre natives. On para1t Grain
DIRE que la penurie d'especes ne
cause une contraction dams la cir.
culation de l'argent. D'autre part,
on dit peut.etre avec plus de raj
son, que For ct l'argent ne sont
qu'une merchandise, qui subit les
memes lois que tout autre objet de
commerce, ct quill ny pas lieu
de s'alarmer de son expectation.
En- tout cas-, lie fait que Pon pale
en- argent prouve que celui qui le
depense a les moyens de le faire.
Les economlstes dissent Que ce
nest pas For ct l'argent possede
qul coustitue la richesse dun pays,
mais 50 capacite de produire !; or,
nous pouyons nous feliciter que
nous possedons au moins cette fa-
cutie. Aucuu effort des gouver-
nements ma encore pu rctenir Far
gent, quand il await envie de sen
aller. Une bonne recolte de co.
ton, de bile, de viande, lie ramenera
assez vite.-Progres.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1882-06-03

II y deux boucheries a Able
vile. La viande qu'ils vendent
est belle ct grasse. La concu-
renee est la vie du commerce,
Qite of trade) expression anglaise
tres a propos ellie maintient re.
quilibre dams toutes les branches
eommerciales, en- un mot, ellie me.
IN frein au monopole.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1882-06-03

La saison est tres favorable jus.
qua present pour la patate douce
Nous osons esperer que la culture
de ce fruit ne sera pas negligee
cette aimee. C'est une chose qui
ne demande pas d'ouvrage compa.
rativement, ellie Sc vend toujours
un prix assez eleve dams notre pa.
roisse. La terre menue de prai.
rie est Acknowledgement adaptee a
cette culture, ct cet,e aimee il y en-
a unc grande quantite d'entouree.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1882-06-03
JURI DE POLICE.
Lundi, 3 avril, 1882.

LIE juri de police s'est assemblee
ce jour a la maison de cour a Alb.
bevi|Ie, en- seance reguliere.
Etaiept- eresents-Howard Hoff
pauir, = 99sssident, ct les membres
suivants. savolr !: NM. Nunez, Thi.
beaux, TrahaE ct Vanslyke.
Absents - NM. Broussard ct
Primeaux.
q Les minutes des seances du 9 ct
Is de janvier dernier sont lues ct
approuvees.
Art. l. Resolu, que les licences
de paroisse pour l'annee 1882, sur
les meters, professions ct occupa.
tons, soient ct sont par le present
fxees aux meme taux ct devront
etre collectees de la meme ma
Mere quill est pourvu par les lois
de- PEtat.
Vim NJ Hanchett est nomme
surveillant des chemins publics
pour lie l3me district en- place de
James l.. Pickett, ct f. D. Leg6
est 6galement nomme pour lie lone
district en- place de F. r. Wall.
Art. 2. ResoIn, que tous les
mandats-pay6s de paroisse, tous
les notices de jure ct autres pieces
recus par le comite des finances
dams son reglement avec le lreso-
rier de paroisse soient d6truits en-
les br1lants en- presence des men,
bres de ce corps qui s'y rouvent
actuellement presents. (Ce qui
fut Iait.)
Art 3. ResoIu, que lie montant
du prix d'achat de la vieille pri.
son, soixante-sept piastres, ($67),
soft porte a l'avoir du jugement
don't Lastie Broussard en- est lie
proprletaire il devra donner au
constable de ce corps une quit
tance pour ladite somme dams le
reglement quill fera du prix
d'achat.
Art. 4. Resolu, que Dolse Ere.
deric. surveillant du SINE district
des chemins publics soft. ct il est
par le present autorise de procu-
rer pour lie compte de la paroisse
la quantite de bois specifiee dams
sa demande pour construire des
points dams son district-payable
hors des fonds alloues pour "che-
Minis ct points" pour 1882.
j. AIcee Leblanc, surveillant du
4me district des chemins publics
est egalement autorise d'acheter
24O pieds de bois pour construirc
des points dams son dit district,
dayable aussi hors des meme
.onds.
ORDONNANCE pour empecher
a ce que les pourceau2 aient lie
libre parcours des larges dams
les limites de la paroisse Yer
million.
SECTION l. II est ordonne par
lie juri de police dams ct pour la
pafoisse Vermillon, qua partir de
la promulgation de Ia p, esente or
dominance, il ne sera pas loisible a
ce que les pourceaux (cochons)
aient 10 libre parcours dse larges
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1882-06-03

N. George Caldwell don't nous
avions mentionne lentreprise dams
m precedent numero, a complete
son hangar a briques, ainsi que lie
reste de l'appareil necessaire ct, il
commence a fabriquer. II a
plnsienrs milliers de briques de
moulees.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1882-06-03

Nous invitons ceux qui veuient
inmigrer, de venir Sc fxer dams
IA paroisse Vermillon. Ellie offre
des avantages superieurs a toute
autre dams l'Etat.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1882-06-03

Grandc procession le jour de la
Fete Dieu. Nous esperons que
tous s'y rendront avec ce senti-
ment religieux qui doit marquer ct
sanctifer toutes les actions du
chretien.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1882-06-03
s S73.44

lice s 873.44
Les dites pieces justicatives con-
sistent en- mandats payes, notices
de jures, mandats du juge, man
dats du sheriff, diverse, quittances,
certificats de temoins, ETC., ceuxci
ont etc delivres par le Tresorier
a votre comite ct ills en- ont dome
un recu; toutes ces pieces vous
sont transmise pour en- faire telle
disposition que bon vous semblera.
LIE tout vous est respectueuse-
ment soumis,
Ter avril, 1882.
A. VANsLYKE,
W. w. EDWARDS,
du comite des finances.
Enregistre ct adopte le 3 avril
1882.
AMBROSE LAcoUR, Grefiier.
Art. 8. Resolu, que le Tresorier
de paroisse soft ct est par lie pre-
sent autorise de s'adresser au col
lecteur des taxes de paroisse ct de
prier celui.ci de faire un regle-
ment plein ct defnitif avec lui, le
dit Tr6sorier, de toutes les taxes
collect6es, ct den faire lie verse
ment au tresor sans delai. LIE dit
Tresorier deyra egalement s'a.
dresser a 6. B. Shaw, sheriff, le
requerant de payer entire les mains
du dit Tresorier lie montant pro-
venant des amendes ct de forfai-
ture dc bons, don't lui, lie dit she.
riff, aurait d1 collecte /; lie Treso-
rier devra faire TN rapport du re-
sultat de sa mission a la prochaine
seance de- ce corps qui aura lieu
le premier lundi de mai proclaim.
Art. 8. Resolu, que le geolier
de la prison de cette paroisse soft
ct il est par le present requis COM
me une partie de son devoir, doc
cuper la chambre du geolie2 de la
prison toutes les NUTS lorsqu'il y
aura des prisonniers d'incarcerer.
Art. 10. Resolu, que l'estimatif
suivant des depenses probable de
Ia paroisse pendant pannee 1882,
soft public par lie Greffier de ce
corps dams lie journal officiel pen.
dant 80 jours consecutifs avant le
prelevement ct assessment de Ia
take de paroisse scion que la loi
exige, savoir /:
mills.
! I Fonds dams les affaires cri.
nelles q
! 2 Fonds des Grands ct Petits
Jur6s ct des commissaires du
Juri
3 Fonds d'imprimeur ct IL
braire T
4 Fonds d'Avocat de District
ct de Paroisse T
5 Fonds du Sheriff pour tenir
la Cour z
6 Fonds des Juges de Paix,
Constables, Medecin, Collec-
teur ct Assessor
7 Fonds des Membres du Juri
de Police, du Greffier. du Con.
stable, du Comite de Finance ct
du Tr6sorier l
8 Fonds des Chemins l. Points l
9 Fonds des Pauvres ct Indi.
gents /
10 Fonds des EcoIes Publ.
ques !
IL Fonds de la take speciale
pour la Geole 81
Pour les complies alloues voyez
la partie anglaise.
LIE juri s'est alors ajourne JUS
qu'au Ter lundi de mai 1882.
HOWARD HoFFPAU1R, President.
AMBROSE LACoUR,
Greffier du Juri de Police.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1882-06-03

La grande communion pour les
enfauts aura lieu jeudi lie jour de
Ia tete Dieu.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1882-06-03

C'est une chose bien vaine de
faire l'examen de tout ce qui Sc
passe dams le monde, 81 celia ne
cert 4 Sc redresser soi.meme.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1882-06-03

LIE terme special de Ia cour de
district qui commenea lundi passe
est ajourne mercredi soir.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1882-06-03
Session of Nine Months Begins
October 5, 1881.

n0Y n Great chance to make
IH money. Those who take
Hill advantage Of the good
chances for making mon
UOuDeey that are offered, gene
rally become wealthy, while those who
do not improve such chances remain in
poverty. We want many men, women,
boys and girls to work for us right in
their localities. Any one can do tho
work properly from tho start. The bu-
siness will pay more than ten times or
dinary wages. Expensive outfit fur
nished free. No one who engages fails
to make money rapidly. You can de-
vote your whole time to the work, or
only your spare moments. Full infor-
nation and all that is needed sent free.
Address STINsoN & Co, Portland, Me.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1882-06-03
1E MERIDIONAL.
1ourual Ofaciel de la Paroisse
VermillOn.

ABON N E NJ E MT:
50 50......PAR AN..... 81 81
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-01-19

since vaccination, but there were
not materials TO prove any uniform
rate of increase from year to year,
and the increase, such as 1t was. APP
parently continued up to thirty
years of age, after which period it
seemed that the liability o contract
small pox underwent continuous
decline.
In proof of this practical value,
MIR. Simon states, on the authority
of Professor Helm, that in Wurtem-
berg during the five years l833-37
though small pox infection had been
sixteen times imported into different
regiments of the army, there had
ensued among the 1884 revaccin-
ated soldiers only single instance
of varioloid, and that in the person
of one whose revaccination two years
before was followed by modified
success. In Prussia as in Wurtem-
berg the practice of revaccination
grew out of the knowledge that
small poX would ultimately attack a
certain proportion of those who had
been vaccinated only in infancy.
This knowledge has been dearly
purchased IN the Prussian army,
for during the ten years preceding
1881, cases of post-yaccinal small pOX
were increasing in number and
fatality; attacks were counted an
nually by many hundreds and within
the three years 1S31-33 there had oc-
Cured no fewer than 81 deaths by
small poX.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-01-19
Confederate Money in Europe.

The most interesting contribution
to the discussion as to the probable
amount of Confederate property
left in the hands of agents at the
close of the rebellion comes in let
ter just published by F. w. Morse,
who was consul general of the Uni
ted States at London durin6 the
time when the efforts for the re-
covery of the Confederate assets
were being made. The letter of Mr..
Morse not only disclOses the extent
of the Conferate assets which were
easily within reach of recovery by
the United States government, but
it gives the history of one of those
treasury commissions which were
so numerous in the period immedi-
ately succeeding the war, and
which in this particular INST ance
by pitiable jobbery and greed
which was only equaled by
ignorance, cost the Vernment mil
lions of money and endless scandal.
Mr.. Morse had been authorized by
the government to recover Confed-
crate money and property on such
terms as seemed most favorable in
his judgment, and just as he had as
certained the whereabouts OF about
all the available assets, amounting to
from six to ten millions. and almost
perfected the agreements under
which they would bave been surren-
dered to the United States, he was
suddenly ordered to suspend opera
tons, his authority was revoked and
the negotiations were confided to a
trio of commissioners, who were in
structed to settle only under propo-
sitions made through one Brasher,
who was authorized to receive one
half of all the money collected.
The result of this move was that
the parties who had been in commu-
nication with Mr.. Morse declined to
negotiate with the new commits
sioners and the sum total of the
proceeds realized from Confederate
money recovered was S144,000, the
expense of collecting which was
over 100000. All but $1,000 of the
sum recovered was received from
the sale of three Confederate pri-
vateers, which were surrendered
without question and sold without
expense, so that the real work of
the commission was the collection of
$500, at an expense of 100000.
1t is matter Of no small signifi-
canoe that the authority of Mr..
Morse, in settling with the Con-
federate agents, was revoked by
William E. Chandler, then assistant
secretary of the treasury, now an
aspirant to the position of secretary
of the navy.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-01-19
4 Rather Odd but Interesting
Game.

An uptown young lady and gen
tleman play games of euchrc 1T night
in the young lady's parlor under the
agreement that when he wins he is
to kiss her and when she wins she is
to kiss him. The agreement seems
to have been very satisfactory, and
it has astonished the rest of the
folks who are not in the secret why
it is they do so love to play euchre
If one of the members of the family
happens to be in the room when
games are won or lost, why the full
fillment of the contract is put off
until a kissing opportunity occurs,
and it is said that in some instances,
when a large number of forfeits be-
come due, it requires almost a con-
tinual kiss and return for half an
hour or more to finish up. This
practice a person would suppose to
be quite wearing and exhaustive
one, but the young people bear up
under it wonderfully, and seem
quite cheerful and happy. Had it
not been for some jealous chaps the
secret compact between the two
probably would never have been
known to the world, and thus
other couples deprived of tire
chance to test it themselves. The
jealous youths, while looking at the
window one night, saw the forms of
the couple shadowed on the window
shades, and as they could see them
play cards, and then when the last
card was slapped down hear one or
the other say: 80, glory! It's my
turn !" or, 40, cream and peaches, 1
will try it this timew and could see
the shadowy motions of kissing,
they surmised the whole thing and
told it as big joke, when they were
only signing that they couldn't have
part in the contract.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-01-19

subject being merely an abridge-
ment of the old rule, which was
adopted in 1890, in which provision
is made for the appointment of COM
mittees by ballot at the discretion of
the house. In view of the fact,
however, that one house cannot
make rules that another is bound to
respect, the adoption of such a rule
as Mr.. Orth seems TO contemplate
could under strict construction apply
only to this house, although prob
ably future houses would re-adopt it
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-01-19
HOUSE COMMITTEES.
The ClamOr Against Speaker Kei-
fer.

/ fer.
/ WASHINGTON.-M Orth's recent
public protest against the house
committee appointments has re-
suited, as was to have been sup
posed, in a general discussion of the
abuses of power under which the
house is at any time liable to suffer
at the hands of q machine-chosen
speaker, and indications are daily
growing stronger that Mr.. Orth's
promised resolution to take the ex-
elusive power of appointment from
the speaker will receive large
support. Opinion inclines to the
adoption of the custom in the senate
| by which the two caususes choose
their own committee representation,
upon which the senate as a body
votes, the function of the chair in
this connection being merely
to announce the lists pre-
pared by the two sides for
him. This in effect was the custom
in the house until 1910, the speaker,
merely as a matter of form, an
nouncing the appointments as
though they were his own. In 1910
the speaker was vested by rcsolu-
ton with the actual power of ap-
pointment, although for years there
after this power was not exercised
absolutely, as indeed it was never
intended to be. OF late years the
speakers grasp upon his privileges
has strengthened, while the rights of
the house have. .correspondingly d.
minished. Old members say, how
ever, that there has never before
been such perversion of authority
in the house as that illustrated in
the recent appointments, and in some
quarters indignation has vented it
self IN threats of movement to de-
pose Mr.. Keifer, who, as every one
knows, was not considered really in
the speakership race until Don Cam
eron took him up two days before
the caucus, and who, therefore, is
not regarded as the free choice of a
majority of his party. OF course
there is little likelihood of such q
movement, but the fact that it is
talked of indicates something of
the degree OF disgust with which
Vic uppOlbAiCiltb are bllil TcRdFQcQ
even among Republicans. Speaking
of the appointments to-day, Judge
Buckner, of Missouri, Democrat,
but one of the most conservative
type, said: 81 cannot and do not
complain Of my treatment. for have
been well assigned. favor, how
ever, the appointment of the COM
mittees by the house for the reason
that, in myjudgInent, the committees
would be better organized. Such a
method would be an incentive for
both parties TO put their best men
on the important committees. L
think the speaker wields enough
power without the makeup of the
COMMITTEES being vested in him.
The power in the matter of the re-
cognition of members on the floor is
enough.
In connection with Judge Buck
ner's observations it is noted to-
night that the speaker only has the
right by courtesy to appoint COM
Dlittees, the house reserying to itself.
under the rules, the right to have
appointments made Otherwise. This
is the case under. both the old and
new rules, the new rule upon this
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-01-19
Professor Vennor on the Month of
January.

A condensed statement of the predic
tons of the celebrated Professor Vennor,
for the month of January, is as follows
The year will enter fine and moderate in
the majority Of sections, but with falling
temperature towards or on the Sd, and
cold strap, varying in intensity according
to location, between the Sd and 9th days.
Heavy snowfalls probable through cen.
trail Canada and southwark TO New
York and Washington, with considerable
buster about the end of the week 9TH
1t is probable that the second week will
give very cold term in northern and
western sections, mOderating towards
the end of the week to heavy snowfalls
in Canada and northern states and rains
in more southern sections Unsettled
and stormy but moderate weather will
likely characterize the entry of the third
week, with blustry and drifty weather
in the west and rain to the southwark,
followed by still milder weather and
alterations of snow, sleet and rain in
northern sections. An occasional fine
day between these disturbances. The
25th is likely to bring lower temperature.
Week likely to end mild, with snow and
rains extending southwark to New York
and Washington.