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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1882-07-08

1t is said the Goatherd threw and
the Goat on the horn and broke
it. Becoming alarmed, he besought
the Goat not to tell his master. "Oh
most foolish Goatherd," replied the
Goat, "my broken horn will tell the
story, though l should not utter a
word" Facts speak louder than words,
which accounts for the unprecedented
popularity OF ENGLISH FEMALE BIT
TIERS for the quick aud permanent cure
of all troublesome female complaints
and irregularities. II reli' yes monthly
weakness or excuses, cures leuchorr-
h9a, pain in the back and falling of the
womb !; eradicates swimming and
giddiness of the head, acts like a charm
with girls just merging into woman
hood and iusures a safe journey through
''the tnrn of life"
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1882-07-08
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The MERlproNAL. is published week.
i, English and French, at " doliars
and fifty cents per annuD payable IN
advance. IN
Advertisements will be inserted at Sl.OO
,er sonare of ten lines, or less, for each
insertion.
Advertisements published in English
apd French will be charged for both Ian.
guages.
No advertisement will be inserted for
less than two dollars and fifty cents.
PAYMENT of all advertisements is con
eidered due Immediately after their first
publication.
Advertisements not marked with the
number of insertions required, will be
published until otherwise ordered, and
charged for accordingly.
TEN dollars in advance is required for
announcing candidates for Office; ann
election tickets or other job-wofk must
be paid for On delivery.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1882-07-08
DANIEL WEBSTtR'S AID
VICE.

Other people may find tha ad.
vice of Daniel Webster TO his
grandson OF value for themselves
He wrote it about four years be.
fore his death
1.-TWO or three things | wisI'
now to impress on your mind
First. YOU can not learn without
your own efforts. All the teach
ers in the world can never make a
scholar Of you if you do not apply
yourself with all your might. lr
the second place, be of good char
acter and good behavior-a boy o.
strict truth and honor and con
science in all things. Have bu:
one rule, and let that be always tt
act right and fear nothiug-bu
wrong doing. Finally "Remem
Der your Creator in the days o
your youth" You are old enough
to know that God has made yo'
and given you a mind and facul
ties, and will surely call you tt
account. Honor and obey you
parents, love your sister ant
brother. be gentle and kind to al
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1882-07-08

Guiteau expiated his crime up
Oh the gallows in Washington
City on Friday last at 1910 P. NJ.
He read a song of his own com.
position and was very much az
fected, his outburst of weeping
were frequent. The fall did not
break his neck and h. consequent
" died from. strangulatlon.
His brain weighed 40 o., which
is above the average weight. The
final results Of the autopsy have
not yet been made public.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1882-07-08

key conld run the machine as we'll
as the white man and sought to
impress upon his audience the i'm.
portance of getting value received
for their services, telling them Il
nebber gives my suffrages to no
man for nothin, ! allus specs de
man what / wurks fur to wurk
for me-" He also waved the
bloody shirt vigorously and then
the convention adjourned sine die.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1882-07-08
Local Improvements

In last Saturdays issue Of our
valued contemporary the Iberia
Star, we 6nd some very compli,
mentary passages from one Of its
correspondents relative to the
improvements being made in our
town and reproduce them
Onward" is now the watch
word in Abbevil)e, and if the town
continues to grow at the present
rate it will be a city 10 the near
future. The Abbeville hotel is
being thoroughly repaired and
having a new verandah built a,
round. it, v. W. Edwards, Esq,
one of our most prominent attor,
neys, has a fine law. Office going
up on his lot or the west side Of
the public square. 1t will be
slate rooted and form a creditable
addition to that part OF the town.
Our Methodist friends are moving
for a new church. They have pur.
chased a most eligible site on
State street, Que square above the
court Louse. and expect to build
on it one Of the prettiest church
ediices in the Attakapas. j. NJ.
Beauxis, the enterprising grocer
and baker, has enlarged his store
and put up a shed in front. Mr..
JOS. NJ. Fraser, a former resident
of your place, has recently moved
into his neat little cottage at the
upper end of State street. O'Neal
Curry. our a(oretime confectioner
and fruit dealer, ex.candidate for
State Auditor and the Vermilion
John Harper, has retired from the
turf, politics and mercantile af
fairs, and is now running a con-
fectionery and soda fountain in his
new building adjoining P. D. Du-
puy's store--success to you, John.
Mr.. David Beer, who clerked here
for Mr.. David Frank some %
years ago, has opened a well'as'
sorted general country store in
the Terasera LuiIding, where NJ.
Ophelias Bourque held forth until
his store was renuilt. Mcssrs
Tolson and Young, the popular
druggists. have Lately added. a
handsome Tufts Soda Fountain t.
their establishment and furnish an
article of sparkling ice-cold soda
water that can't be beat. Beaux'.
Hall. a colored dance-house just
ont of the corporate limits, is now
completed and affords the dusky
maidens of tae'vicinity an oppor
tunity to "trip the light () fantas
tic toe" in the Highland fling
the misty mazes of the dizzy
dance" or 10 skipping the tra-la
loo!" Who says Abbeville is go
ing dowL-hiIl?
Everybody says "Aesthetic,'
nowadays when they come il
sight of our pretty little burg
And why, you may inquire. Lis
ten tn white-wash wave ha'
: struck us amid ship and spread al
over US. From east to west, nortl
to south, every inanimate thing il
town. from the cemetry fen'e tt
the wooden weather-ish on Boy
, ance's bakery has been white
washed. And as the brilliant ray
of the rising SUI strikes the da2
zling whiteness everywhere pre-
scented, it only requires a jealou
girls Imagination to think onese
in fairy-land.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1882-07-08
Important Notice.

All persons wishing to make publica-
tons of tableaux, ETC., are hereby noti-
fed thar from and after date SAID no
tees must be accompanied by the
printers fee, or same deposited with
the Clerk of Court, otherwise, they Will
not be published. We cannot afford to
work for glory. much less promises.
Aprrl LIST 1882.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1882-07-08

A witty lady, who is, however.
somewhat gwen to exaggeration,
was trying to tell a friend what a
poor appetite she had, and said !:
Il cat very little ; a flea would be
a barbecue for me-"
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1882-07-08

We assert without fear Of contradic-
tion that Bailey's SALINE APERIEST is
cheaper and more pleasant than any
pills ever made tor cons ipation, torpid
liver or sick headache, that it never
produces the least unpleasant feeling,
and that it's action is more prompt than
any pill made. 1t is a terrible enemy
to all the pill family and is driving
them from every FIRE ide. 1t Is SO nice,
so pleasant, SO clearly, and 50 prompt
in action, whether on steamboats,, rail
roads, hotels or at home. that all ladies
are delighted.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1882-07-08

It is said that the fashion Of
wearing eyeglasses has seriously
injured the sights of four,6fths OF
the Russian army officers. An
order has been issued f%orbidding
their use by officers in uniform
except on a medical certificate de,
claripg them to be necessary.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1882-07-08

FLESH TO BoNEs.-A lady, who from
disease has lost her flesh, becoming lean
and lank-who has lost her beauiful
form and symmetry, and wishes to re-
gam these grand an, attractive bless
ings, has only to use a few bottles OF
Or. Dromgoole's ENGLISH FEMLLE BIT
TIERS.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1882-07-08

James Gordon Bennett. has
done the handsome thing by pre-
senting the widow Of Lieut.. De-
Long with $4,000 in United
States Bonds. Bennett is always
princcly in his muni6cence. He
does nothing by halves.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1882-07-08

The fence around the Court
House is rapidly going up and
will be complete in a day or
SO. 1t will be quite neat and is a
decided improvement. Now let
the Town Council do as much for
Place Madeleine, and we will be
truly a progressive community.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1882-07-08
Public Sale.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
2STH DISTRICT Court,
PARISH OF VERMILIoN,
No. 647.
Succession Of Eulalie Faux.

By virtue Of an order granted
by the Hon. District Court in and
for the parish Of Vermilion and
State of Louisiana in the matters
Of the above entitled and number
ed succession, notice is hereby
given that there will be sold at
public auction to The last and
highest bidder, at the late resi-.
dence Of the deceased, on
Thursday, July 9th 1882,
the following described property
Of said succession to wit /:
lst-One tract of land lying
and being situated in the parish
of Vermilion on the west side, be.
ing wood land containing ten
superficial arpents undivided and
forming a part of the tract pur.
chased by the deceased and Arvene
Hebert at the sale of property of
the succession of +. +. Dartez on
the 3lst OF July 1876. under item
25 of the process verbal of said
sale, the said tract in its untirety
being bounded above by Robert
Primeaux, below by Ernest Oar
tez and Pierre Marceaux, east by
Bayou Vermilion west by George
Faulk's tract.
2d-One tract of prairie land
containing 100 acres and designa.
ted as the southwest quarter of
section 7, in township IL, south
of range 2 east.
One dwelling house.
One corn crib.
Sixty heads of cattle.
six gentle saddle horses.
Is heads of wild horses and
mares.
One OK cart.
Four work oxen.
655 PANELS of fencing.
And many other articles too
numerous to mention.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS :
The movable property to be
sold for cash on the day Of sale
and the immovable property ON a
credit Of one and two years ; pur.
chascrs on credit to furnish their
notes with solvent sureties iasolido,
to the satisfaction os the admins.
traitors and conditioned to draw
! light per ceut, per annum interest
rom maturity until paid !; pnr.
.hasers also to obligate themselves
n case il should become necessary
0 institute suit to enforce pay.
ment of their notes, to pay ten
per cent, as Attorneys fees, on
he amount involved in such suit.
A special mortgage with ven.
lor's lien and privilege to be re.
aimed on.the land sold, in favor
u said Succession, and said lands
hall not be alienated-mortgaged
or in any way encountered to the
prejudice of the rights of the sue.
eession, until fdl and final pay
mcnt of the purchase price there.
of.
Given under my official sigma.
turc this oath day Of June A. D.,
1882.
G.. B. SHAW,
1 Sheriff.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1882-07-08
N O C E

TIL. undersigned would re pectfully
inform his friends and the public in
general, that he is now prepared to do
any and all kinds of hanling. OH short
notice. Terms very liberal
CLARENCE MAXWELL.
July 9Th 1ee2.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1882-07-08

avoid peevishness and fretfulness,
be patient and under restraint.
Look forward constantly to your
approaching manhood, and put
off every day, more and more, all
that is frivolous and childish"
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1882-07-08

The cattle trade is booming and
nearly every day a drove passes
through town on the way TO mar
ket. Prices, this season are very
good, beeves bringing from $40
to $25 per head.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1882-07-08
IMPORTANT NOTICE.

Advertisements and communications
intended for the MERIDIoNAL, must De
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, 1882-07-08
STATE or u
TWENTYFIFTH DISTRICT COURT,
Parish OF Vermillon.
N 65O-

Ne. $50.
Succession of Anathalie Guldry.
Application of Euclide Meaox
to be appointed administrators 81
said succession.
Notice is hereby given to all
parties interested in the said sue
ce%ssion, or having any opposition
to make to the application OF sa!d
applicant to file the same q
writing; in the Office Of the Clerk
of Court within ten days from sDe
date hereof.
Given under my hand and seal
of court this 10th day OF June
1882.
LAsrIE BnoUssAED, clerk.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1882-07-08

Since the first of January there
has been 1872 cases Of smallpox
in New Orleans, and 1858 deaths
from the disease.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1882-07-08

A great desidera,um in the prepara-
ton of medicine is that it should be
palatable without losing 1t ethcacy.
This is the case with PRICKLY ASH
BrrERs, and being graded as regards
their cathartic properties, they are bet
ter adapted for general use than any
other similar article. A trial will con-
vince the most skeptical,
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1882-07-08

When a man has the smallpox
a second time, he finds himself the
subject of remark.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1882-07-08
SATURDAY, JULY 8. 1882.

Owing a press Of matter an
editorial on Guiteau will be com
PEELED to lay over until next week.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1882-07-08

All the other rowers, except.
Hanlan, appear to be numb,sculls.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1882-07-08

Why is a tender hearted philan-
thropist like a horse? Because
his steps are arrested by the cry
Of woe.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1882-07-08
THE CON-
VENTION.
THE COLOR LINE IS DRAWN.
Bloody Shirt Eloquence.

Court House, in response to a pub
call, to organize the Repub-
lican Party in this parish and
elect a Parish Executive Commit
tee and Delegates to the Ccngres-1
sional Nominating Convention.
to be held soon at Donaldsonville.
There was a marshaling of the
clans and a general rafting among
the dry bones, for almost every
mar had his "little game" to
work. This is the only Republi-
can District in the State and its
something wonderful to contem'
plate what a huge factor the Third
Congressional District is becom.
ing in National Politics. Even
that prince of liars and thleviDg
scoundrels, Billy Pitt Kellogg, by
grace Of Grant and the power Of
the United States Army, ex.gov-
ernor Of this State, has gathered
up his dirty linen and the proven
bal little carpet sack and pro-
poses to squat his vile carcass
some where in this district that
he may get a wipe at the pie SO
soon as he slides out Of the stolen
seat he occupies in the United
States Senate, thanks to Radical
Justice and Democratic copper.
heads and dough faced traitors.
The white men belonging to the
republican party in this State who
are neither Office holders nor Of
fee seekers wouldn't make a res
pectable base ball club. The
white men generally furnished the
astounding amount Of brains that
is required to engineer machine
politics, and "the nations ward"
puts in the Drawn. That's the
way it has. been going, but the
darkey has got a bug in his ear,
and he thinks the, white man
should get down and let him ride.
The white republicans in this par
ish, or at least those who partici-
pated in the circus SATURDAY, are
respectable men and to their cred
it let it be said they we're striving
to purify the party and were work
ing for Hon. TAYLOR Beattie's nom
ination to congress. Beattie's per.
sonal and political career is spot
less, and he would be a vast i'm
provement over the average Third
District Congressman. He was
Ia Confederate soldier, and when
he laid down his arms and came
back into the Union he joined the
Republicans and has since then
been one Of the few decent men in
that party. That's what the mat
ter, tho, he's too decent for the
Customhouse crowd and they de
,termined to Bust him." Brooks
the lighthouse keeper at Red Fish
Point, a wooly-pated carpet-bag
ger from St. Mary was the Rich
mond whom the powers that bt
sent here, to lead the sable cohorts
on to victory and into the Kel
logg-pen. He did it! The Sun
day previous the darkies met ii
the country and set their trigger
to bag the committee and the dele
gates, and they marched into tina
court house with an innocent sc
rcnity of countenance that woul(
[ discount that of All Sin, or
Bunko- steerer.
The convention opened as har
moniously as a campmeeting. $
soon as the president, a coloret
man, was elected and took hrs sea
Brooks began to pull the strin'
and then the fun began. An
wasn't it a picnic! Oh that W
,had the pencil of a Hogarth O
, 1.-The pen Of a Sala to depict tn
I%circus! Cheap eloquence disturb
ed the stiffness of the sultry Jul
5000
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1882-07-08

Dayitt declares that nothing
but the abolition Of landlordism
will satisfy Ireland.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1882-07-08

Pamphlets are bard to dispose
Of, but books are bound to sell. !
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1882-07-08

Water melons are ripe and
quite plentiful.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1882-07-08

A celebrated kase -limburgeg
cheese.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1882-07-08

If the doctor orders bark. has
not the patient a right to growl 2
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-03-14
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POItcR Court Natea.

Joseph Brown paid So for playing Ball In the
street
William Lewis stole pair of boots from Henry
Chlds and was fined vi.
A number of coored prostitutes were sent TO the
woTkhouse for thirty days each,
Ellen Dobson was fined 81 for hitting Mrs. Camp.
bell (colored) with stone on the head,
Mary Bird (colored) for assRulting Malvina
Washington (white), got Oft easily for ~.
In Il row between two hackmen named Frank
Jacobs and Richard Pope the former threw stone
ut the latter, for which ollense he was fined So,
George, Bell, who broke in the door Of No. ll6
Maryland avenue and threatened the life Of Mary
Avia Viola, the occupant, was assigned quarters
at the Jail,
John Mason cut down some young trees on the
land of Mary MOscr and will take vacation from
such labor for thirty days, which he will spend in
the workhouse'
William Charleton, a colored man, who was ar.
arrested Oh Saturday night while in the act OF
picking pocket, was sentenced to sixty days An
appeal was noted
Michael whellan and David Collins, two white
men, both over sixty five years Of age, for indulg-
ing in a gh.and tumble hght were sent down
for fifteen days each
John Brown, Thomas Honesty, and Richard
SHINES, colored the first victims Of the Commits
soneTs' order for the arrest of vagrant boys were
sentenced to thirty days each in the work-house.
Levi Warren was up on two charges-one, as.
sauting another colored man. named John Smith
and the other, carrying a razor, Drunkenness
Smell said that drunken man with razor was
the most dangerous, and drunkenness was no ex,
cuse for crime, and he would impose fine of S5t
or ninty days for carrying the razor ana give hin
sixty days for the assault
The case of Joseph Dillon, Thoma9 Bennett anc
Edward Tusby, charged with brutally assaullnl
George Tucker Of the washington Lght NANNY
/ was called and continued until Thursday next, M
/ the complainant Is confined TO his room by his IN
/ juries The defendants had been ~ large on ~
collateral which was increased to $50 each by th(
| Court
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WEST WASHINGTON.


F1RE IN THR CoUNrY.-sunday night about eight
o'clock the residence and shoe.shop Of Mr.. An
drew Blundon, situated near Bethesda Church. on
the Rockville pike, was entirely destroyed by FIRE.
Nothing except the furniture and goods on the
first floor was saved. II Is reported there was nm
insurance of 5000 the place but even n that iH
so, IL would not cover half his loss, Mr.. Blundon
was formerly resident of this place, where he
made many friends who will sympathiEe with him
I'm his misfortune.
Mr.. Joseph Pulitzer, Of the st. Louis Post. Dts
patch who has been visiting his relatives here for
some time, left for New York Sunday evening.
The Dashaway Reform Club are doing noble
work. Their meetings are not only frequent and
well attended, but very interesting. Sunday AZ
tornoon in Society Hall addresses were made by
Mrs. J. NJ. Kelley, Mrs Chambers, MI James
Wright, aud Charles NJ. Nye -,
The schooner f. q, Irwin, CAPTAIN Johnson, VIII
clear day with cargo Of empty barrels for Nor
folk.
quite force ofmen are at work cleaning out the
bed Of the canal, between Thirty fourth street ana
the Auueduct.
Levi Warren, the colorod man who engaged in q
free fight tho other night over here, was yesterday
sentenced by Judge Smell to ninety days for carry
ing concealed weapons and sixty days for the as
sault
High tide--Maroh ID Tuesday, 2;9O a. m. and
3O7 p m.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-03-14

John II, Raymond opened at the National Thea
tire last night with his latest play, entitled Fresh
the American" A good audience was present
and manifested its appreciation by hearty laugh
ter and frequent applause. The piece is full OF
fun and affords ample scope for the display of fine
comedy of which Raymond Is a recognized eX-
ponent, II represents the vicissitudes of young
American stockbroker, who, in the course OF his
travels, has married the daughter of an Egyptian
Mussulman, against her fathers will, and rescues
contrasted in an amusing manner with the
sobriety and slow-going methods of tho Moham :
medans Mr.. Raymond is, of COURSE the centre OF
attraction, keeping the audience in continual
roar while he fills the stage. The principal parts
are well taken, especially noticeable being the
Baron Alcris BoSchOpiich of Mr.. Atkins Lawrancc
the GrtmH Ahni of Miss Proctor, and the Flora OF
Miss Creese. The play is handsomely dressed nnd
very prettily set, the scenery being expressly i'm
nortpd for this nlay
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-03-14

There are now two fine Juvenile temples in nice
working order in the city, and prospect of the
organization of two or three others at an carly
day. Miss NJ. J.. Andrews, the general superin.
tendendcnt, is doing n noble work among the
children. She is strongly supported by the Good
Tempars of the District. Mrs. Clara Kastrom is
WpsbinSton Hall corner of TbirT st y,p'o onT
Pennsylvania avenue southeast and Is doing
great good among the boys and girls of that part
of the city. Miss Lizzie Baker superintends the
other temple Mt 1923 Seventh street northwest.
Both temples meet at three o'clock every Satur-
day evening. The officers of Hope Juvenile Tenn
pie are us follows: Eddie Braley, W. G. T.; Ella
Owens, w. v. r.; Willie Cutter, W. r. s.; Eddie
Wilson, W. +. s; NJ. Cnmmack, w, Chaplain (;
WeIcb, ", e. NJ; ii, Plumber. o. a.; Emma Caioor'
l. g.; Emma Owens, 4, II. s.; Ella Braley, L. II. s.;
Estill Spymnur. p. q II
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-03-14

The first rehearsal of 1.-THE smugglers" COM
pauy, which is soon to take the road, took place
last night. The same cast that presented that
opera in so satisfactory q manner in this city
Is retained, with the exception of Messrs.
Blois, Hay, and Mrs. Josie Logan. Mr..
Blois is detained on account of his official rela-
tlons which will not admit of his absence at this
time Mr.. L. b. Hay Is prevented by his profess
sional engagements from going away with the
company. Mrs. Logan, although earnestly re-
quested by Messrs Vance and Sousa to accompany
them as the Queen of the party, felt that the in.
chorus of forty selected voices will complete the
company, and will form an important feature OF
ha