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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1882-12-30

ISAAC " iSE, treasurer
Mr. Lastie Brorss ard submitted his bill
FOR costs in suit Of Schoo! Board (vs) g b
Shaw. Tax collector, amounting to 81, 80
and on motion the same WAS accepted.
On motion school was located i'll the
4,h ward on land to be donated by Mr.
Maurice Vill,en.
On motion the school in east portioa ct
I'd ward relocated on land belonging to
Mr. Emile Thibodeaux about acies from
the present location.
o., motion the appointment Of teachers
for the different schools was postponed un-
til next meeting.
On motion the 1st school in I'd ward
was closed aud school was located at OF
near J Bite Bertrand in said ward,
On motion the Treasurer is authorized
to pay the aum OF one dollar aud Il halt to
J n Williams to reimburse him for money
expended by him for the Bosrd.
On motion the sum Oi one hundred dol
lars was allowed W W Edwards for pro
fesslonal services.
On motion the sum of one hundred dol
lars was set aside out of any local tazes
as a contingent fund.
On motion the Board adjourned to NEE
August 22nd 1882, and all members ar
requested to be in attendance
AID. MARTIN, President.
J,N, WILLIAMS, Secretary.
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School Board.

AnBEv1LLE, La, July Goth 1882.
special meeting of the School Bosrd
met this day according to call Members
present A. d. Martin, president, \.
Perry, J. Nugier and n Williams. Abb
sent - Morgan, H Putnam and NC
Boussard.
The minutes Of the last meeting were
read and on motion the same.were adopted.
The following. report of the Treasurer
was submitted aud 90 motion the same
was adopted,
Abbeville, July 29th 1882.
To the Hon President and members OF
the School Board in and for the Parish OF
Termilion
CrHrS .-Thn fnllnNinun is the cundi-
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JUST OUT
HOOPS GREAT BOOK
OF THE WAR.
Advance and Retreat.
Personal Experiences in the
United States and Coufeder-
ate States Armies

BY Gen. j. B. HOOD,
Late Lieutenant. General Conied.
crate States Army, published for
THE HOOD ORPHAN MEM
ORI.4L FUND
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.rHHsHa ..H.t..s
LEON LAUNDRY,
: Established In lSi0,
. L.GOnON, Proprietor.

The commander looked at the card a sec.
ond, put his hand to his forehead and
started backward. lie could not speak for
moment, but finally stammerod Then
YOU are not the French consul, Albert lie
Faivre3" Mr., Godon replied that he was
not, On the contrary, he was, MS his card
showed, Leon Godon, the proprietor OF the
Leon laundry, and had visited the friratc
Tor the sole purpose OF soliciting the patron.
age Of Its estimablc officers while they
might remain in this port. Thereupon the
commander and the officers made vigorous
and idiomatic use of the French language,
rnd then they laughed, So did Mr.. Go.
don, but in feeble aud pcriunctory man.
ner.
At this interesting juucturc the French
consul himself came aboard the Miucrve,
aud being acquainted with MIR. Godon,
brought about u speedy reconciliation he.
tween him and the commander. MIR. TO.
dons telegram YVES the cause OF the mis-.
take. The French consul had received A
telegram nom the commander requesting
his presence on board the irigato at noon,
Mr. Godon came on the pier at this time
with his own to cgram, and the officer I'm
the launch supposed that he was Mr. Id
| faivre.
The commander will receive Mr.. Godor
and the Lafayette Gardes on board IN,
| Mincrve on October 10th.
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the Western Union telegraph company is at
the bottoms of it or not, the telephone is
likely to be worked "for all it is worth in
more senses than one. The number of "ex-
changes" already established in the United
States is 1lT--an increase of 45 since June.
The most important of all the companies is
the Lowell which now has control OF all
the telephones wires in Maine, Massacus-
etts, New Hampshire, and Vermont, with
the exception OF those in Boston and the
southwestern corner of Massachusetts
and in the small towns of Laconia
and Plymouth, in New Hampshire, and
Montpelier, Vermont. Next comes the
Metropolitan company of New York city,
and third stands the Chicago company,
while fourth is the Southern Bell company,
which owns nearly all the exchanges" in
the southern states. The charges for the
use of the telephone vary greatly in differ
ent sections of the country. A payment of
so much per annum is the rule, but at a
few places toll, from 10 cents up, is levied
on each message sent. The Peoples tele-
phone company, which claims that tele-
phoning was in common use in Pennsyl-
vania before any of the existing patents
were applied for, is the great obstacle in the
way OF the consolidating movement, and if
this company should win its case in the
courts there would be q terrible tumble in
the telephone stocks now in the market.
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A GRAND SPECTACLE.
Tidal Waves and Waterspouts at LAX
Tahoe, in the Nevada Range.

Tidal waves and Waterspouts at Lake
Tahoe, in the Nevada Range
Although Lake Tahoe is not a very large
body of water, yet at times it "boileth like
a pot" Tremendous gusts of wind rush
down the surrounding gorges from the
summit of Sierra Nevada mountains most
unexpectedly, and those who navigate the
waters Of the lake in sail boats must at all
times, even in what seems the best ofweath-
er, keep bright lookout for squalls, and
be ready to "let 90 the mainsheet." At
this season the lake is very dangerous
for small crafts, and there are frequently
times when the steamers dare not venture
out. A few days ago, at the time when the
recent general snow and rain-storm was
brewing, some gentlemen of the Comstock,
who were at Tahoe City, witnessed grand
and remarkable spectacle.
The day was windy and the lake FATHER
rough, but a number of persons stopping
at the hotel-our Comstockers among the
nnmber-concluded to so to the end Of the
long wooden pier and try their
luck at fishing. They had not been long at
the end Of the pier before their attention
was attracted by great roaring. Look
Gleenbrook, they saw regular cyclone
approaching. Before the hurricane came Il
long unbroken wave, at least fifteen feet in
height. knowing that this would sweep
the whole line of the pier, all present beat
n rapid retreat to the shore. When at Il
safe distance the party turned to gaze upon
the incoming wall of water. While thus
employed they were startled by tremep-
dous roaring to the northward and mo-
mcnt after cyclone from that direc-
ton struck the lake. This sent be-
attained the height of that coming
from. the southwark, In few minutes
the two waves came together. When
they struck column of water and spray
was sent into the air to the height of at
least one hundred feet. The collision of
the two waves was iollowedb by report that
sounded like heavy clap of thunder. 4
moment after this grand shock of the
waters five or six huge waterspouts made
their appearance, all within an area of
three or four miles, and carried great col
umns OF water and spray to the height of
several hundred feet, These crCled to and
fro over the lake for some ten or fifteen
minutes, aud then one after the other sub
sided, and for u time thereafter there was
almost u dead calm.
Waterspouts are frequently seen on the
lake at tins season. This is owing to the
peculiar situation of the lake, under the
crest of the main ridge of the Sierra Nevada
range OF mountains. When fierce gale
from the west crosses the ridge it plunges
down the great CANYONS and thus are
brought to bear on the lake conflicting cur
rents OF air. When hurricane is blowing
from the west immense volumes of air APP
pear to be damned up and compressed be-
hind the ridge OF the Sierras, which at times
escape and come over and down the gorges
in tremendous puils. No navigator of the
ocean sees half rs many waterspouts in
three years voyage rs are seen by persons
residing at Lake Tahoe in u single season.
Virginia City New Enterprise.
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IRON.CLADs As FIGHTERS
Conclusions Drawn From Experience Since
tho Monitors Time

Nice-Admiral Won Henck has published
an article in military periodical on the
value OF iron-cads with reference 10 the
bombardment of Alexandria. As military
history has as yet furnished but few ma.
tcrias for forming final Judgment as To
the value of iron'plating for ships, the pur
poses aimed at in its introduction and tho
question whether these purposes have
really been attained. The writer thinks il
desirable to draw as many lessons as posi-.
Ole rom every event in this field, and thus
to increase our experience.
lie begins with u history of iron plating.
The introduction of shell guns soon after
1850 much reduced the value of Nclson,s
battlc'ships with eighty or hundred guns,
The necessity of protecting ships OF war bet.
ter against artillery became still more ur.
gent when the introduction OF steam made
their construction more complicated, and
thus increasedtheirvulne In the Cri.
mean war the Russian shells did great execu.
ton ON ships; Opinions differed greatly how.
ever, especially in England, as TO the value
of ironclads aud the necessity of their in.
PRODUCTION, until the fight Of the Conled.
crate ship Mertimac with the wooden ships
OF the Union In Hampton Roads, and her
light with the Monitor placed the great
superiority of iron.clads beyond doubt
On the Sth of March, 1862, the Merrimac at.
| tackled four wooden trigatcs and completely
destroyed two of them. Next day shs
unexpectedly met the iron.cad battery.
snip Monitor, mere dwarf in conn arison
and was compelled to retreat severely dam.
aged. The impression made nv this nrh,
was enormous, and IL showed two things
| the necessity ottron-plating Tor battle.ships
and OF arming them with guns of large cali
hre and great piercing power.
| The first opportunity OF estimating tn,
value OF iron.plating In conflict. ship t
ship, ON the high seas, was Afforded by tn,
battle OF LISA ON the 10th of July, 1896. II
that action the relations between armor ant
guns were about the same rs they are now
seven Austrian iron.clads were opposed I,
eleven Italians. The armor of the ships wa
pretty equal IN strength ON both sides. tn,
Italians were stronger In artillery. The re
suit Is well known. Deductug $50 who per
ished with the Re d'ltaiia-and the palastro
the Italians lost only 10 men out of 5000
The total loss on the Austrian side was 3
killed and III wounded out OF 1000 thu
loss on the unarmorcd ship Kaiser beinl
~ killed and 81 wounded that Is. two
thirds Of the whole. The battle OF Lis
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n. THUtsDAY MORNING. OCroBER. 3, Sc.

sons have been generously seeking TO allay
the unpleasaniness that that unhappy
strife STIRRED up. The daily press Of the
country has urged this lesson of balm for
the wounds and forgetfulness Of their
cause; the pulpit has faithfully prayerfully
lent its aid IN the same holy direction; our
legislators, public speakers, merchants and
9th ers have all contributed their alleyiat-
| ing oil tor the troublous waters. Therefore
the rising generation were becoming more
AID more fraternally disposed, when in
the very face Of all these sacred
| just and proper efforts set Of
strolling players, caring for money alone,
come INTO our very midst and show to us
what, iffalse, is calculated to anger us, iftrue,
to heat again the blood that had begun to
flow IN healthy current. Blood-hounds
crying, yelping for human blood, are put
upon the stage to illustrate the savage ma
turc of the southern people, an old negro
is dashed with a heavy whip and then struck
with its butt until the blood rushes out to
tell the tale that the death blow had been
given. Many accustomed to all manner of
stage pieces, their extrayagances, ETC.,
can assess these extremes ut their
proper value, but there are thousands
of others, south and north, upon whom the
very worst OF effects are produced. The
killing OF CHRIST by the Jews, the Shooting
OF Mr.. LINCOLN, the murder of GARFIELD,
the destruction of a people, ETC., may be all
well enough il mimic representations if
any one can find people enough to attend
them to produce remuneratiye invest
ment but these are things that had best be
lett to sleep in the sad quiet of our memo.
ries than to be reproduced or patronized
nightly, when the effect is to arouse hate
and anger and bitterness 1t is bad enough
to thus proclaim the south through.
out the northern section, but to
bring the organized effort to
Haunt into our own faces is neither wise,
kind, discreet nor decent What patronage
the play will have in this section will be
determined by our amount of curiosity or
thirst for the sensational, based upon ia.
miliar and now confessedly idealistic ro-
nance that has national notoriety.
Whether this troupe came amongst us as a
part of the selections made for the Texas
theatrical circuit, or is travelling on its own
responsibility, we do not know, but in
either event certainly more instructive,
more pleasant and more truthful pieces can
be put upon the stage to call for our invest
ments.
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UNCLE TOMS CABIN" DRAMA.

This play, founded on the novel OF Mrs,
HARRIET BrEcuEE STOWE, has drawn ex-
traordinary houses during the two per.
tormances here yesterday aud the evening
preceding. 1t is put upon the boards with
all the sensational hurrah and scenic effect
possible to make it take with the general
public, 1t is on the order of the WILD Bill
series "the villain still pursued her. the
Dauites, by the Golden troupe ct id omno
genus. There is no field for any special
choice acting, rs the limited abilities of
such impossible blackies rs "uncle Tom"
or of the negroes generally before the war
had never invested any Of them with
the qualities of character which make
make heroes in action or in oratory
and the deeper sentiments. So, too,
there is nothing whatever in tho
person OF Topsy, as she is simply silly
and somewhat idiotic little black girl which
we may see on almost any day, The Old
Maid In the piece is only reproduction of
what is seen dozens OF times throughout
the theatrical season. And so, too, with
the other characters, they are all
tame, passive and HAT, except per.
haps the desperate, brutal slave.
owner. 1t is upon him and his
treatment Of old "Unclc Tom" and Eliza
that the pith and marrow of the story
hang, That such brutes existed in the
slavery era as the iiendish oyersccr may be
fact, but they were the rare exceptions,
not the rule among southern planters. Nor
was it profitable for even them to kill oil In
anger or otherwise the property that cos,
them thousands of dollars. Yet, that one,
INA while, such an event might have oc.
Cured is just as conceivable as that a
northern man may poison his wife and
children, or beat them to death, or spill
open the head OF brother or friend, in tn,
frenzy of fancicd grievance, In view
of these facts, the piece does a groS
injustice aud most palpablc wrong an,
is hence libel upon the southern people
as It takes mp an exceptional case and fire
the northern breast with the feeling tina
such was the rule under former regime viii
the institution OF slavery, The book OF MGs
STowE was bad enough quarter of cen
fury ago It's circulation to-day is a caus
for sra,er criticism. The play is ono tina
ought not to be put upon the boards an.
more than should DO a onc.sidcd drama q
one Of the dreadful battles in which bot
sidesofthe Union were desperately involved
And this, for the reason that ali good pei
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HONORS TO NJ. GODON
A Scene on Board tho Mincrve Quite Equal
to Anything In Comic Opora

A Scene on Board tho Mincrye Quite Equal
to Anything In Comic Opora.
ON the morning that the French frigate
Minerve arrived at New York, Leon Godon.
of West Fourth street, received telegram
from friend that the vessel was at anchor
Off Fortieth street, North River. lie at once
arayed himself in his best clothes and went
to the pier at the foot of West Fortieth
street. He saw the launch of the frigatc
containing an officer and II dozen sailors
near the end OF the pier. The officer was
evidently expecting some one. When he
saw Mr.. Godon he tipped his hat and asked
him II he wanted to go aboard the Minerye
Mr.. Godon tipped his own hat In return,
produced his telegram from his pocket and
said he did. As Mr.. Godon stepped into
the launch the sailors peaked their
oars. Then they rowed Mr.. Gsdon
out to the frigatc AS the launch APP.
preached the irigate the marines were
seen forming in line on the deck, and
when Mr., Godon, after being politely as.
sisted up the side Of the Minerve by the of.
llcer OF the launch, put his foot upon the
deck, the marines presented arms, the COM
mander of the irigate walked forward
grasped Mr.. Godon heartily by the hand,
dotled his hat tremendously, and asked
how he did. Mr. Godon Returned the
friendly pressure OF TIE commanders
hand, bowed rs politely, and said he
was very we'll. Mr.. Godon was some.
what ut n loss to account for the unex.
pectcdly pleasant nature of his rc.
ception, He finally concluded that il was.
perhaps, attributed to his being the captain
of the Lafayette Gardes, French military
organization of New York city. The com.
mandcr had not yet addressed Mr.. Godon
by name, and so, with thoughtful polite.
ness, Mr.. Godon handed the commander a
neat biz of paSteboard, ON which was
printed
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TuE noble red brother is to be taught
that labor is honorable aud put to work for
apart Of his living n. least, The next In.
dian appropriation will be reduced and the
wards Of the nation will to a
large extent be thrown upon their own OK.
ertions for support. COMMISSIONER PRIcH
has iuat notified the Indian agents to say
to their ilocks that labor is not degrading,
but on the contrary, is ennobing, and that
itthcy ever expect to become rich aud pow.
eitnl as the white man they mus, learn the
lessons OF industry and economy"
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Tho Telephone I,usipcs.

In an exhaustive article ON the telephone
system Of the United States, In the las,
number of Bradstrcet's, attention is called
to the fact that very rapid consolidation OF
the various companies is going on all over
the country. IN June last there were $50 of
such companies In existence, which
have since been reduced to eighty.one
--ninety.eight wiped out In three months,
All This has been done very silently and indi.
Gates that, whether the current rumor tina,
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Tur mayor and council of Williamsport,
Pennsylvania, are under indictment for
nce,ecting the streets, Those Williams.
port people are truly oIthc progressive sort,
and If they should convict their public
servants for such costly and inexcusablc
neglect the fact would doubtless have n
wide influence. The mayors and council.
meu in our Texas towns would not stand
ghost Of a chance OF acQuittal under such
a statute, But the stree,s.would be good in
this portion of the world.
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Ex-senator Bruce
DELIVERS A SPEEcII.

VIcKsBuRG, Miss, October ll.-Ex-Sena.
tor Bruce spoke to a large and attentive
audience at the courthouse yesterday. He
took strong republican ground but was
very conservative in tone. MANY demo-
Gratis listened to him with respectful atten.
ton, and at the close of his remarks
thanked him for the tone and temper of his
speech. lie discussed the wisdom of the
republican party in the difficult matter of
reconstruction and the party's
record on financial matters. His
personal views on the question of tariff,
he gave very freely, advocating a system OF
tariff calculated to develop the manufactur-
ing interests and various industries in the
south. He defended the river and harbor
bill and insisted that the democracy as an
organization were opposed to all measures
looking to the internal improvement of the
southern states. Mr., Bruce left for Jack.
son tonight, and will speak in the 9th and
'th districts in the interests OF Messrs. Hill
and Lynch .
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Mn,GLApsToNE has taken. the pains,to pub.
lish denial of the accusation that during
our late civil war he sympathi1cd with the
south. We don't see what figure at this
time Mn, GnADsToSE's sympathies Of
twenty years ago could cut, and we doubt
IL apyhody in the south cares how he stood
on the occasion of our late unpleasautness.
AT any rate his sympa,hies, whatever they
may have been, did the south no good, and
perhaps equally as little harm.
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ADDITIONAL NEWS by SPECIAL
Tyler

lylef.
Special to the Herald
TYLER, October 1.-THE court of appeals
affirmed the following cases Milspaugh
VS.. Mayleld, from Taylor county; Parton
VS.. Keeling, from McLennan county; Fried
lander vs. BAL, from Falls county; Young
VS.. the State from Upshur county; Ekin
VS.; Kennedy, from Anderson county.
Reversed and remanded the following !;
kitcherside VS.. Cox ct al, from Hill coun.
~; Houston IL Texas Central railway VS.
Nicholson, from McLennan county Perse
w. the State, from Smith county; Harris
VS.. Hood, from Anderson county; Dibrel
VS.. Ireland d Burgess, from Guadalupe
county.
Dismissed the following: Welch VS.. the
state, from Wood county. Conger VS.. the
State, from upshur county; motion to
dismiss overruled
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Tho North Carolina Colored Fair.
An EXCELLENT DISPLAY.

RALnou, n. G., October 1.-THE annual
t,r OF tho colored people was opened here
yesterday by state Commissioner OF Agri.
culture McGhcc, To-day Governor Jarvis
delivered the annual address, which was
well received by the large crowd OF blacks
IN Attendance. Congressman w. Il, Cox
also spoke, The air grows better each
year, the exhibits are more numerous aud
better, the dsnlay of stock, products, etc,
is excellent, Notwithstanding the weather
Is Indictment the attendance is good.
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EEHiNo BunsrlS Philadelphia; Rapid
and reckless building of new railroads was
SET down as the primary cause of the t!nan.
c'sl crash OF 1873. The Industry was then
checked for time, but is now making
greater progress than ever before. The es.
timated construction during September
was 1900 miles of main line, and tina, for
the whole year is 10, 80 miles, which is far
beyond anything ever seen before in this
country. But the difference between ls7s
and iss2is that this year, there Is less speeu.
lat'vc railroad building and more perma.
nent investment OF spare eapital.n
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Gone to Work
WORKERS.

THE CINCINNATI WON-woRKERs.
CINCINNATI, October ll.-At n confer.
encc last night between the proprietors of
The, rolling mills OF Cincinnati and vicinity
ana committee OF workingmen, with John
Harrott at his Headquarters, il was agreed
TO resume work ut the old rate until com
mltce appointed Tor the purpose shall reach
an agreement as to the means of adjusting
thch, The long strike is ended,
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Denver d Rio Grande and Richmond &
Danville, lower for Chicago, Milwaukee,
ST. Paul and Lake Shore, and generally a
fraction lower Tor the remainder OF the list.
During the first hour the market was mod
erately active, but grew weak, and decline
of to | : took place, in which New Jersey
Central, Delaware, Lackawanna Il Western,
st. Paul and Northern Pacific preferred
were the greatest sufferers.
FUTURES.
NEW YORK, October 1.-THE Posts cot
ton report says: Futures opened points
higher, but October was soon freely offered
and declined, while the later months
showed more steadiness, owing to October
deliveries being sold out and replaced by
November, Deem Der, etc. Outside orders
are very scarce. At l:55 p. m. October was
), November and December :, January and
February to points dearer than at yes.
terday's closing.