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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1883-03-10

The Police met this 18th day of
February 1883, at the Court House
in Abbeville.
Present III H%offpauir, president
and the following named members
viz :-Messrs. Broussard, Nunez,
Primeaux, Thibeaux. T1ahan and
Vanslyke.
The minutes of last meeting being
read, the following amendment was
made by adding the following words
at the end Of resolution No. 2 viz /:
land that the parish taxes assessed
therein for the year 1882 be REMIT
to them," and with this correction
,he said minutes were adopted.
Art. LIST, resolved, tbat the sum
Of $376.95 license fund Of 1882 and
the further sum of $23.10 Of the
Pouper's and INDECENT fund Of 1882,
be and the same are hereby trans
ferred to the special Jail funds Of
1852 for the purpose Of paying the
End installment, principal and in
terest, now due the contractors,
Messrs. P. J. Pauly & Bro. for
building the parish jail.
Mr.. Gus. Godchaux was appoint
ed as an additional member of-the
Finance Committee,
MI. Alonzo Vanslyke was and is
hereby authorized to cause all nee
essary repairs to be made to the Alb
beviIle Bridge ; to present his ac-
count therefor to the President and
Clerk Of this body who are author
lied to draw a warrant on the Treas
urer in his favor payable out of the
Road and Bridge funds of 1883,
Art. End, resolved, that the fol-
lowing report of the jury of free
holders appointed by vlr:ue of Art.
5:h Of the proceedings Of this body
and adopted April 3rd 1883, sub
mitted this day, be and the same is
hereby adopted ; that the road there
in traced and laid off. be and the
same is hereby declared to a public
road for travelling to all intent and
purposes according to the existing
laws of this State
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Parish Of Vermilion,
We, the undersigned Jury Of
Freeholde1s, do solemnly swear that
we will lay out the roads now di.
rected to be laid out by the police
Jury Of the parish of Vermilion to
the greatest ease and advantage of
the inhabitants, and with as little
prejudice to enclcsureo as may be
without favor or affection, malice or
hatred, and to the best of my skill
and knowledge So help us God.
C---- Al IL r Wy
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1883-03-10

Gen. Fitzhugh Lee lecture on
the battle of Charlottesville, has
been drawing large crouds and
won the admiration of all those
who have heard it.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1883-03-10

Blind Tom, the musical wonder
Of the age is still heating large
crouds to his unequaled perform.
ance on the piano.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1883-03-10

Since giving notice of the mis-.
fortune of Mr.. Eli Montague, we
have had news that he was doing
as we'll as might be expected.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1883-03-10

The Hook and Ladder Com.
pany have fully organized and
are now ready for work in case Of
need.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1883-03-10

Another homicide in the town
Iberia last week. The criminal
docket in that parish will soon
have fine proportions.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1883-03-10

Mr.. Eugene Hubert has return.
ed from France, in good health
and fine spirit.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1883-03-10

The city excursionists have all
returned, after a most pleasant
and agreeable trip.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1883-03-10

Some people say that the nose
is the boundary line between a
smile and q tear.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1883-03-10

We are informed that our ex.
townsman G. Carlin has departed
for St. Louis.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1883-03-10

half Of twenty superficial arpents,
bounded north and east by A. l..
Dyer, south by Mrs. D. Roy and
west by the bayou Vermilion.
4th. one other tract of land ~
ing and being situated in this par.
ish, on Lake Peigneur, being the
undivided two-thirds of irregular
sections No. 81, T. IL, S. R. 4
east and Nc. 81, T. IL, S. R. -
east, 3lst degree of north latitude,
containing, (l47,6Oll00) and $50
acres) in all four hundred and
ninety.seven acres, the other M.
divided one-third of which belong.
ing to J.. 7. Labit.
5th. Three superficial and I'M.
divided arpents Of wood land,
situated in the parish of Iberia.
and being in the community tract
of the Leblanc family on Bull
Island, near Lake Peigneur.
9th. one small tract of wood
land lying and being situated in
the parish of Lafayette, on the
east side Of the bayou Vermilion,
containing about ten superficial!
arpents, more or less, bounded
above by Ursin J. Broussard, be.
low by Jean Comeau, east by
Desire o. Broussard, and west by
the bayou VermiIion.
7th. one other tract Of land sit.
uated in this parish, on the west
bank of the bayou, measuring one
arpent front by forty arpents
deep, bounded above by Augusie
Gallet, below by the heirs of C..
Colomb, east by the bayou Yer
million and west by -.
9th. one dwelling house and
attachments, being the last resi-
dence of the deceased.
9th. one crib with stables.
10. one cotton GIN with steam
boiler, engine and press, with the
building.
IL. one sugar house, furnace,
sugar mill, steam engine, coolers
with all fixtures attached and be-
longing thereto and buildings
used and attached thereto.
IL. eight other buildings. used
by hands on the place.
13. one store building.
ii. the undivided one.half in
terest in three buildings on Lake
Peigneur. on the Andre Gilbert
tract.
Is. the undivided one half in
terest of about 700 PANELS of
pieux and plank fence.
Is. about fifteen hundred pan
'neis of fencing on the home place.
One lot of house hold furniture
books, pictures, &c.
One lot of kitchen untensils and
crockery.
One mule cart, and lot Of farm
ing utensils.
Three pair Of oxen-One hack
one riAe--one lot of hogs
three american mules--two creole
mules--15 mich COWS and calves
10 gentle fat cows and 6 yearl-
ings--6 pillow horses--4 other
horses-l american horse, and
other horse--one saddle-one fiat
boat-one black smith shop and
tools--one old steam machineries
and boiler--the growing sugar
cane and corn crop-and many
other articles too numerous to
mention.
Terms Cash:
Given under my official sigma
ture. at Office. in the town of Alb.
beville. this 10Th day Of February
A. D., 1887.
G.. g.. SHAW, Sheriff.
XVI ~.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1883-03-10
Police Jury.

Monday, February 5th 1888.
The Police Jury met this day
pursuant to adjournment.
Present : - Messrs. Primeaux.
Trahan and Vanslyke. No quorum
being present., the jury adjourned
to Tuesday the 18th inst.
AMBROSE LACoUR,
Clerk Police Jury.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1883-03-10

IL aEys ~ oiootAoo
L c Lyons S so 70
] Alcee Leblanc 80
Norbert Reaux 2 80
p u Leblanc 2 80
NJ G Broussard 2 90
Hypolite Belair 3 90
Desire Hebert 3 90
Robert S Henry 90
G A Mouisset, and rent 4 90
Ed w Huff 8 90
NJ V Lampman 2 90
J o Lege 90
lOhelias Bourqre 90
Willie r Ellis 20
J TreviIle Broussard 80
Felix Broussard 2 90
Guillaume Monte 50
Mr. Lazare Broussard rent 2 90
John Morgan 90
Thomas Hoffpaulr jr SO
Marcel Landry so
Coward Hofpauir 2 90
Lessin Ahshire, rent 2 90
Rodolph Broussard 2 70
N L Morton 2 70
Pierre P Broussard 2 70
Henry G Harrington. 2 O0
Robert Green, rent 2 90
Jules G Laurents 2 co
P I Moutou 2 90
Jean T Benoit, rent &c 9 0O
E Dechsmp jr 90
Ambrose Lacour 2 90
Ed E Briggs 3 80
Ambrose Lacour jr rent &c 5 SO
IL 0 Bell q so
| Isaac White 9 so.
James F Leo rent &c IL so
Alex Trahan 2 90
A R%aggazzoni 2 90
Zach Lee, E H Flory assignee 10 90
II B LYONS Is 90
Magistrates &c funds Of 1882:
W d White N D 10 90
s Wise assignee Of Leblanc 10 40
|-Panpers aud INDECENT fund 1882
Solomon Wise 10 co
Criminal funds of 1882
Raymond Clark S 90
Abner Clark 3 ~
George E Ryons II 0
|G B Shaw 2 claims 139 so
Lastie Broussard IS
Road and Bridge funds 1882
Edward Noel 2 claim "A 90
Same FUNDS of 1851
Solomon Wise l IS
Magistrates &c fund Of 1888
Is Wise assignee ofG Labauve 9 SO
&c" A Leblanc Is IS
Printers & Stationers fund of 1888
Lastie Broussard 2 claims 60 II
District Attorney fund 1883
J A Chargois S Wise assignee go 90
Criminal fund Of 1888
Geo E Lyons 48 90
Police Jury funds 1882
II B Lyons 10 90
w w Edwards 16 90
a VansiyKe II w
Solomon Wise 8 10
Grand and Petit Jury funds 1882
J G White jury com'r 2 80
A LacOur 8 So
N G Young 10
Same fund 1883
A G Maxwell jury oom'r 90
J C White 4 80
N G Young 90
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1883-03-10

District Court is now sitting in
Vermilionville.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1883-03-10
Wanted--An Agent.

A good, live man can make
money by canvassing for the Gen.
uine Singer Sewing Machine. Ap'
ply to W. F.. WEEKS.
mar.3-2w Vermllionvllle, La.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1883-03-10
No small pox in Vermilion.

Tom Thumb is in New Orleans.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1883-03-10

Sworn and SUBJ
scribed to before
me this 18th Of
August 1882.
w B WHIrE,
Notary Public.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1883-03-10

Succession Sale.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
25TH DISTRICT COURT,
PARISH OF VERMILIoN,
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1883-03-10
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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1883-07-06
KEMEDTEs.
Oranges and Florida.

BETTER THAN BREEzEs AND BLossoMs-UNDER A
NEW FLAG.
Even the my air and orange groves OF Florida
fail to keep its people full Of happiness and COM
fort Art must help nature everywhefe-in the
tropics as among tine pines of the North. "And
chief among the blessings which are adapted to all
zones,n writes DIR. j. G. Wallace of Fort Dade
Fla, lis PARKERs TONIC. 1t seems to have the
world for field. aid most of the curren diseases
yield to its action. have used it in tho case of a
delicate and dyspe tic young lady, with the most
gratifying results 1t seemed to accomplish with
ease what the usua prescriptions and treatment
for that miserable malady failed wholly to bring
about. am also glad to state that the onic has
greatly relieved me personally of troublesome
atomic condition of the stomach of long standing.
1t is the ideal purifier and invigorant."
Messrs. HISCuCK & Co. call especial attention to
the fact that after April IS, 1883, the name and
style of this preparation will hereafter be simply
ParAer's Tonic The word Ginger" is dropped,
for the reason that unprincped dealers are con
stantly deceiving their patrons by substituting in:
ferior preparations under the name of Ginger; and
as ginger is an unimportant favoring ingredient In
our Tonic we are sure that our friends VIII agree
with us as to the propriety OF the change. Ihefe
aciU be no change, hoaCeUe, in the preparation IL
sci and all bottles remaining in the hands OF deal
erS wrapped under the name OF "PARKERS GING
Err TONIC" contain the genuine medicine If the sig
nature of HISCOX & Co., is at the bottom OF outside
wrapper june22 I'm
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1883-07-06
1eetrp.
The Banging Mania.

The Banging Mania.
O see the young girl.
In beauty rare,
Sans kink, sans kirl-
Banging her hair!
And hear the young man
At the pia 40 there,
Hard as he can
Banging his air!
And the young mother stands
Oppressed with care,
With slipper in hands
Banging her heir!
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1883-07-06
4 NLAIM AGENCY.

e '-''--
of the CITY Of Stalinton and counties of Augusta
Rockr CHAN and HIGH nd, that he has opened an
office in Stanton for the collection of Claims His
long experience as Constable and Deputy Sheriff
enables him to promise prompt collections and re-
turns He may be found at the Law Office of 4 n
GORDON, Esq on Court House Alley or in his ali.
sence Mr. Gordon is authorized to receipt for anv
claims left with him. All claims on Which II ~
found to bring suit will be turned over to
reliable attorney. "
VIM. A. REED
REFERENcEs;-Wm. A. Burnett Clerk of coun+,
Cocrt of Augusta; samuel Paul, TreasuI err Aunu:y
ia County; John W: Al bogast, Sheriff HinbIan5
county: iion. John L. Massey, LIST Auditor: Iohu
superintendent w. L As'um; Hon. John Paul Han.
y Bank. >'@eio4ai ~
mar1l
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-02-15
What Tripe Is.

occasionally you see man order tripe
at hotel, but be always looks hard, as
though he hated himself and everybody else.
lie tries to lock as though he enjoyed it.
but he does net. T:ipc is in6ieestibic,
and looks like an lndiarubber apron for a
child to sit on. When it is picked it
looks like dirty clothes put to soak, and
when it ls cooking 1t looks as though the
cook was boiling a disl.cloth. On the
table 1t looks like glue, and tastes like o
piece of oil silk umbrella cover. A stom-
ach that 10 not lined with corrugated iron
would be turned wrong side out by the
smell of tripe A man eating trlpe ut a
hotel table looks like an Arctic explorer
dining on his boots or chewing pieces of
frozen raw dog. You cannot look at man
eating trIpe, but he will blush and look as
though he wanted to apologize and con-
vince you he ls taking it to tone up his
system. A woman never eats trlpe.
There is not money enough in the world
to hire woman to take O corner of sheet
OF tripe in her teeth and try to pull off a
piece. Those who cat tripc are men who
have had their stomachs play mean tricks
tricks on them, and they eat tripc to get
even with their stomachs, and then they
go and take Turkish bath to sweat it out
OF the system. Tripe has superstition
handed down from a former generation of
butchers, who sold ali tho meat and kept
tripe for themselves and the dogs but
dogs of the present day will not cut trlpc.
You throw piece of tripe down III front
of dog, and see If he does not put his
tail between his legs and go off aud hate
you. Tlipc may have a value, but it is
not as food. 1t may be good TO fill into q
burglar proof safe, with the cement and
chilled stcel, or 1t might answer TO use as
breast plate in time Of war, or it would
be good to use as bumpers between cars,
or it would make good lace for the
weight of a plle-drvcr, but when you
come to smuggle 1t into the stomach you
do wrong. I'ripe! Ban! A piece of
Turkish towel cooked in ax.e-grcasc would
be PIE compared with trlpe.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-02-15
Tho Pillow SliAlO.

OF course, Il pillow sham starched so
stiff it will stand alone, is not very
nice thing for q man to jam his head
against when he orawis into bed, But
there is no question but what woman
can find thousand and ono reasons
why tho pillow sham should be pcrpet-
nated as a thing OF beauty. The beau
tiful, clean, snowy white pillow shams.
looming up Mt tho head of tho bed. and
standing alono, look very pretty, and
the lady of the house is greatly pleased
with them. The men folks also fird
them very handy to keep the hair oil
off the pillows, 80 their wives will not
complain about their pillows boinp aIl
creased oyer with oil. Men can escape
all hard feelings liable to DO engcndered,
by neglectiDg to take off tho shams
whom retiring, and decking out tho love
~ linen and fine lace, used in manufact-
uring the shams. with choice and frng-
rant hair oil. And when ho gets tired
OF having his ears sawed off, by coming
in contact with the stiG linen, and his
cheek worn raw by tho starch and lace,
he can gently slide the shams to the
foot of the bed and jam his feet against
them to keep them from getting up in
tho night and walking all over hlm.
Even the most energetic pillow sham
will lose it's energy and vital force after
being stamped and orumplcd at tho foot
Of the bed under mans feet. The
pillow sham is not in any ones way, to
to any great extent; the men can get
along with them and tho women can't
get along without them, so the pillow
sham will not be obliged to 20.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-02-15
~ EIuUd III Icur0pg.

The u, cembor floods in Germany and
Austria hnye heen Of lar greater violence
and cxtent than menger cable dispatches
would indicate. Tho snow upon the
Alps began melting fast soon after
Christmas, Il heavy rain storm set in,
and news came that tho head waters OF
the Main, tho Danube, the Rhine, the
Inn, the Vistula and Oder, the Ilbe.
Thoiss and Wcscr wcro rising danger
ously. Soon tho land bordering upon
these rivers was under water for miles
in Bohemia and Upper md Lower
Austria the torrents devastated the
country; great avalachcs blocked the
railroads in Styria; and tho Danube,
fed by it's several tributaries, crashed
through tho 1ikes and swept away tie
bridges, inundatlng hundreds of vii
lages upon its banks. The immensity
OF the Danube flood can easily be real
iZed when it Is known that tho river
rose 500 contimetors above its normal
level Mt Vienna. GGS at pesth and G7S ut
Presburg. Near Linz and Pcsth 75,-
900 acres Of cultivated land are still
under water, and in many places herds
of wild deer, roebuck and smaller game
have been driven to tho towns like cat
tie before prairie fire. In the Rhine
provinces Of Germany tie devastation
has been even moro frightful. The
great plain between Worms and Mann
helm is buried under 10 feet of water.
in the Reid district near the former
town IL villages arc destroyed and
10000 pcr:ons destitute. NIuinz is
Threatened, tho railroads Mt Heidelberg
are destroyed, and in many other places
tho dums haye been swept away and the
fields and villages lad waste. Cologne
and tho adjacent region is suffering
fearfnlly, houses have fallen by the
score at Friefcnheim and tho people
everywhere nre suffering for food and
shelter. How many persons have been
killed is not yet known, but the number
is doubtless large.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-02-15
FathorIy Advice.

One of the veterans on Wall street
was the other day giving some fatherly
advice to ono of his clerks, about to be
married, and in closing his sermon he
SAID: "DirectIy after the ceremony
there will be banquet, Of course. When
your wife turns her plate she will find
check for $4,000 under it," s.Do you
really think so?" "Oh, T know it; that's
the prevailing style nowadays. The
check will be passed around and finally
given to you to pocket:" "And next
day 1 will draw the money on it," ooh,
no, you WON'T" "Why not2r "Be-
cause there won't be any. Don't make
a dolt of yourself by rushing to the
bank" "But thought" ''No matter
what you thought. Save the check to
frame and hang up. When was mar
RED thirty years ago. my wife found one
undor her plate. I've got it yet. I
thought too much Of her father to NOR
tify his feelings, and know he has al
ways respected me for it. That's all,
my son. If run you short on.your bridal
tour, tcicgra ph me-
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-02-15
Lntnber Statistfcs.
During the year of 1882 tho lur

During the year Of 1882 tho lumber
manufacturers Of Williamsport enjoyed
season Of great prosperity. They be.
gan the present year with every promise
Of increased business. Excollent prices
prevailed last year and as the floods IN
the river came at the right time and
were Of the right height all the available
stock of logs in the woods was success.
fully hoated down to the boom and man.
faotured into boards during the summer.
The shipping books of tho railroad CON-
panles show that 1881 900 feet Of
lumber were sent to market from Will
Transport during the year. The traffic
of the entire West Branch Valley foots
up total Of 332, ,063, 900 feet. To carry
the WilIiamsport lumber to market TO-
780 cars and boats were required, and
the entire traffic of the valley called into
service 20, lG8 cars and boats.
AT the opening cS 1882 q careful ao,
count of stock showed 157, ,537, 1893 feet
Of pine and 1881 437 feet of hemlock
on hand in the lumber yards Of the Viii
Transport manufacturers. The stock on
hand at present has not yet been taken,
but the best informed lumbermen be-
lieve that it will not vary, uoh from that
of the previous year. The stock that will
floated to the boom in the spring will
run from 27O, 900, 900 to 800 600, 600 of
feet.
The highest carried over by the man.
ufacturers ut any time in twelve years
was i'll 1874, whom it was 220, 962, 922 feet
and tho smallest amount was in 1872,
whom it reached only 80, ,550,G03.
In 1882 the boom company RATED
out and delivered to their owners 1861
4G3 logs, which measured 220, 12G, 900
feet, AS the season was favorable ii
was entirely cleared OF stock. While
the boom and the mills are inseparable,
| constant war is going OH between them.
When first established years ago, the
boom company was allowed 81 .25 per
| thousand feet toll on pine and 81 Oh
hemlock. This was considered too high
by the manufacturers, and, after much
hard work, the Legislature was induced
to reduce the tolls to 81 all around at
which figure they now stand. The
twenty-five saw-mills Of Williamsport
employ an average OF about one hundred
men each, at an annual cost of about
one million Of dollars. The season lasts
eight months in the year and the aver
age pay per day is $1.75. The mills
cut an average of $4,000, 900 feet per
annum and the largest has capacity of
10000, 900 annually. The entire pro.
duct of tho season is worth $15 per thou
sand Oh M average, which give total
of Sd, 500, 600 for the raw lumber manu-
facturcd
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-02-15
a Temple OF Solid Rock.

The temple of Dambula, Coylon, is
carved entirely out of stone, aud there
are seven caves followed out OF tho
rock, stairs roughly hewn up the side of
1t. These cav IS are grotesquely painted
with tho chief incidents Of the history of
Ccylon. In tho first ono there Is q ste
tue Of Budlah, rerosing full length,
which is sixty feet long, and all carved
out Of ono block of stone. Before it on
tho tablo arc placed offerings Of flowers,
candles, camphor, incense, etc. In the
other caves there are immense figures OF
ancient kings; they arc larger than life
size and arc painted in the most varied
shades Of yellow, slashod with red and
green. Their faces have much the same
features rs are represented on wooden
Dutch dolls, and have about rs much ex-
preston. The walls md ceilings are
decorated with rough paintings repre-
senting battles, tournaments. elephant
hunts and religious professions. The
door of the temple is locked with a mas
sive silver key, which must weigh at
least two pounds.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-02-15
Strange Story About Santa Anna.

Judge Major, of Kentucky, reIates
the following story of Santa Anna, the
Mexican Dictator: "Did you ever hear, "
hs said, "that he was a Kontucian?" /
confessed that never had. "Wcll that
is believed by many old people about
Frankfort; have heard it from boy
hood. 1t is said that Santa Anna, af-
terward president of the Mexican ropub-
lie, was nh lllcgitimate son Of the Nat
Sanders, of this country. While youth,
he went to New Orleans on flat bont,
and was never aftcrward heard from.
When captured at San Jacinto, in 1886,
he was brought through this place on
his way to Washington, and was rcccg-
nized by tho Sanders, who recog-
nizcd him rs their illegitimate and long
lost relative. Ho did not deny it. He
spoke English like Kentuckinn, and
with Kentucky accent. Ono of the SAN
doris had determined to kill him on ac-
count Of the death of relative in the
massacre Of tho Alamo, but abandoned
his purpose when he WAS convinced
that they were blood relations. The
mother OF cyan T.. Settle, of Owenton,
was Sanders, and he bears marked
rescmblnnce to tho pictures of Santa
Anna. Larkin e. Sanders, representa-
tive from Carroll county TO the present
general assembly, belongs to the family,
rs also did tho noted George Sanders,
who figured SO prominently in politics
during the administration OF Pierce and
Buchanan"