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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1883-05-05

Many pretty private residences,
and handsome grounds lend a
charm to this plague-stricken city,
which even, dirty streets, abomi-
nable horse cars, and deceptive
architecture, fail to entirely dis.
pei. The most noteworthy thing
in the city, however, is Court
Square, a public park, consisting
of about 8 acres of woods, on
Main street, in the heart of the
business centre. The park is en-
closed with a substantial iron
fence, abounds in rustic %settees,
and graveled walks which con-
verge into the large fountain in
the centre. Its most attractive
feature is the large number of
tame gray squirrels inhablting the
little wooden houses half hidden
IN the trec-tops. 1t is a curious
sight to watch these pretty little
creatures as they scamper play
fully over the grounds and up the
trees in pursuit Of each other or
Chamber up your back, perch upon
YOUR shoulder, and gravely scan
your countenance, mentally esti-
mating the benevolence of your
mature, and then, descending,
Thrust their inquisitive noses into
your pockets in quest of pea nuts,
pecans, almonds or other edibles,
(which, if Que be found they hur'
riedly seize, and holding it in
their fore paws eat with such com
posure and evident relish as to ex'
| cite visibility. The park is the
! pride of Memphis, and her clever
. peoples eyes light up and a blanc
smile plays over their faces (mucf
i after the fashion of d girl who
= gives you her sweetest smile an(
t asks YOU to look at her "love of
y hat-m whenever mentioned !
made Of it.
:; It is growing dark, the mosqu1
toes are beginning to bite and
am being worried by them nearl..
as much as you are by this letter
s so I'll close. In my next iii tel
you about the "Arkansaw Ager
d and my first adventure on tn
raging maiu" now covering tn
sacred soil of Arkansaw.
III Yours considerably,
ri CREOLE.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1883-05-05

State of Louisiana--25th District
Court--Parish Of Vermilion-M
G64.
SUGGESTIONS of Joseph v. Gaid1
and his wife Melanie Hebeft.
application Of Alcile HdIat
to be appointed a~dmilfsralt.
Notice is hereby given to a
parties interested in tue III
succession. or having any oppoa
ton to make to the application
said applicant to file the NJ
in writing. in the Office d sk
Clerk of Court within len dlJs
from the date hereof. s1
Given under my hand and ~
los court this 9Th DAY Of W
1888.
f.kCrIE RpoIJss Arm. Cferxssss
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1883-05-05
NJ s,

The MER1p1oxAL, is published weekly
in English and French, at two dollars
and fifty cents per annum payable in
advance.
Advertisements will be inserted at Sl.UO
Der square OF ten lines, or less, for each
insertion.
Advertisements published in English
apd French will be charged for both Ian
guaso-. ..-.oa fox
less than two dollars and fifty cents.
PAYMENT of ali advertisements IS con.
sidered due Immediately after their first
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 fol
announcing candidates for office M
election tickets or other job-Wofk mus
he paid for on delivery.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1883-05-05
N Q G b !.
49,
LAND OFFICE, at New orles1 ,ss

LAND OFFICE, at New DREAM sse
Notice is hereby given thas 1 ~
lowing-uamed settler has my 1
n n,S t1 of his e1a III and that said
Will be made before the Judge q IS Mi hi
of &c Court "n al Atbeville, La, Or se nss' I
of May 1888, viz o ssa ths sW qur.
vermilion parish, La, io sn .a ) sast
ter of Section %, i IL On - y
He names the following m.ase
prove his continuous -reslaso 81 H.
and cultivation Of SAID lanu,. III
gust Vincent, Luc bro pssfs,s J
Prejean and Lewis L. D.
yermilion Parish, Loulslah". p.x;ssr,
C. B. DARRAIA, hes'ss
April 14-'e3-5t. 49,
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1883-05-05

Last Sunday just before day we
had a touch of old Pluvius, but a
brisk n6rther spoiled all the good
that might have arisen from the
drizzle- Of that day.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1883-05-05

At last date the burglars who
forced the bank in New Orleans,
had not yet been discovered. One
Howard was arrested On snspi.
cion, but released, for want OF
proof to implicate him in the ne.
farious undertaking.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1883-05-05

Last Thursday was Ascension.
High Mass was celebrated in the
Catholic Church Of Abbeville.-
Quite a number Of people attended
service.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1883-05-05

Work given out. On receipt
of your address we will make an
offer by which you can earn 50 to
81 evenings. at your home. Men,
women. boys or girls can do it.
Fl. G. Wilkinson & Co., 1876 and
1877 Fulton street, New York.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1883-05-05

Last Sunday, it being a fine day,
the town was we'll stocked with
people, many Of whom had come
to attend Divine service.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1883-05-05

What will become of our vege-
table gardens? We see a very
dismal future for summer vegeta'
bles.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1883-05-05
Sweet May is on us.

Our New York letter and seve.
raj other articles were crowded
out this week.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1883-05-05
Guleu Improred Gin
FEEDERS & CONDENSER

The undersigned having been appsiu..
ted agent for the sale of these ceietfss
ted GAS, would respectfully inyk
those wishing to buy, to call aud sessts
MAGNOLIA GIN, at his warehouse ID III
town of Abbeyille. All correspoudmn
relative to these machines vim NJ
immediate attention.
Respectfully yours,
May 5-'S3 OPHELIAs BouRQuk
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1883-05-05

riel.
We here came to a hault, that
all might again form unto ranks,
so as to march into the village in
better order. The column as be-
fore. was headed by our noble
standard bearer aud popular Brass
Band. We no sooner entered the
town, than the solemn peals of the
church bell announced our arrlv-
al ; and plainly showed, that the
kind hearts, Of the village people,
were open to receive us in their
midst. The streets. windows and
balconies were flied with eager
spectators, who came forth to lend1
an attentive ear to the sweet &C
corus of music, as we'll as to well
come US in their little village.
We first marched through town
and then proceeded to the dwell
ing of Father Desnoye1les: greeted
him with many cheers, and thank
ed him for his kind reception, by
playing the bands f%avori:e piece
I"Martha." After this the instrn.
ments were slowed away; and
the boys were allowed to visit the
the village.
Joy now beamed in every eye,
and all, with glad hearts, started
in various directions. Some visi-
ted the town whilst others more
fond of romance, wandered along
the banks, OF the meandering
.Teche, admiring the idle freaks Of
of nature. Noon soon approach
ed ; and as our appetites had been
somewhat sharpened by an eight
mile walk ; we soon sought the
grcen and shaded spot, where an
Iexquisite dinner lay prepared for
; our keen appetites. After dinner
we remained seated ON the sward'
ed floor, singing many gay lesta|
songs. The time was now last
approaching for our homeward
journey ; but We were not to leave
| the generous and kind townsmer
'of Arnaudville, without more
G signs of the appreciation OF ou1
e delightful stay in their little vii
lage. Once more we formed into
rauks, headed by our gallant bane
ard starry flag, which a~uttere'
alolt lr the gentle breeze; ant
marched through the streets, ser
%enading Mr.. Rogers, the honora
BILE mayor, Mr.. Dur'o, whose kind
ness and generosity knows nj
hounds and Mrs. Bernard, tn
venerable old lady, who in lorlne
,Idays. so often welcomed within
her cottage home, the Reyerep'
Fathers Of our dear College, WIN
Invent ,hither to offer up the HoI
Sacri6ce of the Mass: Theme
we proceeded to the neat littl
church, where our Band accorde'
several sacred pieces j; and tn
boys sang the glorious Magnitica
in thanksgiving for the n"merou
blessings showered upon rs o
this festal day. After leaving tn
u church, we soon jnrrney cd hom'
10 ward amid the same pleasantnes
g and beautiful scenery which ever.
Is where met the eye on our morl
'ing's walk !; till finally we can
in sight of the g!itteripg spire
the church of Grand Coteau. W
re entered the village in the sam
order as we had departed, wal
ing melodious strains far and vic
over the balmy evening air.
D. AS we entered the Coll'ge, a
ioined their voices in acclaim
tons +; and the walls rang Wi
II: festal sounds. Long will this 10
ne Gus day, be impressed on the min
lis of our gallant youth, togeth'
ne with the ever-Aowing generosl
IN of Mr.. Durio, the unlimited kin
ty ness of Father Desnoyelles, W
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1883-05-05
THE ARKANSAW TRAVELLER.

NOT HE OF HISTORIC FAME, BUT A
ouAsI-'CADIEN FROM OUR OWN
uKTUToRED wILDs NOW AN EX-
lie IN THE LAND OF .AGUE AND
COTTON
LAKE VILLAGE, AXIS. April 10Th lisa.
FRIEND ADDISON How art
thou? Guess, while you and the
good people of Vermilion are de-
batting what effect the reduced
tariff, will have on the price and
production Of sugar, and wonder
ing whether the hungry McEnery
mob will devise any additional
forms of courtesy" as Bro. Par
ker of the Picayune hath APPLY
styled it, to divert funds from the
State treasury into their own prl-
vate exchequer ; we up in "Arkan-
saw" are worrying about the June
rise and cotton plantingS
How came I here? One bright,
sunny afternoon in early March l
took passage at Louisville, KY,
on the palatial steamer "Guiding
|Star." Hegler master, Mcintyre
purser, for the Commonwealth OF
Arkansaw. AS we entered the
canal around the tails, the sun
was sinking behind a huge bank
Of gorgeously colored clouds in
the West and his departing rays
threw a gilded hale around the
lofty spires and housetops OF the
lovely Falls City," within whose
walls I leave many warm friends
and have spent some Of the most
happy hours Of my life. Owing
to the annoying delay caused by
the large number Of trains cross
ling the long bridge which spans
the Ohio at this point, it was
sometime after dark before W.
passed thro' the draw and out in
to the river. The "Star" is il
Illuminated throughout with thu
Edison Incandescent Electro
Light which burns as softly ant
steadily as a wax taper. In tn
engine rooms is located the plan
!, consisting of two machines whlc|
, generate the electricity. Th'
light which burns in the huge re
, fector on the hurricane deck j
5000 candle power and its bril-
l~liancy is such that its rays ma
8 be thrown 3 miles, showing up OF
f fleets at that distance upon whic
:. they are concentrated as clearl
E as day. The Guiding Star is on
of the finest boats in the Southern
ern Transportation Line, and is
t sidewheeler 307 feet in length, 4
e feet beam, with an extreme widt
lover all Of II feet and has a ca
It rying capacity Of 1900 tons. He
ficabin Accommodations are of a yer
d superior order, her stateroon
ybeing extra large and comfort'
s-blc, luxuriously finished and fur
ished in every particular. Ht
tables are lavishly supplied wit
t. the best the markets afford.
e On this trip there were upward
1t Of 50 cabin passengers, about 3
T. Of whom were ladies, and at lea
one-half Of the entire party we
1t touring it" thro' the South. l
e. mong these were two promlne'
t. army officers, with their famille
IS en- route to inspect our seaboa1
&c defences on the Gulf ; two your
'h and three old married coupl
Sc from Cincinnati, who where sui
m GENTLY spooney and soft to be
tn once suggestive of paregoric al
6. smelling salts !; Col. u. wife, al
sh charming niece, of Chicago ; Nj
IS, G. of Louisville, a voluptuo
J.. dame "fair, fat and forty" W
= having laid away five husban
10 beneath the green sod has recent
y" embarked upon the perilous S
~ matrimonial with her sixth sDou
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1883-05-05

ipS 'hS ydS DOluS h"'o"J
of a modest, retiring disposition, l
did not seek the society Of the
young ladies at first. but devoted
myself almost exclusively to the
married ladies and widows hav,
ing pretty daughters. We dis
cussed the weather, politics. flow
ers, fashions, and, womanlike, our
fellow passengers, during the in
terva1s Of talking, promenading
the guards, and rambling about
the towns and cities where the
boat stopped for any length OF
time, we played back CANNON, be-
ziquc, whist and euchre. And
here | may remark that time and
again during the progress of the
latter game, fond memory turned
to Abbeville, its boys and girls
and her gallant chief of police.
In the evil hour when sorely press
ed and wolully beaten by my fair
adversaries, l did not envy Geor.
ge his handsome form and feat
ures nor yet his gallantry and
grit, but oh! how eagerly | covet,
ed his skill in manipulating the
cards that l might deal myself
"lone hands," and occasionly "ring
10 a cold deck" on the girls.
Everywhere along the Ohio
traces of the great flood OF Febru'
airy, 1888, were plainly visible
Wrecked fences, overturned
houses, stranded barges, collec
} tons of drift in the tree tops, al
bore silent witness to the onward
rush of the resistless destro yine
waters. Surely had the sanity
Marquette and the early Frencl
voyageurs seen the turbid, angr.
5 stream as did we, they would no
have styled it tia Belle Riviere.
Flooding along steadily W
passed Owen'sboro with its mag
nificent distilleries ; Evansville
With its extensive founderies, mills
] furniture and agricultural nipple
ment factories ; Paducah with it
t huge Touring mills ; Cairo, mus
cal with the din of noisy railroad
trains and believing frogs an
picturesque with its houses percf
ed upon stills to escape the annua
overAows /; and soon found GU
stately craft floating proudly on
} upon the tawny. tumultuous bt
h som Of the mighty Father {
y Waters" A clump of willow
e ,growing on a sand bar at the Toe
1'of Island No. 10, is all that r
a mains to mark the spot where o.
z cured one of the most holly col
b tested conflicts during the "la'
unpleasantness."
II Memphis, perched up on tt
y high "Chickasaw Bluffs" with j
IS neatly paved landing, huge elev
a. tor under the hill, and on tt
D. height above the new customhous
and imposing rows Of tall brio
h buildings form a striking for
ground of the picture Of a lars
Is city, which unfortunately, ho'
ever, the back ground fails to I
St lieve. The city possesses a mo
re eligible and picturesque location
4 but the visitations Of yellow f.v
NJ have not only trimed its popul
IS, ton but diverted its once,fouris
ing commerce into other channe
y Back two squares from the top
es the Bluf-Front street.-the tov
ID is dead. All the principal bu
al ness is transacted within the me
40 gre limits of about six or Gig
squares along Main and Monr
3D. streets. Everything and evel
us body have seemingly by intultl
~ acquired the commendabIc. kna
=, of putting the best foot foremos
Exteriors are gorgeous, the
terror a grimsham., There
owl . l.Lo, -hoon 1Offv Cni
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1883-05-05

1t is a fact which obtrudes IT.
self to ones mind that flies are
very numerous this season. What
can be the cause Of the vast multi
tude of this pest? Their number
would not be noticed were it not
that they are very disagreable.
Without any premonition what.
ever, they will light on a persons
mouth or nose and there commence
their cleansing process for which
they are SO much noted by close
observers. Should you wipe then
off they return to the charge will
an audacity which is surprising
The child in the cradle, the disl
with meat, the sugar, the molasses
all are attacked by these insects.
The following is a list or Stats
tics of the sugar, rice and cotto'
crops of the parish Of Vermilion
collected from the best informa
tions which could be obtained 70
each year as represented, in nun
Der of hogsheads of sugar, barrel
of molasses and bales of cotton /:
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-21
A NUNS FORTUNE,

Washington Special to the Commercial Gazette
One of the nuns IF the Georgetown
convent has. withdrawn from the sister
hood. Stories have been circulated to the
effect that there was opposition to her
action by the religious superi0rs of the
order, and that she had to leave the in
stitution clandestinely. The facts are as
follows: A few weeks ago Sister Lauren
tia declared that she desired to renounce
her vows and return to her home. The
religious orders of the United States only
take what is called in the Catholic church
simple vows, which VOWS for good and
s Efficient cause can be dispensed in Rome
The exceptions to the above are George
town convent and two or three other visi
tation converts, where the sisters are al
lowed toimake solemn vows" at the end
of ten yearssif they wish. Sister Lauren
Tia Smith, of Reading. had been several
years q member of the religious
society of The Immaculate
Heart of Mary" Thinking she
would prefer Georgetown. where she
had been educated, and to which she was
much attached, she applied for admission
there, where she was admitted and much
loved. Before the ten years expired she
concluded not to make her vows solemn,
and finally asked and obtained a dis
pensation from all her vows. She did
not disappear. from the convent. The
sisters were fully informed, and an out
sister accompanied her ina carriage to the
depot. her family being prepared to re
eeive her. She returned to her home in
Reading, Pennsylvania, where, it is
stated. she has entered society. and upon
the enjoyment, rs stated. of legacy of
$4,000. Sister Laurentia, now plain
Miss Smith. first came to the convent
nearly twenty years ago. as a pupil, and
subsequently took her VOWS in convent IN
Pennsylvania. A few years ago, as stated,
she joined the aisterhOod at the George
town convent.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-21
IrDIAN AFFAIRS.

WAsHINeToN, March 90. Special Agent
Townsend, ina Communication from the
Sac and Fox Indian agency, dated March
18th, writes to the commissioner of In,
dian affairs as follows:
I'm coming from Tulsa TO this agency
(sixty miles, found nearly every shouse
in the settlement deserted, at this season
when every man should be in the field in
stead OF running about over the country
with the Winchester rifle. A reign of
terror prevails in this part of the Greek
reservation and appears to have STAN
peded almost the entire population Ii
seems that measures should be taken to
bring the war to close. [ doubt if this
can be accom- plished without the utter
position of the general government. If
this must come it would be mercy to
many innocent persons involved in this
trouble if it were done at once. so as to
prevent further bloodshed and deyasta-
ton. Other tribes may become involved,
either as enemies or as allies. | would
not embarTas tue Creek milton in
their present struggle for indepen-
dence. Rather would | encourage and
support its loyal leaders to the end that
their capacity for self government may
be demonstrates; but if this cannot be
done and done quickly. think the public
welfare demands that the government
should inter ere without delay"
Townsend refers to the fact that armed
men from both sides are riding hither and
thither all over the country, and from
reliable information he believes them t.
be without discipline and demoralized In
conclusion he says
.'At best the disastrous state affairs of
the Greeks are bad enough if confined to
the limits of their own reservation, but
when they purpose to carry their CAM
paign into the territory, not their own. /
think il is time that some one interferes,
and compel them at least to limit their
hostile operations to their own county.
Their own people state than the condi7
ton of affairs affords excellent opportur
atty for many desperadoes.who infest tho
country to commit depredations on all
sides. Indications are that they are not
stow to take advantageof the opportunity
and charge it all to Creek"
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-21
Mistakes Eminent Men Made,

Old men give too much advice for il
all to be sound. Washington, it is said,
once decided that the Erie Canal was
not practicable. Sam Houston thought
one-half the money Congress voted to
Morse to build the first telegraph line
ought to be devoted To encourage mes
merism. Cave johnson, Postmaster
General, declined to buy the telegraph
patents for the government for 300, ZOO
on the ground that it could not earn ex-
penses. Ezra Cornell spent two-thirds
of Morse's appropriations laying the
poor, starveling telegraph underground
instead of stretching it like a clothes
line. Timothy Howe was sure fifty
cent tax on whisky could not collect rs
much as 80 tax. Seward thought
$4,000 men would put down the rebel
lion. The old Baltimore merchant, 10
whom Poe's poems were submitted, III
dorsed them: Here is man fit for
nothing whatever" Franklin rather
thought the Stamp act smart recon-
mendation. Commodore Vanderbilt
told his son to buy no railroads outside
of New York State Old age is for
counsel, but it ought to come from the
amen benches. All the wisdom in
Spain and Portugal discouraged Column
bus, bat pretty woman said to the
sailor:
LAS well to die and go,
As die and stay"
Nptr York Tyfhyflle
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-21
The nomination Of Vim snr.o,o :

The nomination of VIM. Spragnc for
his old place of governor of Rhode Island
is one of the curious things IN politics,
and according to the New York Tribune
the movement is locked upon by the
shrewdcr republicans as threatening
That paper says the governor has always
had certain popularity with the less
educated and less well-to-do classes of his
state, which his late vagaries have only
tended to increase. 1t is not in the least
outside the possibilities that after finan-
cial ruin and social disaster he may again
attain. the place to which only the prestige
of inherited wealth originally carried him.
1t has been the fashion of late years to
speak of the ex-governor IS ihalf4crazy or
half-witted. But he has flashes of quite
uncommon sagacity, and whoever picks
him up for fool is apt to get burnt
fingers for his pains.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-21
uNsALARIED LEGISLATORS.

St Louis Repabticdn. Boston alder
men avow and illustrate their superiority
over the ordinary stuff of which aldermen
aud councilmen in less pretentious cities
are made by serving without pay-an inn
itation, probably, of the British parlia-
ment The Boston alderman is superb
creature. who il above the vulgar neces-
sity of taking salary for. his services.
He legislates for his beloved hub for moth
ing but the honor of the work. And yet
the Boston aldernitn's services come high.
He is not a cheap institution. lie can
getaway with a prodigious amount Of
refreshments, carriage riding aud five and
ten dollar dinners at the best hotels. lie
Is addicted TO what Is called ''janleting. .
He makes up in junketing what he lacks
in salary drawing. a sumptuous dinner
at Parker's or the fremont ii tho invafia=
Bile accompaniment OF his COMMITTEES
meetings. and we have it on the authority
| OF first class Boston newspaper
| thing in Boston is first class--thai lit ii
difficult 10 get together a quorum of u
city hall committee unless there Is din
ner to follow and further that "the com-
mittee chairman who has the reputation
of being mean in the fare which he sets
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-21

A wholesale reduction Of the editorial
and reportorial staff q the New York
World was made Saturday evening, sum
mary notices of dismissal being served on
about two-thirds of the members of the
force. The paper win depend for its
local news hereafter upon the manifold
copy of the City Press Association. 1t
il understood that retrenchment is in
Consequence of Jay Gould's refusal to
continue making ap the difference be-
tween the weekly receipts and expenses
of the paper. Mr.. Gould's path in the
editorial field is not always strewn with
roses