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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1883-04-07

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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1883-04-07
LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent.

SiuCt i'tpat tNlcht t"SAe WV
vision known as the blue corridor,
where may be seen d collection OF
Icuriosilies, as interesting, perhaps,
TO patriotic Americans, as can be
found elsewhere in our county.
During the hours that the Depart
ment is open to visitors scarcely a
minute passes that a crowd Of
ls'ghtseers from some part Of the
! United States is not lingering
|around the large glass cases in
which these memeDtoes Of past
events and famous persoDages
have been deposited: 1t is a mis-
Icellancons collection, gathered
Originally from various quarters
|of the globe, but each article has
an interesting history, told in
many instances Oh a card of OK
PLANTATION attached. Conspicuous
among them is the suit. worn by
George Washington when he re-
signed his commission at Annapo-
lis in 1888. The coat is of blue
cloth, with outside facings of a
soft, buff, wooden texture, held in
| place by immense gilt buttons.
pants, which extend to the
knee, and tile vest, are Of the same
buff material. The suit is perfect
ly preserved, bnt in contrast to it
hang the tattered remnants of his
silk window curtains, so disfgured
land moth eaten that they are
scarcely recognizable as window
drapery. About two dozen pieces
of blue china arc displayed on a
island Of shelves. with his chrystal
canlelabra, little brown teapot,
blue glass iinger-bowls, and a few
pieces Of Powered China presented
to Martha Washington by I.afa.
ycttc. A washstand Of curious
idcsign and q tall mahogany hu'
reau, with its snowy brass handles
and 3G by q inch mirror would
be invaluable treasures to lovers
ot antique furniture, apart from
the interest they possess as relics
!lof our first President. There is
his handsome china punch:bow'
with a large piece broken ont o.
its side ; two vases that were pre-
scented to him ; and the bulky old
thine compass which he used as ;
surveyor. His travelling secretary
Us a mnsty, leather encased DO,
with leather pockets for papers
1.-The hall lantern from Mount Yer
non is here, with some chairs, ia
blea, and irons, bellows, and
wooden tca.board imported from
France just after the revolution
larry war. Some coarse woolel
blankets, and bed-curtains EN-
broidered by Martha Washington
arc curious objects. Here is tn
heavy iron treasure chest Of tn
continental army, and Washing
tons camp'chest with its outfit Q
pewter plates, steel knives, an
two prongca forks, that followed
him in bis many retreats ant
marches. One can look into tn
.iidenfjca', oval, %giltframed miro
. that has so often reflected tn
I features Of the father of his couu
( try, and oitener still, no doub'
r those Of Mrs. Washington ; tn
. tent-poIcs, tent-pins, aud sleepin!
tent, the latter now only a latte,
, ed bundle Of linen canvas, bn
lever venerable as the canopy tina
sheltered General George Wasl
ington are oil displayed in thi
Cease.
But by no means can all G
these curiosities be claimed b
/ Washington. For here are tn
lonly known relics Of Thoma
Paine, q clumsy pair of iron rim
med spcctacles, and a set Of larg
Iornamertel steel shoe buckle!
1.-The riHe Of Sam Houston is shown
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Chickens arc very scarce ~
town. and eggs have gone up to
Is cents q dozen.
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Succession Sale.
STATE or LOUISIANA,
rWENTYFIEwu DISTRICT c0nar
Parish OF Vermilion.
-
Ne. 66l.
Nc. 66l.

Succession OF Elmazee Br0ussard.
By virtue of an order Of ala
granted by the Honorable Distic.
Court. in ard for the pariA Of
Vermilion and State Of Louissna.
in the matters OF the above entitled
and numbered succession, notice
is hereby given that there win Be-
sold at public auction, to the lest
and highest bidder, at the late res
iaenue of tho deceased Oh
THURSDAY APRIL 9A 1881.
the following described property
of said succession, to wit:
LIST ole tract Of land in this par
ish on the west'side Of bayou Ver.
milton, containing thirty aeres
superficial area. and taken on tie
south end OF the west half Of the
south east quarter Of section Sin
township eleven, south Of raBges
east, being the land wherein d.
ceased last resided, and which she
acquired at the sale Of the proper
ty Of the succession Of Hypoli!e
| Smith.
2ud one other tract Of land con-
Thinning fifty arpents Tor tOrty
lacrtsl and measuring three y.
| penis aud Il half front by fourteen
|arpents deep and being The north
half Of the north half Of the south
cast 4uartcr Of section 5 IN town.
5tip II south Of range } cass and
is BOUNDED north by the ADORE
and by lands Of 3 Broassard,
south By Mrs Fulhert Landry,
lay J y X Randseps aud
west bv T'heolin LalIaade.
! One dwelling house. kitchens
corn crib-50G lannels fencing
one creole male ard horse and
L.o.nci cattle -. one hack -ole
wa.con-one lot farming inlple.
meuts--oue lot Household iurnl'
ture~-one LOT kitchen utensils.
--Irrms end Condition -
All adjudication OF ten dollars
land under cash, aud all adjualca'
tons over ten dollars on one, Two
4 three years credit. purchasers y
furnish their notes with two cor
vent surctics, to the satisfaction
of the administrator.
Given under uy official slgoa'
ture, at Office, in the town o. az
rcy;|!c, this 10Th dag Of naIen 4
D., 1853. ~.
G. +. Shaw, Sheriff.
Estate OF Louisiana-Z5th D'ss.lss
Court--Parlsh OF VcrmIlloa--au'
ESQ.
Succession OF Coralie Mayafaiua
Notice is hereby given 70 ~
parties interested in inc sald sn'.
Iccssiop, Or having any oppoS'',oa
to make to the tablean OF c1s' a
fcation of debts and charges ~.
settlement of proceeds OF casn l sas
of said succession to file tue sa ~.
III writing in the Office o. ~. ~
clerk of court within ten oa''
from date hereof.
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Orange, Texas, is to have an
ice factory.
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TO the Hon. President and
members of the Police Jury
for the Parish of Vermilion-
The Finance COMMITTEE has exam
ined the stub book Of the Collector
from March lst to March 3lst 1888,
inclusive, aud have found that he
has collected as follows
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Jury List

List of special jury drawn IT. 70 n',irst
the next April term 81 'ps IssA
Court viz: on the 10th o. APP"
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Art, lss Resolved, that the fol-
estimates of the probable ex-
Of the parish during tho year
be published by the Clerk Of
body in the official Journal. dur
ing 80 days before ievying and u.s.
sessipg the parish taxes, according
IN fau, Mile
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the foul air of an empty or nearly empty
cess pool killed two men in very few
moments. AS reported in the Tribune,
this occurred in Passaic, New Jersey,
August /. The cess pool was connected
with an older one, the pipes from which
had become clogged. A man named John
Daig entered it to clear out the pipes,
but soon fell. A second man named
George Conkling went down the ladder
with a rope, which he tied round Daig's
waist and then fell himself A third man
named George Krynor went down to
rescue Conkling, but fell beside him.
Daig in the meantime had been hauled
out, and with much difficulty resuscitated,
Another man was let down with a rope,
but before he reached the bottom he faint
ed and was hauled out. The bodies of
Conkling and Krynor were at last fished
cut with graphing hooks, but both were
dead
This accident followed right upon the
heels of another at Newark last week,
where again there was q nuisance from an
old cess pool, man descending to clean
it, suff0cation, and the deaths of two
Others also who attempted to rescue the
first victim. While we must admire the
spirit which led these men to attempt the
rescue of fellow man who was sutfoca
ting under such horrible circumstances,
we must deplore the profound and almost
inexcusable ignorance ON the part of all
concerned which led to this catastrophe.
Accidents of this kind have occurred so
often, aud have been so fully reported
and commented on by the daily press,
that it would seem as if everyone should
by this time know the danger Of descend
ing into cess pool before testing the ca
pability OF the air in it to sustain life.
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THE PLAQUES OF HISTORY.

The threatened cholera epidemic has
called attention to the great plaques re-
corded in history, and glance ut some OF
the events may reconcile us to grateful
feeling of the comparative freedom from
pestilence in late years. The earliest
plaques of which there are any account
are those described in Exodus, which oc-
Cured in Egypt, 1491, b. G. In 534, b.
c., there was plague at Carthage so ter
rible that parents sacrificed their children
to propiate the gods. In 1877 Il. g., in
the Greek Islands, Egypt aud Syria, peo-
pie died at the rate of 1000 day. In
Rome, A. d. so, 10, 1000 persons died daily.
Another plague in Rome, A. D. 256, took
off 5000 o day. In 430 Britain was scourg
ed SO that the living were hardly able to
bury the dead. During the years TAG and
TAO, Constantinople lost 100000 of its
population. At Chichester Eng, in 772,
81, 900 people died, and in 954, Scotland
lost 40, 900 people. Ireland was sorely
visited in 1172 and 1904, and again in
1850. AT that time 200 people were
buried daily in London. In 1407, London
lost 80, 600 citizens. There was a fearful
pestilence at Oxford in 1471. The dread
full sweating sickness" occurred in Lon
don in 1906, and again in 1917. In most
Of the towns half the people died, and
Oxford was depopulated. In 1922, thou
sands were swept away in Limerick
The Sweating sickness" revisited Eng
land in 1922, aud again in 1861. In 1903,
30,57S people persisted of plague in Lon
don. Constantinople again lost 200, 900
people in 1911. In 1925, London lost
80, AT inhabitants. In 1889, Lyons lost
10000. In 1856, 400, 900 people died at
Naples in six months. In 1864, London S
great plague took off $500 inhabitants.
In 1870, 10000 people died at Marseilles.
1773, $4,000 inhabitants of Bossora, Per-
STA, died of plague. In 1902, 500, 900 peo-
pie died of plague in Egypt. In Barbary,
5000 people died daily, and in 1893. PAT,
600 people persisted at Fee. Asiatic
cholera first appeared in England at Sun
derland, October 90, 1881, and in North
America at Quebec, June s, 1882, and in
New York, June 90, 1882. 1t revisited
the United States in 1884, slightly in
1949, severely in 1866 and again lightly
in 1S66-67. In 1S29-30, 900, 900 people
died of cholera in Russia and Germany.
In 1S4s-49, SO, 2O3 people died of it in
England and Wales, and in 1854 these
countries lost 20,0S7 and Naples 10000
persons. In 1866, 10000 people died OF
cholera at Constantinople. Chicago Inter
| Ocean.
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On motion, adjourned.
Frenchtown Items.

Frenchtown Items.
Rev. Joseph X. Manning, of Keyport,
will preach in the Baptist Church next
Sunday morning.
Jeremiah Housed has been arrested and
required by Justice Srope to find security
to be of good behavior towards his wife
A clear case of twhiskey.'
John w. Vanderbilt was arrested and
brought before Justice Srope for drunk
enness one day last week. The Justice
gave him five minutes to leave the place.
He took the hint and left.
Andrew Slack has been appointed special
Constable in Frenchtown by the temper
ance Council. This appointment is said
to be good one and it is hoped that the
disturbances that have occurred weekly,
for the last three or four weeks, at one
Of the places chat helps business will
be broken up.
Levi II. Brink and Gordon McClain,
the two young men arrested for disturb
ing services at the NJ. +. Church, in
Frenchtown, had Il final hearing on Mon
day morning of this week, before w. T..
Srope, Justice, and the Justice delivered
lengthy opinion in which he gave the
young men some wholesome advice and
discharged them.
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For TIE KECOKT
STREETS AND SEWERAGE.

Attention is now being directed to the
streets of our city. They are undergoing
q repair by order of committee of the
city council and under the supervision OF
a ''Freeholder" CT the county, who APP
parently takes upon himself the sole man
agement and direction Of the work, for
the city and county, and seems to ignore
the fact that the city has an engineer,
whose duty it is to give grades, elevations
and shape to the streets, according to
plans and grades established by COM
mission appointed by q former council
and regularly adopted as an ordinance.
Many citizens are loud in their condem-
nation of the way and method in which
these repairs are made as not being per-
manently effective, and must soon be re-
newed at the same, if not greater cost to
the taxpayer.
An acrimonious controversy is going on
in the city papers on this subject, between
the opposing parties, and the matter may
involve the county "Freeholder" and
come before the county court for adjudi-
cation.
The article in the last issue Of THE
RECORD, headed Sewerage is applica-
BILE to the condition Of our city and the
feelings of many of the citizens.
There is much for the citizens of Lam
bertyille to do to make a first-class, at
tractive, economical and agreeable city,
for business and residence making it
difficult and delicate task, to decide
"where to begin" and how to calculate
the cost of the work, or how to provide
the money to accomplish the work requir-
ed, yet it will have to be done at no dis
tant day, and the only plan that com
mends itself is that laid down in the ar.
ticle in THE RECORD of last week, viz:
"The authorities should have plans
prepared by a competent and experienced
sewerage I'VE would add road or street J
engineer, and adhere rigidly to them in
construction Of every foot of sewer. We
would add road or street,.
"The whims and notions, of practical
common sense men, should be avoided
in treating subjects which cannot be in
diligently handled by practice, unbacked
by knowledge of principles or common
sense, unaided by experience.
A Board of Health under the late laws
of the State, has been organized in our
city and have entered upon their duties.
They will have much to annoy and per-
pick in the discharge Of those duties.
1t is presumed, in fact known, that
privics, or in the ordinary expression
'soess pools, whiah embrace all sorts of
filth collections, lave been brought to
their attention, and even the contamina-
ton of the waters Of we'll by sewerage,
and the following extract from the SAM
tary Engineer, of Aug. 9th, shows the
danger there is in the 'cess poolso of other
cities, and as our village of forty years
age, has become city, we must give at
tention to such things that come with the
growth and increase Of population and
the demands of the day:
DEATH IN A Cess PooL.--This time it is
not "scare'--it is not a future death
that is possibly or probably to be caused
by stored-up filth--it is a case in which
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Fish for Epergbody. For the benefit of
our friends intending to take day fish
ing in the Delaware, we hereby and here
CD freely, fully and frankly give them the
full history of our late experience in that
kind of business. The time of the year
having arrived for our usual annual ex-
cursion, we determined to make III grand
success. Friday, was set apart for the
day, and on Thursday we commenced to
gather bait. In knocking down wasp's
nest we were so unfortunate as to get
stung on the nose, which possibly called
forth small quantity of unpublished ora
tory under the head of wasps, but moth
ing daunted, with big chew of tobacco
on our bugle, we proceeded to gather a
large quantity of wasp's nests, hornet s
nests, grub worms, wood worms, angle
worms, and worms of all kinds. BY eleven
o'clock everything was in readiness
cooked rations and cold coffee in abund-
ance, and at two o'clock, next morning,
we hitched up and commenced flank
movement OH ltUSNi le. Az iNoChtoNh
we were reinforced by General Taylor,
who immediately assumed command, and
pushed forward as rapidly as possibly,
via. Harbortown, and arrived at Titus
vile about the break of day. A boat was
procured, hook baited, and into it we
went and we fished as faithfully as men
ever fished until after shutdown. We
hardly took time to eat, and what do you
think we caught Well we caught one
| small ell possibly six inches long and
five-sixteenths of an inch thick-did not
measure him exactly, but he was fine
one of his size, and was caught by the
General himself, who justly seemed very
proud of him. The eel above mentioned
and three sunfish were the full and ex-
act result of our days sport. Thanks to
our wise and intelligent legislators for
their laborous labor in passing fish, pro-
tecting laws. CAPT. JACK.
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Meeting of the Board of rreeholders.

Meeting of the Board of FreehOlders.
The regular monthly meeting Of the
Board of Freeholdcrs was held in the
Court House, Pennington, OH Wednesday
last. The only matter of interest claiming
the attention of the members was the re-
port of Messrs. Young, Tine and Melrcy,
a committee appointed at the last regular
meeting to investigate some bridge work
recently done in Lambertville under the
direction of the three members of the
Board from that city. The law permits
any three Freeholders to build bridge
not exceeding in price $500 and as the
work in question amounted to more than
that sum, some of the members of the
Board thought the Lambertville mem
bers had exceeded their lawful authority,
hence the appointment Of the committee
to investigate. The gentlemen from Lam
bertyille contended that the work done
was two separate bridges and therefore
they had not exceeded their authority.
The committee found, however, that the
work amounted to but single bridge,
and the report, after considerable discus
sion and excitement, was adopted and or
dered recorded on the minutes of the
Board. Democrat Aduertiser.
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Odd Fellows Troubled About Liquor.

Odd Fellows Troubled About Liquor.
The Frenchtown Iadependent says
''The temperance issue threatens to di-
vide the Order Of Odd Fellows in New
Jersey. A Grand Master is to be elected
at the session of the Grand Lodge of the
State next Fall. Aug. Grassmann, of Ho-
boken, is the present Deputy Grand Mas
ter. He is German who has liquor
store in Hcboken. Mr.. Grassmann is
candidate for the position of Grand Mas
ter, and unless some special objection can
be successfully urged against him he is
likely to be elected. Many Odd Fellows
assert that it would be improper to make
liquor seller the head of the order of the
State. 1t is also alleged that Mr.. Grass
mann, as Deputy Grand Master, has
countenanced the use at Odd Fellows
gatherings of spirituous and malt liquors,
contrary to the laws of the order. Those
in opposition to Mr.. Grassmann have fix
ed upon John II. Horn (of Lambertville)
as Grand Master. Friends of Mr.. Grass
mann contend that he merely does gro
Gerry business, in which the sale of liquors
is included, that he is entitled to the Of
flee by precedent, and that it is only the
temperance fanatics who oppose him.
They assert that every German Past
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LETTER FROM RINGoES.

RINeoEs. N. j., Aug 10, 1888.
The lumber has arrived on the ground
and the "Sunflower" is destined to un-
dergo partial-we would like to say en-
tire destruction. We understand the pre-
sent building will be thoroughly repaired.
The front fence of the property OPP
posite our hotel and owned by Mrs. Eliza
beth DUNCAN, has been moved several
front fence of the property adjoining it to
the left.
The third annual reunion of the form
er students and friends of the Sem mary
at this place, will be held at the Seminary,
on Thursday evening of this week. The
two preceding reunions have been very
enjoyable affairs and no doubt this one
will afford the same enjoyment and plea
sure to those who attend it.
While Johnny, eldest son of Jonathan
Hunt, Esq, of Larisons Corner, was
backing large farm wagon out of his
fathers barn, last Friday, one of the
wheels of the wagon came in contact with
a post and the tongue flew around and
struck the boy heavy blow on the breast,
telling him to the ground. He was picked
up in an unconscious condition and medi-
cal aid summoned, when an examination
revealed that the skull just back of one of
his ears, was badly fractured. The boy
has laid in stupor since the accident and
his condition is alarming and it is feared
the accident may prove fatal.
AS Mr.. Nathaniel Higgins was engaged
in hauling oats, one day las. week, his
team attached to large rack wagon, sud
denly started and no one being near
enough to stop them, it was plain that n
runaway would take place. The railroad
was near and horses started directly for
it. The fence along that road was reach
ed and horses, wagon and all cleared it,,
at the same time going down an embank-
ment several feet in height, without in
juring either the horses or wagon. The
railroad was followed for distance of a
mile or more and in their course, two cul-
verts were crossed by the team and wagon
The first was passed over safely, but the
fore feet of one of the horses fell between
couple of the ties of the second. He,
however, soon extricated himself from
this position and the team continued on
its way down the track. They had not
gone much farther, before one of the hind
wheels of the wagon came of and the bare
axle dragging on the ties, guided the
horses, in some manner, from the track,
at fortunate time too, for in a few
minutes the 2.40 p. NJ. train from Lam
bertville came laundering along and
would, no doubt, have killed both of the
horses, had they not left the track as they
did and possibly have wrecked ITSELF too.
After leaving the track, the axle of the
wagon came in contact with telegraph
pole, which brought the horses to stand
! still. Persons were soon on the spot and
the horses Immediately cared for. The
wagon was found broken somewhat, al
though, up to the time of the hind wheel
coming off, it had stood the "racket'
without damage. The horses were bruised
and injured about the legs, but their es-
cape from further injury, was indeed re-
markable, after SO long run ON as dan
gerous place as railroad.
! Last Friday was the day decided upon
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Grand will vote for him, and that if he is
not elected the result win be separation
of the German lodges of the State and the
formation Of German Grand Lodge.
"a circular from Past Grand Sire Nichol-
son is being circulated urging the order to
wage warefare upon ignorance and vice.
Appended to the circular is an appeal to
the fifteen thousand Odd Fellows of New
Jersey, asking that the Grand Lodge
set wholesome example by refusing to
elevate to the chair of Grand Master the
keeper of 'drink-shop' an Ambassador
of Alcohol"
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The Petit Jurors for the September
term of Court, was drawn on Tuesday of
last week. The following is a list of the
names drawn
Bethlehem-George w. Wiliver.
Observation-Disclosures Sutphin, Jas.
Moonen, John Roberts, John Casey, John
Kilroy, Alexander Horton.
Clinton-Samuel Boss.
Delaware-Henry F. Bodine, Richard
Runkle, Daniel b. Eye, Israel c.. Sher-
man.
Kingwood-James Kugler, VIM. Sher-
man, Augustus Hawk.
Holland-Stanford Apgar, John w.
Cooley, Joseph A. Tomson.
Neutrality-suspicious. Madison, Oscar G.
Sharp, Josiah N. Cole, Abraham Cole.
Lebanon-John Davis, Harvey Linda
berry, Nathan L. Apgar, Silas Walters,
Andrew Naughright, William Ham.
East Amwell-Clinton B. Blackwell,
Levi Holcombe, William G. Durling.
West Amwell-Benjamin Abbott, Lem
uel Phillips, William F. Holcombe, Geo.
II. Carr.
Raritau-Stephen G.. Gano, Robt. Rior-
dan, John @. Adams, Andrew Bartles,
Charles W. Hoff, Jacob Veit.
High Bridge-Jacob F. Sharp, VIM. A.
Alpaugh.
Tewksbury-Oliver Van Billiard.
Alexandria-George Anderson, f. H.
Opdycke, Alonzo Butler, John G.. Cronce.