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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1883-09-08
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondentl..
WASHINGTON, D. c.,
AUGUST 25TH 1883.
OUR PRIVILEGED CLASS.

OUR PRIVILEGED CLASS.
We do not think that 1t is gen
orally known that we have liz this
country a quite large number
|of people who are exempt from
punishment under Our laws for Of
fence they may commit. Wash
ington alone has over 800 Of this
class. 1t is composed Of the repre-
sentatives Of all the foreign pow
ers, and every one connected with
them down to the lowest mental.
The exemption comes through an
old law passed in the infant days
of the republic granting immunity
from arrest and punishment under
our laws to all ambassadors and
theirs attaches, a list Of whom is
kept at the DISTRICT Marahals Of
fee, and every citizen is supposed
to make himself acquainted with
their personnel. The matter has
been brought into prominent and
malodorous notice this week by
the conduct of one Senior La
maix acting minister from Brazil
who got drunk, raised a row in
his boarding house, fourished a
pistol, insulted the police, got ar
rested by an officer who didn't
know him and finally tried to talk
the station house keeper to death
in profane Portagee.; but Of course
nothing could be done with him
and now he saysi it was all because
he could not make himself under
stood in English. It was proba-
bly, because he didn't understand
Washington whiskey, three drinks
of which is warrented to make a
bishop steal. A short time ago
an ,attache, of another embassy
kicked m a row in a house Of i'll
fame and shamefully abused a po.
lice officer who demonstrated with
him. The officer just took off his
uniform, and as a private citizen
gave the illustrious blackguard
the trouneing he deserved, and
nothing was ever said about the
affair. One of the city papers
has Published Il long list of out
RACES and insiecencies perpetrated
by the members Of this exempt
class, all of which have been hush
up. The law specifies that where
a crime is committed by one of
these people, it may be reported
to the State Department which
will telegraph to his homo govern
ment. He is then allowed six
days in which to leave the coGu
try and if he fails to do so in that
time he can be arrested and pun
ished under our laws. Public sen
timent here is now in favor of ad-
ministering summary punishment
in such cases, when deserved and
saving the red tape department
time and trouble in hushing Up
and smoothing it over.
DEcADENcE OF THE "MooNsHINERs.
The reports which are being
received by the Commissioner of
Internal Revenue from all over
the Southern States show a good
condition of affairs as regards the
compliance with the internal rev.
|enue laws. There has been no
serious violation of the law gov.
erning the distillation Of whiskey
except in one State. North Caro-.
lin continues to furnish "a number
of people who will manufacture
the "old rye" without due regard
Ito law. With this exception
Commissioner Evans is satisfied
that the days Of the moonshiner
are numbered.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1883-09-08

Octave Delahoussaye, ESQ.,, was
in town this week, attending to
professional business.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1883-09-08

The Orangemen and Catholics
have had a riot at Boatbridge,
Scotland.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1883-09-08

Public schools have reopened
in some Of the wards Of the parish.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1883-09-08

VIZ had a small shower here on
last Wednesday.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1883-09-08
CAROLINE BouDREAUX

State of Louisiana--25th Districl
Couri--Parish of Vermilion--No
1919.
Succession of Desire Thibodeaux.
Notice is hereby given to al
parties interested in the said sue
%cession, Or having any opposition
to make to the tableau of debts
and charges and settlement
fof said succession to file the
same in writing in the Office OF
the clerk Of court within ten DAYS
FROM date hereof.
Given under my hand seal OF
coeft. tnis 2Sth day of July
1883.
LAsr1B BRoUssARD, Clerk.
State Of bomsiana.-25th District
Conrt-Parjsh of Vermiiion-No.
65S.
~Succession Of Mary Alzenith
Perry.
Notice is hereby given to all
parties interested in the said
succession, or having any opposi.
ton to make to the tableau of
|of debts and charges and of
distribution and final settlement of
said succession to file the same in
writing in the office of the Clerk
Iof Court within ten days from the
date hereof.
Given under my hand seal of
court, this 18th day Of August
1888.
ALcIDE LEBLANC, Dy -Clerk.
State of Louisiana-Parish OF
Vermilion-25th District Court
No. $50.
Succession of P. 0. Broussard.
Notice is hereby given to al.
parties interested in said success
lsion, having any opposition to
make to the final tableau of settle
ment of said succession or to the
application of the admr. to be hp
ally discharged, to present the
same, in writing, IN the office Of
the clerk of court, at the court
house, in the town OF Abbeville.
within ten days from the date
hereof.
Given under my hand and sea.
this 25th day of August 1883.
LAsrrE BRoussARD, Clerk.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1883-09-08

The political canvass waxeth
warm.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1883-09-08
FRANCIS Il. NICHOLAS

We hoist on high and fling to
the breeze, FOR the position Of
Governor Of the State Of Lonisi
lana the name of GEN. FRANCIS 7.
NICHOLS. Good many papers
have dropped the worthy name
under the impression that he
would for no reason whatever run
for the position, but we are still
to know where the proof is, to
that effect. There is IN our mind
nothing conclusive, so as to debar
the people Of all hope OF his &C,
cepting the candidacy and conse'
quently Of his election ; for with
him as our standard bearer, who
will for a moment entertain the
Idea Of defeat. The whole people
are anxious that he should he
the next candidate and consequent
)lv the next governor, why not
every paper in the State unfurl
his name 10 the breeze, and thus
by one unanimous appeal, let him
hear the deep and earnest voice oil
the people, proclaiming to him in
unequivocal terms, that he must
run, there is no getting around it
that the interests Of the State 50
demand at his handsand then will
he, can he refuse ? we say no. His
name would smother all bicker'
,ings and dissensions and bring the
whole party to q unit, and even
I~comnand the support Of great
many of the opposition his name
we to day put at the head Of our
columns and there will we hold it
until we see something more posi-
tive from himself, which would
destroy all hope Of his being our
leader in the coming campaign.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1883-09-08
JURY LIST.

| hereby certify the following
to be a true and and correct IisSi
Of the jury drawn TO serve at the
next jury term Of the District
Court of Vermilion parish to i.
held and began at Abbeville d
the 3rd day of Sept. next, towit
Grand Il Petit Jury for The
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1883-09-08

We read with some satisfaction
the report Of the Grand Jury,
through it's foreman Eugene Levy,
to his Honor Alfred Roman Judge
of the Criminal Court in New Or
leans. It contains several serious
suggestions, that are of interest to
the whole people. Of these we
particularly noticed that relating
to the verdict Of juries in criminal
cases. The jury are Of opin-
ion that yerdicts in criminal cases
should be decided by a majority
and not al of the members. We
agree with the jury for many rea-
sons. The unanimity system opens
the door to escape to many who
otherwise would receive what they
richly deserve : it leads to impuni-
ty by the weakness and frailties
fear Partially Or vena!ity of one
single man. However consecra-
ted by time Or indispensable be
that number twelve in its entirety
is it not more in accordance with
the spirits Of our institutions that
a majority, say nine should rule
and besides why should not nine
jurors under oath, be able to reach
O sound and safe conclusion ofthe
law and the facts as twelve Is
it fair that the vote or opinion of
one man, perhaps the most ignor-
ant of the number outweigh the
votes and opinions Of the other
eleven q? does not the unanimity
system give a better and broader
chance to the man Of wealth and
position to Illustrate the ends of
Justice and almost set it at def
ance We think aye, wherefore
for these and other reasons, we do
agree with and concur in the prin.
'cipie that a majority Of the Jury
should be sufficient to acquit or
convict in criminal cases.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1883-09-08

The mornings are quite cool
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1883-09-08

Read the Council proceedings.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1883-09-08

III E44
First Week.
No. Names Ward,
] Edward Lee,
2 Alien 3
3 Adclpiie Mia
4 4 Porter s
! 5 Hampton Morgan 5
6 W 81 Swain 3
=, l. W Hargrove
8 Q Perry I
9 Ssyigne Landry 4
10 L G Rice
II J Alcee Leblanc
II Edmond Derouen 2
10 II Putnam
IA Jno X FAUX 8
Is Eunez Lyoas s
10 Nicholas Baker I
III Thos J Hoffpauir 5
Is Alcide Labauve
10 in Williams
10 James J Harrison 5
nj holas Meaux 5
|22 Josepe G Moaton 5
VIM S Young 5
"a James l. Pickett
rs J Bite Delahoussaye
|26 J Whertule Tberie.
|27 Geo FL Huff
rs Alfred Baudoin
% Alex Broussard )
30 George Smith
81 IT A Buford 3
80 Lucius Lassalle
So o Lege
"a Charles Cessac
AT Clark Q
|36 Adam Boudreaux
|37 Sam Wimberly, c
|3S Camille Sellers
H A Burt, jr
40 John Petry
Al Asber Stansbury
AZ S slansbury
|43 A. G Perry
A. Bazile B~roussard
As Henry P Apple
|46 Fl ] Stansbary
AZ ? l. Terrier
Theogene Brousssrd
~ Iesi Foster
10 Oscar Delaho
Petit Jury for 2nd week.
l ] 0 Stephens
2 J Eraste Leblanc
3 N A Specrs
4 Ambrose Ramsey
5 r A Collins
6 James N Huff
: John Scthoff, c
3 " l. l,uloiat
Q John G White
10 Hypoli,te Williams, G
IL. Frank Plowden jfe
II i " :3tansiury
W Gaspard
IL ,J,sFa1h brassAsX
rs Luigcr Cbataigner
it or Randall !
II VIM y Morgan
10 Henry Smith
- Felix Lcnafrs
81 T. :-agrera
Il Arthur s Hebert
q Wilson Melton
% sam Henry
"a J Ivy Hoffnuir :
% Bite Becker
26 Olivier BroussaFd
q John & Roberts !
% James Vance C J
90 Austin Lee )
80 Delmas Primeaax
-Attest:-
LAsr1s BRoUsSAsb
Clesk Of Cont
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1883-09-08
FOR GOVERNOR
F. L. NICHOLAS,
OF ASSUMPTION.

Vegetables are scarce.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1883-01-16
Newspapers.

The first newspaper established
in America was issued at Boston,
on the 18th of September, 1000.
The attention of the Legislature was
called to this publication, for no
second edition appeared. The only
copy now extant is in the State Pa.
per Office ut London. 1t is a sheet
of four Qnarlo pages, one of which
is blank. Richard Pierce was the
printer, Benjamin Harris the pub.
Usher.
The first regular newspaper is
sued in North America was also
printed in Boston. 1t was called
News Letter, and copies of it are
still preserved in the Boston His.
torical Society, bearing the date of
1904.
The first newspaper published in
Virginia was established in 1880.
The paper was issued weekly. The
price for advertising WAS ten dollars
for the first insertion and seven
dollars for each subsequent appear.
ance. The subscription was fifty
dollars a year.
The first daily in New York was
commenced March LIST, 1888. aud
called the New York Daily Adver.
tiser, 10y Francis Child 4 Co. The
price was four cents copy.--Er.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1883-01-16
The Case OF White.

This paper remarked one day
that White was drunk. Instead Of
rushing down here to annihilate
some one, he waited three long
days to let his temper cool, and
then climbed the stairs one step at
a time, took it easy along the hall,
and entered the editorial rooms
with a benign expression OF counte-
nance. When asked if he wan.
ted an agricultural exchange or
had an item to leave, he calmly re.
piled:
"You stated the other day that |
was drunk"
Eyes, SIR
81 have called to demand person.
al satisfaction =
"Certainly."
81 propose to maui somebody TO
pulp and grease my boots with the
pulp
Correct, sir
ain fact. to clean out the ranch"
"Just so.n
"But not now-not until spring.
Along abou; April next you may
look for me, and when | come You
had bettex DO prepared to die.
Good day, si.'
"Good day.S
Now, how mich better that was
than to come rushing in with a pis
tol or club, missing up the rooms
and disturbing the ToutiDe of the
off,. 1t is favor we highly ap.
preciate, and every one of the staff
will try and live until spring in or.
der that Mr.. White may not he dis
appointed when he calls on bust.
ness.-D Detroit Free Press,
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1883-01-16
Condiments.

None of the usual condiments
of our tables, the contents of the
castor. really contain any available
nouriShment. II O., are To the svs
ten what the whip and spur are to
the horse. afiording no real strength,
but increasing the rate of speed at
II sacrifice OF vital power. II they
are able to irritate and blister the
outer surface-like mustald-they
cannot be harmless to the delicate
coats Of the stomach, but must af
feet them in similar manner and
to the same extent, though the
stomach il so insensible that the
effects are not Immediately percept
lille. All of these are "appc; izers,"
goading the appetite-or an arriti.
cial desire tor food-to demand
what is not really needed. The
true appetite is an index Of the real
wants of the body, and needs no
excitant, ~ we shall be likely to
take enough without thcm.-Gol
den Rule. -r.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1883-01-16
The story is told of an infidel lee

The story is told Of an inAdel lee
/ turer, that he once gave an Oppor.
tunity for any one In the audience
to ask questions. A plain woman
arose aud said: "Sir, allow me to
ask, what has your belief done for
you'll My belief has saved my hus-
band from a drunkard's grave, and
made me a happy woman. What
has your belief done for you'll 1t
would he difficult TO put in less
words the one great unanswerable
argument for the Christian faith.
1t does what no other power can &C.
complish; it rcdeems men and saves
them from the Observation-Disclosures
Rate.
She said she wanted u ticket to
Wyandotte and return, and the pale
gentlemanly agent with the dark
mus,ach asked as he took up the
pasteboard: "Singlei' at amt any
of your business as | know" she re-.
spondsd, tartiy. II might have
been married dozen times if Id n
felt like providin' for some poor
sbiftless wretch of n man."
"When was young" remarked
the boarding house keeper, "tbings
were thoroughly made-uO sham
work then" Aud one of the board.
ers said, "Gucss this chicken was
manufactured in those days.
In religion, rs in business, many
men fil because they give up. They
had several graces, hut lacked the
one important one OF perseverance,.
A billy goat is an excellent but
ter, but is not good to spread OIL
hot rolls.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1883-01-16
MINDEN HOTEL.

V,iIE travelling public aud regular boarl-
l crs will find this house rs comfortable
and well supplied as the resources and con-
dtion of the country will permit. Tho
charges are very reasonable. The Stage
stand is kept AT this Hotel.
have also attached 10 my hotel new
and commodious Stable, we'll supplied with
proverder and water and u good ostler al
WAYS on band to attend 10 stock.
The travelling public Will do well to give
me call. A. J. REYNOLDS.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1883-01-16
CERTIFICATE.

WI DO HEREBY CERTIFY, that wesuper-
wise the arrangements for all the monthly
aud s-mi-annual Drawings of the LOrIsI-
An, STATE LOTTERY CoMP,NY, and in per
son manage and control the drawings
themselves, and that the same are con.
dnci,ti with honesty, fairness and in good
faith toward nll parties We ,uthoii7r
the Company tn usr this Certificate, with
fac-~imilrs " our signatures attached, in
It's advertisements
g.. 7. BEAUREGARD,
j. A. EARLY.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1883-01-16

The system of railway financicr
ing that is now most in M.ne is a
system Depreciation, pure and sim
pie. First, lot of people go to
work and get rights of way, general.
~ for nothing, aud then get all the
other franchises and donations that
the people along the proposed route
are willing to give for the sake of
having the road. That is so much
clear profit to tue proprietors. Then
the route is surveyed, and, il posi-.
BILE, money is borrowed to build the
road, on bonds sold at ID to % per
cent discount. Stock equivalent TO
the amount of bonds is issued and
distributed around to men who are
ION the ground floor" but who, or
most of whom, do not risk one dol.
lar in the enterprise. Whatever
this stock may he worth-and 1.-THE
road is built it can hardly fail to he
worth soBething-is clear gain.
Then the road ia mortguged for it's
equipment, and if the original
amount borrowed is not snfiicisn t-to
carry out all the schemes aud sup.
port all the extravagance of the
- projectors, n second, or even third
mortgage is issued. SO 10y the time
the road is finished and equipped it
is bonded $50, 900, sc, 900, or even
$4,000 per mile, and fully halfthis
debt, even more sometimes, repre-.
SCENTS the gain Of the favored few
who are inside Of the project, but
who are careful 10 get outside of il
before bankruptcy overtakes it,
Detroit Free Press.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1883-01-16

Application for rates for clubs should BE-
made only to the office of the Company in
New Orleans.
For further information, write clearly,
giving full address. send ord-rs by ex
press or Registered Letter Or Money Order
by mail, addressed only to
NJ. A. DAUPHN,
New Orleans,
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1883-01-16
BEEF N ARkET.

THIS il to inform thu public that | anu
/ still in the market business, and wish
to buy Cattle aud Sheep. Parties wishing
to see me can hnd me IN Homer every sat
ur,iay. ANY note or letter lrfr III the post
Office, OF with any merchant or clerk will
reach me. I. ID. KINDER.
. Homer, Ia., Nav u, l--2 iO:Gm
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1883-01-16
fHE GUARDIAN.
Fence Posts.

terence In tue lasting qualities OF
fence posts set green, and those
that are y II seasoned, or that there
is any preference, as to the season
for cutting, Is too often entirely
overlooked by farmers; they use
posts just as they chance to have
them; IL they have them on hand all
seasoned at the time they wish to
use them, they set them, but if not,
and they have them growing, they
will cut them and set them green.
This is not good economy, for post
set green and full of sap will not
season we'll in moist earth, but IN.
stead of drying it will soon begin to
decay. 1t is better to season posts
that are to be set in the earth, at
least one year before setting; by so
doing they will last nearly twice as
long as posts cut at the same sea.
sou of the year, aud set green; but
a post cut In September, and set
green, will probably last nearly, if
not quite Ms long MS one cut in
March or April, and seasoned n
year before setting.
There are more farmers that know
that it is not economy to set green
posts than there are that know that
there is q great preference as TO the
season of cutting. Timber, to be
good, should be cut soon after it
has made it's growth for the season;
then the sap has formed into wood,
leaving it comparatively dry; but if
cut the latter part of winter or the
first of spring the sap is flowing mp
through all parts Of the wood in
snch quantities as to make it very
difficult to dry it; hence its incrcas.
ell liability to decay.
Farmers who cut their own fence
posts should look ahead far enough
to enable them To cut them nj the
right time, and have them seasoned
when they want them for use.
For reasons that do not appear
very clearly to us, it is found by eX.
pertinent that posts will last longer
if the top be set in the ground.
Some give as a reason for this that
the moisture from the earth is more
readily drawn up in post set in
the natural way, than if reversed
Admitting this to be true, and that
the water thus drawn up causes the
post to decay, why will not the de
scending rain enter the large end OF
the post, when reversed, aud keep
the post even more moist than when
set the other end up is u question
that has often occurred TO us. But
whatever the cause, there seems tC
he good evidence that post set TOP
down will Last longer than one Sc,
the butt end down.
The more difficult it becomes &c
get fence posts the closer should b,
the attention paid TO cutting, sea
soning and setting.-lfaSsachSett'
Pionghmdn
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1883-01-16
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For lr-2, aud
Hand. Rock Of General Information

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Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1883-01-16

A Young lady wrote to the Phila.
delphia News inquiring: GLOW
eau | avoid being addressed if
walk out ut night without n protec.
tori" The experienced editor Of
TINT paper tartly replied: "Wear
an old shawl and carry II clothes.
basket
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1883-01-16

BRowN's IRON BrTrERs
does not contain whiskey
or alcohol, and will not
blacken the teeth, or cause
headache and constipation.
1t will cure dyspepsia, indi-
gestion, heartburn, sleep
lcssness, dizziness, nervous
debility, weakness, &c.
Use only Browns Iron Bitten nsde BY
Brown Chemical Co. Baltimore. Crossed
red lises and trads-aark On wrapper.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1883-01-16
Carriage Mandatory,

The undersigned takes pleasure IN max
rrig known that he j. prepared TO manutac
turc OF repair Carriages. Buggirs. Wagons,
Hacks. etc. Ready made work always on
hand. FIR. ENDOM
Monroe. la. An. l.. l~-O. l:y
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1883-01-16

The world does not require so
much to be informed as to he re-.
minded.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1883-01-16
WN. KINNEY,
ORNAMENTAL SCULPTOR,
- DEALER -
in American and Italian Marble
Texas st., Opposite CsurtAo1se,
SHREVEPORT, LA.

APPOINTMENTS, HEADsToNEs, TAB.
1N1 LETS, and every variety Of Gene
terry work, neatly executed. Being prac-
teal workman, understanding my busine.s
in all its branches, guarantee all my work
10 be frst-class, and at the most reasonable
prices. Orders intrusted TO my care will be
promptly filled. On hand always the latest
designs, which ! will send on application.
Designs may be- seen at the Gnartli Of
flee. Messrs. Harrison and Hulse nre nv
duly authorized agents for Claiborne and
surrounding parishes, and will exhibit de-
signs and receive orders.
October 10, lSs2. 9:y
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1883-01-16
J. &. BAKER,
WITH
e. Il b. JACOBS,
Cotton Factors.

4 ND Importers and wholesale dealers in
n DRY GOODS, Notions, Groceries,
Hardware. Cutlery, Gums, Boots, Shoes,
Hats, Liquors Tobacco" and Segars, Texas
street, shreveport. La.
Prompt attention gwen Ia all business
entrusted To us. and liberal advances made
on cnnsignmrnts If Cation. 52:Iy