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newsboys and It the hotel news stands 1'f 'ae 0y II
d.dp1 PUBLIC R!;5 CAMP AMP FIRE Will BIZ HELD AZ
1th H. and os st9 ftfs
I5Ai{. RAX inst Eminent have Sssn
% csaIsG SPECIAL Al. sEsV1cE SEQ @ At At FOUNDRY, y. 3.
Rsstos Ascension Day win be Observed ToMoRkow
friends eorGaiy invited ds' '0''0'1 1s- M
rW MAsoNIc-A SPECIAL. COMMUNICATION
Efa RSS ss Ns - M BE- held
s requested Members Of other lodges
BY order Of the VIM H. NJ. GILMAN.
fV V.Is9a RotAS2 sPRINs MINERAL, WATER. A
pe sss who have been waiting can now be
JOHN KEYwoRTH.
my21-st Sole Agent for the D. ofo.
u JOHN Il. III MAeRg9ERl Nsg PER avenue.
Ciarst only 81 Per salon 'A' lie n'' pors afn'
i Haa HavE THIS his. pay TIE
81 Fsa see xSe
qnssF the firm
All parties indebted to me will please settle with the
All debts will be paid by them
Washington. C., May d. ISL iss9 SiHASS1nSEa myai:ss
n-g ICE CREAM soDA WATER
w A. nusc4sr;Ek IS; EFT ! fHHss H5NssD,s Pharmacy.
ap21 Cor: 7th and streets northwest
tg GAS sT9yEs 9yESrx uo,r
Gas Stoves that will do all Family cooEins:. ns: 90
| E. F. BROOKS.
my21. 531 18th street, Corcoran Building
II 10 JOHN y, H m. MAGRTDER a l.l7 NEW YORK AVE:
anane ID a which is the
~ fectonery 500 East apito street, the 9th
sa % H CREAM sd IN sss sHd
has branch store therefore not for
Which saasss es SE2 the
W aRANR IRI9T I3PeE aE dothAn2, EA " OF THE DIS
gassssd %sss eth 1a6&sB4T Ssfs 2Sd
as IN sng aas
u unite 1T 'af fSsss as
1S1ss sns sssl fst snss
IglscE Clothing and Black Hats. White Gloves and
s1Se1EroN Grand secrstsry w sRasD AAsTGRs my1dss
fy~ A NEW TELEPHONE TRANsM7TTER.
s ISL i5G St 1ssphene s Pa2
ties interested in telephones invited
81 ASSgkI S2k H GHHHEERF 4g
xi hsid Once at the cemetery, on
D0a.a managers fsiss ts6 SoaER teI EsRRsuns
W the city for the summer months viii do weiI to
place ths Of their properly e. charge
my7-w&s3w sl6 street northwest.
fo, OFFICE GEoRG. TOWN GAS LIGHT COM
viii be held At this Office @ on MONDAY sass 5une
n1lstgw RS!ls Gpsn at M and close csdR,Hx se+
~e JN0 A PRESCOTT, :
A1S Real Estate Broker. tt
No. aeS isss asTHSss street a'n ne45Ssss. efss to
Houses ana Building Lots T For sale Cheap
-. THE ATTENTIoN OF VISITORS AND RES
and popular Brain and Nerve Tonic and saiss as
by pG ss efsa E the
ufacturer. 1929 Pennsylvania avenue apIl
~. JOHN 1 sHEDD.
lt1s sfT 1Gsf nSb b.SfnS SHs FILTER
p M Tx q
prompt. durable and sanitary manner. ap.6-1m
re ESTABLISHED 1883
it b THAT this have been
/
Snd hxs
rESo VISIT c. s. PRICES PHARMACY,
X 426 7th street southwest,
and get q refreshing glass OF pure soda water
Prescriptions carefully compounded my6
IL GAS COOKING RANGES AND sToVRa
GARDEN HOSE.
LAWN VASES AND SETTEEA
FINE GAS FIXTURES
PLUMBING HHRATIHG, pRdTSg,tv v AND Mr. ALL JoBB1Na
SAML. g. SHEDD.
apps 4O99th street northwesk
w BUILDING LUMBER
AND
HARDWOODs
AT LOW PRICEa
ESTIMATES FREELY MADE
LARGE STOCK OF DRY LATHa
WM. MCLEAN h sox.
ap3 Cor. 18th and b streets northwest
Rsp DIR. J. CURTISS SMITHE HAS REMOVED
his Office from 325 street northwest to 1913 Now
York avenue. mlI2g. 2m
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BOOKS, &c.

Fos Nrw PUBLICATIONS
AT REDUCED PRICES CALL AT
BAUMS 4l6 7rH STREET NV
Social Problems, Henry George; Intellectual Life p
Aamerton; Ideas of the Apostle Paul, J. +. Clarke
historical monuments OF Frunce. Hunnewell; Her
washington Season ]. g. Lincoln: Figures Of the Past
JOSIAH quincy Schools and Studies S. Hilisale; Ben
Hur, wallace: Also. new editions of Emerson, Haw-
tnnrne kawltnson. Irving and others.
Inc nnest line of Stationery at the lowest prices Just
oPenei Call and examine styles and prices.
Hgfsved Copper Plate and fifty cards, only o. cents
we nave just received large supply Of Mexican Ham.
mocks our own Importation be sold at the low price
OF @l.5O A real bargain.
Gro9uet Sets containing eight balls and eight maets
BAUMs BOOK DEPARTMENT.
myl3 4l6 7th Street Northwest
NEW B0oKs.-@LIFE OF FREDERICK DENIsON.
~ by Maurice Marcus Aurelius Antonius Watson
chronicles Of Newgate: Arthur Griffith. Bismarck in
the franco German War, BY Busch.
Darwinism. by Sheppard.
Life Of Goethe, by Ountzer
Mental Evolution in Animals Romano
Public Life in England. Daryl
City of Success, by Abbey.
Heart of Africa. Baker
Body and Will Maudsley.
Our stock OF Fine Stationery embraces all the most
desirable styles now used aud prices low
the lowest W. II. MORRISON.
N.Y. 415 PennsylvanIa avenue
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Gov. Cameron is sttll absent from Richmond, ana
no action has been taken In regard to the can Cor
troops nom the mayor q Danv1lla
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

REP MR. EDITOR: SOME TINE AGO A CITY
paper published an article headed OF Interest to
iurfmen" in which thy cited led in the once
OF Justice Of the Peace Wilson account Of brought
AGAINST AGAINST me BY Nj. Edward B. Blunt, who they were
.a the acc unit they rave should hav such
done me- tunatey it has not affected my ne utston
Is trainer and am happy to state that the
was anicably settled In the Circuit Court Tuesday MORN
Ing 10 favor of the defendant and which conclusyey
Vand1c1tes my cOnduct in the transaction
Very respectfully,
%. c. B. COFFIN,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-05-21

DELEGATES TO THE BALTIMORE CONFERENCE RAY
THEIR RESPECTS TO THE PRESIDENT.
The general conference OF the African Methodist
Episcopal church, which has been held In Balti.
more since the first OF May, was adjourned to-day
for the purpose OF allowing the delegates 70 visit
Washington and TO pay their respects 10 the Pres.
ident The delegation, including seven bishops and
300 clergymen. headed by committee, consisting
OF S. III. jefferson, Of South Carolina; B. W. Arnett,
OF Ohio, and j. A. Handy, OF Washington called at
the White House at noon. The President wac un-
usually busy, and IL was half an hour before ho
was prepared TO receive the visitors. He took his
stand In the blue and as the delegates passed
through they were introduced by DR.. Arnett
The President greeted them all cordially and
spoke a few pleasant words TO Rev. David smith,
who Is over a hundred years old. After the intro.
the President, saying that they came not 40
politicians, but as humble ministers representing
100000 people, 70 pay their respects 20 the Chie6
Magistrate. He hoped the Presidents administrA-
ton in the future would be as satisfactory as 70
has been In the past and that his last days would
be his best Bishop Turner, OF Georgia, then
thanked the President In the name OF the cOlorod
race for his efforts TO have the civil rights bin
re-enacted
THE PRESIDENT IN REPLY
said: "I am very glad tomeet so many representa-
tives OF the religious body OF which you are mem
bers, and thank you most heartily for your nnd
words and good wishes"
The delegates repaired 70 Bethel han later whes0
collation. had been prepared They spent h
afternoon 10 visiting places Of interest," many q
them attending the unveiling OF the Luther 0tas0A
They VIII return 70 Baltimore this evening.
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A Modest Request.

A Modest Request.
JEFFERSON DAVIS, JR's, RAID ON PUBLIC DoCU-
MENTS-RIS CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE 'GOvE-
NOR"
jefferson Davis, tr, has been writing to men,
bers Of the House indiscrmnately, asking for doc
uments by the wholesale. The following Is one of
his letters and with it the reply OF of the men,
bers, whom he addressed as governor:
NEwBERRY, s. c., May 2, 1884,
Would you kindly favor me with as many of the
following eulOgieS aSyOu can conveniently procure
and greatly Obl1ge, to wit: Those OF President
johnson, Henry Wilson, Oliver P. Morton, Allen 7,
Carpenter, Orris s. Ferry, Lewis v. Bogy, Zacha-
rtah Chandler, Julian Hartrdge, Garnett McM1l-
viii be thankfully received.
Very respectfully your obedient servant,
JEFFERSON DAVIS, JR,
Cor. Secy Ionian Lit Soc
WASHINGTON, D. c., May l3
Str: By what claim of acquaintance or friend
ship are you entitled to address "My Dear Gov
ernOr7" Who are you, and what are you and where
1s your nativity that you, an entire stranger
should make such wholesale call on me for books?
Your cheek Is more monumental and adamanttne
than the pyramids OF Egypt, and In my entire ex-
per1ence have never known anything like it. Your
unblushing cheek and impudence was never
and hardened aspect OF confederate mule that
lived on scrap iron and wagon tires during the war
In amazement remain, my dear Jefferson, yours
It is not known whether Jefferson Davis, IT, is
q real or assumed name. The son OF the ex-con-
federate president, OF that name, died some years
ago OF yelew fever.
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II LErI NEW AND SECONDHAND erorHTvo
1Ss tzD street northwest--Pistols, wstches jsS
sry AIscA INSTRUMENTS. HAts. Caps Boot snd Sbos.
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Washington News and Gossip.

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal reve-
nue., SAIL .02; customs, $636.47950
The leave OF Rear Admiral R. N. stembel has
been extended one year.
ARMY LEAvEs-Leave for six months on sur
geons certificate OF disability Is granted lst Lieut.
John Mcclellan, 9th artillery. The leave OF 1st
Lleat Peter Leary, IT., 4th artillery, Is extended
one month.
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A Hotel Swindler Caught

NEW YORK, May 2l.-Mrs Kate Laird, who was
arrested for swindling hotel Keepers arraigned
ln court to-day when number OF her victims pre-
ferred complaints against her. The prisoner said
sne was hatlVe or Mexico. She was held In bail
on each complaint for examination.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-05-21
President William Endicott, Jr.. Re.

BOSTON, May 2l-President William Endicott
Jr., or the oregon and TranScontinental company
mas resigned, and the executive committed has
chosen Elijah SLsith as his successor. Charles H.
Colby and Brayton Ives have been elected directors
TO NIL vacancies Mr. EndicCtt has for some time
contemplated his present step On account OF his
nealtn, and would have taken IL long ago had not
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-05-21

REVENUE MARINE CADETs.-A board, composed
OF Capts G. X. Slicer, Charles A. Abbey and Geo.
w. Moore, OF the revenue marine service, met at
the Treasury department this morning for the ex-
animation OF applicants for admission to the grade
OF cadet IN that service. There are five vacancies
TO be n!led, and the applicants number about
twenty-five. Surgeons Wyman and Meade, OF the
marine hospital service, constituted board which
examined the candidates to their physical quail
ncatonS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-05-21

iHE SWAU COURT OF INQUIRY met this morn
ing, and Mr.. Calkins, Gen. Swaim's counsel, made
request that the arguments should be submitted
in writing, without being read urging his own en-
gagements at the Capitol and the illness of his
associate, Judge Johnson, for taking this course
MIR. Chandler having consented. the written aryu-
ments OF the counsel were handed to the fudge
advocate and the public sessions OF the court were
closed. Nothing further will be made public OF the
proceedings OF the court until its recommendations
have been passed upon by the President.
NAVAL ORDRRS-Capt. Geo. H. Perkins has been
ordered to command the flagship Hartford on the
14th Of June next Commander G. C. Wiltse
has been ordered to command the Swatara on
the 31st instant, relieving Commander p H.
Cooper, who will then be placed on waiting
orders. Lieutenant Commander O. F. Heyerm n.
ueuts- F. Hanford, N. E. Mason D. H. Mahan
and f. B. Underwood, Passed Assistant Surgeon l.
B. Baldwin. Chaplain j. K. Lewis, and Passed As
Sistant Engineer l. D. Harvey have been detached
from the Pensacola and placed on waiting orders;
Ensigns B. 0. Scott, A. Sharp and j. A. Sherman,
promotion; Ensign l. NJ. Garrett from the Alba
trosS, and ordered to BOzemah. Montana, on duty
connected with the U. s. geological survey.
PERsoNAL--Miss Mary c. Lee, daughter OF Gen.
Robert E Lee, is visiting her cousin, Mrs Admiral
Carter, 1916 Connecticut avenue.-Gov Thad c.
Pound. of Wisconsin, is at the Ebbitt -Repre
sentative Martin l. Townsend, of Troy n Y is at
the Riggs-Hon. Theodore M. Davis, OF New
York, and ex-MayOr Thomas McCarter of Newark.
n. j., are at Chamberlins-Gen T. t. ROsser. OF
Minnesota, formerly OF the confederate armyJ is
at Willards.
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NEW YORK, May 2l.-The Cunard steamship com.
pany has purchased the Guion line steamer Ore
gon. Mr. Vernon Ii. Brown, agent Of the Cunard
nne steamship company, WAS questioned this Inorn-
Ing in regard to how the sale had been effected
He answered that he only knew that the sale of
the oregon TO his line was an accomplished fact.
She would make her first trip from Liverpool on the
Cunard line on June z. She would be commanded
by Capt McMicken. now OF the Gallia
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-05-21

It Is not known whether Jefferson Davis 1r.. Is
real or assumed name. The son OF the ex-con-
federate president, OF that name, died some years
ago OF yelew fever.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-05-03


Mariss--En cctte paroisse par
le Rev. Pere Mehault. a Ia resi-.
dence de NJ. Clet Miguez, le 80 du
mois passe, NJ. JOSEPH FENELoN
ADDISON ct Mile EUCHARlsTE
MIGUEZ.
C'est au prihtemps de l'annec ct
au printempssde Ia vie que vous
vous stes unis puissent les plai.
sirs ct les bonheurs de cette douce
saison ne jalnais ternir !; que lau.
rorc de l'hymene qui Init 81 beau
en- ce jour, ne soft jamais obscurci
par les images de Padversite ct
qse scs derniers rayons soient aussi
brillants que ceux dc sou lever.
.Allez mes jeunes amis, que Dieu
yous dome sante ct Prosperite ct
quill vous protege ct vous favorise
dams toutes vos enterprises. C'est
Il lie soubait sincere
Dun AMI DE IA FAsI1LE.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-05-03

Un cultivateur de Stockton, Ca
lifornie, 4 perce dernierement un
puts art6sien ct ma pu avoir de
l'eau qu'apres avoir enfonce la
tige. jusqu'a une profondeur de
$40 pieds. Esperant avoir plus
d'eau en- penetrant plus au fond
dams Ia terre Il sc rendit jusqu'a
1900 pieds ct ce nest que ID quill
obtint CO aq'l desirait. Mais
grande fut sa' surprise de voir que
I'eau qui- -arriva ! IA surface etait
charg&e de gaz. II imagiua de
couvrir l'embouchure du puts,
dim vase en- ferblane. ne Dormant
passage a l'airsque par un chali.
mean dune ligne de diametre au
bout de lqnel9ues instants il risqua
'une allumette en- flammcs au bee
du chalimeau 1c gaz s'enflamma a
sou tour ct notre cu]tivateur cour.
rut aussitot tout joyeux chez le
plombier pour faire poser un tu-
yau ccndaisant 10 gaz de son
puts dams toutes les pieces dc ga
maison. C'est Ia ayoir de Ia lu.
miere q bon marche.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-05-03
LES BA'sERs.

Voler un baiser, bicn.
Acheter un baiser, stupide.
Deux fillettes s'embrassant, gas
pillage.
| Ne pas embrasser du tout, mau.
vais godt.
Embrasser 50 sgur, n6cessit6.
Embrasser son 6pouse punition.
Etre surpris a embrasser, terri
BILE.
{ Embrasscr le bebe, pas satisfai.
:sant.
Embrasser une femme laide,
,cosrageux.
Embrasscr la file de chambre,
1angereux.
Embrasser 50 mere, lo baiser le
.plus pur.
Embrasser ga 6ancee, naturcl.
! ]. Embrasser une vieille tante
n9hes, hypocrisie.
Embrasser une jeune file, joie
dee peches ct de la creme.
Embrasser la femme de son vol.
sin bon mais pas bien.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-05-03
SO " VIM Shepherd.
60 Z" Ernest Montague.
10 " q. Deschamps, jr.
80 =" D. G. Rose.
90 r. Sarrera.
r. Sagrera,

NJ. n. c. Young dome sa de-
mission CONNIE Tresorier de Pa.
roisse, laquelte etant accept6e, NJ.
Eli Wise y est elu CONNIE son sue.
cesseur, ct ses appointments ont
etc fixes a 5000 par an payable
trimestriellement.
Art. SO. Resolu, que les per-
sonnes ci,apres nominees soient ct
elles sont par lie presentappointees
pour former nn juri de franc tenan-
ciers a l'effct de tracer, designer
ct d'etablir deux routes publiques;
lune, courant nord sur Ia ligne de
section entire Emile Bronssard ct
D. F. Henry, etc, lautre com.
mencant sur la lignc sud de rha-
bita,ion de NJ. Bagley au d6tours
du chemin conduisant a Abbeville,
alors courant Est jusqu'A ce quill
joint la 'hgne entire les habitations
de NM. Aristide Hulin ct Cleo
phas Broussard, etc., savoir IT
J. Morgan, Jos. Trahan, George
Delano, Desire Broussard, Lastle
Dubois, SGvenne Primeaux ct ST.
monet Leblanc {; qu'ils fassent un
rapport de leur procedures a la
prochaine reunion de ce corps.
Pour complies alloues, voyez la
partie anglaise.
LIE juri alors s'ajourne jusqn'au
2me lundi (l2me jour- de mai
1884.
HOWARD HoFFpAUIn, president.
AMBROSE LACoUR, greffier.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-05-03

II paralt que dams une paroisse
anglicane du comte de Bedford,
en- Angleterre, tous les marriages,
baptemes, actes de l'etat civil de
tout cspace. celebres depuis 1843,
sont nul ct mont aucun effet legal,
ct celia parce que Peg1ise ma pas
etc consacree suivant les actes re.
quis. @
On concoit lemoi cause par
-une semblable nouvelle +; les gems
consentiraient bien a Sc faire bap-
tiser de nouveau pour Sc choisir
des mons plas a leur gont, quel'
ques epoux ne seraient pas faches
non plus de modi6er lcurs choix :
mais les heritiers seraicnt desoles
81 tous les morris allaient revenir
sous pretextes qu'ils mont pas 6te
enterr3s conyenablement.
LIE detail lie plus s6rieux, c'est
que tons les enfants sc trouvent
illegitimes.
Un bill q etc soumis au parle-
ment pour remedier a ce grave in.
cident.
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FLEA jacta est.--Decldement
lHon. F. l.. Gates a etc elu juge
ct C. H. Mouton avocat de dis
triet du 2lme district judiciaire.
VOLTA au moins, une solution du
pFobIeme qui depuis tant de temps
travaille les esprits de tous les
habitants de ce district. Que Ia
solution soft finale !; quo le YER,
dict du peuple soft ceiui de tout
lie peuple. LIE triomphe du ticket
du peuole a etc acconpagnf dun
grand picnic a Avery's Island ct
de grands diners au village en-
honneur des elus.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-05-03


By virtue Of an order of sale
granted by the Honorable District
Court, inf and for the parish of
Vermilion and State of Louisiana,
in the matters of the above en-.
titled and numbered succession,
notice is hereby given that there
will be sold at public auction, to
the last and highest bidder, at the
late residence of the deceased, by
the undersigned, all the property
belonging to said succession, on
"WEDNESDAY, NAY 2S.H 1884,
the following described property
tow -,r'st
One certain tract of land on
left bank of Lake Arthur being
Sec 81, L IT,, SR 8 west, bounded
north by Lake Arthur, south by
Don Louis Broussard, east by E
Muissier and west by Don Louis
J O Bronssard-lO3 acres.
Another tract in CameroR par
isl, adjoining the former tract -
in T IL, SR 3 west, bounded
pouth and west by Don Louis j o
Broussard, S61ll00 acres, entered
by Cyprie Brouussard.
l lot Of farming implements,
about $50 pannels of fence. lot
Of 900 picnx, l lot Of plckcts, |
lot of cattle, oxen and horses, hogs
household furniture and many
other articles too numerous to
mention, and being all the proper.
ty movable and immovable of said
succession.
TERMS and CONDITION
The land and house to be sold
on a credit Of one, two and three
years from the day Of sale pnr-
chasers to furnish their notes With
good and solvent sureties, in soli-
do, to the satisfaction Of the aa-
ministrator and conditioned to
bear eight per cent. per annum
interest from time due until paid
and q special mortgage with ven
dors lien and privilege retained on
said Dronerty with the clause de
non alienando until full and final
payment of the purchase price, in
terest and all costs which may &C
crue thereon, as well as ten per
cent on the amount to be collected
for Attorneys fees in case of snit.
The movable property to be sold
for cash on the day Of sale.
ANTOINE ARTHUR RRoUssARD,
April 26 'S4 Administrator
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81 ~s -ss5srs
LIE Concile Americain.

Un correspondent parisien da.
nc sur le futur concilA des infon
nations qui paraissebt assez e1s
actes, en- raison, dit-il, du nombre
toujours croissantades catholiqucs,
ct ahn de reglers.d'une maniere
deinitive les droits st les devoirs
des eglises ct dess Congregations
americaines, les s6yeques de ce
pays Sc sont rendus rGcemment q
Rome et Sc sont entretenus avec
.le Vatican sur 10 question pre-
sente. Comme premier resultat
de ces conferences il a etc decid6
qu'un concile national americans
s'ouvrirait 4 Baltimore, le 6 no:
vembre proclaim. !
Ce concile londera lEglise 70.
maine aux Etats.U Unis sur une
base solide, avec les vraies tra6.
tons ecclessstiques, ct lui donns'
"a une existence juridique, d'apres
le droit canon et. ID juriprudence
catholique. Les prstres aujour.
d'hui sont de simples smissionnai'
res, ct les autorit9s ecclesiasti.
ques de Rome engagent les eve.
ques, a adopter, pour Ia nomina.
ton des cures, le systeme en- Vi
eueur On France moins, dependant
IA cooperation de lEtat, Ia s6ps-
ration de l'6glise ct lE'at Giant,
aux Etats. U nis, up fait accompli.
LIE concile yeillera 4 ce que les se.
minaires soient organises scion les
principles etablis par le conciIe de
Trente il en- sera de meme pour
les commissions chargees d'admi-
Bistrer les biens eccleslastiqnes.-
En6n le proclaim concile devra
ttab'ir une legislation complete
pour lee marriages religieux.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-05-03

Ia grande messe fut dite pour
" pfeniere fois dimanche passe,
! asns Ia nouvelle eglise ca tholique.
aeseut toule plus qu'ordinaire, ct le
eaant dams le waste edi6ce etait
urea imposant. La benediction et
"a Conservation de la nouvelle
es'se, aura lieu le 2s de ce mois,
l0fsaue lie clerge sera represeate
Psr Son Eninencc, Mgr I.eray Ell
Sa'Fes rre.res de lRta,.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-05-03

Deceae--A sa residence pres
d'Abbeville, EMILE SELLERS, age
de SO ans. Ne lc S aout 1921, il
mourut le "a avril 1884. LIE de
funt etait un de nos bons citoyens,
aime ct estim6 de tout lie monde.
II laisse une nombreuse famille ct
beaucoup d'amis pour pleurer sa
mort.
LIE Houston Post, (Texas,) ct
Lafayette .Advertiser, (Louisiane)
voudront bien annoncer.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-05-03
F or S ale.

200 arpents Of high prairie
land, more or less, adjoining the
town of Abbeville, La, also 40
arpents on the west side OF the
bayon. 80 arpents of timber, will
be sold in lots to suit purchasers
also several fine building lots in
town. Address, W. F. AREA.
Aboeville, La
March 21pd 1884.