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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-10-11
DISTRICT COURT.
-:Ot0tO:-
T1nnn m0tion of r. e. Cne,

Upon motion of r. G. Smedes,
ESQ.,. District Attorney.
1t is ordered that special jury Of
twelve be drawn 10 serve for the
FIRST week of the next term OF Court
to be holden at Abbcville in Yer
million parish to begin on the second
Monday of November next Q8S4]
being the tenth day of said month.
1t is further ordered that the mem
bers of the jury commission of said
parish be notified by the Clerk of
Court in accordance herewith /:
And the Sheriff OF this parish is
required to serve the venire 80
drawn and make due return thereof,
and have the jurors so drawn in at
tendance on the FIRST Monday Of the
next term at 9 o'clock A. NJ, that
is on the 10th of November 1884.
And our clerk Of court will give due
notice of this order by publication
in the "MERID1oNAL" the newspaper
published in this parish.
Given in open court at Abbeville,
La, this 18th day Of September, A.
D., 1884.
(Sigoed) G. DEBA1LoN,
Judge 25th Jud. Dist. La.
Filed September 18th 1884.
(Signed) LAsT1E BRoUssARD,
Clerk Of the District Court.
State Of Louisiana,
Parish of Vermilion,
| Pursuant to an order from the
Hon. 25th judi Dist Conrt Of this
State in and for the parish Of Yer
million, the above being a true copy
thereof. Notice is hereby given that
a special jury will lie drawn to serve
for the first week Of the term OF said
court to be holden at 4 bbcville, La
beginning on Monday the 10th day
of November next.
). Given under ruy hand and sea
= this 18th day of Sept A D 1884.
i LAsrIE BRoussARD, Clerk.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-10-11

Amount OF parish taxes oli NJ.
of 1853, I4Vo9 o1
Amount Of parish taxes collected
on said roll and accounted Tor oy
ex.tax collector to June "a exclu-
go - 90 - interest 1858 90
Leaving a bal uncol OF zoSl 70
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-10-11
On motion of j. T. Broussard, It

On motion of j. T. Broussard, It
is hereby resolved, that Howard
Hoffpauir, president and J. Fl. Put
nam be appointed committee to
represent the parish, and sign con.
tract with S. A. Oliver, agent of
King Iron Bridge and Manufactu-
rim, Co., of Cleveland, Ohio, for
bridge as per foregoing resolution.
Committee on claims, u. T.
Broussard, acting in place of J. 81.
Putnam on duty on bridge contract)
allowed the following claims, and
ordered warrants issued for same
Gilbert Labauve, J. P. s. Wise
assignee: SIT 8l4.
D. NJ. Lyons, assessor, $619 A.
Alphonse Leblanc, con. $26 40.
O. Fl. O'Bryan, j. P. IS 90.
G. E. Lyons, jailer, Elijah Wise
assignee. $40 90.
W D White, coroner, $50 90.
VIM Cade, lumber for 18th road
district, $50 VI.
Edward Lee, lumber, So SO.
Mrs. Azelia Nunez, meals for Pc.
tit Jury, SIS 90.
P. l. Mouton, j. P. So 81.
e Romero, lumber, IS %.
J S Nunez, repairs on courthouse,
So 90. 'i!B.N.9
F. D, Leg6, witness, 81 I21.
J L, Broussard, witness 81 62.
Charles Burt witness 81 10.
Calyin Pickett 81 12J.
Lem Harkins $400.
On motion it is hereby resolved
that all claims against tie parish
must be presented before II o'clock
on the day of each regular meeting
of the Police Jury. in order that the
same may be acted upon on the same
day. Z. q A<tf0
On motion ofJ T Broussard the
following free-holders were appoint
ed to lay out and trace q public road
in the fourth ward, from bayou Yer.
million leading west to Queue Tor:
tue, and one road from bayou Yer.
million to public road leading to Alb.
beville. Messrs Felix Broussard,
Eusebe Hebert, Guillaume Montet,
Columbus Broussard, Rene Brous.
card, Dup)essis Trahan and Maurice
Villien. The above committee was
appointed and instructed to lay out
and trace said roads and make a re.
port at the next meeting of this body
and no damages assessed by commits.
sioners to be binding on Police Jury
untilisame have been allowed by said
Police Jury.
r9 On motion. Jury adjourned until
regular meeting, .6rst Monday in DC.
tober next. f....s
Howard HoFFpAu1R, president.
L. G. LYONS, clerk.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-10-11

Total 5 2l69 81
Credited by the following receipts
produced by the Collector.
Receipt dated May 9th 1884,
school tax roll 1883, 81 IS com. 40
May 9th tax roll 1883 l6O So 8 A
..- '82 2l4 96 IL 81
.'5 :. l's '8l l8 81 80
80 IL 86 62
June llth '84 roll 80 405 70 81 25
.. ...= '81 25 Sc l "a
s- 80 Is 48 81
@ & ri: '78 18 Al 81
a~ ess III 49 60 2 81
1859. lids III. .'76 80 SO / go
'83 975 81 81 36
school '83 As Al 244
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-10-11

-(oi- !.
The Police Jury Of the parish Of
vormilion net On this 18th day Of
September 1884, pursuant to ao'
tournament. -
Member present Howard HolI-
na,1ir. Pyeyi leht, Il, Il Bartcls, 4.
Green. j. Aie6e Leblanc, J. l..
Dr6nssard ard 7. j. Morgan.
Reading of minutes of last meet
ing was dispensed with:
On motion of r. J. Morgan Re
solved that the propositidn submit
ted by the King Bridge Co., Of
Cleveland, Ohio, through their agent
| s. A. Oliver, for the construction o.
How Truss Wooden Bridge
across the bayou Vermilion, at Ah
beyille, is hereby accepted, in accor
dance with the contract to be enter
ed into, fully detailing and specify
ing ever thing as agreed to Will
him by the Police Jury, and
Upon motion, the names OF mem
bers were called, and vote takeI
on the above resolution, which wa
unanimously adopted.
A recess was then taken.
4 At2 o'clock the Jury then re-at
} sembled, all the members present.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-10-11
0mcial Directory.

District Judge: S:.n.n nrn.u,,os.
district Attorney. c,,n,,.s
Clerk Of District Court,
Representative. /, =, nnrncr
Sheriff & Tax Collector; >,u
eoo'o' DR. W. D. WHITE.
Police Jury.
II. HoFFpAulR, President.
v,ssLYKE, j. T. BRoUssARD.
a. pa1,,r,uy Jos. TRAHAN,
:. M,,~.o L. THIBEAUX.
i,ierk ri of Police Jury, ea;.
o'''N LYMAN G. LYONS.
'a'''' ELIJAH WISE.
Town Council.
J.J. ABAD1E, Mayor.
=, r Surnrs o. BOURQUE.
s. WISE. AAsllE D"oo'0'AND'
Constable.
ros,;ces Of the Peace, Sd. Ward
n Ivoxs G.. I.ABAUvE.
Surveyors,
~ w EnwApDs r. MONTAGUE.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-10-11

n balance 8 27
amt sinking fund $25S "a
Respectfully submitted to the
Hon. Mayor and Council OF Able
Vile. W. B. WHITE
Treasurer.
On motion Of R. G. Smedes, re-
solved that the Mayor issue his
probation calling for sealed propo-
sails for the keeping of the bridge
across the Bayou Vermilion at Ab'
beville for six months beginning the
lst Monday in Oct 1884, and ending
on the lst Monday in April 1855 !;
the said contract to be awarded to
the lowest bidder under the usual
stipulations and conditions.
And further: That hereafter i
shall be the duty Of the Mayor in
issuing his proclamation ordering
the annual municipal election for
officers of the town, to include there
in call for sealed proposals ano
: bids for the keeping of said bridge
for the next ensuing year.
On motion of Mr. Smedes, resolv
ed that a tax of ten mills on tn
dollar be levied and collected on al
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-10-11

NOTICE.
hunters are strictly forbidden to
nunt within my enclosures and from
passing through the same. Any per.
son caught violating this notice will
the law.
SEVERN Leblanc.
May l7th "a.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-10-11
For Sale.

ho one saw mill, boiler and engine, 80
"ree ~ power on bayou Vermilion.-
Terms m cash, apply to
wv. CADE, P. o. Box II,
March 2s,h 1884. ' 49,
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-10-11
s 1881 Is 5 104 "a
( $2O85 90

Total amount $2085 SO
The balance of 1895 is still in
the hands of the ex.collector who
states that it is the mill tax levied
by the parish and by him collected
during April and May 1884, for
for school purposes on the rolls of
1876, TT '7S 80 81 and 'S2, same
being held by request Of W. w.
Edwards, Parish Attorney.
The Finance Committee proceed
ed to ascertain the amount OF parish
licenses for the year 1883, received
by the ex,collector for collection,
and found as follows {:
Oct. 5, '83 licenses reed 1902 50
Oct Is, 'S3 lis 90
Dec 5, '83 bO w
Total 5 977 SO
Credited by the following receipts,
Nov. 2, ,ss $ 2s2 50
Dec III 95 90
Jan 5, 'S4 44O 90
Feb & 10 90
Mch 6, 80 w
Total amt col S S62 SO
The balance of $II5 90 uncollect.
ed accounted for as follows
Jos Primeaux, H. P. 5 25 90
J. j Abshire. jr.
Returned to Finance Committee
who are Of opinion that they are un-
collectable and who receipted for
same.
| Ex.collector has on hand the fol.
lowing licenses
Bernard Sorbet 5 OO
Norbert Reaux, H. P. 25 90
Celestin Dillon do 70 W
Blank license III W
Total 10 Vi
The above is a final settlement fol
all parish licenses for the year 1883
j and the receipts above montloneC
are the same, as referee to IN lormel
reports. -,
T The Finance Committee find th'
following amounts Of taxes remained
uncollected on list Of taxpayers ow
/. ing real estate as made out by L.. Z
Lyons, for the parish Of Vermillon
3 at date of June Ist 1884.
Roll If 1875 s 26O g
+ W 4I3 81
IA 62I :
9 40 TT 5
= ,aI 455 8
80 1898 4
al Amount Of parish taxes on 70
tof 1853, l4Vos =
Amount Of parish taxes collecte
lon said roll and accounted ior Q
ex.tax collector to June "a excl
o sive Of interest 1aoo2 aoo2 =
>. Leaving a bal uncol of 2oel =
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ghe sNeriaional,
=1,7 1sHEp EVERY SATURDAY,
runns OF SUBSCRIPTION

TERMS OF so''
,svAn1ABLy IN ADVANCE:
On. copy. on. as
Cue copy siA ,,., us Eve new cash sutscribers
ANY person senas will wi b. euttled to copy Of the
4 me hs,a,unai s1w gratis, for one sea''
Morning journal and courier., 1884-03-10
THE PACIFIC COAST.
California.
A Naxv Mirinp ctty

A New Mining City.
 SAN FRANCISCO, March 9.-John L. Burns, a reputable commercial traveller, has arrived from the Cour d'Alene mining district Eagle City, he says. consists of about eighty cabins scattered on each side of Pritchard creek. There is only one restaurant, where meals are $I. Provisions and game are plentiful; sugar sells at 4Oc, beans 35c, canned goods roc to $1, coffee 35c to 5Oc, whisky is $8 a gallon tobacco $1.50 8 pound. Goal oil sells at &c., Luxuries such as shaving or hair cutting are 5oc to $l. Every available piece of ground has been taken and it is claimed that all locations sre valuable Some quartz claims it is alleged showed 8 vein at the surface ten to twelve feet wide There are already upwards of two thousand miners in the district and more daily coming in. The weather and travel are severe and but hardy men should undertake the trtp While Eagle City leads, there are other towns to be mentioned located above the first named. These are Murryville, Butt Bear Gulch and Raven. The snows lies from six to fifteen feet deep. It will not be possible to do any real work for three months. The country is what miners call "a good quartz country" and for fifteen miles east on Pritchard creek nearly all of the land has been located as well as north and south on Eagle lcreek. Several claims have been located several timesThere- will be music in the spring.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-03-10
NEW ENGLAND.
Massachusetts.
Young Physteian's Fatal Mistake

Young Physicfan's Fatal Mistake.
 NORTH ADAMS. March 9-The coroners jury rendered verdict that Arthur Sykes, son of the superintendent of the North Adams Woolen company, came to his death from an overdose of morphine administered by Dr. Lewis Niles, and a warrant has been issued for Niles arrest on the charge of manslaughter. Niles has gone to Pownal, Vt, where he will probably be arrested. He is graduate of an Ohio col lege, and came from there to North Adams two months ago. forming partnership with this case because of Stafford's illness He administered first composition powder, but no immediate effect being produced, gave two morphine powders in quick succession The boy went tc sleep and never woke.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-03-10
The Star Route Gibson's
 Connection With the Affair

The Star Route Gfbsonss
 Connection With the Affair.
 WASHINGTON, March 9.-Before the Sprin- ger committee yesterday A. M. Gibson gave
 the details of his connection with the Star route investigations. He said he began to
 make study of the Postof6cs department in J 1872, and from that time until 1881 he be-
 came familiar with the workings of the de- pertinent, especially in relation to the award 1 ing of contracts. He was employed for 1 his Star route investigations about April 22, 1881, and for his services he received $5, 900, which he purposed to show he had earned. He then gave a brief account of his instruct ing inspectors to make investigations of certain routes. ''In the meantime,' he con-
 tinued, ''the Attorney General sent for me
 and said Dorsey had made statement of his
 connection with contracts which had been
 shown to the President and to the Secretary
 of the Treasury; that statement was able and
 ingenious and had made an impression
 favorable to Dorsey; the Attorney General
 gave me some papers and instructed
 me to answer it; afterward the At-
 torney General instructed me to get up general report on the Star route cases. In Dorsey's case took up the route be- tween Santa Fe and Prescott, which I con- sidered the strongest; Mir. MacVeagh tele- graphed me to meet him at Elberon after the President WAS shot. the object being to meet MT. Bliss; Cook was there also and we had 8 two days conference; it resulted in 6 determination to proceed in the Santa Fe and Prescott case, by submitting it to the grand bakk khox, had md decided to proceed by information, and that was filed. |
 In the interim, about the time MacVsagh l retired, my report on the Star route cases was complete; he told me to submit the re- port to the postmaster general, which did, l and then I left for New York; while there was telegraphed to come to Washington, and doing so, found that my report had raised quite tempest in teapot, the practical eff | feet of which was that the Department of Justice was arrayed on the side of the accused persons; that was in the latter part of Mo- vembsr, when my connection with the cases practically terminated.
 s'The grand jury found an indictment against J. B. Price in the Corpus Christi case ments were found. and there was direct evidence Among other persons interested in the case was William Pitt Kellogg, then in the Senate Some time after, while in the Postofice department, I found Bliss looking over one of the papers in this case; had left pur- posely some matters blind; Bliss in reading the paper over asked to whom it referred; I wrote on 8 slip of paper William Pitt Kellogg; this was some time in October. 1881; Price had sworn that he had given drafts for $15, GOO and note for $5, GOO to William Pitt Kellogg it was understood that one-half of this was to be placed to the anccunE of RrQ6V and 0np. half f0 fha ocoounk of Kellogg.
 The examination of the witness was not finished when the hearing was adjourned until Monday.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-03-10
LOCAL NEWS.
Order of Elks.
Lodge InstaIls It's omcers

The New Haven Lodge Installs It's Omcers And Starts Under Favorable Auspices. The New Haven lodge of the benevolent protective order of Elks which has recently
 been formed in this city was formally started upon it's career yesterday. A meeting was held in the afternoon at the Odd Fellows which the officers were installed. Delega- tions of members of the order from New York, Washington, Boston, Hartford, Providence, Bridgeport, Jersey City, New ark and other cities were present. special train brought down about forty from Hart ford. The New York lodge came up in body. postponing their regular meeting for the first time in the history of the lodge. The installing officer was A. 0. Moreland of New York lodge No. l. The officers installed were as follows: G. E. R., J. D. Plunkett; E. l.. K., Clark Peck; E. l.. K., A. l.. Barnes; E. l.. K, P. W. Eldridge secretary, ". H. Van Buren; treasurer, l.. E. Ryder; tyler, M. W. Carroll; organist, G. E. Eager; esquire, J. H. Flagg; inner guard, H. J. Nicholson; chaplain, ELM. Graves; trus- tees, Dr. E. L. Bissell, William Nicely, George A. Stevens; stewards, A. G. H. c. Collins, Charles McGlvery. The installation cere- monies passed off smoothly and satisfacto- rily.
 About g o'clock the party consisting of about one hundred and fifty guests, sat down to private banquet at Traeger's res taurant. After the supper speeches were made by different members of the New Haven lodge and by representatives of the different lodges. Billy Williams, of the American Theater, represented Cincinnati lodge No. 5. E. A. Perry, dramatic editor of the Boston Herald, exalted. grand ruler of the order J. H. Rathbun of Washington, D. G., George A. Reynolds of Hartford, E. D. Chase of Providence, George Hayden of Boston and Editor Malone of the Jersey City Argus, the grand lecturer of the grand lodge of New York State, were among the prominent guests from out of town. The occasion was a very pleasant one.
 Old members of the order say that they have never seen lodge started with bright CT prospects than the New Haven lodge. Its membership is large and it's roll of members includes many prominent men. The trea- surer's account showed nearly $1, ,000 in the treasury already. The order, as is well known, has both benevolent aud social objects Several Meriden gentlemen have joined the New Haven lodge.
 beautiful silver elk standing over a foot in height has been presented to the New Haven Elks by Mrs. T. Delavan, of Meriden. and the Washington, D. O., lodge gave the New Haven lodge 8 neat, richly framed programme of one of their benefit performances. The out of town delegates left by boats and trains last night for their homes, the Starin boat waiting until o'clock for the New York delegation.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-03-10
MARYLAND.

The Captain Didn't Tanker After heir
 Company.
 BALTIMORE, March 9.-The rebelIious crew of the Italian bark Tonic, who were arrested for threatening to kill the captain of the vessel, have been discharged from custody by the police, there being no specified charges against them. Captain Greece was as anx- ious to get rid of them after they threatened to kill him as they were to get free. The crew claim that they have not received a cent of pay for eighteen months. The vessel was on her return trip to Genoa, and intended proceeding via Sapelo Sound. Fever is rag ing in the latter place, and that is said to have been the cause of the mutiny. The story published in the New York morning papers that the crew never had the irons taken of them, and also that they had mal- treated the captain are untrue. He declined to trust himself with the crew. His ship sailed yesterday afternoon with new crew. carrying of the mutineers' clething as 8 matter of revenge.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-03-10
Daffy-Down-DilIy WishbOnes.
Quaint and BeautffoI Floral Ornament for Brilliant Weddings.
 rNev York Morning Journal

Quaint and Beautiful Floral Ornaments
 for Brilliant Weddings.
 lNew York Morning Journal
 "Oh, yes!" said an uptown florist, ''the price of g good many flowers are going down. There are violets and Jacque roses, for in- stances which are selling at twenty-five cents bunch containing two roses and dozen vioiets. Now, about Christmas, such 8 bou- auet as that would have cost 8 couple of dol lars. The Russian violets, of course, keep up a price and so do the Rothschild and Gloire de Paris roses"
 seThere's 8 great run for natural orange blossoms just now-so many brides, you know-but reckon that will all stop in day or two Apple blossoms have also come into fashion for brides, and they both come very high"
 tHow much does wreath of them cost?" asked the reporter.
 Well, enough to fasten the veil of orange blossoms cost at this season about $5, and of apple blossoms little less. Apple blos- soms will be getting cheaper and cheaper every week Daisies are popular for we'd ding bells and the like, and they are getting cheap, too Don't you know, it's curious fact that great many very wealthy people don't care to buy cheap flowers, no matter how lovely they may be- Why, have one customer on the avenue, and when ask him what I shall send to decorate with he always says, 'Oh, send the most expensive flowers. We don't want anything cheap, you know. "
 'tHave you any pretty decorations on hand for next weck?"
 'sWeIl. yes. There's wedding on Tues day. The bride and groom are to stand under large wish-bone made entirely of daffy-down dillies, a fashionable flower just now; and there is to be bow and arrow made out of jonquils and red tulips and large plaque of crocuses and snow drops"
 F'Pampas grasses. make very effective dec- orations for large hall or academy" said a florist on the East Side. 'tMaDy people pre- fer their long feathery spikes to roses or lilies Pink and cream ones look well to- pether and vivid crimson ones look very fine mingled with green. In large room decided color is wanted to show to advantage. Now there's the tiger-lily which is coming into popularity, and it's 8 really beautiful end royal flower; and when mingled with green it can't be beat in the way of decoration"
Morning journal and courier., 1884-03-10
S.L BLATCHLEY & SONS, I6 Exchau Ee Building,
Cor. Church and Chapel Sta
 FOR RE NIT.

&e9 THE premises No. 105 George street. corner
 s11H of Temple; well adapted for hotel or saloon
 iii heated throughout by steam; will be lea Eed at 3 TeasonabIe figure to 8 good tenant. Apply at 76 Court street, Grillsy Co E ofice. ,,
 VIM, HILLHOUSE.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-03-10
NEW YORK.
Sale ofthe Commercial.

Sale of the Commercial.
 NEW YORK, March 9.-The controlling in- terest in the stock of the Commercial Adver- tissr Publishing company, bequeathed by the late MT. Hugh J. Hastings to his widow. was yesterday sold by the latter for the sum of $2oO, 900. The purchasers are Msssrs Parke Goodwin, Henry G. Marquand, Henry Sedley and Robert Seweli, each of whom has an equal interest in the venture.
 Dead by His Child's Corpse-Grief For ais
 Raby's Death Prompts a Baker to Conn
 init Suicide.
 NEW YORK, March 9.-Christian Rathber- ger. proprietor of bakery at No. 1,154 First avenue, committed suicide yesterday after. noon by shooting himself in the head. His six months' old child died in the morning, and Rathberger closed his store and seated himself beside the childs corpse. Mrs. Rath. berger at five o'clock in the afternoon left the house to purchase some mourning goods. sAs was gone about an hour, and when she returned she found her husband lying on the floor dead beside the cradle containing the baby's corpse. There was a bullet hole in the side of his head and on the floor beside him was revolver, one of the chambers of which was empty. Mrs. Rathberger said last night that her husband had been in this country about fifteen years and that they were married ten years. They had three children, but Mir Rathberger seemed to like the youngest best and often said he would not care to survive it's death
 Accident at Harlem River-A Train
 Jumps The Track And The Passengers
 Thrown Into The River.
 PoRT CHESTER, March 9.--The train which left here at 9:55 to night for New York con sisting of three cars after running a short distance jumped the track and two of the cars were thrown into the Harlem river The passengers were rescued by boats and so far as can now be learned no lives were lost. Maggie Raynor had her skull fractured.