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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-01-12
AbBEvILLE, LOUISIANA, SATURDAY. JANUARY H. 1854

tions necessary for jadgsa of Cir.
cult Courts Of Appeal throughout
the State they shall each receive
an annual salary Of four thousand
dollars, payable monthly upon
their respective Il wsrrants. Said
appeals slsaH. BIZ upon questions of
law alone, In al|,eases involving
less than Eve hundred dollarr, ex-
elusive Of interest, and upon the
law and the facts in other cases.
It shall sit in the city Of New Or
leans from the First Monday Of
November to- the-fast Monday of
June in each year /; it shall have
authority to issue writs of JMando.
ans, Prohibition, Certioyari and
Habeas Corpus in aid of its appel
late jnrisdiction." yet @ > II
AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE
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Amendment No. I.
STATE DEBT.

ARTICLE +. BE 1t ordained B,
the people Of The, State Of Louisiana,
as prouided BY lao, That the State
Debt Ordinance be amended 50 as
to read as follows That the ia.
terest 10 be paid On the Consoli
dated Bonds OF the State Of Lonis'
lana, be, and is herby 6xed at Two
per centnM per. amman for five
years, from The FIRST day Of Janu
ary, one thousand eight hundred
and eighty (l880l and four per
cen,um per annum thereafter, paya'
ble semi.annually !; and there shall
be levied an annual tax. sufficient
for the full payment Of said interest,
not exceeding three mills, the lin.
it Of, State Tax for, all purposes
being hereby fixed at sixt mills,
and said bonds and coupons shall
lie duly stamped Interest re.
duced to two per .ccntum. per an
mum for five years, from January
LIST, one thousand, eight ,hundsed
aud eighty, and, four per ceatah
per annum thereafter" - sa :, y
ART. 2. That the. holders ol
the Consolidated Bonds may, al
anytime, in order that the coupons
may bc.paid, present their bonds
| to the Treasurer Of the State. OF
to agents to be appointed by the
Governor, one in the city Of New
York. and the other 10 the city ol
London, England, and the said
Treasurer o. agents, / Is the case
may be, shall iudorse or STAMP
thereon the words j: Interest re
duced 10 two per centum per an
nun for FIVE years from January
lst, one thousand eight hundred
aud, eighty (lSSO) and four pei
ccntum per !annum thereafter,' 4
and said Treasurer or agent shall
indorse Or stamp on. said coupons
The following words :. ''Istefes1
reduced to two per centum per an
nun" or, 'Inlerest reduced to fou,
per centun per .annum," as the
case may he, a.sei ! Nj, sa..4 ,tsn
| ACT. NO. 1l3 zIft3
OF the regular Session ofTlS82--
| Amendment 10 Article LAG o.
! the Constitution of the State
Relative to Fees and Charges
to be Paid by Stamps in tht
| Parish Of Orleans. s4tt,sss
| Amendment No. 2. 3'i
ART. l46. All fees and charge.
fixed by law for the various Ciyi
Conrts Of the parish Of Orleans
AID for the Register Of Convey
ances and Recorder Of Mortgage.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-01-12
Dec. 22d 1883.
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Il List of Jurors d drawn osserve
at the next, term Of the District
Court, beginning on the fourth
monday OF January next, 1884.
Grand and Petit Jury for the lst
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-01-12
Amendment No. g.

ART. 1870. For the Parish Of
Orleans there shall be two Dis
trict Courts and no more. One
Of the said courts shall be. known
as The Civil District Court for
the Parish Of Orleans and the
other as THE Criminal Distric,
Court for the Parish Of Orleans.
The former shall consist Of not
less than five judges, and the lat
ter not less than two judges, nav-
ing the qualifications prescribed
for District Judges Throughout the
State. The said Judges shalt he
appoihtedaby Tie Governor, 'by
and with the advice and consent
Of the Senate, for the term Of eight
years. The frst appointment
shall be made as follows :, Three
Judges Of the Civil District Court,
four years and two judges, for
eight years. One Judge Of the
Criminal District Court, for four
years and oEe'lor eight years, the
terms to be designated in their
commissions. The said Judges
shall receive each. four, thousand
dollars per. annum. Said Civil
District Court shall have exclu-
sive and general probate, and ex.
elusive civil jurisdiction in, all
cases, when the amount in dispute
or 10 be distributed, exceeds one
hundred dollars, exclusive Of in
terest, and exclusive appellate jn-
Iisdiction from The Oily Courts Of
the Parish of Orleans, when the
amount In dispute exceeds twenty.
Eve dollars, exclusive Of interest.
All causes filed in the said courts
shall i,c equally allotted and as.
signed among said judges, IN 10
cordance with rules of lcosrt to be
adopted for the purpose. In case
Of recusal;on of any judge in any
cause, such cause shall be reas-
signed, or IN caseof absence from
the parish, sickness or the disa-
bility Of the Judge to whom said
cause may have been assigned, any
Judge of said court may issue or
grant conservatory writs or or
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-01-12

80 CONGRATULATIONS
amt Of taxes On rolls 1852 $3.50
=" 1888 768l iO6
amt mt Of licenses Of 1883 100 90
amt OF nnes coll sl3 so
hcesses rec sin last report 80 90
Al efs.-se.Gil hr ls
4 T4~sss ssss* = ,7+-tas s-s5 , AU0v ID
amt Of uncoll taxes on rolls
1882 81 60
amt of nncoll taxes on
rolls of 1883 aa 500 O6
amt Of uncoll licenses
Of 1883 40 OO
amt coll and on hand
on taxes Of 1883 ITS 90
amt col and on hand
on licenses Of 1883 10 90
amt col aud on hand, fines 13 SO
by licences coll on hand 80 90
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-01-12
School board
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-ABBEVlLLE, La, OcT. 9Th 1854

|-ABBEv1LLE, La, OcT. 9Th 1884,
The School Board met this day in req
ular session with . full attendance Of
all its members, to- wit !. .NTW Ed
wards, President, and Messrs.J Heury
Pntnath, y Nugier, j Morgan, N Perry
NJ C Bronssa d aud j N Wil;i.,.as. tf
Tue minutes of last meeting were
adopted.
The Treaturer's reporS Of tho School
Finances Was received i.nd, ed, 9mation
sh,aa the same s,. x.s ga asd.oPtsa g sis M tsgort
ent wards n fellews
e, 1st vard az. s2745ss b4l end vsrd $s2s.ss
5th :. :se,eea ii. 6sh q. oem@
',,a.... 7,h !" ! s3iss & contingent fund s.os
/ Mr. h G Lyons Dy-Fax Coliector was
granted more time TO complete list Of
Poll Tax payers d required BY law.
On motion the sum Of &l2.O was a.
lowed 9Th ward Spring Hill School
house Trustees tout Of the funds belong
int tn said warl) for ohagpurpise of
purchasing 2 warming stove for said
school hD0s6Hh ttst'1ss" uf t'btt'
On motion "A eolored school was
located in the 2nd ward.--The oill OF
Isaac Wiss, ex-treasursr was fef rr,,;l 10
the fFipance, COmmit' e1, With ii.rHffnu-
tions If the same be approved t. IN ~
dered paid.-The bill Of D M Lyons, as
SCISSOR va was also referred to the Finance
Committe. ''
On motion the sun, of 800 dollars was
set aside as . c0ntigent fund out Of
any money to be paid into the treasury.
On motion all school teachers shall
receive the sum Of 80 dollars per schol-
astic month, for the first quarter end
ing January 1st 1884. and anv teacher
who shall fail 70 exercise proper energy
to secure large attendance, stall re-
ceive, only ono dollar an1Jda half per
scholar, per month for regular at1eG-
dance, after the expiration oi tie pres
ent quarter. .&@rs 1ttI .vRfgsTu.If
On motion, resolved, that all public
schools oe opened where there are sufi-
cient funds to justify ttle samee on the
LIST Monday Of November, Ilexse az
On motion, the President and Secre-
tsry 0f this bserd arc suthSfiSsd u re-
new the contract wi,A tAc; Printer (of
th3 official Journal IT this Rafisn) FER
the eLsning year, on ~ favor o.e terms
as poshible.a Fss% .ys44s lG5Gt oil
On motion the President and Secre-
tary, are h%EDby suthorized to mako Or
renew all leases of school lands. .zf4
Mr. T Tcrriaux was appointed. visiting
trustee for school no. 1 i'll the first
ward vice Mr. Chatagnier, who has re-
moved from said ward.
Resolved that the presebt Board of
examiners are herchy requrs ted to
serve for another year, with the assist
ance of Mr. G. GLabauve. gf rsf5
On motion the board adjourned to
meet OH Saturday the 90 b ins.
w. W. EDWARDS, s...ts.s
President School Board.
J N. WILLIAMS,
Secretary School Board.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-01-12
R. c. SHEDEs.
.5Eo'f i'ssY IT, 1 Jos. D. ABAD1E.

~. ~ CllEDES,
lFro'f i,ssgt& Ios. o. ABAD1E
TRE.ASCRER'S REPORT,
Report of W. B. White, Treasur-
'er, for quarter ending
%, .. Oct. End 1888. -
General fund. ~ -
1888 Ft}at 8lJa,~-
July 2, to bal as per report 1911
81 5, BY amt paid per
". S22 i,-A.I 35O
Oct 2, bal on hand 1881
Street and Bridge fund
July 2, to bal as per report 1901
to receipt or disbursement
on said fund since last report
'r Sinking fund.
Oct 2 amt Oh hand this date 1887
Respectfully Submitted, ls4
--u~-..-..--.=a---a--s@+--~-sW. b. WHITE,
A.;.s..s.a., a.tq1. ls5s afaasurer; Hn se;-
the above report to be true and
correct. ''''s - -" y"
.i5a, j IL I r. G.. SnEDEs,
..,,.....,g,.. ~ JOS. j. ABAD1E,
There being no other, business
to transact, on motion the council
adjournedt sine die. aa|
R. C. SMEDEs, i W. B. WHITE,
Mayor. e Secty
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-01-12
A SOU " ENlR

VT = .Ial-T
Washington City,
embracing collection Of all the u
f3a'c Buildings in and around the
-. National Capital, 2ae+A
: .'oeea IN handsome case, will re sent
addressing ~ p' ~ ' -
J. BRADLEY ADAMS. T.,
r. y, ). Pat. Office, ashington, D. c
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-01-12

Of said parish. shall enare to The
State, and all sans realized there
from shall be set aside and held
as a special tnnd,i out OF which
shall be paid, by preference, the
expenses Of the Clerk of the Civil
District Court, the Clerks Of the
city Courts, the Register Ut Con
veyances aud the Recorder ol
Mortgages Of the parish Of Or.
leans provided, that the State
shall never make any payment to
any Sheriff, Clerk, Register Of
Conveyarces or Recorder of Mort.
cages Of the parish Of Orleans, or
any Of their deputies, for salary or
other expenses Of their respective
Offices, except from the special
fund provided for by this article,
and any appropriation made con.
trary to this provision shall be
null and void" Il +.l &'. &"'f
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-01-12
1899 l6

.s Respectfully submitted,
GEO. q. Lyons,
Con. Collector.
Abbeville, La. Get. 1st 1883
We findfthe WITHIN report correct
and that the collector has on
hand on licenses one hundred and
forty dollars, on taxes of the pres
ent year enc hundred and seventy
eight dollars and an fges thirteen
55HfV0 dellars.s sonfg&&
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-01-12

A jury was draw for the lst
eek of the term only.-Attest j:
LAsT1E BRoUssARD, Clerk.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-01-12
ACT NO. 1875

Ofthe Regular Session of 1882
Amendment to Article 81 Of
the Constitution of the State,
Relative to The Jurisdiction of
the Supreme Court. 81. u
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-01-12

OF the Constitution, Of the State,
81 relative to the Jurisdiction Of
d the City Courts of the Parish
OF Orleans" a z.;Iat.nt i q "
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-01-12
Amendment A No. 4.

Of Orleans. o z455ql so
Amendment A No. a.
ART. 1876. "There shall be in
the city Of New Orleans four CITY
Courts, one Of which shall be 10:
Gated in that portion of the city
on the right bank of the Missis,
sippi river, presided over by
judges having all the qualifications
required for a District Judge, and
shall be elected by the qualified
voters for the term Of four years :;
they shall have exclusive iurisdic.
tion over all sums not exceeding
one hundred dollars, exclusive Of
interest, subject to- an appeal to
the Civil District Court when the
amount claimed exceeds twenty
Eve dollars, exclusive of interest.
The General Assembly shall regu-
late the salaries, territorial divi-
sion Of jurisdiction, the manner of
executing their process, the fee.
bill, and proceedings which shall
govern them they have authority
to execute commissions, to take
testimony. and shall receive there.
for such fses as may be allowed by
law. The General Assembly may
Increase t,e n.nabe. of City
Courts for the said parish, not to,
exceed eight IN all, until otherwise
provided BY law. Each Of said
Courts shall have one Clerk. to be
elected for the term Of lour years
by the qualified voters Of the par.
ish, who shall receive a salary Of
twelve hundred dollars per annum,
and no more, and whose qualifica-
tions, bond and duties Shall be
regulated by law" @ Tf'l 81" i
AMrNnasCNTc r0 Drrrr n
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-01-12
y AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLE

OF the Constitution Of the State,
relative to the jurisdiction of
the Civil District Courts of the
Parish of Orleans. -...rF
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-01-12
ACT. NO. 1l3

OF the regular Session ofTl882--
Amendment to Article lag oi
the Constitution Of the State
Relative to Fees and Charges
to be Paid by Stamps in the
Parish Of Orleans. tt,.sg
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-01-12
Amendment No. 3.

ART, l46. 1"All fees and charges
fixed by law for the various Civil
Conrts Of the parish Of Orleans,
AID for the Register Of Convey.
ances and Recorder Of Mortgages
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-01-12

Of the Constitution OF. the State,
Relative, 10 the Jurisdiction Of
Courts Of Appeal for the Parish
of Orleans" '5;.ssI
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-01

fpe Alto.tbs Gaxetts. 1 .es
4, MAgsHALL, May 3l.rrour county
convention .pet to-day, y. MclSAyi ~
chsIrlpan. and J.. p, Affair secretAry.
Delegates to the Fart Worth con van.
iIop: Henry Piits, Herman kretx.
w. II. Bi0sti, "A. NJ. Galloway, o Hem
drtck, W. A.. D1vly. o. r. FoTekt,
Chas. PhilIipps, q. w Munden and
Howell LewLg. 80 .ast Il s.ssssss
Dslegsts1 70 HOUSTON con.
yenfiDn: W. Il. sloan.
w \. Barber John Turner, w. II.
POLAND, John ~ Pisrcs, y. a. Beasoy,
j. u. ,Adair. w. J. Csveu, "A. Pope. j..
a. Aubrey, A. Van Hook. Jack Massey,
w. Well. o. r. Fnrext. p. b.
Huebsusn, II. @Kretx, w. II. Pope,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-01

H.ai9aa ilATal nMif
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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1884-12-25

There are about 4, 900 compositorH ct
ali kinds il Parry Ten hours make
days work. ana they are paid thirteen
cents an hour.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1884-12-25
INGLE COPY FIVE CENTS
NUMBER l8.

in that gorgeous pile filed with wealth
Of art, in contrast with the exorbitant
expenditure of stables, kitchens, and
countless attendants, pages, grooms, do
mestics, and petty economies are prac-
ticed which many an impoverished house
holder would feel ashamed to attempt.
One instance may suffice: Every new
visitor is entitled to fresh supply OF
candles. It would be unseemly to leave
in his rooms any that had been once used
so Sir J. C. Cowell, in laudable spirit
Of thrift, has invented small machine
which dexterously restores to the wick
its virgin freshness. The master Of the
household is so proud of this ingenious
device that he never fails to point out
how satisfactorily it works to any Of his
private friends who obtain permission to
inspect the offices. The wax scrapings
are collected and returned to the candle
manufactury. where they are remodeled
into new candles and sold back to the
queens household at reduced rates.
Of all the residences Of the queen
Windsor castle is the only one which In
appearance, magnitude, grandeur Of ap-
proach and situation fulfills the require
ments which make it fit abode for the
sovereign of a great and powerful
nation.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1884-12-25
Keeping Fruit Without Cans.

The Adsocate, Sharon, Mass, gives a
new method of keeping fruit. Professor
Tyndal, some years ago, demonstrated
that all putrefactioA is caused by the
bacteria in the air, and could be pre-
vented by shutting them out with cotton
batting. DR.. Chase, Of Thomaston, Me-,
suggested to Mrs. Chase to try the ex-
pertinent with fruit. She put up several
gallons of Damson plums, in stone jars,
covered only with cotton batting. They
kept perfectly for years.
DIR. Chase told the editor of the Adco-
cate, who has tried it with perfect success
fol three years, and now gives it to the
world. These are the directions: Use
crooks, stone butter jars, or any CON
yenient dishes. Prepare and cook the
fruit precisely as for canning in glass
jars. Fill your dishes with fruit while
it is yet hot, and Immediately c7yer with
unglazed cotton batting. secu.1ly tied
in. All putrefaction is caused by the
invisible creatures in the air. Cooking
expels all these and, as they cannot pass
through the sotton, the fruit is fully pro-
tected.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1884-12-25
Sauerkraut Factories.

"Sauerkraut? Yes, we have plenty
oft Do you want barrel or quartz"
and the dealar took up forkful of the
pearly-white article, very different from
the ordinary home-brewed kraut that
smells so loud.
In the city there are at least three
kraut factories, whose output this year
will be over five thousand barrels. 1t is
sold all over the country, as far as Mani
toba on the north and Kentucky on the
south.
In the manufacture of this article none
but sound, hard cabbages are used.
''The harder the cabbages the better the
kraut, = is the way one Of the manufac-
turers puts it. The outside leaves are
all taken off and the heads thoroughly
washed. They are then put in the hop
per of the shaving machine, that will
prepare from thirty to forty barrels per
day. The white fluffy shavings are
shoveled into new barrel, in which
there is already layer Of salt. Another
layer of salt covers it, and then more
cabbage. This alternating goes on till
the top of the barrel is reached, each
layer being pounded solid by heavy
wooden maui
AS in other lines Of business, in this
there are secrets, and one Of them comes
into play just here. One manufacturer
said: 81 do not allow barrel of kraut
to leave my shop under three weeks from
the time it is put up. 1t must have time
to work off such vegetable impurities as
are in it, just as with wine and beer. 1
have patented process with the use Of
which my kraut never has an odor.
This does away with the strong flavor so
repulsive to ordinary Americans. Kraut
made in these factories is as clean and
wholesome as any article Of diet known,
and all sorts and conditions of men use
it. There are dozen ways of cooking
it, and some persons are fond Of it raw =
The usual packages Of kraut are six
teen, thirty and forty gallon barrels. A
ten-gallon barrel sells this year at from
81 to $4.25. That is cheap, as it usually
brings s. even. The article retails at
from eight cents 10 ten cents per quart.
TO give an idea Of the extensive use Of
ssuerkraut the statement il made that
orders fer ten barrel lots are not unusual
from city and country stores Nilsauhee
G7e5e.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1884-12-25
Shoppers Foruet 1hInas.

"If you will step to the found room,
madam, think you Will get your pack
age"
This was said by the superintendent Of
a large dry goods establishment to lady
who applied for lost goods.
The superintendent afterward said to
the reporter: "It is very common oc-
for a lady to buy something and
pay for it with bank note, and go of
without either her change or her goods.
Sometimes many cases Of the kind occur
in one day. We have been compelled to
establish our found room, where such
goods are kept. As the goods are re-
ceived they are recorded, under the date
of their reception. and lady has only to
tell the day to trace anything Almost
all the forgotten articles are called for.
They range in value from cents to dol
lars, and in size from a spool Of cotton
to a lady's dress. 1t requires the ser
vices OF one person all the time to keep
track of the lost articles
"How do you account for 90 much
forgetfulnessp
at is the simplest thing in the worl9
The. lady is in hurry. She has somss
thing to purchase at another counter.
She thinks she viii go and purchase it,
instead Of waiting idly for her change.
she goes of, and forgets to 60 back,
having her attention preoccupied with
other purchases. When she gets home
and counts up her money she recalls her
forgotten package. She comes here a.
soon a. she can and gets it. # she j.
new customer she is full Of gratitude.
If she is an old customer she takes it as
a matter of course. .n-Nep Y0rk ssa.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1884-12-25

1t will surprise many persons to be told
that yeast is plant Without doubt,
very small number of those who are con-
stantly using it for purposes offermenta-
tion have ever looked at it in that light.
To the ordinary observer it is nothing
more in appearance than thick creamy
froth, which makes the bread rise and
the beer work; but, to the man of sci
ence, examining it with the aid Of mi
croscope, it reveals itself as the simplest
form Of a large and very interesting class
of plants. The yeast plant is, in fact,
species of fungus. 1t is the simplest
form of those growths Of which molds
and mildes on the one hand, puff balls,
mushrooms, and truffies 0hese last
being simply subterranaan puff balIs)
on the other, are the more high
ly organized kinds. Yeast, and
the vinegar plant or mother
as it is sometimes called, are the
forms in which It yegetates under yari-
GUS circumstances when well supplied
with food. Mildew is its fruit, formed
on the surfaces exposed to the air at GER
tain periods, like the flowers and seeds
of the higher plants, to enable it to diff
fuse itself throughout nature. The seeds,
or spores as they are called, from which
all these plants are,developed, are so min
ute that they are constantly waited
about by every current of air, and de-
posted in every spot of earth where they
can find resting place. When once
rooted their powers Of growth are 20
rapid that acres of land have been known
to be covered over by them in a single
night. They are extremely tenacious Of
life, and exhibit considerable powers Of
resisting frost as well as extreme heat,
the experiment having been tried Of sub
jecting some Of them to the heat Of boil
ing water without the least impairing
their powers of termination.