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Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-11-15

JOSEPH S. MI. BASIL.
and get my prices. I have large stock
on hand, purchased before the recent ad
vance in prices, and which can and will
sell as cheap, if not cheaper, than any
other dealer. My facilities for receiving
and handling coal are unequaled, and be-
sides this think have the best coal in
the City, and why
First, because purchase it from one
company, year after year, who mine but
the one kind, consequently always have
the LEE COAL, which is vein of the
old Baltimore Company Coal.
Second, my coal is sent to me in steam
barges, direct from the mines, thereby
saving one or two landings of it which
causes it to break up and form dust.
My Lykens Valley Coal for cooking
purposes is the genuine article. This be-
ing a very superior coal it always sells
high, and there are many c0unteTJeGtS on
1t, but parties wanting it can depend upon
getting the
Genuine Lykens Valley Coal
if they will order it from me.
All kinds of wood, either in the stick or
prepared to order at my Steam Mill
Clean Coal,
Full Weight,
Prompt DeIiUery,
and prices as low always as fuel can be
furnished.
JOS. S. M. BASIL,
jy10-3m Foot of Church Street.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-11-15

AZ the count PROGRESSES, the Aspe
tOr Blaine grows less anil less and
oily brings contempt upon hose who
prompted the "cOunt-out.basinesso
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-11-15
Established. 1857.
COAL. COAL. COAL.

Read Carefully and Note the FOLLOWING !:
Now is the time to buy your coal, and
before doing so call on
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-06-21
AT IT AGAIN.


The bummers and treasury leeches,
aided by the Times Democrat, and
other ring organs Of that Xix, are at
their old dodge, Of getting a "Board
Of Eguali=ntion," again. The Board
scheme died an ignominious death,
or the former occasions, and we had
hoped that tn, jackalls, would let its
rotten carcass rest where it was
buried. and not attempt to resurrect
il again ; but not so, they are dig,
cling it up again. If they, think the
people. are any better pleased with
their, "hitth game" now than former
ly, they are badly mistaken. The
people will never tolerate any con.
fscation boards, and the legislator,
who votes, for any such nefarious
scheme; will find himself in a bad
plight, to face his constituents in.
when he returns home.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-06-21

Nh. EDIToR.-The Iberia Star of
the 7th says ut was we are in
formed upon the commission Of a
trifing fault that the Hon. John
Clegg was removed from the bench
of the District" Now Mr.. Editor
I did not vote for Mr.. Clegg, but l
have for him the highest esteem as
a man and as a Judge and though
pretty we'll acquainted with the
workings of the late judicial election.
it is certainly news to me and
truly believe news to everybody else
in the district, that the worthy ex.
judge has ever been reproached with
a fault triaing or great during his
term Of Office. The election was
carried on as fairly as any l have
ever seen in my life F.; for we had the
great consolation that whoever ol
three candidates was elected, he
would be fit and able to fill the posi-
ton. His structures on the people Of
Lafayette and Vermilion about Their
having no scruples to Dust a man ou1
Of Office against whom the slighte.'
complaint can be raised, and pattern
al remarks as to their should bt
consistency for the future, we will.
cast to the winds for what they are
worth. Twinkle, Twinkle.
BYE-BYE.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-06-21

NOTICE In another column will
be found an article in which all
whether they will or no) are inter
ested. Neglecting to read it may
prove a very serious as we'll as an
expensive affair. We refer to the ad
vertisement of Prickly Ash Bitters.
A knowledge of its merits and the
benefit you or your family may de
rive from using it will save not only
health but many dollars otherwise
expended in doctor bills"
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-06-21

Another of the free born Ameri-
cans of African descent, was lodged
in our Jail last week, charged with
larceny. Larceny finds no apology
in such a country as ours, and very
truly, has it been said, that in our
country, if a person will work only
half of his time in good dead earnest,
he can afford to loaf the balance
and live fat, without pitching into
his neighbours worldly goods ; but
some won't 60 even that half, and
there is the sore consequence.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-06-21

The old Catholic Church is now
being torn down. It's absence will
give us a beautiful front view of the
new Catholic Church and the lum'
Der derived from it, will 60 to
building a convent, in our town.
The job, Of demolishing the old
church has been given to Mr.. Bell
saire Olong of our town.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-06-21
RAILROAD MEETING,

The Merchants, Planters and Bust.
ness Men of Abbeville aud vicinity,
are requested to meet at the Court
House in Abbeville, on Saturday the
28th day Of June, 1884, for the pur.
pose of taking the %initiatory step for
organizing a company to extend the
Baton Rouge Railroad to Abbeville.
The business men of the entire par.
ish of Vermilion are earnestly re.
-quested to participate in the meet.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-06-21

The Margaret monument is on the
way to New Orleans. Great and
full of deep feelings will be that day
for the Crescent City. when hel
whole population will gather to
honor her who was the kind, and
unassuming benefactress Of all classes
and creeds.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-06-21
PUBLIC MEETING

OF the Citizens of Vermilion, at
the Court House in the Town of Alb.
bcville on Saturday, 2sth inst, for
the purpose of taking steps towards
the construction of a railroad be
tween Lafayette and this point
Come one! Come all!
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-06-21

The Calcasieu Sulphur Shafting
Company, has beer organized to re-
sumo the work Of the Calcasieu
Mining Company. The Calcasieu
Sulphur beds are recognized to be
the most extensive, the thickest and
affording the purest crude material
of any known up to this time.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-06-21

The people Of Vermilion have
grown tired waiting for the Iberians
to take some effectual steps in the
matter Of building a railroad to
Abbeville, and as they can't obtain
proper aid there, they propose turn
ing their attention in another direc'
ton.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-06-21

SAD ACClDENT.-.On the 10th inst,
a son of Mr.. Aurelien Hebert was
shot by the accidental discharge Of
"a gun loaded with small shot. The
wound is a very serions one, and
one Of a most CHASTITY nature, but
not necessarily fatal, DR.. Kibbe is
attending to him.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-06-21

We saw this week at Mr.. J.
Boyance our intelligent and enter.
prisiug townsman a very large arbor
of grapes. The vines are laden
and the clusters of wonderful size,
they are nearly ripe, some purpling
and some whitening.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-06-21

On the night Of Monday in Iberia
Mr.. Chandelier, while attending to
some house work was shot through
his window. He was struck in the
neck but the wound is not serious.
The party committing the deed is
so far unknown.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-06-21

The Louisiana delegation have
returned from Chicago, cheerful and
full of hope, that in November next
they will score an unprecedented
majority for their nominees.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-06-21
School Board Meeting.

a special meeting of the Board Of
Directors Of Public School is hereby
called, to meet at the Court House
in Abbeville on Saturday the 21st
day of June 1884, at 10 o'clock A.
N. A full attendance is requested.
By Order Of W. W. EDWARDS,
President.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-06-21

A Grand Ball will be given at
the French Hall on Friday, July
4th, for the benefit of the Abbeville
Hook and Ladder Co., No. l.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-06-21

The general tone of the St. Louis
Republican is not friendly to the
presidential interests of the Tattooed
Plumed Knight Of Maine or the
Black Hawk OF Illinois.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-06-21

DR.. Clarence J. Edwards was in
our town this week and graced our
sanctum with his presence. The
doctor is in fine health and spirits.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-06-21

Col. John VI. Sandidge is presi'
dent of a Blaine southern club in
Northern Louisiana.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-06-21

There is some talk Of building a
special Jail for bankers in distress,
with accommodations that will knock
9Th avenue way 10 the shade. The
site it is surmised, will be some.
where in the vicinity Of Wall street.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-06-21

Many persons are daily visiting
the Exposition grounds and they
are the goal of q vast number Of
Sunday pilgrims. The work on the
various buildings is progressing
rapidly.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-06-21

Rev. Father Mehault left for
New Orleans on last Sunday for the
purpose Of procuring teachers for
the convent, which he contemplatcs
building and which will probably
be opened by the LIST of October.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-06-21

We had an abundant rain on
Monday last and the planters were
already much in need of it.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-06-21

The Lafayette and Abbeville
Railroad am a booming and with a
swell that means business. No fool.
ing about this, everybody in earnest
on 10th sides.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-06-21

Announcing the names Of candidates. .......$ ~
Professional or business cards Of ten lines or
less, one -
Trapsient advertise ments must be paid for In adj
vance.
Communications of . personal nature will be
charged double the regular rates, and must De paid
for POSITIVELY in advance. -,
Advertisements not marked will be published until
forbid, III responsibility aud will be charged accord.
ingly.
Obituary and marriage notices will be charged as ad-
vertisements when exceeding fifteen lines.
narAl COMMUNICATIONS and advertisements MUST
be handed in on or before Wednesday morning tom
sure insertion In the following Saturday 8 Issue.
D-Anonymous communication will NOT be pub
lished under any circumstances.
E5=All letters and communications must DC ao'
dressed to the Editor Of the MerldAohAt Aooe-
vile. Vermiion parish. louisiana.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-06-21

The chinese BARRIERS shave without
lather; our old teachers used to
lather the shavers without shaving.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-06-21

DR.. Bourne has removed to DR..
W. D. Whites Office, where persons
needing his services will always find
him,
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-06-21

OF the sum appropriated for the
use of public schools the amount
coming to Vermilion is$428.l8.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-06-21

Jay Gould's personal losses in the
late speculation amount to $25,0O0,'
600.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-06-21

The Iberia Star is pouring it's
little vial Of censurc and criticism on
our new Judge. That is all right ;
he can stand all such.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-06-21

James Watson Webb last of
original journalists of New York and
of the United States, died quietly in
that metropolis on the 7th inst.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-06-21

From the great quantity Of weeds
in and around our town, one would
suppose it was in deep mourning.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-06-21

The temperance feeling is on q
boom, in St. Landry.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-06-21

Drummers arc thickening and
business thinning.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-06-21

The "Old Ticket" seems to bt
over the whole union.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-06-21

Mosquitoes from the marshes
have come to zee.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-06-21

We had a good shower on last
Tuesday.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-06-21

Young ladies who play tennis are
now known as 'maidens allfor lawn.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-06-21

Sidewalks not respected on last
Sunday and somebody suffered there.
by.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-06-21

All the Iuxuriant grass in the
Court House yard, has been moved
down and stored away.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-06-21

Flies are countless and very al
fectionate.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-06-21

Eggs cheap and in great quantity
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-06-21

No troubles in this here country.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-06-21

This am the parish Of peace and
quiet.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-06-21

Flour is on the rise in the market.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-06-21

A few cases of measles in town.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-06-21
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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-06-21

Spring chickens are plentiful.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-06-21

All ouiet along the Teche.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-06-21
Very warm.

Rain needed.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-06-21
Business is dull.
Planters cheerful.

Fish fries every day.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-09-25
any way that will be Of service 10 You. very
Very sincerely yours, w. f., Jr
OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.


,NewHork Sun: If this had been the first
evidence published of Mr.. Blaine's financial
transactions when speaker of the house, tho
sensation occasioned by the disclosure and the
blow to the supporters nj the Republican can.
didates would have been tremendous beyond
description.
New York Times: Ii anything short of actual
horse stealing will convince the ardent Blaine
Republicans that their candidate is man
without honor or without shame, scoundrel
others, we are sure that Mr., Blaipe's letter OF
April l6, 1876 to Fisher, with its inclosure,
will have that effect
Chicago News: 1t is a sorrowful picture, these
letters display, of an able man grOveling in the
dust of humiliation and shame at the feet OF
money changers. His appetite grew more raven
GUS the more it was fed. Mr. Blaines terrible
mental and pecuniary sacrifices were caused by
his labors and efforts to keep the exact facts OF
his relations with the railway rings quiet from
his friends in Maine.
Chicago Times If what Blaine had done in
relation to the Little Rock speculation was not
improper, why did he desire q certificate from
his Dear Fisher that he had not done it! 1t is
plain enough that Dear Fisher did not sign that
charming document but it was not state
ment of truth. The line had to be drawn
somewhere, and Dear Fisher drew it when
Brother Blaine begged him to help him to get
higher public office by his signature to state
ment that was not true.
Evening Telegram: Can anything be con-
ceived more damaging to the character Of any
man than the letters? No wonder that the
writer groveled in the dust before Mulligan,
who held the letters, and implored him to
spare him.
Brooklyn Eagle The fact of this exhibit
will be no man will be able to vote for James
G. Blaine without being responsible for an eff
fort to raise to the highest Office in the repub-
lie man whom he knows to be political
prostitute.
ly and absolutely convicts Blaine of prostitut-
ing for private gain his position as speaker,
and then endeavoring to conceal this offense
by series of willful, deliberate and unmiti-
gated falsehoods.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-09-25
The Navies of Europe.

The present situation of affairs in the
eastern seas, says a Brooklyn Eagle
writer, draws attention TO the naval ar
maments of the European nations, most
of which have important commercial
interests there, necessitating patrol
of those waters in addition to the SER
vice required in other parts of the
world. England has 25 modern ine-o Of
battle ships, IA obsolete men. of war, g
modern and 6 obsolete iron-clads fol
eoast defense, and iron-clad cruisers
Nance has Is new ships of the first
class, and is building IA more; Germany
follows with IL; Austria, Italy, Russia.
Denmark and Holland from l to each,
aot counting the superannuated hulks
which formerly made up their little
Davies, and which are now not much
better than SO many Chinese junks OF
American men-of-war of the Robesonian
pattern. This shows that England still
holds the first place, though France,
when her new ships are completed, will
follow her very closely, the import Of
which is that colonial plans are to be
hercefor ward rooted in her policy, and
that being fenced out of the continent,
which has afforded ali outlet for her
surplus activities for the last two and a
half centuries, she is bent on seeking
fields for it elsewhere and sharing
with England the control of the seas.
She has never been very lucky on the
water, and it is rather late in her shis-
tory to start in such responsible line
of business, but she is obviously pre-
pairing for it, and may yet have a
grapple with her old enemy IN remoter
waters than those of Trafalgar and Chan
dernagore.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-09-25
Secret Of Gladstone's vigor.
From the Pail Mall Budget

Mr.. Gladstone is man about whose
physical vigor there can be no question.
Men are known in troublous time to ca
vii at his craftsmanship, but no one has
anything to say against his digestion.
Now, as early as the year 1848 Mr.. Glad
stone formulated to himself rules for
chewing food. Previously to that he had
always paid great attention to this re-
quirement of nature, but at that date he
laid down as rule for his children that
twenty-five bites should be given each
mouthful of meat, and somewhat lesser
number to bread and fish, &c. It is al
SO known that to get into ahabit of fol-
lowing his example is as easy as can be.
A little attention paid to it for two
days will insure the duty being uncon-
sciously performed through life with
the most beneficial results. Truly, his
tory turns upon small causesl The
philosopher of future ages may busy
himself with bordering what the course
of the world would have been had that
number been twenty-five instead Of
thirty-two
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-09-25

Sir Evelyn Barring and Nubar Pasha have re-
ceived ali identical cipher telegram from Gen.
Gordon, dated Khartoum, Aug. 26. He is wait
ing British forcesin order to evacuate Egyptian
earrisons. The kilograms reads: "Send me
Zeebehr Pasha; pay him yearly salary Of
81 600 / shall surrender the Soudan to the
sultan directly 100000 Turkish troops arrive.
Ii the rebels kill the Egyptians, you are an
swerable for the bloodshed. l require 9300,-
ing 81 800. Within few days / shall take
Berber, where have sent Col Stewart, Consul
Power and the French consul, with troops and
bashi bazouks, who, after stopping there for a
fortnight, will burn the town and return to
Khartoum. Col Stewart will go to Equator,
via Dongola, to bring the garrison from there.
l do not belleve the report that Ell Mahdi is
coming hither hope the Soudanese will kill
him If Turkish troops arrive they should come
by Dongola and Kassala. You should give them
43OO, GOO
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-09-25

DIR. H Won Hoist the author of one Of the
most remarkable, searching, scholarly and in
telligent critiques of the constitutional history
of the United States, shows that he studies
this country with all that minute and patient
industry so characteristic of German scholar.
ship He is strictly impartial, having no rea-
son to be otherwise, and his accuracy has
never yet been impeached, or sicerity and hon.
esty of his Judgment overthrown. AS an at
tentive observer of all political movements II
the United States he contributes to a late num-
Der of the Berlin Nation long article upon
Presidential candidates here. He speaks OF
Cleveland in terms of high commentator, re.
views his success in the Governors Office OF
New York, and then proceeds:
''On the other side it is only the band OF
demagogues and the bread-and-Dutter point.
clans of all degrees of AFFECTION (but they II
the highest deSree) that properly can and must
wish for Blaine's triumph. positive achieve
ment of craftsmanship is not in his record.
Notwithstanding the prominent political posi-.
ton he has held many years, he Is a man OF
talent without proper culture, but attractive In
manner, q clever speaker, skilled parllamenta-
rian, an INSCRIPTIONS party man, highly
trained and an out and out machine politician
these are his qualifications as statesman.
The tendency of his administration
would doubtless swamp, for he lives and moves
in political intrigue, and to his vast ambition
clings>the leaden weight of a small and dirty
passion. That is the worst of it, and makes OF
this campaign phenomenon unique In the
history of the United States. Shallow machine
politicians, straw puppets, and mixtures OF
demagogues and party tools without frame
work have repeatedly been put forward
by the parties, and in the last half century
the politicians have shown marked disin,
inclination to choose statesman as official
leader of party; but never before have they
dared to bring forward for the first position
in the world man in whose hands money
clings in dishonorable manner. But Blaine
has stood for years convicted by his own tes-
timony in black and white of having received
payment from railroad companies for services
which he rendered them as Speaker in
the House of Representatives. I'M
mensely important is the question whether
civil service reform d. e., the substitution of
form of government organized in accordance
with the demands of healthy common sense and
of civilized nation, for the semi barbarian
nuisance of the spoils system) shall be COM
tinued or the land intrusted four years longer
to the machine-of much greater importance
is, nevertheless, the question whether immacu-
late personal honesty shall continue to be alb.
solutely required in a man whom this nation
of over 50, 10000 by its own free choice places
at its head"
1t is this German instinct, which detects and
d1scriminates between honesty and dishonesty,
that has secured for Cleveland seventy per
cent of the German voters in this country.