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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-12-20

Fiirts are like fddIes--No good
without the beaux.
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President Arthur is an aspiran I
for the Senatorship Of New York.
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TOWN COUNCIL,
d
ABBEv1LLE, DEC. 18th 1884.

ABBEv1LLE, DEC. 18th 1884.
The Council met pursuant to ad-
joarnment, present !: Joseph J. Alb.
adie, Mayor and councilmen Wise,
Bourque and Broussard.
The minutes Of the meeting of
December 9th were read and
adopted.
The report Of the Collector and
Of the Treasurer having been ex.
amined by the Finance Committee
and found,cofrect, were adopted and
ordered 10 be spread on the minutes.
COLLECTORS REPORT.
TO The Honorable Mayor and Mem.
hers OF the Town Council, | the
: undersigned, respectfully
submit this as my re
port for the quar-
ter ending
Oct. 5th
1884.
10 amt Of taxes for '83 uncoll
at last report 8 So 81
amtof licenses nncoIl ol'S4, PIT 90
amt Of tax roll for 81 STA O5I
to amt coll on satne 208 GO
to amt remaining uhco,i Cos 43
amt Of fines for Corporation Is 90
X e a p i tn ION.
amt Of taxes for 'S3 uncoll So "a
amt OF licenses for '84 uncol PIT COL
amt of tax roll for '84 874 O5
amount Of fines Is 90
S 1855 50
amt uncol on taxes for 'S3 IS TAI
amt uncol on licenses for '84 PIT 90
amt uncol on taxes for '84 665 43
amt OF taxes col for "a 2Os g.
amount Of fines l6 90
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Couldn't Madeleine Square be
fenced in and made a place Of resort.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-12-20

4 Merry Christmas to all.
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Solomon WISE.
~7RLlSJRERS REPORT.

To tie r n~orai'n Mayor
go Council If
ANI,cr.iie.
Tin:v At t.tv,as been a regular
n"e':@r ii ti:r Cauncli III October,
AZ >aur ;reH-efe"t rot having re.
c,j.rd.o r ,."id oa', an to;#% Turing
tie Hro''er efnis1g 0tto'.cr ) h, has
made ao regular quarterly report.
bat sai M '!.:-. q special re ort of
al a,ot.cy hy him received at,i dis
bnr~ 4 .4om jay Oh. uatc # las,
relori 10 nocomhor 9th 1884.
General Fund.
1871,
Jul, :, to bal OF land S 1911 SO
Dee 5. amt rec from col fines is 90
amt reed from tx SO l3 ~
amt reed froE !:cInsca 81 CT ~
CT d.t.
Dec 5, by amt, paid to date l76 Is
to ba,aIce tbs day 2I1 81
Street anl Bulge Tvn2.
july ). 10 hll srs report 81
Dee 3. amt reed q! sol
taxes S. 8 IS
SIT IS
Credit.
Dec 5, b; amo1nl pa,d 3 81
to balance IT'S Gay. : II rs
81 kiug Fund.
5, amt or lard last rpt 25S 81
Dec 5, amt reud Of col
taxes 'o3 5 IS
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Mud in town..
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Eggs are scarce.
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Total on hand S 264 50
ReSuectfnlis.
w. B. WHITE
Treasurer.
Afier examining this report we
find them correct. Abbevitie De
cembpr 18Th 1884.
Jos. J. ABADIE,
SOLOMON WISE,
The report OF the finance commit
tee was read. adopted and ordered
to be published.
To the Hon. Mayor and Council
of,he Town Of Ahherillr. La.
Gentleman - After examining
the rolls of $780, 81, 'S2, 'S3, "a,
we fad The following amounts I'm
collected which are collectable,
to Wit
Enl, If i22O
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TELEGRAPHIC srLINTFRs.


Marshal Serrano was dying at Biarritz,
France, last night.
Forty deaths from cholera occurred in
the last two days ut Les Oworgues, a
hamlet department of Bassco Alpso.
Congressman Holmes was re-nomi-
mated by the Republicans of the Tenth
district, at Webster City, Iowa, yester-
day.
\ Pittshurg dispatch says: The Ma
tiOnal convention of the Amalgnmated
association adjourned, sine die, yester-
day afternoon, after re elocting the old
officers.
1t is reported that the pluro-pnoumo-
mia has broken out among the cattle AT
Elm Hurst Il suburban Village ON the
Galcna division of the Northwestern
Hallway,
At New York yesterday tho Board of
Police commissioners rc-appointcd John
Il. OBrien, Chairman of the Republican
County Committee, Chief of Bureau of
Election for three years.
Yesterday the Versailles Congress
adopted the entire bill for tho revision
Of the Constitution by vote of 500 to
li7. The Extreme Loit abstainod from
voting, declaring the principles of De-
/ mocfhcy \lulalou'
A Pckin dispatch states that ISnng LII
| NUmen based its protest to the powers
against the operations of the French
! ilcet at kee Lung upon tho fact that
| France had bombarded kee Lung with
out a formal declaration of war.
At the Medical Congress at Copenha-
gen yesterday DR.. John $. Billings, As
| sistant Surgeou-Goncral of the United
States army, in behalf of the American
Medical association, invited the Con.
gresS TO hold its next meeting at Wash.
| ington, 1851.
Tho child that was deserted by its
mother at Angus, Texas, last night, on
south bound passenger train, and which
was given over to Mrs. Kelly to take
cyr1 OF, died at the residence of Mr.
IL. G. Powell yesterday and was Inferred
at Grape creek.
Seventy men employed in the en-
shops of the Union Pacific at cheyenne
Wyo,, struck yesterday. This is part OF
a general strike In the ear shops of tn,
Union Pacific and the leased lines
caused by a reduction of 10 per cent. In
tho wages of the workmen at Ellis, KaS
steamship Hanovarian, Just arrived
at ST. Johns, New Foundland, from
Halifax, passed the l4ydian Monarch
three miles of Cape Race yesterda,
morning, moving slow, 1t il seventy
hours since the Lydian Monarch leit
st. Johns, and she IL averaging three
quarters of a mile an hour.
\ delegation OF Comanche, Kiowa,
and Wiosita Indians was at the Interior
department at Washington yesterday,
TO ascertain the proper course to be pur.
led in leasing their lands. They desir,
Ia lease between two and three millions
OF acres In the Indian Territory TO cat
tlpmon.
The Berlin Gazette gives n semi-onlcia
! explanation of the expulsion of Russian
from Berlin. II was the result of M
inquiry into the many complaints of the
German merchants that "A systomati,
farm of swindling was pursued by Rus
sian traders who settled In Berlin. They
traded under aliases and thus escaped
legal prosecution. Inquiry also showed
that numbers lived IN mendicity and by
lthe.l.
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THE NATIONAL LEAGuERs.

The meeting at Boston of the Ameri-
can branch Of the Irish National League
affords another opportunity to the long
range enemies of Great Britain to fire of
their ready broadsides of fiery ad-
dresses. Since the land act has been in
operation the real grievances of Ireland
have been greatly ameliorated, although
there is yet undoubtedly much room for
Improvement in the English admins
tration OF the Emerald Isle.
Such improvements as the enlight.
oned sense ofjustice Of the world may
suggest, are to be accomplished how
ever, if accomplished at all, by the
brave, great men Of Ireland who are
there battling with the strength OF
giants and suffering, if needs he, every
indignity and punishment that British
tyranny may put upon them. They
will never be accomplished by the self.
ish but safe Rawlings of the
.SULLlvANs and O'DoNovAN RossAs on
this side Of the waters. Their systema.
tic contributions levied upon the poor
Irish serving girls and hard worked day
laborers Of this country,and conspicuous
absence from the theatre Of danger, ex.
cite no enthusiasm because displaying
no sacrifices nor heroism.
The men who denounce upon English
soil the tyranny of the Crown and give
up liberty and prefermont and their last
dollar of property in defense of prin.
ciple, are the heroes in this great strug
gle of Ireland for a constitution and self
government, and not the loud mouthet
orators who inyeigh against the British
Government from the comfortable dis
lance of 5000 miles.
The determination of this meeting moi
to discuss american politics was a sen
slble conclusion. Since BLAINE's nOmi
nation and the reported rush of the Irisl
to that trickster and old Know Nothing
the attempt has been made to drag Irish
politics into our campaign, much to the
disgust of good sense and good taste
We have nothing to do with Irish poll
ties, no more than with Chinese politics
and the legal presumption is that for.
eignor has left behind him his home poll.
ties when he assumes citizenship in the
United States. Unfortunately for us this
illegal presumption" is very wide of the
real mark.
The bold and unequivOcal demand OF
these loaguers that American citizenship
shall be exalted at all times and every.
where, is not unobiectionable from on
to citizens who know what American
citizenship really implies, viz
discreet silence and non-interfer
encc as to the local affairs ant
politics of all other nations. As long NJ
a son of the Emerald Isle is an Ameri
can and not an Irishman, he will hay,
no trouble in securing ample protection
under the American flag.
The American National League, $,
long rs il confines itself to the collection
of contributions for the suffering poor o
Ireland and maintains a discreet silence
ought to have the active assistance ant
sympathy of the people of America, an,
will have, but as political organization
for the advancement Of the ambition
schemes of aspiring politicians here
and an organ Of abuse, at safe distance
Of a friendly power, it deserves but littl
encouragement from the American pee
al
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Col. Nlns, Hnrhcrnn-

kERENs, Aug. IL. Special. This
morning o special train from Corsicaua
brought large number OF people from
that place to attend the brand barbecue
and picnic given in honor of Col. II. Q.
Mills by the people of Kcrcns and vichi-
ity. An interesting speech was made
10y Col. Mills, touching all the import
ant questions of the day. An address
was also made by Lioutenant-Govcrnor
Martin and several other prominent
men of Navarro county. The affair was
well conducted and was II credit to its
manager.
\ grand ball was given last night
which was largely attended by our gay
young people from both town and coun
try.
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ST. LOWS, Aug. l3.-rhe Grand Grove
Order Of Druids continued in session to-
day. They received reports of
committees and grand officers,
and elected the following olli-
Gers for the ensuing year: +. L..
Courtney, of Richmond, Missouri, NJ, n.
q. ~; Nicholas Berg, of ST. Louis, ID. G..
~; Henry Frcndelthral, of Albany, New
York, Il. W. q. s.; Philip Roichwein, OF
indianapolis, r. w. G. 4.
The report of the committee appointed
10 make n revision Of the constitution
was presented and adopted, After adj
iournment this evening the Grand
Grove was given an excursion on the
river, including a banquet, and u very
pleasant time was enjoyed.
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Worlsmcn Mobbed-Thcy XIII One of tn,
Mob.

CHICAGO, Aug, l3, evening when
the non-mion men, to the number OF
about forty, whoshad taken the places of
the strikers in the Cdbbcn x Sexton
stove foundry quit work and started
home in body, they we're followed
by the strikers hootng and ieering.
Their numbers constantly increased aud
when some distance away the mob be-
gan throwing stones ut the workmcn,
one Of whose number fell with a cash
in his head. a pistol shot followed
and another fell with bullet in his leg.
The Workmen, who were well armed by
their employers, then turned and fired a
voiley at their assailants, one Of whom
was shot through the heart and dled in
stantlY After about twenty shots were
fired the mob Switzerland the workmen
went TO their homes. The dead man is
named Heck 1t is stated that he was u
hard character, that he had killed man
and that he recently came here from
Pittsburg. only one arrest thus far has
been made.
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meet at Alvorado September3d, to nom
nate candidate for Congress. This
county is solid for Wellborn
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
Outrageous Proceedlngs.

Iowa CITY, a., Aug. l3.--The city is
in great state of excitement tonight,
the streets are crowded with people, and
fears of violence pervades all good citi-
zens. This afternoon, at trial of
two brewers of this city, before
a Justice of the Peace in the country
township near by, mob of 200 attacked
the prosecuting lawyer named w. II.
Bailey, stripped his clothing off and
tarred him. His life was narrowly
saved by Deputy Sheriff. The mob,
many of them crazed by drink tried to
catch the principal witness, named
Swafl'ord, and would have hanged him
had they found him, A Constable
was severely cut with knives.
The roughs came to town this evening,
and for an hour had pos essiOn of the
streets, the Sheritf's force and city
police being powerless. After
supper they found Swaflord
and knocked him and his
brother down on the street and would
have killed them, had they not been
sccrcted in store. a meeting of the
citizens has been held, the ouhages
vigorously condemned and special
police appointed for the night.
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THE Denison Herald-News takes tho
right view Of the lease law. It thinks
foreign companies should pay the
highest prices for leased lands and all
companies should be made to conform
tothe laws governing corporations, that
they should be leased for a short time
and In small quantities, and that enough
revenue should be derived from school
land to support the schools of the State
independent of other taxation. II thinks
the lease system, properly guarded
against monopolies, Is tho surest and
best for the public schools. This seems
90 be the general sentiment OF the people
of the State, and appearances now point
10 an advance in rents for all school aud
asylum lands.
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A FREI-GRAsS organ says SO,0OO,0OO
worth of property has already been
driven out Of the State. Well, yes; but
it went TO 81. Louis and Chicago in the
shape ofbeevos made fat on the child
ren's grass, and the money kept there or
sent TO Europe. When the Assessor
makes his yearly rounds, a great deal OF
this property is driven out of the State
To avoid taxes, but II is soon returned.
There are more cattle in Texas this year
than last, and they will continue to in
crease until the lease law affords pro-
lection TO enough actual settlers Ia
"scrouge" them out.
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Tint Horrible neeh.

CHICAGO, Aug. l3.-Rcv, II. NJ. Coli.
son, who killed his wife and then
shot himself through the head yes
terday afternoon, is still alive. The
coroner's inquest into the cause of Mrs
Collisions death resulted in the
verdict that her husband killed
her while insane. Investigation
showed he had halucination
that the people of Dakota had employed
him to write the history of that State;
that he had failed to do so, and that PEG.
pie were preparing to arrest and punish
him. In addition to that he believed hC
had written Il letter to Dakota which
would ruin hundreds of families there
and took tho means employed as the
only .wayto avoid the disgrace and atone
for his wrongs.
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LABOR will be cheap all over the coun-
try next year when the Republican Of
fee holders retire to private life. If a
laborer is worthy Of his hire, and they
hire for what they are worth, 30 cents a
day and board themselves would be a
big price.
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POLITICAL POINTERS.
AT JEFFERSON CITY, MISSOURI
Nominations of state Officers of Georgia
and MissOuri-All by AcclamatiOn-
Ireland sOlid-Upson Out
Sayers the Man, Etc.
The T.yas state Grange.

GALVESTON, Aug. l3.-The State
Grange reassembled this morning.
Several additional delegates announced
their arrival.
The Committee on Division of Labor
reported, assigning various portions of
the Masters address to the appropriate
committees.
Bass, of Leon county, offered resolu-
zion giving all fees and dues accruing
from newly-OrganiZed and reorganiZed
oranges to the County Deputies until
the next meeting of the State Grange.
referred to the Committee on Lecturing.
Nlamper, of Cook, offered the follow
ing, which was referred to the Commit
tee on Education:
Resolved, That the Texas State Grange
nemOrialiZe our law-making bodies to
enact such laws as will encourage teach
ing the elementary principles of the
science of agriculture in the rural
| schools, and that each delegate be re-
| quested 10 confer with his Legislator
and place before him the importance Of
| such measure, in behalf Of the farmers
| OfTeXas.
4 number Of motions and resolutions
were offered and referred to the COM
miltees relative to individual oranges
and to rules and regulations of the or
gani2ation.
Carter, Of Bell, offered resolution
memorlalizing the National Grange to
change its constitutional law so as to
make all fOurth-degree members in good
| standing eligible as delegates to the
rights and privileges Of membership in
the several State Oranges. Adopted I'M
| der suspension of the rules.
After transacting some further routine
| "A ~ ~ Ia,
| hOur, visiting and inspecting the News
office by invitation.
After recess the Committee on Crcden-
tlals reported the scatngo of }. +. Riggs,
Of Harrison county.
resolution to change article Of the
| constitution of the State Grange was
offered by II. J. Cox and referred to the
| Committee on Constitution.
\ resolution was offered by w. A.
Taylor providing for the reinstatement
OF members suspended. Referred to the
same committee.
A resolution by Hicks, of Bell, tc raise
q special committee to perfect plan to
protect the farmer from depredatiOns of
horse thieves, was adopted, and Hicks,
Mangum, Booth and Wright appointed
as said committee.
| inc following resolution was referred
to the Committee on Constitutions:
Resolved, That the per diem of dele
gates be reckoned from the time of leav-
ing home until they return.
ON motion the Masters address was
ordered printed.
Ferguson, of Milan, offered the follow
ing which was referred to the commit
tee on transportation
Resolved, That we, as representatives.
of the farmers of our State, do endorse
the bill known as the Chenoweth bill
and condemn one known as the Gibson
substitute.
Adjourned until o'clock tonight,
when the secret session was held and
ceremony comforting the Fifth degree
was witnessed by Il large portion Of the
| delegates in the city.
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Llewellyn ON Rail,

TYLER, Aug" l3.-.Special.l In the
district court to-day Prof. Jones and
Harry Hooper were sentenced for and
years for theft land burglary respect
lively. This about winds up the crimi-
nal matters of the present term. Court
adjourned to meet ON Monday week.
The man struck yesterday by Fore
man Llewellyn, was spirited away last
night, rs is supposed by Llcwellvn's
friends for the purpose OF stopping pros
ccution. Llewellyn was released To- day
on bail,
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STILwELL IL. RUSSELL, through the
incompetency Of his deputies and the
hostility of BREWSTER CAMERON, is
servings term in the penitentiary for
being defaulter to the Government a
few hundred dollars. BLAINE, who
swindled the Government out of mill
ions, is the Republican candidate for
President.
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TnE HERALD is in receipt of letter
from one OF the largest business firms
In the West, written In Shackelford
county, In which the writer says: "Send
US the HERALD for another year. We
agree with you in your opposition to
free grass, and no matter what the diff
fereni county conventions may publish,
the majority Of voters are with you, and
one or tro years time at most will Sc =
lie the question Coming rs this does,
hon IN I'D sct.lo- in hc leg. VI ITO
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Base Ball.
aNf LuH.Na -

SHERMAN, Aug. b.. Spccial.l - The
base bali ruroro is among the young men
sherman. In the last five or six
months, somc six or eight clubs have
been organized In this city. The clubs
are all ambitious and aspiring, hut none
of them have achieved renown or won
laurels as vet. II the best PLAYERS of
each would unto together, they could
organize Il club OF which Sherman
could be proud.
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SAN Francisco supports one hundred
fortune tellors. The Fort Worth Gazette
ought to send reliable man to that
city to ascertain the year and the month
when the lords of the lariet will sue
coed in bamboozling the children of the
State out of their school lands.
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FOUND at last! 4 man that will run
for Governor. Rev. o. p. SOUNDS, OF
Grayson county, now in this city attend
ing a religious meeting, announces him.
self an Independent candidate for the
office of chief executive of this State
In dress and appearance no is of the or,
der of tramps, has no fixed principles Of
State policy and will fill the bill of the
opposition journals. Besides this he /,
from North Texas. Now let the Calves
ton News, Statesman, Examiner ant
the Gazette whoop 'or up lively fol
SOUNDS. They have a candidate worthy
of their cause.
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A New YoUK dispatch says: "CHAs.
A. DANA, editor of the Sun, in letter
declining the Craftsmanship of the But
LER mass-meeting, to be held on August
80, says: 1T will be great meeting, and
any citizen of New York interested in
the promotion of Democratic principles
might be proud to preside over it,"
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THE city taxes of Fort Worth are sl.95
on the 800, and property is assessed. at a
high valuation. State and county taxes
are to be added. The Democrat says:
"The most effectual way to kill a young
city is by high taxes"
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RICHMOND, VA, Aug. l3.-The Gem
cral Assembly met at noon in extra sos-
sion. Tho Joint Committee waited
upon the Governor TO inform him the
Legislature was ready to receive any
communication. Both houses then took
recess.
Upon rcassembling n brief message
from the Governor was presented.
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THE City Council of Fort Worth APP
propriatod twenty-five dollars for a wood
cut engraving of PETER SMITH, Mayor
of that burg, to be brought forth in the
Times Democrat. If city charters con
template such expenditures Of public
money, Dallas ought to keep up with the
procession and have Mayor Cabell's
"phiz" inserted in some New York
paDnr
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THE Galveston News says the HERALD
wants to build railroad to the mouth
OF the Sabine TO head OIL Galveston by
making Dallas an upland seaport If
the railroad is built from here to the
mouth of the Sabine water enough will
be found there to float small vessel
without calling upon the whole state,
Tow OcHILTREE, CAPT. EAps and Con-
gress to deepen the channel. Galveston
may become a seaport in thousand or
two years if the island isn't deserted be-
fore that time.
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VIENNA, Aug. l3.--A great sensation
is caused by the recent robbories Of the
Austrian mails, Not long ago letter
containing $4,000 ilorins was distracted
and now whole mail bag Is stolen. The
bag contained only valuahles and regis.
tered letters. In some Of the latter wer,
checks amounting TO 2SOOOO florins, SEM
by savings banks i'm pcsth.
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Knyncr and Uis Donuly slni

CALDWELL, KAs., Aug l3.--Oscar Hal
sell and William Barloot shot City Mar
shall Rayner and his . .puly, of Hume
well, last night. The cause Of the shoot
ing was an old feud between Barfoot and
the Marshal. Rayncr was shot in the
lex and his deputy in the neck. The
latter will die. The particulars cannot
bc learned thus early. No arrests at this
hour q IA. m