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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-05-09
TOWN COUNCIL,
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ABBEy1LIE, April 1lth 1885.

ABBEv1LLE, 4pril llth 1885.
The Council met this day at the
Office Of Suicides e. White in regular
s>ioa.
Present : Joseph j. Ahadie, May
or and Messrs Bourque and Young.
Absent - Messrs Wise and
BrouSsard.
The reading Of the minutes OF
the previous meeting vas dispensed
With.
On notion Of Bourque.
Resolved that, owing to the des-
truction of the Court House in this
town by fire, tie meetings Of the
Council shall be. held at the Law
Office of Messrs Smedes & White in
said town until otherwise ordered.
The reports of the Collector and
of the Treasurer and the Corpora.
ton Attorney were each Submitted,
read and adopted and ordered TO
be spread on the minutes.
CULLECTOR'S REPORT.
To the Honorable Mayor and Mem
bers of the Town Council, l The
undersigned, respectfully
submit this as my report
as Constable and
Collie ector
Of the Town of Abbetille
for the quarter ending April S, '86.
amt taxes of "a remainin uncollect
at last report s 2l6 29
amt collected since no "a
amt remaining unco1l los 45
amt Of licenses of 'S4, remaining
oncoll at last report III 90
amt OF licenses Of '85 reed 565 0O
amt licenses of '85 col since $50 90
INT remaining uncoll 385 0o
amt coll on taxes OF 81 ~ w
amt coll on taxes of 'S3 81 so
amt Of interes on taxes of 'S3 6 IS
amt OF fines coli for Corptn 5 OF
r e pi u | q t on.
amt Of taxes of 'e4 remain
ing uucoll at last report 5 216 2a
amt Of licenses Of '84 uncol
at last lI| W
amt OF licenses Of '85 recei=ed
from Secretary sos 00
amt col on taxes Of '82 1O O0
amt col On taxes Of '83 81 sc
amt Of interest on taxes Of '83 5 4s
amt of fines COLI for Corptn S 0C
$l031 81
amt of taxes coll and on
hand '84 lilo sA
amt remaining uncol los A
amt Of uncoll licenses Of
"a turn over to Corp Atty 1T 0f
amt Of uncol licenses Of '85 3S5 0(
amt uncol on licenses Of '85
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NOTICE TO the PUBLIC.

AL persons are hereby notified
and prohibited from hunting and
passing through my field. Any per-
son violating this notice will be
prosecuted to the full extent of the
law.
E. I. ADDISON.
April 25th 1885.
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a. 10 . '''"se y. WHO have anything in
t,,,'; H. ';oe Of Hosse painting. Paper
!, .,'.'.'s' ~ Ola furhi'Are rcft,:hg; such
/, !, 'saA'as; e varnishing, aphosl'er-
+; IN ac.' sign painting a speciality
rSs %L' 90 IN the country 70 do such
NJ M as. as may be neeaed il chat line.
i.ss ismae''"n gnartau'cd, Or no pay.
Il s''' ,,a always va! be found III ,hs to*u
b, 4 Ae''v''Ie !, vii or address P. =.
''' Il, Abbeville, La.
g.. = E. A. MA.ERo!.LE,
>ent.o1.'S4.
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-.Abbeville, La, April 18th 1885
The newly elected members Of the
Town Council OF the Town Of Alb
beville met this day at the Office Of
Smedes & White, and having been
duly sworn to their Oath Of Office
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treasurer.
After examining this report we
end it correct.
Jos. j.. AbAb1E,
N. C. You've,
Committee.
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amt Of taxes coll and %
hand '84 ITO
amt remaining nncol los
amt Of uncoll licenses Of
"a turn over to Corp Atty 1T
amt Of uncol licenses of '85 3S5
amt uncol on licenses Of '85
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AN INTERESTING ITEM !
having b han v md out at
OUR GREAT
Circular for S11OO, the Great Bargain of the


aLI wall e u m
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My thanks are due Capt Morrow
for The prompt settlement of the in
,urance on my house which WAS
burned on thc tweuty-srVcnth duy ot
October. 1853. MRS. OII~ A,Ktlr
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-11-12

The following fines were imposed:
Charles Scott, for carrying IL pistol,
80; j. Lcwrllcn and G. York, - each
aud John Drumgoolc, $50 and Frank
Morchead, ~ 80, for being drunk.
Lou smith, 50, for vagrHncl; Ida
Walker, 50, for disturbing the peace
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: \ WOOD g. WOOD
Wood & Co.,
GROCERS AND
Commission Merchants.
WEST SIDE OF SQUARE. tMAR-
STALLS OLD STAND
FRESH GROCERIES. ANp COUNTRY PRO
pUCE ALWAYS ON HAND


THE DISIWCI Court
The case of McGraw vs. Eaton ~
Gunnn, was on trial yesterday.
THE COUNTN CoUEr
The commissioners are ~tiIl passing
ON road matters.
JUSTICE SLEETER's COURT.
J. Rogers wa. fined 80 aud costs
Tor CARRYING II pistol.
Special Master Mccormick is hold
ing session determining the rights OF
litignnts with the TcXa, n 81. Louis
railroad.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-09-04

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO FARMERS!
By reading the following article you will be
convinced that REEVES GAIT offers YOU the
cheapest high grade FERTILIZER on this market
respectfully invite any one to cali at my place,
Just north OF the d.. D. & B. Institution and see
of. $1,000 ~ " N0
If kept in a dry place it can be kept any length
OF tlme, and 1t will always be ready to drill; it
being worked up very dry it drills perfectly. The
material is gathered up from my own and other
slaughter houses of the city and is purely home
enterprise.
MR. B. F EAKLE has consented to manage the
business OF selling. delivering, and making Settle
ment OF the above name Fertilizer. Give him a
call at his office in the store room of MI VIM
Eakle. opposite the Court House, Mr. II, M Nc
Ilhany's old stand. 49, No
Respectfully, REEVES GAIT.
Having determined 10 sell Fertilizer this sea-
son. took great pains to examine into the merits
OF Fertizers generally, and according to my judg.
ment, the Fertilizer now manufactured by Mr
Reeves Gait is the best for the money now offered
on TINS market and IL is with pleasure and conf
FERTILIZER to my friends and the public: then
it is home enterprise-f there is any profit in 1t
the money will be spent in our midst
aug14 B. EAKLE
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-09-04
Body and Brain.

Motion is the exercise of the body.
Thought is the exercise of the brain.
Motion at length exhausts the body.
Thought at length eXhausts the brain.
Cessation of motion allows the body to
be invigorated. Cessation of thought
reinvigorates the brain; the body must
have rest The brain must have Sleep
When the body can not rest, as in con-
vulsive diseases, it dies. When the brain
can not rest, when man can not sleep,
every hour is step nearer to the mad
house. When you are in this condition
you will find friend in PERUNA. 1t will
strengthen the body, build up the worn
out system, and as remedy for brain
trouble it has no equal. Thousands are
being cured by this great remedy every
day. c
Mrs c. c. Filler, rs w. Walnut street,
Columbus, says: / had been troubled a
number of years with nervous prostra-
ton and general debility suffered very
much. l used all manner of patent medi-
cines, consulted several of our physicians,
and used their prescriptions, but they did
me but little good. | read in the papers
of the remarkable cures your PERUNA
was making; l concluded to try bottle
of it. After had used about half of the
first bottle l began to get better. That
was encouraging; so I continued to use
it, and am now well. l have recon-
mended PERUNA to my friends, several of
whom are now taking it, and say it is do
ing for them more than they expected.
Any one doubling this letter can call or
write and be convinced.
Mr.. M. Doll, % N. Peters street, New
Orleans, La, had been a constant, ter
rible sufferer from diabetes for six long
years. Six Of the best city physicians
had failed to give him even relief. He
was at deaths door. DR.. Hartman cured
him with PERUNA.
CHRONIC ULCERs.-Mrs. c., of 400 St.
Louis street, New Orleans, was an intense,
constant sufferer for many years from
great, deep ulcers of her leg. Her physi-
clans advised amputation. Dr. H. cured
her perfectly, and number of others SINH
lar to her. All such cases are easily
cured with PERUNA.
w. A. Long, druggist, Steubenville,
O., writes: I'VE have sold more PERUNA
the past twelve months than ever before.
1t is one of our most popular medicines.
Customers think there is nothing like it.
Mcmillan & Co., druggists, Latrobe,
Pa, write: awe are selling great deal
of the PERUNA. 1t gives satisfaction.
Thos. Hughes (farmer), living near this
place, speaks highly of it."
dec 19lv
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-09-04

Why She Was Sailed.


Why She Was Sailed.
The Sunday school was hushed and still
And the parson led in prayer.
Then said speech would now be made
By stranger who was there.
The lesson told, that day, the fate
OF the cities RACED by fire,
And Of the great reward of those
Who did the Lords desire.
And then the stranger spoke Of those
Who disobeYed Ged's law,
Said they the end Of such as sinned
In the death OF Lots wife saw.
To impress the fact he asked class,
Small eight-year urchins they,
Why God had turned Lots wife to salt
On that Inflated day.
One little rascal made response.
With grimy hand upheld;
His shrill voice sounded loud and clear;
"She was too fresh" he yelled.
Inter ocean.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-09-04

TRAIN NOTES.
Trains $50 and 29l daily, 2SS daily to Harrison
burg only.
Connections at Harper's Ferry for all points
West; at Strasburg with Manassas Branch Va.
Midland at StauntOn with chesapeake & Ohio
R. II; at Lexington with Richmond & Allegheny
R. Il.
Fast Limited express, daily for Chicago and
PittSburg leaves Baltimore at 900 a. m. ; Washing
ION 10 90 a m. Arrives at Chicago 90 a. Pitts
burg so p. m.
Express daily for Cincinnati and St. Louis Leaves
Baltimore at BOP M, Washington 80 p. m. and
HarperS Ferry at 56 p M Arrives at Cincinnati
at 30 a. M; ST. Louis 80 p. m.
Night Express daily for St, Louis and Chicago
leaves Baltimore at 90 p m; Washington 10 10 p.
m, and Harpers Ferry II 81 p. m. Arrives at
Cincinnati $50 p. m st. Louis Z 30 a. M, Chicago
5 40 a. m.
Night Express daily for Pittsburg leaves Balti-
more at 90 p. M; Washington 9 10 p. m, and
Harpers Ferry at 10 40 p. III. Arrives at Pittsburg
30 a. m.
B. & 0. Palace Sleeping Cars are run through to
express trains.
For tickets and further information apply to B.
SO. Agents or to B r. BOND. Pass. Agent Baltf-
StaunUon, Va.
G. X. LORD, L. M. COLE.
Gen'l Pass. Agent. Genl Ticket Agent.
DAVID LEE,
mayl5 Gen'l Supt.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-09-04

JELLY CAKE.-One cup of sugar, one
CUP OF flour, three eggs, three tablespoons
OF melted butter, three tablespoons of
sweet milk, two teaspoons of cream
Tartar. one teaspoon of soda and favoring.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-09-04
attention, Farmers .

Farmers have learned that they cannot expect
good crops of Wheat and Corn without the use OF
RELIABLE FERTILIZERS ~ -
Buy those that have pr0Uen profitable and )er.
nl07eeTlt an1prOUerS of the SOIL and not atntried
goods as such as exhaust it.
None can offer better goods or give better guar.
antees than we. Dow
Our BRANDS are well known to most of YOU and
are US follows; '',N
BAKERS SOLUBLE SUPER PHOSPHA TIE.
Sc AMMONIA TED s.
PURE so UIH CAROLINA BONE
PURE DISSOLVED ANIMAL
Is AMMONIA TED DISSOLVED
We sell also, FLOATS OF SOUTH CAROLINA
PURE RAW BONE and MISSOURI BONE MEAL.
SULPHATE SODA. KANT, SULPHATE OF
AMMONIA, OIL VTTRIOL-such chemicals as
GOODS. ''A o-1A''
We wish the PRACTICAL and SUBSTANTIAL FAR
MERs to continue the of our goods and will
make TERMS REASONABLE to those who want them
on lime. those who wish 20 buy for cash will q Er
THEIR MONEYS WORTH of us. " ~
We have Fertilizer houses at Raphine, MANAGED
by MeSSrS HUTCHINSON & STUART. and at Viewers
Cave Station. g. o. R. R., by Mr. W F. WHIT.
MORE, and are also prepared deliver goods at all
Stations on the Shenandoah Valley, Valley, and g
& U. Railroads. We offer special inducements 10
clubs in car lO9d lots.
augl5 BAKER BROS
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-09-04

THE best or most profitable system that
can be followed is to raise grain and
grass, and keep a sufficient lumber of
stock to consume all that is raised upon
the farm. Send all that you raise to
market in the shape OF meat, mutton or
cheese. If you can raise good crops of
grain that will return you a profit, and
you can feed it out again to stock and so
realizs another profit, you are not only
realizing double profit, but, if properly
managed, you are securing good supply
of manure to aid in keeping up the fer
tility ct the farm.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1885-11-28

There is one phase of humanity
which has always proved a connD|
drum to Us, and that is why those
engaged in planting cannot CON
bine and work Tor their mutual in|
terest as we'll as others who are en-
gagged in manufacturing, banking
and commerce. It is hard to UNDER
stand why this should be so, but,
the experience of fall tends that way.
They rarely combine for any object
in their line which requires united
action, and fail to do so in public
improvements as well as Joint &C
ton on the subject of drainage, in|
which both parties are directly in|
%terested, and would be great gain
ers by the employment of the joint
means. This id%iosyncrasy cannot
be accounted for on the ground of,
want of intelligence or ignorance of,
of what would subserve their inter-
est. AS above stated, it is q para|
dox without a solution.--Assump
tiou Pioneer.
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Lesson from q MastOdOn.

The tusks OF a mastodon recent
|ly found in Illinois weighed 175
pounds each. What a gigantic
|toothache that animal must have
been capable Of having! And such
neuralgia! Neuralgia, or nerve
generally proceeds from a dis
ordered condition of the blood.
Browns Iron Bitters enriches and
|purifies this and drives neuralgia
out. Mr.. w. Redman, Plqua, o.,
says, "Brown's Iron Bitters perma
|nentIy cured me OF neuralgia"
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Cheap Pleasures.

sVat is it you wants, Schacob I"
asked Nose Schaumburg of his old
est son.
"Give me a haluf of a dollar, fod
der
"Vat does you want ter do mis-
dose large sums of monish 2"
Il wants ter make my self some
pleasures. l wants ter go dot thea
tire ill.,"
:'Choost be a sensible boy, Scha
cob"
Swat yer wants meto do, fodder"
81 dells you how to gets all dot
pleasures vat you wants midout
schpending monies. Ven you
goes dot pet in, and dot vetter wash
cold, choost stick yer feet outside,
and ven dey vas most frozen chOOst
pull dose feet dot warm ped i'll. /
dells youdot wash Il pleasure. Vat
for, Schacob, you wants ter make
Yer old fodder weep init dose triv
olous pleasures VAT wash so expen
shlve.,'-Teras Siftings.
VIM. Caultie!d, who is serving a
term of 20 years in the peLitentiary
for completely III the murder of Capt.
Murphy, has made a confession, in
which he unqualilicd,y denies hav-
ing had anything to do in the kill
ing, Eel affirming that he was not
present ut the time.
AL these confessions come inrath
er late. Instead of aiding Pat Ford
and John Murphy, who will be hung
on December Is next. they only
make the case worse for them. If
Caulfield was not present, so much
stronger is the evidence that the
two condemned men did the bloody
work.
II Judge Ford actually fred tho
fatal shots, then the evidence IS
proof positive that the two con
demned men went, voluntarily and
premedltatedly to attack their vic
! tim. striving either TO kill him or
drive him around to meet Judge
Ford who might finish the coward
~ work. In either case the two
condemned mel eau derive no bene
fit 1t only makes their position
worse.
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NOTvERYL LIKELY!

A few daysago a meeting was held
in New Orleans composed of a few
men who are very wise in their
own %conceit, if nothing else, presl
ded over by FL G. Minor, Esq, OF
TerrebOnne.
The meeting designated itself q
conservative Republican assembly.
After resolving to maintain its or
g~anization, whatever that may be,
it adjourned sine die.
About the same time some Of the
colored leaders made the remark,
that ii the colored voters united
with one OF thetwo wings with which
the Democratic party is lCw cOmpo
sed, the other wing will have to so
under.
That is a problem that the civil
service commission could possibly
demonstrate OH paper, but when
the time IN to work it out practi
cally it might not be found SO easy
of solution.
This is the hope of a few disap
pointed Republicans, disgruntled
Democrats. and retired cOlOred
statesmen.
Who is going to be the forthcom
ing genius, that is to dof the uni
form of Billy Malone, to lead this
motley crowd of ring streaked and
red striped jambalaya of politicians
against the democracy!
The Democracy have learned IL
lesson in New York and Virginia,
and their lesson teaches them that
the party is stronger when stripped
clean for the fight, when it has no ell
tangling alliances to hamper its on
ward course.
The time has not come, by about
one third of a century, when the
voters Of Louisiana are gong TO be
bamboozled by any such alliances
as that minated by these latemove-
ments and assertions of the powers
that are not to be.
The Democratic party in Lonisi'
ana has 10 fears of being overcome
by any such opposition. Auy Ma
hone that will advance to the front
will fare the fate that befell that
statesman in Virginia.
Any opposition that can spring
up against the democracy will yer,
likely meet with the disasters thai
attend the Republicans nov a days
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The Louisville Courier journal
says that the next Democratic Con
|gress has work to do which must
be done, even if a few dissatisfied
Democrats are not satisfied. In
that case what will became of Wat
|tersOn himself?
He was about the loudest grow
Ter and the most disgruntled man
in the country, during the last Con
|gress, because his very peculiar
ideas were not adopted by the dem
|ocratic majority.
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SURSCsslETlON:
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DATES OF ERIlSkNG

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paper, will he published at the rate OF ~ cts,
mar snuare for the first insertion, and 20 cents
for subsequent insertions.
A liberal discount to yearly advertisers.
Announcing candidates for office $lo' TO be
eaid for IN ADVANCE.
Advertisements not marked on the copy
f6r . specified time will be inserted TILL Tor o'''
and payment exacted. ..
Persons sending communications to TINS pa
pet must always furnish their real names 10
the Editors. We will not save or return re
,ected manuscripts.
illusions peronnally di%sparaging to any
one will never be inserted except as a'tVer
tisements nor then, if peculiarly ob]ect'ona-
BE.
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King Alfonso of Spain died last
Wednesday, aged % years.
The young King mounted the
throne III troublesome days and
had succeeded in tranqui!lizing bis
turbulent subjects, to such an ex-
tent that an era of peace was promi
sed Spain, such as she had not had
for many years.
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1t will not disappoint you. 1t is
the article known for purifying the
blood and building up the health
and strength. For % years erysip
'elas broke ont in blotchesi on my
face. | found no cure until I used
|Parker's Tonic two years ago. 1t
lis the medicine for NEE. C.. III.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1885-11-28

The press generally approve the
reprieve, granted by the governor,
to Ford aud Murphy, who were g
fenced to be hung on November Is
inst.
All men naturally cling to every
hope that presents itself, and those
unfortunate persons, doubtless i'm
agined that their sentences would
be committed to imprisonment for
life. When therefore their fate was
sealed, by the board of pardons
three days previous to the day fixed
for the execution, and they saw
the gates of eternity swinging open
before them. it is no wonder that
they trembled and begged for time
to prepare to meet the All Power
full Judge before whom they were
to appear.
Gov. McEnery, only followed the
dictates Of common humanity in
granting them a short time to pre-
pare to meet their God, and will re
ceive the appreciation OF good men
for his act.
It is true that the murderers gave
their victim no time for preparation.
But the murder was a brutal and
inhuman deed. That does not Jus
tify the Governor, or the people
Of Louisiana to become brutes in
the punishment Of the wretched
men, and we have but little patience
with any n who condemns an act
that shows just mercy to any Grim
inals.