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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1886-04-03

AbsA W MI
was awarded to Mr.. Solomon Wise
at following prices
Rough lumber S 16 so per NJ.
Dressed Flooring % 90 do
Ceiling IS 90 do
Lumber 20 90 do
Shingles so do
Sundry lumber II 90 do
We also bought Of Ahhcville
Lodge 1872 of F G. A
NJ, 10 NJ shingles at $3.50 per M.
We bought brick from Mr.. Geo.
Caldwell and awarded same party
contract for erectlng foundations
Contract for hauling lumber from
bayou to building was awarded to
Messrs. Henry Chevis and 81. 3.
Lyons.
Annexed hereto, your honorable
BODY will Gnd receipted bills for all
sums paid out by us, as we'll as
statement showing amount received
by US from you and others from
which you will see that total cost of
court house amounts to $l464.75
say Fourteen Hundred and Sixty
four Dollars and seventy-ive cents.
AS we received from your houora.
bile body the sum Fifteen Hundred
Dollars, we now have the honor of
returning you the sum of thirty.6ve
dollars and twenty-five cents. Ia
addition to this your honorable body
has had used from lumber left on our
hands, 1874 #, and there is now on
yard ground of court house about
200 feet.
All Of which is respectfully sub.
mitted.
J HENRY PUTNAM, Chairman.
Jos. II. LABIT,
G.. GoDCAUx,
T. J. MORGAN,
HENRY Fl. BARRELS.
P. Saviour honorable body will
please notice that your committee
has made no charge Tor service rem.
dered by them.
J. HENRY PUTNAM. Chairman.
Filed March g.. 1886.
l.. C. LYONS. clerk.
Report of Parish Treasurer read,
adopted, filed and ordered spread on
minutes.
Abbcville, La. March 8, 1886.
To the Hon. President and members
of the Police. Jury VrrmiIion Parish.
There remains as cash 10 the trea.
sury at this date $7ll.05. The only
receipts since las; meeting being
sSl .u0 paid on March LIST by Joseph
). Nunez, being for fines collected.
Very respectfully.
ELI WISE,
Parish Treasurer.
Flied March g, 1886.
L.. C. LYoNs, clerk.
Report of Finance Committee
read, adopted. filed and ordered
spread on the minutes.
To the Hon. president and members
Of the police jury Of the parish Yer
million.
We, the undersigned Finance
Committee for the parish of Yer.
million beg leave to report hat we
have examined the stub-book of Jos.
S. Nunez, tax collector and b we
found that he has collected from
February lst to the %, 1886, inclu.
sive, az follows
On rolls 1883 prin & int 5 1923 6S
'S4 8 O8
'S5 1858 70
y 5000 Is
To bal ia his hands as per
last report 3540 "a
$3.50 80
Col for advertisement / 90
Yours respectfully.
SOLOMON WISE,
THos j MORGAN,
Filed, March 9Th 1886.
L G Lyons clerk.
Petitions fromthe several wards
with numerous signatures, asking
the Police Jury to reconsider the
law passed at last meeting in regard
to closing places of business on Sun.
day, was read, and the Jury proceed
cd to act thereon. On a vote being
taken the Jury refused to reconsider
their action.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1886-04-03

We respectfully declare that thu
road from said point above mentioo
ed is laid out and approved by us
the undersigned committee as fol
lows To pass across the land Of
Edgar Darby square from his south
west corner to meet land and line oil
Louis Thibeaux and said E Darby
and proceed between land of Abel.
bert Broussard and Louis Thlbeaux,
between lands Of Louis Thibeaux
and Jacob Isaacs, following between
lands Of Jacob Isaacs and Lnfroy
Mayard, .jr., proceed cutting land OF
Adam Boudreau twenty acres from
bayou Vermllion, as to proceed be-
tween lands of CIebert Broussard
and Trasimond Guidry and across
coulee Kinney on said line and pro-
coed between lands of Trasimond
Gaidry and Henry Libersat, ard
then cutting across on the bank of
bayou Vermilion, the lands Fl Liber.
sat, Baz;le Broussard and Trasimond
Guidry, and proceed across the land
of David Frank, bearing his dwell
ing house and other buildings east
of the public road, and then 10 fol-
low his north line up to Abbeville
bridge.
We further declare that the above
public road mentioned, damages are
assessed as follows Damages across
Edgar Darby's land is assessed and
approved by us, to amount of 500
on tract OF Henry Libersat, to amt
Of $25 and on tract of D. Frank,
including fencing and all, amt to
5000. The above report is signed
by MS this 9Th day of October 1885.
Alex Moss, Paulin Decuir. G De.
CUR, Sarrazin Hebert, c.. W. Coy.
aerly, W. ID. Lyons, Hy. Lemaire,
John Laundrue, Uriah S~tansbury
Henry II. Bartels.
Filed March s., 1886.
L. c. LYONS, clerk.
On motion Of II H Bartels duly
seconded, the sun of twenty dollars
is appropriated for repairs on fiat or
at Campbells' settlement and
$50 be appropriated as annual pay
ment of terryman, to be paid semi
annually, say SIS every six months,
and it is further resolved that Mr..
Newton Campbell is appointed Ter
rymau for the ensuing year.
Said ferry is hereby declared
public, and no charge shall be made
by ferryman for crossing mar or
Warrant for repairs, say
$40 made payable to H II Bartels.
Parish Treasurer came Def re the
jury and. stated that he had
just received from J. S. Nunez, tax
collector, the sun of $59l6.35 being
full amount of taxes collected by
said collector from Feb. l, to % 'S6
$500 IS
Bal on taxes previously col 3540 81
Total as R of F. G. this day $3.50 80
Less his SO com 3ll 3S
1919 AZ
Less amt claimed on licenses 3 %
Bal paid 59l6 80
Two packages Of warrants, docu.
ETC., were presented to the
Jury by Fipance Committee,
and on motion of L. J. Morgan, re-
that one of said packages be
destroyed, which was burned by the
Jury in open session and the otuer
returned to Finaace Committee to
be given S. Wise for safe keeping.
On motion Of H H BarteIs, re.
that all the lumber in court
house yard, left from building of the
same be placed in charged OF J. S.
to be disposed Of to best ad.
vantage.
On motion of n H Bartels re.
that the Abbeville Literary
be allowed the use Of room
n northwest corner of the court
house, up stairs, free Of rent.
On motion of Mr.. Morgan, the
preamble and resolution
vas unanimously adopted
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1886-04-03
Succession Sale.
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
PARISH OF vERMILION.
25th Judicial District Court.
No. 46.

NO. 10.
Succession of Marcelite Bouquet.
BY virtue Of an order of sale
granted by the Hon. 25th Judicial
District Court, in and for the parish
of Vermilion and State of Louisiana,
10 the matters Of the above entitled
and numbered succession, notice is
hereby given that there will be sold
at public auction, to the last and
highest bidder, at the late residence
of the deceased, on
tuesday, April 20, 1886.
the following described property be-
longing to said succession, to wit:
One certain tract Of land lyisg in
this parish, on the west side of the
bayou VermiIion. measuring one ar.
pent front by thirty-four arpents
deep; bounded above. below and
east by Emile Bropssard and west
by Dup!essis Trahan.
One other tract of land in this
parish, on the west side Of the bayou
Vermilior, measuring Que arpent
front by forty arpents deep !; bound.
ed above by Denise Catalan, below
by Emile Broussard, east BY bayou
Vermilion and west by Duplessis
Trahan.
One other tract of land in this
parish, on the west side of the bayou
Vermilion, measuring one-half Of
one arpent front, by ten arpents
deep !; bounded above by Mrs Theo.
dule Duhon, below by Augustin Pi.
card, east by bayou Vermilion and
west by Denise Catalan.
One dwelling house, one corn
crib, one lot of fencing, one lot Of
household furniture, and many other
articles too numerous to mention.
Terms-Cash.
Given under nv official signature,
at Office, in the towa of Abbeville.
this Goth day of March 1886.
j. s. NUNEZ, Sheriff.
New Ulm weekly review., 1886-03-24
# all the reports from Owatonna can

II all the reports from Owatonna can
be believed, the physicians Of that city
will soon be under the necessity of emf
grating to other climes, as about all the
people needing the professional sevices
of a doctor embrace religion and are
cured by prayer. The latest case re-
ported is that of man named D.Stew-
art, said to have been much addicted to
profanity, who several years ago injur-
ed his knee while in Iowa, and has
been lame ever since. Six weeks ago
his knee troubled him so that he was
compelled to take to his bed, and the
physicians are reported to have said
the limb must be amputated to save his
life. Rev. w. A. Spinney and Mr..
Chaplin hearing of the case visited him
and prayed for his. conversion and re-
covery, when she arose, praising God. y
On Sunday he attended the Baptist
church, and confessed having been cur.
ed in body and soul.
New Ulm weekly review., 1886-03-24
Roll on the Reform.

Among the removals necessitated by
the progress of reform was that of Mrs.
MaryM Groarty, postmistress at College
Hill, one of the suburbs of Cincinnati,
who was hustled out last week. Mrs.
McGroarty is the widow of Stephen
McGroarty, an Irishman who came to
America in early childhood and, in the
course of time, became successful
lawyer in Cincinnati. When the war
of the rebellion came on McGroarty en-
listed on the union side, and was sue
cessively promoted until he reached
the rank of colonel and brevet briga-
der general at the muster out in 1865.
Buthe did not secure promotion without
risks. He was shot through the right
lung at the battle of Carnifex Ferry, in
West Virginia, and this wound, with a
number of others, caused his death in
1870. He was democrat, but this
fact did not stand in the way of his ap-
pointment to Office by a republican ad-
ministration. He was made collector of
internal revenue, and. at his death,
the College Hill postofice was given to
his widow, who discharged the duties of
the Office with fidelity until this reform
administration, IN the course of its hunt
for ''rascals, found her and bounced
her. For what? To make place for a
relative and protege of one of the ''re-
formers who was forged into the Ohio
legislature by the thugs of Cincinnati.
Let the reform wave roll on!-Natiopal
Republican,
New Ulm weekly review., 1886-03-24

The most remarkable atmospheric
phenomenon occurred at Oshkosh and
other Wisconsin towns last Friday. At
8 O. clock p. m. darkness suddenly COM
menced settling down, and in five min
utes it was as dark as midnight. Gen
eral CONSERVATION prevailed. People
on the streets rushed to and fro. Teams
dashed along, and women and children
ran into cellars. All business opera.
tions ceased until lights could be light
ed. Not a breath Of air was stirring on
the surface of the earth. The darkness
lasted from eight to ten minutes, when
it passed off, seemingly from west to
east, and brightness followed. Nothing
could be seen to indicate any air cur
rents overhead. It seemed to be a
wave of total darkness passing along
without wind.
New Ulm weekly review., 1886-03-24

Capt. Henry A. Castle, the chairman
of the Republican State central COM
mittee, has just returned from Wash
ington and informs Globe reporter
that there is no question in his mind
but that James G. Blaine will be the
next presidential nominee of the Repub.
ican party. He claims with equal GER
tainty that the man from Maine will be
the successful candidate in the contest
at the polls. The Republicans, he says,
are agreed that Blaine is about the on
ly man who can unite all factions and
lead the party to victory. Next to
Blaine is Logan in the estimationlof the
Republicans. Many Republicans. he
says, would like to see the old ticket of
Blaine and Logan.
New Ulm weekly review., 1886-03-24

St. Peter Tribune:-If the Republican
State convention, in selecting candi.
dates for the sseven state Offices to be
filled at the next election. should hap.
pen to select for three of the number a
German, Swede and Norwegian
all able, intelligent men-unquestion'
ably the ticket would be strengthened
thereby. 1t is not always safe, nor is il
the best way. to ignore the practical in
party politics. For instance it would
be unWisdom to choose the entire state
ticket from one nationality, or from one
locality even.
New Ulm weekly review., 1886-03-24

The candidates for Secretary of State
on the Republican ticket are getting
quite numerous, with present appear
ances that Mr.. H. G. Stordeck, of Viii.
kin county, will come in under the wire
in the lead. The other candidates nam.
ed for the position are Mr.. Nordin OF
Kandiyohi county, Mr.. Stockenstrom
of St. Paul, Senator Ackerman OF
Young America and ex-senator Miller
of St. Peter.
New Ulm weekly review., 1886-03-24

Gov. Hubbard has removed from Of
fee County Superintendent d. G. Cam
eron, Of Houston county, for drunken.
ness. In his letter Of dismissal Gov.
Hubbard says: 81 interpret chapter
a, as the Judgment Of the people, that
asa general rule habitual sobriety is a
part Of the official duty of all officers
in this State.' This is the first time in
the history Of this State that county
superintendent Of schools has been re.
moved BY the Governor on a charge ot
drunkenness. The precedent establish
cd will no doubt have a beneficial effect
and will result. ina saving to tax pay
ers.
New Ulm weekly review., 1886-03-24

1t appears that not all the valuables
on the steamship Oregon at the time Of
the disaster, are now buried on the
bottom of the sea. It is claimed that
diamonds to the value of 100000 were
secretly taken from the steamer when
she sank. The vessel was valued at
$1,250,000, and her cargo $25o,000.
598 bags of mail were lost in the disas-
ter. The cause of the sinking of the
Oregon is still mystery, some claim
ing it to be the work of an internal ma
chine.
New Ulm weekly review., 1886-03-24

Last week Senator Spooner of Wis
consin surprised the Democrats in tht
Senate, and the Republicans too fo1
that matter, by delivering one of the
most mastery speeches that has ye'
been made on the Presidents preroga
tives. So ably did the gifted Senate,
handle the subject under consideration
that at the conclusion of his speech he
received the congratulations Of such
staid old Senators as Edmunds and
Evarts.
New Ulm weekly review., 1886-03-24

The Albert Lea Enterprise rises to
remark that ex-Speaker Gibbs will net
accept the nomination for Lieutenant
Governor, or any other Office except
that of Governor, and that the reported
alliance of Gibbs with Gilman with a
view of taking second place on the
ticket is all bosh. The Enterprise be-
ing Gibbs home paper it no doubt
speaks by the cards.
New Ulm weekly review., 1886-03-24

Last Monday Emperor William, o1
Germany, celebrated his Goth birthday
He is the Oldest monarch in years in
authentic history who ever wore q
crown. He has been on the throne,
however, but little over % years, 1C
as king of Prussia and Is as emperor Of
Germany. Francis Joseph, of Austria,
has reigned 38 years; Victoria, of Eng.
land. nearly 40 years, and Dom Pedro,
of Brazil, 81 wears.
New Ulm weekly review., 1886-03-24

The Secretary of the Interior has rem
dered decision to the effect that the
widow of the deceased homestead en-
tryman, who had compiled with the
requirements of the law up to the date
of his death, is not required to reside
on the land. but may, by continued
cultivation thereof for the remainder of
the period, complete the claim and re-
ceive patent therefor.
New Ulm weekly review., 1886-03-24

It appears from later Developments
that the man recently murdered at the
Minnesota transfer was named Buchan-
an Moore, and not Smith as at first re-
ported. The coroner's jury decided that
Moore came to his death by the hands
of one }. D. Martin, now in custody;
but why Martin or anyone else should
have committed the deed remains a
mystery.
New Ulm weekly review., 1886-03-24

Valley Springs, Dakota, is consider.
ably excited just now over the discovery
Of rich deposits of silver quartz at Pali-
sade, nine miles distant. Specimen
quartz sent to the assayer yielded as
high as $S3 per ton. The quartz under.
lies at least 1000 acres of ground. A
very large number of mining claims
have already been staked out.
New Ulm weekly review., 1886-03-24

Lac qui Parle PressThe move for
a return to annual sessions of the legis-
lature in this state is step in the right
direction. Biennial sessions in the old
er states may be, and perhaps are,
best, but in state which is developing
as rapidly as Minnesota and where
things are of necessity SO unsettled the
legislature should meet every winter.
New Ulm weekly review., 1886-03-24

A report comes across the big pond
that Germany and France are again
making grimaces at each other, and
that the Frenchmen are only waiting
for a favorable opportunity to COM
mence open hostilities with Germany.
If the French are wise they will leave
their German neighbors severely alone.
New Ulm weekly review., 1886-03-24

Alderman Jachne of New York city
has been entangled in the meshes OF
the law for selling his vote in the
Broadway surface railway case. It is
said that all but two of the board OF
1884 accepted bribes.
New Ulm weekly review., 1886-03-24

The great strike of railroad men on
the Gould system is apparently nc
nearer settlement than a week ago,
although it may be possible that the
governors of Missouri and Kansas, who
are now in St. Louis in conference with
the railroad officials, may bring about
q settlement.
New Ulm weekly review., 1886-03-24
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New Ulm weekly review., 1886-03-24

The Senate last week passed the bill
to increase the pensions of soldiers
widows from So to $12 per month. The
bill now only needs the approval Of the
President to become a law.
New Ulm weekly review., 1886-03-24

The Mankato Free Press expresses
the opinion that if State Insurance
Commissioner McGill would permit the
use of his name in connection with the
Republican gubernatorial nomination,
all the other candidates would have to
take back seat. It is quite evident
that friend Hunt has not yet had talk
with ex-speaker Gibbs.
New Ulm weekly review., 1886-03-24

With wheat selling at 88 cents a
bushel in England, the outlook for
higher prices in the United States is
not very encouraging. The depression
in the markets of Great Britain is caus-
ed by the unexpectedly large Russian
supplies.
New Ulm weekly review., 1886-03-24

President Cleveland last Friday
nominated Brig. Gen. O. o. Howard to
be Major General, vice Pope, retired.
Gen. Howard is brave soldier and his
war record is one he may we'll be proud
Of. He..losts his right arm at the battle
at Fair Oaks.
New Ulm weekly review., 1886-03-24
Wednesday, March "a, 1886.

Gov. Hubbard and Coli Bend have
been reconciled. An election is soon
to be held in the First regiment when
the Colonel will no doubt be re-instated
in his old position.
New Ulm weekly review., 1886-03-24

Of the 219 persons who voted for
Gen. Harrison in Darlington, N. H., in
1910, 81 are still living. All but of
them voted for James G. Blaine at the
last presidential election.
New Ulm weekly review., 1886-03-24

The statement that the two Mime
sofa Senators lodged the vote on the
Blair educational bill seems to have
been given out enormously. They
would have voted aye on the bill, but
were paired with two opposition sena-
tors absent on sick leave.
New Ulm weekly review., 1886-03-24

1t is reported from New York that
ex-President Arthur is a very sick man
and that his life is despaired of. His
illness began with kidney troubles, and
now it is said that he eats little else
than baked apples and milk, and is
very weak indeed.
New Ulm weekly review., 1886-03-24

St. Paul was startled las1W Wednesday
by an electric storm. There was just
one clap of thunder, but it came SO
sudden and with such terrific force that
it brought everybody up standing.
Large numbers of teams in the streets
ran away. Large panes of plate glass
we're broken by the conclusion.
New Ulm weekly review., 1886-03-24

Vests Worlds Wonder, or Family
Liniment- Useful in every house for
cuts, burns, scalds, bruises, neuralgia,
rheumatism. Always gives satisfaction
All druggists.
New Ulm weekly review., 1886-03-24

lnere never was shown in this citv
sucn G . complete and desirable line Of
carpets and Wallpaper as Chas. Wac
nei nas the pleasure to offer. to the pub
nc at present. Call and see him. it will
pay you. ''''' - J" ~
New Ulm weekly review., 1886-03-24
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New Ulm weekly review., 1886-03-24
STATE TEACHERS INSTlT0TE
An Institute for the County Of Brown
will be held at
NEW ULM,
During the week commencing Monday, May |7h, 1886

The institutes for the coming season
will, according to the advancement of
teachers in the several counties, be or.
ganized for both elementary and ad-
vanced methods. The general plan
will be to give instruction in two class
es, for q part of each half day, and for
the rest of the day to discuss with the
entire institute subjects of general ap-
plication, as school management, draw
ing, penmanship and general lessons.
A social, a literary or authors recital
and lecture will eccupy two or three
evenings. Teachers will need the usual
outfit of note book, stationery and in
stitute syllabus. The latter will be sup
piled for use during the institute to
those who have none of their own.
BE PCNCTUAL.
Those who are on hand at the open
ing are the most interested, and are
most likely to remain the entire week.
ACCOMMODATIONS
The usual assistance will be afforded
teachers by the County Superintendent
in securing board during the week.
d. L. KIEHLE.
Supt. Public instruction.
j. B. VEL1KANJE,
County Superintendent.
New Ulm weekly review., 1886-03-24

R00MQ to rent. A desirable dwell.
AuuAiO ing, of either two or three
rooms, is for rent on reasonable terms.
Enquire Of Jabob z. Muller, at the City
Garden.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1886-08-13

A few days ago a prominent Butte
banking firm cabled to Henry Bath &
Co., Of London, as to the prospects Of
silver. They reply that the depreciation
is due to two causes: The general trade
depression in England and the colonies,
and the action of the Manchester cotton
manufacturers. The cotton producers
Of India are paid for the product in sill.
yer rupees. Thus the cotton manufac.
turers are allied with American capital.
lists to keep the price of silver in Eng.
land down, as they pay for cotton in
India in silver, and by forcing it down
their cotton costs them that much less.
It is believed that after the India cotton
crop is harvested and sold the price Of
silver will advance.