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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1886-04-17
LOST OR STOLEN.

Two promissory notes. secured ny
One for one thousand
dollars subscribed by Homer l~maire
on the 25th day Of March 1885, pay.
able to his own order at the CONT
ing room Of the undersigned on LIT
of January 1886, with eight per
cent. per annrm from maturity until
paid and by him endorsed in blank.
One other note for three hundred
dollars, subscribed by leodias Ih-
blanc to his own order on the eth
of April 1885, with eight per cent.
per annum interest from date an
til paid, maturing on the lat OF jan
uary 1856, and by him endorsed u
blank. 4
Should any persons have posses
sion Of said notes they are here
by notified not to negotiate the zane
but to return them to their owner.
CHARLES HERNANDEZ,
1879 Gravier ST., New Orleans, La.
New Orleans, April 5, 1856:
april 10.'861m.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1886-04-17
Personal Mention.

W. e. Weeks, representing the
Singer Sewing Machine Company
was in town this week.
Messrs. Chargois and Mouton OF
LAFAYETTE, arrived here "Wednesday
evening to attend District Court.
DR.. R. sagrera Of Cheniere au
Tigrc was in town last Saturday,
and left for New Orleans Sunday
morning.
Alexis VOORHEES, Of A. Baldwin &
Co.,, New Orleans, paid this section
a visit this week in the interest OF
his firm.
Mr.. G. G. Addison, publisher OF
the Rayne Signal, was in town last
Sunday looking we'll and hearty. tic
left for Rayne Monday morning.
Mr.. Emhry Tolson, the amiable
clerk of Mr.. ). d. Bernard Of
| Rayne was in town Monday Morn'
lug. He anticipates going to Texas
in q short while.
Judge G. Debaillon arrived herr
last Sunday evening, and held
term of the civil court during th'
week. Much business was trans
acted.
Mr.. SEVERN Leblanc, with hi
family, had contemplated taking
scashore trip this week but conclu
ded to postpone the trip a week o
two more. We are not Informed o
the cause that induced him to pos,
pone. Perhaps it is dyspepsia.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1886-04-17
No Rise In The Mississippi.

There are probabilities Of rise in
the Ohio, Cumberland and -TenEes.
see and some few others of the
eastern tributaries of the Mississippi
growing out of the very severe
rainstorm. that fell throughout so
broad a stretch Of territory this
week, but this will not affect 1.-THE
Father of Waters" to any marked
extent. We read Of severe foods
in Georgia Alabama and Missis'
sippi, but they are confined to those
portions of those States draining
into the Atlantic and not into the
Mississippi. While the vally of the
great river has caught some of the
water and some of its minor streams
will be swollen in consequence, the
rain was not sufficient to endanger
the delta. There is no more reason
to fear a rise or an overflow to-day
than there was a couple Of weeks
ago.-Times.D Democrat.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1886-04-17

Two comets will be plainly
discernible with the naked eye
the third week in April. They
will be approaching each other for
some time, seemingly taking a COM
mon course towards the North Pole
until about April 80 one will change
its path, disappearing finally below
the northwestern horizon. Both
comets appear to have a somewhat
similar course, although their orbits
vary, and both will be seen very
dis tinctly toward the end of April
close to each other, every evening
between s and 8 p. H., below the
zenith in a northwestern direction.
One was discovered in the United
States on December 2, by Mr..
Barnard :; the other was discovered
on September ] by Mr.. Fabrcy, Of
the Paris Observatory. The wan
derers bear the name Of their res
pective discoverers.-City Item.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1886-04-17
Amendment on the State Supreme
Bench.

The announcement is made by
telegraph from Baton Rouge that
the Governor has appointed to be a
member of the State Supreme Court
in place of Hon. Il. G. Manning.
whose term Of Office has expired,
Mr.. l.. 3. Watkins, Of Red River
parish.
Judge Watkins is not over fifty
years Of age. He has been all his
life a practicing lawyer save when
he was appointed by Gov. Warmoth
in 1870 Judge Of the district which
embrace Red River and Webster
parishes. At the expiration Of his
term on the bench Judge Watkins
resumed the practice Of his profcs'
sion, and while he has taken an
interest in public affairs, he has not
been prominent in political move
ments and has held no public office
since. He is a brother Of State Sen
ator Watkins and is a lawyer O
ability.
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2 Be it further ordained that any

3. Be it further ordained that any
person who violates the provisions
of this ordinance individually or
otherwise shall be subject to . hne
of Fifty Dollars to be recovered oy
suit in the name of the Police Jury,
before any court of competent )ur's'
diction.
4. Be it further resolved and or
dained, that the provisions OF TINS
ordinance shall not apply to livery
and feed stables. nor shall the same
apply to the sale Of drugs and medl'
cines, and materials necessary for
burial purposes, and further, markets
and bakeries are allowed to keep
open until 3 o'clock on Sunday
mornings. when they will he allowed
to sell fresh meat, bread, fish and
vegetables.
5. Resolved further that it shall
be the duty Of the District Attorney
to institute and prosecute suits Tor
the recovery Of all fines that may be
incurred 10y parties violating the
provisions of this ordinance F.: and to
turn over to the parish Treasurer
the balance of all fines collected
Hereunder, after deducti"g fifteen
dollars a compensation for his SER
vices in each case.
6. Be it further resolved and or
dained. that all ordinances on the
same subject matter, heretofore pass
ed. he and the same are hereby re
pealed, and all proceedings there
under are ordered to be discontinu
ed.
7. Be it further ordained that thi
ordinance shall take effect from all
!; after its first publication in the oth
!, cial journal Of this parish.
II. HoFFPAUIE, President.
L. G.. LYONS, Clerk.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1886-04-17

Finance Committee were excused
from making a report at this meet.
ing and were given until Thursday
April 22d in which to make their
report.
Messrs. Beau1is and Young ap.
pointed as the street and bridge
committee. +
Messrs. Wise and Mills were ap.
nointed as the Finance Committee.
On motion the Council adjourned
to meet on Thursday the 22nd Of
April.
". B. WHITE, Secretary.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1886-04-17
Protecting Their Rights.

Probably no concern in the coun'
try has adhered more strictly to the
determination 20 achieve success by
the liberal use Of printers ink than
has the Brown Chemical Company
Of Baltimore, Md. Starting business
about five years ago, they have
expended over 81, 100000 in the
preparation and circulation Of prin-
ted matter, more than half of which
has been paid for newspaper adver'
Using. All this has been done to
make known the virtues OF their
celebrated Browns Iron Bitters.
As might be expected, very large
sales lave resulted from this
enormous outlay. In fact, Browns
Iron Bitters is about as staple IN
many drug stores as is -four at the
corner grocery. Like all good
things, Browns Iron Bitters has
been largely initiated. There are
interruptions manufacturers who
cater to Just this sort Of trade, and
some dealers are SO lacking in
principle, that because q greater
profit can be made on fraudulent
than on genuine medicines, they are
willing to delude the public by push
i ing off Iron Tonic Bitters and other
Tonic Medicines in place Of the
genuine, Browns Iron Bitters, which
is undoubtedly one of the pares'
and best medicines known. These
frauds have been practiced 50 exten
sively, that the Company, finding
all other means inadequate have a.
last determined TO try a little cole
law 10 put a stop to them. Snit'
for heavy damages have Therefore
been commenced against Frederick
Stearns & Co.. Detroit, Mich, VIII
are known as the Non.Secre
. Medicine Manufacturers, for %selIin!
t Iron Tonic Bi,ters; against Meye
q Bros. & Co., Of St. Louis, Wholesal
t Druggists for selling Browns lro'
Tonic, prepared by c. j. Lincoln
Little Rock, Ark, and against ia;
A.. Dickinson, a druggist in Bait
more, for selling Iron Tonic Bitter
with his name upon the liable, whic
medicine was made by Koshlane
Hollandcr e. Co., Of that city, an
h also claimed as an imitation. w
h wish the Brown Chemical Compan
# every success in these suits, as it
s high time those who have plnc
IS enough to carry large enterprise
s. such as theirs to success, should /
n protected from those who live ne
1t by their own genius and effort, b.
e. by copying and counterfeitir
e things that have been made standa'
n. and valuable by others.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1886-04-17
Extract
From Proceedings of the Police
Jury Of April II, 1886.
An Ordinance.

An Ordinance to prohibit the sale,
gift barter or exchange of spiritu.
GUS and Intoxicating liquors and
merchandise, with certain excep-
tions) on Sundays within the linn
its of the Parish of Vermilion in.
GLIDING the Town of Abbeville,
and fixing a penalty for violations
of this Ordinance, and providing
for the enforcement Of the same.
Be it resolved and ordained by
the Police Jury of the parish Of
Vermilion.
/. That the sale, barter, giving
or exchange Of any and all intoxica.
ting liquors, and Of merchandise on
Sundays, within the parish Of Ver'
million is hereby totally prohibited,
and all cofee-houses, g%rog-shops,
groceries, stores and all other places
where merchandise or intoxicating
liquors of any kind are sold, under
the penalties hereinafter provided.
2. Be it further resolved and or
dained that this ordinance shall have
full force and effect within the cor
porate limits of the town Of Able
Vile as we'll as in all other parts O
the parish.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1886-04-17
TOWN COUNCIL.
Abbeville, March 20, 1886.

Abbeville, March 20, 1886.
The Council met this day pursu.
ant to the call Of the Mayor, who
stated the object Of the meeting to
be to protest against the Sunday
Law Ordinance enacted by the 70.
lice Jury Of the parish Of Vermilion
on the 9Th of February 1886.
There were present, Joseeh j.
Abadie, mayor, and Messrs. Wise,
Beurque, Mills and Young, alder.
men.
On motion the reading Of the
minutes of the previous meeting
dispensed with. -.
On motion of Mr.. Wise, the fol-
lowing preamble and resolution
were unanimously adopted:
Whereas We are Of the opinion
that the enforced closing Of the pla.
ccs of public business 10 this town
on Sundays will tend to divert busi.
ness from this community.
Be it resolved that We view WITH
regret the action Of the Police jury
of this parish in adopting and order.
ing the enforcement Of a Sunday
Law Ordinance, aud hereby express
our condemnation Of the action OF
said jury in the premises.
Resolved further. that We request
said Police Jury to repeal sold ordi.
nance and amend the same 50 as to
exclude the town. Of Abbevillc from
its operations
Resolved further that we protest
against the action Of said PoIice
Jury in passing any ordinance inter-
ferring with the police Of the town
of Abbeviile, said town having
, maintained, aud being we'll able to
:; maintain good order in its corpo'
rate limits. :.
On motion the council adjourned.
: W. 3. WHITE, Jos. j. ABADiE,
Secretary. Mayor
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1886-04-17
G
OF THE
TOWN COUNCIL.

Abbevlllc, April ~, 1000
The newly elected Mayor and AL.
dcrmcn for the town of Abbevillc,
Louisiana. met this day, presented
their credentials and took their oath
of office and proceeded to business.
JOS. J. Ahadie, mayor, took the
chair and called the meeting to or
der we're present, Jos. j. Ahadie,
mayor, and Messrs. Solomon Wise:
Richard II. Mills, N. G. Young and
Jean N. Bea"xis.
The minutes Of the previous meet.
ing were read, and on motion OF Mr.
Wise, they we're corrected so as to
include the following additional,
viz: "Resolved further that the Sec.
rotary he instructed to transmit a
copy of said preamble and resola.
tons to tho Police Jury of Nermil'
ion Parish" and as thus corrected
were adopted.
On motion Of Mr.. Wise, the sala.
nv of the Secretary and Treasurer
was fixed at seventy.6ve dollars per
year, payable quarterly ; and the
bond of said Treasurer fixed at one
) thousand dollars, to be given within
thirty days from date hereof.
On motion Of Mr.. Wise. the salary
of the Constable.C Collector was fixed
at the sum of forty dollars pei
month, payable quarterly, and tha'
!. he also receive one-half of all tai
fines collected by him for the corpo
r ration ; and further the bond Of sale
Collector was fixed at n thousand
dollars, said bond to he gwen with
in thirty days from the date hereof
On motion of Mr.. Wise, w. B
White was elected Secretary ant
Treasurer.
Mr.. Beauxis moved that salary Q
e the corporation attorney be fixed a
twenty-five dollars per year, and tina
W. B. White be elected corporation
attorney : the vote being taker
Messrs. Beauxis and Young vote
yea, and Mcssrs. Wise aud Mill
d voted nay; there being a tie vote tn
D. Mayor voted in the affirmative. Sal
n. office, corporation attorney, bein
n. rendered him, Mr.. White decline
e, to accept the same at the salary q
~ fixed.
'g On motion of Mr.. Mills, Geo. I
:. Lyons was elected Constable-C Cole
" tor.
Of On motion of Mr.. Wise. the ma
or was authorized to confer with Il
,g several attorneys Of this town ar
"a. ascertain at what salary they won,
IN be willing to serve as corporate
IF. attorney.
d, On motion of Mr.. Wise. the sal
Is, ry of the printer was fixed at S
es per year, payable quarterly, and
ng motion of the same member, E.
er Addison was elected printer.
On motion of Mr.. Young, I
Or. Secretary was requested to call up
We the printer and notify him to PIT
or. lish the proceedings Of the Coun
be- Of the date of March Goth last
Of thirty days.
On motion Of Mr.. Beauxis,
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1886-04-17

While the Tines Democrat is en-
gagged in the good cause OF holding
out the Attakapas country as a land
of promise We think Vermilion par.
ish should receive a little attention.
Her claims certainly are more de-
serving Of recognition, and her in
trinsic merit greater than that Of
jennings and Rayne section Of couu'
try.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1886-04-17

1berville South A very impor-
tant work is heing erected on the
Dyke across Bayou Plaquemine for
the purpose of transferring cypress
and other trees from the Bayou into
the Mississippi river. This opens
up another market for the sale of
timber and cannot but be Of i'm.
mense benefit to the swapping inter.
est. The purpose of the company
having charge of the work will lie
more fully set forth when their la.
Dor is accomplished.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1886-04-17

McMeans of the Bastrop Clarion
is usually a pretty level headed fel.
low save when his under current OF
h%oodlumism and inideiity pass up to
the surface. From the way he de-
nounccs the hanging Of Ford and
Murphy one would suppose he was
either related to the deceased or ap'
proved of cold blooded assassiaa'
ton.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1886-04-17

MAY be we are mistaken bat ircm
all appearances the court house fight
ia 81. Landry will finally result in
securing the prize for ope|ousas.-
Rayne may succeed in obtaining a
division Of the parish but We are
exceedingly dubious.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1886-04-17

Bros. Gilmore of the Sugar Bo,n
and Lawton Of the Enterprise are we
regret to say making a very painful
spectacle of themselves by airing
their private grievances before the
public. In as much as Gilmore bore
his troubles in ailencs until this late
day We think it would have been the
better Of discretion had he let the
matter drop. Personal souabbles
are never adjusted by q resort to
newspaper warfare.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1886-04-17

Iberia and West Feliciana par.
ishes now carry the banner for
prompt and full settlements OF the
tax collectors. Both Of these par.
ishes have settled up in full for the
taxes Of 1885. Vermllion parish will
not be far behind these parishes If
We mistake not.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1886-04-17
D.:

lAcouR.-In Mouton's Cove, at
1880 Monday morning, April II.
1886, ELEoNoRE, beloved wife OF
Ambrose Lacour. Jr., and daughter
of George Neck, ST., Of Avoyelles
Parish, La, aged about 80 years.
Marksville, Avoyelles Parish, pa
pers please copy.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1886-04-17

"Never mind what you heard"
said a magistrate in the provinces
to a witness; tell us what you
saw" The witness was stone
blind.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1886-04-17
Gladstone's Irish Bill is now the
all absorbing political question.

The railroad strike is about end
ed, It has cost many lives and
thousands of dollars in property des'
troyed. and the good accomplished
to the strikers is SO far impercepti'
bic.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1886-04-17

N. O. States: Gen. Fitzhugh
Lee, of Virginia, has signed the
local option law, and a large mum
Der OF the first families, together
with a few of the last, are prepar'
ing to emigrate.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1886-04-17

The United States have nearly
three times as many doctors as
England, and nearly four times as
many as France in proportion. to
the population.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1886-04-17

The West Baton Rouge Sugar
Planter favors a State parochial
Sunday law, and the police jury OF
East Baton Rouge has memorial'zed
the Legislature to enact the law pro
posed by oar police jury.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1886-04-17

Coumuuicatious of d personal nature Will be
CHARGED double the regular rates, and must Dc p~u
for POSITIVELY in advance.
advertisements not marked will be published Until
orbid, If responsibility and Willie charged accord
nGly.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1886-04-17
RATES:

advertisement will be inserted at one dollar and
Afy cents y square lone inch OF spacef 'eS''' . NV
hrst, and seventy five cents for each subsequent "
sertton, for any time under one month. For ionse'
periods az fOllows:
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1886-04-17

NOTICE.
All persons subject to State ~
censes for tie year 1856, are ie,eOy
notified to pay the same w'.l1 y.
delay, otherwise they will incur 'n'
penalties prescribed BY law:
Sherif's Office, Abbeyille, II'
February Ia, 1886. ,
Sheriff Ex.oficio Tsx.Coliec'o'..
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1886-04-17
GENERAL SUPPLY STORE,
LEI
ABBEVlLLE, La.

I keep constantly IN hand , gsnsi.4
supply of Family Groceries, Dry Cocoa
Clothing, Hardware, Tiawars, ca''''''
Willow Ware
r. fresh supply Of due Smoking and G1sS
ing Tobacco, Cigars, Saddles and br,ai.'
and Harness Of all kinds, Letter faPe.,
Pencils, Pens and Ink: Juss receives; aA'
for sale low, q lot Of fashionable
MADE CLOTHING.
Oct.-l6 -'S5-3m,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-01-07
ALsrzxR Of THANn,

AL1TEER OF EHANn
:. g. Chrestenson OF Bloom town.
ship, who lost Ills house and contents
BY I prairie DIRE that swept over that
town last fall, desires the publication
OF the following letter, which explains
itself:
). G. CHRISTENSEN and family desire
to tender their thanks to the people Of
WorthinRton for 90 generously contrib.
uting to the wants OF our temporal ne
cessities in the time of trouble. We
were SO unfortunate rs to lose every.
thing IN the line of clothing. but it was
s'n,n replaced by the kind people. Of
Mobiles aud Murray counties. We rem.
der our sincere tlIanks-it is all that
we can do; the lord will repay the debt
We owe. Truly 1t is more blessed to
give than to receive, and We will fol-
low your good example under similar
circumstances. We were also taken by
surprise by Mrs. Allen, lady We did
not know, bringing US Singer sewing
machine, nearly new. We do not
know who paid for it, but are none the
less thankful. We send our gratitude
to Mrs. Allen aud all those who as
sisted her in that beuevelence.
5. g. CHREsTHssoN.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-01-07
A ROAANrIC COURTxHYr.

"A ROMANTIC COURTSHIE.
The Philadelphia Times has this to
say of the Rev. s. &. Franzen, pastor
Of the Swedish Lutheran church Of
this city:
The Rev. and Mrs. Swan Carl Fran
Zen left ArdmCre tor their new home
in Minnesotas where Mr.. Frat zen will
labor as u missionary among the Swed-
ish settlers. Their recent wedding
has made public the l,istnry of TO-
mantle courtship. The bride is a
daughter of the late Charles ,Kugler,
of ArdmOre, for many years state SEN
ator from Montgomery county. and
long identified with the Lutheran
Church and Publication society. usr
sister is Dr.. Annie KuRler, now II mis-
sienary il, India and recently assistant
resident physician in The female DE-
partment Of the NOrristnwu. Insane
Asylum. While Miss Florence was
still i schOoI girl-pMpil Of tic Friends
school, ut Fifteenth and Race streets
she formed the -acq,,aint xnce Of the
cOacliMan Of DR.. ID. Hayes Agnew,
who spends his summers ut his cOun-
try place near ArdmOre. This cnach-.
man was u Swede, Of ordinary etiuca.
ton, not at all In the eyes Of the
world proper mate for \ yOnng. lady
Of Miss Kueler's position, e1ncat ion.
and prospective fortune. Neverthe-
less she declared her determination
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-01-07
CURE FOR PILES.

CURE FOR PILES.
Piles are frequently preceded Ivy a
sense Of weight in the back, I"ins and
'hIwer part Of the abdomen. causing the
pat irnt to suppose he has some Il affection
Of tie kidneys Or nei2hburinx organs.
At times. symptoms Of indig, stiom are
present, h.tuie,cy, unrasimess Of the
stomach, etc. A moisture, like wrspi-
ration, producing \ very disagrerat'le
itching. after getting warm, lis a com
mon attendant. Blind, Bleeding, and
Itching Piles yield 1T once I" the ;.ppli-
cation If Or. Bosanko's Pile Remedy,
which acts directly upon the parts r.
frcted, absorbing the Tnmore. al'ay,ng
the intense itching. and effecting \
permanent cure. Price SO cents. 'Ad-
dress. the DR.. B"sanko Medicine Co..
Piqua, o. Sold by Dr.. Il. D. Barber.
20-1v