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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-01-07

The ushcring in Of the new year
witnessed in New Orleans m Of
the foulest assassinations which stain
the criminal record Of that city.
Patrick Mealcy, Commissioner Of
Police and Public Buildings, a prom,
inent politician and an ardent sup
porter OF General Nichols, was
brutally murdered by a special police
officer, and that, too, with a weapon
reported to hayc been purchased by
IL McEncry politician. While Mr..
Mcaley had his frailties his big, open
heart never Iarbored any such
Relish intentions or schemes Of VIC
lence of which he has unfortunately
been a victim. There are strong
motives for believing that the villain.
Gus thug who slaughtered Mealey
acted at the suggestion of a wretch
OF deeper dye and higher rank, for
he was heard. upon several occasions
Boosting that he would "do up" any
one of the big four. The pucrile
attempt Of the Tines Democrat ant
States to fasten the responsibility o
this sad affair upon the supporter:
of General Nichols is enough tc
provoke a smile from Satan himself
To the bereaved widow and Orphan
We tender the sincere sympathy OF on
people, and fervently trust that tn
blood Of the martyred Mcalcy mag
in the end. prove the fruittu! see'
CT Reform.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-01-07

The steamship City of Sydney ar
rived at San Francisco from Hong
Kong, with Chinese papers giving
details Of a disaster occasloned by
the Yellow River OVERLOOKING its
banks in the province Of Honau, and
describes it as one of the most APP
paEling occurrences in loss of life
and property recorded in recent
times. yellow Riser has long been
known as China's sorrow, aud the
present disaster has served to reas-
sert its right to the terrible title. The
province of Ho Nan contains a popu'
lat;oa eff more than twenty.three
million persons. The chief city is
kai Fong. Its northern part is in
tersected By the I1oang Ho. The
soil is very fertile, or, more properly
speaking, which is now covered by
the raging waters. The loss of life
is incalculable, and the statement Is
made by missionaries that millions
of Chinese arc homeless and starv
ing, The misery is increased ow
ing to the bitter cold weather.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-01-07

The attention of our medical fra
ternity is directed to the card Of the
Nashville Medical and Surgical Jour,
nal, which appears in another column.
This old and reliable Journal has
just completed its fortieth volume,
and enters upon the new year with
increesed ability and brilliant prom
ises for the future. Those wishing
a truly representative Southern med
ical paper will do we'll to subscribe
TO it at once.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-01-07
Something 10 be Considered.

SOBaefHln. to be SOusIOcIeu
Lafayette should not lose sight of
a railroad to AbbeviIle. Organized
effort to secure it should begin i'm
Observation-Disclosures Advertiser.
Now that we have entered a new
year, and that there is no doubt but
that we will have an increase OF
population among us, if we are to
Judge from present indications, and
that quite a number Of Immigrants
coming to Louisiana from other
States will single oct u parish
above all others on account of lite
fertility Of soil. cheapness of land
and many other advantages offered
to them, would it not be we'll on the
part of our business men, net only to
try and retain their present trade, brt
to extend the same by having addi'
t;onal facilities by which freight
and travel could be made cheaper !?
We ask you, gentlemen, this simple
question. Will you answer it in a
deserved and proper manner? just
now there is considerable talk of
.fanking Abbeville by building a
railroad to L either above Or be-
low it, and also enc on the opposite
side Of the bayou. Are yen going
to quietly allow ssch to be done and
your trade taken away from you
when you can prevent it? We hope
you arc not SO blind to your own
interests as to allow any such.
There arc a great many openings
here for new avocatiens and an al
ditional business for merchants to
share the trade Of the country with
you, and mark we'll what we tell you,
the awards will be to those who are
wide.awake and energetic. Get a
railroad, then, to Abbeville before
you are aanked and the business of
this community diverted into other
channels. Our ideas may appear
simple and impracticable to you just
now, but when you have fully
realized what we now state to you,
it may be too late to remedy the
errors into which, by your own
stubbornnesa and folly, you were
led.
Abbcyillc has been asleep too long
for its own interest, and we desire to
see her wake up and join in the great
march Of progress that is beginning
to show itself in all portions of the
South, and if its citizens and bust
ness men will not do it, you may
rest assured that others will come
here and do it for them. Wake up
and get a railroad to this place, and
help to build it yourselves-don''
have it said that others did it fol
you; for if such should be the case
the consequences woald probably be
very different than what you would
expect or like to experience.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-01-07
PUBLIC SALE.

STATE OF LOUISIANA
PARISH OF FERMILioN.
Iwenty-iifth judicial District ConTt-
Succession of Henri Montaut.
No. 81.
DY virtue of an order of sale granted by
ID the Honorable 25th judicial District
Court, in and for the parish of NerInili"n
aud State Of Louisiana, in the matters of
the above entitled and numbered estate,
the undersigned will III
Saturday, February II, 1ss~,
aud from day to day thereafter, sell at
public anGtIui, to the last and highest
bidder. at the late residence Of Henri
Moutaut, deceased, in tl,t. aforesaid parish
OF Neririiion, all the t,roiertW fcai an't
personal belonging to The succession,
to wit:
A certain tract of lxnd measuring four
arpents ron by fourteen alpeItS deep.
running north and snli+l icngth";se an'!
containing tifty-six E36} sslpe:rial arpesits.
and being taken nti Of the vest >i.fe Of the
:! OF \ + !. and then nj : Il of section
II. in tewushir Is. ) Il = j.. being m the
west side Of Tie bayou ternilion, III this
parish.
TERMS AND CoSDIy1cNs-Ihe said prop.
erty shall he sold payahlenne-third tof The
purchase price, cash, on the day of sale.
ono-shird on the 18Th, of March. 1SSs. and
the remaining one-tlird on the 18th o!
March, 1850. and conditioned todraw eight
per cent. perasnIm interest from the day
of sale until paid, and attorneys fee al
ten per cent. on the amount involved IL
case ii should become necessary to insti
tute suit to recover he amount of The
credit portion of the purchase price. O,
any part thereof. Said land to he and re.
main specially mortgaged and hypothe
Gated in favor OF said succession. with
vendors lien and privilege retained uYti
full and final payment of said above stated
credit portions of said sale.
AbbeTIiie, January Z. 1888.
ADELINE DUBOIS.
Administrators,
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-01-07

See announcement of Robert q.
Smcdcs, Esq, 10 another column, Tor
re election to the office of district
attorney. .He hopes to receive the
same liberal share Of votes at the
coming election he received at the
last. He served you well in the
past as a public officer, and promises
10 do the same in the future should
he prove your choice.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-01-07

Galveston News, Dec. go: The
schooner D. Hebert arrived yester'
day from Mermentau, La, loaded
with a cargo Of oranges. This is
the first cargo Of oranges from that
point received in Galveston ever
since the big freeze three years ago
which was so destl uctive to fruits,
The schooner is under command OF
Captain Laureuts, and is moored
at Brick wharf slip.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-01-07

A private dispatch from the Pee
anne gives the following as the re-
suit Of the primaries in the City OF
New Orleans: Nichols, IS dele
gates; McEnery, 80.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-01-07

A destructive fire took place at
Houma, La, on the 23th ult. The
loss is estimated at $l50,000. Many
families were thrown out of house
and home without food or cover.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-01-07
The following, from the Bessie,

The following, from the Bossier
Banner, is to the point, and we have
concluded TO adopt it as u guide
during this political campaign. IF
any one wants to hoom his MAI for
odice-Parish or District-through
these columns, he can do il as an
advertisement. at the rate Of ten
cents a line. All candidates shall
have a fair shows, and i'll order that
we may have a fair show too, we
have fixed the rate of all cards and
communications, putting candidates.
at ten cents a line. We believe in
living and let live"
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-01-07

An exchange thinks a girl can be
safely Judged by her mind. Then
we suppose when a girls mind is
made up it is safe to bet that the
girl is the seine as her MUD.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-01-07
FOR GOVERNOR:
Cen. r. T. Nichols,
OF Assn MPTION.

State nominating convention con-
vcncs, next Tuesday.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-01-07

J.P. Gucydan having determined not to
receive cattle in his pasture, will now hsc
his lands for Notwithstanding rice a
speciality. Any party with good rec"nl-
mendation can obtain any amount of salt,
lands to be worked on shares.
j. T. GuEYDAN,
ST. Bonnet Ranch.
Abbcville, November 5, 1887.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-01-07

A private letter from San Reno
says that the doctors are beginning
to wavcr in their opinions regard
ing the case of the Grown Prince.
Prot. T'hiersch, of the Leipsic Uni
versity, has published the opinion,
that according TO recent accounts
from San Reno, the Crown Princes
malady calruot be Of q cancerous
nature.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-01-07

See advertisement of house to rent
or for sale in another column.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-01-07

The columns now stand, Nichols,
200; McEnery, ia; Moncure, w;
Cunningham, II.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-01-07
P. T. Barnum Writes a Story.

The opening chapters Of a splendid
story for the young, by the famous
Snowman, P. I. RARNUM, appears,
this week in the columns of The NEW
YoRK FAMILY STaRY PAPER. III.
story described the adventures of an
American boy, whom Mr.. Baraum
calls My PIuckIy Boy Tom" and
whom he sent to India in search of
Wild, fierce. and rare animals to re-.
place those destroyed by the disas,r.
Gus Ere at Bridgeport last month,
The reader is thrilled by the hair.
breadth escapes of this dauntless
American boy when capturing the
fercest and widest animals ever
seen in any travelling show. The
INV York FAMILY STORY PApgp
is for sale at all newsstand.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-01-07

4 negro was shot and killed at
Woodward mines, Ala, Dec. 2sth.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-01-07
$3.50 IN CASH 3 Wo

$3.50 IN CASH 3 Wor-
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the maker Of Dictionary Holders.
Or inquire at your Bookstore.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-01-07
Money to Loan.

THE !. 3. UIThINS L5NU
GIGE COMPANY.
Lawrence. II nnsas'
The above company viii lend money ;, M
]ong time 1t reasonable rates. , On terms
proved or improved real estate. %
aud particulars apply to .,eut.
Abbnyille. October :, iso'.-a"'
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-01-07

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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-01-07
TO COTTON BUYERS
AND THE
PUBLIC GENERALLY!

I beg leave to call yonr attention !" ode.
my banking department offers many faG y.
tiles. which would tend to serve your eo ~.
~terests more fully than heretofore e"d.
pairing favorably with the banking i ho'e
buttons of n~eighhoring Owl ! ms. sss.
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which will be given the pr"mpfesa a''s'
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Very respectfully.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-03-17
A Wonderful Race.

When one reflects that there is never
n fire which would fill half-bushel
measure; that the Japanese wear no
wooden garments, and only sandals or
clogs on their feet; that the winters are
cold enough to make ice two or three
inches thick. and that the ground is Of
ten white with snow. one wonders how
they I've, writes CORES pendent from
Japan to The Chicago MoH. There
seems to be something peculiar in the
physical makeup of the Japanese. as
we'll as in their plants, which enables
them to endure safely great cold. 1 am
told that plants which in America are
killed by autumn frosts here live and
bloom in the midst of SNOW, and when
the thermometer has gone much below
the freezing point. Certainly the peo-
pie have wonderful powers of endur-
ance if their sensations are as ours
are.
Every japanese. high or low, takes
his hot bath every night. He jumps
into vat of water heated from 100 to
115 degrees and enjoys the boil, and
stands for hours up TO his waist in cold.
mountain torrents, and it is said will
break the ice in winter and work up to
his neck in immersion, and seems to
feel no i'll effects from it. He is GER
tainly wonderful animal, and ethno-
logical data must yet be furnished to
convince me that he is not Indigenous
to the soil he lives on.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-03-17
Where Profits Go.

"Who is making the money!
That is what the people are asking
who have to foot the bills.
How much is coal worth?" is asked
of the super .ntendent of the mines.
"Two dollars and Il quarter a ton"
''How much is coal worth?' is Il ques-
ton put to the great mining and trans
portation companies at their palatial
Office in New York city.
''Five dollars ton"
'.How much is coal worth?" is de-
manded of the shrewd broker who
supplies the retail trade.
six dollars q ton"
'!How much is coal worth?' rings in
the ears of the retail dealer along the
river front
''Seven dollars and half ton.''
"How mucA is coal worthP" asks the
housewife of the grocer.
Thirty cents a bushel, ma am. :"
That is SO ton.
How much is coal worthPn comes
from widow to the peddler in the
street
Twelve cents a scuttie, or eight
cents pail, ma'am.'' That is $12 a
ton.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-03-17

would my family like thate How
should / like to figure as-as'-
My wife was sobbing.
"D-n emf cried. They have {
good deal of impudence. I won [
answer a question. And if they print
any lies about me, I'll prosecute 'emr'
persisted in my resolution; and 8
week after three newspapers were sent
me.
lore off the wrappers fercely.
The first one had column and q
half cut out leaving what was proba-
bly, the heading of an article of that
length. This title read: '.Mr. Albert
Jones. the author of "A Study on Politi-
cal Economy" The article was left
to my imagination.
opened the next. There it wasi-
ten years older, hoe-handle, two
rooms. and all; and the few facts so
| distorted as to be almost unrecognlza-
ble
After had stamped round the room
li.tle while. l came back to my table
and opened the third paper.
In the very middle of the first page
were two columns of facetious abuse.
L and my Political Economy" were held
up by this Goliath of the pen as Ma
caulay says DR.. johnson held up his
subject ''like nutmeg-grater." We
were turned round, and turned over,
and smiled at and smiled at, and
smiled al!
Before going to the extent of the law,
I wish to make one appeal to the bet
ter nature of such critic, if he has
any.
How would he like it himself? No
body wants to read about his affairs,
but suppose that they did. How
would he like an eye and an ear at his
keyhole while he eats, drinks and
sleeps? What if they should hear his
little domestic quarrels, smell the
chicory in his coffee, nose out the hair
dye in his locked closet. and the cush-
ions in his stocking drawer, and put
them all in the papersP
He colors his hair, pads his figure
and visits his dentist in disguise, and
is happy in the conviction that he
doesn't look over rs years of age. But
some morning his neighbor over the
way looks up from the paper and says:
"Wife, girls, you thought that Smith
was only 25 years old. He is So! Stokes
has found him out. He keeps his
charms in a bottle where what his
names demon was, no. wasn't kept.
His whiskers have been to Mrs. Aliens
and his calves are sawdust. His teeth
pass the night in tumbler of water.
There he comes now, tripping down
the steps, the old foolr'
Now, how would the critic like
that?' AQUILA.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-03-17
To Empty a Stable Full of
Horses.

The question of how to empty g
stable full of horses in case of fire, to
save the lives of animals, is one of
great interest to owners of horses, re-
marks The Fircn1aD's Herald. An
electrical company has lately put up
for firm in Centre street. New York
city, device for this purpose which is
now on trial.
The arrangement is of simple con-
struction. In the principal alleyway
leading into the stable is placed a
wheel about three feet in diameter,
which is connected by shafts with the
stalls. A heavy weight is suspended
from the circumference of the wheel.
Delicate thermostats placed about
the ceiling of the stable are arranged so
that very light increase of tempera-
ture will, by expansion. complete an
electrical circuit that will loosen the
weight suspended from the wheel, and
set the machinery in motion.
A bell will ring. the bolts of the
stalls will be drawn, the halters of the
horses loosened. and lastly, double
stream of water will be thrown into the
face of each horse from two jets placed
over the head of the stall.
The effect of this shower bath will
be to cause the horse to back out of his
stall. He will find himself free. the
doors of the stall and the stable open,
and in his fri ght at the fire and the I'M
usual commotion. will naturally secure
his own safety.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-03-17
Brides Who Perch in Trees,

Among the Lolos of Western China
it is customary for the bride on the
wedding morning TO perch herself on
the highest branch of large tree,
while the elder female members of her
family cluster on the lower limbs arm
ed with sticks. When all are duly
stationed the bridegroom Chambers up
the tree, assaulted on all sides by blows.
pushes and pinches from the dowagers
and it is not until he has broken
through their fence and captured The
bride that he is allowed to carry her
off Similar difficulties assail the
bridegroom among the Monaghan
Koraks, who are in the habit of cele.
bratng their marriages in large tents,
divided into numerous separate. but
communicating compartments. At n
given signal, as soon as the guests are
assembled, the bride starts off through
the compartments. followed by her
wooer, while the women of the en-
campment throw every possible inn
pediment in his way, tripping up his
unwary feet holding down the curtains
to prevent his passage, and applying
willow and alder switches numerically
as he stoops to raise them. AS with
the maiden on the horse. and the
virgin on the tree-top, the Korak bride
is invariably captured, however, much
the possibilities of escape may be in
her favor BlacktOePs Magazine.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-03-17
The Name of Aston.

The Astors always keep together.
When William moved into Lafayette
Place Mrs. Langdon took up. her resi-
d9nce in the same vicinity, corner La
fayette Place, and her house was the
scene of the Astor Place riot. The As
tor l. brary was established next door
to Williams house, and this made it a
family center. When Williams two
sons, John Jacob and William, mar
ried, they formed new colony in
Fifth Avenue, taking up an entire
square, and their father followed them,
occupying house on an adjacent cor
ner. The family have thus kept to-
gether and have lived peaceably. In
deed, it is one of the few instances in
which wealth has not led to variance.
The Aston name is now given to the
Astor House, the Astor library, Astor
Place and the Astor block in Fifth
Avenue.
There is also an Aston House at
w dluOEl Oh Tie hultle, lOUlu6d Dy
John Jacob. who left $3.50. 900 for this
purpose. 1t is occupied as place for
the worthy poor, and is n very useful
institution. Astoria, which is one of
the prettiest towns on Long Island,
was formerly John Jacobs summer re-
sort, and thus deserves the name.
Here he made his will, which is dated
He'll Gate, July 4, 1885. twelve years
before his death. He added number
of important codicils. one of which.
made in 1889, provided for the erection
of the Aston library. He gave the
land, and also $500, 900. to which the
family have added some very hand
some benefactions. Astoria on the
Pacific coast also derives IFS name from
old John Jacob, and is proof of his
enterprise in establishing trading
post so far from the limit OF civiliza-
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