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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-03-17
For SUPERINTENDENT of Public Education
JOSEPH A. BREAUA,
of Iberia.
THE PLATFORM.

We. tI,e Democracy of the State of
Louisiana, in convention assembled, 40
announce and declare:
First, Our devotion to the time hOnored
nriuciplcs of the Democratic party as pro-
claimed by it's founder, Thomas Jefferson,
belieyeing that their recognition ana
enforcement are essential to tue HiaInteh-
ancc of free Institutions and popular
government.
SECOND. That we indorse the adlnistra-
ti0n of Grover Cleveland, and believe
that the interests of the Union viii be
best subserved by his reelection; we also
,iudorse the administration OF Gov. Samuei
Douglas McEnery as a recognition OF the
eminent services Ofthe State OF a falthIni
public servant; and we affirm that the
administration OF public affairs IN Loulsl-
and has, during the last eleven years
brought the State out of anarchy, develop
ed wealth and prosperity, and paved the
.yay to the high position Louisiana Is
entitled to among the States. and we
pledge ourselves to its perpetuatlon.
Third. We pledge ourselves to an ecoho-
mical administration of public AFFAIRS, TO
NIL maintenances of the State credit by
limiting appropriations to thee xent OF the
revenues and to the liquidation or the
State debt and the prompt payment OF the
interest on the SAME as now ADJUSTED by
law.
Fourth. That the ievee SYSTEM of the
State is a necessity for the protection ct
the lives and property OF our citizens.
(" Fifth. We pledge ourselves to develop
land maintain and protect the same 70 the
fullest extent consistent with the finances
of the State as absolutely essential to the
happiness and prosperity of our people,.
We pledge the Democratic party OF TINS
State to an earnest effort to place the free
public schools of this State upon a sub.
s~tantial and satisfactory basis. and to that
end the legislature is requested to appro,
pirate a sufficient amount from the annual
revenues of the State to provide tor the
suitable education of the children OF this
State.
Sixth. That it is the duty Of the State to
foster and improve all of its great agrlcul'
tural interests by adequate legislation foI
their development and promotion. and
especially by the encouragement and
maintenance of the Agricultural College
and the present and prOnosed State e1Iesl'
mental station and by all other legislation
in the special interest of-agficnlture.
Seventh. We are opposed to the employ
ment of p%cnitcntiary convicts Of the State
in such manner as to bring convict labor
IN competition with free labor.
Eighth. We invite to the fertile fields O
Louisiana immigrants from all lands will
the assurance that they shall find here {
hearty. welcome and happy home.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-03-17
MAYORS PROCLAMAT1nr
NOTICE OF ELECTION:

To all whom it may concern
Notice is hereby given that the an.
nual municipal election for the purpose
of electing a Mayor and four Aldermen
to serve as the Town Council of the
town of Abbeville, La, will be held at
the court hoase, liz said town, on
Monday. April 2, 1sae:
the polls will be opened at 9 o'clock
a. m, and closed at 1 o'clock p. ~, on
said day. III,
And also sealed applications will be
received for the keeping of the bridge
according to joint resolution Of the
Police Jury and Town Council. IYi,
Given under my official signature in
the town of Abbeville, this 18th day of
March, 1888.
f. BOURNE, Mayor, r.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-03-17


w. W. h%uebling. Esq, is out as a
candidate for sheriff of this parish.
Mr.. Kuehling has served the citizens
of Vermilion parish in that capacity
once before with credit to himself
and satisfaction to the people, and is
willing to serve them again in the
same satisfactory manner, if elected
to that high and responsible position.
He is a gentleman Of ability and
.nndoubted integrity, and in every
way competent to make a good and
@fcieut officer.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-03-17
Easter Sunday.

Easter falls on the LIST Of April.
The earliest possible day for Easter
is on the 22nd of March. and it fell
on that date in 1S18-for the last
time in two hundred years. One
object in arranging the calender
moon was thai Easter might never
fall on the same day as the Jewish
Passover. They did occur together.
however, in 1905, on the 4th of
April; in 1925 on the 3rd Of April,
and will do so again in 1923 on the
LIST OF April, in 1927 on the 17th Of
April, and in 1881 on the 18th of
April On last year, Easter and
the Passover were separated but
ty asinglc night, The Jewish festival
occurs in passion week in Lent, aud
never before the 2eth Of March or
after the 25th Of April. On the
other hand the Christian festival
is never before the 22nd Of March
or after the 25tI of April.
The March number Of the Ssati
Illustrated, published u thew Orleans
came to us this week repiete will
interesting agricultural and horticaI
tural information and other interest
ing reading matter. 1t is beautifully
Illustrated, contains ably writer
editorials on the subject of inning
ton to Louisiana, and also las ac
compaGying it a neat and correct maj
Of the State. 1t is, without doub,
one of tile best edited and printed
journals Of the kind published in Il,
whole country, aud should be in th'
hands of every one Of our farmers
Back numbers of it caa &c sect, a
this Office.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-03-17

Mr. Solomon Wise, at the solicita.
ton of q large number of our citizens,
has consented to announce himself
to-day as a candidate to represent
this parish in the lower branch o.
the State legislature. BE is a high
toned and worthy gentlemen, an ole
~residenter of this parish, and as hi
liz we'll known and esteemed By oul
citizens, we bespeak for him a large
vote.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-03-17
INVENTION ' &c: . :i'; r e

least among the wonders Of inyen Ia,s Kat R'a
gress is "a method and system q ohs ~o conntry
can be performed all over tns from their
without separating the .nn dothe
homes. Pay liberal; n or 1 nn special
S TSfA; s 4tasir ssK' S capiss 4 not saf needed a;, ysa
are started free. Cut this out ana nanetSing
Of great value and. Importance ,,S; 81 iii
that will start you in business VIII Wiz than
bring you in more money right aMay cstSt
ANYTHING else in the world. 6,a"MS Maine.
free. Address True & Co, Augusta
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-03-17

Many of the Northern papers
are speaking of the turn of the tide
of immigration Southwark, and
phophesyiug the carly and rapid
development of this section Of the
country. This sort Of talk is like
" to bring about the ful6llment Of
of the prediction, were there nc
other agencies at work.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-03-17
The Louisiana Central.

Our reporter net Judge Parker,
son, President OF the Central Louis
lana Railroad Company, who IS on
a business visit to his road. tie
states that the project of building
this road through as originally
contemplated has not been aban'
doned, and that it will undoubted-
" be built. The work, when com.
menccd some two years ago, would
have been pushed through had it
not been for the objections Il
planters in some of the parishes,
who believed that the plan adopt.
ed for the construction Of the road
bed would retard drainage and
cause ogerilows Of their planta-
tons by back water. Accordingly
the work has been abandoned to
such time as Grand Levee proves
its success against the weight OF
high water, when it is believed the
planters will withdraw their OBJ
jcctions. At present the road is
not doing a very profitable bust
ness. Logs for the Burton .Lnm.
Der Company are being transferred
on this road from Lake Crocodile
to the Mississippi ciyer.-.Capltohan'
Advocate.
This road, when completed, will
throw open to the world and to com
merce a region o%fcountry %uneqnalIed
for its attractiveness aud manifold
resources. Then, by extending it on
from Lafayette towards the gulf, via
Abbeville, it would penetrate fertile
prairies and woodlands now being
settled up and cultivated by indus
trious and thrifty farmers, aud the
, increase of business yearly will make
! it one CT the, If not the best, paying
roads in the South. 1'he Ferniliot
: and Cote Blanche bays are distant
5 by land, about fifteen miles south
t of Abbeville, which abound with tht
q finest oysters, crabs and shrimp, ane
fish Of every yariety-gamc is alst
6 plentiful. A number Of islands
now u%ninhabited, would afford sea
G side resorts equal to any of the mos
t frequented on the gulf coast. Th'
p gulf breezes make this section Of Oh
State a delightful! and healthful re
gion for jewellers iH both summe
and winter. A railroad is all "
need in this part OF the country t
bring in a class Of good immigrant
to cultivate our rich soil and develoI
the vast hidden mineral resources t
/ make Vermilion parish one of til
d richest in the State. Come on wit
a the iron horse and its long train 9
i coaches.
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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-03-17

Hunting in the pasture OF the
undersigned, both sea Marsh and
highland is heneefortlr prohibited
Any person caught t~rcspassine upon
said lands, by hunting, after this date
will be prosecuted to the full extent
of the law.
Apn1EN NuNEz,
J. c LEMAlRE.
Feb. 4th 1888. =
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-03-17

Agreeable with the. wishes of the
citizens of Opelousas, expressed at a
meeting recently t.eld there relative
to the next meeting of the Louis
lana Press Association, Gen. Jas
tremski, president of the associa'
ton, has fixed Tuesday, May l, 1888
as the day o: meeting at Opelousas
the place selected by the associa
ton at its last annual meeting.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-03-17

Governors McEnery and Nichols,
Hon. James Jefferies, and other
candidates on the State ticket, with
a number Of other distinguished
speakers, will address Democratic
ratification meetings as follows !:
Shreveport, Thursday, March is;
Monroe, Saturday, March II; Tai
lulah, Monday, March 10; Baton
Rouge. Wednesday, March 2l.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-03-17
Feb. 4th 1888.
NOTICE.
Land Office at New Oriealna. Lit:

Land Office ut New Orleflns. La.
January q. 1853
Notice is hereby given that ne fcliowias
named settler has filed notice OF MS l9ts y.
e nah 10 and mdt that aHa SAID vi' proof Viii be made
before the Judge or in his absence. Inc
Clerk OF the District Court. at Abbey1!le'
La, on Tuesday, March %; 1853, W.,
Vaisih Broussard, who msde Home Emu
No. 7O43 for the NE or. Of Section ~, tp1o'
south range 4 east, La. NIeridian. "a
He names the following witnesses =. 4
prove his continuous residence upon, az
cultivation of said land yN:-peslo
ouemx' and Michel "s,ouchet, all of vsrn'l-
ion Parish, Louisiana.
THOMAS J. BUTLER, kelslesi'
Feb II 1885 S
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-03-17

$3.50 IN CASH 3 Wo1'
cester's and 3 Webster's Dict'ona'
ries, worth $50, and 4 Dictionary
Holders, worth 1850, given :.
PRIZES for best essays answer''s
the question why should ! use S., :
Dictionary Holder :" For loil par
ticulars, send to La Verne W.soy.s'
80 l. lOl w. Monroe St. Chicago
the maker Of Dictionary Ho1oe's'
{, Or inquire at your Bookstore.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-03-17

The Eastern blizzard has caused
great destruction of life and proper
ty, and stagnating business in the
great cities with no immediate pros
pect of resumption.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-03-17

The Democratic majority of the
WAYS and means committee has re-
ported a bill reducing the internal
revenue taxes to the sum of $780,.
600 600.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-03-17
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
TWenty-tifth Judicial District Court
D,,l,- ~ Sv,r,J;o~ FassF -4

IaTlSn OF eTllIIIOn.
Succession of John A. Smith.
No. 4.
Notice is hereby given to all parties i'm
ferested in the said succession, or having
any opposition to make to the final tab
ieau of debts and charges and Of settle
of said succession, to file the same in
the Office of the clerk of court within ten
days from the date hereof.
Given under nv official signature and
seal of court this 10th day of March 1883.
Q. Fl. O'BRYAN, Dy-Clerk.
O'Bryan & White. Attys. ,a
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-03-17
O S~ALE-CHEAP.

One soda-water apparatus, consisting
of a copper generator, g gallons capaci-
ty. Three copper fountains, 10 gallons
each and n draft apparatus, with
connections and pressure gauge COM
plete, and in working order. Will be
sold very cheap for cash.
". W. EDWARDS.
Feb. %. 'S3.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-03-17
MARRIED

NORTHUMBERLAND the resi-
deuce OF the brides brother, Mr.. Louis
Domengeaux, at Lafayette, La, BY Hon.
c. Debaillon, on Monday, March 5. 1883;
DIR. F. d. Young, of Rayne, formerly OF
Abbeville, and Miss Fedora DomengeauS.
OF BreauN Bridge, La.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-03-17
NOTICE,

thereby give notice that I am no mora
responsible for any debts contracted by
my wife, Leontine Carlo. she having left
the conjugal doInicil.
MICHEL VIpAILHEr.
March 10. 1888.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-03-17
FOR SALE.

Fifty barrels frst qnality orfn
kettle molasses, cheap for cash, br'
terms apply to W.I*VANsLYKE:s b
Abheville, La, Feb. l8. 1888.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-03-17
STATE OF LOUISIANA,

STATE OF LOUISIANA.
Twenty-tifth Judicial District Court,
Parish Of Vermilion.
No. 81.
Succession Of William Kibbe,
Notice is hereby given to all parties in
terested in the said succession, or having
any opposition to make to the account OF
administration filed by the administrator
writing in the office of the clerk Of court
within ten days frou the date hereof.
Given under my official signature and
1883.
LAsTIE BROUSsARD.
Clerk Of Court.
Il. S. Perry, Atty.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-03-17

The Immigration Convention vii
do good work for the future o
Louisiana.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-03-17

Emperor William, Of Prussia,
died Friday, the 9th inst.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-03-17

We are in receipt Of copy Of the
magnificent twenty-page edition of
the New Orleans DAILY States, which
is termed its immigration number.
1t contains the proceedings of the
State Immigration Convention held
in New Orleans last week, and is
replete with much valuable and In
teresting information concerning the
resources and advantages of Louis
lara.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-03-17

Frederick III, the new Kaiser of
Prussia, takes the oath Of Office to.
.day.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-03-17

The Lake Charles Echo has just
entered upon its twentieth volume.
Well DO we remember when in the
now distant past we were the pro-
prietor and editor Of tie model little
sheet bearing that name in the pretty
little hamlet by the Lake side. AS
we muse the memories that come are
pleasant ones, when we see the seed
we have sown has fallen in goodly
places and brought forth good fruit;
we even smile when we recall how
nearly prophetic have been the views
we then held respecting Calcasieu's
brilliant future, and can easily for
give the good but near-sighted people
who were wont to regard Us as a
visionary enthusiast. Here's a long
and prosperous life to you and yours.
Bro. Bryan. May the coming twenty
years place Lake Charles and Cal
casieu parish as far along the road
to wealth and civilization as the
past twenty have.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-03-17

The mayor of Cork has been re-
from prison.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-03-17
TAX NOTICE.
notice. TO

Owners of immovable property assessed
On tax rolls of 1887.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-03-17
$3.50 IN CASH 3 Wor.

HON Ms % DU ILE1n,
Feb. II, 1888.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-29
Gen. Sheridan Was Lassoed.
Fronl the Nem York sam.

HIOH Utc 4NcfO LOFN EcuHb
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 23.-According to
Col Archer Mason, Gen. Sheridan once had
his life saved in an odd way. Col. Mason's
regiment was once giving the general a
reception at the California theater Sheri-
dan was standing in the wings, peeping out
beside the curtain at the audience, when he
suddenly pointed to one of the musicians,
and asked Mason:
"Isn't that man named Blythe"
On being told that he was. he asked to
have him brought up on the stage at once.
After cordial greeting, which almost
wrung the musicians hand off, Sheridan
said:
II have good reason to remember Mr..
Blyth, for he saved my life for me once. IL
was when | was young cavalry officer,
fighting the Indians. Blyth was private
in my troop, One day we were having a
hand-to-hand set-to with the Indians, and
one of the red devils had just shot at me
with his revolver. | had my saber very
close to his neck when another Indian
threw his lasso around my neck, and in
another instant would have been trampled
under the feet of the horses. But Blyth,
who was close beside me, cut the rope with
his saber, and saved my life."
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-29
STOLE THE BALLOT BOXES.
Two Young Men of Atlanta Caught in
A Political Trick

TWO Young Men OF Atlanta caught IN
A Political Trick.
ATLANTA, GA. Aug. 28.-Last night a
sensation was created over the announce
ment that J. Hooper Alexander, candidate
for solicitor general, and j. S. Stewart, law
partner of w. R. Hammond, had taken the
ballots and election returns used in Satur-
days democratic primary to Mr. Alexan-
der's office to make transcript of ali the
voters and how they voted. A messenger
was sent to Chairman Culberson at his resi-
dence at West End. He denounced the
affair very emphatically and wrote a note
TO the young mon requesting them not t.
tamper with the returns as they had been
turned over to the executive committee for
the purpose of being destroyed.
ABANDONED THEIR SCHEME.
They abandoned their scheme on receipt
of the note, learning that the matter had
leaked out. This morning Chairman Gull
berson destroyed the ballots and returns bv
burning them in his office. II was a great
relief to large number of those who voted
folded tickets
Mr.. Alexander explains that they took
the returns to get list of thoss who sup
ported Mr.. Hammond, and also to get the
MONIES of the prohibitionists who supported
i. p. Rice. He thought that Mr. Rice got
at least 500 dry votes, and wanted to get
their names so as to get them back in line.
The public as a rule condemns the at
tempt to get into the ballot boxes. Mr..
Alexander is n candidate for solicitor gen
eral of this circuit but his friends say that
he has greatly injured himself by his action
in this matter, and now has little chance of
success.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-29
SARATOGA.
The Most Desirable Summer Resort
for Southern People

me MOSC OebrhDle summon Resort
for Southern People.
Many citizens of our city are about leav-
ing for Northern resorts to escape the heat
and enjoy well-earned vacations. Among
the many northern resorts that offer in
ducementS to summer tourists, none present
more attractions than Saratoga. Situated
on spur OF the Adirondack mountains and
surrounded by heavily wooded aud sparse
ly inhabited country, the air is pure, dry
and healthful
The uneXcelled mineral waters furnish
natures best remedy for all malarial trou-
bles
There are not only at Saratoga the largest
and most substantial hotels in the world,
but there are also hundreds and hundreds
of smaller hotels and Boarding houses where
superior accommodations may he secured
at very reasonable prices, as Saratoga has
exceptionally good markets. The fresh
United States 1t is indeed ma ure's great
sanitarium. and every modern sanitary
feature, such as perfect sewerage, etc, is
carefully looked after.
There are many beautiful parks and
drives in the village, and the never ceasing
throng Of summer guests furnish amuse-
ment and entertainment for all.
Saratoga Is very accessible, three rail-
roads centering there, and the trip from
the south is an easy and quick one. The
place is exceptionally healthy, and has all
the elements of an agreeable residence free
from the dullness and lack of diversion Of
most sanitary resorts.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-29
COURT AT JACKSONVILLE.
Several Cases Dockoted on the Crimi-
nal aler oar.

JACKSONVILLE, FLA, Aug. 2S-Ju' &c
Lotion NJ Jones' opened the criminal court
of record this morning, but the usually well
filled seats for spectators and lawyers were
vacant with very few exceptions, most of
the legal fraterny being absent from the
city on account of the epidemic. After
calling the court to order, the following
cases were docketed on motion of Acting
Solicitor. o. J. II. Summers.
II. W. Hicks, disposing of mortgaged
property; J. d. Ballard, assault and bat
terry; Isaac Gardner, larceny; Bently
Thomas, larceny; William Douglas, lar
ceny: Westly Henderson, larceny. The
last two will be defended by j. e. Hart
ridge,
A motion by A. w. Cockerell, Jr,, was
made TO dismiss the case of Leonard, who is
charged with having assaulted j. s. Baker
at the West End saloon, about five weeks
ago, owing to the absence of witnesses ana
the insutiiciency of evid nee on the part of
the prosecution. This motion Judge Jones
denied. Mr. Cockerell gave 10 ic, That If
he saw fit he would spread another motion
TO discharge DR.. Leonard on his own recog-
nizance. Judge Jones then adjourned court
until 10 o'clock tomorrow morning.