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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-06-02

A party Of some eight or ten left
here last Saturday night for White
Lake, Cameron parish, in search of
the treasure supposed to be buried
there by Laf6tte, the pirate. Some
Of the party have been searching for
the treasure for the last twenty years,
and have spent thousands Of dollars
in their vain search.--Lake Charles
Commercial.
See here, Captain John, White
Lake is in Vermilion parish, and we
don't want to see anybody appropri'
ate this great natural curiosity Of
ours. We will bet a hat-and a
one, at that-our old
friend Martin, the photo catcher, was
in that crowd. Success to them.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-06-02

The Michigan Supreme Court has
unanimously declared the local op.
ton law unconstitutional. The con-
stitution provides that no law shall
embrace more than one object, which
shall be embodied ia it's title. The
local option law is entitled can Act
to regulate the manufacture and sale
OF liquor" which is not at all what
the law is for.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-06-02

Our readers will bear in mind that
r7he term Of the present tax assessors,
throughout the State, will not expire
before December 81, 1888; therefore
it is not probable the governor will
make any appointments before any
vacancy occurs, Or on the eve Of the
expiration Of the present incum'
'bents' term of Office. You have
ample time, gentlemen, to send on
your application, although several
have, no doubt, already been for
warded from this parish.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-06-02
Notice 10 Contractors.

Notice is hereby given that the con-
tract to build a bridge across the bayou
Queue Tortue, will be sold to the low
est bidder on the 18th day of June,
1888, at the store of Jean Castex, at
Mermentau. Bridge to be 400 feet
long with a width of 10 feet.
Plans and specifications can be seer
at the store of Jean CasteX.
JEAN CASTEX,
Chairman Committee.
June 2, 1888.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-06-02

Tie opinion Of some of the coun'
try press is, that the system of the
Circuit Court will 60 by the board.
1t is claimed that no ffth wheel is
wanted to the chariot of justice, and
that the State car we'll dispense with
the services Of the officers serving
n that capacity.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-06-02
In these days Of progress it j

In these days Of progress it is
necessary, in order to bear off the
palm Of excellence, that a newspaper
should be perfect in all respects.
Difficult as this may at first seem it
has been fully realized by the New
York Weekly Pest. This journal has
long been known as the most promi.
pent evening daily in The Union,
and the weekly is equally eminent.
It will be sent from now until Janu.
airy, 1889, for fifty cents. Whoever
desires a large twelve,page political
paper viii never find q cheaper OF
better one.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-06-02
Tax Payers, Take Notice
ASSESSORS OFFICE,
Vermilion Parish.

Having completed the listing and
assessment of property, real and per
sonal, In Fermilion parish, I will ex.
pose the assessment lists for correction
and amendment at the courthouse il
the town of Abbeyille, Louisiana, from
the 10th day of June, 1888, until the
30th day of June, 1888, inclusive.
Those desiring to have their assessment
amended o. corrected are hereby mott.
fed to come forward within thu. tirt
and see that their assessment i. correct
otherwise the same will be held correct
d. NJ. LYONS, Assessor.
Abbeville, May 26, 1885, = s~s>z
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-06-02

After a fierce and heated contest
Judge E. D. White was nominated
on the first ballot last Tuesday and
will succeed Senator James 8. Eustis
as junior senator for the term begin
ming March 4, 1891, three years
hence.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-06-02

Word and Worries is the title of a
neat journal published monthly at
thirty.fve cents a year, by Joel R.
Hicks, 1876 North Sd street, st.
Louis, Mo. Mr.. Hicks enjoys a
worldwide reputation as a weather
prophet, and those who wishrto keep
posted on the subject Of storms and
ATMOSPHERIC disturbances will do
we'll to send for a copy Of this paper.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-06-02

We are in receipt of Vol. l No.
of the Monteagean, a monthly mag.
azine published in the interest OF
Christian culture. It is a neatly
printed and we'll edited magazine
its articles, both prose and poetry,
veil adapted to the cause it has
espoused, and are Of a high type Of
Christian literature. It is published
at Nashville, Tenn, at 81 per year.
Rev. Rufus J. Clark is editor.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-06-02

The Republican Convention OF the
7th Virginia district at Charlot,es.
vile has elected Senator kiddieber,
Ger and ex-senator Lewis delegates
TO the Chicago Convention. They
favor Blaine
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-06-02
State Immigration Associations

The State immigration Associa-
tion met at Baton Rouge on the 22d
ult., and was called to order by Col
onei George Moorman, president.
Considerable business was transacted
by that body, and there is no doubt
whatever that good results will ac-
crue therefrom. No better plan
could be adopted to encourage a
good class Of immigrants from other
States to this, than has been set
forth by this association. 1t is oug-
gested by the association that our
landowners, who have land for sale,
should communicate with the secre-
tary Of the State immigration Asso-
citation, or advertise in their parish
paper the price and terms upon
which they are willing to dispose of
their lands. This viii enable the
newcomer to move to his changed
home and put in his crops at once
without delay or extra expense on
his part. It is safe TO say that every
paper from Louisiana, placed In the
hands of citizens in other States
from which immigration may be ex'
pected, would be read by at least a
score Of men having this State their
objective point.
The general complaint is, that
public prints are but too Indifferent
~ sustained, and not circulated
enough, in their laudable efforts to
contribute to the public veal. The
influence of almost any country
paper, with the assistance of the
State Immigration Association: will
prove superior to that aof dozen one
thousand dollars a year agents in the
controlling Of immigration, and be.
sides. will be no tax upon the PEG
pie of the State. All that the AS
ISOLATION and country papers ask is
for those who have lands to sell to
make it known in public print, and
if this request is complied with, they
will contribute to the prosperity
both local and general, to a degree
that will prove astonishing. =
10 secure the welfare and pros
perity Of every community, and oul
State at large, a better plan could
not be established than that sug
gested by the State Immigration AS
ISOLATION, for our land owners tt
cheerfully and willingly advertise
their lands, and otherwise extend
hearty patronage to the country
press, to enable them to carry oa'
the views so earnestly and anxiouslJ
wished for to further the prosperity
by increasing the population Of Louis
lana. There are millions of dollars
to be made in our State, from bel
undeveloped resources, which, wher
once put into cultivation, will enrich
her landowners far beyond theil
most sanguine expectations. A basi:
of progress and Improvement vii
then result. Will our landowners
| who have land for sale, heed the
plain and simple suggestions con
tanned in the above.
A party of some eight or ten lef
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-06-02
FOR SALE.

Fifty barrels first quality open
kettle molasses, cheap for cash, for
terms apply to W. l.. VANsLYKE.
Abbevilie, La, Feb. Is, 1883.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-06-02
NOTICE.

All persons who have left work with me
for repair will find it at N. G.. Young's
drug store. After this date work rot re-
deemed in thirty days will be sold to pay
charges.
JOHN AGNEW.
May 10, 1855.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-06-02
Notice..

Proposals for keeping the public
ferry known as the Campbell settle
meet ferry" are invited, to be laid be-
fore the Police Jury at their next regu-
lar meeting, June IL, 1883. The jury
reserve the right to reject any and all
bids. ARCHIE YOUNG, Clerk.
May 10, 1888.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-06-02
Official Notice.

The following is a probehs estimate
exhibiting the various items OF expendi-
ture for the year 1883, adopted BY the
Police Jury at a regular session hold6G
the 18th day of May, 1883, and order
ID to be published for thirty DAYS IN
the official journal according to law
before levying the same on the taxable
property OF this parish:
By order of the Police Jury
mills.
/ Criminal prosecution fund.-. /
2 Magistrate, Constables, Physi-
clans, in criminal matters.
3 District Attorney and salary Of
Sheriff In criminal matters.
"a Civil expenses.....-..-.....
5 Roads and Bridges.
6 Public Schools. u
Z Courthouse.
lOtdl
CORPORATION OF ABREvILLE.
mills,
l Criminal prosecution fund.-. !
2 Magistrate, Constables, Physi-
clans, in criminal matters: t
8 District Attorney and salary OF
Sheriff in criminal matters.
4 Public Schools. .......... =
5 Courthouse.
Total
ARCHIE YOUNG, Clerk.
May &c, 1888.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-06-02

The Baton Rouge Star is the name
of a new evening daily just started
at the capital city, T. Jones Cross.
Esq, formerly Of the Truth, editor.
1t is a four page six-column journal,
and in politics an administration
paper. The reputation Of Mr.. Gross
az q writer and newspaper man is
sufficient evidence that the readers
of the Star will not be disappointed
in their expectations of what the
editor has set forth in his salutatory.
Twinkle, twinkle, little Star, may
your light shine near and far.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-06-02

We are requested to state that
MI. E. G.. Drew, of Bienville parish.
is an applicant for the appointment
of Commissioner of immigration for
the State of Louisiana. Mr.. Drew
is spoken of as a heightened, agree
able and sociable gentleman, and in
every respect qualified for the posi-
tion to which he aspires; and should
he receive the appointment promises
to discharge the duties Of the Office
faithfully and impartially, as he has
no interests to foster for any parti'
cular locality.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-01-12
IN GENERAL.
A WRONG IMPRESSION.

Such Exists Concerning the Decision i'll the
Kansas Prohibition CaSes-The True Scope
of That Decision.
There is a very de sided popular misap-
prehension as to the scope of the recent
supreme court decision in the Kansas
prohibition cases. 1t is generelly assum-
ed that in this decision the court upbolds
the power of the state TO prohibit the
manufacture and sale of liquor within its
borders. The prohibition people evident
ly believe that the power is absolute and
that all questions as to It's existence is
settled by this decision. But such is not
the case. Justice Field, IN a dissenting
opinion, declined to concede that state
may prohibit the manufacture of liquors
intended for export or the sale of those
imported.
"The right" he said, ito import an
article of merchandise recognized as sucn
by the commercial world-Whether the
right be given by act of congress or by
treaty with a foreign country-would
seem necessarily to carry the right to sell
the article when imported"
This point the court did not decide.
It referred to the question raised in the
argument whether state may prohibit
the manufacture of liquors for export to
any other state, but expressed no opinion
on it. Whether state has such power is
therefore an open Issue which rem aims
for settlement. If it has not, its prohibi-
tory power amounts to little. For, in
such case, beer and whisky may be freely
made in one state for consum ptiOn in
another, while the imported liquors and
those made in another state may be sold
and drunk in any state.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-01-12
FIRES AND CASUALTIES.

By collision on tbs Cincinnati South
ern railroad Saturday several persons
were killed and many injured.
SMALLPOX has become epidemic in
San Francisco and the citizens are much
alarmed.
TWENTY horses periehed in burning
livery-stable in Pittsburgh, Pa, Saturday
morning.
A FIRE, caused by natural gas, destroy
ed three fine dwellings at Pittsburg, Fri
day morning. The loss is $4,000.
The schedules of the insolvent COM
mission firm of D. De Castro & Co., of
New York, show liabilities or $1,231, 3O4,
and actual assets of S1,096 75S.
The main building of the North Marion
Window Glass Works at Marion, Ind,
was destroyed by fire Friday, with a loss
Of $4,000 on building and contents.
rwENTY-oNE business houses including
Mulvaney's new hotel and the Chicago
opera house were destroyed by fire at
Salida, Coz, on Monday.
THE residence of John Kopginoor, at
Juniata mines, Center County, Pa, was
destroyed by fire Monday, two of his
children being badly burned.
FIRE Tuesday destroyed j. Il. William
son s Co.'s Touring mills at Yorktown,
Ind, with a loss of $4,000 ana no in
surance.
SCARLET FEVER at Bardolph, McDonough
CouRty, and diphtheria at Raileyville,
Ogle County, raging as epldemics have
been reported to the State Board of
Health of Illinois
Two men were instantly KILLED and four
others seriously hurt by the fall of span
of a new viaduct in process of con
struction at Cleveland, Ohio.
PRoTEAU, the first white settler OF
Dakota, was found frozen to death recent
II near Fort Bennett. He was So years
old. He had acted as scout and interpre
ter for General Custer, Harvey, Sibley
and Sully.
A FIRE st Yandalia, Mich, on Thursday
morning burned Curtis drug store, the
Townsend Benk, Dodge's Hotel and the
Masonic Hall. Loss, $35,000; insurance
$4,000.
THE Union passenger railway depot a.
Atcbison, Kas., in which all the railroad:
passing through that city centered, wa:
entirely consumed by fire, together witt
all its contents, Friday afternoon; loss
about S125,000.
REPORTS having been published tina
the remains of many persons were ere
mated in the Cincinnati Southern Rail
way wreck, near Greenwood, KY, the
railroad officials declare that all the pas
seugers and employees on the train have
been accounted for.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-01-12
CRIME.

ERICK ERICKSON at Rush City, MINI.
has confessed 10 the murder of his wife
DR.. EDWARD BRET and his family, were
chloroformed on Monday night at Chica
go and the house robbed.
THE indictments against thu six defen
dants in the Haddock murder case hav
been dismissed.
FRANK HUBER, postofice delivery clerk
at Sidney, Ohio, is under arrest for open
ing other peoples letters.
A RIOT among forty or more Poles al
Alden, P enn., occurred on Tuesdey, il
which several were killed and eight Others
seriously hurt.
JACOB III. DELAPLANE, confidential book.
keeper of the Portage Strawboard Works
Circleville, Ohio, is missing, with his
December account $4,000 short. Losses
from gambling in margins led to tie de-
falcatlon.
In Lee county, Georgia, Nathan Reed
who did not live happily with his wife
murdered her and their six children,
burning them in his cabin, after which
he killed himself
THE Indictment for involuntary man
slaughter against John B. Park, con
ductor of the train which caused the re-
cent disaster at Kouts, was quashed
Wednesday at Valparaiso, Ind, the
Judge holding that the present Indiana
law was faulty.
A FRANCISCAN friar, the Rev. Francis
Dent, of Clean, n. Y, is in trouble. just
released from six months term in the
Buffalo penitentiary for slandering q
brother priest, he was rearrested Tues
day for sending obscene matter through
the mails.
In riot between the white and colored
troops belonging to the United States
military barracks at st. Louis, many were
seriously injured. Most of the troops
are fresh recruits.
On Saturday night burglars entered
the store of beavers, Hill d Neal, at
Blairsville Penn, robbed the safe of
$4,000, set fire to the store and burned it
together with two dwellings,.
A BAND of vigilantes pursued and oyer
took William Herrig, who murdered HE
wife and her lover at st. Francis, Arkan-
sas, Thursday. They found him late at
night sleeping under tree, and hanged
him on one of the limbs of the tree.
ISAAC MERRICK, Saturday, shot his young
daughter dead at their home at Camden,
n. j., and then turned the weapon on him
self with fatal effect. The child was an
adopted daughter, an ngaging girl OF
fifteen years. Merrlck was fifty-fve
No cause can be assigned except insane
jealousy.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-01-12

idept-Ermentrout, Pennsylvania, chair
man; Grain, Texas; Peel, Arkansas; Cum
mings, New York; Lagan, Louisiana;
| Cothrane, South Carolina; Rowland, North
| Carolina; Baker, Illinois: Osborne, Penn
! syluania; Brown, Ohio; Baker, New York:
Kean, New Jersey.
Eleventh census-Cox, New York, chair
| man; Blount, Georgia.; Holman, Indiana;
Clardy, Missouri: Seney, Ohio; Taulbee
Kentucky; Perry, South Carolina; New,
ton, Louisiana; McKenna, California; J.
D. Taylor, Ohio; Hopkins, Vermont; Maj
Fett, Pennsylvania; Sherman, New York
Banking and currency-Wilkins, Ohio,
! chairman; Snyder, West Virginia.; How
ard, Indiana; Dorgan, South Carolina;
Hutton, Missouri; Bacon, New York;
Landes, Illinois; MsKenney, New Hamp
shire; Dingley, Maine; Brumm, Pennsyl-
vauia; Woodburn, Nevada; Whiting,
Massachusetts; WILDER, New York.
Naval sffairs-Herbert, Alabama, chair
man; Wise, Virginia.; McAdoo, New
Jersey; Whitthorne, Tennessee; Rusk,
Maryland; Cochrane; Elliott, South Caro-
lima; Abbott, Texas; Harmer, Pennsyl-
vania; Thomas, IllIneis; Golf, West Vir'
giniq; Boutene, Maine; Hayden, Massa-
chusetts.
Military affairs-Townshend, Illinois,
chairman; Tillman, South Carolina:
5ooker, Mississippi; Maisch, Pennsyl-
vania; SpinoIa, New York; Ford, Michi-
gan; Robertson, Louisiana; Yerder, Ohio;
Steele, Indiana; Laird, Nebraska: Clutch
con, Michigan; Gear, Iowa; Fitch, New
yu'k; Garry, Wyoming.
Railways and Cauals-Davidson FIori-
rh Hartman. Haras
nois.
LeVees and Improvements on Missis-
sippi river-Catchings Mississippi
chairman; Lawler, Illinois.
anufactures-Bacon, of New York,
chairman; Smith, Wisconsin.
Mines and Mining-O'FerraIl, of Vir-
ginia, chairman; Gest, Illinois.
Public Buildings and Grounds-Dib-
BILE, Of South Carolina, chairman; Nc
Shane, Nebraska; Post, Illinois.
Claims-Lanham, of Texas, chairman: ;
Baker, Illinois; Kerr, Iowa.
War Claims-Stone,o f Kentucky, chair
man; Lawler, Illinois; Thomas, Wiscon
sin.
Private Liant CIaims-McCreary, of
Kentucky, chairman; Weaver, Iowa;
Thomas, Wisconsin; Gest, Illinois
Revision of the Laws-Oates, os Ala
bama, chairman; Townshend, Illinois.
Expenditures in state department
Morse, Massachusetts, chairman; Kerr,
Iowa.
Expenditures in postofice department
-Dockery, Missouri, chairman, Post,
Illinois.
Accounts-Shsw, Maryland, chairman;
Hays, Iowa.
Enrolled bllls-Fisher, Michigan, chair
man; Holmes, Iowa.
Reform in the civil service-Clements,
Georgia, chairman; Hopkins, Illinois.
Ventilation and cous.ics-Landes, Hi
hois, chairman; Haugen, Wisconsin.
: Alcoholic liquor traffic-Camp beli, Ohio,
chairman; Anderson, Illinois.
When the reading of the committees
had been completed the house adjourned
until Monday.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-01-12

Two express trains on the Dutch Star
railroad collided on Wednesday, nea,
Meppel. Twentysix persons were killed
and many others injured.
OWING to the state of the fisheries dis.
pute, the Canadian Parliament will not
open until the last week in February.
GLADSTONE expresses she belief that
peace will continue throughout the winter
but he is not so sure as 90 what spring
will bring forth.
BERLIN advices say arrangements have
been completed for establishing Ger
man Chinese bank with a capital of
$5,50O,00O.
The Birmingham (Eng.) Canal has
burst at point near Dudley. Hundreds
of families were rendered homeless by
the inundation.
Don CARLOS has been heard from to
the effect that he reserves his right to the
French throne as the head of the Bour-
bon family, and he counsels the loyalists
to refrain from revolutions.
THE Duke of Cambridge, commander
in-chief of the British army. gets $4,000
a year, while all Count Won Moltke, of the
German army, receives is $1,000.
SEVERAL English members of parlia-
ment were present at the recent evictions
on Lord Massereene's estate, LoEth. The
inmates threw boiling water, mixed with
lime, on the sheriff and his men, whom
it took 200 constables to protect.
NEARLY 500 ejectment notices for non
payment of rent have been issued against
tenants on the Shirley estate, in County
Monaghan.
The work of coercion goes en- in Ire
land. Dublin Castle has decided to sup
press the National League in the Irish
capital, and Secretary Balfour has been
furnished with an extra body-guard.
COUNT DE SPoENEoK, Secretary of the
Danish Legation at st. Petersburg, has
been appointed Danish Minister to the
United States. He will enter upon the
duties of the post in February.
cABLEGRAM from Rome says that the
Pope's successor is already being 3onsid-
cred, and that there is a strong party in
the Roman Church in favor Of selecting
the next Pope from some other city than
Rome and some other country than Italy.
OFFICIAL declarations of a decidedly
pacific character are expected at Vienna
at an early date. Colonel Zuleff, who has
eturned to his duties as military secre-
tary to the Russian Embassy, said he
found the Gear absolutely opposed to
war.
The North German Gazette, in politi-
cal review of the year just closed, says
the publication of the forged documents
recently sent TO the car is without doubt
the most i'm portant event of recent his
tory, and affords eloquent proof of the
loyal intentions OF the car, in paving
the way for modification of the existing
situation.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-01-12

The Treasury officials now say that the
reduction of custom-t opse force in vari-
Gus places is due to the fact that the ap-
preparations are inadequate.
WASHINGTON people are beginning to
doubt the stability of the Washington
monument. The edges of the big mar
bic blocks at the base are splitting and
crumbling, and the blocks themselves are
scanned and cracked by the pressure of
the shaft. Never before in the worlds
history, it is said, has foundation of sny
kind had TO support SO great pressure.
CONGRESSMAN FELTON,, of California, who
is worth 100000, is said to spend more
money than any of his associates. He
usually draws $4,000 TO $4,000 month
through the Office of the Sergeant-at
Arms, and when in Washington occupies
apartments at an uptown hotel that costs
him $500 month. He is very charitable.