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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-05-11
Re elected Mayor April ., 1855. by 4 Large.
majority.
H: w.
Washington, Warren County, New Jersey,
UNITED STATES OF AnEa,cA.
NOTICE.
Land Office at New Orleans. La.

Land Office at New Orleans. la.
fpyil !, 1879.
Notice is hereby given that tn f%ol.o$ring
named settler has filed notice Vi his -nten-
ton to make final proof in support @ his
claim. and that said proof will be made
b-f,re the Judge. or in his ahsence, 5ie
rt-rk of the District Court. at Abbev;.'e.
-. on Tuesday, May Is, 1889. viz !:
alexander V. Tl,eriot, who made, home
entry No. 1883, for the north half OF
south east quarter and north half of
south west quarter section s township
I2south range2 east Louisiana Meridian.
He names the following witnesses 10
prove his continuous residence upon. and
cultivation of, said land. viz :-Gustave
Herbet. Meance Boulet. Seville Breaux.
Edward Mhire, all of Vermiilou Parish
Louisiana. i,
ANY person who desires to protest
against the allowance of such proof, or
who knows of any substantial reason I'M
der the law and the regulations of the
Interior Department, why such proof
shonld not be allowed, will be given an
opportunity at the above mentioned time
and place to c~ross-examine the witness
of said claimant. and to offer evidence in
rebutal of that submitted by claimant.
THos. J. BUTLER, Register.
April Is, 1889.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-05-11
Town Council.
ABEEvILLE, LA. Nav I. 1890

ABBEv1LLE, La, May /, 1859.
The Town Council met pursuant to
the call of the Mayor, at the court
house in the town Of Abbeville. Pres
emit: DR.. E. Bourne, Mayor, and
Messrs. Wise, Mills, Coastal and Isaacs.
The Mayor stated he had called the
Council together, LIST, to receive the
bonds of the Treasurer and Constable
and Collector; Cd, to levy the annual
tax, and Sd, to see whether the Council
would order a survey of the town and q
map thereof made,
The minutes Of the meeting of the
Council of the date of April l, 1889,
were read and adopted.
The reading of the minutes of the
last meeting of the Council were dis
pensed with.
The bonds of the Treasurer and of the
Constable and Collector were present.
ed and read, and on motion of Mr..
Coastal they were approved and accept
ed.
On motion of Mr.. Wise, resolved,
that a tax of four mills on the dollar is
hereby levied on all taxable property
in the Town of Abbeville for the year
1889; and the corporation Assessor is
ordered to make the town assessment
roll as Don as possible and to extend
said tax thereon, as also the special tax
of two and one-haF mills for steam fire
engine.
On motion of Mr.. Wise, resolved
that the Mayor appoint a committee O.
two to employ a surveyor to survey
the Town of Abbeville, and make a maj
thereof, and also to take the levels O
the streets so as to perfect a system O.
drainage. Messrs. Wise and Mills were
appointed on said committee.
On motion, the Council adjourned ii
the next regular meeting.
f. BOURNE, Mayor.
". B. WHITE. Secretary.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-05-11

Succession Of Amelie Irahan.
DY VIRTUE Of an order of sale granted
ID by the Honorable Twenty-fifth Judi
cial District Court, in II for the Parish
of Vermilion and State of Louisiana. in
the matters of the above entitled and
numbered estate, the undersigned will, on
Saturday. May25, 1850,
proceed to sell, at public auction. to the
last and highest bidder. at the late resi-.
Abbeville, La, all the property belonging
to said succession, to effect q partition,
said property being described as follows,
to-wit: ~
i One town lot No. eaof Megret,s portion
of the town of Abbeyiile. measuring nine
hundred and forty-two feet and six inches
deep; bounded north by lot No. Is, south
by lot No. 81, east by lot No. - and west
by st. Charles street, together with the
dwelling house. kitchen and other i'm
| proponents situated thereon, ;
: The east half Of lot No. S. of Megret's
portion of tho town Of Abbeyllle, measur-
ing ninety feet front on st. Charles street,
by seventy-twp feet and six incheson Rue
de la Paix, said half lot being bounded
north by Rue de Ia Park. south by lot No.
The vest half Of said, lot No. IS, together
! with the stable building and other im-
proyements situated thereon.
One old buggy without top and harness.
one old buggy with top and harness, one
new buggy with top and harness. n
hack and double setof harness, two Amer
lean FLIES, one American colt, one Arls-i-
can bay mare, one. American, blue maze.
one blue horse. n lot Of household fus'i-
ture, and many other articles too nuIiar-
Gus to mention. *. -,
Said property to be sold on the following
terms and conditions. to-wit: Movable
vrcY,artv tn the amount nf tTO hnNNfeO
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TO CONTRACTORS.

house nrs'1 near prG Gppdian BAYOU Saw u', viii 6e r eeNvvi
by the undersigned, at his Office in, Able
vile, until Saturday, June 1. 1889, at 10
o'clock IN. of said day. Said building to
be erected for the Parish Board of School
Directors, of Vermilion parish, according
to the plan and specifications to be seen at
the office of the understandable con-
be paid for in cash on delivery and recep-
ton, after inspection by the proper school
authorities. The right to reject any and
all bids is reserved.
Abbcyille, May 4, 1889.
w. W. EDWARDS,
President Board of Directors.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-05-11

Notice is hereby given that application
will be made for pardon of Rupert Cas-
tile. convicted of ''wounding less than
mayhem" and sentenced November 90,
1888, to eighteen months in the State pen
itentiary and In support Of said applica-
ton evidence will be taken before a com
signed, on Saturday. the 4th day of May,
1889. WHITE & BROUssARD, Attys.
Ahheyilla. Anril 20. 1889.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-05-11

Colonel NJ. B: Hillyard, formerly
of the 7limcs:U Democrat editorial staff,
but now correspondent of the Balti'
more manufactured Record, has been
spending some daN in our midst
with a view of taking notes and
writing up this section o. our State.
AS there is plenty Of food in the
parish for the mind the readers Of
the Record may soon expect some
thing of interest TO our people from
his fertile pen.
Lastie Broussard, Esq, Mr.. VIM.
Cade and family, Mrs. R. j. Young,
Sheriff A. L. Leblanc, Messrs. j. 0.
Lege, J. J. Abadie and George W.
Summers took passage on the steamer
Barmore last Wednesday morning
for the seashore, where they expect
to remain a couple Of weeks.
The excursion to Southwest Pass
given under the auspices OF HOOK
and Ladder Co. No. l vas a splen'
did affair, and njoyed BY all who
participated. We are pleased to
state that it was also a financial
success to the company.
feaehers' institute will be held
At One)ousaa on the Goth instant.
Teachers Of Vermiliou parish Will
please take notice.
Tie health Of our town and par'al
continues good.
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TAKE NOTICE.

Hunting on our premises is henceforth
prohibited. Any person caught tresnass-
ing upon bur lands, by hunting OF other
wise. after this date, will be prosecuted tc
the full extent of the law.
PIERRE TRAHAN,
ONEsIME ID. TRAHAN.
ANTOINE d. TRAHAN.
Abbevi!le. La. March 8. 1889.
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Application for Pardon
o Al NhOm 1t MAI concern

To AL achom 1t may concern
Notice is hereby given that the under
signed intends to apply to have William
Young pardoned he having been con
victed of the crime Of horse stealing at
the September term of the District. Court
for NerInilion parish, in 1888. and sen
fenced to the State Penitentiary.
LOUISA ANDERSON.
March 80, 1889.
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A OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF VERM1L1oN.


PARISH OF VERM1L1oN.
Twenty-fifth Judicial District Court.
Parish of Vermilion.
No. 2s3.
Albert D. Laborde vs. His Creditors.
IN PURSUANCE to an order from the
l. Honorable the Twenty-tifth Judicial
District Court, issued in the matter Of the
above entitled and numbered suit, author
izing and empowering me to convoke and
hold a meeting Of the creditors Of the in
solvent A. D. Laborde, and fixing
Monday. Goth day Of May, 1859,
rs the time at which said meeting shall
be held; pnblic notice is hereby given that
/ shall, commencing on said date. hold
said meeting, at my Office, iii the town of
Abbeyille, La.
The purposes for which said meeting
will be held is to accept the surrender
made by said insolvant, and the election
of q syndicate to settle the affairs Of said
estate. L.
Abbeville, La, this 10th day of April,
A. ID. 1889. ALCIDE LEBLANC,
Clerk of Court.
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NOTICE.
Land Office at New Orleans.

March 90, 1889.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his inten-
ton to make final proof in support OF
his cfaitn,, and that said proof will be
made before the Judge. or, in hls absence
the Clerk Of District Court, on Tuesday
May IA. 1889, viz: Belzire Hehert, widow
of Eusebe Hebert, who made Home Entry y
No. 7719, for lot No. three !al Section Z, 1
II. SIR East. Louisiana Msr, 1aossos =,
nrove his continuous residence upon, anl
cultivation of said land, viz: Jean l
Broussard. Remy Broussard, Gnillaumt
Montet and Columbus B~roussard, all o.
Vermilion parish, Louisiana.
THOMAS J.. BUTLER. Register
March 80, 1889.
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Take Notice.

Erom and after this date the public arc
= hereby notified that the undersigned,
nee Cecile Jones. will not be. in any way
whatever, responsible for debts contract
ed by her, she having left my bed and
board without my consent, and contrary
to my wishes.
EDWARD COMEAUX.
Vermilion Parish, April 13, 1889.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-05-11

On orders, through the MER1p1oNAL The
DAILY City Item and the MERIDIoNAL viii
be furnished postpaid at SIS a year for
both. each paper to be mailed from the
Office of publication.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-05-11
Cotton Seed fOr. Sale

THE undersigned has for sale a large
Il quantity of Cotton Seed of last years
crop. and those who are in need of such
for planting purposes would do well to
call at once and get their supply,
LUDOVIC SOKOLOSKI.
April l3. 1SS9-3t.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-05-11

Poor lawyers! Somebody is al
ways abusing them. The grand jury
of Calcasieu is the last assailant.
In their report they say:
Complaints having been made to
US that attorneys at law have been
making a business o: soliciting fees
for drawing up and urging petitions
for the pardon Of criminals convict
cd in the courts, and that the prac'
ticc of granting pardons is becoming
q common occurrence, we take this
means to denounce such as being
injurious to law and order.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-05-11

Danger A neglected cold or cough ma,
lead to Fnennonia Consumption or other fatal
cold as by magic Best thing for dyspepsia,in in
digestion, sick headache as thousands testify.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-05-11

Good Fay for Agents. 1 10 44oO per
mo. m ndc ceiling e,s6 r brand New hiatOsy.
Enmosys :snll Decisive Battles Oft1aoN ORD
Write to j. 4. McCurdy d CO.sRt. LO0As. MO.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-05-11

A special to the Picayune from
Opefousas of May 5th, says: "Your
correspondent knows of nothing hav.
ing been done by any organization
styling themselves either the Regnla-
tors Or White Caps in this parish
since last winter, unless the shoot.
ing into a house at Vile Platte two
weeks ago can he called White
Capism. The parties accused of
this act were promptly arrested, and
r now in Jail awaiting a prelimina-
ry examination. The account in the
city papers are sensational and in
correct in most particulars. The
parish is peaceful, and yonr cor
respondent knows Of no organization
that can approximate to Regulators"
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-05-11


About two hundred Regulators
made their appearance in town Sun:
day morning. Their mission was to
notify the negro churches in town
and 10 the country not to hold any
more prayer meetings at night. After
accomplishing their mission they
formed a line on the church ground,
in trout of the Messenger Office, and
broke ranks.-st. Martinville Mes.
senger. ;.
Next thing you know, Bro. Bien.
venue, they will forbid Sa'nbo to
visit the chicken roosts. Then he
will emigrate.
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abberilh Meridiona1.
eA1uRDAy. MAY II, 1889.

IF ivCI ort rea,iv good for nothing
or sou are - !. General debility. Try
BkOnS and i've a good appetite. Sold
by all dealers in 1heo''nS
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Notice of

Abbeville, La, April D.--lm.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-05-11
AILEGER,9

March 80, 1889.
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PUBLIC SALE.
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
Twenty-fifth Judicial District Court,
Parish of Vermilion.
No. t4.
- AL. n1.

Succession Of Amelie Irahan.
DY VIRTUE Of an order of sale granted
ID by the Honorable Twenty-fifth Judi
cial District Court, in and for the Parish
of Vermilion and State of Louisiana. il
the matters of the above entitled an.
numbered estate, the undersigned will, Of
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No. q

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raIs" ~ n""nS "p b., ,""' !" az .oIeAu
h.m r.ro" r;J,o ,na.;"n 49, y 1n.s!aHa
=" i,,;Ij Lr;ir. n,.r C",,ioa Dpp.vp "Ilou
ga nna5 ond ~. - "'"s"S "'o"S
Srcr,"rI Ra - 10. a.. Dr..
.Jnrv If H.. p.r;sh ~ I.fouE ;no ouco
$500. so . NJ. ~ !esula1
It :. .ahI;sS "u " ""I " puouo roau 10 ner1-
~ /. 80 tho .;1% - ~ ~" 80 a'1u: .no vacA
~" t,e ,ef. h." E' of pauo i" ILL !nansn'
y" '1 49,. o""N "a nay"u ..aiourc"e; IN the
- -" Io'er r. ~" running t"ro"gn the iands
=. e''G,en in,o"oau&' MRS. a. +. h"tard
anu n a: T. I'o'aru' 'r'' extenuins TO Bayou
OoSu1' go, re-
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Amending Ordinance No, l68, relative to
drainage, and rsenacting the same, by abolish.
ing District No. 10. and Incorporating its ter
risory u District No. 3; authorizing the trans
fer of funds to the credit OF said District No.
10 to the credit Of District No. 3 aud to
provide for the election Of drainage commits
sioners for said district No. J, AS enlarged.
SEcTIoN |. BE 1t enacted by the Police
Jury of LatOurche parish III regular session
assembled, That Drainage District No. 10
approved July IL, 1887, lie and the same Is
hereby abolished, aud ali the territory Com.
priscd in said district No. 10. be AMI is
hereby incorporated in and made part of
District No 3: 50 that District No. 3 shall
extend from the lower boundary line Of
District No : to the lower line oil Sostheno
Folse's Autemant plantation, including the
Bayou Blue Settle ment from tho lower line
OF Acadia lantation to the lowern0sr settle
u,ents on said bayou Blue.
SECTION ,. BE it luther enacted, etc.
That there shall be not less than six cOm-
mi>sioners appoint ed Tor said District No. 3,
three thereof to he residents OF the Bayou
LafOurche and three thereof residents from
the Bayou Blue Settlement; provided,
however, that until otherwise, ordained the
thu les commissioners aprUintuu for the late
District No. 10. shall act as tho three COM
missiOners from that settlement, with the
three commissioners already appointed for
the District No. 3.
SECTIoN 3. Be it further enacted, etc.
That all funds in the hands of the Treasurer
to the credit at the late District No. 10. shall
be and are hereby transferred and carried to
tho credit Of the District No. 3, as herein
re%Organized.
SECTION 4. Be it further enacted, etc. That
all laws or parts nf laws in conflict herewith
are hereby repealed. and that this ordinance
shall take effect from and after its passage.
Adopted Feb. 20. 1889.
5 +. GRISAMORE, President.
II. N. COULUN, Clerk.
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%nombreux toasts s'offrirent-un
surtout aux nouveaux 6poux, d
peam pure, embl6me de Ia puret6
de leurs ames, ayant rempli les for
malit6s REFUSES par notre sainte
religion, ct devolle les secrets de
leurs occurs au reverend pere-nn
autle, entr'autres, an venerable
patriarche, cousin Marcelin Borne,
parent avec toute notre cote, ct en
grande partie, Mr.. feditenr, avec
votre ~iorissant petit village.
lie meillenr entrain he cessa d'ex-
lister, ct le tout Sc disti"gua par Ia
conviviaIite Ia plus franche. II sc
tint ensuite une Agreeable petite
soir6e de mnsiQue rocole, graces 4
Ia bonnie intervention de st. Joseph,
Terpsichore elant Ielegue aux Ca
lendes prochaines.
Cedant a de nOmbrenses instan-
cts, Mile Lelitia DOleSe, accompa.
snee dn jeune Commodore Nelson
Himel, chanta avec verve aux no,i-
veaux fponx "Le jour de noces.'
Les donx echos du bocage voisin
rfI,etent encore les chants melO.
dieux de plusienrs danes ct mes
s%ieurs, surtout de cettc f1enr era-
n%onissante, aux blends cheveux de
Prescription, mademoiselle Sarah
Triche, qui tint en- douce extase Ia
societe en- chantant "No ,cords Of
aceicome, Hungry at somebody's door,
Only to see you, darling"
j. vous assure, Mr.. r6ditcur,
Quill nest pas n~6cessaire d'iuvlter
Immigration Anglo Saxone de
rOuest ponr fatter % oreilles de
~reuphonie de la langue de Dryden
ct de Washington Irving. Atten-
dons ce QUEEN dira Ia prochaine
convention de Ia presse Louisia-
naise Ell votre charmant petit vii
lage.
JOHN DOLEsE,
Principal st. Vincent's Institute.
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L'ann6e deri.lere les cOurs %varierent
dc IS 4 100 francs. Cette aimee Ia
recolte s'annOnce assez bien. Ger
taines plantations ont, il est vrai,
fortement souffert de la gelee, &C
q"i pourra diminuer un pen Ia pro-
duction, mais en- revanche Ia floral
sor est tres belle ct promet DIES
feurs de tres bonne qualite.
LIE rendpment Il encore varie
beanconp ave- fepoque 4 laquelle
sOnt cueillies les fieu,s. Cellrs qui
sont r6coltees all debut de la saison
ne rcndent guere que
cinqnante centigrammes d'essence
par kilo de %1eurs; mails les f1eurs
curillies vers Ia fin de mai produi-
sent jnsqn'a un gramme d'essence
par kilogramme. C'est a-dire que
le rendement moAen dune aimee
est de sept cent cinquante mile
kilogrammes h'essence.
VOLTA de quot calmer bien DIES
nrrfS ct assaisonnel d'innombrables
plats de creme.
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Ia parade des pompiers de la
iii. de ThibOdaux devait CONNIE
dhsbitude, avoir lieu le II avril,
.o;s re Jour sc trOuvant etre un de
..ux de la semaine sainte on Pa re.
mise an mercredi, "a du mois d'a-
vril, 1889.
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LIE NEE.

LIE neg est ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ST.
tue an milieu de la figure, entire ct
au-dessous DIES yeux ct sa base est
de niveau avec 10 bout de Poreille.
C'rst un organe indispensable. Cha
II y fait bien attention parce quill
est di6icile a plaire- Des milliers
d'hommes sont employees 4 fabri-
quer des paIiums qui puissent le
satisfaire.
II ny a pas deux nez qui Sc res
semblent. Toujours il existe Quel-
que marque on modification de for
me qui les font differer. Cepen-
dant, les naturalist,s ont 6tabli 4
grandes classes: IL e ROMAN, le
neg gree, le neg acquilin ct le neg
retrousse. I'm neg qui a un pouce
dc long est convenable, ct dome
une grande dignite dispersion q
celu; qui le porte; rou pretend
meme qn'il indique d. bonnes qua
lites chez son propri6taire. Quelle
que soft la forme du nez, chacun
est oblige de lie porter; ce nest pas
CONNIE M chapeau qui, sill ne va
pas ben, peut 6tre change. Victor
Gerardin peut vous certifier la cho.
sc. LIE nez est volontaire ct veut
roster a la place on il Sc trouve.
LIE e gree est pideal, avec des
marines bien coupees, droites, CON-
me par IN scuIpteur, ct indique ele-
gance ct intelligence. Ion ,rouve
&C nez chez Apollon, Venus, Mer-
cure ct autres personnages mytho-
logiqnes. Alexandra lie Grand 6tait
un Gree ct portrait un nez gree avec
un peu de romain.
LIE nez ROMAN nest pas 81 bien
form6 an bout ct indique que son
proprietaire aime 4 savoir, pas pour
ui-m6me, mails pour ~s'assurer une
certaine autocite. Les sentiments
de defense ct d'attaque sont bien
marques. Tel 6tait lie nez de Jules
Cesar, ct Cesar 6tait un ambitieux.
I'm nez large a la romaine iudi-
que aussi de paudace ct de l'entre-
prise. Voyez, par exemple, les
hommes qui EN- ~portaient de pa.
reils ; Washington, Napoleon ct
Lincoln. La bataille de Waterloo
6tait une bata,lle de neg le neg
romain de Napoleon aurait pu SOU
tenir le terrible choc de cette ia.
meuse bataille, 81 le nez syntheti-
que de Wellington n'avait pas SEN
ii de loin la v~ictoire, ct teou JUS
qua parrivee de Butcher qui a fait
perdre cette journ6e aux Francais.
Ainsi vous voyez que le nez . son
Importance dams CO monde. Nous
pourrions nous etendre plus long.
temps sur ce sujet, mails chacun
salt que lie nez est pappeDdice qui
denote les qualities on les defaults
dun homme on d'uue femme. Chez
cette derniere, un petit nee bien
proportioune, %Iegerement retrouss6,
est agreeable a voir, ct sa propri6
taire IL sait bien. Lon dit meme
que Cleopatra, qui, dams son temps,
passait pour une beaut6, await |,
nez fin mais retrouss6.
Enfn, pour terminer, le proverbs
dit que pour reussir dams une af
faire il faut avoir du nee.
->->~0>s-> eft Ak~>ak~ ~~n~,