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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-05-17


The New Orleans Critic very
cautiously enquiries why the great
dailies, in trumpeting the praises
Of the lottery relief boats, bawe
said nothing aboat the good work
done by the Texas Pacific Railroad
steamboats,, e. B. WheeIock, the
Alvin, and other boats, who have SO
faithfully sucCOrded the people Of
the inundated districts. The rea.
son, We think, is simple enough.
The lottery Is posing for effect &c
the Goddess Of charity just now, and
d MT care to have any competition.
And this is why the sounding
brass and tinkliDg cymbals" give out
no echo save that Of the lottery.
We believe in giving credit to the
ones who deserves it, and the lottery
has surely done some noble work.
but the T. P. is entitled to as
much praise, and should have il.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-05-17
MAJ. ID. C. O'KEEFE.

The following il a letter Of intro.
duction from Rev. Father Adolph
Wesseting, Rector Of the Catholic
Church at Atchison, Kansas, to
Rev. Father Mehault, of this plac
by whose kind consent We publish
the letter :
To THE Rev. ALEXANDER MARIE
MEHAUbT, Rector of st. Mary's
Church, AbbevilIe, La.
Bear Father: ] take pleasure in
introducing to gour acquaintance
Mr. ID. g. 0Keefe, one Of our good
and faithful pa-ishioners. The
gentleman is one Of the contractors
for building the Kansas City, La,
and Gulf railroad, and in this en-
terprise through the country, be
comes in contact withvarious shades
of Catholics, and q friendly under.
standing with them would despatch
his business all the'belter and would
be the more profitable to those con.
cerned; and if you, dear Father,
could give him some points to this
effect, or, if it be needed, a few
lines of introduction to some promi
nent ma or priest along the line
and neighboring towns Of the new
railroad to be constructed, I should
D. very grateful to you, while Mr..
|O'Keefe, will, I an sure, appreciate
these courtesies higher than I am
able to thank you for.
Yours %fraternally,
Rev. ADoLPH WEsTELING, 0. S. 3.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-05-17
Monsieur some SO bonne

Monsieur some 50 boane
Voyons, Josephine,
done vous m'avez dOlnA
botrines da meme pied.
La bonnie sort IN insanI
rentre effar6e en- secrianl
All bien. monsieur. Chi
Fautre paire est CONNIE e a
TexiueI.
Deux jeunes voyons 0H
IN ~saltimbanque,
Oh ID Ia ! Charles, regard
le saul quill Went De fare
de iarretl
Charles.-Cal Cesl tisn
Faut voir maman sanI
papa lui f.. .des raclees
Dams une garqt I, aveas
On client reacontre %
de pantalon qui s'css faah
rago1t de mouton:
Ii adresse d'amers repfo
garcon, qui Sc rebihe en s
En- bien, quot !? vous =
trouver On parapluie en- sSls
une portion de dix.sousi
lie diner tire ! 81 80.
Tout a coup une odeur By
able Sc repand dams e salle
ger.
Monsieur ironce L aoaFeH
dame regarde aeveremens Bs's
Ce dernier rouglt %
hardiment Papa, c'est 4 af
Je Tai entendu
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-05-17

We are d little late, bot none
the less sincere in congratulating
Bro Jolly on hin appointment as
collector Of Customhouse at Nor,
gan City. Shake Dg
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-05-17
Saturday, May II, 1890

Senator Beck, of Kentucky, is
dead. The Democrats have lost
.one of theiribest men.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-05-17

It is really amusing 10 notice how
the Louisiana Lottery Company
goose is' being plucked BY everybody
whose eupidity tempts them TO pull
the down. Tue richest of these
attempts TO make charity profitable
is detailed in Sundays Times
Democrat, where the lottery .com.
pany is informed that it will take
T5O sacks Of cotton seed to
replaut the o~veraowed districts in
st. Martin sparish, and that the
seed can be had at that place at
$50 per ton. As Gotten seed is
worth SO in New Orleans, it don't
take much figuring to show this is
a nice little thing for seme-
body.
E
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-05-17

Canada is seriously thinking +ot
joining the stars and stripes. The
leading journals of that country -aFe
advocating annexation.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-05-17

DR.. Brown-sequari is not discou'
ragged by the sudden collapse of his
life elixir sensation. He is still
,eagaged in manufacturing the elixir
and processes boundless faith in it.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-05-17

Judge "You have been searching
for this man for q long time. [ be.
lieve?
Detective "Yes. your honor"
j.. "And could End 20 trace Of
him till yesterday"
D. No your honor"
J. where did you End him?"
d. He was working 10 q store
that does not advertise. Boston
Courier.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-05-17
Total, 81
Votes cast in Lafayette parish !:
Total. 0

Total votes cast for o. C. Mouton, ITO
{" w. W. Edwards, go
Scattering. 5
Mr.. @. G. Monton having receiv'd
a majority of the votes cast, is
hereby dolly declared the regular
Democratic candidate at the May
18th, 1890 election, and is entitled
TO the earnest support of all true
sons of Democracy.
AAsTIE B~ROUssARD,
WM. CADR, Charm Par. Elk. Com.
Secretary pro TEN.
Parish of Vermilion.
C. C. BROWN,
.R. {. ,GREIG, Charm Par. Elk. Com.
Secretary.
Parish of Lafayette.
The following is the vote cast .on
May 10th, 1890, for members of the
Parishish Democratic Executive Com
mittee from 7th ward Vermflion parish,
to fill the vacancies in said committee,
occasioned by the removal thePefrom
of Messrs. r. P. 0'Brvan and LOuis
'Thibaut, viz
John Nngier received % votes.
a. Laceur q 25 "
LksTIR BRoUssAED,
WIN. CADE, Chairman.
Secretary pro TEN.
AbbeVille, May Is, 1890.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-05-17

On peut voir en- &c moment, ! la
Maternite, de Metz IN pbenomere
etrange: c'est une petite Gle venue
az monde = 6 mois. Son corps, qui
pese IN pen plus de deux livres. q
quelque chose de tout a fat liIliptien
"a 'ep atteint = peine IA grosseur
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-05-17

n'deserteur d. Sc rtgIns.
chevau-legers, . n,garnisoa
guemines Lorraine Ct dissu. y.
ner Eugene sensenbrenp
ohatenois (AIsace). s'ess prs
Ia .caserne de gendarnrie Is
'Die Ct q demande 4 slre ip
dams Ia legion etrang4re. H.
'dlrige sur lie bureau De
de Nancy.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-05-17

Ex. Gov. Root. Lowry and Col,
Win. q. M6Gardle, Of Mississippi
are engaged in the preparation of a
history Of that State from its earliest
settlement up to the death Of JEFF.
Davis.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-05-17

La semaine derniere Il
fraucaise arIstait. i Auda
man, locaIile frontiareda
Metz, an individa suspect
reconEu 'etFe IN nomms
ex-lientenant an lie dia
garrison a MuItouse.
Convaiucu d'espionaag
a 6le juge le n mars par ii
de Briey ct coneamnk j )
prison ct 1000 II. damad
raison de certaines r6v6
INSTRUCTION, le huis clos (
nonc6 pour eviter les in
Plusieurs p~erquisitloas %
ordonne3s dams les vilies hpa
La policea arrste !
comFlice de Memeyer At !
correspondence comprom
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-05-17

H7'here ia one thing that the ad-
mirers of Gov. Nichols may con
graduate themselves on, that if he
has net proved popular as q
governor, as a sign for a lager beer
saloon he has been a brilliant sue.
cess
The above ~scurrilous lie is found
in the Crowley Signal Of last Satur-
day. Mr.. Duson, the reputed
editor of the paper, is a professed
Democrat, but we think we
recognize in this vile lie the promi
ncnt "signs" Of his favorite Repub.
lican stool pigeon. OF course Mr.
Duson is at liberty to employ whom
he pleases, but we thiak that
common decency, if not a due regard
TO the Democratic party, would at
least demand that he keep his
imported skunk securely confined ia
order to restrain its natural pro.
pensity for assailing the Democrats.
If it Is only a within he gratifes In
harboring this curio. he should bear
in mind that 1T is a foul bird that
soils its own nest
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-05-17

Sunday evening, May 4th, at
about $40, the sky in the North
east suddenly became very dark
and overcast with heavy clouds.
This was followed by a stiff gale
which lasted for about fifteen min.
utes, during which time some rain
fell. 1t now appears that this was
the outer edge or advance guard
OF a tornado which swept across
the county from San Antonio, Tex,
to Natchez, Miss. Hood and
Parker counties, Texas, were severe
sufferers. Many houses we're
wrecked, and q number Of persons
killed and wounded. AT Natchez
and VidaIia, buildings were badly
injured, but no person were hurt.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-05-17

On grand concours de persopnes
au village Jeudi dernier. venues pour
assister q la grande, messe de PAS
c~eusien.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-05-17
Varieties.

Perdus
tout petit bouquet en- Reurs de
violette,
SUI lie chomin, ct pas une
Ne lie VT en- PEASANT; j 'esait tout
Perclus;
Son parfum marcia, .j'allais mar.
cher dessns.
E'Gir etait embaume per cette aeur
timide,
De rosee ellie .etait encore 'toute
humble,
Moi,je ne pouvais pas voir tce joli
bouquet,
Sc faner Ia tout seul, il etait 81
coquet;
Lors je lie ramassais pour ma ch6re
Pauline.
Mais qui %pourrait 'croire ellie lui
fit lamine
Non | il est tout mouill6, nen.l non !
je men Eeux pas;
Jaime bien mieux Ia aeur de ce
roster: k,bas...
PaUEre petite, va, Violette Feveose,
Jeunesse te prefere . rose joyeuse.
La solitude ct liembre Giaient Ton
bonheur.
Qui done te ia ravi ? Cbere petite
feur,
Tu EiEais sur te tige heureHse dams
En- embaumant les bois de ia douce
harmonic.
IeIection preleminaire pour juge,
'u'a point surpris les bergers.
Bismark va ya.t-il prendre sa re
traite CONNIE Tautre a Fre;drichs
rlhe?
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-05-17

Mr. T. l.. James, the wellkn0wE
African hunter and explorer, has
been killed by an elephant in the
sGah0on country.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-05-17

Les commits voyayeurs abondent
dams notre petit village. Les hotels
mont pas ) Sc plaindre. lies 6curies
non plus. Nest ce pes NJ. Eraste.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-05-17

We have received the initial
issue Of the New Delta, an evening
daily published in New Orleans, in
the interest Of the antilottery
movement. Tits as bright and a.
clean as a new pin, and its editorial
have both point and sting. We
exchange with pleasure, as it an.
ounce it is not an ephemeral eheet
but has come to stay, and it evi
IDENTITY has the ability TO do SO.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-05-17

Gems de tous pays, . yous tous
qui usieE da bien public, yons ap
prendrez que les fonds counmpnaux
ne ie sont plus, ct que par IN 0kase
les portes y Dormant acces, sont ct
seront cloueea. A bon eateudeur
salat.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-05-17

In a library in Paris, the largest
in the world, is a Chinese chart Of
the heavens, made about six han.
dred years before Christ. Tn this
chart 1880 stars are found to be
correctly inserted as corroborated
by the scientists Of the present day.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-05-17

The owner OF the Clinton Patriot
Democrat, has sold the paper to
Mr.. E. J. Barrow, a lottery adyo-
cate. Mr. Chas. KilbourDe, thOs
retired as editor, says he will hustle
around and get Outa new paper, and
as he has lots of ability and enjoys
the esteem and confidence of the
people, be is sure the succeed.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-05-17

Nous aSous W plusieurs strangers
dams notre village cette semaine;
apres inforH'atiops priees, nous avons
So que bon nombre viennent lei. vipi
ter nos torres dams le but de
sxtablir.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-05-17

Une enorne dame qni
peine'a maintenir ses forn
son costume d'Anphytis
tonne IN pechear sur ID D
moment de Sc baigner.
Est.ce que Ia mer
remonter2
Parfaitement, Hait Is Heux o
'mer. des 'qae madame q
dams l,eau !?
IN cocher conduit ii
.qui ne Peut sexpfimer Is.
igestes ct qui ne cease de Il
ner.
A Ia fn, ahuri ct dasrvs,
'un autre cocher, en- lai monGn
voyageur
Rt impossible de- peneusu
~comprend pas uE mo, d 4
lni dir.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-05-17

Bismark va ya,t-iI prendre sa re
traite CONNIE I'autre a Fre;drichs
ruhe?
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-05-17

Ie connie, celui qui a charge de
ltrection do Ia maison de C0nr. peut
j bonner qaeIque informations au
sqjet quand est ce one Ie nouveau
'contracteur va commencer les ira
veau 2"
, 1890-05-07

What is done with old postage stamps
Very few people who ask you for them are
able to answer this question They always
say they are collecting for somebody else,
but thew believe that q charity has the
benefit of their sale. An institution which
does, in fact, receive part OF It's income
from this curious source has a house ID tne
Rue de B0urgOgne. II is a society OF malo.
ems and widows, who, without taking VOWS OF
siSterh00d or adopting a religious dress,
are leagued together to perform missionary
work in counties where men would hnd IL
difficult, if. not impossible, to preach 10
women. The rules forbid the collection on
subscriptions, which might otherwise ne
given to some other object OF charity ou6
the society asks for obliterated postage
stamps, which it costs nothing 10 give
away. The question ariSts-lOW uoes tno
institution convert them into com Oh Che
realm OF course, rare specimens nave "
special value. but no collector Would ouy
the commoner sorts. They are purchaser,
however, in large quantities Tor decorative
purposes. They are arranged III more OF Tess
ingenious designs upon " caid"oafh' pol0'
laih,, and walls instead OF paperhalelhSs'
Sometimes maps are made OF thehi' e"ch
country being delineated with It's own IL
sues china services are covered WIN iheH'
and then lightly coated with a Narnlsh'
which is afterwards burned III to form q
kind Of enamel. Screens, wlndow.SaSheS,
aud wdinScoting are ornamented with 'Deln
and intact, there is no end 10 the t%antaSt!,
cal devices which may be executed win
old postage,stampS. For one thing there
are more consumers than there Is a supply,
and that being so il seems almost criminal
70 IaSt rON- q mead Gtnmn so homo as IL can
help the cause OF tharitN.-It3d.
, 1890-05-07

ately for it's inhc bitauts, in this colony,
who question the wisdom of what the Lord
said unto Moses, and who would have us
believe that the presen g of the leperin the
dai,y haunts of his fellow men carries with
il no danger for them. The most devoted
physician the lepers of this colony have.
ever known, whose burning desire was to
master their disease and alleviate their
suffprings, was not of this systematically,
skilful crew. He saw in the system OF
segregation the kindest treatment for the
patient, and the greatest safety for the
community at large.-DemerarG ATgoSy.
, 1890-05-07

ers, whom they rarely reach, however, in
their pristine purity, being for the most
part to u certain extent "prepared for ex.
portation THE Daily Telegraph.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-10-20

to send their full quota of delegates to
the convention to be held III Detroit, De-
cenber s. The circular says that the re-
cent MOVEMENT to reduce the hours Of
labor kas been crowned with success and
tnat the toilers OF the country are beconl-
ing more and more convinced of the ad-
Visibility and necessity of gathering
within the folds of organizations.
On the one hand, the circular states,
the corporate and speculative classes
have become more arrogant in their ef-
forts TO intimidate and crush out the
spirit of the toilers by methods hitherto
unheard of in labor difficulties, and, on
the other, the demand of the wage work
ers to be larger sharers Of the product of
their toll has become so loud and impress
sive that the forthcoming convention of
the American Federation of Labor will,
without doubt, be the most important
gathering OF labor's hosts within the an
mails of history
Representation in the convention is
upon the following basls:--National aud
International Trade Unions one delegate
for 1000 members or less, two delegates
for 5000, three delegates for 10000, four
delegates for "a, 600, five delegates for 64.
900 and so on. State federations, central
labor unions, trades assemblies, local
trade unions and federal labor unions one
each, respectively.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-10-20
A NEW PREsBYTERIAN LAW.
The New Jersey Synod Will Ask the
Next Legislature to Enact 1t.
SsreciCI To lie .IelseLl Citn N..,ns

The New Jersey synod Will Ask the
Next Legislature to Enact 1t.
Special to The JERSEY Ctr Ne,os.
ATLANTIC CITY, Oct. 20, 1S9O--The sixty
eighth annual meeting of The Presby
terian Synod of New Jersey will convene
In the First Presbyterian Church in this
city this evening.
The sermon will be preached by the
Rev. Henry M. Storrs, D. d., and follow
ing the sermon the celebration of the
Lords Snpper will take place.
At the conclusion of these services the
business session of the synod will be
opened The Committee of Arrange
ments have secured list of hotels where
members of the Synod will be entertained
at uniform rate of ST. per day. The
session, which will be attended by from
300 to 500 Clergyman and elders from all
the Presbyteries of the State. and a num-
ber of important discussions will be had.
The Rev. Alanson Haines is to make the
report of the Committee on Neurology,
and the Rev. John Dixon, ID. D., will pre-
sent the report of the Committee on
Home Missions. Elder Augustus G..
Richey will present to the Synod a re-
port on the presentation of an act to the
Legislature regulating church affairs.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-10-20
THEY'RENOT UNDERBONDS
Bob Davis Can't Deliver the Votes,
and the Liquor Men Won't
Trust Him.

"Bob Davis must have been overrun
yesterday with fellows who want some
thing of the next Legislature" said q
young lawyer to a JERSEY CITY NEWS
man this morning. "We have known all
along where to go when we had some
thing to sell the county on commission or
when we wanted to get a fat contract
from the city, but had no idea now we
could buy Assembly votes till read The
SUNDAY MORNING NEWS Of yesterday.
About the only consolation Fellow nuds
in this condition of affairs is its labor
saving aspect What o power OF WORK is
saved to the man who can bargain with
ten men through the medium of single
hairless bullet head"
These reflections were provoked by the
story in Yesterdays NEWS of little Boss
Daviss offer to the liquor dealers of all
the Democratic votes Hudson will cast in
the next House Of Assembly. The story
stirred up the little clique that meets
nightly in Phil Muldoon's little cigar
store and created no end of talk all over
the town. One man said that 1T was
another of the evidences of fright that
Davis has from time to time displayed
since the campaign opened, and another
saw in it proof of the truth of
the rumor that the liquor element, which
has heretofore been a considerable factor
toward Democratic success in this
county,, is not enthusiastically Tor Une
Ringsters, who just now control the
party machinery.
THEY WON'T TRUST BOB.
These were the political views in which
the story presented itself. 1t had bust
ness phase as we'll, and we'll know
dealer stated it in words when he WAS
called upon.
Davis can deliver the votes we can secure
them without his aid. II we can't get
them ourselves he can't get them, and if
he could get them we wouldn't trust him
to try"
P3As to the morose aspect of business, but
one view prevailyed. On every h, nd the
disgrace ofa slavery that would maze men
Of The Intelligence and character OF the
Democratic candidates for Assembly the
personal chattels OF a man of Bob Davis
standing and character--or want of stand
ing and character as you please-was de-
nonnced. That no slavery exists is shown
nv the indignant repudiation of the bonds
by those Of the Assembly candidates
whom The NEWS reporters have sue
ceeded ia finding Here are the express
sions they used when interviewed
MICHAEL MULLONE-FlRsT DISTRICT
District:-s'My record as a journalist, my
record as a member of The last Assembly,
nv general record as man, l believe.
are sufficient refutation of the claim that
anyone one can control my vote. or has
any right to pledge it for any purpose"
JAMES MoyLAN-FoURTH DISTRICT.
James Maylan, The Fourth district
Democratic candidate for Assemblyman
was asked upon whose authority Sheriff
DAVIS had pledged his vote, 1t elected, to
the liquor dealers in exchange Tor the
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-10-20

liquor dealers support of the Demo-
cratic candidates for the Legislature.
Mr.. Moylan looked u trifie worried, but
said:-"I have not talked with MIR.
Davis in SIX months that l know of, and
have made no definite promises upon the
subject to anyone. The subject had not
before occurred to me. l am not yet pre-
pared to say how shall vote on the
measure If am elected. / was not the
first choice of the convention that nomi-
mated me. and regard my nomination as
having been made merely upon the
strength OF my character as a Demo
cratic cit:zen.n
DALT'S EXPECTATION.
TIE story CT the infamous proposition
CT Robert Davis to deliver to the Liquor
Deaiers' Association the votes of all of
TIE Democratic Assemblymen created
considerable talk in Hoooken. A promi-
nent member of the Liquor Dealers AS
sociation said last night:-"Mr. Davis
proposition ] regard as bluff He does
uet control the Assembly candidates."
William d. DAILY. the Democratic can
didate in the Ninth district, had just fin
ished reading the story when / saw him.
Mr.. Daily is counsel to the Hudson County
Liquor Dealers Association, and it is
natural to suppose that he would be in
clined to feel kindly to the liquor dealers.
But Mr.. DAILY was wildly indignant. Said
he:-"Mr. Davis is reported to have said
/ will deliver to you the Democratic
votes of the members of Assembly elected
in this county to help you pass
this BILL That is monstrous. Mr.
Davis never did or never will own
me. He cannot deliver my vote. l
are free and untrammeled and do not de-
sire any help from Mr.. Bob Davis. and
hope you will kindly quote all / have
said Mr.. Davis is presumptuous, to say
the least"
UsHER'S FRIEND SPEAKS FOR HIM.
/ spent two hours searching for Thomas
B. Usher, the Democratic candidate in
the Tenth district Mr.. Usher was cleo
tioneering and was finally compelled to
abandon my chase of him, not. however,
until had interviewed one of Mr. Ush-
er's most intimate friends, who
said that he could speak author
itively. He said:-"Wh hatever Mr..
Usher's attitude may be at present to the
liquor dealers it is not influenced by Bob
Davis, and you can rest assured it will
not be in the future. Mr.. Usher can be
elected in this district without the sup
port of Bob Davis, and therefore is not in
debted to him. As far as Davis being
able to deliver Usher's vote that is all
bOShn
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-10-20
McPhillips and the Rinc.

"If the Liquor Dealers Association will sup
port the Democratic nominations this fall, ]
WILL DELIVER TO YOU THE DEMOCRATIC
VOTES OF THE MEMBERS OF ASSEMBLY
ELECTED IN THIS COUNTY, TO HELP YOU
PASS THIS BILL"-{aobert Dayis' speech to
the Liquor Dealers association.
'Ithirk he tDavis) is an honest and upright
leader, y he finally said.
DO you think that of all the men in Hudson
county, he is best fitted to lead the Democratic
partysr
Il do.n His reply was prompt enough this
time. John AfcPhilltps' interuielo vith Jer.
seq City Neics reporter