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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-04-18
LADIES
Needing o tonic, or children who want build.
ing up, should take
BROWNS IRON BITTERS.
1t Is pleasant to take, cures Malaria, Indis
9estion, Biliuusness and Liver ComplaintA
Poor Esiixxardstruck Kansas 3.

-----
The deplorable condition of Kan.
sas agricuturalists is thus described
10 the American Cultivator:
Hundreds OF thousands OF acres
of farm land in western Kansas have
been abandoned for arabic purposes.
The lands in that part Of the State
have been mortgaged to their full ex-
tent by the settlers, and The continued
droughts have caused such an exodus
from there that the mortgage compa.
MES are finding themselves with
thousands Of acres on their hands,
which they can do nothing with in
the way Of selling or renting. It is
understood that foreclosure sales Of
mortgaged land amounting to ove a
million acres have been ordered in
the western tier of counties, and as
oil this land ties together, it is to be
rented to the cattlemen, or else the
financial companies will use the
range themselves and form a cattle
syndicate. What was once suppos.
ed to be valuable land for corn, oats
and potatoes, proves to be unfit for
settlers, and is to be Abandoned to
herds of cattle and cowboy rule.
Western Kansas is the graveyard of
many an Eastern farmers hopes, and
of many a dollar invested by the
Eastern capitalist who was hunting
for a high rate Of interest regardless
Of security"
Why tarry longer; ye unfortunate
sons of toll? Come. 10 Vermilion
where fertile soil, balmy skies and a
hearty welcome await you. Come
to the land Of peace and plenty, the
Eden spot Of the Garden Of Louis
lana.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-04-18
HAPPY HOoSLERs.

VIM. Timmons, Postmaster Of Ida
vile, Ind. writes: Electric Bitters
has done more for me than all other
medicines combined for that bad feeling
arising from kidney and liver troubles y
John Leslie, farmer ard stockman of
same place, says: Find Electric Bit
tiers to be the best kidney and liver
medicine, made me feel like a new man."
j. w. Gardner, hardware merchant
same town, says: Electric Bitters is
just the thing for a man who is all lun
down and don't care whether he lives
or dies: be found new strength, good
appetite and felt just Ike he had a
new lease on life. Only SOC. q bottle,
at A. j. GODDARD and N. G. Young.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-04-18

Men WHO advertise and need .
new idea now aud then, Or who have
not always the time or inclinatIoh
TO prepare their advertisements, viii.
6nd a valuable assistant in the Novel
book of Ideas for advertisers just
published by D. T. Mallet, New
Haven, Conn.,, and sent on receipt
of 81, 90, post paid. He also pub.
fishes a tasty pamphlet called.
When price Csc. a treasury Of
good advice to business men. De.
scriptive circulars of both these new
books can be obtained upon request
to the publisher.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-04-18

The Baton Rouge Truth aud the
New Orleans City Item have been
spatting over the relative claims and
advantages of their respective cities
as o suitable location for the Govern.
nent Dry Dock. The Item threat
ened Baton Rouge with the removal
Of the Capitol and the Truth retorts:
New Orleans claiming the Capitol
is on a rar with claiming stolen
property. It was taken from Baton
Rouge BY the Republican party, and
restored with honest governments
and here it will stay while the white
people OF Louisiana have q voice ID
public affairs. The constitutional
Convention racket won't bulge u
and the Legislature can not. u
stands upon the first bluff above the
Jetties, and will be there when New
Orleans is a rice field and Canal
street the principal turn-row OF 3
great plantation. or when sportsnle1
are shooting j.ck snipe over che
swanpy waste once.fhe cite of that
fair Southern city. Yes, listen 70 ns
as we prophecy! When all the
comes TO pass the Capitol will yet
crown the bluffs at Baton Rouge.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-04-18
Hon. John Marsh Avery, State

Hon. John Marsh Avery, State
Senator from Iberia, St. Martin and
Lafayette parishes, died in New Or
leans last Thursday night, aged AZ
years. His remains were brought to
New Iberia and inferred in the
family burying ground on Avery's
Island. Senator Avery was a
stauneh Democrat and had rendered
valuable service to the party. He
was a man of noble and generous
impulses and had many warm friends
in this parish who mourn his death
in the prime Of a vigorous manhood.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-04-18
Ingalls, ON Political His.

t" ----
A short while since the brilliant
but vitriolic Senator from Kansas
delivered a splendid address 10 the
Senate from which we make the fol
lowing extracts =:
Mr.. ingalls, took the floor and
said that there were two portentou-
evils which menaced the safety, il
they did not endanger, the existence
OF the republic. The first was igno,
rant, debased, degraded, spurious
suffrage, contaminated by the sewage
Of ~decaying nations; suffrage intimi.
dated and suppressed in the South;
suffrage, impure and corrupt, apa.
thetic and Indifferent in the great
cities of the North; so that it was
doubtful to his mind whether for
half a century there had been a
Presidential election in this country
that expressed the deliberate and
intelligent judgment of the whole
body Of the American people.
The Election Bill was intended to
deal with mi part of the great evil
to which he had alluded, but it was
an imperfect, a partial and incom-
plete remedy. Violence was bad,
but fraud was no better, and it was
more dangerous, because it was more
insidious. Burke had said in one Of
his immortal orations, which emptied
the House of Commons, but which
would read as long as the English
tongue could endure, that when the
laws Of Great Britain we're not
strong enough to protect the young.
est Hindoo on the banks of the
Ganges, a nobleman was not safe in
his castle on the banks of the
Thames" That lofty sentiment was
pregnant with admonition to us.
The second evil to which he had ad.
verted was the tyranny of combined,
concentrated, centralized, conscience.
less and incorporated capital, and
the people were considering that
great problem now. The conscience
Of the nation was shocked at the in,
justice Of modern society. The
moral sentiment of mankind has
been aroused at the unequal distri.
button Of wealth and at the unequal
diffusion Of the burdens, benefits and
privileges Of society.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-04-18

Bro. Bienvenue; of the St. Martin
Messenger; thinks the politicians of
that parish r on the down grade.
He says the stronghold of our politi.
clans 10 just here 10 the FIRST ward
and ia town, and their chances Of
getting Offices at the next election
fades away before the popular will,
as the light colored flowers give out
their faint tints at the appearance Of
the morning suns rays.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-04-18

Detective D. G. O'Malley appear.
ed at the criminal district court, 10
New Orleans, accompanied by mis-
attorney, Lionel Adams, on the Sd
instant, and gave bond for So 900 to
appear and answer to the Indictment
against him. He claims to have
never left the city, but very wisely
kept out of the way of an enraged
populace who would have swung his
worthless carcass to a convenient
lamp post.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-04-18

The Bunkie Blade says the Avoy.
'elles parish police jury. gave the
Farmers Uuion a black eye on the
9Th; butt If it will camp on their trail,
Tin the future, as p%ersistently as they
have at their last two meetings, they
will blacken the police Jurors from
head to foot, and wipe them off of the
political map of Avoyclles parish.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-04-18


In marked contrast to the frothy
utterances of q number of anti-ad
ministration journals is the following
from the West Baton Rouge Sugar
Planter, a paper by tile way which is
very much opposed to Gov. Nichols
but too fair minded to throw dirt at
him. Gov. Nichols letter to Mr..
Blaine, in answered. that gentleman
hasty, insolent and ill.advised tele-
gram of the 18th inst. relative TO
the unprising of the New Orleans
people on-the l4th inst.. has al least
been made public. Every word of
the Governors answer to Mr.. Blaine
seems to have been carefully weigh
ed, the letter being dignifed and
courteous in tore, briefly reciting
the naked facts in tho case, without
one word of comment, promise OF ap
ology. 1t will be remembered IN
Mr.. Blaine's telegram to Gov.
Nichols he referred 10 the 'deplor.
able massacre Of the Italians etc.
Hence, If Italy makes demand upon
tile United Sta tes for indemnity, she
can prove BY Mr.. Blaine that a de
plorable m assacre of Italians did
occur. lingo Blaine who is nothing
if not a demagogue doubtless realizes
nov that he has put his foot 10 it by
confessing Judgment in advance Of
amicable demand.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-04-18

Says the Welsh Crescent: Our
publisher, Mr.. Hutching, has been
confined 10 his room this week, with
an attack of pleurisy, and it was
Thursday before we could get any
help. Mr.. Raymond Breaux, of
Rayne, came over and helped us out,
otherwise wecould not have gotten
the paper out this week. We hope
our readers will overlook our being
late.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-04-18

General Albert Pike, poet, lawyer
and orator, Of the olden time, died
in Washington. on April 2, 1891.
He vas a man of considerable repu.
tation 10 Arkansas some 40 or SO
years ago. when a resident of that
State. he held the highest position
in the order of Masonry for many
years, and wrote several treatises on
that subject.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-04-18

The iRreaux Bridge Union raise.
a big kick about the manner II.
which the election for queen Of ths
ball was conducted Of tie fremens
festival in New iberia on the OH,
1t claims that Miss Clarisse Domen.
geaux was really the belle in facs
and by reason of the largest number
Of votes, but was counted ont. Bow
you should not apply political meth.
DDS on such occasionsa
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-04-18
How 1t Wight Have Been.

Those Of our citizens who were
disposed to find fault with the very
deliberate, measured slowness OF
our building committee when con
considering The erection Of the new
courthouse may possible devive some
satisfaction from the perusal of the
subjoined statement of the bad box a
sister parish feels herselfin by reason
Of being a little too swift.
The Lake Charlie Commercial Of
last month deVotes considerable
space to the troubles connected with
the building of the new courthouse
at that place. The work had reach.
ed an advanced stage before the
faults were discovered. Then a halt
was called, an architect, Mr.. Thos.
w. Carter, the same gentleman who
acted with our committee was
employed to examine the building
and plane. He recommends a great
many changes which are necessary
and the people will pay $685. 0U TO
get a $4,000 courthouse. 1t ap-
pears that according to the plans
first adopted, a man above 5 feet.
6 inches in height could not mount
the stairs without crushing his hat
or his head. It appears further, that
no provisions were made for heating
the court room or upper story; and
that the mortar used for the founda-
ton should have been formed of pure
cement and good sand, and that the
same has not yet hardened. Will it
ever harden? or will il crumble out?
may be questions for future OK.
p~erience.
The contractor also recommended
the removal of the pieces of scant-
ling in the walls, which formed two
thirds Of tue inside partition walls,
and the same to be filled in with
brick. This certainly will give The
public a sense OF greater security.
The walls of the fre.proof vault
as far as built, are to be torn down
and built in cement mortar. Arches
are TO be built over the doors and
WfndoWs,-as should have been done
in the first instance-and the pine
scantling taken out. The yentilators
are also to be arched.
In other words, all the work that
should have been built of brick, and
all the arches that should have been
made, will now be constructed; and
the good citizens, no doubt, can o
graduate themselves, as the old
farmer did who lost half his crop,
that is no worse.
We are learning by experience
and we are paying for il; but better
late than never. Some one is severe,
ly at fault. Either the plans and
specifications we're drawn up in
a very slip.shod a careless manner
or the work was improperly done.
No other conclusion can be drawn.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-04-18

Persons wishing "0ur Dumb Ami.
rmals" a monthly published by the
American Humane Society, for gra.
rtuitous distribution can send 1--WE
cents to pay postage, and receive ten
copies Of back numbers of that jour
nal. Address GEO. T. ANGEL
president 10 Milk street Boston
Mass.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-04-18

The game laws OF our State make
it IN lawful to kill deer during seven
months of the year-from March LIST
to October lst. Penalty for doing
40, from $25 to $50. Wild Turkey
from April 18th to october 1st, pen
atty SO to s25. Quail, partridge
ard pheasant, from April 1st to Dc.
toher let, penalty $40 to s25. One
half Of the fines imposed under this
law goes to the informer.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-04-18

An attempt was made this week
by an old Confederate soldier to or.
eganize a company to meet and rout
the Italians. No privates could be
found, but applications for positions
Nof co%mmissary, quartermaster, hospi.
tai stewards, etc., we're numerous
Marksyille Review.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-04-18
That Lottery suit must involrs

That Lottery suit must iuvolva
some very knotty problems Of las
Judging from the length Of time M
Supreme Court requires 10 settle L.
As the Question OF the Hour" can,
tinues to inaict its cheeky assertion
upon a disguised public the Lottery
hooters certainly have strong hopea
of a favorable decision.-Appeal.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-04-18

We have had some unusual wealth
er this year. The editor of the Yer.
o News in noting the fact states
that on Sunday, March 18th, two
young ladies Of u town, were in
The garden gathering flowers, and
conjecturing as to the possibility Of
a p~rofusion of flowers in a few days,
when they were suddenly driven in
doors by sleet. How is this for
weather i?
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-04-18

The Franklin Banner says Arthur
dunn has been released in Lake
Charles and was destroyed by fire
last Sunday.
Poor Arthur, we feel sorry for him.
We thought that burning people had
gone out Of style.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-04-18
The b Status.

The state Of affairs in Cuba and
the feeling of the Cubans "a worry
pithily described the other day by
Senior Alfredo d'Ore, a Cuban sugar
merchant. He said ia the New
York Tribune: RECIPROCITY is
something we Cubans much desired.
But we won't have it-Spain will
not grant it. The making Of the
treaty rests with the Spanish minis
try, and it makes too much money
selling the Offices Of Cuba to relin-
.quish any part Of it's grip. Cuba
you know, is governed exclusively
by Spaniards who pay for the Offices
and then ROB US of our last cent.
If we don't get reciprocity, affairs in
Cuba will be twice as bad as they
are now. What we want, however
is to be annexed to the United States
aud to become the sugar and tobac.
co State of the Union. All we need
is a little encouragement from the
United States" But if Spain de.
cIines to permit you to aDnex?'
Then" Senior d'Ore delared, I'VE
shall have to fight for it,"
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-04-18

Look out for the counterfeit So
silver certificates; they carry the por.
trait Of the late Gen. Hancock on
their face and are printed upon paper
SO near like the genuine that Treas.
-ury experts have been deceived. F,
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-04-18

The New York Herald is respon.
*sible for the statement thatin Bos.
ton the Italian organ grinders show.
ed their grief for the lynching of
their countrymen here, by dressing
their monkeys in deep mourning.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-04-18
BROWNS IRON BITTERS
Cures Dyspepsia, In
digestion q Debility

Chicago had a million dollar FIRE
last Sunday. Like the great confa-
grafton Of 1871, this began in a
stable.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-04-18

What's the matter with the
Supreme Court that it can't decide
the Lottery Amendment case within
"a reasonable length of time.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-04-18

II is about time the newspapers
quit trying to scare up a war be
t~tweentthe United States and Italy.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-20
The SIOUX WON.
Minneapolis Too Weak to Cope
With the Huskers.

8llHneaSOlIS 100 ~ eak TO cope
With the Huskers.
The remnants Of the Minneapolis
team and the UornhuskerS played at
Minneapolis yesterday afternoon before
fair-sized audience. The game was a
ragged one, and was played without
muchlife or vim. Mitchell started in to
pitch, but was hit in the right arm by
hot ball batted by Van Dyke, and had
to be taken out OF the game. Dugdale,
who was unpiring, going into
left field. and Mitchell making
tie decisions, killen went in
the box, but only lasted two innings,
when he made way for TredWay. The
center fielder makes no preDSlOn 10 be-
ing pitcher. vet he did fairly well.
Hart pitched for the Indians, and was
hit hard in the hrSt two innings, but
after that he kept the hits well scat
tered. Hart struck out Minneapolis in
the first inning. but two singles and a
double were intersperSed. which, with
an error. d wild pitch and a passed ball,
gave runs. In the second three doubles
aud 4 brace OF singles added four more.
Goose eggs were the order until the
eighth. when a base on balls. q steal
and a double gave the last run. Sioux
CITY scored twice in the second on an
error. a double, a single and a sacrifice.
Two more we're added in the third on
three singles and a double. Tredway
went in 10 pitch and three blanks re-
suited. In the seventh, Two singles.
two doubles and q sacrifice Melted three
runs. Killen muffed NIcbolsOn'S fly,
Schiebeck followed with a single, Earl
sacrificed and Strauss was given his
base. a wild pitch then came along
and Nicholson came home with the
winning run. Score:
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-20

CLEVELAND. o., Aug. 19.-The cor
oners inquest in the case Of Fred Siegel,
who was assaulted by A. W. Oppman,
president of the Oppman Brewing COM
pany, last Sunday evening, shows that
Siegel died of loekjaw, brought about
BY wound in the foot received from a
rusty nail eight days before his death.
Mr.. Oppman will doubtless by dis
charged from custody by the police.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-20
YOUNG FIRE BUGS.
A Gang Of Cleveland Kids at
Vicious Work.

CLEVELAND. O., Aug. 19.-Ten days
ago an incendiary fire was started in
the Sturteyant Lumber company's
yards. This morning the firemen were
called to the same place. The Waterman
burning pile of lumber He gave chase
and caught them. When taken to
the central station they confessed that
they had helped start both fires, and
gave the names of their accompliceS.
The boys are all under fifteen years OF
age, and live in the vicinity of the lum-
Der yards. Their method of procedure
was to ill tomato cans with Oil, Saturate
waste and set fire to it at the edge of a
lumber pile. All The boys will be prose
cuted,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-20
STUCK ON KELLY.
Boston Fans Turn Out Strong t
Welcome Him.

Boston Fans Turn Out Strong to
Welcome Him.
BOSTON, Aug. 19.-Kelly Joined the
team to-day and a crowd of 11.067 jour
neyed out 10 welcome him. The Balti-
moreS were defeated for the third time
because of the heavy hitting Of the Bos-
tons in the first part Of the game. The
score:
r. H. z.
Boston. . 0 0 o 0 Go II 1
Baltimore % l 0 6 0 c.
Batteries. Bufinton and Kelly. Mcmahon
and Robinson; earned runs, Boston D. Balti
more /: two-base hits. Brown, johnson, Van
Haltren; stolen bases, Stricken, Radford,
Duffy, Gilbert; first base on balls. Farrell,
Ray. Stlcker. Werden. Wise, WEIGH, Duffy
first base on errors, Baltimore /; hit by
pitched bali. Brouthers: passed ball, Kelly
struck out Wise >, Mcmahon, WEIGH, Gil
bert, Kelly; time, l 80; umpire. Ferguson.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-20
Lyons Susnended.

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 19.-Denny Lyons,
the Browns third baseman. has been
indefinitely suspended by President
Won der Abe for drunkenness, and Ar
thur Whitney, lately of the Cincinnatis,
will play third in his place, having
signed st. Louis contract.
Jack Stivetts, the Browns crack
pitcher, was also suspended tonight for
misconduct. The suspension is i'll
definite.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-20

ACROSS THE NET.
Tennis Experts in Championship
Games.

Tennis Experts in Championship
Games.
NEWPORT, Aug. 19.-Piay begon in
the national tennis tournament this
morning at 1920. The important
matches were the unfinished first round
and of the second round between Hovey
and Parker, Johnson vs.. Hobart, Hall
VS.. Stevens and Sears VS.. Or
cult. The Hobart-Johnson match
proved a walkover for Hobart, vino
played in much better form than yes
terday. Hovey had little trouble i'll de-
feating Parker. and is playing great
tennis. Sears defeated Orcutt. The
Hall-Stevens match was very interest
ing, Hail winning by his ability to
volley from the net. This afternoon, I.
H. Hovey. intercollegiate champion,
defeated Bixby. The sporting match
PLAYED between Hobart and Hall and
Petit and Clark, resulted in favor Of
Petit and Clark.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-20
IOWA TROTTERs SOLD.
Good Prices ReaIized-Idolf Goes
to Mexico.

GOOu KriCeS heaIlZcU-ItIOII UO0S
to Mexico.
Iowa CITY, H., Aug. 19.-The sale OF
blooded trotting bOrses from the estate
of Charles Vogt nttted about $4,000
The principal horses sold, the purchas-
ers and prices were as follows: Idoif,
Albert Vogel, Topic, Mexico, $3.50;
Collena, q. Lang, Buffalo, n. Y, $1,000;
Nellie B. A. Vogel, $50; Cora Jackson,
William Vogt, Iowa City, l,500; Wave
let. Louis Vogt, Iowa City, S700; lido
Ietta. Minnie Vogt. Iowa City, $3.50;
Itasca, q. A, 1925; Waveland Chief, e.
Lang. Buffalo. $3.50. Idolf. who has d
record of 2:2O. was the center of attrac-
ton,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-20
Scraps of Sport.

The game at ST. Louis between Column
rain.
Umpire-If a batsman strikes at a ball and
ii hits him. he is not entitled 10 base, but a
strike must be called. The men on bases are
entitled 10 take one base each if possible be-
fore the ball can be ielded. They are not en-
titled to more than one base each because
the bail rolled under fence unless the fence
is more than ninety feet back of the plate.
There was a rumor about last evening that
the Duluth team was to return TO ST. Paul.
It might have been possible had the salaries
of the team been paid uD 10 date.
kelly's ovation at Boston yesterday was
one of the greatest in the history of base ball.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-20
A Fierce Battle

FINDLAY, O., Aug. ia desperate
bare-knuckle fight for SIS side took
place to-day about four miles from this
city, between Patrick Kane and Ben
Davis, two employees of the Briggs roll
ing mill. Sixteen savage rounds were
fought. when the cry of 1.-THE sheriff is
coming" induced the referee to de-
Wprp arractnd
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-20
Ocean Record Beaten.

NEW YORK, Aug. 19.-The White Stal
Line steamer TeutOnic has beaten the
record for western passages. Her time
time from the bar at Queenstown to the
Sandy Hook bar was five days. sixteen
hours and thirty-one minutes, an hour
and thirty-seven minutes faster than
the previous best time. One day the
Ieutonic steamed 517 miles, which alSC
beats the record made for one day.