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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-05-02
TOWN
ABBEy1LLE, LA. Apr il q. ],

ABBEvILLE, LA. Apr il q, 1890.
Messrs.sJ. @. Lege, Mayor, DR.. CT
Edwards and 0phelias Beurque alder
men. having been duly sworn, present.
ed their commissions, and the meetinr
was called to order by his honor thu
Mayor.
The minutes of April eth were read
and adopted.
On motion Jos. j. Abadie was electad
secretary and treasurer.
On molten Euphemon Leblanc was
elected constable collector.
On motion the election of a corpora
ton attorney was postponed and thu
secretary was authorized to receive pro-
posals from the attorneys of town.
On motion the, seeretary wasinstruct-
ed to advertise for 80 days for bids 10
do the town printing.
On motion the salary of the Mayor
| was fixed at ,$l00, and those of Tia
secretary and treasurer and constable-
collector were fixed at the same rata
as last year.
A petition from property holders on
Port street praying for a brick side
| Walk Ou Luo NUkhu oiu0 IA 6d1u BLTB0E
from the corner of Main street to Bias
de Vile. street, Offering 6, to defray one
half of t~hesexpense thereof, was read:
and, on motion of O. Bourque, the sec
rotary was authorized to advertise in
the oficitl journal for 80 days for pro-
pcsais to build said side walk conforma-
bly, to existing ordinances.
A petition from property holders oesf
Main street praying for a plank side
walk on the east side Of said stree
from the corner of Port to Vermilion
street was read and
On motion of DR.. Edwards the secre-
tary was instructed to advertise in the
official Journal for 80 days for bids for
constructing said side walk.
The Mayor appointed the entire
council as the street and bridge COM
mittee.
On Finance Committee, DR.. C. j.. Ed
wards and O. Bourque.
On motion of DR.. Edwardsthe bonds
Eof the secretary and treasurer was fixed
at $1,000, that of the constable collector
at $1,000 and the Mayor and Finance
Committee were authorized to accept
and approve the same.
On motion Of 0. Bourque the council
adjourned to Monday june /, 1891.
JOS. j. ABADIE, Secretary.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-05-02


Lieut. auetleroy of Simm's 'Con
federate states battery, had a con-
habit of stammeving. &One
day, during the retreat from Camp
Bisland, Louisiana, while riding
along the road he came up with a
straggler from the St. Mary can.
noneers who, it SCENE, was similarly
affected in his speech. Him the
lieutenant accosted in his peculiar
v~erracular.
"Hh fffar is the
ilIery ahead?7
stammered the boy.
In rage the lieutenant out with
his sword and was about to go for
the offender, when the soldier held
up both hands, crying."H h 0 Q old
on | lieutenant, | | | ss weerI &C
ant talk a d dGarn bit | b b etter
than you can"
Biyouac
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-05-02

On Monday the Supreme Court
decided the lottery. case in favor OF
1.-The lottery company. Judge Wat
skins being the organ of the court, and
the opinion being coucured in by
.Burmudez and McEnry. Judges Fen
,ner and 'Breaux. delivered able
dissenting opinions. The people
will new, finally pass. on the matter
which is full Of grave import to the
state.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-05-02

We are in receipt Of the first
snurhber Of the West Lake News,
- handsome paper just started at
shat place by wv. T. McClanahan,
an old journalist. 1t is. Democratic
10 politics but will pay more at
etention to developing Calcasieu par
ish. We wish it all success and Z.
with pleasure.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-05-02

Wescould hardly pay a price teo
great for any Issue that would impel
Congress to close our doors to all
but the upright and the deserving
to put at last the restraints upon
immigration for which every true
American longs as be would for
protection from an approaching
pestilenoe.-[St. Paul Pioneee.. Press
Rev.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-05-02
SoathernlBiyouac

For the past month q prominent
advertisement appeared in these
columns setting forth the excel
lencies of The Home Magazine,
edited by Mra. John A. Logan
Although the subscription price l.
but 30 cents a year, in fact it can b.
had three months on trial for ten
cents, it possesses merit, both in its
illustrations, that place it o n an
equality with many Of the So 90 pub
locations of the day. How SO much
and such excellent mater can be
furnished every month for a year at
the Insignificant price of so cents,
is simply unaccountable.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-05-02
Notice.
To the People Of the Parish Of yermilion.

10 tHo EeVptS OF Inc FaTlSn Oh fGrmilI0ns
This is to inform you that | am not
and will not be a candidate for re-elec-
ton al Judge of the 25th Judicial Dis
trict, at the election in 1892. Having
so determined, | believe it is proper
that the people, who have conferred
this honor upon me, and for which / am
grateful, should be informed thereof;
and further, that they may have ample
time to select my successor. / do not
propose by this to retire from partici-
patton in political affairs. My humble
services will be exerted in the interest
OF the Democratic party, which / now
have reasons to believe is on a fair way
to permanent organization in this Dis
trict. Respectfully,
ORTHER G.. MeuToN.
lafayette, April ~, 1891.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-05-02

Tom Jones, a worthy ooloredtman
living near the Northeastern depot
in Athens, has domesticated a large
colony Of the old 1ieldgray rabbits.
Tom has about twenty FIVE breeders,
and says>that rabbits are raised a.
easily as chickens. They run at
large in the yard and become as
tamc as house cats. They increase
very fast, and sell readily at ten
cents each for pets or cooking pur-
poses. There are always orders
ahead for them. They grow fast,
and from one pair he can aisegmore
rabbits in a yearethan the best hen
will raise Observation-Disclosures
nal.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-05-02

A number of our town folks are
preparing for their annual seashore
trip. 1t is a glorious recreation too.
Bro.~Jolley of the Morgan City Re-
view, evidently knows a good thing
whenehe sees it. Listen to his mu
sings on the subject: Now comes
the time Of the year. when the south
wind comes to us from the green
waves of the gulf, pure and healthy,
and the cant-get-away club, long,
ingly think of the smooth sandy
shores of Tinbalier and Last Island,
of the curling breeze tipped breakers
that roll increasingly thereon; of the
gamey. sheephead and reddish, Turk.
ing near the inner shores, and the
glorious speckled front only waiting
to be caught.
w can hear now the echo Of fam.
iliar tones saying: "Philip, make
the contribution red-hot to-day,
and broil the trout" and hear Phil.
|ip answer;
"All right, Captain"
How we would like to be there.
Never will we forget the day, when,
sailing Ger the gently swelling
bosom, of Lake Pelto, trying to har.
Dor at Kyamboek for the night, how
We met the red clad crew of the
Two Brothers" and what a pleas.
ant time we had sitting in the dusky
twilight Of that June evening, telling
stories and singing, listening to the
deep roar Of the breakers outside.
Those Of our people who have
never experienced the pleasure of a
two weeks trip to the gulf, and
made the acquaintance Of nature as
they have seldom seen her, should by
all means go this-summer.
Don't wait until the weather gets
too hot and the insects too numer.
Gus, but 60 in May or June, and you
will never regret it. Sunburned
skin loses its uglyafeatures4when you
think of the magnificent bathing and
the fish. Try it.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-05-02

A SANDER case before Judge
iLabauves court brought a large
number Of people from Queue Tortue
Tin to town last Saturday. The
charge was brought BY Desire lie.
Blame against Zenon and Oliver
Landry fer haying DETAINED the
character of his young daughter
after a careful and patent hearing
of the evidence tie judge dismissed
the charge.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-05-02

The panthers are reported as be.
ing very plentiful ON bayou Pigeon.
This will prove really bad news for
the candidates for Office in the parish,
t8cr>very often. that. section 10 relied
upon for furnishing the majority, and
now the hustlers will be afraid to
canvas the voters on the BAYOU
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-05-02
Wooden Sidewalks.

AbbevIIle, La, April "a. 1891;
Sealed proposals. will be received BY the
undersigned until ~ N. Monday,
1891, for the construction Of . wooden
on the east side of Main street
from Port to Vermilion street.
Said sidewalk to be built according bo
the specifications contained IN the SIDE
walk ordinance adopted by the 1own
Council of Abbeville. Oct. 10. 1880, 2 copy
Of which NAV be had Of the undersigned.
any and all bids. yoe.J ABApfz.
Secretary.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-05-02

The gentleman recently employed
as a druggist by Messrs. H. q L.
B. Chachere died on the train while
IN his way to New Orleans in the
latter part of last week. Mr.. F.
G. Laoit, of Abbeville, takes his
place 10 the new and elegant drug
store on Landry street.-st. Ian.
dry Democrat.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-05-02

The breezy WelshcC Crescent rather
,radely asks: wherein the hi is
Alexandra ia, and WHO ia the HI is
IF. ". WEIGH? W. hope. our ex-
changes will give US a new dish, and
let F. Nj. WEIGH rest"
1t is pardonable to be ignorant of
the location Of a little town like
Alexandria; but not to be acquaint.
ed with the great hustler Frank N.
WEIGH bespeaks a dense lack of in
formation too awful to be ,contem.
plated.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-05-02
Direct Railroad Connection
With Sc. Louis

There is a railroad now being
built through north Louisiana which
will soon reach Alexandra, the
advent of which means much to
South. W estern Louisiana. 1t means
the direct communication of all the
A~ttakapas country with st. Louis,
as trains run from Alexandria to
/. lafayette almost due south on the
Morgan Rord. The St. Louis road
comes down from the Iron Noun.
tain Road duesSouth and strikes the
Ouacbits Valley at Monroe in Lou.
%isiana; passing down the Ouachita
Valley to Columbia, the road cross
es the high country to Alexandria
ON Red River by a due South line.
An iron bridge is being built at
Alexandria. The western branch
of the Morgan railroad makes the
rail- route complete to the Attaka,
pas, country. In a few months, St.
Louis will be bidding for the trade
Of this country and new impetus
twill be given to the sugar and rice
lproduction, of our rich section. FIt
will not be difficult to engage st.
Louis capital in the erection of sugar
factories in the South western par.
ishes, when we are in forty hours
run or less from st. Louis and when
her merchants and buyers will
be competing for business here. IL
undoubtedly opens a new prospect
for our people-onet that We had not
looked for so soen-bat the
brightest We have for the early
growth Of new enterprises and 3
general enhancement of values. We
are glad o-say that we believe that
the whole Soath western Louisiana
will soon feel the effect of this new
and direct line 10 ST. Louis-the
Egreat market and business centre Of
the West.-New Iberia; Enterprise.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-05-02

The st. Francis Church of Point
'Coupee which is now about to cave
into the river, was originally built
in TIT, and moved to its present
location IN E60. 1t antedates the
Declaration independence by fifty
years.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-05-02
Public Printing.

Abbeville. La, April %. 1891.
Sealed proposals are invited by the un-
dersigned until 10 m. Monday June1, 1891,
for publishing the proceedings Of the
Town Council of Abbeville, La, together
with all notices, and printing of all neces-
sary blanks and other printed matter re-
CURED by the Council.
The Council reserve the right to reject
any and all bids. Jos. y. ABAbEE,
Secretary.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-05-02

The Rayvine Beacon-News claims
the youngest printer ia the State 10
the person of little Horace Mang-
ham, the son of the editor, who 10
eight years old.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-05-02

Walter ). Sutton, Esq, Of Frank
lin, district attorney, won $4,000
sat the April drawing of the Louis.
lana Lottery, and now has Q big
! bank account upon which he can
draw heavily VI he enters into poll
tics.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-05-02

John A. Morris keeps on getting
thar" just by the skin of his teeth.
Just enough members of the House;
just enough members Of the Senate;
just enough Judges.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-05-02

VIII. a. Strong, the ~embezzling,
runaway ex secretary OF state under
the McEnery regime returned to
Baton Rouge Tuesday and sarren.
tdered to the authorities.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-05-02

It will be well to remember that
from the 3Oth day Of April to the
18th day Of August it shall be IN.
lawful for any person to take Or
catch oysters in the waters Of this
State with tongs~or in way.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-05-02

1t is now ascertained that Jos. P.
'Macheca one of the victims of the
=, tragedy of March the IA was the
Il. consul for Bolivia the United States.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-05-02

Field, marshal Won Moltke, the
great German military leader is
dead and the rations is ia mourn.
ing.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-05-02


How wide a range of business the
postal package service has broaden.
ed into may be judged by the fellow.
ing list of some of the articles al.
ready sent by mail. There has
been forwarded to Mexico and other
countries in the treaty such articles
as stockings, shoes, dresses, dress
goods, a silk hat, set of harness,
opkical and surgical instruments,
drugs, underclothing, a carriage
wheel, a pound cake, leather, tinware
and jewelry. Where an article
weighs more than eleven pounds it
must be divided into separate pack
ages, the sender Of q buggy top
having broken his shipment into
twelve separate paekages.-City
Item.
The rustler., 1891-11-06
RIO GRANDE REFUGEES.
A Roign Of Terror Results From Garclas
High-Handed Rule.

RIO GRASDE, Tex, Oct 27.-A reign
of terror exists all along the Mexican
border of the Rio Grande river and the
inhabitants are fiocking into Texas in
drovcs. So frightened are the Mexican
authorities that person even suspected
OF having intercourse with any of the
Garcia band is arrested, hanged or shot
after which he is tried.
The body of a nephew of Julian
Flores, suspected revolutionist, was
found swinging 20 tree with nineteen
bullet holes in II October II about
seven miles below here on the Mexican
side. lie had been arrested some time
before and left for Victoria under a
guard OF soldiers. No one was bold
e.ough TO cut the body down for fear
II meeting a similar fate.
Felipe Sabae, another member of
Garcia's band, was caught October 3
and was removed in the same way.
NEw YoRK, Oct. A special to the
Herald from Washington says that the
report that two United States citizens,
Juan Bazan and Jose Angelvera, were
shot 10y order of Gen. Garcia on
the Mexican border is discredited
at the state department Word was
received last Friday of the execution Of
four Mexicans for desertion, but there
ives no intimation that any of them
were American citizens No word has
been received from Consul Richardson
on the subject and If he is, as is report
ed, making an investigation of the al
legged shooting, he is doing so ON his
own hook as he has not received any
instructions from the state department
in the matter.
The rustler., 1891-11-06
A FIENo'S FATE.

Fearful Punishment For Texas Negro
Murderer-B -Burned AIve By His own
ssAee.
QuEES CRY, Tex. Oct 27.--The ne
gro Lee Green, who murdered the fam
iy of farmer Lowe, seven miles from
Queen City, Saturday was arrested near
Kildanir, and hurried TO jail at Linden.
A crowd appeared at the jail at 3
o'clock yesterday morning and de-
manded the keys from the sheriff's
wife, who was forced 10 deliver them.
The determined men who composed
the party took Green from the Jail and
locked the door and gave the keys back
to Mrs Lanier, the sheriff Is wife. the
sheriff being absent with posse hunt
ing the negro They took him to the
scene Of the tragedy and turned him
over to the husband Of the murdered
woman. who obtained q full confession
from him.
Green acknowledged that he did the
deed for the money, 500. and killed the
family to avoid detection. He at first
implicated three other negroes, but
finally said no one aided him, but an.
other negro shared in the gain. The
last mentioned negro is in custody
awaiting further Developments
All day long men from the ad joining
counties, as well as from all parts OF
this, continued TO arrive at Mr. loves
farm.
At $3.50 o'clock trace chain was
placed about Green's neck and fastened
10 persimmon tree 80 as to hold him in
a standing position. At this stage OF
the proceedings iorty.siX negro men
piled fagots high up around him, and
an old negro touched the match TO IL
and in a few minutes his soul passed
into eternity, only dfty-three hours be-
hind those Of his victims.
The crowd numbered from 500 TO
1000. both black and white Mrs Lowe
and child were buried side by side in
common grave. The other child is
doing we'll and is out of danger.
The rustler., 1891-11-06

rhs stats Dspart@~us m.A-. . a~m~.~x
up~m ths Chilhan gs.sram@at Fsr tAs
msrasr - Asasrs~@a k@li@ss
SANTIAGO ia CuuL Oct g--Ths
United States government thruuwh
Minister Egnn. has formally demanded
rcparation from the government q
Chill Tor the attack recently made In
Valparaiso upon q humber Of the sea-
mcu Of the United states steamer Hal.
timorc The demand made hy the
United States minister is no informal
suggestion that the government Al
Washington cxpects some kind of sat
isiaction for the killing and wounding
of the Baltimore's sailors u i 3
friendly notification. given according
~ directions received from the state
department AZ Washington. that the
United States demands an immediate
explanation Of the whole affair aud
reparation for the injuries inflicted
Acting upon the instructions sent 20
him from Washington. Mr.. Egan pre-
sented the Chilian junta with detailed
statement Of the results Of the investi-
cation made By Capt Schley. Of the
baltimore. aud by Mr. Egan himself
These Investigations had shown that
Charles Riggan, one Of the Baltimorc's
petty officers was brutally assaulted BY
several Chilians while he was riding on
n street car. Riggan resisted. but was
dragged from the car and murdered by
pistol shot In the arms Of his com
panions.
Turnbull. another Of the Baltimore's
wounded men. who died yesterday from
his injuries received no less than eight
cen stab wounds In the back. two Of
them penetrating his lungs.
After giving a full list OF the Balti-
more's crew who were injured by the
mob Mr. Egan's statement called at
teution 10 the fact that thirty Eve OF
the cruisers crew were on the day of
the riots arrested. unnecessary violence
being used by the police and that they
we're detained In custody without due
cause
Mr. Egan, on presenting the Chilian
junta with this statement Of the assault
on the American sailors. expressed in
! distinct terms the feeling Of great in
digDation which the state department
at Washington feels at the whole affair
and especially at the brutal conduct Of
the police OF Valparaiso in joining the
mob in the latter's attack upon the
Baltimore's seamen and in drawing
their bayonets aud using them against
the unarmed Americans.
Mr.. Egan also particularly called Mt
tention TO the additional brutality of
the police Of Valparaiso In using horses
20 drag the Americans to prison.
Up 10 the present time the junta has
expressed no regret for the attack
made on the American sailors.
The rustler., 1891-11-06
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
John Diilon's Warning to His Countryme
-Gladstone's irish BIll-RusaIa and tn
Rothschilds.

John Diilon's Warning to His Countrymen
-GIadstone's irish Bill-Russla aud the
Rothschtlds.
DUBLIN, Oct. 26.-John Dillon, mem
Der of parliament for East Mayo, adj
dressed a demonstration Of working
uen at Dundalk yesterday and made .
strong appeal for their support He
dilated upon the stupidity of trying 10
quarrel with England after all the
trouble and time that had been occu-
pied in securing her friendship. II was
terrible thing to ask Ireland. with her
steadily dwindling population to break
with MIR. Gladstone at the risk Of
postponing home rule for another de-
cade. Mr. Redmond could not pretend
that Ireland would unite under his
leadership.
II this spirit Of faction was permitted
TO spread, the speaker said. before two
years were over they would have as
many parties as there were Irish mem
bers and be in the same position as
they were fifteen years ago, when
every man was for himself. No success
was possible while the minority refused
to be governed by the majority.
LONDON. Oct 26.-Mr. Gladstone has
his Irish home rule bill in such definite
form that he can, at any moment place
1t before parliament The bill gives
the proposed Irish legislature more
power than the bill of 1885,. II retains
the lower and upper houses of the Irish
parliament vests the appointment Of
the judiciary in the Irish executive and
maintains u larger representation of
Ireland in the imperial parliament
The complex questions of financial re-
lations and the control of the police
are also settled.
ST PETERSBURG, Oct 90. The police
have given notice TO bankers that no
dealings with or through the house OF
Rothschild will be permitted in Russia
Bankers corresponding with the Roths-
childs in Paris, London or elsewhere
must seek new correspondents The
Russian government is said to feel
deeply irritated at the Rothschilds on
account of their opposition 10 the re-
cent loan, which was successfully re.
gotiated without their assistance.
The rustler., 1891-11-06
BrItIsh Traders Vowed.

SAN FEAEcrsco, Oct 27-Australian
letters say that British traders aud set.
tiers in New Hebrides are vexed at the
disadvantage they are subjected TO,
compared with the French, by the regu-
lations Of the imperial government
They are forbidden TO supply fire arms
and ammunition in trade for produce.
Their vessels dare not take returning
laborers TO their homes II they have
guns. As all laborers have guns, and
as they are partly raid of with those
weapons, the French vessels get all
these passengers, and English settlers
are forbidden to get laborers or recruits
from the neighboring islands for their
plantations.
The rustler., 1891-11-06

LONDON. Oct o7.-h dispatch from
Rangoon represents that affairs in Bur-
nah are in a threatening condition,
and that the military authorities are at
a loss to fathom the extent OF the dis
affection against the British rule. Gen.
Sir Frederick Roberts arrived in Ran
goop On Tuesday last TO take command
of the troops, and the European and
Eurasian residents OF Rangoon capable
IF carrying arms have all been urged
TO Join the volunteers corps, so ms to
prepare for any attack on the city or
anv outbreak of the burmese. So far
no serious encounters have occurred
between the troops and the rebelA