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The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1892-08-24
REUNION POLITICS.

held here this week ana largely RGCenueu
by the rank and file Of the old soldiers
proper, Sons Of Veterans and civilians.
The old battle SCARED fellows once more,
before scaling the rsmparts OF time Into
the bivousc Of the great beyond, had occa-
sion TO relate one to another the pleasant
and painful "reminiscences Of that fratri-
Cidal war of thirty years ago. Thou
sands Of old acqualntances were renewed
and many an old comrade extended his
acquaintance among those whose expert
ence was had on other fields than his.
From all outward appearances the
major portion Of the rank and file de-
ported themselves, In word and action, In
keeping with the generally accepted OBJ
iect Of rsunlon-a reunion ofhearts and
hands, endowed with a frsternal spirit,
recognizing the common brotherhood OF
man and ever remembering that the past
is gone, the present here and the future
before US.
But not 30 with some Of those that
delivered oratlons that should have been
suited 10 the occasion, rather than tim
Cling with acrimonious and malignant
reflections on the collective individuals
of conquered foe whose loyalty to his
country is best guaranteed by wholesome
laws, founded on that broad and ancient
maxim, universal within the breast OF
every lover Of liberty since the time
civil governments begsn-"Equal rights
TO all and special privileges to none'"
Among those that spoke from the stand
was ex-Goy. Geo. 7. Anthony, who In his
address very forcibly emphasized the
following language: "You may preach
the doctrine Of forgiveness for treason,
and the mlngling of the blue and the
gray, but they can no more mlngle than
angels OF heaven can sit down to the
table with the devils in hell"
As Jim Lane, of early Kansas history,
was won't to say, "Great GodI" aud the
thought occurs to US: Shall benevolence
and charity be expunged from the vocab-
ularv Of the American citizen, just to
please this old-timed oflce'Seeker, An
thony, or shall the masses OF Kansas
cast aside these ideal teachings found in
the plutocratIc decalogue and reinstate
Justice in the temple Of llbertyS Shall
that magnauimlty displayed by Generals
Grant and Lee at Appomattox, April 0,
1865. when the mantle Of charity, crowned
with the white rose of peace, heralded
10y and gladnesS to millions of American
homes, be supplanted with the unchEis'
tlsn garb Of venomous and unrelenting
aectionallsm, that Anthony may repre-
SAINT the state az large In the congress OF
the United States9 or shall we turn back
to the scene at Appamatox and review
the great lesson there exempllAedH
Grant, In his "Personsl Memoirs" page
4S9, Vol. II, after the terms OF the sur
render had been agreed upon between
Lee and himself and signed, says: II
then said to him that l thought this
would be about the last battle Of the war.
I sincerely hoped SO; and I said further,
I took il that most Of the men in the
ranks we're small farmers. The whole
country had been 30 ralded by the two
armies that It was doubtful whether they
would be able to put In q crop to carry
themselves and their families through
the winter without the aid Of the horses
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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1892-09-17
Peoples Party Picnic.
Secretary Of the School Board

Having no reporter present and
not being favored with an account
of the proceedings of the Peoples
Party mass meeting and picnic held
last Saturday at Perry's Bridge we
are compelled to fall back on the re.
port given to the N. O. Picayune :
The peoples party held a meeting
and had a barbecue at Perry's
Bridge, about three miles below
here, Saturday. The meeting was
moderately attended, but not all who
were present advocated the princi.
pies Of the peoples party.
Mr.. Mills of Calcasieu, the ex.
candidate for lieutenant governor on
the peoples party ticket at the last
election, and DIR. j. I. Hamblet, de-
livered very lengthy addresses. The
peoples party are making a very
desperate attempt to gain afoothold
in Vermilion, bat she, as usual will
retain her allegiance to the De1o
cratic ranks and give an overwhelm.
ing majority to the candidate Of that
party.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1892-09-17
Cholera i'm New York.

Thursdays papers bring the I'M
welcome tidings that the fatal chol-
era scourge has at last found footing
on American soil, and 5 deaths are
reported in New York City. No
panic has been occasioned there by
the announcement, and the health
authorities are confident that with
the careful precaution there will be
no spread Of the disease. All cases
reported are ander strict snrVeil.
lance.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1892-09-17
A Piano Free.

Messrs. Fetter & Shober, of Lou
.isyille. KY, publishers of Fetter's
Southern Magazine, are doing some
thing never attempted by any other
publishers. They give away a four
hundred and fifty dollar piano to
the FIRST person securing two hun
dred yearly subscribers and will
give the same style of instrument to
any person sending them tvo hun.
dred and fifty yearly subscribers.
1t is remarkable that such an offer
can be made, and when one consid-
ers that the subscription price is
only $3.50 q year, it shows by a
simple sum that they make nothing
by the transaction.
However, the magazine is so full
OF merit that it requires no exertion
60 secure subscribers, and this is a
good chance fer some of our musical
yodng people to get a handsome
piano for nothing.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1892-09-17

Francois iBourges, a native of
France, but for many years a resi-
dent Of Lafayette, diedsin that town
last Friday, aged ST years. He
leaves q wife, two daughters and
several grandchildren and many
friends both in Lafayette and at.
Landry parishes to mourn his death.
Peace to his ashes.-0pelousas Dem
ocrat.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1892-09-17

The Cosmopolitan for September
shows a decided leaning towards the
sedate in its articles, al il it had put
away childish things and had enter.
ed its full maturity beneath a very
wise thinking cap. Both of the
editors have q short contribution;
Mr.. Howell's article being a tribute
to the memory of the American poet.
George Pellew, and Mr.. Walkers a
lew sober thoughts on The Home.
stead Lesson. We are glad to see
a sympathy extended to Southern
thought and Southern writers in the
two articles Advance Of Education
in the South, by Charles W. Dab
.ney, Jr., and Up the Ouachita on a
Cotton Boat, by Stoughton Cooley.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1892-09-17
"The editor of the Review neyel

1.-THE editor of the Review never
said that Vermilion parish would
vote on a courthouse SITE" The
miserable little Devil got the Estate
News" all mixed up, and we would
pound him into jelly if he was an
orphan. Everybody knows that
Vermilion parish has a courthouse
with the best Jail in the. country, and
lie goiag to have a railroad and lots
OF other things.-M G. Review.
There nowl We always knew
that Jolley had a good opinion Of
the parish. ourself included, and if he
sends that devil over here we will
help pound him.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1892-09-17

Deputy Sheriff Geo. Malagarie ar
rested at Broussardville last Sunday
morning q fugitive from justice, one
Major Mccoy, wanted in St. Ian.
dry and Bossier parishes for shoot
ing at with intent to kill. Mccoy
resisted arrest and the deputy and
his posse were obliged to open fire
upon their man before he would sub.
init. In the shooting affray Mccoy
received two slight flesh wounds,
one in the shoulder and one in the
leg. Chas. Westley, another negro
found in company with Mccoy, was
also placed under arrest and both
parties delivered to the authorities
of St. Landry parish.-Laf; ysfte
Advertiser.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1892-09-17

The Houma World hoists the
name of Andrew Price as Democrat.
ic candidate for Congress from this
district. It has been frequently
stated in the press Of this district
that Mr.. Price would not again be
in the field, but it is supposed that
the World is posted, and speaks
from known authority. However, it
puts anew feature on the result OF
the convention, as it has been pretty
generally conceded that if Henry
Mccall of Ascension will accept the
nomination will be rendered him,
and the political wires have been
worked in that direction for some
time past.-M. G. Review.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1892-09-17
Prairie Grei& Notes.

Ed. Meridional.
We are having fine weather, occa-
sionalIy a small shower which we
think is beneficial to the health.
There are some Of the sick that are
still lingering, but have not heard OF
any new cases.
Farmers are preparing to gather
their crops, hay is being saved, rice
is ripening. Schools have opened.
We see Miss T.. Redwine has re.
turned and taken her school at the
Ramki school house. Sad hearts
have been made glad. E. NJ. Me-
Tendon has taken the Morgan Mill
school and Miss Owen the assistant.
We see the newly appointed
school board has elected the young
promising son Of Abbeville, L. Q.
BrOussard, superintendent and secre
tary Of the school board. We arc
glad.
Our protracted meeting at the
Methodist church in Prairie Greig
done fine and was full of good.
Conerly & Sons have q fine set OF
clerks, that is what makes goods
sell, having afable clerks.
Willie Neal passed through our
little burg the other day looking OF.
ter personal business. Mr.. Neat
expects to go in a large rice business
next year and he does not think Of
going into it all alone, be must have
a housekeeDer.
Trahan and brothers LETT Lass
week to Duson, Lafayette parish to
harvest their rice crop.
/ will tell you what we are going
to have in our little burg before We
stop: A doctor. a blacksmith shop,
a baker shop and maybe a temper
ance hall. W. have q Judge and Q
lawyer, there is a saloon on the other
corner.
The weather somewhat threatens
a storm. NAPOLEON.
Sept. 70, 1892.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1892-09-17
Perry Pointers.

Ed. Meridional:
We have had a few days of blessed
sunshine. but to-day it is raining all
usual. The Fall gardens are coming
up nicely. Rice harvest has been
retarded by the wet weather bat is
progressing as fast as possible and
threshing has begun. Some OF the
rice threshed is yielding well. The
showers aud sunshine are helping
the cane wonderfully.
Our public school opened with q
very good attendance and the chill
dren are enthusiastic 10 their praise
Of their teachers. if we had chosen
our teachers for this place we could
not have been better suited.
Our Peoples Party picnic and
mass meeting was success. The
number present was Rot SO large as
anticipated owing to the unsettled
condition of the weather and being
10 the midst of rice harvest, but the
determined faces told better than
words that they meant business. j..
J. Mills, of Welsh, Louisiana, de.
livered one of the best speeches it
has been u luck to listen to for q
long time, he is one of u staunch
reformers and knows what he af.
firms. DIR. Hamblet opened the
meeting with a few very appropriate
remarks and the reading OF the new
declaration of Independence. MI.
Mills spoke for about two hours aud
then we all repaired to the grove for
dinner. Dinner was very nice and
abundant aud if any went away hun.
cry it was their own fault, as all had
an urgent invitation to dinner. After
dinner the appointing of the commit
tees and arranging the different
works was attended to. The Glee
Club furnished several appropriate
songs. 1t was q very pleasant com-
bination Of business and pleasure aud
we consider it q day we'll spent.
N. L. Miller, juniorveditor of the
! Lake Side Review, was at our burg.
from Friday until Sunday attending
the Peoples Paltymeeting and look
ing after'the interests of his paper.
:, He was the guest Of j.. NJ. Ransom.
! Miss Mamie Nugier gave a party
| at the Feray Hall Saturday evening.
Among the participants were tho
:, Misses Butchees, Miss Ellamay Max
. field. Miss Nellie Young. the Misses
! Wrens. Miss Becker, Miss Gooch,
Mr.. Wingo and others too numerous
t to mention. All'enjoyed themselves
! finely and declared Miss Mamie a
success at party giving and enter
tanning as she is at everything she
: does.
E Archie Young. Jr., Geo. White
and Castor O'Neil went last week
, to help in the rice harvest near
: Crowley. They r helping Willie
Young with his harvest. FLoEIDA.
= Sept. IL, 1892.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1892-09-17

for what he imagines to be a "dissatis-
faction among the people"-the injured
people-whose injuries consist of an ut
ter disregard among the members OF
the new School Board for laws that
have been repealed for fifteen years.
There is in the lamentations mem
toned above the assertion that the
Board met on the Sd instant "for the
purpose of putting some scheme or job
up, that would not work if the whole
board were present" There were pres
ent as l have already said sever out of
nine members of the Board at the meet
ing.in question. These seven men were
unanimous throughout the whole pro-
ceedings. How then could the pres
ence of Messrs. Leblanc and Summers
have altered the result? Does the
Star mean to say that those two gen
tlemen could have made three of the
seven others change their vote? That
is the only conclusion that can be
drawn from the remark above quoted.
There is just about as much sense in
that remark as there is law in u pa
triotic critics legal cloudburst. The
members Of the Board of School Diree-
tors who qualified on the Sd instant are
men who are well and ~faVorably known
throughout the parish, men who are
not so accommodatingly plant in poll
tical matters as some of their aequain-
tanees and it is not the Stars Jere-
miah-like Lamentations and braZen
faced assertions that can make the peo-
pie believe that they could have been
induced to ftSbSf.n Our learned critic
has therefore talked a great deal to say
nothing. He has displayed a culpable
Ignorance or a contemplate littleness
in quoting a section of the Revised
Statutes ofl870, that has been repealed
since 1877; he has exhibited his mathe-
NAUTICAL proficiency by asserting that
two members could have changed the
results of an election wherein there
could be but nine participants and in
which seven were unanimously of ou1
opinion, he has persuaded himself that
his feelings in the premises were those
of the people and he has accordingly
published false accusations against
some of the best men Of the parish, and
suffered himself TO be carried into ZACH
ryrmose lamentations over imaginary
injuries-and finally he has freely and
gratuitously made suggestions and
given advices that are at a par witt
the rest of his article.
Whittier Are We Drifting?
Thanking the Editor for the space al.
lowed me, | remain
Respectfully,
T.. o. BROUSSARD,
Secretary of the School Board.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1892-09-17
Auditor w. w. Heard since hi

Auditor w. W: Heard since his
arrival from Baton Rouge, about ten
days ago has been very sick at the
residence of his father.in.law, ). A.
Manning. Saturday and Sunday his
condition vas considered extremely
critical, bnt Sunday night a change
for the better came, and we are glad
to say that bis chances of speedy re.
coyery are now "Reminiscences
vile Gazette.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1892-09-17
Public Roads.

VERM1LIoN PARISH, Sept. 5, 1892.
The subject Of improved public
roads is at present receiving consid.
cradle attention, but in many cases
it goes no further than an occasional
newspaper article. Still / am en-
couraged to write, by the hope that
some good may come from the con
tiuued hamn,ering at the subject.
There is hardly a man who does
not admit the insuficiency Of u
present road laws which result gen
erly in our having next to no roads
at all. One Of its7faults (and'not the
least) is the training up ofour young
men to the plan Of seeing how much
time can be put in" doing nothing
One half the time spent on our pub
lie roads if honestly given and well
directed we could have the best sys.
TEN oferoads anywhere.
Right here l must say to your
readers: few fully appreciate the adj
vantage of first class roads, although
they should by reason, of personal
interest be alive TO the necessity of
improving them.
Did it ever occur to you Mr..
Farmer that the cost of bringing
your produce by wagon ten miles is
greater than the cost Of transporting
it 100 miles by rail? Do you know
that with we'll made roads, such as
can be had here with but little cost
You can easily double and often
thrlbble the load you are now able tic
draw thereby reducing the cost one
half or two thirds.
Then the satisfaction of knowing
when you start to town with a loac
that you will not be stuck 10 some
mud hole is worth something.
If the farmers would attend tc
this important matter they would
save far more than they w coult
hope to, by reducing railroad rates
even if they could carry the mos
radical measures, their most radica
! adherent aver advocated.
Bot as is often the case we arc ap
to reject that which lies within ouI
reach and strive for that beyond.
Let us change the order. and i'm
prove the opportunity we have-wl
will then be better situated for car
rYing on war against high railroae
rates.
1t has been said that atcommunlt,
, could be judged by its roads-goo'
! roads indicating public spirit, enter
. prise and general moral elevation,
tear some parts of Louisiana woul'
not stand high measured by thi
standard.
Good roads add more to th
value Of land than any one othe
thing.
: You may think this a matter Of q
interest to you because your land
not for sale. But it may be neces
sary for you to sell some time-pel
I, haps next year-and then you woul
be glad that your land, had increase
in value.
y In my next article I intend goin
2 deeper into the subject.
y GRAND CHENIERE.
The Houma World hoists Il
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1892-09-17
SATURDAY, SEPT. n, 1892.

Twenty.six carloads of material
for the construction of the Iberia and
.Vermilion road were received this
week. The work is progressing
very nicely an6 with a few more
weeks of good weather will soon be
completed Iberia Democrat.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1892-09-17
Last week the Canital ITEM Ratio,

Last week the Capital Item, Baton
Rouge comes out under a new head.
ing. The engraving therein repre-.
sents a view of the Capital City"
from the river, made from q craron
drawing by A. Persac in 1859 or
1860.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1892-09-17

NJ. Fischer has an elegant assort-
ment Of shoes cheap for cash.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-08-01

PEEsoNAL.-Prof r. L. Carne, who
for number Of years has been the eff
ficient principal of st. Johns Military
Academy, Alexandria, Va, will be or
dained in September and it is said Will
be assigned to Sacred Hear church,
Richmond State.
Miss Marian Simpson and Miss Alice
Roland left this morning on visit to
friends in Leesburg.
Capt and Mrs. G.. 4. Mushbach have
returned from Cape May.
Miss Annie L. Woodward Is spending
the summer in Madison, Pa.
DR.. J. B. Johnson, formerly of this
city. is quite sick at lis home in Wash
ington.
Mr. II. Wildt has returned from the
White sulphur.
Miss Louise Williams, of New York,
is visiting relatives in this city
Rev. G.. II. Norton left to-day to
spend his vacation in TIE North.
Judge J. X. NJ. Norton has gone to
the White Sulphur.
Rev. II, Suffer has gone TO Atlantic
City.
Miss Jannette Schepmoes, of Freder-
icllsburg, who has been visiting the
Misses Harlow, has returned 10 her
home much to the regret o! her many
friends.
2Ir. W. \. Mcveigh, who has been
spending the past month in Richmond,
came home to-day on business, but re-
turned this evening 10 Richmond.
Mr. Wash. Terc.t, Of South Dakota,
is visiting his father, Mr. f. ~ c. Ter
rett. at Vienna, Fairfax county.
Mr.. aud Mrs. j. D. Hooc have gone
to the White Sulphur.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-08-01
LOCAL BREYITIES.

Tomatoes will be plentiful and cheap
this week.
The police census makes the popula-
ton of the District ofColumbia 25S. 43l.
The special mail service to Buena.
Culpeper county, from Rapidan has
been discontinued.
Capt. Daniel Shanks, proprietor OF
Shanks' Hotel at Leonardtown, Nd.
died from the heat on Saturday.
Hereafter the Office of the Clerk OF
the Corporation Court will be closed at
four o'clock on Saturday evenings.
The property of the Virginia Iron
Shipbuilding Company in this city viii
be sold tpublic auction on Wednesday
The condition of the youth, Willie
Barber, who fell through a hatchway
on Friday night, continues unchanged.
The new sewer being constructed on
south Royal street was not injured 10y
the heavy rainfall of yesterday evening.
The house of William Howard, back
of the Theological Seminary was struck
by lightning on Saturday evening and
slightly damaged.
Mr.. Thomas L. Wood, one of the pro-
fessors at the Episcopal High School,
near this city, died at his home in Ivy,
Albemarle county, yesterday.
The democratic ward meetings to
elect delegates to the Congressional
convention which meets here on the
10th instant will be held tonight.
Last night was quite a carnival of fire
at River View, and the whole region
around that place was kept In 4 litful
blaze of light from soon after shutdown
till a late hour at night.
VIM. Burke, colored. was stabbed
and killed by Chas. Robinson, also col
ored, at picnic near Cob Run, Fairfax
county, on Saturday. Robinson was
arrested and sent to Jail,
Receivers Huidekoper and Foster, of
the Il. & ID. Il. H., announce that the
coupons maturing August l on the
Washington, Ohio and Western first
mortgage bonds will be paid at the
Fourth National Bank in New York.
The remains of the late Edgar Snow
den were brought here from Washing
ton on Saturday evening and inferred
in the family lot in Christ Church GEM
etery. The services were conducted by
Rev. DR.. Suter, of Christ Church, and
Pev, s. 4. Wallis, of tohicE.
When the interests of the State are
at stake Alexandra, in cases of emer-
gency, can always be relied upon. But
for the ice merchants in this city the
neopla of Richmond, Danville, Char
lottesville and elsewhere would to-day
be going about with their tongues hang
ing out suffering for ice.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-08-01
MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL.

New YORK, Aug. 1.-The stock market
was narrower this morning than it was last
week and the strength had disappeared en-
tirely, and the leading shares suffered ma
terial losses, while the general list was quite
neglected. The opening was fairly steady at
insignificant changes from Saturdays figures,
but weakness was Immediately developed in
al parts of the market. There was some
what better temper in the late dealings but
no rally in prices and at IL o'clock the mar
ket was fairly active and barely steady at
about the lowest prices reached.
BALTIMORE, Aug. 1.-virginia consols 40
bid do 1O-1Os 800 bid: do IS 733ia14l.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-08-01

POLICE KEroET.-Last night was
clear and warm with six prisoners but
no dodgers at the station house
The following cases were disposed of
at the Mayors Office to-day:
rhco Lindsey, cpIored, disordcrly
conduct, $3.50 or 80 days.
Mary Turner, colored, drunk and dis
orderly, $3.50 or 80 days
Alcin,la Boswell and Virginia Cor
don, coorcd, fighting, $3.50 each or 80
days
Kate Hughes. Deborah Loudoun.
Rose Quandcr, Mary Fairfax and two
other colored women, disorderly con-
duct. 500 each CT 80 days
4 young man, drunk ANA disorderly,
forfeited IS collateral.
Maria Hughes, disorderly conduct,
discharged.
Georgeanna Strong, disorderly con
duet, $3.50.
Geo. Johnson, colored, assault on
Eliza johnson, dismissed and both par
ties required to pay costs.
BERTHE Day and Mary Gibbon, col
ored, keeping disarde.ly house, 80
each.
A Washingtonian, drunk on the
street, $3.50,
Howard Bates and Jennie Brown, dis
orderly Conduct, case continued.
The owners of TWO horses, which
were found at large in the streets, were
required TO pay costs.