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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1892-02-27
NOTICE.
RAILROAD EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
ATTENTION!

The members of this committee are
earnestly requested TO meet at the
courthouse in Abbeyille, at 0 o'clock A.
NJ, on Saturday, February az, 1892. A
full attendance is desired as business of
utmost Importance is to be transacted.
j. HENRY PUTNAM,
February 20, 1892. Chairman.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Twenty-f1fth Judicial District Court.
Parish of Vermilien.
No. 100.
Succession of Pierre j. Meaux.
Application of Arena Meaux, and her
husband Duplessis Abshire, to be
appointed co-administrators of
the succession of Pierre j.
Meaux.
Notice is hereby given to all parties
Interested in said succession, or having
any opposition to make to the applica-
ton of said applicants, to file the same
in writing in the Office of the clerk Of
court within ten days from the date
hereof.
Given under my hand and seal Of
court this 10th day of February, 1892.
ALcIDE LEBLANC,
Clerk of Court.
IaStie RrpuSs9r1 Atty
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1892-02-27
nj. .-xAI.....n Cleanse the blood
HSAon w OUAoS By taking W.N.C

Mrs. Jules N. Defrance is in town
on o visit to her daughters.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1892-02-27
Town and Parish.

Come out to the Railroad meet.
ing 10 day.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1892-02-27

Engineer Gushing is still busy
running trial lines for the proposed
railroad from New iberia TO Abbe-
vile, or Perry's Bridge possibly if
we don't do more work and less
talk.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1892-02-27
The Fayorite.

For twenty-five years Marsden's
Pectoral Balm been well and favoray
bly, known in the South. It is an un-
failing cure for la gripp, coughs,
colds and Group in children.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1892-02-27

We are authorized to announce that
the present incumbent,
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1892-02-27

Spring gardening is now the or
der of the day.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1892-02-27

Or. R. j. Young and Il. O. Brous
aard made a flying trip to Rayne
Thursday.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1892-02-27

It IL reported that the McEnery
campaigners will be here on March
7th.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1892-02-27

L. SokoIoski shipped one thou
sand barrels of corn this week and
received d yard full Of lumber.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1892-02-27

Hon. Overton Cade Of Lafayette,
was in town Tuesday hunting for
the little telegraph convention.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1892-02-27

will be a candidate for clerk of court
at the approaching election.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1892-02-27
Announcements
ALCIDE LEBLANC,

We are authorized to announce that
the nresent incumbent,
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1892-02-27

Whose convention was that which
got lost last Tuesday looking for
AbbeYille?
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1892-02-27

g. w. Caldwell's brick yard is in
full blast this week.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1892-02-27
Bladder, BHiousnsss, WV.

W. D. Gooch made a trip to St.
Mary this week.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1892-02-27

&HE4W#s T& E5
the little telegraph convention.
Washiugton's birthday was cele.
brated here last Monday BY the
school children enjoying a holiday.
Rice will be the money crop Of
the parish this rear and a large
acreage is being prepared for plant
ing.
District Attorney M. T. Gordy
spent last Sunday at home. He re.
ports court running smoothly in
Lafayette.
l. +. Baurges, Esq, Of Abocville,
La, is in town attending the term
OF the District Court.-Lafayette
Advertiser.
NJ. T. Gordy. Jr.. District Attor-
ney, Of Abbeville, is here attending
the term Of the District Court
Lafayette Advertisers.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-16
HE HAS SURELY FLED.
Prof. j. r. Arbuckle, Charged With an
HeInous offense, Has Undoubtedly Dis
appeared and His Relatives Know Moth
ing of His WhereabOuta

Prof. j. r. Arbuckle, Charged With an
HeInous Ohense, Has Undoubtedly Dis.
appeared and His Relatives Know Moth
ing of His Whereabouts.
There is no doubt in the minds of the In.
terested ones that the festive Prof. j. R.
Arbuckle, principal of the Ninth ward
school, has taken a dark and mysterious
flight in order to evade the censure, the
embarrassment and the punishment that in
variably attend such nefarious perceptions
as the erratic professor is charged with hav-
ing instilled into the minds of his guileless
pupils.
The professor disappeared. rs was told in
yesterdays DISPATCH. and certain ir:lagin-
ative ones declared the professor had en-
sconsced his distinguished parsonage IN the
wild5 OF the backwoods some five odd miles
from the village Of sharpsburg,, but the
erred grievously and emphatically. The
professor has not appeared in the quiet
wild woods. In fact he has not appeared
anywhere to the best of the knowledge of
his most intimate relatives and friends. II
the professor has appeared, it has been
among people of strange and unknown
visaKe. In consequence of this there is
wailing and gnashing of teeth in the Ar
buckle homestead. some five miles out the
kittaning road from Sharpsburg and there
are various and sundry rumors, theories,
ct cetera floating about the agricultural
atmosphere regarding the probable where
abouts of the oft-menti toned professor
The chances are that he has taken the ad-
vice of Horace Greeley and has gone West
to grow up with the country, as it we're. be-
cause the professor loved the West. and be-
ing frugal and saving man, he has nccum-
ulated wealth that will be useful in this
emergency.
Mrs. Charles W. Houggy. the wife of one of
Sharpsburg's foremost contractors and
brother-fn-law OF Prof. Arbuclole, said last
night that the professor always made it a
point to be of frugal disposition. He is
considered wealthy" said her husband as
he trod over the porch in his slippered ieet,
"and doubtlessly has quito u snug lit
tie sum stored away. This thing
was great surprise to all OF u.s." he con
tinued, "and Mr.. and Mrs. Arbuckle are
greatly worried over the disgrace that has
been brought on the family name. No one
has seen the professor hereabouts, and the
supposition is that lie has left for other
parts. Mr.. Arbuckle, Sr., went to Woods
Run tonight to see about 1t, and Mrs.
Arbuckle Is greatly exercised over the entire
fair"
The president of the Board of the Ninth
ward school said last night that Professor
Arbuckle would be prosecuted If found, and
If the charges prove correct.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-16
PUBLIC OPINION DEFINED.
1t Is Only Compromise and Always Needs
Improvement.

Improvement.
Delegations from Shiloh, J. P. Winnower
and Duquesne Councils of the Jr. o. U. A. NJ,
attended the First Unitarian Church last
night and listened to q sermon on "Publtc
Opinion" by Rev. c. E. st. John. He said:
"In matters of government we have learn
ed to trust everything to public opinion. AS
the ballot goes, SO our whole great nation
will live and act And in u similar way as
the community thinks about any subject, so
Is every person strongly impelled to think.
1t takes Il brave mind to oppose the general
view on any topic. 1t becomes very much
worth while for every person TO ask himself
how far public opinion guides him for good,
and how far he influences public opinion
For public opinion Is not some vast and un-
approachable monster not an immovable
fate holding us In its iron grasp. 1t is made
up of the thoughts of Just such people as we
are, and is the result of the lives that we and
our neigbbors are living every day.
"Take mankind as whole
ana it responds to good rather than to evil.
Public opinion loves truth rather than
error. 1t will repay anyone, therefore, to
trE to influence public opinion for good.
More than this 1t becomes the duty of every
citizen to try to elevate this public opinion
which is so potent in our national life. For
public opinion must always be something
of compromise, and a compromise is
always somewhat short of the truth and the
absolute right. If IL large number of men
are to be held in concord of opinion, it is
managed by each ones giving up some por-
tfon of his thought, yielding little to others
tor the sake of finding common ground.
This is the way in which political platforms,
State constitutions and church creeds are
made, and 1t follows that in every such
platform and creed, in every compromise
there is always room for Improvements.
Upon every existing compromise of opinion
tomorrow may throw n flood of new truth.
We have to remember always then that the
ma iority of to-day may be in error, and the
one strong mind in the right in his opinion,
and that one acting wisely may ERE long
bring the many up to his higher truth"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-16
ALL FOR A TREAT.
An Unknown Young Man Gives Spurious
Orders for Large Consignments of Wet
Goods and Cigars for the Sake of Obtain
ing Free Drinks.

An Unknown Young Man Gives Spurious
Orders for Large Consignments of Wet
Goods and Cigars for the Sake of Obtain
ing Free Drinks.
The Alleghenians in the neighborhood of
Spring Garden avenue and Chestnut street
have been witnessing some peculiar scenes
of late about the little saloon kept by
Mrs. E. Wetzler, at No. 10 Spring Garden
avenue. Enormous wagons from big
downtown distiIlers, heavy wagons from
Pittsburg brewers, and spring wagons from
large wholesale cigar dealers have driven up
to the door of the saloon with strange fire.
quency. Many barrels of liquors. wines and
beers, many boxes of cigars and cigarettes
have disappeared within the green baiZe
DOORS only to reappear a moment later ac-
companied by the demure little Mrs.
Wetzler, busily explaining something and
the brawny driver launching epithets
of astounding vehemence upon the malt
laden atmosphere. The people wondered,
the drivers swore and Mrs. Wetzler ex-
planned all of last week. Yesterday the
secret was told a DISPATCH man by the little
lady herself.
81 am the victim of freak said she with
well developed indignation in her little
tones. There is some young fellow going
among the wholesale liquor and cigar deal
ers in Pittsburg and Allegheny and ordering
large consignments of goods in my name.
l1t SOtlo 10 AT lGilSI dObZon III uuu hdo
ordred cigars in two and three thousand
lots, he has ordered three, four and five bar
rels of whisky, cases of wines and barrels
of beer in my name and directed that they
be sent c. o. ID. The goods come and as l
am unable to use them l am obliged to send
them back. Consignments come from all
over town and the young man, whoever he
is, is working a most peculiar method. He
says he is my son, which, of course is untrue,
and after ordering is invariably treated to
cigar, glass or wine or something of the
kind, and that is all he gets out of it. If
can find out who he is | shall surely prose-
cute him. as it is most annoying to be del
uged with goods don't want" And Mrs.
Wetzle1's eyes sparkled angrily as she
finished speaking.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-16
NO TYPHOID FEVER EPIDEMIC.
DIR. Linderman Asked to Explain That
Story From Homewood.

LIZ. Llnuerman ASKED 10 Explalu Ahos
Story From Homewood.
Superintendent McKelvoy of the Bureau
of Health, has written letter to DR.. Under
man, of Homewood, asking an explanation
of statement credited to him that there
was a typhoid fever epidemic in that local
ity and that he had % cases under his
charge. The latter reminds the doctor that
the records of the Health office show only
two cases reported from him within more
than six weeks, whereas the law explicitly
requires that every physician must report
each case of that or any other form OF con-
tagious disease as soon as it comes under
his notice.
81 don't believe there are % cases OF
typhoid fever in the city. said Mr.. Mchelyey
last evening, land DR.. Linderman has either
been misrepreSented or he has deceived us.
knowing him as l do l don't believe he
would place himself in that position before
the law, but il he has he will be prosecuted.
and has always been an exceptionally care
full man in his duty.
"As TO the HOmewood district 1T is healthy;
the whole city is healthy. but Homewood is
not severed as well as other sections. There
was one house out there in which there were
five cases of typhoid fever and one death.
Our inspector found an abandoned ctstern
containing dead cat in the cellar of the
house, which had caused the disease. Ty-
phoid fever can nearly always be traced TO a
source, and when there are two or more
cases in one house, the source is usually
found in some decayed vegetable or organlc
matter such as that referred to. There is no
epidemic in Homewood, or anywhere else IN
this city. Or that you can rest assured"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-16
FIGHTING THE READING.
Contracts Will Soon BE Let for the Ex.
tension of the Beech Creek Road

Contracts Will Soon BE Let for the Ex-
tension of the Beech Creek Road.
W. f. Howley went East last evening to
bid on some railroad work in the anthracite
regions. Since the Reading combination
was formed, the Pennsylvania people have
been making strenuous efforts to control
their share OF the coal tonnage. In the
neighborhood of Wilkesbarre and Scranton
the company is building numerous branches
reaching out into the territory controlled by
the combination. 1t will be a pretty fight
to the finish, and at this stage it is not sure
which side will win.
In the next 30 days the contract to extend
the Beech Creek road from GaZzam to Du
Bois will be let. The Buffalo, Rochester and
Pittshurg road has agreed to build a road
from Franklin to Du Bois thus connecting
the two systems. 1t is believed now that the
b., II. & p. road will be extended to this CITY,
This was the original intention, but the
company never had the money to do the
work. With the Nanderbilts behind the b.,
r.. & p. the road is sure to be greatly i'm
DrOyed.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-16
A TOO HASTY MARRIAGE.
A Bride OF a Fortnight Deserts Her Hus-
band and In His Vain Search for Her He
Writes DespairinG Letter to His
Former Emoloyer.

| A Bride OF Fortnight Deserts Her Hus-
band and in His Vain Search for Her He
Writes DespairinG Letter to His
Former Employer.
The pathetic tale of hasty marriage,
repentance, desertion and probable suicide
| is going the rounds of takers in Grafton,
and the people of tLat village are con-
| siderably wrought up in consequence. A
| fortnight ago Thomas oreimar, young
farm hand, and Katie Yoder were married
after q short courtship. The honeymoon
did not prove as harmonious as
the young couple sanguinely expected, rs
the bride nursed an unexplained dsappofnt t.
ment. The young couple were of different
religious creeds, Brennan being Protes-
tant and Miss Yoder n Roman Catholic. The
ceremony was performed by a magistrate in
Grafton and this seems TO be one of the
points of disagreement. What the other
points were has not yet reached the ears of
the people of Grafton, but Dame Rumor has
1t that her heart longs for one whom she had
discarded in q moment of piQue.
week ago Saturday Brennan left home
TO get mis- So larry from his employer, Joseph
Thomas, and told his wife he would return
within an hour. He returned at the APP
pointed time but strange silence was upon
his little home He called for his wife but
her voice did not respond. Thinking she
had gone to a neighbours he paid but little
vague and underlined suspicion flashed across
his mind. He hastily arose from the chair in
which he had been sitting and began n
hurried search of the house. Soon ghastly
expression crossed his features. His worst
fears for his wife had been on1rmed, and
her entire wardrobe was gone from the
house and there was neither note nor trace OF
her left behind.
Like an insane man Brennan staggered
from the house, and, after induging in the
first wild grief of his heart, he started on
search for his loved one. The hunt was
truitless, and Saturday his employers re-
ceived the following brief letter:
YOUNGSTOWN o.
DEAR FRIEND THoMAs-I got into Youngs-
town and Katie is not here. I'm broken
hearted man, so you needn't trouble about
me. This is the last of me. Goodby. God
bless you. JOHN WEsS.
Brennan went under the assumed named
of John Wess. which he adopted at desert
trnr of the sea rear go orr So aro NJ trace
OF the woman can be obtained.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-16
A FLOATING SPEAK-EASY.
Visitors. to Highland Park Find a New At
traction Anchored in the Rivera Spe-
cial Brand Of Cigars for an Illicit Bar
room.

cial Brand OF Cigars for an Illicit Bar
| room.
Notwithstanding the rainy weather yes
terday there were numerous visitors to
Highland Park, and those who were not
posted wondered why so many men took the
road down the Hill toward the Allegheny
river. Residents out along Butler street
extension also wondered where
SO many drunken men came from
who passed down that way, evidently un-
ablo to climb the hill to return by the route
by which they came Captain Dick Brophy,
Of the Lawrenceville district, heard of lhe
condition of affairs and on investigation
found the magnet of attraction.
Anchored along the river shore near Bril-
liant station he found an inoffensive looking
shanty boat, which had II well
beaten path leading to it, although
it had only been there day or two. a little
further investigation was made and the
Captain Withdrew. But lie returned at IL
O'Clock last night, and raided the boat. The
young men were the only occupants, but
they were taken to the Seventeenth ward
station Just as If there were 20 of them as had
been expected On board the boat were
l3 eighths OF beer. n bountiful supply of
whisky, and all the other necessaries of
speak-easy.
The gilt-edged "speak-easy" kept by James
Murphy, on Bates street, was raided by In
spector Whitehouse yesterday morning.
The proprietor, Patrick Butler, William Nc
Donough, John Campbell and Mike Bodock
were captured. The barroom was fitted mp
and stocked with liquors and beer as well
as any saloon in the city. Three bartenders
have been employed, taking turns handing
out liquors, and it Is alleged by the officers
who made the raid that the house was never
closed. but was open to serve drinks at all
hours of the day and night
After the prisoners had been placed in the
wagon the officers returned to the house
and took stock. They found 8 full barrels,
IL half barrels and quarters of beer, bar
reIs being an tap; l barrel of whisky, IL
quarts, 27 pints and 81 half pint bottles filled
with whisky. They also found boxes of
cigars marked and labeled in fine style.
"Speak- Easy Cigars" All the officers found
missing to complete q well equipped saloon
was the license certificate.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-16
Rose Had Lost Her Bearings

Rose Yokosl1y is at the Allegheny police
station, and on the blotter is reported as
lost girl She is about II years old, and was
picked up by officer Lotta on Federal street
last night. She cannot speak English, but
through an interpreter made known her
name and said her birthplace was in Poland
She came from there a year ago and drifted
recently to Allegheny. She said she wished
to find friend on Twenty-second street,
Pittsburg, but 1t could not be learned from
her who the friend is. An investigation will
be made today.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-16
INTEREST IN THE FAIR
To BE Awakened To-Day by Public Meet
ing in the Chamber of Commerce.

ing in the Chamber of Commerce.
The first public effort to arouse interest
in Pittsburg for the Worlds Columbian Ex-
position at Chicago will be made this after
noon at the Chamber of Commerce. Mr..
Arthur E. FarQuhar, the Executive Com
missioner OF Pennsylvania, who was In the
city last week looking over the ground will
return from Chicago this morning. At 2:30
the directors of the Chamber of Commerce
will meet and have a conference with Mr..
FarQuhar. At 3 o'clock public meeting
will be held in the rooms of the chamber
which will be addressed by Mr.. Farquhar.
The members of the chamber. the manu-
facturers, merchants, business men and cili-
Zens generally of the city and western part
of the state are urged to attend the meeting.
So tar Pittsburg is away behind all the
large cities of the country in preparing to
exhibit her interests at the big fair and is
notably so when compared with Philadel-
phia. So much that makes Pennsylvania
prominent has its center in this city that
the showing made by the State will be poor
and weak ii Pittsburg cannot be aroused. 1t
is for this reason that State Commissioner
FarQuhar is making the special effort here.
The rooms of the Chamber of Commerce
are now in their old location in the Ger
mania Savings Bank building, at the corner
OF Wood and Diamond streets.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-16
A VERY DRY DAY.

The Sharpsbure Speak-Easies Were All
Closed Up Yesterday.
Yesterday was dry day in Sharpsburg,
not a speak easy was i'll operation. The out
line given exclusively in last Sundays DIS
PATCH was carried out. During the week the
proprietors were notified TO quit selling or
leave town. They took warning and yester-
day not one of the 20 was attempting to do
business. The ministers interested in this
movement think this week may see all the
places closed up tor good.
An effort is being made to suppress corner
loafing. The Burgess will issue an order to
arrest all people who loiter on the streets.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-16
Sinners Before Deputy Mayor Nellie.

There were eight cases before Deputy
Mayor Nellie at the Allegheny police hear
ing yesterday morning. Five OF these were
charged with drunkenness. Mary Brown
was sent to the workhouse tor 80 days. John
Mulburcer, charged with the violation of a
city ordinance, was sent to Jail for ten days
George Soolhorst was sentenced 80 days TO
the orkhouse for striking his wife at his
home on Woods Run avenue. She was sick
and not present a the hearing.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-16
A HOMEMADE STILETTO.

Peculiarly Deadly Weapon Taken From a
DisorderIy Italian.
Donatti Fadollo, an Italian, was arrested
last evening at o'clock Tor making an as
sault on James Abriola, an employment
agent of Grant street. The two men had a
dispute about work, during which Fadollo
is alleged to have drawn q stiletto on Abri-
ola.
The trouble drew a crowd of 200 people to
the scene, at the corner of Sixth avenue.
Officers Gallant and Devlin dispersed the
mob and arrested Fadollo. At the lookup
the weapon was taken from the prisoner. 1t
was a homemade article ground do wn from
a file, and had an eight-inch blade as keen
as razor.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-16
SNAP SHOTS AT LOCAL NEWS.

RELIGIOUS services at the Jail yesterday
were conducted by Rev. Mr.. Whiteside, who
was assisted in the singing by the Misses
Bird.
Rev. JOHN 7. MURPHY, President of the
Holy Ghost College. will lecture next SUM-
day evening at ST. Peters Pro-Cathedral on
"Christopher Columbus"
GEORGE GEIGER, brakeman on the P. R. R..
had his cheek cut and his left eye gouged
out by being hit with a guard rope near
Hawkins station yesterday. He was brought
to the West Penn Hospital
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-16
A. NJ. L. Zion Delegates Present

The Moorhead W. Z. T. U. had a good
meeting last night under the leadership of
Mrs. J. NJ. Foster. R. E. Toomey, of Tennes
see, and S. G. Atkins. of North Carolina,
delegates to the a. NJ. f. Zion Conference,
were present and made the speeches of the
evening. The ladies are still furnishing
luncheon to the wayfarers on Sunday even
ings. Tomorrow evening parlor social for
the benefit of the Moorhead Union will be
held at the residence OF Mrs. j. P. Getman.
No. 309 Fifth avenue.