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Police Jury met in regular session.
Roll call showed the following men,
bers present: j. w. Jeter, Presi-
dent; T. NJ. Love, E. S. Dortch, J.
I. Many, j. A. Sewall, G. D. San
didge, F. NJ. Barnett.
Minutes of proceeding meeting
were read and approved.
On motion, that this body dis
pense with the salary of District
Attorney for the Police Jury. Ayes !:
Sewall, Love and Barnett-3. Nays:
Dortch, Marry and Sandidge-3.
There being tie, the President, Mr..
j. W. Jeter voted aye, and the mo-
tion was carried.
W.. 81 Bledsoe, Tax Assessor, was
allowed the sum of 5000 on assess
ment roll 1894.
| The following claims we're allow
ed: Al. Murff, District Attorney,
account, S165; A. j. Murff, District
Attorney, balance from last account,
S75; Thos. Bates, Constable, ward
l, "a; E. S. Dortch, Coroner fees,
S12 80.
The following resolution was
passed:
| That the Sheriffis hereby request
ed to collect licenses from all parties
who sell or keep stands at colations
in the parish of Bossier, such licen-
ses not the exceed the sum of S5, all
sums collected to be placed to the
credit of the School Fund.
On motiOB, that the Sheriff be
authorized to employ a suitable
guard to work all Jail sentenced pris-
oners exclusively on pablic roads
outside of corporate limits.
| Following claims were allowed
j. NJ Belcher, witness scrip, 5000
l.. b. Kelly, witness scrip, $3S 25.
The following quarter salaries
were allowed for quarter endiss
July 9th, 1884,: A., r. Thompson
$1,000; W. 81. Seanland, Parish
Treasurer SO; W. H. Scanland
Parish Printer, $50. 5Oy A. J.Murf1
Attorney Police Jury, S25; B. R
Nash, Clerk Police Jury, $31 25.
Per diem and mileage of Polio
Jury: E. S. Dortch S29 80, J. A
Sewall SIS, 80, J. W.,Jeter S33 81
7. NJ. Love $11 25, J.T. Many 81:
F. NJ. Barnet $14 40; q. D. SaudIdg
l S54 90
On motion, Resolved, That : th
: Police Jury of Bossier Parish, d
Il hereby offer a reward of $50, for eac
3 and every conviction of party or pa
ties charged with using dynamite {
!, other explosives or poisons for Il
It purpose of killing fish,, and that IL
President be authorized to publis
r this reward in the official journal fl
% thirty days.
;, The following Certificates wei
y issued::
No. 415-Dr. w. NJ. AbHey s. IS ]
~ 416-W. 81. Soanland. :. 10
d 417-Dr. Fl. Neeson. 80. 2O'(
418-Dr. B. Wise. -. 50
If 419-J. w. Elston. -. 100
420-Smitb & Edwards 258
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Our GRow1Ne VocABULAR9.-There
are now over 25O,OOO words in the
English language acknowledged by
the best authority, or about 10000
moro than in the German French,
Spanish and Italian languages COM
bined!.
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Newspapers all over the country
without regard to politics are speak
ing out boldly in condensation Of
the present strike.
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There were eighty new cases of
cholera and twenty deaths in st. Pc
tersburg during the past week.
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It is necessary to meet good luck
half way, but bad luck will chase
you.-Atck6seH Globe.
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On motion, the President is here
by authorized to draw check on
First National Bank of Shreveport,
in favor of Parish Treasurer for
balance in Bank.
On motion, the minutes as read
were approved.
Police Jury adjourned to next reg
ular meeting.
j. w. JETER,
President Police Jury.
B. II. NASH, Clerk.
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$l0,954 II


April E.-By - Warrants and Ger
tifcates hereto attached. ........- $40 35
April l4.-By amount paid E. Jacobs,
balance due on Court House note
and interest, hereto attached. 2463 SO
April l4.-By amount paid FentOn Ne
tallie Manufacturing Company, of
jamestown, N. Y, balance due on
Court House Furniture, receipt
hereto attached. ed.--...-....-.--.. S57 IA
April IT, By amount paid Is Certif-
Gates, hereto at sached. .--........ 44 SO
April T.-By amount paid b. A. Kelly,
two cancellations, Jacobs note-... 90
May l9.-3y amount paid the City Of
Shreveport, Bridge settlement for
March ard April. 12 II
July by amt paid 80 Certificates,
hereto attached. 1852 IS
July by amount paid Warrants,
hereto attached. SO IS
July by amount paid Jury Scrip.
Nos. ] to4S, inclusive, hereto at
tached. ..-....... 29S as
July by amount paid Schools. 1000 90
July l0s-By balance on hand. 1882 As
$iO,954 II
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School Board Proceedings
BENTON, LA, JyLY 7, 1894.

BENTON, LA, JyLY Z, 1894.
School Board met in regular ses-.
sion. Roll call showed the following
members present: W. j. Johnston,
President; J. M. Arnold, j. B. Thomp-
son, }. D. Rodgers, R. B. Martin and
J. w. Prince. Absent: E. S. Dortch,
N. w. Sentell and }. N. Platt,
Minutes of last two meetings were
read, amended and approved.
The Treasurer presented his report
and Messrs. Arnold, Thompson and
Martin were appointed as committee
to examine same. After considera-
tion, the committee presented their
report, which was considered IN open
session, and reported that the &C
count as presented was correct, and
vouchers Current FROM 1893 to $50,
Township 17S to 21O, inclusivey were
burned in open session by order OF
the Board. Report ordered publish
ed as follows:
w. H. seanland, Treasurer,
| In account with
Bossier School Fund
1894. Current Fund.
Aprif7.-To amo0Ht paid Warrant
746, credited in error, Feb. l0.-$ 80 o.
April ITO amoNnt ffem Institute
Fund, 80 OF
MAY Ito amoan & from State Super
March, 1894, 1242 G.
June 3e-To amount from Collector
on polls for quarter ending this
date, 426 S
June SOTO amount from Police
Jury, per Collector, on Budget of ,ooo
drawn, bOo53 3
sr27s4 S
April 6.--By amt down, overdrawn, $le49l 8
30.-By Warrants Nos. 798 to
J Sl7, inclusive, hereto attached, 1886 S
May 3.-ABy Warrants Nos. SB to-
1888. inclusive hereto attached, 865
Jane 30.-By Warrants Nos. 839 to
852, inclusive. hereto attached, 534
y 90, .55 9
sf2,784 s
July by bal. down, operdrawn, $1O,O53 8
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accepted as follows:

81, $50 90
q. 9. DORTCHr
Chairman of Committee
On motion, the rate of taxation
is hereby fixed at 7 mills, Ordinary
fund, on assessment for 1894, for
81, ,S25,77O 90.
Police Jury adjourned to meet to-
morrow morning at s o'clock a. m.
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BENTON, La, July II, 1894.

BENTON, la, July II, 1894.
Police Jury met in regular ses-
sion, Roll call showed the following
members present: j. W. deter,
President; T. M. Love, J. T. Many,
G. ID. Sandidge, j. A. SewalI, FIN.
Barnett, E. s. Dortch.
The following claims were allowed
for commissioners and clerks OF cleo
ton, at special Congressional cleo
tion, held April "a, 1894:
Ward ], 2 Precincts. -...--.$20 90
Ward 2, l Precinct. t.--.----- 8 90
Ward 8, 2 Precincts -...... 20 90
Ward 4, 2 Precincts ---..-. 20 90
Ward 5, 2 Precincts -.-..-.. 20 90
Ward 6, 2 Precincts. .-..--.. 20 90
On motion, following accounts
were allowed: w. Z. Morris, con-
stable, ward 2, s14s 70; AL. Murff;,
District Attorney, $l65; DR.. G. A.
Wise, witness scrip, 81 81; Ell. G.
Wyche, witness scrip, Sc go; j. B.
Hefington, witness scrip, So S5; L.
P. Peyreux, witness scrip, S41 %;
j. W. Jeter, witness scrip, 81 %;
A. r. Thompson, account attached,
$3.50.
On motion, President was author
lied to sign quietus to A. r. Thomp-
son, Tax Collector, for the years
1892 and 1898.
A. r. Thompson, Tax Collector.
presented statement as follows:
A. R. Thompson, Tax Collector,
Ia account with
Parish of Bessier
n DIR. Cr.
To araeu,,t Fax Roll, 1893, $aa,573 68
Te amount extension, 1892,
\ overflow act, l,7S4 20
, 1894. $24,sss %
Jan. s-By amount collect
ed Roll 1893, $S20l 81
April 9-By amount collect
ed, Roll 1893, 7242 65
July IO-By amount collect
ed, Roll 1893, 64S0 o.
July l0.-By Delinquent
Roll, 1893, GIG Sc
= April 9-By amount collect
ed, extension Roll 1892, 744 As
5 Extension Roll lS92, 996 2;
July 1l.-By Del. roll, 1892, "A l.
9 s24,35s 5;
On motion, E. A. Gryder's bid Of
900, to build Toll Keepers house.
4 on east end Of Shreveport bridge,
9 was accepted, it being the lowest
Q bid received.
On motion, account of A. j. Murf
was reeOnsidered and returned te
him for correction.
d On motion, report of q. D. San
: diGge, on assessment Of railways
Q telegraphs and telephones, was &C
: cepted and cetSnittee discharged
On motion, the following accounts
were allowed:
, L. G.. Drew, account, $50 49,, r. B
Hill, witness scrip, $40 so; Johr
Hammond, witness scrip, $14; Tim
!. Der Belt Lumber Co., lumber fo
middle Black Bayou bridge; $18 rs
On motion, all bids for building
bridges for the parish of Bossier, ar
hereby rejected. Ayes-E. S. Dortch
s ward l; j. A. Sewall and J. W. Jeter
ward 2;, T. M. Love, ward 8; f. NJ
Barnett. ward 4; G. D. Sandidge
ward 81 Nays none.
g Committee on Shed Road bridge
It made report, which was accepted an
:, committee discharged.
On notion. the sum Of $50 is here
d by appropriated to- the North Louis
J. lana Agricultural Station, and sal
North Louisiana Agricultural Static
T. is authorized to draw on. the Pres
,e dent of this body, Mr.. J. w. Jeter.
of On motion, the following commi
g, tee was appointed:
G. d. Sandidge, J. A. Sewall, an
w. on motion,, the President, Mr.. j. Y
or Jeter, was added thereto, said cor
n naittee to let out the following 8
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June 39-To amour due Townships. $40. .487 20
By Oyerdraw. 10053 80
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July Magazines.

A delightful children's magazine is
''Our Little Ones and The Nursery"
published monthly at Boston by The
Russell Publishing Co., at 81 30.
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morrow morning at s o'clock a. m
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-07-07

The following is about the worst
rot we ever saw ia a newspaper. It
is taken from the Bienville Advance,
o paper edited by one Mr.. Drew:
The people of the Southern por-
ton Of the State are closely allied
to the mixed race and accord the
negro almost the same privileges
that the whites enjoy.
If the ~driveling idiot who wrote
the above infamous ~falsehood knew
anything about the condition Of
affairs in this section he certainly
would not nave wasted the ink that
it took TO print such an absurd;ty.
We hope for the good name of the
Louisiana Press Association that
this Mr.. Drew is not the person by
that name who visited Crowley at
the last meeting Of the association.
Lafayette Gazette.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-07-07
What a Word Will DO.

Byron reminds Us that a word is
enough to rouse mankind to mutual
slaughter. Yes, there is power in .
w~ord--Marathon, for instance. Wa
terIoo, Gettysburg, Appomattox.
Great battles these, bnt what a
great battle is going on in many a
sick and suffering body. 10 yours,
perhaps. Take courage. You can
win. Call TO your aid DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery. 1t acts
powerfully upon the liver, cleanses
the system of all blood taints and
impurities; cures all humors from
a common Blotch or eruption to the
worst S%crofula, Salt-rheum, Fever
Sores" Scaly or Rough Skin, in.
short all diseases caused by bad
blood. Great Eating Ulcers rapid
ly heat under its benign influence.
Especially potent to curing letter,
Eczema, Erysipelas, Boils, Carbun-
Giles, Sore Eyes, S~crofulous Soresrand
Swellings.H ip-Joint Disease. white
SWellings'' and Enlarged Glands.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-07-07

Just Is years ago last Monday.
July 2, the news was flashed over
the wires that the grand and illus.
trious President Garfield, was shot
as he was about to enter a train at
the Baltimore & Ohio depot in
Washington, D. G. Great was the
excitement at that time, and just as
much so, than at the time of the
shooting Of President Lincoln. The
crank of the kind that killed our
honored Garfield seems to be abroad
in the land today as much as ever.
Would that men of that caIibre
could be quickly dispensed With and
put into oblivion.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-07-07
Latest Items and Curious Notes
from Quar- Exchange.

Official declaration is made thai
their has not been a single case OF
cholera in Hamburg this year.
A ballot-box thief is the wors,
kind Of thief, for he steals the price
less liberties Of the Monroe
Bulletin.
Judge William Walter Phelps,
Minister TO Germany under the last
administration, died at his home in
Englewood, N. j.. on the 18th ult.
The New Orleans Item has truly
said: "The Legislature can find no
excuse for not passing a anti miscege-
nation law and those who oppose ii
should hang their head in shame
The statistics of the graduating
class at Yale shew that the average
expenses of the students were as
follows: Freshman year, $96l; sopll-
omore year, $1,000; junior year, ST,
2l3; senior year, $l,255.
A commercial cable despatch from
Berlin says that the kaiser has had
a gala carriage built which is light
ed by electricity, even the harness
being studded with electric lamps
that look like gold stars.
If the National Democracy wants
to accomplish any good for the pco-
pie it must cut loose from the Eas.
tern Mugwumps. like Cleveland and
that gang he presents. That's GER
ain.-BastTop Appeal.
The new municipal govern ment
Of Peoria, Ill. intends to strictly en-.
force the Sunday closing laws.
Stores of every description have
been ordered to close and even the
'ale of Snnday papers will be prohib.
ted.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-07-07
Police Jury Proceedings

ABBEvILLE, La, July 2. 1894.
The Police Jury in and for the
parish of VermiIion met this day at
the Assessors office as a Board of
Reviewers, pursuant to adjournment.
Present: ]. 4. Broussard, Fresi-
dent, and Messrs. J. A. Leblanc,
Jules 1hibodeaux, Gus Codchaux,
N. Sarver, Ernest Broussard and A.
Lacour.
They proceeded to examine the
assessment Lists, and having passed
a resolution at a regular meeting of
the Police Jury, dated May |, 1894.
r%epudiating the action Of the com
mittee who assessed the Iberia &
Vermilion Railroad within the
limits of Vermilion Palish) at La
fayette on April q, 1894, (due
notice Of said resolution having been
given to the State Auditor Of the
same). Therefore, on motion of Mr..
Godchaux, duly seconded, it was
Resolved, That said Iberia &
Vermilion railroad, be and is here.
by assessed within the limits of said
Vermilion Parish at FIVE thousand
dollars $4,000 per mile, in accord
a1c with the duplicate assessment
list now on file in the parish asses
sor's office, said assessment to take
effect on the rolls for the year, A.
1894. Adopted.
After completing the examination
of said assessment lists, and making
all due corrections, the jury ad.
journed.
J. t. BRoussARD, President.
j. N. WILLIAMS. Clerk.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-07-07
Where Their Ability Lies.

Every time there is a little scar.
city in news items the following il
ished out and started on the rounds.
As it is well worth repeating we can
afford to give it space in these col
umns:
The poet Tennyson could take a
worthless sheet of paper, and. by
writing a poem on it. could make ii
worth SOS, 00O-that's genias..
Vanderbilt can write a few words
on a sheet of paper and make it
worth S., 000, 0G0-that's capital.
The United States can take an
ounce and a quarter Of gold and
stamp upon it an eagle bird" and
make it worth $20-that's money.
The mechanic can take material
worth $500 and make it into a
watch worth $l00-that's skill.
The merchant can take an article
worth Use and sell it for one dollar
that's business.
A lady can purchase a very CONS
portable bonnet for 1918, but she
prefers one that costs $27-that's
The ditch digger works ten hours
A day an shovels three or tour tons
Of earth for s2-that's labor.
The MERIDIoNAL editor can write
! check Tor So, 100000, but it would
lot be worth l5c-thats q fact.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-07-07

New Orleans people, especially
the French portion of it, attended
the funeral services Sunday last in
the St. Louis cathedral, in honor of
President Carnot. The funeral was
very impressive, and was attended
by the leading men Of the city, and
also by the different foreign consuls.
The funeral Grafton was delivered
by Rev. Father F. Rouge, at one
time the priest in charge here. His
discourse was a very able one, very
much oratorical and fowery. and to
judge it, you should read it in the
Picayune of Monday last.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-07-07

Did New Orleans have as much
business as politics just now she
would be on the high road to pros
perity. Business is for the many.
politics for the few, that is in q pay
ing way; therefore, it is not difficult
to figure out that we can more easily
spare the latter than the former
Item.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-07-07

The Pullman strike has taken a
very serious turn since the Ameri~
can Railroad Union, composed of
switchmen to the number of 35 900
strong have taken a hand in it.
Railroad business all over the coun-
try is badly crippled. Trains are
away behind time, and over a dozen
railroads in Chicago are tied up. 1t
is impossible to get sleeping ac-
commodations, and if you expect to
take a quiet nap you had better take
a pillow and a blanket along. and
sleep on the roof of the coaches.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-07-07

A bill against the Pullman Car
Company has been introduced in
the legislature imposing a license of
$50 per annum on every sleeping
car that is operated in the state, ex-
ccpt by railroad corporations. 1t
further provides that a berth shall
o exceed 81 per night and the
charge for a seat is not to be more
than fifty cents. Now we country
editors will be able to occupy a
good bed and a fine coach during
the day, o luxury We are not accus :
TONED to.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-07-07

The Baton Rouge Advocate says:
We have beer patiently bearing
with the reports sent away from this
Capitol by a certain correspondent
of one Of the rural newspapers, but
some of these days patience will
cease to be o virtue and nothing
short Of hide stretched out on our
back yard tence will atone for a six.
weeks career of scurrility and villi-
cation. We are growing mighty
tired Of these scandalous reports.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-07-07

What a lovely time they are hav.
ing, the candidates for governor in
South Carolina. Both men in their
speeches are calling each other
Dasty names, and it is the worst
kind Of mud singing. If politicians
when they reach that point would
only 60 off and hide themselves, and
hire somebody to kick them il would
be q good thing.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-07-07

The Daily Berian, of New Iberia,
which has graced our exchange
table for some months back, suspen-
ded publication Saturday last. We
presume it had to give up the ghost
owing to the lack of patronage. We
regret to see the paper die SO young,
and we hope ere long that the man.
ayers will see their way clear to
resume publication. New Iberia
needs a daily paper, and none are
more to fill the bill than our es-
Aeemed Bro. Knight.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-07-07
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

Sealed bids will he received from
now until the first Saturday of July
by the undersigned for the building
Of a school house at Joseph Theall's
in the Seventh ward. The plans
and specifications can be seer at nv
Office. All materials to be furnished
by the school board on the grounds
l.. O. BRoUssARD,
Secretary.
Abbeyille, La, June 9, "a.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-07-07

Attorney General Olney has or,
dered suits to be brought against the
Central Union and Kansas Pacific
Rail- DAD to recover over Sill ,000,-
600. Suits may also. be drought
gainst some of the individual stock
holders.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-07-07

1t looks as the 4th of July was
getting to be popular in Louisiana.
Nearly all the towns in this vicinity
celebrated the day in a fitting and
becomming manner. And our own
proud little town, Abbeville, was
not behind in the procession. She
had the best celebration that she
had in years back. II the future 4th
OF July is observed all over the
South, as it was this year, it will
not be long until it will become as
popular as it is in the North.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-07-07

Notice is hereby given that all manner
of trespass upon our lands is fofDldaen,
aud particularly is the driving OF stock
upon our pastures prohibited. All cattie
not removed from our marsh pastures
within Is days from this date VIII 10
handled according to law. and the parties
infringing upon personal rights by dfis-
ing stock upon orr pastures will De pros
ecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
FELIX BRoUssARD q 20.
IND May 10, 1884
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-07-07

The States of Saturday last is
about filled up with denunciations
OF Representatives Gates and San.
ders and its columns fairly TEEN
with bilge.water epithets and gutter
snipe logic. As a master of the
vernacular of the slums the States
has long occupied the front pew and
by virtue of its having a mud puddle
ia its front yard, fguratively speak.
ing, it has taken the degree of past
worshlpful master in the art of mud
elinging,-Baton Rouge Advocate.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-07-07
VENIRE.

List OF persons drawn to serve ae
Grand and Petit Jurors at the next
Jury term of the District Court, to
be held in this Parish on Monday
the Sd day of September, 1894:
GRAND AND PETIT JURY FOR THE
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-07-07

Business men of Abbeviile there
is a whole sermon in the following
for you to ponder over: mo news.
paper can be published without
some patronage. Everyone is in.
terested in keeping up a home news,
paper. If a new railroad or factory
is wanted, the newspaper is expected
to work for it. II a public meeting
IS wanted for any purpose. the
newspaper is called on for a free
notice. II any of the societies have
an entertainment or reception of
any kind, the paper must give a
necessary notice. The paper must
puff the town, schools and other
to advance the interests Of
business men of the town, and
give a handsome notice when they
pass away. And yet some Of them
10 nothing to keep up a home paper.
Exchange.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-07-07

The past ten days the South has
experienced q very hot spell notably
in the principal cities, such as At
lanta, Ca, Memphis, Tenn, and in
North and South Carolina the Their
mometer reaching as high as 102. In
New Orleans last Sunday it regis
tered SO in the shade, and three
people died from the effects of SUM
stroke. The only way you can keep
cool just now is to wear a mother
hubbard, and carry a large fan, lay
on a block of ice, and seek the shade
under some big tree. DO this, and
we will wager that you will be cool.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-07-07

GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-07-07

Official declaration is made that
their has not been a single. case Of
cholera in Hamburg this year.