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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-09-22

prices are likely to prevail if plan"
ters exercise discretion and delibera'
ton IN the disposition of same.
In addition to these estimates we
will give that of our friend and for
mer parishioner Eugene Dechamps,
who fixes this years yield at 500 1000
sack. The Times-D Democrats says:
Mr.. Dechamps has jest returned
from a trip of six weeks in South
west Louisiana and after inspecting
the country and existing conditions
in that section, from Lafayette to
Lake Charles, he has arrived at the
above conclusion. He thinks that
the rice crop prospects are poorer
than they have been for many years,
and that on account of the excessive
rains lately the yield this year will
be not much more than half of what
was anticipated. Iu many portions
of the Southwest sections of the
State there have been rains fer the
last eighty~Gve days, and in the par-
ish of Calcasieu in the last month
alone there has been a fall of 1914
inches. Lest Friday night there
was a storm that did considerable
damage to the crop, and in the last
two weeks much Of the harvested
rice has begun to sprout on account
Of the increased rains. A great deal
Of the rice is down and comparative
" little has been harvested. The
planters will lose very much by not
being able to harvest the rice
now, and as a consequence are feel
ing very much depressed.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-09-22

There is no way in which an indi'
vidual can do more for his own
locality, with 90 little cost and at
the same time with 30 much benefit
TO himself aud his family, as by Civ.
ing a hearty support to his local
paper. Depend upon it that the
home paper 10 doing all it can to
advance the hest interests of year
locality, whether it always agrees
with your ideas or not. When q
man tells you that The city weekly
10 worth more than your home paper,
ask him, bow much the big citv
weekly has ever done for your local..
~; lift hes ever spoken a good word
for it; if it ever mentioned what he
and you we're doing to improve the
condition of yourself and your com
munitY; If it has ever noticed him or
his friends when sick or dying-in
short, if all his dealings with The
metropolitan weekly haze not been
generally one.sided, in which his
dollar only was recognized by the
other party, while he and his ia
dividual interest were completely
ignored.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-09-22
FOR SALE.

An improved plantation OF $50
arpects Of land with a frontage OF
l2d appears on the west side OF
Vermition bayou 81 miles below
Abbeville. The whoic of said plan
tation nearly all is fenced in with
q new hog proof fence and substan-
tial bridge and gates where ever
needed. The additional improves
ments consist of a good Dwelling
House, cabin, corn eric, bath house
Pecan Grove and Orchards on the
above named plantation. There y
$50 acres of cleared land the bale
ance being of virgin timber and
heavy. Will Sc I on easy terms; apply
at this office. Sept. 22'94'
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-09-22
MEETING OF DEW OCR ATTIC
CONGRESSIONAL COM
MRITEE.

New Iberia, La, Sept. 8.-The DEM
cratic Executive Committee for the
Third Congressional District of Louisi-
ana met here to-day at noen in the
iparlors Of the Alma Hotel. AS sooD as
the hour for assembly arrived, Chair
man Sims called the meeting to order
and stated the business to be brought
before it.
The secretary, r. S. McCulloh.
being absent, Dan VOORHEES,, of St.
Martin parish, was named in his stead.
The following members were present.:
AT large-C. P. Hampton Of Calcasieu,
Dudley Avery of Iberia, J.. d. Sinaifer
of T%errebonne, L. J.. Shafer of St.
Mary.
The parishes were represented as
follows: Ascension, Y. Maurin; As
sumption, j. E. Leblanc, and L. Fl.
Pugh; Calcasieu, C. Drew and j.
F%ournet; Cameron, S. P. Henry and 7.
Sturleese; Iberia, c. T. Cade and Hon.
Joseph A. Provost, Lafourehe, Leoni-
das Trosclair, L. P. Caillout, St. Mar
tin. d. W. VOORHEES, and L. C. Guidry;
st. Mary, c. V. Chase and F. e.
Marsh; Terrebonne, Hon. J. r. Grin
mage; VerRilion, VIM. Cade proxy to
c. j. Edwards; Julian Mouton, P.
Declouet, Lafayette.
When the roll had been called and
Chairman Sims declared the meeting
ready for business, Nh. L. Fl. Pugh, a
representative from Assumption, got
the floor and stated that he desired to
resign from the committee which
resignation was accepted.
The resulted the meeting was tele-
graphed to Gov. Foster at Baton
Rouge, and he replied as follows: Il
congratulate you upon your patriotic
stand. The Third District must rally
to the standard of true Democracy.
All yet will be we'll.
MURPHY j. FOSTER
The following resolutions were offer
ed by chairman Sims, and on motion
unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That the basis of the
representation of each parish in the
nominating convention to be held at
Houma on Wednesday, Oct. Sd, 1894,
shall be n delegate for every 100
votes OF the total vote cast in such
parish for candidates for Governor in
the Democratic State primary election
held in this State the I'D of March,
1882, and one additional delegate for
any fractional number of fifty or more
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-09-22

Under the Mckinley bill the pee-
pile of Louisiana paid IS ,0oO,0 600 in
the Federal treasury, besides the
sum of $l7, 100000 to the manufac-
turers On the enhanced prices for
coal, iron, clothes, leather and q
thousand and one other articles.
This makes q total of 500. 000, 900.
The sugar men want the Mckinley
bill re-enacted in order to get about
81, 600 from the government.
Their modesty 10 certainly appal-
ling.-Lafayette Gazette.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-09-22
The Heavy End og . Match.

Mary" said Farmer Flint at the
breakfast table % he asked for a
second cup Of coffee, 1--we made a
discovery"
I'VE, Cyrus, you're about the last
one I'd expect of such q thing. but
what 10 it 4"
Il haye found that the heavy end
of match is its light end" respond
ed Cyrus with a grin that would
have adorned a skull.
Mary locked disguised, but with
an air of triumph quickly retorted,
I've gotta discovery too. Cyrus. II
was made BY DR.. B. v. Pierce, and
10 called a. Golden Medical Dis
covery.' 1t drives away blotches and
pimples, purifes the blood, tones up
the system and makes one feel
brand-new. Why. it cured Cousin
Ben Who had Consumption and was
almost reduced to a skeleton. Before
his wife began to zee it she was a
pale sickly thing, but look at her:
shes rosy checked and healthy, and
weighs l65 pounds. That, Cyrus is
. discovery that's worth mention.
ing"
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-09-22
AN awful TRAGEDY.

Monday morning our little town
was thrown into great excitement
by the news Of the killing at an
hour Of two young lei by
parties in ambush. For some time
past complaint has been made of the
whipping Of negroes by a small body
of masked men north of town. Sun
day night some negroes came to
town and stated that these men
were again at work gu the Lafayette
road.
District Attorney Gordy and .sher.
1T Leblanc promptly saddled their
horses and started ont to look up
matter. After a circuitous route
they suddenly came upon them about
l o'clock at the high bridge on the
Lafayette road about p miles from
town. They were in a group talk.
ing and surrendered, at once when
called npon. On lifting their masks
the officers discovered that they
were mostly sboys. The sheriff
started for town with the prisoners
ten ia number, District attorney
Gordy riding in front and he bring.
ing up the rear. They were travel
ing along slowly talking to one
another, when just as they neared
the intersection of the New Iberia
road opposite N. V. Lampman's
pasture gate, Mr. Gordy's horse
SHE'D and almost simultaneously, 3
shot guns belched forth a sheet of
deadly shot and fame, EupIemon
Sehexsnyder fell dead shot through
the brairaud young Romero tumthed
out of his saddle with one side Of
his skull .shot-away and died about
9 o'clock. Sheriff Leblanc yelled out
Don't shoot" A voice replied, "4ll.
right then" For q few moments
confusion reigned. the sheriff stop,
ped the stumped prisoners and
then search was made for the bnsh-
whackers, but thev had disappeared
as completely as if the earth had
opened and swallowed them up, o
wagon was procured and the dead
and wounded brought into town.
Newton Jones was arrested en-
charged with doing the
shooting, aud is now in Jail.
Public opinion is somewhat divid
ed as to who did the foul deed. 1t
is generally believed however that
it was done by negroes wke know.
ing the regulators were cut had
themselves behind the hedge
and fred into tie crowd not know
ing they were in charge of officers;
others think that go bela a crime
was the act of white men who
knew he'regulaters and wanted to
kill them, while a few hold that it
was some person who wanted to
kill the officers.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-09-22
PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 22, 1894.

Among the speakers at the plan-
ters' meeting was Prof. Knapp,
of Calcasieu. If the campaign com
mittee will follow our advice they
will send the professor to CaFenere
TO organize the party and make
speeches. He could, in his own
inimitable style, tell the people over
there how hard id is to make sugar
.proftabie-even when you get the
cane free OF costs.-Laiayette
Gazette.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-09-22
Pa7Ish Executive
Co7nnnIttee.

ABBEVILLE La, SEPT. l8, 1894.
Pursuant to call from the chair
man the Parish Democratic Ezecu
tive Committse met this day with
chairman R. J. Young in lhe chair
and secretary j. I. Abshire at the
desk roll being called a@auorum was
present. q
Whereupon the chair stated that
he had called the committee together
for the purpose of devising means to
select delegates to represent this
parish at the Democratic congress-
|ienal conEeDtion to be held at
Houma on the srd of October
next.
It was by Mr.. Cade seconded by
Mr.. Kuehling, that Dr.. G. J. Ed
wards be elected assistant secretary
carried.
The following motion by DIR.
Edwards seconded By MFR. Cade
was carried. That there be held
mass meeting in the various wards
of this parish on Wednesday the
26th inst for the purpose Of electing
delegates to represent these wards
at a convention to be held in. Alb.
beville on Saturday the 29th inst at
2:30 O'Clock p. m. in the Court
House. there to elect II delegates
to represent this parish at the Demo.
cratic congressional convention to
be held at Houma on October 3rd
Moved by DR.: Edwards seconded
by Mr.. Cade and carried. that the
following places shall be where the
ward mass meetings are to take
place.
Let ward at Numa Broussard's store
at Erath Station, I'd ward at
Conerly,s Store. Ord ward at Court
House. 4th ward at Mauriceville,
5th ward at John Abshire Jr store,
9Th ward at Wester Ogle's store,
7th ward at Jules Hebert's resi-.
dence.
The following resolution was
unanimously carried Resolved that
the representation in said parish
convention shall be based upon the
total vote cast for Foster and
McEnery In the various wards 10 the
March primary and is apporioned as
follows. One delegate to every so
votes cast and one additional for
every fraction of so votes in excess
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-09-22
CuItmre-Fimaa Proc
United States Land Office,
New Orleans, La.
.n OK 1904
August Is, 1894.

-. . n
Notice is hereby given that Desire
Meaux, of Vermilion Parish, lar
has filed notice OF intention to make
final proof before Clerk Of District
Court at his Office 10 Abbeville, la,
on Monday the 18th day Of October,
1894. on timber culture application
No. 532 for the Southeast quarter q
section No. 36, 10 township No. IL,
S. Range No. |, E. La. Mer.
He names as w%itnesses: Jules
Simon, Jules Bale, Valerien Touchet,
Jr., Jean Mire. all Of Vermilion
Parish, La. G.. Med. BRUMBY,
Sept.l .'94-6t Register,
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-09-22

Moved, seconded and carrie | that
the proceedings of this meeting be
furnished to the local press. There
being no further business the meet
ing adjourned TO meet at 2 o'clock
p. IN. on Saturday, September 29th
J. I. ABsHlRE.
Secretary.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-09-22
Is It Gues5zUorE /?

mates the present rice crop at l,5OO,-
900 barrels. Where the writer
gathered the Information on which
HE based his statement we can hard
ly imagine. as we have made dill
gent inquiry Of planters and others
who ought to be competent judges
in the river parishes, in St. Landry,
in Acadia and 10 Calcasieu, and we
have yet to find a person who esti-
mates the crop at any such figures
as those placed uponit by Mr.. Cary.
There is good evidence that the
actual crop of last season did not
exceed 10000 bags, as much of the
rice which went forward was Of the
proceeding erep. This would>make
the present crop, according to Mr.
Cary's estimate, double that of last
season. Statistics tell US that the
acreage this year is less than that of
last season, and the thousands of
acres of idle rice lands which we re
then in cultivation, also attest this
fact. There were numerous fall
ares last season and, with the ex-
ception of favored localities, the
same condition exists this year
With q materially reduced acreage
over '93 and the partial failures
which are to be found in nearly
every quarter of the rice district in
Southwest Louisiana, we are unable
to imagine from whence to expect
double the yield of last year
The Signal a month ago es"
timated the present crop at from
$4,000 to 900, 600 bags, and at the
time our report was discredited by
some of the rice men in Neg Orr
leans because it was thought to be
too low. After having made per.
sonal inspection of the crops in both
the river country and Southwest
Louisiana, we find these same gentle.
men ready to except cur previous
estimate as being nearly eorrect.-
Crowley Signal.
The following is az epiteme of
Dan Tslmage's Sons bulletin No. S
Rice crop 1884, dated New York,
September, Is: Crop along the
Atlantic Coast Estates Of North and
South Carolina and Georgia) we'll
advanced and full of promise.
Harvesting fairly started ADD grain
at thresher shows good outturn in
quantity and quality. Total oat-
come estimated at $l,3GO,eOO bush.
els. As regards Louisiana, which
10 the largest and most important
Rice growing State, they say:
While there ore reports of untoward
experiences by individual planters,
taken as q rule early paintings are
10 good ferm aad white to the harA
vest. Fields are generally clean
and fraer from red Rice than ever
before. Late paintings are making
rapid strides, but outcome is probe
NAUTICAL as it has not headed and
will not mature until October,
therefore menaced by possible North
winds, which may check or kill.
Labor and machinery abundant and
the grain can easily be cared for as
fast as ready. Heavy rains early
this week compelled suspension of
harvesting; damaged early crops in
some sections, stalks broken or
whipped nearly clean Of grain. In
Jury however as compared with
whole crop was slight, aud full COM
p~ensation derived in benefits to late
Rice. Estimates regarding the out.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-09-22

List of Members Of People
Party Executive Committee
of VermiHon Parish la,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-02-08

The first service in the new Harrison
street church WAS hold In the beautiful
now building last evening. Rev L.
II. Short conducted the service, which
/ was largely attended.
A description of the new building
hns already been given through these
columns, hut further description of
the beautiful memorial windows will
not be out OF place. one of the
Seventh street windows Ia devoted IL
the memory of Cora V. johnson. Will
: the inscription 'Sho hath done what
she could"
Others are dedicated to Rev. Mr.
| Shorts clnss, the Epworth League
| Women Workers class No. 10. clnss
No. ~ Little Cleaners, to the memory
Of William L. ROop ana Bertha l.
! lloupt, Mary Robinson, Rev. j. b
Hodges class, clnsS.No. 2. Tho win
! dows ara of colorud French glass anc
! are indeed beautiful, The buildin.
has not yet been furnished, but will bt
ina few days.
The church will DO opened on Sun
day. At 10 80 o'clock there will b.
preaching by Bishop Cyrus y. Foss, o
] Philadelphia. ATT o'clock there viii
be platform meeting to be addressed
by Chief Justice Lore, tile Revs Thos
Hanlon. -. D.. of Pennington Semi
nary. John Y. Dobbins 4. Il Terry
and Isaac Jewell. IN the evening Rev
L. Il. Short will conduct tho song sar
vice and Rev. DR.. llaulon Will preach
Music will be furnished by the Sunday
school orchestra
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-02-08
IN The SOCIAL WHIRL.

All communications intended for inser
tion In this column should be addressed
to Society EDITOR, care of the DAILY
REPUBLICAN, Communications should
he written on one side of the piper only
Miss Helen Worrall GARRISON. for.
merly OF this city, recited before the
Ladies' Now York Club on Tuesday.
Evan Loomis and Professor Rookie
Loomls. OF West Chester, were In this
city yesterday.
Mrs. S. A. Long. Of Rockland, Del,
is visiting her sister, Mrs j. s. Grlf-
nth. of East Barnard street, West
Chester. ...
James +. Mullen and vito, who have
been stopping at West Chester. were
In this city yesterday.
Mrs. Jessie Talley, accompanied by
her daughter Elmora and hor son Wal
ter left Wilmington yesterday for q
brief visit.
]. J. Monjtt who has been for some.
time connected with Alessrs W. u j..
Lang has severed his connection with
that firm and,hns taken position with
Messrs Harvey Il Sis!cr
Mr.. O. w. KahI. of Philadelphia and
and Miss Annie Hlnsworth OF Newport
Del, were married in Camden on JAN
nary 3.
Mrs. William V. Salmon, Thurlow.
Is visiting friends at Mlddletown.
Albert Wiswell. New Castle, spent
Tuesday with Chester friende.
ID. IL. McGray, Chester. Is at Kirk
wood on visit.
Mrs. Powell Clayton has returned
from visit to her daughter at Lin.
wood.
Miss Annie Dlckerson. OF Milford,
ID Waiting Chester friends.
Tuesday nmopg the German house,
holds was Fastnacht Day or Doughnut
Day.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-02-08

+ lMt = NanDo. HnIuaerDooRer, and
IL Wrightsville, JOIN NJ. SOLOMON,
n. oncc, No. West Third sLrssa
Ehones lIb and'23l. ID
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-02-08
WAC IN DRY GOODS.
The Cut In Musiins Has Reached Will
Observation-Disclosures Have Now n
Chance TO buy Musiins Cheaper than
Goat IN thu Gtnrsleeneya

The Cut In MusIins Has Reached VIII
ninHton-Iion scLeepers Have Now u
Chance TO Buy Musiins Cheaper than
Cost to the storekrcpers.
Owing TO the strlngcncy OF the
times and little work and lower wages
the dry goods merchants OF our city
have started IN to cut prices In stand
ard articles and give the housekee pers
OF our city and vicinity, a chance to
buy muslins and other dry goods,
cheaper than In tho history OF the
writer. who has been watching the
muslin war going on and asking
where Is the cut going to stop?
Less than month ago that stan
daId al tlcle, Fruit of the Loom" was
retailing at . cents per yard. Crosby
* Hill started In this month in their
annual spring drive to open up trade
by reducing tho price by Offering IS
yards for : i. then again It was reduced
by giving II yards for "a cents.
Mcssrs. sharp n Co. not to be out
done in the cutting business, put the r
Fruit of The Loom at cents per
yard, and Crosby & I'LL. to meet this
cut, placed their price at 81 cents per
yard.
''llill' muslin was retailing Mt 8
cents per yaid. IL Gun Ee purchased
to-day at cents; and the same with
Appleton a. A. which formerly re.
tailed at s cents per yard, Is Advertised
to-day at 8 cents per yard.
Nearly all dress goods have boon cut
and arc selling lower than than ever in
tho history of the trade.
Both Crosby ~ Till and Sharp e.
Cos. dry goods stores were crowded
all day yesterday with women who
wero after the big bargains offered.
Ercn John Wanamaknr is not in 1t
with our big Wilmington stores.
Watch the columns OF the REruBLCAN
for tho next lew days aud see how tho
prices shrink under these ehterprlsing
merchants pruning knives
The Utica" muslin costs ~ cents n
yard in the case, and yot 1t Is aGver.
It's d for ~ cents Tho 1914 muslin
usually costs - cents. SO the army OF
dry hoods merchants are losing
money by selling at such prices.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-02-08

and wait for the opening OF the Great
Merchant Tailoring Closing out ! ale
which commences Saturday morning,
tab. 10th, at 9 O'Clock, at store, sci
Market street. Wilmington. Del. The
object Of this sale is TO dispose OF n
stock OF Merchant IailoI's hIgh.sradt
custom made clothirE
Tho stock consists OF elegant tailor
made suite, over coats, and pRntaloons
In mon and boys slzrs. by order o.
Merchant Tailor everything must be
sold no matter what prices they bring
his Is grand opportunity TO secare
line clothing fur almost nothing; 80
don't miss the greatest chance In n
lie time. 10 give an idea OF the i'm
nIense bargains to 10 had we quote d
few prices: Boys good. wearing cults
" cents, mems mixed cashmere
tailor-made suits $3.50 line custom.
made Sunday suits S62i. hnnIsome
ovcfroais SI55 mems cashmere pants
sl.3i, dress Dnnt4 81 ~. and many
Other bargains. Remember opening
day, saturday morning. Fob 10th. at
9 o'clock. at 81 Market street, VII.
minston, bel. ...
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-02-08

railing prices. Ruling prices.
Amer. SuT.Esr ~ Lake 4 IL Wet. III.
hcn TupN s r.. II. \ Pacific Com, A.,
GIN Southern. IaAt \ Pacific p'd... III
Cpntra, ui Nj Has Tenn Z a Co.,=ji !,
QAicago y WINK linton Pacific. Ja4l
Nh bar QGy. 49, Wabash Com.
Ihlen4o Cas-. ,is Rnhasli Prct'd. ~.
u Mi & - p. IS q Wrs''n Union. S2Aa
Y u & Pane. 81. Iehigh Valley. aaa
4. - T.. Mn o.. aG&. PeHna ......... AZ
u [ @ L 81 h.. 36A Read iuE .... IOt5
bis Il Cat f'ds.. 2g'l Phila, Traction % !.
Del y Hudson .13i r. 4. ltiBhts... o.
pol Lac * @es lb3 Met Tract ION tO3
sd'5n Il i. Cos. ~. Bntto, Tract on l57
.pSr shore ...,.l2b Rlf, Gcn.Mtgs ~
.ouis & Nash ... 70 q Nat Cor. tor. III i.
Missouri Phclilc 90 lehigh SAy., 81 .
4 Ell.,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-02-08

An article appeared in an uttern Don
pnEcr yesterday which casts discrehil
on tho management of the Warren
Cub 1t said that the finances AMI
sports havn been mismanlgrl
Ihls is certainly uuia.r. Tho insur
ance aud interest have been paid ana
II the $1,000 10 dues wore paid tho clnl
would be all hight. 1t Is unfair fof Il
man waD owes his dues to come out
anu denouuce the management
y tho "urrGn CLAD COOS under IL
will be fuI the better as it las novei
been chartered aud tlrn the churtored
club, the Warren Athletic club vii
spring up In good form. fake the
great football match, or the scientific
wrestling match and see how they
were managed.
Tho people did not encourage the al
forts Of tho management and thsy
wero DAT OF pocket SlS5 at least. Df.
hrumbauSh Is gentleman who lie
serves better treatuient al the hauds
OF public journal.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-02-08

The REPUBLICAN has purchased sey'
leral Kindred volumes OF handsome
cloth | ound books OF the Hawthorn
series, comprising the following. Aims
wells stories for boys. Aimswelrs
stories for girls, works OF T. S.Arthur,
7, s. Arthur's homo stories, works OF
Mrs. Browning, Charlotte Brontesi
novels Carlyle's works, Alice Cary's
IClovernook Tales, Cooper's sea tales,
works OF Lord Beacontleld, De
'QulncGy's memorials. Dickens works
George Elllotts works. Mrs. Ewing's
works Scott's works. Thacleray's
worhsand other we'll known writer's,
These books will be put on the market
and sold to our readers at tho extreme
low price OF 20 cents per copy. One
coupon with 20 cents will got any of
these books of tho popular authors.
Call and examine them. Got library
and good literature while you hays c
chancb.
Com Q enrlv II you want your pick OF
the selections.