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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-08-22
Notice.

ALL persons are hereby warned not to
hunt upon, trespass upon OF pass over,
Enclosures, in the 3rd ward of this parish,
under penalty of being prosecuted to the
fullest extent of the law.
1-20-'94. ALEXANDRA BROUssvRD.
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Groves Tasteless Chill Tonic is a
perfect Malarial Liver Tonic and Blood
purifier. Removes Eiliousness without
purging. AS pleasant as Lemon Syrup.
It is as large as any Dollar tonic and
retails for SOC. To get the GENUINE
ask for Groves. Sold on its merits no
Cure no pay.
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&c 3 oWNERs.

For putting a horse in a fine healthy con-
dition try Or. Cady's Condition Powders.
They tone up the system, aid digestion, cure
loss Of appetite, relieve constipation, corre"'
kidney disorders and destroy worms, giving
new life to an old or oyer-worked horse. 20
&nts per package. Fer sale by druggists.
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North and Northeast

If you have envy intention of going
to the North or East this fall or
winter, you should advise yourself
of the best route from the South and
West. This is the Louisville &
Nashville Railroad, which is rum
ming double daily trains from New
Orleans and Memphis through to
Louisville, Cincinnati. Nashville,
Birmingham, Atlanta, Montgomery,
Townsville, Pensacoly, jackson.
vile and all Florida points; Wash.
layton, Philadelphia, New York,
Chicago. Detroit, Buffalo and all
points North and East. Pullman
Sleeping Car Service through. For
particulars as to rates and through
car service, write
T. FL. KINGSLEY,
Trav. Pass. Agent, Dallas, Tex.
JNo. KILKENY,
Div. Pass. Agt., New Orleans, La.
G. P. ATMoRE,
Genl Pass. Agent, L~ouisvill, Ky :.
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SCHOOL BOARD
W. NJ. Connerly, President
j. r. Kitchell, superintendent
Geo. Hayes, j. A, VilIien, &. W.
Gaspard, John Abshire Jr., A. The
all, Octave Hebert, 0. Bourque, A.
Toups. i
TOWN OF A%BBEvILLE
J. N. Greene, Mayor
G.. W. .Sec'y & Treas
ALDERMAN
r. J. Young. Eli Wise, Eraste Mou.
ron, e. A. Mazerole.
W. ?. Edwards, -. City Attorney
A N. De%mary.!.. $50. Constable
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE
lst ward-P. PelIoat
Constable-C. Leblanc
2sd ward-John Fleming
Constable-Thos Harrington
Ord ward-J. B. Shaw, Numa Fred
erick
Constables-J. U. Theall, Geo E.
Lyons
E4th ward-John Villien
Cons table
5th ward-A. Dubois
Constable--F. Bernard
9th ward-C. G. Blanchard, Oscar
Perry
Constables-A. Faulk, A. Herpin
7th ward-James Clark
| Constable. B. Mills
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J. K. SYLVESTER,
Vetenery Surgeon.
SylveSter's Specific.

For Bots. Collie, Tymoanites in
horses and mules. The best medical
science has dicovered. For sale by
H. J. STANsBURY,
May 4 95. Perry's Bridge.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-08-22

Chamberlain's Eye and Skin Ointment
Is ~unequalIed for Eczema, letter, Salt
Rheum, Scald Head, Sore Nipples, Chapped
Hands, Itching Piles, Burns, Frost Bites,
Chronic Sore Eyes and GRADUATED Eye Lids.
For sale by druggists at Is cents per box.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-02-02
BLACKS CUNNING LETTER.
Postal Laws Apparently Violated by q
San Jose Bicycle Agent.

Postal Laws Apparently Violated by a
San Jose Bicycle Agent.
The postal authorities are considering
the advisability of prosecuting Lew c.
Black of 80 South Second street, San Jose,
agent for bicycle company. for having
sent dunning letter to II. II. Jones of
room 5, Custom-house, upon the envelope
of which had been printed, IN red type,
diagonally across the face OF it, "Collection
Department"
The contents of the letter demanded
remittance of So. which Jones says he does
not owe, although he has been frequently
dunned.
Section 332 of the postal laws makes an
offense of the kind punishable by fine of
5000 or imprisonment for five years. or
both, as the maximum penalty. The word
ing of il covering the case in question is
substantially: "Any matter impressed
upon the envelope calculated by the terms
or manner or style of display and OBJ
viously intended to reflect injuriousIy upon
the character or conduct of another
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-02-02

lier will go one of the few remaining
relics of the old-time fleet that at one
time made their headquarters at New
Bedford and Nantucket and brought
wealth and prosperity to the inha bitants
OF those towns. Steam is now driving the
wind TANNERS" out of the whaling BUSH
ness and in few years there will not be a
sailing vessel clearing for Point Barrow.
Old-time captains who cannot get anybody
to fit out whaler for cruise say the bust
ness is played out but the successes of
the Pacific Steam Whaling Company tell
different story.
In her time the Bounding Billow has
probably brought more "oil and bone"
into this port than any other VIII aler of
the old class. She was almost invariably
successful and many time boat-steerers
have paid bonus to get a chance to ship.
The last time she went out was in 1892
She brought back 700 barrels of oil aud
1000 pounds OF wbalebope, but this did not
pay expenses, and as the agents, Wright,
Bovine u Co., about that time got into
difficulties the vessel was laid up in Oak
land Creek. When she was fitted out for
her last cruise about $4,000 was spent on
her outfit, and it is this sum the receiver
of the Wright, Bovine & Co. estate is try
ing W ItCOfcI.
The boats, running gear, canned goods,
equipment. such as oars, rowlocks, rope,
harpoops, etc., have been sold to vessels
now fitting out, and the Andrew Hicks
will take some OF them with her when she
sails in few days. This has raised a row
between the owners and the ship-chand-
lers- The latter say that the sale of these
goods is injuring their business, but the
receiver says: II am doing the best I can
by the estate of Wright, Bovine & Co.,
and if you don't like 1t you Can lump it,
By the sale of the Bounding Billow In
this way it is expected that quite large
sum will be secured. Had she been sold
as whaler, fully equipped, the chances
are that she would not have brought more
than $500, but with all her equipment
gone the chances are that she will bring
that sum at auction this week. Her masts,
spars, sound timber and old iron and
copper will well repay the purchaser.
The Bounding BIilow was built at Chel-
sea, Mass, in 1854. She is 240 tons gross
burden, 1l9 feet long. 81 feet S inches
broad II feet inches Deep and was origi.
nally owned by J.. Ct w. r. Wing of New
Bedford. About two months ago there
was prospect of fitting her out for an
other cruise, but the necessary money
could not be raised, so the scheme fell
through. Now the old bark's days are
mum bered.
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Tas instructed to remain in

lieutenant was instructed to remain in
charge
Captain Kane has been very sick man
with malaria, but his relatives say that he
will be about again in few days, but will
not be oh sea duty until he receives his
appointment as commodore.
The German bark III. Hackfeld, which
arrived from Honolulu yesterday, had a
catastrophe during the voyage. On Janu-
airy 26 last, when almost in sight of land,
Frederick Druckhammer, a lad aged II
years. fell from aloft and was drowned. In
his fall from the royal yard he struck the
rail and sank at once. The Hackfeld spoke
the sealing schooner Penelope with catch
of twenty-five seals.
The steamer Corona of the Pacific Coast
Steamship Company's line will succeed
the Pomona on the Eureka run this week.
The Mexico will be put on the southern
route and the Pomona will be laid up for
repairs.
The City of Everett, since her with
dra wal from the Panama route, has been
chartered by the Dunsmuirs and will in
future carry coal from Nanaimo, B. G.
The following notice to mariners has
been issued by the Lighthouse inspectors
s"The MONDAY Rock bell buoy, which
recently parted its moorings and went
adrift, has been replaced in its old posi-
tion-60o yards southwest by south from
the rock"
The American ship Aryan, now out
seventy-six days from New York, has $685.
600 worth of steel rails on board for the
new railroad being built by Piper, Alden,
Goodall q Co., between San Jose and
Alviso. The company is having consid-
cradle difficulty in securing its right OF
way, and all the blame is laid on the
Southern Pacific Railroad Company Con,
demnation suits have been begun, but the
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-02-02
4 GO0D-ROADS MEETING,
Invitations Sent to All Inter.
ested Local Organize
tons.
The Proposed Mass.Meeting Heartily
Approved-Somc Novel Indi-
vidual Ideas.

The highway improvement committee.
l.. A. W., that has taken the initiative to-
ward booming the prospective visit of the
State Bureau of Highways, sent. out invi-
tations yesterday TO all the important or
CARNATIONS of the City, asking them to
send delegate to the preliminary meet.
ing to be held on the 18th when plans fo1
good-roads campaign will be discussed.
Inquiry among many of the organiza-
tons shows that there is unanimous and
hearty desire to cooperate in any scheme
that aims to obtain frst-class paveme nts.
The ideas OF some of those in authority in
their respective organizations are given
below.
Charles Dondero, secretary of the Italian
Chamber of Commerce, embracing sixty
five firms:
For State with the wealth and resources oil
California we are behind other States in our
pubic works. Particularly do think that the
main highways should be well established
we shonId nave the arteries OF travel between
ce o. business and population in good
they nave In Europe They are the result OF
long experience and realization OF what
pays.
believe that the amount Of money layished
on our CITY streets does not begin to show good
lne youln ana Flgor and public spirit of the
Nlty ought TO be able TO secure for San Fran
cisco system OF streets that would attract the
favorable notice oil every visitor.
). +: Freud, secretary OF the Merchants
association, an organization of over 400
tirms:
The necessity for good roads is more ap-
parent IN TINS City than anywhere else. 1t is
sald mat, with few exceptions, the county of
san francisco has the worst roads in the State
ine good-roads movement Will receive its
greatest impetus when the wheelmen take
1oia In earnest, and everything should be
uune 10 encourage such action. / understand
inat there are $4,000 wheelnlen in this City.
II thty could get together Tor a general ex-
preston OF opinion the force of such an opin-
ION would be practically irresistible.
Or. I. A. Rottanzi. chairman of the
South Size Improvement clubs, with q
combined membership of 1000, said:
Nlth the knowledge of what was gained by
popaiat discussion for the pavement OF Folsom
street IL Is not too much to expect some very
large anu material results from the big mass
meeting 10 be held here when the Bureau OF
hdgh"ays pays this County visit.
Inc o4cycie people, naturally an active,
Wlue-aWaKe class OF citizens, can exert pow
eriul influence il they go about il in the right
way. by very force OF numbers their moral
inhuehce would be big factor in any cause.
William 9. Laying. editor of the Breeder
and Sportsman, speaking for the Pacific
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-02-02
A COSTLY HAIRCUT:
Arrest Of Barber for Making an Over
charge of Fifty Cents.

Arrest of Barber for Making an Over
charge of Fifty Cents.
Alfred Bell, barber, was arrested last
night by Policeman G. A. Anderson on a
warrant sworn to by L. Staynaro, charg-
ing him with misdemeanor embezzlement.
The offense committed by the offending
barber, as alleged by SIaynaro, was an
oyercharge CT so cents on haircut. Bell
claims that the man who caused his arrest
came into his shop a few days ago and
after taxing seat in the chair informed
him that he wanted a haircut, hair
SINCE, shampoo and a shave. His orders
were followed as closely as possible and he
was charged 65 cents. The mar imme-
dlately objected to paying 65 cents, and
offered to pay Is cents, but the
barber insisted on having the full price
for his labor. Staynaro finally paid the
bill and Immediately went to the City
Hall and swore out warrant for the ar
rest of the bar Der.
Bell says that be will have Staynaro ar
rested on a charge of perjury as soon as he
Is released
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Coast Trotting-horse Breeders Assooia-

Coast Trotting- horse Breeders Associa-
ton:
without good thoroughfares there is no In
eentive to drive good horses.
Some people say the bicyclists are destroying
the interests in horses, The bicyclists are de-
veloping feeling in favor OF horses and for
road riding.
Mr.. Drumming of the San Francisco
Bicycle-deaiers' Protective Association:
What we want in this City is for all sections
to combine for once to perfect one main thor
oughfare from water to water.
Market street should be paved first and then
there would be starting place for the different
Market street to chip in and help out on the
proposition.
With one conspicuous model street 1t would
only be matter of time before the streets
branching from it would be similarly per
tected. Such was the experience in Chicago.
c. f. Grunsky, ex-president of the
Technical Society of the Pacific, member
ship 200:
The purpose of the engineer really is to make
the best possible use of materials available.
BAN FRANCISCO Is expending annually nearly
$2,ooo,o00 In road and sewer construction,
ana 1our-hfths of that amount is spent on
roads. With such sum we ought to get the
very best payements and large areas of them
every year.
q. q. Dodge, attorney for the Van Ness
Avenue Improvement Club:
The first thing that stranger notices is the
condition of the streets. Any one that has
been to Paris remarks upon the beautiful
ooulevards. But 1t took long experience to
perfect them.
Here public and concerted action is lacking
and 1t Will require good booming of the
proposition OF first-class pavements to awaken
the people generally to realization that
money spent for permanent improvements is
always we'll invested.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-02-02
MRS. FURY ALSO BLAMED.
Coroner's Inquiry Into the Sunny
.side Fatality of
Monday.
The Verdict Charged Both the Railroad
and the Dead Woman With
Negligence.

The verdict of the Coroner's Jury at the
inquest held yesterday by DR.. Hawkins to
inquire into the cause of the death OF Mrs.
Ellen Fury, the Sunnyside dairywoman
who was run over by the S:15 A. NJ. San
Jose and San Luis Obispo train No. of
the Southern Pacific last Monday, blamed
both the dead woman and the railroad
company. 1t read:
We find that the cause of death was acct
dental but due to negligence on the part of
both parties.
The railroad was well represented by the
employees on the train, and the statements
of Engineer D. B. Fiield, Fireman Robert
r. Clement, Brakeman e. l.. Gerst, Con-
ductor +. D. Eaton and Baggage-master
A. j. Dale were corroborated by Train
Dispatcher e. A.. Steininger as to the
speed of the train, and by Brakeman A.
W. Tesche as to the constant sounding of
the automatic bell.
The rate of speed at which the train was
said to be going was eight miles an hour.
Orders to go at that speed, the train
dispatcher said, had been given because it
was feared the condition of the track was
bad and possibly dangerous after the
| storm.
| Engineer Fifield said he blew the danger
whistle as soon as he saw the woman and
her cows on the track. which was when
! the train was only about seventy-fve feet
away. The track is straight there and a
| person could see train almost as far dis
tant from Sunnyside as Bernal. One of
| Mrs. Fury's COWS was on the track and she
got it off, but in doing so the woman her.
self was struck. The engineer said he
| stopped the train as suddenly as he could.
| The woman was not on the track when
the engineer first saw her, but the COW was,
and he explained that he Stacked up in an
ticipation of the woraan's possibly trying
to cross the track.
All the railroad men said il was the Gus
tom for the automatic bell to be kept
sounding all the way from Valencia street
to Ocean View. This vas controversial by
Mrs. Annie Ewell and her little daughter,
Essie, who live short distance from the
scene of the accident, and who were eye
Witnesses They did not hear the bell
ringing, they said, and Mrs. Ewell thought
the train was running as fast as the Mon
terey flyer. Little Essie had made an
effort to help Mrs. Fury when she saw the
woman's danger.
From what the eight-year-old Essie said
it appeared that Mrs. Fury was more in
terested in preventing any accident to the
train than in the saving of her own COW,
and that she was trying to get the COW off
the track to prevent any probable ditching
of the train. By the irony of circum-
stances the woman lost her own life.
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ALONG THE FRONT.
The New Railroad and Steamship
Line Between San Jose and
AIviSo Being Blcckad

Captain Redstone of the navy-yard tug
Unadilla had rather unfortunate expert
ence on his initial run to San Francisco
from Mare Island. The trip was made in
the fast time of two hours and five min
utes, but the captain was too eager to dock
and make record and thus got into
trouble. The tide was against him, and
before stern way could be got on the tug
she went crashing into Washington-street
wharf, carried away number OF the piles
and did other damage to the superstruc.
ture. The steamers starboard bow was
damaged and the new paint was scraped
off in number Of places.
The Unadiila will be used AS towboat to
bring the cruisers to and from the navy
yard, transport to carry marines and
sailors to and from San Francisco and q
freiehtboat to carry supplies to Mare
Island. She is very handsome craft
and fast. In fact, she is far better than
her builders calculated upon. full de.
scription OF her was given in The CALL
two months ago. Before docking at WASH
ington-street wharf the Unadilla went to
the coast-defense steamer Monterey with
orGers for Lieutenant-C Commander Wad
hams, who is temporarily in command.
Captain Kane is away on sick leave and
was to have reported for duty yesterday.
but as he is not yet able to be about the
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-02-02
A MUSICAL EVENT.
Prominent Men VIII Tender a Renefit
Concert to the Saturday Morning
Orchestra.

The Saturday Morning Orchestra has so
repeatedly and successfully given its
services in the cause of charity that its
many friends will learn with pleasure that
mum Der OF prominent gentlemen in this
city are DESTROYS of rendering benefit con-
cert to the orchestra, which has so long
worked for others.
The following letter was recently re-
celved by Mrs. S. S. Wright, president of
the Saturday Morning Orchestra:
Mrs. S. S. Wright. President Of the Saturday
dersigned, are all friends and well-wishers of
the Saturday Morning Orchestra, of which you
have been SO long the president, and we trust
that nothing may occur TO interfere with the
continuance ana the prosperity OF that organ
iZation.
1t is we'll known how readily and willingly
the young ladies composing the orchestra have
responded on every occasion for charity, and
how successful the results have BEEN but we
realize that the concerts that the orchestra
has heretofore given for charitable purposes
nave involved not only great deal of time
and hard work on the part of the young ladies,
but also considerable expenditure of money
by the organizatlon. and we, therefore, sug-
gest that concert might be given this season
for the benefit OF the orchestra itself.
Believing that the interest of people in San
Francisco in the young ladies' orchestra would
make such concert successful, we beg leave
to tender to the Saturday Morning Orchestra q
benefit concert to be given at such time and
place as NAV be determined upon by your
board. We remain very respectfully, Charles
Webb Howard, A. B. McCIeery, F. A. Hyde, r
1. Rathbone, w. c. Little, William Alvord
William Thomas, Edward ]. MeCutcheon
Winfield s. Jones, Edward Bosqui, H. p Tevis,
George w. McNear, Pelam w. Ames.
To this Mrs. Wright has replied, on
behalf of the young ladies':
To Charles We65 Ho,card and others--6ENTIE E.
MEN; The young ladies of the Saturday
Morning Orchestra desire me TO say that they
accept with much pleasure and many thanks
your Kind courtesy, and they respectfully
suggest Monday evening, February II and the
Metropolitan Temple as desirable time and
place for the benefit concert so cordially ten
dered. l have the honor, gentlemen, to be
yours, very respectfully,
JOANNA MAYNARD WRIGHT
President of the Saturday Morning Orchestra.
There is no doubt that the concert
will prove brilliant society event, for the
many friends of the orchestra will be
eager to have an opportunity of testifyinp
their appreciation of all that the young
musicians have accomplished in the
cause Of charity.
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Another Of the Old Time Whalers
Is to Be Sold and
Broken Up.
WAS A BONANZA IN HER TIME,
Boat.Steerers Paid Premiums to Secure
Berth When She Was
Fitting Out.

The old whaler bounding Billow that
for forty-two years has braved 1.-THE
stormy winds that blow has probably
made her last voyage. Size is now being
dismantled in Oakland Greek and as soon
as everything that can be taken out of her
has been removed the hulk will be sold to
the highest bidder. 1t will then be taken
to California City and burned in order to
save the copper and iron.
The old vessel will make a great bonfire
as her tim bers are soaked with oil from
the thousands of whales taken in the
frozen Arctic and the Southern Seas. With
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-02-02

In the filing Of prescriptions the average person
is in the dark to the cost and the contents Of the
medicine, consequently has to rely on the honesty
and reliability of the Druggist who dispenses the
drugs. The majority OF the Druggists OF San
Francisco pay commission of rs to so per cent TO
the physicians who send their prescriptions to
them. This being the case, how can the "Com-
mission Druggist" be honest? For instance,
physician writes prescription for one bottle LIS
terne, regular price 75c bottle (actual wholesale
cost 66c). On this the Commission Druggist
"divies'' with the physician % so per cent. To
person on the outside it looks If the Druggist
out and injured. BUT HE Is NOT. He Just
substitutes vile imitation of Listerine costing Soc
per gallon. There are, on the other hand,
spectacle class of physicians-and they are nu-
merous-who will not accept commission from any
Druggist. This element OF the profession we cater
to and have their entire confidence, as they know
all prescriptions exactly as ordered and pay no
commission to any doctors. The confidence in US
nc 10y ~ t Nc otor on 301 20 81, oS
in 1895. larger number than dispensed by any
store in the State.
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cases are being blocked in the courts and
Messrs. Pryor and Goodall are getting
tired of going to San Jose only to find thai
continuance has been granted.
Both of the gentlemen returned from a
trip over the proposed road yesterday and
said that all the arrangements were per-
fected except for the terminus at AIyiso.
They have, however, arranged for lots ad-
joining the ones in dispute and on them
the rails will be stored as soon as they ar
rive. At Alviso, Piper, Alden, Goodall &
Co. will connect with the railroad by
steamer and freightboets, and in this way
save large sum yearly to the farmers in
Santa Clara Valley. The Southern Pacific
is blocking them at every step, however,
and the chances are that there will be con-
siderable litigation before the matter is
settled