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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-03-20

The Homer Clipper says that jury
trials in Claiborne parish have be-
come a perfect farce; that mot gull
ty" is the stereotyped verdict in all
crimes, and hence the good people
of that parish have organized a Law
and Order League" to see that the
majesty and dignity of the State are
upheld, and that criminals receive
condign punishment. The known
criminal element will be notified to
leave the parish or take tie conse-
quences of repeated crimes.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-03-20
Saturday, March 20, 1897.

According to the Donaldsonville
Chief the colored people Of that
town made a very ereditable Mardi
Gras display, and 10 consequence
drew a big crowd Of people to The
town.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-03-20

There is no profession, not even
the medical one. which must hold
it's reputation more sacred than the
legal one, and this Hart matter
really forces il upon IL to purge it.
self OF Lionel Adams, a bright star
which has fallen by falling into the
clutches oe Dominick OMalley, a
foul blot upon another honorable
profession. The bar may purge it.
self Of Adams, but How journalism is
10 rid itself Of O'Malley and OVAL
leyism, is quite another question
New Orleans Herald.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-03-20

Belle Boyd, the celebrated Con.
tederate Spy, is on a lecture tour
through Louisiana. Her theme is
North ard South, or the Peri|s Of a
Spy" II is said her lectures are
quite interesting and draw large
audiences. Many old, soldiers in St.
Landry, survivors of the two Louis
lana bridgades nnder Sionewall
jackson, will recall some of the dar-
ing deeds Of Belle Boyd in the She
nandoah Valley campaign.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-03-20

The press dispatches the other day
informed US the sugar schedule OF
the new tariff was not arranged To
suit the Sugar Trust, and does not
suit the Sugar Trust, which desired
to have the pres, ut schedule, which
was arranged to suit, left undis
turbed." Bat the day of announce
meet of the new sugar schedule The
trust advanced prices one-eighth OF
a cent a pound, and Sugar Trust
stock had a boom in Wall street.
Trusts and the Republican party are
the siamese Twins Of American
politics.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-03-20

The action of Speaker Reed in
expunging from the Congressional
Record tho fact that Hon. WIN. j.
Bryan's appearance III the House
was greeted with tanulluous APP
plauss on the Democratic side. is Tho
meaDest thing with which the room
faced Gar IL credited. The Maine
statesman's pueriIity il eqnaled only
by the st. handry brute who testi-
fed in q court Of justice that be
priced his life dearly because he was
so fond of eating.-Gazatte, l.afay-
elite.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-03-20
Land Office at New Orleans, La,
February "a. 1897: {

February "a, 1897:
Notice is hereby given that the follow
ing named settler has filed notice of his
intention to make final proof in support
ofhis claim. and that said proof will be-
HbSer 9ftor La cl on Ao Of R y, 1ss4, CGart' ~
Joseph Thea.l,
who made homestead entry No. 1908, for
s ! of Sc !, NV ! of Sc / Sec / TIP IA SR2
East.
He names the following witnesses to-
prove his continuous residence upon and
cultivation of, said land, viz:
Eugene Fevergeon, Chapman Pierce.
Leonard Mallet, Henry Apple, all of YER
million parish.
G. Med. BRUMBY.
1851. Register.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-10-12
Ed TO u.

E:denton, n. c.. October 11-(Spccial)
Judge Brown, Hon. w. D. Prudcn
Solicitor Lcary, w. S. Pendleton. and
William Bond left for Gainesville ycster-
day
Mrs. w. d. Folk, of Smtthhcld. Is here
visiting her son. George =. Folk. cash
Ter of the bank.
The firing of n pistol twice on Broad
street Saturday night caused much OK
element. The weapon was In the hand
OF Tom Brown, colored. and he was
shooting at his wife. Neither of the
balls took effect. Tom ran after the
shooting, but was captured by Officer
Robinson early Sunday morning and
placed behind 1.-THE bars.
Rev. y. p. Tyre, of Elizabeth City, Is
at the Bay View this morning.
Rev. Mr.. Davis preached ut the Prot.
cstant Methodist Church Sunday morn.
Ing and evening.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-10-12
MATRIMONIAL INFELICITY.


Sundays Washington Post contained
THE following:
Lille NJ. Lyons Is seeking Il divorce
from Joseph ~. Lyons. to whom she
was married January II, 1891, by Rev.
Morris Vaughn, at Oxford, Granville
county. n. c. She filed a. petition yes
terday. charging incompetence. cruelty,
deSeriion, and non-support
'F'or the past eight years, she alleges,
he has been addicted toGhe excessive use
OF imoNicams. and in August, 1894, de-
serted her while living at Charlotte. n.
G., and has since refused TO return and
care for her
Mrs. Lyons has resided in Washing
ton for three years past, but the defend
ana is said to be n resident of Norfolk.
Ut is further charged by the petition
er that she lives in great fear of her
husband, being apprchensive that while
nc Is in an intoxicated condition he may
do her bodily harm
She asks that she may be rclea Sod
from the bonds of mrtrlmony and be
given the custody OF their child. and
that the defendant may be required to
contribute no its support.
During the pcdcncy of the srit she
asks that he he restrained from modest :
ing her or interfering with her in her
custody of the child"
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-10-12
NORTH CAROLINA
ELIZABETH GrTT.

Elizabeth City, N. c., October IL
(Special.)-On Sunday morning at about
2 o'clock the fire alarm was sounded for
the Fifth ward The fire proved to be
in the poor house one-flalf mile from the
city limits. The conflagration was an
awful one. the building itself and sew
eral smaller ones burning. The most
terrible Of all. Mr.. James Mccall was
burned TO Il crisp. 1T seems that the
lamp In Mr.. McCalrs room exploded,
and he was burned to ashes before the
fire was discovered, and as he was a
cripple and old he was unable TO save
himself or to make his plight known.
The tragedy is one long to be remcm-
bercd in this place. There is no supply
of water near enough for the hose to
reach the fire.
Rev. l.. l.. Williams, rector Of Christ
Episcopal Church, will leave Today to
visit New York city
An opera troupe will visit this place
next week to remain one night only.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. II. Sheep returned
Saturday from q visit of Il day or two
to Norfolk.
The public school. Prof. William Hin
ton, principal, has an attendance now Of
2S2 pupils
Dawson Bros opened their dairy
lunch counter Saturday.
MIR. and Mrs. Charles r. Bell. OF Bal
tlmorc, are visiting the family OF Mr.
j. II. Burgess, en- Fearing street.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-10-12
THE HUMAN TOP,
a Boy Spins Hclplessly Around Every
Few Steps He Takes.
lNnW York InhirnnlA

(New York Journal0
This unfortunate little boy might
truly be called the human top" In
voluntarily he spins like a top. Every
rev steps. whether he walks or runs.
ne turns his body all the way round two
or three times. He wishes not to re-
FoiNe. he tries mot TO rcvolvc, but he has
no more control over the revolutions of
MS body than he has over the rcvolu-
tons of this mundane sphere These
forced motions" have grown in force
ana frequency upon the unhappy boy
since he Learned 10 walk
The boy Is Charlie c. ana his
name is withheld here to spare the
feelings of his parents, who are promI-
ncht III New Jersey. Six months ago
they placed their son, who is 10 years
old, in the New Jersey training school
for fecblc-minded children. at Vine
land. There he has been at once tho
study and the puzzle OF the physicians
who attend the inmates of the school.
ana OF specialists who have been called
in TO examine him. No dime museum
sham is he, but the victim of an alb
nomal condition. the rarest Of the race,
Lately DIR. Charles *. Mills and DR..
w. G. Spiller, two eminent physicians of
Philadelphia, who are specialists 10, dis
eases of the nervous system. carefully
examined this whirling boy. The two
doctors made Il report upon the inter
cStnB case and extracts from the re-
port will best tell the results of their
study Of him:
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-10-12

1--WE found the lad quito Intelligent.
understanding and replying correctly to
all said to him." the distinguished ply
siciaels write. Ills speech, vision.
hearing and bodily development were
good.
THE interesting feature in the case Is
the tendency Of the patient to revolve
while walking. He has been taught,
since he entered the school, that he
must overcome this impulse. He insists
that he cannot help turning.
THE revolution of his body Is said to
| be always toward the left; that is. when
he faces the observer, the boys right
side Is first presented, then his back and
then his left side. We We're able to
confirm this statement while the patient
was walking.
Tho revolutions correspond with the
speed with which he had been moving"
That Is. the boy whirls faster when he
runs than when he walks.
Drs. Mills and Spiller evidently search
ed the medical books for a parallel to
this unique case. They found that
Bechterew, n celebrated neurologist, had
reported one somewhat similar. If an
attempt was made to hold Bechterew's
patient while he revoived he tore him
self loose to go on whirling. A post
mortem examination on this patient
proved that the covering membranes OF
his brain were diseased.
But the learned doctors confess them
selves completely puzzled by little
Charlie. They write:
ut is impossible at present to decide
whether these revolutions. which he
cannot help are the result Of organic
or functional conditions.
IF some one would devise n method
by which the Roentgen rays could give
US photograph of IL brain. within n
skull. our means of diagnosing would
then give positive results in such diff
cult problems"
In other words, the doctors must look
into Charles skull before they can tell
why he whirls and cannot help whirIing
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-10-12
HALIFAX.

Halifax, N. c.. October 11-(Spec.al. }
The dry weather has at last become
a drought. Everything is in need of
water. The wells are getting low also.
Three or four young men came up yes
tcrday from Scotland Neck and spent
the day.
Rev. E. G. Rose preached yesterday
morning and night at the Methodist
church.
MI Fredlander will soon move into
his new store, which is being rapidly
fixed for that purpose
Major T. l.. Emery arrived home Fri.
day from the Hut Springs of Arkansas
where he has been recuperating.
Mr.. ]. ]. Daniel made q trip ITO Weldon
yesterday.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-10-12
IL ERTEOIsD.

HEREFORD. n. c.. October 11.-(Special. }
REV. Josiah Elliott held n protracted
meeting AT Great Hope Church last
week and baptized seven converts yes
terday morning at the head of Church
street
Mr.. William Sutton. q resident of this
county, living in lSeulah township, died
Yesterday at his home after {; short
illness.
The pile driver to be used IN the
construction of ihc new bridge has ar
rived.
There was n colored bar;izing yester-
day afternoon.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-10-12
TIE FAMOUS HYGiENIC
kneipp Malt Coffee

Among the many devices intended for
the health ana economy Of the house
mold, none is deserving greater attention
that this famous and great hygienic cot
fee. 1t combines the invIGorating. health
giving properties OF Malt Extract with the
pleasant taste and fine aroma of coffee,
without however, tho Injurious effects OF
"Calfctn," the poisonous qulntesscncc OF
the latter. Endorsed by the Eleventh In
teTnaiionnl Medical Congress, held at
Rome, and the Medical Profession i'm gem
cral. II Is Invaluable for INVALiDS,
CH1LDREN. NURSING MOTHERS and
1t is especially recommended 20 all per-
sons suffering from INDIGESTION, DYS-
PEPSIA, NERVOUSNESS and GltNER-
AL DEBILITY. 1t Is pure, wholesome.
nutritious and economical substitute for
and IN excellent addition 10 coffee 1T
NECTRA LIES THE INJURIOUS EFF
FEC1S OF "CAFFEiN.' and improves
any grade of coffee.
Sold by groccrS and dealers In health
foods. Il cents per pound package. Cen
nnG only with portrait ana signature OF
Father Sebastian kncipp. Write for free
sample to KNEIPP MATT FOOD co, 222
w. Camden street. Baltimore. Md. Iui7-tf
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-10-12
Wonders Never Cease.

No one need suffer the fortunes of
rheumatism, because that modern lini-
mcnt, Salvation Oil, positively cures it.
II was 4 great sufferer from sciatic
rheumatism, and the best of doctors
attended me without relief. / COM
menccd using Salvation Oil, and two
bottles helped me wonderfully. 1t
certainly has worked wonders with me.
Mrs. e. j. Phelps, Box %, Enfield,
Conn.," Salvation Gil is for sale by all
dealers for % cts. Take no substitute.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-10-12
AUCTION SALES.--FUTURE Day.
BY Byrd. Baldwin 6 Co., Auctioneers,
Rooms p and % lIaddinEton Building.

RUSTEE'S SALE-WHEREAS,. BY A
certain deed of trust. dated on the 25th
gay Of February. 1897 and recorded in the
Slty or Portsmouth, Va, In d. b. up. i,1ge.
ISL. George w. Williams ct al, OF Ports
soribed real estate to ". w. sale of Nor or
Ioik, Va. as trustee. to secure tho Deli
nite Contract Building and Loan Associa-
therein set forth on the loan CT 500, aud
whereas tho said deed of trust provides by
reference to the bylaws. if the grantors
the interest, premium, dues or fines upon
the said loan for tho space of three,
tho principal sum and ali interest. prem
lufns, dues and fines shall, at the option
Oh or SAID company, BECOME due and payable
immediately thereafter, and may be en-
forced ard recovered at once, and default
having been made in the payments OF tho
fines for more than three months after the
same fell due, the said company has exer-
t tha LIS rs option and demanded payment OF
tuns. dues and fines.
Now. therefore, the undersigned, by vir-
ame OF +, tho premises. and having been re-
highest bidder, Ut the Real Estate I'm s;e
SATURDAY. October 10TH 1897. at il
o'clock noon. the following described real
ALL THAT CERTAIN LOT OR PAR
Gel OF LAND, with appurtcnauces
thereon. situated in the city Of Ports
mouth. IN the State Of Virginia. on the
south side of Columbia street, and bound
ed and described as follows
Beginning on the cast side of Green
street at the north line of the lot OF land
that was conveyed to Patrick Lynch by
deed of V. g. Culpcppcr and wife, being
% feet south on the southeast intersection
OF Griffin and Green streets, and thence
running north along the line OF said Green
street - feet; thence east III feet; thence
point of beginning, being the same prop
crty recently conveyed TO the SAID George
w Williams by John II. Prudon by deed
dated Goth day of February 1897, and duly
recorded in the Hastings Court of the city
of Portsmouth, Va.
TERMS CASH. The amount due on the
above mentioned deed OF trust Is $31T, a3
OF the first day OF October. 1887.
w. w. SALE, Trustee.
BYRD, BALDWIN x CO.
oc5-tds Auctionccrs
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-10-12
AUCTION sALEs-TIIIs Day.


BY the Morris Auction House, 81 and c.
New Market Place. 81
I ARGp ANb ATTRACTIVE SALE AT
l. our arotion-house THIS (Tucsdny)
MORNING at 10 O'Clock OF Furniture, Car
pets, Rugs. Pictures Stoves, Crockcry,
ono Show Case two. Pianos, etc
ocl2-lt II. X. NORRIS, Manager.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-10-12

1--WE found the lad quite Intelligent.
understanding and replying correctly to
all said to him." the distinguished ply
siciaeis write. Ills speech, vision.
hearing and bodily development were
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-10-12
A YELLOW FEVER SCARE

some miscreant with nothing else ito
do yesterday spread the repor: shat n
woll-defined case of yell3w fever alad
developed in Fenchurch street The
rumor spread rapidly and was tn, cause
of q big scare. 1t could not be con-
firmed. however. There was also n re-
port that Yellow Jack had arrived at
Old Point, but that rumor was quickfy
exploded
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-10-12
HOT WATER BAG

FOR RODY. FOR COLD FEET AND
BACK, FOR PAIN OF ALMOST EVERY
SORT. THERE is NOTHING TO EQUAL
THEM WE HAVE THEM AT ALL
PRICES. ALSO A LARGE SUPPLY OF
FOUNTAIN SYRINGES FOR USE OF
WARM WATER IN CONSTIPATION,
PILES AND KINDRED TROUBLES,
THERE is NOTHING BETTER THEY
SHOULD BE IL EVERY HOUSEHOLD.
The Portland daily press., 1897-10-01

mistress of South Portland, saw Waite in
South Portland about II. As o'clock June
18th. She fixed the date by the fact
that she was sworn in as clerk in the
post Office on that date and fixed the tims
because she had just had dinner when
she saw Waite.
The cross examination did not weaken
this testimony any.
William E. Allen, conductor on Cape
road was in charge of "a car l-Gving Will
lard at one O'Clock and due at the Port
land & Rochester railroad station some
time about 1.25 o'clock. He saw Waite
one day in June, when he got on the CIR
with camera. He couldn't fix the date.
No cross examination.
John W. Fessenden of Mechanic Falls,
is in business on Middle street as photo
grapher and knows Waite. He remem-
bered Monday, June 18th and saw Waite
at 1.3O O'Clock on that day. He came
into the witness office on that day,
having camera with him. Witness
identified the camera as the one which
Waite had when he came into the office.
Waite staid on the place about Is minutes.
He didn't leave there until 1.45 O'Clock.
He knows distance between gallery and
the door of the harrington block. He
said it was 40 PAGES.
Relating to the fire in the MCCARTHY
building on July 18th whereithe witness
gallery is hegEsaid Waite came to his
gallery on Friday before the fire on this
Sunday. Waite had his camera with him
and left 1t with the witness. There
were two plate holders in the camera.
The Portland daily press., 1897-10-01

his studio with camera in about ten
minutes. A witness for the government
had already testified to Waite's getting on
a Munjoy hill car, and got up as far as
North street at 1.45 and the fire occurred
in the harrington block at two or a little
after
And so the defense went on putting on
evidence tending to prove alibis to Waite
and in this way covered every fire in the
Indictment. The state mol pressed one
fire because it had not witness to prove
that it had occurred and changed the
date of another fire from June 8th to the
tenth because it was shown that Waite
was at Boothbay June 8th. and the state
discovered that there had been an error
in crediting this fire to June Sth, Mr..
Libby claiming that he would show later
that the fire was on June tenth. This
count of the Indictment is now practical
| ly out of the case.
On cross-examination which lasted for
| an hour Waite was cool and collected and
made very good showing. He did not
get twisted in answering the co-nty at
torney's questions and seemed to be with
out any nervousness whatever.
Mrs. Waite, the wife of the respondent,
also took the stand and testified an alibi
| for Waite on every date on which fires
| were alleged to have occurred. She toe
made good witness and did not offer to
| be nervous on the stand.
| The crowds were larger than they have
been at any previous day, an, there was
not a seat in the room and hardly space
enough to squeeze another person into
The Portland daily press., 1897-10-01

pocket book and heart have been damaged
$25, 900 by the failure of one Lou M. Ding.
ley of Auburn, daughter of Hon.. Ding.
ley, FFJr., of that city, to keep her engage.
ment to marry him and by subsequently
consummating a marriage contract with
MIR. W. e. Hadley of San Diego, Cal,
the marriage occurring on July 8, 1897, at
Boston, Mass.
Mrs. Hadley has gone to live in San
Diego, but has returned to contest the
case. Geo. G. Wing of Auburn is attor.
ney for Melcher and John A. Morrill, OF
Auburn is attorney for Mrs. Hadley. Hon.
Charles T. Libby of Portland. is associated
with Mr.. Wing.
Judge Emery is the presiding Justice.
Miss Dingley is daughter Of Hon.
| Jeremiah Dingley, a wealthy shoe manu-
facturer and real estate owner in Auburn,
and the largest individual tax payer in
the city.
The court was crowded when the case
opened and about two-thirds OF the au-
dience were women. Miss Dingley was
accompanied by her father during the
trial. A drawn jury was empannelled and
the case was opened by Judge Wing. He
| otdUcQ tU0 QfbD0 VI UIC WIAU anu tAdu u1AS
plaintiff was Arthur S. Melcher, and the
defendant Louise NJ. Hadley, in other
words, Louise Dingley Hadley. MIR.
Wing then read the plea as set forth in
the declaration.
The declaration sets forth that on Jan
uary l. 1881, ,at Auburn, that the plaintiff,
at the special instance and request OF the
defendant, had promised to marry and
take to wife the defendant, she then and
there promised the plaintiff to marry and
take to husband him.
The plea says the marriage was de-
| ferred from time to time and that on
July /, in Boston, Mass, she married and
took to husband another man, to wit, one
W. e. Hadley. in violation of her said
promise.
The plaintiff says that he spent large
sums of money and incurred large liabil-
tiles in the preparation and decoration OF
home for said defendant in accordance
The Portland daily press., 1897-10-01

The camera remained there until g few
days ago when witness gave it to MIR.
Heckbert. Besides this property at the
tim of the fire Mr.. Waite had "a negat1vs
from which the witness was printing 100
pictures.
Witness said there were no loose bricks
in the walls of his studio to his knowl
edge AS matter of fact there wa
no open place between the walls of h
building. Witness said 90 minutes af
Waite left his studio on June 14th
heard the fire alarm.
On cross examination witness said Il
he was sure it was 90 minutes af
| Waite left that he heard the fire alar
The negative owned by Waite which W.
in the gallery at the time of the fire wa
valued at $25. 1t was not insured. No
one besides witness had a Key to this
stu dio.
Edward W. Porter, engineer at the
Machigonne Engine house remembered
the fire in the Cushman block on June
18th. He said that on that day man
came into the engine house and told
Porter about fire at the Cushman block.
This man wore light suit of clothes
and was of light complexion. Witness
went up and examined the fire and did
not see any indications of the fire until he
had got up opposite the Cushman block.
| The men at the Machigonne Engine
tried to put the fire out with pony chemi-
Gals but couldn't and pulled in an alarm.
Witness did not know what became of tho
man who notified him of the fire
''Do you identify Waite as that MANI"
Witness asked that Waite stand up.
Waite did so. Witness then said that he
didn't think it was Waite as Re believed
| the man was of lighter complexion.
On cross examination witness said he
didn't want to swear the man was not
Waite. He had never told any of the
hat Woif 10s@t ral =
who came in to notify him
@ "a. Are you willing to swear that the