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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-08-28

1t is now given out with positive
assurance that the Southern Pacific
Railroad will extend the st. Martin
vile branch road to the upper
Teche country, toward Breaux
Bridge and Arnaudville. How soon
this is to be done, we have not heard,
but if it will have the effect of de-
terring other railroad builders from
entering that territory, it may be
accepted as a certainty that the
Southern Pacific will build as soon
as is necessary to cheekmate compe-
tition. In the meantime, the pro-
moters Of the Palmetto & Gulf Ry.
Co., whose projected route extends
through the same territory, will not
relax in their efforts to secure COM
nection with tie Texas Pacific at
Palmetto. Such a branch would be
an important feeder to the Texas
Pacific and this can be demonstrated
with so much force TO the officials OF
that company, that there can be but
little doubt that they could be in-
duced to take up this project and
carry it through. An un broken right
Of way, secured the entire Distance,
will be q powerful incentive to the
building of this road.-New iberia
Enterprise.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-08-28
all wheat. From Terre Hanta !,

fall wheat From Terre Hauta 4
Chicago is a fine level farming conn.
try, well kept farms, neat farm hon
ses, good stock, fine orchards were
the rule. At Danvilte and Wataeka
is the coal mining region, here were
coal cars-and coal %cars--and cool
cars all along the line Of the rail.
road, the town is large and thrifty.
Danville is q great coal centre, 90 il
Watseka and business appears lively
at both points. Momence seemed ID:
he a lively town. Soon after leaving
tho coal region night set in and il
was too dark TO observe much tha
remainder Of the way into Chicago
where ! arrived at SIT .. m, and
on leaving the train and entering the
depot under the bright glare of the
electric light | heard sone child
shout Grand Pa i'-and then one
Of my grand children rxshedi uto nv
arms with great glee and delight.
Anon. W. W. d.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-08-28

From Lawrenceburg, Ind, comes
q strange story Of a nan twice d.
vorced and thrice married, who is
now seeking divorce for the third
time from his muchly welded spouse.
Colonel Perry Carter is again an ap.
plicant for divorce from his muchly
married wife, the Colonel having
been twice before divorced from the
same woman, but pcrsisting 10 re-
marrying her on her promises to re-
form. He nov asks the courts to
separate him for the third time from
the woman.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-08-28

4 North Carolina newspaper
states that J. Fl. Shelburn, of the
revenue service recently captured a
complete still, in Person county
about six miles from Roxboro, that
will take the prize for ingenuity and
smallness. It will hold only about
three quarts, yet it was. complete in
all Of its arrangements ; worm and
all. It was made for use on a stove
and was like a teakettle, and would
turn out about q gallon a day. He
intends TO send it to the department,
as this will make the smallest still
ever captured in this State, and he
has also captured the largest~-one
near Wilson, 465 gallons capacity
No one was arrested.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-08-28
TAKEN UP

By the undersigned, in The Queae
Tortne settlement, a brown besi
with white face, aged ten or twelss
years, ard branded thus: I'D
Said beef vas taken up. @A1
appraised and killed. The owner
can recover the amount OF appralse.
ment by applying 10 The undersigneo
and paying costs.
COLUMBUS TRAHAA
July 81, 1897.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-08-28

We are 10 receipt Of a copy, in
book form, Of the proceedings of the
Fifth Annual Convention Of the
Louisiana State Public School Teach.
ers' Association of last year, sent US
by Hon, ]. V. Calhoun, for which
We return our thanks.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-08-28

Ruston is the only town in the
State of Louisiana which can boast
of a registered, practising female
physician, in the person Of Mrs. DR..
Amanda Taylor, who recently hung
out her single in that town.-Bien-
vile Bell.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-08-28

Some two weeks ago ex-R Recorder
Whitaker shot D. G. O'MalIey, pro.
prietor of the City Item, inflicting o
wound of the chest and left shoulder.
The trouble grew out of slanderous
charges published by the Item
though both parties claim that the
other was the aggressor.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-08-28

For a comparatively small outlay
declares the Washington Post, Mr..
Hanna has placed the ridiculous Mr..
Coxey at the head Of the Ohio Pop
ulists, and turned their campaign
into a choice bit of farce-comedy.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-08-28

The Shreveport Progress thinks
Farmer John Dymond would make
a good governor for Louisiana, and
the Picayune says he would evident.
ly prove acceptable to the rural dis
tricts, now that the farmers are
crowding for a front scat in politics.
John Dymond is all right!
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-08-28

Justice Miller of the State Supreme
Court rendered a decision on the
18th instant in the municipal cleo
ton case denying the writs of certio.
rari and prohibition applied for by
the REALTORS. This decision settles
only the question of Jurisdiction
Lafayette Gazette.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-08-28

There is no doubt Of an over
whelming democratic victory in Vir
ginia. To fact the leading republi-
cans do not think il worth while to
ever nominate a ticket as they can
not hold their followers or keep them
from voting for free silver candidates.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-08-28
OTIS BY THE WAY.
CHICAGO, Aug. II, 1897.

Editor Meridional
From Worthington, Ind, to Terre
Haute is 40 miles over a beautiful
rolling prairie covered with fine
farms, wheatfelds and cornields or
every hand. Orchards of apples
and plums, pears and peaches abound
ed. This rolling prairie is not sc
rich as the prairie about Worthing-
ton but is fertile about like the
prairies of VermiEion parish.
Forty-six years ago | wasat TerFe
Haute several days. Not a railrna
then graced the town It was Their
a beautiful little town on the Wabash
river depending on steamboat navi>
cation for its commerce. Now it IL
a city with many raj roads-has q
grand union depot-electric lights,
electric cars, gas works, ice facto-
ries, large foundries, Touring mills.
elevator and many other industries
The change is wonderful.
After leaving Terre Haute we
proceeded up the Wabash river and
crossed over to the west side. Here
the river bottoms were about a mile
wide and were covered with corn
fIds. [ saw one cornfield Of one
thousand 10 twelve hundred acres,
all waving in corn. The Hoosiers
are great on corn, their motto is
corn is king. The wonder is how
they ever fad a market for such an
enormous quantity of corn. Along
the railroad I noticed great corn
cribs. some of them halt d mile long
where the corn is stored when gath
cred and awaits shipment. Some Of
these cribs were full of last years
crop yet. Ia Worthington and other
places | noticed that the farmers are
hauling great quantities Of corn to
the elevators now. Aud here is q
pointer for the Vernilion farmer.
They do not rush their crop on the
market SO soon as it is gathered and
thus glut the market and break down
prices, they sell their wheat and
corn a little at a time all through
the year. Thus the supply does moi
exceed the demand and prices are
maintained and the farmer has mon-
ey coming in throughout the entire
year. | feel very sure if'the Yer
million farmer would market his rice,
his cotton, and his corn, a little at o
time throughout the entire year, he
would improve his financial condi-
ton very greatly. We would not
hear so much about trusts, monopo,
lies and combines to rob the farmer,
as we do now. The fact is the farm
err (if he knows how is amply able
to protect himself from all the specu.
lating tribes of Earth. without any
and from legislation, by hia own ac-
ton and management. The farmer
hauls his corn to the elevator in the
ear, shocked but not shelled. The
elevator shells it and puts il in a bin
ready for the cars, it is shipped in
bulk. The cobs furnish all the fuel
needed by the elevator and far more
besides.
| saw a large roller Touring mill at
Worthington run on cobs as a fuel.
Along the route to Chicago they
were blowing the land for sowing
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-08-28

The Executive Committee cf tue
Louisiana Press Association held 1
meeting last Monday and decided to.
hold a session of the State Associa.
ton tuesday forenoon, October 5,
for the transaction of association
business, after which it is expected
that the members will affiliate with
the Federation in all its sessions.
The Secretary now has in hand tile
arrangement Of an excursion to the
Nashville Exposition which, if suc-
cessful, will follow at the close dc
he Federation, and in which the
members Of both the State Associa-
lion and Federation are expected 10
Join.-Crowley Signal.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-08-28

On Sunday the 18th Of August,
Prince Henri, of Orleans, and Count
Victor, of Turin, fought a duel with
swords near Paris. There were FIVE
encounters, and the Italian was de
clared the victor having severely
wounded his antagonist in the aldo.
men.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-08-28
NOTICE.

The public is notified not to sell
anything to my wife. Melassie Ca0lp-
bell Briggs, ON my account, not 10
bdy any of the community property,
from her; any such contracts will De
repadiated.
ALEXANDER BRIGGs.
AbbeyilIe, La, August II, 1897.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-08-28

W. @. Pipes, of Abbeville. was in
Crowley Wednesday, says the Sig.
nal. Mr.. Pipes has made arrange
ments to start q newspaper at Guey'
dan which he has named the Guey-
dan News. This will be q six COL
umn folio and the FIRST issue will APP
pear September /. He secured part
of his material from the Signal Office.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-08-28

Mr.. and Mrs. J. P. Gueydan last
week returned from France and
passed through New Iberia last
Tuesday on their way home at Guey.
den. For a number Of years, Mr..
Gueydau has held out inducements
to the Iberia & VermiIion Railroad
Company to extend their line from
Abbevllle to his place, ard he in
forms us that matters are shaping to
the accomplishment of this end
There has been a grand development
of that section, through the efforts OF
Mr.. Gueydan, who originally owned
$4,000 acres Of land there, and the
work of improvement is constantly
acceleratiug. The northern border
Of his vast domain is tapped by the
Midland Branch and with the exten.
sion of the | & ". will form a loop
from this point to Midland, on the
Southern Pacific main line.-New
Iberia Enterprise.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-08-28
ROMAN FRANCEE,
u. S. DEPUTY SURVEYOR.

U. S. DEPUTY SURVEYOR.
Parties desiring lands surveyed
will be promptly Recommendations
applying to Simonet Leblanc or ].
NJ. Beauxis, at Abbeville, or by wri-
ting me at Carencro, Louisiana.
Aug. 2l-'97.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-08-28

The convicts 10 the State number
about 1000 at present. OF these Sc
are women and the great majority
are negroes. The lessees Of the
~penitentiary pay the State $4,000 a
year for the convicts, who are divi-
ded into s or 6 camps, $50 to the
camp, the women working on the
plantations and the men on the lie.
wees.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-08-28
Saturday, August 20, 1897.

Judge Morris Marks died in Vir'
ginia this week.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-08-28
House for. Eent.

The cottage recently occupied BY
w. 0. Pipes may be rented upon
application TO DR.. w, D. White.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-08-28

When the statement of Govern :
ment receipts was made up at the
close of July it was found that q de.
felt Of more than Sill 900 900 ex
listed. In other words notwithstand-
ing the enormous importations dur.
ing that month the Government paid
out $ll,G00, 600 more than it re-
ceived. The total receipts were
$39,O27. 1854 and the disbursements
were $50, zoos O8. The deficit
would have been much larger bnt
that importers rushed in cargoes to
escape the duties under the Dinglcy
law. The disbursements were eight
millions more thar during July of
the previous year. Therefore, no
matter what the extraordinary ex>
penses July, the first month of the
fiscal year may be, it is plain that
the enormous increase of ~expendi-.
lures of eight millions is clearly
chargeable to the wastefnl admins
tration Of a republican congress and
President. The interest bearing
public debt Of the country was in
creased $6,720,560 during the
mouth of July. This is a matter
that will require considerable cxpla'
nation during the next campaign.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-22

to where the two bodies were lying. Both
were lying on the ground. One Of the men
was dead and the other gave one gasp
and died. As Dr. Bars came up they
were both lying with their heads in the
direction that Shehee stood when he fired.
One had pipe in one hand and a sack of
tobacco in the other. The other was ly-
ing almost straight, just behind the man
with the pipe. One man, the witness said,
weighed about 145s pounds and the other
about lG5 pounds. In describing the defen-
dant's physical condition al the time of
the shooting, the witness stated that he
was cripple and had been ever since the
witness had known him.
A j. Tison testified that he lives in
house near where the shooting took place
and about thirty yards from the bar lot.
His attention was attracted by curses
from the direction of the lot. When he
heard the shots he went to his house to
keep his family from coming near the
window and placing themselves in danger.
He stayed there until the shooting was
over. While at his house he looked in the
direction from which he heard the shots
and saw Shehee backing sideways from
under a buggy shed, followed by two men
who were cursing and who were about
eight feet away Shehee was making an
attempt to run and later stopped and COM
menced firing. The witness then went in
to the house.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-22
BRUNSWICK'S BAR.
Col. Goodyear to Use Dynamite
Again Next Year.


Brunswick, Ga, May H.-Work on the
Brunswick ocean bar will commence next
week Col. Goodyear will resume the
dynamite process. which has proven so
successful in the past. When the next
survey is called he confidently expects to
have the coveted twehty-four feet, or
more, which will entitle him to a cash bo-
nus of $4,000 from the government The
survey just closed gave him 23.2 feet or
just . feet less than he needed to get
small fortune.
Under his contract with the government
he can only use the dynamite process in
this work, but his confidence in 1t is su-
preme
Work on the pier. bath houses and hotel
at st. Simons has been completed. The
main building has been extensively wired
for electric lights and placed in order for
the seasons opening on June /.
The petition for executive clemency in
behalf Of Lowry. the condemned murder
err is now being circulated. 1t recites the
various phases of the case and asks that
the hanging be stayed until evidence can
be produced showing that the murder was
not intentional. The petition Is being ex-
tensively signed. Lowry's attorney, Mr..
G.. b. Mabry, is active in the unfortunate
mans behalf.
Reports coming in from the country in
dictate that the recent high tides did not
damage the crops very much. About one
third Of the corn crop along the river
banks was destroyed. but this is an in
considerable quantity.
An official compilation of stock on
hand" and receipts for year in the nav
al store market has just been made. II
covers the calendar year of 1896, and
shows during that time receipts of rosin,
29i610 barrels; spirits turpentine 67727
casks. This shows an increase over the
previous year Of rosin, 1921 barrels; spir-
its, 1899 casks.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-22
MOODY ON TRIAL.
Charged with killing John OduIu,
His BrOther-in-I4aw,

Tampa, Fla. May 21-After the grand
jury had brought in a verdict yesterday
acquitting j. II. May for the killing of
viii Hammond, his brother-in-law n. f.
Moody charged also with the killing of
his brother-in-law, John Odum, was ar
raigned before the bar and the work of
selecting jury was begun.
Moody killed John Odum at Turkey
Creek Jan. p, of this year. After the
jury had been selected DR.. R. N. Wells
was called as the first witness for the
state. His testimony was that he was
called by the coroner to examine the body
of Odum and that he found twenty-six
buckshot wounds in the mans head and
body, ranging from the crown of his head
to his waist. The next witness called was
Ben Cline the only witness to the shoot
ing. He stated that he and Moody were
sitting on a refrigerator waiting for The
pay train, when they saw Odum coming
through the woods. Moody got up and
said that he had to make out way bill
for a car of lumber, and he went inside.
Odum walked deliberately and slowly IN
toward the depot, carrying his left hand
in his coat pocket and his right hand in
his trousers pocket. When he had ad-
vanced to within about twenty-five steps
he called out to Moody. The witness then
heard two reports of a shotgun and he
saw Odum fall face downward toward the
ground. The state then rested its case.
Al the preliminary trial, i'm which Moody
was exonerated, the evidence went to
show that Odum had repea tedly threat
ened his life and had even waylaid him,
the only thing saving him was the pres
ence of his little girl. The trouble dated
way back to some disputed settlement of
accounts
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-22
CITY GOVERNMENT.

Savannah, Ca, May 10, 1S97.-Council
met this evening at $50 O'Clock. Present:
p. w. Meldrim. mayor, presiding, and Al
dermen Krouskoff. Hull, Hamilton, WHY.
owens, Reid, Guckenheimer. Wen, Davis
and Smith.
Minutes of meeting May S, 1897 were
upon motion confirmed as published
REPORTS OF COMMUTERS.
The committee on accounts report that
they have examined and found correct
bills against the city amounting to thirty
two thousand and twenty-nine dollars and
twenty cents. as per accompanying sehed-
ule, and recommend that the same be
passed for payment. A. l.. Well.
Chairman Committee on Accounts.
Report adopted.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-22
sHEHEE IS on TRIAL.
He Is Charged with the Murder G..
Two Men at High Springs.

Gainesville, Fla. May 21.-The trial Of
the shehee murder case was commence
ed in the circuit court Wednesday
This Is one OF the most important cases
in the history OF criminal trials In Ala
chua county, says the Leader. w. G. She
hee, Jr., the defendant. is charged with
the murder OF two white men, Messrs
Taylor and Hillard. some time last sum-
mer back Of a saloon at High Springs. az
ter the three had been engaged In gam
bling The two bodies were found side
by side a short time after the killing. The
flight OF shehee In company with one Of
his friends TO Lafayette county and his
subsequent arrest and return. Is well
known TO the people OF the state
Young Shehee was brought into the
court room and occupied chair near his
counsel, facing the judge. with his father
seated at his right. The young mans face
bore the usual iall pallor. but aside from
this he looked Ike q man In fairly good
health. lie appeared but slightly inter-
ested In the general proceedings. but
showed deep interest In argument OF coun-
sci on either side over technical points and
motions. His father, well known In
Gainesville and az present a merchant OF
High Springs. displayed a keen interest In
the proceedings ana frequently conferred
with his counsel
Or G. &. Bars testified that he was
on a box back Of Fryer a. Thomas saloon,
about 100 feet away from where the shoot
ing occurred. lie heard one or Two shots
before he saw Shehee come from behind "a
small house and 20 In the direction OF an
other house When near the second
house. about thirty or forty feet away
from the two men, he fired three more
shots. and was met by J. M. Fryer and
went into the bar. Or. Bars then went
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-22

The committee OF the whole, 10 which
was referred the petition from the Ladies'
Memorial Association, requesting the city
Of Savannah 10 become the custodian OF
the confederate monument In the Park ex-
tension, and 10 keep and care for Il for
ever, upon the condition that the railing
shall never be removed. recommend the
acceptance OF the trust under the condi-
ton named Samuel r. Hamilton,
Acting Chairman Committee OF the Whole.
Report adopted.
The committee OF the whole. 10 which
WAS referred the petition Of Dr., w. r..
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-22
rHE BREIsNEcI< HEcEIV ERsHIr.
report shows More Than Enough 10
Pay All Claims.

Brunswick Ca. May 2l.-The Brelsneck
receivership case continues 10 occupy the
attention OF the court Not the least In.
terestng feature Of Il Is the report OF
Receiver Lehman. The report on 1ie
shows that Mr.. Breisneck has availa bic
assets amounting 70 SJ2,794.53. and la bill
ties OF only Ss79j0 This bears out the
statement recently made that the defend
ant claimed he did not owe a dollar he
could not pay on demand or when due
The suit s brought against Robert w.
Breisneck in an effort to collect a Judge
ment held against his father. lately de-
ceased The judgment Is for 81, 500 and in
terest, with costs attached. Even should
Breisneck lose his case u seems that he
could easily pay the entire amount and
then have a good sized fortune left over
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-22

A Reflection Suspected.-The colonel
was scratching his chin and gazing into
the glass. The glass was empty.
what " on your mind, colonei" asked
the barkeeper. who knew the old gentle
mans ways.
II am wondering. sab whether Malah
BioodgoOd meant 70 subtly insult me. We
had a few words, sab. day befo' yestld.
dy, but the mattah was smoothed ovah,
and wound up with the maJah Dromisin
me a llvah-colored pup, sab. This ma n.
In / got the pup. II was white. BY
CAD. n I thought he meant I was white.
llvahed sab"
And the colonel looked shotguns.-cln-
cinnatl Enquirer
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-22
All the Very Best!
And you can't buy diem anywhere except at
LINDSAY & MORCAN'S.

REEDS oDoRLEss REFRIGERATOR i he on n world
BUCKS STOVES RANGES cannot be keel
BLUE FLAME OIL STOVES those
Is the best and the land
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HANiMoCKs
be n and quality
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-22
FLORIDA.

and had some very fine propagating rose
bushes dug up.