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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-12-11
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STATE OF LOUISIANA.
Parish Of Vermilion.
l7th judicial District Coort-Na
1926.
Leonide Lyon
Leouide Lyon
e. W. Gaspata.

In his case by reason al a pre.
limiuary judgment by default haying
been regularly entered on motion ob
pIaiaiif's counsel, In open court, and
two judicial days having elapsed
thereafter. and no motion having
been made to sci the spme aside, and
no answer having been fled by des
fendant within The leg | delay, and
full propf of plaintiffs demands has-
ing been made on the cmIirmation
OF said default by plaintiff, and by
the further reason of the law and
evidence being il favor Of plaintif,
LeoEide Lyon. wife Of e. W. Gas
pard, and against defendant her said
husband, g w. Gaspard, it is there
fore ordered, adjadged and deereed
that the community Of acqaels aud
gains heretofore existing between
plaintiff and defendant be and tile
same is hereby dissolved, and that
plaintiff, Mrs. Leonide LYON, beadd
she is hereby allowed to assume Tie
full administration Of her own affairs
and estate free from the debts and
liabilities of her husband, defendant
herein, and Of the community; and
free from The control and manage
ment Of her said husband Eugene ".
Gasrard.
It il further decreed that plaintiff
do recover from Eugene w. Gas
pard, the defendant, The fall sun OH
Fourteen Hundred and Eighty
.8l-lm GI45O 81 1907 Dollars ~.
corded in volume No. 6 Of mort
cages at folio 5l3 ct seq OF the par
ish Of Vermilion on the 24th day OF
January, a. D.. 1896. be and the
same is hereby recognized n her
favor, the same to have effect iron
the date of its inscription and I'll
have effect on all the immovable pro.
perty owned at the date Of its recor-
datlon BY said defendant Eugene Y.
Gaspard, in the parish of Vermiliou,
and all other property i%mmoVapls
which he may have acquired 10 said
parish since and after the 24ih Of
January, a. d. 1896.
1t is further ordered that deiend
ant pay all costs of this suit 70 oa
taxed.
Thus done, read and signed u
omen court al q bbeville, on this sne
18th day OF November, a D. 1897.
(Signed) @. DEBaILLoN,
Judge 18th jed. Dist. Court.
4 true copy
49, Attest, ). g. LEBLANC
s. Dep. Clerk Of Court
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-12-11

The New York Sun which is now
the great organ Of the Republican
party disseGts entirely from Secre-
tary Cages proposition to retire all
the government paper money and
substitute bank notes, guaranteed by
the government, for its own paper.
The Sun is now and was when it
sailed under the Democratic flag, a
gold standard paper, utterly opposed
to silver coinage. 1t says that such
d policy would be costly for the rea-
son that bonds would have to be is-
sued to retire the government paper,
thus increasing the interest bearing
debt, and that the government would
have q similar amount, possibly a
larger one, Of bank notes, which
under its guarantee it would be
bound to redeem in gold. Secretary
Gage finds no comfort in the papers,
of his own party. 1t is only the
gold Cleveland mugwumps whose
policy Mr.. Gage adopted, that sup.
port him in bis wild attack upon the
money Of the people.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-12-11
To Hunters.

The undersigned hereby notify
hunters not to hunt within their
enclosures from aud after this date!
otherwise they will be prosecuted to
the full extent of the law.
Felix Bsoassard,
Benz. G Hebert,
Alex. r. Brousaard,
Pierre R. Broussard,
December 4, 1897.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-12-11
NOTICE

Notice i hereby given to all per
sous indebted to The succession of r.
D.. Dupny 10 come and settle the
sone without delay, If they wish 10
avoid costs. Those having claims
against it ore requested to present
the same al once to the undersigned.
BRoUssARD & KIrcHEIL,
.Attys for lesty. Executor.
Nov. Is, 1897.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-12-11

Henry NJ. Mayo, a talented young
man who edited the Morgan City
Review a few years ago and then
accepted q position as reporter on
the Times-D Democrat has just been
appointed to the responsible position
OF advertising agent for the Southern
Pacific Railroad. This is an instance
of merit bringing its own reward
and all of his friends are proud Of
his success.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-12-11
A Republican Love Feast.

Last week the regular Republican
State Central Committee held a
meeting in New Orleans. 1t was
the gathering Of the reincarrnated
spirits of the harpies of a departed
and d~epraved age. It was the old
rank, radical Republican party, with
wool aud musk predominant and all
permeating. Demas, the ebony
statesm: n from st. John was grand
ringmaster, he held the whip handle
and right royalty did he rule. There
were Dave Young, 9. F. Brown,
T:aelesmar Paddle, Doug. B%urrell,
Tom Clayton, Fl. Fl. Blonnt, Des-
dunes, John Minor, Wash Lyons,
Wash Smith, Rich. Sims and many
other distinguished sons of Ham, to
say nothing of the white men who
while deeply d%eploring the fact that
they had not been born of niger
mothers found consolation 10 the be-
lief that if a white man behaves him.
self be is almost the equal of a mig
ger.
Demas having convinced the
brethren that he had a leadpipe
cinch on Mckinley and the federal
patronage, knew that he had a full
hand and proceeded to clean up the
board. True to his aboriginal i'm
%stincts he demanded the heads of the
Reed men as a sacrifice upon the
alta. of Hannaism. Poor Billy Pitt
Kellogg vas gathered W figurative-
ly by the scuf of the neck and the
slack OF his pantaloons and fred
bodily into outer darkness. Only
Dave Young said q short, sad prayer
for the repose Of the d~isjointed
statesman's political soul.
There will be weeping and wall
ing and gnashing Of teeth among the
select little coterie of self Amounted
preseryers Of the faith, but it avail.
eth naught. The cant handful of
white men who, represent nothing on
Gods green earth save an undying
lust for public pap, have sought to
put the negro in the rea that they
might mount into Office upon his
back have been properly rebuked.
The negro is the bone and sinew Of
the Republican party 10 this State.
He is the whole thing and he has
awakened to that fact. The Repub.
lican party in this State has been,
is now end always will be a negro
party until the great mass Of negroes
are boldly eliminated from the suf-
frage. The scant and hypocrisy of
these people will not fructify. The
negro is not going TO play catspaw
any longer. Get rid Of the ignorant
corrupt negro and the white people
of the State will divide and then may
the best man win.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-12-11
Notice to the Public.

MY wife, Angeliqne Emily Btous
card having refused TO live with ne
as husband and wife. | hereby notify
the public that ! will not pay any
debts contracted by her or her chill
oren on my account from this dale.
ALEX. BR0UssARD.
December 4, l897.-tf.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-12-11

Senator Gallery in a recent inter-
view says that a war with Spain IN
the near future is in his opinion, il
evitable. 1t is his belief too. that il
will be caused By the vacillatory
policy of the present administration.
The President is trying 10 please
everybody, but he will soon fnd that
the jiugo pressure is the strongest
and finally he will be swept aside By
it. If the President should attempt
to throw the responsibility upon
Congress there will be no question
as to the result. Resolutions Of bel.
ligerency and independence could be
put through with a whoop. Outside
of Congress the war feeling be
thinks strong, due to discomfort, and
in his opinion 100 coo men could be
raised in the South in a few days.
While he is not for war, Senator
Gallery thinks we are drifting to it.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-12-11
A SUDDEN DEATH.

Tuesday evening, about 2:30
o'clock, while in the yard at the
home of his daughter Mrs. Louis
Laporte, Mr.. j. N. Defrance sudden
" dropped dead.
J. N. Defrance was born SeDtem-
Der II. 1919, in Pourru au Bolx, near
Sedan, France. To 1886 he came to
New Orleans and found employment
with Mallard a merchant of that
city. Some ten years later he moved
to AbbevilIe where in 1850 marrief
Caroline Boudreaux, the widow of
Clervil!e Blanchet. Of this union
were horn four daughters, Laure,
Mrs. Jos. ". Fraser, Letitia. Mrs.
Edgar Dutel, Cora, Mrs. w. R..
Ellis and Anrore, Mrs. Louis La
porte all of whom with the widow
survive.
The deceased had many friends to
whom he was endeared by, his uni-
form pleasant manners. He had
occupied creditahly q number of
public positions. ameng them justice
Of the peace and clerk of the police
jury.
Next week will appear in French
a detailed sketch of his life.
Senator ChsDdler, he of the secih.
ing brain and caustic tongue has
written another of his remarkable
letters on bimetallism. Chandler il
a b%imetallist. He believes that in.
ternational agreement is The only
road to it. for the reason that Our
adoption OF l6 to | standard woald
produce monometalism. He is one
of the most astute politicians and
brainy men amongst the republican
leaders. and his repablicanisin dates
back to 1856. liz his last letter be
plainly tells his party friends TINT
the adoption OF the single standard.
the failure to press the quesfioa of
Embellishments party defeat in
1898 and l900-and. as he claims
silver monome iallism AZ The result.
He urges further action as to the En-.
ropean nations aud closes his letter
with a most practical proposition
that being the calling of a Pan
American monetary convention which
he says will :emoDetize silver which
having been accomplished all Europe
will surrender. Senator Chandler
doe>enot tell the people that a Re-
publican President, Benjamin Harri-
son, defeated just such a proposition
10 1891.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-12-11

Congress convened 10 regular ses.
sion Monday. President McKinley's
message is a spiritless, colorless docu.
ment. He favors annexing Hawaii,
has hopes of bi -metallism and the
devil himself don't know what he
thinks of Cuba if he has only the
message to go by.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-12-11

President Gould, Of the Missouri
Pacific railroad, ordered an advance
Of ten per cent upon the salaries Of
all his employees as a Thanksgiving
present, to date back to November l.
This affects $4,000 employees, and
will result 10 an additional expendi-
ture of 5000 900 a year.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-12-11

A. W. Newlin, editor Of the Lake
Charles Daily and Weekly Press
has resigned to accept a position on
a New Orleans paper. Newlin slung
a graceful Faber and was a brilliant
paragraphist.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-12-11
Gives UP the Ghost.

Al OSAOt OuGC " puVAiS St0unOA WV
lucid denunciations Of the daily press
aud On organized assault by the COM
mercial exchanges Of New Orleans,
the State Board of Health has yield
ed up its little spirit and Is now
functus oficio. To a man at a dis
lance it would appear that the board
dies Tor having done its duty. For
all the ~jackassism of the prevailing
quarantine system the members are
no more responsible than they are
for the Dingley tariff abortion or the
law of grayltation; they eLdeavored
to follow the law. 1t is true the zeal
of some of their embryo experts may
have lead to pronouncing everything
yellow fever from collie to meningit-
is, but they did report the fever. And
dearly beloved, it is right here where
the shoe pinches. This is the la
mentable fact that is worrying Han
nah.
The Daily Item which is the mouth
piece OF the Commercial interests
OF New Orleans, has from the very
outset denied that there was yellow
fever in New Orleans. The estima-
BILE gentlemen composing the com
mercial exchanges are high authority
upon all questions of modern medi.
cine and scientific sanitation. Their
intercourse with s~hirtings and
sheeting, beans and bananas, Sour
krout and pork. cabbage aud coffee
have made them unusually familiar
with the modes and methods of mi
crobes and bacteria, and what little
remains in the domain of human
pathology with which they are unac
quainted is very insignificant indeed.
These doings have set the country
brethren to thinking and they ask
themselves If the commercial inter-
ests of New Orleans are not making
a grand stand play for a Galveston
Health Board. There is throughout
the country an i'll founded bat wide
spread belief that there are eases OF
yellow fever in New Orleans every
year. Get q board of health whose
chief business will be to sneeze when
the Board of Trade takes snuff and
every old back number doctor and
crang in the country will snif yellow
feve when the dog days approach and
we will have a repetition of the beau
ties Of this years absurd shot gun
quarantine. No Galveston tricks
will do, gentlemen.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-12-11


Some well-informed men are of
opinion that with the elimination of
The negro vote the white people will
divide on economic questions and the
Republican party will be placed 10
power. As much as we would hate
to see the downfall of Democracy in
this Stale, we say, let it be so.
Bnt for the good name Of our
State and the honor Of those who
will come after us, let the men of
to-day settle this matter, upon which
rests u well being as a people, 10
a manner that will reflect everlasting
credit upon themselves and insure
peace and prosperity to their des-
cendants.
Men of Lafayette, the iesue is
clear; white rule vs.. negro rule;
intelligence VS.. ignorance; honesty
vs.. corruption.
Under which flag will you fight ?
Lafayette Gazette.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-12-11

Atkins. Wakeman & Co., a big
commercial firm in Arcadia, this
State, has the following advertise
ment in the Advance, in big type
"We hear some parties refused to
take a paper because we advertised
10 it, and used strong language.
When such parties get to hell. they
will wish that they had learned some
thing about the place.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-12-11
TO TIE PUBLIC.

The public, and merchants in oar.
tlcnlar, are hereby notified that from.
and after this date | will not be req.
ponsible for any debts contracted ~
Marie Olympic Hebert.
OvE THfBoDEAux.
AbbeyilIe. December 4, 1897.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-12-11

New Orleans has had two very
large fires this week. One Monday
night destroyed the famous Olympic
club building where Corbett knocked
out Sullivan. Another FIRE Tuesday
night on Tchoupitoulas street in the
business district destroyed a cork
factory and about $50, 600 worth OF
property.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-12-11
Saturday, December II, 1897.

Chaa. A. Dupny has succeeded W.
L. Grant as local editor of the Daily
Iberian, and is doing creditable
work.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-25
,. ------------------
THE a. AND VI. COLLEGE,.
rms Popular institution Is Crowded
Ia OteriI0Winc

/
! MT horty r. HOOPER. "A former resident
! OF Houston, but now connected with the
| Texas Agricultural ana Mecb,ni,., 90,
,oco orr,,,,, =, ~ "'''''' e"i-
- wv" III 'he clty last evening 10
spehH lhe holidays with his parents. Malor
and Mrs. j. Il. Hooper. In rcplv to ,n-
| torrogatorles Mr. uoor,c ,,to,,,,d
| por,or ,or NJ, ~, -,
'"' oS' 'u"1 'he coliege had
begun this session most auspiciously with
a malrlculation only limitei by the dos
niltory accommodations In tact he said.
| rehlueht i'oSs had 10 notify prospective
| students through the State press belo.e
even the day for class formations arrived
| that 10 more students need AMY ms Tho
| .olese was iull aud overtlowlng. Even
tneh some came land had to be turned
| away because OF lack of room). This -
VIZ Hooper deems, us a sad reflection
| ubnh me state legislature. to whom the
tolleSe has TO lock for new buildings
| II not generally known that this in
| s'ituuon has an endowment from congress
| structors and officers and only funds for
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-25
A GREAT COMEDY ATTRACTION,

ii is seldom that our theater- goers no
an opportunity of witnessing as move, ana
entertaining performance as that nrom
,sed by Manager NJ. f. Rice when nj.
Dig company will present "A Might Of ~.
oircus, at the opera house on MonSa
anu iuesday and Tuesday matinee Decan,'
per - and Is, This play is "a combins,io,
OF all that is bright, witty and lanehahIa
musical and entertaining, having p n,nI,
denned plot and unlike most of the IN, o.
eomeaies, does not depend solely nnon
tne specialties to make II PLEASING ~
.hough II contains probably more rs6nsd
hieh class specialtles than the averaaa
comedy. average
me company engaged in the proauot;a,
is large one, and each member - ~,
pectally fitted for the roles they ass,,,',s
me Following are some of the leadinc
people appearing, their names alone ,,ran
anteeing first class performance. Miss
Ela Miller. Miss Minnie Rice. Miss I,anm..
Ogden Miss Jennie McAlpine. Nessrs
Louis Farrell, Charles and Otis uss,s
Lew II. Newcomb, James Thatchn, "a
ward Buchanan, Robert GIbler MI,
Casad, and other artists of acknov,sd s'is
reputation, Special and appropriate srsnl
cry is carried for the proper presen, . ,,n,
OF the comedy, and the costuminp ssna
clsiiy In the circus scene. is both costl,
and attractive Nosuy
Special prices for this engagement owl,
20, 80 and so cents: matinee prices II -, -,
25 cents. fs' 10 anu
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-25
BALDWIN MELVILLE COMPANY TO.
DAY AND TONIGHT

bAl AND IONlGHT,
Mr. Walter s, Baldwin and the members
OF the Baldwin Melville company which
VIII be our Christmas attraction al the
opera house today and tonight, arrive I
IN the city direct from Chattanooga. Tenn
where the company filled a successful
weeks engagement. The company needs
no words of praise in this city. where #
Is well kaown as the best popular price
company that has ever played here The
company is larger and bstter this season
,nah ever, the most popular members Of
.ast season company being retained
Wnlie several new people have been an
sasea' Besides the regular members of
une company, Mr. Baldwin has secured
ANITA the sensational drapsry dancer
whose work in her specialties is said ia
compare favorably with that of the well
hnown La Loie'' Fuller. Besides
Ameta.' Miss Louise Hamilton and ur
neI. lark and the great Japanese Yam
.n.I.to Dfothers Will also be- seen in
.nelr speciaities The bill at the nat,up,
.0uay VIII be the splendid comedy sues
nuiis and Bears and Mr. William gil
fc.lo great comedy success. IAN the
Comforts of Home" will be presented
tonight. P'eSon'eu
Inc company uses nothing in the WAY re
scenery or properties for this play that
belongs TO the local .heater. as thew carr,
everything with them necessary for nor
feet production Ps'-
Prices 10. 20 and 80 cents
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-25
sToN DAILY Posr SATURDAY MORNINGS DECEMBER 1897.

resa 10 Robert Rnckwarlt. 10000
square feet In Pecore tract; j. Aus
tin grant Observation-Disclosures. IL
J. n. Baker, Jr., to Louis Macken-
son; so acres in tract w Ship
man labor, L. Moore league. ann. 2,5
Robert Ruckwardt to Mrs. Lizzie
Schna.er, undivided one-haif inter-
est In acres in Pecore tract, J.
Austin graut Observation-Disclosures.
Frank I.enk By sheriff TO +. Hack
er, part OF lots 3, a. and III, block
ol5, south side OF Buffalo bayou.
+. s. George. by sheriff, TO T. Hack
or; fractional "Arto block S. M.
Williams survey .................
Ernest Gerhart to Anton and Anna
Gioger. lots "a and 30, Davis
third addition. Observation-Disclosures. n
W. ID. Sherwood 10 Ernest Gerhart;
lots 81 and 80, Davis third addi-
tiOn ........ OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Anton Gloger and wife Anna to w.
d. Sherwood; lots "a and 10. Davis
third addition. j. Auetin grant.... G.
c. p. Mccormick, p. W. Hudson and
Lee Burroughs by sheriff, TO L.
7. Hamblen. lots ., 10. 20 and "a.
block 5, Riverside park addition.
Rayou City Building and Loan asso-
citation to J. II. Stuart, lots 4. I.
part of lot IL. block Il, north side
of Buffalo bayou ................ 90
Z. =. Hamblen to Bayou City Build
Ing and Loan association: lots 4, Z.
part of lot ~. block u. north side
OF Buffalo bayou ................. 2,0'
q. T. johnson to Charles Saustad,
$40 acres survey L. block 9. ccrtiti-
cate 1876 Houston and Texas Cen
trail railroad lands. ........... Al
Charles Peterson to ]. w. Rodefer:
undivided one quarter OF 12la
acres, part of lot 10. west half l.,
Moore league ..... ............. sc
Charles Peterson to j. W. Rodefer:
undivided one-quarter interest in
55ls acres in lot 10, west half J..
Moore league Observation-Disclosures. so
stephen Majorwitz to Albert Major
WIZ, 100 acres, part section 10.
block 4, Washington County rail-
: road lands, certificate 156. .....
Julia w. Cleary to james A. Baker;
lot ., block 49, Baker addition.
south side of Buffalo bayou. .. l!
Francis Jones. by sheriff. TO Mrs. Ida
Darlington. lot 10. block 90, Baker
addition ..... ...............
George l.. Porter and j. A. baker to
Il. f. Dunbar; southwest Quarter
lot 40, Porter & Baker subdivision.
north part s. NJ. Harris one third
ifuEuV ..'... ...,................ IN
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-25
EARLY MORNING. EIRr

yesterday morning about o'clock fire
vnsa ou' IN re residence OF Mir. II !.
py defective CRATE in one az The had
rooms OF the house The Inmates uers
anuussd by the fire and had just time
enough TO escape from the burning 'houss
without saving anything but the rsw
.io,hes they hastily donned. The furni,
as,e was rot Insured. The bualssnr
, when was hne one, WAS insured in The
i ,ns's agency of Raphael Bros. as fol.
New York and $500 In The Sun t;rn os,,s OF
o. su, Ersiand- Total insurance. $4,000 on The
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-25
\ SAD DEATH.
Little Gnstnvc Vi. o'Conuor pus.e.
Away.

,"'''' ""StnNc vi. OCOnuOr sinSses
Away.
ruslave NJ, o'Connor age years. died
yesterday morning at 10 o'clock from sroa-
chiIis at his parents home, 22ls State
street.
nc was the son of Mr., w. ], o'Connor,
superintendent of the National Cotton oil
company and was the light and joy Of the
noysehVlu' so Intelligent and bright. and
such happy. manly. little fellow that he
was the idol of all who knew him.
me funeral will take place today ut &
o CLOCK from the family residence. and the
lhterment will be made in Glenwood ceme-
terry. ~
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-25

10 the Editor of The Post.
rhose 10 whom Christmas may be dav
Of Joy can add to their pleasure by extend.
ing some little help to feeble and worry
worthy woman living In a little bouse
permitted her by Mrs. Stevens nj no
nmsr OF Texas avenue and caro,iae s,r UT
rhe Magnolia Creamery has been s ai.,
me woman milk; others have done ME
,asofs, our correspondent knows the No.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-25
In Temporary Quarters

entIl further notice the congregation OF
the Flrst German Methods: church will
hold their Sunday services, beginning to-
morrow. in the chapel Of the First Presby-
u.riah church. This change is necessary
on account OF repair work on the Ceiling
Q, me church. which may continue sew
epal weeks The Sunday school will as
semole At p. m. and short preaching
. rh.', H WIN be held. beginning at 4 D. m.
'nV Nhrlslnas festlHNl has heen nnSfnnned
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-25
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