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TilE MERI)IONAL. PIJBLISIED EVERY SATURDAY, BY E. I. AI)DISON. $2 50....PER YEAR....$2 50 TEI% It S, The R1srD!ON'AL. is published weekly ia English and French, at two dollars and fifty cents per Manum payable in ad vanace. Advertisements will be inserted at Sl.u per square of ten lines, or less, for each iunertion. Aivertisemen published in English anta French willwe charged for both Ian go advertisement will be inserted for Irsn than two dollars and fifty centq. l'ayment of all advertisements is eon sidertd due immediately after their first publication. Advertisements not marked with the narher of insertions required, will be xaablished until otherwise ordered, and larged for accordingly. Tex dollars in advance is required for announcing candidates for office; and election tickets or other job-work must he paid for on delivery. Important Notice. All persons wishing to make publica tions of tableaux, etc., are hereby noti fied that from and after date said no tf1es must be accompanied by the printer's fee, or same deposited with the Clerk of Court, otherwise, they will not be published. We cannot afford to work fdr glory, much less promises. Aprrl 1st 1e82. A Happy New Year to all. Did you go to the Christmas tree. What did you get. Our boy got his marbles. Ours was printers luck--left. Mary, old Tom's wife died last Saturday. Mr. E. Trahan's coffee house is opened. This gentleman has exhibited great taste in fixing up his bar, everything looks neat and tidy about the premises. Some of our sugar houses are still smoking, at Putnam's, Bag ley's Vanslfke\ hey are yet running, ' w qgr ut .q od arti cle of sugar and* mo1a . King Rex has issued his procla. mation to the citizens of the Cres cent City, for the grand occasion of Mardi Gras, which promises to be a very d affair. Its bide fair to be th reatest turn-out of the sort ever witnessed in the city. Joe Boutte, a colored man has opened, a saloon and dancing room, in the ancient building of Mr. L. Ourblin, fronting State street, quite a croud collect there every Sunday, to while time in merriment. Last Saturday evening at Mr. Bagley's sugar house the clothes of a ydung colored boy whilst standing near the rollers of the cane carrier while they were run ning got caught by them, and be lore any assistance could be ren dered, he was literally crushed and killed-outright. Our town feels the want of bricks on the market. Our friend Geo. Caldwell who by-the-by is a no. 1 brick maker sold a kiln which he burned last fall in a lit tle or no time. We hope he will soon commence another kiln, which will soon be exausted, for the demand is always the same. Last Monday, Christmas, was one of the loveliest days of the season ; people flocked in at an early hour, to attend divine ser vice. The juveniles had a merry time with fire crakers, Sunday and Monday nights sky rockets and roman candles were whirled in the sky with many an effusion of mirth. Wild ducks last week were plentiful on the prairie, and ama teurs were out all the time chasing them. Of an evening shots were heard in all directions, neverthe less but ve1l. 1 birds were brought to towan fl narket. It seems as though hunters kill what is ne4sary for their home supply and* no more. Regular hunters are scarce, although the demand is always the same in town, all those that are brought to town are disposed of at liberal rates. Mess. Snider and Holmes Mfg. and wholesale paper dealers, will please accept our thanks, for the very beautiful and convenient cal ender for 1883. The Christmas Tree was in ev. ery way a success, under the man agement of several ladies and gentlemen with George R. Tolson as Santa Claus, after the distribu tion of presents, the supper for the benefit of the Hook and Ladder Company, was bountifully partak ed of, and we are told that a handsome amount was realized. The evening's enjoyment conclu ded with a short though apparent ly pleasant dance. Unfortunately that our pockets were empty Monday morning as we were taking our morning per ambulation over our town, seek ing for interesting items for our locals. We know that with our generous nature we would have succombed to the temptation of emptying our pockets outright, to give alms to the poor freedmen whom we met on the great thor oughfares. They werestrung out in echellons at the corners of each street, and then and there, with money gingling in their plethoric pockets, they would beg a Christ mas gift. A The sable denizens of our burgh from superficial and casual appear ances seemed to have enjoyed time hugely at Christmas, in a certain portion of town. As long as the day lasted a motley congregation whiled time tripping the fantastic toe, and exercising the exhilira ting and bracing waltz. The pro. gramme was so arranged that a jig would be wedged in between resting time. There was no ces sation however for the accordeon and banjo which were kept at work all the time, while in a corn er of the ball, a game was kept up for those who prefered that past time. The revelry was kept up at fever heat till late Monday evening when all parties dispersed. As long as the night endured Sunday, firing of big guns was al most incessant, that is as long as we were awake ; of course when slumber sat on our eyes and a sweet slumber nature's restorer prevaded our system, we did not bear the firing, only we dreamt. once that war was raging and that we happened to have been in the midst of a mel6 oh, horrors of hor rors, what a picture of carnage was painted on the slumbering brain ; but what relief to have waked just at the time when a strapping grenadier was about to transfix us with his bayonnette ; do you know what was the noise that troubled us in the midst of that slumber-: that of the members of the united bretheren of the colored church of zion of Abbeville. They sang and stamped the whole night long. We were pleased mightily at looking at all the fine toys exhibi ted in the show cases of our town merchants. There have been more toys ordered this year than all succeeding years. Our merchants seem to have developed a great deal of taste in the selection of these articles. Old Santa Claus was at work busily all night, Sun day, with his car drawn by rein deer, with the old old pipe in his mouth and his thumb on his nose musing about -the little boys and girls. It was funny to see him look ing at the names of his little friends in his big book. He would stop on the top of each house chimney take a peep inside and dart down, with a bunch of little horses, su gar plums, fire crackers and we don't know what, and he would stealthy approach the beds of the good little boys and girls, drop into their stockings all the pretty fine things and then start and go over the same operation some where else, all night long he k at work. Poor old man how ti he must have been after his ni la ike all old people we pose must sometimes from rheamatism. A Happy New Yar. T7 eor NumeroV customers : With the opening of the New Year, whose many hued rainbow of promise, seemingly holds so many blessings in reserve for all manklnl. We especially desire to express our sincere thanks for the liberal patronage you have so generously bestowed upon us in the past. In so doing we cher ish the hope that all your bright anticipations of the future be fully r'ealized, and that we may be per mitted to share your prosperity during the coming year. We shall constantly endeavor, by that spirit of industry, enterprise and integrity which has never charac. terized our past career, to merit a continuance of your kind favors., But three years have elapsed since we commenced business here on a small scale, and we can now point with commendable pride, we think, to the progress we have. achieved. Handling none but a reliable line of goods, selected with the greatest care and sold at small profit, we have by honest dealing, polite and painstaking at tention, succeeded in establishing a flourishing trade. To this rile we shall firmly adhere. Again thanking you for your patronage we respectfully solict its-continn ance, Very truly yours, TOLSON & YOUNG. The Bayou and other minor streams rose considerably after the last rains. For two or three days in succession, it rained at inter vals ; the most rain fell during the night time. There was quite of a blow one evening Neptune and Jupiter had combined their forces and it appeared as though the furies of the infernal regions had been turned loose ; but there was no casualty resulting from the union, only very high water on the prairie, and slushy roads and streets. To cap the climax on the Thursday about 10 o'clock in cer tain sections of the parish, hail usherd'i one of the showers, it rat tled smartly on the roofs of houses and on the grass where it fell it looked like so much big hominy scattered broadcast. But fortun ately with all this appearance of weather, no cold followed. It cgeared off with a north-wester which was very tolerable. May the weather continue thus, without excessive cold. The cattle look well enough taking every thing in cosideratibn. Farmers and others desiring a reciteel,.Incrative agency business, by which $5 to $20 a day can be earned, send address at once, on postal. to H. C. Wilkinson and Co.. 195 and 196 Fulton Street, New York. N O TI CE . [,AND OFFICE at New Orleans, La. Dec. 23, 1882. Notice is hereby given that the following-named settler has filed notice of his intention to make final proof in support of his claim, and that said proof will be made before the Judge or Clerk of Court, at Abbeville, La.,- on Jan. 30th 1883, viz : Syphroyen Trahan, Homestead No. 4700 for fraction Section 23, T. 13, S. 4 E. Louisiana Meridian. He names the following witnes sea to prove his continious resi dence upon, and cultivation of said land, viz : Wi. W. Kueh lin, Cleophas Broussard, Charles Frederick and Olens Thibodeanu of Vermilion Parish, Louisiana. GEO. BALDEY, Register. Dec. 30.-'82 NOTICE. LAND OFFICE at New Orleans, La. Dec. 20, 1882. Notice is hereby given that the following-named settler has filed notice of his intention to make final proof in support of his claim. and that said proof will be made before the Judge or Clerk of Court, at Abbeville, La., on the 27th of Jan. 1883, viz : Frank Plowden, jr Homestead No. 4630, for the NE. quarter of NW. quar. ter, lot 3 of NW. quarter of NE. Sec 29, T 12, S 4 E Louisiana Meridian. He names the following witnes to prove his continuous resi nce upon, and cultivation of id land, viz : Miles Joiner, jr James Joiner, Francois Jones and Hey Hanley of Vermilion P , Loutisiana. Gao. BAW.Da, Register. Dec. 38.'82. STATE OF LOUISIANA, 25ma DIsTRIcT COURT, PARISn OF VERMILION, No. 657. Succession of James N. Dillon. By virtue of an order of sale granted by the Honorable District Court, in and for the parish of Vermilion and State of Louisiana, in the matters of the above entitled and numbered succession, notice is hereby given that there will be sold at public auction, to the last and highest bidder, at the late residence of the deceased on Tuesday, January 23rd 1883, the following described property of said succession, to wit: One lot of ground situated on Lake Pegneur in this parish, meas uring one and one half arpent deep, starting from., the termina tion point of section .19, township 12, south of range 5 east, on said lake and running thence, the said distance, due west, and containing about two and three quarter aores, bounded above by irregular sec tion 61, south by irregular section 62, the former belonging to Gre goin Aucoin, the latter to the suc cession of J. H. Remick, west by Philosin Gang, and east by said. Lake Peigneur. One dwelling house-one corn crib-lot of fencing around yard and garden pickets-6 head of hogs--1 gentle horse-1 buggy and harness-- gentle cows and calves-3 gentle cows without calves-2 yearling calves-i bran ding iron-1 lot of household fur niture, beadsteads, beddinge, &c- 1 lot of kitchen utensils--I lot of crockery-and many other arti cles too numerous to mention. Perms :--Cash. Given under my official signa tore, at office. in the town of Ab beville, this 23d day of December A. D., 1882. G. B. SHAW, Sheriff. NOTICE. LAND OFmcw at New Orleans, La. Dec. 12, 1882. Notice is hereby given that the following-named settler has filed notice of his intention to make final proof in support of his claim, and that said proof will be made before the Judge or Clerk of Court, at Abbeville, La., on Jan. 22nd 1883, viz : Alcide Hebert, Homestead No. 4553, for the N W. quarter, Sec. 21, T. 11, S 3 East Louisiana Meridian. Hpwame3 the following witnes ses to prove- his continuouie resi dence upon, and cultivation of said land, viz : Jos. V. Guidry, Theo. .1. Abshire. Emile Bnndoin and Odilon Prejean of Vermilion Parish, Louisiana. GEo. BALDEY, Register. Dec. 23-'82.(5t) PATENTS! Obtained, and all other business in the U. S. Patent Office attanded to for MODERA TE FEES. Our office is opposite the U. S Patent Office, and we can obtain Patents in less time 'han those re mote from WAS AVING TON Send MODEL OR DRAWING. We advise as to patentability free of charge; and we make NO CHARGE UNLESS WE OBTAIN PATENTS We refer, here, to the Postmaster, the Sept. of Money Order Div, and to officials of the U, 5* Patent Of fice. aer circular, advice, terms, and reference to actual clients in your own State or county, address C. A. SNOW & CO., Opp. Pat. Office, Washington, D. C. STATE OF LO UISLiNA, TWENTYPIPTH DISTRICT COURT, Parish of Vermilion. No. 659. Succession of Cleotilde Picard. Application of Aristide Picard to be appointed administrator of said succession. Notice is hereby given to all parties interested in the said suec cession, or having any opposition to make to the application of said applicant to file the same in writing, in the office of the Clerk of Court within ten days from the date hereof. Given under my hand and seal of court this 25th day of Nov.. 1882. LAstrI BROUSSAUD, clerk. A. PLASSAN & CO., COTTON & SUGAR FACTOR -ANn COMMISSION MERCHANTS, No. 43 UNoN ST., KEWOBLEAZ.l. Liberal ace eretoncsin toeat of C Bagar, Rice, do . 3'O THE PUBLIC. -0 Mr. E. M. Feray being no long er with the Singer Mfg. Co., the public is hereby requested to pay all money due said Company to J. B. Mills, or yours truly, J. 0. BELL, Abbeville, La. HOMES FOR THE MILLION! in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana. Never overflowed. Send stamp for 1e scriptive circular to VEaRMIuoN ImmonRATiox AssocIATION, Abbeville, La. &OLICE JURY MONDAY, OCT., 2nd 1882. STATE OF LOUISIANA, PARIaH or VEaMILION, The Police Jury of the State and Parish aforesaid met this day in reguli-r session at thd Court Huuse in Abbeville. Present: - Howard Hoffpauir, President. and the following mem bers. viz :,-Messrs. Broussard, Van s'yke and Trahan. Absent :-T'hibeaux. Nunez and Primoaux. The following named commission er i of unbranded stock made due wr iten reports and the same were ordered fled, vIs: 2nd ward Austi Lee, sold (net) fQr $ 18 75. 3rd ward Demosthen Trahan (n" sale.). 5th ward John Morgan sold [netj fot 8 23 15. For which respective sums. they exhibited the Treaeuret's receipt. Theolin Landry was appointed Road Overseer of the 3rd iroad dis trict vice F D Lelen excused on ac count of over age. F Deepanet Lege was appointed road overseer for the 11th road di. trict vice Clement Fletcher .excused on account of ill-health. Onesiphore Leblane was likewise appointed for the 4th district vice N C Broussard excused for *same reason. Art. 1st resolved, that the 10th and 11th road districts commencing at the north end of the Ahbeville bridge until it strikes the forks a f said two road districts, be and the same are changed in the following particulars, vi : To run north from the foot of the Abbeville bridge fo lowing the lines that seperate the lands of Davidi'Fr'nk and Desire Leblane then continuing the same direction until it strikes the corner of Boniface Bigat's present. pasture or field fence, turning said corner towards the east and following said fe ce until it strikes the launts of the l'rimeaux then turning north, fol lowing the lines that separate the ladds of Boniface Big-a and the Primeaux until it strikes the small bridge built and used as a public read being the forks of the said 10th and 11th road district. The said change is to have no uffect until the said Big t shall by antJ'"ntic act donate to the parish the right of way sufficiently wide for a public road and provided no expense whatever shall accrue to the parish in conse quence of said change. nTr. illU rFeuIVcU, LIlal ±,Vansa Paulin Decuir, UJ W Stansbury, Gerard Decuir, Alex Moss, Sara sin Hebert, Joseph T Guidry, Na than Perry and Henry 0 Harring ton, be and they are hereby appoint ed a jury of freeholders to trace and lay off a public road from Perry's Bridge to Cypress point, and that they make due report at the next regular meeting of this body. Art. 3rd resolved, that the follow ing change be made to the 13 Ih road district, viz : After croseing'4Grossc Isle Coulee where it crosses the line between W L Vanslyke and Dr J B Ramsey shall continus along tze line between teid W L Vauslyke and Dr 3 B Ramsey and th. nce along the line between said Van slyke and Bagley B'os, to the pub lic road again- on the land of said Batlev Bros. Provided :-That the said W L Vansly ke work the u.,w road and put it in good travelling or dier; also to execute an authentic act of donation in favor of the parish of said land in due form of law, and that no expense shall accrue to the parish in consequence of said change. Art, 4th resolved, that the re olu tion passed by this body allowing the Clerk of the District Court to pur chase at the expense of the parish the necessary stationery for the use of the Court (except record books] be and the same is hereh; repealed Onesime Meaux, road overseer for the 5th road district, was authorized to purchase for account of the par ish, the quantity of lumber he asked for by his written request, to be used in building bridges in his said dis trict. On motion of Mr. Broussard. Art. 5th resolved, that the Police Jury of the parish of Lafayette be respectfully requested to appoint a committee of three or more members of their body or outside, for the pur pose of meeting a similar committee to be appointed by this body for the purpose of devising means and meas ares in order to build jointly a bridge on the public road crossing the Coulee des Noix which is the dividing line s.twpea this and the parish of Lata$ike, Art, 6th be it further that the Precedent of ths point a committee of three including himsolf, to consult vise with the committee to pointed by the Police Jur parish of Lafayette, sh'uld see proper to do so. and t(at joint committee make due m their respective. bodies at air date as possible. The President appointed self, Miosars. A Vanslyke 3 Broussard. * The following claime wer, and ordered paid out of t pective funds, viz: Cuiminal funds of I Lastie Broussard (1B Shaw, sheriff L Broussard assignee (see Laurent Rageur 0 Bourque assignee (see 1i1* E Deehampa, jr S Wise assignee (see list G B Shaw sheriff S Wise assignee G 4eons Magistrate's &e , funds I H B Lyons constable Gilbert Labouve j p W B White jp Printers & bta'ioner's, 1 GB Shaw E. I. Addison, 3 quarters, Police .Jury funds 1882 Solomon Wise Isasc Wise H B L~ons Amhroise Lacour Road & Bridge lunds It' S Wise 3 claims' f. Remy Broussard 1ay GraLd & Petit Jury &e fi&d.1 J C White. jury com'r , NC Young " " A Lacour " ' * On motion the Jury theat ed until Monday the 9th ihaw. HOWARD HOFFPF President Polies ABROISE LACOUR, Clerk Poler*Ju -Monday Oct. 9th 1882,; The Police Jury met t according to adjournment 0` ,' Court House in Abbeville. Were present Howard Hg8 u president and the following viz :-Messrs, Broussard, and Vanslyke.-Absent; Thibenux, Nunez and Prim On motion L C Lyons pointed to act as Clerk Pro T. The minutes of the previo ing were read and approve4. The following appoinginsa Clerks at the differing pre made as follows, viz : ls precinct M. C. Br 2d " C. Al3. o 3d " W.fl.Z~e 4th " Severin 5th, Howard It 6th " y C H 7th Athbroiss.", 8th " D. C. Rose, 9th " A. Ragesoni, And that the clerk of issue notices to said parth appointments. lles lvet that we give 16 if the follo~wing Bred to our charged against him by the committee, to wit Fines agaiint Victor. Guidry W 1880 8 Fine against Walter Hen derson for 1880 Fees due- Char~, is list st'y, at t ept terns of dist court '82h One jury no ice of ferry Trahan Come due ('hargois on for feited bond of Stephen Fore man of 8125 at 20 0 0 also the sum of $4 05 error in coma allowed sheriff on licenses for year Fine of F M Levy Receipt for fines by biia col for '80-'81-'82 Receipts for taxes colleedw on rolls of '77-'78--'80 -'81 .-'8 2 Receipts for licenses of '82 " " forfeited bot! of Stephec Ashwoith for come for col of all fioes te date at rate of 10 10 on3 amount of $921 00 mak ing the sum of Total amount * 2 As per report of Mfnance committee of Oct 2nd 1882 charges coil 8$24: By credit as above stated 2,W< Leaving bal against sheriff & tax collector, $ Resolved that the finance tee be instructed to invests ascertain how this di and make report at the nest of this body. Be it resolved that the funds in hands of the TrtkF years previous to'1882 to the of Two thousand dollars be priated and paid pro ratins ments and claims which hen presented to tme finance eo said pro rata to be made b the nance committee making t port to the Police Jury at - meeting. The following claims W r To D. M. Lyons. Ath6tt of Mag. Phys. Coll. A - funds of 1882 To G. B. Shaw, oatof 0 Pros. find 1882 On motion the JuryIaje the frst Monday in Deceinb , HOWARD JOF1hP Presd Pew L., C. LYONS, Clerk. Pt# T*P