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A V O C A T. .Vbbeville, Louisiane \n\n THE MERIDIONAL, Widow E. GUEGNON, Proprietor. PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY, BY E. I. ADDISON. $2 50....PER YEAR....$2 50 TERMS, The MIRtnwronAL. is published weekly in English and French. at two dollars and fifty cents prr annum payable in advance. Advertisements will he inserted at $1.00 per square of ten lines, or less, for each insertion. Advertisements published in English and French will be charged for both lan guages. No advertisement will be inserted for lens than two dollars and fifty centa. Payment of all advertisements is con sidered due immediately after their first publication. Advertisements not marked with the number of insertions required, will be published until otherwise ordered, and charged for accordingly. Tim dollars in advance is required for announcing candidates ,for office; and election tickets or- other job-work must be paid for on delivery. See proceedings of Immigra tion meeting in another column. Much reading matter crowded out of this issue for want of space. The parish court, Judge Kibbe presiding. met and adjourned last Monday. We understand that cane plant ing throughout the parish has commenced. We call attention to the com munieation of C. A. Mouisset on our French page. See notice of Probate sale in to day's issue to take place on the 16th of March. Rain commencpd falling last Wednesday evening, accompanied by lightning and thunder. A special meeting of the School Board on Saturday last. See proceedings in another column. The Police Jury met on Mon day last. The proceedings will be found in to-day's issue. The steamer Fuller, of Pharr's line, arrived at this port on last Tuesday, loaded to the guards with freight of various descrip- t tions. f The steamer Mattie, of Pharr's I line, has ,'laid up' at Morgan City t to repair her boiler. We e i soon to see her resume her trips P to this place. 0 Cannot our energetie town con stable have the carcass of that little "dorg', removed; now lying near the residence of Sheriff Shaw? It has been there about ten days. We would call particular at tention to an advertisement in this issue of the MERIDIONAL head ed "Caution," and signed by Hon. Roht. M. Lusher, State Superin tendent of Public Education. It is rumored that all public schools of this parish will be closed from March until Septem ber, a' period of four months.- What a lively time the "young ideas" will have, to be sure ! We have not been informed whether there will be a session of the District Court or not. Should there be it will only meet for the trial of civil cases, as there have been no jury drawn. lBy referring to the proceedings of the police jury there will be found an ordinance in regard to fences. We consider It a wise move on the part of our police jury, andis an ordinance long needed in this parish. Some of our young men met on Tuesday evening for the purpose of organizing a brass hand. Such an organization is much needed in this community. Success to to you, gentlemen. "Music hath charms to soothe the savage breast." Hunters will do well to bear in mind that the season during which the killing of deer is for bidden by law, began on F0ebrua ry 1st. From January 31 to,Au gust 1, is the period of prohibi tion, and the penalty for each in fraction is a fine of $25. We have received the second number of a new paper published at Baton Rouge styled the Baton Rouge Herald. Col. Sam Bard, a veteran journalist, as its editor. The copy before us is well prin ted and gotten up in line slyle. The subscription price is fixed at the extremely moderate sum of $2 per annum. Louisiana can give place to at least four million new comers, all of whom may become rich by industry and strict economy. Un told millions of natural wealth, together with a healthy and loe ly climate invite all (who are good citizens at home) to come, who wish to "live long and pros per.-Ex. e We have alluded very often t to the negligence of our farmers in raising as much as they could of the Porcine family. The soil of this Parish is admirably adapted to the raising of hogs. Every farmer can ralve the pork needed for home consumption and have some left to spare, for the non-tiller of the soil, which he could afford to sell for 5 cents. We will here show oui farmers what can be done in that new industry, in our parish. In 1874 Mr. Adrien Nunez, our actual Representative in our Legisla ture, and most successful farmer. of our parish, marked that year 520 head of pies ; about as many~ head of cattle, calves, and colts : made 35 hds. of sugar and as much molasses, he shipped to I New Orleans 47 head of 2 year- 1 old hogs which he did not need for home use, netting $860; he took them out of the marsh and drove them on board of the steam- - boat : No work or trouble at all to raise hogs in this parish. Go in for it farmers and ask Mr. A. Nunez how he works : it would a take us too much space in this o issue, to explain Mfr. A. Nunez' a process: we will explain it at some F other time. F Shutting Up Cattle a Bimnder. We have heard that a big scuf fle was going on in our Legisla tive Halls about the shutting-up of the cattle, now roaming and gamboling; at liberty in our in commensurate prairies. This we would call the most gregious of the blunders our Legislators are doing every day if they should pass such a bill. They have enough work on' hand now in reforming the hu man race, without trying to re form or disturb the equanimity of those poor defencoless animals. Tiey need no reform for the time being. and wished to be left alone and enjoying their freedom, for their progress and the benfit of the poor people of this parish. We will show next week the folly of the advocates of this bill. A man in lowell, Mass., had a house but no wife to take care of it. In a talk with a friend a bar gain was made under which he was to pay the friend $150 for procuring one. The broker in troduced him to a New Hampshire girl, a marriage was made, and the man concedes that it was a lucky match for him ; but he re fused to pay the broker because that gentleman saw fit to talk about the matter. The broker has sued for the money, the lower court has decided against him, and the case will go to the Superior Court of Massachusetts on appeal. r IMMIGRATION MEETING. A BBEVILLE, Feb. 2d 1878. At a meeting held on this day at the courthouse, the following - proceedings were had. The meeting was called to order by W. W.Edwards, Esq. The committee on constitution and by-laws submitted its report which was ordered to be read, I and was then adopted section by' section. On motion of Dr. W.D. White, it was resolved that the whole re port of the committee on constitu tion and by-laws be adopted as read. The president declared that a few minutes recess would be al lowed for the signing of the con stitution. The Vermilion Parish Immigra tion Association being thus organ ized, a motion was made and sec onded that it proceed at once to the election of its officers. ' The following persons were elected to their respretive offices: W. W. Edwards, president; Las tie Eronssard, vice-president ; A. D. Martin secretary and treasurer. On motion, resolved that the election of an executive commit- I tee be postponed. * On motion of Mr. E. Montagne, 2 resolved that a subscription list t for the benefit of thte association E be kept by the treasurer, and that each member be recommended to solicit contributions therefor. t Resolved that thy editor of the c MERIDIONAL be respectfully re- 9 quested to publish the proceedings 9 of this meeting. There being no farther business ' *the association adjourned till next 0 regular meeting, which will take a place on the last Saturday of a every month. a A. D. MARTIN, Secretary. h CAUTION. PARISH BOARDS and all good citizens throughout the State are hereby cautioned against granting favor to one P. I. O' KEEFE, ex-teacher, &c., as the un dersigned has been informed by communfcatlon from, the parishes of St. James, West Feliciana, and Iberville, that said O'KEEFE has forfeited the "good moral charac ter" which he was supposed for merly~to have had. RowT. M. LUSHER. State Supt. of Pub. Education. New Orleans, Feb. 1, 1878. POLICE JURY. State of Louisiana, Parish of Vermilion. The Police Jury of said State and parish met this day, the 4th s of February, A. D., 1878, pursu ant to adjournment. Present: Hon, Nathan Perry, President, and Messrs. Broussard, Leleu, Hoffpanir and Wise. The minutes of the last meeting were read and adopted. Mr. Wise on behalf of the Fi nance reported verbally, that they - were unable to effect a settlement with the tax collector and treas urer in consequence of the former being in the city of New Orleans at the time the settlement should have been made with him. Mr. E. I. Addison, publisher of the Aridional, being present, pro posed to the Jury to do all the parish printing in the same man ner as he did last year, such as publishing the proceedings of the police jury, all the necessary blanks for the use of said jury, the jury list of the District Court, and such other matters as may be ordered to be printed or-published during one year from the 1st of January, 1878, for the price and sum of one hundred and twenty five dollars-,-payable quarterly. It was thereupon ART. 1. Resolved, That the pro position of E. I. Addison' publish er of the Meridional, as, above sta ted, be and the same is hereby ac cepted by this body. An Ordinance Relative to Fences. SEC. 1. Be it ordained by the Police Jury in and for the Parish I of Vermilion, &c. That hereafter all fences enclos ing land for purposes of cultiva tion shall be made at least four feet high, with not less than four 1 pieux to the panel. The lowest pieux to start at a distance of not t more than one foot from the level of the ground, and there shall be a ditch twelve inches deep, twelve inches wide, and eighteen inches from the outside of the fence; the j space between the bottom pieox and the level ground to be filled with dirt. SEC. 2. Be it further ordained, &c. That the respective owners of any animals of whatever species which may break into a field or y fields protected by such a fence g shall be held pecuniarily liable to the parties damaged for the r amount of damages caused by said breaking. and to a fine of n ten dollars for each offence, the *t same to be collected before any 1, court of competent jurisdiction; v the danmages to be stied for by the party entitled thereto, and the fine to be sued for in the name of the parish by the District At tofonev pro tem. SEC. 3. Be it further ordained, &c. That no one whose fence does not come up to the standard above established shall be entitled to damages on account of stock or other unimals breaking into their - enclosures. And all such per sons who shall be guilty of shoot ing, hurting, or in anyways injur ing any animals breaking into their fields, not provide4 with such a fence, shall pay a fine of twenty dollars, to be collected by the District Attorney pro tem., as above, and shall be liable to the owners of the animals so shot, 'curt or imrured, for any damages by them sustained thereby. SEc. 4. Be it further ordained, &c., That all lines collected under and by virtue of this ordinance shall, after the fees of the District Attorney pro tem. are deducted be paid one half to the parish - treasurer for road purposes and one half to the parish board of school directors for the suojort of the public schools of this parish. SEc. 5. Be it further ordained, &c.. That all ordinances or part of ordlnances passed heretofore C and in confifet with the provis ions of this ordinance, be and the same are hereby repealed, a Walter A. White, esq., was du- I ly elected as pa:ish and district 0 attorney pro tem. to serve one c year from theist of January, 1878, P to the 31st of December, 1878, and his salary was and is hereby fixed at three hundred and twen ty-five dollars per annum, payable quarterly. y ART. 2. Resolved, That the ,s parish tax collector be and he is d hereby ordered to make a full is and final settlemept for all parish a- taxes and licences by him collec-J i. ted to the 1st of January, 1878, with the finance committee on or before the 20th inst.' - 1. ART. 3. Be it further resolved, that in case of the failure of said - collector to make 'said settlement by said date, that the president of the police jury be aithorized to institute suit immediately to e enforce said settlement. h ART. 4. kesolved, That the par ish treasurer be ordered to make a similar statement with the fi nance committee to the Ist day of , January, 1878, for all moneys re-; ceived by him as such treasurer , on or before the 24th inst., and in case of his failure to do so . then the provisions of the above Art. 3. shall be also applicable' t to him. ART. 5. Resolved, That the fi nance committee be and they are hereny. required to make an esti I mate or budget of the probable expenses for the year 1878, and f make their report to this body at its next. meeting. ART. 6. Resolved, That war rant No. 1796, dated April 4, 1877, in favor of Nicholas Bou dreaux, and drawn on the crimi nal prosecution funds of 1877, be exchanged for one of the same amount to be drawn on the con- F tingent fund of 1877; when there C shall be sufficient money in the treasury to the credit of such t fund; the said warrant to be drawn E in favor of Solomon Wise as trans feree. ( Mr. Martin Bagly was appoint- d ed road overseer for the 1st road district, vice E. W. Huff, excused. tj * The following claims were al lowed and ordered to be paid out of their respective funds : Colleetor and assessor's fund for 1878: Vilmont Breanx, $92 25 Printer's and stationer's fund for 1877 : E. I. Addison, $25 00 Isaac Wise, 86 Solomon Wise, 52 00 S Out of same funds of 1878 : Isaac Wise, $6 10 gi Out of the contingent fund of al 1877: bi Joseps S. Nunez, $47 00 's Leo Perret, 13 00 of On motion of Mr. Wise. the di jury adjourned sine die. d (Signed) N. tERRY, S President Police Jury. t AXBROISE LACOtTR,0 Clerk Police Jury. w School Board Proceedings. r A special meeting of the Board was this day held persuant to a o call made by the president, pre sent J. N. Williams president, B. aunlk, John Lenoirt, Daniel f Paul, Isaac WVise and Archie e Young. absent F. R. King. Mr. C. H. Remeck presented y his credentials as a member of the ' School Board of this parish. The minutes of last meeting e were read and adopted. Mr. G. J. xonrg presented hid resignation as a teacher in second ward, on motion the same was accepted. E Mr. W. W. Edwards presented 3a claim in favor of 1. O. Van r slyke for six dollars being rent for school house in Spring Hill. , On motion the adove claim wag rejected. The following report from the committee appointed to investigate the charges against Mr. G. J. Young was then read. Praire Greg January. 31 1878 1 To the Hon. President and men hers Board School Directions for Vermillion Parish. GENTLEMEN :--The undersigned committee appointed by your body to investigate the charges against t Mr. G. J. Young in regard to the neglect of his scholastic du ties, afler careful enquiry from t both patrons and pupils find the t following charges to be correct : t Fat. That he was very irregular a in his attendance. 2d. That he vacates the school- t house nearly every day during I recess, leaving the children- to P themsclves. n 3d. That some of the patrons b complain that their children are b not learning anything. 94 4th. That hd has been carrying b a pistol to school; also at times c' he leaves it on his desk and goes out of the schoolroom, which we 1l consider both dangerous and a ri poor example to morality. V Respectfully submitted. it (Signed) R. PICKETT, B AUSTIN LEE, C Committee. PE On motion the following pre. amble and resolution was adopted: Whereas, the committee ap pointed to investigate the charges against Mr. G. J. Young, teacher fin .second ward, report that Mr. Young has not complied with his duties as a teacher, and Whereas, Mr. Young having failed to comply with the require ments of the law in absenting himself during ten scholastic days without notifying the board, andW Whereas, contracts with teach-, ers require that they should per form their duties in accordance with law, therefore Be it resolved, that the Presi dent and Secretary of this body be authorized to withhold from said G. J. Young, teacher of pub lic school in second ward, his war rants for the months of Novem ber and December last. On motion, the meeting ad journed until Saturday February 16th, 1878. JAB. N. WILLIAMS, President. ISA AC WISE, Secretary. JUDICIAL NOTICES. STATE OF LOUISIANA, Parish of Vermilion. Parish Court. No. 585. Succession of Eugenie Landry; Notice is hereby given to all parti s interested in the succession of Eugenie Landry, or hav ing any opposition to the applica tion of Lastie Broussard to be ap pointed administrator of the said succession to file the same in writ ing in the office of the clerk of Court at the court house in ten days from the date hereof. Given under my hand and seal this 9th day of February 1878. LASTIE BROUSSARD, Clerk. Probate Sale. STATI OF LOUISIANA, Parish of Vermilion. / Parish Court. N0 585 Succession of Eugenie Landry. By virtue of an order of sale granted in the matters of the above succession, by the Honora ble Parish Court aforesaid, notice is hereby given that there will be offered for sale, to the last and highest bidder, at the late resi dence of the deceased, on SATURDAY, the 16th DAY OF MARCH, 1878, the following described property, belonging to said succession, to wit:. One certain tract of d situated, in this parish, on a west side of Coulee Kinney, e. suring seqen arpents front on t, coulee by the depth of eight aJ 1 three-fourths arpents. more or . e making an area of 61( superfi arpents, bounded north by I I of the succession, south by u e east by Coulee Kinny, and br said, succession; it being 4 portion of said tract of land quired by the late Eufrosie G a ry, snr., from Francois Guidr j 2. One tract of land also et S ted is this parish, having a f of one arpent by a depth of tw I arpents, running from the line of one arpent of land ow t by Francois Conner, which cent of Conner is fronting on west side of bayou Vermilion, fing back the half of the origi ract, or twenty arpeets: boon north by Francois Conner, so by the tract above describ the succession, east by the line of said arpent of Conner, a west by the succession, resorvi from said arpent front by twen deep, a tract of half an front bp ten deep, running fr the rear line of gid arpent Conner to Coulee Kinny, sold F. L. Wall on the 5th day of nary, 1878, as per act on file tha Recorder's office, leavi tract of about fifteen supe arpents. 3. Another tract of land ted on the west side of the b Vermilion, measuring half an pent front by thirty arpents d more or less, running from bayou back to Coulee Ki bounded north by F. iL.. W south by Mrs.. J. B. Theall; by said bayou and west by a' coulee. 4. One tract of land situated ,e the east side of Coulee Kino a running from the rear line of F. Wall back to Coulee Kinny, ha ing a front, of three arpents o said line of Wall by t "depth Coulee Kinny. being abi At ten aj pents, more or less, bounded north by the succession, south by Mms f. J. B. Theall, cast by the line4, s. daid Wall and west' by said. scoulee. x. r - 5. One certain tract of fand situated 'on the west #de of Ootw lee Kinny, having a front o't} teen acres by the depth 'fl claim of Charles Hanks bi 65. township 12, soi tl' nag east, bounded north by h 3 ontagne. south by Edward don, east bp the. property of - succession and Fratignis Conner;l - Francois Marceaux, Oueztne Gas pard -and others, and wear by Nicholson, containing about three hundred and twenty superflciaU acres, more br less, it being thI some acquired by the late ERfro-1 sie Guidry. sur., at the sale of the; property of the succession of Chas Hanks. One dwellinig house, corn crib and kitchen, One lot of garden pickets 686 pannels of tencing, One lot of lioises, mnairs anl colts. One lot of hornedcattlb, One branding iron, Cue lot of household and kitch' on furniture, One lot of plows, harrow , And a lot of sundries. CONDITIONS. 4 All the movable property'to. sold for CASH, on theeday ofaale.d and the immovable to be sold for one-third of the purchase pioa to be paid cash on the day bf (.j., and the balance on a eredik ; one, two and three years from the day of sale; purchasers on cedit to frinish their notes witk two good and solvent sureties in soli do. to the satisfaction of the ad ministrator, with eight (8) P'e cent. per annum interest from ma' turity until paid, and the land to be and remain specially mort' r gaged and hypothecated in favor' 1 of said succession, with vendor's privelrge reserved, and with the further condition and stipulatioa that the purchaser or purbhasers shall not sell, alienate or enetnum ber said lands to the prejudice of the succession until full and deal payment of the prineipal, interests and costs, if any. Given under my official signa* . tare this 9th day of February. 1878. ' I. B.sAw,. Sheriff. Attorney at Law and Notary Pabliec Abbeville, Louisiana.`