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_ _ __I D \ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ -)FFIt'"IAL JuURNAL OF THE PARISH OF VERMIIION AND TOWN OF ABBEVILLE. VOL. XX. A BBE VII LEL ILOUISIANA, ~A.TULPDAY, 3IARCII 9, 1-7. NO, 7. nP"nJ"~ 7r~._~ _D~~I__la ~ n m· ~ ~ CNO 3, Police Jury. State of Louisiiana. 'Parish of Vermilion. The Police Jury of said State and parish met this day, the 4th of February, A. DI)., 1678, pursu ant to adjournment. Present: liou, Nathan Perry, President, and Messrs. liroussard, Lelea. Hoffpauir and Wise. The ninutes 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 Jillridional, being present, pro-' posed to the Jury to do all the parish printting 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, 1'78, for the price and sum of one hundred and twenty live dollars--payable quarterly. It was thereupon ART. 1. Resolved, That the pro position of E. I. Addison' publish or (f the 31'ridio:al. as above sta ted, be and tile ame 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 ! of Vermilion, &c. . t That hereafter all fences' enclos- - ing laud for purposes of cultiva- t tion shall be made at least four f feet high, with not less than four ! picux to the lpncl. The lowest f picux to start at a disti\ncc of not more than one foot front the level , of the ground, and there shall be d a ditch twelve inches deep, twelve inches wide, and eighteen inches i; from the outside of the fence; the o space between the bottom pieux ( and the level ground to be filled with diri. SEc. 2. Be it further ordained, p &c. That the respective owners of 1 any animals of whatever species which may break into a field or fields protected by such a fence shall be held pecuninrily liable to o the parties daumaged for the amount of damages caused by o said breaking. awl to a fine of ten dollars for each offence, the same to be collected before any court of competent jurisdiction; the damages to be sued for by the party entitled thereto, and the fine to be sued for in the name of the parish by the District At torney pro tem. SEC. 3. Be it further ordained, &c. That no one Whose fence does not conmeup to the standard, above establislhed shall be entitled to damages on account of stock or other animals breaking into their enclosures. And all snch per sons who shall be guilty of shoot ing, hurting, or in anyways injur ing any animals breaking into their fields, not provided with such a f'nce, shall pay a flue of twenty dollars, to be collected by the District Attorney pro tem., asl above, and shall be liable to thei owners of the animals so shot, hurt or imjured, for any damiagesf by them sustained thereby. Sac, 4. Be it further ordained, &c., That all tines 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 sun:mrt Of the public schools of this parish. 8EC. 5. Be it further ordained, &.f, That all ordinances or part Of rOdinances passed heretofore anwl it conflfet with the provis ions of this ordinance, be and the: same are hereby repealed. Walter A. White. esq., was du ly elected as patish and district attorney pro ternm: to serve one year from the lst of January, 1878, to the 31st of December, 187-, arl his alThrry was and is hereby fixed at three hundred and tween ty-five dollars per annum, payable (o quarterly. S An. 2. 2. Rsolved, That the u- parish tax collector he and he is hereby ordered to make a full and final settlement for all parish taxes and licences by him collec ted to the 1st of January, 1878, with the finance committee on or before the 20(th inst. i- ART. 3. Be it further resolved, y that in case of the fai!ure of said it collector to make said settlement s- by said date, that the president ,r of the police jury he autihorized is to institute suit immediately to d enforce said settlement. ART. 4. Resolved, That the par 'f ish treasurer be ordered to make )- a similar statemnent with the fi 0 nance committee to the 1st daiy of Iamnnary, 1878, for all moneys re L ceivcd by him as stuch treasurer e on or bc-ef,re the 24th inst.. and i in case of his faiiure to do so then the provisions of the above t+- Art. 3. shall be also applicable e to him. ii ART.,5. Resolved, That the fi nance committee be and they are d here: y required to make an esti ~mate or budget of the probable expenses for the year 1878, and 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 lou dreaux, and drawn on the crimi nal prosecution fuond of 187 7, be exchai'ed for one of the same a amount to be drawn on the con tinr'ent fund of 1877; when there Sshall be sufiliierit money in the treasury to the credit of such fund; the said warrant to be drawn in favor of Solomnion WVi,-e as trans feree. Mr. Martin atlyv was appnoint ed road overseer fnor the 1st road district, vice E. W. Hluff, excused. The follo'wing claiims were al lowed and ordered to be paid out of their respective fuind : Colleetor and assebsor's fund for 1878: Vilmont Breanx, $92 25 Printer's and statio 'er's fund for 1877 : E.I. Addison, $25 00 Isaac Wise, 8 65 Solomon Wise, - 52 00 Out of s.nme funds of 187S : Isaac Wise, `f lX Outtof tie c n:;tingrice:t fi:l'l of 1877: Josels . Nunez, ;$47 io.i Leo Perret, I8 (0 On motion of Mr. WIse the jury adjourned sitie dlie. (Signed) N. Pennyr , President Police Jury. ArnlI.OisE LAc(r-n, s Clerk 1'Plice Jury. r REMARKABLE SUCCESS. The success of the leading literary paper of the West. The Chicago Ledger, is truly remark able. Since its introduction to the reading; public, six years ago, the Ledger has steadily advanced in favor, and is now acknowledged second to no paper of the kind in the country. Its circulation is national, and has been obtained through the efforts of its publishers to produce a paper of high moral character, and at the same tuime sell it at a price consistent with the present hard times. That theyv have succeeded. and well, too, the! thousands of tenders of the,, Ledger scattered from Mainec to, Texas and fromn Oregon to IFlori,'l:m will "ear testimony. The Chichi(o Ledger is a large forty-- id!:t column weekly paper, which con tains stories both complete & con-! tinued, in each unim er,. written by the best'authors of tihe day, and a great variety of if1,rmna tion in teresting to every one. T'ihe sub scription price of The Ledger is! only $1.50 per year, postage paid, and it is equal in every particular to other papers of the same char acter which sell for $3 a year. Three copies of , this valuable paper will be sent to any one who; sends 10 cents and their address! to the Ledger. Chicago, I!!. Notice. TIHE undersigned has Two (2) Plantations on hand for sale : One situated about six miles Southwest from Abbeville, West s.ide of bayou Vermilion, contain ing about two hundred and forty (240) superficial arpents, with a s Fine DWELLING HOUSE AND KITCHEN, and about three (300) hundred pannels of new fence thereon,-one-third of the laud is timbered. ANOTHER Plantation situa ted at Grosse Isle, about three (3) miles East from the town of Abbe ville, having three-and-a-half (3.1) arpents front by forty (40) in depth, with about fifty (50) ar pents of W 0 0 D LAND thereon, and a right to cut wood on the Alexander De layhousaye tract; which tract is a community property of eight ar pents by forty. rIP For prices and conditions of the above plantations (which, will be. in accordance with the hard times), apply to F. FERAY, in the town of Abbeville. Im mediate possession can be given in both cases. * F. FERAY. N. B. One of the above plan tations i,elongs to a lawyer of the parish of Lafayette. The party purchasing from me will have to pay expenses of sale, record, &c.' &c., in this parish from the La fayette Records. Title perfect in both cases. fell14 '77 F. F. The ConfLdcrate Soldier's Return, I or the Lost Ca're. The Confederate soldier's re turn, or the LOST CAriE--A mag n ificent picture; beautiful in design 3 and artistic inr execution. It rep resents a Confederate soldier after the war returning to his home, t which he finds ruined by shot and shell, looking lonely and desolate. t In front of the ruined cottage, telling a sad tale of the miseries of war, are two graves with rude crosses, on one of which some friendly hand has hung a garland. The graves are overliung by a weeping willow, in the shadow of which stands the returned soldier with bowed head, as if thinking of ,h', past. To the right the calm rI r a i -i ri:ih:g ;m on indicate I l,:e r'est. Tlhe stars Seei, .,:I, ;lr.ht;r es re; resent the S-o th I ( :re:rss, drared over the graves, an etbhilemi of the Confederate flair ;is well as a harbinger of brighter days to conme. The fIlod of glorious moonlight str'a;tliiiog through the trees and r_!iKcutlog on the peaceful river adds to the sentiment and heau'y of the scene and its snrroundings. No description of this gem of art will do it justice-it must be seen. It is a picture that will touch every southern heart and should find a place in every southern home. It is 14x18 inches in size, on heavy plate paper. One copy will be sent by mail, in a pasteboard roller to any address, post-paid, on re ceipt of 25 cent'three copies for 60 cent or six for $1,in currency or postage stamps. Agents want ed everywhere, to sell this and a variety of other popular. 'cheap pictures. No money required until they are sold. No trouble to sell them. Send stamp for our catalogue and terms. Address, A. GIIREGAR & Co. Pub lishers. . 168 Market St., Chattanooga, Zll~l. Notice. Succession of Elijah Ewing. All persons indebted to the above succession will olease come forward and settle the same, those haviiig claims against said succes sion will present thein duly au thenticated. EMELINE EWING. Natural Tutrix. Oct. 20th 1877. C LOCKS. DOWN WITr HIGH PRICES. OLD FITHER T:ME CAUGHT AT LAST. d. 1.amber One Reliable Clock for $3 f WING to dull times and great shimkin: in values,have determined to ..* ph1i price of our eight dol lar T!irty liour Stem Winding CloOk to Tbhr- Dollars-sent to any address in the Uhited States by express free of ex pense to the purchaser--"each and every Clock warr nted for two years." This offer only remains good for 60 days from date of .h . paper. These Clocks are our Own mnnifacture. Now is the time to secure a good Clock for almost nothing, NOTE Th SE INSTRuCTIO.s.-Clocks can be returned and money will be refunded if purchasers are not satisfied. Give fll name. post-oilfce. countyand State, and nearest express office, as we send goods exclusively by express. The safest mah. uer to send money is by postoflice money order or regintered letter. The postoffice department deliver no registered letters or money on money orders to only rc 'ponsible par ies. consequently this would be the safest way of ordering out Clocks. n Address all orders to P L. FRYER & CO., Clock Manufacturers, feh23--'78 Cincinnati. Ohio e To the Public. I would respectfully inform my friends and customers and the peo ple in general, that I have just se lected with the greaest care, a general assortment of Fall and Winter Goods, which I am now offering at the lowest cash price My stock comprises a large va. riety of Domestic Dry Goods, Fanvy Goods, Fine English, Fredlch and American Casimeres, Ladies Dress Goods, Cloaks, Shawls, Notions of all lescriptiuons, Calicos, Best American Brand. Cotton, Bleached and Brown. Alpacas of all shades, Flannels. Opera, Plain & Colored Checked. Ladies are respectfully solicited to call and examine my stock and no trouble will be sated to chow all articles which they desire to examine, to price or purchase. Clothitgs of all descriptions Gentlemen's Shirt, Underwear, and all kii~ds of Furnishing Ladies; Goods, Misses, Men and Boys Boots & Shnes. Hardware, the latest improve ments in utensils. Saddlery, Crockery . Tinware, A fine stock of fre-h family gro ceries. Tobanco, chewing & smoking. segars, pipes, &e. f Sole agent for' the celebrated WEED SE ,VNG AMACHINE.f3 the simplest. che:lpest and most durable of the kind. My stock is now entirely JV. wI and complete, and every one rich and poor, white and colored are I welcome to enter and see for them- " salves. .. . ._ Ic Believing that it would be great ly to the interest of this parish to establish a Real Estate Agency in the town of Abbeville. I have assumed the position, and inform all those who have lands, planta tions or, town lots fbr sale, or those who desire t6 purchase the same, to call at my store where I shall always be ready to give full particulars and make agreements. Having now communications with different parties in the United States who are desirous to locate in this country there are chances to effect sales or purchases at early date and on satisfactory terms. respectfully. A. D. MARTIN. DR, W, W, VAN PELT, ECLECTIC PHYSICIAN. ABBEVILLE, LA. Treats all irrmn~' of Disease, either acute or chronic, accordinf ti the principles of SPECIFIC MEDICATION. All female diseases successfully treated. Leucorrhoa. Fluor-albus, or Whites a Specialty. June 2, '77 THE MERIDIONAL, Widow E GiUENON, Proprietor. PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY, BY E. I. ADDISON. $2 50 ... PER YEAR. ..$2 50 TER19M , The XERIDIONAL, is published weekly in English and French, at two dollars and fifty cents per annum payable. in advance. Advertisementh will be 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 nuages. No advertisement will be inserted for less than two dollars and fifty cents. Payment of all -advertrsements is con oidered 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. TEN dollars in advance is required fo announcing candidates for otfice; and election tickets or other job-work must h0aid for on delivery. 18~ We copy the following 'Open Letter" from the N. Y. Sun, of the 20th February, 1878, and give it to our readers for what it is worth : ./rN OPEN LET'TEt. JOHN SHEIRMAN : You know as well as we do that the State of Louisiana by a large majority vo ted for Tilden. But we fraudu lently altered the records anud falsely retuirned a majority for Hayes. It was a stupendous drime: and could not be accomplishedA ryithout a great deal of perjury, forgery, false pretenses, and aux iliarv fraud. They have prose ueted us for one of these forgeries. There is no use in denying our Yuilt ; the evidence is overwhelm ing; they have the forged pa per. We are certain to be con victed if the proceeding goes On. Blt you must stop it. It certain ly was the understandihg that we were both to be paid and protec ted. Up to this time yoiu have acted faithfully enough. You have eulogized us as honest men, and it was not your fault that nobody believed you. We have received the money which was promised to us, and we have held and enjoyed Federal offices with, which you agreed to reward us. But all this ccunts for nothing if you let us be sent to the penitentiary. We Tel youi plainly that we do not intend to go there. If the worst comes to the worst, we can earn the pardon of the State au thorities by a full revelation of1 your guilt and our own. You know the frightful tale we would hIave to tell. You abandoned Packard, and you are still in your high places because lie had no r power to pull you down ; but if N you desert us. you and Hayes t will be driven out of office and covered with shame. Attend to this business, for it is the most e important you have on hand. t J.M.W. a T. C. A. M~y dear," said an affectionate husband, "'you are good at contri, ving things; I wish you would contrive some,suitable design to paint on the sign of our new tavern." "I'll do~no such thing, I 4on't like yhur going to tavern keep ing. It's a dirtybusiness, and the temperance men are making such a fuss about it that it will soon come to nothing." "TLere is. no use talking, for my mind is made up. I've got a license and paid for it, and must use it.' I want something neat and appropriate to paint on the sign." "Well I'll fell voit what. Make a' big horn, and paint 'yourself crawling out of the little end of it." "Come and dine nwith me." "No, I thank you, George; I'm too hungry." .dD VERITISlI'Gy FOR A WIFE A Melbourne widower with, sometthing of a. fmily pnd agood. ly bar~k account advertised for a wift over a fictitiocs signature. Several answers wer e reoeiled, among which was one that partic. ularly pleased him. The chiog, raphy was delicate and graCefiul, the language chaste, and the sig nature, like his own, ficticioun.- After a, brief and mutualy agree; able coerespondence ..a timesand place were agreed upon for a meeting. At the appointed hour the gentleman was waiting in a privytte parlor-at a: certain fashion ble hotel, and shortly afterward a lady entered, thickly veile ..- She came in trembling, and did not venture to look• up until the voice of the gentleman, in respect ful greeting, fell upon the ear, at which she starte4 convulsively, raised her eyes to the face of her swain, and 'then uttered a sup pressed cry-a ciy the tone of which struck upon the gentle rfiar's ear with la sound not unfa riliar. -He lifted the veil and looked. upon the scared face 'of his own daughter, whom he had supposed industrionsly pursuing her studies at a schOol in a: town some distance westward from Mel bourne. The 'young lady has siuce been installed as housekeep er in the paternal mansion, and her papa is not likely to advetrtia. for a wife again until this. daughl ter is married. "Darm me, if I don't belie*~ the world's a wheelbarrbw," said, a, jolly inebriate,. as he rolled al-og the pavetinent, "and I'm the wheel revolving'on the haxis. Now I3ni in the mud," said he, and he fall headlong into a gutter, "and now I'm on dry land," lie as fetched up on the curbstone. His Conclud ing remarks, as his boots followed his head down an open cellar way, was, "Now the wheel is bro ken, and the wehicle is out of tre pair.' A gentleman married his . - vant. A short time after their, union they gave an evening party. Conversation lagging, silence reigned, whed one of the ladies said, "Awful pause I" The lady ofth$iouse immediately exolaia. ed, "Awful paws, indeed I ao, would you have awful paws if: you had done. the dirty work ia your life that I have I"' "I tol I her E'd never smoke an. other cigar," he said edftly, "and I won't. A pipe's plenty good Senough for me,"-and he gracea fully drew.a ipateh over the larg est part of his trousers. An Os eo county, Kan., farmer recently killed a two-year old hog weighinz 1,11)4 pounds. Theta's the-kiud to raise. "What's the matter with your eye, Tommy ?" "Oh, it's only been going through an operation at the hands of a kaockulist, that'a all." A pot of lard exploded at King. ston the olher day, and a lean. woman irrirediately got fat. She got it all over, from head to foot, and looked as if she had taken a trip to Greece. A little boy whose sprained wrist had been relieved by bath. ing in whiskey, asked his mother if papa did'nt havo a sprained throat. A girlwho will sit with a fellow on the stairs at a ball, .with no clothes on above her waist worth speakinm- of, would faint away' dead if the same fellow were to meet- her on the stairs mufftled fror head to foot in three night geus. A small boy, arrested for throw. ing stones at the windows of In. dependence Hall, recently, got off on the pilea shat he was only "rocking the cradle of Liberty."