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OFFICIAL JOURNAL OP THE PARISH OF VERMILION AND TOWN OF ABBEVILLE. ABBEVILLE, LOUISIANA, SATURDAY, MARCH 10, . No.38. NTOL., F3 Ieice Jury. State of Louisiana, Parish of Vermiliopp. The Police Jury of said state and parish met this day, the 4th of February, A. D., 1878, pursu ant to adjournment. Present: Hun, Nathan Perry, President, and Messrs. Brotissard, Leleu. Hoffpauir 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 eftevt 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 Meridional, being present, pro. posed to the Jury to do all the parish printing in tire 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 strCh other matters as may be ordered to be printed or published during one year from the let of January, 1878, for the price and sum -of one hundred and twenty live dollars--payable quarterly. It was thereupon Aav. 1. Resolved, That the pro position of E. I. Addison' poblish er of the Meridional, ns sbove sta ted, be and the same is hereby ac ccpted by this body. An Ordinance Relative to Fences. Sac. 1. Be it ordained by the Police Jury in and for the Parish pf 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 pieux to the panel. The lowest pieux to start at a distance of not more than one foot from the level of the ground, and there shall be a ditch twelvb inches deep, twelve inches wide, and eighteen inches from the outside of the fence; the space between the bottom pieux and the level ground to be filled with dirt. SEC. 2. Be it further ordained, ce. That the respective owners of any animals of whatever species which may break into a field or fields protected by such ts fence shall be held pecuniarily liable to the parties damaged for the amount of damages caused by said breaking, and to a fine of ton 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. Sac. 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 animals breaking into their enclosures. And all such per sons Who shall be guilty of shoot lug, hurting, or in anyways injur lag any animals breaking into their fields, not provided 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, hurt or imjured, for any damages by them sustained thereby. SEV. 4. Be it further ordained, &e., 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 suownrt of the public schools of this parish. Sac. 5. lie it further ordained, &C, That all ordinhnces or part of ordinances passed heretofore "d in confifet with the provis Ions of this ordinance, be and the same are hereby repealed. Walter A. White, esq., was du ly elected as paiish and district attorney pro tem. to serve one year from theist of January, 1878, 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. Anr. 2. Resolved, That the parish tax collector be 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 20th inst. ART. 3. Be it forther 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 authorjzed to institute suit immediately to enforce said settlement. ART. 4. Resolved, That the par ish treasurer be ordered to make a similar statement with the fi nance committee to the 1st 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 failuire to do so then the provisions of the above Art. 3. shall be also applicable to him. ART. 5. Resolved, That the fi nance committee be and they are hereiy 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 Boa 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 tingent fund of 1877; when there shall be sufflcient money in the treasury to the credit of such fund; the said warrant to be drawn in favor of Solomon Wise as trans reree. Mr. Martin Bagly was appoint ed road overseer for the 1st road district, vice E. W. Huff, excused. The following claims were al lowed and ordered to be paid out of their respective funds : Colleetor and assessor's fund for 1878: Vilmont Breaux. $92 25 Printer's and stationer's fund for 1877 : E. I. Addison, $25 00 Isaac Wise, 8 65 Solomon Wise, 52 00 Out of same funds o? 1878 : Isaac Wise, $6 10 Out of the contingent fund' of 1877: Joseps S. Nunez, $47 00 Leo Perret, 13 00 On motion of Mr. Wise the jury adjourned sine die. (Signed) N. PERRY, President Police Jury. AMBROISE LACOUR, Clerk Police Jury. REMARKABLE SUCCESS. The success of the leadipg literary paper of the West. The Chicago Ledger, is truly remark able. Since its lintroduction 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 time sell it at a price consistent with the present hard times. That they have succeeded, and well, too, the thousands of ! eaders of the Ledger scattered from Maine to Texas and from Oregon to Florida will bear testimony. The Chicago Ledger is a large forty-FightI column weekly paper, which con tains stories both complete & con tinued, in each number, written by the best authors of the day, and a great variety of information in teresting to every one. 'i'he 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 $t1 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, Ill. Notice. THE undersigned has 'two (2) Plantations on hand for sale : One situated about six miles southwest from Abbeville, West side of bayou Vermilion, contain ing about two hundred and forty (240) superficial arpents, with a Fine DWELLING HOUSE * AND KITCHEN, and about three (300) hundred pannels of new fence thereon,-one-third of the land is timbered. ANOTI4ER Plantation situa ted at Grosse Isle, about three (3) miles East from the town of Abbe ville, having three-and-a-half (31) 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 Pe layhousaye tract; which tract Is a community property of eight ar pents by forty. gi°' For prices and conditions of the above plantations (which will be in accordance with the hard times), apply to F. FERAV', in the town of Abbeville. Im= mediate possession can be given in both cases. V. 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. feb14 '73 F. P. The Confederate &ldier's Return, or the Lost Cause, The Confederate soldier's re turn, or the LOST CAUSE-A mag nificent picture, beautiful in design and artistic in execution. It rep resents a Confederate soldier after the war returning to his home, which he finds ruined by shot and shell, looking lonely and desolate. 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 overhung by a weeping willow, in the shadow of which stands the returned soldier with bowed head, as if thinking of the past. To the right the calm river and rising moon indicate peace and rest. The stars seen through trees represent the South ern Cross, draped over the graves, an emblem of the Confederate flag as well as a harbinger of brighter days to come. The flood of glorious moonlight streaming through the trees and reflecting on the peaceful river adds to the sentiment and beauty of the scene and its surroundings. No description of this gem of art will do it justice-it mnst 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. Add'ress, A. GREGAR & CO. Pub lishers. 168 Market St., Chattanooga, Tun. Notice6 Succession of Elijah Ewing. All persons indebted to the above succession will please come; forward and settle the same, those having claims against said succes sion will present them duly au thenticated. EMELINE EWING. Natural Tutrix. Oct. 20th 1877. CLOCKS, DOWN WITH HIGH PRICES: OLD F'THER TIIIE CAUGHT AT IMST. .4.Number One Reliable Clock for $3 OWING to doll times and great . sht inking In values, have determined to reedate the trice of our eight dol lar Thirty Hour Stem Winding Clocf to Three Dollars-sent to any address in the United States by express free of ex pense to the purchaser-"each and every Clock warranted for two years." This offer only retrains good for 60 days from date of +h-e paper. These Clocks are our own manothctnre. Now is the time to secure a good Clock for almost nothing, NbTE Thuak INSTRurToNs.a-Clocks can be returned and money will be refunded if purchasers are not satisfied. (live full name, post-office, county and State, and nearest express oflhse, as we send goods exclusively by express. The safest mah. uer to send money is by postoffice money order or registered letter. The postoffice department deliver no registered letters or money on money orders to only re sponsible parties, contse uently this would be the safest way of ordering out Clocks. Aidress all orders to L. FRYER & CO., Clock Manufactnrere, feb23-'78 Cincinnati, Ohio 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 an now offering at the lowest cash price. My stock comprises a large va* riety of Domestic Dry Goods, l'ancy Goods, Fine English, Freutth and American Casimeres, Ladies Drees Goods, Oloaks. Shawls, Notions of all descriptions, Calicos, Best American lrand. Cotton, Bleat de 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 snved to show all articles which they desire to examine, to price or purchase. Clothimngs of all descriptions Gentlemen's Shirt, UnderWears and all kinds of Furnishing Ladies, Goods, Misses, Men and Boys toots & Shoes. Hardware, the latest improve ments in utensils. Saddlery, Crockery Tinware, A fine stock of fresh family gro ceries. Tobacco, chewing & smoking, segars, pipes, &c. Sole agent for the celebrated WEED SE NING MACHINE. the simplest. cheapest and most durable of the kind. My stock is now entirely .New and complete, and every one rich and poor, white and colored are welcome to enter and see for them selves. 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 assume8 the position, and inform all those who have lands, planta tions or town lots for sale, or those who desire to purchase the same, to call at n'store wherel shall always be ree&y 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 chancesa to effect sales or purchases at early date and on satisfactory terms. * Itespectfhlly, A. D. MARTIN. DR, W. W, VAN PELT, ECCLECTIC PETSICIAN. ABBEVILLE, LA. Treats all forms of Diseases, either acute or chronic, according, to the principles of SPECIFIC MEDICATION. All female diseases successfully, treated. Leucorrhwea. Fluor-albus or Whites a Specialty. June 2, '77 THE MERIDIONAL, Widow E. GUEG ON, Proprietor. ?UBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY, BY E. I. ADDISON. $2 '50,... .PER YEAR... .$2 50 I ERMS, The MERIDIONAL, is published weekly in English and French, at two dollars and fifty cents per annum payable in advance. Advertisements will be inserted at $1.00 per square of ten lines, or less, for each insertion. 1 Advertisements published in English and French will be charged fok both lan. guages. No advertisement will be Inserted for less than two dollats and fifty cents. Payment of all advertisements is con qidered due immediately after their first publication. Advertisements not marked with the number of insertions required, will be pnblishIed until otherwise ordered, and charged for accordingly. TEN dollars in advance is required for announcing candidates for office; and election tickets or other job-work must be paid for on delivery. HO1W T) LEAD 1 CMLF. 'He was a small but muscular boy, and the calf was probably two 'months old, with a develop ment of unadulterated cussedness that trould do credit to a Georgia Ku-Klux Captain. There was a rope between them, and as they went down the street bets were about even as to whether the boy was leading the calf or the calf leading the boy. The calf made a dash for a store. The boy pull ed him back, and he made a dash for the boy, who ran around a wagon and fell over a watermelon pile, the proprietor whereof swore copiously. "Come back here, you infenal clodhopper, arid pay for this melon." "Say, M,h-ister ; whoa-give me my-thunderation on you hat, won't yer ?" And the calf kicked up his heels and ba-a-had, and tried to run into a store, but the boy sat back on the line with all his strength, and suddenly sat down in the mud, as the calf altered his mind and turned around to look at him. They went quietly ten steps, till a dog barked, when it took four circles around the boy in as many seconds, tying his legs up ifl the rope, bringing him down in the mud again, and dragging hirm around until he looked like an old bat that had been run over by an ice cart for two seasons. A philanthropic fat man went to the boy's assistance, but the calf kicked him on the shin, and butted him in the condenser, so that he sat down on the curbstone and tried to die easy. Then the boy and calf entangled themselves and started down the street like a mail train behind time, until the calf, scaring at something, stopped suddenly, and the boy fell over it and lost the rope. The calf at once took to his heels, every boy in the street running after and grabbing at the rope, until it gqt tangled in the bridge, when his conductor caught him by the ear and tail, and a lively fight took place all across the bridge and out of sight, while ev erybody along the street proceed ed to tell how easy it is to lead a calf if you outy go their way about it. A hair from the mad dog is said to cure the bite, and the Worces `er Press says that a solitary tress from the bash will cure a passion for a waiter girl. THE INDI1N'S DREAM. When the Indian went to see the white man he staid with him all night. In the' morning he says to the white man : "Me have dream last night" "Ah, what was it ?" "Me dream you give me your gray mare, and then you gave me rifle ; that you gave me much powder, much. ball, much shot." "Did you, indeed I 'what a dream !" "Yes; me dream it all." "Well, that's bad, for mhy wite always rides the gray mare, an4f she thinks she can't ride any other horse, but, if you dreamt it, why I suppose you most have her. And my rifle, too; my favorite rifle-you dreamt I gave you that, too ?" "Yes; me dream rifle, too." "Well, if you dreamt it, why I suppose you must take that too, but it is very singular.) So the white man gave them all into the Indian's possession; but persuaded hhn to tarry with him one night more. In the morning the white man says to the Indian : "I had a dream last bight." "No ! did you?" "Yes, but I did, though. I dreamed that you gave me all the land between Ponjunket river and Catapunch Mountain," about three thousand acres of the most beau tiful land imaginable. "Ah I" Bones of my father ! Well, if you dreamt It, why I sup pose you must have the land-but me never dream with you any more." The story is told of a certain NeW Zealand chief, that a young missionary landed at his islands to succeed a sacred teacher de ceased some time before. At an interview with the chief the young minister asked : "Did you know my departed brother ?" "Ah, yes, I was deacon in his church." 'Ah, then you knew him well I and was he not a good and tea- * der-hearted man ?" "Yes," replied the pious dea' con, with much gusto, "he very tender ; I eat a piece of him." A little boy wanted to borrow his aunt's dog for a moment, and asked her to let him have a piece of string so he could lead him. ".What are you going to do with him ?" asked the good lady. The boy hgitated for a moment, and then said, "Well, you see, a boy round the corner bet me his dog was a larget one than yours." "Well," said the aunt, "suppose it turns out that his dog is the larger one?" Then," said the nephew, "you'll lose your dog." Said a distinguished politician to his son : "Look at mel I be. gan as an alderman, and herel am at the top of the tree; and what is my reward? Why, when I die, my son will be the greatest rascal in the city." To this the young hopeful replied: "Yes, dad, when you die -but not till then." An Indiana girl wanted to see if her lover really loved her, and she got a boy to yell "mad dog I" as they were walking out. The lover flew over a fence and left her to be chewed up, and she went right . away and married a store clerk.