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CommrnnieationI of a pirsonnal r aturc will be chargedl double th regular rates, and must be plal for POSITIVELY in advance. Advertisements not markedtl will b( pultishedr until forbid, (if responsible,) adl will be charged accord i ugly. Obituary and marrige notices will be charged a.: ad vertisements when exceeding fiftecn lines. *"All communicatinns and adlvertismnent--e .:ST be handedin on or before Wednesday morning twin sure insertion in the followingfaturday's issue. L3j.Anonymous communications will NOT be 13b lished under any circumstances. ['All letters and communications muat be ad dressed to the Editor of the MIeridlonal, Abbe ville, Vermilion parish. Louisiana. l l I l l. . National Democratic Ticket, 0 FOR PRESIDEJT : STEPHEN GROVER CLEVELAND, OF NEW YORK. FOR VICE PRESIDENT : THOMAS A. HENDRICKS, OF INDIANA. Foo Chow was bombarded by the French on the 23rd. Mr. J. O. Legd, re-opened last Sunday, and don't fail to test Blue Grass Club. Kellogg vs Martinet is the heav iest case on the political docket. Beware ye bivalves, the R months are setting in. IDye and nights are still very warm and unhealthy. The St. Martin Observer has .brought out the name of Hon. E. Simon for Congress. Madeleine Square has been crop ped of its weeds and now presents a smooth appearance. Ten thousand persons visited the exposition grounds on last Sunday in New Orleans. The days and nights are once more very warm. How fickle and changing is our climate. Kelly the great Tammany boss has come out openly and fearlessly in favor of Beast Butler. Gov. Ireland of Texas has been unanimously, re nominated as candi date for the same position. The Louisiana Standard suggests the name of F. W. Liggins for Con gress in the 3rd Congressional Dis trict. Who next ? ! I Callahan & Lewis, Steam Cistern Factory, and Mouldin Mill, New Iberia, Louisiana. Sena for Price List. feb23 6mo. All the militia in Iberia have been relieved from service and sad it is to Say, that personal difficulties have already begun. Mr. Isaac Wise of the firm of Wise and Beer was in town this week. Always the same Isaac, gay and hearty and as usual ready for business. The'Louisiana Standard an inflo untial and intelligent republican sheet, stro!ngly favors the election of Hon. F. G. Goode in opposition to the'Earl of Chatlam Kellogg. The St. Martin Observer has passed into the hands of Carlos (;reig of that parish. We wish our new confrere success in hi: new ournalistic career. FIRE AT NEW IBERIA. A dreadful fire in Iberia on the evening of the 26th, destroying the large and splendid stores of Lehman and Taylor, and Mr. Gouguenheim. The fire originated at 6:30 P. M., in Gongueuhein's furniture warehouse; for a time the fire was thought be vond control. but the other stores and buildings on the same side of the street were saved by the indomitable. not to say, superhuman exertions of the two fire companies of the town. Sad is this accident, but sadder is it to have to announce the death of foreman Joe Reynolds, who at his post of duty, fell crushed by an iron wirdow in the midst of the raging ele!aent ; another, name unknown. had his arm broken, Mr. AlIpha Fon telien falling from a certain elevation was stunned and slightly bruised. This is quite a blow to our grow ing sister town and we sincerely hope, that there will not. soon be a repetition of such heart-rending mis fortune. The fire from all facts gathered, seems to have been acci dental, and that the political troubles of that community had nothing to do with it. On last Saturday. the 23d of this month, in the morning one Ben Matthews came and delivered him self to the authorities, at Abbeville, stating that he had killed one Alcide Wilson on the Cade plantation, in our parish ; but that it was acciden tal and the result of the careless handling of his pistol. His version, has not availed him much so far and he is now in jail to answer for the offense at the next term of the dis trict court. Accident or not, again do we behold the deplorable effects of carrying weapons, especially con cealed, this should be done away with some way or other. It is most undoubtedly one of the greatest curses of society. SOME MORE BOLTINr.--On the 16th of this month in the little town of IHouma prominent citizens and planters met and organized a Cen tral Blaine and Logan Club for the Parish of Terrebonne. The officers of the said club are Duncan 9. Cago, President; John IR. Bisland. 1st Vice-president ; H. C. Minor, 2nd Vice-president ; L. T. Suthon, Secre tary and Treasurer, &c. The cry is still they go. Advocates of prohibition need have no fears of "i'RICKLY ASH BIT TERS" as it is a medicine, and by reason of its cathartic properties can not be used as a breverage. It is manufactured from the purest mat erinals, and acts directly on the Liver Kidneys, Stomach and Bowels. As a blood purifier it has no equal. It is pleasant to the taste, and effective in action. Blue Grass Club is all the go in Abbeville ; go and try it. There will be district court in the parish of St. Martin. We hope that all things will pass off quietly. Our court house yard has under gone a third mowing, since a short time and has yielded another abun dant harvest of hay. On Monday last pistol shots were exchanged on h1ain street in Iberia between Mr. J. M. Robertson and Alpha Fontelica. Nobody hurt. John Kelly, the Tammany Chief, has been a member of Congress, and is the only man who was ever twice elected Sheriff of New York City. He has no business other than poli tics, except as irregular investments in real estate may be considered as business. He was a builder at one time, and was also a plumber ; he is now rich, and knows how to enjoy the prolession of politics. A lady about to boil an egg for her husband's breakfast, asked the loan of his watch to time the boiling. "Your watch has stopped," she cried; ' the egg is on and I can't tell how long it ought to remain in the kettle." The husband hastened tf, .i 9 .e and was horror stuck to, -. thlat the good woman had dropped hi,- ,l.ganit gold watch into the kettle, and wa, holding the egg to her ear.-Troy Times. Like most garments, everything in life has a right and a wrong side. You can take any joy, and, by turn ing it around, find trouble on the other side. There are many reasons why black hogs are preferable to white ones, of which these are some:-They are not only more hardy and vigorous as a general thirg, but are less sub ject to disease, especially that of the skin. Almost every city has a police or other official who began at the bot-+ tom of the ladder and reached the top. Jersey City has one that went the other way. lie began as chief of police in 1857. was police com missioner from 1873 to 1875, and is now door-man at one of the stations. It is stated that the fund of $250, 000, raised by George Jones for the benefit of G(en. Grant, was placed in trust with E. D. Morgan, who in vested it in Wabash securities and guaranteed 8 per cent, interest for eight yeari, and that his estate is now being charged to make good the guaranty. A Nebraska girl writes home from California that the stories about rich and speedy marriages for women in that El Dorado are pure humbug. There are more men than women, but in her opinion most of them have run away from marital bonds elsewhere. "A woman," she says, "is of less conse quence here than anywhere in the world. The Chinese do most of the washing and housekeeping, and work at about the same wages that girls and women would find necessary. There is mighhty little marrying and giving in marriage here."-Denver Tribune. A Michigan man sends, through the Detroit Post a challenge to "the United States of America, the Cana das, all the European nation., China and Japan not excepted, to compete in a Jackknife whittle." He writes: "I don't profess to be a science whit tier or carver on a solid block of wood, but give me a basket full of sticks that will work a quarter of an inch square, and from onie to twenty four inches long, and I can astonish the Jew. My style of whittling is the double-locked lattice, made per manent whithout the aid of nails or glue, so as to form a perfect shape of a mansion or any public building, monument, tower, mirror or picture of any size desired, forts with guns mounted." etc. HOW TO HAVE A LOVING WIFE.- If you would have a loving wife, be as gentle in your words after as be fore marriage; treat her as tenderly when a matron as when a miss; don't quite make her the maid of all work, and ask her why she looks less tidy and neat than when "you first knew her ; don't buy them cheap, tough beef, and scold her because it does not come on the table "porterhouse," don't grumble about squalling ba bies if vou can not keep up a nursery, and rein ml,.r that baby may "take after papa" his dispos.itson; don't smoke and etscw tobacco, and thus shatter your nerves and spoil your temper, and make your breath a nuisance, and then complain that your wife deci nes to kiss you ; go home joyous and cheerful to your wife and tell her the good news you have heard, aud not silently put on your hat and go out to the "club" or "lodge," and let her afterward learn that you spent the evening at an opera or a fancy ball with Mrs. Dash. Love your wife; be patient; remember you are not perfect, but try to be; let whiskey, tobacco and vulgar company alone; spend youd evenings with your wife and live a decent, Christian life, add your wife will be loving and true, if you did not marry a heartless beauty. without sense or worth ; if you did, who is to blame if you suffer the con sequences. TOWN COUNCIL. -o-o -o- ABBEVILLE, LA., August 21st 1884. The Council met this day pursu ant to the call of the Mayor to trans act any and all businces that might come before it. There were present his Honor. Jos J A hadie, mayor, and council. men Broussard. Bornqne and Smedes ; absent Solonon Wise. Reading of the minutes of the pre vions meeting of the council was dis pensed with. The quarterly reports of the Col lector and of the Treasurer were accepted, ordered to be spread on the minutes and published. COLLECTOR'S REPORT. To the Honorable Mayor anid Mem hers of the Town Council, I the undersigned, respectfully 'submit this ns my re port for the quar ter ending July Rth 1884. amt of taxes of '83 uncoil at last report 8 175 19 amt coil on same 86 25 amt remaining uncoil 88 9.1 amt of license of '84 uncoll at last report 461 50 amt rec'd since last report 19 fi) amt collected on same 2e4 00) amt remaining uncollected 277 tI0 ,amt of fines col for Corpora tion 15 00 amt of liocnses of '83 at Inst report 35 00 cash on hand at last report on license 282 50 Recapitulation. total amt of taxes uncoil at last report $ 175 19 total amt of licenses of '83 :35 00) .." " " '84 461 50 amt of licenses received since last report 19 50 amt of fines coil since last report 15 00 cash on hand at last report on licenses 282 50 $ 988 69 amt remaining uncoil taxes 88 94 amt of licenses of'83 uncol 35 00 amt of " of'84 oncol 277 00 rcpt of treas on taxes of '83 57 50 " " - " "'84 282 50 amt on hand on taxes of '83 28 75 amt on hand on licenses of 1884 204 )00 amt on hand on fines 15 00o $ 988 69 Respectfully, G1so. E. LYONS. Con-Collector. We find the report correct. J. J. AB4DIE. R. C. SMtDsDS. 7RE./JSURER'S REPORT. Report of- W_ 1. White, Treasurer for the quarter ending July Fith 1884. General Fund. 1884, April 5, to bal on hand per report . $ 58 71 amt rec'd since last report from coil on taxes 1883 26 84 suat rec'd from same licenses 282 50 $ 36' 05 Cr July 5, by amt paid out to date 176 25 to bal on hand $191 bO Street and Bridge Fund. April 5, to balance 125 37 amt rec'd from col, taxes '83 19 15 144 52 Cr July 5, amt paid out to date 136 25 to balance 8 27 amt sinking fund $258 94 Respectfully submitted to the lion. Mayor and Council of Abbe. ville. W. B. WHITE Treasurer. On motion of R. C. Smedes, re solved that the Mayor issue his proclation calling for sealed propo sals for the keeping of the bridge across the Bayou Vermilion at Ab beville for six months beginning the 1st Monday in Oct 1884, and ending on the 1st Monday in April 1S85 the said contract to be awarded to the lowest bidder under the usual stipulations and conditions. And further: That hereafter it shall be the duty of the Mayor in issuing his proclamation ordering the annual municipal election for officers of the town, to include there in a call for sealed proposals and bids for the keeping of said bridge for the next ensuing year. On motion of Mr Smedes.. resolv ed that a tax of ten mill. on the dollar be levied and collected on all the taxable property of the Corpor ation of Abbeville for the year 1884. That said taxes when collected shall be divided into two funds, as follows : On the general fund, four mills ; on the street and bridge fund six mills. The Mayor appointed Mess. S Wise and and R C Smcedes on the Finance Committee : and Messrs L Broussard and O Bourque on the street and Bridge Committee. On motion the street and bridge committee were authorized to con tract with the present bridge keeper to koep and attend to the bridge at present rates until the 1st Mon day of October next. On motion the councit adjourned. Jos. .J. ABADIE. W. Bi. WIIITE Mayo!'. (.. REC STRATA 4. Notice is hIi ei rv gen. that i;1 comlpliance of Ite IEt oviionV o1 f Al." No. 123 of the Gen''ra!l A 'ýernbv. of1 I shall k'eelp myIt o ic cp openl u'wiii'a vsd itd le-.al hloliidav, I:Xc ri ..1 fiorri i_ OcifiCk A. M.. to I chi :P it.. aind fioni 2 o'clock r'. mt., until G; o'clock P. 'e , for the reprist lainn of atl legal voiters. ciiinionci rt at tlih 'cer irei-' It the tOwn of A lliicvit ic, 0'i ettrfl ter 4th 18~84, ttd iv fle' shall iirinariu t herc one wink, ~n then it will be established for one day at each of the ,ereiinafter pIoll ingz uitl other desiLran tecd 'l:irc tin ecrih ynard as follows to wit 1st wa nd. `-ehoiI [ouseg "t~ .t 1:5. 2nd wan rd, C. Frede'ric k 5¾ pIt 16. 411 wit ni, Mr. is z)i- :,rolesa id Sent 17. 5iti ward. Ijes'iin Ab itir2' Sept 19). 6th ward, T ohht (Grec n Sent 2ttt fith wvart n'3.A 1 ir'-it, t li'ti it 7th ward. 1'.rrv', Bridgce `'rpt 2i, at Nnigier',- store. 7th ward. Tlhea It's stin' Scot 29)7hw"! noieRgIz't Octohbr Finhn. and wilt reopent at A htnvilte on rSaturday (hiother'1 I th iand keep open, until Sat nrtlav N"ivriher 1st 18S4. DAVID M. LYons, Assessor & Register. A 'I t 3o '84. Succession Sale. STAT'E OF LAO)UIS.NA. PAL-LH OF VELamILIox. "'th Judicial lDistrict Court. Sw:ece.siom of Virginia MIarceaux. 1,r virt ue eol an order of sale granted by the Honorable D)istrict. Court. in and fir the parish of Vermilion and State of Lonisinna. in the aittlis of the :thove en titled and nt t.m!, ee I -n et'. ii. notice is herntey iv (n Lihat there will be sold at public auction, to the last and highest bidder.. at the late re-tlece of the ii-.ci:tricd. by the nu 'h*rtiir,el, nil the property bt':nl ,_in: 1t si aid s,.ces-i lt, oi ,i u lay. September '.2nd 1884. 'tho ftllow i nt de c:- ihed property5 to-Wit : One town lot, des~ignnted as lot N 20 rf lt re's portion of the town of Abhbevitle. ni-nsiri nhabout 90 feet I int,t lv about 141 feet and street togt!t, with tlhe fenlcing Piti uated thereon. One other town lot desiginated as lot N= 206 of Rneto's portion of the tow; n of A h eovillh, measuring ab out 145 feet deep by 90 feet front hounddtl niorh by lot N 0 25, solth hy lot N a 27. east bhv t Charles st.,reet and west by lot N : 21. to gether with all the fencing situated thereon. One other town lo* designated as lot N = 27 of Boite',I portion of said town. measuringt about 90 feet front by 1lt5 feet deep, and 'being bounded north by lot N 0 26, south by lot N o 28. cast hv St Charles street and west by lot N ° 20, with the fencing thereon. One dwellirnett Iuse kitchen and out houste-ione lot ]honsehold furni ture--o eds aid Iorldings. &c--one lot crclkOery-k-lives and forks-- spintinng wheel, looml and fi.:tures- one saddle--one lot picturcs--one horse- cart--one lot barrels. &c 100 nannels of fencing-and mamt other ar'ticle. ... TERMsl AND ) CoNDITIONS .... The movbluih proitperty for cash oni the day of sale ; and the intnmov:hii. ipropterty for five-twelfths cash and, the lilance IpayValho in iot 101 in.ns'l mclts, in onei and two t ;ars fromlli day of s:,le ; purcihase otr ct -red it to fnt-rni-h their notes with s eolcat siure ties in solido to ,he satisfaction of the administrator and n:id ' piavr. ble to his order withl ei-rhlt ri. ctil per n nuiim interiet froin ,lIturiiy. the l.nds to he anIo rmnain stt','itli' mortgaged and hypothltcat.dl in iov or of the succession and vendor's lien and privilege to be retained there.on and the :tine not to ite alie:nt edl onr in n"m w:Iv cotuit,i:red to the itr(,j. dive of tilt; u.5 i.o-.tnl. uttri tih' I;l ant! fi.lttt paytmetIt of the t:o tis '-ivil tl,:rldf , i pl incipal n.i it.r1 e t and all cuts t:iat mnav rt',:t t h1 ,lyre on. as Wpi f :1s ten t'er 'etit f"ir at tor,cy's f;'s 1 lto e ich-:trgcd o,, s.li: 'Ites or an:y port iont- thrcorf which na"y ha:,:e Iti, 1i colil'er.t Iv s ilt. CGi;ven uridur hiy oilicial s. ia'tre at uty office, town of tAbhheil[e, LaI PROCLAMA MAXYOC'' OFPICE Town of T-'o all a b m . td~ of ftlu 1P3 1884, ttlllli the ! j i5* i he retee for tihe rne- Ihr ," 11 tbids niardt be era (dre1= ()cdet the o re Mee~i. Au;g. JoSFP.P J3. A Nntiee i', hereby gIvf. TIax loll for the yew` I)('cII d~p4J'ai~t Edin b e etitd ithat thre ta:01a as ro j.t .. fire seft torth in the, tilt in myr office, and iu-. ?Lae ufliet' of saki' they arc uorv dueý g'i. ° ;t liiulu·1t eu the 31k.' ?!crl'eir 8,84. nad will" l!' Celt cj r mono-11i juty t a eiot d iruwdjr tt of e''~onI 41., of Act L - I 8ev), I tii old in' with article 210 of tits ,l guert gird 1884; Jouis t i . Siherir.*?-ý JURYS LI, Jury lift futr" w Grnud and Petit Jaim Week::.rl No. NnX a oe.. s I ( nr"(ro Rnherttoia, 2 bonnc'I'olnr, c 3 Florian ea 4 TVff10jsl~igbn. 5A italiurn Bouli t" I; Robert Staniiii j-; 7 (ervais 1)uplouuiwial4 8 T ll Sh tlJ a "u' I) J0.elp Joºhnio in I.'opºold Dcmsry 11 Prnlhemten Rtnon 12 Soithene Luqn 13 Win. 11organ 14 JohI n Clark 44Y 15 Nevile 3hiv I i 'lios rI Iy 17 Victor Ricbas: 18 1Larkin '1' Ho 19 "*Gco W Cndlaýi 2(0 Step'hen H 21 W;C \V Klreehling~i 22 HIenry Ih vot. 24 Fisrher Petry 4' 1T1! P! CIagnnirt ' 2Z I )ve-pa iv vrt' I)Tt~i 27 Sovorin Lle rdttr,!tS' ''t R~ob I Mo-m :I Et) ito Mouton., :31 aul P F'TihehBB 32 NorberL Bot.iq . Heititogerie .1 34 Nicholas Br 35 J Bte Cailabaltl' 36,. Alfred Neleoan c : 37 Elni Broussard, 0. 38 Nurna Frederick,..: _ 39 Jesse E Trahmn 40) ()livicr Blanelief j 41 Writ C'hnte 42 Elni (Tiditryw :.`43J J h bc~t ýý 43 J .I b~attdit i: 44 Gtiilltnarn'" soanltti 4545 Charles Unl~ lll Rol· 46 John Miller 47 'f~(Hu F~ceiznp; 48 I , 1'I M r'llaeck 49) 'Iiwolbhie Iaa* 5o) J lEmnbry To it Petit Jury for tbe 2a4 51 .1-.colt (xastt 53 Edward vi ilbet), ' 54 .ýr1aitX1 1 181)t. e,(ifJj:i~ 517 i tt';f119'' Lebllanc. I 54) (U Imntc InquleIntinn 6i0 Mlartin Sarver. F lit Ftnucois Carneauur 0 c;2) 1 hirliv (loruly, c ' 63 Ma'iiii Sarve r (64 (1erg riveni 6*,5 .T:lri Ci L obertson ,,. ` (i6 Edirar Leeo: 67 St8ni'las Bncnhet 68 Epu!henrnot 1,etldutaý 69~ ('Iar) mc e Maxwell... r~ 7) %oiont Landry i I \1'n) C Rarn#ty 7 2 A tlhur Hutauid 73 elec Scgwii 74-1 I. iile Climacte 75 Paul I, Moniag i} 7t; Alex Tr'ranut 77 Thos Walker4 c 78 Eloi Ilarriirgtolt 79 Joscphi Bellange? 80 Neville Fanlk Ahh~evilie, June 30t11 LASTJU B a, 01e Attorney ani CoIset NOTARY PUt J. (tt wh R. C. .S