The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-04-16
Ill KENTUCKYSHORE
An Abbevillian Abr0ad--He strikes
a land of ague and Religion
Spring edition of the Beautiful
Snow"--Doctors are no scarcity
Manufactures and business notes.

spring eOAtlOH u lAc DedulAA"A
Snow"--Doctors are no scarcity
manufactures and business notes.
Special Correspondence of the Mer!dional.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. April 4, 1881
Editor Meyidional
Now, while you and the good
people of "Grabville" are delight
ing in the genial sunshine, soft
sea breezas, green grass, budding
trees and 1loohing flowers to say
nothing Of early vegetables, a.
Sunday Law, a new church, a
court house, railroad com.
munication with New Iberia, and
1.-THE glad sound of the march Of
improvement" / am seated bysae
glowing fire in the Falls City try.
ing to abduct a few thougts from
my sadly added crapium, where
with to bore the patience of your
readers. No bright rays from
"the glorious orb of Day." pierce
the murky clouds, to temper the
keen winds which blow from Lake
Erie's frozen bosom, or to CLINT
with rainbow tints the pendant
i~cecicles and the beautiful carpet
of snow which Nature has spread
all over this part of the universe.
Lest you be tempted to consider
this a veritable Alaska l will in.
cidentally remark that we had a
most beautiful day last Sunday,
bnt Tuesday morning little thin
heakes of snow began to fall and
gradually increasing, by night a
full grown snow storm was in ope'
ration. 1t has continued that way
ever since. Old Winter dies hard
and Bonnie Spring seems 10th to
push the old chap out Of her lap.
Had I the descriptive powers
of Irving l might be tempted to do
Justice to this beautiful city, whose
regular streets and tastefully ar
rayed business blocks and ele-
giant private residences attract
universal admiration. Built upon
IA high sand bank oa-skssoHth
band Of the Ohio (Which is spann-
ed by a magnificent iron bridge
one mile and six inches in length,
connecting it with Jacksonville,
Iudiana,) it is the chief city OF
Kentucky, occupying an impor.
tant rank among the manufactu'
ring cities of the Union, and &C,
cording to the census Of 1880, ex-
hibits a population Of l25,00o'
Manufactures Of various kinds
exist here upon a large scale
Prominent among these may be
mentioned Avery's ptow works.
Bridgeford Company's Stove
works, and the Newcomb-B ucha
nan Company's vast distilleries.
At New Albany, just across the
river, is Depawn's glass works
which are the largest in the United
States. Tan yards, shoe factories
carriage and Wagon works, Iron
and brass founderies, Touring
mills and breweries are her most
important industries apart from
those before mentioned. Louis
vile is quite an important ship
ping point, and has connection, by
her four railroads, with all parts
of the country.
Judging from the vast amount
Of whisky manufactured here il
may follow as a natural sequence
that you would incline to regare
this as a highly immoral commit
nifty. Never was so grievous al
error. You find no more drunk
enness than among the prohibi
tionists Of Maine, aud when i
comes to a question Of religion, :.
will discount any town in thes!
United States and beat it bad.-
There are over $50 churches il
the city, and all Of them are vel
attended. Professionalism is TIL