The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-12-12
State Items.


are not endorsed by some we'll
known druggists.
Lafayette Advertiser There were
several white frosts during the past
week and some ice we take it that
sugar planters in arrears with their
grinding will suffer some LOSE.
Farmerville Gazette The big
gest tnrnip of the season is one
brought to us by Mr.. II. Ludwig,
and raised by him on his place. 1t
measures 244 inches in circumfer-
ence, and is Of the purple top va
ricty.
Bossier Banner says: Speaking
of iron ore in Bellevue parish, who
knows what year will bring forth? :?
Possibly in the near future Birm.
ingham may adorn our rcd hills,
and with ceaseless glow of fiery fur
naces paint red darkness visible
Lake Charles Echo: Monroe.
La, has a coal yard. Why can't
Lake Charles have one? Our
churches. schools, printing offices,
stores and business houses need coal
enough, we think, to justify some
one to carry coal in connection with
a wood yard, if not alone. Try it.
st. Mary Review Quantities of
sugar and molasses from this section
find a good ma, kct in Galveston,
and shipments to Texas are frequent
hv water. New Orleans will have
to wake up, her merchants becomes
less parsimonious, Or she will lose
the sugar and cotton trade entirely.
Pointe Conpcc Banner: This week
we have been blessed with glorious
weather, which has been a great ad-
vantage to the sugar planters and
also to those cotton planters who
have not finished picking. The
nights have been very cold, with
heavy frosts followed by days of
bright sunshine.
Lake Charles Commercial: Judge
C. Debaillon, of Lafayette. was in
town this week, having been called
upon by Judge S. D. Read, to try a
case in which the latter is interested.
Judge Deba!lIon looks the embodi-
mcnt of good health the arduous
Iabors of his office seem to have had
no effect on him.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES The pres
cnt weather is good for the cotton
and the sugar plan ter, aud they are
taking active advantage of it. Thus
far game has not hcen very plentiful
in our local market We have seen
some very fine fish that were caught
in False River, Poin'e Coupee par
ish, and offered for sale in the mar
ket.
New iberia Enterprise Mr.. r.
I. Hog,ett, in charge Of the rail.
road depot at this place very kindly
furnishes us the following change of
Schedule, which went into effect last
Friday: Pacific Express, going
east, arrives at 2:49 a. m, and the
Local train at 1918 p. m. Going
west, the Pacific Express arrives at
l2:ll a. m., and the Local at 2:07
p. m.
| Louisiana Farmer Our 0fice was
the fortunate recipient yesterday
morning of valuable gift Of three
large turpips, from Messrs. A. FL.
Trottcr and ID. P. Upton, truck far
mels in the rear Of town, which
weighed altogether nearly eleven
pounds. This is a little better, we
believe, than any hitherto presented
TO the local journalists.
st. Martin Reveille We had
quitc a change in the weather du.
ring the night of Tuesday to We'd
nesday last. The thermometer went
down several degrees we had
light ice but heavy frost, which we
are informed has somewhat dam.
aged the sugar cane, but as the
weather has kept cold since we do
not believe that the damage will be
much. Our sugar planters are in
consequence actively and vigorously
pushing ahead the grinding OF their
canes.
| Nes Orleans States, in speaking
of Rapides parish, says Corn and
sugar are fine, but tie cotton crop is
about half Of what it wa. last year.
The cane crop is the finest that
Rapides has made for long time.
the Weld being over two and half
hogsheads TO the acre-,he average
is two and a quarter hogsheads to
the acre throughout the parish, and
tho nuality rood The nreVailinfr