The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-11-14
State items.

. point, says tue 4bervilie South.
+ Ouachita Telegraph: Nails ar
l going up." We are in favor q
driving them down.
St. Mary Review: "Oyster she'll
are being placed on the streets, an,
they are great improvement" T,
what2
Farmeryille Gazette: Cotton pick
ing is being vigorously pushed b,
Jour planters. The crop will be
large one.
n. o. States: Inspectors Bourge
and Murphy have been rel,evet
from duty at the Mississippi Quar-
antihe Station, owing to the discon
! tinuance Of quarantine.
| Tines,Democrat: Il severe atorn
Of wind and rain swept over tht
parish of Ascension recently, but nc
destruction of property has beer
heard Of. Cane has been badly
blown down. much Of it lying fla,
upon the ground.
| St. Martin Reyeille: Cane cut
ting has become general in our par.
ISL, and in a few days all of our
sugar-houses will he in full blast
and judging from the quality of the
sugar-cane, the yield will certainly
be very satisfactory.
| Lafayette Advertiser: There are
several frogs in the vicinity. of the
pond known as Mouton's lake, that
stay on the surface of the ground,
and, regardless Of all the freezing
they get, they come out all right in
the spring; fact. They are called
railroad frogs"
Shreveport Chief: "Eleven mar
riage licenses were issued last week
BY the district court. Not bad for
Shreveport" This certainly should
be encouraging news to the fair as
we'll as the sterner sex Of our com.
munity. Go, young gentlemen, and
procure you license.
Thibodaux Sentinel: Reports from
sugar plantations are somewhat con
flcting On some results are salts.
factory. others complain that they
make poor article, aud obtain but
little yield. Taking everything into
consideration, with the greenness of
sugar-cane, the results are as good
as are generally obtained in the be.
ginning of the season,
New iberia Farmer: stnbble cane
is yielding abundantlv in this parish,
averaging two hogsheads per acre.
This exceeds the yield of former
years, and will afford some idea Of
the excellence Of the crop in our
parish. Last year the protracted
droughts rendered stubble cane
greatly unfit for grinding, bnt it
promises to make up for its losses
this year.
Picayune 5th: A heavy rain fell
last night and to-day at the town
Of Plaqucmine. The planters had
their ponds all filled, but many had
to stop grinding. If the rain will
stop it will he a godsend. The
State Engineers were expected to-
day to stake off the new levee, but
failed to come. Much anxiety Is
felt as to how much Of the town will
be thrown out.
"The bayou ia very low, very near
low water mark. There is rise at
Vicksburg aud Shreveport that may
cause a small rise here, and render
navigation good. Everything from
q steam engine to a hair-pin; from o
carload of -four to mess of beaps;
from fine set of crockery to a tin
toy set; from a cradle to coffin,
can be had in I 1hibodanx at prices
so low as to defy competition says
the Sentinel. Bully for Thibodaus.
Lake Charles Echo: One Of the |
heaviest rains of The season tell here |
last Wednesday night. and it con-
tinuei to pour down Thursday dur
ing the entire day. No doubt this
change in the weather
will cause considerable damage to
those of our rice farmers who have
not completed harvesting their crops.
But, from what we can learn, the |
majority Of our rice growers made |
good use of The past month Or six
weeks Of good Weather. and have
their crops in safe condition. /
Lake Charles Commercial: Among
The profitable industries of the beau
Liful and fertile region Of country,
u Cameron parish, known as the
Grand Cbenierc. is the raising Of,
pork. On the I'd instant. We are