The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-10-17
State Items.

Capi;olian Advocate says cotton
picking is now progressing with
great energy 10 all parts of The par.
ish. Cotton worms and the result OF
bad weather are complained of by
cotton planters in the fourth ward.
Shreveport Chief: During the
present term of the criminal court
district attorney Grain has succeed
ed in ccpvicting ten prisoners to the
,,enitentiary for various terms, three
for life, aud one to be hung. All
colored but one.
New iberia Enterprise: Another
appointment which gave satisfaction
to many was that Of Mrs. G. c.
Guilfoux, widow of the unfortunate
Jos. Guilfoux. as postmistress at
New iberia. in place of Charles
Decuir, resigned.
Lake Charles Commercial: The
public printing for the town Of Lake
Charles was awarded to the Com
mercial. it being the lowest bidder.
Consequently the Commercial is
now the official journal Of the town
as well as of the parish.
| The Marksville Bulletin speaks Of
a small bug which has appeared in
the cot. on fields and did considera-
ble damage. 1t stings the cotton
holl, causing it to rot and fall. 1t
is estimated that these bugs did more
damage than the caterpillars.
The New Orleans Chronicle says
that the Morgan railroad is the only
one entering that city that has re-
fused to extend courtesies to the
agents of the Exposition, who are
compelled t" travel over the country
in their work Of gathering exhibits.
Donaldsouville Chief: Two curl
Gus eggs have been sent to our office
One is tie exact shape Of miniature
gourd or squash. with a cnrved
nc,k. arr! was laid by Pnl'ct. III,
u.l.vr egg is Of ordinary sizr and
a., ear,ncr, excepting that il s;as a
.a>ed flourish resembling the letter
j "a ,l,c sn,ai!cr cn,l "f the shell.
Il.r It Mary Rev, W says "th'
marriage uunI.i.iuns are below ra'
in that vicinity. With so many
: n.e,l, Young ladies in town we lion
Understand how the young men keel
, from popping the question. 1t ls
, neat pity to allow the young ladie'
to pine away and weep in such
E manner. If We we're only q boz
e again. wouldn't we, though!
Farmerville Gazette: Information
from the several wards of our parisl
e is that the farmers are busily en-
{ gagged in picking cotton. All cot'o1
picked before the fall rains ls NOR
valuable than that picked after the.
= commence. 1t is probable that
/, protracted meeting will be CARRIE
!. on at the Methodist church durin
, the next week.
LAFAYETTE Advertiser: Mr.. julie
!, Cuidr,, merchant at Scott, was !
: town and gave Us call. He report
business brisk in his burg, and tn
a planters hard at work gatherin
D their corn and cotton. The cotto
j in that section seems to ha 'e suffere
much less from the wet weather tha
, in other sections Of the parish, an
H. fair crop will be made.
- The Lake Charles Echo lear'
l. that the farmers in the upper pa
RS of that parish are making good u
Of of the present fair weather in gat
y, cring their cotton crops. 1t Il
ne weather continues good. so that a
!, the cotton can be gathered, ha
~ crop at least will be made. CO.
he is turning out pretty we'll. and sui
'e- cieut has been made for home co
tn sumption.
w The Vernon Condenser says tn
us marriage recently took place
,e. that parish wherein the groom, NJ
10 +. r. Hodges, was 81 years Of az
= the bride, Mrs. Elizabeth Walk
62, and The magistrate who perfor
ed the ceremony, j. NJ. Jacksc
lly ESQ.,. 72 years old. Quite an Q
affair all round. After the knot v
va lied they mounted their stecds q
,er rodetventy- five miles before night.
Ok The Thibodaux Sentinel truthful
he remarks: Some half dozen news
zee pers in Louisiana continue to ab'
,sy and scold one another, and holl'
ring and anti-ring, and so for
ms until they have worked themsel'
all up to the idea that they have
world upoa their shoulders.
'Ie would be much hetter did they
&0i roto .l,e;r oner0iea tn the cuItivati