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

The New orleans states says
divorce suits are becoming epidemic
again. Three were recently insti-
tuted in the Civil Court.
The Iberville Democrat is the
name of a new paper to be started
in the town of Plaquemine, La, Mr..
Joseph NJ. Keating, of Donaldson.
vile, will assume the business man
agement Of the concern.
The notorious hoodlum, Joseph
Casey, has come to grief in New
Orleans, the scene of so many of his
vicious exploits, by being found guilty
and sentenced to the penitentiary
for the period Of ten years.
Houma Courier. From what we
can learn the crops throughout the
parish are generally good. With a
good season and other favorable
circumstances we may reasonably
anticipate a bountiful yield.
The Farmerville Gazette says the
weather remains unchanged. We
don't believe it has anything to
change with. Cotton is in statue
quo. 1t won't pick itself, The crop
is not as badly cut short as the
pickers.
The Capi.olian- Advocate: The
weather during the past few days
has been very favorable to the cot
ton crops, and the planters are tax
ing active advantage OF it to gather
in their open cotton. The bolIs are
opening now very fast.
Houma Courier: Those planters
who abandoned sugar for rice have
abundant reason to repent their
error. The low prices prevailing,
Joined with the unfavorable weather
for harvesting, has made rice this
season as Improbable as sugar was
last year.
St. Martin Reveille: Since some
time ago sickness is prevailing to
some extent in our parish. Our
physicians are continually engaged
10 professional visits. Many per-
sons are attacked with a very tena-
cious fever, which has resulted in
several cases fatally.
the cotton crop of the parish OF 81
Landry has been reduced to oHe-haIf
bv wet weather, exclusive OF the
damage done to the staple alre edy
picked. Rice has also suffered. The
cane crop is excellent, and, with fair
weather, will give good yield.
The Gretna Conrier informs us
that the public schools OF Jefferson
parish are opened; that the prospects
for a good fall and winter trade arc
very promising; that the oil mills are
preparing for hard work; that they
are having fine salt water oysters
down there, and the circus season Is
upon them.
! As a positive indication OF coming
cold weather, says the Marksville
Review, is, chat there are gooe
many marriages to take place yer!
soon in that parish. Trade, IS
general thing. is very dull at thI
time. This is sure indication tha
; the farmers are busy harvesting tn
> cotton crop.
From the St. Mary Review v
learn that cane is green and grow
!, ing. There is considerable troubl
, experienced in hauling sugar WOO
. out Of the swamps on account G
!, rain. The past has been the dulles
week in that place for 6fteen years
q The business men Of that communlt
look forward to soon having q
/. improvement.
+ The 1berville South informs il
= readers that tLere is still . grea
d deal Of sickness prevailing III tha
e town. Fine weather for ripenin
: cale. A continuance Of it will 500
:, put the sugar house. in full motor
II In spite of the unfavorable seaso
e most of the rice planters OF th'
:. section will come out ahead On tn
e years venture.
u Tha Lake Charles Commerci
=, =, says the Third Circuit Court
), appeals, which was to have m
. there on the 18th instant has BET
- !. postponed to Monday. 18th, and
,S nf Leesburg, Monday, 26th inst Sc
= = eraI cases of dengue, or break -b"'
fever are reported in and near tov
: The building boom is still going
: in Lake Charles
u The Morehouse Clarion: Sin
the sun began to shine again a
%. pickers have gone to work there