The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1886-11-13
STATE NEWS.

berS alc generally small.
st. Mary Review: Many planters
nave commenced grinding cane, and all
OF the mills will be in opcrati ion in a
snort time. The cane is short generally.
and the yield of sugar and molasses
Will be correspondingly less.
Maurepas Gazette: Everybody is
busy digging 'taters. On account of
the extreme dry weather there will be
only abou t half crop. People are
leaving Kansas for Louisiana to en-
gage in agricultural pursuits.
Capitolian- Advocate: Cotton contin-
1lcs to come in regularly but not in
laSe quantities. The planters have had
very Tine weather for gathering their
corn and cotton crops. 1t has been u
Ettle too dry for cane, but, notwith-
standing, the yield is fair.
Thibedaux Sentinel Rolling is now
IN full progress. Planters generally
seem to be satisfied with the result.
The yield appears to be sufficient for
lhe tonnage OF cane, but the tonnage is
hight. The juice weighs heavily we
have heard of some as high as ten de-
grees.
lbcryillc South: All of our sugar
mills are in full blast, but as vet We
have seen no samples of the new crop,
ana cannot speak of the quality or
Yield. Although we have had several
1fosts, vegetation has not been injured,
and at this time (Thursday) the wealth
er is very pleasant.
n. Q. States: Now that the election
IS over it is to be hoped that the Repub-
lean newspapers will resume their old
JOB OF reorganiZing Mr. Cleveland's
cabinet. In this work they are not very
effective, but decidedly amusing, and
the country would feel lonely if they
ceased their monkey shines.
Donalflsonyillc Chief Bayou La
1ourcle Still continues so low that navi-
cation, even with the light draught
tlatboat, is completely blockaded. In
some places the stream is so shallow tho
larger fish have barely enough water to
set along in, and it is an easy matter to
kill them by shooting from the banks.
Acadia Sentinel: Travel over the
road has been unusually brish this
week. Shipments OF rice, cotton and
corn have been heavy the past two
weeks. There were 1000 pounds seed
cotton shipped this week to the Enter
prise Gin and Manufacturing Co., New
Orleans. We believe $22 per thousand
is paid for it here.
Louisiana Farmer: Mr.. Scrrctt has
commenced rebuilding on the site of
the late fire. The ruins and vacant
space make a most ugly appearance.
Mir. Frank Boutte, a young gentleman
well known III our town, employed at
sandoz's cotton gin in this parish, had
one of his arms badly lacerated by tho
gin. Its amputation will probably be
necessary.
Iberia Enterprise Mouton yams is the
name OF variety Of large sweet potatoes
raised by the experienced truck gar
dener, Mr.. w. II. Crew, of this place.
He has left at our office as samples, and
the largest OF the lot weighed about
four pounds; and they arc quite sweet.
We learn that this has been a splendid
season for sweet potatoes, and as much
as one hundred and twenty barrels have
been obtained from one acre.
st. Landry Democrat The Weld of
the cotton crop is better than was ex-
pected month ago. A great deal of
rice has been brought in here this sea-
son. Last Sunday twelve car loads of
cotton and rice were shipped from this
place ; from five to eight cars are ship
ped daily. Between 1000 and HOO
bales OF cotton were shipped from One
ousas last month, and about week of
the month had elapsed before cotton
began to come in.
Farmcryille Gazette: Sweet potatoes
we're offered for sale by the wagon load
asst Saturday. November comes in as
Mid as a lamb. The first was like u
'pring day. Beef was never so cheap
II our town as it was on Friday. 1t
ofd by the quarter at $3.50 to $l.75, tho
after price for the hind quarters. The
Weather during the greater part of tho
,ast week was cool. The frosty morn
rgs made Il fire comfortable. The first
rOst was on October eth. E
n. O Chronicle: The Democratic
'arty has so long been out of power
hat nov since they have control they
re unable to appreciate the advantage
nd are indifferent as to maintaining it.
his is evidenced by the lukewarmness
{ Democrats all over the country in
he late elections. They seem to forget
fat to retain their hold upon the gov
.nment, it IS necessary to work, to or
aDize, to vote and be as vigilant and
orsiStent as they were when they
ere Oh the outside and in the minori-