The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1886-05-29
State Gleanillgs.

Morgan City Review: $4,000.
was paid by the police jury at its
last meeting For work on the public.
roads. Not one cent of the amount
! was expended in this ward.
,, Louisiana Standard The statue.
! of the Lou,sia "a Confederate soldier.
was unveiled Yesterday at the Man
! soleum of the B. A. of the Army Of.
Tennessee, the Metairie Cemetery.
Lake Charles Commercial !: The
new Episcopal Church is about com.
pleted. with the exception of tho
pews which will be put in next week
when the church will be ready for
occupancy.
St. Martin Reveille: Regal roses
are in bloom. There is little atte,-
ton paid to Horticulture in this town,
although there are a number of beau.
liful flower gardens. There is no.
greater attraction to a residence.
Opelousas Courier The Judici-
ary committee reported unfavorably
on the bill increasing the jarisuic-
ton Of Justices O. the Peace in Grim
inal cases, it being considered ua.
constitutional in. its main feature.
Thibodaux Sentinel Cane, both
plant and stubb!e. is coming ont bet
ter than prospects indicated, and
sith reasonably good season IN tho
future, fair crop may be eanticipa-
ted.
Lafayette Advertiser Two ne
groes got into u difficulty at Brous.
sardvile last Saturday night. when
one drew pistol end shot the other
IL the shoulder, inflicting q painful
though not a dangerous wound
Same old cause-too much whisky.
St. Martin Messenger Again
the cheering information comes to
us that the crops are still growing
linc. We hope our planters will
extend their highest expectations,
for no class are more deserving of
success.
Ibcrvillc South The spirit of i'm.
provement is now abroad in onr
town and all classes of mechanics
seem to have all they can do. The
foundation of A. Wi|bert & Sons
hotel has been completed and IN q
few days the huge frame work will
be erected.
Morgan City Free Press The
steamboat Lizzie Evans ran into the
railroad bridge on Saturday last and
carried away nearly all the upper
works. At one time it was thought
the boat would sink. but the Nor
gan Line tug arrived just in time to
save her.
FarmervilIe Gazette: On last
Friday morning cutting ARRAY
took place at Monroe between two
negroes Alec Jones and Joe john
sou, in which the former stabbed the
latter several times with a dirk, kill
ing him almost instantly. Jones was
taken in charge by tue police.
Marksyille Bulletin Cotton has
raised III price, hut this staple has
all passed out Of the control of the
planters and is now held by spccnIa.
tors. And this is the case every
year, the planter gets little for his
produce the Spectator getting the
lions share Of The profit.
st. Landry Democrat The supper
and ball, last Thursday night for tho
beacfit Of the Dpelonsas Guards,
nettcd The ha-dsomc sum OF $9S.-
The cake WHICH was lot'cred off
was won by Lieut.. r. NJ. Lil!e'I,
who donated it to The company and
they ayain lottcried it of rcallzin!.
$24 therefor. This makes Al add.
ton OF $l22 to the Uniform fund.
Lake Charles Echo: Capias"a
have been issued for the arrest OF g..
nf the citizcns Of this parish, tn be
carried before the United States
court which convcnes at Ope'on,as,
Ta., on the 7.h of June, to answer
to- an Indictment found on III" viola
ton of Section 246l Of the EcviSed