The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1886-01-02
General Summary.

HlU births ana ", 100 deatnS.
An agricultural school for girls
has been established in France.
An extensive system of railroads
is shortly to be commenced in China.
The total value of the trade of
India exceeds $3.50, 100000 annually.
4 Sacramento paper says the Chi
nese take 100000 annually and
send it home.
A crazy Quilt shown in New York
actually is put down in cold figures
as worth $4,000.
The Missouri Cremation society
has 400 members. twenty-five OF
whom are women.
The State Of Texas has bought a
large plantation on which it vii!
employ conyicts.
In anticipation Of its soon hecom-
ing State the Territory of Dakota
has opened a Legislature" at Huron.
From 10000 to $4,000 people
cross tie Brooklyn bridge every day
in the cars, while about II 900 walk
over.
Dnring the recent parliamentary
elections in England, Queen Victo
ria showed her sympathy for the
Tories in many ways.
Next Faster Sunday falls on the
25th Of April, a fact which has not
occurred since 1874, aud will not oc-
cur again before l943. .
Two deaths have been cansed in
England this season by the game of
football, and quite number of bro
ken limbs are reported.
Frank Knoch, of Woodmere,
Michigan, his wife and two children
were burned to cinders by their
dwelling catching fire at night.
A Georgia man has Kept bale Of
cotton for twenty years, thinking
that each year would see the article
at the price which he thinks it is
worth.
All the fruit and other trees in
Santa Barbara, Cal, are being dug
up and English walnuts planted in
: their stead. The craze is rapidly
spreading.
There are now three clerks and
messengers to every United States
Senator, and it costs ten to twelve
thousand dollars year for the de-
livery of the Senate mail.
DR.. Fodtschcnko, the Russian
traveller has discovered in Tnrkes-
tan an efficient remedy for typhus
and cholera in the plant known as
the Ferulo simbul.
, China sends only one ambassador
. for Germany and France. He di
vides his time between Berlin and
J Paris. and is at present acting In his
, French capacity.
Ernest Atwood and his newly
made bride were drowned while at
tempting to cross the Chattanooga
river near Tallulah, Ga. They had
been married the day before.
a husband and wife at Leipsic
, Germany, named Zillack. recently
announced to their friends througl
the columns of a daily paper that
girl--their twenty-ninth child-hac
, been born to them.
! Thomas Stevens. who started from
: San Francisco to ride upon bicycle
3 around the world. has arrived al
J Teheran, the capital of Persia. hi!
j is the most noteworthy of cycling
tour of this first century Of cyclos.
The vote by whiei, the Virginia
legislature elected john W. DAME
to succeed General Nahone as u. S
:, Senator, was Senatc-Daniel 26
Malone s. ~Honse--Danel 70
e Malone %.
jacksonville. Fla.. has been th'
victim of disastrous fire. much bu
D siness property being destroyed ant
f the total loss being estimated a
s $450,000. One fireman was killed
' and three others were injured.
The courts we're called upon tt
= prevent an announcement of the re
5 cent local election at Atlanta. bn
i the judge has dissolved the inIunc
2 ton and sustained tEl,' costitnticnali
d ty of the Georgia prohibition law.
. The Dakota self make State leg
a islature" has elected two U. 8. 'Seu
q ators.' This action Of Dakota il
9 forming itself into State govern
:, ment is done TO compel Congress t