The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1886-12-18
STATE NEWS.


has been delightful during the past
week.
Capitolan- Advocate: Eggs are very
scarce in town and a fine market is af-
fordsd here for them "' ~
St. Landry Democrat Cotton has
been coming in town pretty rapid for
the last week. Since the big freeze
just past it is now good time to plant
trees. -
Iberville Democrat: The beautiful
snow visited us on Sunday last. The
fall vas very light, but in sufficient
quantity to leave 40 doubt Of its
genuineness.
Capitolian Advocate: During the
past forty yeight hours there has been
a fall in the river at this point of eight
inches. The first fatboat OF the season
has arrived from the West.
New Iberia Enterprise: Navigation
by the larger boats is again possible
iii the Teche, and the Saccharine,
commanded by Capt T. L. Morse,
succeeded in making her trip to Morgan
City and returned to this place last
night.
st. Martin Reveille; A cold wave
visited our section last Sunday. Since
few days thongh, we arc enjoying u
sp]ending weather. On an average,
the sugar cane didn't yield this year
in our parish, one hogslead Of sugar
per acre.
Farmerville Gazette: Last Friday
we had taste of winter; On SATURDAY.,
Sunday and Monday it was decided
slice from the North Pole. Some Of
the Weather Bureau men call it a cold
wave. There is no wave here; it is all
frozen over.
Lake Charles Commercial: Work
On the artesian well, which is now 1863
feet deep, has been temporarily supend--
ed on account of not having received
the additional piping ordered. It is
expected here in few days, when the
work will resumed.
St MartinsTille Messenger The
sugar grinding season will shortly be
over, the yield is far from being salts
fory, as we were told by some experien-
aed planters that the yield will average
about tlree quarters of a hogshead per
acre, which is about half crop.
Pioneer Of Assumption: We had
some very cold weather at the begin
ming of the week an.l light snowfall was
seen, though it did not lay on the
ground. One of the weather prophets
predicted a blizzard on the 4th and was
right that time, as the snowtalls were
general north and the weather was bit
terly cold. Grinding is still going on on
q few plantations.
Rev Orleans Chronicle: Said an
other, ~ eal make money at five
cents for sugar, but I most do it with
my own means and not on borrowed
capital at eighteen per cent interest"
The first and fourth Of January next
the planters pay day, is looked forward
to with some apprehension, and the
question is asked, if the banks don't
carry the debter balances who will'
Trinity Herald; The weather dur
ing the past week has been intensely
cold, rendering outdoor work impossi-
BILE. Sunday morning we had a slight
fall of snoT. Monday the weather
commenced laoderating; Tuesday thu
weather was ,ery pleasant, and opened
yesterday cloudy and cold, with light
rains, and as we go to press the indica-
tons are rainy and cold. The river is
still rising slowly.
Louisiana Farmer: The Bayou
Teche at this place is lower than it has
been seen for years. In most places
the depth of water in the middle does
;; not exceed three feet. Steamboat
navigation is rendered extremely
difficult in consequence. A dredge
boat is sadly needed. MIR. Gay, and
our city council might legislate Il
restriction on the habit some have of
throwing shllls, etc, into the stream.
.Opelousas Courier: We have had
real wintry, freezing weather for the
greater part Of the past week. A regu
/ lar blizzard, for our climate, swept over
this section on last Saturday night and
! Sunday leaving ice a half inch in
thickness Fortunately THERE'S not much
more cotton left in the fields, except
Ola the larger farms. Business has
been llyely in town this week. On
Tuesday our streets were cncumbered
lv wagons loden with country produce
and by the vehicles .oi .out-of-town
shoppers.
Thihodaux Sentinel Of the 11th inst:
On last Saturday tho cold wave
reached here twenty hours behind time.
On Sunday morning the ground was
frozen hard, and the temperature
remained at or neas freezing point
all day. In the mouing few fakes
of ssbeautiful SNOWY we're seen but the