The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1886-01-16
State Items.

OpelousasConrier The low price
of cotton aud the scarcity Of none,
makes every kind Of business dull il
our town.
Thibodaux Sentinel Tile rise in
the Laleurche has been followed by
a visitation of steamboats, all anx
ious to carry of or bring hither pro
duce and merchandise.
Gretna Sun : We learn from Mr.
John Kaiser, police officer, that the
Ames' plantation made 1900 hogs
heads Of sugar this season, the SEC
ond largest crop made in many years
by him.
Louisiana Democrat We are
still enjoying the same weather
remnants of The last blizzard. The
thermometer down to 8 above zero
wood at So SO per cord, and sl,ll We
amt happy. Give Us a new deal.
Lafayette Advertiser : /, was a
subject of general remark that il
prohibition was in effect here and
the sale of liquors had been stopped
during The entire holidays. it could
not have been more peaceful Or
quiet.
Jesnerette Item : I'VE wonld like
a young lady of this town to act as
social correspondent to the Item
Won't some young lady he kind
enough to accommodate US 2" Would
not a yonng lady from some other
town do as well?
Sugar Planter: \ few days ago,
after carefully examining the map OF
Louisiana now OH Gle at The Exrosi
ton, a wealthy European purchased
an immense tract Of land in the
Southwestern part of the State, aud
is prepared to at once establish a
colony OF sixty families.
nonaldsonviIle Chief: We had
all kinds of weather on New Years
Day@foggy and cool in the morn
ing. a bit OF a thunderstorm with a
suspicion of hail farther on in the
day. clear and warm in the evening
As a friend remar ked. it seemed like
having a sample of the weather OF
all four seasons Of the year within
twelve hours.
Lake Charles Commercial Lum
Der continues to he in good demand.
All our mills are running on full
time and to their fullest capacity
Every train going west contains its
complement of cars loaded with
Calcasieu lumber being transported
into the interior Of Texas i; and the
schooner feet is very busy carving
u trade to every port on the Gulf
coast.
Farmervillc Gazette A changeI
in the temperature took place on
last Sunday morning as suddenly az
we have ever experienced a change
in III variable climate. At abou,
8 q. m. the thermometer stood at sc
degrees the sanie thermometer, in
the SEINE place, at 1890 D.. IN, show
ed bnt 40 degrees. Monday morn
ing we saw ice about half an Inch
in thickness.
Lake Charles Echo: We have
had several white frosts this weelA1
but no hard freezes. The gold
still hangs in tempting clusters ah11>
the green foliage iu our orchards.-D
A little too previous.--Yesterda,
We wrote the above. This morning
finds a kansas zephyr on
the rampage, and mercury at %
below the freezing point :; a rare
thing for this climate.
1berville South Yesterday was
coolest day of the new year, the
ground being frozen hard. The!
mercury dropped to 27o. The
work on the levte in Turnervsl}e is
progressing finely. and by the end
IF next week the dyke, across the
bayou will be completed. PARTIES
interested in keeping up tho old
|evee are fascining it to prevent fur.
her damage by washing.
Baton Rouge Truth !: Tho great
md growing organization Of the
Knights Of Labor have established a
odge Of thirty members in. Monroe.
Carter has sold out his inter.
st in tho Robeline Reporter to Dr..
J: Il. Cunningham, who will assume
EDITORIAL charge in the future. Wei
'1tend the right hand Of fellowship .
o our new confrere, and hope that !
lis career as a journalist may be one !
# success.
Ouachita Telegraph The ther,
nometer at 8 a. M, registered 6 de-
below zero. and ice from ono