The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1886-04-17
State Gleanings.

'o"s ou Dotu tue lnglesl0e ant
Alma places. With a favorahl,
season both these expect to max,
considerable sugar this ear.
Lake Charles Echo We have
had beautiful weather during the
past week, and farmers and garden
ers have been very busy. There is
a constant ringing Of the saw, the
hammer and the anvil, in all parts
of the city.
Capitolian.Advocate cav,
storms of rain, sleet and snow arc
reported to have visited NortlI
Texas. Old settlers say these storms
are the severest ever known there
at this time Of the year in the north.
ern counties.
Opelousas Courier We advise
our planters to raise some millet
and sorghum. This is the month for
planting these cereals which yield SO
abundantly and with so little labor,
and is capital food for all kinds of
stock and fowls.
Thibodaux Sentinel During the
week, we were shown a rattlesnake.
that Mr.. D. Laperouse had succeed.
ed in capturing alive, which meas.
nred 4 feet in length and possessed
7 rattles. He had it in bird cage,
and said he intended sending it to
New Orleans.
Jeanercttc Item A horse belong.
ing to a colorcd man of this place,
got fast in cattle guard on the S.
z. r. Il and was killed by the cast
bound freight train, it was running
at q speed of six miles an hour, and
the engineer did not see it in time
to stop before the engine struck it.
Sugar Planter. Just at tie pres.
ent time our people, particularly the
colored population, are in q very
moral state. None of our Justices
of the Peace have had a criminal
case before them for months, and our
parish Jail does not contain single
prisoner. Can any parish in this
State show up a better record?
Morgan City Review Many of
the cattle have been "cloyer swol-
len" lately. A good remedy is to
place piece of wood in and across
the mouth and run thcm.-We learn
that all the persons scalded from
explosion of the steam drum on the
Barmore are recovering. 0. B.
Johnson, Chief Engineer, is able to
,e around.
Louisiana Farmer Yesterday even
ng, up town, horse attached to a
7ehicle took fright and precipitated
he driver, Mr.. J. NJ. Courrese, to
he ground, breaking his right arm
'car the shoulder. His vile and
.hild and father were 10 the car.
'iage with him, but with the excep.
ion of a few scratches-they ca.
;apcd unhurt. We sincerely trust
Mr.. Courrege will speedily recover.
Lake Charles Commercial The
armers throughout our parish, are
N very busy at work on their farms,
consequently the business with our
merchants is little dull just now,
'ut everybody seems to be j"bilant
,ver the prospects of a good crop
lie next season.-The heavy north
Wind which blew for several days
his week. made overcoats comfort
'ble. We also had one or two
,eavy frosts. but so far we have
Tot heard of much damage.
Lafayette Advertiser: A very sad
accident it was that occurred near
3roussard last Monday evening
We learn from neighhor that at
lbout 7:2O o'clock in the evening in
he absence from home of Mr.. a. A.
.,ahbe, prominent citizen Of that
lection. his wife and son were star.
led bv a noise emanat;ng from
oom ofthe house occupied bv ser.
rant girl. and it appears that the
,ov arming himself with gun went
With his mother to learn the canse
# the disturbance. On opening the
|oor, though it was quite dark, the
orm Of man was seen IN the room
md in the excitement Of the moment
he hoy fred the gun killing the girl
the trespasser escaping