The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1886-01-30
State Items.

1Ao' hoVAiS AtCSiCWs 1OtH OHf
Saturday and Sunday last, BAYOU
des GLASSES was frozen from bank to.
bank.
Donaldsonville Chief: Cattle are
dying In Bossier from drinking re.
fuse water from the sugar.houses,
filled With scum and bisulphate.
Houma Courier: The School
Board Of this parish has informally
decided 10 open The public schools
on or about the 6rst Monday in next
March.
Lake Charles Commercial: War
rants Of arrest have been served on
Quite number of our citizens this
week, by United States Marshal A..
c. Gibson, and ordered to report at
Opelousas. We understand they
will leave tonight for their destina.
tion.
Lafayette Advertiser Contrast
Lafayette of to-day with that Of
1880, and what a change is present
ed THEN there was not a house in
the Moutcn addition now it would
tire you to count. them all. Then
there were, only a few hundred peo.
pie /; now there are between two and
three thousand.
Free Press: Tie salt mines and
sulpher mines of Louisiana at last
have representative in Congress
in the person Of Mr.. Gay, member
of the Committee on Mines and
mining. The weather is very much
like the bill of that delinquent sub.
scriber Of the Free Press. 1t prom
lees to continue unsettled.
Lake Charles Echo: Mr.. j. B.
Watkins has brought on for his pas.
lures here, a considerable number Of
fine hogs, most of them we believe
of the Poland China breed. The
prices Of logs and lumber are a lit
tie stiff at this time, the former being
worth, for first class, $6 and the,
second-c|ass IS per thousand feet.
Marksvill le Bulletin: Several par
ties from this town have gone up
the river to get lumber at the Alex-
andria saw.miIls. Eighty thousand
feet willsbe 6oated down by them,'
which goes to show that improve.
ments are steadily going on in this
town.. Another crowd goes up in
two weeks for similar purpose.
Louisiana Farmer: From infor.:
We are prepared to state that
the effect Of the late freeze on the
cane has not been so disastrous as
was at 6rst reported. Our libel suit
viii not be tried during the present
term, as we anticipated, it having
heen postponed until May. "Great
We await 70 dr.
leisure.
St. Landry Democrat: A CORES.
pondent at Estherwood, in this par
lsh, under date Of the 18th writes
Times are dull and very cold in this
vicinity. Cattle are suffering very
much. Tramps are plentiful and all
seem to be destitute when they ar
rive here. Two meu were hurt
badly here yesterday, by collision
Of hand cars !; they belong to the
section here.
Pioneer Of Assumption With a
continuation of the present mode.
rate State OF weather, in contrast
With that Of a week ago, it is rea-
'onable to conjecture that our early
birds will soon be gazing into their
artnoir for their spring suits. The
Laf0urche is still on the upward
movement, and the steamers are
passing onward heavily
'reighted.
Bossier Banner. 14th A wave of
,ehuiiie winter struck US Friday
morning, tue thermometer marking
;ero. It was a perfect blizzard, and
he coolest weather experienced in
his section since the winter of 1862
md 1853. The weather yesterday
vas fair and moderate, but this
morning the ground was covered
vith slect, and this afternoon as we
% to press it is raining.
Opelousas Courier: Let the low
rice Of cotton for the past season
dmonish our planters to diversity
heir crops more, substitute more
ereals for the use Of the farm, and
0 raise more pigs and lambs for
ome consumption and for the home
,arket. Plant more rice, more oats.
'ore mi'let and corn, and see, for
nee, if it will not pay better than
D much cotton at such low prices.
Maurepas Gazette Tie cold
nell hrOke mn with n hoovv min