The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1886-02-13
State Items.

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| Ouachita Telegraph: This is quite
a dull Saturday, not anything of in
terest transpiring in commercial
circles. The weather, though old
Boreas is out, is cold and threatens
to cloud up again.
/, Sugar.Bowl: Sheriff Butler last
week took a delegation of forty
hoodlums to the penitentiary at
Baton Rouge. There were twenty
white men, thirteen colored men
one white and six colored women.
St. Mary Review: The probabil-
tiles are that between now and the
4lh of July we will have better
weather. Don't commence talking
about high water. At present there
are no signs Of it. The rivers are
all behaving themselves very nicely.
Z! Baton Rouge Truth: The dyna-
! mite blasts in Bayou Pierre, de-
I scribed in this paper some time ago,
have proved very effective in re-
ducing the level of the water in the
lake. A large amount of land will
thus be rendered exempt from over
flow.
Lake Charles Commercial {: The
work on the ice factory near Drew's
Mill is progressing finely. The
large two-story building is advan
cling toward completion. The ma
chinery and plant are all on the
ground and will be put in position
before the end of this month.
N. 0. Chronicle: The corner
stone of the Confederate Memorial
Monument will he laid with appro
pirate ceremonies at Baton Rouge
on the 22d instant, at noon. St.
James Lodge of Masons will have
charge of the ceremonies. and Hon.
B. F. Jonas will deliver the grafton.
Donaldsonville Chief: Large
quantities of ice were seen floating
down the river past this place, at
testing the unusual severity Of the
recent cold snap. Floating ice has
not been observed in the Mississippi
at this point for number of years,
and the rarity of the occurrence at.
tracted much attention and comment.
Times.nemocrat: The association
of the Moons, a comic organization
started six years ago to participate
in the Carnival festivities, will be
ont again this year in the Rex pro
cession. It's turnout will be grand
aud amusing one. and will he taken
part in Ivy most of its one hundred
members: The Moons will show up
well, with appropriate comicalities,
this year on Mardi Gras.
N. O. Picayune: Major Burke,
State Treasurer, is hard at work in
his Office getting ready to furnish all
manner Of information on finance
TO any fiscal, commercial or legisla |
tive bodies who apply fer statistics
Oh State moneys ending the last day
of last year. Major Burke will put
his figures forth shortly. They are
auxionsly awaited, in view of the
very early session Of the Board Of
Liquidation.
Opelousas Courier: F'om all we
.can learn our far'iers will plant
largely increased acreage in oats
this year Now add to this a few
acres Of millet. and forage will be
still more Abundant. The present
season has s,een q disastrous one to
sweet potatoes, From some cause
the etubcrs are rot,irg rapidly, and.
many persons report their entire
crop as already destroyed by rot.
Game is now so ahendant- at least
ducks--tl,at French ducks lM<e sold
as low as. six cents apiece in our
town. Snipe, qnai|s and woodcocks,
however, keep up at a good price.
Jeanerette Item Having met
Several large sugar planters this
week, we were informed by them,
that the late freeze did considerable
damage to the subtle cane, of which
one half will probably he destroyed,
and The plan, il mats it.lnred great
". the round mats will be com
pete loss. as the rain that fell a few
davs prcvions, had penetrated them
and froza the cale.s inside, causing