The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1886-12-11
STATE NEWS.

| knery's ambition is to be Governor
again, and thinks be can beat Nichols.
Th1bodaux Sentinel: Mr.. Nolan Will
lia1ns, of the ArGoyne plantation re-
ports hayins" obtained 10000 pounds
Of sugar from 81 acres Of land, being
4738 pounds to the acre.
| St.Martin Reyeille: The rolling sea-
son vii very soon be over. Since few
days the yield is not satisfactory In
our next number We will be able to give
exactly the yield per acre.
St. Mary Review: Many mills will
finish grinding next week The yield
of sugar is poor, and the planters des-
pondent. 1t looks like other industries
will have to be taken hold of if the price
Of sugar remains so low
Iberville South The question of re-
ducing the charges for handling cotton
in New Orleans is still undecided. If
the charges are not greatly reduced in
the near future, the tleecv staple will
seek fields anew and pastures green"
Meschacebe: Grinding is fast ap-
preaching the end, and ON great many
OF the smaller plantations it is already
thing ofthe past. The yield is gene
rally below the ordinary average owing
probably to tie long drouth which the
crop passed.
Daily States .Eeach senator and rep
resentative is 70 be presented with
map OF the United States. This is
move III the right direction, for the rea-
son that there are many Of our public
men who are not acquainted with their
own country.
Lake Charles Echo: Mr.. E. e. Green,
who recently removed from Lake
Charles To Rayne, and opened a hotel
in the latter place, has moved back to
our town, and says Lake Charles is the
best place in Louisiana to live, and
hereafter he win let well enough alone.
New iberia Enterprise Grinding of
cane in this parish if fast nearing its
end, as We hear this week OF a number
OF planters winding up. The crop was
short and the freeze Of the 18th Novem-
ber forced them to hurry on their work
il order to save their cane that was fast
soTing.
Opelousas Courier: Our sportmen
are haggiEg plenty Of jaek-snipe and
ducks now. Snipe are worth 15c. per
dozen, large ducks l2s to 15eents
each Sweet potatoes were selling at
75c. per barrel on our streets during the
past week. Still the general crop was
not a heavy one.
Point Coupee Banner: We have
heard tha5 numerous WOOdcOcks have
made their appearance in some Of the
thickets back Of the fields on False
River. Navigation through Old River
has been resumed, and the Ouachita,
Red and AtchafalaTa river boats are
going down laden with cotton.
Lake Charles Commercial Last
Tuesday night, at the Methodist
church, Mrs. NJ. f. Goodale lectured On
temperance to a full house. At the
conclusion Of her highly interesting dis
course Mrs. Goodale organized a local
union Of the WomaD's Christian Tenn
peranct Union, with fifty-three mem
beTs. @
Louisiana Farmer: The Harper par
ty spent several days in New Orleans
this week, from which point they visi-
TED our town ana the American Salt
Mines in this parish and a number of
sugar-houses OIL the coast. They will
no Doubt give accurate descriptions in
their influential journals Of the South,
its resources and the hospitality Of its
people.
Sugar Bowl We haze had an unu-
sually long cold spell for the month,
two freezes and four successive white
frostss Where care is left standing i'll
has considerably suffered from the cold.
The crop being short, there was but
little left standing to spoil by the warm
spell. Cotton is still being brought into
town in considerable quantities, aud is
readily disposed ot.
Acadia Sentinel: Ravne is attractive
to dTummers. Seven of the fraternity
were in town last Thursday. Business
has been unusually brisk this week. !. ;.
Cur correspondent at Scott, December
l. SAYS: Four hundred persons attend
cd the races, between three blG0ied
colts at Scott, Saturday, the 9th ult.
Nine hundred Ind eighty thousand
pounds o1 seed cotton haye already
been sold here. TIE negro, who is sap
rosed 10 have Killed Mr., +. VI. Levy, Is |
known here us a reliable and henora-
bic lnan. @...
Sugar Planter Now that the crops
as a rule are harvested, and planters
are beginning TO balance accounts. q
big disgust stems 10 have taken posses !
sioa OF them. rAnd it Is hot surprising, |
What with the shol-t crops OF cane, cot |
ton and rice, and the low prices Of each /,
and all Of the products, and the gloomy
outlook for the future, it is diseouraelng |
in ia ey+rcrca However it il hardly |