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Rear Admiral simpson Is still In Europe. Mrs.
and Miss Simpson, VINO are in Newport, viii be
back this month.
Miss Roberta Rhodes who has been visiting in
Missouri has returned TO the city and u with her
sister, Mrs Col Clay, at the Gramercy.
MIS- Greer and Miss Bird Greer, wife and daugh-
ter OF Commodore Greer, have gone TO Norfolk,
where they viii be entertained on board the nag-
ship In the Norfolk navy-yard.
Miss Laura Tucker, daughter Of ex-Representa-
tive Randolph Tucker, OF Lexington, has an
nounced her engagement to Mr.. Gordon PendletOn,
or Virginia. Tne marriage will be celebrated ut
an early day.
Dr. Robert A. Marmion, OF the Navy, who has
been away on cruise since January, 1885 Will
return shortly TO the city and JOIN his bride OF
three years ago, who has been spending the time
OF his absence with her mother ana sister, Mrs.
Gen. Paul and Miss Genevieve Paul, at the Clar-
endOu
Senator DOlph expects to 60 to oregon soon, and
Miss Fannie Odeneal will accompany her uncle In
order 10 visit relatives and TRENDS In Portland,
Miss Susie Hart, a Kentucky heress who Is well
known In q large circle here, u soon to marry the
SON OF ex-senator Camden, OF West Virginia.
Dr. Henry II. Lowrie or Plainfeld, N. j., formerly
Of this city, with Mrs. Lowrie, are Visiting Mrs.
Marg aret K Lowrte NJ Benntng.
Miss La Costa will spend the month OF October
at Washington Barracks the guest OF Mrs Gen.
Il. q. Gibson.
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SURGEON-GRNKRAL HAMILTON has received from
the printers the NTH and last volume OF the trans
actions OF the Ninth International Congress-, held
In this city last year. This volume treats OF
climatology demography, psychological medicine
and dental and oral surgery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-10-05

The GUNBoAT PETREL, now building at Balti-
more, will be ready for launching in about ten
daYS
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000k10 -
the sSssss ~ = asoack o. that place last nge!,
81 - VEN ss1sss6 y ~ hsavy nsS q The BssSash
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Eddy Z Street. cotton yard dealeFz, Proyidence
r l. have failed. nabilttte4 SlOQOO0
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Betting In Mig Figures.
rue go, 900 STAKES Put Up AND OPTIONS on 100000
BID FOR-

From the New York Sun
The $40 600 bet arranged between Col swordA
the sergeant-at-arms OF the republican national
committee, and Dave Gideon was the occasion of
another crowd ana more confession In the Holman
House bar-room last evening. It wss The tine
nxei for putting up the money. Both parties
were on hand but the preiimln aries seemed 70 be
as dtfncut 70 settle as though the an AIR hsd peen
q prize-nght Gideon, 10 became understood. ives
betting Nike Dwyers money, and the trouble Mss
over the selection or a stakeholder. PniL Dwyer
WAS 0ldeons selection, but Col swords did nos
md him satisfactory. Finally the crowd OF bet-
tors was elbowed out and retreated oown stsirs 70
the closed-up barber shop. There they were
Joined by stephen B. French. Jake Hess, ana
James u Bresiin, OF the Gilsey House. The agree
ment upon the latter for stakeholder was soon
reached and the money was put ". IL s an even
bet on the presidential election, COL swordS, or
course backing the republican ticket
other betting talk consisted OF an oner OF y, 600
cash by Frank Huntoon for q three-weeks option
on an even bet OF sl0oo oooo and an q 600 oner for
the same option by Ed Haggerty. 1hey want the
end OF the bet Another oner was U
behan OF j. Il. Blackstone. q millionaire manu-
facturer OF Norwich, Conn, OF 5000 even on the
election OF Harrison-sl 600 each on the states Of
New York New jersey, Connecticub ana hnonn&
and 81 600 on the general result
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SPECIAL NOTICES.


NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT A
- special meeting of the stockholderx OF the
ANACOsIIA AND POTOMAC RIVER RAILROAD
CO. viii be held at the Office Of the company in Ana
eSstis TCEsDAY, October 1e. 1883. at 2:3O pm
the OBJECT OF sucn meeting being author re the is
ruance OF nrstmOrage bonds for the purpose Of the
company aVziling itself OF its franchises
J. b. PITCHER. Secretary
j.. a.., hs, nil;s$:
se15-1m
DRUG STORE. COR eTH AND PA
- ave Open all night In charge of registered
pharmacist.
se2O-1m sCHELLER STEVENS.
FALL GAS FIXTURES
s. g SHEDD 4 BRO
Az 9Th ST. n w.
Our stock IL replete with beautiful Gas Fixtures
on new and elegant design. and at that defy
petition.
Our assortment embraces the latest and most artistic
wrought iron Chandeliers. Brass Gas Fixtures. Hall
Lights Brackets, Gas Globes and Shades every var
ely and color
sel5 S. 5. sHEDD 4 BRO. 432 9th st.
PENNSYLVANIA REPUBLICAN ASsO-
~ ClAlIOS. Room 81, lie Droit Building. The
Of tins Association will be open every evening
from this time forth Regular meeting for business
friday EVENINGS FRANK NJ. EVANS, President
GEORGE BROWN. Financial Sec'y. sel0- I'm
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s.ssarr,se. win Garry New Ysrk.n

ssHAYrhoO0 Will Ookby NeW nOr9-"
THAT "A sESAroR sHEKmANs OPINION % TEE eEr-
uArIoE AFTKR HIS TkkB 10 GOTHAM
From the Philadeiphis TimsA today.
senator sherman, before he went 20 his sleeping
car AZ the Broad-str station In this city last
night, got TO talking about the preadentiai cam
psign, and said:
s.Harrsson viii carry New YORK met Q num-
ber OF prominent men while was In New YORK,
and the last man almost saw before left was
ex-Pres,dent Hayes, VINO n m New YORK with hi
wife and daughter. Unless the democnts can
change the present situation In the next mouth
HARRISON VIII carry New YORK That means hen
be elected. n won't make much dinerenoe
wncthsr We carry Indiana Connecticut and New
Jerusy. We can anord 70 lose Indiana, Con Gu
cut New yensey, Minnesola. and two % thrss
other states n We get New fork, and the se nts-
ment IN favor OF narFison has grown rapldly IN
New York lately. The nght betweon the fnenos
of Cleveland and mn Is unfortunate Tor the ouc.
cuns of the democratic ms1onty.n
Senator SHERMAN wouldn't ~ aAyte1lg about
Blaine. but be said In speakin( snoa narEiso9
that be had harDon11ea the FepAolhoAn party and
that iscI Tns ssnas6r - tlnks1 hinsen away
~ ~ oefth our ehe nAghs whsa - osDo uasf
pullsd 81 q - espo@
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Yellow Fever Notes.

NEWS FROM CAMP PERRY-soUraRRN PAssYNeHRs
sIOPPING IN AND GOING THROUGH WAsHrNGTON.
Surgeon Hutton, at Camp Perry, Fla, has tele-
graphed Surgeon General Hamilton that this
mornings report shows 173 persons In camp, and
that transportation from the camp had been fur
nished TO twenty-s six destitute persona
INSPECTION OF sOUTHKRN TRAINs
DR.. Stratton reports that. owing to q delay In
the arrival Of southern trains his report for yes
terday is not full He gives the names OF the fol.
lowing southern passengers stopping In this city:
VIM. Boil, wilmington, n. c.; A. Parker, G. More.
mon, New Orleans; X o. Hammond and wife, Co
lumbus, Ga ]. N. Creamer, Louisville, KY; j. W.
Robinson, Frankfort, KY; MIS- Il. II. MortkeI,
nurse, and baby, c. l. Leegister, Charleston, 8 c.:
Capt K /. Pythian, wife, and Two dauRhIe and
w. H. Harrison, Lexington, KY. The following
passed through: Eckstsin Norton, J. d. Probst
Thos. Rutter, +. w. FoOte, J. A. Horsey, o. Mer.
s.adt, 4 L Smthers, ]. A. Womack, from Louis
Vile to New York; I. Murphy and daughter,
Charleston, c., 70 Brooklyn, n. Y; J, w. Foster
and wife, MillerOurg, KY, B. x. West and Charles
Speigethar, Lexington, KY, & @. Whitestde, So.
vannah, Ga, and G. n. Bridge6 Henderson N. C.,
for New York; d. Porter, Hinton, KY, Dr. d. II
Randall, West Point Miss, w. N. Todd and & q
Perry, Knoxville. Tenn, ]. L Atlee, ChattanoOga.
Tenn. N. shaw, Iberia Parish, La, and C. 4. Ma.
son, Sumpter, g. c., TO Philadelphia; D. b. ClauQh
ana three children, from Camp Perry TO Lock-
haven, Pa; Thomas Turner, wife, and Daughter
from Charleston TO Baltim0re; MrR j. w. Perry
Charleston, 8. c., 70 Boston, ana Nra Mary ii
Higgins, San Francisco TO Baltimore
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Sir Charles Warren's Queer scheme 90
Capture the WhiteChapel Murderer.

Capture the Whitechapel Murderer.
LONDON, Oct. 5.-Sir Charles Warren, CHIEF OF
the metropolitan police force has decided 10 en-
ploy bloodhounds In his efforts TO discover the
perpetrator OF the Whitechapei murders. The
police place confidence In the story OF George NJ.
Dodge, q seaman who states that In August last
be met a Malay cook named Alaska win whom
he had previously been acquainted on shipboard,
Ia music ball IN London and That Alaska told him
that he had been robbed Of all the money he mad
by woman OF the town. and threatened that
unless he found the woman and recovered his
property he would Kill and mutilate every White
chapel woman he met Tue police are searching
everywhere for the Malay.
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The Boundary sewer.
CAPTAIN sYNoNs SAYS THE wORK WAS PRoPxpLY

DONE.
''The article published this morning to the effect
that the work on the Boundary sewer 10 defective
Is absolutely false, said Capt. 7. w. Symons the
engineer ofricer who built the last part OF the
sewer, 70 STAR reporter. 1.-The sewer has stood
perfectly for Q number OF years." he continued.
"and IL as nne and perfect piece OF work, e Tar
as workmanship Is concerned AZ there u In exist
ence. II The concrete had not been put IN prOp.
eriy the sewer would not have stood e long as it
haA Mr.. Creveling rufnisned lot OF broken stone
70 the contractor, AcCann, but it was rejected by
the District, and none OF IL was used In the WORK
The result WAS q lawsuit between NcCsnn and
Creveling. ! believe. Nj. Princes statements
should be discgedited. as no Il an Old emplOye Of
the District who Yves DISCHARGED because OF EreQ.
uarttes In his financial relations with the laborers
under his control and the District and the belief on
the DISTRICT authorities In his d1AnOnesly.n
Refugee Osborno Nos Rrea Loesburw.
Word comes from the health authorities OF Lees-
burg. Fla, that James Osborne, the yellow-fever
refugee who arrived In Warrington the last Of
September, never resided In LeesbuyG, had never
been heard OF there, and has no 0stSeO living
there. - repseeented by him; and LeoGouER hsS
never had case OF yellow lsver.
Alight tross was ohsssvsd q NobG1s yesterday
morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-10-05

NEW NATIONAL BANK.-The Controller Of tn,
currency has authorized the organization OF th,
Cottonwood Valley National Bank, OF Marion
hans, Lew Billings, president, and L. p. Davis
cashier, $50, 600 CAPITAL
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THE EVENING STAR
PUBLISHED DAILY. Except Sunday,
AT THE STAR BUILDINGS,
Northwest Corner Pennsylvania Ave- and llth St, b
The Evening Star Newspaper Company
s H. KAUFMAN, frest

rvx rvv~rxe STsR n served 20 subscrfbers IN -
.xtr ~ r.-riers their account cent? nap
80 or 54c per month Copies at the Counter 4
r~nt. esrh BY mail-postaze prepaid-5O cent? 4
n,onth. one year. SO SIX months. 81
TEut.red at the Post Once at wasninSton ID G n
,~.rond-cla mail matter
THK wEEKLY SIAR-published on Frtdsv-aI q
year pcsfAee prepaid Six months so cents
tVA AL mxil subscriptions must be paid In ad v.nos.
pl paper sent longer than Is paid for
hates OF advertising made known on apr,tca.so,
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BKIDGEP0RT. CONN.,, Oct 5.-Phillip Palledonl,
the Italian who murdered his brother In cold
blood On the evening OF June %, lss7, suffered the
death penalty to-day, Ueing the tnird victim 10
capital punishment within the history oil Fair
field County. Pailedoni was twenty -four years OF
age, below the medium stature and possessed q re-
pulsiye countenance. He could neither read nor
write, and could speak but few words in kngllsh
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-10-05

GRAND FoRKs, DAk, Oct 6-A reward Of $50
has bcen offered for evidence which VIII lead 70
the arrest and conviction OF the alleged tramp who
killed George Fulljamee In this city on eeptembcr
z The county commissioners also pet1tAoneo GOV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-10-05

~ EQUITABLE
COOPERATIVE BUILDING ASSOCIATION.
EQUITABLE BUILDING" 1908 ST
AssETs-sSyS.2I7.43.
once bours. from Am. TO 80 pm On the nrst
Wednesday In each month the Office viii Be open from
9 10 O'Clock pm Advances wlil be made prom1sly
af O'Clock.
Subscriptions for shares In the 18th issua received
daily at the once Of the Association. Equitable bu1ld
ins. lU03 Est.
shares are so per month
tl,000 advanced on each share
Pamphlets explaining the object and advantages Of
tbs Association are fusnished upon application.
THOMAS sOMERvILLk Prss't.
JNo. JOY EDISON. ssc'y. ~
6RoaAN's INsrALMENT HOUSE,
80 AND IA 7IH ST. NV
SneaRest houss b oty TO buy yoW Furniture Car
I<ts. Ou Cloths Matcnes Baby CArrtaGos Refx1vuqa.
Tors, stoveA &c. Everything IN ths hous6furpishfAg
ne sold on credit cheap 6 thsy en- b bought 80
where for eash.
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A Five-R0und Prize.Ftght.
JIM HARRISON KNOCKS OUT CHARLES BURKE At Los

SAN Francisco. Oct. 5.-A lively nve-round
prize-nght with skin-gloves, Queensoerry rules.
took place at Los Angeles yesterday, resulting In
the Knockout OF Charles Burke by Jim Harrison.
Burke was Q restaurant waiter and Harrison an
ex-member Of the san Francisco olympic Club.
Both are clever boxers and game. Two hundred
sports assembled In Alliance Hall TO see the night,
which was strictly according TO rules Harrison
weighed only 13S pounds 70 Burkes l60 but be
was In nne condition. After the second round
around the ring, mauiing him numerically. AZ
the beginning OF the fourth round Burke could
scarcely see and blood flowed from his nose In q
stream. In the last round Burke could not stop
the blows and he was battered almost into insen-
bility. Blind and bleeding, he sank into his cor
ner ana threw up the sponge. There was heavy
betting among the politicians ana sports present
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-10-05

PARn, Oct "A crowd, numbering 1000 per
soma gathered at the eastern railway depot 70
day 70 greet Gen. Boulanger ON his return TO tn
city. The general, however, was averse TO
0emonstration, and he eluded the crowd and mad
his way TO his hotel unobserved.
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DAVID GLlCKNAN ARRESTED IN CHICAGO FOR rHR
NURDBk OF g. EPfsTKLN.
CHICAGO, Oct 6-About Two months ago s. Epp-
stein Was found dead IN his room with his face
buried In Q basin Of wafer. He boarded with
David Glickman, who Is considered q hard char
acter, and was arrested 70 await the verdict OF
coronerS Jury. The evidence pointed 70 suicide,
n HalversJetn went 70 the 12th-strcet station
ana told Captain ODonnen that Glickman had
man hss been arrested. but denies having made
any statement 70 the rabbi, and says it n case OF
spite work.
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FaeaI QuarreI Over d Wtu.

PrrTsBuR0 Oct. Sin quarrel over q win last
night Daniel Leahy shot and fatally wounded his
brother-in-law, Thomas Miller. The ARRAY took
place In the saloon OF the late Thomas McKenna,
whose Will was the cause OF the dispute. Leahy
has been arrested.
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The Kaiser Goes Deer ssalkiuG.

VIENNA, Oct. 5.-Emperor Francis Joseph has
appointed Prince Henry, brother OF the emperor OF
Germany, an honorary commander In the Austrian
navy. Emperor William and the crown prince OF
Austria went deer stalking to-day In the Lainxer
Thlergarten.
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THE TUNNEL FRAUDS.
why the InvestigatiOn Of the Work
Docs Nos Expose.

ONLY rHH BEST WORK KxANNEp-Nor oNR-rwKN.
TIrTH OF THE INPERFEcT WORK FouND-A HY-
pRAULIc JACK NEEpRD-wHAr THE CONTRACTORS
KNKw-How TIE FRAUDS WERE EFFECTKD-0oop
WORK ON THE BOUNDARY SEWER
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the Washington Monument Nearly
Ready for Visitors.

As SOON As AN OFFICIAL COPY OF THE suNDRY
CIVIL ACT Is RECEIVED By COL WILSON He WILL
START THE RLEvAToR-EvRRYTHNG IN READI-
NRss-RULKs FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF EMPLOYEES
FOR THE COMFORT OF sIGHT-sEzKs, AND FOR THE
PROTECTION OF THE WORK.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-08-18
The Real Purpose.

The ill-tempered fight that is being
kept up by some of the newspapers
of the State against Governor
Nichols, is as senseless as it is un-
digniGed and ill-mannered. The
official course of the governor since
his Inauguration has been as blame
less as could have been expected
even by the most exacting. He has
shown the utmost respect and con-
sidcration to the followers and
friends Of his late antagonists, even
appointing Governor McEnery to
the best Office in the State; and what
more could be expected of Governor
Nichols than he has already done
we are at a loss to see. Perhaps it
is the purpose Of the bloody-shirters
to keep up the fight until the next
campaign, threc.and.a half years
hence, in order to defeat the Nichols
faction. The plan may be a good
one, but viewing it in the light Of
the past we are inclined to doubt
it.-Ruston Caligraph.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-08-18
LOuisfana's Governor.

Three months have passed since
Governor Nichols assumed the reins
of government in this State. We
feel safe in saying that the policy Of
his administration, as thus far devel-
oped. has been such as to fulfill the
hopes of his most sanguine friends
and earnest supporters, as we'll as to
refute the gloomy prophesies of those
who, in the late contest, believed, or
pretended to believe, that the eleva.
ton Of Nichols to the gubernatorial
chair would prove disastrous to the
party and the State. His 6rst i'm.
portant appointment, that of Gov.
ernor McEnery to the supreme bench,
was q brilliant stroke of political
policy and a graceful compliance
with the pledges he made to harmon
ize the bitter differences within the
ranks of the party.
And right here We will remark
that the only opposition which has
thus far been shown has come from
men who seem to think that the
only way for the governor to redeem
these pledges is to give in every
case of contest for Office between his
political friends and opponents pre-
ference to the latter.
When Governor Nichols said that
he would devote himself to the work
of healing up the spirit of discord
and strife that had grown up within
the party, we do not believe that he
meant that he would ignore the Just
claims of political friends who had
c!uug to him for years 20 recognize
the claims of those who fought him.
He meant to do just what he has
done, to keep always in mind the
good OF the State aud the party and
to make no appointment, whether. OF
friend or foe, that, in his opinion,
would not subserve this purpose.
Governor Nichols knows that the
best way to harmobize the Demo
cratic party in Louisiana, is to give
the people government which mer-
its and will receive the confidence
and respect of every honest citizen.
The Democrats of Louisiana are
sensible as we'll as practical, and if
at the end of lis term of Office, he
shall have given the State an admin
istratjon that every Louisianian can
be proud of, we venture the predic'
ton that there will be no serious
division in the'party ranks.-Shrcve-
port Democrat.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-08-18
The Moon Docs II.

1t has been legally settled in Texas
that the moon has an immense intlu-
cncc in charging the brand on cat
tie. n lawsuit was pending relative
to the ownership of herd of cattle
and the solution depended upon the
proof Of the brand, which was found
in comparison to be three times as
large as the branding iron which the
claimant used. Thirteen witnesses
we're introduced, all of them experts
in branding and cattle herding. They
all swore that when cattle were
branded in the dark Of the moon the
brand will never, no matter how
large the animal may grow, get
larger than the dimension of the iron
used. On the other hand, when either
grown cattle or calves are branded
in the light of tie moon the scar
will spread, and the lighter the moon
the larger will be the spread. And
the suit, involving several thousand
dollars worth of cattle was settled
on this testimony. So the question
is legally settled that it is the moon
that does jt.-Boston Budget.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-08-18

Edison has invented new dinner
clock which talks. Instead of strik-
ing the hour it speaks it. At dinner
time voice issues from the clock
and says: Dinner time" also Il
O'clock" 80 o'clock" etc, as the
case may be. Another device which
he is perlec,ing in this connection
with the clock is that of female
face. which he proposes to set in the
face of the clock. The lips of this
figure will move at the hour, the
head will bow, and the fictitious lady
will say: Good evening, ladies and
gentlemen, it is bed time"
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-08-18
Weekly Weither-Crop Bulletin,
Louisiana Weather Service.
NEW ORLEANS, August IL, 1855

NEW ORLEANS, August II, 1888.
There was general deficiency in
the amount of rainfall reported from
the northern and south central por.
tions Of the State, during the past
week, which had deleterious effect
on the growing crops. The weekly
rainfalls reported are as follows:
Minden 0.SS, No. La. Expt. Sta.
0.20, Girard 0.l3, Vicksburg 2.49,
Vernon Trace. Liberty Hill O.l7.
Shreveport G.5S, Cousbatta O.26,
Natchitoches 600, Trinity 100,
Point Pleasant OILS, Vidalia 0.6s,
Alexandria 005, Marksville 600,
CheneyvilIe 0.03, Clinton O.95,
Amite LAT, Franklinton 2.45, Man.
deville 8.75, Sugar Expt. Sta. l.55,
New Orleans 2.26. Lafayette O.Ol,
Jeanerette, below al average, Able
vile Ito. The temperature was
about seasonable average through
out ttre State except in the extreme
southern portion where it was below
an average. The amount of sunshine
received was in excess of the weekly
normal in the northern section, and
about an average in the southern
section.
OBSERVERS REMARKS.
North La. Expt. Station.-Crops
doing we'll except affected somewhat
by drouth. Worms plentiful.
Vernon-No rain in this vicinity;
cotton badly damaged.
Shreveport--Rain needed; crops
suffering from dronth.
Vicksburg-Heavy rain on 9th,
much needed. Prospects for good
crops excellent.
Trinity-Crops doing we'll; rain
needed in some localities.
Point Pleasan,-Reports favora-
bic. except need rain.
Coushatta-Dry weather on cot
ton after SO much rain has caused it
to shed considerably.
Vidalia-Cotton laid by, and in
dications are that a fair crop will
be made.
Alexandria - Cane and cotton
need rain badly.
Marksville-Drouth has injured
cotton of late; prospects poor.
Clinton-Crops in good condition
and good results anticipated.
New Hope Cotton doing splen-
didly; corn and potatoes good.
Franklinton-Late cotton doing
we'll; old cotton injured.
Mandeville-Too much rain; 8.54
inches fell in seven and one-half
hours on Sth; the whole country was
flooded, doing much damage to crops.
Sugar Expt. Station-Crops gen.
orally doing well.
.Ieanerette - Reports favorable
from most localities; corn has suf-
fered some, bnt will make an aver
age yield. Rice promising.
Abbevi|le-Cotton picking begin
ming in earnest; complaints Of drouth
from some parts of parish.
K. Z. kERKAM,
Signal Corps, Director.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-08-18

Mr.. F. NJ. Welch, the immigration
worker for this section, returned last
Saturday from a very extensive trip
through Illinois and other States, and
reports very favorable visit. MIR.
Welch feels assured that he will have
one hundred more Northern families
located in our section by January /,
lS89.-Teche Pilot.