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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-11-02

The-cotton crop Of 1886 SO was
the largest on record. Az to the
-nambersM balessit does not appear
80, sincesths crop OF 1880 was
d, 939. 284 bales, against 7,,o46, sss
bales for The year 1888. But the
s,939, 2S4 pound 70 the bale against
an average Of 1896 for 1888,
This difference in wsightas conared
with 1ss7ss adds 1877 ,987 bales TO
the crop 81 lss8.se which makes
that crop equal to 8,065,27l balea
Of 1873 05 pounds to the bale.
Carrying the eomparison futher
lback, 10 1882 when the crop q
that year vas ,45.o bales, aver
aking 40 pounds per bale, themag
ni,ude Of the crop ofl8sSs89 can bt
better appreciated. Reducing tl'
CROPS fer the eight years TO bales 9
45g pounds eaeh, the crop Of eacl
year stands asa0less:
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-11-02

n 9 OF the boys while on 2 afol'c
last Saturday 10 auaase themselves
took ! negro 70 the photographer
who isscauped nddersa tent on the
church bt, placcd l rope around his
meek, made.him pulIhis tongue out
de mnoA ID no could. passed the
rope around ! cross beam Of ihestens
and while pulling on the roboW'th
thenegro apparently dangling At the
lend had their picture t6ken. dtSwas
indeed i comical and amuseingg scene
We .underslaad that this picture
Twas to be ient9 TO Ssaasbury. staf
correspondent 81 the Times.D emo'
cras, to- be kept as = soveuir Of the
regula1ors.-st- Martinssille Mes
senger.
Tn theface pf nie recr6t swanton
killing 81 the Corneir girl. We should
ray that the foregoing esinces the
most indiscrest aadacity, bordering
J close on IL criaabaf folly. Do sucf
exploits add toseither tie agricaltur'
commercial, sociaEor domestic We
fare III i Community Certaini.
9 not.-Carroll Democrat.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-11-02

The white citizens Of Richmond,
VI, have iseued atcall for 9 mass
meeting for the purpose Of conbin-
ing and seneing agents to the North
to SECURE respectable white women
to take places now held By negro
women as nurses and house servants.
The negro woman ia Richmonp are
sinking to such q low moral feve
that the white people realize that il
is dangerous to allow their chill.
dreu td' be subjected to their ia
fasnccs. Rictmoed, i seems, i
crowded with . class Of lazy and
degraded negroes who have 50 10
tested the public parks Of the city
the whites have abandoned Their
asaal evening promenades.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-11-02

Wsare glad 10 chronicle thesdisiS
charge Of orr friend, Capt. vs. Il
lHutohits, Who was charged With
having embezzled $40 ,O0c, from the
funds Of Calcasieu parish, Of which
he is treasurer.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-11-02

This year up toSepteinber I, thore
was imported into theEU nitet States
76, OOO,000 pounds of-rice, agaihst
95. 900, 900 10 same date last year,
and Of grannulated rice Of rice meal,
about sOO0, 900 Of pounds dhfing
tile same period each year.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-11-02

j. G. Sloane, who attempted TO
murder one Robinson, in Crosley,
some time ago, was acquitted at the
last session of the court 10 Acadia.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-11-02
aGfrls. said an elderly unmarried

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lauy' - '.ns saesa..rr.
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Is. ~, = ~ = s' IL scaliad sS.inI
xp,,Si Mn ns;snlls tnnIJss IA.
naa'.a,naa .sll "a q consiaers.s,
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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-11-02
4 rreat many people attended the

a great many people attended the
the lair at Shreveport, They found.
there much 10 admire in the way Of
blooded stock, improved fowls, fine
racing, works Of art, ancient relics,
machinery. and q thousand ard enc
other hiags
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-11-02

Gov. Warmoth has set the 18th OF
this month as the day upon which ne
will make his grand entire into the
Office Of collector Of customs.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-11-02

Isabella, the ex Queen Of spain,
has entered her sixtieth year, 10
good health and spirits.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-11-02
UcEDENTEn AT7RAcT1oNY
OVER 4 MEllOM DlSIAi
nEI|| =
State l0D

Incorporated by tleLe
f0rEducatiOnal and GhaSi
frapehise madesa
sent State Cnfstitudods
OVERWHELMING POPULAR F03
Its EXTRA0KD1MX
INGS take place SamisAnH
and Decemherl, and its CRANE
NUMBER DRAWINGS tAks
each Of the other ten month";
and are all drawn id phk
Academy of Music, New OS16kS
We do hereby certify tha
wise the arrangementsf0r al1
and Semi-Annual Dr1Mintsef
lana Stafh Lottery Co...
manage and control the praNII;
selves, and that the Same afe
with honesty, fairness. andfn
toward an parties, ana NJ ~
Company to4use this certificate
smiles Of our signatures att6&
adyertisemehts.n
49," A[-E Zr8E
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-11-02

Axtell, i noted trotting horse vas
sold in T~errehute, Ind, recently Tor
sos, 600. This sum is the largest
amount ever paid far . horse.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-11-02
Saturday, November 2, 1888.
Did Jimmy Houston havca finger
in the bond fraud pie

The electric light on the Ethel
tower can be seen at Orleans seventy
miles distance.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-11-02

The most ecceutriilc millionaire ii
Now York, says New York Star,
il probably Charles 8. Rouas. ~
served ir Tho c~onfsderate ariney m
der stonewsIl JacksaDsand isa
QiiIan BY birth
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-11-02

INT press " Tie lnousuu4
which an enlightened, free people !,
6nd e~xpreasion, either to discuss :
subjects of grave import for the
benefit Of the whole, or to show up
and bring to light abuses OF all
kinds against society or against the
constituted authority Of our govern
nent. There is q tendency ii all or
carnations, which nre not based
upon principles Of equity and law;
to subvert t~he;rreedom Of the people
Liberty Of speech is 9 fund a'nentAl
principlea il the make up Of the Con
stitution Of the United States; and
tile press is supposed to be the echo
ofethiss,free ~otterance. AS soon as
the press becomes dumb through
fear Of condign punishment, anarchy
sits enthroned on the pinacle OF
confusion and disorder.
The Lou isiana press, az 2 whole,
should give free ~utteraIce ~ con
domination Of the abuses with which
tho law.abiding citizens thereof
have had to submit to, especially ID
this parish and the adjoining ones.
One who is'at Assistance, might be-
lieve that everything il now working
splendidly, when at the prcscnt
writing the country is ina sfeverish
2 stats 81 excitement. Armed bands
2 Of men have lately dragged moi.
: fensive citizens from their homes
y and applied to. them the lash. THIS
state OF affairs has been rampant iD
j our parish for over ore year. IL 4
! only q repetition Of the same ofense
over and over. Property has gone
] down, business has been paralized
/, and immigration - thereby pre-
e vented.
IS IL IS high time that all good cit
|. . zens should utter their Sentiment
over md above board IN regard I
the barbarous doings Of ansirrespol
g aible rabble, which enjoy happines
OF only 10 disorder and confusion.
nc We should be willing 70 assist on
ne officers who are al ready to pefforl
y their duty. 1T can not be expectc
e that four or Ave Officers can peffor1
4 alone the hcrculean task assigne
yer il Them without the good will an
y sympathy Of our people.
They havesstood the brunt Of 4
81. battle long enough alone. II
time We were coming to the frol
With them. II is time that ansrct
. : should settle down and that Ia
1. should assert its power.
-. Ono 81 these knaves, a cross. eye
.ha bowlegged, pegeon-toed, kDotskne'
a. etc, and with every, indication q
hogthief stamped on his face, claims
VS. to be the captain Of the regulate
w $500
ana named &c. H. handed 4
editor q note this week, warning
God to keep num- onthis subject. G.
pom tiemen, we will use this this tel
!, Of though We don't think it prop
this is . free country, and vii! epe
lngs when We think proper to dc 50.
exs Here is The note:
the nABBEyILLE, La, Oct. 28
son;| TO Mr.. Raymond Breaux,
. Abbeville, ia
Dear Sir:-You are hereby motif
to To let up publishing anything alb
us Regulators, OF catch what
. others are catching. This il our CO
ltry, and we expect to rule it
We q. 81, Captain, and others
let Even too cowardly to give his
:ked name, and TO wait until We read
! up. message, hit spurred his horse
made for home.
- M ~~d e..
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-11-02

Robert Westenford, Ill, was sen
tened Thursday to four months u
Jail aud to paye fine Of 5000, and
to stand committed until paid. He
was found guilty Of selling liquor
without q license.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-11-02


Justice, . administered 10 Lafa
yeste parish, Is . huge farce. The
late grand jury vhiteyashed the re
gnlators and Ill their bloody deeds
La. Journal.
The failure Of the grand jury IL
Lafayette parish TO find any true
bills against The arrested men chafg-
ed with tile murder Of the old negro
Cromier and his daughter Rosalie
has called FORM the most emphatic
and bitter dedunciation by the State
press, and hesls that parish with
an indelii ,le .slsin upon its admins
tration Of iustice that will remair
for long years.to tcome.-shregepor
Times.
ii il i d~cplorable hct that i
some Of the ridbesl and most beaut 4
ful parishes Is South Louisiana The
majesty aof the ~ d~,udles int
insignificaads itdika q sd hide
itself beforetha nsnaeIae brown .
King Lynch. Gan any country
which reionas sdch terrorism, sensibl
hopefor the plenteous blessings q
peaseloving Provideacs under sue
!. i condition Y alfsirs2-Rosto
Calcgraph.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-11-02

A letter besneared with blood
warning this editor, vas found upon
his home steps on the morning OF
October Ilth.-Trinity Herald.
Such sneaSing, cowardly doings
are ! lamentabIe evidence Of the ex;
istence Of very low characters IN the
neighborhood Of brother Watson;
but il she intention Of the villains .is
to,frighsen our coflfrerc, they arc to
osrcertain knowledge counting with
ont thcirshost. Carroll DemocfAt.
That's nothing Bro. Watson. We
rot one this week warning us to let
up on the Regulators. Or get licked
with q bull whip. We have let np.
The sun., 1889-12-04
TIE GRANT FARM SOLD.
On the Property IL the Log House In which
Grant Lived for Somo Years.

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 3.-The old Grant farm
near this city changed hands to-day. A stipu-
lation in the conveyance gives the e. antor. Capt
L. s. Conn, the privilege OF removing the old
Grant log house. The dwelling referred to In
this conveyance is the cabin erected by Gen.
Grant in the fall Of 1857. and in which he lived
for several years. hauling wood to st. Louis
with team OF horses. which was considered
an innovation by his neiGhbors at that time. as
OK teams were the usual motive power used
for that purpose. Grant is said TO have hewn
the logs with his own hands with which to
build this cabin, his only assstDnt being a
brother OF the present Circuit Clerk Judge. o.
d. Wolf.
The house is regarded As a valuable relic of
the late General and is priced very highly by
its owners. Several mONemontB have been
started in the county TO organize company to
purchase the cabin and small portion OF the
land surrounding 1t. with IA view 10 beautify-
Ing the premises and preserving the building
from decay. When II was learned yesterday
that the property had been sold it created quito
q sensa;io lon among the Grand Army men. who
are loath to lose this one monument OF the great
commander from the county. and some effort
will probably be made at once 10 try TO securS
the prize. which seems 20 bs slipping through
their fingers.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-07-30

EFNN0RF L. H. SCHOOL
N''-' pnlrline -.ho .fr...
grade. select, a0l lirife.i iIf--. O.,
nrnt lu every WAY SEX .re.I. .r-IHt
TENDER Ie. 1850. Testimonial, .f N..
rac.or. l0r catalogue atlIr.s
a. rpUt. I-IH.ff.I
ty 1-eofrt Amuelsf ...irI. .-H. .H.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-07-30
OLD DOMINION.
AN AGED CITIZEN OF FLUVANlA
FOUND DEAD.
A ACCOMPLISHMENTS Ne" rae
tory and Its work-Per-
sonai Notes.
tcorro.ponaenoe Of tho Rlchmoni Dl,Datch.l


FonK CNIov Va. July 81, 1889.
Mr. Smith Thomas. who had been miss
ing from his house abou; twenty-touI
hours. was found dead Yesterday IN ihs
woods on his farm. located near Central
Plains. il. this county. Alr. Thomas wa'
eiohtv-one wears old. and bic death Is sup
posed 10 have hech from natural causes.
Hon. J. j. A. Powell. a prominent lawy"i
of this county. and once our representa- q
tive in the House Of Delegates. VIII IN tne
early fan remove TO Wytheville, where he
will continue the practice OF ms probes
Charles z. Jones, ESQ. Of Richmond
Va, Is summcring with hi7 itmilV on hl
splendid farm known rs Cory's Brook, on
the Eivanna river, ia this county.
Professor J. =. Snoad and lady. VINO nav.
been teaching in promlnrut institutions oil
learning down South, and who have hcen
visiting friends ga tins section somn 'fctf'
leave 10 take charge OF he South Boston
Tc,nal,. Institute, In Halifax county.
The kmtting-factory recently established
on Tho Riyanna az Union Mills now gives
cmplOvmont to seventy operatives emo
manufactures nchuudrcd dozen garments
Of underwear per day.
Our people hearthyapproveo the prop9-
eitiOn 10 erect q monument 20 the Wofld,
famed scientist Commodore M3urY, and
express surprise that his memory has not
long since been thus houored by his coun-
trymcn.
With its issue OF last week tho Columbia
B,fl'ciig passed INTO the hands q Mr.. j. q.
Lunpkin rs editor and business manager
w. II. Cooke & Brother having obtained
the contract 10 repair the aqueduct Over
the Riyanna at Columbia and replace the
county bridge on the same. begun active
operations there this morning.
Mir. Frank 4. Walker, of Cincinnati, u on
visit to his father, General Il. Lindsay
Walker. at Point of Fork
johnny Reb" Gudge Farrar) Is en-
paecd 20 deliver in Columbia next week Il
couple of ms humorous lectures for the
benefit Of the Episcopal and Baptist
churches of that town.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-07-30
NORMAL NSTITUTE.
Southwest Virginia Teachers at Floyd
Courthouse.
Correspondence Of tho Richmond DlsDatchl


lCorresuondence OF the Richmond Dlspatchl
FLOYD COURTHOUSE. July q. 1899.
The State Normal Institute for teachers
of Southwestern Virginia was opened here
Yesterday with Il most flatterIng attend
ancc. Ii is under the local Management of
Superintendent George 4. Willis, assisted
by superintcndents from adjacent cOuu-
ties. Superintcudents Duncan of Frank
lin. Mitchell OF Carroll. and Richardson OF
Montgomery are in attendance and doing
all in their power to make the undertaking
a success. Dr. john J.. Buchanan, state
SUPERINTENDENT of Public Instruction, IS
expected 10 visit and address the institute
some time during the session.
The instructors are Professor William NJ.
Gravbin. principal of Roanoke City
schools: Mrs. G. Z. Bsrtkosk, If the state
Normal College At Fsrnvlile; Hiss Annie
Rosscr, OF DauYillr City Graded School,
and Professor killnger. Of BOtotourt. All
Of the above teachers have had great cxpe-
rience IT, ,heir profession and Will doubt
loss mako the session one of profit and
pleasure To the teachers. They VIII be as
sisted b. other prominent instructors and
two evening lectures Will be delivered each
week by popular educators. An examlna-
tiOn Of applicants for Peabody hoIarshlps
in the Nashville Normal College VIII be
held durns the term.
Last night addresses of welcome We're de-
liyered by Hon. POsey 6. Lester and DIR. T..
W Simmons. which Were responded TO by
Mcs-rs. Glaybiu, Duncan. Mitchell, and
Richardson.
Rev. j. X. Harris treated those present
TO an interesting and instructive talk on
the subject of education. Mrs. BartkosN
and Miss Rosser recitcd selections from
popular authors and elected great ap-
plause.
The teachers seem delighted with the
hospitality of our citizens and Gre uu-
spa,uc u their praises of our climate.
At present there are about two hundred
and twenty teachers ia attendance. 1t IS
thought the number Will reach three hum
dreu before the session closes. l..
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-07-30
Drop a Nickel for n Drink

A Van Vert (O) telegram says: At
Shaue's Crossing. tins county. the citizens
recently passed prohibitory ordinance,
and as q result the saloons we're all closed
and tho thirsty had 90 drink what they
could get and where they could get it,.
Now il happens that Shane's Crossing is sit
uaiod on the banks of the ST. Mary's river
and that the bank nearest the village Is the
corporation line. small island is located
in the centre of the stream underneath the
wagon bridge and on this island there is
now hourishine saloon called "Okla.
homa," which is reached by small foot
bridge.
The ingenious proprietor has also ar
ranged " dummy" elevator from his sa-
loon 10 the wagon bridge above. on which
the farmers and other dusty mortals de-
post their nickels aud in return have their
beer elevated 10 them, where they drink it
in the wagon. 1t is not an unfrequent oc-
currence for the bridge 70 be completely
blockaded by teams while their drivers are
awaiting their turn towork the " dummy"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-07-30
Eira-proof Hotels.

Hotels in a city--oll large hotels--should
be fire-proof. Buffalo, N. Y, now boasts
Of a fro-proof hotel eight stories high. It
represents an investment Of abouta million
Of dollars. The Buffalo Courier makes con-
corning IL some remarks which may be
proftably pondered here N Richmond. 1t
says:
"Tho importance Of fine hotel TO o
growing city can hardly be overcstinaied.
The hotel is the point where the visitor brst
comes in contact with community when
is new and strange 90 him. and first I'M
pressions are of good deal of Importance
A great and splendid hre-prOOf hotel VIII
start the visitor right aud dispose hun 70
favorable impressions Of what ho may SEQ
later on"
What magnificent hotel VIII do for
city the Washington Post also tells:
1T would prove a constant advertise
mont Of the city and its various nttrac-
tions and be the means of drawing not
only q vastly increased multitude OF IRAN
silent visitors. but OF adding largely 20 inc
list Of those who make Washington thelr
place Of residence tor months and many
Of them almost the entire year.
As already stated il would have the
further effect Of bringing large pubic
gatherings here, MEETINGS Of conventions
and associations. great excursions, military
cncampments. and the like. thereby IN
snring q good business 20 itself and AT the
same time materially augmenting the gene
ral hotel business Of the town"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-07-30
AlREMARLE.
Improvemenis-rhe Grape Crop.
49,, 81, 49,, tst.,,u,o,b pt.n.,-h

[Corree pon1ence OF The HIruuVhH UisVflrh'I
Cu,pr oTrreyrrrr. VA. july "a, 1889.
The land Improvement Company Of this
citr has ho.p NEGOTIATING for some time
,,';ti, eo,.oroi northern cauitalistq of LARGE
errerienco in reference 10 tue estab-
liehmcnt Of several factories here. This
a,,',,,an,, i.s reeenflv purchascd a large
o vj' Pvajnabie tract # land adjacent to
fins citv. end offers special induce
ncpts 90 manufacturers 20 locate here.
S Scr, norfucrn gentlemen have been in
tho cifv thic wrok. and have been IN con-
Snl;ation with the managers OF the I'M
uroyorogt Company. The establishment
~ l,rg'. an and ori.t-min. cotton-fac-
t',,. furni,,,~.. flctorv. ETC.. ere among the
induatries und.r contemplation. / learn
TINT he.comu.nv has completed the con-
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-07-30

Danyillc Register: An intelligent Re
publican with whom we have recently con-
vcrscd is firm m the opinion that General
Malone viii be the Republican nominee
for Governor.
Et-lGoi-6 Democrat: We have q hard fight
before as and should first solort as our
staudnrl-bearcrs our strongest men, and
then stand together ~ defence OF our
State institutions against tins corrupt COM
binatIOn.
I.eeshurg Hadi,qfonidn: In deciding to
support Alahonc IN another rad upon the
honor of Virginia the Administration only
demonstrates anew how rapidly the heavy
milestone of the patronage system IS drag
ging 10 down 10 destruction.
Norfolk L1no,n1ri: There is growing
impression THAT General Manone has no
idea of running for Governor. lut merely
wishes to have the nomination thrust upon
him with The purpose Of declining AVID
suggesting the candidate. The Impro- ION
is not confined to Democrats.
Newcastle Rnurd: All good mon all
over the State Will realil" the imp rfance
Of lurvlug him Nahonr) aud of hurDne
him deep. A. be bosses the party. VIII
be scarcely Jess important to bury any
other candidate upon whom thr choice of
the convention might chance 10 iai.
Lynchburg Necs: 80 man who has close
~ Observed the methods hy which this
union of the Republican elements in Viz
glnia has been accomplished can fail ~ re-
coguIIe the manipulating hands ot the
trio QUAY. GARRISON. and Dudley, rs well
M those Of Nahunc. iu j.. IT means. 10 our
Judgment. that the same devices that were
re.orted t) in order 90 carry New York and
Indiana for HARRISON are go he reproduced
IN Virginia 81 our NOyemDrr election.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-07-30
Cincinnati.

It was not surprising that the Off
GERS succeeded on Sunday in Cincin-
natl in enforcing the law requiring all
liquor saloons TO be closed on that day.
Aswe said a day or two ago, it is one thing
to evade law and another to defy it. If
there is any city in the United States
where majority of the people are op-
posed to Sunday laws, Cincinnati Is the
place. And yet Che majesty Of the law IS
such that even there its violators are in a
small minority. We shall watch the result
Of this experiment. 1t may have a great
influence upon the fall elections in Ohio.
Hamilton county Gncluding CincnnatD
elects fourteen members OF the Leeisla-
lature, we think.