St. Landry democrat., 1892-10-22
General Notes.

There was further sharp aGyanru il
cOtton-15 pUluts--!u the New IUii
market on Tuesday, and ON "Wednesday
lnlddllng sold in New Orleans at 7 81
and good mIdd!ing at Z 1915,
The orange crop Of CaIcasieu parish
this year, is only SO so, having suffered
from drOutll in tue early part on the
season, too much iblu later on, and the
visitation OF the sea ie insect to finish un
Lake Charles Commercial!
Gen Adolph Meyer has been rcnom
mated for Congress by the Democrats Of
the First district Of this State and Hon.
Ii. T.. Davcy has been chosen as stand
ard bearer in the Second. Judge Nor
MS Marks is the Republican candidate
in that district.
The Paris exposition of 1879 cost - =
100000, the London exposition of 1861
$780, 600. the Vienna exposition of 1878
$7o50.000 and the Paris exposition Of
1889 S6,5OO,0O0. The cost OF the Column
blan exposition will, if is expected,
reach the sum of SO, 100000.
A telephone $50 miles in length and
reaching from New FORK to Chicago was
used for the first time last Tuesday,
when the Mayors of the two cities cX-
changed greetings in Il perfectly audible
voice. 1t is the longest in tic world.
and the wire of which it is made weighs
about S26, 500 pounds.
Donaldsonville Chief: The over
whelmlng defeats encountered by the
Thirdites at the recent elections in Ar
kansas, Florida and Georgia show that
the Southern people fully realize the
great importance of Democratic success
this fall, and are in no mood to abandon
well established bearings to go wander
ing Oft after strange gods at such
Junctulc.
Gov. Foster was too unwell to go to
Chicago with his military staff to par
tlcipate in the dedication exercises on
the 21st, and Will soon go to CoOppr's
Well to rccuperate. Lieut.. Gov. Par
lange left New Orleans with The staff on
Tuesday morning, arriving at Chicago
on "Wednesday evening in time to at
tend the grand inaugural ball at night
The St. Mary planters are reported to
have adopted very liberal scale Of
wages for their laborers, 81 .2J per day
for good hands, and fifty cents q watch
in and around the sugar house The
terms also include first class provision
for the comfort and convenience of the
'ollers. This is wise, for contented
woikmcn produce the best results
4 iilDUNHuX OSDIibtt.
Bishop Ii. N. Turner SAYS that th,n-
sands Of colored people in Georgia voted
the Democratic ticket at Tie recent aier-
lion, and that manyalii vote for Ciryr- .
land and the Democratic Congressman
~ November. Bishop Turner still ia
1a,ts-AiflcaD emigration for as many .
III his lace as eau got away, lie sees no
future IN America tnt 4 cni0ypH man of
education and brains. lie says that if
the cnIo,cd people want to he respected .
!!ey must found nation AID rulc ii in
l"lllgenlF.
On account nf Mrs. IIalriSon's illness
tie President WAS Ha;thIe to attend the
Worlds Fair dedication exercises al
Chicago on The 2lat. Vice President
Morton went III his stead, and three
train loads OF the highest dignitaries Of
the government, representatives Of for
eign countries, and other distinguished
pars0nages left Washington Oh the 18th
for the Windy City. Mr.. Cleveland, who
intended to be present on the interest
ing occasion, recOnSidered his determi-
nation when he learned that Mr.. Uarri-
son was unable 90 attend, not wishing to
appear as taking an unfair advantage
ever his afflicted opponent.
Donaldsonville Chief: Mr.. T. \.
Stlngel, who leases and cuitivates in
rice Mr.. +. Won Hofe's Leblanc place.
Just above Darrowvillc, Informs IN that
lis crop OF 2l5 acres yielded 1900 sacks,
~ av~rage OF 20 sacks per acre Some
PORTIONS gave him as high as &c sacks,
Int fifteen acres OF the finest looking :
:ce on the place yielded barely five
sacks per acre. This false ,ice.n az il
called. seems to have been unusually
PREVALENT this wear, and niaufprS are At
{; eislDar had * acres Of it on his Water
40 place that was left in the field be- j
,ause it wouldn't pay 10 tiIrcsl it. Mr. $
!. c. Green also found ii considerable l
quantity of the barren stuff in his crop
~ Cottage Farm. Il