The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1894-09-08
LOUISIANA ITEMS.
COMBINATIONS From ali Parts If tho
Pelican state.

The grand jury. which has already
indicted nine city councilmen, the
city surveyor and an ex-assessor OF
New Orleans, turned in another batch
of indictments the other evening.
Three of the members of the city
fathers are implicated. two of whom
have ALREADY been charged by that
body with different misdoings. Coun-
cilmen Frank b. Thrittiley, Thomas
Haley and Peter b. Garfield were sew
orally charged with offering to re-
ccive bribc of $500 from Superln-
tendent Marshall of the Louisville and
Nashville railroad. The last named
is the only one OF the batch who has
as yet been unnoticed by the grand
inquest. The Louisville and Nash
vile wanted some switch privileges
from the city council.
Mr. Pierre Leonce Laird OF Bayou
Maringouin. in Ibervillc parish, made
an assignment for the benefit Of his
creditors a few days ago. His assets.
all immovable property, arc valued at
$3.50, and his liabilities are put down
on his schedule at S724l, and are due
mostly to Plaqueminc people. A meet
ing OF creditors has been called to
meet before Louis Lozemo, notary
public, October 3, 1894.
| Councilman DOudaussat Of New Or
leans, who is already under indlct-
mcnt, was caught the other morning
in the act Of taking a bride to inhu-
ence his vote in the council and was
Immediately arrested. Officers OF the
law were witnesses of the crime.
The newly created board Ct super
visors Of elections, which is to govern
all elections hereafter held in the city
of New Orleans. has been completed
by the appointment Of Mr.. George G..
Preot by the goyerno: on the board.
At Shreveport the other night 7. H.
Morris, a druggist of that city. Tell
over stick OF wood on his back gal"
lery and several of his ribs were flac-
tured. His injuries were painful, but
not considered fatal.
The city council OF New Orleans has
passed an ordinance providing fer the
removal of the statute OF Henry Clay,
now on Canal street. to Clay Square,
in a remote and little visited portion
OF the city.
The Sam Miller, a Pittsburg tow
boat engaged at Baton Rouge for some
time in local business, caught fire the
other night and burned to the water S
edge. The boat is valued at $l5, 600.
John Roy. crazy man. with a PTS
tol and two razOrs stood Oft the Otfi-
GERS at New Orleans the other day for
a time. But he was captured and
| jailed and nobody hurt.
At negro dance in the lower part Of
Alexandria the other night Lee Buck
ner severely cut John Williams.
Williams is lying in critical condi-
ton.
Gov. Foster has appointed George
S. Taylor member of the Lake
Borgne basin levec board. vice j. a.
Larned, removed from the state.
A recent rain at Mer Rouge did
much damage to crops, and lightning
killed ten head OF fine oxen belong
ing to Capt. c. c. Davenport.
A negro was found dead in lum-
Der yard at Lafayette one morning
recently. His death was from natural
causes, so the coroner said.
A break in the machinery at Louis
lana electric light plant in New Or
leans the other day stopped all cleo
trio cars for "a hours.
Adolph Berger and wife stand
charged before the court at New Or
leans of importing Mexican girls for
immoral purposes.
An unknown colored boy, 9 years
old, was drowned in the river at New
Orleans recently. He was in swim
ing.
A tramp was arrested while asleep
under a bridge in New Orleans re-
Gently, who had 1924 in his shoes.
Too much rain at Simsboro and the
cotton prospect is fully 25 per cent
short of former expectations.
The police jury of Rapides parish
have fixed the rate Of taxation for
next year at 9 mills.
Hon. A. D. Land has been nominal.
ed by the Democrats of Caddo parish
for district judge.
Chenneyville has had another
shooting; result, one negro dead and
the other in Jail.
The assessment rolls Of Iberville
parish foot up $3,051 $50 of taxable
values.
Two Italian laborers were drowned
recently while in bathing nealr Thibo
dauX.
The rust and boil worm are doing
much damage TO cotton at Logans'