The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1894-12-01
LOUISIANA ITEMS.
Condensations From all Parts OF tho
Pelican State.

lowing appointment: boafu VI tAdth
lining dentists, Drs, 7. NJ. Comegys,
NJ. r. Fisher, Joseph Bauer, A. j.
Fredericks and J. Paul Bayou. j. o..
Graves, police juror Second ward. OF
Caldwell parish, vice c. c. Flint, re-
signed. {. S. Duke, constable of the
Alexandria ward of Rapides parish,
vice r. i. Dunbam. resigned. D., b.
Loper. constable Seventh ward of
NGtchitochcs, vice j. }. Billingsley,
deceased. j. NJ. Davis of Webster
notary public. Isidoro J. Porcher,
commissioner of deeds for Louisiana,
residing in New York city.
The city council of Monroe has de-
cided to take no action relative to the
election to be held there December
II, upon the question of granting
liquor licenses after January |, 1898.
The members claim that as the parish
police jury has taken upon itself the
responsibility of ordering an election
throughout the parish, including Mon
roe, there is nothing left for them to
do in the premises.
Lines are being closely drawn at
Monroe on the question of prohibit
ton, and the prediction is freely made
that it will be the hottest contest
ever known there. While the conser-
vative men on both sides are counsel
ing calmness, the feeling has gone
INTO business concerns, and even into
families, and friendships Of many
years standing have been, are being,
or will be, broken,
Tweuty-four tons of steel, with an
giles, for the construction of the double
steel hull ferry boat to ply on the
Mississippi river between Donaldson
vile and Darrowville has arrived from
Pittsburg, Pa, consigned to Constan-
tine g. Brogard, the ferry lessees.
Work will begin at once on the boat
and the lessecs expect to launch their
craft about January.
The new dredge which has been in
course Of construction at Bayou Ra-
mts for the past ten months, passed
Gibson few days ago. 1t was built
by Concordia parish at an outlay of
SO, and will be used to open the
natural drains OF the parish. thereby
reclaiming many acres Of valuable
land.
One of a crowd of negro crap shoot
ers struck Boyd Cousley in the face
with a brick in New Orleans a few
ago, because the white man refused
to give him a light from his cigar.
John Cousley took hand and two
shots were fired at him with effect by
a negro named Bud Young. Arrests
followed.
A: Pointe-a-la Hache, recently,
Louis Dinet, the condemned muir
derer, incarcerated in jail and SEN
fenced to be hanged Dec. Z, cheated
the gallows by hanging himself in his
cell, leaving the murder of Adolph
Clark unavenged and the law unvin-
dicated.
The grand jury of New Orleans has
brought in six indictments in blank
for offenses growing out of the re-
cent labor troubles on the levee; three
for assault with intent to kill; two for
shooting with intent to murder and
one for assault with dangerous
weapon.
At Lafayette, recently. while play
ing orr tramway car with number
of boys. little Ashton Chargois fell
under the wheels and sustained Sc
rious injuries, having his right thigh
and arm broken, besides sustaining a
flesh wound on the calf of his leg.
The trades congress during its re-
cent session at New Orleans took an
excursion on the river and viewed the
terminal and harbor facilities and re-
turning the delegates attended the
opera and an informal reception at
the Commercial club at night.
At New Iberia, Goldman & Schmidt,
in whose establishment the Cage
building fire started the other night.
have been arrested and jailed under
a charge arson.
Materan Lemon, a cooper, was shot
and killed recently by W. r. Roberts,
editor OF the Patterson Optic. The
trouble arose over the late election. :.
Calico Apta, negro seamstress. OF
Spain street, New Orleans, has been
jailed charged with assaulting another
negro woman with knife.
One Bernard Buchhorst, or Brink
ham, shot and killed Officer John H.
Kellar, of New Orleans, few days
ago.
Gov. Foster was In Shreveport q
few days since inspecting the hospital.
He was pleased with the management.
At Shreveport recently two little
boys were fooling with gun. 1t
went off and now there is but one.
Louis Ensault lost leg and hand
in the machinery at a sawmill near
Donaldsonville recently.