The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1894-09-15
LOUISIANA ITEMS.
Conticnsations From all Iarts or 'ne
Pelican state.


at >ibley one night recently. lhey
pas-cd through Mansfield followed oy
a posse. About two miles from that
pace they were overtakcn ~ the
D0ssc ia an clubhouse where they han
stopped out of rain storm. On see
inc the posse they ran and Iuill5 was
shot down and died in a few hours
Narnell escaped. TulIis acHno"'-
edged all before dying. Two watches
and some money were found on A'H'. |
One OF the biggest trades ever made
IN Monroe was made recently when
the Southern Grocery company ana
the Monroe Grocery company puF-
chased the entire stock and good viii
| Of f. Eudicar. the largest wholesale
grocer in that city. The two con-
Germ, will divide the stock between
themselves when the taking OF stock
has been completed.
Gov. Foster has appointed the fol-
lowing trustees Of the Industrial III
stitute and College OF Louisiana al
Huston: At large, +. NJ. Graham
aud j. G. Pugn; first district. James
II. billiard: second district. John Dy-
mond; third district, ". H. Price,
fourth district, William l.. Foster,
fifth district. j. j. BODIES; sixth dis
trict, d. W. Pipes.
49,. Eoc+o, ,p,o,pco- thc i0liOW.
ing appointments: ". II. Had!c,H,
police Juror Tenth ward OF More
house, vice Charles Meis. resigned ,
John A. Williams. attorney to aid the
tax collector in Grant in the colicc-
ton OF delinquent licenses; John +.
Bourg, treasurer of the town OF jean
erctte, St. Paul Bourgeois. town mar
shall of Jeanerette.
The governor has made the follow
inc appointments: T, B. Selby, police
Juror, First ward OF Red River, vice
H. NJ. johnson, resigned. Harry
Smedes. justice OF the peace, First
ward CT St. Martin, vice Dan w.
Voorhees,, resigned. A. S. Doniphan,
: constable, Second ward Of Catahoala,
, vice A. J. Supp, resigned.
! In pursuance to law Gov. Foster
has appointed the following gentle
} men as members OF the board OF ar5l'
tration and Cancellation: w. II. Mas
5 tiers and James Shaw for two years
H. g. Hester and James Leonard fol
!, three years.
, John Wambsgans. local light
:. weight OF New Orleans, wants to ge
-, on a 60 with either Stanton Abbot
or Jack Everhardt. He states hi
a willingness to back himself to tn
: amount OF $3.50 and wants to fight a
1873 pounds.
The other night VIM. McLane wa
waylaid, shot and killed by VIM Clay
: both parties colored. The murde
Q occurred on Captain VIM. Robson
9 place, about twelve miles below
N Shreveport. Clay is in jail.
), A suit for $l9,45O has been filed j
u the civil district court of New Or
=, leans against Mcdonald Brothers
" contractors, of Louisville. The plain
~ tiffs are the Rector. Wardens and Yes
~ try of st. Paul's church.
,. At meeting OF the police jury c
W plaquemine, recently, tax OF l
1t mills was levied. as follows 81
le mills for the parish, mills for scho(
Id purposes and 2 mills for the publ
II roads.
y Patrolman Fred Becker OF New Oh
leans, blew his brains out on purpo:
-. a few days ago. He had been sic
=; awhile but had also been drinkin
~ very hard.
s. A son was born 10 MIR. and Mr.!
vs. George From in New Orleans q le
n days ago that when two days old d.
in not weigh one pound. The child
IS. healthy.
vi An elevator fell with a Mr.. Hard
oil at the Cosmopolitan hotel in Ne
u Orleans. recently, hurting him
Jill seriously that he may not recover.
at William Seals, farmer near Boot
,s. was instantly killed by lightning du
10. ing thunder shower while sitting
It. his gallery one evening recently.
$50 Louis Martin, a bartender, shot al
i'll killed Ella Speed, an octoroon, in h
,rs bed the other night at New Oriean
'ty He is in jail.
A few citizens OF New Orleans a
.re resisting the payment of 81 poll t;
1e- as authorized by the last legislator
U.s. James B. Mealey committed suici
OF at New Orleans few days since
ts' shooting himself through the head.
~ ~ The Democratic convention Of E
~ Fifth congressional district will CO
;on vene in Huston, September 10.
offs The contract has been let to bui
ON Pythian castle hall at Natchitocht
AS The structure will cost $1,000.
me The public school at Hammo
loo opened with 227 pupils few days a
e e as against 205 last year.
the
on. The caterpillar has put in an {
los pearancc in several parts of Nate
rels toches parish.
the The mayor of New Orleans has be
en- enioined from trying the police boa