The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1894-10-06
LOUISIANA ITEMS.
"ondensa tions From ali Parts Of the
Pelican State.

Institute and College at HUSTON, La,
from the FIRST and Second congress
5ional districts; +. Taylor, supervisor
of election for Caddo: Oscar D. Bel
ion. notary public, parish OF st.
James; Il, II. Young, constable Ninth
ward of Catahoula, vice Walter
Smith, failed to qualify; James B.
Tucker, notary public, parish OF
Natchitoches; W. {. Cox, police
Juror, Sixth ward Of Natchitoches,
vice A. Carter resigned.
At New Iberia recently Phil Clark
succeeded in breaking out OF jail and
making his escape. He is danger
Gus character. lie had just been con-
victed OF attempting the life OF the
taller, and convicted without capital
punishment on another charge of MUIR
der. There We're other prisoners in
the cell with him, two OF whom got
out of the hole he made and reported
the escape to the officers.
A wordy war about a woman be-
tween Joe Green, alias ..Buddy,' and
Albert Taylor, negroes, recently at
the corner OF jersey and Dufossat
streets, New Orleans, ended in Taylor
being shot in the left hip and painfully
wounded by Green, who made his es-
cape.
The sentence of Michael Finn, con"
victed in New Orleans February last
Of assault and sentenced to pay fine
Of $50, and in default to suffer impris-
onment in the parish prison for sixty
days, has been committed to the pay
ment Of q fine OF S25 by the governor.
Chief Caster OF New Orleans has
been asked TO cause the arrest of Cora
Conner. a colored girl. Although she
is but IS years OF age, 1t is said by
her parents that she has eloped with
a man named Babe Sherman, who has
wife and child on Thala street.
Upon the recommendatio of the
trial Judge and attorney general, the
governor has pardoned NJ. j. kimball,
convicted of manslaughter in Natchi-
toches parish in June, 1892, and
sentenced to labor in the pen;tentiary
for ten years.
In New Orleans at noon recently
two yellow negros stole horse and
two-seated surrey belonging to Mr.. S.
R. Berry. OF No. &c Pleasant street,
which was standing in front Of the
Morris building on Camp street.
Joseph Demalico, aged years, was
cut on the right arm and slightly
wounded by Orelia Cousin, colored.
aged five years, recently at the corner
of Marais and St. Ann streets, New
Orleans.
The other evening at New Orleans
an unknown party threw brick into
an electric car on Howard street, near
Louisiana avenue. William Settrill,
passenger, was struck on the head
and painfully wounded.
William ONeil of No. 4S6 Dryades
street, New Orleans, partook of too
much snakc-bite antidote the other
evening and became hilarious and was
arrested.
Secretary Hawkins OF the board OF
trade of Shreveport has letter from
gentlemen at Arkadelphia. Ark,
Offering to erect $40, 900 cotton mill.
As general thing the weather has
been favorable to the crop interest
the last few days. Cotton picking is
being rushed everywhere.
jerry Jackson, a negro wanted at
New Orleans since last August for
cutting and wounding his father. has
been apprehended.
A Monroe man recently bought 600
head OF 4-year- old Texas steers from
San Antonio man. He will feed
them for market.
A few days since freight train on
the Texas and Pacific passed through
Shreveport composed OF fifty box cars
and caboose.
Corporal Tanner, OF the New Or
leans police force, has been suspended
by the police board on q charge of
being drunk.
Virginia Moore OF New Orleans,
being charged with petty larceny, has
made tho acquaintance of the station
keeper.
Gov. Foster recently took a run
down to New Orleans and talked over
political matters with prominent
leaders.
The fight between Murphy and
Plimmer at New Orleans recently was
a draw on the twentv-fifth round.
The Louisiana Electric Light. com.
pany OF New Orleans is making some
needed repairs on their big plant.
Shreveport is still talking of the
state fair and exposition. It prom
Uses to be a great success.
The body OF an urknown white man
was found floating in the river at New
Orleans few days ago.
A ferrymau named Pittman shot
and killed a negro in self defense at
Baton Rouge recently.