The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1894-10-13
LOUISIANA ITEMS.
COMBINATIONS From all Parts of tho
Pelican State.

| was paying III AleHdHufid III viz
Carrie Lamont Theatrical company q
few nights since, mot with an acct
dent which might have proved iata',
but luckily he wa, only slightly
bruised. He played the shoemaker
in 'Mug's Landing,' and retired
about eleven o'clock. About |
O'Clock in the morning he commenced
walking in his sleep, being given to
somnambulism, and went ont on the
front gallery and stepped of, falling
fifteen feet on cement sidewalk.
Gov. Foster has made the following
appointments: John Is. Coats, Justice
the peace. Seventh ward OF More
house, vice ". d. !liggenbothem, re-
signed. Thomas A. Ucnham. consta-
| bic Fourth ward Of De Soto, vice ".
| \. Bonds, failed TO qualify; William
j. Meeham, notary public Acadia
parish; +, Il. Ryan, commissioners OF
deeds for Louisiana. residing i'll Cali.
fornia: ". y. rwedd!e, constable
First ward of Richland, vice t. I.
Holly, failed to qualify.
The United States snagboa. {. W.
Howell will remain at Alexandria
sometime repairing hole that was
punched in her bottom about midship
on the limb Of the elm log that she
was struck on at the Rock river bend,
lust where the steamer Satter!cc sunk.
and the log is supposed to be the
same that sunk the Satterlce. Cap
tain Lyon sent his diver down and
sawed off the limb that stuck in the
boat and then pulled the leg out.
John Dymond, Jr. attorney, and
f. H. McFall, representing the South
ern Electrical Manufacturing and Sup
| ply company OF New Orleans, have
signed the contract for the early con-
,truction OF the electric light and
waterworks plant at Alexandria. 4
great deal OF machinery, etc, is al
ready on the way and it is calculated
that the city will be lighted BY e!ec-
tricity in thirty days time
William Miller was shot and killed
the other night at independence by
an unknown party. The family had
,ust finished supper and Mr.. Miller
was sitting at tho table reading pa
per, while his wife and daughters
were standing near By. The assassin
fired a load Of buckshot through the
window, wounding Mrs Miller and
her daughter and killing.
Who're the northeast corner Of Csai-
borne and north west corner of Union
parishes interscct the state > line be-
tween Arkansas and Louisiana, a'new
town was recently located. and Il sale
of town lots took place on September
p. In is called Junction City, and is
% miles northeast OF Homer and 80
miles almost directly north OF Ar.
cadia.
The grand jury at New Orleans has
gone earnestly to work to investigate
the corruption that has existed for 50
many months at the city hall. Its
members have not let the grass grow
under their feet, but on the contrary,
made preparations to begin their in
quiry as soon as practicable.
A grand display OF the products OF
the fields, forestry and minerals sur
rounding Amite City. under the aus
pieces OF the Young Mems league, at
that place, has been forwarded to
Sioux City. A feature of these cx.
hibits is a huge poplar plank cut out
and polished.
There has been feud between the
SweeDys and Fergusons in New Or
leans for ten years. old man Sweeny
having killed old man Ferguson. A
few days ago, without warning young
Ferguson shot young Sweeny. He will
probably recover.
Mrs. Edward leila. the lady who
was run over and badly injured a few
days ago by train OF the Louisville
and Nashville road, at the corner of
Elysian Fields and Dauphine streets,
New Orleans, died from injuries re-
csived.
Gov. Foster has issued his pro.
clamatlon calling an election for
members OF congress in the various
districts OF the state in accordance
with law.
The Louisiana Central Farmers club
met at Baton Rouge recently and dis
cussed the raising of cane and hogs,
as also the use OF improved farming
machinery. The meeting was well
The last legislature passed an act
authorizing police juries IN the differ
emit parishes to work all prisoners sem
fenced to the parish jail on the roads
Of the parish Or streets Of Incorporated
towns.
The New Orleans authorities seem
to have lot of trouble with their
garbage. A new ordinance on the
subject is passed every now and then.
The governor has ordered the can.
collation. of tho official bond of the
ate DR.. Charles l.. Seeman, as coro-
1er OF the parish of Orleans.
At Shreveport the other night one
If Mr.. LloYd Bowers finest registerad