The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1895-01-19
LOUISIANA II EM D
co,ae,sations From all Parts ''
Pelican State.

4 GOOD haul was made by the tnle'
., 1h;kves who broke into the resi-
dance, and fruit establishment -.
phillip Fury, AZ No. l4l ha'np"'
stroet corner of Customhouse' Ne"
Orleans, the other night th''anoo
vas etYe cted by forcing open d 200;
and 800 in currency. silver az"
and revolver stolen. There Is no
claw as to the identity OF the suH'y
persons.
Two large sugar refnerles' one ~
Kov.tone and one at St. Johns, IN ~,
AIa,,tin Parish, are not able TO sr'''o
nm the immense amount OF cane grow"
his season. on account of incapacl'S'
which will cause heavy and serious
loss to the small sugar planters IA
fact, the keystone has already '""U
down on all outsiders and refuses u
buy any more cane until 1t sr'"'S ''
own.
The body of an unknown 1taI'an
was 1ound recently on the river bank
= mile above KennerVllle, suporo VI
New Orleans, with the skull cruSheu'
The deceased was dressed in LABOR
er's garb and it is thought was EN-
Moved on a neignboring plan'a''o"
\ number of persons viewed the Oou!'
Int we're unable to state VINO ne "a9'
,JoseDh Sheriff, who arrived at Ne"
Orleans one night recently, died IN
the hospital from pistol shot WOUNDS
in the back and thighs. Sherln was
shot at the Woodland plantatlon' IN
St. John parish by constable nameu
Prince, while he was trying to escape
after having shot man nameu NV
Jackson.
At New Orleans the other nlght
, the Nebraska relief committee mel
! and the report was rendered 1na'
about ten carloads of provisions nave
been donated. By next week train
e of fifteen or twenty cars will be made
e up and will be conveyed free by the
! Illinois Central and connecting lines
r John Sampson. alias ''The Major
;, one of Chicago's worst criminals, AM
), who is at present wanted in that CIT
v for a murder committed on last cleo
3, ton day, was captured the o'he
p morning at the Illinois Central depo
', in New Orleans by Quartette OF Il
u cal detectives.
Mamie Nelson, q courtezan, s"a
lowed an ounce and half OF lana;
= num at New Orleans the other ever
:, inc with suicidal intent. The amb'
IS lance students were summoned al
t, relieved the woman Of the dru!
le Disappointment in love is the eau
- assigned.
N Hyrams Hollins, aged s. years, &C
* ored, was found dead at noon one q;
" recently, seven miles below Alexa
to dria on Red river. He crossed tt
IT, river at 5 o'clock the evening befor
ne and from surrounding circumstanc
lie it is supposed he was murdered
nd At the suggestion OF Judge. G.
on Buckner. a committee was appoint
a to act with the sheriff at Baton Rou
a. in carrying into effect the recent
Ice of the legislature relative to the kee
u.s. ing of bloodhounds to be used IN I
ear pursuit of criminals.
~ The Western Union Telegraph co
~ pany has informed the board OF ira
of New Orleans that no charges
md be made for any messages transmit
~ in the interest OF the Nebraska S
ferers.
Willie Owen, negro, working
,;ro the government fleet at Lake FRO
. - y dence, fell off one of the barges
~. other morning and was drowned.
ans body was not recovered.
ide At Monroe, recently Jim Steven
g q negro roustabout, while unload
rye seed from the Monroe wharfboat
red from the platform and broke his ne
De Edward Mehlman was found d
oe@ on Napoleon avenue, New Orle;
raze the other morning. He is suppo
lanS to have died from exposure.
roov The New Orleans board of trad
at a an energetic and active body, alv
alive to the commercial interest
the Crescent city.
On the Coulon plantation,
'Thibodaux, recently, fire destroy
'o"' portion of the sugar houses.
anu not estimated.
,rom A gang Of film hammers are
MY ass in the city OF New Orleans and
;. W.. busily engaged in working their
farious game.
fully Antonio D. Mellon, cOlored,
d on recently shot and robbed somew
and on the public road in the paris
from St. Martin.
The vote in the First ward o
Sofa parish stands 1870 to 3 ag
license. Whisky will no longe
esian eo,d there
uh;oh Joe Burton recently shot and
Erorl, Smith near AXE nrOvid