The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1895-01-05
LOUISIANA ITEMS.
Condensati lions From all Parts OF INC
Pelican State.


money while he was out hunting Al
ter he was gone a pedd.er was grant
ed permission to stay al nlsh''
Later the peddler heard cries OF MUIR
der in an adjoining room. He r1sn'
ed in with a pistol IN his hanu' re
killed both the women disguised as
negro men and they in turn killed the
other woman. The peddler gave the
alarm and brought in the first persons
he could find. They were astonIShed
to find the supposed dead negro men
to be two white women.
At New iberia the sidetracks OF the
railroad are lined with cars, many OF
them laden and awaiting Shipment
Recently it was discovered that nat
car loaded with cotton was on hre'
Fruitess efforts were made to eXtln-
puish the flames The fire depart
ment was called out, and finally the
car was pulled into an open space and
the cotton thrown off. About fifty
bales were entirely destroyed.
While Paul Lafournier was stand
ing on the wharf at Amesvllle the
other evening waiting for Terry
boat, he lost his balance and fell IN
the river, and drowned before assist
ance could reach him. Mrs. Hotard
and her neice, OF Gretna. were stand
ing on the wharf at the time the I'M
fortunate young man fell. Lafourdler
lived in New Orleans with his widow
ed mother.
On their way home from a theatre
at New Orleans recently several lads
stopped at barroon. While stand
ing on the sidewalk one OF them,
Thomas Walsh, recklessly shot his
pistol and the bullet, glancing,
crashed through the window and
lodged in the tleshy portion OF the
right thigh OF one OF his companions,
Walter Otero. Walsh was locked up.
Henry Buhler who is believed to be
IN all round "skin gamenman was be-
ore Judge Aucoin at New Orleans re-
GENTLY charged with having swindled
q negro named Henry Lewis out OF
s25 at what is known as the shell
game. There wasn't enough evl'
dence to warrant conviction but
the court gave Buhler $25 or 80 days
on general principles.
George S. Eastwick, manager OF thu
sugar refinery and member of thu
firm OF Havemeyer & Eastwick, ane
Miss Estelle Stautfer, the young lady
, who was engaged to Samuel j. Iilde'
, and to whom he left $4,000 in hi
will, were married at the Jesuit
church at Now Orleans recently. l
was great social event.
The bursting of steam pipe a
, The Gallery Central sugar refinery a
. Franklin recently caused the death Q
:, Two men, August Brute, aged %
= and Joseph Castillo, aged 20. III
former leaves wife and child. Blu
:. slirht damage was done to the re
Y 6nery.
l At Alexandria two white boy!
r Emile, 10 years old, son of Nose
Q Rosenthal, and Joseph, aged y, so
of Mrs. Aurelia Sanchez, were badl
burnt about the face and head by tn
k careless handling OF powder viii
Us celebrating Christmas.
"a William Smooth, colored, was four
Is dead near Donaldsonville the oth'
y morning. and Ben Clark, Dobc KIM
s. Dennis Williams, Willie n. Jackso
a mulattress and Matilda Green ha'
I, been jailed charged with the Grim
~ Hannah Bailey, colored, went on Il
# warpath at New Orleans the 9th
- dav and attacked Annie Butler, al
ID colored, while the latter stood
front of her own door, cutting her
d, the face and arm.
=, In Shreveport the waterworks co..
ar pany gets over $4,000, the gas a
%. electric light company $4,000 and
10 paid fire department $4,000. making
~ Eli over $40, 900, hence there is on
= $4,000 for streets.
of Emma Harris, who accidental
lie It is claimed, shot and killed Ros
all Labranch. was recently arranged
ed fore Recorder Michel at New Orlea
an and was placed under $4,000 bond.
or In country store at Laplace S
NY ton, just within the limits OF
nc John the Baptist parish. Mr.. 10
WE'LL was recently shot and killed
. negro plantation hand.
ad. The New Orleans grand jury
Of indicted l.. w. Brown. city engine
We for extortion in Office in hay
,cr charged for work done in his line
ks. duty as city engineer.
all At New Orleans, Mr. r. B. Scud
the of the Louisiana Distilling Comp;
ans was fined $40 the other morning 70
ef- lowing refuse matter to be thrown
lelr to the gutter.
'rlo There is considerable iudigna
'er in New Orleans over the nistria
W Councilmen Kane and Thrifty.
hey The supreme court convened
hu. uary 2, and the court of appeals