The Progress., 1896-09-03
LOUISIANA NEWS NOTES.

residing at the corner of st. Joseph
and Magazine streets, New Orleans, &C
cidentally fell out of a third story win
dow and was instantly killed.
Frank Robenack, who was prOstrat-
ed by the heat while attending the Hi
nois and Central gate corner of st. JOS
eph and Magazine streets, New Or
leans, died at the hospital the other
day.
The other day thieves entered Mr..
Louis WilliamsOn's residence on indie
pendence street, New Orleans, and took
from q trunk wooden box containing
several pieces of jowelry and sl3.25 in
cash.
Ernest Tarton was thrown from a
horse at the corner of Morgan and
Bouny streets, Algiers, recently and his
right leg injured The horse stumbled
and fell on him, but he was not serious
ly injured.
Chief Engineer Patrick Murphy, OF
Whann & Jutt's pumpboat was hurt
quite seriously few days ago by the
bursting Of a steam hose, striking him
On the right leg. He resides on Alix
street, Algiers.
A short time ago thieves entered
Peter Gonzales undertaking establish
ment on the Bayou Road, New Orleans,
and took some clothes from negro
boy who slept on the premises and $40
from a drawer in the office.
Bowling Sanford white boy who
was convicted of manslaughter in Cad
do parish and sentenced to five years
in the penitentiary, has been granted
a full pardon upon the recommended
ton of the trial judge and attorney
general.
Several days ago a colOred man
named Isaac Meekin fell under the
wheels of his cart while driving or
board Of the Canal street ferry boat.
Algiers, and the wheel passed over his
hand and bruised him severely about
the body.
!aIgiers has only one public tele.
phone station at present. and that one
is located in the Grand Isle depot. An
other one will be installed in Barthet's
drug store, corner of Pelican avenue
and Seguin streets, as soon as the new
cable is laid.
The other evening the body of the
young man, George McQuinn, who was
accidentally drowned while bathing in
the river, was found at the head OF
Louisa street, New Orleans, by fish
erman named John Reiffel, and taken
to the morgue.
Several mornings ago, at the corner
of Rousseau and Felicity streets, New
Orleans, John Martin and Jack Hughes
had a row, during which Martin was
slightly cut and wounded in the left
side of the face by Hughes, who es-
capped. Martin was arrested.
Several nights, ago Sam Malet, a sec
ton boss on the railroad near Ruddock
shot Henry Brown. colored. Brown
had been working tor the railroad and
quit, and when he refused to go tc
work again, Mallet became angry,
They had some words over the matter
which ended in the shooting.
Several evenings ago, a man named
]. l.. Dugas, aged SO years, residing Oh
Ninth street. New Orleans, with his
wife and four children, attempted to
commit suicide by jumping into the
lake from the lighthouse. He was res
cued by two men and turned over to
the police. The cause of the act is
unknown.
A few nights ago burglars entered
the residence of DR.. B. c. Dupree, den.
fist, situated on Main street, Baton
Rouge and after hitting an iron safe In
his dental Office, set fire to the house
and made their escape. The loss was
estimated at between $500 and $4,000,
with $2350 insurance. There is no
clew to the guilty party.
Several mornings ago, at the Market
Hall, on South Peters street, New Or
leans, two negro men named Roy
White and Joseph Bailey, had row
over a colored female. White drew a
pocket knife and stabbed Bailey in the
right shoulder blade. Bailey thei,
drew his revolver and fired four shots
at White, but without effect, ard White
escaped.
A few mornings ago Mrs. James
Dros. residing on Howard avenue, New
Orleans, was awakened from her slum-
bers by the barking of her dog, and
discovered that a thief or some mali
cious person had injected a quantity
of chloroform through the window
blinds into the room. She suspects a
negro man and woman whom she saw
going out the street.
Joe Morrison and r. J. Strip had
d;eputo rooaptl1y ovar q ctrouy hot