The Progress., 1896-12-25
LOUISInN. rEWs NOTES.

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James Ellis, colored, aged 81 years
while handling a metal tank Of vitro
at the National Acid Works in New
Orleans, it exploded and he was severe
!y burned about the face, chest an(
right arm.
The storehouse and household goods
of Tom Allen, dealer in general mer.
! chandise at Rapids station, were de.
stroyed by fire recently There was nc
insurance. The stock of groceries was
valued at $500.
Mat Williams, a negro, was at work
in a boiler the other day at the General
Electric Company's plant in New Or
leans, when hot water escaped from a
valve and he was scalded about the
head and body.
The first consignment by the Shreve-
port Cotton Oil Company has been Sc
cured by the Shreveport and Houston
Railway. II will consist of fifty cars
OF cotton seed meal and oil destined
to Rotterdam, via Galveston.
Robert Henderson, colored, was shot
and killed instantly by Frank Jones,
colored, on st. Emma plantation few
nights ago three miles below Donald
sonville. The killing is the result of
a crap game, and the murderer escaped.
Marshal ]. Currie, who lives on Poy-
dres street, New Orleans, reached the
city the other day from Blunt Springs
suffering from q fractured skull. He
was asleep on the railroad track at the
time OF the accident. He is Is years of
age.
A negro named Charles Vanderson
reached New Orleans a few days ago
and was sent to the hospital suffering
from several of his ribs being tract
ured. The man was injured by the
chains of a cotton gin breaking and
hitting him in the side.
A short time ago, the west bound
freight train ON the Southern Pacific
railroad when just out side of the cor
poration of New Iberia struck and in
5tantly killed a crippled man, supposed
to be one E. +. Johnston, who was on
MS way to Franklin in search of work.
Julia Wilkins, a dusky amazon of "a
holding forth at 1928 Perdido
street, New Orleans. was taken with
IN epileptic fit the other day and in
,alling her head went into a CRATE fire
md she was severely burned about the
ace and neck. Her mother rescued
Ter.
Sophia Smith, a half-witted negress,
lged 70 years, living on St. Claude
treet, New Orleans, was burned to
cath recently. The woman was in bed
When her clothing was set afire by
mall taper which was burning in the
DOM.
The other morning a German baker
AIMED Henry Helm, while under the
influence of liquor, attempted suicide
y slashing himself across the throat
18th a shoemakers knife at his resi-
ence on st. Bernard street, New Or
ANS The weapon, however, only in
icted a slight wound or scratch.
A few mornings ago, negro named
dam Larrio, residing below Algiers,
lille at work on board of the steam
nip Madrile, now lying head of Adele
rect, New Orleans, accidentally fell
ITO the main hatch, a distance of
bout so feet and was severely injured
sout the body, and was rendered I'M
,nscious ,
The other day a negro named Viii \
I'm Bailey, aged so years, residing on
xavier street. was run into by an !
ectric car at Port Chalmette and !
tally injured. He was in the act of {
Hing a bale of cotton into the sheds
hen he was run into by the car and
I'd his left hip fractured and was 9th.
wise badly injured internally. c
Several mornings ago William HUI
rt, q drummer by occupation, reach
New Orleans on the Texas & Pa d
fic train and was conveyed to the i
-spital, suffering from his right foot 4
ing crushed and left leg being
oxen. The injured man claims that c
attempted to cross the railroad track q
White Castle in front of engine No. Il
of the Texas & Pacific road. when p
slipped and fell and was run over. e
Silas Hood, living fourteen miles s
st OF Springfield, died suddenly q
v days ago. Suspicion was aroused .
his being poisoned to the extent that 9.
family and friends sent for the cor I
er and post norton examination
s made, and forwarded his stomach
the city for investigation. He said 4
It he was poisoned. A woman liv-
In the same house is supposed to IL
re some connection with the case
serious cutting ARRAY took place u
Stanton's Plantation near Algiers M
Ween two colOred women named u