The Progress., 1896-12-12
LOUISIANA NEWS NOTES.


of the town.
Marcus Frank, aged l6 years may
die as a result of an accident the other
evening. He was In his room, on
Rampant street, near the corner OF
Howard avenue, New Orleans, exam
lining a 32-calibre revolver, when in
some manner it was discharged and
the bullet entered his right side.
Sheriff d. r. Stafford. accompanied
by his deputies, M. V. Lacase and r.
l.. Luckett, left Alexandria several
mornings ago over the Texas & Pacific
railroad for Baton Rouge to take ten
negro men to the state penitentiary.
The prisoners were all handuCffed to
a long chain two and two, the chain
in the center. ard marched from the
Jail to the depot.
Shortly after the regular dinner hour
of the parish prisoners few days ago
dl hUlniUt, louI vi thCiI litnuo S,oou
their escape from the Jail by cutting
hole through the brick wall on the
north side of the building with an or
binary case knife. The alarm was
given about ten minutes after they had
made their escape, and Sheriff John
ston Immediately had four of his dep
uties on the track of the fleeing men.
Sheriff e. r. Nunez. of st. Bernard.
has just returned from Baton Rouge,
whittier he went to escort Matt Tilder
to the state penitentiary. The prison
err was sentenced to serve the state Ii
months for clubbing and stabbing an
other colored man named Nathan
Brown, at Port Chalmette. It was Il
murderous attack and Tiltler would
have been more severely punished
for 1t II he had not asked to be tried
by the judge. He pleaded guilty, and
the court showed him clemency.
United States Deputy Marshal NJ v
Lacaze of Alexandria. went to Bunkie
and arrested G.. A. Wheeler charged
with opening letters and stealing the
contents. Wheeler was brought tc
Alexandria and lodged in Jail. He will
be given a preliminary hearing. an(
will have to answer the following
charges: Stealing s25 from a letter
addressed to ]. w. Bulla, Lond Bridge
La; also $25 from a letter addressed
to Miss A. Leblanc. Bunkie; $40 from
a letter addressed to r. j. Henry
Bunkie, and $25 from letter address
ed to A. A. Forstall, New Orleans.
A sale of unclaimed express pack
ages was made at Houma recently I'm
der the auspices of the agent, T. H
Kock. The sale was conducted by tn,
auctioneers from New Orleans, ant
over 300 packages were knocked off a
fancy prices. The gullible citizens, at
ter opening the parcels, found the.
had been badly victimized, and hal
nothing at all to represent their mon
ely. A large part of the victims start
ed cut to mob the agent and the auc
tioneers, and Mr.. kock, to avoid trou
BILE, compromised with the parties b.
paying them back fifty per cent.
Sarah Johnson, the negress charged
by Detective Dale with having stolel
property in her possession in connec
ton with the burglary at Mr.. Joh
Hawkins home at No. 93S Tulane ave
nue., New Orleans. was arraigned be
fore Judge Finnegan several days age
The condition Of the street on Paci
fic avenue. between Alix and Eliza. Il
Algiers, is already becoming danger
GUS. An empty wagon cannot pas
safely, and all traffic on this block
virtually stopped. Superintendent
Willis has already expended consid
cradle amount of work on the bloch
but little permanent good has resulted
Monroe will no longer have q fire
bridge, as the parish and city author
tiles could not make any terms wit
the Vicksburg, Shreveport and Pacif
railroad company, and as a const
quence the city has established fire.
ferry. Immediately on the opening {
the ferry the railroad company has ar
nounced that 1t will operate a to
! bridge and at such rates that it wi
: in manner destroy the effects Of tt
, ferry that the city has establishe,
The whole matter from present indics
tNons will end in litigation unless
compromise is effected at the ne,
meeting OF the city council and polio
jury.
The Branch store, a dry goods an
notion establishment at Boyce, b.
longing to s. Rubin, of Alexandra
was destroyed by fire the other nigh
Abe Rubin, a brother OF the proprieto
was manager Of the establishment
Mr.. Abe Rubin and B. H. Brow
. were sleeping In the store when Il
fire occurred, and when they we
awakened the fire had made sut
, Roadway that they barely had time
escape In their night clothes. It