The Louisiana populist. [volume] (Natchitoches, Natchitoches Parish, La.) 1894-1898, 1896-04-17

LOUISIANA NEWS NOTES.

! ucs IN CnntOn.
st. Landry parish at Palmetto are
almost in a state of war.
New Orleans is having more than it's
share of shooting scrapes Of late.
The first carload of groceries left
Shreveport for Mooringport recently.
Bicycle thieves at New Orleans are
quite plentiful. Look out for your
bike"
Mooringsport is one of the growing
towns on the line of the Kansas City,
Shreveport and Gulf railway.
| A locomotive engineer had a nights
frolic in New Orleans recently. cost
ing him over 800. The thieves were
run In.
Distrist court has been in session
at Crowley recently, this being Judge
Perrault's last term, and he declining
to seek reelection, the local members of
the bar rendered him reception.
! Albert Marchand of New Orleans,
aged years, fell from the gallery of the
residence of Mrs. Dour, at No. 629 Ur-
sulines street and broke his left arm
recently and was also hurt about the
chin.
The Stenographers' association Of
New Orleans played to standing room
at an entertainment given at their hall
recently. Evidence was disclosed that
the stenographers will have to employ
larger hall for the conduct OF enter
tainments in future.
Gov. Foster made the following ap-
pointments few days ago: j. c. Val
verde, justice of the peace for the Third
ward of Calcasieu. vice c. d. Murray.
deceased; Martial z. Martin of Lafay
cite, and H. w. Jones of Richland,
clerks of registration.
George Bowers was cut and danger
ously wounded by Henry Hines at
New Orleans recently. They had fight
and during the scuffle Hines drew
razor and cut Bowers in the left side
of the abdomen. Hines escaped and the
wounded negro conveyed to the hos
pital.
The friends of ]. C. Miller of Shreve-
port will be pleased to know that an in
vestigation held in New Orleans the
charge against him of having counter
felt dies in his possession was dis
missed, and he expects to maintain his
innocence in the other charges pending
against him.
A negro answering to the description
Of the fiend who made an outrageous
assault on and robbed Mrs. Welde in
Hattiesburg, was captured and Jailed
by Town Marshal Talley. The sus-
pect's name is Will Allen. He worked
there some months ago, but had been
absent some time. His identity is but
lSetle doubted.
Capt. VIM. Taylor of New Orleans,
of the steamship Montezuma, recently
aground near the mouth of the river at
Picayune bayou, has given public
thanks for the services rendered by the
bar pilots and their pilot boats Under
writer and Jennie Wilson. The cap
tain says he has visited nearly every
port in the world, but never met q
finer set CT men than the bar pilots.
At an early hour Sunday morning
some malicious person entered the
yard at Mr.. ]. ]. Reiss' residence, at No.
1919 Esplanade street, New Orleans,
and carried away the tops of two palm
plants. The parties then entered the
yard at Mr.. John Delery's residence. !
at No. 1923 Esplanade street, and stole
the top Of his palm plant. The gentle !
men estimate the damage at about SIS. |
Two colored laborers on the Fairfield
plantation at Waggaman, recently
had an alteration over shovel that
Hawkins, the victim, had fbeen using.
The men were ditching. and Hawkins
intimated that John Tricc had hid or
mislaid the shovel. Trice, not liking
the remarks, assaulted Hawkins by
striking him fearful blow across the
back with piece Of wood, knocking
the man insensible, then thrusting
knife blade into his victims PROSTATE
body, and escaped.
A shooting ARRAY took place recent
ly at Shreveport. 1t was precipitated by
q white man, w. ]. Raymond, farmer.
having wife and several children, and
near Summer Grove. Ray
mond was intoxicated. He was abus-
Ing a colored man in the store when
Mrs. Svara interposed and urged him
10 desist and leave him alone. remark
Ing that he was one Of their best GUS
tomers, and was peaceable man. This
had the effect Of ronsing Raymond's
anger. and he used vile epithets. Mr..
5vara attempted to put Raymond out
,f the store, and in the melee which
followed Mrs. John Johnson was cut
slightly on the left arm. and her sister,
Mrs. Svars. received a slash with a
knife in the leaft breast, the wound
,eipg three inches long. The blow was