The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-10-03
LOUISIANA NEWS NOTES.


Montegut street. New Orleans.
George Williams, negro eX-c0nvict
was arrested the other day On Rampaf
street, New Orleans, while in the act 0,
selling pocket knife. supposed to have
been stolen.
A thief entered J. A. Wilson's resi-,
dence on Baronne street, New Orleans
the other day and stole a pair of golG
cuff buttons, two collar buttons anL
$3.50 in money.
Thomas Sweeney, who claims to be
a long distance bicycle rider, was ar,
rested the other day in New Orleans
charged with being drunk. He said he
was from Baltimore. riding $4,000 miles
on wager.
Several mornings ago Mr. Boyle and
little son were driving along ROyal
street, New Orleans, when the horse
took fright and ran away. The vehicle
was totally wrecked. The man and
child escaped unhurt.
Charlie Digley and Joe Fernandez
two notorious hoOdlums, who pose as
prize fighters, were arrested several
mornings ago on Gasquet street, New
Orleans, and locked up, charged with
accault ond battarv
Andrew Farkass, aged 50 years, at
tempted to commit suicide several
evenings ago by jumping into the river
from the Third Algiers wharf He was
rescued by two officers, and returned to
his home at the poor asylum.
Lionel Adams a well known lawyer
of New Orleans, while on his way home
several nights ago, was assaulted by
three highwaymen, one OF whom struck
him with rock, and he was felled to
the ground. He was only slightly hurt.
The other morning two negroes,
named Edward Ross and H. Johnson,
had row about 10 cents on Common
street, New Orleans, which ended by
Ross being struck with a brick and hav-
ing his jawbone fractured. Johnson es-
capped
The other afternoon at Elysian
Fields, New Orleans, colored boy
named Peter Blue, living near by, while
attempting to jump on a cart driven by
Mr.. Funk, missed his footing, fell under
the wheels, and had both Of his ankles
fractured.
The other evening a fire, the cause OF
which is not known, originated in an
armoir at Mrs. Walters residence, on
North Rampant street, New Orleans.
The fire was extinguished by members
of Truck company No. 4. Damage was
done to the amount of S35.
Several mornings ago white man,
named A. Kantzer, who had just arrived
in New Orleans from Ruddock, en-
route to the Charity hospital, while
waiting at the Illinois Central depot for
he charity wagon, was seized with an
attack of heart disease and died.
Two negroes, named Jacob Poree and
Moses Sye, had row on Coliseum
street, New Orleans, recently. Another
negro, named William Smith, attempt
ed to separate them, when Poree as
;aulted him and cut him with pocket
knife infiicting painful wound. Po-
zee escaped.
The old Iafourche levee board met
emily and adjourned sine die. The new
BOARD, appointed short time ago, will
begin action right away. Thirty appli-
.ants for the secretaryship and nine
cen for the Ievee inspectorship have
,een made, in connection with the levee
It Ascension.
Several nights ago, as freight train
IN the Mississippi Valley road was
passing the junction, a boy, named
George Ebele, aged 16 years, living in
Jew Orleans, attempted to jump on
'oard, when he missed his footing and
ell under the wheels, and had his left
I'm torn from his body.
A few mornings ago, on st. Claude |
treet, New Orleans, mule attached
O a wagon driven by a negro named
Kendall, living on Robertson street,
ook fright at passing locomotive and
an away. Kendall was thrown out, the
wheels passing over and painfully in
lring him about the stomach.
The Lafayette ice factory, at Iafay-
tie, built some months ago by J. W.
|rown. and recently sold by him to
[essrs. Herbert and MOuton. was set OF
re the other night by A. L. Brown, who
till holds a policy for five Thousand
ollars insurance. The sheriff was on
le alert, and caught the man in the
It of setting it on fire.
The preliminary trial OF two white
ZEN, NJ. Partee and Sam Keeffer, of De-
ance, O., was held at Alexandria a
tort time ago, charged with obtaining
pods under false pretenses. They were
rested at Vialia and brought back to
lexandria, with their two bicycles,
ought on the installment plan. All
'idence was in favor of the accused,
I'd the Judge discharged them.