The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-06-24
LOUISIANA NEWS NOTES.

Orleans, mas Decn pdFuoheu.
4 thief entered Mrs. Louisa DAVIS,
residence, at No. 1872 Annunclatlon
street, New Orleans, and stole CLOCK
and pair of shoes.
A negro engaged in building a wharf
at the head of FOucher street, New W.
leans. was instantly killed by a strlngeF
dropping on his head.
Mr.. ]. S. Burgess, a prominent con-
tmctor of Alexandria, is in Lake Charles
making preparations for the erection
of a large sugarhOuse at New Iberia.
Last Thursday evening thief broke
into Mr.. George L-uenstien's residence
on State street, near Coliseum, Ne" Or
leans. and stole $3.50 in cash that was
| in the armOir in the bedroom.
In the civil district court Of New Or
leans, Frank j. Barnes. engaged in the
Photographic business at No. 333 Royal
street, made a cession of his property
for the benefit of his creditors.
James Jacobs recently appeared be
fore the fifth recorder OF New Orleans,
charged with claiming down to bench
and cruelty beating with a bulWhlp
one Harrison Howard a lO-year-old
boy.
The vacant plot Of ground in the rear
of the plant of the waterworks at AL
giers will be soon equipped with fonn-
tain, lawn and flower garden planted
and seats provided for visitors, and
otherwise beautifed.
A man named John Evans, residing
at No. 1893 TchOupitoulas street, New
Orleans, caused the arrest Of Richard
Smith and Paddy O'Brien, whom he
charges with robbing him of $40 in cash
and his gold watch, valued at $50.
Superintendent Hoffman of Lake
Charles has made shipment OF $50
tons OF sulphur from the Calcasieu
mines to New York, to be used as sam
pies for the trade. This is the first ship
ment made from the mines and when
the returns come in, freight cars Will
: be in demand at Sulphur City.
3 Two petitions are in circulation in
Nlgiers and boil" are being eagerly
. signed One asks for the removal OF
Sergt. Vogt, now commanding at the
Eighth Precinct, to another precinct
and the other requests that Sergt. Roux
be detailed in Algiers. They are AID
dressed to Chief of Police Caster.
While Miss P. Farier, residing at No
' 941 Hospital street, New Orleans, was
: walking in the St. Louis cemetery, al
l bayou st. John and Esplanade street
recently, an unknown white mar
5 snatched from her hand her satchel
containing her pocket book, $3.50 II
cash and her prayer beads, after which
he escaped.
s A final test has been made OF thu
workings of the WaterWorks' machlner!
;, at lAlgiers, which was witnessed by TIT
: Board of Underwriters, insurance mel
: generally and the city officials, all G
I whom were invited. Quite a demonStra
ton was made by the company, and In
teresting ceremonies were gon
4 through.
: The subcommittee Of the cOmmitte
on education appointed to visit tn
State industrial institute at Ruston
# and the State Normal school at NItchi
q toches, consisting Of Messrs. Hyams
,, Sandlin and Ariail, have returned t
= Baton Rouge. They are preparing a re
" port of the progress of these institution
y. which they say are in splendid condi
- ton.
d Detectives Littleton, Woodwork an
II Roche of New Orleans, arrested a no
e torious thief' and ex-convict, Abraham
n Lamb, whom they found prowlin
( around the corner Of Third and Btl
IL rome streets. Another negro, Spence
"a Barker, also an eX-convict, who robbie
=, the Southern Pacific years ago OF cor
siderable goods, was in Lambs com
J. pany.
2 The house committee on municipt
s. corporations have held meeting an
N ordered favorable reports on DR.. Trei
70 evant's bill, allowing cities of over SOC
II inhabitants to levy taxes for the pu
% pose Of improving and paving street
., ., Councils to enforce the payment OF i
=, censes before saloon can be opene
70 and on the bill authorizing the town
,r Crowley to issue bonds to build a w;
e. terworks system.
le While Officer Coleman was nal
t. ing his rounds the other night at Ne
Of Orleans, he heard row nt a negl
i dance, given by negress named Susa
% Mitchell on First near Fulton stree
=, and proceeded there to quell the di
Ct turbance. On approaching the place
. was fired on by one of the participant
I'd who had left the premises when I'll