The Progress., 1896-10-24

committed in full view OF his sister IL
Audubon park, New Orleans.
Several mornings ago a negro nance
James Bush was arrested on Basil
street anad locked up as fugitive from
st. Charles parish, where he is wanted
on charge of carrying concealed weap
ons and shooting and wounding.
Several mornings ago young color
ed man, named Joseph Vidal, who was
employed around the ferry landing q
Algiers, fell beteen the pontoon OF the
Second District landing and the Algia
which was lying there, and was drown.
ed.
A few days ago. on Rampant street
New Orleans, Mary Dixon and JOSEPH
Davis, alias Lelee, both colored, had 8
row during which the woman was
struck in the side with a rock and had
two of her ribs broken, by Davis. who
escaped.
I The other morning a brakeman nam
ed w. E. Bowen. living on Poydras
street, New Orleans. while coupling
cars in the Illinois Central government
yards, accidentlly fell under the wheels
of one of the cars and had his left foot
and arms seriously injured
, A little girl named Martha Lannin
fell through the bridge, corner Of Fe.
licity and Carondelet streets, New Or
leans, recently, and fractured her left
leg and received serious internal in
juries. The accident is attributed tc
negligence in not having the bridge in
proper condition.
A few days ago Frank Surgis, color
ed, appeared before the court at Algiers
and swore out an affidavit, charging
his brother. Dick Surgis, with being
insane. The patrol wagon was sum.
moned and officers proceeded to his
residence and after a struggle succeed
ed in securing him and conveying him
to the police Jail.
Four Italians, Frank and John Fucco,
Joseph Tummello and Salvador Russo,
who kept a store on bayou Lafurche,
New Orleans, have skipped out, but are
being sought by the detectives. They
ordered goods, which they sold, but no
returns to the merchants. Matters
were investigated and it was found that
they were operating a swindling game
Mamie Jackson and Mary Mitchell
both colored, quarreled about the small
sum of ten cents few nights ago at
Mamie's room on Poydras street, New
Orleans. Mary used her knife we'll put
ting five ugly wounds in Mamie's back
and a thrust under her left arm, pene-
trating her lung. Mamie is in the hos
pital and Mary was arrested and locked
up.
Robert Lehleitner, boy was the VIC
tim of a coWardly assault at the hands
of Mike Manning, a bookbinder, few
ago in L. Graham's printing
establishment, New Orleans. They had
D row about a paste brush. Lehleitner
mad it and Manning wanted it. The lat
ter struck Robert and caused the blood
to flow. Manning was arrested and
Lehleitner sent to the hospital.
Henry, alias Jacob Jones, who was
given thirty days in the police Jail re-
Gently, made his escape from the keep
ers and came to Algiers, but was re-
captured by Adam Rodick, one of the
keepers of the workhouse. He was
aiken into court the other morning and
John T. Kelly appeared and charged
him with stealing his coat. He is the
same party who is believed to have been
appropriating the milk and bread of
various people.
A terrible conflagration occurred at
Corning recently, involving the loss of
| third of it's business houses, with a
otal of $4,000. Reynolds Grain Ele-
'ator was the first to burn, the water
works was out of order and high wind
vas blowing. Several box cars were
burned. Beymard's hardware store
burned next and before aid could ar
i've from towns near by two whole
locks had been swept away.
Geoge Quave, living on Poeyfarre
treet, New Orleans, ran against dog |
q the alley several nights ago and the |
ur bit him on the leg. He recognized |
he dog as Mrs. Reynolds, who lived |
lear by and procuring a brick chased
he dog. He complained to the owner
nd a spirited conversation followed.
lanes Reynolds thinking his mother
ad been badly treated, stabbed Quave
n the left arm. Quave swore out
harges against them and warrants
7ere issued for their arrest.
A case of breach of trust and en-
excitement, in which Thomas Hughes
n engineer on the steamboat Stella
Vilds, figures as the accused, is pend
lg in the court at New Orleans. Miss
lena Cook is the complainant Thov