The Progress., 1896-11-07
LOUISIANA NEWS NOTES.


suicided at Labadieville by shooting
pistol ball into his head while resting
on his bed.
Several mornings ago negro woman
named Carrie Avery, residing on How.
ard street, New Orleans, sWOre out an
affidavit against a negro named James
McNulty, whom she charged with kid
mapping her.
In a bacl-of-town row the other
night at the corner of Broad and Banks
streets. New Orleans. Steve and James
Comiskey, Edward Cyardner and a
number of others were gathered in by
the police and taken before the court.
A negro was charged with outraging
and then numbering a little negro girl
at Donaldsonville by cOroner's jury
composed of negroes few days ago.
He is about thirty-five years old and
named Plaise Owens. alias Bill Owens.
Leroy Jackson, a negro brakeman on
the Mississippi Valley road, fell from a
train at Whitechape, Mississippi, the
other day and sustained injuries about
the head and hands. He was carried to
the hospital at New Orleans for treat
ment.
L. A. Bradford, who claimed to be a
canvasser for the TO-kalon Wine Co.
was arrested a few nights ago in AL.
giers charged with being dangerous
and suspicious. He carried an iron bal
about an inch in diameter which he
claimed to be using as walking cane
A boy named John B. Breen residing
corner of Jackson and Water streets
New Orleans, while playing with some
other boys became excited and ran into
car No. 31S Of the South Peters street
car line and was slightly injured about
the head and had his right arm frac-
tured.
Several evenings ago a difficulty tool
place at No. I'll St. Ann street, New
Orleans, between Octave Largarde ant
Joseph Wagner and Fred Wagner
which ended in Joseph Wagner being
stabbed in the right arm and painfully
wounded by Largarde. All three were
arrested.
Con Alley, who lives on St. Claud
street, New Orleans, is suffering from
three stab wounds in the left side. H
had quarrel with William T. Viii
liams a. few days ago. He claimed
that Williams had insulted him ant
they engaged in a scuffle. William
made use of his knife.
The pants factory of Max Fraenkel
on the corner of Chartres and Cont
streets, New Orleans. caught fire from
furnace left burning a few nights agt
and was almost completely destroyed
Damage is estimated at $4,000 to tn
building. The contents were damaged
to the amount of $1,000 Insured.
Sam Mitchell accused Jim Banks O
stealing a small sum of money from
him the other night aboard the steam
boat, Jesse K. Bell, lying at the head O
Canal street, New Orleans, and then
row started. Banks drew knife an
cut Mitchell slightly in the hand. H
was arrested and properly charged.
An attempt was made several night
ago to burn the residence and store O
B. C. Francingues at the corner of Ca
nal and Roman streets, New Orleans
Some persons placed wood and char
coal saturated with coal oil On the gal
lery, but was discovered and frightene,
away Fletcher Stanley, negro, is sup
posed to be the miscreant.
There is considerable dissatisfaction
among the Algierans regarding the pro
posed change in the line Of the levee a
the head of Eliza street, Algiers. Man,
are of the opinion that the levee boar,
should take some steps to prevent tn
cutting away of the batture on tn
right bank instead of allowing the con
tinued encroachment of the river an
consequent loss of property.
Henry Wirsel, screwman, had a mar
row escape from drowning few even
ings ago. He was at work aboard tn
steamship Innion lying at the head O
Jackson street, New Orleans, when h
fell overheard. He would have bee
drowned but for the prompt assistanc
OF two longshoremen, who jumped il
and hauled him ashore.
The storm a few nights ago did som
damage in Algiers. The electric light
were knocked out for about an hou1
but the damage was quickly repaired
The fire alarm system suffered to con
siderable extent. Lightning struck tn
residence of Mr.. Donner, on Evalin
street, knocking off the top of tn
chimney and damaging the roof. N
one was hurt.
The fast mail train on the Illiroi
Central crashed into a freight trail
near Tangipahoa few mornings agt
The danger signal was seen too late b
Engineer Bevins, and although he re
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