Obits: Monroe Bulletin 1882, Ouachita Parish, La These older obituaries are being typed in by Ms. Lora Peppers at the Ouachita Parish Library. We are once again fortunate to have someone interested in helping us find our ancestors. Thank you Lora! ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** TIPS FOR SEARCHING RECORDS ON THE INTERNET Netscape & Ms Explorer users: If you are searching for a particular surname, locality or date while going through the records in the archives or anywhere....try these few steps: 1. Go to the top of the report you are searching. 2. Click on EDIT at the top of your screen 3. Next click on FIND in the edit menu. 4. When the square pops up, enter what you are looking for in the FIND WHAT ___________blank. 5. Click on DIRECTION __DOWN. 6. And last click on FIND NEXT and continue to click on FIND NEXT until you reach the end of the report. This should highlight the item that you indicated in "find what" every place it appears in the report. You must continue to click on FIND NEXT till you reach the end of the report to see all of the locations of the item indicated. If your obituary is not found here and you would like a special look up, you may send $5.00 and an self-addressed stamped envelope to: Lora Peppers - Phone (318) 327-1490 Reference Department Fax (318) 327-1373 Ouachita Parish Public Library 1800 Stubbs Ave. Monroe, LA 71201 The Monroe Bulletin Wednesday, February 8, 1882 Page 2, Column 2 Death From an Old Wound We report the following very rare case which will be interesting and profitable for physicians to study, and which will also be a strange one to the general reader. On the 25thultimo, Neal Webb, a colored man, died in our town from the effects of a gun shot wound which was received six years ago. The wound was produced by a load of squirrel shot which entered the left side of the chest, principally over the region of the heart. Several of the shot entered the right side of the neck along the course of the jugular vein and carotid artery. The wound had healed up entirely, and had not given any pain or trouble since a short time after its reception. Ten days before Webb died he took pneumonia, and during the course of the disease, an abcess of the right lung ruptured as was evidenced by the pus expectorated and also by other symptoms. Four days before the death of the patient, hiccoughs came and could not be stopped by any of the remedies which are generally used for that purpose. The case being a peculiar one in some respects, Dr. T.O. Brewer, the attending physician, decided to make an autopsy. The examination was made in the presence of Dr. T.P. Richardson and a number of other gentleman, and Dr. Brewer found that some of the shot had passed between the ribs, and had lodged in and around some of the most vital organs. One shot had cut across the left ventricle of the heart as was shown by a cicatrix on its wall and by the position of the shot; another shot was lodged at the base of the heart and the left ventricle, one by the aoarta (sic) an inch above the heart, and another by the spinal column in the track of the phrenic nerve of the left side. Some of the shot had entered the lungs, and Dr. Brewer believes that the abcess and pneumonia were caused by these shot and the hiccoughs by the shot which was lodged in the course of the nerves which supply the diaphragme (sic). Webb's liver was also enlarged to three times its normal size, but no shot were found in it. He had been accustomed to the use of alcoholic liquors since the reception of his wound, and the Doctor believes that to be the cause of the enlargement of the liver and also that it had something to do with the hiccoughs. It is very astonishing that those shot did not produce instant death. There are very few instances on record in which persons have recovered from such a gunshot wound. The Monroe Bulletin Wednesday, February 8, 1882 Page 2, Column 3 OBITUARIES. Mrs. LOUISE L. McGUIRE was born on 6th October, 1808, in Ouachita Parish, and departed this life at half-past two o'clock, February 4th, 1882. It would be folly, in a short obituary, to give even a meager part of her eventful life-a life sparkling with acts of kindness, full of charity for suffering humanity and ever evincing a warm and generous heart for orphanage. Early in the year 1861 she requested me to dedicate her to God in holy baptism; which I did. From that time until her demise it was her chief delight to have me visit her, read God's word for her, sing the sweet songs of Zion and pray with her. She ever complained of a want of "feeling" in God's service; but always expressed herself as an unworthy sinner, trusting only in the merits of Christ for her salvation. Several times during the past year she would invite some of her intimate Christian friends and her brother and with them partake of the sacrament of the Lord's supper. These were to her seasons of especial enjoyment. Sister McGuire has thus quickly followed her brother to that "bourne whence no traveller returns." They walked the bright paths of childhood together, climbed the sunny slopes of life's meridian side by side; went hand in hand adown (sic) its evening steeps; and (after a few days of separation) they sleep together in the grave; awaiting the summons that will call them from the tomb; when together they will rise and put on immortality. "Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord." HER PASTOR. The Monroe Bulletin Wednesday, February 8, 1882 Page 2, Column 3 JOHN LEWIS CHEATHAM was born December 23d, 1861, near Logtown, Ouachita Parish, La., and departed this life, January 26th,-1882; aged 20 years, one month and three days. The writer of this obituary was called to his bedside, on Monday evening preceeding his death, and found him suffering severely with pneumonia in both lungs. All was done for him that science in the healing art, and a fond mother and friends could do, but the disease seemed only to increase in violence. He wanted advise and assistance in preparing for the inevitable change that was approaching. I pointed him to Jesus, as the sinner's only and willing Savior. He immediately accepted of him, and was happy in his saving love. On Tuesday morning he united with the Methodist church, and in the afternoon joined in celebrating the Savior's dying love, in partaking of the eucharist. From that time on, he was not only wiling but anxious to depart and be with Christ. His many friends and acquaintance often speak of his many excellent qualities, as a son and a gentleman. I learned to love him very much, and look forward with pleasing anticipations of meeting him in heaven. We bow submissively to this bereavement, realizing "the Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away." How sweet it is to die forgiven, How blest it is, to enter heaven; To cease from sin, to cease to die, To live with Christ above the sky. B.F. WHITE. The Monroe Bulletin Wednesday, February 8, 1882 Page 2, Column 5 Mr. W.D. Brigham died in this town last Tuesday morning. Mr. Brigham has been suffering for years with a stroke of paralysis which reduced a superb physical form to an almost helpless wreck. In 1874, the first time we ever saw him, he was a magnificent specimen of physical manhood. The terrible stroke reduced him to an object of perfect commiseration. On Tuesday morning he succumbed to the inexorable, and his spirit took its flight from the emaciated body. -Bastrop Clarion The Monroe Bulletin Wednesday, February 8, 1882 Page 2, Column 5 Mrs. W.S. Lewis, of Red River parish, died at the Hotel Dieu yesterday. This lady was shot several weeks ago near Coushatta, by her brother-in-law, while the latter was laboring under a furious attack of insanity, caused by excessive drinking. Mr. Lewis, who was an amiable young man much beloved by his friends, after shooting his sister-in-law immediately blew out his own brains. Mrs. Lewis died from the effect of the wound and thus ends one of the most melancholy tragedies that has occurred in Louisiana for many years.- States. The Monroe Bulletin Wednesday, February 8, 1882 Page 3, Column 1 Mrs. J.C. Butler, wife of Capt. T.C. Butler, was buried yesterday evening. The Monroe Bulletin Wednesday, February 8, 1882 Page 3, Column 1 Mrs. L. L. McGuire. In the death of this generous woman, on the 4th instant, Ouachita Parish lost one of its oldest inhabitants. She was born on Bayou DeSiard on the 6th of October, 1803. When quite young she married the late Dr. R.F. McGuire. All of her children died in infancy. Possessed of an ample fortune, she travelled (sic) much and her vigorous mind made good and permanent use of all she saw and heard. Her reading was extensive and her conversation always interesting. Her descriptions of the Ouachita wilderness would, if reduced to writing, read like a sequel to the life of Daniel Boone,-ten and often twenty miles between settlements-bears, wolves and panthers animating the intervening space and making night hideous with howl and yawl, is almost incredible in this day and generation. Mrs. McGuire's heart was tender and charitable. She was always aiding somebody and in such good offices she never failed to find a willing second in her idolized husband. Her married life was her sweetest song. Happiness introduced and continued it to the end. The Doctor was ever kind and affectionate; she loving and dutiful. Husband and wife were so closely united that no voice could come between them. Their lives were beautiful. Her principal companions were Mrs. Warfield, Judge Lamy and Major Bry. At ripe ages, but in rapid succession, they have followed each other "to the other side of the river." Their friendship and mutual admiration for each other was always manifested and always sincere. The drama is closed and let us hope that the friends are re-united to part no more. The Monroe Bulletin Wednesday, February 8, 1882 Page 3, Column 2 The McGuire Will. Mrs. L.L. McGuire's will was opened Monday. The principal bequests are: To the Masonic Lodge, the Bayou DeSiard plantation; Mrs. Williams the city residence during her life, then to Mrs. Meredith and Miss Williams; Mrs. Kennison the lot adjoining Judge Ray; Mrs. Strother the lot on Walnut street adjoining J.L. Ray; City of Monroe the law office on Wood street. There are a number of money legacies that we cannot recall. The Monroe Bulletin Wednesday, February 15, 1882 Page 2, Column 4 Hon. Wm. S. Parham, once a distinguished citizen of North Louisiana, died in Alabama on the 7th inst. The Monroe Bulletin Wednesday, February 23, 1882 Page 2, Column 2 G.M. Croxton, of Morehouse parish, died at his residence last Tuesday week; aged sixty years. The Monroe Bulletin Wednesday, February 23, 1882 Page 3, Column 1 Mr. J.N. Murphey, a well-known citizen of Trenton, died Saturday; aged 44 years. The Monroe Bulletin Wednesday, March 15, 1882 Page 3, Column 1 The body of Fred Torrins, the negro man who fell between the Wharfboat and F.A. Blanks on her Mardi Gras trip and drowned, was recovered last Thursday. The Monroe Bulletin Wednesday, March 29, 1882 Page 2, Column 1 Hon. L.M. Nutt, a distinguished member of the Shreveport Bar and State Senator for Caddo, died at his residence on the 22d ult. The Monroe Bulletin Wednesday, March 29, 1882 Page 3, Column 2 Last Wednesday, Bill Jones and John Barlow, both colored, while unloading a boat at Trenton got into a difficulty in which the former was shot and seriously wounded. The ball was large and entered the left side of the chest over the center of the heart. Drs. Brewer and Richardson were called in and found that the ball had struck a rib and changed its course downward and again changed inward in the direction of the spinal column. The track of the ball was so tortuous that it was impossible to find it. Jones died Tuesday morning. Barlow made his escape. He has been an employee of Mr. F.H. Cann, is well known here and must leave the country or be captured before a great while. The Monroe Bulletin Wednesday, April 5, 1882 Page 3, Column 3 Homicide. In a quarrel on the Lower Pargoud place last Saturday night, Joshua Mason (colored) killed Harvey Field (colored) with a piece of a fence rail. Field was retreating at the time the blow was struck. Mason escaped. NOTES: Article on Mason's capture: April 12, 1882, Page 3, Column 1 Tries to escape from jail: May 24, 1882, Page 3, Column 3 Taken to Baton Rouge: May 31, 1882, Page 3, Column 1 The Monroe Bulletin Wednesday, April 12, 1882 Page 2, Column 1 Gen. Jack Wharton, United States Marshal for the Eastern District of Louisiana, died suddenly of apoplexy on the 7th inst. in New Orleans. The Monroe Bulletin Wednesday, April 19, 1882 Page 3, Column 1 An old negro by the name of Albert Johnson, who resided just beyond Young's bayou, died Sunday from the effects of a bite received on the neck from an insect or reptile last Thursday. It appears that he was at work in his garden when something, supposed to be a venemous (sic) spider, dropped from a tree on to his neck, biting him as aforesaid. The neck immediately began swelling and continued until his whole side from head to foot was terribly swollen, when death came to his relief. The Monroe Bulletin Wednesday, May 10, 1882 Page 2, Column 4 Hon. Wm. B. Spencer. [New Orleans Times-Democrat.] "Death loveth a shining mark." Such is the reflection which came to us on learning last evening of the death of Judge Spencer. Far and wide, in every horizon of the State, from the hills of North Louisiana to the lowlands of the Gulf, hearts will be saddened by the announcement of his death. No man in the State was better known, no one more loved and more respected, and no one in passing away would have taken with him more of the affection and respect of the people among whom he was born, and amid whom he lived and labored for all the years of his active, useful and honorable life. His father, George Spencer, came to Louisiana in the early days of its history, about 1818. He settled in Catahoula, where he married, and where, as we have said, the subject of this sketch was born in the year 1835. The boyhood of Judge Spencer was passed in Catahoula parish. He went at an early age to Centenary College, at Jackson, La., where he graduated with distinguished honor in 1855. His schoolmates, who are now scattered over the State, filling many walks of life, recall with pleasant memory his courage, his honor, his directness, and all those other qualities which made the boy lovable, and which, ripening in the man, made him what he was, a brave, true-hearted, chivalric gentleman. Judge Spencer studied law in the University of Louisiana, from which he took a diploma in 1857. His professional career commenced in Catahoula, and was successful until disturbed by the late war. After his army service, Capt. Spencer began anew the practice of law, settling at Vidalia. He rapidly assumed the leadership of the bar of his section of the State. Vigorous in mind, powerful in analysis, fertile in resource, he was in every sense of the word an advocate. In 1874 he was elected as a Democrat to Congress in an overwhelmingly Republican district, the success being largely the result of his personal popularity and ability. In the midst of his Congressional career, Judge Spencer was summoned by Gov. Nicholls to take a place on the Supreme bench. Great as had been his success as an advocate and as a candidate for popular suffrage, it was surpassed and overshadowed by his judicial career. As a judge, we may safely say, the great work of his life was done. His intimate knowledge of our system of law; his remarkable power of analysis; his faculty of luminous statement; his purity of purpose, made him indeed a strong and great judge. We believe no man, since the days of Martin and Porter and Mathews, has left a more vigorous and lasting impression on our judicial history than he has. Retiring from the bench on the organization of the judicial system under the Constitution of 1879, Judge Spencer commenced the practice of law in this city as a member of the law firm of Spencer & White. His health, however, failed him. On the advice of his medical man he sought recuperation in the table lands of Mexico. Alas! Without avail. He died at Cardova, Mexico, on 29th April. His loss will be seriously felt, not only by his family and friends but by the people of the State. Far from kindred and friends and family, he sleeps his last sleep. But the hearts of those who loved him go out to his new-made grave with the assurance that his useful and honorable life has not been lived in vain. The Monroe Bulletin Wednesday, May 10, 1882 Page 2, Column 3 At Plattonville, on bayou Lafource, last Saturday, three young boys, children of Mr. Jos. Melancon, were drowned. The Monroe Bulletin Wednesday, May 17, 1882 Page 3, Column 1 An intoxicated colored man, whose name we could not learn, fell into the river Monday night near the ferry landing and was drowned. NOTE: Article relating the recovery of the body is found in the May 24, 1882 issue, Page 3, Column 1. The Monroe Bulletin Wednesday, May 24, 1882 Page 2, Column 2 A.F. Wilde, chief of the United States secret service at New Orleans, on the 16th day of March last, shot and killed A.A. Weeks, a 13-year old boy accidentally, so it was claimed, and was a few days since acquited (sic). The testimony went to show that young Weeks, together with two or three other children, were amusing themselves on the banquet at the time of the shooting, and this fellow Wilde, who must be excedingly wild and reckless, had the audacity to stand up before the jury and confess that he was only "amusing himself by firing his pistol." When persons "amuse" themselves by their promiscuous indulgence in a favorite sport, distance indeed lends enchantment to the view-and a brick wall between also offers enchantment as well as security. The Monroe Bulletin Wednesday, May 24, 1882 Page 3, Column 1 Dr. Wm. Smith of Lind Grove, Morehouse parish, after a painful and protracted illness died at the Ouachita House last Wednesday. His remains were taken to Mississippi for interment. The Monroe Bulletin Wednesday, May 24, 1882 Page 3, Column 1 Miscegenation and Murder. Doc Broadnax, a colored man, married a white woman. They lived on the railroad. She took Stephen Galloway into her confidence and to be rid of him, Broadnax moved to Moore's place on Bayou DeSiard. Galloway followed him, and Broadnax then took employment on the upper Pargoud place and soon had Galloway for a neighbor. Broadnax was known to be Mollie's husband, and Galloway was thought to be her paramour. Tuesday evening, 9th of May, Galloway entered Broadnax's House while the family were at supper. He was asked to join them and he did so. After the meal the two men left the house. They were heard talking on the river bank. Mollie was frightened and stayed in Galloway's house until near daylight. Broadnax was missing Wednesday morning. Mollie informed the other laborers that Galloway had told her that her "old man" was dead. Being asked where he was, she answered he might be in the bottom of the river. On Saturday "she said if she killed him or did not kill him no body would find it out." Friday morning an offensive odor came from the overflow. Friday night Galloway borrowed a boat. Saturday morning the stench was not noticeable. Wednesday the body of Doc Broadnax was found in the overflow. The face was swollen as if pounded, the tongue protruding as if strangled and the neck broken. Death was the result of violence. Suspicion centered on Galloway and Mollie Broadnax and they were arrested and have been committed on a charge of murder. The Monroe Bulletin Wednesday, June 28, 1882 Page 3, Column 1 T. Milton McCullough died at Camp Enterprise, on the V.S.&P.R.R., on the 25th inst. Mr. McCullough was about 30 years of age and leaves a wife and two children. He was buried in the Monroe Cemetery last Monday evening. The Monroe Bulletin Wednesday, July 12, 1882 Page 3, Column 1 John M. Howard, a good and industrious citizen, aged 64 years, died at his residence in the Island on the 29th of June. On the 5th of July, his surviving wife, Sarah A., aged 26 years, died. They left no children. The Monroe Bulletin Wednesday, July 19, 1882 Page 3, Column 1 John P. and Mattie Parker lost their infant son, Franklin Sheppard, last Sunday morning. The Monroe Bulletin Wednesday, July 26, 1882 Page 2, Column 1 T.J. Polk, Esq., wounded in the shooting affair between him and D.I. Norwood, Esq., in Floyd, on the 12th, died from his injuries on the 14th inst. Norwood received a shot in the hip. Norwood is under arrest and strongly guarded. The Monroe Bulletin Wednesday, July 26, 1882 Page 2, Column 4 BARDSTOWN, July 20.-Miss Fannie Parnell, sister of Charles Stewart Parnell, died suddenly this afternoon from paralysis of the heart. The Monroe Bulletin Wednesday, July 26, 1882 Page 3, Column 1 Roberta, daughter of R.C. and Laura S. Drew, died in Trenton on the 22d inst., aged two years. The child was in the kitchen and pulled a kettle of boiling water upon herself. Her misery was intense and she survived the accident but a few hours. The Monroe Bulletin Wednesday, July 26, 1882 Page 3, Column 1 John L. and Mary E. Moore buried their eldest son John Edward, last Sunday evening. He was a law student with R.G. Cobb, Esq., and in his 21st year. His application was assiduous and his habits most exemplary. Truly death sought a shining mark and found it. The Monroe Bulletin Wednesday, July 26, 1882 Page 3, Column 2 JOHN EDWARD MOORE. Died, July 22d, at 9 o'clock P.M. JOHN EDWARD, aged 20 years and five months; eldest son of John L. and Mary Moore. The subject of these lines was born and reared in this city. As a child he was grave and sedate beyond his years; when a year or two ago his father asked him to choose his future way of life, the grand and noble profession of law had already made him a devotee at her shrine and he asked to follow her. His studiousness and aptness during his short time of study showed that he had not chosen in vain. But alas! All this is changed now. The bright hopes of a proud father and the loving hopefulness of a devoted mother are ashes. "EDDIE" was loved by all who knew him and they will miss him. But a few days ago he was with us; now he has "Crossed over the river." If there can be any consolation in his death to his parents and friends, it is in knowing that he died in the fullness and sanctity of religion. He has but preceded the good to that home beyond the skies were the "weary are at rest and wicked cease from troubling." May God bless him! The Monroe Bulletin Wednesday, August 2, 1882 Page 3, Column 1 Mr. C.M. Gibbs, in the employ of the W.U. Telegraph Co. As constructor, died after a brief illness at his residence on the 27th ult. He leaves a wife to mourn his loss. The Monroe Bulletin Wednesday, August 2, 1882 Page 3, Column 1 JOHN R. MUIR died at his residence on Saturday morning, 29th ult. His illness was severe and protracted and the wonder is that he could have fought off the dread monster as long as he did. He was a first-class engineer and an excellent machinist. As the proprietor of the "City Saw and Planing Mills" he found constant employment for his ingenuity and invention. The enterprise was a great success, and it's owner on the high road to wealth. He was 51 years old; married to Florence, the daughter of the late major H.M. Bry, who had borne him one child, a boy of great promise. Life ought to have been all smiles and its prolongation the sum of all desires. His loss will be long felt in this community. Note: Resolution of Respect by the Hall Ouachita Fire Co., No. 1 is found on this same page, column 2. The Monroe Bulletin Wednesday, August 2, 1882 Page 3, Column 2 Miss Loula Oliver, daughter of Capt. Wm. Oliver, late of Trenton, died at Wesson, Miss., on the 19th of July. The Monroe Bulletin Wednesday, August 2, 1882 Page 3, Column 3 In Memoriam. ESTELLE GADDIS died of consumption, Sunday morning, July 30, 1882, in the 15th year of her age. _______________________________ She's dead, her spirit's fled, She's found her goal; Her spirit bright, 'mid fields of light, Finds joys never told. She sleeps but never weeps, In her glad employ; In the bright above, with those we love, She finds triumphant joy. She rests, yet Heaven's behests, Her soul doth now engage; On tireless wings her song she sings, Knowing not decrepit age. She's born-her endless morn, Has now begun. 'Mid realms of truth, immortal youth, Will with the ages run. She lives, God's love He gives, She's as the spotless snow; She's shining where the angels are, Quickly let us go. ********* NOTE: A poem written for her by her pastor entitled: "The Christian Child-Invalid" is published in the August 30, 1882 issue of the Monroe Bulletin, Page 3, Column 2. The Monroe Bulletin Wednesday, August 9, 1882 Page 2, Column 2 Judge D.I. Norwood is in jail in Lake Providence, charged with the killing of T.J. Polk. An application for a writ of habeas corpus has been filed and the hearing is fixed for the 15th inst. NOTE: In the August 16, 1882 paper it is reported that the hearing took place and bail was set at $4,000. (Page 2, Column 1) The Monroe Bulletin Wednesday, August 9, 1882 Page 3, Column 2 A Desperate Negro Bob Butler was under sentence of death for killing two negroes in Catahoula parish, and confined for safe keeping in the jail in Caldwell parish. Some months ago he made his escape but was recaptured. About two weeks ago he effected another escape. He was hotly pursued by the Sheriff of Caldwell, and on the 2d inst. was driven into a thicket near Forksville which was surrounded by a posse of twenty-three men. His capture, dead or alive, seemed to be imminent when he broke through by shooting and killing Ed Coats. The misfortune created confusion and delay in the pursuers and gave the murderer time to widen the distance between them. It is hardly possible for Bob to escape capture-it will be a miracle if he dies under the Governor's warrant. The Monroe Bulletin Wednesday, August 16, 1882 Page 2, Column 1 Hon. Edward Pilsbury, ex-Mayor of New Orleans, died on the 10th inst; aged 59 years. The Monroe Bulletin Wednesday, August 16, 1882 Page 3, Column 1 Mr. and Mrs. N.B. Milton buried their infant daughter, Lilah E., last Sunday evening. The Monroe Bulletin Wednesday, August 30, 1882 Page 3, Column 1 Mrs. Julia Holloman, daughter of Rev. B.F. White, died last Friday morning at her husband's home in Mississippi. The Monroe Bulletin Wednesday, August 30, 1882 Page 3, Column 1 Mrs. Jane St. Clair Hughes, familiarly known as Aunt Jennie Hughes, died at her residence on the Island, on Thursday, the 24th inst., in the 91st year of her age. Mrs. Hughes is the last of the pioneers to the Ouachita Valley, and the last of her name. The Monroe Bulletin Wednesday, August 30, 1882 Page 3, Column 1 Miss Mattie Dozier of Union parish, visiting her uncles Messrs. Fred and Abe Cann, sixteen miles below town, drowned herself last Friday morning, while in a temporary fit of insanity. The body was recovered during the day. She was about twenty years of age. The Monroe Bulletin Wednesday, August 30, 1882 Page 3, Column 1 Tobias Purcell. Last Sunday night, after a short illness, Tobias Purcell died. He was a native of Ireland and in the 58th year of his age. A citizen of Monroe for the last 15 years, he was book keeper, merchant, warehouse keeper and speculator, and successful in all. This year he turned his attention to planting on a large scale. Mr. Purcell was well educated, controlled a sharp wit and wrote a good article. He was a peculiar and accentric man-but few people could know him. He had no family and lived to himself. His heart was in the right place. Where he was needed he could always be found and in useful willingness. The Monroe Bulletin Wednesday, September 6, 1882 Page 3, Column 1 Mr. J.B. Lewis, aged 38 years and for the last 12 years a respected and esteemed citizen of Ouachita parish, died at his residence at Locharbor, on the 2d inst. Mr. Lewis leaves a wife and daughter and all his neighbors to mourn his loss. The Monroe Bulletin Wednesday, September 6, 1882 Page 3, Column 3 Dick Auld, 11 years old, and a son of J. T. Auld, a respected citizen of Union parish, hung himself while playing with a rope in his father's farm last evening. He had never expressed a desire to end his life, and the act is thought to have been purely accidental. The Monroe Bulletin Wednesday, September 13, 1882 Page 3, Column 1 Mr. and Mrs. T.C. Standifer buried their youngest child last Thursday in the Hasley Cemetery. The Monroe Bulletin Wednesday, September 20, 1882 Page 3, Column 1 Charley Williams, colored, was killed by falling from a ladder at the ice house last Thursday. He was a peaceable and hard working man. The Monroe Bulletin Wednesday, September 20, 1882 Page 3, Column 2 Death of Dr. Richardson Dr. Thos. P. Richardson had been ailing at intervals during the summer. Last week he was complaining, but the fever yielded readily to treatment. He was on the street Saturday for a short time. Sunday morning he rose and congratulated himself upon his improved conditon. Before train time Mr. N.G. Skipwith, the Doctor's son-in-law, received a telegram that Mrs. Skipwith was dying in Delta. The Doctor was completely over powered by the intelligence. A shudder-and heart disease had done its work. He leaves a wife and a large family by his first wife. He was buried with Masonic honors on Monday morning. Dr. Richardson was a successful practitioner and controlled a fair share of the business. He was an honorable and conscientious man and stood high in the community. He was 56 years of age. Note: The same page, column 3 reports that Mrs. Bettie Skipwith is doing better and hopes are entertained for her recovery. The Monroe Bulletin Wednesday, September 27, 1882 Page 1, Column 6 Rev. J.C. Meek, pastor of the Presbyterian congregation of Stewiacke, died on Friday night after twelve hours' terrible suffering. On Friday he was suddenly seized with violent convulsions, which resulted in death as stated. At times the paroxysms were so violent that it required six men to hold him in bed. He was bitten by a mad dog some six years ago, and hence his death is attributed to hydrophobia. He was about 36 years of age, a zealous pastor, a warm friend, and much endeared to his congregation. The Monroe Bulletin Wednesday, September 27, 1882 Page 3, Column 1 Georgie Gray, infant daughter of N.G. and B.R. Skipwith, died at Judge Farmer's residence last Sunday. The Monroe Bulletin Wednesday, September 27, 1882 Page 3, Column 2 Wm. Wood died in the colouny (sic) last Monday evening. The Monroe Bulletin Wednesday, October 4, 1882 Page 5, Column 1 W.F. and S.A. Ashley, of Trenton, buried their daughter Alice in the Hasley cemetery last Monday evening. The Monroe Bulletin Wednesday, October 4, 1882 Page 5, Column 1 M. M. Bryant, an old and respected citizen of this parish for 25 years, died at Mrs. Muir's residence in this city on the 2d inst. He leaves no relatives in this section. The Monroe Bulletin Wednesday, October 18, 1882 Page 3, Column 2 Death of Miss Brady. On the morning of the 16th instant Miss Alice Barry Brady, daughter of M.B. and Mary E. Brady of West Baton Rouge parish, passed away in her 28th year. It was not unexpected as she was known to have been hopelessly ill for the last week. Miss Brady has been the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis D. Allen, Jr., for more than a year, and by her graces and winning manners became a favorite with all she met. Her remains were taken to New Orleans for interment. The Monroe Bulletin Wednesday, October 18, 1882 Page 3, Column 3 DIED, At one o'clock a.m., October 16th, 1882, at the residence of Lewis D. Alen, Jr., Monroe, La., ALICE B. BRADY, daughter of M.B. and Mary E. Brady of West Baton Rouge parish, in the 28th year of her age. (Baton Rouge, New Orleans and St. Louis papers please copy) Note: Below this obituary is a poem "IN MEMORIAM" written by "A Jewish Friend" for Miss Brady. The Monroe Bulletin Wednesday, October 25, 1882 Page 3, Column 1 Willie Bowman, son of Dr. M.L. Bowman, died Sunday evening; aged nine years. The Monroe Bulletin Wednesday, October 25, 1882 Page 3, Column 1 Mrs. Louise B. Bry, widow of the late C.D. Bry, died in St. Louis on the 9th inst. The Monroe Bulletin Wednesday, October 25, 1882 Page 3, Column 1 Edith Morey, daughter of Gen. Frank Morey, died in Pennington, N.J., on the 30th of September; aged 11 years. The Monroe Bulletin Wednesday, October 25, 1882 Page 3, Column 3 OBITUARY DIED, October 19th, 1882, at 7 o'clock p.m., Miss ALICE, eldest daughter of the late J.C.F. Taylor of Gum Swamp, Morehouse parish. Again has the fell destroyer visited the happy household and taken from it its brightest ornament. A fond mother's wails and a loving sister's tears, with the prayers of a host of friends, were unavailing, and to-day attest the void Alice's death has left in their hearts. Kind, gentle and amiable Alice, endeared herself to all who knew her. Alice had but begun life; like an opening rose, she had just bloomed into lovely womanhood, when the chill frost of death withered and blighted her peaceful, happy life. Where once was wont to be heard her gay laught is now heard the sob of despair, and naught is left but ashes and memory, and this memory is so sad. Where we lose what we love best we are wont to censure Providence; we fail to think of the bright home to which our loved one is taken; we fail to see that He knoweth best. Alice is not dead in our hearst, or in that blessed kingdom where with the other angels she now sings Hosannas to the Highest; feeling this is the only consolation that remains to her relatives and friends. I shall meet you, Alice, in that other and better world where the heart is not racked with pain and the hearth-stone covered with crape. WILLIE RAY The Monroe Bulletin Wednesday, November 1, 1882 Page 3, Column 1 Malcomb McCullough, son of C. and S.E. McCullough, died in Cottonport on the 25thinst., aged 17 years. The Monroe Bulletin Wednesday, November 1, 1882 Page 3, Column 1 Accidental Homicide. Ike Williams, a colored man in the employ of Dr. Sandal, wanted to buy a pistol and called at Marcus Weil's store for the purpose last Saturday evening. He was waited upon by Henry Leyens, an employee in the store, and his testimony before the Coroner's jury will give as good an idea of the misfortune as anything we could write: Henry Leyens, summoned and sworn and questioned by the Coroner: Tell what you know about the death of Ike Williams. Answer: I was at Mr. Weil's clothing store when he came in and asked to look at some pistols. I showed him two or three and showed him how they worked. He asked to see a smaller one, when I reached up and got one out of a box. The pistol was wrapped up in paper. I was showing him how it worked when it fired, the ball entering Williams' breast. I did not know it was loaded. Alex Stewart, Eliza Holmes and Boston Stewart, all colored, present and witnesses of the mishap, declared before the Coroner's jury that they were sure it was an accident. The jury rendered a verdict that the homicide was purely accidental, and no arrest was made. The Monroe Bulletin Wednesday, November 1, 1882 Page 3, Column 2 Mr. Henry King, Sr., died yesterday at the residence of Mr. L. Kern. Mr. King was born in Bavaria in 1810, and had resided in Louisiana 31 years. The Monroe Bulletin Wednesday, November 15, 1882 Page 3, Column 1 A negro boy was run over by a dray near the depot Tuesday morning and instantly killed. The Monroe Bulletin Wednesday, November 29, 1882 Page 2, Column 1 Gen. A.S. Herron Dead Just as we are going to press we learn that Gen. A. S. Herron, Congressman elect from the 6th District, died suddenly of heart disease, at Baton Rouge on the 27th inst. In talent and training the deceased was well qualified and much was expected from him in his new career. As a presiding officer he had few equals. As a lawyer he stood high, both for learning and integrity. In office he made fame and in private life friends. The state has much to regret in the loss of such a servant, and society will remark the void till a generation has passed away. The Monroe Bulletin Wednesday, November 29, 1882 Page 2, Column 1 Thurlow Weed died in New York on the 22d ints., aged 85 years. The Monroe Bulletin Wednesday, December 6, 1882 Page 3, Column 1 Mrs. Mary Herring, wife of Harrison Herring, died suddenly at the residence just above town on the 28th ult. Her health was good up to the moment of the attack. She was an amiable woman and leaves a large family to mourn her loss. The Monroe Bulletin Wednesday, December 6, 1882 Page 3, Column 1 Cornelius Lammons, a good citizen and upright man, died at his residence in the Colony on the 29th ultimo. He was born in Claiborne county, Miss., on the 27th February, 1814, and came to this state in 1854. He was married twice and was the father of 14 children, three of whom survive him. The Monroe Bulletin Wednesday, December 6, 1882 Page 3, Column 2 Joseph Benoit, an industrious and useful citizen, died of pneumonia on Saturday, in the 55th year of his age. The Monroe Bulletin Wednesday, December 6, 1882 Page 3, Column 3 OBITUARY DIED, suddenly of heart disease, in Monroe, La., September 17, 1882, Dr. T.P. RICHARDSON, in the 56th year of his age. Calmly and peacefully, without a pain or struggle, his spirit promptly obeyed his Master's call, and leaving its tenement of clay was ushered into the presence of his Maker. Another home is made desolate; another wife is made a widow, and loving sons and daughters realize the loss of a fond, indulgent parent. Notwithstanding the frequent occurrence of death in our midst, bearing daily and hourly its numberless victims to the tomb, there are always fountains in the human heart which it unseals, bidding the tears of sorrow flow. Yes! Our father is dead! When we dwell upon this thought, and feel that the last farewell has been spoken, and that neve(r) again on earth shall our eyes rest upon his beloved features, all the deep fountains of the soul are stirred, and a desolateness comes over the spirit like a chilling blast of autumn, scattering the leaves and flowers shall be gathered again, frest and beautiful, on the shores of immortality; and although the fairest himan forms fade, wither and die, we are assured that "This mortal shall put on immortality-Death shall be swallowed up in victory." "The rising morning can't assure That we shall end the day, For death stands ready at the door To snatch our lives away." B.R.S. The Monroe Bulletin Wednesday, December 13, 1882 Page 3, Column 2 DIED. In Monroe, La., at half past six o'clock Sunday evening, Sept. 24th, 1882, little GEORGIE GREY, infant daughter of Nathaniel Greene and Bettie R. Skipwith, aged three months and twenty-nine days. Death has taken thee too, sweet babe, blossom of our earthly hopes! A tender bud just displaying its delicate tints! The Gardener has removed thee from the rude blasts that sweep over and blight terrestrial loveliness and transplanted thee in a more beautiful world, where thou shalt bloom with unfading immortality! Severe was the stroke that severed thee from the loving, tender hearts that anxiously watched thy blooming here. But, of these flowers, Death gathers many. And now since we know that thou art there, waiting to bid us welcome when we shall have finished here the work given us to do, Heaven seems nearer and way less dark. Teach us, oh Lord, to bow in meek submission to Thy holy will. Teach us to believe that this dear babe is another link int he chain of immortal gems, binding our sould to Heaven, and engrave upon the tablets of our sorrowning hearts these words of faith, "He doeth all things well- whom the Lord loveth He chasteneth." A lovely bud from our pathway is gone, A sweet, glad spirit forever hath flown; The accents are hushed of a gentle voice, Closed in death is an eye whose tranquil beam Woke visions of hope with its cloudless gleam, And the heart whose music had scarce begun To beat for the race that was yet to run, Pours not to the cheek its currents of bloom, For its throbs are stilled in the voiceless tomb: A grace is banished-a rapture o'er, And a joyous smile we may view no more. B.R.S. The Monroe Bulletin Wednesday, December 20, 1882 Page 2, Column 3 William Neyland Butler, colored, aged 100 years, died near Port Hudson on the 12th. He was at work until the 8th, and was a native of Louisiana. The Monroe Bulletin Wednesday, December 20, 1882 Page 2, Column 3 The Vienna Sentinel learns that Rev. D.A. Boddie, a Protestant Methodist minister, while moving from Jackson to Lincoln parish last Wednesday evening, was thrown from a wagon, drawn by two mules, and killed near the plantation of Mr. L.E. McGee, five miles east of Vienna. The Monroe Bulletin Wednesday, December 20, 1882 Page 3, Column 1 Murder on the Bayou On the 16th inst., Jim Munson, Dennis Munson and Chris McLemore, colored, assaulted and killed Wm. Jones, also colored, on the Bayou DeSiard, wantonly and cruelly. The assailants were drinking, and took offense at remonstrances from the deceased on account of the presence of white ladies. The murderers were promptly arrested by Sherif McGuire and are now in jail.