The Monroe Bulletin
Wednesday, February 18, 1880
Page 3, Column 3

Death of A Prominent Citizen.
Wm. R. Gordon, in the prime of life, died at his residence at Millhaven on
Sunday, 15th
instant, of pneumonia. For energy and activity but few men have left more
evidence; for charity and good neighborly qualities few will be more kindly
remembered, and for public spirit and enterprise his name is part of our
greatest thoroughfare. Mr. Gordon was prudent and methodical in business
matters, and we hope kept his transactions so closely closed up as not to
involve his large property. A wife and three children survive him, in whose
affliction and loss we give our heartfelt sympathy.

The Monroe Bulletin
Wednesday, March 10, 1880
Page 2, Column 1
With regret we record the death on the 3d instant of Hon. Sylvester G.
Parsons, of
Bastrop, presiding Judge of the Fourteenth District. A Christian gentleman,
an accomplished lawyer and an upright Judge, he leaves many friends behind,
whose sorrow for the gentle soul just departed will endure to the end. The
deceased was a favorite pupil of Judge Martin, one of the great Luminaries
of Louisiana jurisprudence.
Note: On the same page as his obituary notice, there is a memorial posted
for Sylvester G. Parsons by the Monroe Bar, column 4.

The Monroe Bulletin
Wednesday, March 10, 1880
Page 3, Column 1
On Thursday last was laid to rest all that was mortal of Hermann Petzold.
The
apprehension that he had met death beneath the treacherous current was only
too well founded. His body was found in the river last Wednesday, back of
the store of Mr. S.W. Saunders. His brethren of Ouachita Fire Company, No.
1, and of the Odd Fellows fraternity, performed the last sacred rites for
the deceased. Without an enemy save himself, Mr. Petzold will long be
remembered in Monroe as a quiet, unobtrusive citizen, industrious and
attentive to his own affairs, and one to whom the tale of misery was never
told in vain.
Note: In the Wednesday, March 3, 1880 edition of the Bulletin (page 3,
column 3) there is a report of Petzold's disappearance.

The Monroe Bulletin
Wednesday, March 10, 1880
Page 3, Column 3
We regret to hear of the death on 8th inst of Mr. Hugh Yongue of this
parish. Mr. Yongue has been in bad health for several years, and though a
great loss to the community, his death was not unexpected.

The Monroe Bulletin
Wednesday, March 17, 1880
Page 3, Column 2
Mr. Michael Egan, for the last fifteen years a resident of Farmerville, and
apparently about 35 years of age, fell off the gallery at Mrs. Doner's on
Friday, receiving serious wounds upon the back of his head and from the
effects of which he died on Saturday. He has no known relatives in
Louisiana. He came from Indiana. Mr. H.G. Dobson will receive intelligence
from any friend and communicate with the parents and relatives of the
deceased if their address can be discovered.

The Monroe Bulletin
Wednesday, March 31, 1880
Page 3, Column 1
Mr. George W. Miller's son, between six and seven years old, was drowned in
the Bayou DeSiard last Saturday evening. He was accustomed to playing on
the bayou bank and during that day had been ordered off by various persons.
It appears that the little fellow while playing on the edge was precipitated
into the water by a false step or the caving of the bank. No one saw him
fall in and ten or more minutes must have elapsed between the accident and
its discovery, notwithstanding several men were working near by. Before he
had been missed his hat was seen floating on the water; an examination of
the shore disclosed footprints and the blubbering water indicated his
position. The body was recovered without trouble. All efforts at
resuscitation were vain. The boy was unusually bright for his years and
gave his loving parents promise of much usefulness. He was an only child.

The Monroe Bulletin
Wednesday, April 21, 1880
Page 3, Column 1
Mrs. Brown, wife of Rev. Mr. Brown, the Methodist minister at Monroe last
year, died at
Vienna on Sunday, 19th inst.

The Monroe Bulletin
Wednesday, May 5, 1880
Page 2, Column 2
Mr. Robert A. Blanks, of Columbia, died at his residence on the 21st April.
He was 69 years old and had been a resident of the town for the last 40
years.

The Monroe Bulletin
Wednesday, May 5, 1880
Page 4, Column 1
Hand in Hand at the Golden Gates.
[Okalossa Herald.]
A touching incident occurred in the deaths of the aged people, Mr. and Mrs.
Dickson, last
week. For convenience in attendance during their illness they were placed
in separate bed- rooms. The heads of the beds were placed against a thin
partition, which, having an open door, permitted the two old people to
converse, though not able to see each other. The night before the husband
died his wife heard him groaning and was very anxious to be with him but was
unable to arise. Soon she was informed that he was dying, and in order to
be near him the beds were moved so as to bring them parallel with the
partition, the heads opposite the door. This done, the fond wife reached
out her hand, grasped her husband by the hand, and held it during his last
moments. Thus death found them, as fifty-one years before the marriage
ceremony left them, joined hand in hand. It was a simple and affectionate
token of the love of a long life, and the day following the wife, too,
folded her arms in the sleep of death.

The Monroe Bulletin
Wednesday, May 12, 1880
Page 3, Column 1
Wm. Jones and Jim Star, both colored, met on DeSiard street, near Five
Points, Sunday
evening, and after exchanging angry words, Jones received two pistol shots
at the hands of Star, from the effects of which he died in a few minutes.
The difficulty grew out of a former quarrel about a negro woman. The
coroner's jury, after hearing the evidence, returned a verdict that Jim Star
was in no manner justifiable in the act. Star was arrested and committed to
jail.

The Monroe Bulletin
Wednesday, May 19, 1880
Page 3, Column 3
A Sad Accident.
In the afternoon of last Thursday, Mr. J.T. Swan left town in company with
Mr. Bumpuss
to return home. While driving through the woods this side the Phillips'
gin-house, a large tree fell across his buggy, striking the unfortunate
gentleman on the head, crushing in the skull and breaking his neck. Death
was instantaneous. Mr. Bumpuss, who was on horse back, and behind Mr.
Swan's buggy, saw the tree falling and called out to Mr. Swan. But the
latter was doomed and before he could strike his horse the tree was on him.
The buggy was completely demolished.
The death of this estimable gentleman and useful citizen will leave vacant
a place in our community hard to fill again. Mr. Swan numbered his friends
by the hundred, and many a poor man will miss the kind hand so readily
stretched forth to help him in his hour of need. The deceased, we believe,
had never been married. His only relatives in this parish that we know of
are his brother Mr. A.L. Swan, and his niece Mrs. A.L. Smith of Ouachita
City.
Note: There is a Resolution of Respect for Joseph T. Swan in the August 4,
1880 Monroe Bulletin, page 2, Column 5 offered by the Western Star Lodge,
No. 24.

The Monroe Bulletin
Wednesday, May 26, 1880
Page 3, Column 2
Dr. R.D. Whyte died at his residence in Trenton, on the 20th inst., of
consumption. The
doctor was 46 years old. He leaves a wife and several children to mourn his
loss.

The Monroe Bulletin
Wednesday, June 2, 1880
Page 3, Column 3
DIED.
BROWN-At the residence of his parents, on the 25th of May, 1880, ROBERT
LAMY,
infant son of D.C. and E.A. Brown; aged 20 months and 18 days.
To the bereaved ones it may be said, your loss is his gain, for it cannot
be doubted that his happiness is more complete than your afflictions can be
great.
Let not your parental hearts
Rebel at God's decree,
But let your souls respond,
'Twas He who loaned him me.

Think not your darling babe has gone
To strange and incongenial land-
Nay, he was gathered up to join
Your sainted household band.
GRANDPA.

The Monroe Bulletin
Wednesday, June 16, 1880
Page 2, Column 3
Louisiana Items.
Morehouse Clarion: "Last Sunday evening Mr. Levi Rogers, who lived in Gum
Swamp,
after having been absent from home all day, returned, and, as he was in the
act of stepping upon his gallery, he received in his throat and breast a
huge load of buckshot from the gun of some unknown fiend. It is thought
from the charge of lead found in his body that he died instantly. No clue
to the perpetrator of this cowardly and atrocious crime could be elicited by
the jury of inquest. We are sorry that such hell-hounds live in our parish,
and we hope that in this case the old adage that 'murder will out,' may be
fully exemplified. Mr. Rogers has many friends who deplore his tragic fate,
and who are anxious to see justice meted out to the sneaking scoundrel who
shot him down."

The Monroe Bulletin
Wednesday, July 7, 1880
Page 3, Column 1
The sad intelligence reaches us from Pine Bluff, Ark., that Mrs. Julia
Taylor departed this
life recently, a victim to a sudden and painful malady. We have known the
deceased lady from her childhood, and all of her friends can join us in
testifying to her worth. She was all that is lovely and amiable, a bright
ornament to society, a joy to her family and friends. She was the eldest
daughter of the late Dr. Roane, so long and so favorably known here as a
physician, and the wife of Capt. Taylor of Pine Bluff.

The Monroe Bulletin
Wednesday, July 14, 1880
Page 3, Column 1
The many friends of Mr. H. Kindermann, in this section, will be pained to
learn that his estimable wife died in Indianopolis, Indiana, on on (sic) the
8th inst.

The Monroe Bulletin
Wednesday, July 14, 1880
Page 3, Column 1
Henry L. Cauthorn died at Casonville, Morehouse parish, on the 8th inst.,
in the 30th year of his age. He was unmarried. He was a son of B.F.
Cauthorn and grandson of Maj. H.M. Bry. He was a merchant of fine business
talents. His integrity was above suspicion and his word was as good as his
bond. He leaves a brother and two sisters and a host of friends to cherish
his name and remember his good deeds.

The Monroe Bulletin
Wednesday, July 14, 1880
Page 3, Column 1
Hon. Wesley J.Q. Baker died at his residence on Bayou DeSiard on the 6th
day of July.
He was born in Ohio in 1819 and has been a resident of Ouachita since 1837.
He studied law under Judge Lewis F. Lamy and was admitted to the Bar in
1840. Miss Columnbia W. Hamblin, the only daughter of Mrs. Eliza W.
Warfield, became his wife on the 4th of March, 1847, and brought him four
children, of whom Eliza, relict of the late Dr. R.C. Strother, alone
survives. Mrs. Baker died in 1862. Mrs. N.J. Wilson, who lives to mourn
his loss, became his second wife on the 9th of April, 1868. Mr. Baker had a
vigorous and practical mind and went to the bottom of any subject almost by
intuition. He was a good lawyer and good farmer and congratulated himself
on many successes. As Register in Bankruptcy for the Fifth Congressional
District, he disposed of complicated questions arising before him with
consummate skill and ability and with such satisfaction as seldom to justify
an appeal. As Parish Judge the work of the offices is his best eulogium.
The approval of his own conscience followed him to the grave. Well informed
and sociably inclined, he was always companionable and interesting to any
class of society.

The Monroe Bulletin
Wednesday, July 14, 1880
Page 3, Column 2
The 8th of July picnic at Crew Lake, for the amusement of the colored
Sunday school
children, had a termination that all good people must deplore. There was a
large crowd and the best of feelings prevailed until the afternoon, when Jim
Field and his wife had altercation that soon developed into a row. Field
received a severe blow upon the head from a stick in the hands of volunteer
policeman Fullam. Field was unarmed at the time and withdrew for a short
distance, provided himself with a pistol and in his return met Fullam, when
firing commenced. Frank Thomas, a boy 16 or 18 years old, received a ball
in the abdomen from which he died during the night. Some man received a
flesh wound just above the knee. Mr. Fullam was seriously hurt in the neck
and just above the hip and in the breast. The latter retains the bullet.
Field was fired upon twice but escaped unhurt. Judge Richardson closed a
preliminary examination yesterday and held Field to answer such charge as
may be preferred against him by the grand jury and fixed the bail at $500.

The Monroe Bulletin
Wednesday, July 21, 1880
Page 3, Column 2
A Sad Accident
On last Thursday evening, while bathing in the river just above town,
Willie Masterson, a
bright little boy about thirteen years of age, the son of Wm. Masterson of
this place, got beyond his depth and was drowned before assistance could
reach him. It appears that little Masterson could not swim, and that while
his companions had swam to the opposite bank he was left alone on this side.
He was seen to be in distress and ineffectual efforts were made for his
relief. The body was under water twenty or more minutes.

The Monroe Bulletin
Wednesday, August 4, 1880
Page 3, Column 1
Mayor Endom has the sympathy of this community in the death of his son
Willie, last Monday night, aged about 15 months.

The Monroe Bulletin
Wednesday, August 4, 1880
Page 3, Column 1
James Gunn, a sweet little boy in the 2nd year of his age, son of Col.
Robert and Mrs. Mary F. Richardson, died of conjestion (sic) on the 28
ultimo.

The Monroe Bulletin
Wednesday, August 4, 1880
Page 3, Column 1
Death of H.M. Bry.
Henry M. Bry was born in Ouachita parish, on the 9th day of August, 1806.
He was well
educated in English and French, had large capacity for business and rapid
dispatch. He commenced life with an ample fortune. When quite young he
married Miss Thankfull Hall, and raised a large family. He became security
for a friend and saw his inheritance disappear under the hammer. A man of
fine judgment, active and energetic, - no opportunity escaped him, and he
soon retrieved his fortune; and strange to say, saw it go as the first and
for a like purpose. He was then past the prime of life; his expenses were
great, and he accumulated slowly. He was not rich but leaves a fine
property to be divided among his heirs. He had but little
ambition-preferred home and comfort to honors and censure. He prided
himself on horticulture and was the best in the parish. His revenue was
from a large saw mill and rents of houses. He was once a member of the
Legislature, clerk of the Supreme Court for many years and clerk of the
District Court. He was thoroughly competent, and discharged his duties well
and faithfully. Kind and agreeable in his manners, strict and correct in
his transactions, honest and punctual in his settlements-a long life has
closed almost without a jar with his fellowman.
His good wife died several years ago. She was his support in misfortune
and his joy in prosperty (sic)-the grave could not make him forget. A
strong constitution, prudence and temperance, were a shield of health, and
it may be said that he took no medicine. It was a surprise to the public
some ten days ago, to hear that he was sick. As soon as the typhoid
developed itself, hope was at an end, and at 3:45 p.m., Sunday he ceased to
be. At 4 o'clock p.m. Monday, he was laid away in the Bry burying ground on
the Layton place, with al the honors of the Masonic fraternity and Fire
company, and an immense concourse of friends. Few men could have died in
the community who would leave a greater void.
Note: A Resolution of Respect by the Western Star Lodge, No. 24 (Masons)
for Henry Michael Bry can be found in the Monroe Bulletin Wednesday,
December 15, 1880, Page 3, Column 3.

The Monroe Bulletin
Wednesday, August 11, 1880
Page 3, Column 1
Mrs. Dora Meyer, daughter of Joseph Hoffman and wife of Solomon Meyer, died
of typhoid fever at 9:30 o'clock a.m., on Friday the 6th inst. But a few
months ago we took occasion to congratulate the young couple on the future
before them. Providence has ruled otherwise. The hope of a house is
blasted. Mrs. Meyer was in her 23d year, and singularly beautiful in
thought and action. She was a lovely child, an amiable girl and a devoted
wife. Her surroundings made life desirable-her purity robbed death of its
terrors.
Note: Tribute of Respect can be found in the August 19, 1880 Monroe
Bulletin, Page 3, Column 3, done by the congregation B'Nai Israel.

The Monroe Bulletin
Wednesday, August 11, 1880
Page 3, Column 3
OBITUARY.
Our community after partially realizing the presence of the destroying
angel, death, in our
midst was brought suddenly and sadly to the stern realization of his still
unwelcome presence, a few days since by the painful intelligence of the
death of OCTAVIA L. CONNER. She had been sick three long and painful weeks;
her illness baffling all the still (sic) of her physician, when her spirit
passed away. Octavia at the time of her death was in the sixteenth year of
her age-a dutiful and affectionate daughter and sister-the pride and
sunshine of the household-a true, sincere friend and a noble unselfish
Christian maiden. Seeing a few weeks ago; Octavia's beautiful face, radiant
with the light of love beaming upon those around her, and moving in our
midst with an elastic ease and grace that only those can that are blessed
with perfect health and happiness, we little thought that she would so soon
leave us to go to her eternal rest. A girl of more noble traits of
character it has never been our good luck to know; always manifesting an
amiable, frank, open-hearted disposition, always cheerful, animated and full
of life and vigor; making those feel that met her that life was indeed a
pleasure. She had from early childhood manifested an unusual devotion for
the Sunday school, which growing with her, has resulted in developing within
her every work of true Christian piety. It was with sad and throbbing
hearts filled with bitter emotions that the Sunday school was called upon to
pay their last tribute of respect to this beloved one (that of putting her
away in the cold and silent grave forever,) for there was none among them
who had such endearing qualities and held such a large place in their
hearts. Words fail to express our sadness at the loss of this fair one of
promise, but as an allwise Providence has seen fit to call her, we bow in
humble submission to his supreme will and exclaim "Thou God doeth all things
well." To the family in their sad bereavement we extend our heartfelt
sympathy and would that they weep no more; but rest in the safe assurance
that your Octavia has gone to mingle her voice with God's angelic choir. My
you all by the help of a blessed Redeemer learn to exclaim, "Not my will but
thine be done, O God."
Rest in peace, Octavia, for thou art not forgotten by thy friends.

The Monroe Bulletin
Wednesday, August 18, 1880
Page 3, Column 3
Fatal Accident
On Tuesday, the 10th, about 5 p.m., Michael Carroll, white, in the employ
of Judge
Ludeling, fell from a wagon loaded with lumber, and one wheel passed over
his body, breaking several ribs. He was cared for at Mrs. Kline's boarding
house in the suburbs and had the assistance of several physicians. He died
next morning from internal hemorrhage.

The Monroe Bulletin
Wednesday, September 1, 1880
Page 3, Column 4
Mr. Denning, a druggist at Tallulah, accidentally killed himself on the
27th ult. In alighting from his buggy he fell and his pistol went off in
his pocket. From the effects of the shot he died in a short time. He was a
young Englishman, with no relatives in this country.

The Monroe Bulletin
Wednesday, September 1, 1880
Page 3, Column 4
Morehouse Clarion: Last Saturday Dick Butcher, a well known darky of this
parish, went
down in a well near town to clean it out. While hammering on some of the
shattered curbing the walls above him gave way and he was instantly buried
beneath 20 feet of treacherous sand. The report of his horrible death
created great excitement in town. Some of our leading citizens undertook at
once to have him unearthed.

The Monroe Bulletin
Wednesday, September 1, 1880
Page 2, Column 4
Vienna Sentinel: An estimable lady of this parish, loved by all who knew
her, departed
this life on Aug. 22d, aged about 34 years. Mrs. L.A. Colbert was a lady of
intelligence, who by her modest demeanor gained the esteem of all with whom
she associated. She was the author of the book "Broken Links and Southern
Soldiers." Two little children, one boy and one girl, are left to mourn her
loss, together with her aged parents.

The Monroe Bulletin
Wednesday, September 8, 1880
Page 2, Column 6
The Death of Thomas P. Farrar.
[Vicksburg Commercial]
We announce with sincere regret the death of Thomas Prince Farrar, Esq., a
brilliant and distinguished member of the Louisiana bar, at his residence in
St. Joseph, La., on the first instant. Mr. Farrar was a native of Claiborne
county, Mississippi, and was descended from some of the best blood of
Virginia and South Carolina. His maternal grandfather, Col. Thomas Farrar,
of South Carolina, commanded a regiment during the war of the revolution,
and won distinction as an officer of courage, ability and fidelity. Thomas
P. Farrar adopted the law as his profession, and for many years has held a
very high position of legal ability and acumen. Few men have won more
reputation as a lawyer in Louisiana, and fewer still have possessed his rare
power of investigating intricate and abstruse questions, and arriving at
correct conclusions. Gifted with a most brilliant intellect, with an
excellent education and exceptional culture, he was an omniverous reader,
and had acquired a vast fund of information upon almost every subject; and
from these stores he could draw at will for the enforcement of an argument,
for the pleasure of the social circle, or the amusement of his friends. His
wit was as bright and keen as a Damascus blade, but it was always genial and
kindly, and never left a sting behind. With the courage of a true man, "Tom
Farrar" at (sic) his friends loved to call him, had the frankness of a child
and the tenderness of a woman. In his intercourse with the world he was
generous to a fault, and stood by his friends with inflexible tenacity,
while they in turn loved him for his many honorable, manly and lovable
qualities. Mr. Farrar had reached the 65th year of his age, and leaves to
mourn him a large family and a host of friends.

The Monroe Bulletin
Wednesday, September 8, 1880
Page 3, Column 2
Fanny Johnson, colored, died on the 5th inst. She was over one hundred
years old. She
was the mother of four children when Mrs. Eliza W. Warfield was but a girl.
Mrs. W. is now eighty-five or six. Fanny has lived on the Bayou De Siard
during her long life. She has enjoyed unusual good health, and retained all
her senses to the last.

The Monroe Bulletin
Wednesday, September 15, 1880
Page 3, Column 1
Joseph G. Benoit, aged 14 years, son of Mr. Joseph Benoit, died of
conjestion (sic)
Sunday morning. An infant daughter of Mr. Mike Collins died the same day.

The Monroe Bulletin
Wednesday, September 15, 1880
Page 2, Column 2
Nicholas Lewis died at his father's residence in Vicksburg, on the 11th
inst., after a brief illness. Mr. Lewis has been a conductor on the
railroad between Monroe and Delta for a number of years and made for himself
a host of friends with the traveling public by his urbanity and gentlemanly
bearing towards them. Temperate in his habits, moderate in his wants and
punctual in his engagements, he was a man to be trusted and always had the
confidence of his employers. He was in the prime of life and had a physique
that promised a long span. He was buried at Vicksburg Sunday by the Lodges
of the Knights of Pythia. Peace to his soul and God's comfort to his
afflicted relatives and friends.

The Monroe Bulletin
Wednesday, September 22, 1880
Page 3, Column 1
Mrs. Alice V. Dunn, daughter of J.E. and S.A. Newman, of this city, died in
Rayville on Tuesday, the 14th, and was buried in the Monroe Cemetery on
Thursday, the 16th inst.

The Monroe Bulletin
Wednesday, September 22, 1880
Page 3, Column 1
Mr. George Rossiter died in Texas on the 3d inst., in the 82d year of his
age. He was a resident of Union parish for nearly 30 years. He was the
head of a large family. Messrs. Jeff B. and George Rossiter of this parish
are sons of the deceased.

The Monroe Bulletin
Wednesday, September 22, 1880
Page 3, Column 2
An unknown German died in the city yesterday with a congestive chill.

The Monroe Bulletin
Wednesday, September 22, 1880
Page 3, Column 3
Died in Jail.
Green Redding, a colored man confined in jail under sentence of death and
to have been
hung on the first day of October for the murder of his wife, was taken sick
Tuesday and died Sunday night. His horrible crime is fresh in the memory of
us all and needs no repetition here. It was done in a drunken spree. His
punishment would have been a warning and example to others. He never denied
the justice of its infliction upon himself, and went about making his
preparations for the dread moment with commendable good sense. Nature has
anticipated the law and called him to account. Green Redding is dead. His
merits and frailties are before his God and will be judged according to
their deserts.

The Monroe Bulletin
Wednesday, September 22, 1880
Page 3, Column 3
DIED
MILLER-On Monday, September 20, 1880, Mrs. CHARLOTTE T. MILLER; aged 53
years.
Cincinnati and Natchez papers please copy.

The Monroe Bulletin
Wednesday, September 29, 1880
Page 2, Column 2
Mr. Willie Wheatly, a worthy young man about 25 years of age, died of swamp
fever at
his residence in Trenton last Monday.

The Monroe Bulletin
Wednesday, October 6, 1880
Page 2, Column 2
A venerable Methodist preacher, R.E. Johnson, died in Franklin parish last
week. He was
86 years old, and had been connected with his church for 70 years.

The Monroe Bulletin
Wednesday, October 13, 1880
Page 3, Column 1
Miss Ida S. Madden, an estimable young lady, died at her father's residence
in this city
yesterday morning. She will be buried at the Hasley Cemetery, near Trenton,
to-day at 10 A.M.

The Monroe Bulletin
Wednesday, October 13, 1880
Page 3, Column 1
Rev. Father Joseph Quelard, formerly Assistant Priest at Monroe and late
Pastor of St.
Patrick's Church, Lake Provedence, after a painful illness died in Vicksburg
on the 10th inst. His remains were brought here on the 11th and on the 12th
all that was mortal of the kind friend and good Priest found a last resting
place in the Monroe Catholic Cemetery. Father Quelard was but 32 years old.
Active and energetic and devoted to his calling, he won the favor of his
charge by his talent, earnestness and piety. He has fallen in the meridian
of his life and in the beginning of his work. It looks hard, but we are not
the judge. "May he rest in peace."

The Monroe Bulletin
Wednesday, October 27, 1880
Page 3, Column 1
Mr. S. Klotz died Saturday morning. He had been an invalid for months and
spent a good portion of the Summer at health giving watering places in the
vain hope of restoration. He was a nephew of Maurice Meyer and had been the
head of the Vicksburg Branch House in this city for the past two years. He
possessed fine business qualities and saw with pleasure his trade constantly
increasing. He was in the prime of life and had much to anticipate. A wife
is inconsolable-an infant has no knowledge of its loss. The Knights of
Pythias took charge of their dead brother and on Sunday, in the presence of
a large assembly of friends, consigned him to his last resting place. Mr.
Klotz will be remembered as a good citizen, a clever gentleman, and as a
merchant truthful in recommendations and fair in all his transactions.

The Monroe Bulletin
Wednesday, November 3, 1880
Page 2, Column 3
In Catahoula, J.E. Knotts was shot and killed by E.B. Cotton, Jr., who has
been arrested.

The Monroe Bulletin
Wednesday, November 3, 1880
Page 2, Column 3
A white man named Long was found about ten miles north of Bastrop Friday,
lashed to a
tree, with 17 bullets in him. No cause is known for his murder.

The Monroe Bulletin
Wednesday, November 3, 1880
Page 3, Column 2
DIED.
COWDEN-In Ouachita parish, La., Nov. 1, 1880, ORLINE, infant daughter of
Isaac C.
and Fannie M. Cowden; aged five days.
"The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away. Blessed be the name of the
Lord."
(El Dorado Eagle and Union County Times please copy.)

The Monroe Bulletin
Wednesday, November 10, 1880
Page 3, Column 1
Dr. Wm. H. Richardson, brother of Dr. T.P. Richardson, died at the latter's
residence on
Tuesday morning. It was not unexpected, as his health has been bad for a
long time. He was 41 years old. He was Surgeon in the Confederate army,
and enjoyed the reputation of being competent and well informed in his
profession. The doctor had never married.

The Monroe Bulletin
Wednesday, November 10, 1880
Page 3, Column 2
Wm. A. Hazelton, for many years a publisher and editor of newspapers in
this city, died
in Opelousas on the 29th October, in the 66th year of his age. He was a
son-in-law of the late Major H.M. Bry, and the father of Mrs. Robert Ray,
Jr., a resident of this city. Mr. Hazelton was a native of Natchitoches.
He was well educated and had a store of information upon all topics, a good
journalistic writer and a first-class printer.