The weekly Louisianian., 1874-10-10
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OBITUARY
LOUIS i. BELL.

LOUIS 4. EEL.
| Monday night society lost one
It's brilliant lights in the death
Louis A. Bell. It was our good fo
tune to have cultivated the ncquain
ance OF Mr.. Bell ere he came anon
us; before no had finished h:
studies III the law Depot of Howar
University. We remembered we
the evening that he received hi
diploma at the commencement ex
ercise held ut the Congregations
Church in Washington. It was il
presence OF a vast audience, Will
on the rostrum could be seen suc}
mel rs Senator Sumner, Frederick
Douglass, Prof john NJ. Langstou
Prof VIM. Wilson, Dr. c. B. Purvis
and Tie Faculty Of Howard Uuiver
sity Ar. Bells graduating Grafton
was Il masterpiece. His delivery was
slow, lis style clear and close, bis
reasoning concise, and his language
simple and elegant. When he had
finished and while descending from
tho rostrum, ,ound after rounl of
applause greeted Linn, while his MI
merous lady friends in the audience
presented him with handsome
boquets. After Prof Langston had
presented the diplomas, the Hon.
Charles SumGer delivered an ad-
dress TO the graduating class, which
we know NJ. Bell always took u
pride i'll speaking Of to his nusner-
Gus friends in our city. A few
weeks later he left Washington and
this city AZ bis home. H.
appointed soon after his ar
here by The faculty Of Straight
University, Professor Of Mental Phil
oscpty which position he held until
appointed clerk in the Surveyor o.
he By Co!Jes. H. Iagraham wl,enc:
he was afterwards promoted to
Chief Clerk by Surveyor Parker
which position he held to the da,
Of his death, White in this Office
he won the respect of his subordi-
mates by his courteous bearing, and
secured the friendship of his supe-
by the business like mnnuer in
which he discharged the duties OF
his Office. Tuesday afternoon he
was buried from the residence of
Senator 1ngraham on Marais street
near Bernard Avenue. The funeral
vas largely attended by his friends
ind associates, among the most
prominent of whom We noticed
senator Pinchback and lady, Gov.
Antoine, Supt. Brown, Hon. Jane,
and lady, Secretary of State
)eslonde, Senator Ingraham aud
ady, Senator Barber and lady, the
wo last MINED ladies having beau
it'll white bouquets, G, H. Fayer-
weather. and lady. Miss. Nahar, Gen.
chester; Hon g. T. Ruby, the en-
of the Surveyors Office
eaded by the Special Deputy Sur
eyor, Hon Henry L. Rey, DR. J. I.
Hon j. l.. Dupart, Rev.
ames NJ. Vance and lady, and Al
lrge number of our influential
citizens. The cause of Mr..
death was Cerebro Spina,
complicated with
Uphold Enteritiers. The assistant
of Christ Church per-
the foneral service after
,e solemn and impressive rites of
,e Episcopal Church. Mr.: Bell I
the time OF his death was thirty.
70 years OF age. Had he lived he I
ould have been nominated
panimously by tho Re
ablicans Of the seventh .
ard az their choice for
representative in the Lower House
the General Assembly at the ,
which viii meet next q
eek; aud in that event he would l
we been elected, a. this ward has
Republican majority Of over +.
,elye hundred: Thus it will be !;
en- that he was taken from Nc in :,
s prime, and. at . time when 10 I
ou.d have been useful to his people ,
Il Nh husor to his e.dop.ed State.
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