New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-01-15
STATE NEWS.
.AvOYELLES.

From the Republican, January 8:
Louis BeridOn, eldest son of our fellow
citizen, Mr.. Louis Beridon, was drowned
last week while attempting to cross Lake
Long on his way home from Concordis
parish. When his horse reached the middle
Of the lake he became restive and threw
his rider, who sank to rise 10 more. The
horse got to the shore safely.
Young BeridOn was good swimmer. His
body was recovered on Sunday twelve
miles from where he was drowned, and
brought to Marksville on Monday and ar
rived at the home made desOlate by his loss
on Monday night. All that remained of
poor Louis Beridon was consigned to his
mother earth on Monday night. The scene
was very impressive one. The grave
yard crowded with sympathizing friends,
Lot a sound heard but the dull t6ud OF the
cl0ds falling on the coffin, mingled with the
sobs of the bereaved relatives, while the
beautiful moon sh0ne down peacefully.
The night being such a one as no one liv-
ing in more Nor Ithern climes could form any
conception OF, reminding the participants in
the sad scene that there is peace which
possess understanding conferred on those
who bow submissively to the will OF God
in His chastieemen5s. A large cOncourse
testified their sympathy with the bereaved
family in their dark hour of atfliction by
attending the funeral.
OUACHITA.
From the Intelligencer, January IL:
we learn that as the steamer Shannon
was going down the river on Thursday
night last, when opposite the Copley plan
tatiOn about three miles below Monroe, the
second mate, whose name we did not hear,
accidentally tell overheard, and, although
the boat was Immediately stopped and
search made for him, he was drowned. His
body has not yet been recovered.
About New Years q gentleman giving his
name as A. Smith arrived in this city for
the purpOse of securing position as teacher
in the public schools of this parish when
they opened. He brought good recon-
mendatiOns with him, and had been teaching
school in Tensas parish, in this State, and
for the past year in Mississippi. During the
early part of last week he called several
times on the editor of this paper, stating
that he was native of the province Of Al.
SAGE, Germany, and before he came South
had lived in Chicago. He stated that q
short time after the Clinton, Mississippi,
riot, he had been in that town, and had
been taken out one night and shot by some
persons unknown to him; that afterward
he went to jackson, Mississippi, and made
Q statement of these facts.
He seemed to be laboring under the i'm
pression-which he repeatedly stated to
pose of taking his life for the part ne had
taken there. We tried our best to reassure
him. He also spoke to Mayor Endom,
Sheriff Hamlet and other gentlemen in the
same manner, and they all did their best to
reassure him. His condition became such,
| o xever, that it was deemed best to try and
take him into custody for safe keeping, and
when, on Thursday night about ten O'Clock,
Mr.. James B. Ray, policeman. saw Smith
fbo Mr. o1 md
street, and attempted to approach him.
Smith threw off his hat and coat and
jumped into the river. His body was not
/ seen to rise, and although search has since
been repeatedly made for it, it has not yet
been found.
Smith was vet q young man, between
| twenty-five and thirty years of age, and he
named Mundweiler, residing at Lancaster,
New York.
Every fall a number of Irish peddlere
start out from st. Louis for the purpose of
plying their yocatiOns in different p arts of
the South, agreeing among themselves
where they are to meet at = certain time.
This tall, as usual, several left St. Louis for
this purpose, agreeing to meet at Monroe,
on Christmas. All came but Mr.. Barney
Doogan. He had come as far as NatchitO-
ches with his partner. and a short distance
this side they parted, one taking one route,
and Doogan another for this city. Doogan 8
partner arrived here, but he failed to come.
A younger brother who had come here with
the expectation of meeting him, becoming
uneasy at Barney DoOgan's absence, went
out to see if he could learn anything of
him, and the last place where he heard
from him was about twenty-five miles from
this city. At Natchitoches Barney DoOgan
had about $500 in gold, which he tried to
sell there, but not being able to dispose of
it, he concluded to bring it with him to
Monroe He also had q small pack Of dry
goods worth about $40 or $50, besides some
wearing apparel with him.
On the seventh instant Mrs. Y. Worley
found the decomposed body of q man about
two miles from the residence of Mr.. E. E.
Worley, on the Castor and Williams road
in gully few yards from the road. 10
forming her husband, he immediately sum-
moned number of neighbors and proceed
ed to the spot. They were engaged in
making an examination of the body to see
by what he could be identified, when Mr..
Thomas Doogan rode up and by the cloth
ing and papers identified it as the body Of
his brother, Barney D0Ogan. The only
property found on the body was a watch,
ring, twenty cents in nickles and some pa
pers.
Coroner Thomas on Saturday, the eighth
instant, accompanied by DR.. Ssndel, pro-
ceeded to the spot for the purpose OF hold
ing an inquest. The doctor judged from ap-
pearances that the person had been dead
about three weeks. The whole trunk was
decomposed, ribs and vertebrs separated,
skull detached from the body and the lower
jaw separated from the skull. There was
some ekin left on the forearms and hands,
and considerable tissue remaining about the
hips. Examining the clothing found on the
body, DR.. Sandel found four holes appar-
emily made by buckshOt-ono in the sleeve
and three in the body of the coat just below
the armhole. There was one other hole in
the coat on the left shoulder, apparently
made by q shot that missed the person
wearing it. The vest had large armh0les.
There was only one hole in the vest, but the
location of the other two holes in the coat
showed that the shot must have passed
throu oh the armnoles of the vest into the
body. The doctor judged from appearance
that Doogan was shot by some person to
the right Of him as he was passing along
with his right arm somewhat raised. The
shot that passed through tho sleeve must
have lodged in the arm, a. NO correspond
ing hole was found on the other side Of the
sleeve.
The coroner's inquest found q verdict in
accordance with these facts.
We learn in addition that about two or
three weeks prior to the finding of the body
blood was seen in the road near the place
where the body was found, but it was gen
orally believed to have come from wound
ed deer. The friends and brother of Doo-
gan brought the body to town for the pur-
pose of taking it to st. Louis for interment.
So far nothing has yet been discovered
showing when and by whom this deed wes
committed. The impression is that DOogan
was shot first and robbed of his money
aftefward.
Mr.. Beecher thus replies to an inquirer
concerning the literary standing of Ralph