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OBITUARY
Died, on the 17 th inst. . at Bay St. Louis, Hon. JOHN 15. TOULME, in the -65th year of his age.
He was a native of St. Domingo, oi French extraction and opulent parentage, but was stripped of home and property by the insurrection and at an early age cast u11erV destitute upon the wor.d. Thus, from childhood, he was forced to exercise his energies and to rely upon himself. By patient industry in New York, Natchez and New Orleans, he earned a respectable support for his aged parents and himself. About forty-eight years ago he settled in this village. He was here during the British invasion, and conveyed information to Gen. Jackson running the ordeal of the British squadron in an open boat, for which he received the special thanks of that illustrious chief. In the business affairs of life his activity never slumbered. His sagacity was proverbial and though he pursued his enterprises in various channels, they rarely failed. He was a faithful magistrate, an enlightened and practical legislator, and, in every respect, a useful and honored citizen. His charities were numerous and without parade. The widow and orphan never applied to him in vain. He has left a large estate, which during his whole life was nobly employed to relieve the poor and benefit the community. The aged and infirm found in him their treasurer. He was the friend and advisor of the young, ever ready to encourage them by substantial aid, and illustrating in his own career the certain compensations of integrity and industry. Long will his memory be revered by those who were familiar with his virtues and especially by his friends in this community.	C.
Bay St. Louis, Miss., August 24, 1860
DIED
On Wednesday morning at two o?clock, the 23rd day of March 1870 at her residence at Bay St. Louis, Mrs. Victoire Toulme, in the 77th year of her age.
She died beloved and respected after a long, well-spent and useful life, and mourned by a large family of children, who will cherish the memory of their sainted mother as a bright example for them to follow in their journey through life. 'Although confined to her bed for several years before her death, she never murmured or complained, but bore her increasing infirmity with Christian resignation. And when the Angel of Peace came at last to bear her away to a better world, she went to sleep calmly and gently, amidst the weeping circle of her family, and the consolations of the Holy Mother Church.
Her remains are interred with these of her late husband. J. B.
me,, the principal Father and?founder or the prosperity ot' Bay St. Louis, a man whose public spirit, kindness of heart and unceasing energy will never he forgotten among us. May they both rest in eternal peace!
Bay St. Louis Gazette