, 1863-05-18
DEATH OF II. s. BLACKWELL, ESQ
Action OF the Chicago 1snr-Ises.
ointlons OF Iec.pcct.

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IN 'ai Robert n,.:,-,.-
ing nopcf1 - Blackwell, esq, 4 promtner
e; nenoef o1 the Chicago bar, expired at hi
i'd ''sioenee' on the corner Of Wabash Aycnn
u ! auu Aoame street, ut o'clock Saturday NOR,
W us disease was congestivc feycr. whjc
no f'o'ea 1atal alter brief illness of two dsys.
g. i' p4acH"ell was native of this State
Ito having been born at Bel1eviue, Pike count,
ra IL LIZ year 1873. His father was d LAWYER a
=, prominence, q member Of tue State Leeisla
- lure, and especially remembered for the bo]f
II ano decided stand he maintained In 1872 ~
=. =. against making Illinois slave State, At thf
II carry age OF ten years young Blackwell left tn,
g pa1efnol root and went to Vandalia seek;no
+ LIE fortune. lie bad no early educational od.
r. santagcs beyond those Pertaining to the con,,
j. mon school, but started in life upon tha hos
d -of Ills own sound sense, and 1nsnirad h. ~ =
= laudable ambition of occupyinp = n1,oa oa"s
. lnensafale Will Ills abilities. We next hear
:. o' MN at Galena embarked in mercantile
!, BUSINESS, profession for which he Eos never
! 4uauneo' and IN which it was not strange he
lai'eo 10 succeed. In 1910 he was clerkinr in
I 'aon1noutb, where Senator Browning met
] num- and becoming aware Of his abilities.
! LOOK him into lis Office at Quincy, where he
l read la". He WIS on indetatigablc student,
Ills readings were varied and extcnsigo-donc
| methodical]y and with purpose It Is an
evidence of this that among his relics are an
immense number Of commonplace books In
his own manuscript, filed with the results Of
his researches. After bis admission to the bar
he went to sehuy1er county in partnership
Qor that county, with Ar. Browning, where
he laid the foundations of successful and
remuneratiyc practice He at once assumed
b}gh rank as an able lawyer, eloquent adyo-
| cate and brilliant scholar. Hc was afterwards
associated with Judge Minchal1, and while in
that connection was appointed Prosecutin- /
Attorney for Schuyler county.
lie removed to Chicago in 1859, and com.
menced most lucrative business, achicyinc
SUCCESS beyond his most ardent cxnect.'
tions.
Shortly after his arrival here he f,rmed
coPartnership with G. Beckwith. csa.. whI,,,
continued about two years. when 1,e hooon,a
member OF the firm of Blackwell. B,l,nc,,,1
" Underwood. Subsequently he was senior
member OF the firm Of Blackwell T. Roberts
anu st1al later OF that Of Blackwell d. Chm.
mlngs. This latter WIS continued until about
I"o years ago, when Col Cummings takinn
COMMAND Of aresiment, kit Mr., Blackwell
alone. 1so I'll
IL. Blackwell has distinguished h1msc,f nc
.ne autnor OF Il work on Tag Titles. which
n"e lceelSea the Communications of tbc hcst
tesal taient IN the country, and Is now STAN
oard work IN every lawyers library. Asso.
GATED with Judges scates and Trent he :,
1858 brought out an edition Of the Rrri.aa
etatntes Of this State, which is also a non,
nent to lis attainmcnts.
Just before Lis sudden death he had ram. I
Pleted work which he intended should he
ene nost valuable of his lite-a condensed ad. | !
iuon OF the Illinois Reports. This totba
plaesslon will be Of great interest.
10 whatever position AIr, B1ackwc1, .+
Ialneo, II was secured preemnently by his
o"n eHorts. His talents were of Il fine order
ano us energy indomitablc, and by the use Of
lnese nc elevated himself to an eminent LEGAL
position. He was emphatically self. .made
nan. Hc leaves an estimable wife and tw,
children to mourn his loss. TIE fpner,, - Il
,he deceased was largely attended, and took :
''acc IRON his late residence, corner of Vab- J.
lsh avenue and Adams street, yesterday at,er- =.
noon at 2 o'clock. II
MEETING OF TIE CHICAGO BAR.
Na.;o, -1'' II
No1lcc having been given i'll the several r.
1ourls, meeting Of the members of the b,r A.
aas held III the Law Institute Rooms. at 10
''elock a. m. Hon. j. II. Wilson was called
o the Chair, and A. c. Coventry. Eso.. an, st
pointed Secretary. The Chair having hr;efv s.
tated the cause fox the assemb1age. on mn. III
ion Of Mr. ". H. King Committee of tfroe II
'"s ,alsea 10 sapcrintend the arrangements ar
VI 1ne funeral. The Chair nasned as such Of
,ommittee ". t. King, Judge Higgins, and be
y u. Cauldeld. The meeting then adjourned St
. O'Clock p. N. nc
TIE AFTERNOON MEETING. Sc
Upon re-assembling in the afternoon m ab
lotion OF G. Beckwith, the following named all
entlemen we're appointed Committee IN Sci
c. BeckwitL, Judge Morris
atllan Allen, Hon. I. N. Arnold, and Judva
[iggins. sta
Inc CommlAee subsequently, rcDorted fba -"
1ojoined preamble and resolutions. which - ~
ere unanimously adopted. nS
NEsoLUT1oSs. ete
ke members Of this bar have learned will, n.o sto
XIII 1sgt 81. o. ne deceasc Of late brother ".
late to express sense Of Ills abiii1ies A. Ao
+ and our cstmates Of his character as citizem We
That the members of this har h.v, ioll
II severe 1879 IN the decease Of Mr Black not
m com5teay Ie % ant!es great learning, and pnI- pu1
re- req Linn not only one Of its mott prominent p
;,nesIa hSt one vim whom it has always bsen
;as1re 10 be associated. ava
,y have Ind III al,s ~ sis E Se all Off Of
ae nature ard uniform urbanity Of mannsF hv tior
1oef a ms decease source Of regret to ali Win
amy Of the deecasr aas qenpy eympathzes with day
!!i,ction. ~'ste ''Ee Ill" for
sf@ Re c T1a eopy Ct the foregoing resou
ihat eoPy be sent to the city papers for n1b ret
stsci,<,, ,7,,..,a x., ccdi
har to present the foregoing resoutnns to ~ heI
peetlye courts holden ID tbs city. and the " Sns
me Goaat ana request that they nay be fled B
Eloquent and appropriate remarks vero eiA1
&c py .. beckwith, esq, Judge Morris go
ues Il. hooeFts, esq, Judge Higgins and ~. 49,
ers. ness
'nder the fifth resolution, the following Will
1icnlen we're named to present the rcsoln. ou1
IS to the several courts; af5
tprene Court-C Beckyfth. are
>. Dt%7aet Court-Judgc Morris. taine
1es 5io9 eess, ess,gG r Gee1 & sSM &:1 Tuey great
N
.corder's Court-FranE Adams. III
be meeting then selected the persons cd a
ed below, to act as pall-bcarcrs: efek
;e Norris, Jas. H. Roberts. ing q
&. Bates. W.: = Ma :1MMsc;AallisseF, adapt
. Asay. FB. Pesboiv. acter
''' u. u. cauldeid. the I
1E STRAWBERRY sp.eop o, will I
DC any mortal who does not rons7or ucfe
"oerrles and cream ono Of the greatest of A,
ines, We should like to see him-of what h,,1-
nef OF man he is. We take il for pr,ntea 1,roos
,cono,,. 1e"s .,es WILL gladly read the an 7o,s00
'ecment that the season for Strawberries this
~ :. 40 lea,ts arrived and that our highe
set Is now well supplied with this nost rcssel
aous fruit. There is probably no article saturt
mmerce that better illustrates the adyan- tho "a
OF our railroad Communication than
frnit. Our citizens enjoy .he luxury Of ~.
'ocf1aes, peaches, etc., several weeks n.'
'r than at almost any other point in the .tue
sr, as our railroads give Us direct and ,,::, -
y communication with nine degrees If "1411'f
ae' Of which Chicago is about the Los:
Z. The fruit is brought hither durinr named
nitro season, with such promptucss that | lion CT
ares are scarcely wiltcd. If gathered in cd at s
'ehlhg, and expressed by night trains, it P. 0. ]
cfenled at Dur fruit stends f-ae,, ,xs