The New York herald., 1871-12-20

suffered much agony ever since, although she man.
during his receptions 1t was to relieve the old lady
from this burden that Colfax married Mrs.
% @ apSn nss sy sysDes ass
to insure her decease IN which case they
VIII all rise up and exclam that cundurango kills
lnsteai of curing. Colax himself, however, thinks
Secretary OF the senafe, George German, alleges
TWO years is in lair way Of recovery ri through this
means. Per contra, the. widow OF Commo.
GSs %S as for sa some Of s was
nson o SOCIETY s; ~ may may Therefore, be said L,
Garnett and the rebel (so-called doclors-who some
time ago turned him out OF their society-nit up
deal Of nerve, although somewhat OF an adventnrer,
relies upon tne State Department furnish him the
thanks and The sympa ny Of civiIizaon Whe the
chaps who are now trying to ruin him VIII be ON
JUSTICE MILLER's DAUGHTER wEpDsD
n,ys nrC alrsaay T% mad Wedding IN the supreme
AT the National Hote-that celebrated old inn
where Bucnanan got the motel discase-tne biggest
roIass Seen and anss s0ssa the
three hundred 1l; pounds there is Justice
who weighs bard upon three hundred pounds; there
also abides Justice Nelson, OF New York. the Nestor
OF the bench, who cannot weigh mucn less than
two hundred pounds and Is a remarkably HAND
some specimen OF a dne Old irish merican jurist,
covered over WIN. WIN white mar ike wise goat.
OF Washington last year, but mis- paralysis
has again compelled him to return to the
kindly cared Tor, and already looks IKE his former
SELF, with the exception OF his hair which is Gu
occupy roomy ana agreeable houses IN the lost
waste Of Capitol Hill. There esO lives the v0luptu.
ary, Middleton Clerk OF the Court, VINO Is SAID to
be quite rlc and who can tell you pienty OF stories
about Writ. Pinkney, Ruius Choate aud Chancellor
Kent Justice Fields mouse is said to nave been
next door 70 him i'm William \. Evarts, ',i Of
New YORK; owns q house. which is now
or u:eo o Be @
Old Capitol Prison, where Mrs. Surrat and bele
Boyd were confined anu Captain wirz was hanged.
West End, and Justice strong boards at the Ebbtt
House, while Justice Bradley Is the immediate
Dougias mansion. Kichard Parsons, the Marshal
OF the Court. VINO IS one OF the wealthlest men In
Geveama; unio 90 ooafSs fh g. the AIns,oa Hotel
sometimes spoken OF as an antl-Grant candidate iOr
the Presidency; ne owns most OF the valuable
property in Bloomington, ILL.,; well or are Bradley,
Strong and Miller. s1av
!. WHO WERE OUR GREAT JUsrcEss
" The following Justices oil the supreme Court have
never been elected 10 Consress:-Brad.ey. Davis,
Nelson, Field, Miller and SwaJne. Chase Clifford
ana Strong have been In Congress. OF these men
the poorest Ii Ch1Ord-n0t worth above fifteen
thousand dollars, yes happy as q wood sawyer. lie
Is slxty-elghE years Old, was Polks Attorney Gem
Supreme Bencn by Buchanan. Field Is also indilier-
emily well on-w0rth, perhaps, $5O,OJ0 StrOn-s,
although nomlnaliy from Pennsyivania, ls 2 native
sagacty anu force. He lett ale College and LOOK to
scho0! teaching. ike Cnel Jus!lce Chase and this
brought him to Philadelphia where he entered the
par In 1892 and took up anode IN the OLD Dutch
county Of Berks. tie servSd many years as a Judge
OF the State supreme Court. He is married TO
second wife and has crop OF young chlldren.
Justice samuel y Miller Is native OF Kentucky,
and many think the abest man on the bench. lie
inok
welded to C0l0ael STOCKING is the 0nsprng or his
first wife. He began lie Q physician, expressed
settled IN Iowa. He was counsel TO q rich
widow there, his present wife, and tney have sew.
miller ranxs with Chase as man Of Original noasn @
bold mind, large learning and candid charitable
spirit II Chase should die now Miller would get his
place and deserve II Yhe daughter Just welded is
q nne robust woman, dark in cOmplexion and
slightly burned or SCARED upon the face. Ma
Miers father rs said to have been an innKeeper In
Onlo.
Judge swayne is rich, made SO by judIcious IN
vestments in Western real estate. He pat $4,000
IN Toledo property, which yielded him. alter several
years, $40 J,ou0 He mas several capable sons.
Justice Nelson has gone home to New York state,
now very. .old-on the verge or eighty. he Is very
well or and Is married TO y second wie, bleacaed
These Justices are now q harmonious, concordant
BODY. having got over tnelr fierce quarrels ABOUT
dered new decision on tins subject and nobody
Knows what 1t means, SO that they are oil writing
the Judges leel tnaL they occupy relation OF
unpopularity with the politicians, and yet one OF
Interchangeable co.ordinate power, SO they equt-
ably Indifferent and absolutely happy. Four men
on the bench would make good Presidents-Cnase
Miller, DAVIS and Strong. All the Justices speak
some time ago. that TrumUul's opinion in the case
OF the impeachment OF Andrew Johnson was
worthy OF me best exemp .ifcations OF the roman
Senate. There was LOFTY scOrn In his opening
pa ragraph-
To do impartial justice in all things apperainns to the
Ss and s Inc discharge o
and merit. and
Of ali TIL s es h e
charge Of duty. tC7t
THE NupTIALs OF JUSTICE. -0
Justice N..ter's daughter married one OF the best
looking and most prosperous young men Ia political
ONCE, q proprietor Qi the general order bonded
warehouse Ia new York. Stocking served IN the
Morton OF Indiana, through whose good ofrlces ne
was ransplanted to New York, ana with Colonel
Leet, Of Chicago, formerly on GRANTS staf ne re-
warren Warehouse s On % the North ver side Il is sup
posed that the profts OF TINS warehouse have
70 ne Sno 90 Up any
Ourht not to produce less than $6UO0J. and 1t
may yleld 100000 . year. Justice Miller would
States IN Chief jus Ice Chase should die from
his paralysis or other cause Miller Is an agree
sSs ene%es oi the
VINO think the Court ought to be an en-
tirely subservient concern and take It's cue from
the party in power-these like Miller. He lives
in q $4,000 house. buiil from an old one Tor the
use Of Delegate Chipnan, OF the District OF Col
umbia. some 0l the nnest presents seen at any
wedding In Washington were snowered on TINS
young couple, AMI the groom himself decorated
the bride with gorgeous diamonds. The presents
OF the old couple to their daughter were very quiet,
q pocket handkerchief and some gloves, and they
contrasted simply and effectively with the rich outfit
given by strangers.
LADIES OF THR SUPREME COURT.
There Ii little to say about the ladies Of the Su.
preme Court. Justice Field is immensely In love
with MS wife, whom he married In California while
q Judge there. The Marshal OF the Court married
the most beautiful girl In Cleveland, ana ne has just
returned IRON Europe with handsome grown-up
daughter. Justice rielu Is, In some respects, the
most remarkable physical character on the Bench.
Within lew months he has mad tumor cut out or
his tack. Within three years he has been the
recipient OF an Internal machine winch, mad IL been
opened In his presence, would have clown MIN 10
atoms. Judge Lake, OF San Francisco, suspecting
the contents OF the box TO contain, explosives had
labOrer carry IL IN the basement OF the capitol and
throw 1t repeatedly against q marble column Tne
bot ON of the box druDDed of before the ton. and