Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-05-09
Tribute to the Memory OF Chief
Justice Chase.

MEETING OF THE WASHINGTON BAR TO-DAY.
To-day, at one O'Clock p m, meeting of the
bench and bar of the District of Columbia was
held at the City Hall for the purpose of taking
appropriate action in reference to the death of
Chief Justice Chase. The meeting was very
numerously attended, especially by the elder
members of the bar.
Mr.. W. b. Webb called the meeting to order,
and, on his motion, Chief Justice Cartier was
called to the chair and briefly stated the object
of the meeting. Mr.. Reginald Fendall was
Mr.. Riddle moved that a committee be ap-
pointed TO draft suitable resolutions, which w8s
agreed TO, and Messrs. A. G. Riddle, w. F.
Madlngly, W. ID. DayIdge. w. 5. Cox, R. T..
Merriek. L. j. Durant, and W. Il. Webb were
The committee. after few minutes absence,
reported, through Mr.. Riddle, the following
resolutions
R.selred, That the bar of the supreme Court of
gret the intelligence Of the decease of the
Chief Justice Of the supreme Court Of the United
their sentiments Of affection for his nory and
then esteem for hi> eminent virtue ard talent.
services snd official integrity If the deceased render
his Ices source Of deep affection to his country
Mr.. Riddle, in presenting the report of the
committee, paid a glowing tribute to the mem
ory OF the deceased. He had not time to speak
of his birth and life, at length of his services
TO the country. IL was fortunate that he had
lived in our day. Mr.. Riddle referred TO the
late Secretaries Seward and Stanton, and now
he said, the third great secretary has gone. OF
the three great SenatOrs-Seward, Chase, ami
SufnHeF. tNe latter OnfV remains lAu been
charged that he was ambitious, and ambitious
he was, but he had nothing sordid about him.
He was not a partisan, and never was; and he
was ambitious that good might result.
Gen. Massey said young man he felt il
his duty tn say that he honOred the deceased.
and he spoke at some length OF Mr.. Chase's life
as young lawyer in Ohio, giving some inter-
esting "reminiscences
Gen. Albert Pike seconded the resolutions, be-
cause he concar-ed IN every word. He came to
paw his respect TO the memory of Mr.. Chase a.
an honest, upright, incOrruptible magistrate.
He had known hlm years ago, but they sep
arated and lie haG became prejudiced against
him. Afterwards he came to Know him better,
ami he had of late years hOnOred Kim. Perhaps
Mr.. Chase could not be placed besides Hard
wick. DGt as an honest, independent magistrate
his name should go down with those of Somers
AMI Holt Gen Pike then referred 10 the course
OF the Chief Jlstice oH the opening OF the court
of Impeachment OF President johnson as an
ample OF moral courage and true dignity seldom
or never surpassed, and closed by quoting,
'.Time is not wcElt to injSre the memory OF men
OF genius
Dr. j. r Sno.israss. after making a few re-
marks, related auecdote, to show that Mr..
Chase never forgot a friend.
The resolutions we're adOyted.
MIR. ". l.. Cox offered a resolution that the
foregoing resolutions be presented to the Su-
prtnle Court OF the District OF Columbia, with
the request thai they be entered upon its min
utes- and that a cops be transmitted by the
secretary to the family Of the deceased, which
was adopted.
mittee be appointed to make arrangements for
the participation of the bench and bar in any
demonstrations of respect to the rem aims of the
arrival i'm the city, which was adopted, and
Messrs- Miller, j. T.. Norris. X. X. Perry, and
Enoch TOtten, were appointed the committee.
MI Walter Lenox asked TO pay his tribute To
the memory OF the deceased and referred 20 the
friendship Of Mn Chase for this city when i'm
the Senate, he being at that time one of the
best friends the District had in Congress. His
greatest triumphs were those of q hnarcier.
When the armies we're arrayed one against the
other, and the federal army had sustained de
fsat after defeat money was needed, ana MI.
and the men were placed in the field. II al
lowed he might say Mr.. Chase was the conlueror
Of the south, the 81 vior of the Union. Dir. Lenox
then referred 10 the days when he. as a boy, at
tended the school Of Mr.. Chase, The having just
come from college,) and said that MIR. Chase
was never known to use corporal punishment
He studied the minds of his pupils, md by
appealing TO them induced them to interest
themselves in their studies. AMI he had a fine
school aid proved himself a good teacher.
The meeting then adjourned.
TEE DEATH OF Mr.. JOHN b. TCETON.-Mr.
John b. Tuston, mention of whose serious i'll
ness, and the fact Of an operation for gravel
having been performed on him, was published
in TIE STAR D Wednesday, the 9Th Inst. died
At his residence i'm the First Ward, this morn
ing, at ten minUAes past two O'Clock. Mr.. Tur-
ton was in the 49th year OF his age. He an
energetic business man, OF strict integrity, had
n generous heart and warm impulses, and his
death viii be regretted by a large number OF
friends. He was for many wears a successful
carpenter and bnildeE, but afterwards embarked
in the wood ami coal business. and built up a
large trade. In early life he was a straight-Out
democrat. but during the war was uncom-
Rsng mon man ne =, ssrved ,of number
been elected to the lower board as opponent
Of know nothih gism in 1855, and was reelected
twice to that body. subsequently he was elect
ed and served three terms (six years) in the
Board 81 Aldermen. He was popular not ONLY
m the section of the city in which he so long
resided, but throughout the District, and in the
order Of odd Fellows was regarded as one OF
their best and most worthy members.
Editor Of The Stcr--fhe Statement. in yestsr-
days paper that Mrs. Roys, the lady whose
domestic trials appear in your columns, ''has
been intimate with Mrs. Chandler, Mrs. Spen-
tonal Society is without a shadow o. foHnis-
ton IL i possible that the lady has seen a
copy Of the .eirenlsr, 50 To Lovers of Parity
Everywhere, !" recently issued BY the s.Woman's
Ciub';-not by the Moral Ed. SOciety-ani has
determined that her future children shall be an
Improvement upon their father. a decision upon
which she should be congratulated, If. a. il ap-
pears, he proposed TO sacrifice her welfare AMI
that o. her unborn child % his own selfish pro-
pensities. VIII you please inform your readers
that large new edition of the refSrmatOry cir
eular is now ready for distribution. AMI may be
obtained upon application to the woman's
Club, r. %. Box No 8.
SARA j. SPENcER
President of woman's Club.
permits were issued to-day BY the inspector OF
buildings Six story frame dwellings on
east eide OF Sd street, between y and y streets
north west, for Messrs- Litchfield & Augherton:
atwo-stooy frame dwelling on east side of 9TH
street, between b and C., Southeast, for NJ p
Maxwell; a two-story frame dwelling south side
q, between Sd and Az streets southwest for
Thomas Holden; three-story brick dwelling
on corner Of LIST and l. streets northwest for ID
l. Morrison; q two-story frame dwelling on east
side Of LIST street, between X and l., southeast
for Mr.. Spearer; two-st0ry frame back dwell
ling on south side Of N. between 2lst and 22d
streets, northwest, for VIM. Ryan.
TEE wRATHKR CHRONIoLK, from the Signal
Once for the week ending yesterday Says:
"During the past week q storm-centre has
passed over Kansas, Indian Territory, Missouri.
Illinois, Ind ana, and thence over and beyond
the middle Atlantic coast; q second from Texas
10 Illinois and Indiana The largest total
amounts OF rain. or rain and melted snow. dur
Ing the past week have been reported from the
foiiewing stations: Augusta, 3-1s inches, Mil
waukee, 3S; Lynchburg, 3.I5; Wilmington. n.
q, Asa. Montgomery, SIS; and New Oreap-,
t.i2- Between one and three inches has been
reported from twenty-four other stations
TIE LAST PERFORMANCES OF the aScogts of
the Prsire' at Walls Opera House will be