The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-10-14
FROM WASHINGTON.
on THE DEATH or cBIEF-JusTICE
CHASE.

CHASE
| WAsuIsoToN, October IA fter adj
journment OF the supreme court to-day
order that the Justices might to
pay their annual visit to the president,
a meeting was held to take active cere-
mony on the death Of Chief. Justice Chase.
There were present in the chamber Atty
Gen. Williams, Gen. Butler, Senator
Bsyard, Carlyle, Casey, Phillips, Otto
Pike, Ashton, David g. Durant, Bradley,
Beverly johnson, Pascal, Munich and
many other distinguished members of the
bar.
On motion Of Carlyle the
Hon. BEVERLY JOHNSON
presided, and ID. w. Middleton, clork of
the court acted as secretary.
Mr.. johnson, on taking the chair, said
the death Of an emminent Judge Of even q
state court is always a great calamity, but
the chief-jus,ice Of the supreme court of
the United States was still a greater ca
lsmity because of q greater extent Of iu-
risdiction and questions of greater inn
portance to be decided. lie felt sure that
he could assert with perfect truth that
more able, pure and upwrigtt Justices
than these were not to be found ia any
| other country in the world; and as 10 the
late hief-justice, he was equal 10
his predecessors. When the appointment
was made, although lie had high appre-
citation OF TIE talent and ability as a leg
islator and officer of the government, and
was satisfied Chase was truly agrest man,
he had his doubts concerning his capacity
for the distinguished judicial osition, bnt
in this he was mistook for his decisions in
volving so many delicate and important
questions growing out OF our sad civil
strife. from the first commanded the ap-
prevail of the profession and country.
In conclusion, johnson said some
consolation was to be found in the fact
that as a father, the late chief justice was
tender as a friend, steadfast; Ms man,
he stood to the last high in the confidence
of his countrymen, and he died, as he
lived, a christian.
| MR.. PuILLIp3
said he was satisfied that the members of
the bar had listened with profound re-
spect to the remarks Of the chairman, and
he thought it unnecessary to offer any
remarks; but would move the appoint
ment Of committee to report on such
action rs was necessary to BIO taken. The
committee was accordingly appointed
After an interval Of a few minutes, Mr..
Merrick reported a series of resolutions
eulogestic of the character of the de-
ceased, and rendering to his family the
deepfelt sympathy of the meeting in their
loss Of father, and that the attorney gen.
ersl Of the United States be requested to
move in the supreme court that the reso-
lutions be entered in the minutes and as a
farther mark OF respect, that the members
of the bar will wear the usual badge of
mourning 80 days. The resolutions were
agreed to, and the meeting adjourned.
MARTIN v. CONWAY,
who was arrested last Saturday for shoot
ing ex-senator Pomeroy, will have a pre-
liminary hearing at the police court to-
morrow morning. Pomeroy denies the
statement that no will decline TO prosecute
Conway, and says the complaint will be
entered by the officer who made the ar
rest, but all who witnessed the shooting
have been summoned together with the
ex-senator, who will also give his tes,i-
mony
EN-PREsIDENT JOHNSON
declines at present to make any state
ments as to the nature of his business in
Washington. He says he will DO here
several days and before he goes will have
something TO say in relation to his pres
ence here. 1t is believed he will prepare
statement in reiutation of that recently
published by Judge Holt, but gives no in
formation upon this topic. He is accom-
ponied by his son, Andrew johnson Jr
This morning large number of personal
and political friends called upon him at
the hotel. Shortly after Johnsons ar
rival he sent for g. Moore of this city,
= who was his private secretary during his
{ presidential term.
GES. SHERMAN
left here this evening for Toledo to attend
the reunion army of Tennessee.