Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-02-12


England, and we agsin see in the Su.
preme Court room and in the Senate
Chamber "tha. good gray head which all
men know. reminding one Of the grand
old heads of Casa on Roman coins. II
he lives until the 21s. day OF May next
| he will be so years Of age, yet with the
! exception of his failing sight. he is in
! full enjoyment of his faculties. 1t is a
treat to hear him in the Supreme Court.
| where his graciousness and dignity OF
bearing. his careful utterance, and his
commanding arguments recall Webster,
Preston, Crittenden and other great law
yers who were his contemporaries. not on
ly at the bar but in Congress. He is re-
garded as the best Constitutional lawyer
living. and while familiar with the com
mon law and with the statute law Of
Maryland, he is "A master-spirit in 1tisi
prttLS cases,
He was sineularly blest in having as a
wife daughter of Governor Robert
Bowie of Maryland, to whom he was
married in 1919. and who died in 1878.
She shared the fortunes and graced the
eminent career of her distinguished bus-
band, and at their golden wedding" in
1869, there were present twelve of their
living children. f0rty-tive Of their grand
children. and several of their greats grand
children. She accompanied her husband
in his visits to Europe, one as Minister
TO England. and resided here when he
was Senator and Attorney-General
Mr.. johnson lost the sight Of one of
his eyes years ago. when he was training
Edward Stanley TO fight Henry A. Wise.
after a row the two had at u race-courss.
Stanley was pracucing, and his bullet,
striking tree, glanced back and hit his
instructor in. the eye, endangering his
life, although 1t prevented the duel. He
has since had cataract on the other
eye. and although 1t was once success
fully removed, | believe it has partially
reformed. At one time. many years ago,
a Baltimore mob took his furniture and
library into the street before his house
and made bonfire of them. Now he is
one OF the most popular men in Mary
land although his devotion to the Union
prevented his reelection TO the United
States Senate Washington Cor. Bos-
ton Journal.
INGENIOUS BUEGLAKs.-Willa anybody
tell us OF what particular value locks
and bolts and safes and bars arc when
burglars, in few moments or hours,
can do what is described in the following?
New London, Conn. Feb. 10.-The
Bank of Commerce was robbed on Tues
day night. On Wednesday the bank
officers were unable to open the vault
and an expert accomplished if at night,
when n loss Of So5 600 was discovered
This gave the robbers over twenty-four
hours start OF the officers. The burglars
had packed up in tin box bills and all
receivable securities of the bank amount
ing to 100000 or more, but left them
on the floor of the vault. evidently in the
hurry OF departure. An entrance was
gained through side window leading
into the Directors room. On the out
side door of the vault was a combination
dial lock and on the inner one another
patent lock combination, each of which
was entrusted to different officers of the
bank The paying teller, who had the
Of the outside lock, was
unable to operate it, and on Wednesday
the service Of experts was obtained, an
expert finally opening Ii at P. N, when !
the robbery was discovered. The bank /
week ago for chronometer !
lock, which arrived to-day. The safe OF !
the bank was considered more secure |
than any other in the city. There is no !
c!ew TO the robbers.