The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1877-02-23
SUPREME COURT VACANCY.

Assuming that the vacancy upon the,
Supreme Court Bench, OccasiOned by
the election of Justice Davis to the
Senate, will not be filed before the 4th
Of March, and that on that day Mr..
Tilden will have the nomination of the
new Justice in his hands, we would
call attention to the fact that rs the
Court now stands the South is exclud-
ed from any voice in its deliberations
or decisions. Ohio alone has two mem
bers-Mr. Chief Justice Waite and Mi.
Justice Swayne. New York, New
Jersey and Pennsylvanja, adjoining
States, have each one, the Pacific coast
! one, New England one, ana The States
| between the Ohio and the Mississippi
two.
Clearly the South should have ths.
new Justice. Judge John A. Camp
bell has been suggested, but while his
great ability and honesty are we'll
| known, it must be apparent that th,.
fact Of his age and his connection with
| the Confederate Government as Assis-
tant Secretary of War will weigh
against him. The new appointee'
should be from the South. He should
| be in the prime of life and OF vigorous
constitution. His antehellun record
should be that purely ola lawyer and
not Of a politician. His record during
! the war should be such as not to excite.
! the animosity Of the North. In other
! words lie should be Il man who has
| had as little as possible to do with poll
| tics, and who has been devoted to his.
profession and eminent a: the bar. We
know of no one who combines all the
elements ofavailability for such a nom
ination more completely than Hon.
Peter Hamilton Of Mobile. He would
;ldOrn the Supreme Bench, and the
country could rely implicitly upon his
devotion to the Constitution and the
Union.---If0bie Register.
There was a wedding in this city last
| Thursday night which is worth mem
| tioning. Some months ago u man
came from New Orleans to this city
ind ciaimcd his, wife, one sophia Dur
can, from whom he had been separated
ior nearly twenty years. His wife re-
fused to own him, in fact repuised him,
and claimed the right to live in peace
with her two children, who are grown
TO mature age, and with whom she is
| living happily. pi!u rejected husband,
! who had discarded his wife maDN
years before for the company of an
other woman, sought consolation in the
society of another. He paid court to
the daughter of the deacon OF the Yves,
Kansas Baptist Church, and on last
Thursday night married her. The ST IL
gular part of the affair is this: When
the first wife of Duncan heard that hcl
| former husband was about to be mar
ried she rejoiced exceedingly, ant!
while she did not go to the wedding,
she sent to congratulate her successor
in the affections OF tie erratic George
Yesterday morning George, the reject
cd, visited his ancient wife. to boast OF
his good fortune. lie rejoiccu in III,
possession OLA young wife, Il weii-:,:r-
| nished hone,anG L two story residence
ia the it;tS;ifotiable part a! the town.
all acquired by marriage. The old
lady turned up he: nose 1T her fornei
spouse, remarking, cooliy that she
WAS satisfied, provided the deacon's
daughter was.-kojasns city times.
Senator Davis, when he WAS judge,
! had IL ShreWd way OF his own. Once at