Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1877-05-29
as worth at least $4,000 year at that

as worth at least $4,000 year at tina
date.
His residence on the Pacific was only
about ten years. Suffering inconveni
ence with q very common, yet seldom
dangerous disease, he underwent trif
ling surgical operation. No one dream
ed of danger, yet at times the scratch O
pin will induce that terrible disease
tetaaaus, which in his case caused his un
timely and unexpected death on the 30tt
September, 1854. All his five sons are
dead-one died in infancy and the othe1
four in early manhood. Sandy will be
remembered by many as having loomed
up like q rocket Immediately after the
war, being one of the sprightliest and
most brilliant men in the United States
He held the position of United States
District Judge in Nevada, and would
have been elected to the United States
Senate as soon as old enough. He was
killed by q railroad collision near San
Francisco about eight years ago, and at
the time of his death was the youngest
Judge the United States ever had in her
service, being but Is years old. His
brothers, John, Joe, and Sidney, all
promising young men. died ct the age
|of q, " cOnsumption-Joe six weeks
before his fathers death, John and Sid
ney some years after. l-,y.-
Mention has been made of his eldest
daughter having married the Hon. John
B. Felton. Mrs. Judge Baldwin and
her youngest daughter, Miss Cornelia,
live with Mr.. FELTON,. He is now q mil
lionaire, and his social position as high
as that of any gentleman on the Pacific
coast. He is prominent as politician,
and his name is frequently mentioned
in connection with seat in the United
States Senate. The writer was handed
a letter some months ago by father in
an adjoining county, which he had re-
ceived from his son (both lawyers) in
San Francisco, and mentioned his being
one of three young lawyers from that
city invited to the hospitable mansion
of Mr.. FELTON,, few evenings before, on
the occasion of the marriage of a daugh-
ter of the late Judge Edward Stanley, q
niece of Mrs. Judge Baldwin, to Mr..
Coghill. He says Of Mr. Felton's home,
in Oakland, "that 1t Is a very beautiful
one, with a large ornamental yard,
worth from 500, 900 to $3.50, 900. He has
a most excellent library-legal, histeri-
cal, philosophical, scientific, and litera-
ry-through which he showed me with
great interest, He seems to be quite
fond of young men, and encouraged me
to persevere. He says he thought he
aOo,tld starve the first four or .fUe years
here. Mrs. - told me that Mr.. FIJI
practice has averaged 500, 900 year for
the past ten years." yt
may be pardoned at this distance
from San Francisco, In some remarks
upon some of the guests the young law
yer met in the parlors of Mr.. F. on this
occasion. One of his associates was a
young Mr., Hayne, son of the distins
guished South Carolina Senator, who
had the remarkable debate with Mr..
Webster. 1 observed in late Wash
ington paper this young man occupied
distinguished position in the Legisla-
ture of California, at its late session, as
member from the city. He is now a
candidate for place In the State.senat6,
All this recalls vividly the remarkable
scone of Mr.. Webster's great speech on
the 9th October, 1910, on the portico of
the capitol at Richmond, and my meet
ing him afterwards at dinner at the ia
BILE of one of the magnates of NichMohd
on the same day. The third young law
yer was from Mississippi, and doubtless
of distinguished family of Kentucky
the writer was acquainted with. The
marriage Of the bride, the daughter sf
Hon. Edward Stanley, of North Caroli-
ha, who emigrated to California near
the same date at which Judge Baldwin
did, and with whom I bad correspon-
dence whilst he represented the old
North State so ably in Congress. His
marriage shortly after to Cornelia, the
youngest sister Of my old friend and
school mate, served 10 kaep him before
my minds eye.
She is years younger than Cyrus, hav-
ing been born in Staunton in July, 1923.
Having gone ON visit to her brother Jo-
Francisco, she mrrried Judge Stanley
in 1859. He was previously married in
North Carolina, but was a widOwer
without children when he emigrated to
California. His nephew, Judge John
Stanley, now of Oakland, it is prob
able accompanied him, and doubtless as
an adopted son, inasmuch as at his un-
cle's death he Inherited large portion
of his estate.
Of the other guests were Mrs. Judge
Crittenden and her attractive daughter.
She, it will be remembered, was made a
widow by the murder of her husband
by the notorious Laura D. Fair. AS
this young gentleman says of them,
"they live in San Francisco and visit in
the first circles, 'as they deserve to do,
the circumstances of the Judges death
hot having affected their standing, as is
very proper" I doubt not he is per-
fectly correct, and whilst I did not know
the Judge, his venerated father, the
Hon. John J. Crittenden, and his last
wife, am proud to say, numbered
among my most cherished friends. Well
do / remember the circumstances of
VIM. d. Fairs ranking his fellows and
graduating with the highest honors and
being the Very first graduate of the v.
M. Institute. I remember the history
Of the eminent firm of which he was q
member. Well, also, do recall the cir
cumstances of my meeting on the morn
ing of the 4th of May, 1869, at his office
in San Francisco, with my old and
greatly esteemed friend, Col. Henry D.
Irving, of Cumberland county, Va,
who, just before the war, had gone to
that city to settle up the legal business
of his brother, Joseph X. Irving, of that
firm. How we'll and vividly do recall
his narrative of the great change that
had come over the purpose of his life,
when, after the war began, he heard
that his only child fell whilst gallantly
doing his duty as a member of troop
of calvary from his native county. Hav-
ing years before laid the remains of his
boy $ mother in the church-yard neal
his home, he felt that the last and ten
derest tie that bound him to Virgins
having been severed, he cared not te
return. How I sympathized with him
as he brushed away the inevitable tear
1 very well recall. Then, again, when
I presented letter of introduction from
friend to the survivor of this firm al
Stockton, Is it strange that the letter
referred to should awaken these with q
great many other "reminiscences
| His letter referred also to one, who
because of the rapid flight of years, was
school boy seemingly short time age
at Messy Creek Academy, and with hi!
brother, and others of his associates
sometimes under my roof. I refer t.
Judge John CARRIER, son of the late W
III. CARRIER, of Staunton. He resides in
Oakland and ranks among the leaders