Daily Republican., 1879-03-29

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Yesterday afternoon the oouuuYit
was startled ~ ,hssr of the suddsl
dsssh sf II. Chsnosllos, DANIEL u. Bates
at Rishmona, Va, whsre hs wss On
gagged in 4 law case. Mr.. Batss hs
never enjoyed good hsalth but when b,
left for 1ichmsnd. his health wM a
good ~ usual. At about 3 O'Clock yas.
terdsy morning his son, George H.
Bates, Rsq., Fsoeivsd q dispatch ststine
that bis father wss very i'll and asking
him 10 come W Richmond. While Mr..
Bates was waiting for tho Richmond
train another dispatch arrived saying
the Chancsllor Was dead.
Nothing more definite is known in
rsferenos TO the sad affair which casts
: gloom over our city. = We may bs
able 10 state in eur last edition whom
the rtmains may bs expected from
RichDoDd. 0o ss4rnJa -ni ~
Hon. Daniel N. Bates got bis name
By adoR.iap. Aehsyins h.asn aLssos+ +ol
Mr.. Moore, On eminent clergyman ol
SNOW Hill, Nd, his name then bsing
Daniel n. Moore. While he was still
quite youth his father was taken "a
tally i'll on his way homs from . Jour
ney, and finding himself about to die,
consigned the care of his sou to dear
friend Of his and an illustrious lawyer,
Martin w. Bates, ESQ.,, Of Dover, who
adopted him as his own son.
Martin w. Bates for many years
deceased, will bs rscollected as ore Of
the leading men Of his day and was a
Unitsd States Senator along with John
N. Clayton from this State. He had
no children Of his own, but was strong.
ly attached to his adopted SON Daniel,
whose name was changed to Bates by
an act Of the Legislature. He entered
into the study Of law with his adopted
father, but even in his early youth his
health was poor and but faint hopes
we're entertained that he would reach
his majority. 49,
Wishing to give him all the benefits
of q good education, his adopted father
sent him to Dickinson College, Car.
Isle. Pa, from which place ls gradua-
ted with distinguished honors. In ls43
he was admitted to the bar At Dover,
and with his adopted father had lu-
crativs and extensive practice, second
only to that enjoyed by Hon. John N.
Clayton. About the year 1850 and af-
ter the death Of his adopted father,
Judge Bates removed to this city with
a splendid reputation as lawyer. He
never took an active part in politics,
though known Is moderate Democrat,
and would occasionally make speech
when called upon to do SO at apublic
During the Presidency Of James
which ended in 1861, Mr..
Bates was United States District Attor-
ley, for the State of Delaware, and OIL
he death of Chancellor Harrington, in
1865, he was appointed to the vacancy,
.he month following by Hon. Cove
then Governor of the
On November LIST, 1873, by the ad-
rice of his physician, he resigned the
which he had filed
With such success that, as far as known,
nly one decision made by him has
yer been reversed. He possessed the
ntirs confidence of the members Of the
,ar as we'll as his associates Of the
,ench, and never left his post Ct
uty until failing health rendered it
Imperative for him to do so.
After his resignation Judge Bates
nth an invalid son who has lately gone
ut as missionary to China, and his
wo daughters, took trip to Europe
nd for about two years resided in the
own of Mendone in Northern Italy,
nd in the fall of 1875 he returned
oms greatly invigorated in mind and
,ody. Upon his arrival he and his son
ieorge H. Bates formed q law copart
ership under the name of Bates &
on, and later Austin M. Harrington
eing taken into the copartnership the
anne was changed to Bates & Harring-
IN. Judge Bates, however, since his
eturn from Europe has never entered
nto the full practice of the law owing
D his tims having been engaged in COM
iling and publishing Ex-Chancellor
[arrington's decisions, which We're left
4 manuscript form, and also his own
ecisions while he was Chancellor.
This work it is understood was by
rder of an act of the Legislature.
At the time Of Judge Bates death,
y was President of the Delaware His
,rical Society; also President of the
lar Association of Wilmington.
Judge Bates was not only a talented
nd gifted lawyer, but was an eIem-
larry citizen. a devoted christian and
lember Of Grace N. L. church of this
ty, and in addition he was ''an hou-
IT man, the noblest work Of God"
Amongst those who have read law
nder Judge Bates Of this city, are
harles B. Lore, Joshua Maris, W. D.
owe, Joshua l.. Sim,ns, the late s.
!. Harrington. Richard g. Cooper Of
ew Castle also read law with him.
Judge Bates was about SO years Of
70 and leaves two sons and two daugh-
rs. His wife now deceased was a
ster Of the late Mrs. Cove Sauls bury.
Carpets.
1t has been very gratifying to Msssrs.
snnard & Co. to have been informed
they have so after the past week
at their stock Of carpets contains all
a. n al nj oouf tv1as IN ha fnuud in