Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1882-05-18
Of-Hand Sketches Of the Mem-
bers Of the United States Su-
preme Court.
I'm. g. R."iu Philadelphia Times. /

| IL. VI. ". 10 fnlIaueipnl0 IlmoS.
WASHINGTON. April 22.-Tbo Supreme
Curt Of the United Statcs-tha groat har-
binger. shect"anchnr, anfety-valve, etc.. ol
our liberties has during the week sat Will,
q full bench for the first time in three years.
l dropped in on tho court day or two ago.
What q jolly old set! There was the chief
justice. with iron gray huir, thick and stiff.
and whiskers just the same. q big nose and q
big mouth, wrapped in his blnck silk gown,
but looking very like Chief Justice. But
he attends to his business, leaves poliios to
the dog, md is respected by his associates.
On his right oldest in commission of any
ono on the bench, is Justioo Miller. round
and fat and sixty.four, little bnld and
closely shaven face. On the bench he is as
GROSS rs Ratchet, for ho hates circumlocn-
ton and shams. and half tho bar is made of
them, but off the bcnoh he is rs jolly and
kind and gentle as any man you ever saw.
lle has been regarded for years ns the ablest
ma on the bench. The three last appoint-
mcnts on the bench may change this, but
doubt it.
On the Chief Justices left is Justice Field
appointed as n Republican, but now pcsky
old Democrat. IIc is tull. bald headed
spectaclcd, full bearded. with jewish casl
of conntenance. Smart he Is, too, as all the
Fields are. lie writes strong opinions and il
popular. lilo is a most entertaining com.
p.ni>n and great traveller and scholar.
Drink? yes, once il a while. Miller and
Field respectively arc the two Oldest Judges
in commission on the bench. Justice Bradley
is next 10 point of rank-a thin, refined
closely shavcn, gray haired. scholarly, Judi
cially looking old gentleman. who doesn't
seem to have much to say to anyone. JUS
lico Harlan, fourth in rank, excepting, of
course. the Chief Justice. is a specimen
| kentuckyian-a giant in his way Big body
big head. big hands, big feet long arms aud
long hcndcd without doubt. lie is at least
six feet sis inches in height lie rents ~
furnished house from friend of mine and
my friend had to have made. especially +,
the great kcntnckian, nine ,fopt beastead
with mattresses, blankets, sheets, etc, to cor.
respond, and also one for tho son Of the
Judge, who IS tall Jndge lInrlan was IL
strong acquisition to the bench and is popu
lar on the bench aud oH Chew tobacco did
you say? Well, should think so, and he
knows a glass Of bourbon when he tastes it,
There is not much known Of Justice Wond>.
He ia grizzly. slouching man. wh,Se per>
sonnl bearing and appearance are not q. MI
striking. lie is judge by appointment, but
doesn't look like one. Justice Stanley Mat
,hews is built on II big model. phy.icrll md
mentally. lie is self-poiscd. digniicd and
fine looking. Az IN intellectual force he
scarcely has superior Gil the bench. lie il
quiet in his intercourse and docs not seem to
caro- to extend his acquaintance. Justice
Gray is a tall. white haired reppory old
bachelor, who snaps up everybody and had
rather quarrel than win cause. When he
first came on tho bench hero he was nearly
killed with heavy eating and drinking. but
that time is over. AS tho old Judges are
very tenacious Of the rights Of seniors he is
not likely to be popular. Justice Blatchford,
the last appointment. looks like your own
George W. ChiIds and is, therefore, clean,
genial. affablc, well dressed and kindly IN :
lnred-csc lnnks do not count
Chief Justice Waite lives in handsome
house on Rhode Island avenue; Judge
Miller owns fine house on Massachusetts
avenue; Judge Field has large we'll bull,
house on Cnpt'l lila present from his
brother Cyrus-n portion Of what was once
known as tho old Capital prison In this
building Henry Clay presided as Speaker Of
the House, and in front Of it james Monroe
and John Quincy Adams were inangnracd
President. John g. Calhoun died in il.
Judge Bradley owns and occupies the hnnse
on | street which was given to General
Grant and from which he wns frst innngn-
rated. General Sherman ;hcn hecame the
owner and from him Judge Bradley pur.
chased it. Judge Harlan lives in easily
rented house. Judge Matthew'S is building y
very imposing and easily mansion on Con.
nec'icut avennc, opposite the British Lesa
ton. Judge Gray boards Mt Wormley's and
Judge Rlatchfnrd hns just purchased II $5D-
900 house on X street. Tho mutations Of
time affect even the Supreme Court, for oi
the bench of twenty years ago no. single
Judge rcmnins all dend Only two Judges
of the bench of twelve years ago remain
namely. Miller md Fied-all;ho other.
are dead, except Davis, now in tho Senate
ard Swaync. retired.
The Board of Trustees of the Southern
q Presbyterian Theological Seminary met il
q C"lnmbil last week. Dr.. Mack, agent nf tn,
1 Endowment fund. reported S43 600 had beer
9 raised for that purpose. The cif,rt will b,
i continued until the entire sum needed for TIT
+ Endowment (s200.000) is raised. The fac
n ulty Of the Seminary is composed Of Rev
c Geo. Howe, d. D.. Profcsso" Of Biblical Lit.