The Mineral argus., 1883-08-30
JUDGE A DEAD.
Of Judge Jere 5. Black OF
sylvania, Who Passed Away
a Prayer on His Lips.

Oh uuke ocre .. AhC u
sylvania, Who Passed Away
a Prayer on His Lips.
Pa, Special Telegram, Aug. 10.
is in mourning. Judge Black, the
RAJ 6gure OF Brockie, lies cold in
his death was peaceful and calm,
Nn7tful life went out beautiful as
. OF a summer sun upon the cloud
His death was a courageous one,
rope Of q blessed immorta lily. At
ock he brsathed his last. kissing
goodbye, he turned over on his
d with a smile playing upon his lips
d away. His two sons, Chauncey
Henry, his daughter, Mrs. Hornsby,
s~on-in-laT, M. Hornsey, and A. F.
ar. were present when
/ spark fed. Shortly before death
his icy hands upon aim, he spoke
nfidence of the future, saying to his
|uncy he had no fear of crossing the
yer when his Heavenly Father
him on the other shore, ending,
d that l were as comfortable about
leave behind in the world" When
wed vile kaelt by his bedside COM
him with her sympathy and love,
utteraoce to the following impres-
aver: "0h, thou N ost beloved and
| heavenly Father, from whom l
being, and VI whom I have ever
If it be thy VIII, grant that my suf-
nd and that / be called home 10
and oh bless and comfort thou my
udges illness only dates from Mon
and rom the irst approach of the
d painful diseese, he was perfectly re-
feeling that It would terminate fatal
er his case became critical, and Il was
ecessary to resort to a surgical Oper-
IL observed that the doctors were in
and asked its import. They told
the intended operation, and that
al asked the consent OF the family.
humoredly and with mis- accustomed
remarked:
have reckOned without your host. l
e victim and the only one to be con-
| will not submit. | can hold out
DIS. Aztec and Garnett a be sum-
in consultation.
eably TO the judges desire the doc.
&c brought and be consented to the
on. II was successfully performed,
|od poisoning followed, which. was
mediate cause of his death. All
! his sickness, although suffering in
yony, he was cheerful, and his great
ave vent In frequent sc~irtillAtions of
tterances, and st times he repeated
ms from his favOrite authors, Bry-
hanatOpSis and the words OF Lady
b. In his dying moments the jurist
ne of his force OF character, his gent
nd brightness Of disposition, and his
language, when not under the inhu-
|f opiates. Judge Black suffered
during his illness, but his last mo-
we've without scute pain, and
ssed quietly away, retaining con-
less Nit,f1 a few minutes of his
niah SuEvan Black was born in
set coun = Pa, Jan. 10, 1910. His
De camsrNDm the north OF Ireland
ttied neal be present site OF York,
e home the statesman, early IN
IenteeDtt 4segtury. His iather, Henry
being a ArmeT, Jerry, as be ives
aTiy called, passed his early years
tie urRin fields of the clearing
the glades, and his love of rural
nained with him through all his days.
fixed his religious faith and turned
the CAmpOellite cburch, which be
at the age OF twenty-eight. he re
his first niild-training in fhoOls
his own home, but com
bis studies at a pin ~'acad-
n Fayette county. BE a inn
legal prac ice from the md in
e married Miss Mary FL 3, bis
tors daughter, who sur him.
? Gov. Porter appointed ri judge
nmon Pleas. He was u le chiei
OF the supreme court oftL State in
~ drawing the short Of three
after having been chosen pom the
with Lewis, GrosOn, LOwery, and
Y, under the neW constitutional pro
making the Judges elective. In
he was reelected to the supreme
by q large majority. Afterwards
ame Attorney General of the United
under Mr.. Buchanan. Judge Black:
y during tho4 trying months is I'm.
enable. The int member of tia
II, furnished in January, 1877, q writ
butte to Judge Blacks answering
y during that period; and Judge Hol
er of his cabinet colleagues, has said
nan could have been ardent o
1 in bis attachment to the union Of
persistent in urging those things cal
i to save it from the designs Of tn,
ern men than Judge Black"
a lawyer he was considered M of tn
st Ia the country. Two years age
lblishsd a vigorous defense Of TIA
ian religion n the North America
v AGAINST the onslaughts Of Robert G
|oll.