The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-07-10

Inc JuUgG IS very SGuSlAlNG dIQ az llAiCo
very shorttempered He has a very keen
vision where any one calls on him with an
interested motive, and can detect humbug
with lightning-like swiftness. One day
lady dressed in deep mourning called upon
the Judge to get him to help her secure a
place in one of the departments. She told
piteous story, and wound up with the decla-
ration that she was starving. This theatre
cal statement produced a certain effect,
which was entirely ruined moment after
by the lady displaying gold watch set with
diamonds. The Judge made short work of
her after a sight of the watch. The female
adventuresses of Washington always avoid
him. He very bluntly puts them On par
with the seoundrels of the opposite sex, and
talks to them quite as plainly. he has
always with him several messengers or secre-
taries. No woman unknown to him could
ever succeed in seeing him alone He has
always had perfect horror of scandals coal
nected with women. His extreme care has
enabled him to avoid the black-maiiers and
adventuresses of Washington to such de-
gree that not single bit Of dirty gossip has
ever been breathed about him.
NovELREADER.
He is very fond of reading novels. He
likes to lie at ease upon a sofa or stretched
out in an easy chair with cigar and novel.
Three or four years ago he had some trouble
with his liver, and the doctors forbade his
smoking Last year they allowed him to be-
gin again. He began with Richmond cigar
cites, but soon passed through the stage of
this most insipid smoking and took up
cigars. In smoking these cigars he would
show his pride in his powers of decision. He
would often mark place on a cigar with his
thumb nail and say: Il will smoke down to
there only" He would husband the fragrant
weed until the place indicated was reached.
Then he would gaze at the remainder of the
cigar with intense longing and with sigh
would drop it. In this way he gained credit
with himself for his self-control, and almost
Immediately rewarded this self-control by
lighting fresh cigar.
He has dry, waggish humor He loves
good stories Once Senator Salisbury, of
Delaware, called upon the Judge with two or
three Delaware young ladies' Salisbury is
as thin as a rail, long, bony and awkward.
His head is very small, while his voice in
speaking is species of short hoarse banks,
in which close observer could at times
pick out word. Obituary poetry is lively
reading to the speeches Of Salisbury.
The young women, when they were intro
duced to the Judge, crowded about him. One
tender, blue-eyed little thing crowded up to
the Judge and said, with soft lisp; II do so
love to meet great men-men about whom
have read SO much" 7.4--
The Judge smiled
Then again: Mr. President, tell me
who is the finest orator in the Senate"
The Judges eyes twinkied. Then, with an
air of great gallantry, he bowed very low as
he said: 'If you force me to say, must con-
fess that the palm of peerless oratory rests
with Senator Salisbury"
Salisbury heard the ravishing compli-
ment. He bowed and bowed, feebly protest
ing but finally receiving the tribute of his
most modest merit.
Judge Davis's greatness lies in his iron will
and his answering honesty of character
No public clamor could sway him from his
line of duty. 1t is to him that the people
owe the early assertion of the supremacy of
the civil over the military law after the close
OF the war. His action as a judge in the
celebrated case of Milligan is enough to
make his fame lasting in the history of our
institutions. In that ne showed great cour-
age in asserting the right in the face of the
most vigorous public clamor.
He is OF an old Maryland family. He was
educated at Kenyon College, Ohio. In early
life he studied law at Stockbridge Mass,
where he married his first wife. His life in
this Berkshire hill country is one of the most
pleasant in the Judges life. The region
about Stock bridge is more like England than
anywhere else in this country. The roads
are perfect, while farms are like gardens, so
carefully are they tended. Order, thrift and
repose pervade the very atmosphere of this
region. 1t was here that the natural inclina-
tons of the Judge were fairly established.
His subsequent removal to Illinois, his career
there and in Washington are full of incidents
of a successful life.
The Judges power to keep a secret and his
detection of any attempt to pump him were
we'll shown one Monday when he was on the
Supreme Court bench. Decisions were being
read. One was due of great importance to
fbp stuck Dnarkat II fall n Of tho limo.
winded justices to make the decision. As
ne began to read Reverdy Johnson stepped
to the front row of the justices and whispered
to Justice Davis: What is the point of the
decision just being read? | ask because l am
going to Baltimore in a moment, and have
no time to wait"
Said Justice Davis: 'Mr Johnson, if | tell
you now you will have from half an hour to
one hours advantage on the stock market in
New York-that is if you are so inclined.
You had better wait, Mr. Johnson"
His second marriage illustrates his reserve.
He told no one about it until almost the
very last thing. He ignored all questions
upon the subject, and at last when he went
off to be married only a few believed the
wedding would take place. The happy bride
was not quite so reserved, else not a word
would have been known about it until the
day of the ceremony.
He is a grand old man, who has been in
public life for years. He retires without a
flaw upon his reputation, with the respect
and regard OF ali, without regard to party
If the existing party organizations should
break up, he would be a strong candidate for
a new organization,
PKEE DUNNS CHALLENGE.
How a Duel Between Him and MIR. Rust
Was Avoided.
Gath's Gossip.