Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-07-26
THE JUDGE TO LEAVE US.
Well-Known Parsonage to Resume a
Brilliant Diplomatic Career.

Judge W. G. Riley Of Virginia, who was
appointed consul at Puerta Cabelo, Venezuela.
yesterday is the original Judge" who is the
pride of al the Judges and the majors
and the ''coionels' about Washington. He is a
gentleman by CAD, SIR" of good education
and remarkable GIFT of language and fertility
of imagination. He is the cleverest story teller
| of all the Judges" "majors" and "colonels. ="
Few frequent visitors to Washington if they
stop at first-class hotels, have failed to make
the acquaintance Of the loquacious Judge from
Accomack. He is a most ingenious story teller,
and most of the Judge and major" stories that
have gone out from Washington have relate d
in part to him.
DIPLOMATIC EXPERIENCE IN AFRICA.
This is not his first appointment to the con-
sular service. He held commission under
President Grant, who sent him to some little
consulate on the east coast of Africa. When
the judge left for this post of duty it was
thought that he would not again return. The
majors" and the ''colonels" babe him a tear
full farewell. But neither the fever that turks
III the swamps nor the savages down by the
sea were match for the judge. In the due
course OF time he returned to his native land
and one day he appeared suddenly in the hotel
lobby to the great joy of the majors" and
| ''colonels." He had added many stories to his
| fine assortment and the suavity of a diplomat
| to his manners. Since then he has been re-
| garded as a lawyer, a scholar and a diplomat.
Everybody knows the Judge and there will not
be word said against his appointment by any
appreciative citizen.
NEARLY PROVOKED A WAR.
It is said that he came near causing war he.
tween this country and the savages of Africa
where he was formerly stationed, but any one
will agree that he was justifable in what he
did AS the story goes, and it il believed to be
a matter of official record at the State Depart T.
ment, the consulate was situated on the beach
| with broad stretch Of sand in front of the
house extending to the waters Here the
| judge lived with his wife. and while he did not
| find the nation to whom he was accredited to
possess those social qualities so pleasing to the
judge, he found it possible to tolerate his posi-
| ton as long as the savage citizens let him
| alone. But every morning the whole village
came down on the beach in front of his honse
| to make their toilet 1t was disagreeabe for the
| judge and his wife to have these naked citizens
squatting about in front of his door, and he
made many protests against it. The protests
were made formally in writing to the prime
minister and the queen, but there was no at.
tention paid to them. Finally the Judge
| could stand il no longer. He got a gun and
loaded it with the finest mustard seed" shot
| and lay in wait. One morning was heard the
| report of gun and number of naked negroes
| cries. Later in the day q delegation OF digni.
taries, headed by the prime minister waited
on the Judge to make a formal declaration OF
war against the United States and to give the
judge notice Ito git"
The judge protested. most eloquently argu
| ing his case. but it was of no avail II shall
appeal to the queen" he declared
The prime minister shook his head and looked
| solemn. 1T was the queen you shot," he said
! The shot were small and settled in fiesh,
parts so that the queen rapidly recovered ant
the judges diplomacy soon placed him in favol
| again.
There is no doubt about the judges confrma
ton and he will very creditabiy represent hi
country at this new post. He has served tern
| as consul near where he is now assigned III,
gets his title Of judge through being Judge O
| common pleas in his county. He is a goos
campaigner and has held several elective Office
at the hands Of his people.
Gov. Beaver has appointed George r. Snow
| den to DO major general OF the Pennsylvania
national guard, vice Gen. John F. Hartranft
deceased, and Robert p. Dechert to be briga
der general Of the first brigade. Both ar
prominent democrats.
mass Of pure compact rock salt, said I,
contain sc. 000, 900 tons Of the mineral is locates
on an island l85 feet high which rises from
sea marsh on the route from Brashear to New
Iberia, up the river 1eche In Louisiana.
There 10 good deal in bizarre name some
times. A Boston man is selling great quaint
ties Of ''cool Babylonish lemonade" though
why ''Babylonish" lemonade il especially de-
sirabls ID past finding out