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House in the territorial legislature of Ne braska; one of the committee to draft the first state constitution under which Nebraska was admitted to the Union; in 1866 elected Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, serv ing for seventeen years. Phelps, Lester D.—At Rockville, Ct.., July 3, aged 72. Probate judge for the district of Ellington, had served as associate judge of the city court, and in many other of‘fices.

Roberts, D. M.—At Atlanta, Ga., July 28.

Express robbery case and wrote a novel based on the crime. Hardy, Hon. Henry.—-At Defiance, Ohio, uly 9, aged 83. Served four years in the egislature; prosecuting attorney; recorder of Defiance county for six years. Jones, Alfred Mills.—At Waukesha, Wis., aged 73. Popularly known as "Long" Jones; state chairman of the Republican party in Illinois for twelve years; member of the state senate in Wisconsin; rnade collector of internal revenue by President Hayes; United States marshal. Johnson, William F.—At Philadel hia, Pa., July 26, aged 73. Philadelphia 5 oldest active lawyer, highly esteemed by his brethren of the bar. Moore, Joseph C.—At New York City, July 26, aged 32. Former legislator of Rhode

Former circuit judge and one of the best known lawyers in Georgia. Robertson, P. C.—At Globe, Ariz., July 9. Sent to California legislature; took prominent rt in drafting of the second constitution fir that state; probate judge in Globe, Ariz., for four terms. ' Sebring, J. C.—At Boise City, Ida., July 16. Probate judge of Canyon county. sland; on his admission to the bar before Stone, Charles Francis.—At Laconia, N. H., - he was twenty-one was the youngest lawyer the state had ever had. July 25, aged 66. Judge of the New Hamp Morse, Col. Daniel S.—At Burlington, Vt., shire Superior Court; served in the legislature; chairman of the Democratic State Committee; July 8, aged 77. Educated at Dartmouth; appointed naval officer of the port of Boston personal friend of Lincoln at Springfield, Ill., by President Cleveland, serving four years. and employed by him in drawing briefs. Muszey, Col. David P.—At Cambridge, Vail, James Howell-At Muscatine, 1a., July 19, aged 82. For several years member Mass, August 3, aged 72. Lawyer and former of the city council of St. Louis; assistant Unitarian clergyman. circuit attorney, judge of the fifteenth Neill, Alexander, Sr.—-At Hagerstown, Md., judicial district of Missouri and judge of the uly 14, aged 66. Of prominent old Maryland Court of Appeals; for years district judge in amily; oldest member of Washington County North Dakota. bar; elected to Maryland legislature in 1869; auditor of the county court. ' Ridgeway, James W.—At Paris, Me., Nccrology—The Bar {ally 27. Former! district attorney of 'ngs County, N. .; defended uAl" Adams, Bain, James H.—At Glens Falls, N. Y., uly 16, aged 59. Prominent member of the noted "policy king." arren county bar. Rodman, Al red-At Dedham, Mass, July Bristol, Louis H.—At New Haven, Ct., 5, aged 61. ice-president of the Bay State July 20, aged 71. One of the oldest and best Trust Company; admitted to bar but never known lawyers in New Haven; was graduated practised. from Yale in 1859. Sabine, Hylas.—At Cambridge, Mass, Carlisle, John C.—At New York City, Jul 25, aged 81. Former state senator, state July 31, aged 75. ud‘itor, and railroad commissioner of Ohio; Cox, James Richard-At Auburn, N. Y., one of the first men in the country to enforce aged 90. Former law artner of Secretary state supervision of railroads and compulsory Seward; famous as a awyer in Louisiana railroad returns with regard to public safety and Texas; an Abolitionist and knew Lincoln. and service. Craze, Lawrence L.——At Houghton, Mich" Smith, Alexis C.—At Rochester, N. Y., a ed I uly 4, aged 37. Justice of the peace of 58. Former commander of the New ork ortage township. Twenty-third Regiment, National Guard. Davies, William G.—Tuxedo, N. Y., July 26, Tirrell, Charles Q.—-At Natick, Mass, aged 68. Prominent New York lawyer. {July 31, aged 65. Former representative in Dowley, Hugh.—At Sidney, 0., July 18, assachusetts legislature; in 1880 senator aged 55. Former county clerk of the Common from fourth Middlesex district; in 1890 Pleas court. entered Congress; close friend of President Taft. East, William H.—At Bloomington, Ind., July 10. Won local fame as counsel for the Venobla, Major Richard Morton.—-At Bal defense in the Chelsey Chambers Monon timore, Md., July 10, aged 71.