New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-28
FROM BENCH AND BAR.
GATHERED FROM LAWYERS AND AMONG
THE COURTS

President Harrison las completed the list OF ap-
pointmens 10 the new Circuit Curt Judgeshps ana
action by the Senate on the nominations shoud hot
long be deferred. The nominations MAINTAIN the
Presidents high reputation FIR the selection OF apIe
judges lie has had an unusually large number OF
judicial places TO fill. Two Supreme Court Justices
have already been appointed by him, and ten nomlna
tons OF Circuit Judges now awaiting confirmation
by the Senate. Two of the nominees are Dehoc'"'s
several Of them have held judicial office ana le"
objections have been made 10 any OF them. The n0h
tons Of Judge Shipman, General Con ana MI l"i'
have received especial commentator. President LII"
coin the last preceding President to have large
number of judicial appointments Of exceptonai III
portance. and the judges appointed by him nave pee"
among the most distinguished occupants OF the Oehc"
The appointment of Chief Justice Waite was suflicieh'
TO make lawyers grateful to President Grant So'c
Of President Grants other appointments were less
fortunate. The selections made by Presidents Hayes
and Cleveland were not uniformly approved by mem
bcrs of the bar The two Supreme Court justices
named by President Arthur did much to strengthen 'e
bench of the highest court of the United states III
spite OF the low salaries OF the judges the fGu Sge
courts had never bctterequlppd bench OF !uasc'
than the present one
The Commission on Statutory Revision has completed
large part of It's most necessary work. and the duy
dcvolvng on under the law Of 1891 is only To revise
the colonial laws. This work is important but ho'
necessarily wearing the minds Of the Commissioners
or likely consume any large proportion Of their lime
The Commissioners appointed by Governor
Flower last week will strengthen the Commission EN-
Collector Magone and ex-senator Lns0n are both well
known TO the lawyers of the State and the work thoy
have TO perform will undoubtedly be carefully done
The work of the old Commission in revising the cor
pora ton and some other statutes has been severely
crtcsed in many respects II Is unfortunate that the
sent Commas toners did not have the important duty
OF preparing the revision OF the branches OF the law
considered by the earlier commission.
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has recently passed
upon q peculiar case recalling the "'robln mystery
which caused much discussion in this city. Mary T.
Tobn disappeared from her Brooklyn home, and few
DAYS later was found IN the waters OF the Bay near
Staten Island Her brother Daniel s Totin, lived at
McKeespor. Penn. lie TO this city when he
heard Of his sisters disappearance, and requested
the keepers OF several morsues to inform him "
his sisters body was discovered. Soon after his
return to his home he received telegram
dated @Omaranlnc :. c. and signed Coroner
Hughes Clifton s. c." Mr.. Tobn strcd at once for
Clifton South Carolina but afterward found out that
which he might have guessed, that the telegram came
from Clifton, staten Island. The operator had made
Ia mistake In using the initials as c. instead OF
8. L. Mr.. Tobin sued the Western Union Telegraph
Company for his travelling expenses on his trip to
South Carolina. He obtained verdict and TIE Penn
syvana supreme Court has recently affirmed the lndg
mcnt Of the trial court 10 holds that the ihct that
the mossag, was not repeated has bearing on the
case. the condition concerning repeated mesSag :
applies only to tie person sending the telegram ana
not 10 its recipient