Show W B WOODS of ilia U V S supreme court died of dropsy at ilia residence in washington on saturday list last lie ile had been seriously ill in call cali tot donilu nia about a n month ago but recovered sufficiently to enable him to return hogile ila iio soon afterward had another attack rendering ilia his condition very critic critical ai on friday night last lie he became utterly unconscious and the ilia next morning I 1 the only billy evidence of lifo life was lila his slow respiration justice woods was born in newark 0 0 and atter after receiving ilia lii primary education was wa sent bent to yale yala college where here lie graduated in 1815 subsequently ho he studied law and began the ilia practice of 11 his is profession in ili 1847 entering the political arena lie ha was elected in 1847 to tile the ohio legislature and was made speaker and was reelected re elected to the same body for years yeara thereafter after the hie breaking out of the way war lie he went into the military service gervice us re lieutenant colonel of the seventy sixth ohio infantry serving until the war closed when ho he was ivas mustered out of tile tiie service with I 1 lie to rank of brigadier general aud and it major general ila ho was mustered out in alabama where lie ha re returning to his legal duties and political roli life lie was chosen state if angellor anc ellor for six years but atter after serving gerving 11 g in this position lor for two years he was as appointed circuit judge of the united states for the fifth district which office lie 18 held while residing lit in mobile for a number of ilia promotion to the united states supreme court took place in 1880 |