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Show DEATH 01' JUDUE IlKUMJIOXI). The Judge Druninioiid whose death is chronicled in the dispatches today, was nut the Judge Drum-mend Drum-mend of early Utah notoriety. The latter sank Into oblivion, and became a petty and desplcablo criminal. lie would remove cancelled can-celled postage etampo, cleauoITthe cancelling mark from them and sell them for whisky. Thomas Drummond, whose death is announced today, was a native of the State of Maine, was born in IS09,and was a graduate of ISowdoin college. He studied law and was admitted to the bar In Philadelphia In 1833. Soon afterwards he removed re-moved to Illinois, in which Stato he held various judicial positions. Ho becamo a United States circuit judge In 1SC9, and is noted as one of the most eminent jurists of the Union. |