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Show IILAIK IS CIIOSKN' ONU llin Appilotinrnt or I'rohile Judge l'altt tu One or tin I'ntxprclfd. On Saturday evening a telegraphic dispatch from Washington, received la this city, announced tho appointment appoint-ment of Attorney Jacob II Illat; aa tho successor of Jujgu IJarlch In the l'robato couiL. Several names had been on orcijboJy'a Ungue for the last month or more; hut Mr. lllalr had not even been thought ol. Indeed It seems, according to Ills own statement that he had uot raaJo any application for the position, and lie speaks nf the favor conferred upon him as "a frie wlllollerlug." Thu new Judgo Is not without n substantial sub-stantial recsrd, lie waa born lu l'arkeriburg, Vu., ou the lttb of April, 19JI. aud was elided to thu TlilrtJ-sevinth TlilrtJ-sevinth and Thlity-elghth Congreseea from thu Wheeling district. During the tlmohuwaa aurvlng hla lastturui lu Congress thestatool Woit Virginia vaa created. Judgo lllalr waa up- pointed minister to Cxi a I n y 1'rei.l lent Jnnmnn In I. , an I .i e,l louryeat'i fl'" n" w' """"I by tho union of the live Ontial Atn.rlran slates, which made only one t nited Siatea minister necwaatj. InltTrtlm was choten asincUtu Joitlce of thu aui reme court of Wyoming by I'resl. dentdrant. AI the close nf his lour jiar term he waa nappolnted by Ire. debt Hayes. Atthuuxplratlou of that term be waa again rtappolntej by l'rcildetit Aithur, aud tnus servel twelve cou.crtitlvu rears on the au prcme bench of Wyoming. Judgo lllalr came to Hilt IiaKa llteyeira ao, and hns since realdcl lure. He la n v. Idoner and haa twu daughters living. Thu ncwlyapfolllloj Judgo has le reived thu luarly ruii;ratii ntloui uf his friends here and elaevt here orally and by letter. |
