Personal And Political

León Abbktt was for tho second time inaugurated Oovernor of New Jersey on the 21st at Trenton. In his message he favored reform in the ballot system. Goveknoh Ladd, of Rhode Island, in his message to the Logislature on the 21st sugge.stod that the new ballot reform law be appliod to all elections. Jonathan Lknz, aged 83 years, junior trustee of the cclebrated Economite Society, died in Pittsburgh, Pa., on the 2Bd. Mbs. Polly Os;ood died of the grip on the 23d at Amesbury, Mass. She was lOOyearsand 11 days old. John McSwekshy, the most prominent criminal lawyer in Ohio, died at his home in Wooster, O., on the 22d from s.cute pnoumonia.