Will Not Retire

Washington, Feb. 6.- The published statement tbat Associate Justices Field and Lámar are likely, the present year, to retire from the bench of the Supreme Court of the United States seems to liuve no foundation whatever. Justice Field has reeently converged upon this subject- particu".arly as to his own feeline-s anr! imr poses - and be gave no intiination of a purpose to abandon his place on the Supretne benoh. lie i.s Imsbanding his bealth and streng-' h m the hope of prolonging his - I n ss as a member ofthisgreat "tribunal of last resort," and he betrays ■■(; of feebleness ' of mental Justice Lamár has g-one South rate i,':; health, but he remarked to friends before liis departure, ; snri a vacation of a few ■ will suffice to rest liim and preña for a continuance of hard ,v. rk.