SPOFFORD, Henry Martyn, jurist, born in Gilmanton, New Hampshire, 8 September, 1821; died in Red Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, 20 August, 1880. He was graduated at Amherst, at the head of his class, in 1840, was tutor there in 1842-'4, and after removing to Louisiana, where he taught and at the same time studied law, was admitted to the bar of that state at Monroe in 1846, and practised in Shreveport. He rose rapidly in his profession, was elected a district judge in 1852, and from 1854 till his resignation in 1858 sat on the supreme bench of the state. He then practised in New Orleans, where, after the civil war, he was in partnership with John A. Campbell. After 1870 he spent much of his time in Pulaski, Tennessee, engaged in administering the estate of his father-in-law. In 1877 he was elected United States senator from Louisiana by the "Nicholls" legislature, but the senate admitted William P. Kellogg, who had been chosen by the rival, or "Packard" legislature. Judge Spofford was seeking to recover health at, Red Sulphur Springs at the time of his death. Amherst gave him the degree of LL. D. in 1877. His judicial decisions are contained in vols. ix.-xiii, of the Louisiana reports. He was co-author of "The Louisiana Magistrate and Parish Official Guide " (1847).--His brother, Ainsworth Rand, librarian, born in Gilmanton, New Hampshire, 12 September, 1825. received a classical education by private tuition, but when he was about to enter college his health failed, and he emigrated to Cincinnati, Ohio, where he established himself as a bookseller and publisher. In 1859 he became associate editor of the Cincinnati "Daily Commercial," and in 1861 he was appointed first assistant librarian in the library of congress at Washington. Three years later he was made libra-rian-in-chief. During his administration the National library has grown from 70,000 to about 600, -000 volumes. The change in the law of copyright that was effected in 1870 has made the position of the librarian an onerous and important one, as all American copyrights are issued from his office, and all copyright publications are required to be de. posited in the Congressional library. As a librarian, Mr. Spofford is widely known for his comprehensive knowledge of books and their contents. He is a member of many historical and philosophical societies, and received the degree of LL.D. from Amherst in 1884. He has written largely for the periodical press on historical, economic, and literary topics, and has published, besides catalogues of the library of congress, "The American Almanac and Treasury of Facts, Statistical, Financial, and Political" (annually since 1878) ; and has edited with others a "Library of Choice Literature " (10 vols., Philadelphia, 1881-'8);" Library of Wit and Humor" (5 vols., 1884); and "A Practical Manual of Parliamentary Rules" (1884).