New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-09-11
NETWORK TRIBUNE.
PHILADELPHIA.
Deaths-Attempted Infanticide. H.
CORRESPONDENCE Of The " y. Tribune
PHlLApELPAIA, "Wednesday. Sept. 10. ls3l.

Cenessondence Of The ". Y. Tribune
PHILADELPHIA, Wednesday, Sept TO- ls'i'
George carp, ESQ, formerly one OF our
most enterprsng merchants, expired al ms ft ~
dence m this city, very suddenly this morning ne
was most estlmaOle citizen. and ms deaIi = s'
eerely regretted by large circle OF friends.
Mary Hopp. a Young girl, was arrested nus Ii ,
ing, charged With attempting to XII he' "'
child. .. :
MAJOR :. HOLMAN. for many years proprietor Of
the Yellow Sorngs Chester County, Pa suddenly
fell near the Reading Railroad Depot ths morning.
and expired ,--- o. ..s,,o .,,,
,ny ann some Young girls, IN schuylklll, Front-st
near Cherry last evening, was knocked down oy d
clothes line, and broke ms c1lsr zone zone and
tn. Cy,o, T,l,grapb Cass.-The case OF Ben amin b
French et al a. Henry j. Rodgers ct al came up lOr
argument upon ou, 70 EQUIV eIs morning. Gss,ora,
csiro 70 he entitled 20 certain exclusive privileges,
under and pursuant 20 act OF congress, OF me h'eh
tlon Of Samuel r Il. Morse, a cltlzen Of the Chted
states who II is alleged IS the original and nrst IN
ventor of new and useful art or improvement ioT
recording or Imprnng characters as signs oil mel
lgence at a distance IN permanent manner, Dy the
use of the motive power of electromagnetic, not
known or used before ms sad INVENTION nor at the
tune OF ms filing the caveat, or before ms apihca-
ton for patent next hereinafter mentioned IN pup
he use or on sale with his consent and allowance,
did on the 9th day Of October, 1887, file m the Office
of the Commissioner Of Patents of the ned states,
In the city of Washington cayeat, declaring me
nature OF the invention and the character OF the ma
terial and machinery for working IT. Inc invention
consists IN LAYING An electric gavanc circuit, or
conductors OF any length 70 any distance lhese
conductorssnay be made OF any metal, such as IRON
copper wire or strips OF copper or roh or Oh cora
on twIne or other substancesgt. sliyered, or COW
cred with aDy thin metal leaf, properly insulated IN
the ground, or through or beneath the watcr' or
through the aIr-and by causing inc electrc OF gar
vanic current TO pass through The circuit. by means
Of any generator OF electricity, TO make use OF ht
visible signs Of the presence Of electricity IN any par
of said circuit, 10 communicate any Intelligence from
one place 10 another.
To make the said visible Signs Of electricity ayalla-
bic for the purpose aforesaid, the following dppard-
ius was invented by Prof Morse
lst A system Of signs by which numbers, and con-
.euuentiy words and sentences are slgmbed
ID A set OF type adapted 10 regulate ana conmu-
nlcate the signs, with cases ior convenient keeping
of the type rules IN which TO set up the type
3D. An apparatus called pOst-rule, Tor regulating
the Of the type rules, which rules by means
Of the type their turn regulate the times and inter
walls OF the passage of electricity.
4th 4 register, which records the signs perma-
nently.
cd and adapted 10 tins system of telegraph
9th. Modes of laying the conductors 10 preserve
them from injury.
These SIX characteristics Of the apparatus are mi
nuteiy described In the bill.
II appears that on the 20th day OF June. 1910, the
fun and exclusive right and liberty OF making, con
structlng using. and vending to Others 10 be used,
the said improvement gwen by the letters patent
10 Professor Morse On the 18Th day OF January,
1916, Prof Morse made surrender OF the original
letters patent IN conformity with law, for the pur
pose Of obtaining renewal OF the same, upon a
specific alton accompanied with drawings and ngufeS
Of SAID Improvement describing and pointing out IN
what II consisted, IN more full, clear and exact
terms than was done IN the original. On the l5th
January, Isi6, renewal OF letters patent was
granted 10 Prof Morse for IA years, with the same
exclusive rights IN the original patent. The
specification OF the amended patent being found de
fective. another surrender took place on the 18Th
June, 1915, for the purpose OF obtaining renewal of
the same upon more exact specification OF the M
venton. and on the same day second renewal took
place and letters patent granted for liyears Another
surrender and another renewal took place on the
Isl Of MAY, leig
Prof Morse. 1t appears. assigned portions OF ms
night to various individuals from 1895 upwards
These individuals assigned portion OF their rights
to individuals to construct telegraph lines IN various
directions out of which the present sult seems to
have riscn.
1t is alleged that the defendants infringe upon the
rights of Prof Morse, on the telegraph between
Washington and Newly York. the case will take
several weeks. IT. George Il. Campbell, George
Clifford. OF New-lork, and George Harding, appear
for plaintiffs and VIM. NJ Meredith, r. u. Glllett,
81 N,w-York, and Pctot MCd FOR respondents.
The FLOUR market ~ firm. and the supplies are smiI
sales ea9o0 bills fresh nd for export at and extra
at 81 62l bbl Some holders Of fresg ground "l MOI a.
q. pt the former rate Sales lots. the supply OF the
CITY trade 50 87aSi for common aud good brands aud
held at 50 23 without finding purchasers small sale oil
Com MEAL at 49, y hbl Ihc,o very little of any de,
scupon of GRAIN offering 10 day. There IL far demand
for WHEAT and futhef sales good red nave been
made at SO cts q bushol CoEN m demand at o. cents
for yellow but there arriving OATS are steady al
J4a36 cents q bushel There active demand Tor
Coal or the Eastward and holders are enabled 20 eaie
Iathex better prices WHISKY il held firmly, sales ol
th,s AZ 22l cents and hhds AT the same qrce
SAIEs or SrOCKs.-tlrsf BOard-S3ot0 l o. %,
iOl, - $50 L. BanA notes SO S2O0u Lchgh ts u,
81 tOO Reading 6s 10 7ls loo Girard 10. 400 Rcaiing
al 50 do 27! % do h1. ~, $50 do 81. Jt DO. 20
Second Board-iO0 Read Il Il. u. $50 do q. SVs
Leigh Mott 6s. 6t 93! GOO Sch Nav. 6s, 66, ln on
81 1902 Ches De. Canal, 6s, 80. %. 32uo S Us. o.
as! soc Leigh g., rs