The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-12-21
Our New York Correspondence.
New YoRK. Dec. IA, 1853.

publishing establishment Of the Broth
crs Harper, embracing twelve large
buildings, with very large aud valuable
stock of books, &c. was totally destroy
ed BY frc.-Otber adjacent aud oppo.
site buildings were consumed by this ex
tensivc confagration aud th, total loss
of property is probably not less than
One Million Of D,ilaYs But the Ilar-
pers are rich Notwithstanding this loss.
The most pit.able suffering is that OF
the Que thousand poor men aud women
who are thus thrown out of employment
at season Of the year when it is diff
cult to procure work. Provisions of
every kind are so dear, now that few
can earn enough to pay their current
expenses of livelihood Poor people
ind the present times bard indeed
They pay for -four g cents for seven
pounds. which is equal to 1915 per bar
rel. For potatoes they give from Is tn
Is cents per half peck. which is equal
to S. 20 or $500 per barrel as barrels
turn out from eighteen to twenty half
pecks. The rich, who buy food in large
quantities, get things much cheaper. aud
thus enjoy toe double advantage Of hav-
iog the mnst money and the least cx
pense for the necessar,cS Of Ite Unfor-
tunatcly for themselves, poor men must
cat ~ mach bread as rich ones
A late and novel feature in the en-
ploymcni OF women is the commence
mcut of their career as compositors in
the printing business. Some time ago.
the Day BooA of this city, and one
small job Office. commenced to employ
female labor in type.setting; and an
experiment Of few weeks demonstra.
ted the fact of women being quite as
well fitted for that branch of industry
as lncn Since then, see by the coun-
try papers, that printers in other places
have employed female cumposiiors and
there is reason to believe that, ten years
hcucc, handsome young girls will not be
scarce in composing rooms. The strong
minded women are arrogating to them
selves the credit Of this enlargement of
the sphere of woman's usefulness but
u little thought in another direction
will convince any candid investigator
that the womaiI's rights movement has
but little to do with it. Heretofore the
principal rcnunerative employment ac-
corded to woman has been sewing but.
since the invention of Wilson's celcbra-
ted Sewing Machines, thousands of the
scamstrcsscs uf New York have been
throwu out Of employment, aud compel
led to seek new means nt earning live
lhood When 1t is taken into consider
alton that Wilson's Sewing Machine
which IS regarded by New York ladies,
and by cur manufacturers. as the best
that has been invented, will perform the
labor of some dozens If women. it will
not DC thought strange that it has been
introduced into SO many families and
manufacturing establishments. \ young
lady Of my acquaintance told me, last
evening that she stitched. the day be-
fore. Gtty-ivc dozens Of collars with one
of Wilson's machines, and that any Young
lady Of ordinary capacity can average
thirty dozens IA day, with case About
two thousand of these machines are in
use in this city.
1t was recently Stated that Mira Ilar-
rlet Bcccher Stowe and her husband had
commenced an action against a German
bookseller in Philadelphia. to secure
damages for an alleged violation If the
copyright of Uncle Toms Cabin" b,
publishing translation Of that work il
to the German language. It was ais,
said that the case presented an cn'ircl'
new question for legal adjud,caiion.
believe this is true as far rs tine UUirc'
States are concerned but the question
is not ncw in France | happened t.
be IN Paris IN lie winter Of 1892, au,
thcfs heard tEe argument b fore III
Cur de- C0Ssatioa, in rlle ease Of Lul
ley, appellant, against Bayard and Don
NEett, appelIees This was an appea
by Lumiey, cxmanSgcr Of the Italia
Opera, from decision Of the C0Hy ,
appel OF Paris. in favor Of Bayard an
Donozetti, in regard to the opera cnt
tied In Ftlic du Regiment. Lumlc
caused the opera to be translated int
La Fislia del Rcg9imeHtO and ii
question was whether the translation
the French words into Italian. aud II
performance of the opera in that lai
guage, were a violation of the copyrigh
The COur a. appel decided that it wa
and the Cour dc CaSsation afiirme
that decision The Courts said the
were of opinion that, with regard
words, their authors have therein a rigl
of property which should belong to the
fully aud exclusively that if me
translation were allowed to compete wi
the original piece, it would occasion
real injpry to the author, since the M
leyid reproduced would be of no pro
to him. /: may therefore be consider,
settled Law that the translation of
French work into foreign language,
France, is a breach Of TIE copyrigl
Whether American judges viii take I
same view Of the question, remains
be seen.
Our neighboring State Of New j,
sey is somewhat agitated, at present.
the question whether Rodman +. Prie
the Governor elect, is eligible to th
office. The Constitution of New j,
sey requires that the Governor of til
State shall have been resident the
during at least seven years precedi
his election, unless absent on Official bl
mess Of tho State, or of the Unit
States. But it is alleged that, in lSI
Mr.. Price was citizen of Californ
and that he was actually candidate
Office there SO that it is evident he "
in California with the animus maAen
the intent TO remain In that ca
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