The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-11-07
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Intelligence has been received from the surveyor general of
Kansas and Nebraska Territories that he had closed sixteen
contracts for running into townships and subdvidng into
sections the lands situated in the vicinity Of the lands Of
the kckapoo, Delaware, and Sac and Fox Indians and
between the Great and Little Nemahaw rivers, in Ne
baska Territory The surveys be completed by the
LIST of December next.
clerica, Changes in The Pension OGcs.Burrows Frere
has been promoted from the place Of Waterman to that of
messenger. Salary, 5000 per annum.
Josiah H. Knott has been appointed Waterman in the place
Of Burrows Frere promoted. Salary, 5000 per
Agricultural Diuision Of the Patent OSice.-N sw Method
Of Raising Fruit Tcc-The Patent Office Is in receipt
information from England in regard raising fruit in what
termed orchard houses by planting small trees in pots
The writer says that few old sasbes, posts and
Notwithstanding, all that is necessary to constitute
house for trying the experiment Some experiments
made last year under the of Mr. Gordon in the
house in the garden of the horticultural Society Lon
DON variety Of yoang dwarf fruit trees placed in
pots from twelve to fourteen inches diameter many
the house would hold collected in it, This house is
spanrooied between fifty and sixty feet long, has half its
sashe sliding down and the others fixed. There additional
ventilation through the oors which fall down in the wooden
Sides but there artificial heat The attending
this experiment highly satisfactory, The fruit was
abundant highly favored and of superior quality among
which are oassod strawberries gooeberres raspberres
currans apricos peaches, necarines, pum pears, figs
grapes &c.
DEPARTMENT.
Neo Post 09ices.The following named post Offices
have been established and the following named gentlemen
appointed postmasters;
Glen Haven, Oayuga county, New York; Calvin T. Has
La Canada Rio Arriva county New Mexico; Patrick H.
Kelly, postmaster.
Locust Shade, Dallas county Texas b. A. Hunter, post
master
The following named post Offices have been
discontinued
East Lynn, New Lprdon county, Connecticut
Prairie Flower, Pottawattamo county, Iowa.
Pewabic, la Pointe county, Wisconsin.
Steam Mill, Clinton county, Indiana
Sayloryile, Polk county Iowa.
Fairfax, Monroe county, Indiana.
Change Of EameThe Of tho post Office Evergreen,
Dubuque county, Iowa, has been changed to Tivoli.
cLAtas.
Tuesday, Nopsp,5er C.The court met at II o'clock The
Judges were all present
The argument the Foridaclams case resumed by
Col Anderson who had not concluded his remarks when
The court adjourned to meet at IL o'clock cmorrow
IMPORTANT pEcisIoS,-We copy tho following from The
Boston Transcript of Saturday l,st
ain the United States circuit court yesterday Judge
Curtis gave a decision in the OF VIM. j. Clutn, rs
Charles H. Brewer Baldwin, f. O. j. Smith and John i.
Smith, st al Tblswas case Of bill in equity brought
by the Compliments assgnees from Professor Morse OF
right said Morses elegaphic inventions on line
from Boston Provnceiown and asking to enoin the re-
spondens who erecting and using telegraph pc
tween the places under license the same IN
MENTIONS from r. o. j. Smith, esq The ground taken by
the complainants was that the said Smith had interest
in the said Inventions aud could licenses Alter
full hearing Of both parties and investigation OF Smths
title the court Mr. Justice Curtis decided that Smith
and is the legal aud equitable Of undivided one
fourth part OF all said Morses eegraphc Inventions and
SUCH entitled to grant valid licenses to any one to use
the same and refused to epjoin the respondents.
"This decision is quite important one and will be
received with much interest by all who are interested IN
the telegraph business of the country