Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-01-18
THE OFT Y.

THE OFT Y.
NRw styles Of dress goods and several
cases Of staple goods just opening at wLisler's.
GREENE, at the post officc, has rece.
ivsd another choice lot Of cigars.
AN interesting communication re-
garding the powers Of the Mad stone will
be found 10 this mornings paper
By ALL means call ip. at Whi.lers to-
day. He 10 Offering great inducements to
cash purchasers.
OWING to the publication Of the
Governors lnsag' lral this morning. ws are
Obliged to publish. the dispatch es received for
our mail editor. 10 the form OF an extra.
We we're T.lsaesd t. have . visit on Monday
iast, from ID RIcHARDsoN, OF the Davenport
Democrat md Neus. Mr.. X. 10 live editor OF
The wrong political school. He has . healthy
fulness 81 person, aud . preposses-ing appear
ance generally His paper exhibith much
enterprise and ability. and he himself evinced
much c.urtesy IN gi' ing us call Glad TO
meet Lim.-Des MONIES Legister.
ARRIVED HoMg.-Our friend Charley
Bell arrived home yesterday. after Somewhat
extended visit among his friends at the East.
Charley is looking improved IN health aud
body. and Gays he never felt better in his life
After thorough overhauling, repairing and
cleaning. his establishment, corner Perry and
Seco nd streets. will be opened to tho public.
Due notice will given Of the precise time.
TIE WORKING FARMER.-We are in
receipt Of number Of this admirable publica.
tion under the editorial management OF Pro-
fessor }. J. Mapes. L. is one of the best ngri.
cultural papers pubiiahed in the L United States
and deserves the encouragement and support
Of every farmer IN the land. Terms 81 OOper
annun copies for IS 90. copies for $40.
Address Mspes d Lock wood, % Courtlsnd
street. New York.
PERSONAL AND MILIrARY.-Leut.
Col. NJ NJ. Price, If the Iowa 18th, arrived
home Wednesday evening. from Jefferson
City, Mo. We have not seen the Colonel, but
understand he is looking finely.
After much delay the commission for DR.. J
J. Burtis has arrived. and we understand the
gallant lin more ways than one) soldier will At
once enter upon his ., a,duous and responsible
duties. The Doctor holds levee to-day, the
last prior to his retirement from private life.
FREE LECTURE. A. j. kynett,
Corresponding Secretary OF the Iowa Army
Sanitary Commission" will dellvera free Lee.
ture on Tuesday evening next. at 7 O'Clock. at
Metropolitan Hall. on the condition of our
Iowa troops in Missouri founded on bis per.
sonal observa ations, in his recent Welt to the
several regiments ia the field The lecture
will be under the auspices Of the ladies
Soldiers Aid Society Of Davenport" and ut
the close a collection will be taken up for the
expires. benefit Of the Society. All are invited
30 attend
Yesterday we received
the tol,o ing 1t er from Messrs. Hoe 4 Co.,
Printing Press manufacturers, New York city ::
Srw YORK, Jan. 18th, 1862.
GENrLEnEH:-We beg to inform you that the
self acting hyer your Cylinder Press is an in
frngement Of the patent Of MIR. Isaac Adams. now
owned ny US, and t.at We look tO you Tor y due
rcmuner alton for its use.
On being thre tened by Mr.. Adams with . suit
for infringement Of this patent, we employed ex-
perienced counsel, and, being convinced Of its
validity, We purchased il, paying worry large SUN
in order protect ourselves and our customers who
were using machines. We Immediately in
formed the printing trade Of RIGHTS under thi 8
pttent Since then, We have STOW every forbear-
ance toward other man'f .ctarers. hoping that by
making some arrangement with us, they would
relieve from tho unpleasant duty OF applying
to tho purchasers Of their machines for sompen-
sation. This they have failed to do.
You will at once per Give tho impossibility Of
our allowing these mschines to como isto the
market exempt from any expense for . patent
right which is our property, aud for which We are
sutj sct to 80 great an "u lay.
From those persons who will sattle promptly
with ~, we are willing to accept $3.50 for he use.
past and prospective, sf each hver now in thor
establishment; that Is to say, 50" for single
cvlindsr press, snd $500 for . double cylnds
press. We have made the price thus mo ierate, IN
order to avoid the alternative Of lsgatos, in the
event Of which wo should OF course claim all the
damag ges the law would allow, Tor the past use OF
the ayers, and insist on their prohibition for the
future Hoping orr proposal will meet with your
appr, val, and requesting early reply, We are
Very respectfully your most eb't ser'vt,
X. HOE l. co.
-
About five years since. We purchas.d from
Messrs. Hoe 4 Co . large Cylinder Printing
Press. with all the extras and improvement,
complete. Subsequently We purchased twt
other cylinder presses Of different manu-
fAciure. one Of them . threshing machin,
which cost us about eight hundred dollars il
experimenting. trying to make it perform goo,
work. Neither Of the last n .med presses hav'
flyers anything like the Adams patent alluded
TO- We therefore conclude Messrs. Hoe 4 Co
desire US to pay them $3.50 for the privileg
OF using the flyer placed BY themselves upo'
apress Of their own manufacture. That vii
scarcely "wash. friends. We ere experiences
hands At Printing Pres, litigation. and la'
suite Of such character are our "best holt
Taat Messrs. Hoe 4 Co. are acquainted will
the kind Of Presses used BY %. ws have n,
d'ntt as their agent . few weeks back ~
nosing around our establishment, probabi,
taking notes. If they think 10 pick tw
hundred aud fifty dollars. or two hundred 40,
fifty cents out Of our pockets by threats O
susing us for damages In case We do not forl
over. they will DO we'll to dissbu.e themsslve
from any such notion. 1t cant be done. W
ere the kind that don't scare. We understau
our neighbors Of the Gazette. Who ere ale
using Hoe Cylinder. receiv ed . letter Of th
same character. Not bad thug to take. $50