The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1864-07-29
LOCAL & COUNTY INTELLIGENCE.


IMPORTANT LAWSUIT SErrLED'-The great
sewipy-machine suit In the United States Court,
between Shaw & Clark. of this city, on one
aide. and Wheeler & Wilson, Grover & Baker.
Singer & Co., and Howe on the other. has, we
arc glad to hear, been fully and finally settled.
Tn many respects this case is one Of the most
important ever before the courts in this coun-
try. The suit was brought BY the large COM
panies. who combined To prevent the defendants
from making and selling sewing machines,
which they alleged infringed their patents
The best patent lawyers to be obtained were
employed by both parties, including Judge
Curtis, Gordon & Sherman. OF Boston, and
Clifford, Of New York. for the plaintiffs; aud
Hon. Thomas II. Dodge. Of Washington. WASH
burn, Of Boston, and Drummond, OF Maine,
Tor the defendants.
Aher several years OF tenacious and expcn-
sive fighting. the complainants succeeded in es-
tabiishing their patent. and got on, an injunc-
ton but Shaw & Clark in the meaatime had
obtained IN interest in an older patent than
theirs, and got the Government to extend II for
seven years. with claims covering not only the
machines made by the compliments, but all the
sewing machines Of any kind now made in the
country. This. Of course. placed the shoot on
the other leg" at once the result being that
the whole matter has now been settled by Shaw
& Clark receiving an interest valued Mt one
million Ave hundred thousand dollars, in the
whole sewing machine business.
The old patent spoken Of is now considered
the most valuable Of any in existence excepting
the rubber patent, as IL will control the whole
sewing machine interest Of the country. This
Is about the FIRST instance which we are aware
Of where both parties to a law. suit came out
ahead. and shows that strategy is not entirely
confined to war.
Last Sunday two gay and festive Lotharios
from Portland were driving rapidly around the
corner OF Chestnut and Main streets, when one
Of them was suddenly precipitated from the
carriage. Those who saw him fall ran to the
rescue, and he was taken up for dead; but DR..
dead drunk, which announcement somewhat
abated the sympathy Of the crowd. His CON-
panion insisted that elm" was not hurt, aud
.hrf,sd h;r, into IN. .,rr;acs and droveog
$3.50, A.. -.
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Is . phenomenon Of fire issuing from under
meath rock, and the place has been visited by
large number TO see the sight. Who knows
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Inc iorS Aiis arc aecreas'ns 'ne'r he'P anu
stopping part VI 'ne'r "o'As o"'nS W 'a' s0af-
CITY VI COTTON Inc company are not ouy'ns
any co"oh' anu Us soon as Wna' 'he' No" "a'e
Is used' the mills VIII stop ennreiy' unless so"e
'n'ns a'orao'e 'enus'' o.'"s ,o' war" "o '""
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w" ""PP'" SWIM
we are gan 10 notice that the steamer ohp'
Poo, Gov m,rv> % ma h,v. fair the ;nconvc.
u;encc of rho absence of publie conveyance 70
that n,.c. Her new owners have pIaeed her
In ,du;r,h,. trim anil xo hone thew will be
wo,, ,.,ro,;,s, I, Tim. ,,t.mntipc. IN aecom- |
,,ol.,, a.. ,,h,, Thu steamer makes two
trips daily, and affords 6ue opportunity for
cheering ride alown the river, as we'll as ample
accommodations for pleasure parties aud pic
mics to Wood Island, the Ferry and the Pool.
jupiter Pluyius how dry IL is! Last Mon
day. towards evening, il rained for several hours
and then "dricd up" Nearly all of the early
planted crops arc past recovery, and the grain