Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-06-25
ANNrEREsTING TRIaL

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| during the past week, in the Chsncery
! Court at TODuto, G. w. Dun, WnIAN
| & Co, sameas r. G.. Dun & Co. in the
United STATS, charge BRADsTREET &
SoS, with prating the information con-
/ tanned ia tteir dun, WBLAN & Co..
reference bosk. The examination OF
| witnesses wasvery rigid and the testi-
I mOny advanced was Of the most con-
! yineing and 0nelusive kind, so much so
l that the MesTs. BRADSTREET did not
/ even attempt any defense, relying on
/ the plea tina failure Of the plain
/ tifts to copyright the work made
! it public pluner, hence the piracy. The
/ plaintiffs admit that the work was not
entered on the register Of copyright, but
I that il was sIi oversight on the part OF
the printer t. vhom the previous issue
OF the work vas entrusted and per-
/ formed by him, The parties to this suit
/ have offices in this city, and this case
may be Of sOmeinteFest to the Memphis
I merchants, who can and viii Judge OF
| the Justice Of smh competition. Equity
] gives tie suit in favor of Dun, WIMAN
| & Co. The law now to be de-
eided is : COes the book Of
! Dun, WIBIAN 6 Co. come under
i the head Of publication in the legal
sense OF the tern, the book being given
I 70 subscribers st 2 stipulated sam and
| returned at the expiration Of their sub.
scripuou? If it j; not such publication,
then, the law viii not rule copyright.
| The decision Of tle evice-ehaueellOr is re-
! served for few lays, and will doubtless
/ be looked for witt interest, Gs il IL sOIue-
! Ining new 10 tbenercans tile and publish.
/ ing world. K. q Dun & Co. claim to be
the oldest mercaHile agency in the eOun-
try. COMMUNICATED.
GEQRSIA ITEas.
-rhe SaVauuih AeJGs, OF the 18th,
says Mayor Anderson aad commit
I tee appointed FOR the purpose, LETT the
/ Gity this morning for Atlanta, 10 invite
/ Gen. Pope 10 visit Savannah" Verify
it seems the GeO-gians are learning te
| kiss the rod with which they are
smitten.
The NelD Ere-says By the death
/ Of her father, in Bath, England, the wife
/ of Cll, g. Z. 4beIkSEdt, Of Macon
superintendent Of freeddien,s schools, il
this state, has fallen heir to an estate
valued az over 81 ,000, COO which will be
divided between herself, a brother anC
two sisters.
a difficulty occurred at Buena Nistl
/ on Saturday, between Air. IL. W
/ jacques, deputy collector second distrie
/ internal revenue, and Col. lack Brown
/ oecasioned by the latter pressing tht
I fOrmeg 10 lFlnk 50 strongly that the for
! mer became somewhat offended and re
/ pulsed his invitation with some FudeAess
I Col. Brown, 1t Is said, thereUpon inflicted
wounds with a knife, which, how
ever, the Columbus Enquirer reports no
/ serious,
The Augusta Press says that th,
pEme-pgs Pt4csFds ''tq Fept," to le seeI
/ when the general renting day mex
/ comes round, the high rates OF the pres
| ent year lpHst be redVeed.
The Columbus Enquirer Of FRIDAY
/ complains Of dry weather in that section
! thus: The hopes of our exceedingly DR.!
/ citizens were raised yesterday by tht
1 appearance Of promising clouds and th'
/ fresh puffs of a grateful breeze. But they
were doomed to disappointment. Th'
rain was not for Us.
The Savannah Netgs dndHerGld SAYS
| Sometime since s man named Nc
1 Laughlin was found hanging to a tree OF
ls455 ,AJbany and Gulf railroad, but moth
aa;4S l,tS 5ss ming the perpetrators eO9ld, a
-. - EEriy~EeS tnsa-neG. The military
: IsAteq iiss took the matter in hand, anC
yproceeded to investigate it, Lieut.. Car
son, at present stationed in this city
| being sent foe that purpose. He found
upon investigation, that the man haC
| borne an iII-repute in the country, anC
had rendered himself very obnoxious by
| his scandaIOUs conduct to the neighbOrs
/ This conduct, in connection with al
undue familiarity with peoples wives
| induced a regulating committee TO hsng
him. No arrests have been made.
Under the present law of Georgia
/ INDECENT manned soldiers Of the STATE
who have purchased artificial limbs
on their own account, and those wht
have lost limbs, leaving such stumps s.
will not admit of artificial limbs beins
used, are entitled to draw from the stat,
treasury the government price Of al
artificial limb.
The Dawson journal states thl
wheat crop in Terrell is about all bar
vested, and that the yield is mucf
/ larger than usual.
The Albany Ne,Us has been shOwI
an ear of corn, by J. r. HUI, Esq.
measuring one foot in length, and cOu
tanning eight hundred grains. This i.
but sample from r field OF forty acres
1t is called Pennsylvania yellow corn.
AEABsMA ITEMs.
The Eufala Nel0s says it is generally
conceded, by those who know, that the
present wheat and Oat crop of Barbour
county is the largest and best ever grOwI
in it. The consequence is an eXtraOrdi
nary tumble in the price of corn anc
meal within the last ten days TIT
same favored region is enjoying th'
most plentiful crop of black and dew
| berries ever remembered since its settle