Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-07-18

Washington Items,

The application to Congress by Elias
Howe, Jr., for an extension Of his Sewing
Machine patents has created quite tluiter
amongst the Sewing Machine men. The
different opposing companies, all of whom
have to pay royalty to him tor the use of
his patents, represent some $50, 100000 of
capital, and the lobby to be organized here
in opposition to the extension will be a for
midable one. The application goes to the
House Committee on Patents when ap-
pointed.
The Washington Star says that much
complaint is made by business men, of dam
age to their interests by the suspension Of
the through mail-that leaving New York
at midnight which got here about 10, a. m.
Under the present arrangement this mail
does not get here until late in the afternoon,
and after business hours. The business
men of Baltimore have forwarded a petition
to the Postmaster General asking that this
mail trip be resumed
of the Senators absent from their seats,
it is understood that Messrs. Hendricks and
Morton, of Indiana, are paired !" Messrs.
Cole and CONFESS, of California; Williams
and Corbett, of Oregon; and Stewart, of
Nevada, are on the other side of the Rocky
Mountains John Sherman, of Ohio, is on
his voyage home from England; Justin 8.
Morrill,, of Vermont, is at Paris; James r.
Doolittle, of Wisconsin, Is at st. Petersburg,
| arranging the differences between the Pacific
| Overland Telegraph Company and the Rus
sian Government and James Guthrie, oil
Kentucky, is so feeble that he will hardly
ever be able to come here again.
The House Judiciary Committee have
certainly determined to make no report upon
the proposed impeachment of President
johnson during the present session,
The committee on the Conspiracy, OF
which General Butler is chairman, has al
ready commenced Its work. Guild, the rebel
commissioner for the exchange of prisoners,
has been before the Butler conspiracy com
mittee and was examined with reference to
the responsibility of various Federal officers
as to the exchange of prisoners. He was
closely examined by Gen. Butler as to the
acts of Gen. Grant.
Official information has been received
here that the fiftcen-inch gun, of the navy
pattern, made in this country for the Englisl
Government, has recently undergone pre-
liminary trial at Sherburyness, in tho pres
ence of the select ordnance committee. TIL,
result is highly favorable TO this class O
American ordnance, and elicits praise from
the English authorities.
The Commissioner of Indian Affair,
has received information from Fort Gibson
of the death, by cholera, of Col John ]
Humphreys, Indian Agent for the Cherokee,
Indians, which occurred at that place on tn,
! 18th inst.
Mr.. Cave, prominent English membc
Of Parliament, of liberal politics, is il
. Washington and was in the Senate ant
, House, yesterday.
G The friends of Col Capron and of Mr.
: Barker of Rhode Island, are alike sanguin
[ that one or the other will be nominated
! Commissioner of Agriculture, but IT doe,
not seem to be certain that any new noml
. nation will be made Immediately.
The Congressional Temperance Societ.
had meeting at the Capitol Grounds, OF
. Sunday afternoon. General Pile, of Mis-
. souri,, Gen. Hall, of Maine, Commissions
of Patents Theaker, Ex-Goy. Todd Of Ohio
and others, were the speakers.