The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-08-10
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A11up1ss TO THE Threatened action against the |
proprietor of tho lato Day newspaper by gentle
man who claims a copyright in that title, the
Publishers Circular suggests ssserious consd-
eratons which it believes has never before been
pointed out ssWe refer" it says ''to the case of
newspapers and periodicals long established
and of high reputation. Take the case of the
Times or the Quarterly Reoaeau, not to speak OF
tho Annual Register or the Genlen.on's Magazine.
What is the foundation Of the right Of these jour-
nails to their respective titles? II it is based on
nothing but the ordinary copyright law-and We
are not aware that it could be based upon any
thing olse-all exclusive right to thom must long
since have expired; and it must DO open 10 any
one to publish tomorrow newspaper, Oh reVieW'
or magazine, with any one OF those names. for
literary copyright only exists for forty-two years.
or for the fc of the author and seven years after
wards; nay, when the Journals We refer 10, ana
many others besides were first established 1t ex-
;stel for q much shorter term, and thaS torn was
evtended by Justice TALFoURDs act in the case Of
| convrights not at that time expired" The London
Reoie,o says: "The point is very ingenious one,
and does indeed open curious subject for debate;
but we should imagine that the continuous publ
catiun from day to day, from week to week, from
month to month, or from year to year, would Sc
cure permanent copyright of tho title" MIR.
Warts, the successor to MIR. PANIzzr in the library
| Of the British Museum, has caused some calcuia-
tions to be made with reference to the amount OF
space occupied by newspapers and other periodl-
calls in that institution. According to tae result OF
these inquiries, as published in the Newspaper
Press, the collection of newspapers in tho new
library is kept in Al presses, containing 1882
superficial feet. The space occupied by the news
papers is 4162 feot 8 inches, thus divided: London
newspapers, 1875 feet; Provincial. 1853 feet
inches Scotch, 2SS feet Irish, 1876 feet; Foreign,
744 feet-total, 4l62 feet inches. Tho periodical
! publications are in 800 presses, containing 1851
superficial feet. In the old library, the collection
occupies space of 451 yards inches, and in tho
new library 1921 yards 2 feet and II inches.
Our READERS are aware that strike occurred
in almost all branches Of manufacture in Pitts
burg in February last. It has continued, except
in portion of the manufactures, ever since, until
the last week. Tor it's duration, and tho numbers
of workmen and manufactures involved, 1t ID with
out parallel in this country The Plttsburg COM
nercial sums up as follows the results OF this great
strike: ssThe number Of men out OF employment,
March / WIS estimated to be as follows: Puddlers,
700: helpers, nail laborers, and others dependent
on the work Of the puddlers for support, 5000;
miners on the south side. of the Mononsaheia,
on the Yougiogheny, and the Pennsylvania
railroad, 1000; iron moulders, 100; laborers
dependent on their work for employment,
| 1000; glass-blowers, 500; laborers dependent on
them for work, 700. This makes the total number OF
men out of employment at that time, 70G0 An aver
age of three dollars per day for these men wouldbe
low estimate at the prices paid at the time Of the
strike; at this rate from January Is to March 81
the wages paid would have been about 100000
At this time some of the mills starting furnished
part Of the men with work. Allowing 5000 to have
been out of employment since that time, and to re-
main so until the new arrangement goes into ef-
feet and their wages at tho same ratio would
amount to 81 6SO, 900. The total amount of money,
had the mills not stood idle, that would have been
paid out therefore is s29S2, 900. This estimate,
perhaps, will not cover half the loss which our
city has sustained by the lockout. tits no won
der that an parties are glad to see the matter
satisfactorily arranged" :.
We have the authority of gentleman engaged
in the wheat trade, whose experience extends back
for many years, for the statement that the quality
of the crop this year is not fine. The great bulk
of it is only fair. The proportion of fine is unusu-
oily small. Besides, it is uncom monty dark IN
color. This is owing to the irregular manner in
which the grain ripened. To cut part OF the
crop which matured earliest, before the grain be-
gan to shater in the cutting, farmers were forced
to cut much that was not ripe enough. The con-
sequence Is that the wheat is dark. The quantity
coming in indicates that the crop is not more than
one-ffth of the ordinary crop before the war; There
are several reasons for this: 1st. The labor
of the country is not steady and orderly, and
the product per man is greatly reduced, though
not to the extent of four-ffths; for-2d. There is
not money in the country to buy guano for its ap-
plication to wheat, as before the war, and that
very much diminishes the yield per aero Of the
land seeded, notwithstanding the season was un-
commonly favorable. Sd. For the want Of money
to pay for labor and to keep teams and ploughs in
the proper order, it has been impossible to cuti-
vate the soil as faithfully as formerly, and that
affected tho yield very unfavorably. Let US hope
that in year or two the farmers will recuperate,
and labor becoming better settled, We shall have
better results from farming. What comes out of
the earth is, after ALL our only true wealth. and we
cannot recover great deal until that is supplied
literally and steadily.
LAST SATURDAY, says the Albany Argus, Doc !
Tor OF Divinity, residing in Rochester, and pro-
fessor in the Rochester University, took the cars
from Boston to Albany. While enjoying the ride
the Doctor was tapped on the shoulder, and two
men stepped up and arrested him. He was told
that he was "spotted" as one Amos SPAULDra,
and that the men who proposed to take him in
charge were detective officers. Forthwith one of
the men produced pair of handouts, with which
he proposed to decorate the Doctors wrists immc-
diatey. This was too much; the alleged culprit
positively denied his identity with Amos SpAULD-
ING, and with some degree Of yehemence declared
that he would resist to the last any attempt to put
him in irons. The officers wero incredulous as to
his statements; they were used to that sort OF
thing, and could not be humbugged by any pre-
tence of responsibility on the part Of their prison
or; but after some hesitation they consented to
forego the process of ironing on condition that the
Doctor would have the window down and mako
no attempt to escape. There was nobody on the
train to whom the Doctor could refcr to satisfy !
them as to his real character, and so, with two
police officers guarding him, he was compelled to
ride into Albany. There he persuaded tho detec- |
tives to accompany him to the Delavan House, and
on reaching the hotel he found no difficulty in con-
vincing them that they had made an ogresious |
and mortifying mistake.
THE CABLE NEWS reports that the Greok Govern |
ment has announced its determination to declare |
war against Turkey on the first September should |
the hostilites against the Christians in the Island
of Gambia not be ended by that time. II this be,