New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-12-13
IHE CASE OF NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. TO SELL
TIE NEW POSTAGE CONTEMPORARIES
GENERAL PRESS DISPATCHi

THE NEW POSTAGE STAMPs-APPOINTMENTs.
GENERAL PRESS DIsPATCHi
The Committee on Reconstruction held "A meeting yes
fcrdsT the suect Of the admission OF Virginia Rep
resenatves Pane, Beck, and Ward were appointed d
subcommittee sUperntcnd the printing Of the
ment OF cx-G0y. Wells the speech OF Gov Walker.
recently ma9e beloie the N0mmiJ'ee !Re report on te
yina the resut of the STATE elections The Committee
Also directed abstract 20 be made Of 80 adavt charg
Ing fraud election. The members OF the Committee
attach little il any Importance TO the charges being
generally satisfied that the election fair The Com
IAittee viii meet again on Tuesday morning. There
TO De doubt that bill for the admission OF Vr
gina VIII be passed next week, ana the United States
Senators and Representatives sworn In, with the excep
lion OF MesSrs Booker ana Mckenzie whose seats are
contested 1t isprobable that the admission Of Virginia
will bc coupled with the condition that che State COnsti
tuition shall not be amended by the present Legislature
The POsOce Department has completed It's selections
80, u 49," ~, a. s " be'Eo sei, ~ On M t
pace OF thOse now III use whch were adopted by Ihe
hate Randall about year ago. The
new design viii be the size OF the old stamps and consist
entirely OF profile busts taken from standard original
marbles executed by artists Of acknowledged reputation
OF which have been approved by the P0st0hce Depart
ment as well as by the President aud Cabinet. the
most appropriate and elegant in al respects Of any hh
erto issued by any nation in the world. They will
prise the heads OF the following distinguished Americans
Powers three cents, Washington, by HoudOn; six cents
Incol 10y OK zen cents jefferson, Dy Fo@eTsi twelve
twenty cents. Scott by Coffee thirty cents HaIn
Ion family bust; forty cents o. H. Perry, by Woloutt
The following have been appointed Assistant Assessors
Tor the Thirty-secOnd New-YOrk District: VIM. H. Gro
gan, Priton Dwight, and Theodore Wandle.
An anonymous pamphlet having been circulated 70 the
prejudice Of Mr. Capp Congressional Printer, in his
official capacity that gentleman has published a card
challenging the most minute and critical examination
into the manner IN which he has conducted the affairs Of
the Government Printing Office it came under his
administration.
Tho Government Of the North German Confederation
intends 10 bring before lts Parliament much cOnrO
yerted subjects OF patents for Inventions and 70 con
tribute TO the movement now making for bringing as
tuuch uniformity as possible into the patent laws The
Secretary Of North Germany has requested Prof Mar
ke OF the Washington Patent Office 10 furnish linn We
report Of the American system OF patents the laws
and rules OF the Office aud their general effects on cur
national industry Prof Martile has been our Patent
Office a number Of years, and has much
the subject. He has promoted universal nterna
fOnal interest in patent laws He is native of Swzer
land, he has occupied high position on the ju
dicIa bench, and is an intimate friend OF Prof Louis
AgaSsiz. 80