The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-09-08
WASHINGTON.
Decision by Commissioners OF PAT
ents.

| entS.
WASHINGTON, September In the
decision rendered by the Commissioners
Of Patents in the case Of David f.
Young, for machinery for the manu-
featuring of spikes, he deprecates the
use Of the word arrangement in COM
bination claims in the patent specltca,
ton and thinks the word combination
should only he used, as the law only
specifies the latter word.
California Election.
The election returns from California
were received here this morning by the
American Press Association, and dis
tributed by them throughoutthe different
departments of the Government. The
result of the elections occasions great
enthusiasuam among the Republicans.
Treasury Balances.
The following are the Treasury bal
ances at the close of business to-day :;
coin, $94,000,000; currency, s., 100000;
coin certificate, $l7,000,000.
Outrage TO American Commerce on
the Gulf of Mexico.
The Collector Of the port Of Calves
ton has telegraphed TO the Treasury
Department asking that vessels Of war
be sent to the Gulf Of Mexico to pro-
tect American commerce. Immediate
action will be taken regarding the re-
cent outrages perpetrated on an Amerl-
can vessel at the mouth OF the Rio
Grande, and Minister Nelson will be at
once instructed to lay the matter before
the Mexican Government and see that
prompt efforts be made to bring the
offenders to justice The Mexican
Minister is now absent from the city.
Nominated for District Attorney.
Mr.. Janil, Seventh Deputy Commits
sioner of Internal Revenue, to-day re-
ceived telegraphic dispatch conveying
lne lnleIllSe".~ .I". he had been nom
mated District Attorney for the Dee
Moines Judicial District Of Iowa. lie
intends to accept the position anc will
probably resign his office in the Internal
Revenue Department in few days.
Opinion of Attorney General.
The Attorney General is very irdIg-
nant at the publication this morning Of
a clear synopsis of his opinion on the
questions submitted by the Civil Service
committee, and tonight he has furnished
the press a full copy Of his opinion.
The synopsis sent last night however,
fully anticipates his opinion.
Important Question Concerning
shipping.
The Treasury Department is engaged
in discussing an important question SO
far as affecting the interests OF sh'pbulId-
ers and ship owners are concerned. A
test case was made up in New \ ork and
sent here for decision before the ship
owners had been compromised to any
great extent. The question IS whether
vessels can he built in a port IN this
country and then carried abroad and
finished without being underwrltered,
Il seems that the owners OF sailing YES
sells desirous to tranfer them into steam.
sbips found it much cheaper to have the
work done abroad, owing to the high
price of labor paid here. In the same
case, contractors who build the hulIs OF
ships here desire to fit them up else
where. The officers, who have given
this matter their attention, do not think
our navigation laws, as they at present
stand. will bear that strict construction
which would vindicate vessels for TAX
ing that course. The whole matter
however, has been referred to Secretary
Boutwell,, who will probably render a
decision on his return.