The New York herald., 1871-09-13
w WASHING TON.
Rights Of Foreign Manufacturers TO
Their Trade Marks.
Prohibition Of the Expectation Of
Cattle from England.
WASHINGTON, sept. Il, 1871.
Reunion Of the Dcfc I'D crs OF Washington.

Reunion Of the Defenders OF Washington.
This morning number OF aged citizens OF Batl-
more visited this city in celebration OF the defence
OF Washington, In which they took part IN 1914.
They were met by their old comrades III arms
General ST. john B. L. Skinner, OF New York. well
coined the min brief address. Altogether there
were nearly one hundred OF the veterans some OF
them scarcely able to walk from old age. They
visited the Executive Mansion, but there was no
one present 10 formally receive them After passing
through the Treasury Department and subse-
quenty spending a snort time az the Capitol they
oil sat down to dinner. The reunion seemed very
pleasant
Where the Rodgers Cutlery Comes From.
suit involving interesting legal points respect.
ing the present law Of trade marks was recently
Instituted in the Equity Court Of this District by
David A. Burr, or this city, as counsel for Joseph
Rodgers Sons the celebrated cutters, OF sheffield,
England, against Messrs. Philip & Soomons, the
stationcrs who have the contract for supplying the
Treasury Department with Rodgers Sons PEN
knives, erasers, &c The complaint alleges that
the defendants nave been selling imitation
knives, bearing the counterfeit of their trade
mark The defendants did not deny the
sale OF these imitation knives, but aege that
they were manufactured in Germany by a firm
known as Rogers & Sons, who have royal license
from the Prussian government for trade mark
similar to that OF Rodgers & sons. OF England, and
nave long been imported and sold III this country.
They furthermore contend tnat plaintlhs cannot
maintain their suit IN view Of the fact that they have
not registered their trade mark in the United States
Patent ONCE as provided for in The act OF Congress
on the subject, passed in July last Justice Wylie
after holding the case under adviscment, TO- DAY
gave decision overruling and denying an injunc-
ton as prayed for by the plaintiffs on the ground
that the English firm had, by neglect for series
OF years to enforce such rights as they were pos.
sessed OF under the trade mark law OF this country
waived the right to call upon the courts for assist
ance. The firm which made the cutlery had also a
right to use The trade mark in Prussia, where the
goods were manufactured.
The Ninth Census-Oar Native Born Populn-
The following table OF special nativities has been
obtained from the Census ONCE
New York City--TOtal population e42 300; born in
the United states 5aa l9s; born IN the State asa 10s;
5.Ilo: born in Pennsylvania, 4.s9o.
IN ma ad PoBna0 s Sor g4G2S " @ born
born in New Jersey born IN IN IN jeis nes
ware, 9,s95: born N New York, $3.50.
Brooklyn. n: Y:-Total popnlaison ses,ooa; born
2,9.774; porn in New Jersey, 6,oo9; born III Massa-
cnnseits, 5,7L; born in Connecticut. 5,es!.
the United States. 2l0si0 born in the State ls7,650
bora IN Virginia and West Virginia, 9,o7s; born in
Pennsylvania 5,l24 born IN New York, 2,0l5.
Boston, Mass. Total population, 25O,526; born IN
the United states l72,+6o; born IN the state, l27,
620; born in Maine 14,s5S; born IN New Hampshire
1912; born in Vermont, 2495.
Buffalo. n Y.-Total population, 117,7l4: born in
born in Pennsylvania, e's horn in Massachusetts,
76.; born IN Connecticut. 513.
BORN rlG in Ss CO., BORN Ia the State Soc;
lgS born in ssa; oIIa sla7 In PENNSYLVANIA
the United States 44,2l5 born in the Sfaiiuh horn IN
Dor porn I'D Ma;sacnusetts S'a; borh III connecticut,
| prnVlOancn al ipy "A. ho,v
s7a2S; born nj in Massacnuse.ts s.e3s: born in Con.
necticut 1,s2o; born In New York, 1875,
The Disc ovcry Of Another New Planet.
Rear Admiral sands, Superintendent OF the Naval
Observatory, has addressed the following note to
Secretary Robeson:-
telegram was received on Saturday evening last
IRON Professor Peters, OF Hamilton College Observa-
tory, announcing his discovery of new planet,
The planet was found without difficulty and has
been observed at the Naval observatory ON the 9th
and l0h inst. Its position Septemper l9 was as
rollows:.loh. 2im. J.. NJ. at Washington; right as
cension oh. I'm ass: defamation south 3 deg 53
mlG % scc anu ltsldaiy motion a. seconds east and
minutes south. The planet is a faint eleventh
magnitude. II IS number l16 of the group OF
asternlds, and Is the thirteenth discovered by Pro-
lessor Peters.
Operations OF the Printing Bureau.
The printing OF the $500, 900 of the new bonds
has been completed. All have been delivered ex.
cepting small portion which await the signature OF
the Register OF the Treasury.
Inc PfntlD9 bureau has Just finished the printing
OF q full supply OF beer and whisKey stamps from
the old plates. 1t is supposed that the new stamps
for beer whiskey and tobacco will be ready for dis
ributlon by the lst o! November, O supply OF paper
having been shipped 10 the company which prints
the tnts,
Personal.
J. II. RathDone, OF New York, founder OF the
Order OF Knights Of Pythas, honored on his re-
cent arrival at Washington by the Anacosta Lodge
with sefenade ana collation..
The Secretary or War Will return to Washington
on Thursday next,
Yellow Fever i'm Beau Fort, =. C..
The Beaufort (S. C.) Republican OF the 7th instant
mentions Eve cases OF yellow fever up TO that date
two OF which were fatal.
Foreign Vessels Net Liable to American Regu-
laiiOn.
The Treasury Department has decided that foreign
vessels are not liable to the provisions concerning
the exhibition OF lights required by the SEVENTEEN
section OF the Steamboat act OF February 20, 1871.
Tie Cattle Disease in England.
The United States Consul at Liverpool writes to
the State Department that in consequence OF the
England he has discontinued the granting of certif
Gates to ship cattle 10 the United States.
SHIPPING & NEW |