The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-06-18
THE GENEVA ARBITRATION
FROM WASHINGTON.
Laborers,s Strike at Washington,

Washington, June 1.-THE larger num-
Der of men at the concrete works refused
to resume work to-day, unless the time
was reduced from 10 to s hours and COM
pensation increased from 81 80 to So per
day. The superintendent of the company
refused to accede to their demands ex-
planning as the reason that its contracts
were based on wages heretofore paid.
The strikers, three hundred or more, sat
on the curb-stonc most of the morning to
hear from the laborers at other points, thus
indicating general strike.
The House of Delegates have passed a
bill constituting s hours as days labor
and So days pay for laborers on work
under the control of the District govern
ment.
Rates of Postage with Foreign Countries.
Washmgton, june 1G.-Joseph A.
Blackfan, superintendent of foreign mails,
has to-day issued circular to postmasters,
stating that under the new postal code law
the rates of postage to foreign countries
with which postal connections have not
been concluded, are as follows:
When the matter is forwarded by vessels
regularly employed in transporting the
mails-For letters 10 cents per each single
ldIC Vi OuuCC VI uluCl s nCWSpdpclb, .
cents each pamphlets, periodicals, books
2 ounces or fraction thereof. The single
rate on the last mentioned class of postal
matter has been heretofore ounces, but is
now reduced to 2 ounces.
Whisssey from the Mescal Plant.
Washmgtoa, June 1S.-The Internal
Revenue Bureau is in receipt of lot of
mescal plant, which grows in great quanti-
ties in Mexico, Arizona, and other territory
contiguous thereto. BY the use of small
still in the Bureau it is intended to ascer-
tain what quality of whiskey it will pro-
duce, using yeast, Of course, for the pur-
pose of fermentation.
The natives of the above named places
make out of this plant drink called
pulque, for which they have decided
fondness, and it is asserted that it will re-
pay distillation for whiskey.
A Trade Mark Decision. .....
Washington, June 1S.-The first and
only trade mark decision was made by the
Commissioner of Patents last week, and
that was incorrectly reported and pub
lished. The parties, Armistead VS.. Block
well, both manufactured Durham smoking
tobacco. ~ a. .a.s
The former thought, as he claimed the
trademark Durham smoking tobacco, that
he could prevent the latter from putting up
tobacco under that name, but the Commits
1sioner decided that any parties that manu-
featured in the same neighborhood can put
up tobacco under that name, durham, n.
Z. y but that no one outside thereof can put
up tobacco under that name except it
comes from Durham, N. @. The name
thereof is common property.
The New Tobacco Law.
WaShington, June 1S.-Under the pre-
sent law tobacco dealers are not liable to
special tax unless their sales exceed 800
per annum but under the new law all
dealers in tobacco, whether their sales ex-
ceed 500 or not, will be liable to special
tax of So per annum. Under the present
law dealers are required to pay tax of 81
per 81 900 ON sales in excess of 81 900, but
this tax he new law repeals entirely.
Important to Owners of Steamers.
WaSh6gion, June 1S.-Through the in
strumentality OF Mr.. George w. Taylor,
chief clerk of the steamboat inspection
service, who was recently on an official
visit to Philadelphia, an order has been
issued by the Acting Secretary of the
Treasury preventing the further exaction
papers issued by steam vessels.
..., .. Cabinet Meeting.
Washington, June 1S.-There was a
cabinet meeting to-day. President Grant
Messrs. Fish and Creswell were present,
and the other departments were represented
| by subordinates.