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New-York tribune., 1873-04-16
INTERNATIONAL PATENT CONGRESS AT
VIENNA.
PROGRAMME OF THE CoNGREss-How 1T Is TO BE
coMPosED-PROPOsITION or THE UNITED STATES
FOR AN INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION.

PROGRAMME OF THE CoNGREss-How 1T Is TO BE
comPosED-PROPOsITION or THE UNITED STATES
FOR AN INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION.
VIENNA. March 24-The programme of the
Congress about be published audes 10 the division OF
opinion on protection 20 inventors. One party enforced
by the example Of Switzerland and Holland, demands
the total abolition Of patents the other complete re-
form and an international system
Among the inconveaences that may result rom
opposng systems the tendency OF ample protection IN
one country 10 attract skilled operators from the Others
is alluded 10, as likely disturb the International
balance Difficult as the patent problem may be, t Is
worth while 70 attempt Its solution. What scene more
favorable for the effort than an assemolage nom a4
nsrs OF the world Of representative bearing their
tribute TO that hight Of culture to which educaon
labor. and inventive genius have advanced mankind
Uit, tins view and In accord With m incentive pre-
sented by the Government OF the United States the
General Directors the Exposition have resolved 70
connect IL with an International Congress 70 consideF
the question
should the Congress VOTE may be predicted in favor
OF patent protection, then t Will become us duy 20 oase
upon the collective experience Of other countries
declaration OF fundamenta principles for an information
al reform OF patent legislation.
The Congress- Will meet after the iur!es have hnished
their awards on the h Of August under these rnlss
rbe Congress will be composed OF ssilled workmen,
manufacturers, Of technical SCIENCE pol-c@i e'oh
The Government exhibiting to pc represented BY
Aupiiration for participation 70 ne made through
the Fsp0sifion Conniss oners, domestic and f0feisn
before cud % June ~ t,., ,,,, ,bo
4 A committee OF preparation VIII be appointed ~ t44e
Geneva Direction OF the Exposition 10 prepare 'ho A
terials aai matters or inqufy -,tf
s. The Director General, Baron tchWarz-hDol,u' ~, a -
open the Congress which VII! then elect IIOm lls
members a President and bureau, aud proceed 20 %
70 neral discussion OF the questions Inc decislo ~
Con gress viii 90 communicated through INC ac'04"
commissions 20 the respective governments. A..
O. The language of the Congress VIII Ne NsI 'uai '"'
English, French and Italian VIII be also adiilleu, -
= Comluun eatlons works. ana prDposi tions having
reure 10 patent protection 10 addressed 10 tlc
General Director until the Openlng OF me Nons4o'' anu
then 20 The Bureau Of the Congress.
The United states movement alluded 70 pn tbe pro
gramme we tbe proposition by President Grant Tor al
international convention which other nations should
be invited 20 take part The Count AndfasJ hAs al
weed Mr. Jay after the close OF the Congress the
Austro. Hun garlan Government viii negotiate ON the
subject.
In England soseet osDmittee of tho house % Ceu-
New-York tribune., 1873-04-16
THE FIRE RECORD.
TWO corroN-SnILs BURNED AT CHIcoPEE-Loss
S150OO0.

TWO COTTON-MIILS BURNED AT CHICoPEE-Loss
S15OOO0.
SPRINGFIELD Mass, April I5.-One Of the most
destructive tires in Western Massachusetts, for many
wears broke out at CJj last night in Mill No. OF the
Dwight Manufacturing Company Of Chicopee, and
before the flames were extingushed, destroyed both
that and the mill adjoining, No. l, belonging to the
same company. The fire caught in the wLeel-rOOm.
By the accidental Overturning Of lamp, aud spread
very rapidly. At 1OSO two steamers were sent from
this city, but before their arrival the buildings were
nearly consumed The engine and picker building,
two storehouses filed with 6rst-class lumber and
old and new machinery, and part Of the railroad
freight depot, which was used as a storehouse for
cotton, were also destroyed.
The mills were employed in the manufacture Of
cotton sheeting and cotton flannel, and there were
1900 bales of cotton in the cotton stOrehouse most
of which was completely ruined. There were about
800 looms in the two mills all of which burned.
with the cloth IN them, about 2,jOO cuts. together
with about p 600 pounds of filling and 10000 pounds
of coarse yarn. Eight hundred persons were thrown
out Of employment by the fire. threef0urths of them
being girls Running extra time IN the remain
ing mills and preparing for rebuilding will afford
employment for a considerable portion of this force
OF hands but many of them will be obliged to seek
work elsewhere. The ire viii prove a very serious
disaster TO the general prosperity of the village 10
the operatives are largely indebted u the merchants
for supplies furnished in anticipation Of the montSy
pay-Lay which was to have been tomorrow.
The loss of the Company II estimated at SJOO,-o0.
The insurance is sGl3.OOO-.he full amount requirsi
by law and the limit prescribed by insurance rules
divided in various sums among the following COM
panies
The Mauufacturers' Mutual ana Arkwrig0t Mutual of
Bostou AIauufastarers' Mutual aud Frcueu's Mutual
nf ,bode Island Mutual anu State Mutaa ot Prov.
denre : Worcester Mgtual. Fan River Mutuai. North
Brit sh Mercantile, Lorlard 0i New-f0rk Hartford,
PLaux aud National VI Hartford
The Mutual Companies lose Sf0OOOO Of which
SlO0OO Is in the Boston Manufacturers The British
Mercantile C1mpany's loss is $4,000. The creates.
loss 10 the mills will be in ths delay.
ELSEWHERE.
The barn and dwelling-house of Patrick
Dewey the Herrick road, about one mile north OF
Queens County house, L. l., were burned
their contents, Monday. Mr. Dewey had been smoking
his barn. and the hre probably caught from spark
from his pipe. Loss Sl,5oo; mo- Insurance.
The boot and shoe warehouse OF Wood &
Bros, IN Market-st.. ST. Louis, damaged by urr.
Monday nighr, and the either burned
destroyed by water The loss is estimated al s2oco.
Insured la the following companies; German Amer
lean, 5000 American Central OF s. Loais, s001 nA
s25oo Prvyident OF Washington, f2s0o
New-York tribune., 1873-04-16
WASHINGTON NOTES.
WASHINGTON. TnesdaY. Anr.

WASHINGTON, Tuesday, April l5 1873.
serceant-at-Arms Ordway Of the House. having re-
ceved large number OF letters from members telling
him that they did not intend 10 draw the amount due
them the salary steal applied TO the First Controller
for his opinion and advice. The latter decided that the
letters we're sufficient authorize tho covering OF the
money n.o the Treasury without further authority
This Will be matter OF surprise 70 large number,
some whom had said they would not draw their money
until the storm abated and the matter had gone out OF
the public mind. They Supposed that they could notify
Mr. Orlway that they did not intend 10 draw the
money and that 10 would thus lie subject 20 their order
for two years when 10 would be turned into the Treas
ury The Controller said the Department was very
enent about receiving money that there were no rules
prohibiting the receipt OF money, but IL was more DIM
cult to get Il out
The Secretary OF State laid before the President to-
day. letter from Minister De Long, received on satur-
day evening the 18th inst somewhat in the nature OF
OF his office, but leaving optional with tne
President TO accept it as such.
The President made the following appointments or
Collectors OF Internal Revenue to-day ThOs p Fuller.
for Montana; Louis II. Mayer, for the Ist Alabama
District Benz. +. Wallis for the IAth MASSACHUSETTS,
District
The Post-Ofice Department has ordered an extension
Of the postal service on the Port Royal Railroad from
Aendale s. c. Augusta, Ca So miles, at $500 per
New-York tribune., 1873-04-16
WAR IN LOUISIANA.
RESULTS OF POLITICAL MTsRULE.
CONFLICT OF RACES.

A CONFLICT OF RACES.
NEGROES rSTRENCHED IN TIE COURTHOUSE AT
CoLFAx-N ATTACK BY THE WHITES
TREAcHERY OF THE coLoRED MEN-rHE COURT
HOUSE BURNED, AND MANY NEGROES SHOT
TWO WHITE MEN WOUNDED, AND ONE RE-
PORTED KILLED.
GENERAL PRESS DIsPATCnl
NV ORLEANS, April 15.-The steamboat South.
Western which arrived at about l2O tins afternoon.
brings stirring and important news from Grant
Parish. The whites have retaken Colfax, which the
negroes had seized. and there is not a colored
70 be found for miles around. From passengers on
the South Western, the following particulars arc
CLEANED:
The NEGROES had strongly intrenched themselves
in the courthouse and built breastworks three and
four feet high. There were 1t is said, about 100
colored men armed and equipped thoroughly. On
Sunday at about o'clock 80 men who had gathered
from the surrounding parishes made an attack on
the breastwOrks. and brisk fight was kept mp III
abOut o'clock. The breastworks were then stOrIned
and captured. the negroes taking refuge ~ the
courthouse. the doors Of which were barricaded
After some further tighting the negroes threw out
flag of truce and several detachments Of men
advanced on it, when they were fred on by the be-
sieged party wounding several, one Of whom, Capt.
Hodnot was shot in the bowels and IL IS feared, Ia
tally wounded The assailants retreated 70 the out
eide of tho breastworks and as the only means OF
dislodging the negroes the courthouse was set on
fire. and they were shot they came from the burn
ing building 1t is reported that between 80 and 100
negroes killed, and that there were none after
ward to be found for miles around.
The captain of the steamboat South Western makes
the following statement:
We arrived at COlfax on Sunday evening, about
o'clock. aud found that the white people with the
Sheriff at their head, l supposed had captured the
town after having had a conflict with the negroes.
It was reported to that abont 100 negroes
had been killed and many wounded. We
saw from our boat about u OF 20 lying
around on the banks dead. One white man was
reported killed, whose name / did not learn,
and two very seriously wounded, Messrs. Hodnot
and Harris. Mr. Hodnot was shot through the bow
els and it is supposed that be is mortaly wounded.
We brought Messrs. HodnOt and Harris down from
Colfax to Alexandria. Three or four other white
men were slightly wounded. About 100 negroes
escaped, but it was reported that the whites were
still pursuinr them. All the leaders of the riot
escaped. The negroes ambuscaded themselves IN
the courthouse. The whites on finding there was
no other mode Of attack left them set fire 20 the
building. The whites numbered in the neighbor-
hood of $50 men. The fight lasted from l2 O'Clock
until nearly p. m. The whites are now in posses
sion of Colfax. and when left, late last Susday
night, everything was very quiet.
New-York tribune., 1873-04-16
NEW-JERsEY CH1RTER ELECTIONS.
MERCER COUNTY.

MERCER COUNTY.
The Democrats carried the City of Trenton
at the charter election Monday reelectng their
didate for Mayor Johu Brss by about I25 majority in
a total vote Of nearly 500. The Democratic candidate
for Receiver OF Taxes Robert 6. Woodruff, sr., and
School superfntendent Dr. Cornelius Shepherd were
also reelected estimated majority being for the first
named 375 and for the latter s50 The Republicans
red the Fust and Second Wards only, the Democratic
ticket having majority n the other i've The Common
Council will contain eight Republican and - Democratic
members or School Trus tees there VIII be nine Demo-
Gratis and FIVE Republican, Two Chosen Freeholders
were elected by the Republicans. and ve by the Dem
Gratis.
The borough election in Chambersburg resulted In the
eletion OF the entire Democratic ticket j. r. Johnson
the Democratic candidate for Mayor receiving MAJOR
iy of about 90 votes. The Common Council Will contain
six Democrats and four Republicans.
MIDDLEsEx COUNTY.
The Reuubicans OF New Brunswick have elected ,..r
Mayor by majority OF &c. and returned four out % tue
seven Chosen Freeh0der. The Democrats elected four
Aldermen and the Republicans three
AT Perth Amboy the usual Democratic majority
essenrd considerably Out Of 453 votes two OF which
were rejected the Democratic ticket received - votes
and the Citizens ticket 2l3. One Chosen FreehOlde- was
elected by each party One candidate for Councilman
Oh the Citizens ticket also elected.
PAssAc COUNTY.
The election at Paterson resulted in the election OF
Nathaniel Townsend, the Democratic candidate for
Mayor by a majority The minor Offices we're
about equally divided the Republicans ana Dem
ocrats the former having a majority In the Common
/ Council and Board Of Education.
ESSEX COUNTY.
Ar the township elc tion for Clinton the Republican
ticket was in the aG successful By small majortics
] the Democrats. hoT,v.r eectng the Town Clerk, As
! SCISSOR orr grsehod,F, and Constable. The Town
OF West Orange was carried for the Regular ticket OF
g21 woes cast the Regular ticket received l79 votes
Id tho Peoples ticket 43, the candidates on the latter
for Town Clerk and Collector however. beng elected
The Democrats carried South Orange by about 80 ma
iorty ticket made up by the Republicans and Demo-
Gratis OF Mllburn had no opposition. The Democratic
ticket was elected usual, in Caldwell. Livingston
was carried by the Republicans. The Republicans have
about IS majority OF 80 members OF the Board or
Freeholders, which stands about the last year
| UNION COUNTY
The town OF Summit gave majority OF % 70 Union
ticket over the regular Democratic nominees. The en-
tire Republican ticket elected In NegPrOyldenCe
] ana the Peoples Union ticket in Springfield
NORRIS COUNTY.
The Republicans have maOrltY in tic Board or
Chosen FreehOders. AZ Chatham the No License cket
received Az votes and the License ticket lS5 yoDs.
| WARREN COUNTY.
I This county was carried by tie Democrats. The
Council Hackettstewn equally divided between the
two parties.
New-York tribune., 1873-04-16
WASHINGTON.
FRAUDS BY IMPORTERS.

FALSE STATEMENTS MADE or TIE VALUE or
GooDs-How THE GOVERNMENT IS DEFRAUDED
IN TRASssHIPMEST UNDER BOND.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.
WASHINGTON, April 15..-The supervising special
agent of the Treasury Department has discovered
that great frauds have been perpetrated the Gov
ernment .n the Importation and transshipment Of
goods in bond through New-York. Ostensibly TO
Manitoba in the Red River territory, and to Mexico
The manner of operation has been for the I'M
porter 10 make a statement of the value Of
the goods on their arrival 10 New-York, and
to give bond for twice that amount
The goods are then allowed TO pass through
ths Custom-house free of duty and without exam
ination. Ii has been discovered that in a great
number of cases the value of the goods has been
greatly understated oneffth of their actual value
often beng given. and the goods have been sold in
the United States In one instance an importation
worth 100000 was valued at 10000 and the bond
given for $4,000. The duty. if paid on the actual
value of the goods would have been S65,OO0. The
goods were sold in the United States and therefore
the bond was never Cancelled. After year the Gov
ernment sued to recover the $4,000, and gained its
case but the importer had made a clear profit OF
S25 900 by the operation. The agent has accurate
information showing that half million dollars has
been lost in this way within year.
New-York tribune., 1873-04-16
TIE CAUSE OF THE TROUBLE.

Judge w. Z. Rutland of Grant Parish, La-
makes statement In The YeieO Orleans Pieayne OF N.
10th inst OF the cause Of the riot, in wheh 10
saws the Lynch Returning Board ignored the eesn OF
the parish officers. and Mr. Kellogg appointed set oi
men 10 lI the vacancies These men failed 10 qualify
and Mr. Kellogg, Judge Rutands instance, commits
stoned all officers who elected including both s
publieaus and Fuslonists, white and coored EXCEPT
parish Judge who had already qualified and was Re
publican.
"Ward a member Of the Dryades-st. Legislature"
Judge Rutland continues. learning that Mr. Kellogg
was going issue these commissions fastened 20 Col
fax and took violent and fOrcble possession OF the
Court-house and Offices with mob There was prone
ston 70 hold meeting Ot the people for the pur-
pose OF expressing their condemnation in quiet way at
the course pursued by these men, but when
the day arrived for the meeting 20 have been
called together there such violent dem0nstrf 0ns
made by Ward Register. and Flowers. and the armed
band that was backing them that the few white people
who had matter In hand dd not pretend TO DO anr
thing quietly returned their homes vi hout going
near the Court house. assembling anyWhere After
this advised by friends 10 seek safety a. my NE
was dan ger"
Judge Rutland took the advice or his friends and fed
20 Montgomery. His house sacked, aud he was pur
eued distance while his way down TIE RIVER, on
a steamboat 10 New Orleans. and threatened by mob
New-York tribune., 1873-04-16

,o, ANAL expense. Sections OF
canal which last year cost the state *2o"o
and inward 20 put repair without any breaks ana
htl arc now hadlv damaged, the superinfendents es
inmate can be put navgable order FOR SOoO or $1,000
rne Canal Board however well aware that such es.
,ates IRE not at all TO be depended and Of the pur
pose for which they are made
Smith Weeds hill for enaTging the Champain Canal.
and improving the navigation Of the Upper Hudson 50
A 10 admit the passage OF vessels of 1coO tons was up
az special order in the Assembly, this evening, when
Mr. Weed made an elaborate written argument in its
favor Mr. Teft also advocates the BILL aud Mr. Aberger
opposes it, motion to strike out the enactng clause
was by vote Sc 10 49, and the bill ordered 10
third reading but with little prospect however Of its
hual passage.
The report OF the Conference Committee the bill to
reorganBe the Board OF Emigration made 70 the As
semby this evening and concurred in The Committee
decided 20 give to the two Commissioners r oeio the
.sidents of the Irish and German Societies, the night
vote appropriations of money but not on the be-
stawal OF patronage.
bill introduced by Mr. Clark OF New-York 70 amend
Of last year permit trustee or director
u any charitable institution TO receive pay as secretary
came up its final passage in the Assembly to-day,
and after long discussion, lost FOR want OF con
sututioual votes voting in favor of the bill and "a
against c.
There is a strong opposition from downtown mer-
chants in New-York 70 the bill that ordered 10
third reading in the Assembly, last evening, authorizing
the lease ~ the Washington Market property the
washington Market Association" They ask that the
property sold the highest bidder and the proceeds
be put IN me CRY Treasury They that there is no
longer necessity for market in tnat part OF the city,
and that a and obstruction 10 business
that locality.
GENERAL PRESS DIsPATCH.J
The Special Legislative Committee. of which Senator
Perry is chairman VIII 60 to Boston, tomorrow, for the
purpose of eseortng the Hon. Charles Francis Adams,
The orator for the Seward Memorial. this city. The
Grafton delivered Thursday. The bells OF the
city will be tOled and citizens Will close their places OF
Business.
Tie Sergeant Arms OF the House received tele-
cram from the chief OF Police Of Toronto stating that
Wm NJ. Tweed left that city, to-day, going east.
New-York tribune., 1873-04-16
poLIr1r.ys AND THE SCHOOLS.

Considerable discussion is going on in edu-
ca ona circles what action the Board OF Educa-
ton will take to-day In regard 20 the election OF Clerk
10 the Board 1t felt by many that any further post
ponement of1ne matter Will be nnd.ciou-, the
certainty Of bis tenure OF Office must neccs ary embar-
rass tho present ncunbent OF the position 20 cousd-
cradle extent IN his action matters which die
placed be viii nc; have time 10 eauy 0ut fuliy, anl
they claim that the question ought 70 be etC4 wiho1-
delay. AS % candidates for the place. ar 10
ConlmfsrOuer % the Custom hOnse wing M -oi
20 A reporter that Frederick c. Wagner t,.-
nominee would sI.ely be elected, Ij vote h'r'ly
already been secured for aim. On tho 'n-tr.. f.,
a prominent member Of the Board asssrfe. that MIR.
Wagner would certainly DE defeated anc lrIs riAorcd
that Custom house party, as conscious OF hs had
quietly put in nomination another candidate. whom
Thomas Maphy understood 10 be supporting person
ally and on whom. II enough votes can be drawn nom
the opposition, the whole Custom-house strength may
concentrated. and their success thus be seenrod An
Informal meeting OF the Board held at the nall
yesterday afternoon consider this and otber qes-
tons the session being quite long but II was
ascertain the conclusions srfiVod ~ a. ~.
inzs were strictly private, and 40 the memsefs 9aes
toned declined 20 give ANY mfOrma1oh
New-York tribune., 1873-04-16
THE KHIVAN CAMPAIGN.

SUBMISSION or THE KHAN - HIS CHEZ COUNSELOR
EXECUTED - RELEASE OF THE RUSSIAN PRls-
ONERs
sr. PETERSBURG, Tuesday, April l5 1873.
News having an important bearing on the
future of the Khivan expedition has received here
Internal dissensions have broken out in Khya- The
reignng Khan has executed his chief counselor and
imprisoned hs uncle and other influential Khyans who
were enemies OF Russia. He has also released the
Russians, long held prisoners IN Khiya, and sent
them the detachment OF the expedition which s
advancing from OrenburS.
American correspondent and the Secretary Of the
United States Legation In this city have left 81 Peters-
burg for Khiya.
New-York tribune., 1873-04-16
TROUBLES IN ALSACE.

REMOVAL or THE BURGOMAsTER OF sTRAsBURG-
THE MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL GENERAL PRO-
TEST AND ARE SUSPENDED.
erRAsBURG, Tuesday April IS, 1873.
The Governor of Alsace has removed the
Burgomaster OF this city because the latter said he only
remained in country in the hope that 1t would be
restored TO France. Police Director Bach has been ap
pointed to the Office The Common Council pro.
tested against the appointment ana refusing 10 sit uher
Bachs presidency. have held no meetings since the
change made. The members or the Council have
consequently been suspended for two months from the
exercise o their functions which have been transferred
10 the new Burgomaster Commissary Extraordinary.
New-York tribune., 1873-04-16

NJ TASTED, in explaining his vote, said that u
was evident that q majority Of the House desired
time 70 examine the Senate amendments. and be
was therefore n favor Of granting II. BE was also
convinced from the vote that had been given up to
the time ms name was called, tha if the question of
appointing a conference committee was put TO the
House now IL would be voted down by IN over
whelming majority.
The result Of the vote was regarded a gnal de-
feat Of the Cusom-house party in the House, and
probably foreshadowiDg concurrence IN the Senate
amendments without conference committee.
Il is understood that motion will be made at the
opening Of the Assembly tomorrow morning to con-
tu IN ths senate amendments, and that it is more
thar ik " 10 prevail. There is a prevailing difpo-
ai'i5o among members Of the Assembly 10 dispose
c the Charter and get il of their hands as soon
,assible. Everybody has got tired Of the Charter
light and as the Custom-house clique has no longer
Any to prolong it. there Is general disposi-
ton 70 see II ended.
Il is a noteworthy fact that many Of the New
York politicians who last week fought with al their
might against the retention of Mr.. Green as Con-
tToler, have suddenly BECOME his champions, and
even claim the credit Of saving him. The truth is
bis retention is due!entirely 70 the wishes Of Mayor
Havemeyer aud other genuine reformers, combined
with the political strategy of Mr.. Chas P Shaw.
James W Booth is here, telling people that he was
always iB favor Of MeSsrs. Havemeyer and Green,
and always distrustful Of his comrades, the Custom
house men. George Starr keeps him company, and
echoes his sentiments. Now that Mayor Havemeyer
and Controller Green likely 70 carry their point
IN the Charter business they have hosts Of friends
where lately they had none.