The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-03-31
MASSACHUSETTS,.
Injunction Agains, a Patent.

Inc convention ADJOURNED until noon To-
morrow.
Injunction Against a Patent.
r. Ball & Co., manufacturers of wood work
ing machenry in Worcester, have filed bill in
equity, praying for an injunction restraining
Joseph p. Woodbury. from demands of royalty
with threats of suits, on the ground that he
damaged their business and has no valid rights
under his patent. This is an unusual course,
but is taken under advice of Judge Curtis on
the ground that though Woodbury. was inform
ed nearly six months ago, through their coun-
sci, by the manufacturers of wood working
machinery of dres ed lumber, the leading par
ties engaged In both these kinds of business
throughout the country having combined for
mutual defence against an enormous claim and
one which as they believe cannot and will not
be sustained; that they had an ample defence
and had been urged to test the validity of his
claims He has deferred doing so, giving what
have seemed to them to be mere pretexts for
delay. The course which their counsel have
now adopted is designed to bring the matter to
an immediate issue.
After Dinner Pr0phesy.
The Democratic Senators and Representa-
tives of the State Legislature were given ban
quet at the United States Hotel this evening,
under the auspices of The Democratic State
Committee, A large number of prominent
men, representing the rank and file of the De-
.nocracy, were present. Speeches were made
by Col. Aspinwall, ex-Mayor CASTOR, Hon.
Leverett Saitonstali, Col. A. o. Brewster, Hon.
John O. Adams, Patrick A. Collins, Gen. j.
S. Whitney and others. The tenor of the
speeches were congratulatory and commencing
the unity and frmness of the democratic MEM
bers of the Legislature as shown in voting for
U. S. Senator; counseled them to remain true
and firm to their trust; alluded to the New
Hampshire election, and by their independence
and unity sounding the key note which will
ultimately be crowned with success and sweep
the State for Democracy.
Plan to Rob "a Bank Officer.
A bold plan to rob and perhaps murder Alva
Simmons, cashier of the Mechanics Bank of
South Boston, has been discovered. Geo. S.
Eagles, painter, endeavored to induce George
Holden, in his employ, 10 assist him in robbing
Simmons, who was in the habit of visiting
wooden ware establishment in the city proper
every Monday afternoon for the purpose of re-
ceiving deposits from the employees Eagles
plan was to induce Holden to strike Simmons
with budgeon after he had received the de-
posits, and afterwards rob him, but Holden ex-
posed the affair to the State police, who arrest
ed Eagle to-day while endeavoring to carry out
his plan.
Various Matters.
In the Superior Criminal Court to-day Chief
Justice Brigham sentenced VIM. A. Glover,
convicted two years ago of being an accessory
to the Boylston Bank robbery, to 10 years in
the State Prison.
The deaths of Homer Bartlett, Benz E.
Reed, BENZ. f. Campbell, R. NJ Copeland AMI
Hiram Jacobs, all well known citizens of Bos-
ton, have occurred within the last "a hours
Shot in a saloon.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. March 3O-Frank Nor
gan, formerly saloon keeper in this CITY, but
lately OF Albany, shot Frank Blair in Main
street saloon, in the lungs this evening, inf1ict-
ing probably fatal wound. The parties were
friends and the shooting grew cut Of quarrel,
the origin of which is not known. Morgan es-
capped