The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-04-27
STATE OF TIE ORDER.

to the regular work of the body was dis
posed Of
STATE OF TIE ORDER.
The Committee on the State Of the Order
made partial report, recommending the
adoption OF the following resolutions:
| l. Resolved, That we have heard with
great pleasure Of the brotherly relations ex-
isting between the different Temperance or
ders Of the city OF Richmond.
| 2. That we offer to all temperance orders
of the State OF Virginia, and especially Of
the city Of Richmond, our fraternal greet
ing, and earnestly wish them godspeed in
the good work.
8. That we will earnestly cooperate with
all sister temperance orders Of the State in
their efforts to extend wholesome tenn
perance influence throughout our Common
wealth, and we recommend to the subordi-
nate councils within our Jurisdiction that
they cordially cooperate with all subordinate
bodies Of other temperance orders in adj
vancing the great temperance cause.
The resolutions were unanimously adopt
ed, and the Council took n recess until
night.
Evening Session.
| The Council opened at O'Clock. A
number Of delegates not before present
were initiated.
The attendance was larger than at any
previous session OF the body, and the in
terest' manifested in the proceedings was
very gratifying to the members Of the Order.
Mr.. S. r. Gates was added to the Com
mittee Of Finance in place OF j. Taylor
Stratton, who asked to be relieved.
PLACE OF ANNUAL MEETING.
Petersburg was selected as the place for
holding the annual meeting in October next.
The competing points were Goshen, Mt.
Crawford, Front Royal, and Richmond.
/. On motion the delegates to the. Supreme
Council were instructed to ask modifica-
ton in the manner Of designating conduct
ors and sentinels of subordinate Councils,
making them appointiue instead Of elective.
The Committee on
ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP
reported that they had heard with delight
of the large increase of interest in the Order
through this arm of the organization, and
hoped that more care would be taken to
| bring this class Of members into the differ
ent Councils. They paid well-merited
compliment to Stonewall Council, OF this
city, in their report in regard to the large
accessions which had lately been made to
their numbers.
The Council then adjourned until 10
O'CLOCK CnlS morning.
The session tonight will be held with
Stonewall Council, at Springfield Hall, cor
ner Twenty-sixth and Mason streets.
| - PUBLIC TEMPERANCE MEETING.
| A public temperance meeting will be held
tomorrow night at s o'clock at Fulton Bap--
tist church. Rev. W. W. Green, Grand
Lecturer OF the Grand Council OF the
Friends OF Temperance, Colonel William Q.
Darlington, and-other distinguished speak
ers, will be present to address the meeting.
| SUIT FOR A TRADE-MARK-AN OLD CASE
BROUGHT INTO THE COURTS AGAIN.-TWo or
three years ago William II. Blackwell g. Co.,
Of Durham, n. c., instituted suit in one OF
the courts of that State; against w. A.
Wright. then of Lynchburg, to recover
damages for alleged violation OF their trade
mark rights, in which they obtained iudg-
ment for large damages, and an injunction
to restrain Wright from using a trademark
which he claimed he had originated. From
1 this judgment Wright appealed to the Sill
preme Court of North Carolina, which,
at its June term, 1875, decided the case
out and out for him. Last winter Black
well & Co. petitioned the Supreme Court
to rehear and reverse its former decision
on the ground that the court had erro-
neously assumed that Wright was operating
his trademark at Durham, n. c., when in
fact he Was operating in Richmond. Upon
a rehearing the court affirmed its former
decision, and held that it was immaterlal
where Wright operated his own Trademark.
After the decision in June, 1875, Wright
assigned to w. E. Dibrell & Co., OF this city,
the privilege of using his trademark for u
specified period. A few days ago Blackwell
6 Co. instituted suit against Dihrell d Co..
in the United States Circuit Court, in this
city, for infringing their rights. .e6ai
The issue made in this court will be as to
whether the word "Durham" is O trade
mark; if so, whether it be the property OF
W. T. Blackwell & Co. or W. A. Wright,
under whose authority Messrs. Dibrell &
Co. are now manufacturing this brand OF
tobacco. It is well-known fact that Mr..
Wright established brand in North Caro-
lima, the essential element OF which was his
trademark, the word Durham lin 1S60).
Some gears after Messrs. Blackwell Il Co.
commenced to manufacture tobacco called
Durham; and they now claim the exclusive
use OF the word as trademark.
Messrs. Dibrell j. Co., against whom this
suit is brought, are represented by counsel
skilled in the law on trademarks, and the
whole trade will doubtless look forward with
much interest to the result, as it involves
not only large amount of money, but also
the final settlement OF the question as to
who is the owner of the trademark.
The counsel for plaintiff are Messrs. Page
g. Maury, of Richmond; for defendant, j.
o. Steger, of Richmond; Williams & Diggs,
Of Lynchburg; and General W. Fl. Browne,
OF Washington, D. c.
NEW ENGINES FOR THE CHESAPEAKE AND
| OHIO RoAp.-In the city Circuit Court yes
terday Judge B. r. Welliord entered the
following order authorizing General Wick
ham, receiver, to purchase five new en-