Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1879-12-11
News Of the Week.

General Grant has delivered thirty
nine speeches since his return to Ameri
ca.
The Missouri river at Stevenson, 4
miles above Bismarck. was frozen over or
the oath ult.
Twenty-Five thousand majority il
about the average of the Republican can
didates in Nebraska.
jay Gould recently paid business
visit to Kansas in the interests of his rail
roads in that State.
The London Times says that it costs
from $4,000 to $4,000 to run as a candi.
/ date for Parliament in England. the larger
| figure being in .contesting the county
seats.
The Merchants Association, of Bos-
ton. has appointed a committee to cooper
ate with other organizations in the effort
to secure the enactment OF national
bankrupt law.
A large amount of money will be
spent for public improvements in Ireland,
in order to give the laboring classes en-
ployment. with a view to relieving pre-
vailing distress.
There is a whisky and tobacco boom.
too. The report OF the commissioners of
internal revenue shows that the produc-
ton Of these staples has increased seven
million dollars in the year.
An effort will be made to raise the
sunken steamer Macleod. 1t will be re-
membered she had large hole knocked
in the side of her hull by another steamer
sliding off the ways a, Bismarck.
From the annual report Of Postmas-
ter-General Key. We harn that the expen-
SEES OF the Post Office Department have
been reduced nearly $l.OOO.0OO. and that
the receipts have been increased $1,000
900. making difference of $2,OOO.OOO in
favor "t the fiscal year ending June 10.
1879.
The report of the Secretary of War
shows that the actual expenditures of the
War Department for the twelve months
ending June 80. 1879. were $40, 653. : 23. 63
"A pretty large sum in time of peace
with everybody but Indians: but the Sec
rotary proposes to get along with two
millions less for the next fiscal year.
One day lately. Governors Talbot. of
Brown of Tennessee. Rob
inson of New York, Van Zandt of Rhode
Island. rX-Governors Rice of Massachu-
sets. Curtin of Pennsylvania, and I.ippitt
Of Rhode Island. all met together by acct
lent in the vestibulc of Il New York hotel. |
md it was not considered remarkably
good day for Governors either.
Jay GOuld's check tor S3.OOO.OOO.
which was given to Commodore Garrison
IN the purchase Of the securities Of the
Missouri Pacific railroad. few days ago.
; said to be the largest check ever drawn
~ any private individual in this country.
That amount" said Gould to the Com
nOdore. when the little piece of paper
'assed between them, lis only portion
# the money made in my operations
n - naming certain stock now APP
arently on the down grade.
The Supreme Court OF the l.. 5.
as decided that the present law relating |
D trademarks is unconstitutional The ,
latent Office will therefore Immediately F.,
lspend the trademark privileges. Those
-hich have already been issued are OF ]
purse now OF no avail. There are now
yer 5000 trademarks registered, and 200 i
ending for registration. OF course. I'M :,
.r the decision all operations under this :
cad must be suspended. 1t in effect abol- +
hes the trademark bureau of the Patent q
flee. This will cut off from the Patent :.
flee revenues about $40, 600 yearly. Since ;,
e establishment of the trademark system r
e fees paid into the Office have amounted \
over S25O.OOO. which have been paid in q
the United States Treasury. Now that q
e law has been declared unconstitutional !,
is clear that this money was wrongfillly i,
llected, and actions for its recovery .,
ought in the Court OF Claims will hold :,
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