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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-01-31
THE WOODBURY. PATENT.
A Decision at Last,
ADVERSE TO THE INVENTOR

ADVERSE To THE INVENTOR.
BosroN, Mass, Jan. 90 In the Sapreme
Court. this morning, Judge Lowell gave
decision adverse to the Woodbury. Patent
Planning Machine Company. This is one of
several cases involving the validity of
the Woodbury. patent which have been in
litigation thirty years. If sustained, the
plaintiff would have received valuation of
between thirty and forty millions OF dollars
and the decision is therefore Of great public
interest. Judge Lowell declares that the
history of the grant, which was made
twenty-five years after it IVES first applied
for and twenty -seyen years after the inven-
ton was complete, was remarkable. The
inventor made application on the 3rd Of
June, 1913. and this was rejected on the
Goth of February. l549 d" | am Of opinion
that the machine built by one Arson, at
Norwich, Conn.,, anticipated the Invention
of Woodbury." The court concludes;
"Anson was not concerned with the partic-
ular matter of yielding pressure bar, but
if he made it to yield. he made the thing
which Woodbury. is by a very proper and
necessary provision of the paten: law pre-
sumsd to have had knowledge of; and there
fore when Woodbury. pointed out the great
advantage of this combination he was
merely in intendment of law applying an
old machine t. q more extensive USE be-
lieye him to have been an original and mer
itorious inventor, but Of a change which
was not difficult to make, or to invent. and
of which as it turns out he was not the first
inventor"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-01-31

The investigation of the cipher kilograms
brings out some facts which will be of inter-
est to the country. At the committee first
session Clarence Carey, attorney Of the
Western Union Telegraph Company, testlfi-
ed that certain kilograms were placed in his
charge, when it was proposed to issue sub
penas for their production before the in
vestisating committee in Washington, the
purpose being to avoid, if possible, their
delivery for public inspection. lie was
finally, however, directed by the executive
committee to deliver ..thc messages to Mr..
Whitney, the Washington manager OF the
telegraph company. After doing this his
custody Of the dispatches ended. His in
structions were to take all of political
character, the collection when first made
being for the sole purpose of getting them
out of the way of subj Oena.
F. Grant testified that he selected the des-
patches called for in the subpoena, and
placed the remainder back in trunk, ex-
elusive of those called for by the subpoena OF
Mr.. Mcrrlson's committee. They numbered
90, 275. They were about evenly divided as re-
CARDS party. A number were s.nt by z. Chand-
Ter from the Fifth Avenue Hotel. There were
some signed Havemeyer, some Hooper and
others Noyes.
Leonard Whitney, manager of the tele-
graph company at Washington, produced
schedule showing over three hundred tele-
grams delivered to the Morrison committee.
lie thought Morrison returnedithe dispatches,
but did not recollect the time. Other
schedules were produced, showing that yari-
Gus kilograms he was called upon to submit
were delivered to the Senate Committee on
Elections These were delivered in two DIFF
fcrent packages. The kilograms when re-
turned were in the trunk heretofore men
toned He WAS informed by the party who
brough. them back that they were all in the
J trunk. The trunk was then ordered to New
York. and that was the last that he knew OF
it.
| Young Mr. Green testified to burning n
trunk full of kilograms in New York. In
response to query from Mr.. McMahon he
said that some kilograms, between John N.
| Tyner and John W. Foster, were collected
prior to any SUBJ Gnas, and sent to Wash
ington at the request of President Orion.
lie believed they were in relation to some
political office, but was not sure. They did
no. refer, however, to the presidential cleo
ton.
Representative Evins testified to having
received package of kilograms from Clerk
Bullock of the Senate Election Committee,
which he subsequently gave to assistant
postmaster Brady, not to William E.
Chandler, as stated in a letter from Bullock,
and said he did not knew Chandler.
Grant gave further details Of kilograms,
which passed between Chandler and Tyner,
and from Foster, relating to the same mat
ter. Tyner telegraphed Chandler that he
wanted two appointments in the Interior
Department at $500 each, for which APP
paintments a certain sum of money would be
paid. Tyner wished the money to be de-
posted :, as to be drawn in Indiana.
Chandler tclegraphed the deposit of money.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-01-31

Is tho Senate on Monday, Mr. Edmunds,
from the Judiciary committee, reported back
the House joint resolution proposing an
amendment TO the constitution prohibiting
claims of disloyal persons for property in
jured or destroyed in the late war, with an
amendment in the nature of substitute,
the latter being as follows:
No claim against the United States shall
ever hereafter be sustained or allowed by
Congress or any department officer or court
Of the United States, or money paid by the
United States or from their funds, whether
As damages, compensation or otherwise, for
or on account of any property, real, person
al or mixed, taken, used, injured or destroy
ed by United States troops, or by or through
any oilicer, civil or military, or other
person acting or protesting to act under or
by the authority of the United States or Of
their enemies, or taken, used, injured
or destroyed from any other cause what
ever during the existence of the late in
surrcction or rebellion against the Govern
ment of the United states. unless the owner
thereof land in case OF any corporation ITS
governing authority and management WAS
during all the time Of such nsurrectiOn or
rebellion loyal 10 fact to the Government of
the United States and gave neither aid nor
encouragement to the enemy. No pension,
bounty, grant, pecunisry, indemnity or
pecunary benefits shall ever be given or pro-
yided for by order Of the authorities. Con
gress or any State for or on account of any
military or other service performed, or
injury suffered in hostility to the Govern
mcnt Of the United States. No pardon or
amnesty, past or future, shall have any eff
feet to take any person, case or claim out Of
the puryiew OF this article.
The resolution, with the substitute. was
placed on the calendar.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-01-31


TIE Potter Committee, if i. has done
nothing else, appears to have discovered how
the Tribune got the cipher kilograms.
Mr.. Evans, a Republican member of Con-
gress from Indiana, testified that one George
Bullock, formerly messenger to Senator Nor
tons committee, but now consul at Cologne,
the night before he left for Germany
handed him (Evans) bundle of papers
which Bullock said he got in the Morton
committee room and which were important
Mr.. Evans banded the papers to General
Brady. Second Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral (who Is an Indiana man).
Mr. Brady testified that he suspected the
contents Of the package, opened it, had
copies of the papers made, gave portion
Of the originals to VIM. Z. Chandler, and
sent another portion anonymously to White
law Reli, of the Tribune. The balance
were given to Chandler and Hiscock.
Witness had recognized two or three of
the kilograms sent to Reid, in the pamphlet
recently issued by the Tribune. Chandler
was given copies relating to Florida. Chand-
Ter and himself had cndeavored to translate
the kilograms Col. Parker, chief special
agent of the POstofiicc Department, being
one evening at Brady's house, also attempt
cd to translate them. but the efforts were
total failures. Mr.. Evans, Of Indiana, in
giving Brady the package. merely requested
him to take charge Of them. The kilograms
Of both parties were contained in the bun
die. The Democratic kilograms, however,
were more interesting to them than the
other side were.
VIM Z. Chandler testified that he left
the major part of the kilograms
gwen hun by Brady in General But
absent at the time. lie had not had any
previous arrangement or even spoken of the
affair to Butler. either before or after the
delivery. Subsequently he took another pack
age from Brady which was taken to his house
and examined, after which he took it to the
IrItHnc's Washington office, and addressing
it to Wh:telaw Reid, left it in charge OF the
correspondent to be forwarded.
z. Did you consider that the papers
would be more apt to be kept in safety by
Butler? \ Until these kilograms were
placed in his hands considered him very
careful with papers. Great laughter.
Chandler had frequently looked over the
dispatches while they were in the custody
the Senate committee. lie didn't know
anything that the Republican party had
done, the record OF which wouli injurious
ly affect the party. There were Republican
dispatches in the bundles.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-01-31

Ex-SEcRKrARY HAMILTON FISH has very
high opinion of his former chief. lie says
of him " Gen. Grant was innately gen.
tleman. If you were to place him in Ger
tain circle of society people, such as exists
in some of the exclusive parts OF this city, 1t
might be said there that he had too little
manner, and did not dance nor hatter nor
play the elegant creature as well as he might.
This is the view somo hold Of gentleman.
But when you come to the natural graces OF
the heart, kindness and thoughtfulness, an
ingenious and open spirit, respect for good
women and truthful men, there was about
him all of that which makes the man. Many
of his critics, more fastidious, might have
learned from him that imputation is no part
Of gentleman. repeat that he is under
estimated. | have in my mind range OF
nearly half century Of public men whom
knew he has as much of my respect as any
of them"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-01-31

The Sultan is i'll.
Russia has agreed to eyacuate Turk !
within 50 days after the definite treaty Of
peace is signed.
Napoleon's china, plate and table linen
bearing the initials IN. E., are to be sold
at auction in Paris.
The recent massacre OF Cheyenne men
women and children is cited with much fore,
as an argument against turning the Indian
bureau over to the war department.
England is reported to have offered the
Sultan $5,OOO,OOO for Cyprus, prelerring
absolute ownership to occupation, and it is
likely that Turkey will accept that sum
Col. Holloway, of indianapolis, brother
in-law of the late Senator Morton, says the
IT1b'Tr didn't get the cipher dispatches
by way Of that family. and that they were
never among Morton's private papers.
A Greenback member of the Legislature Of
Iowa, visiting the State Insane Asylum,
asked the superintendent il they had receiy
ed any Greenbackers as patients, and was
told that they were not allowed to admit
incurables. lie turned the subject
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-01-31

WoNAS's RIGHrs - The Vermont CORES
writes to that paper as follows: In Bridge
water resides woman who has for years
put in practical application the doctrine of
woman 5 rights" ut least 80 much of it
as asserts a wOman's rigtt to get living
in any way she shall choose and to wear the
dress most suitable to her work. Mrs.
Minor owns three farms, two of which she
has purchased from the profits OF the first
one, and which she carries on precisely as
her husband did in his lifetime. when he
was the head and she assisted him IN the
work. She has two or three hired men, but
she takes entire charge of the work, buying
and selling cattle, marketing produce,
driving cattle to market and directing
operations generally. She also does her
share OF the heaTy work, frequently plow-
ing all day In the Spring, riding moving
machine in the summer. pitching on bay,
and even occasionally shearing'sheep with
the hands All this she does as well as
man. and to accomplish it she wears
"bloOmer" costume, consisting usually Of
loose jacket reaching Just above the knees,
a pair of psntaloons OF the same material,
cut like a mans except that there is
no "spring" at the bottom, and
pair Of mems boots, the legs of which are
concealed by the pantaloons. Her summer
working suits are usually made of calico,
and she wears costume of this pattern
everywhere, "to mill and to meetn'"
When very young she married, and her
husband died. leaving her three daughters.
She then adopted the "bloomer" costume,
and became practicing ''cold water
doctor" In her practice she met Mr..
Minor, French farm hand, who could
neither read nor write, and married him.
His employer sold them farm on trust,
which they worked and paid for, and from
which they made enough to purchase two
adjoining farms. One child was born to
them, daughter. Her own children
became very fond Of Minor and taught
him to read and write. Before his
death. which occurred about two years
ago, he became good man of bust
ness, and he and his wife were highly es-
teemed as good neighbOrs and citizens. All
her daughters are well educated and good
mu> icians, two of them well married, one
to a teacher whom she assists in his pro-
fession, and third is soon to marry New
York gentleman Aside from her costume
the only popularity the mother has ever
exhibited was in dressing her daughters
like boys and working them a. such on the
farm until they were old enough to rebel. |
She is woman OF good education and judg-
ment. and is consulted by farmers on matters
OF business as well as called on for neigh
borly kindnessss IN cases of sickness. She |
is now about i0rty-two years old and is |
worth about S25 900, but works as hard as |
ever.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-01-31

The Washington Star says the House COM
mittee on agriculture have been looking up
the affairs Of the Department of Agriculture,
and claim that they have General Leiuc in
corner. The committee say that So, 900
was appropriated by Congress during the
fiscal year lS77-7S for the purchase of i'm
proved varieties of SEEDS, for distribution
among responsible farmers. to be tested and
reported upon. The committee say they
have satisfactory proof that but $50 900 Of
that amount was expended for the purpose
INTENDED. and they are at loss to know
what has become Of the balance. They
charge that 20 bushels Of wheat, supposed
to have been foreign, were purchased at
$50 a bushel, and Of this twelve bushels
went TO d prominent banker in Washington.
General Lcduc says that he can account
tor every farthing disbursed, and can show
important results therefrom. His expert
ments in sugar and tea have been attended
with great success, he says.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-01-31

SENATOR HILL, of Georgia, made notable
speech, Monday, on war claims, and took
high ground against all Of them. lie called
attention to the fact that most of the pre-
tended loyal claimants are not the real suf-
ferers of the South, and urged the Demo
cratic party to oppose war claims of all sorts,
and claimed that he has the support of near
ly the whole South in taking this ground.
The sooner the people of the South, be said,
were taught to repair their losses by WORK.
by frugality and industry, the better it
would be for them and the country. Let
the losses of the war 60, and if the people
desire to avoid such losses in the future they
must avoid war.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-01-31
FROM NEW YORK.
THE DAVENPORT INVESTIGATION.

THE DAVENPORT INVESTIGATION.
NEw York, Jan. 29-Mueh of the testi-
mOny taken to-day was to show that the
issuing Of warrants on election day and th
arresting Of voters at the polls intimidate
large number OF voters. 1t was claimed
that the loss to democrats was between
5000 and 10000 votes. Davenport was
described as being too slow and delibera-
tive and purposely delaying men arrested
80 as to prevent their voting. 1t was also
shown that men who resided near the polls
and who went there without oyercosts
caught severe colds by being taken to court
and kept for hours in cold rooms. Counsel
for the commissioners handed witness his
naturalization paper which had been taken
from him BY force by the supervisor of the
election. The committee ruled that the
paper was one of record and compelled the
witness to give it up. Mr.. Frye spoke
strongly against the conduct of the counsel
who he claimed was an contempt, The
matter was amicsbly adjusted.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-01-31

TnE amendment to the Federal constitution
offered Monday, by Mr.. Eimunds is en-
tirely correct in its professed object, but
he cannot expect that it will ever be sati6ed
by the States, nor even that it will be sub
mitted to them for ratification by this Con
gress. The failure of any ten States to
ratify an amendment insures its defeat, and
the Legislatures Of at least ten of the South
ern States will take no notice of this pro-
posed amendment, even if it should pass
both houses of Congress by the requisite
two-thirds majority. But there are, never
theless, good reasons for hoping that South
crn claims Tor war damages VIII never be
recognized by Congress.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-01-31

A FAST HouND.-J. A. Ford. of Battle
Creek, Mich. says the Chicago lnfer- Ocean,
owns heavy built ma~tiii hound, which
his master. the other day, to Ceresco. viii
lage eight miles distant, arriving a few
minutes after the cars, his feet sore and
bleeding from contact with the splinters on
the ties, having made the distance of eight
miles in half an hour.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-01-31

The New York HraM says Senators
Edmunds and Thurman, one Republican
the other a Democrat, are bosom friends.
They even set their watches alike"
Judge Hunt OF the Supreme Court has SO
far improved that he is able to have the news
papers read to him. The opinion Of his
physician, DR.. Baxter, is that he is much
better, but not out of danger.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-01-31


Roscoe CJnkling-I challenge all cOmpeti-
tors. will walk against anybody over the
senatorial course and give them aquartcr
mile start.
dead silence. No takcrs.)
Roscoo-well, | will give anybody a
quarter of mile start and carry Gen. Ar
thur on my back.
mo taker)
Roscoe-wll anybody make the gamo n
little interesting? Now, IN give half n
mile start and carry Arthur and Cornell
both together.
mo takers
Koscoe-Put poas in my shoes beside.
(No takers
Ro.coe-Ill crawl on nv handsand knees
against any professional senatorial waikist
and carry the whole state ol Nov York IN
my pocket.
mo takers
ROSCOE Sho What dull game.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-01-31

''Brisonsr loog on de Coard sand Il Gin
cinnati justice who had occasion to sentence
Il man guilty oil contempt. "Brisoner, you
hat been guildy of grade CRIME. You hat
been lucky IN your lawyer. prisoner |
know dat lawyer ven he vas leedle puy.
PRISONER. ven ] vas yoOuk man ! vas
banter. prisoner, baint dot lawyers tad
ier's house prisoner, | know Ven he vas II
leedle poy he would be II grade man Il watch
ed him krow oop, and, prisoner, he IS grade
man. prisoner. ko be like him, and SIN no
more | discharge you now You bay the
costs The prisoner bald the costs und vas
burged Of his CONTEMPT.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-01-31

WHEN Mr.. Elmunds withdrew his nc
ti9n to take up his resolutions in re
gard to the Constitutional Amendments,
the other day, some people supposed
that that was the end of the resolutions,
aad the New York Times wrote an
editorial from that view of the case. But
Mr. Elmunds does not so easily give up a
matter in which he takes an interest. lie
has since renewed his motion almost daily,
though without success, till Tuesday, when
his motion wss agreed to, and the resolu-
tiOns were made the regular order for yester-
dav
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-01-31
DOMINION NEWS.
CArrLE DIsEAsE IN THEU. :

OTTAWA, Jan. 2s.-An agent sent to in
yestigste the alleged existence OF Kinder
pest among cattle in the United States re-
ports that within ten miles about Washing
ton the pluro pneumonia exists in the worst
form.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-01-31

The Senate committee on commerce voted,
on Saturday, to report adversely on the New
York Custom House nominations. Appar-
entity the replies of both Arthur and Cornell
are satisfactory to the committee, for all OF
the Republican members voted against the
confirmation OF Merritt as collector and Burt
as naval officer. The Democratic members
refrained from voting. Washington spe-
cials say that it is believed that all the Dem
ocratic members of the committee, excepting
Mr.. Randolph, who is absent, are in favor
of rejecting the appointments that Mr.
Conkling will report the action of the COM
mittee at the first executive session next
week and that it is generally conceded
that the report will be sustained by the
Sapata
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-01-31

The report of the New York Commissioners
of Emigration shows great increase for the
year 1873, there having arrived some twenty
one thousand of aliens more than during
1871. The total number for 1873 foots up
more than one hundred and twenty-one
thousand and unless the signs of the times
fail 1879 will produce figure far higher
than this. Each day the cable brings news
that points significantly to multiplication
of incentives to emigration from the British
Islands. and of this VIC shall probably receive
by far the larger share.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-01-31

A WASHINGTON despatch reports that
President Hayes will hesitate to veto the
pension bill lest such an act may ''driye the
soldiers out of the Republican party.
Such hesitation is complimentary neither to
the President nor to the soldiers. If the
President finds that the measure is one
which will seriously embarrass the Treasury,
and add an unknown amount tn the sum re
quired to be tlken from the people in taxes,
no question of party expeiiency should in
duce him to give to it his sanction.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-01-31

That famous case Of Private Hines who had
his trousers burned, and whose claim for
relief has been before military bureaus and
committees and secretaries. for years. was
passed upon by the House. last week When
the trousers were destroyed (by fire which
burned Illness tent at Aiken, 5. c., the
superior officer. rather than have the poor
fellow go about his duties bare-legged, fur
nlshed him with a new pair 1t has been a
question ever since how to Judge his impul-
siye and unauthorized act Nobody in the
war department dared assume the response
bility (about !. 10 worth, including blankc),
and the Secretary finally sent it to Congress.
The ii ousc generously concluded to overlook
the illegal act Of the officer in command who
furnished the unfortunate soldier with pair
OF trousers without waiting for the action of
Congress, bat at the same time took pains
to con- pliment the department upon that
admirable system of checks and balances
which prevented any approval on its part
oil PAIR OF pintaloons which were OF Doubt
fui legality. Departments cannot be allow
ed from the natrre of things to have any
souls, and painful as it would have been to
the Secretary to sec a brave defender of the
Union going through his daily drill with
bare legs, It would have been absolutely
necessary, for the preservation of these
checks and balances which are the hope
and stay of our Constitution, If a reckless
subordinate had not rescued him from the
dilemma