Morning journal and courier., 1882-10-04
News by Telegraph
 FROM ALL QUARTERS. HAPPY DEMOCRATS Their Hopes Raised By FoIger's Acceptance. CONFIDENT OF BEATING HIM, Activity at Their Congressional
 Committee Rooms. SUPPORT FOR THE F0LGER TICKET From tEae New York Gen.
 4rsal Committee.
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

Folser's Letter of Acceptanee-Democra
 ic Hopes Raised by the Publtcatton-Un
 usual Activity at Their Congressional |
 Committee Rooms-A Liberal Scattering
 of fDocuments-Other Matters.
 WASHINGTON, Oct. 3.-Republicans at the Capitol have less to say regarding Folger's letter of acceptance than respecting the Sec retaryship succession. The only names mentioned are those of Senator Jones, of Nevada, and Assistant Secretary John c. New. The fact that the former refused the position when President Arthur formed the Cabinet is used as an argument to show that he will not take it now. Others say he has changed his mind The friends of John C. New still insist that he is sure of the place. betters their chances.
 There was unusual activity at the Demo- cratic Congressional committee rooms today, and it is evident that 8 substantial impetus has been afforded from some quarter. A large quantity of documents was sent off to- day, principally A. s. Hewitt's speech on the tariff. The committee claim to have re- ceiyed the most fattering private advlces and appear to be in the best of spirits. The sending of documents will be practically con : cluded by Saturday.
 Serious complications are imminent in the Treasury department, owing to the absence of the Secretary aud other officials Flrst Comptroller Lawrence is in Ohio and First Deputy Tarbell is i'll in bed. Thus far pa pers have been taken to his bedside for sig nature. The probability is that soon Tarbell will not be able to sign and then no one can sign unless new official is appointed by the President. The absence of the President in- creases the complication. The great impor- If he lnfr this condition of affairs serious.
 Assistant Postmaster General Brady today deeded his District of Columbia property in fee to secure his bondsu1an, Fitzgerald. The number of applications for small post offices has markedly diminished and letter ! received by Assistant Postmaster General | Hatton to day, in which the writer says the office brings loafers into the store instead ot profits. expresses the sentiments contained 1T many other letters received
 District Attorney Corkhill to day received l from the Cabinet the official report of the ! analysis of the poisoned bouquet the finding l of which in Guiteaus cell was exclusively an nounced in these dispatches. The alysit showed that 8 rosebud in the center con ! tained over five grains of arsenic. Colone Corkhill will now try to ascertain whether ! Mrs. Scoville or some one else placed tht \ poison thsre and will act accordingly. 1 All future decisions of the patent office ir { regard to the duration of the term of patents ! will follow that made by Judge Nixon, who
 holds that section 4,sS7 requires the com ! missioner of patents to so limit the patents when issued as to expire
 with the foreign patent having tn l shortest time, and that the filing of the
 application in the United States patent ofic 1 does not relieve the patent from the Imita
 tion imposed by foreign patents granted sub
 sequently thereto, but previous to the gran
 of the United States patent; further that tn
 date of awarding the patent is to be deter \ mined by it's issue and not of it's delivery, ane \ that the form of the domestic patent is linn ited to the term of the foreign patent in fore
 when the domestic patent was granted.