Daily Republican., 1882-06-09
NEWS SU NMARY,
GRAPHICAL UNlO -PAVE Mt
INFRINGEMENT.

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| In the International Ty pograph-
ical Union at st. Louis, yeste, day, a
telegram was received from the Ssce-
tary of Columbia Union. No. lOl,
Washington, stating that Senator
Plumb was fighting the Union
through the United States Senate, be-.
cause the Union refused to allow one
of his political followers in the Govern
ment printing Office as proof reader, an
he was not printer and asking the
convention "to protest against Senator
Plumb's procure. A resolution was
adopted in accordance with this tele-
gram.
The Senate Com mittee on Patents
yesterday heard Thomas G. Shaw,
e. M. Eldridge aud Professor Edwin
j. Houston, of Philadelphia, in oppo-
sio1 to the House bill relating to the
recovery of damages for the infringe
ment of patents. 1t is believed that
the bill, II reported TO the Senate this
session, will De reported ad versely, the
majority Of the Com mittee believing
it unconstitutional.
Lieut.. Danenhower mas received a
letter from lrktusk, Siberia, stating
that courier from the Lena delta had
arrived there with letters from Engi-
neer Melville, giving the particulars of
the finding of the boliss Cf DeLong and
his men, In a memorandum found on
belongs body, dated October 18th,
1881, it is stated that flour of the party
are dead and Collins is dying"
Congressman Brewer, of N ew Jersey,
argued yesterday before the Ways and
Means Committee in favor ofamending
the tariff laws so that America manu-
facturers of earthornware would be en-
abled to compete successfully with
those Of Europe. He exhibited spec,.
mems of handsomely decorated ware.
received from the potteries in Trenton
The Glucose and Grape Sugar Asso-
citation in Chicago has decided In view
OF the probable suspension of a Large
number OF factories throughout the
country, to consolidate all the factories
in the United States. A committee il
now at work upon plan Of consolida-
tion.
The membership of the new Alabama
Claims Commission has not yet been
decided upon by the President. Judge
Wells OF Michigan, and Mr.. Charles r.
Train of Massachusetts,, are prominent
y mentioned in this connection. Judge
Wells was a member of the former
Commission.
Attorney General Brewster said yes
terday that the counterfeiter Brockway
was indicted at the instance of private
parties, for what purpose he did not
know, and that the Government off
GERS had nothing whatever to do witt
his arrest.
-Four counterteiters, George Ellis,
John II. Clark, Frederick Leland and
David Amanda, were arrested in Chi
cago on Wednesday night, and counter
felt money, material and tools were
found in their possession.
The Democratic State Convention Of
Alabama yesterday nominated Il. A.
0 Neal for Governor. He is a native of
Alabama, 81 years of age, a lawyer by
profession, and was a Confedera to
Brigadier.
Lucius Robinson, President of. the
National Bank of Newport, died yester-
day in tfat city, at the age of SO. He
was largely interested in railroads, and
was prominent as a Democratic poll
tlCian.
Heavy floods are reported at Yale,
British Columbia. Bridges have been
swept away, business is suspended, and
it is feared the farmers will lose most Of
their crops.
A fire in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, on
Wednesday, destroyed the sswmil
Campbell Brothers & Cameron, with
large quantity of lum0er, and tw
dwellings. Loss, $685.
The latest returns from Oregon con-
firm the election of George as Congress-
man and indicate that the Republicans
will have from two to six majority in
the Legislature.
Michael Davitt, the Irish leader, has
cabled that he will be in Troy, Nev
York, at the festival Of the Amalga-
mated Land League on the Fourth OF
July.
The Goodwin Soap and Oil Works,i in
St. Louis, were damaged by fire on
W Wednesday night to the extent of $780,
900.
Twelve ice houses belonging to Gym
thia Butsch, at Ind annapolis, were de-
stroyed Wednesday by an incendiary
fire.
The returns from the fifth Judicial
District of Illinois indicate the election
Of Craig, a Democrat, ty majority of
30OO
Chief Justice Bradford L. Prince, of
New Mexico, and Judge Porter, of Ari-
zona, have sent their designations to
The President.
Hanlan, the oarsrnan, is reported to
be convalescing from an attack of ma
iguant typhoid fever.
Mary Hamilton and Lille Kruger,
school girls, were drowned at a picnic
near st. Louis yesterday.
The Courts and public offices in Mon
real were closed yesterday,it being tho
festival OF Corpus Christi.
The lambing season in Texas, thus
'ar, is said to be the most successful
,ver known there.