The National tribune., 1883-09-20
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Crimes and CaSaaltieS---PeTS0nal and
PoIilical--CaPilal Topics.

The Commissioner OF Patents has submitted
70 the acting Secretary ofthe interior his report
OF the business of the Patent Once for the fiscal
year ending June 30 Ios3. The report Slows
that the number of applications for patents re-
ceived was -585 the number 0fapqlicatioas for
design patents received was 1899 applications
for reissue patents received 244, applications Tor
registration o1 trade marks o55- applications
for registration Of labies : So, making total OF
..55.734. - AGAINST .}8.063 IN lS52 The number
of patents granted, including reissues and de-
signs was 2LlS5: the number OF trademarks
registered -s.3 number OF labels registered 6l5,
making total of p 6o6. The receipts from al
sources was 81 .0s5.sS5: expcfdi itures. not in
Guiding printing, S617, Cps: leaving surplus OF
S5Is.255. The increase IN receipts over loSl was
S505. .9S9, and over 1882 WAS Si65,t2e
Not onlT have the fees received Oh applications
fled been suGicieat To pay all the expenses Of
the Office, but large suTplus-neaTly two and
a-half millions OF dollaTs-n0w stands 10 the
credit OF the office iu tae Treasury ofthe United
States Greater libcnistr, says the Commls-
sioner, might perhaps Dr. extended to the ~
TentOr by reducing the Zee 10 be paid before
patent can issue, and Hitb beneficial results;
certainly 4 more equitable rate oi fees couid be
adopted than is now provided. By graduating
the fee t. the character and nature q the
invention l0r which patent Is applied. Iae
fees now reanired Ia some cases are excessive,
and In others exceedingly small. In this way
rather than by an indiscrimlnate reduction ID
the fees Row charged as Is urged by some, JUS
tiee would be secured and the Office still be self
supporting.
The post-Oliice Department. Sept = began
the distribution Of The new twO-cent stamps,
and the requisition upon the contractors was
the largest in number Of pieces and value ever
issued In one day. The order was for 51,S49-
$50 postage stamps. 7,I3l $50 stamped cnvel-
ones. fnlost OF these articles being Of the two
c'nt denomination and 5,so5,39o postal cards.
The aggregate value OF the articles ordered was
S95903a Postmaster-5enerai Gresham isrepoTt-
ed as saying that the reduction in letter post
ace viii cause a less to the Government Of over
S2.009,o09.
The Cerean embassy arrived in Washington
Saturday Sept. u, and took rooms at the Ar
lingt0n Hotel.
GRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
Telegrams from Commander Wildes, of the
T. s steamer Yantic which arrived al St.
Johns \. r. last Thursday, announce the loss
of her companion vessel the ProteUs, which
was crushed by the ice July ,, six miles north
of Cape Sabine. The EantIc and PFOteus. sailed
from 81. Johns. June ., 20 search for the mem
beFs Of the Greeley polar expedition at Lady
Franklin Bay aud bring them back to this
country The Pr0tpus arrived AZ Godh2yen
Bay, Disco Island. July 6, and the Aantic SE
atiOns We're made and the PHoieRs sailed for
Cory Island, arriving there or the 18th. She
left on the 2lst, and tRo days afterward was
crushed. sinking at : p. IN. on July % Twen-
fy-nine days were spent IN the beats. Several
storms were encountered from which the boats
took refuge under the lee Of icebergs. Lieut.
Colwell and SIX Of the crew parted company
with the Others at Cape York. They found
the Eantic July 3, and reported that Captain
Pike and the rest Of the crew were moving
southward. The Aantc reached Cory Island
August ?, and on the same night proceeded to
Pandora harb0r where records from Pike and
Darlington were found. She next proceeded
south along the Greenland coast sending boats
al around the islands Ia search Of the missing
crew. A storm and heavy pa k ice on August
forced the 4antic 10 anchor 70 the leeward of
Northumberland Island. The next day she
bore away for Cpernayik. arriving there Au-
gust -. On the 9th she started for the Wal
gate coal mines and returned 10 Upernayik
September ?, when Captain Pike and the crew
were found and taken on board. Lieutenant
GrBeley's expedition, the fate Of which must
remain In Doubt, was one Of the international
series for making meteorological observations
in the Arctic regions determined upon by the
international polar commission, which was or
ganized at Hamburg in October. 1879. and the
station allotted 70 il az the St. Petersburg
meeting Of the commission held In 1881, was
determined TO recall both the Greeley party at
Lady Franklin Bay and shat sent by our Gov
ernment 10 Point Barrow, IN Alaska, and when
this decision was announced the other govern
ments decided upon d similar course, and in
April the polar commission announced that all
the international expeditions, excepting such
as were ice-bound. would return home BIZ fii:
month. The Point Barrow party was easily
reached. but the attempt to get 10 Lieutenant
Greeiey's party at Lady Franklin Bay has
utterly failed. with the possible result of an
other addition TO the long list Of Arctic TRACE
dies. Capt. Geo. e Tyson, of the War Depart
meDt watch, who was member Of the Polari
expedition, Friday afternoon last submitted
letter tO the Secretary Of War volunteering 1,
go in search Of the Greeley party early mex
spring il a schooner to b. manned by a Grew
Of his own selection. Lieutenant Danenhower
formerly Of the Jeanette, also expresses hi
willingness TO take part IN the relief expedi
tion.
Jerseytown, Pa, was thrown into the great
est excitement, Thursday night last, by tht
discovery that Well-tO-dO farmer and his wife
VIVA. and Clara Rnnvan had been found lyin,
IN bed with their throats cut frem ear to ear
and IN a terrible state Of decomposition. Nh
Runvam last March married a daughter OF {
Kramer, lumber merchant and an EXTENSIVE
landowner Of Columbia county. The yOun
couple were placed On a farm, and ever sine
have been living in the happiest relations
week ago last Wednesday they visited Nh
Kramer, and returned home with some grocer
les, which were found this morning untouched
Yesterday afternoon neighbor observing Run
gan's cattle IN the field during the rains ant
thinking II unusual visited the honse, and, find
ing eyeryth thing locked, went to the barn an
discovered some cattle starved TO death. Fore
ing an entrance into the house, the couple wer
discovered IS above stated. This morning
thorough examination was made. The cOupl
were found locked in each others embrac,
They were covered with blood, and razor wa
lying between them. 4 paper was found j
Mr. RumEans vest pocket stating that he ha
committed the deed, and that their friend
would learn the cause hereafter. After cuttin
his wifes throat he must have got up an
walked around the floor, as there were blood
tracks al through the room. Crowds yisite
the scene to-day. Both families are prom
nentlg known. Mrs. RQnyan's people are il
dignant, and wiz bury her separately 4
morrow.
Barbara Miller, colored, was hanged at Ricl
moDd, Va, Friday last, for completely IN Il
murder Of her husband ia February las
Charles Henry Lee, her accOmplice, was hange
on the Sd Of last month. As Barbara nountt
The steps she attempted to join IN the refrai
She was attired in white muslin dress an
had artificial lilacs and orange blossoms on L,
bosom and a white ribbon around her hea
On reaching the platform she was seated in
chair, while Sheriff Southwark read the deal
warrant. Being askedF n she had anything
say, she stood up, and in droning chantiI
tone, bade farewell. She warned her heare