New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-18
THE COURTS.
THE LEGALITY OF TOWNSHIP BONDS
ALLOTMENT OF CIRCUITS FOR JUSTICES OF THE
SUPREME COURT.

THE LEGALITY OF TOWNSHIP BONDS
ALLOTMENT OF CIRCUITS FOR JUSTICES OF THE
SUPREME COURT
Washington Dec 1.-THE Supreme Court Of the United
States to-day opinion Affirming the Judgment
OF the Circuit FOR the Northern District OF Illinois
in case No IL Bernard Calsghsn Co, appellants agt
MYERS The parties this suit are law publishers IN
chicago and MYERS brought suit claiming that Calaghan
nv pubshinr cetaIn volumes OF the Illinois court reports
had lnfrneed upon the copyright secured to him yef
BIZ Freeman the Supreme Court reporter VINO ootaned
the copyright The involves the right TO copyright
books OF which the chief part is the ocia opinions Of
judges The holds that while copyright cannot De
secured for Of the opinions o. the judges the
has the right In the absence or any
legislation forbd1ing him TO do to secure copyright
the title headings syab and arrangement Of the
opinions that the book would be Of value with
out copyrighted portions the whole book may be
copyrighted The court that this copyright VIII
hold good where 1t is sought to be procured In behalf OF
the State Judgment is therefore rendered in favor Of
Myers except In regard the first volume which, It Is
| held not copyrighted in time.
Chief Justice Fuller to-day announced that the Supreme
Court affirmed by divided court the judgment OF the
Circuit Court for Western District OF Missouri In
case No 1oo the county Of Jackson, plaintiff In error
sgt the Ninth National Bank Of New York The county
Jackson have declared void $4,000 in bonds
subscribed By county aid in the construction OF the
Pleasant Hill Division of the Lexington, Chileothe ana
Cult Railroad Company. The Circuit Court gave judgment
In the case that judgment stands affirmed
No. lO9-Louis Shields administrator ETC., appellant
ag Anna Hamburg and others. Appeal from the Circuit
Court Of United States for the Northern District OF
Illinois. Decree affirmed with costs.
No. 51-Mchael Stacheberg and Others appellants ast
Ernesto Ponce Appeal from the Circuit Court Of the
United States for District Of Maine Decree affirmed
with costs.
No. s2-The United States, appellant. agt the Iron
Silver Mining Company and Others. Appeal from the
Circuit Court Of the United States for the District Of
Colorado. Decree affirmed.
The Chief Justice announced the following order
There having been a Chief Justice Of this Court ap
pointed adjournment Of the last term it is ordered
that the following allotment Chief Justice
and Associate OF said court the circuits
agreeably the OF Congress in such case made ana
provided and that such allotment be entered OF record
VIZ. first circuit Horace Gray, Associate justice
for second circuit Blatchford Associate Justice
for third circuit Joseph p Bradley, Associate Justice
fourth circuit, Melville w. Fuller, Chief Justice Tor
9th circuit Luclus O. c. Lamar Associate Justice iof
circuit Stanley Matthews, Associate Justice Tor
circuit John NJ Harlan, Associate Justice Tor
eighth circuit Samuel r. Miller, Associate Justice; Tor
ninth circuit Stephen J. Field Associate Justice
No. 18%-The Eastern Railroad Company appellant
agt the United States Ordered to be passed when called
The Chief Justice that the court would ad
journ Thursday December 30 Wednesday January
2 1889
On notfvu Of Senator Evsrts the court assigned for
argument Immediately tho Christmas recess case
which 10 likely to be OF great Interest 70 Inventors anu
persons having valuable inventions patented
foreign well in the United States Inc
case that OF RefrigeTating Company against
Hammond brought here on appeal from the decision Vi
the Circuit Court for the District Of Massachusetts
Revised Statutes declares that patents hrst
obtained foreign countries and then secured in the
United shall expire in this country with the lie
patent In the foreign country In when IL snail
frst expire Baes tho appellant made application Tor
patent In country in 1876, and shortly afterward
n n
Canadian patent first however BY the Canadian law his
patent In that country out in FIVE years with the
privilege Of being twice extended for periods OF five years
each The question involved in the whether OF not
Bates patent United States expired nc the same
time Canadian patent did and also whether the Cana
dian patent country is concerned ran out az
the end Of I'VE ct the end Of the period
for which it was extended The judgment OF the lower
court is Bates patent out in the United STATES
Eve years after It secured in Canada The case is
being closely watched by persons having electric light
PATENTS which may affected by the decision in this case