New-York tribune., 1896-02-04

Justice Fuller announced that the Court had agreA
with the State Court in its conclusion that the ap
pointment of receiver for National bank did nos
the judgment OF the Court in favor of the Deposit
Company, that the bank must pay the back rent due
The Chief Justice also announced the affrmance,
by divided court. Of the judgment of the Distrct
Putnam late president OF the Granite State National
Bank Of Exesr to ys y years bs n se '0'
motion was made in the Supreme Court Of the
United States to-day by Attorney General Harmon,
as special counsel for the United States. to advance
the Berlner telephone patent case for an early
argument In the next term Of the court. Messrs
Fish and Storrow, acknowledging the receipt OF the
notice Of the intention to make the notion said they
would not oppose II. The brief In support Of the
motion sets out that the suit is brought to obtain
the repeal OF the patent granted to the American
Bell Telephone Company. as assignee OF Emil Ber-
liner, the alleged inventor. upon the ground that the
application for 1t filed in 1877 was not issued untii
1884, II being unnecessarily delayed In me fatent
Office the assignee acquiring 1t and promoting said
delay for its interest and In fraud or the rights
OF the public and in violation Of their duty to the
public: that said Berner patent practically con-
trolls the of telephony, and having been thus de-
layed until 1891 uhe patent of Alexander Granam nan
Bell for the speaking telephone expiring IN lc'3)'
operates prolong the control Of the art OF eiepn
ony for fifteen years pey9nn % tne ,e scS control
should rightfuiy cease: that said patent was
suhory ahT % Of law being for the same invention for
which patent had been granted TO the same apph-
cant in November, 1880
An evidence OF the benefits to be derived from
actual Nicaraguan sovereignty over the Mosquito
Coast Is shown in official notice just issued by
the Nicaraguan Government that it intends TO es-
tablsh lighthouses on Bluefelds Bluff on Corn
Island, at Cape Gracias Dios and other places on
the Caribbean Coast. Within the next three months
a light visible ten or twelve miles at sea VIII be
exhibited from BluefeIds Bluff, and similar ono
that the so-cailed native Indian monarchy ruIea
this coast under the protection OF Great britai"
no aids to navigation existed
Writing TO the State Department from Sierra
Leone. Africa r. p. Pooley. tie United States Con-
sui al that place says the long-vexed question Oh
the delimitstion of the British and French from
tiers Is receiving the active attention OF special
Anglo French boundary commission. which began
its labors in November. In this connection, ana
with a view to establishing lasting peace between
the many tribes the Governor OF Sierra
Leone contemplated a third expedition 10 the
various spheres OF British influence. the start to
be made about the present time. Mr.. Pooley says
that the projected railway between FreetoWn ana
the Uinterland of the colony was destined be-
| come an accomplished fact earlier than was an
ticipated. work already having begun The country
TO be opened up is rich palm and other products.
The House Committee Education to-day
! dered favorable report the bill to aid In es-
tabIshng schools in the States and Territories 10
teach speech and vocal language TO deaf children
| before they OF school age The measure ap-
| propr,ates 10000 for educating not less than
hundred teachers. who to be sent to State and
Territorial schools, when established. The fund 10
| to be paid Mary l.. Garrett. Governor Hastings
| and Ex-Governor Pattison of Pennsylvania. and
three other Miss Garrett is the promoter
| OF the proposition. and has her school in Phila-
| delphia.
Bids opened at the Navy Department to-day
| for furnishing forgings for the thireen-nch and
eight-inch guns Of the battle-ships, the Kear
| sarge and the Kentucky. The forgngs will amount
| 10 about million and a half pounds on both
classes OF guns. In the thrteen-inch class the
| Bethlehem Iron Works offered to furnish forgngs
| at PA cents a pound TO be completed in 3s5 days.
| and the Mdvae Steel Works at us cents pound
| completed IN $50 days In the eght-inch class the
Midvale company the lowest bidder, at IS cents
| a pound. completion In go days. The bid OF the
| Bethlehem firm in this class 2S0 cents a
| In dow Rnfb