Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1854-10-31

John NJ Krider, of Newton Stephensburgh,
ya.-For improvement in tailors' measuring
instruments.
Samuel Lenher, of Philadelphia, Pa.-For
attachment to siphon.
Warren 4 Charles F. Lillibridge, of Zanes-
Vile, Ohio-For improved tailors' measure
James Edward Mcconnell, of Wolverton,
England-For improvement in railroad car
axles.
Daniel Moore, of wiIliamsburgh, N. Y
For improvement in cartridges for breech
loading FIRE arms.
Daniel Moore, of Williamsburgh, n. Y
For improved powder flask for breech loading
guns.
Vincent Palen, of Portsmouth, Va.-For
improved arrangement in mechanism for saw.
ing off piles under water. b.; - .-[.-- ..--f.
John Richardson, of New York, N. Y.-For
improved pen and pencil ease.
Elhanan w. Scott, of Lowell, Mass-For
machine for manufacturing mast hoops.
William j. Stevenson, of New York, N Y.
For improved soldering furnace.
Samuel R, Thorp, of Batavia, N. Y.-For
improvement in odometers.
Julius Thompson of Middlebero' n. Y
For improvement in odometers
Samuel Fansyckel, of Little York, N. j.
For improvement in crate bars.
r. A. Wilder. of schuylkill Haven, Pa -
For improved arrangement in spark arresters
for heating feed water.
S. R. Wilmot, of New Haven, Conn.-For
water meter
Alonzo S. Woodward, of Lowell, Mass. and
BENZ. +. Bartlett of Pepperell, Mass.-For
making paper
William Sewell, of Brooklyn, N. Y.-For
Improvements in surface condensers. Patented
IN England January ID, 1854
ReaSS0e .-Jearum Atkins, of Chicago Ill
For improvement in rakes to grain harvesters
Patented December 81, 1852.
Dsssgns.--Isaac De zouche, of Troy, N Y.
For design for brackets. sa.s
Nathaniel S. Price, of Boston, Mass, as
slgnor to franklin, Muzzy Co., of Bangor,
add Allen Lambard, of Augusta, Me.-For
design for franklin fire places.
Addttaonal Improvemsnts.-Mart New.
man, Fad, and N. G. Whitecomb, of Lanes
boro, Pa, and G. c. Cole, of Hartford, Conn.
For improvement in whiffie tree hooks. Let
tiers patent dated Feb. 81 1854
William Thornley,, of Philadelphia, Pa
For improved safety washer for securing
wheels to axles. Letters patent dated Sept.
l9, 1884.
News from Commodore Perry Navy
Department have advices direct from Commo.
dore Perry, who was at Macao on the 9th of
August. The dispatches are said to say nothing
of the health of those on his ship, the steam
frigate Mississippi, or the other vessels of his
East India Squadron. So it is presumed in
the Department that all were we'll on them.
1t is known from other sources that the Com
modore is now on tho way home, coming over
land. g..
An Acting Secretary Of War.-We under
stand that Archibald Campbell, Esq, Chief
Clerk of the War Department, has been com.
missioned acting Secretary of War, during the
temporary absence from the seat of Govern
ment Of Secretary Davis, who is now on his
way to West Point
A. Dudley Mann, Esq-We are gratifed to
learn that A, Dudley Mann, Esq, Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury is among the Pa
cfic's passengers, and anticipate his return to
his post in few days.
Payments from the Treasury.-During the
week ending at p. m. on Saturday last, the
18th, the aggregate payments from the Trea.
sury OF the United States in this city, on every
accoant whatever, amounted to $l,717,69I 80.
The Current Operations Of thu Treasury
Experimentation yesterday, tho Both of Oct.
there woro of Treasury Warrants entered on
the BOOKS of the Department
For the redemption of stock...... SIS 1870 81
For the payment of Treasury debts 1866 26
ger the customs ................ 1925 e.
Covered into the Treasury from
Customs. ............... 4,042 4S
Covered into tho Treasury from.
ccilanoous sources. ........ 149 95
Fo' the interior Department. -. 1921 "a
Eor tho war Departmental. 1850 90