Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-01-17


record, occupied BY same, 81. The number of
clerks in this division is IS.
ASSESSMENT FOR ASYLUM PuRposIs.-u
has been decided by the Second Comptroller
that the stoppage of twenty five cents per
month, directed by the act Of March 3, 1851,
for The benefit ofthe Military Asylum. cannot
legally be made from the arrears due a de.
ceased soldier.
The DUTr ON RAILROAD IRox.-The defeat
of the resolution of Mr. Churchwell. peremp.
torily ordering the Committee of Ways and
Means to report bill, giving railroad com
panies four years credit on their importations
Of railroad iron, by only six majority in
pretty full House, shows that the measure has
great strength, indeed, in the Hall. Weeks
ago, however, We notified the public of that
Fact. To our mind, this vote proves the posi-
bility of passing such measure after the
usual log-rolling and draining, unless the idea
becomes prevalent, that the President is Cd
n.
ton as Mr.. Churchwell proposed is very
unusual thing, more especially under existing
circumstances; it being known that the Com.
mittee of Ways and Means are now revising
our whole system of duties on imports. This
task renders it necessary that they should
take into due consideration the duties On all
descriptions of iron.
Those who opposed the resolution VIC first
the friends of protection for protection sake.
And next, the Democrats who are emphatical-
ly against special favors from the General
Government, even to the interests of their i'm
mediate constituents; among them, by the by
being, IT we arc not mistaken, all the Demo
Gratis on the Committee of Ways and Means.
The end of this matter is not yet. We shall
continue to have more Of it in various shapes
coming up weekly in both Houses
The THIRD AUDITORS OrrIcE.-The bust
aees in this bureau, that is, all its various
branches, has been up with the current de-
mands Of the day, since November Goth last,
those having their affairs mixed up with it.,
will be happy to learn.
NOMINATIONS SENT IN YEsrERDAY.-We
hear the President sent in to the Senate per-
haps one hundred Interior Department nomi-
nations, Receivers, Registers, Pension and
Indian Agents, &c.
The FRIGArE SAVANNAH, Commodore Sal.
ter's flag ship of the Brazilian Squadron, was
at Rio on the LIST inst. All we'll on her.
LIST OF PATENTS issued from the United
States Patent Office for the week ending Jan.
uary II, ls54-each bearing that date:
Perry G. Bates, of Waterbury, Conn.-For
spiral or worm.joint hinge.
Dawson, Of Liberty: Va.-For improve
ment in saliva pumps.
John James Greenough, of New York, N.
Y.-For Improvement in machines for peg
ging boots and shoes
Daniel L. Hitchcock, of Warren, Mass
For Improvement in diaphragm pumps.
E. c, Hyatt and Christian Meyer, of Mill
town, N. For improvement in the manu-
facture of boot and shoe soles of gutta percha
or india rubber
abraham McInturtf, of Liberty, va.-For
Loriston G. MerrelI, of New Bedford. Pa.
For improvement in pill machines
Thomas j. Sloan, of New York, N. Y.-For
Improvement in apparatus for Indicating the
action Of the feed pump to steam boilers.
c. W. Simpson, of Cleveland, Ohio.-For
improved Photographic plate vice.
Ira Warren, of Boston, Mass.-For i'm
provement in tonsil instruments.
George W. Griswold, of Carbondale, Pa
For improvement in amputating apparatus
Charles T. P. Ware, of New York, N. Y.
assignor to David c. Morehead, of same place.
For improvement in clasps.
Lewis B. White, of Moscow. N. Y.-For i'm.
provement in trusses.
Desigm.-W. Resor, of Cincinnati, Ohio
For design for laundry stove.
The following was accidentally omitted in
the list published on the 9th of December
1853, bearing that date. and ante dated june
8, 1853: ---------
Peter II. Watson and Edward S. Renwick
OF Washington, d. C.-For improvement in
grain harvesters and binders.
The CURRENT OPERATIONS OF THE TREASURY
DEPARrMENr.-On yesterday, the 10th Of Jan.
uary, there were of Treasury Warrants en-.
tered on the books of the Department
Fer the redemption of stocks..... $S9, BAT 6s
For Treasury Department, exclu-
sive of stocks. ............... $50 q
For the Customs. Observation-Disclosures. 1,O6l q
Covered into the Treasury from
Customs. ..................... 1881 5:
Covered into tho Treasury from
miscellaneous sources.......... 1908 Is
Covered into the Treasury from
Lands NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 20 IL
For the War Department.. "a 1886 81
For the Navy Department. 25,6OO 90
For the Interior Department. go. 1850 As
For repay in the Interior Depart
mcnt. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1884 As
Personal.
go. The New York Herald of yesterday is
little severe on our neighbor of tho !Semt,-
mel, for consenting to the confirmation of Col
lectOr Redfeld Well we suppose orr neigh.