Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-05-09


third in the Philadelphia yard; a fourth in
| the Washington yard; and two in the Norfolk
yard. There are two ships already under con-
struction in the Portsmouth On. HI yard-the
Santee and the Franklin. The machinery for
| one Of them will be constructed in the Wash
ington yard, that being the only Government
establishment of the kind in which such work
| can be done. Atpresent its capacities in that
| line are said to be only such as to justify the
attempt to construct the machinery necessary
| for one of these vessels, if they are to lie
promptly built and put into commission.
| We take it for granted that the machinery
for the others must be built by contract, under
| these circumstances; and under such stipula-
tions, of course, as will insure that the success
full bidders will comply to the letter with their
engagements. or pay the penalties to be agreed
on. We hear, further, that the Secretary will,
| if possible, have the advantage of the advice
Of some of the most successful private steam
ship builders in this country, in superintend-
| ing these vessels. We presume that this will
be to insure that all the modern improvements,
known to the art of merchant steamship build
ing, which may be applicable to steamers of
war, will be made available in the construc-
ton of these new steamships of war.
A Furlough Pay Question Decided.-A
paymaster in the army paid certain soldiers,
who had received their final certificates and
were discharged from the army their full pay
and travelling allowances, under the act of
January Goth, 1913. Their certificates were
dated several weeks prior to the expiration of
| their respective enlistments; and on examina
| ton it was found that the soldiers had been
furloughed from such dates till the end of their
terms, and the pay for this period was disal-
lowed to the paymaster on the ground that the
| soldier consumed time belonging to the Gov
| eminent in travelling home, and that he ought
not to have been paid his travel pay and his
pay as IN service at the same time
Engineer in Chief Martin, q. s. N.-We
learn that this gentleman will sail in the next
Collins line steamer for Europe, whittier he is
under orders from the Department, to proceed
to make examinations Of the most modern and
improved naval steamer machinery. lie is a
gentleman Of fine personal attachments and
capabilities, and cannot fail to observe much
there which he will render of value to the
naval steam marine of the United States
Mr.. Soule.-It is conceived in we'll informed
circles here, that there must be Mistake as to
Mr.. Soule's demand on the Spanish Govern
| nent for the recall of the Governor General of
| Cuba. So far, it seems to be understood
! nothing in the least authenticating the fact has
reached Washington,
Money Letters Sent by Mail.-A postmaster
is not obliged to register money letters deposi-
ted in his Office for transportation by mail
But the Department advises that all postmasters
| shall keep some memorandum of them, so
that in case of subsequent loss, the investiga-
| ton it will occasion, may be more easily made,
provided it can be done without extra expense
The Nestor Of Freedom.-We have been
| asked by correspondent wheth er, in his re-
| marks concerning the .'Nestor of Freedom
Mr.. Lyon, of New York, yesterday alluded to.
Mr.. Giddings or to Mr.. Benton2 Really we
cannot answer.
How Letter Carriers are Appointed Let
ter carriers penny -posts) are appointed by the
| Postmaster General on the nominate on of local
| postmasters.
| List Of Patents issued from the nitsd States
| Patent Office, for the week ending May g.
lo54-each bearing that date:
Simeon Coon, of Ithaca, n. Y.-For i'm
| prov ement in sewing machines.
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provement in machinery for drawing fax.
Clark Wheeler, Of Little Valley n. Y.-For
improvement in bee bives
Heman Crosby, Jr., Of Watertown, Conn
For improvement in sewing machines.
Chrlst'r Hodgkins, OF Boston, Mass. assignor
| to Nehemiah hunt, Of same place-For i'm
| prOvement in sewing machines.
Otis Avery, of Homesdale, Pa.-For i'm.
prOvement in sewing machines.
Geo. I. Enoch and Daniel Wissipger. of
! Springfield, Ohio.-For improvement in seed
planters.
VIM. J. Casselman, of Vernon, N. Y.-For
| improved hub borer.
VIM. Damorel, of Brooklyn, N. Y.-For i'm.
proved extension bit guard key for dorr locks.
| Heman II. Dean, Of Arain, Mich.-For i'm
proved felloe machine.
| Jacob Edison, of Boston, Mass.-For i'm
proved pump.
Chas. X. Farr, of Kinds County, Miss. -
For improvement in cultivators.
Albert Fink, of Baltimore, Md.-For i'm
prOvement in bridges.
Chas r. Fox, of Chicago, lll-For i'm
! proved journal box for saw mill carriage.
Nelson Gavitt, of Philadelphia, Pa.-For
improvement in machinery for culling paper
Plat G. Ingersoll, of Elmira, n Y.-For
improved arrangement of the pestle with the
mortar
William Loughridge, of Weverton, Md
For improved method Of unloading canal boats
and other vessels.
HoratiO &. Marchant, Ct Annisuuam, Mass.
For improved manure and sand loader.
jonathan Prescott. and George w. Prescott.
of Boston, Mass-For machine for reducing
| wood to sivers.
j; Augustus Roth and Joseph Lea, of Phia
delpbii county, Pa.-For improvement in
bleaching apparatus.
James Rogers, of Poultney, Vt-For i'm
proved machine for marking out sash.
VIM. S. Reinert, Of Spring Garden, Pa-For
machine for weighing and printing butter
Alex. M. Sprague of Mobile Ala For ad-
Unstable flue bottom of steam boilers
Alex NJ. Sprague, of Mobile, Ala.-For i'm
prOvement in pistons for steam engines
Daniel Tallcot, of New York, N. Y.-For i'm
provement in the construction of matches
EnOch WoOlman, Of Damascoville Ohio
For improved arrangement of friction roller in
Inclined plane hinges.
Ross and Ihomas Winans of Baltimore, Md