Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-09-12

rsssntativsS % the ssof August Last, By Hon.
]. Perkins, nom the Committss on Forsign
Affairs, 70 whom was referred abin to remodel
the diplomatic and consular system of the
United States, ve ind that the aggregate
amount of fees received at tho oonsulates and
commercial agencies of the United States,
1.-TWO hundred and twenty in number, amounted
in 1852 to $l53 1876, and in 1853 to $149, 147, or
an average of about S67S to each consulate
The knowledge of the fact that our consulates
abroad pay about the wages Of day laborer,
would somewhat cool, We should think, the
ardor of many who are burning with zeal to
serve their country in this capacity. We frd
that twenty seven only are worth over $1,000,
viz: Liverpool, $14, 459; Rio, $l2, 223; Havana,
50 ,644; Havre, $500; Alexandria, $4,000;
Paris, $5,2l0; Glasgow, s4,ss1; St. Thomas,
5000; Trinidad and its agencies, $4,2l6; VAL
paraiso, So, Pos; Zurick, $50; Bremen S., 2l5;
Honolulu, $2,974: Tangiers, Tripoli and Tunis,
$1,000 each; Leeds and agencies, 1892; Ant.
werp, $2,617; Calcutta and agencies, 50. 291;
Panama, $3.50; Lahania, $2,0S4; Ponce and
its agencies, 81, 2l2; Bordeaux, 81 2O4; Dundee,
s2,lS4; Shanghai, 81, 1o3; Canton, 81, 14s; Bris-
toll, $2.027. Eight are worth between 81, 500
and $4,000, viz: Belfast $1,995; Kingston,
81 ,53S; Nassau, $1,78S; Marseilles, 81 1886;
AK Ia Chapelle, s1,772; Basic, ST, 500; Buenos
Ayres, ST $40; Talcahuano, ST. $50. The eleven
following are worth from $4,000 to SIS 1000,
| viz Annoy, Fuh Chau, Ningpo, Halifax, Ma
pies, Leipsic, Port an Prince, Pictore, Cape
Haytien. Tampico, and Aspinwall. Thirty
are worth from $500 to 81 900; sixty -four are
worth from $lOO to $500, and eighty more
| either return no fees or are worth less than
500. From these 5everal amounts, each con-
sui pays the rent of his Office, clerk hire, and
wages of his servants, if he can afford to have
them.
An Army Officer Resigned. Captain Adm
Buford, of the LIST dragons, U. S. A., has re-
signed.
List of Patents issued from the United States
Patent Office, for the week ending Sept. II,
1S54-eaoh bearing that date:
Leander W. Boynton, of South Coventry,
Conn.-For improvement in machines for clean
ing wool
Hezekh. G. Pridgham, of New London,
Conn. and Jas. M. Stewart, of Norwich, Conn
For apparatus for turning the leaves of books
Danl. Carpenter, of Brooklyn, N. Y.-For
Improvements in surface condensers for marine
engines
Nathl. Colver, of Detroit, Mich.-For i'm
proVement In boots and shoes
Jno B. Cornell, of New York, N Y.-For
improvement in metallic slat shutters
VIM. Craig, of New York, n Y-For i'm
provements in oscillating engines
Perry Dickson, of WoOdcook Township, Pa.
For improvement in mill stone dress.
Jos. Gatleg, Of Rome, n. Y.-For improved
piston, or valve, for rotary pumps, etc.
Warren Gale, of Troy, N. Y.-For improve
ment il straw cutters.
Abram j. Gibson, of Clinton, Mass-For
improvement in coupling for carriages.
John l.. Maxwell, of Baltimore, Md-For
improvement in ventilating ship timbers.
Seymour N. Marsh, of New York, N. Y.-For
Improvement in trusses
John W. Middleton, of Philadelphia, Pa
For improved method of applying heat to d.
late gases, tor the pur pose Of elevating water
Gilbert Maynard, of Greenfield, Mass.-For
Improvement in corn shelters.
james McGregor, jr, of New York, N. Y
For Improvement in cooking stoves and ranges.
Andrew Mayer, of Philadelphia, Pa.-For
improved regulator for gas burners
John W. Middleton, Of Philadelphia, Pa
For improved apparatus for distributing fluids
Ephraim Morris, Of South Bergen, n. j.
For improvement in apparatus for determining
| the weight of cargoes in vessels.
Newell North, Of Stow, Ohio.-For improved
spoke machine.
VIM. E. Osborn, of Milton, N Y.-For i'm
provement in breech loading cannon
Il 10 g.
prOvement in tailors shears
Philander Shaw, of Arlington, Mass-For
| improvement in sowing machines
Samuel Sheldon, of Cincinnati Ohio.-For
| improvement in portable grist mills
Lorenzo Simonds, of Boston, Mass-For i'm.
provement in palate for artificial teeth.
Don Carlos Smart, Of Cambridgeport, Mass.
For improvement in curtain fixtures.
| Franklin G. Smith, of Columbia, Tenn
For mode Of operating ire-engines
Reissue.
VIM. Ball, of Chicopee, Mass-For rotary
pump. Patented December %, 1851.
DESIGN.
Henry Fry, of Cincinnati, Ohio, assipnor TO
Samuel Maxwell.-For design for mole traps.
The Current Operations Of the Treasury
Department.-on yesterday, tho 18th of Sept,
there were of Treasury Warrants entered on
the books of the Department
For the redemption Of stocks. 80. S93,7O2 II
For the payment of other Treasury
debts 1852 80
rof inc customs. ................ 266 IL
Covered into the Treasury from
miscellaneous sources.......... 1000 90
for the war department. 1900 90
fof the interior Department. 1855 As
A"DEAD- HEAD" EDITOR SPEAKING Our
The following, from the Cleveland (Ohio)
Leader, is respectfully commended to the seri
Gus consideration of railroad companies:
"A gentleman pretty well posted informs
US that the amount of dead heading upon the
four principal roads that centre in this CITY
will exceed 100000 per annum; that is, #