Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-01-11
The Smithsonian Institute centrover,y, :


The Smithsonian Institute Centroversy.
We hear that the Hon. Rufus Choate is pre-.
pairing powerful argument upon the contro.
versy now going on in the secret meetings Of
the Board Of Regents of the Smithsonian In
stitution, to be presented, probably, tomorrow
night; and, further, tn at their discussions upon
the subjsct--whethcr they are bound to follow
the will Of the testator, or whether Congress, by
its legislation, have not absolvsd them (ths Re-
gents, its agents,) from being governed by the
will in managing the trust fund received under
1t, are most able-though we presume that no
oae dreams or imagines that Congress, having
| accepted the trust under the will, can them
selves rightfuliy depart from the strict letter
Of the Wills obligations. There is much feel
ing upon the matter in Washington, And there
| exists an overwhelming desire on the part of
our citizens to be allowed to know what is be-
ing said and done in the premises in the secret
conclaves to which We refer above. What can
there rightfully be, in the management of a
benevolent trust fund left for the diffusion of
knowledge among men, to justify secresy in
the transaction Of its affairs? Everybody is
asking whether Congress will permit the board
| Of managers Of the institution to become so
soon close corporation. So great and uni.
| verssl is the desire 10 put stop to this
method of managing the institutions affairs,
As to satisfy us that Congress will soon be
forced by public opinion to put stop to it, or
to bear the odium of aiding and abetting some
wrong or wrongs VIGOROUSLY too fragrant to be
permitted to meet the gaze of the world
The Slow Coaoh.-The New York Herald
has been so busy of late in manufacturing
roorbacks about divisions and intrigues in the
Cabinet, &C., &C., as to have found either no
time or no space in its columns for the publ.
cation Of any thing like truth of interest, in
the way of news frem Washington Thus, a
day or two since We found paraded in the
Hsralds for news a statement that the pro.
posed purchase CT the Galapagos Islands by
this Government, as a bald humbug.
1t will be recollected tnat some weeks sine
soe exposed the. bold falsehood of this roorback,
which, by the By, was coined in the mint of
the Herald aforesaid-so prolific, as that its
originators had entirely overlooked the fact
that they we're discreditng their own pre-
vieus statements, in publishing on Sunday last
the truth concerning the story, weeks after all
the rest Of the press had, on our statement
pronounced it to be she er falsehood.
Tisf NJ pofanfa Sho TD;t
States Patent Office for the week ending Jan.
uary 9, 1s55-each bearing that date:
Charles de Bergue, of London, England -
For improved propeller. Dated January 8,
1855 Patented in England, april 6, 1854.
Arnold Bufum of Perth Amboy, N. j.
For improvement in machines for crushing
and pulverizing ores.
VIM. j. Casselman, of Vernon, N. Y.-For
improved machine for turning irregular forms.
Lewis c. Ashley, of Troy, N. Y---For i'm.
provement in candle mould machines
Robert Prayton, of Buffalo, N. Y--For i'm
proyements in machines for making nuts and
washers.
David N. B. Coffin, Jr, of Lynn, Msss.-For
stop cock
Aaron D. Creme, of Newdrk, N. J.-For i'm
prOvement in torsion pendulums for time
pieces.
William 3. Emery, of Albany, n Y.-For
mode of arranging and driving circular saws.
Ante dated Nov. IL, 1854
Chas e. Evefitt Of Brooklyn, N. Y.-For
Improvement in ratchet wrenches.
Gilbert B. Farnam, Of New York, n "
For forcing pump.
Charlie, W. Felt, Of Salem, Mass. For i'm
provcment in entry lights. ----4~..--
Dean S. Howard, of Lyonsdale, N. Y.-For
Improvement in dredging machines
James Hanley, of New York, n. Y.-For
Improvement in devices for shoppers Of boz.
ties
Geo. w. Hubbard, of Brooklyn. n Y. and
William Conaut Of Greenpoint N. Y.-For
improvement in operating slide valves In direct
action engines.
Adolph Hammer, of Phiadslphia, Pa-For
impros ement in hop extracting apparatus
Adolph Hammer, of Philadel phia, Pa For |
improvement in wash machines
j. W. Hatcher, OF Columbia Tenn For |
rotary single machine
Wn c. Hicks, Of Hartford, Coun.-For i'm. |
proved arrangement of slide valve and exhaust |
passages in steam engines.
Frank johnson, Of Brooklyn, N Y-For |
self Regulating wind mill
Guillaume Lambert of Mons, Belgium
For improvement coke ovens.
Hugh e. McAvoy, of Baltimore, Md-For
improvement in refrigerators
Cyrus b. Morse, of Rhinsbeck, N. Y.-For |
rotary planning and matching machine
Charles Morey, of Paris, France For i'm.
provement in reworking hard rubber com.
pounds.
Robert Neale, Of Clermont county, Ohio-I
For machine for printing from engraved
plates Patented in England, January Is, |
1853 ~o7
0ldin Nichols, of Lowell, Mass.-For i'm
provement in wndlasses
John E, Neweomb, of Whitehall, N. VI
For improvement in grain harvssters
John A. Reed, of New York, N. Y.-For
improvements in oscllsting engines.
John Louis ROLAND, of Paris, France For |
Improvement in machines for kneading dough. |
Patented in Franco, April IL, 1851.
Samuel T. Sanford, Of Fall River, Mass
For improved carriage cramp.
VIM j. Stevenson, Of New York, N VI
For improved apparatus for soldering tin cans.
Nathan Thompson, Jr., Of Williamsburgh, |
N. Y.-For improvement in Hfe-preserving
seats. Patented in England, Oct. l6, 1854.
James W. Treadway, of Crown Point, N. Y