Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-07-05
except larger sum be expressly sanctioned
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day to permit US to indulge in comments on
the condition of affairs in the ancient and ven
Grated city of Nineveh two thousand seven
hundred and nine years ago, as we have bare
ly room for the publication of a short addi-
tional extract from the census Of its Seventh
Ward at that early period: -
Charles Lemon, Sd ward; Alex. Cole, 9Th;
Kilby Harrison, ID; Thos. H. Lummens, 7th;
Edw. 5. Adams; JnO. Thomas, 5th; Washing
ton Hall, 9TH; VIM. II. Baum, It'll; L. l.. Gil
dey, 7th; Slaves E. Cousins, lst; Enoch V.
Moran, LIST; W. T. Bailey, 7th; Michael r.
Berry. 7th; Lenord Howell, 5th; g. w Yerbey,
4th; s. l.. Lamb, I'd; James Ryon, "a; Geo.
Pockelton, I'd; VIM. B. Cooke, 7tb; W. C..
Goddard, ID; VIM. Clements, 7th; James Hall,
9Th; Alfred, Dobii, LIST; Thos E. Owens, LIST;
Henry E. Morris, ID; Lemuel Robey, LIST; D.
w. Heath, 9Th; John A Heard, 9TH; George
F. Hampton, Va; Thomas A. Lomax, 9TH;
Thomas u. Williams, Sd; Stephen Eddy, 4th;
John II. Clark, 4th; E. N. Leonard, 18th; Thos
Lucas, 3D. james O'Brien, I'd; Henry A. Gar
rett, X. BETTY, c. w. Hines, E. f. True, Jos.
Davis, John Drummond, H. B. Clark, Thos.
Clements, w. Lowe, John T. Lynch, J. J.
Fowler, George s. Davis, James q. Robinson,
Burnet l.. Nevis, Basil Bounds, Thomas J.
Simons, John T. Hoover, George Mitchell, w.
NJ. McCauley, Daniel b. Davidson, Edward
Speaks, b. NJ. Hughes, G. w. Cover, Jefferson
Garner, II. A. Cristine, Waters r. Beck, Jas.
A. Huntington, j. A. Tucker, Charles Allen,
W. Gibson, John I. Mortimer, j. T. Autary,
John w. Byram, VIM. c. Hunter, A. j.
7th; Richard NJ. l.. Grips, Pa; Jacob l.. Carr,
4th; A. d. Crawford, 9Th; John H. Moreland,
Isl; VIM. H. Talbot, 9TH; James w. Bean,
eth; Edward BOn:ell, 7th; Andrew c. Mckee,
81; John ThOmpsons 7th; John w. JOY, 9TH;
James Piles, 18th; c. j. Gill, 7th; VIM. T.
Miles, Nd; Thos. c. Mochabc, 7th; Jno. For
rest, 5th; Charles Lawson, 7th; Jas. Skid
more, 7th; James P. Perley, Cd; John R. Gill,
7lh; Nicholas Speaks, 7th; Stephen Moore, 7th;
Thomas Penn, It'll; Henry Saunders, 7th John
Robey, 7th; w. A. Groves, 9TH.
Fuel.-A day or two since the bids were Of
fered and the contracts made by the Clerk of
the House, for the coal and wood required for
the use of the House of Representatives du-
ring the ensuing season. The accepted bid
for the coal (best quality of anthracite) was
at 1913 per ton of 2260 pounds; and for hick-
DRY wood, at IS per cord; both to be delivered
at the Capitol. This shows that the price of
coal has materially decreased of late.
Appointed and Rsmoved.-The following
appointments and removals were made by
the Commissioner of Public Buildings on
Monday last:
VIM. Morgan and VIM. Ii. Thompson have
been appointed police at the Capitol, vice
James Nokes and John 3. Hendrick removed.
James Flemming, Waterman at the Patent
Office, vice Peter Bergman, removed.
Chas. c. Edelin,, lamp-lighter, vice James
Roby.
Awarded.-The contract for furnishing sta
tiOnery for the use Of the Treasury Depart
ment and it's many bureaus for the fiscal year
ending on the 30th of June, 1856, has been
awarde TO McSpeddin & Baker, of New York
city and Washington. The specimens furnish
cd by this enterprising house for the contest
for the contract are beautiful articles, indeed;
and those presented by all the bidders were
superior to anything of the kind We had pre-
viously seen. Taylor & Maury and Robert
Farnham, of this city, and Boone & Hasbrouck,
Of New York, were the other bidders.
List Of Patents-issued from the United
States Patent Office for the week ending July
3, 1S55-each bearing that date
Vim. Adamson, of Philadelphia, Pa.-For
improvement i'll sand paper cutting machines
Ethan Allen, of Worcester, Mass.-FOr i'm
prOvemcnt in fire arms.
A. c. Billings and B. II. Ruggles, of Pal
mer. MasS.-For mode of riveting shingles
Addison u. Brown, of Brattleboro, Vt.-For
selt-regulating windmills.
Ephraim Brown, Of Lowell, Mass.-For
burglars alarm.
Adolph and Felix Brown, Of New York, n
Y.-FOr machine for boxing and turning wood.
Gardner A. Bruce, of Mechanicksburg, Ill.
For improvement in harvester reels.
Sylvester C0lburn, of AnsODia, Conn-Fo
Improvement in grain and grass harvcsters.
Julius e. Dickey, of Saratoga Springs, n.
Y.-For improved mill steps.
Robert ID. Dwyer, of Richmond, Va-For
improvements in attachments for lightning
rods.
Edmund Field, Of Greenwich Conn-For
improvement in locking latches for doors.
Geo. Finley, of Collins Township, Pa-For
improvement i'll machines for washing sand
Thomas Fowler, Of Cohoes, N. Y.-For i'm
provement in knitting machines.
Charles Folsom, of cambridge, Mass.-For
improved book clasp.
III. H. Fultz, OF Lexington, Miss.-For i'm.
proved horse power.
Jacob Harshman, of Dayton, O.-For i'm
provement in steam boilers.
Isaac X. Hartwell of Woodstock, Vt-For
machine for cutting cavities spherical, clip
soidal, etc
James d. Hays, of Mt. Morris, In.-For
Improvement in lard lamp.
Edmund Hayes, of Wheeling, Va, and
Morgan Hayes, Of Washington, Pa.-For i'm.
proved apparatus for setting boxes for car.
riagc tops.
Birdsill Hobby, of Seneca Falls; N. y
For method of regulating the issue apertures,
and of suspcnding turbine wheels -.
VIM. Ii. Hovey, of Springfield, Mass.-For
Improvement in grain and grass harvesters
NJ. G. Hubbard, of New York, N. Y.-For
method OF hanging plane stocks and their
mouth pieces.
Friedrich w. Hoffman & Chas. W. Gustav
Jordan, of the county and State Of New York.
For improvement i'll machines for making
rivets.
James Il Wylie Little, of Princeton, Ind
Improvement in attaching the connecting bar
90 he. TO- &C I,