Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-11-20
in his experience in the hall, lies his strength.

been O consistent advocate for the due execu-
tion of all laws of the United States and for
some four years past has been one of the most
popular men in Congress, deservedly enjoying,
personally, the confidence of all men of all
parties. Mr.. Pennington though Silver Grey
ish, is popular with the Republicans as well as
with the Southern Wings.
Either Of them however, to be elected, will
probably have to make any number of promi-
ses with reference to the casts of the leading
committees, which can hardly be done with
out involving the pledgsr in inextrisable diff
nculties likely to lead, amid the explanations
that will be forced out, to his defeat, it strikes
Us. As for Mr.. Ravens, we understand that
the batteries of Mr.. George Laws lobby forco
always q hOst-have been turned against
him with great vigor, as he Is we'll known to
be right-hand man of Mr.. Fillmore, lead
ing rival of Laws for tho Know Nothing
Presidential nomination.
The Ship Cleopatra, of Boston.-Commo-
dore Salter, U. S. N, has sent to the Depart
ment an account Of the loss of the vessel
named above, in the latter part Of September
last, about eight hundred miles east of Rio do
Janeiro. Her master, Capt. Thayer, reached
Rio on the ID Of October, accompanied by
part of the crew, in two open boats, and re-
ported that he had abandoned his ship ION
voyage home from Callao, with guano,) which
had sprung hopelessly sleak from running
afoul Of set of floating spars in the night
time.
The first and third mate and nineteen 9TH
ers had left the ship in third boat, and had
not been heard of at Rio on the 4th ult. The
English Roar Admiral (on that Station) John
stone, at Commodore Salter's request, had
sent cut small war steamer in search of the
missing boat. Those certainly saved were the
captain, second mate, and twenty -four or twen-
ty-fve others.
The Behring'S Strait Surveying Expedi-
tion.-Tho Fennimore Cooper, of this United
States expedition, has reached San Francisco.
The Navy Department have advicss from her
commander, Lieut. Gibson, dated at San Fran
cisco, the 18th ult. The Vincennes was daily
expected there. The Cooper left Petropau-
lowski on the 18th Of July, and subsequently
made an extensive and highly successful and
satisfactory survey Of the Aleutian Islands.
Lieut. Gibson reports positive information con-
corning the loss of the American whaling ship
Monographs, and all On board, in 1853; and
that al the efforts of the squadron to find
really valuable deposites Of coal in the Arc
tic and other Russian quarters they had Wis
tied had been unsu ccessful
An approaching Caucus.-There is to be
a meeting at New York on the 25th instant,
we take it for granted in the famous political
parlor of the Astor House, of as many of the
"Republican'' members of the House as may
be in that city at the time specified. They
have been notified, each and all Of them, to
be there if possible. We presume that they
will take that occasion to compare notes and
determine on their course Of conduct in es.
saying to organize Congress on reaching w ash
ington.
List Of Pstents--issued from the United
States Patent Office, for the week ending Nov.
20, 1656-each bearing that date:
Timothy Bailey, of BaIlston Spa, N. Y
For improvement in limiting machines.
Alexander Barns, Of Ashtabula, O.-Eor
improyemc : in mop heads.
&. W. EIgolow, Of New Haven, Conn.-For
improvement in cutting teeth Of gear wheels.
j. Henry a. BIackmann, Of Ronsdorf, Prus-
sia.-For improvement in locks.
Lewis S Chichester, Of New York, N. y
For Improvement in cotton gins.
ID. W. Clark, of Bridgeport, Conn-For
improvement in double acting pumps.
Edward Pierre Fraissiret and Henri Emile
Rcboui, of Route Orleans, Montrouge, Paris
France.-For Ticket holders. Patented in
France, Feb. 2 1855.
Thos. Henderson, of Lowell, Mass.-For ma
chine for printing yarns and cloths.
Theodore P. Howell and Noah f. Blanch-
ard, of Newark, n. For improvement in
treating leather for enameling.
ID ". Hughes, of New London, Mo.-Eor
improved method Of attaching tops to seats of
carriages.
A. A. Mlrcellus, of New York, N. Y.-For
in potato dggers.
Joseph McCord, Of Philadelphia Pa-For
policemen rattles.
Charles A. McEyoy, Of Richmond, Ya.-For
improvement in railroad station indicators
Vonn Tnln, VI hocnester, ". 1.-F0r I'm
provement in gun-locks
VIM. T. & Charles j. Provost, of Selma,
Ala:-For improvement in cotton presses.
Charles Rice, of Boston, Mass, and S. H.
Whcrp, # Roxbury, Mass.-For improved
machine for preparing leather for the manu-
facture OF boots and shoes.
jain Reilly, of Hart Prairie, Wis-For i'm
provement in harvesting machines.
+. Noette and A. Schmidt, Of Brooklyn,
N. Y For improved marble saving machine
NJ. w. st. John and Isaac Brown, of Leon.
ardsville, N. Y.-For improved street-sveep-
ing machine.
Gerard Sickels, of Brooklyn, N. Y.-For i'm.
prOvement in coal sifters.
Geo. II. Thomas, of Kingston, Mas. For
improved method Of inserting tubes in evapo-
rating pans, dc.
Louis Young of New York, N. Y.-For i'm
provement in revolving measuring wheels.
Hiram Carsley, Of Lynn, Mass assignor to
himself and Edmund Brown Of same place.-
For improvement i'll nutmeg graters.
Francis Drew, of South Boston, Iass., as.
signOr to himself and Solomon s. Gray, Of
same place For INN rOveme n 4 in LIFTING ZACH