Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-09-11
ing them, as one of which we believe We may
class this improvement of Mr.. o. G, Green, Of
Bellville, Ill

Beuv1lle, III.
List Of Patents-issuod, from the United
States Patent Office for the week ending Sept
IL, 1S55-each bearing that date:
| ]. W. Bocage, Of Cypress Mills, Ark.-FoI
| improvement in machines for cutting standing
| cotton stalks.
C. II. Butterfield, of South Lancaster, Mass.
For improvement in lantern guards.
| John Cochrane, of Baltimore, Md.-For i'm
provement in machines for saving marble.
George II. Coney, of Boston, Mass.-For i'm
provement il the method of securing keys in
connecting rods, &c.
John Clark, of Cambridge Township, Pa
For self.regulating valve for ventilation
John d. Eliot, Of Leicester, Mass-For i'm
provement in machinery for folding and mea.
surfing cloth. .
Robert S. Eastman, Of Manchester, Ohio
For improvement in saw-mill carriages.
John l. Heath, Of Geneva, Ohio. -For i'm
provement in harvesting machines. ~
Geo. K. Hooper, of Boston, Mass.-For life-
preserving beds for ships.
JOSEF johnson, of Washington, D. C.-For
charger for fire arms, &c.
Frances Grace Mitchell, M. D of New
York, N. Y.-For improvement in hernial
trusses.
Jonathan Nesbit, Jr., and Thos. Cosley, of
my machines.
Christian f.. OFF hause, of Newark, N -
For improved rotary steam engine.
freeman Plummer and Gilman b. Rollins,
of Manchester, Ind.-For improvement in seed
planters.
John J. Speed. Jr., and John A. Bailey, of
Detroit, Mich.-For improvement in conical
plate plate railroad car springs.
J. B. Terry, of Hartford, COnn.-For i'm
mr. va1 fnr m fnr g{i
pins.
o. S. WoOdcock, of Connelsrille, Ind.-For
improved method Of operating reciprOcating
saws.
Henry J. Weston, of Buffalo, N. Y.-For
improved construction Of beds for single ma
chimes.
VIM. WILDER, of New Orleans, La-For i'm
provement in cotton seed hullers
VIM. WILDER, of New Orleans, La.-For i'm
provement in steam apparatus for extracting
vegetable oils.
VIM. WILDER, of New Orleans, La.-For i'm
movement in grinding cotton and other seed
for their oils.
Thomas J. Yampert, of Mobile. Ala.-For
double acting force pump.
Amos Abbott, of Manchester, n. H.-For
improvement in hOrometers. Patented in
England September 20, 1854.
Walter & Jonas B. Aiken, of Franklin, N
H, assignors to Herrick & James B. Aiken, of
same place.-For Improvement in knitting
machines.
Arson A. Swift, of Florence, Ala, assignor
to himself and Saml. i. Hill, Of same place
For improvement in machinery for trebling a
single thread.
Rc-,ssues.-J. NJ. Thatcher, of Jersey City,
n. For improvement in air heating stoves.
Patented March %, 1852.
John Massey, of New York, n. Y.-For i'm
provement in grain dryers. Patented April
IL, 1859
Designs.-Edward Gleason, of Dorchester,
Mass.-Eor design for table casters.
James Andrews, of Philadelphia, Pa, as
signOr to Andrews Dixon, Of same place
Eor design for psrlor CRATES.
James Ill. Conklin, Of Peekskill, N. Y, as
.ignor to Samuel Sexton, of Baltimore, Md
For design for stoves.
The Montgomery County Fair.-0ur rea-
ders, interested in agriculture-and who that
eats and wears clothes is not-are informed
that on Thursday next the Montgomery County
md Agricultural SOciety's annual fair comes
off at Rockville, the county seat This society
isproyerbial for getting up the finest among the
agricultural shows exhibited at county fairs in
the United States. Andrew Stevenson, Of Vir-
g'nia, is to be the orator Of the day. Mr.. s.,
besides being a statesman in times past Of ma
tiOnal reputation, is now one Of the most sue
cessful and enlightened agriculturalists in Vir-
ginia, the leading planters and farmers of
which State are second to none others in the
extent of their philosophical agricultural ac-
quirements, though they make little noise over
them, after the Northern fashion.
We regret that our duties in the Star Office
will prevent Us from attending this fair, and
advise all in Washington, Georgetown and
Alexandria, who desire to comprehend the ex-
act state Of agriculture in this vicinity, az
well as to enjoy the sight of rich fruits Of the
the earth, fine domestic animals and capitally
cOntriyed implements TO minister to the neces-
sites of the farmer, to be sure to be at Rock
vile on the day named above.
Froken.-We understand the President has
confirmed the finding and sentence of the
cOurt-martial convened at Santa Fe, New
Mexico, on the 9TH Of June last, of which Col.
Dixon Ii. Miles of the Third infantry was
president, and before which Brevet Major
Philip X. Thompson, Captain, first dragons,
U. S. A, was arraigned and tried for " disre.
spect to the court-martial,' and for "drunk.
enness on duty" He was found guilty on
both charges, and all the specifications, and
was sentenced to be cashiered. He ceased to
be an officer of the United States army in pur.
suance of the sentence, on the 4th of September
| instant.
The Hoax.-We have the key to the recent
dispatch announcing the reelection of Hon.
David r. Atehison, of Missouri, to the Senate
of the United States. 1t was by moot
legislature. Lads Of the seat of government
Of Missouri have moot legislature, Just a:
elsewhere they play with "moot" courts Of
Justice. They elected Achison, to devil an old
codjer Amed Price, great Benton man, who
by way of getting up show of popular
strength for Benton, induced them to 90 int
this mock election, calculating to secure a m O.