Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-03-26

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the whole effect of the expenditure from the
treasury on the other portions of the great
work.
List Of Patents.-The following patents
were issued from the U. 8 Patent Office, for
the week ending March Is, 1S5e-each bear
ing that date:
Lambert Alexander, of New York For
Improvement in propelling vessels
Gustav A. BlitthOwski 4 Frederick Hoff-
man, Of New York, N. Y.-For Improvement
in needle guns.
Charles II. Key, of Baltimore, Md, Admin
istrator of Simon F. Blunt, deceased.-For
Improvement in detaching boats from their
tackle,
Adolph 4 Felix Brown, of New York, N. Y.
For machine for cutting loaf sugar:
Ambrose Z. Burnside, of Bristol, X. l.-For
improvement in breech loading fire arms.
Abraham Goats, of New York, N. Y.-For
improvement in regulating the fc" OF oil to
the wick in Carcel lamps.
Geo H. Corlis 4 Elisha Harris, of Provi
dence, r. For Improvement in presses for
punching.
improvement in fruit or grain dryers
Josephus Echols. Of Columbus. Ga-For
improvement in stone drilling machines.
Calvin Fletcher, of Cincinnati, Ohio For
improvement in paddle wheels
John S. Gallaher, Jr., of Washington, D.
C.-For improvement in water coolers and FL
terers.
Jesse Gilman, of Nashua, N. H. For i'm
proved lath machine.
Stephen j. Gold, of New Haven, Conn.,
For improvement in steam radiator cocks.
HalvOr Halvorson, of Boston, Mass as
signor to +. Slocum and Robert Watkin-
son, of Hartford, Conn.-For improved min
iature case.
j. W. Hoard, of Providence, r. For i'm
proved pile driver.
VIM. w. Hubbell, of Philadelphia, Pa -
| For improvement in explosive shells.
VIM. jerks. of Alexandria, Va.-For i'm d.
provement in hand corn planters.
Charles Jones, of Brooklyn, N. Y.-For i'm
provement in ash sifters.
Konrad kiefer, of New York, N. Y.-For
improvement in fan rocking chairs.
Charles Ii. Lewis, of Maiden, Mass-FOr
| improvement in spring platform for railroad
| cars.
N. Murphy Lowe, of Boston, Mass.-For
| improved piano forte action.
Azel s. Lyman, of New York, N. Y.-For
| improved method of cooling and vetilating
| rooms, etc.
| j. W. Mahan, of Lexington, Ill.-For I'M
| proved carpenters bench.
Jos. Miller, of Boston, Mass.-For machine
| for sweeping streets.
| Edwin P. Monroe, of Charleston, Mass
| For improvement in gun locks.
Henry r James L Plimp.on, of Ham.
den county, Mass-For improvement in ward (.
| robe, bedsteads, combined with other furni.
| ture.
Lucius Paige, of Cavendish, Vt-For i'm
prOvement in the levers Of railroad car brakes
Horatio o. Perry of Buffalo, N Y.-For
improved valve motion for Oscillating engines.
| Cyrus Roberts & John Cox, of New Hope,
Va-For improvement in grain separators.
| j. +. Reyman, of Salem, Ind.-For field
fence.
James Rowe, Of Tampa Bay, Florida For
| portable field fences.
| Junius M. Sampson, of Waynesville, Ill
For improved post driver.
Albert Spencer, of New York, N. Y.-For
| improvement in machines for sizing hat bodies
| Scion Staples, of Bath, Me.-For improved
clamp for planking ships.
| U. M. Stillman and Stephen Wilcox, jr. of
Westerly, r. I.-For improvements in steam
boilers.
Jno. Stull, of Philadelphia, Pa-For i'm.
provement in syringe bottles for medicinal
/ agents.
Andrew j. Sweeney, of Wheeling, Va
For water metre.
VIM. Thomas, of New York, N. Y.-For
improved cock for steam, water, dc.
VIM. Ii. Towers, of Philadelphia, Pa For
Improvement in "creepers" to prevent slip
ping on ice, &c.
Vim. Warwick, of Pittsburg, Pa.-For i'm.
| provement in wrenches.
| A. w. Washburn, Of Yazoo City, Miss
For improvement in cotton seed planters.
James IL. Bennett, Of Bennington, Vt.-For
| improved butter worker.
Samuel Beaumont, of New York.-For self.
setting rat-trap.
John A Bailey, of Detroit, Mich-For i'm.
provement in machines for saving marble in
| obelisk form.
Micajah Crenshaw, of Springfield, Texas
For improved cultivating plough.
Samuel Green, of Lynn, Mass.-For i'm.
provement in tools for figuring morocco
John Haselton, of Goffstown, N. H.-For
| water wheel.
Issachar A. Head, of Springfield, Mass
For improvement in machines for saving mar.
| Bile in obelisk form
| Philip Schrag, of Washington, D. C.-For
improved mould for earthen vessels, pots, &c.
| ID. ID. Thompson, of Fitchburg, Mass For
| Improvement In machines for raking and load.
ing hay.
A. W. Washburn, of Yazoo CITY, Miss.-For
| improvement in cotton Killers
| A. W. Washburn, of Yazoo CITY, Miss.-For
| Improvement in cotton scrapers
Abner w hiteley, of Springfield, O.-Por i'm
provemept in grain and grass harvesters.
Justus w ebster, of Boston, Mass. and Sam'l
IL Folsom, of Lowell, Mass.-For improved
printing cylinder
Thos c. Ball, of Walpole, N. H., assignor
to Nathl. Samson, of Shelburne, Mass-For
improvement in scythe fastening
Jno. II Nanny, of Rockford, Ill, assignor
to Peter ii. Watson, of Washington, d. c.
For improvement in harvester cutters
| Henry S. Hopkins, of Providence, R. as.
signor to Himself, Benz W, Hendrick. of East
| Greenwich, r. l., and Jos. G. Peckham, OF
Providence, K. For improvement in means
for regulating variable cut offs for steam en-
gines
| Halsey ID. Walcott. of Pawtucket, Mass.
assignor to himself and Milton E. w alcott, OF
same place.-for improvement in wrenches
| Richard Hunt, of Freeport, In-For i'm
| PrOyement in horse power.
.Rstssnes.-Elmer Townsend, of Boston
Mass, assignor of SidneyJ Turner, of West
borough, Mass.-FOr Improvement in sewing
machines. Patented August %, 1854
| Thomas Brown, of London, England For
| improved arrangement of means for working
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