Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-10-15

James Perkins and VIM. Ii Burnet, of New.
ark, N For improved machine for bend
| ing metal pipe.
| Chas Schroeder, of New York, N. Y.-For
improvement in spring bed bottoms. 81
John Sitton, Of Williamson, s. C.-For
| improved wheelwrights' machine.
| Philos Tyler, Of Springfield, Mass.-For
| improvement in finishing castor wheels for
| furniture
| James s Taylor, of Danbury, Conn.-For
| improvement in machinery for forming hat
bodies.
John L. futile, of New York, N Y.-For
| improvement in manufacturing cylinders for
cotton gins and machine cards.
| John L futile, of New York, N. Y.-FOr
| improvement in card teeth for machine cases.
Guillaume H Talbot, of Boston, Mass-For
| improvement in gimlet handles.
| Noah Warlick, of Lafayette, Ala.-For in
proved arrangement of the thilIs of vehicles.
| improvement in rail road car coupling.
Perry A. Wilbur, of New Castle, Pa.-For
| improvement in nail machines.
| Smith Young, of Milton, N. Y-For i'm.
proved fastening for gates.
Stephen A: Whipple, of Shaftsburg, VT,
| and Herman Whipple, of Port Richmond, N.
Y-For improved machine for cleaning emery
wheels.
Simon Ingersoll, of Greenpoint, n. Y, as
signor to Farmers and Mechanics Manufac-
turing company, of same place.-For improved
method of Telling trees.
Thos. Dutton, of Washington, D. c., as
signor to John r Elvans, of same place. For
improved brace for carriage springs
Alfred p. Critchlow, of Florence, Mass, as.
For hinge for picture cases.
Thos. w: Chat6eld, of Utica, N. Y.-For
improved chimney cowl
Re-issnes.-St. Julien Ravenel, of Charles
town, s C.-For improvement in artificial
stone Patented August 10, 1856
Rsbt. Arthur, Of Philadelphia, Pa For
improvement in self-sealing cans Patented
Arcalous Wyckof, of Elmira, N. Y, a..
signor to Wyckof & Morrison, Of same place.
For improved boring machine. Patented Sept.
| IS, 1885.
Desigm-Hudson E. Bridge, of st. Louis,
MOTOR design for stoves.
Fremont's Chances. Sit Is conceded that
Fremont cannot obtain the electoral vote of .
southern State. He must, therefore, obtain his
strength from the 176 electoral votes of the free
States. He is certain of defeat by the people,
by the loss Of the following States:
new DIX too,) alone.
Pennsylvania (27,) and any other State.
Ohio t23,) and any other single State except
Rhode Island, California, or Iowa, each a.
Indiana 49, and Illinois Q1,) and any
other State.
Indiana Q3,) New Jersey a. California a.
ard any other State.
Illinois QlO New Jersey a. California a.
and Michigan (6,) or Connecticut o.
Illinois Q1,) California a. Connecticut co.
New Hampshire (5,) and Iowa a.
l49 votes are necessary to a choice.
Weight and Density of the Earth.-A
friend sends us the following translation of an
article upon the earth's density from the Co.
logne Gazette of September q, 1856:
|. "Density, 5,6747; that is, the density of the
earth is equal to 5,6747 or ST times heavier
than it would be if it consisted entirely of
water In figures, the weight of our globe
is S,OS2, 1856 5S2, 2Ii ,4IO 4SS, $50 tuns English
commercial weight; or, expressed in words,
six thousand and sixty-two trillions one hun
dred and sixty-fve Thousand Eve hundred
and ninetytwo billions, two hundred and
eleven thousand four hundred and ten mil
lions, four hundred and eighty eight thousand
ono oiSht auu tu0s.
Important to Voters in virginia.-The fol.
lowing, which We take from the Fredericks-
burg Recorder, is a matter of interest to our
Virginia readers:
1t will be remembered that the Code of
Virginia requires the names of all voters to
be registered ten days before the election. All
interested, especially young men who vote
this fall for the first time, should call on the
Commissioner Of the Revenue at once"
The Current Operations Of the treasury
Department On yesterday, l4th of October,
there were Of Treasury warrants entered on
the books of the Department
For the redemption of Stocks.... S5,8S7 %
For tho Treasury Department. 81 400 81
For Customs. Observation-Disclosures. S0,602 As
For tho Interior Department..... 3l,270 81
War warrants received and en-.
tered INSTRUMENTATION. 42,O69 O6
Interior repay warrants received
and entered.... .............. 1850 20
From Customs. ................. 294,476 81
From miscellaneous sources. IA
On account Of the Navy. 237, $50 IS
Repayment on account of the