Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-07-09

always possess, with conjunction of favorable
circumstances that man can never control
| How ridiculous are the slurs cast upon our
mail system in the shape Of disparaging compari-
sons with the postal organization Of England
with territory not larger than some single States
! OF the confederacy, covered, In every direction
with system of railroads of the most perfect
construction, with no unsettled territory, no un-
bridged rivers, nothing, in a word to retard, but
| everything to facilitate the prompt and safe car
| riage and delivery of the mails
| - Tne truth Is, the postal system of the United
states, susceptible though it be of improvement.
IS, when we consider the thousand causes of dis
tur6ance, a prodigy of convenience regularity
| ana dispatch; and to it's sagacious management
the people owe more Of their prosperity and hap
Piness moral and material, than to all other arms
OF the public service combined. -
LIST OF PArENrs.-!The following is the list
of Patents issued from the United States Patent
Office, for the week ending July Z, lS57-each
bearing that date: Co..
Geo. w. Bachman, of Clifton Springs, N.Y.
For Improvement in machines for husRing corn.
Edward Borlase, Of Bristol, Conn.-For i'm
Josiah Brown, Jr, of Buffalo, N. Y.-For i'm
provement in truss bridges.
| Denzlow Burhaus, of Burlington, Iowa-For
machine for cutting pasteboard, &c.
Dexter III. Chamberlain, Of West Roxbury
Mass.-For Improvement in steering apparatus.
VIM. Chicken, Of Boston. Mass For improve
ment in instruments for cutting button holes
| Thomas Clark, of philadelphia, Pa-For i'm
proved air chamber to effect uniformity of flow of
water, etc, through pipes.
! Edward Conway, Of Dayton, o For improved
| Amasa Curtis, of Lena, Ill-For improvement
I in grain separatorS.
| Israel DodenhoH, of Bloomington, Ill For i'm
pTovement in corn harvesters.
| Jos. b. Dodge, Of st. Louis, Mo-For i'm
proved box window frame.
VIM Emery, Jr. of Chester, Ill-For improve
ment in machines for huskng corn.
| VIM. Gage and Rich'd b. Felthousen of Buff
| falo, N. Y.-For improvement in dry sand cores
Mahlon J. Gallager, of Savannah, Ga-For
improvement in self priming gun locks.
Almon B. Glover, OF Birmingham, Conn-For
improved machine for tapping nuts.
Stephen Going, of New York, n. Y.-For i'm
proved device for securing the stock to the guide
rods of joiners, plows
Joseph H. Goodell, of Bridgeport, Conn.-For
improved machine for STRENGTHENING veneers
John II. Hathaway, of Millbury, Mass.-Fer
improved wrench.
Rockwell Hazen and Volney Gibbs, Of Homer,
Mich.-For improvement in upsettng tire.
Joseph Irwin, Of Frankfort, O.-For improved
cutting apparatus for harvesters.
Henry lsham, of New Britain, Conn., i'm
provement in locks
Albert II. Jocelyn, of New York, N. Y.-For
method of backing electrotyPe plates:
Samuel F. Jones, of Milford Ind-For i'm
fences.
Lucius }. knowles, of Warren. Mass. For i'm
=. II. Lathbury, Of Buffalo, N. .Y.-For i'm
prOvement in sewing machines.
Jno. p. Nanny, Of Rockford, Il.-For i'm
proved cutting apparatus for harvesters
Alex. McCansland, of Providence, r. I-For
improvement in paper cop tubes.
Marcus p. Norton, of Troy, N. Y.-For i'm.
proved sash lock.
VIM. Resor, of Cincinnati, Ohio For i'm
provement in cooking stoves.
Chas. ID. Rogers, OF Utica, N. Y.-For i'm.
proved scroll wheel for harvesters
II ~ itchI hI,,.r, II
improved air heating stove.
Edwin F. Shoenberger, Of Germantown, Pa
For shaft coupling.
David A. Smith, Of Washington, d. C.-For
improved whifietrees
Samuel } Smith and Charles Locke, of New
York, n. For enbossin2 and printing press
provement in covering for Hdfs,s dfs%snS aFor i'm
ID. L. Spragpe, of Townsend, VT, and Riley
Burdtt, Of Bfattleborough, Vt.-For melodeon
attachment.
James Spear, of Philadelphia, Pa-For i'm
proved railroad car stove.
Heber G. Seekins and Chas. II Goss, Of Ely
ria. Ohio.-For improvement in lifting jack
Il. V. Tavnay, Of San Francisco, Cal.-FOr i'm
proved gold washer and ANAL algaInator
Stephen Ustick, Of Philadelphia, Pa.-For i'm
provement in brick machines.
VIM Van Anden, Of POughkeepsie, N.Y.-For
improved file cutting machine.
+. A. Wait, of Philadelphia, Penn.-For i'm
provement in metallic pens.
GeoW. Walton and Henry Edgarton, of Will
mington, Del.-For improved mode of operating
radial cutters in lathes for beaded work.
Ira J Webber, OF Salem, Mass.-FOr improve
ment in method OF applying railroad car brakes.
VIM WINNER, of Billngsville, Ind For inn
provement in machines for trimming hedges.
Lemuel p. jerks, of Boston, Mass, assignOr to
Geo A. Gardner, of same place.-For improve
ment In rock drilling machines. Ante-dated Jan
:, 1857.
Iem.l p Jenks of Boston, Mass and Geo A.
A. Gardner, ,aforesad.-FOr improvement in rock
drilling machines.
Patrick Mihan, OF Boston, Mass, assign0r to
Robt. b. Fits, of same place.-For improved gas
stove.
Henry Pease, of Brockport, ~ V, assignor to
Eckler, Buswell & Co., OF same place.-For i'm
Henry w. Porter, Of Rothsville, Pa, assignor
to Samuel 6. Porter, OF West Earl, Pa-For i'm
proved bit brace.
Amos J. smith, OF Lynn Mass, assgnor to
himself and George w. Otis Of same place.-For
improved bit or drill hslder
Thomas Walters, of Boston, Mass, assignor to
Stephen Sherlock, of Eastport, Me.-For improve
T. w Wood of Washington, d c., assignor
to Lewis ii. Parsons, Of New York.-For i'm
provement in hay rakes
Brooklyn, N. f.-For improvement in the meth.
cd Of cutting out the "upperso Of boots and
shoes. Patented Sept. 10, 1853. Patented in Bel
gium, Sept 13, 1853.
Nathan scholaeld and William w. Wright, of
Norwich, Conn, assignors to Nathan Scholteid
aforesaid For improved bomb for killing
whales. Patented March 10, 1867.
| Additional HnpLorensnt-JOs. Keech and Ste
phen Stilwell, OF w aterloo, n Y.-For improve
| mrnt In winnOwing machines. Patented June rs,
ls54.
Dssigns-Samucl ID. Vose, of Albany, NJ y
For design for stove ornaments.
John G Smith, of Troy, n Y, assignor to w
! Resor Il Co. Of Cincinnati, O.-Fof design ior
! stoves
samuel w. Gibbs, of Albany, N. Y, assignor
| 10 Rathbone d Co, Of same place.-For design
for stoves.
| John f. Bendix of New York, n. Y, assgnor
\ to s. b. Sexton & Co, Of Baltimore, Md.-For
| design for CRATE stove fronts.
| III The Herald of Freedom, of the 27th ulf.,
estimates the influx of population to Kansas the
present season at 30 OOO and is Of the opinion that
before winter sets In IOO 900 will have been added
to the permanent population of the territory.
Meantime the human current pours on with undi-