Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-10-07


George w hitcomb, Of Portchester, N. S.-For
improvement in hav rakes.
Joseph White, of Troy, N. Y.-For improve
ment In sewing machines
A. q. Withers, Of Byhalia, Miss.-For i'm
prOvement In cotton gins.
w. Irwin Willis, of Milton nd-For i'm
provement in seed drills.
Algernon 3. Wright, Of Lawrence, Mass.-For
machine for stamping trade marks on cloth, &c.
James II. Simpson, of Baltimore, Md, execH-
tor Of James Simpson, deceased, late Of said
Baltimore.-For improved ice pitcher.
William nj. Arnall, Of Sperryville, Va, as
signor to himself, o p Smith, and A. c. Jor-
dan, of said Sperryville For improved ma
chine for crozing, chamfering, and beveling bar
rels.
John Chilcott and James Scrimgeour, OF Brook
Ign, N. Y, assignors to themselves and Geo r
Taylor, Of said Brooklyn.-For Improvement In
the construction Of aquaria.
G.. b. Cottrell, Of Westerly, r. | assignor to
himself and Nathan Babcock, OF said Westerly
For improved machine for planning wood
VIM Kemble Hall, Of West Hoboken, NY.
assignOr to Amos Broadnax, of st. Louis, Mo-
For improvements in artificial leather.
Jos. f. Hendrck, of Bristol, Conn assignor
to himself, w III Netleton and Geo Stevens of
said Bristol.-For improvement in sewing ma
chimes.
John Hope, of Providence, r. l. assignor to
himself and Thos. Hope, of said Providence
For Improvement in rollers for calico printing
John Plant, of Washington, ID c assgnor to
himself and Geo. H. Plant Of said w ashington
For improvement In furnaces for heating build.
ings.
Jacob Rees, of Elk Horn Grove, Ill. assignor
to Jonah l.. Rees, Of said Elk Horn Grove For
improved machines for forming barrels, &c
Alexander N. Shell, of Richmond, Va, as
signor to VIM Sears, Wood and Thos. A. Shell,
Of said Richmond. For roach trap.
Draper Stone, of Milwaukee, Wis assignor to
himself and f. T. Turner, of Grafton, Wis
For Improvement in railroad car seats
Junius F. Tozer, Of Binghamton, N. Y, as
signor to George w. Gregory, Of said Bngha
ton, N. Y.-FOr improvement in gas burners,
IA vey Wolfe, of Consolation, Ky. assignor
of said Consolation For improved saw pummer'
Reissuss.-Wm. F. Laid, Of New York N
y, and Morris l.. Keen, Of Philadelphia, Pa :,
asslgnees OF Charles Watt and Hugh Burgess, of
London, England For improvement in manu-
Is, 1854. Ante-dated August 10, 1853.
}. George Letter. Of Philadelphia, Pa.-For
5, ia57. '@P'
Alexander Angus CrolI, Of London, England.
For Improvement in dry gas meters. Dated Feb
Francis p. Hurd, assignee Of Joseph Hurd, Of
Stoneham, Mass.-For improvement in cleansing
sugar Dated October 3, 1874. Reissued Sep
TENDER 80, 1853. Extended October 2, 1883
Dssigns.-Martin Briggs. Of Rochester, N. Y
For designs for cast-iron fences
Richard p. Buff, Charles Bruf, and George
Arthur Saver, of New York, N. For design
$ vedder, of Troy, N. Y, assignor to Geo
w. Eddy, Of Waterford, N. Y.-For designs for
cooks stoves.
The WASHINGTON AQUEDUCr-We under
stand that up to the end of September there
had been built O. miles of the masonry conduit
OF the Washington Aqueduct. There remains
not quite two miles to be built The rate of
progress is rather over one mile per month
The receiving reservoir, at the Little Falls
branch, had been entirely completed and the
stream stopped by the gates, so that it is
gradually though slowly filling The stream
is so low, from the recent drought, that it will
probably need the aid of the fall rains to fill
the vast reservoir. The twelve inch pipes are
nearly all laid The stop-cocks have not yet
been inserted, but they have been shipped for
this city, are daily expected, and the workmen
are waiting to put them in. The reservoir on
Georgetown Heights, at Lees Hill, corner of
High and Road streets, is nearly excavated.
1t attracts many visitors. The abutments of
the Rock Creek bridge are beginning to take
form and shape, and the massive and substan.
tial character Of the masonry promise durable
as we'll as ornamental improvement to this
part of the city.
THE COAST SURvEr-
ALEXANDRIA, Va, Sept. %, 1853
To tAe Edito, of ths Star:
DEAR SIR: In Harper's Weekly Journal Of Civ
flization Of the 18th inst observe spicy article
headed "The End Of the Astronomical @ uarrel -
This Is queer, but perhaps happy title, II It il
really the end. The writer, whoever he NAV be,
says some pungent things Of Professors Pierce,
Bache and Henry, and their protege, DR.. Gould
1 know nothing Of the merits Of the Dudley OBJ
servatory ''imbroglio," (Which, believe, is the
fashionable expression now days The Week
ly aforesaid charges the three professors with an
intention Of making the Dudley &" Observatory a
sort Of tender to that magnificent institution the
Coast survey, which, as every one knows, is the
private preserve Of select circle Of exclusive
Socialists" (if any one knows what 10 meant by
Well, the Coast Survey IS a magnificent insti.
tuition, or else Humboldt, Arago and the other
illustrions Swans Of the world were no Judges;
manner, to the great objects Of the Coast Survey
would not the world Of science be the gamer, and
the donors and trustees" reap some "glory''
and all the " advantage - they ever desired /,
w hat greater glory can they have, than that of
being allies Of their country in the Of uni
versal science,
As to the "Coast Survey being the private pre-
serve" DC the writer surely has not examined
the subJect. The "institutiOnn belongs to the
nation, the power OF appointment, promotion
&c must rest somewhere, and cannot be proper
ly administered but by some one ca pable OF judp-
Ing Of the merits Of the employees. II will be
dark day to the scientific world when appoint
ments, promotions, &c, are controlled by polit-
zeal considerations. The writer of this has moi
the honor Of knowing the four gentlemen at
lacked, and IL not certain that he has seen more
than two OF them, but they have q reputation
which the world has heard Of Ii is we'll known
that, In many instances, modest, unobtrusive
merit, unassisted by powerful friends, has made
Its way to high hOnors In that s'magnifcent in.
sttution:" that, there scientific men OF all coun-
tries have been recognized as brothers, and very
properly SO, as science is Of no particular nation
CLINE or country. But II seems that the "Scien.
tfc Council, though famous its members de.
servediy are In the world Of science are children
In business" III man Of better capacity for bust
ness can anywhere be found, than the distin-
guished superintendent OF the Coast Survey, all
Civilization may be conceded
Ii Is extremely probable also, that the Week
ly Journal'' Is as much mistaken with regard 10
the business talents Of the other gentleman at
tackled. But who Is this new "DanisI,, wbo
Pronounces so summary judgment on such men,
Is he the gentleman whose single name heads
the Journal. IL has been supposed that he was
only the printer. franklin, to be sure, was a
printer. hut all DYinfprs moi m