Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-01-27

LIST OF PArENrs.-The following is the list
of Patents issued from the United States Patent
Office, for the week ending Jan. 26, IS5s-each
bearing that date:
John r: A. 5ertson, OF Allegheny, Pa-For i'm
provement In potato planters.
Joseph Banks, OF Dadeville, Ala.-For i'm
provement In plows.
John s. Bafden, Of New Haven, Conn-For
Improvement in rotary pumps.
Nicholas Bennett, Of New Lebanon, N. Y as
signOr to David Parker, of Shaker Village. ~ II
For improved washing machine.
Edmund Brown, of Lynn, Mass.-For airtight
Erastus r. Russell, Of Shelbyville, Ind -For
Improvement In machinery for obtaining and
preserving power from trains while passing rail-
Matthew Delany. of Clinton, Mass-For i'm
provement in apparatus for dyeing yarn in the
skein.
Patrick s. Devlan, of Camden, ~ For i'm.
proved gas heating apparatus.
George w DoOlittle, of Richfield Springs, N
f-For Improvement In railroad car coupling.
Christian II. Eisenbrandt, of Baltimore, Md
For improvement in musical wind instruments.
| r. l.. Evans, of Providence, r. For i'm
PrOvement in currycOmbs
Joseph w. Fawkes, of Christiana, Pa.-For
| improvement In machines for blowing
Thos. Floyd, of Chambersburg, Va, assignor
| to himself, ID. X. Wunderlich, and b F. Mead.
Of same place.-For improvement in the art of
making brOoms.
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| ment in making blades for pencil sharpeners.
Samuel Gumaer, of Chicago, Ill.-F or improve
| ment in railroad car brakes.
| w. ID Guseman, of Morgantown, Va.-For
improved device for shifting the bolt to effect the
| taper in shingle machines.
| Jas, A. Hamer, of Reading, Pa.-For improve
! r. w Haywood, of Baltimore. Md-For i'm.
| Provement in machines for planning away ice in
| rivers.
Abel Hildreth, of Thomaston, Me.-For i'm
m in Al al
John C. Hoadley, of Lawrence, Mass.-For
improvement in heaters coolers.
p. c. Mosier, of Horner, lll-For improve
ment in corn planters.
Elijah Morgan, of Morgantown, va.-For i'm
proved shingle machine
Jacob fl. Mumma, of Harrisburg, Pa.-For
improvement in straw cutters.
| Butler g. Noble, of White Water, Wis.-For
improvement in tanning leather.
David g. Olmstead of Vicksburg, Miss.-For
improvement In cotton press.
James w. Osgood, of Columbus, Ohio.-For
| improvement in steam throttle valves.
John Pearson, of Sterling, Iowa.-For i'm
provement in railroad car coupling
Horatio Pollard, of Boston. Mass.-For i'm
proved heel spur to prevent slipping on ice.
! w. Race& $. r. C. Matthews, of Seneca Falls,
N. f.-For improvement in hydraDts.
| Jacob II. Reighard, of Birmingham, Pa.-For
| improvement in lanterns.
John Schneider, of Chicago, IlI.-For improved
| paddock.
Lbenezer seaver, of Boston, Mass-For im-
proved galvanic battery.
George Seitz, of Easton, Pa.-For improve
ment in preparing mash for distillation.
G. shaw and Jas. Clark, Of Biddeford, Me.
For Improvement in apparatus for tanning skins.
Allen Sherwood, Of Auburn, N. Y.-For i'm
proved raking and binding devices for harvesters
David w. Smith, of Boston. Mass-For i'm
Provement in nipple guard of fire arms.
Frederick Smith, of Buffalo, N. Y.-For i'm
proved water wheel.
William Stoddard, of Lowell, Mass-For i'm
Provement in blowing machines.
Lorenzo Taggart, of Philadelphia, Pa-For
improvement in canvass sheets connected with
Representing RATS.
Joseph Tinney of Westield, N. Y.-For i'm.
proved weather strip for doors.
Samuel w. Tyler Of Greenwich, ~ Y-For
| improvement in harvcsters.
Henry Waterman, Of Hudson, N. For i'm
provement in railroad car springs.
Norman w. Wheeler, Of New York, N Y
For arrangement of passages and valves for Gus h.
1oning the piston of steam engines.
l. c. Wilder, of Lexington, N. C.-For i'm
provement in corn harvesters.
j. ID. WillOughby, Of Pleasant Hall, Pa-For
Improvement in seed planters.
Geo w. Windsor, Of Allegheny, Pa.-For
Improvement in rail road car brakes.
signor to Samuel Nicholson, of Boston, Mass
For improved hydraulic engine.
Donald Mclean, Of Boston, Mass, assiynor to
himself, Daniel Green and Nathan Ames, OF Sau-
gus, MasS.-FOr improvement i'm reennT top
sails.
Charles s. schleier, of Brooklyn. N. v, as.
signOr to John II. Bonn, of W-ehawken, N -
For Improvement in window shade fixtures
L.. j. Worden of Utica. N. Y. assignor TO
himself and Edwin l.. Swartwouf Of same place
For improved method Of securing straps npon
boot legs.
R.issne-John Nc Adams, of Boston, Mass
For improvement in mach ines for numbering the
pages of account books. Patented August ~,
Additional Iaprorsmsnts-Josep NJ Smith.
of Manchester, n H-FOr improvement in COW
ering for drawing rolls. Patent dated July :,
1857.
Charles r. Barnes, of New York, NJ Y.-For
improved mill stone dress for hulling rice
Patent dated February ~, 1855.
REPORTS OF FRAUDS IN THE KANSAS ELEC-
rIoNs.-For a week or two past our telegraphic
column has teemed with insinuations of frauds
committed in the Kansas elections of the 2Ist
ultlmo, and the 4th inst. We have hitherto
refrained from commenting on them-from put
ting the Stars readers on their guard against
them-Only because supposing that all we'll in.
formed persons are aware that such allegations
are systematic part of the game of the oppo-
sition men Ito MANI who seem to be employed
in the business of telegraphing the news from
St. Louis East, for the press. Very recently,
however, we find a gentleman who should know
better, inclined to give ear to them. because so
pertinaciOusly forwarded to the press We
therefore, take this occasion to say that we
have not yet found them correct in a single in
stance, and that at the hour at which they
reach the press in this region it is utterly i'm
possible that the editors c-n caution their read
ers against them simultaneously with their
issue They are the regular means with which
the opposition telegraphers essay to break the
force of acts that make against their party or
their own views-nothing more.
COMMUNICATED
The ADRIATIC AND LYoNNAIsE-A SAD CHAP
rER-Editor Star: Many Of your readers will
recollect that during the last season, a collision
occurred not far from our coast between the
French steamer Lyonnaise and the American
bark Adriatic, Capt. Durham, from which both
vessels suffered severely-the greater, damage,
however, being sustained by the Lyonnaise
At the time Of this fearful occurrence. the
Adriatic a nj eta