Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-12-28

OPERATIONS OF THE PATENT Orrrcr.-Th,
following is the List of Patents Issued from th,
United States Patent Office for the week endip,
December q, 1S58-each bearing that date:
Wilson Ager, Of Rohrsburgh, Pa.-For Inn.
Provemen' In the mode Of cleaning rice.
Horace l.. Arnold, Of Ella Horn Wis -Fo
improvement In car seats and ceuches
John Badger, Of Baileyville, III For inn.
provement In seeding machines.
Thomas ID. Bailey, Of Lowell, Mass .-Por i'm.
Provtment In pegging jacks.
b Darlington, of FrederIcktown, Ohio
or improvement In harvesters
K. w Belson, Of Philadel phia, Pa-For i'm.
provement In stoves
Z. A. Bremner, of Goshen, N Y-For i'm.
provement In composition for roofing.
John Brou2hton, Of New York, N Y-FJ,
improved cnt-on gear for steam engines
Cnester Buiiock, OF Jamestown, N. Y.-Fol
improvement In harvesters.
Mortimer NJ Camp, Of New Haven, Conn.,
For improved propeller for life boats
Il. y Chormann, Of Philadelphia, Pa.-FoI
improved ellipsOgraph.
f Claude, Of New York, ". Y-Por improve.
fnent In breach loading revolving fire. arms
Henry L. Clawson, of Newbern, N GO,
Improved pepper cruet.
Henry T. Clay, of Gardiner, Me-Por improye
ment in shingles.
p. Ii. Cotton, Of Demopolis, AIa.-For i'm.
Provement In preserve cans.
John Cumberland, Of Al Mobile, Ala, and James
u. N n IA
provement in buckles.
Felix Dsunoy. Of Carrollton, La.-For i'm.
PIovement In bagasSe furnaces
hicnaId DeCharms, Of Philadelphia, Pa-For
Improved carpet fastener.
AIeIander Douglas and Samuel S. Sherwood,
OF New York, N Y.-For improved slide and
fastening for skirt hoops
John Fsiielough, Of Louisville, Ky-For i'm
provement In balancing mill stones
Samuel p. Francisco and VIM, p. Dickinson
OF Reading Pa For improvement In hydrants
Samuel Friend and George Seller, Of New
YORK, N. For extension finger ring
Philip c. Fritz, OF Barrytown, N Y.-For i'm.
Provement In machines for separa ing garlic
Edward NJ. Fuller, of Salisbury, N. Y.-For
Improvement In horsepower for driving recipro-
p. W. Gates, D. r. Fraser, and Thoma, Chal.
mers, OF Chicago, lll.-For improvement in cut.
Cn gear for steam engines.
Henry Glynn, Of Baltimore, Md.-For i'm.
provement in medicated fabrics
Edward X. Godfrey, of New ork, Y.-For
Improvement In paper files.
PIymon b. Green, OF Chicago, nl-For i'm
proyement In seats and slee ping -couches for rail-
road cars. "
Theodore F. Hall, Of Marietta, ohio.-Pori i'm
Pr9vemsnf In banging window sash.
manufacture Of portable fans.
Henry Havell, Of Newark, N. J-For i'm
Pr0yement In the manufacture OF scissors.
ooed Hussey, Of Baltimore. Md.-For i'm
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dischaIging i from the platform OF hsrvesters.
Edwin A: Jefery, OF Coming, N. Y.-For i'm
provement in hoop lock
Thomas Lewis, Of Maiden, Mass.-For i'm
proVement In bottle-stoppers.
Tristram 3. Lewis, Of Kendall's Mills Me-
For improved folding bench.
James c. McGrew, Of Smithield, Ohio -For
improvement In machines for elevatlng hay.
James Montgomery, Of New York, N.Y.EFor
improved buoyant propeller.
Albert w Morse, OF Eaton, N. Y-For i'm
provement In seeding machines
John Psckham, Of New Haven Conn For
improvement in draughting shirts
Augustus Piinta, Of New York, Y.-For
Improvement in railroad rails.
David D. Porter, Of U. states Navy For i'm
provement In quoins for gun carriages
Joseph Redhead, of Woodville, Miss-For
improved self adjustable leveling Instrument.
Geo F. Rice, of Worcester, Mass.-For i'm
proved machine for boring wood
II. c. Sergeant, of Columbus, Ohio i'm
proved governor for steam engines
Reuben shaler, of Madison, Conn.-For i'm
Evan Skelly, Of PIaQuemine La-For imnrove.
ment in boiler furnace.
Orin B. Smith, OF Monticello, ". Y.-For inn
provement In harness buckles
Ira Spreight, OF wooddille, Miss-Por inn.
provement in hominy mills.
John stevens and James Hanley, Of New York
N. Y.-FOr improvement in buckles for skirt
hoops
Asa r. Tar, Of Rock port, Mass-For improved
mitre box.
Enoch Thomas, OF Beverly, vs-POr improve
ment in corn press
VIM Tucker, Of Blackstone, Msss.-For i'm
Reed Vincent, Of Rockton, Il-For improve
mPnt in ploughs.
VIM. w. Wade, and Francis NJ Cords, Of
Andrew Walker, Of Claremont NJ H-For
improvement in apparatus for purifying gas
David Wells, Of Lowell, Mass.-for improve
ment in stoves.
Ezra Wells of covi,o,on ID. po.,
ment in manufacture of glass furnaces and pots
Norman White and Aaron Denio, Of Shafts
bury, Vt-FOr improved method OF attaching
cutting lips TO augrr shanks.
]. A. Woodward, Of Burlington, Iowa.-For
improvement in smut machines
Geo. c. Ayling, OF Boston, Mass, assignor to
himself and Henry A. Ayling, Of said Boston -
or Improved instrument for measuring alti-
tudes, etc.
Samuel Baldwin, Of Newark, N. J., assignor
to Baldwin & Co, of said Newark For i'm.
provement In watch faces.
VIM hathaway, OF Worcester, nj ass. ., assignor
10 VIM. g. Maynard, Of said Worcester For
improved clothes frame
Robert Heneage, OF Buffalo, N. V, assignor to
himself and Edward o. Ball, Of said Buffalo
For improvement in hemp brakes.
Reuben X. Huntoon, Of Concord, N n . as.
sgnor TO himself and Jacob B Rand, Of said
CoHcord.-For improved machine for turning
tapering twists on wood
Chas. Marzoni, Of New York, N. y. :, assignor
to J Gandolfo, Of said New York p or improve
ment In the manufacture Of pa per pulp from
wood
Martin Robbins and James Powell, Of Cincin-
natl, Ohio, assignors to James Powell aforesaid
For improvement In faucets.
John l.. Rowe, Of New York, N. Y assignor
to Frederick Stevens, Of said New York For
improved ice pick.
RsissHs.-Cyrus II. Mccormick, Of Chicago,
In.-FOr improvement In reaping machines
Patented October %. ls47. ReissIed May "a,
1853
Additional Improvements tJ.-Wm. Bradley, Of
Manc hester, Vs.-For improvement In machinery
for dressing and sizing warPs. Patented May
IL, lo5S.
Alexander NJ Holmes, Of Morrisville, N. Y,
assignor to himself and Albert G. Purdy, Of said
MorIisville For improvement In car seats and
couches. Patented December 6, 1883.
IL A considerable fre occurred at the Aims
house 10 Philadelshia on "Wednesday night last