Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-03-14


delphia navy yard on the 18th instant. II win
consist Of Chief Engineers Wood, Isherxood,
and Long. 8
POSTMASTER GENERAL.-IIOn Joseph Holt
late Commissioner Of Patents, entered upon his
duties to-day as Postmaster General. On Sat
urdsy, parting interview took place between
him and the clerks in the Patent Office The
chief clerk of the Office, Sam'l T. Shugert, Esq,
. is now acting as Commissioner Of Patents. :.
DEpARrISG-Gov j. w. Denver, late Com
missioner of Indian Affairs, is preparing to leave
the city to-day at three o'clock for California
The chief clerk of the Indian bureau, Chas. E.
Mix, Esq. is now acting as Commissioner.
PROMOTIONS. Passed Assistant Surgeons
Washington Sherman and Henry c. Mayo have
been confirmed as Surgeons in the Navy, to
fill vacancies occasioned by the deaths of Thos.
Williamson and Edward Hudson. %.
OPERATIONS OF THE PATENT OFFIcE.-The
following is q list of patents issued from the
United States Patent Office for the week end.
ing March g, lS59-each bearing that date
Abraham Andrews, of Bernvil.e, Pa.-For inn
l proved watPr-wheel.
| j. B. Atwater. of Berlin. Wis.--For improve
ment in coupler.
| Steuben II. Bacon, of Boston Mass-For regis
| ter of sheets of paper.
Theodore Bailey, of Friendship, Va.-For i'm
prOvcment in dumping -wagOn.
David Beard, of Shippensburg, Pa.-FOr i'm
provernent in connecting hubs and axles to vehi-
| cles.
VIM. Beers, of Milan, Ohio.-For improved
| yokes Of ships rudder post.
VIM. Beers, of Milan, Oho.-For improved
ships steering apparatus
Henry VIM. Beins. of New York. n. Y.-For
improvement in treatment of vulcanized rubber.
J. b. Blair, Of Philadelphia. Pa.-For attach
ment of ruling machines.
J. l.. Booth, of New York, N.Y.-For improve
ment in grain SeparatOrS.
Daniel Bowman. of Tampico, Tenn.-For inn
provement in tish-traps.
Isaiah C. Burget Of Davenport Centre. N. "
| For improvement in horse rakes.
Henry Clifton, of Buffalo, N. Y.-For improve
ment in trunks.
John II Cooper, Of Philadelphia, Pa.-For i'm
provement in sewing machines.
Allan Cummings of New York, N. Y.-For i'm
provement in ash sfters.
c. III. Dawson, Of Jacksonville, Ill.-For i'm
provement in cultivators.
Michael A. DeitZ, of Brooklyn, ". For i'm
provement in lamps. Ante-dated Sept {, 1858.
A. F. Endriss, of New York, N. Y.-For i'm
provement in machines for folding and registering
paper.
proved rotary pump.
James p. Gage, of New York, N. Y.-for i'm
provenent in balloons.
Chas. C. Garrett, of Spring Hill, Ala-For i'm
provement in cotton-seed planters
Samuel Gaty and Amos Howe of ST Louis.
MO.-FOr improved method Of operating puppei
valves of Stean-engines.
w. Y. Gill; of Henderson. Ky.-For improved
steam guage.
Jonathan Griffin Of Stanford, N Y.-For i'm
provement i'm burning fluids.
John Griffin. OF Louisville, Ky.-FOr improve
A. ]. Hamilton, of Kewaunee. Ill.-FOr improv-
ed method Of operating farm gates by approaching
vehicles.
Theodore Hcrmanns. Of Mitchelville. Tenn
! For improvement in cultivators.
John Henderson, of Bluff Springs. Miss-For
| improvement in cotton scrapers
Richard Nj. HoOe. of New York V. Y-For
machine for printing railroad and other tickets
Francis L. kidder, of Williamsburg. n "
For Improvement in attaching carriage thills to
axles.
Joseph II. Kite, Of Conrad,s Store. Va.-For inn.
prOvcnent in corn harvesters.
Daniel ii. krauser. Of Pottsville, Pa.-For i'm
proved ,. machine 70, turning IRREGULAR forms;
kuk, lowa.-For improvement in moulding fe-
| male screws
| Thomas Lavender, of Philadelphia. Pa.-For
| improved metallic lining for water coolers.
| Eucius I.eavcnworth. of Trumansbury. ". V
| For i'm proved clothes fastener.
Joseph Leeds, of Philadelphia, Pa.-For i'm
| prOveInent in chimneys.
| Nathaniel !. Lilly, of Selma, Ala.-For i'm
| prOvement in cotton presses.
James Little, Of Evansville Ind.-For msroyed
machine for cutting slaves from the block
Daniel Markham, A. :. Markham, and David
| Eldred, of Monmouth Ill.--For improvement in
cultivatOrs.
| Daniel Markham, A. :. Markham. and David
Eldred, of Monmouth, ll.-FOr improvement in
| seeding machines
A. l.. McAvoy, of Baltimore, Md-For i'm
! proved refrigeraturs.
Josiah V Meigs. Of Nashville, Tenn.-For i'm
! provement in cooking stoves.
jeremiah Mitchell. of GOspOrt, ~ Y-For i'm
| proved churn
| VIM. +. Morgan. of Rochester. ~ Y.-For i'm
PrOvement in machines for shearing sheep.
James Montgomery, Of New York, n. Y.-FOr
Improvement in iron paveinents.
James w. Patterson and Levi Hanford ColbOrn
of Baltimore, Md.-For improvement in harves-
tiers.
Richard Peterson, ofPhladelphia, Pa-For i'm
prOvement in cooking stoves
William Powers, Of Youngstown, OhiO.-For
| improvement in bec-hives
Andrew Ralston, of West Middletown Pa
For Improvement in cleaning castings
Andrew Ralston, of West Middietown, Pa
For Improvement in harvesters
John l.. Rowe, Of New York Y-For peu
wiper and paper weight.
Archibald q. Shaver, Of Hartford, Conn-For
eraser and pencil-sharpeDer.
Geo Smith, of BROOKLYN, n. Y.-For improved
cradle wagon.
Horace w. Smith, Of Hartford Conn.-For i'm.
provement in cocks for water basins.
Simon =. Snyder and George w. Cook of Min
neapolis. Minn.--FOr improved propeller
James II. simpson, Of Baltimore, Md-For
improved ice-pitcher.
Criah Il. Stuart and Calvin f. Stewart of Fa-
yette county, Tenn:--For improvement in cotton
presses.
Charles B. latham, Of Brooklyn, n. Y.-For
improvement in manufacture Of shot
Leopold Thomas and Joseph Thomas Of Brook
! Ign, n. ! For improvement in lamp lighters.
John Van Reswick, Of Washington, ID. C.-For
Improvement in brick machines
Hugh Wallace and William Mellon OF North
Scwickley, Pa.-For improvement in grain clean
| ing machines
George Watt; of Richmond, Va.-For improve
ment in seed planters.
Chas. Wells, Of MOnrOeton, and VIM Doug
lass, Of Bradford county, Pa.-For Improvement
in water wheels.
Loren }. Wicks, of Racine, Wis.-For i'm
proved churn.
c. >. Wheeler Of Flowerfield Mich.-Fo, i'm
provement in apparatus for evaporatnp fluids
VIM. w lber, of New York, ". Y.-Fm i'm
provement In burning fluids.
solomon Williams, jr., Of Hume, NJ y For
Improvement in plows.
Chauncey ID. Woodruff. of Toledo, O -Fo, s,e-
mems protector