New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-11-10

r inc for efetine this purpose cannot an 10 &c
appreciated by printers. c. H. Bsbcock, of We-teriy'
II. l., for " Bronring-msehine, aye;
lain hr.t In continuation With mechenSm iof conveying
80 e- the paryosss and operating substantially z 'ae
n.su.r l--cT-d. S-c9o4 claim The -e q ooe % -
1hird claim The wires' + or iasf r -.
es.ts The brash rem ihs po~ ie- r91;ts Lam ,s the
sgrsrss.s 90 forth Fth claim inslosnz ;he rnpons .e
hfustinr cyhnssrs in ior Re purpose o. ie~n-s
Pow or end prsseB;iBg - >-f@.'
Tie absolute power expended in agricultural dIien
nag would he slight with arrangement OF mechanism
exactly adapted 70 the purpo-e but a. yet the sp'e
shade is the only apparatus which works without an
enormous loss of power by friction and otherwise 10
perfect practical dtching nachine, inventors shond
carefully study the direct application OF power 70
the srade or blade entering the earth, and the mos'
,imp. and direct motion 70 remove tin earth 10 me
,urace az well ar convenience in governing IT. opera
ton Though combining all these requisites may be A
connlex problem there !. iiile doubt Il wall be event
ualy .olyed. and simple and efficient machine pro-
duoed.
] W. Bancroft Of Friendship Va, and Isaac
Ko.bins Of Wilmington, Ohio, have each patented
Imuroyemen,s on ditehn., machines, but as We are
unaeqnainied with Their mechanism can give no opinion
Of heir utility. Inventions for saving money are
readily sought after while those intended expressly Tor
saving life are considered az secondary affairs both by
the inventors and their patrons Still, since the intro
dueticn Of steam navigation, and the consequent IN
crease of travel some attention has been given 10 the
necessity of an improved feboa Ordinary boa;s, IN
cae. of accident on .hipboard are almost certain TO
be s,ysmped. reliable nfe-boat should be 20 con-
trucedas to be safely launched have great buoyaney,
and eonveniences for safely storing a considerable
and
Nm. Camps Of New-Haven, Conn, for an " I'M
proved Surf Lfe-boat," says;
claim 6rst the combination Of the water chamber
D. with the aperture Z. and srpipe ~ or me Porpoe 81
be,sns the boat when she enters the water and o.
h heD and reaches the shore 81 oth seond
the combination Of the valve F. with The "
an II se oor. and G. Tor the parpose forming the air.
chamber T. beneath the working door and between the ~o
l. with the floor g. to form receptace between Au
division. and the sides o. the boat as and 'orths purpose ''
forth"
Firearms both great and small. have for few
wears past been making rapid strides toward perfection,
in consequence of which their improvement has become
subject OF unusual interest both to nations and ndl-
sduaIs. We give the novel claim OF Joseph Adams Of
Cleveland, Ohio-assgnor to himself and Il. Barker
OF the same plaee-for an Improvement in Cannon.
claim the application Of piston for the purpose o.
loading ceanins and cooling cannon the stem OF end o. OF
wh through the beeeh end Of the gun and u
.
equal to the ana u made 70 NJ '
san exactly which pstonhead when drawn oaA ests
nu th main shoulder Of the beech al Tn. point
vhr. M. rod g. connects herewith and Of SUFFICIENT ensh
TO cover and valve close the lateral opening AZ IN"
brserh end Of the cannon through which water admitted 70
OF the gun when said piston Is forced
the aud which piston pays forward ana .ne
entire the bore Of the e. to protrude sucleh
AZ the muz,s when forward. tins carrying out any SUD
stance Of the exhausted cartridge after firing and TO which piston
head the cartridge is attached and drawn oak 70
beech bu by the force applied TO said rod and IN
which condition the is loaded and ready 70 be again Dis
claim the construction aud etupoynle, OF
opening chamber bore OF the gun eher
through the breech other"f-s at or near IN.
md thereof and where the viii De closed ana covered
the the Is fully drawn back into Tor oy
means OF tube pipe connecting with awsersac OF
and nv mean, Of waer admitted and Draw"
% he ru by the which carries the piston orw ard
10 .y the charge the muzze and returned TO the vessel
again bv the same force which carries in the charge thus
I and cooling the gun every discharge without any other
than that necessarily employed in the act Of loading
alone"
Though linking oil and water is often used as a
term to express impossibility inventive genus
knows no such expression. Water has often been I'M
perfectly mix cd by painters with nseed oil, but Geo.
W. Single of Washington, ID. c., assignor TO himself
and O. A. Daley, for an Improvement in Compose
ton for Mixing with Paints alleges eheapening the
paint without materially injuring its quality He
says;
claim making menalne OIL substitute for nseed OIL
by hnseed oil other vegetable oil possessing
slkAli substantially IN the manner set forth"