Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-01-07


and four years have been healthily and hap
PLY exceeded by many men before, but IL was
better, perhaps, the old man should die, than
live to see the frantic efforts Of her sons to de-
stroy the noble nation he and his comrades
battled so bravely to establish.-N T. Cour-
ter d Enquirer.
OPERATIONS OF THE PATENT OFFICE
The following is list Of patents issued from
the u. Patent Once for the week ending De
cember Is, lS60-each bearing that date:
John Allen, Of Union, N. Y.-For improvement
In harfows.
Elias C. Atkins, of indianapolis, Ind For i'm.
proved method OF attac hing handles to saws.
E: q. Atwood, Of Derby, Ct.-For improvement
In skeleton skirts
Lewis P. Brady, Of Mount Joy, Pa -Eor i'm.
provement In rakss for harvesting machines.
Lysander Button and Robert Blake, Of Water.
ford, N. Y.-For improved coupling for hose
pipe.
Cyrus Chambers, jr, of Philadelphia, Pa.-For
imPrGys%snt prove ne dp In paper folding machiass
improved fastening for hame tugs.
John Ende, Of Buffalo, N. Y.-For improve
ment In horse collars.
John Durham, of Cherry Grove, Ohio.-For
George N. Fairchild and Thomas Joyce. of
New York, N. Y.-For Improvement In colli-
mators.
}. p. Fisher. Of Rochester, N. Y.-For i'm.
provement In carriage wheels.
Il + Nj. Fletcher of Georgia Plains, Vt.-For
improvement In water wheels. q
Cornelius Godfrey, of Brooklyn, ~ Y.-For
improvement in boilers
Joseph Grice, of New York, N. Y, and r obt.
ii. Long, of Philadelphia, Pa-For improve.
nrent in city railroad cars.
F. Hammond, Of lynn, Mass-For cement
Jacob Hiney, of Hartford, Ct-For improve-
ment in faucets for bottles
X. w Blk, of New York, N. Y.-For improve
ment in railroad cGr brakes
Jededah Holcomb, of Brandon, Vt-For Inn.
provement In platform scales.
j. Robin Jacob, of Elizabethtown, Ky-For
improved valve gear for steam engines.
John Jameson, of Gateshead, England For
apparatus for expanding and COMPRISING elastic
fluids Patented in England January II, 1860.
Frederick G. Leypoldt of Philadelphia, Pa
For improvement in apparatus for cutting but
Isaac Miers, of Clay Lick, Ohio-For improve
Inent in cultivate
Philo P. Mills, of Washington, Ohio.-For i'm.
Provement in sugar cane leaf stripper.
proved device for preventing hogs from roofing
w. ii. Pease. Of Dayton, Ohio.-For improve
ment in tobacco cutters.
John Pike, Of Syracuse, N. Y.-For improved
churn.
Robert Plews, of Smithfeld, RI.-For i'm
proved cyligders for spinning frames
F. w. Robinson, Of Richmond, Ind.-For i'm
provement In grain separators.
John 8. Royce, Of Cuylerville, n Y-For i'm
Provement in harvesting machine
George NJ Selden, Of Troy, NJ Y.-For i'm
provement In caves troughs.
Smith A Skinner, of West Berkshire, vt.-For
improvement In fountain pens
J. J. slocum, Of New York, N. Y.-For i'm
proved rotary engine.
Erastus N. Steers, Of Providence, R.I-For
Improvement in oiling spindles.
Sidney M Stone, of New Haven Ct-For i'm
proved means Of ventilating buildings.
Claude sturel, Of New York, N. Y.-For i'm
provement in fire escapes.
Horace Tupper, Of Buffalo, N. Y.-For inn
provement In turn-outs FOR street railroads
d. T. Ward, of Mansfield, Ohio.-For i'm
proved churn.
Seth Wheeler, of Albany, N. Y-For improve
ment in ash sifters
Christian X. Hostetter, Of East Donegal Town.
ship, Pa sssgnor to Jacob r Hoffer OF Mount
Joy, Pa-For improved bag holder and con. !
Hirsh Heineman and Jno Buser, of New York,
Y. Y, assignors to Hirsh Heineman aforesaid Il
For Improvement n machines for covering cord
Xavier Karcheski, Of New York, N Y, assignor |
10 Louis T. valentine, Of same place-For i'm
provement in manufacture Of vegetable parch- |
pent
Peter Ketfer, Of Reading, Pa, ASST gnor to him.
'elf and d. A: Ulrick, Of Berks county, Pa.-For |
improvement in car brakes |
John l.. Mahan, OF Philadelphia, Pa, assipnor
10 Stuart and r. Peterson, Of same place.-For !
improvement In gas stoves. |
Andrew Parkinson, OF Norwich. CT, assignor |
10 James Parkinson, of Newark, n. J-For i'm.
In looms.
c p. 3. wardwell, of Lake Village, n. II
1ssignor to Samuel II Doten, Of Plymouth, Mass. |
For improved comb cleaner. |
Parker Wells, of Middleton, NJ ass, asst gnor TO |
Elmer Townsend and William Wells of Boston |
Mass-For improvement In Pegging machines
Charles T.. Bertrand of New York, N. Y.-For
Improvement in tanks for crystalizing sugar.
Levi Bissel, Of North Bergen, N. Y.-Fer i'm |
proveinent in stove pipes.
John Blue, of Covert, N. Y.-For improvement
In harvesters.
Gabriel Boos, of New York, Y.-For i'm
provernent in machines for enameling mould
ings.
E D. Bootman, Of Janesville. wis-For i'm
provement In automatic attachment 10 keyed mu-
sical instruments.
Lewis n. Bowman, of Norristown, Pa.-For
Improvement In operating the valves of steam
engines.
Benjamin F. Campbell, Of Roxbury, Mass
For improved steam boiler
]. A. Chapman, Of Poquetenuck, CT For i'm |
provement in machines for winding woolen row.
Elisha Clark, Of New York, N. Y.-For i'm
provement In copying press.
Jud Chrissey, of Chatfeld, Minn.-For I'm |
pEovement In water wheels
John g Dunham, of Raritan, N J-For i'm
provement In NOW ing machines
Joseph ID. Forry, Of Lewiston, Pa.-For i'm
provement In machines for hulling clover
John b. Geisinger and ID. H. s. williams of
Ohio For improvement in cultiva-
IJrs.
Charles Graham, of Scranton, Pa-For i'm
In spring balances for safety valves to
boilers. -r
James g. Gray, Of New York, N Y.-For i'm.
provement In vapor lamps.
Joseph Gum and st. Clair Gum, of Marseilles, L
ll.-For improvement in cultivators.
Jacob Haege, Of Shiloh, Ill l-For improvement
In gang ploughs y'Et.1.H
Charles Haskins, Of Providence, R. I.-For
Improvement In studs
Augustus H. Hews, of Cambridgeport, Mas
For improvement in slides for watch ribbons
Jasper johnson, Of Jasper, N. Y-For i'm.
provement In water wheels -s ~.
Solomon Kepner, Of North Coventry, Pa.-For
Improvement in detaching horses from carriages
Moses Kleeman, Of Columbus, Ohio. For I'm
In glass cutters
Jos. II. knight, Of Newburyport, Man-For
Improvement in shos tacks .
F. w. kroeber, Of Forbestown, Cal.-For i'm |
proved wrench. "a
Geo. w. Lathrop, Of weedsport, N. Y.-For
Improvement In exhaust pipes Of locomotive
7 VIM. Malierd, Of Bridgeport, Conn-For i'm
proved gas-burner regulator.
X. g. Mauck, Of Harrisonburg Va-For i'm
proyement In machines for cleaning grain.
Patrick Francis Milligan, of Baltimore Nd
For Improvement In railway signals.
John b. Murray, Of New York, N. Y.-For i'm
provement In envelopes.
Richard C. Nash, of Somerville, Tenn.-For
Improvement In cotton seed planters EE
NJ. F. Noraconk and Daniel Hoafz of Milton
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