New-York tribune., 1876-12-06
PATENT OFFICE AND PENSIONS.

The work OF the Patent OtCe SHOWS gratifying IL
in receipts and decrease In expenditures, with y
slight increase in the amount Of labor performed From
Oct j. 1875, to Sept 80 1876. tie total receipts from
al sources were S7s75S6 75 increase over the pre-
viOas year OF $4,000 So. During the period the
expenditures were SGG1 637 76 $47,236 50 ess than
those for the previous year. The number Of appliea-
tons for patents 2240s, a increase over the former
year o. 919. The number of patents isSned ireludns
designs 1891. increase over former
yeaz OF 1861. During the year two apPmil0hs Nere
fled the extension Of patents, and two we're ex-
iended 2,9t3 caveats were fled 3,6l3 patents were
allowed but 80; ssaed because OF failure 10 pay ire nnA
e 037 Applications were received FOR registration Of
trademarks, and Il ,O29 trade-m2rks were foglstePcd
6i4 applications fled FOR registering 0f laDes, ana
The Densor0 las 5een dIoia shed during the year by
te maximum WIS reached the hnbeF oi pensioners on
the 3Oh OF june 1879, beiHg 2bSf more tln ~ Tue
eoSo OF the last fiscal year Tbs nuubcr OF ihNai pen
E0nsrs ON the SOth OF june loTO was greater by 2SlS
thau az tao close OF the same month in tEe preceding
year. white The roll OF wlaows, dsndtnt relatives, aDa
tlrylyOrs ana widows OF those who served IL tue war f
ls2 oonGsiHe 1905 names less than II did the 30lh
minors pensions that VIII txpire and from e,F
Il Is anticipated that GnnRE tee present year a still
greater dihnion will occur ~ this class OF pensioners
While on the otssr hand, u 10 reasonable 10 expect
tAe number of invalid claims allowed VIII exceed the
hspb-. disposed ef dEing any year since 1871. This
rr~npntio arises from the fact tha number Of IN
valid claims fled uring the last hScai year FAR exceeds
hat u year since 1886 Tie ho.s ale9F o. Rames
brne upon the pensOn-rou ca tEe 5osh oil JaisS 1874
22 l37. OF this number 1lO,O33 were Pensi0nod
inV,,ls IO1,0ll WIDOWS ana dependent fcl;e
ycs 10 90 were pensioners or the war VI lol2 lf2O6
OF wsorn were survivors and 1887 widows There re
nancd ON the ron ELK widows OF thOss who served u ths
wr OF the ReyUu:Dn vhg were nIafTsd szior 70 J-b.
lSOO, and 3I4 who married subsequent TO talat date
Daring fiscal year tie following aaoasts Seft
pad Tor peusions: 10 army inVais ll,sS4O3l 69 u
army widows &C. SIl,4J6, ,2s6 76; 10 navy l1yafins
Slo2,75S 95; to navy WIDOWS, &C., F3lJ,Ooz 10; y
ssil1yVTs the war OF 1872 81 OS3o7 - 10 sElo~'
tlsSe Who served in sad ff9,a ~ 99lnahms
issi an0nnt Of 500 SO, Which Inen1rs coal o.
Gsbsrse1neBt and Is Sl.33l ,5l6 "a less tEa VAS eA
1ndd Tor the purpose during the pEt,eethS {ear
IL - estimated tistt the suFa OF @2SJJS,ooo "
" Necessary far pension serviee during he ensuing
hsesL year . .
GEOLOGICAL AND GEOGRAPHICAL SURVEY.
Tae Unitsd States Geological an Geographical Survey
The ferTitories under the directions OF Prof Hay
Curing the brief season Of 1876 e0ntnned It's work IN
coorao completing the aud north por
n9n inelndtng considerable portion o. Eastern Utah
ehbtseHg an area OF about 10000 square miles Tbs
as Of exploration much further ffon the base o
supplies than berssiore beng located in the renote In
fcr Of tbe continent and at tees infested with royina
pads OF hostile IBdians On this account the Ifaeutiei
sse hcb Increased causing great of tine in tFav
sang 70 and ff0m the Eeis OF iafor The surrey thf
tsenf season divided INTO five parties feaf Of then
-s typographical az4 geological WORK and fifth fsi
41ng esfcetiDas la uatural history The Typography
a. Vel as the geological stractnre OF the
i{ea tie present sxason OF the highest interest
eeea eaisd the piasan rel10n. and all tho drain
A'eHds westward iato the Colorado kfyer. and the