71,854.--MACHINE FOR MAKING LEVEES.--Ernest Comeaux, Bayou Goula, La.
I claim 1st, The endless apron in combination with the hinged adjustable frame, K, operating as described for elevating the earth used in making levees, in the manner and for the purpose set forth.
2d, The combination of the endless apron, F, chains, H, slats, J, and adjustable supporting-frame, K, and standards, L, as herein described for the purpose set forth.
3d, The above in combination with the spur-wheels, C and B, and the endless chain, D, as herein described for the purpose set forth.
72,855.--CONSTRUCTION OF ROOF.--M. De K. Cutts, Richmond, Va.
I claim 1st, A tobacco drying house which is provided with a sectional hinged roof in combination with frames, A, which support the tobacco leaves while being dried and cured substantially as described,
2d, The supporting posts, G, in combination with hinged sections, B B', elevating devices, and supporting frames, constructed and arranged in such manner that the leaves of tobacco upon said frames can be exposed to the action of the sun and air at pleasure substantially as described.
71,856.--CAR BRAKE.--Shadrach Davis, Dartmouth, Mass.
I claim a car brake, consisting of the broad connecting bar, C1, which rests on pivots, F1, working in slots, and has the brake-shoes movable fixed to it, the whole combined as described, operated by the bar, I2, and screw rod, H2, and by contact with the wheels as and for the purposes set forth.
71,857.--FEEDER FOR GRAIN MILL.--Michael Decamp, South Bend, Ind.