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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-11-26
Latest from the Bahamas.

Latest from the Bahamas.
We received our files of Nassau IN. P) jour.
mails, dated to the 10Th Of October yesterday after
noon.
The American schooner Ida, Delatour, arrived
from New York on October %.
We are informed that the authorities have ar
ranged that the government schooner shall leave the
harbor Of Nassau for the outslands, on the l4h Of
every month.
A ship in distress appeared in the ofHng off Mas
sau, upon the evening OF the 2Sth ultimo. She was
discovered to be sn English ship under jury nasts.
We hsve not learned her name, neither her port of
departure or destination. Some wreckers went out
10 assist her.
The gene1al court Of the colony was occupied the
whole of Thursday and Friday, 9th and 2Sth inst,
in hearing the case of Renouard agt Mcleod, for IL
bel. The plaintiff IS Vice Consul for Fran e. and the
the 9efendant the printer and publisher Of the Roy
al Gasate, local newspaper The case was TO be
resumed on Monday, when the argu nents of coun.
sci on both sides would be heard.
An extensive robbery Of gold and silver {, Din had
taken place at the store of Messrs. H. Adder]y Co..
Nassau. Some SIS 900 or $780, 900 are supposed to
have been extracted from an iron chest by means Of
a duplicate key
Several officers of the militia lately rendered the
resignation OF their commissions, which were &C.
cepted.
The Bahama Herald, of October 20, writing upon
the moral and social condition Of the people, says:
There were more cases on the criminal calendar this
term than for long time past and we regret to
state that three or four Of them we're Of serious ma
tCle and not only serious but dsgusting-but to say
that crime is On the Increase In TIE bahamas, we
would net think ourselves warranted justified;
would it be fair to Judge after that fashion merely
tecarse there appeared heavier calendar than usual
Perhaps colony under the British Crown presents
70 small an amount Of crime, considering the popu.
Ia iop the iolaed position Of the various out islands,
and the class Of people who inhabit them.
Flour was reported scarce at Nassau and had con-
sequen,ly taken rise to $40 per barrel. Sugar aud
me lssses had also risen in price.
The government schooner Union had arrived at
Nassau from lnagua and the various out islands in her
route, upon the oath Of October. We learn from
his stuTce that at Inagua the weather had been ne
and that at Long Cay, Crooked Island the salt bust
ness wcs favorable,
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BosfoN. Nov IS
Arrived--24tb, ship Andes, Manila; brig Nail Phadsl.
phia schr Rio DO; 18th, bark Maria SAvannah brig Cor
della, Cienfuegos.
Arriysd-Sshx Gri6th, New York
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Warrington National Monument Fund.
CRYSTAL PALACE, Nov. rs, 1862.
Contributions from Nov II to date ........ 1875 70
Total .....................S6,638 10
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Disasters.

BR BRIG JUvnaA, Cunningham from Kingston, Ja. for
New York, with pmento coffee lemon juice. WOOL hides
and copper, wrecked previous to 18th inst,
Rose leland srty miles from Pensacola whore the cargs
waSbeing sent.
ScR HnKA hence for Ne wbern before reported ashore
~ Ocracoke was side to the beach 10TH and had mot
sustain cd any further tamage.
scTR JACOB IoNGfEILow (of New Yorb), Young. froaa
Jach sonye for jamaica lumber laden fallen In with
by brig Abbott lat charleston .oth) the 9th inst
LAT q 10 lon 20 3d. abandoned with colors half mast
water.
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[BY SANDY Hoox PRINTING TELEGRAPH
TIE HrGrrAHps, Nov 2b-Sundsvn
One ship and two bries south of the Highlands One
ship and two briggs off the Highlands Two briggs of the
Hook. tug of Tavern Houses with brig Live Oak and
q ship in tov-all bound In.
Wind light NNW. Weather clear.
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1
Gossrn (Brem), Reimers Bremen; Wellington Barsow,
Haue Pear STAR Jensen, do; bark Cherokee, Getty,
Gs1 stcn bark ~ Aguila Novel; Boston l7h Ship
Salem Millet Boston, Pelsgrira (spl julie, Barceons
Yluro (sp), Curry, dc; brig Mary Elizabeth, Mcdonald
Towsd to sea 1s.h ships Caspian, Thos Wright; l4th,
NoRFOIK-A,r Nov az brig q Hsllock, Mosman. New
York; sehrs Louisa, Stephens Plymouth Lady Adams
Provincetown. CID schr Fran Hooper, Trinidad
NEWPORr-Arr Nov a. schrs Henrietta, Perry, Ply-|
mouth for Phadslphia Juliet Baxter, Alexandria fos|
phia for Boston, Mystic, Stoddard, and Emma, Kendall
NYoik for do Vim Ores DRY. Packard, do for Ellsworth
Copy sturges Troy for Dghton; 22d brig Ann CampbsT
(Brj NYorE for st John NB schrs Willis Putnam AinA
Philadelphia for Plymouth; Leighton Perry do fol
sam; Casius, Smith do for Boston, Napoleon, Roberts,
NYork for do
PROVIDENCE Nov 23 brig Condovs, Arthur, Grand
Turk Turks Islands, I'd inst schr Isaac Hncksy Harvey
Jane. RvsT p propeller P Pet KsIpey NYors sl,op
Baltimore; John Candy, Townsend, Philadelphia; Roll
Roy. Sherman NYork.
PORTLAND-Arr Nov %, brig Laleah (Br), BrannAa
Bay verts for NYork; schrs Chss Lans, Nlsho T.5.
Islands via Holmes Hole; Oraloo Winslow, PhiadelphA
DuDton, Duntop, NYork for Augusta Ga bark san
rise (nsw), Chandler Apalschicola brig ID Psnnsn
Hutchinson, Havana; schr L Lewis, Berry, Nfork.
RICHMOND-Arr Nov %, schrs Danviie, Tuttie, New
York Gen Scott Camp, de- Sid sshr Abdel Kader, brswH
NYork.
land; schr North State, Horton, NYork
sALEM-Cld Nov %, schr Atlantic, Nickerson, NYos
via Gloucester. =
and Telegraph, Nckerson Boston for Philadelphia IAN
both AID 1sth); 20th Randall Baker; Lowell, Dys'
Rio, Crows and somervills, Chase PhiladephiA Tor Bo
WARREN-ud Nov 70, brig Frsasss, Surgeons, MatAs
sas. Bark Dromo Thompson, To- Mobile. anchored Of q
! mouth Of As rivss.
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which were rnder tie wires; the Nckts counted
by tens, and celkd out BY Turner, and n. Mooney
called cut tally when Turner called the tickets for sIr.
McConley he called Me -orkeyn ard handed thea TO
Mr. Mooney, who also said 'tayp-each tally meant tea
the fame proccss think pususi with he fucker"
tel ats sometimes Mr. Mooney recounted them before he
taid tally, and sometimes ne would ne. say so the
regular bets assorted from tho splits In the st
place; the regular tickets were pollsd d-ty Ave
io'es for Cummings II. Tucker to the best Of my
kiowletge; won't be positive that when Tur
passed tie tickets he mentioned tucker or gave the
two tickets heaced Cummings H Tucker these u ink
we're spit ticbets be read OFF the of the
after the regular ticket was countea; remember
th,y counted Thirty three thirty fou, split tcscs
my mpres is that on The twsuty-two tickets
be- called Cummings IL fgcker," but the regu-
lar ticket viii not be positive thai be callod the
Christian names; ~ soon as The tckots were can,
mean by the regular ticket is that headed Cum
nrgs h. fucker, and containing the set Of
tbropghout The split dctes differed from these mas
much, "a though they were headed Cummings r. Tucker
yet some o! other ranes on them had been erased
kept tally Of the votes given FOR each OF toe Al ,ermsn In
shows "MScoltey leo votes so think have the tsy
at my house, "Tusker, 10 votes" think the three or
four tickets wh under the wires placed there
being defective aud therefore not TO be coun.ea
OF them had pant OF name torn OIL and two OF tsem,
think, were folc ed together.
John oLderdonk, sworn- was present At tue finish
ing Of the In question aud there five or ten
minutes; quite a plumber Of persons there there
were two three persons between myself and the
ter ms VINO was Iepe' yea 10 me as oeng an lnspec-
tor announced The result, the said "McConkey has
fityeight majority
john T. GarDot sworD ays-I present just AZ the
can,ast in question completed; heard Mr. Turner
ray 'hst Not onlsy bad fifty six majority in that district
ssuel Copkln, sworn ssys-I present at the can
wasting of tie Charter ticket at too poll district In cues
ton Dir Turner Mr Mooney, and Mr. Murray canvas sed
ths ticket; heard Mr. Murray decline cauvsssng this
ticket because he candidate on IT. Mr. Murray did
not count these tickets assisted Mr. Willard In Keeping
bis tally Mr.. wypsus DISCRETION OF the mode of can.
wasting 10 substantially correct; Mr. Murray stated that
Mc(opkeys majority So he at another time within
half hour before after this, said his majority was
between 60 and 10.
The further confederation Of tho was hsre adoura
ID, to b resumed on Wednesday next ct 10 O'Clock A. ~
, 1853-01-15

A New PRoPELLER.-Thc last files Of the
Sydney Herald contain accounts Of new
propeller invented by Sir Thomas Mitchell,
the Surveyor General of New South Wales,
a trial Of which in a small steamer at that
port had just excited great interest. 1t is
called the Boomerang propeller, and is con-
structed on the principle of the weapon of
that name used by the natives 10 kill game
Although the experiment was only on a
small and imperfect scale, speed Of twelve
knots an hour against head-wind is stated
10 have been obtained. The instrument is
described 10 combine great strength and
simplicity, while it has also the advantage
that its motion in the water causes but a
comparatively slight agitation, 10 that it is
capable of being adapted to canal boats as
well as 10 other vessels. A Sydney mer-
chant, in a letter dated June %, says:
Sir Thomas Mitchell has been testing
his new invention, the Boomerang propeller
for steamers, in lieu of the screw. He has
tried il on a steamer here, and il has an
swsred very well. Sir Thomas says he will
be able 10 get twenty knots an hour out Of
it. 1t will be the very thing for ocean
steamships. He has taken out a patent, and
wishes 10 go home to!bring ii OUT
, 1853-01-15

To Collectors of Customs, Com.
manders of Revenue Cutters
Consuls and Commercial Agents
of the United States, on the Pa
cihc:
The ships Thracian," built al Plymouth,
Massachusetts,, in 1896, Of 375 5-95 tons
msasurement, under an enrolment and
coadipq license TO A. F. Scott, as owner and
master, issued at San Francisco, in the
Siotc Of California, on the 3lst day of Au
guA 1852, was seized by my direction
within this collection district, on the 18th
day Of November, 1852, charged with be-
inc owned either in whole or in part, direct
lr or indirectly, by one Thomas c. Thomas,
or others, aliens, and with being held by
said Scott, in trust, confidence, or otherwise,
far the use and benefit of said Thomas or
obers, aliens, in violation Of the laws OF the
United States, and subsequently,, libelled,
Iogether with her tackle, apparel, furniture,
&C.. in the District Court Of the United
States, for the third Judicial District, in the
Territory of Oregon, TO enforce a forfeiture
Of the same. BY the course prescribed by
law, a valuation was adopted, and bond in
the sum of eight thousand dollars required
for the production of the said property at the
ensuing term Of said Court in Lewis county.
The parties failing to give bond as re-
quired, (the temporary inspector of customs
Of the United States in charge Of said ship,
being either forced or inveigled on shore
the said property was, on the night Of the
7th, or morning of the 8th instant, unwar-
rantably removed out Of this district to parts
unknown, with T. G. Thomas, w. c. P.
Townsloy, A. +. Scott, J. C. Huntingdon,
and others on board. As the object of this
communication is 10 procure vindication Of
the laws, you are hereby advised, that since
the departure Of said ship, ii has been as
certained that the cargo Of timber, &c., on
board is the property of the parties inter
esled in the ship, and consequently (Aei
Of l793,-sec. 32), subject to forfeiture.
SIMPSON P. MOSES,
Collector OF Customs.
Custom House, DistrictOf Puget's Sound, |
Olympia, Oregon, Jan. 10, 1853.
, 1853-01-15

pSg- The most agreeable Of all eompan-
ions ion, is simple, frank man, without any
nigh Preiensions 10 an oppressive greatness ;
one who loves life and understands the use
Ol it; obliging alike at all hours; above all,
Of golden temper, and steadfast as an an
ehOr. For such one we gladly exchange
,ae greatest genius, the most brilliant wit,
the profoundest thinker r.-LessrNc. H 7
, 1853-01-15

FRENDsHIP. : When we see The leaves
Dropping from the trees in the beginning Of
n,ulumn, just such, think we, is the friend
fhP Of the world while the sap Of mainte-
nance lasts, our friends swarm in abundance
around us, but in the winter OF need they
leave US alone and naked. He is fortu.
nate man that finds a real friend in his need ;
out more truly happy is he, by far, that
hath no need Of his aid. ~ - y -
, 1853-01-15
BURGESS, GILBERT & STILLS
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
GREAT CHEAP BOOK,
NEWSPAPER AND
9EAP3OS19D9 O9POR9
This is the Oldest establishment Of the Kind
on the Pacific Coast.

WE have on hand and are constantly receiy
w ing shipments Of all Of the latest cheac
publications, standard works. law books, mechani.
cal works, school books, works in the French end
Spanish languages, and also other lmRuages,
paper Of ell kinds, waters, ink. inkaands, quills
gold and steel pens, lead-pcnciIs, drawing pencils
erayons and cbsks letter stamps, folders and cut
ieTs' cash and decd boxes, copying and notaria
presses and in fact every thing aPpenanng to the
stationery business
B. G. q 8 are agents and will receive subserip
tons for any of the following magazines or new,
PaPcIs at the following prices per annum.
Mao s/INIsC
, 1853-01-15

70 Frugality is good, if libenliy be
lolned with II The FIRST is leaving of su-
Perhnous expenses; the last is bestowing
u SSsn 10 the benefit Of others that need
he hrst without the last begins covelous-
ness the last without the first begins prodi-
saliy' Both together make an excellent
,e@Pst Happy the place where they are
, 1853-01-15

THE FcNALE TEMPER.-No trait of char
acter is more valuable in a female than the
possession Of a sweet temper. Home can
never be made happy without it. 1t is like
the flowers that spring up in our pathway,
reviving and cheering us. Let man go
home at night, weafied and worn by the
Tolls Of the day, and how soothing is word
dictated by good disposition II is sun
shine falling on his heart. He is happy,
and the cares of life are forgotten. A sweet
temper has soothing influence over the
minds Of. whole family. Where it is
found in the wife and mother, you observe
kindness and love predominating over the
natural feeling Of bad heart. Smiles, kind
words and looks, characterize the children,
aud peace and love have their dwelling
lhere. Study, then, to acquire and retain a
Fwea temper. Il is more valuable than
gold and at the close of life it retains all
is freshness and power.
, 1853-01-15
NOTICE.

A IL PersOns indebted to the " Columbian :
IA ohiee for bonus money" are requested /,
3" fork over To MossFs. Wiley & MeEiroy. M,
are authorized TO receive and receipt for the Same
Dee. II, 1859. '7I : = 49,
, 1853-01-15
ThIrd JudIcIaI DIstrIot.

Times Of ofholding court In the different eountie. /,
Clark county, on the Fourth Tuesday in April
and November.
ClatsOP county, on the Second Tuesday in May
and November.
Lewis county, on the Fourih Monday 10 May
and Fourth fuesdsy in October.
, 1853-01-15

U Nature has lefl every man a capaci-
= Of being agreeable, though not Of shining
n company and there are hundred men
sSul1,c'enily y qualified for bnth, who, by few
tl-ulS' that might be corrected in half-an-
uOur' are not 50 much as iolerabls.-SWift.
, 1853-01-15

Love AND DEBF.H-There is very little
difference between the man in love and the
pnan in debt, Both The debtor and the lover
commence operations by promissory noles /;
the former giving bills 10 his creditor, and
the latter sending Oiiefs dORr to bis fair
one. -.,
The lover, by promising 10 cherish, is
honored with a place in the lady's good
books; and the debtor, by promising to
pay, winneth admission into the sreditor's
ledger. -r-t ...o4
Love keepelh its captive awake all night;
20 doth debt. i.iH'f 90. .raG -
Love is uncalculating, and debt holdclh
no reckoning. 800. .l ra. ,a o
The man who Oweth money is in need of
Oras', and so is the swain who poppcth the
questiOn.-[Family Herald. ~
, 1853-01-15

~ Misunderstanding and inatteniion
S' .el'e more uneasiness in The world than
soeepnon and artifce or, at least, their
consequences are more universal.-Goelhe.
, 1853-01-15
Masonic.

Olympia Lodge, U. D., Ancient Free
and Accepted MSsons holds regular communion
tons on the first and third Saturday evenings Of
each month. 4
All brethren in good standing are invited to at
tend.
.n... c. H. HALE, Secretary.
, 1853-01-15

Prudence is presumption Of The future,
contracted from the experience of times
past.
, 1853-01-15

20 Loungers should never torment in
'SIS Ju''Ilous people with their idle visits. They
~ ~Opla S seek each others society. There's
NJ narn in BOEE's BoRN0 a .6ORE. >, n,
Waonr
, 1853-01-15
School Teacher Wanted.

A PERSON qualified to teach the different
IA branches Of . common English education,
will find desirable opportunity of engaging a
school about seven miles south east n OLYMPIA.
II Is desired that the school should commence
about the 6rst OF March. For further particulars
apply to s. d. Ruddell, of Liberty township.
Jan. IS, 1883.
, 1853-01-15
OFFICERS,

JUDICIAL, REPREsENrATIyE,a &c., IN AMI
FOR the COUNTY OF THURsToN.
WILLIAM STRONG, Judge Of the Dist. Cour
for northern Oregon; .H Ir. .f..
ISAAC N. EBER, Legislative Representative
. q. A. BRooKs, Prosecuting Attorney.
WM. w. MILLER, Mast. Com. in Chanc.
A, J. SIMMONS, Sheriff; l..,
A. A; DEHSr,
S. S. FoRD, County Judges
DAVID SHELTON,
D, r: BIeE1ow, Treasurer;
J. j. NJ NJ Ta6snnD, lB.oMsaDsu, Justices
r. s. BAILY, Assessor; -
, 1853-01-15
RETAIL

PRICES CURRENT OF OLYMPIA, PUGET SOUND
NORTHERN oREGoN-coRREcTED WEEKLY
FOR THE COLUMBIAN"
, 1853-01-15
BALCH & PALMER,
MERCHANTS & SHIPPING AGENTS,
SIciIacOOm, Puget Sound, and
San dfrdnrfnrn. GdIffnrnfa.

StciIacOOm, Puget sound, and
San .FrdnrlDro, California.
CNARGOES Of piles, hewed timber, chip SPars'
" sawed lumber. shingles, lalhs, cord wood,
salmon, habut, Goldfish, oysters whale oil potatoes,
grain and Oregon produce generally, furnished at
the shortest notice and at the most reasonable
rates. The attention Of ship owners is respectful
ly solicited.
Their line Of packets trading regularly between
Puget Sound and San Francisco.
II Schr. Damshscove," Capt. Hathaway,
ED Brig -" Geo. Emery" Capt. Wilson, tt
may be relied upon for safe carriage ofSEIH
freight and comfortable accommodation Of passen-
gers.
Orders for goods carefully filled and without
delay.
For particulars apply to the Masters on board,
or to
LAFAYETTE BALCH,
SteiseOOm, Puget Sound.
CYRUS PALMER,
California street Wharf, San Francisco.
Oct 9, 1859. 5n
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Buenos Ayres.

We have advices from Montevideo up to the
28th ultimo e
An important success has occurred in Rio da
Prata. The authorities of Buenos Ayres have late
ly sent into the province of Entire Rios an expedi
ton Of about two thousand men, under the COM
mand Of Generals Madariaga and Hornoss This
expedition left the port of Buenos Ayres in the
night of the 10TH and arrived the coast of Qua
leguaychu on the 18th. Hornos disembarked on
the heaths with nine hundred horsemen. and trav.
elled rapidly that he reached Qualegua ychu
without encountering the slightest resistance and
what Is still more. without the opposition of q
small guard which was stationed short distance
from the point at which he landed.
From Qualequaychu he followed the direction of
Gala to oppose himself to the garrison OF Caseros
and to effect a junction with the forces which he
expected from Corrientes.
at Gena battle occurred between the troops of
Hornos and those of Urquiza, commanded by
Crispin Velasquez. According to the intelligence
from Buenos Ayres, the latter were defeated AT
the. same time that this part of the expedition was
fighting and triumphed, General Madariaga was
defeated near the city of Conceiaco, in Uruguay,
which be tried to take to make it the seat Of his
operations.
General Paez marched on the 18th from St Nico.
lao to Santa Fe. 1t is said that he has under his
command between three and four thousand men.
These facts and their consequences have attract.
ed general attention in Rio da Prata.
Ne,D York Tribune.
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LAnps. roa RAIlnoAb Punposns.

LANDs roR RAILROAD RuRPosns.
The House took up the Senate bill granting the
right of way and donation Of land to the Stale
Wisconsin, for the purpose of locating and con-
structlng certain railroads in that state
The bill having been read twice.
Mr.. DOTY said his intention was e. nove sh.t
the phi pc put on it, passage. TIE COMMITTEES on
ronnc Lands had agreed to report one precisely
similar IN Its provisions. He moved the previous
Mr.. LETCHER moved that the bill be laid upon
me tanie; but the motion did not prevailyeas Is,
Mr. DOTY withdrew his motion for the purpose
OF proposing an amendment to the fifth section,
providing that the first road shall commence at
the city ofChicago in the State of Illinois, and be
run thence through GAINESVILLE and Fond du Lac,
on Winnebago lake, to Lake Superior; and that
the route Of the second road shall pass through the
county Of Washington in said State, to the city of
Milwaukee.
And at the instance of Mr.. BENNETT, he pro-
posed further to amend by adding what is known
as "Bennetps Land bill, proposing to grant lands
to all the States for internal improvement and ed
ucational purposes.
Mr.. AVERETT moved that the whole subject be
laid upon the sable; but the motion did not pre-.
vail-yeas rs, nays 81.
MIR. DOTY having renewed his demand for the
previous question,
Mr.. JONES, of Tennessee, for the purpose Of
having full vote, moved that there be a call Of
the House; pending which,
On motion of Mr.. CARTIER,
The House adjourned.
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II may be thought too great condsecopeion in
the Washington Union to notice ahe idle sd I'm.
fA11ning csnsnse Of an irresponsible pNxnphlet,
Witch Iavihee It's praise and il abnSe upon prin-
cipies Of f9s grossest sel6ahneas and uption;
but we wiling to incur this Jcr the
purpose of notifying certain setsof political adj
venturers Memo letter -writsrs md alb Ahat we
understand their schemes, and are perfectly IA
miIiar with all their intrigues. the occasion ds-
mand we can be more full and explicit in our
exposition. It is sufficient for the present to cay
what we have said. We seek controversy with
nobody, for il il wish TO see cory fragment qf
the Democratic party united IN jealous and cordial
support Tie approaching Democratic administration.
But disorganizers must be put down; and We will
not suffer mailman to scatter frebrands for
amusement or for profit.
This noble sentiment OF the President elect shall
ever give toneto our temper and direction to our
efforts: Whatever anxieties may yet be in store
for me, whatever obstacles may interpose In the
way Of duty, have an undying faith that shall
never falter in my devotion to this object; and /
look with fearless confidence for the support Of all
patriotic men, of whatever party, IN MY ENDEA
voRs TO PREsERvE THAT UNION OF THE HEARTS,
AND SUPREMACY OF THE LAWS, which are the surest
guarantee Of our happiness for the present and the
future,
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1869, o74 7s 1871, 47s %

REMOVING IMPEDIMENTs TO NAvIGATIoN.-
Messrs. Maillefert & Raaslof have contracted with
the corporation of New York to remove the reef of
rocks and sand lying in the East river, between De-
lancey and Stanton streets, 30 as to make depth
OF twelve feet water at low water mark, over all
portions of thereof. The compensation allowed is
$l6,5OO from the appropriation for docks and slips.
The work will be commenced as early in the spring
as the weather will permit.
The removal of Middle Rock, near the mouth of
New Haven harbor, will also be effected at the
earliest day practicable in the spring. Seventeen
feet of water is to be secured over the highest point
of the rock. The sum to be paid by the govern
ment ia 5000,