The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-04-19
THIRD EDITION
WASHINGTON.
Special Dispatches TO The Evening Telegraph.
WASHINGTON April 49,
The Naval Appropriation BiII.

Navy Yard S6l0,0OO, including 100000 for the
purchase of the Ruggles property; for Philaael-
phia Navy Yard Sl4s, 900; for Portsmouth, N. H.,
Navy Yard, 100000; also for the purchase OF
Leavys Island SlO5, 900 besides.
Suicide OF an Omcer.
Lieutenant Louis Ahrens, Veteran Reserve
Corps, and attached to General Grants staff
committed suicide this morning, by blowing his
brains out at gunmaker's shop on the avenue
with pistol he had asked to look at He was
native of Hungary, and was of a noble family
VaIIandIgham-Steven
Vallandigham called on Thad. Stevens TODAY,
and in course of conversation stated if the
President did not Immediately begin to appoint
Democrats 10 Office, he could not retain the adhe
renee of a single Democrat three weeks longer
Travel Across the Plains
Colonel Z. W.Wynkoop, Special Indian Agent,
stationed at Fort Laramie, Kansas, reports to
the Commissioner of the Indian Bureau that
mail travelling without an escort, across the
Plains, is now attended with no danger, the
Indians along the various routes being peace
ably disposed. The Agent states that in his
opinion, if the Government will only fulfil it's
pledges the Indians hitherto hostile will con-
tinue to comply with the provisions of recent
treaties. 10
Lands Disposed of.
Recent returns received at the General Land
Office from Bonneville, Mo-. show the extraor-
dinary disposal, during the month of March last,
of SS, 400 acres of the public domain at one
branch Office of that State.
The Conscience Fund
OF the Treasury Department was further in
creased to-day by the contribution OF $40, for
warded from Wilmington, Del by an unknown
party. .
Boston Transaction.
During the past year a smuggling transaction,
by the leading wine merchants of Boston, was
settled by the payment of $l25,OOO. 1t afterwards
became known that the firms paid $157 900 to
settle the affair, and the Government is making
legal investigation to see who received the lubri-
eating $92,0 600.
Internal improvements.
The Committee on Commerce, after a months
earnest labor, have reported the most important
river and harbor improvement bill of many
years. The Committee thoroughly discussed the
plan of making appropriations simply for con-
tinuing the work on the improvements, or OF
appropriating enough at once for thoroughly
completing them, or bringing them as near that
condition as possible The latter was finally
agreed upon, and a bill reported which appro-
PIRATES over three millions of dollars for tn at
purpose. 1t has this specific provision: And
the money appropriated by this act shall be so
applied as to complete or make the nearest
approximation to completing the work for
which each specific appropriation is made,
The bill also gives the Secretary of War gene
raj power to make new surveys or examinations
of works in progress, and to change their pre-
sent plan whenever he deems it advisable; and
1t specially directs him to cause surveys TO be
made with view to the Inauguration OF new
works at some twenty different points, among
which are He'll Gate, New York and Bridgeport
Conn; and for this purpose it appropriates
$3.50, ,000-$3O, 900 of which IS to be expended
on the Atlantic coast. The Secretary is directed
to make an annual report of his dongs to
Congress. The following are the chief appro-
priations of the bill: For extending the break
water at Portland Harbor, Me-, $l05, Ill; for i'm
provement of navigation of Hudson river, N. Y,
$50,000; for preservation of Provincetown Har
Dor, Mass, $43 O6S44; for improvement of
| Thames river Conn.,, $4,000; for exten-
sion and repair of breakwater at Bur
| lington, VT, S27, 672; for completion and re-
! PAIR of Delaware Breakwater, Delaware Bay,
| $l07,9l0 for improving channel of Susquehanna
| river, below Havre-de Grace Md, $26, 90; for
| continuing improvement of Patapsco river Nd,
| $5200; for construction of snag-boats and other
| apparatus flor clearing Western rivers and for
the outfit, working, and preservation thereof
| $3.50 600; for improving the mouth of the Mis-
slssippi river, $4,000; for Improvement Of the
Mississippi, Missouri, Arkansas, and Ohio rivers,
| $3.50, 900; for improvement of the Des MOines
rapids, Mississippi river, S2OO, 900; for improve
ment Of the Rock Island rapids Mississippi river,
100000; for Improvement of the st. Clair flats,
Mich, $4,000; for improvement of the st. Mary's
| river, between Lake Superior and Lake Huron,
$4,000; for Improvement of Oswego Harbor,
| N. " and preservation of the public works at
that point $4,000; for Improvement at Little
sodus Bay Harbor, N. Y, 3,s4O; tor improve
ment at BIG Sodus Bay Harbor N. Y, S53, l6l;
| for Improvement at the harbor of Genessee river,
| S75,6O7'30; for Improvement of harbor at Buff
| falo, n. Y, 500, 900; for completing the sea
| wall at Buffalo Harbor, N. Y, $9l, 900; for i'm
| proyement of harbor and repair of public works
at Erie, Pa, S36,96l; for Improvement OF Con-
neaut Harbor, Ohio, S2O,5l3 Tor inn
| provement of Ashtabua Harbor, Ohio, S24, 7OS;
for Improvement of harbor at Grand river,
| Ohio, S24,O72 tor improvement of harbor
at Cleveland, OHIO, $9sO6; for improvement
of harbor at Black River, Ohio, $lO, 900; for inn
proyement of harbor at Vernnion, Ohio,
| $15,3l5 for Improvement of harbor at Huron,
Ohio, $4,000; for improvement OF hagbof ~
Sandusky City, Ohio, sss,5sO; korf uafroYe'
ment of the harbor at Toledo, Ohio, $40, ,0QOs i2r
Improvement fine harbor at Monre Eichi9an,
| cal 600. for imnrovenneat of hQFbOrl a. Auxhees.