, 1870-12-05
The L1Nhlh0usc service 1Srsstino
Of the New Works nstd Improve.
mcntx IN the ElcTtnSn Dislfar1

Durtng tho Past Sen+oa.
The imrroy yerncuts to the lighthouse eesS1ee
are keeping pace with tue Increasing wealth. aud
expapLipE commerce OF tue country. and our
Gosvlnmenl i. no douht, all thlays cootsasrtti,
the most mun.ffctn nt IN the voF!t in knis se2Asu
ptce and gratitude to tho s:oFu-sosse.l a'aslner-
as we'll M to the Important cofnme'ctai interest
imnt t,l'ately concerned. The Operations an 10
charge Of the Lighthouse B11Ij, which IS
kubtt,,tra ate h'arch Of she treasury D"pa'tnent.
The BEIRUT lnss. OF FHdav. ID an article on the
| 1ghthouee service. zays. Tais dlstttts-fne
In chu &c OF Gece1a1 u N. Poe ~ engineer, a.
| eilc.r 6nts se energy in pesce y verify OF ne
t ~ NJ r. ,1 a,.,ss
| aut IN NJ A. Lettrte- The value cf who1: ser
wit. In this roGp.cI'on are beyond ii! computa-
stic tsis s<ssou, Notwithstanding me late dsy
| Ut = htch conREefs adjourned
sT. CLAIR FLAIs sH1r CANAL ..
| The erection OF Two lighthouses cn the Flasss 70
ruart the new chapnes. waa c"umeneed early tn
! tie tnf1rz Tbe foundations Of bath houses bdd
been completed, .hen. 1odef tne law o. E9nsfess III
| pf july II, 1s10 unusr which all urexpended bal
1ucts were required to revert to the Treasury, The
| wpIk had to pe suspended. Gepesxl Poe mahe
Son 81 ssts % impos.aat m 1orf, bas be Vss told snas
tue law vas imperative, snd the funds could not
| be r.ained. Consequently. through the ruts!uea
he enmpNsed 10 tine for the opening Of the canal.
Its co1edentlv erected .hss she funds wnisn e;
ve1te,t under tne aoove law VII BE resppFoptiated
" eo"S' rrvseux ~ Iss Ts1x HIHssn-
Range uxsis have been erected 70 eusde mt
b.s,al 6e1s,etn1 M IL nos neen aYsiiaole to sny
Ntai extent, b reason OF fts not being properly
lighted.
| In lieu of the pftsens lighthouse at PTesque
Isie. which was ist nned ~ se1re bosa ~ haF'
ss'.@n t' cossr l,ntt In. which proved .uadeq qusts
s'r.,ineT n1,rnf,se. lighthouse 100 feet high hs.
~ n eTs c!fi 81 the polta point OF the Pe1nsulA
t.9 a,,n M ona,Inu ~ nsrr1t!on IN The spring
l so ak"1 VIC srnra1r RTKT
| ~,r&- nf ere1t M 4 t,rnthouse upon tht.
| s.nes,nus 1.+f has hesn comu,eured- The CRIB:
| ,rr1na nitr nj urusecf3ou have been constructed
Anal ,ht nee. sssr, ballast atone collected a. Scam
nxn.s H4ibor, tftuaten tn the Cnenau1. abcut i
| msEs moth Of the rect. Tn4 Sc cribs E1u be euni
ea;IT nsxr spring Unfortunately, the wreck Q
} he tcheozer eiehung1e sun hes upon me spo
HheEs the lighthouse Il to s1s1cs and Will naSe Y
he II moved before the H1rk ca0 be pFo6eculet
/ fnr1her
, HArGAsuAScK EGHT HoCsf.
TIE work ef protecting the founcAt!on OF nj
!sent house, which h1s been carried On rot tue p3a
nj tsson' xod new dwelling ertEted fog III
! | setper.
BKIyKR uIRboR.
This station has eeen 1cuyhl5 renoEased, a3
eItn rem trnibied Il tbs statn1n, which is mo-
s!tp sats.ad ~ nne M ~ ~ ,hs fnnr4f nTrier. m
s1nsrnfRs did nSt arrive in time 10 Be placed
pe IS limited e., " 10 The spttpr. With this IN
| nnyeMent thu txht viii be Jt4th[e from Hn
| fsian5 Reef. 4 oistance of eight miles, and il
i !. , IN The t1arf Of vessels between Nau9ashanG
AZ" 0e1 1 x1ssros roiSf: