, 1870-11-23
WASHINGTON.
4 Chicago Applicant for the
Commissionership Of
Patents.
sale''*:: aep''**::: Of Chief Engineer Hum.
phreys.
Pragress Madc in Western RiY-
cr and Harbor In
proycments.
Wire.Pulling Operations in
the Interest Of General
Butler as Secreta-
ry Of State.

: nero, IN Applicant for tho ot1cc OF Commission.
u OF Patents. He has been a patent lawyer in
isat city fnr scrne t,n,s past-
TIE Srw ToHk cESrRAt RAILROAD TAXI
1Rfny Commissioner Dcuglass. te-iay, direct
e that the collection Of the contested "a. mn the
dividend OF the New York Central Enad. which
amounts 10 81 on o0o. e postponed tin the partes
n sEstsest eaa have further hearing. The officers
OF. road CHIN, as Their nat1 defence. that H.
Stead OF making the actual d11dend Of the
Pfnnrnt named, stey l-ssesl twents-three millions
cf a1iisloral stock aud distributed It anon3 the
sGaichh.ders, ard tllat In such Transaction the
Ian regarding tts1deEds .foes not apply.
GENERAL BE7iEH.s MOVEMENTS.
General lIutler left for l3nstoa las: night II
Aas collie cur that tkc late statement of Butier'a
4.c~s+ as published trtm LoFel}, was At the time
It arr Fre". an a.cnra1e report Of his onulous ~
arIlr1i5 expressed to sevesal prominent pessons,
]! hi views wcEc at the tlme shared by the anlu
ieiEstion, It Is druly believed here that they have
S1ts materially changed On account OF his inter-
view With the PFrefdeat and Secretary FISH, ves-
:e:a.y- His forthcoming addsess ts looked for
With much interest. There has been great Iea1
cf esstests ~Tr-rulfirp, CT late both here and In
Nc~ f"1e, With sh~ ltca OF Inducing the Piesi-
dent to appoint Butter EecretaIy Of State
uErskT OF iESERAL urNFunt "a CHIEF KsotSEtR
-K1yER AHD uARBoR IMPROVEMENTS.
General Aumnh9eya, Chief ENGINEER, has sub
:ctse'a liz report to the Secretary nf War. He
axis TIC sotl"sing tpprop1iauons for Western
points for the next nsca1 ycar: Fur Fo.t Wayne,
AZ Detroit, s15.oco: Fart 1acksnn, mouth Of Tue
mississippi. 81 oooo; Fort st. rnillp, mouth OF the
Mississippi, z'a,cto: Ieieuces It saa Francisco
na1ttar, sa3' LOO In Eegasd to the principal West
csn hstlors, the report says Of Chicago harbo.:
puE1rE the yseAE the aaush pier was commenced
and txundad 1,ee4 feet except the su-
r+r~tructu:e, witch has oa!y been
.aui1 on .sl4 feet sunk last fail
As the Act Of Juls II, 1870, arrrurrtates for the
enforcement o1 Lart,ar 1a.iit1ius II Chicago, and
!or aashot 1c*uGc, ,"ccatdlng to The pGns sulI-
nilted from this otllc5, wo,k on the south pier
:las t'ten suspended Amount available July l,
i>1a, sGs, sGe.as. amount expended during the
nsral year, cnltnr June sn," 1s.a. Ae,s77aa;
Seoul ava:lnbc 3uls ], 1s10, a73.sse ~. Essl-
<mate for the enlargement OF ha1boE facilities
1t Chicago for the eastern b.catwater
scee.e1e. fer the cuter half OF the southern
lrtakwateI. slc',s!Ess: for The lnncr hall Of thu
southern hEeak~ attt, -; .ssa.as; to which add
f1r sltcEtl'lE tue EattT in the oasiu fso,mn. Tu-
tai. ssc."n- Appropriated By act Of July H.
ISL, !"F the cnlHrGs Ia=nt o! hss1,oE facilities,
s:oa.c:1: lar nRltor u tfuee, sn,Iu Alnoun,
tuse4l fur ihe Gscal tuar endn. June H. 1S74 and
wt:ss ran 1~e r:rnsat'y eErrud 4. :sHo."on Dur
ing t:c p:-sc.t year, 'e s.ulh rier hu!lt bT con.
Tract ~ta the 1lst.os C4c,.al Railroad
Company, was cs,nlleIei. Tire construction
OF the hEeaSwater for an outer hA1hnr
has t,cfn cornmcnced. Three cTib:, each nS,y feet
IN lctY.a. have btch r;aee,l at luc n91sh cnd OF
the hEeaE Ater, This ,ru.E Is progressing Is nm.
Idly as'}a.+<.ble.
-, The srn. eI s:aa1 tavia7 hem appropriated
1hr . la1,:r II IT fage ii cLicsao At the recent
Asss!nn u tsorErcss, the ~utk has been con1.
nleuced- Two hunaIea au4l tlfty-six feet Of pier,
ur 10 the wnfer surface. havr hccn atfeafly con.
8!ructet, forming psrt OF the North Pier. The In
uer crib is 3G4 iLtt t,om the shore, aud it Is ex.
R4tO
as the North ftef Is finished, the bottom will be
tasedgctl f.e1n the lake to the interior basin.
A1aauh1 estimated for The en1rr!cton Of this
wU1k, s:;? II; u1nount estimated for tise fiscal
year ensitrE June 10, 1917, te4s, SIS ~
Nlcn1aAS CRY nARBnR, LAKE MICHIGAN.
Du1ilg t1e rear thu pll1ng On the right bank
of tho river. or creek. has been extended, and
the ricrr extended To Il deeth Of twelve feet
The wAter channel betwte en- these p1eta has been
-4fcil2ets os 10 2,lnlit Ecs+els drawing eleven
Sctt OF ~a'er- TIE cxteLs,On OF the piers is no,
deemed nj ccssaty at pFrsenf. II IS proposed tt
ccu,inu. t3re In rsaretnent o3 th- harhor by c1ca
Ta:lHg f3sc 2,aA.0 aoor. the PRESENT anchorage
ruul,s. which Is ve1y limited, and insufficient II
acconn nt1a:= vt se1s which rrek alarhor refuge Al
This r1!n,. Amount aEa.lable July II, 1862
4:7,sse II: cxrccded during the fsca
year, soi ,s3aSs: amount available July II, 15sp
S6,lss II; appropriated By act Of July II. asso
4.a,t-A; anount avatlahle for the fiscal yes
t:0HluE JUNE A1t4s 73A$1o3-fs' A41oAAI
for cp1nr1etior, x;a,0AttU; nuount required to
the l1sctl :. ar cnu,n2 June 81, 1s;a tat5 ooo.Go
rREsERvATlnS or THE FALLS or ST. ANTHONY.
The act OF july II, ls1a, npprorrtates t5c,ooo.o
for this wotk The stopping Of the break q
the Falls o1 ST. Anthony IL work Q
difficulty and expense, and, as It conce1ns III
future naviTato OF the river vel as tho exist
57E HrtrT power. is the subject OF great rub1l
imno.ta,.rc- After careful examination It ta
heen deemed OF nrst importance that the cloaur
Of the channel under H-nueFn Island should II
\. once undertaken. The otllcer In charge est
tnEteS thA1 81, 100 viii be Required for doing shl
part ot the WORK Of preserving the falls, OF TIL.
u Ia propose Il to do little more than one-hsl
- .hts seasop, which will absorb about sour.ntsh
ot the asdse appropriation. The zr
Eatnt1es will be applied carly 1
TIC snsnins scnson- Alter there will b
required some 81, no fh, 10 complete It. But rhs
Is mt MI that is required The watez-powc
company, IN rwo sltes OF tho strer. hnvc coz
mencta .t4e construction nf m apron to proven
undermining at the foot OF the fH1s, and the cot
s1rucon of thts apron Is essential to the prcscTz
at.ou d. the national barrier upon which depend
tht present condition Of navigation abovc namet
THESE WAter-poNer companies haFe contribute
1tterzts townHd the worke: ftllt Il thought tha
they c.uuot raise more than anc-half the requiait
aMpu11 for this utde1taktng- It ia, therefor
: recommended tnat an additional appropriation {
S70N 6Nn he Erkde for this purpose. At the 1ast 4,
rf'uH' the Tprk Of clearing the channel had hee
atead5 hceun, and Was Progressing fareFabf5,
EEsEIyoiKs CroN THE HEAD WATERS Or TH
MISSISSIPPI.
An examination made By Mr. Franklin Cool
unie- General Wasrens direction, Indicates II
feast.illsy Of ustn9 the lakes On the heat wasc1
ot th~ Mississippi ard its tsibu:a:!es for holdn
10 atnre u anppiy sntlcient to Insure gEod nav
gBh'e stage Of wafer On the Upper Mississippi I
at tis1es- \ survey should he 1naac OF this reRfo
10 .scseo., euch system OF reservoirs, With the
Cost, as will ser<e the ohjcct1n view.
1hzRcFxAKNr or TIE nEs ko1Hes HAFrns or III
= MISSISSIPPI HI<EH.
Peculiar difficulties aud delAys attended, tn
work prior to the commencement OF the nsc
year, on account OF the limited apprpp.1atio
change Of contractors, and high water, but 81
much progress WIS made hefose- The Tlnt
work Was carried under contract. In JanuA
the contract expired Owing TO the pressing 81
peculiar wants OF this WORK an Appropriation
{2oG, 600 WAS made by Congress In necesuot
1863, to continue operations Cndef Il
nrw contract was entered fnto
cover lhr eum appropriated, the net
july Il, 1870, aprroptiatiug 100000 lot I
continuance OF The work, which has steadily p1
rressed under N extension Of the contract
lower luck Is rapidly approaching complete
THIS eecson Of sse work can he an'shca the CO
Ing winter, and tho entire work by the next VOL
ing season, provided the necessary Appropriate
orc uatc. The anount available during the
cal year vas $57s, ,161. IS; expended .sur7ug !
saue period, <;4e,7s6.as: remaining July ], IS
s1ss. 1890; appropriated BY act Of Jusy II, IS
teDDA Amount required to complete the !
nrpyemcnt over the previous appropriate
4s1e.ocp. which sura weulh be adyaataseoual5 {
pended during the nsca1 year ending juno
1sse-