New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-10-02
CURRENT TOPICS AT THE CAPITAL.
BIDS FOR THE SECOND KANAWHA LOCK.

WASHINGTON, Friday, Oct. l, 1870.
Bids were opened in Baltimore, to-day, at
the Office Of Col Cragh U. e. A., for the construction
of second lock- to built for the improvement Of tine
great Kanawha River in West Virginia. The bidders
were in many cases the same who competed for work
on the first lock- awarded two three months ago. and
among them several firms from kew-Hork and
other Eastern cities The bids have not yet been carried
the quantity sheet, but examination Of the
items shows very great discrepancy in prices and
suggests unbalanced bidding. This improvement OF the
great Kanawha River is part Of the project for opening
the great central route from the Ohio River to the
Atlantic Ocean, by way Of Richmond which will cost
about $50 600 O0O ncltsing the widening Of the Kama
whs canal 50 feet its present width TO 70 feet and
also the deepening Of the canal from four and Onehal
feet TO seven feet includes tunnel under Rates
mountain the summit level near the White sulphur
Springs, s23 miles in length, and which If ever made
greatest feat in engineering yet undertaken Messrs
Dun Dun OF Pehnsl anna neIe tn e 49, Gu ;
hid, $4,000, was made at what was considered SUCH
low figure that Col CTaigh the engineer IN charge,
found that he had funds enough on hand0 Dd second
lock Of the same dimensions
THE NATIONS RECOGNITION OF uEROIsM
The ten gold medals to be presented to the
who manned the life and fishing boats anGrescued
81 persons the wreck Of the steamer Nets In Long
Island Sound on the 31st Of August 1872, were to-day
received by the Acting Secretary Of the Treasury from
the Mint BY the act Of February, "a, 1873 Congress
appropriated 81 600 10 enable the President TO award
these medals and they have been struck at the Phlade
phia Mint They are Of pure gold, about two inches in
diameter the intrinsic value Of each being $40. The
diverse represents the Of the disaster off Watch
Hi Light and upon the is the Of the per
son TO whom presented. Each medal is lnclosod
In neat case opening as 10 show either side The
President has given directions that they he sent lme-
datey 10 the persons for whom they are intended ana
they will be forwarded accordingly 10 Capt j. 3 Gran
dali Albert Cranda Daniel +. LaTken, Franz Larken,
Byron Green, John ID. Harvey, CORTLAND Gayltt Eu-
gene Nash and Edwin Nash who saved the 80 per
that The gold medal 20 DO presented to
John Horn r Of Detroit for his heroic eXplos Ia res
cung 81 persons from drowning ~ the Detroit RIVER at
various times, is also to be Immediately presented
MAIL EXPENSES WITHIN THE APPROPRIATION.
During the month of September the cost of
the mail service Of the country increased by the
organization Of new routes, $lO0sjl 43, and de-
by dscOntnuance Of routes SOS o. leaving
n net increase OF S49,2s3 40. The appropriation for
mail service available the LIST Of July, 1879 was
&1sOO0000 The contracts for mail service at this date
amount TO $l57731l1 "a, leaving $2,22G,SSS 40 yet
available TO establish new routes when needed.
EGYPTIAN ART AT THE CENTENNIAL.
The United States Consul at Cairo, Egypt
writes that preparations being made Ill that country
for representation at the American Centennial ExpOs
ton local commission has been appointed, for which
- 900 has been appropriated RlsOo attend in Phil
adepha for which 100000 has been appropriated and If
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