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Wilmington journal., 1876-01-28
Death of North CarUIinIan Im
Baltimore.

The following particulars of the mel
anchoiy death of young Mr.. McCorkle
we take from the Baltimore NeaUs of
the 23i inst. There is error in the des-
ignation of the young mans father as
Judge McCorkle, there being no Judge
McCorkle in this State. The gentle
men referred TO is doubtless Hon, L.
NJ McCorkle, of Newton. a prominent
member of the Bar. He was a member
of the late Constitutional Convention,
aud will have the sincere sympathy of
q wide circle Of friends:
Last night about nine o'clock, lady
living on Piowmau street, iusf in the
rear of the New Central Theatre, heard
a heavy splash as though some one had
tumbled into the falls. She gave the
alarm at once, and Sergeant Harvey,
officers Cliff Ird and Dorsey, accompa-
MED by number of citizens, FASTENED
to the spot, and peering through the
darkness, perceived a man struggling
in the water. Several boards were
thrown to him, but owing to the dis
tance, no one was a BILE to get near to the
drowning man. A boat was procured
after some little delay aud the man was
brought ashore, where every effort was
made to resuscitate HIM, though unfor-
tunateiy, in vain. The r.mains werr
taken to tie middle station to await
Identification. They were apparently
those of man about 23 years of age,
with black hair, moustache and goatee.
The clothing consisted Of a nicely fit
ting black cloth suit, white linen
shirt, with neat studs. In the C 'at
pocket was found small account book
with the name F. NJ. McCorkle in-
scrlbed on the fly leaf. From mnmor-
anla contained in the book 1t was sur
missed that the deceased bad been a
student of the Maryland University
Hospital, corner of Green and Lom-
bard streets, a reporter of the Ncecs
accordingly visited that institution and
informed some of the students of the
affair A party of them proceeded to
TIE station house, and the surmise Was
quickly verified by their identifying
the body as that of one of their num-
Der, by the name of Frank W. McCor-
kle, son of Judge McCorkle, of New
ton, N. G. Young McCorkie was in
the first year of the course, and would
have graduated at the annual con-
mencement next year. He was present
at the regular lecture ytStorudy aIteT-
noon, and seemed very much interest
ed. He was of a genial and s!cial dis
position, greatly beloved by bis fellow
students, over whom his sudden de =
mise has cast deepgloom. His body
will be taken to the hospital and prop
erIv preserved until the arrival of bis
fnther, who has been teIegraphed to.
The supposition is that he had bee n
tf. fba Central Theatre and starting to
return to the college, mistook Plow-
man street for Lom bard, and thus fell
head.ong into the water. Coroner
Walker has been notified and will hold
un inquest this morning.
Wilmington journal., 1876-01-28
For he journal
Tn @ Peanut QueatlOm.

| EDITORS JOURNAL Gentlemen =
As your we'll known devotion 20 the
rights of the peop implies a readi-
ness to do justice to the farmers.
| please permit ms to trouble you for
| little information now important to
| peanut farmers. It IL one of the tricks
of the peanut trade at the North, to
| produce the Impression, about the
time peanut spectators are ready to
operate. that a heavy crop of peanuts
has been raised i'll Africa, Tennessee,
Virginia and North Carolina. To
effect this specuiating purpose, para
graphs nre managed to appear in news
| papers that the price of peanuts will
be low becau +e of these heavy yields in
peanut localities. These paragraphs
are copied i'll Southern newspapers
and thus are peanut farmers often
imposed upon, by peanut rings aud
peanut spectators, who in such ways
adroitiy manage to put down tie price,
and buy peanuts from the peanut pro-
ducers at small, and under rates. This
sort of spec lation upon peanut farm
ers has been going on for years. Now
the favor we ak of you is to find out
by your CONNER "ial exchanges, aud
| through the efforts of your commercial
y
to the comparative peanut crop raise d
IN Africa. Tennessee and Virginia. for
the year 1876. You Can obtain this
needed information, not from peanut
rings aud peanut spectators North or
South, but from reliable and disinter-
ested sources at home aud abroad
1 |, ase obtain it and publish the same.
ln North Carollna we know the
crop raised last year was small and
much under theaverage Quantity. Give
Us the fncts as to the crops raised
abroad and peanut farmers will be bet
ter able to decide whether to sell now
or hold on. You are aware also that
nearly all the peanuts raised IN North
Carolina are upon peanut soil sur
rounding the city of Wilmington. And
yet Wilmington seems to be lowering
it's reputation as a peanut market.
This is the more evident from the fact
that our peanut farmers, especially
those residing on the line of the Viii
N mrngton e. Weldon Railroad, are pre-
pairing to ship their peanuts directly
North by railroad. Our Wilmington
merchants ought to look into this
matter, and adopt such a fair and
liberal course as will be Just
to the peanut makers, and that
will be effected in suppressing all i'm
proper eff,rts of peanut rings and
peanut spectators at home or abroad.
It is an undeniable and significant fact.
that the great difference oftentimes
between prevailing price. at the same
time of peanuts in the Northern mar
kets and in Wilmington, is giving dis
satisfaction ID peanut farmers, and
cannot be solved by any Of those fair
and ordinary rules of commercial bus
mess and exchange, which, to the
credit of the commercial city of Will
mington, are generally observed by the
leading commission houses aud most
liberal and enterprising merchants OF
said city. Can't you probe this matter
to the bottom aud tell us how existin.'
difficulties. injurious to the peanut
trade of Wilmington. can be remedied?
Please let us near from you very soon.
and oblige
MANY PEANUT FARMERS.
Ian. 25th. 1876.
Wilmington journal., 1876-01-28

Clara, 800 tons, DillwitE.
[dic.1 Il Peschau & Westermann.
Ger-Die Peene, 25O tons, Fehlhaber.
(dis.) T. Peschau & Westermann.
Ger-Fanchon, $50 tons. Voss,
(dis.) e Peschau & Westermann.
Ger-Freude, 271 tons, Braun,
(dis) Il Pesehau 6 Westermann.
Nor-Fido, 21o tons. Thorsen.
(waiting.) RE Heide.
BIG A Coonan, 27s tons, Adair,
o!sd @ mioAsls $50 a's1 .aas sRsG5t Dirsa : sSn
Qoading. DE Peschau & Westermann.
Jarlen. $50 tons, Rommelhoff.
ldis r e Heide.
Nor-Nernen, 217 tons, Severtsen,
Ger-K Won Benigsen. .29s tons. Roster
[dis. e. Peschau & Westermann.
N Showers. 244 tons. Showers,
(dis.) Master.
Nor-Soskammeren. 226 tons, W.,hI,
Nor-Ternen. 25s tons, Hart7igsen.
''epA'''ne esoHooNERs. II = ns'0e'
Charley Bucki, 242 tons, Bagley.
Qoading. Northrop & Cumming
Emily A Bartle, 214 tons, Smith,
(waiting.) llarriss & Howell.
Emma @. Babcock, 22S tons, Babcock.
(waiting.l J A Springer.
Kate Collins, 285 tons. Mathews,
(waiting) Harriss & Howell.
Libbie Worthley, Compton,
(dis.) DeRosset & Co.
Mary A Hood, 379 tons, Steelman,
(dis) Master.
Melvin, Ill tons, Roberts, fruit, Master
Sidney @. Tyler, 296 tons, Barret,
Qoading. Harriss & Howell
Vesta 96 tons,
laid up.1 G G Barker & Co.
Wilmington journal., 1876-01-28

Naladen, CNor) Halversen, Glasgow.
Dec B; in port Dec IS.
st; Olaf, (Nor.) HasseI, Antwerp.
r Premier, en- tBr.) White Liverpool,
GeraRibnitz, Fretwurst. Granton.
Dec 80.
Van Heyden Cartlow. (Ger) Specht.
arrived at Hamburg jan 81.
Wonder Heydt. [Ger. Michealis. Iiv
erpool, arrived jan. Is.
BRIGS.
Dolphin, (Br.) Stuart, Bristol. ian q
br-Eva Parker, Slocum, LiverpooI.
Dec 20. ''
Elgin, [Br. Baxter, Granton, prior
to jan. 8.
Livingstone, Fischer, arrived at
Hull jan 81.
Ludwig, Seiger, arrived at Liver
pool Jan %
Ger Neponset, Strout. Glasgow.
Dec 20: dis. January 5.
Venus. Nor. Andersen, London.
Dec. IA.
Wilmington journal., 1876-01-28

The Newbern DO u-naL Of Commerce
in commanding the removal of Captain
Bell to Kings Mountain pays deserv-
ed tribute to most worthy gentleman.
1t says:
Carteret county has lost valued
citizen, Craven warm aud active
friend, and Eastern North Carolina a
firm and able advocate, by the recent
removal of State Senator ". I. Il.
Bell, from Harlowe Creek to Kings
Mountain. Mr.. Bel aving long been
entreated to esta blish q school ID the
Western part Of the State, has finally
with reluctance, consented to do So
The citizens of Kings Mountain .ffer-
ing weighty Inducements and the To-
cation pleasing him, he has est blised
himself there. AS an instructor of
yonth he has few cqua,s, as his great
succe III Carteret abundautly proves
We congratulate the people of King IS
Mountain upOu SO valuable a. acqusi-
tion, while it is to be regret. d that Car
teret county and this section could not
retain the service of SO genial a gen.
tleman and able repl eseutatlve.
Wilmington journal., 1876-01-28

List of Vessels for the Port of Wia
mingsOn. North Carolina.
SHIPS.
Br John Milton, 619 tons, Murphy,
Londn, Oct 20, spoken Oct 80: lat. 80,
long.2.
BARKS.
40 vinge. (Nor. )Hendricksen. Liv-
efpool, jan. 6.
Helene. 9Ger1 e, Santander,
Spoken Nov. 24'h-lat. %; long. 36. .
Keppa. (Nor.) Turgessen, Grimsby.
jan 10.
Edmund, Richardson, Br. Barquen~
tine. Brodie, Liverpool, Dec 27.
Fear Net, Kulilz, Liverpool, sailed
jan. 2.
Rosa. 24s tons, Hoffschild,
Bristol. Dec z.
Haugereid. Nor. ] Messel, Honfeur
Dec 20.
Br-Barquentine, Ruth, Topping,
3l8 tons, Erickson, Liverpool, sid Dec
%.
For-vera, tons, Moller, Linn
erick, sid Dec. II.
Zephyr, Jensen, Shoreham, sailed
jan. 9th.
BRIGS.
Ger-F w Fisher. - tons, Maatz,
Bridgeport, sid Dec II
Helene. (Nor.) Gundersen, Glasgow.
sailed for Smithvilie Dc 81.
Rama, (Nor. Larsen, Antwep, jan Is
Nor-Typhon, - tons, Jonnessn,
Bordeaux, sid Dec. II.
Nor-Vulture, tons, Eilertsen,
Bordeaux, sid Dec. 16.
Wilmington journal., 1876-01-28

hand in the celebration and as many
more as are willing to join in it. Our
people are poor, no impoverished by
the expressions and prosecutions which
have been heaped upon them, that
very many Of them will have to appear
at the celebration in rags; but still
they are loyal to the Constitution, to
the Union, and to the government,
and truer men nevor lived. Let us
then have this Centennial celebration.
Please Messrs. Editors have u consul
tation at once with whom you may and
let meeting be called at the Court
House in Wilmington in about one
week or earlier. PENDER.
January 25th, 1876.
Wilmington journal., 1876-01-28

18th Establishes the supreme court
| in Raleigh, until otherwise provided
| by the genera! assembly.
10Th Strikes section 8. article q
| from the constitution. This section
was the old republican gerrymander
| OF the house of representatives, and
the people can do without it.
2lst Forbids vacating auy office or
term of Office low existing under the
| constitution
22nd Provides for the election of
Judges of the supreme court and sape-
rior court, by general ticket, or vote
of all the people, but allows the gen.
eral assembly to change the mode of
electing superior court judges from
general ticket to district elections
23d Requires II months residence
in the state, an j 80 days in the county,
before man can vote, and excludes
feions and ex-penitentiary convicts
from holding Office or voting until re-
stored to citizenship by due process of
law.
Oath. Provides for the reno
val by the legislature of any
judge of the superior court; for men
tai or physical disability. It also pro-
vides for the removal of clerks of the
supreme and superior courts by the
same reason, Appeal in caseof re-
mOval is allowed as in other cases OF
suits.
25th Provides tn at article of the
constitution be amended by adding
that the general assembly shall have
power to modify, change or brCgaate
any and all of the provisions of the
article, aud substitute others in their
place, except section 7. 8 and 13. This
allows the legislature to appoint mag
1strates as under the old constitution.
26th Gives jurisdiction to justices of
the peace over civil actions founded
on contract, when the sum does not
exc, Ell $500 and allows the justices
to call in jury of six men in certain
cases.
18th Adds the following new section
to article 4 I'm Case tue general as
sembly shall establish other inferior
courts, the presiding officers and clerks
thereof shall be elected in such man-
ner as the general assembly may pre-
scribe"
29th Forbids marriage between
white and black and all persons of me-
gro descent to the third generation.
Both Adds to article L. section "a ::
Nothing herein contained shall iusti-
fy the practice of carrying concealed
weapons or prevent the legislature
from enacting penal statutes agsIrs st
said practice"
3lst AboIishes section 81, Of article
4;and provides for filing ali vacancies
in offices provided for by this ar ,iclc,
by the governor not otherwise pro-
vided for.
SD Pi yides for paying officers and
members of the convention.
23d Gives power to the supreme
court to try issues and questions of
fact as under the old constitution.
Wilmington journal., 1876-01-28
For the journal
Centennial of the Battle of MOOre-s
Creek.

Messrs, Editors The centennial of
this decisive Revolutionary battle oc--
ours on the 9th proximc. A few
months ago. as your files will show, 1T
was proposed in behalf of Pender
county. by one of your correspondents
from Long Greek. that there should
be on that hallowed spot OF MoOre's
Creek, celebration on the 9th Feb
ruary, 1876. of the victory won by the
American forces on the memorable
9th of February, 1776, at Moore's
Creek A writer in the EUe1ai,ag Re-
v,e,o of Friday last suggests the sa e
thing, but Pender claims the credit Of
originally proposing this p 'triotlc Gel
ebration and DEw renews 1T. Let us
make a big affair of it. P6nder. pa
triotic, true to those immortal prIncl-
pies for which our forefathers fought,
ard biet, and died, and proud that the
sacred soil upon which the battle of
Moore's Greek WAS fought lies within
her own borders, now appeals to true
North CarOlInIaus everywhere, to come
forward and unite in making the cele-
bration large. grand, and national IN
character and aims Pender Is a cen-
tennial county in the full spirit and
meaning of the word as now used TO
commemorate the triumph ) 1876 of
American arms and American houor-
Pender extends hearty we come to ali
her sister counties, to all North Caro-
| lima, to all true men in the American
Union, to come together, b. art and
hand, soul and body, in celebrating
this day, the 9th February. aud at
the very spot where the battle was
| fought and won, and where the monu-
ment to an immortal hero now stands.
Let us at once begin to prepare for
the celebration. There is needed
| some little preparation upon the
grounds in the way of cleaning up
&C.. There is need to select some one
of our numerous orators who will ,ad-
dress the throngs who are ready to
asse mble on that occasion. - To these
| and such like ends let us have pub
lie meeting at an early day, to begin
the work of preparation. Wilmington
is o good place for this preliminary
meeting. There is no time to be lost
Let all the surrounding cuunties have
Wilmington journal., 1876-01-28
Marine.

- ARRIVED.
Steamship Benefactor. Jones. New
York, A d CazAux- b.. ....s
Schr Lorepzo, Russell. New River,
Anderson & Loeb. ..rat &c.. z-.
Schr Ray, Dennis. New River.
Edwards & Hall. ..s.t
Schr Minnie Ward. Moore, New
River, Edwards & ball.
Schr Gold Leaf. Moore. New River.
Edwards & Hall. .......
Schr Anna. Bloodgood, Swansboro,
Wilder & Morton. -...
Schr Melvin, Ill tons, Roberts.
Kingston, 10 days. with fruit, Master
Schr Mary A Hood. 379 tons, Steel
n.an,. Wilmington, Del. Master.
.-. CLEARED.
Steamship u Foley, Pric- Balti-
more, A D Cazsux.
Steamship Panther. Mills, New
York, A ID Cazaux.
B1 bark Apollo. Mliiiken, Liver
pool; cargo by Alex Sprunt & Son and
Wick & Mebane. -t.+
Schr Douna Anna, Wnaley, Oorde-
nss, Worth & Worth.
Nor bark Fredriksteen, Larsen, Bel
fast, A,ex Spruut & Son.
Schr Lena Storer. Seavey, Havana,
G G Barker & 90.
Schr Lorenzo, Russell, New River,
Anderson s. Loeb.
Schr Bay, Dennis, New River.
Edwards & Hall.
Schr Minnie Ward, Moore. New
River, Edwards & Hall.
Schr Gold Leaf, Moore, New River,
Edwards & Hall.
Schr AIMS, Bloodgood, Swaasboro,
Wilder & Morton.
Nor bark Otilia. Thorson. Hamburg.
G Ct Barker & Gu.
MEMORANDUM.
Nor. bark Forsete quot as previously
Fauche) from this port November "a,
arrived at Liverpool January 21; ex-
perienced gales, lost several sails and
part of cargo. See list at destin alton.
Nor. bark E"lus. Krcugh. sailed
from Rio Janeiro for this port Dec II.
Brig Silas N Martin. from this port,
sailed from Rio Janeiro for Baltimore
December II.
Brig Livingston, Fischer, from this
port, arrived ct Hull January 81.
| Ger bark Won Hyden Cartlow,
Specht, from Wilmington, arrived at
Hamburg January Il.
Schr Carrie Melvin, from this port
for Portland, Me, arrived at Vineyard,
Haven, January 21st.
MEMORANDUM.
Schr Altoona, Fitzgerald. for this
port, sailed from Long Branch Jan Il.
der bark August, Onrloff, from this
port. arrived at Gissgo~ Jan "a.
Ger brig Ludwig, Seiger, from this
port. arrived at Liverpool Jan %.
Valepcia, Richardson. from this
port, reported arrived at Demerara
jan 5.
Aurora. Eltvedt, sailed for this port
from Penzance Jan 8.
Wilmington journal., 1876-01-28
Needless Suffering.

Many persons of weakly constituti, ,n, with
dytpepic and bilious tendencies, suffer i'fe
long distress unncceesarii,. Their extrten res
are commonly short-r than those of ht athier
mortals. but while they .ast, u is usually the
case tnAt tn are continually dosing them-
selves, or being dosed to pm pose. Gould
they be .duced to Ho .eI's stomach
Bitters for a while. trength sined. oige,tion
r.st red. and the disapp arancr OF tihGus
syn pSoms, ~ould speedily acqua mt them with
the difference between q reu,t d. wLich deals
with causes, AMI tbs. which affect symptoms
mercy. Not oniv are thu isitt"rs - rearchiny
specific for compl inIs <ffectiug the stomach,
liver or intestinal cnnai. but they a'e il con
sequ"c of their nvigur ativ. AMI bra ing intiu
ente upon the entire physique, admir- able
means OF protecting tie system Ayainst the
.tmospherlc influences which heset malarial
disaHSe. 1iAn223 l "
Wilmington journal., 1876-01-28
lending even about an inch and a half

tending even about an inch and half
oEg the wrist. To the tips of the
fingers (Which were creeked) adhered
portions of the pare ffiae in semi globu-
lar shape, as If hand had been DRIP
ped in the pail. Withdrawn, aud allow
ed to drip, but had cooled before. No
one present seemed disposed to doubt
his own senses, or to QUESTION the
mediums honesty (though she was
closely watched, of course, by the wit
nesses out of their own self respect)
During the seance the gaslight was
sufficiently strong to enable the read
ing of newspaper with ease. In fact.
the whole affair may be said to have
taken place ''in the light" "What
does t?" is what the scientific and
skeptical witness inquiries OF himself
and his neighbor. The pail and con-
tents we're Immediately afte. the ses-
sion weighed Cby the same person as
before), and found TO weigh sevente en-
pounds and one ounce AN ounce less
than before The mould was then at
tached to the pail, and the whole pull
ed the scale at seventeen pounds and
two ounces.
Wilmington journal., 1876-01-28

The Raleigh News says: Dal iel
Stewart is the famous cotton raiser of
Hrnett county. Mr.. B. L. Bingham
of this city generally sells this cotton
for Mr.. Stewart. On the 11th of this
month bale of the cotton shipped to
New York by Mr.. Bingham sold for
sixteen and a quarter cents. This
shows that Stewart's Gotten is the best
in the Uniou, for the day it was sold
Gulf cotton was only bringing fifteen
and tiye-eights in that city. Harnett
takes the rag
Wilmington journal., 1876-01-28
Li~g of Vessels from Wilmington
NC, for Foreign Ports.
pAPKG

Sw-Anna, Aspling, London, sid
Jan 8.
Ger-Anns. siewerts, Liverpool,
cleared jan. 21.
Ger-Amanda, Schultz, Amsterdam,
Dec 6.
Br-Apollo. Millikin, Liverpool, cid
jan 20.
Auguste Teitge. (Ger.) Drews, Ham,
burg, cleared jan. Is.
Ceres, (Ger.) DeellRer. Glasgow.
cleared jan Is.
Ger !. Carl Gerhard. Hillrichs,
Hamburg, sid Dec Is.
Barquentine Emile Kahl, Ger }
French, London. Dec 81.
Nor-Dragen, Thomasen, sid Dec "a.
Sw-Framat, Ahlstead, London, sid
Jan g.
Fredriksteen. Nor. Larsen, Belfast,
feared jan. %.
Ger-Friedrich Scala. Waack. Glas-
gov. sid Dec 81.
Br-Gladstone, Keneally, Liverpool,
sid Dec %.
Ger-Germania for Rotterdam, at
Maaslius, Nov. 4.
Nor-Ierbuen, Svendsen, Hamburg,
Jan6.
Swd-Israel, Taflin, for Rotterdam,
at Helvoet. Dec 19.
Nor-Lyn, Void, Hull, sid Dec "a.
Nor-Otilia, Thorsen, Hamburg,
old jan %.
Ger SoEnabend, Pust, Stettin, clear
ed jan. 18th.
Sulitjelma. (Nor.) Ullenaes, Liver
pool, cleared jan, %.
Nor-Staubo, Gunderssn, Granton,
sid Dec 20.
Sw-Sundsval, Schmidt, Amsterdam,
sid Dec %.
Wick & Mebane, (Br) Whiteside,
Liverpool, cleared jan. %.
Nor-Victor, Jacobsen. Rotterdam,
cleared jan. IL.
Ger . Vega. Gerths. Hamburg,
cleared jan. IL.
Alice Alice :A Ada; & SRr.) wilmott, Trieste
Nor - Azha, Houger, Liverpool,
Jan7.
Br-Brothers Smith. Antwerp. at
Deal jan 20.
Br-Brisk Trefry. Granton, Dec. 90
Ger-Castor, Barghoon, Liverpool,
jan 3.
Economy. (Br.) Graham, Bristol,
cleared jan. 19.
Ger - Emma. Gerber, Liverpool,
jan. 5.
Nor-Flosta, Dahl, London. Dec 8.
Nor-Fram, Torstensen, Liverpool
Dec "a.
Framat. (Swd) Eckman, trieste,
cleared jan. "a.
Nor-Flamingo Sorensen, arrived a
| HeIyoet Dec 21
Hiding. (Nor) Ellingsen, Hull
cleared jan. Is.
Dan-Johanne, Andersen, Liverpool
cleared jan. IL.
john Pierce. Townsend, Cardenas
cleared jan. ii.
James Crosby, Lord, Port au Prime.
jan 6.
Lillesand, [Nor.] Dahl, London
Dec 27.
Nor-Mira, Stoer, Liverpool, cleared
jan IL.
Orion, [Ger Lubken, London. arriv
ed at Deal. jan. 10.
Triton, (Nor) Jacobsen, Hamburg
cleared jan "a.
Br-W Wexford, Foster, London, Dec q
Nor-ZavIa, Ommundsen, London
sCHooNERs.
Donna Anna, Whaley, Cardenas. clt
jan 25.
George and Emily. Hill, Port al
Prince, cleared jan. II.
John Fl. Converse, olummer. Por
au Prince. jan. z.
Julia Elizabeth; Ingraham, Harbo
Island, W. :, cleared jan. %.
| Lena Storer, Seavey, Havana, clear
ed jan. %.
L F Warren. johnson, Port a,
Prince, cleared i'm. 81.
Spfedweii, Drisks, Barbados, clear
ed jan. IL.
Wilmington journal., 1876-01-28
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ENG1GEERs,

Washington, D. c., Dec. 9, 1875.
SIR: l have the honor to ask your
special attention to the inclosed COM
munication, of the 7th instant, from
Major Craighill, Corps of Engineers,
with the suggestion that it be trans
mitted to Congress with a recon mend
alton for the Immediate appropriation
of $40, 600 for the prosecution of the
work at the mouth of Cape Fear River,
as essential to secure the great obj ct
of the whole Bchenle of improvement.
The work is a novel one, beset with
great difficulties, and its successful ex-
ecution so far, has required the most
skilful and iudicious handling. Every
thing now gives promise of complete
success, for the attainment of which
the engineer officer in charge should
now have at his disposal all the funds
requisite for the completion of the
various works projected.
Very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
A. A. HUMPHREYS,
Brig. Gen. and Chief of Engineers.
Hon. W. w. BBLKNAP,
Sec. of War.