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Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1880-09-23
NOT GOOD OR GAME TALK.

The following is from the Salt Lake
Tribune, edited by Charley Goodwin, an
out and out Republican, and for a num-
Der Of years editor Of the Virginia En-
terprise 1t is nothing to Senator
Blaine's credit to say that 'the Maine
election is a surprise to him." nothing
to Mr.. JEWELS credit to say that "he
half expected the result, knowing that a
great deal of money was being used there
by the Democracy" OR words to that eff
feet. What would be said of a General
who, after a battle was lost, should say,
~ half expected as much; my scouts
for days before the battle reported that
the enemy was massing thousands of vet
Grams in striking distance of the field y
Now leaving all highly moral considera-
tions out of the count and it is plain that
money, to a political campaign is in all
countries, what veteran achievements
are to an army. If Mr.. Jewell is too
good q man to consider this factor, then
he has no business to keep his place as
chairman of a national political commit
tee. If Indiana should be carried by the
Republicans in October, there would be
no statement of the Jewell kind made by
Mr.. English, who has the management Of
the Democratic canvass in that State.
1t is a pity Of course that the whole
American people are not SO pure of heart
that, uninfluenced by any considerations
except the good of the country, they will
go to the polls unmasked and vote for the
ticket they each think is the best. But
if they were all that way it would not
matter who was elected. In many States
there is a class Of corrupt and mercenary
men, numerous enough to decide the
election. These men have to be man.
aged. and can only be managed by money.
Everybody knows this is true.
These men are not Republicans, not
Democrats, not Greenbackers, but merely
human carsion who would sell their coun-
try for thirty pieces of silver and the
highest privilege ever given a mortal on
this.earth for a mess of pottage. We
are told how grievous is the crime to buy
the votes of such cattle. David C. Brod.
erick was wont to explain the business
this way: "A man base enough to sell
his vote in q land like ours deserves
death; but a political party can not af-
ford to sit still and permit its opponent
to purchase all the slaves" And Mr..
Jewell has no right, as Chairman of the
National Republican Committee, to ad-
NIT that he half expected Maine to be
carried by the Democracy, because his
scouts told him 1.-THE State was being run
over with money to be used against us"
II he was forwarned he ought to have
seen to the business, or, on the other
hand gracefully acknowledged a defeat.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1880-09-23

EGAL BLANKS, OF ALL DE.
~ scr,psions: printed 10 order st the sEN.
, 1880-08-19
1HE LOST E0iiNn.

Special Dtsputeh 10 Tia Ghleago JftbRns.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ild., Aug. 18.-This motl,-
Ing Nina I.unson, young lady from M1lwau-
kee, called Mt tho Office Of Adjutant-G
1,uss to return thanks for the discovery OF
l.er father, who had been lost iron, her tor
moro than sixteen years. He enlisted fn the
army with the. First Kentucky Light
Infantry, and ,teyer saw his ' dAaEl4-
ter after that tiulo* Ilo had not
been III the service long when word cano
that l,e was missing after one OF tlls grel,t
BATTLES Of tho Southwest. When Nina leard
this she gave up all dependence on friends.
her mother having died q year or two before,
and set out In the world to ,nake her llyetI.
hood. About SIX months ngO abs concluded
sle would find Wllothcr Ur not tllo report
the Investigation by writing to all the .,IIll-
tary officers of tue country to find out II pod
slble what regiment her father be!ollgcA, to,
and what Ind bccomu Of lllnl. Jim Miller,
liuss' deputy. took the matter ir, cliarKe, and
fortunately hit upon q oew and lnnde some
discoveries, from which llu learned that I.All-
son was living on . ltttlo farm near ua'lipo'
U.s., D. lts irlmcdiately wrote to the girl,
aud sho Visited her father at his home.
, 1880-08-19


bly, will not appear In tho letter of appoint
colorGd predecessor nearly lost the use OF
her right arm because Of, the brutality Of 2
pfreEm[n tNot,t fnsslgatei BY race hatred.
With reference u Tho BtatcEtGnts. iAadd
tn tho New Orleans correspondence 10 .TlE
TR1ni'SE tn tic effect TINT the reports OF the
special agents that pKposch iile Gr6ftnHNs
frauds under the Andrew Johns0f.1lafl.
gUck regime In New Orleans cannot ba
found, It may be hf1ted that
very carufut search has been made Mt the
Treasury u discover fhedocllnlEliis 70 which!
rt.ferencn has been made ln TIE TnlBUfi:
correspondence, and that the reports arc
missing. It ts a very stgnthcart fnct. how
evsf, that ~ thc 1scosd hooks q :, rspo5ts e
ceiyed and fled theTt are entries of The r.
cetpt 0t Bo1Hc Df the Identical fep1fsS Ehictl
made tho disc!os,irc8 tnynlytnE Gen. Steet.
man and thu brother 0f tjt1l. Hancock, but
neither the documents themselves nor any
coNlcs at them ara III possession Of tho
Treasury Department. Ihefels cofls,uerablo
evidence 10 SHOW that tnese doclimehN were
stolen from the hles AZ the tiine when Andrew
johnson exercised absolute power OF Ar-
po!ntnicnt ald removal In the Treasury De-
partncnt.
TO ne WtntTm Afsoente1 q f't3S: H.
WAslIIEnToNs y: C;s aug. h-the Treas,
nlr5 ed O. t1e Unlteu q ntates t9.iaY issl,eu
f@1o " feRisEfea oiH' tui!!a ~ e1enai,Ge
inr iho N9nIh u Ahntt ee1a'hentea o. ho
lHattlct q LolahlDiR, LHe !'sL lssae OF !nas
c!Nss nt eo1lna natno1iMGa Gnnsr tne 10"
, 1880-08-19
TIE EXPRESS WAR.

The express war Is still III the sa.ne condi-
ton as when first lnauguratcd. The Pacific
and United States Express Companies coll
UiNe 10 take all the business for points be-
youd Council Bluffs exclusively reached by
Tho Pacific Exprcss Company. From private
Information received here yesterday 1t trims
pIres That Mr. Charles Fargo, Generul Man-
agcr Of the American Express Company, has
bud conference with Jay Gould III Now
York, but that Mr.. Gould remained stub
hotu ai,,l refused to make any concessions
Whatever. Mr.. Fargo offered TO give tho
same privileges to the Pacific Express that
arc granted to ail other express companies,
but Gould would not have It, In conse-
qucncc Of tue attitude taken by Mr.. Gould,
the American md Adams Express Compa-
MES have. Joined lands and lave
f~sa' ttom the fa Pacific and Unlted D'ses states
Express Companies to points exclusively
1eached BY their lines. The American has
requested the Northwestern aid the Burling-
ton Railroads to aid them III this fgltt tnguiiSt
tho PueIilc. but the managers OF these rpatls
lava ,nn nt yet aeted qpon Tho Eeanest Thsy
them into tho light 10 give him ill opportunity
Ehcl. has buen thorn In Ills Side for sonD
lllle past, md for this reason they arc rather
tell1clantto taEe hn1d In the fight ut prts-
ent They will probably wAlt until 1t hus
beea decided by the courts, which will be
nppealetlto, whether ono express company
lIas right to refuse business from another
It connecting points.
, 1880-08-19
SlTTING.DULL.
4 Finn Chance 10 Capture Him.
Sesefa{ ptsputth to T1s Ch4eago Tribune.

BISMARCK, d. r., Aug. 18.-A good oppor-
tunEty 10 capture Sitting.Bnll Is now offered.
He Is now at Poplar River Agency, above
Fort Duford, ind Is rs hungry as Tanner.
lie threatens Agent Porter With hemp OF
trouble II Ills Informal requfait!on for -four
bacon, and coffee Is not regularly filled. lie
saunters III and ont OF the Agency building,
md his talk has nt least scared tho
Agents family, who arrived hero To-
day by sten,nur. A later report gives
un interview with Agent Porter.
ne says tho situation Is saualIy, and lio has
temporarily dropped down. the river sixty
mlics to await the outcome Of sun.daneg Of
Agency Indians, Porter, kave sitting-Dull
mid party wlIo yIyilcd tho Agency q big
tiinncr. The braves were yery suspicious,
anil each one discussed Ills feast
With file In lis IMP and n se,l-
ttnel outside to watch. a company
Of seventy-!iyo troops from Gen. Miles,
command hnyn arrived ut tho Agency. Sit
tIng-Hull talked very biz to the Agent, md
would have lin to distinctly understand that
there must be rations issued to tho l,asttles ns
well ns 10 tho old warriors His eattp is very
!Iear the Missouri. Secretary Sclturz Will
laye a fine chance to Interview hfm.
, 1880-08-19
AN INDIANA SCHEME.

Spstta& Dhpetth to Ths ctteuoo Tribune
ISplASAPoL1s, Ind, Aug. 1s.-A very pri-
yate neetlno was held to-day ut the Union
Dcpot BY several railway managers, among
them J. N. AlcCulloch, Vice-rresident of the
Pennsylvania Company; D. W. Caldwell,
General Manager Of tho Panhandle Llnc;
John F. Miller, Superintendent Of the III
'anapolls Division Of the Pittsburg, OinciA-
natl j. st. Louis; Ed AlcKcnna, Supcrin-
tendent Of the Jcifersonyllle, 3fudIson Il
Indianapolis; md W. r. A1cKeen, President
Of the Vapdalla, Tile meeting WIS secret,
ala nothing conll bH learned snye TINT tile
RehteInen were satisfied with the result
u TIC conference. 1t is suri,lisetl,
Mevent further negotiations which have
lee'' entered lMto BY II. L. ingalls,, I'resl-
;leht ot the Columbus, indianapolis, st.
Louis u Cincinnati ltoad. to purchase tho
vernon j. GreensburK md ,lefIersonvll)e
NsanGtl Of the Ohio L. Mississippi, a1,d r,Iror
eaya they have been successful. However
!fAe tlls IS, the situation Is grave one for
ua JefFeraonsfIfo, Madison &E indianapolis,
Wl!el! a!rensty feels the c!fect Of tho colll-
Fs.ssson for its indianapolis business BY thu
LOUISVILLE. New AlbnMy 4. ChichKtl, and the
TMtulanapoits, Decatur u Springfield ltnntls
iae fgute fMM this city 10 L,,isvilio by
Hieehsbutg, Vernon, anil tho JetferSonylllo
Msett route, -
, 1880-08-19
States, East an1 Vest Tho meetings
promise To be very Interesting, and much
| g0ou Is expected 10 result from them.
THE CROPS.
AfrNN EaOTA.

MINNESOTA.
Special D1rafth to The CAiedao Tribune.
6r. rAUt, Mimi, Aug. 18-The J'bnfc.>-
Press viii prtnt tomorrow an editorial re-
view 0f the avcrnne and Yield Of tho wheat
cror OF 1880. based upon Information re-
celved from scverai independent sources, i'll
Guiding returns from many tlrashl,gs. The
acrcnKe Gown to wheat is a little lcss thur,
100000, and tho yield per mere Is estimated
at fifteen bushels In tie following wny: In
the southeastern counties. between the Iowa
and Minnesota Division Of tho Chicago, NIL
waukoe d st. Paul Railroad, tho Yield varies
from fifty-stx bushels II, some counties not de-
vastcti by cl,fnch-buss to eighteen In others.
The average will .be twelvu bushels west Of
here, anu south Of the Minnesota Rivcr the
sama conditions prevail. But tile area
ef Oft ,Se ,,SSerltors ects4 is I HInallfr r
fourteen bushels III The central belt OF. conn.,
ties. Norti, Of the Minnesota the yield Will
ynry from fifteen bushels in low ground to
eightqen on high, with an nyerngg Of seven:
tern bushels: i, tho Red River Va1Iy and
Northern. Pacific country tho average
yield Will be at lenst twenty Dushr[s,
anti east Of the Mississippi fifteen. Tho
Nvernge for tho WhD!e State Will ho fifteen
bushels. The whole yield will be about
a, ,oo0, 600: The yield Of oats for the season Is
estimated Mt about 27,G00, 900 bushels; Of
corn, u, ,660, 600 buRhels; OF barley, 8.1sd, 900
bnshela: making tic tntal cereal crop OF
Minnesota this year nearly 90 QUO zoo bushc!s.
, 1880-08-19
sTA1rLArAN's RESIGNATION.

sTA1fLSI4AN's RESIGNATION.
a special corresponding Of tho Cincinnati
Gazette gives tho following Information re-
gard1ng tho reported resignation OF General
Traffic Manager Stniinan, Of tho Louisville
i Nashville lla!lroad:
Tho Gnzttts's spcoiai tifspatch saying TINT
there wns 10 fo,,ndntion for tho r,,lfor TINT
General Trai1le Manager stahlman Ind resigned
WAS correct rs fnr M It won't. The fnots IN tho
casn tro alnsttt as fnlnwa: Col. Htahnan did tn.
tlnlnto to tho management Ut tho Louisville &
Nashville ltUntt that he contemplated rendering
hfa resignation ut m eRrly hny+ At tho so''ctu.
h1n ut tho infringement he accepted u lcnve Of
atyEctlcp fur twelve months instcHa. Tho hIltrers
Of tue Foal hopc that II withdrawal from tile
while will enable him to regain bis health. which
Prcsldont Aloxandcr viii havo fnll ton
troll Of tho executive department., also
tho commercial intcreata OF the road.
Gen. Alcxandcr's we'll known nbility
ns railroad It,unnEcr. tngcthor with his ctI-
saryatien. nuEurs we'll for railroad interests
south Of the OhiU nlver. I1o has Rad time md
again TINT rato war waH useless "a II WIS scnse-
enough for MI tho lines md instead Of gunrrcl-
Ing thoy should work IN harmony cach doing hts
best to develop tho wliaIe cuuntry. Tho sentt-
n1ent OF tho people, heecnl}outs Is that MI DIFF
fcrenccs between the f.Otlfsy3tfc & Nashville
and tho Cincinnati Southern, md the rato wnr
Just nov rnXiny betweet, the Chicago. 1T: Louis
T. New Orleans md Louisville T. Nashville VIII
soon be adjusted. aud tflat pence and quiet and
general good feeling viii exist as long as Vice
traffic us well rs executive departments Of tho
rynd.
, 1880-08-19

CINCINNATI, O.. Aug. 1s.-A lively rate
war on whisky 10 New Orleans Is exciting
shippers. Tho regular rate Is $3.50 per bar
rel, but to-day 1t 1lad gono down to 81, and
intinlatIons we're given that 1t would
DO much lower before tho closu
of the week. THO Ohio & Mississippi
Road Inns declared itself out Of tic light,
and refuse to quote less than tho rate sheet
This narrows the fight to tho Cincinnati
Southern & Louisville Short Line. 1t Is as
serted that tho c,lt was 1nstigated by Freight
Agent GMlp, Of tho Lolttsylllo Il Nashville
koad. Tho praspect IL that the fight will
continue for an illdctintt ti,no.
, 1880-08-19
A 800, 900 CLAIM DlSALL0 OWED.
Rnxrtat Di,nnteh 10 T4.s Chteaoo Tribune.

DosroN, Mass, Aug. 1e.-The clatm Of
Intcs College, Of Lewiston, Nc. for Sl00,oo0
as legacy Of the lute Uel,jalhi, Z. Bates, Ut
Wasortowu. las been dlsallowel BY the
Commissioners OF tho Dates estatc. William
G. Russell n,lu Francis w. Iur.l, OF Boston.
Tho condition of tho legacy was TINT all all
dltlonal slo0, 600 sl,uuId bo raised 10 go with
the first sun. or this anount S30, 900 Was
tcrcsl-bearlng notes. On4 Of 81, 500 WasglyGn
BY the Frue Baptist Etl,lcatlomt Society. With
assets OF over $-lo, ,ooQ, md o!.e for S5,@W 9y
tha lion. GcoIRe q. FoeR, of Concord, y. HI
the nolps ara hot lolIa1a ~ Kates usstl tho
word. Bnt they aru quoted ~ Sennrktnk
that jury on appeal may ruseFso their EnI-
, 1880-08-19
NEf3ItABI[A,

Special Correspondence Of Tie Chicago Tribune.
LINCOLN, Nei., Aug. ia good deal of
uneaslncss has been felt latcly among farnl-
ers aud others on the possibilities OF 4 partial
failure Of the corn crop this year. The Stnto
Is literally ono vast field OF corn. nothing like
so much having been planted here before;
hut tho question Is, Inns not tie excessively
dry weather 'chokcl up the growth Of corn
I'll the carp Many upland fields have been
ruined, the corn not heading out well. tho
Places, S mid alans III tic different streams, ths
yield will be very heavy, and there will be
thousands Of bushels llcld for So Tho
raIn-fall In tlis State this senson las been
somewhat scattering, and, while some Of tic
northern counties have BEEN watereA abun-
dainty, many Of the western and Interior
counties hnve suffered severely from drought.
It is these latter counties that tava fears Of n
failure Of the .corll crop. II, however,,
heavy rain should visit liz soon. there Wnnld
be no need CT further anxiety III this partic-
utAr.
, 1880-08-19
ITEMS,

ITEMS,
The regular monthly meeting Of the Fast
Freight lines will be held at tho Gllsey
House, New York, Aug. 81 nnd q.
Afr. Jun,es Huntington Inns been appointed
General Manager ut tho Memphis s. Little
Rock Railroad, 10 I'LL the vacancy caused by
tho resignation Of Col. Rudolph Fink.
The meeting Of General Freight Agents,
which was 10 have been held. at Niagara
Falls Aug. "a, for tie PURPOSE Of completing
tic arrangement for charging car-lot frelghts
by actual weight, to make certain changes
IN thu classification, llns been postponed ILL.,
I'll Sept. !, attd will be held at the Grnn1 Pt-
citlc Hotel In this city.
X. ". r. FostAr Ias been appointed Pas
sPSf Pasc AAsft Assrd d q s weSss eIy a T. M p's hay =
nls headquarters ut u Clark STREET .AIr.
Foster Inns been !n tho employ Of tho Wabasll
for some time past, md II we'll qualified f0r
the duties OF Ills new position.
4 large force o.! workmcn nro now engaged
II tearing down the old depot Of tl,s CLlcslgo
preparatory to building a largc md elrgu!l,t
structure ut ONCE. 1t will ba two stories
high, md will contain the general otlees To-
cnte!l at TINT. point. 1t Will also hive co,u-
nlo.lious waitlng-rooms aud line eating-
room.
AC A*HN ! YIN 05uptN Says 4Ht 1lll-
nols Central has n unique position Alnone
American railroads. 1t Ias for nycr twenty
years paid rrgularnnnmaI dividends amount
lug altogether to tho hunJs0n,o totnl Ut more
thin $3y, 5ys,Ht.. During that time It l,as re-
.tuced It's funded debt to s1o.a0o ooo ut alisi Q
per cent per aIlrgm ON n iualn line Of 7o5
miles nnd n. track IT 848 miles. That is to
say, comparing it With such n line as tho
Central, of New Jersey, which ilas seventy
t've miles Of maln l!lie, md is bonded f0r
times tho length u road, and Is bonded for
less thnn oie-third OF tho amount.
Aud tllls debt Il laerely nalutual, Whesl
the ASSETS Of tho Company are exan1nedi Il II
fonnd TINT the Cunpnny's AIsposab!c or cnsls
nHsets are III excess OF the entire bonded
debt, Asmoong s1n the conpany's assets ,yill be
far.ning lailtls and town lots; 81 o00 ooo worth
ct frat Mortgago bonds Of the Chicago, St:
of tho secGna Mortgages OF the snrne road,
lMsitcs Gt,ooo sl!nrcs OF ting capital stock Of
tllat Company. Tic Illinois Central stuck has
always heen fayortt IL. Lnn4ou ,anI Au..
stGruaM. It commanded 10 III Those lnar.
kets when Rack Island, which IL now selling
equal to 20 Wns under pnr.
, 1880-08-19
CAMPAIGNING IN NEBRASKA.

LINCOLN, Neb., Aug. IA series Of
ca,np-lneutings ass belng held throughout
The State, The Que ut Bennet, 4 littlB town
shlrteen ut!les froul here, called out large
crowd yesterday. many people from dls~
tanco have pitched their tents III the grove
where the meetings are being held, aud will
tcIuuln ausiIlg tllt entire series Ut meetings,
TIE lattsr are conducted at present. ~ local
Il ush sw vi dass VIZ tae io% W 't mao ad otIes
, 1880-08-19

apsesal Dspdtth 10 Tbs chteaoo Tribune.
CLINTON, ILL.,, Aug. l8-rhe corn crop In
De Wilt County will fall short by half OF what
It was expGcted to yield, owing to the heavy
md continued drought for the past month. II
there IL not rain soon Il Is fc1resl thnt It will
be Nh entre failure. The thcrntumcter noted
10O degrees In the sllatlc to-day,
, 1880-08-19
SOLD AT AUCTION.

:. spsetai Ds'pateh to 1hs Chicago Tribune.
EAST SAGINAW, Mich, Aug. 1s.-A'sate OF
no Flint & pera btnrauette Railway, III.
guiding 300 miles Of inain lire midi branches.
Wy w soYenty.four miles OF sEdlngs, with all tile
rolling stock, equipments. buildings, ETC.,
Sas made in this city to-day at auction
u'auee decree Of tho Court. Tho sale was
made Ut the instance Of the consolidated
ooaaho!dera for the purpose OF eifectlng
;teofganizatlon Of tho Company, and convert
sis Is the bonds tntoprcfurred stock. Only one
s sla was made,-S1 ,0oo. .0o0,-and $4,000 was
tsspossted. Tho balance Of the purchase IL
.a ~oe laado IL bonds within ten days. The
sase was made to q purchasing committee
on nehalt Of aaeA III the interest Of tho corr
,seslaatel ,n bondllolders OF four thousand four
tssaa tHaaafe4 ana seventy bonds. All but eighty
'ns %sss deposited IN the hands Of tho purchas-
~. ~ .Ggiamittee II Ia expected that tue new
Ws'assa.alaatlou s'as. will ba perfected and the Com
rhSa! VIII tnko possession about Oct To-. No
ths fths"se o. Importance tl the nngeuluut Of
ssna,sp srg sqpad u anticipated 30 tar as tho
eoats1nn,sS1hn'gfe Ien, Sh'gfers nrs eonssrnstl; It Is
10 aTa I'LL stoek. The sale was effected subject
WHIP! WGi.sos securitles, amounting to s4,0,5, Jul,
sanSa saSn VI W. " Fetluced BY laild assets some
ssS'"tM Tic road was never in 10 prOs-
{ns9us {na condition NJ now. tho earnings for
csrasa n'sSht yenr t0 Aug. Ii showing an III
~"s' o'ef 1aSt year OF about 837U, GU.
, 1880-08-19

TIIILADEI1PIIIAl 4 lEEA11ING.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 1a.-Tl,e Receivers
Of tho Philadelphia T. Reading Railroad nre
disseminating trains and stopping dead work
ut tho mines to cut down expenses. a MILL
ion uild half H. cash Is needcd Tor Sept. IL.
The amount 10 ba raised during tho year Is
S1l, 900. This does not Include the money
fur wages nor N!nterlnls.
, 1880-08-19

~. .GoLaaN9s, a9, Hs!!1nhn, 1,nu 9LAtHyoyAH An,
anu alI!hY s6stIlalons i specially. MagnaiIo lIs0t1
usok W DsaIboFn-st, ne&r Albums. "
1(TE KECUMAEND NNi. EKAaKg. YN0O 2O3-
W ton. ~ fhs hsst .ds!sar and sHpnsa1T ~ lovu
Nla1ri1ee. Kt4 ba1nt42 nlMfft aQl Ws1t MkA1l&0A-S
Morning journal and courier., 1880-08-06
WANTFn

WANTED, TN THIS CITY, Q Store retail boots and shoes A Good location. Address ." BOOTS & SHOES," a6 2tH this office
Morning journal and courier., 1880-08-06
New Haven HarbOr.

Col. BarIovv's Report to Washington.
 Major J. W. Barlow, United States engi- neer, who has charge of the river and harbor improvements in this district, has forwarded from New London to General Wright, chief of engineers, reports of the progress of the improvements in this State, and of New Ha- ven harbor and the breakwater says:
 New Haven harbor-Fifteen thousand dol lars was appropriated in 1879 for the dredg ing of 16-foot channel from Long Wharf to Steamboat Wharf, distance of 2,300 feet, and nearly 300 feet wide. The work was carried on as rapidly possible during April, May and June, 1880. The contract was extended to July 31, 1880, and up to June 20, 1881, and 9, 5,890 cubic yards of dredging removed, making 16-foot channel, 300 feet wide, from Fort Hale to the lower bridge above Steam boat Wharf. The $15, ,000 appropriation this year will be applied to further dredging. Major Barlow thinks Tomlinson's bridge should be altered so that it would admit the movement of the tides He thinks tEe bar just below Fort Hale should be removed. Last year he recommended an appropriation of $35, 5,0OO for this purpose. This would make a 16-foot channel, 800 feet wide, through it. Possibly stone jetty would be preferable. Further examinations will be made that he can decide in any event. however, ne WILL TeCOUltneuu tion of $50,O0O next year, to be applied to further the project or a breakwater at New Haven, authorized March 3, 1872, when $50, ,000 was appropriated for it. The pro- ject is for two breakwaters of riprap granite, one from Southwest Ledge, in a northeasterly direction to Dixie's Ledge, $500 feet long and g feet high, and the other from Lud- dington Rock, westerly 200 feet and 2S feet high, the northeastly breakwater to cost $657, 800, and the easterly breakwater to cost $653, ,334 The $3O, 900 appropriated in 1879 was applied to the east breakwater. Work was commenced in April last and proceeded very slowly because the contractor could not quarry rapidly. At the close of the fiscal year 70 feet were completed. The $30,0 appropriated this year will be applied to the east breakwater The amount available will make it 400 feet long. Major Barlow says that the little sums will but begin the work, that if the breakwaters are to be of any prac- tical use large appropriations must be made. He can utilize ,0OO tons of riprap day next year, and could expend $2O0,OOo prottably. It would make the east breakwater 1, ,500 feet long, and would cover an anchorage sufficient to meet the immediate wants of commerce.