Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-02-26

hocks From Point Of Rocks 70 Chesapeake
vs we navigation Is always good. From Point
oi ROCKS 70 Petersburg two distlnct channols az
er.u 20 W,,hln two miles OF the city Tho north
oin ono mas boon cut OF by costly works and
navigation Is confined TO the southern enamel
me river drains from three 10 four thousand
.,hes OF land, bringing down large quantities OF
mud and sand which All up the barber and up-
per portion 81 the channel Tho altenpt has
been made 10 prevent this by means of iettiea
Large sums OF money have been expended an
"v va, ior tnn pnrpose without adequate resulis
when The appropriations have been sunlcient-
~ large 20 anprd extensive dredging tho com
merco 81 the port has incrsaaed enormously
but no or,t heavy rain brings fresh deposits
ana forms The bars ngain The danger OF this
makes shipmastors decline 70 chartar for mis-
por; except at high rates even when tho rIsor Is
open.
Tho present plan Of improvement hos coat the
United Stsios Government about gagOn10 and
letters In our possession from every citizen IN
Petersburg engaged in river tSaIic declare en-
phRtcHliy that there has been no trnpvnyomcuf
IN navigation. - much OF this money % hhs
been expended In sfrsiehtening tho river and
separating mo two channels may yet copduce
T. permanent Improvement under new plan
AM We arc thoroughly convinced that q change
is impcratiyely demanded.
Tue only plan which holds out any hone OF
permanent Improvement IS tho Diversion
schcme.n
This proposes to GU, a canal for the frcshc,
water from = point above the harbor 20 the point
two miles below. where u will empty into Tue Old
North "a 01nol IheD by closure dykoat the head
OF Tue hRrbOf, where the Tiver Is very ugrrog,
ihe SCUM channel from Petersburg 70 Point Of
Rocks becomes "a % canal. from which the de-
strucuvo features - the fresbot are entirely
o.minatod- Whatever IA Then dono 10 widen
@n9 deepen thls emanuel II permanent benefit
To show The eagerness q the city a. foster her
commerce and her carucstucss iu the matter IL IL
only necessary 90 mention the fact that notwiih-
standing tho ies9Iatiou 20 which she was left rs
The war, she has expen led OF her own rnoary
- q 81 40
OF any Cry Ia the Onion which has contributed
10 per cent moro than tho General Government
Tor the improvement OF o. Waterway
Petersburg Inns paid large amount II money
into Tho United ~trfos Treasury. Tho tar on
tobacco in mo city viii average about s. 10I 900 a
year. The totAl receipts for iniorns. revenue At
this once for tho year 1879 vas = .s7s, s42 st.
From ono third ~ ono half 81 the tobacco bonded
Tor export from tho United states is manufqc-
turei Ia Petersburg. Tho risor tTafric ~ the
CRY amounts 10 from ah.if million 20 q million
dollars a year, according TO drsught Of water OBJ
ioiuabie.
NEW PosTNAsTEBs.
virginia: Alice Teller. Decrfeld, Augusta
county, r'ce B. Is. Rule, removed; Z. &.
Boston, Green Spring Depot, louisa
county. rice j. T. Boston. deceased: Ollie
T. Woods, HIawkinstown. shenandoah
county, r,ccJ. T.. Woods. deceased: G.. G.
Glenn, MI. Jackson. Shenandoah county,
rice A. :. Husscy. deceased. w Shewoy,
Sharon Springs, Bland county, utce j. A.
BarultZ resigned.
North Carolina: A. S Mccoy. Doodle.
Irodcll county. rice J. II. DcatOn, resigned
G. ". Davis, Oak Forrest, rice j. W. Steen,
resigned.
The mail route from Summerfeld to
S'cy"nss Greek, IN Virginia. has been ex-
tended so az 60 embrace and supply Clto,
between North Branch and Spring Valley,
increasing the distance two miles.
sula ~. NJ a
Chto, Grayson county, has been dlsc0n-
tiuued.
a post-oflico 10 be known as Mineola
has been cstahlishedn Beaufort county,
y. c., with Charles III. Hodges as post
master.