The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1892-04-17
WORK AT WASHINGTON.
THE RIVER AND EIARBOR AP.
PRDPEEaTlONS uEAGER.
North taroiigiian's Remains Re.
moVcd--Nany PostotRce Change.
senator Vance,s Health.

terian cemetery which has recently
been sold to private parties, and the
remains Of persons Inferred therein are
being rtburied elsewhere. Among the
graves IS that Of Hon. James Gillsspie.
q member OF the House of Representa-
tiyes, from North Carolina in The
early part OF the century, who died
here January II, 1905. Tuesday Mr.
Grady introduced resolution in the
House directing the sergeant alarms
10 cause to be removed from thi,
cemetery the remains of Mr.. Gillespie
and have the same reinterred in the
Congressional cemetery, or in some
other public cemetery in the District,
the exp nses incident to the removal
thereto % be paid ont of the contin.
gent fund OF tie House. Thursday
the sergeant at-Arms complied with the
Instructions and p handsome caske,
beiug substituted for The old walnu,
coffin which was taken up, all that re-
maincd Of the former Congressman
was reinterred in the Congressional
cemetery.
The river and harbor bill, which
has been reported in the House, is not
as liberal to the needs OF the situation
in North Carolina as previous meas
ures of like character have been. Il
Is understood that our Congressman
are not favorably disposed to the bill,
By reason Of its inadequate appropria
tons for North Carolina waters. The
State is to be congratulated, however
upon the fact that Senator Ransom is
a memuer Of the Senate commerce
committee, tn ouah whose hands the
bill will have TO pass, and it is be.
lieved that he will do, as he has done
il the past much towards causing the
appropriations to be increased to fg.
ures somewhat more commensurate
with the Importance of the improve
mcnts in progress. In the bill as re.
ported, Beaufort harbor gets SIC, 1000
With $4,000 additional for continu
ing the improvement of the inlan(
waterway between Bea ufort harbol
and New river, while Lockwood
tolly river gets only $4,000. Tn,
Cap Fear river ABOVE Wilmington i
allowed $4,000, while the great i'm
provement work below that city i
given the sum Of 100000. Th
Northeast branch Of the Cape Fea
river is allowed $4,000. For con
tinuing the work of improvin,
Ocracoke inlet the sum of $4,000 i
appropriated; Pasquotank river is al
lowed $4,000, Contentnea creek get
$1,000, Neuse river $4,000, Ne,
river $1,000, Pamlico and Tar river
100000, Roanoke river SIS, 900, Tren
river $4,000, Yadkin river $1,000
Lumber riger $4,000, Fishing cree
Cup to the hridge of the Wilmingto
4 Weldon railroad) $4,000. The il
land water route, from Norfolk harbo
10 Albemarle sound through Currituc
sound, receives $4,000. The tots
appropriations for the State amount t
only S232,00), which, in view of pa
appropriations, IS very small 10;
indeed
There has recently been quite
shaking up among the smaller pos
Offices in North Carolina. j, y. Flu
Ter, heretofore postmaster at Bere
Granville county, has been remove
and commission has been made in ii
name Of j. A. Swansey. The folio
ing removals have also taken place:
B. Wallace at Abbottsburg, BLADE
county, is succeeded by J. >. Cain;
,. Council at Council station, Bad'
county, is succeeded By }. j. Brigl
/. o. Fonvlie at Duck Creek, On SIC
county, is succeeded by w. Rasse
9. Faison at Elliott, in Sampson Coz
~, is succeeded by f. l.. Faison;
Merritt at Ham, Bladen county,
succeeded by j. Ross; G. G. Nj
Dougal, at Rosindale, Bladen coun
IS succeeded by L. M. Perry; J.
Neal at University Station, Orar
county, issuccet ded by j. n. Shumak
NJ. 5. Merrill has been appoint
postmaster a: Clear Run, Samps
county, to fill the vacancy caused
he death of 5. T.. Johnson. J.
Byrne, postmaster at Willis Gre
Bladen county, has rendered his res
nation and I. G. Cain is now pt
master there. New postoffices b.
been established at Fernhurst, ia
son county, with George A. Hughes
postmaster; at Emit, Johnston cour
with Joseph II. Eatman as postmas
and at Moratock, Montgomery cour
with Pleasant G. Saunders as .
master. The post-olfice at Skill, Nc
county, has been discontinued.
senator Vance has been quite
well for the past week or so, and
not been able to attend the session
the Senate.
Mr.. Alexander has introduces
private bill for the relief of Tho
Mcbride Of Robson county. A
llar measure was introduced by
Cowles for the relief of Anna NJ
Dan, administrative, and Mr.. Brs