The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1895-08-01

was oi hHnu the sum OF $17, 1876. OOO IN
round numbers. This embraced 49,, -
eys OF all descriptions, as well as goid
ana silver bullion, inclusive Of Sbat
was held by the melter and refnar anJ
tne conner. The mint now has ON
hand nearly million dollars of melted
ana deprecated silver coin, which will
DC converted into subsidiary coin
RIVERS AND HARBoRs.
Major Demrell has made his o.,
report to the chief engineer upon inn
provements of certain rivers and ba-
nors IN Alrbama, Mississippi ar ! T,or ON
isiana. The report includes A state
ment OF the work done on the barbor
az Mobile. 1t shows that during tho
past fiscal year S544, Ala was exnended
on the work under the plan entered
upon IN 1885 for the purpose of sacur,
ing depth Of % feet of water IL a.
river and harbor. The depth at that
t,me WINS IL feet, and it was estimated
mat 1t would cost 81, 993, 900 TO secure
'he additional six feet, With $50. 600
more per year removing fill-in material
uurlng the progress Of the work. Tn
TO March 2, 1895, 81, ,993. 500 had baep
appropriated by congress for the pres
ent work.
The report on Black Warrior river
Alabama, from Tuscaloosa TO Daniels
Greek, shows that during the veor
SOL 800 was expended, that three cribs
were built, that considerable work was
done on the gates for the locks and
dams, and that needle dams and iron
trestles have been prepared to take the
places OF wooden wickets, as at first
used, which did not prove satisfactory.
This work is done under the estimate
made in 1885, which placed the total
cost at S741,6 Up to this date
1898, 75O has been appropriated.
Major Demrell says that after this
seasons work the part of the river
from Tuscaloosa to the mouth sbould
he in good condition for navigation
during high water, or about five
months in the year. He thinks this
will accommodate all the business TO
be done until the Black Warrior coal
fields shall be opened up, by which
time he thinks the locks and dams can
be completed.
A large part of the work done in the
Tombigbee during the year consists in
removing snags and logs. The river
is navigable as far as Demopolis dur
ing the greater part of the year, but |
to keep it so an annual expenditure /
for keeping it clear of snags will be |
necessary. The report states that no
further permanent improvement can
be made until the completion of tie
system Of locks and dams contemplated |
in the project. It is expected that
work will begin on the first lock dur
ing the present year.
THE NEXT CONGRESS.
Public men in Washington are al
ready beginning to discuss the proba-
bilities as to the length of the next
session of congress. Opinioni is gener-
ally favorable to short session of con-
gress and is based largely ON the be-
lief that both parties will be desirous
of getting away for the campaign at as
early date as possible. 1t is now be-
lieved by some that Mr.. Reed, feeling
sure that he will be elected
to the speakership, has already virtual
ly completed the house committee list,
and at any rate he will be able to an
nounce the appointments very soon af-
Ger the convening of the two houses on
the I'd of December. Should the
house committees be announced soon
after the beginning Of the session, and
that body got its work well under way
before the Christmas holidays, it would
be a decided innovation. Few con-
crosses in recent years have begun the
session without this plan as a part OF
their programme and few have sue
ceeded in putting it into execution.
TRADE WITH GIBRALTAR FAILING OFF.
Consul Sprague, at Gibraltar, reports
10 the State Department that the re- [
noval of the Spanish custom house
from the border has greatly injured the ,
business there. This action was taken
10 prevent fraud. During the past six
months the importatiOns from the [
United States have been as follows: /
Flour, 90, ,946 bags; petroleum, $4,000
,ases; tobacco, 3OS hogsheads, 935 I
,ases, 7S4 bales; cavendish, 6S boxes; ,
,erfumery, 1900 cases; furniture, 80 I
,ases; patent medicines, 20 boxes. The
,oal trade of Gibraltar continues to de- [
.rease, and Algiers, the consul says, i
GEMS to be the fayorite point for coal l
no vessels. He closes his report by [
aging:
ssNo merchant vessels have called at I
his port during the past quarter flying {
,ur flag, but no less than eight steam {
nd sailing yachts have visited this har- {
,or during that period, owned by some I
# our wealthy citizens. t