Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-11-06
APPOMATTOX RIVER.
THE GOVERNMENT WORK OF I'M.
PROvEMENT THEREON.
ROMANCE OF THE VAR.
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virgfnia-Personal and Postal Notes
Other Items.

Other Items.
WASHINGTON. November 5,--(special)
The forthcoming report OF General Will
/ son, chief of United States engineers.
which is now in the hands OF the printer,
| will. among other items OF interest to Vir-
| gnians. have this TO say about the Apo
mattox river:
This river was navigable at high wa
/ ter for vessels drawing about l-2 feet
before its Improvement as far as Pc
tersburg. eleven miles from the mouth
al City Point. Va. This channel was
tortuous, and numerous shoals limited
10 that degree the draft that could safe
ly be carried into the river
''The project for this improvement,
adopted in 1870. provided for obtaining,
by dredging shoals and the construction
Of contracting works. channel II feet
deep at mean high water and of such
width as was thought could be main
tained by the tidal flow. The estimated
cost Of this work was 1929, $50. an in ad
dition $4,000 annually for the mainte-
nance OF the channel and contracting
works. II being desirable TO extend the
/ contracting works contemplated under
/ the original project. the estimate was,
| by authority Of the Chief of Engineers,
increased to Si7S.92O in 1888.
"The amount expended on the improve
ment to June 30. 1897. was $i29,2@.54.
"By 1915 a channel 20 feet wide and IL
feet deep at mean high water had been
secured from Petersburg TO Point Of
| Rocks. by dredging such shoals as re-
] CURED It, and by making cutoff called
/ 'Puddledock Cut This channel was sub
| seduently increased to so feet. Nu-
merOus shoals formed by freshets have
been dredged and regulating and con-
tracing works built.
The expenditures during the fiscal
/ year ending June 30. 1888, amounted TO
Sl7212 for care of plant and office ex-
genses.
The channel depth at the close of the
/ fiscal year will allow a vessel of 8 feet
draft TO reach Petersburg at mean high
. water.
The commerce Of the river during the
calendar year 1887 amounted to Si,OSl tons,
an Increase OF 2,n3 tons when compared
/ with statement submitted for calendar
year 1886:
July /, 1897. balance unexpended.s 1880 66
June 30, 1893. amount expended
during fiscal year .............. AZ IL
July 1, 1898, balance unexpended.s Ais "a
Amount (estimateO required for
completion of existing project. .AS, go %
Amount (estimated) required for
main enance annually .......... 1000 %
Amount that can be profitably ex-
pended in fiscal year ending
June 30, 1890, including mainte-
nance ........ .........'.....'.'''' |oVO" !"
ARMY ORDERS.
Nv direction Of the President, First
Lieutenant Fitzhugh Lee. Jr., First Regi-
ment United States Volunteer Engineers,
having rendered his resignation, 10 enable
him to accept appointment as second lieu
tenant Of infantry, United States army
is honorably discharged the service OF the
United States by the Secretary OF war
as of the First United States Volunteer
Engineers only, TO date from September
IS 1895
Bv direction of the Secretary of War.
| Private John b. Ayres, Jr., Battery x,
United States Artillery, Fort Monroe. Va
| will be discharged the service OF the
United States.
"Acting -Hospital-Steward James c.
| Dougherty, Josiah Simpson General Hos
| pital Fort Monroe, Va, is discharged
and is entitled to travel-pay.
"By direction of the Assistant Secre-
tary Of War Private Joseph Rutherford,
| Battery X, Sixth United States Artillery,
now in the hands Of the civil authorities
serving sentence Of imprisonment, Will be
| discharged without honor from the SER
vice Of the United States by the com
| handing officer Of Fort Monroe, Va.
"By direction Of the Secretary of War,
| Northumberland Charles II. Ribbed,
| Judge Advocate. United States Volun-
teers, will proceed to Savannah. Ga, and
| report in person to the commanding gen
eral. Seventh Army Corps, for assignment
TO duty as Judge Advocate Of that corps.
"The following payments of troops are
/ ordered by the Secretary Of War: Major
George w. Baird, paymaster. United
/ States army, will pay the troops at Wash
ngton Barracks, District OF Columbia;
| Fort Myer, Sheridan Point, and Fort
/ Monroe Va; Fort Washington. Nd; Fort
Macon and Fort 'Caswell. n. c."
POSTAL NOTES.
The following fourth-class postmasters
were appointed recently:
North Carolina-Bowies Creek. Harnett
county, w. A Green vice William J. Long,
/ removed.
Virginia-Naruno, Campbell county, r..
r. BlankenshIp vice Walter l.. Maddox.
| removed; Perrows, Campbell county. Mrs.
| Annie l.. Crist vice Mrs. Kate 5. Bruce,
dead; Redoak Charlotte county. Berkeley
D. Adams vice K. G. Hardie. resigned;
! Sherwood Rockbridge county, Mrs Susie
r. Clarke vice John IL. Shafer. removed;
Tide, Lee county Franklin b. Cox vice
| William p. NJ. Stewart, resigned
Changes have been made in star mail
| schedules as follows in Virginia:
Diggs TO Willams's Wharf-Leave Digs
Monday, Wednesday, and Friday 10 A.
NJ. arrive Williams's Wharf by T. M;
leave Williamss Wharf Monday, We'd
nesday. and Friday 2 u. NJ. arrive Digs
BY p. NJ; leave DIGS Tuesday. Thurs
day. and Saturday A NJ. arrive Dill
liams's Wharf by 10 A. NJ; leave VIII
lims's Wharf Tuesday, Thursday, and
Saturday II A. NJ, arrive Diggs by f. M
Laban to Williams's Wharf-Leave La
han Monday. Wednesday, and Friday IL
A NJ. arrive Williamss Wharf by i +.
NJ. leave Willams's Wharf Monday, wed
nesday. and Friday 2 p. NJ, arrive Laban
nv 3l5 2. M. leave Laban Tuesday, Thus
dav. and Saturday S:45 A. NJ, arrive VIII
uams's Wharf by 10 A. NJ. leave VIII
Uams's Wharf Tuesday, Thursday, and
Saturday II A. NJ. arrive Laban by lzlo
! +. NJ.
Among the fourth-class postmas'ers ap-
nointed Wednesday were the following:
] Browns Cove. AlDemarle