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if. airily all tte day.
The words unkind
Vo! trouble my mind
, arben voti went away,
ffr. tn liiore direful, darling.
)r iven vou needless pain
vx"ar own-"
1.4 X and tone
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T!-J r ver f'r nie
:,, rthe heart should ease.
r r nitfV ' I,,rth iU
Th d nfver conic l.oine at nii;t't,
,n.l hearts have broken
K.t hnrf h word spoken.
Tte' "-rrtw t an ne t r hot rijrlit.
..- , .YeoarefulthoUR!iSfi tlc stranger ;
!;:..ftf'r"ourown, . j
Th..u 'le love "our own ft. het.
ih 1! with thecurve impatient,
' ll J .row fi:h tJut io-.k of acorn,
Taere ru.;l f.te
.i-. vA" it U. late
.To'ttnd.t!i work of morn.
,,,( h rch iuo-t h C-roliim
' t)n Lt-t Sal.bath wti-k, it was my
PriSlfiot worship at Su?ar tYok I
fharvhtthn miU-H t of Char lotte. j
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-line ton or
JtiiiiL' 'iitult r tlu
t
V!rl h m:rKei uev. niign
MoA'leh preached occasionally lor
them during the years 17." ami
ll.'n"., and was succeeded ly llev.
Kli-iia encer and Kol.t. McMur
,!. H 1 7 they (-allel Rev. Nat.
K, ir friwii Ncw'Vork Fresbytery.
:outiu or the gos- j
h,u-iil ai-1 one of the brethren SMy fayo thousand dollars; for j tions to replace notes of a design
hXl'to M)iin- two or three hun- f tne Interior Department, two nun- and denomination now successfully
I; i L,,,, jn hv "rove at the drtHl 1111,1 twenty thousand dollars; i counterfeited, six hundred thousand
l Ml... Ii.i'l.,. I1lllT ll:lV( IH'HI O f .
, ... 'i.iu- tint wor-liin was going ,er Bncuiiurai JJeiartnu.nt, dollars: iTovuled, That each of
' i i th.- ho'is. twenty thousand dollars; for the ud national banking associations
"Vt i it'-l l.i itl I witnessed a 1 Department of Justice and the At- shall reimburse the treasury the
.li .iWiiibI-i"'of ioil's pei.Ie 1 torney (ieneml'sollice, ten thousand costs of the" .circulating notes fur-Cn-ek
church eidit 'miles ' dollars ; for the Supreme Court of nished under this provision.
uUVof Charlotte, and'thnv mih-s iho t'nik-ii States twenty five thou- For expenses in detecting and
f in tlif Citiwhi river. This -sand dollars; for the supreme court bringing to trial and punishment
liurihhvas organized in 17io, and ( "f l,,e V'n01 C;!mi"bia' -"e i Person engagetl in counterfeiting
. . . . i . i i it i n i it-n nil ill iihui.ii ' . . i . ...w. .............. .
i i 1 1 1 in'." - -
Mr. Kcfr having d
, i ti;---!li tla y alter-
declined t accvpt
rward stvured the
i-ti'ial laiM.rs oi llev. liooen
lhr.rv ; of Donegal l'relytery.
r i C f . . AI.j. -
k-nburg county, May-iHh, i;7o,and
mbsequently lKrean active part in
i-uriuj the imlepcndence tf his
totintrxt"
llev. K Ij. Watson was the fourth
Iator, Who serve 1 the church for
eleven years, and was greatly bles
hiI in his labors. After him wine
Uev. .!llertus Ij. Watts, who was
uTeeded by Rev.O. D. 1 'arks, now
jni'tor jnf SiigJir Creek church.
Tlu n fol 1 owe I Ke v. J a n i es 1 . Wa 1 1 ,
alio was succeeded ly Rev. JS. C.
Alexander. Their ninth and pres
ent pastor is Rev. John Douglas,
wh'jy.mie from Charleston Ireby
ury i '
l;ptlier Douglas has bevu at this
ihun hj for m vcii yi-ars,Vaud has
Urn greatly blessed in liis Jabors.
Tin-singing is by the vomjrry ut ion,
aad nt the H-opie praise the Ird.
(.trot he c DiUprlas, it is thought, has
the largest meiiilfer.-hip in the
Mate probably in the Southern
Mates. He thinks his membership
larger than Rocky River, and that
i Lurch '1 think, has been regarded
us our' largest church for many
years. ;
During the pastorate of Rrother
Parks, they built a very large and
neat house of worship. It was a
delightful communion season ; the
peon! so harmonious and so devot
td to their pastor. For seven years
dure have km added annually
thirty inciidrvrs to this church.
C'irisij,! OWrcr. F. II. D.
;Fim the Wilmington Star.
Hydrophobia.
A
t. if ,;:c,-c.fttl Cure in thi.t
(V.'iA lAtUrfnym the I'hy-fii-ittii
Tie JtemeditA
Employed.
The' following communication,
n.trr.dig a remarkable and sue-;
i-es-ful cure of hydrophobia in this
city, and whicheems to be fully
MUthetitieated, has been sent to the i
New York Herald by the physician
who attended the victim, and his
account of the treatment used may j
lr mailt' of value and lenefit to '
ethers ih the hot days that are ap- !
l Touching:
To thr VjUtor of the Xnr York Her- I
o.'d:
l rtnit me to contradict an item
fii'vs which apjieared in a morn
ing pa'pVr of yesterday, which read
as ft, Hows:
"l'hilip Iftus, aged ninu years,
-f s! Cherry street, was bitten by a
d-g in Cherry street a few days ago,
and ha hvilroi.holna. lie cannot !
as li
erl"
reeove
1 a ni a phy.-ician, and this case
was brought to mv notice on Mon-
nay. the lth instant.
nearly three
was bitten.
weeks waiter the Ikv
, h n I arrived at his home he was
u!.oriug under mo-t violent convul- ;
ami iiutiuicsuti an me sy ni-
toin- of the terrible disease. The
ce apicared to me so bad that I
felt reluctant toaduiinLster anything
without consulting other physi
cians. ;
Accordingly I procured the at
tendance of three brother doctors,
who pronounced the case to be one
fif hydrophobia, and also felt reluc
tant to administer anything to the
patient. I considered, however,
that there was still a hote, having
given this disease long years of
:uay, though it is generally con
sidered incurable by the standard
hiedieal authorities. I lirat admin
istered a warm bath, after which I
Used cold applications to the spine;
save him hydrate of chloral and
troiniJe ammonia, with suposito
ries a 1 ministered every three hours.
After the first dose the paroxysms
were partially relieved, and he fell
into a sound sleep, which lasted for
a few Iiours. When he awoke the
paroxyms again returned with their
usual severity, the deglutition be
came extremely difficult, so much
so that it was only by a great effort
he was made to swallow another
portion of the medicine. Again the
symptoms" became obedient to the
remedy, with a marked improve
ment in the general condition of the
patient By continued persistence
n the treatment he is now almost
in a state of convalescence, and
there is every hope of his recovery,
i D. McN., M. D.
The Roman Catholic Mission,
founded for the conversion of the
Southern colored people, is making
rapid progress. There are present,
ays the Ctttholic y.VnVtr, six Ameri
can students at the College ol St.
Joseph, at Mill Hill, Middlesex,
England, making the preparatory
studies for this mission, besides five
Englishmen, six Irishmen, three
'iennans, two Hollanders' and one
Belgian,.
rt.-r hi :-. liev.Jann- -McKaerrom V"""'" ww
orange! 2'resbvterv Ui-ame their d'ates in Congress, approver j
,,a-tor if, ,.-7s. Ileeontinuetl with -Apnl stvond, eighteen hundrecl and :
iuin until 17-J7. - In the year isol, ! seventy two is hereby repealed : j
...... ii;,...i.r..v. nnt..r .-iihi 1'rovideil, I hat, until a contract is
rr-tor.! His tombstone savs "he jnade, the debates shall he printed
' i,....,.i,,..r:,- ;.r,w.t. by the congressional printer, under
OFFICIAL.
JAIVS OF THE UNITED STATES.
Iissed lit the 'third Session of the
forty-second (bngress.
GEXEItAt, XATUR E Xo. 27.
AN ACT making Appropriations for
sundry civil Expenses of the Govern
ment for the fiscal Year ending June
thirtieth,' eighteen hundred and sev
enty four, and for other Purposes. -Bo
it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the
United States of America, in Can
press assembled, That the following' j
sums ho. and the raimp nrr hirthv i
appropriated, for the objects herein
after expressed, for tho fiscal vear
' ending June thirtieth, eighteen
hand red and seventy four, namely:
ruBLic rniXTixG and bixdixg.
For the public printing for the
j public binding, and for paier for the
. public printing, two million dollars,'
Jutid the sum hereby, appropriated,
i printing and binding may be done
ftmouts foliowing. namely
thousam
yJof !
Jolto .
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Liiuu.iiiiv.1 uuunia: mr nit; irt'iian-
btate, twenty five thousand
lor the J retisury Depart-
dollars ; for the rsavy Department,
iX'partment, one hundred and
seventy live thous;tnd dollars; and
fr loth houses -of Congress, one
million dollars; and the amounts
herein designated for the several
executive departments may be dis
tributed to the bureaus thereof at
the discretion of the head of each
department, who shall certify such
distribution to the public printer ;
and tin? last proviso to
the act iro-
ling for printing and report in.
i--- i
the direction of the joint committee
on public printing on the part of the
Senate.
For printing the preparatory cir
culars, and for printing and bind
ing, at the government printing of
fice, the report on life insurance
statistics, made under authority of
the Kighth International Statistical
Congress, by William IJarqes, a
delegate from the United States, in
accordance with the plan of"pubIi
cation adopted at the said congress,
under the direction of the Secretary
of State, three thousand five hun
dred dollars.
For lithographing, mapping, and
engraving for both houses of Con
gress, the Supreme Court, and the
court of claims, fifty thousand dol
lars. TItEASI" H V I EPA IiTM EN T.
For IJfe-savinq Stations: For
salaries of two superintendents of
the life-saving stations on the coasts j
oi Long island ana .xe v Jersey, at
one thousand live nunorea uonars
each, three thousand dollars; and
for one superintendent on the coasts
of CajK? Cod and of Block island,
Rhode Island, one thousand dollars.
For fifty four keepers of stations,
at two hundred dollars each, ten
thousand eight hundred dollars.
For seventeen keepers of stations,
at two hundred dollars each, three
thousand four hundred dollars.
For ten keepers of stations, at two
hundred dollars each, two thousand
dollars.
For pay of crews of experienced
surf men at such stations and for
such eriods as the Secretary of the
Treasury may deem necessary and
pro.er, eighty five thousand dollars.
For establishing new life saving
stations on the coast of the United
States, one hundred thousand, dol
lars. r ... . i
el ,?v-nn
of the Lnited
For contingencies
stations on the coast
States, fifteen thousand dollars.
And that the, s-reiary oi v ar ne,
and hereby is, authorized to estab-
lish signal stations at light houses, t
And that the, Secretary of ar be,
at such of the life saving stations on
the lake or sea coasts as may be
suitably located lor that purpose,
j and to connect the same with such
i oints as may le necessary for the
proper discharge of the signal ser-
vice by means of .a suitable tele
graph line in cases where no lines
! are in operation, to be constructed,
j maintained, and worked under the
: direction of the chief signal officer
j of the army, or the Secretary of War
! and the Secretary of the Treasury';
i and the use of the life saving stations
; as signal stations shall be subject to
such regulations as may be agreed
m,n bv iiil nrticials: and the sum
oi thirty thousand aouars is nereoy
appropriated to carry into effect
this provision.
Jlecenue-atter Service: For pay
of thirty four captains, one hundred
am onre lieutenants, and sixty three
engineers and pilotseinployed, three
hundred and sixty one
thousand
three hundred dollars.
For rations for officers: Thirty
four captains', one hundred and one
i lieutenants, sixty three engineers
i and pilots, twenty five thousand
five hundred and eighty three dol
lars and forty cents.
For pa v of crews: Eight hundred
and sixty petty officers, seamen, j
cooks, stewards, boys, coal passers, j
and firemen, two hundred and
eight v two thousand seven hundred i
am forty eight dollars.
For rations for crews: Eight hun
dred and sixty petty officers, sea-
men, cooks, stewards, ooys, coai
passers, and firemen, two hundred
and ninety eight thousand seven
hundred and forty eight rations, at
thirty three cents, including the li
quor equivalent, ninety eight thou
sand five hundred and eighty seven
dollars.
For fuel for thirty eight vessels,
repairs and outfits for same, ship
chandlery and engineers store for
same, travelling expenses of officers
travelling on duty under orders
from the Treasury Department,
commutation of quarters, and con
tingent exenses, including wharf
age, towage, dockage, freight, ad
vertising, and surveys, and miscel
laneous exense4 which cannot be
included under special heads, two
hundred and sixty thousand dollars.
Murine Hospital Service. For
supplying deficiency In the fund for
the relief of sick and disabled sea
men, one hundred thousand dollars ;
and the Secretary of the Treasury
is hereby authorized, in his discre
tion, to sell tho marine hospital
grounds and unfinished cast iron
hospital buildings, located in the
city of New Orleans, Louisiana,
and out of the proceeds of said sale
to purchase a more healthful site
for a marine hospital, at a point
which shall be convenient of access
to and from the port of New Or
leans, and to erect thereon a pavil-
ion marine hospital of one hqndred
and . fifty bed capacity, with the
necessary auxiliary structures, in
accordance with designs to be pre
pared Dy the supervising architect.
to me satisiaction or the supervis
ing surgeon or the marine hospital
service, and approved by the Sec
retary of tho Treasury: Provided,
That said site and pavilion hospital
shall in no event cost more than the
amount received from the! sale of
the hospital and grounds which are
hereby authorized to be sold: And
provided further, That in case the
materials of the iron hospital build
ings can with advantage be used in
the eonstruetiontion of other gov
ernment buildings now being erect-
eu, said mnterial may be so used,
and the amount of money value
thereof, which shall be determined
by the Secretary of the Treasury,
is hereby appropriated, for the pur
poses of the new hospital, out of any
moneys in the Treasury not other
wise appropriated. .
National Curreurj. For ' paper,
engraving,printing,express charges,
and other expenses of making and
issuing the national currency, one
hundred thousand dollars, i
- For replacing tlie worn timl imi
tated circulating notes of national
banking associations, and fr en
graving and preparing in such man
ner and on such paer and of such
form and de.-ign as the Secretary of
the Treasury may prescribe new
circulating notes for such associa-
notes, and other securities of tho
United States, and the coinage
thereof, and for detecting other
frauds upon the government, one
hundred and twenty five thousand
dollars.
Ji'DierAKY.
For defraying the expenses of the i
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cuunsui iiie Liiuiti oiaitq, liiciuu-
. ... i '
iiirors :iiiii viiiies;.sesi kxiici n 's
of suits in which the United States J
are concerned, ot prosecutions tor
offences committed against the
United States; and for the safe
keeping of prisoners; and for the
expenses which may be incurred in
the enforcement of the act relative
to the right of citizens to vote, of
February twenty eighth, eighteen j
i hundred and seventy one, or any ;
j acts amendatory thereof or supple- i
j mentary thereto, three million dol- j
I lars. !
To purchase one hundred sets of j
Curtis's Decisions, (twenty two vol- j
umes,) Howard's Reports, (seven j
volumes,) and Black's Reports, (two
volumes,) of the Supreme Uourt of
the United States, for.distribution
by the Department of Justice to the
several circuit, district, and territo
rial judges of the United States,
twelve thousand and five hundred
dollars; and the Department of
Justice shall be charged with the
i distribution t the various judges
, and courts of Jh statutes, reports,
and other ju-ii. i d documents now
I provided for. by law.
To enaDio tin; ."secretary oi tne m-
i -w r ru mH 11 f 1 Attic ttrr.vn
and company two thousand of the
scventoef.th v
rolume of the United
States Statutes at Large for distri
bution. agreeably to the act of Con
gress directing tho distribution of
the other volumes, seven thousand j
dollars. i
For the support and maintenance
of convicts transferred from the
District ot Columbia, ten thousand
dollars.
For defraying the expenses of de
fending claims under the convention
with Mexico of fourth July, eigh
teen hundred and sixty eight, to be
exended under the direction of the
Attorney General, ten thousand
dollars.
For payment of the necessary ex
penses incurred in defending suits
against the Secretary of the Treas
ury, or his agents, for the seizure of
captured or abandoned property;
and for tho examination of wit-
n esses in claims against the United
States pending in any Department;
.i f, thn,i:t.i1, ,,f tho Vnitod
States in the court of claims", to be
ex.emlt.(i under the direction of the
AtorTu.v General, thirtv thousand
. ,..Trt.
dollars,
For this sum. or so much thereof
as may be necessary, to be expended
under the direction of the Attorney
General in the detection1 and prose
cution of crimes against the United
States, fifty thousand dollars.
For expenses to be incurred in
the prosecution and collection of
claims due the United States, to be
disbursed under the direction of the
Attorney General, fifteen thousand
dollars. l
For detecting and punishing vio
lation of the intercourse acts of Con
gress, and frauds committed in the
Indian service, the same to be ex
pended by the Attorneys General;
in allowing such increased fees and
compensation of witnesses, jurors,
and marshals ; and in defray ing such
other expenses as may be; necessary
for this purpose, ten thousand dol
lars, i
For completing the revision of the
statutes and preparing the same, to
le presented in the form of a bill or
bills to the next Congress, including
the payment of salaries and inci
dental expenses of the; work, and
preparing proper indexes thereto,
to be expended under j the super
vision of the Department of Justice,
twelve thousand dollars 1
For the repair of the City Hall
building and ventilation of the
room occupied by the supreme court
of the District of Columbia, two
thousand five hundred dollars.
MISCELLANEOUS. ,
For continuing the collection of
statistics of mines and mining, to
be laid before Congress, to be ex
pended under the direction of the
Secretary of the Treasury, fifteen ,
thousand dollars.
For the continuation of the geo
logical and geographical survey of
the Territories of the United States
by Professor F. V. Hayden, under
the direction of the Secretary of the
Interior, during the fiscal year end
ing June thirtieth, eighteen hun
dred and seventy four, seventy five
thousand dollars, to be available on
the passage of this act. i
For the preparation and publica
tion of the maps, charts, geological
sections, and other .engravings
necessary to illustrate "the annual
and final reports of the Lnited
States geological survey of the
Territories, twenty thousand dol
lars, to 5e expended under the di
rection of the Secretary of the In
terior, to be available for immediate
use. .
That tho sum of ten. thousand
dollars, or so much thereof as may
be necessary, is hereby appropriated
to enable Professor J. w. Powell to
prepare his materials, and to present
to Congress at its next session a re
port of the survey of the Colorado
of the West and its tributaries.
For continuing the. inquiry iDto I
the causes of tho decrease of) the 1
'J; : '! .
food-fishes of the coast and tho
lakes of the United States, five
thousand dollars.
For the introduction of shad into
the waters of the Pacific States, the
Gulf States, and of the Mississippi
valley, and of salmon, white fish,
and other useful food fishes, into the
watere of the United States to
which they are best adapted, seven
teen thousand five hundred dollars,
to be expended under the direction
of the Lnited States commissioner
of fish and fisheries.
For preparation of illustrations
for the report of the United States
commissioner of nsh and fisheries,
one thousand dollars.
To enable the joint committee on
the library to purchase and print a
series of unpublished historical doc
uments relating to the early Jt renfh
discoveries in the Northwest and
on the Mississippi, ten thousand
dollars, or so much thereof as may
be' nece&sary, the printing of the
same to be under the direction of
of said committee ; and of the fifteen
thousand dollars appropriated by
act of Juue tenth, eighteen hundred
and seventy two, to enab said
committee to purchase worka of art,
the sum of ten thousand dollars is
hereby declared to have" been ap
propriated and shall bo expended
for the purpose of providing for a
statue of the late Edward Dickinson
Baker.
For a plan for a new building for
a library of Congress, five thousand
dollars ; and the selection of a plan,
together with the location and su
pervision of said building, shall be
in charge of a commission to consist
of the chairman of the joint com
mittee on the library, the chairman
of the committee on public build- j
ings and grounds of the Senate, and j
the li 1 .rarian of Congress. I
To enable the clerk of the House
of Representatives to pay the thir-f
teen crippled and disabled soldiers
now in the employment of the
tleerkeeper of the House, from
March fourth, eighteen hundred
and seventy three, to December
first, eighteen hundred and seventy
three, twelve thousand six hundred
dollars. i
For furni-turc, and repairs of the
same, lor public buildings under
the control of the Treasury Depart
ment, one hundred and fifty thou
sand dollars.
For fuel, lights, and water, and
miscellaneous items for public build
ings under the control of the Treas
ury Department, two hundred and
twenty five thousand dollars.
For heating apparatus for public
buildings under the control of the
Treasury Department, one hundred
thousand dollars.
For vaults, safes, and locks for
public buildings under the control
of the Treasury Department, seven
ty five thousand dollars.
For photographing, engraving,
and printing plans of public build
ings under control of the Treasury
Department, hve thousand dollars.
For construction and verification
of standard weights and measures
for the custom houses of the United
States, and for the several States,
and of metric standards for the
States twelve thousand dollars.
For pay of custodians and janitors
of public buildings under the con-,
.trolof tho Treasury Department,:
one hundred and twenty five thou- ;
sand dollars.
To enable the Secretary of the
Treasury to pay to Warrington
Sommers a sum sufficient to make j
his salary from Juue first, eighteen
hundred and sixty nine, to March j
first, eighteen hundred and seventy,
that of a fourth-class clerk in tne
fifth auditor's office, one hundred !
and fifty dollars, or so much thereof
as may be necessary,
To enable the Secretary of the
Treasury to collect captured and
abandoned property of the United
States, and to collect, procure, and
preserve all vouchers, papers,
records, and evidence, and to take
testimony as to claims against the
United States, to be paid only upon
the certificate of the commissioners
of claims, seventy thousand dollars.
To enable the Secretary of the
Navy to organize parties to observe
the transit of Venus in December,
eighteen hundred and seventy four,
one hundred thousand dollars, to be
expended by thecommission created
by the act of June tenth, eighteen
hundred and seventy two: Provid
ed, That no part of this appropria
tion shall be covered into the treas
ury until the objects for which it is
made shall have been accomplish
ed: And provided further, That
the Secretary of the Navy is hereby
authorized to detail two vessels of
the navy, from the Asiatic or Pacific
stations, to convey parties to the
points selected for observation with
which there is no regular communi
cation. To enable the Secretary of the
Navy to deposit with the assistant
treasurer of the United States, at
Washington city, District of Colum
bia, the sum of one hundred thou
sand dollars, subject to the order of
the United States district court for
District of Columbia, in the case of
the United States against the rebel
steamer Sumter, in prize, said sum
is hereby appropriated.
To purchase land adjoining the
naval academy at Annapolis, Mary
land, and for improving the same,
for the purpose of extending the
area and creating additional con
venience for quarters, forty five
thousand dollars, or so much thereof
as may be necessary ; but no money
shall be. paid for said land until the
State of Maryland has ceded juris
diction over the same to the United
States.
For the expenses of the joint select
committee on alleged outrages in
the Southern States, the sum of one
thousand and eighty seven dollars
and twenty cents, the said sum to
be carried for the purpose to the
contingent fund of the Senate.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
Public Lands. For rent of office
of surveyor general of Louisian,
fuel, books, stationery, and other
incidental expenses, two thousand
five hundred dollars.
For rent of office of surveyor gen
eral of Florida, fuel, books, station
ery, and other incidental expenses,
one thousand five hundred dollars.
For rent of office of surveyor gen
eral of Minnesota, fuel, books, sta
tionery, and other incidental expen
ses, two thousand two hundred dol
lars. For rent of office of surveyor
general of Dakota Territory, fuel,
books, stationery, and. other inci
dental expenses, two thousand dol
lars. For rent of office of surveyor gen
eral of Kansas, fuel, books, station
ery, and other incidental expenses,
two thousand dollars.
For rent of office of surveyor gen
eral of Colorado Territory, luel,
bocks, stationery, and other inci
dental expenses, two thousand dol
lars. For rent of office of surveyor gen
eral of New Mexico Territory, fuel,"
books, stationery, and other inci
dental expenses, two thousand dol
lars. For rent of office of surveyor gen
eral of California, fuel, books, sta
tionery, and other incidental expen
ses, seven thousand dollars.
For rent of office of surveyor gen-
end of Idaho Territory, fuel, books,
stationery, and other incidental ex
penses, three thousand dollars.
For rent of office of surveyor gen
eral of Nevada, fuel, books, station
ery, and other incidental expenses,
three thousanr) seven hundred dol
lars. For rent of office of surveyor gen
eral of Oregon,' fuel, books, station
ery, and other incidental expenses,
two thousand dollars.
For rent of office of surveyor gen
eral of Washington Territory, fuel,
books, stationary, and other inci
dental expenses, two thousand dol- j
lars.
For rent of office of surveyor gen- j
eral of .Nebraska and Iowa, fuel, !
books, stationery, and other inci- j
dental expenses, two thousand five
hundred dollars.
For rent of office of surveyor gen
eral of Montana Territory, fuel,
books, stationery, and other inci
dental expenses, two thousand five
hundred dollars.
For rent ot office of surveyor gen
eral of Utah Territory, fuel, books,
stationery, and other incidental ex
penses, two thousand dollars.
For rent, of office oi" surveyor gen
eral of Wyoming Territory, fuel,
books, stationery, and other inci
dental expenses, two thousand five
hundred dollars.
For rent of office of surveyor gen
eral of Arizona Territory, fuel,
books, stationery, ond other inci
dental expenses, two thousand five
hundred dollars.
Survejing the Public Lands. For
surveynig the public lands in Lou
isiana, at rates not exceeding ten
dollars per linear mile for township
and eight dollars for section lines,
eighteen thousand dollars.
For surveying the public lands in
Florida, at rates not exceeding ten
j dollors per linear mile for standard,
seven dollars lor township, and six
dollars for section lines, twelve
thousand dollars.
For surveying the public lands in
Minnesota, at rates not exceeding
fourteen dollars per linear mile for
standard lines, twelve dollars for
township, and ten dollars for section
lines, fiity thousand dollars : Pro
vided, Tha there shall first be paid
out of said fifty 'thousand dollars,
to the Saint Paul and Sioux City
Railroad Company, the sum of one
thousand three hundred and seven
ty dollars for surveys already made
by said company of the public lands
in said State.
For surveying the public lands in
Dakota Territory, at rates not ex
ceeding twelve dollars per linear
mile for standard lines, nine dollars
for township, and eight dollars for
section lines, eighty thousan dollars.
For surveying the public land in
Montana Territory, at rates not ex
ceeding fifteen dollars per linear
mile for standard lines, twelve dol
lars for township, and ten dollars
for section lines, sixty thousand dol
lars. For surveying the public lands in
Nebraska, at rates not exceeding
twelve dollars per linear mile for
standard lines, nine dollars for j
township, and eight dollars for sec-
tion lines, sixty thousand dollars, j
to take effect upon the passage of i
this act. !
For surveying the public lands in j
Kansas, at rates not exceeding j
twelve dollars per linear mile for j
standard lines, nine dollars for !
township, and eight dollars for sec-
tion lines, sixty thousand dollars, !
said amount to be available from I
and after the passage of this act.
For surveying the public lands in j
Colorado Territory, at rates not ex- J
ceeding fifteen dollars per linear !
mile for standard lines, twelve dol
I i.irs for township, and ten dollars
for section lines, eighty thousand
dollars.
For surveying the public lands in
Idaho Territory, at rates not exceed
ing fifteen dollars per lineal mile for
standard lines, twelve dollars for
township, and ten dollars for section
lines, thirty thousand dollars.
For surveying the public lands in
New Mexico Territory, at rates not
exceeding fifteen dollars per linear
mile for standard lines, twelve dol
lars for township, and ten dollars
for section lines, thirty thousand
dollars.
For surveying the public lands in
Arizona Territory, at rates not ex
ceeding fifteen dollars per linear
mile for standard lines, twelve dol
lars for township, and ten dollars
for section lines, twenty thousand
dollars.
For surveying the public lands in
California, at rates not exceeding
fifteen dollars per linear mile for
standard lines, fourteen dollars for
township, and twelve dollars for
section lines, and for heavily tim
bered mountain lands, at augmen
ted rates, not exceeding eighteen
dollars per linear mile for standard,
sixteen dollars for township, and
fourteen dollars for section lines,
ninety thousand dollars.
For surveying the public lands in j
Oregon, at 'rates not exceeding fif- j
teen dollars per linear mile lor
standard lines, fourteen dollars for
township, and twelve dollars for
section lines, forty thousand dollars.
For surveying the public lands in
Oregon, densly covered Vith forests
of thick undergrowth, a s rates not
exceeding eighteen dollars per lin
ear mile for standard,, sixteen dol
lars for township, and fourteen dol
lars for section lines, thirty thousand
dollars : one third of said amount
to be expended east of the Cascade !
mountains.
For surveying the public lands in
Washington Territory, at rates not
exceeding fifteen dollars per linear
mile for standard lines, fourteen
dollars for township, jand twelve
dollars for section lines, and for
heavily timbered lands at augmen
ted rates, not exceeding eighteen
dollars per linear mile for standard,
sixteen dollars for township, and
fourteen dollars for section lines,
seventy thousand dollars.
For surveying the public lands in
Utah Territory, at rates not exceed
ing fifteen dollars per linear mile
for standard lines, twelve dollars
for township, and ten dollars for
section lines, twenty five thousand
dollars.
For surveying the public lands in
Nevada, at rates not exceeding fif
teen dollars per linear mile for stan
dard lines, twelve dollars for town
ship, and ten dollars for section
lines, fifty thousand dollars.
For surveying the public lands in
Wyoming Territory, at rates not
exceeding fifteen dollars per linear
mile for standard, twelve dollars for
township, and ten dollars for sec
tion lines, fifty thousand dollars.
For survey of the western bound
ry of Wyoming Territory, at a rate
not exceeding fifty dollars per lin
ear mile, estimated distance two
hundred and seventy seven miles,
thirteen thousand eight hundred
and fifty dollars.
For survey of so much of the
south boundary of Colorado Terri
tory as lies between the twenty
fifth and twenty sixth meridian,
west of Washington, at a rate not
exceeding forty dollars per linear
mile, estimated distance sixty miles,
two thousand four hundred dollars.
For survey of so much of the eas
tern boundary of New Mexico a3
liesietween the northwest corner
of Texas and the thirty-seventh
parallel of north latitude, at a rate
not exceeding forty dollars per lin
ear mile, estimated distance thirty
five miles, one thousand four hun
dred dollars.' "
For survey of the boundary be
tween the Territories of Idaho and
Washington, at a rate not exceeding
sixty dollars per linear mile, esti
mated distance one hundred and
eighty miles, ten thousand eight
hundred dollars.
For occasional examinations of the
publicsurveys in theseveral survey
ing districts, in order to test the ac
curacy of the work in the field, ten
thousand dollars.
For expenses of survey, appraise- j
ment, and other contingent expens
es for carrying out the provisions of
the act of February twenty-fourth.
eighteen hundred and seventy one,
- ! providing for the sale of useless
military reservations, twenty thou
sand dollars.
For survey of exterior boundaries
of Indian reservations, and sub
dividing portions of the same, two
hundred thousand dollars.
Expenses of ihe Collection of Here
?iue from Sales of Public Lands.
For salaries and commissions of
registers of land-offices and receiv
ers of public moneys at ninety two
land offices, four hundred and nine-
I ty eight thousand seven hundred
! dollars.
! For incidental' expenses of the
! land offices, including rents, fifty
' five thousand and forty dollars.
; For expenses of depositing moneys
received from sales of public lands,
thirteen thousand dollars.
To meet the expenses of suppress
ing depredations upon the timber
on the pubjic lands, eight thousand
dollars.
For this amount, or so much
thereof as may be necessary, to de
fray the expenses connected with
the appraisal and sale of the tracts
of laud in the State of Nebraska,
belonging to the Omaha, Pawnee,
Otoe and Missouria, and the Sac
and Fox of Missouri tribes of
Indians, in accordance with the
provisions of an act entitled " An
act for the relief of certain tribes of ,
Indians in the Northern superin
tendence' " approved June tenth,
eighteen hundred and seventy two,
.twenty thousand dollars, said
amount to be reimbursed from the
proceeds of the sale of said lands.
Metropolitan Police. For salaries '
and other necessary expenses of the
metropolitan police for the District
of Columbia, two hundred and
seven thousand five hundred and
thirty dollars: Provided, That a
further sum, amounting to One hun
dred and three thousand seven hun
dred and sixty five dollars, shall be
paid to defray the expenses of the
said metropolitan police force by
the cities ot Washington and
Georgetown, and the county of
Washington, beyond the limits of
said cities, in the District of Colum
bia, in the proportion correspond
ing to the number of privates allot
ted severally to said precincts ; and
the corporate authorities of said
cities, and proper authorities of the
District of Columbia, are hereby
authorized and required to levy a
special tax, not exceeding one third
of one per centum, which shall be
specially deposited once in each
week, as such collections are made,
to be appropriated and expended
for said purpose only, for the service
of the fiscal year ending June thir
tieth, eighteen hundred and seventy
four: Provided further, That the
annual report of the board of me
tropolitan police commissioners
shall hereafter be made to the At
torney General of the United States,
who shall also be charged with the
disbursement of this appropriation.
Government Hospital for the In
sane. For the support, clothing,
medical, and moral treatment of the
insane of the army and navy, reve
nue cutter, and volunteer service,
who may have become insane since
their entry into the service of the
United States, and of the indigent
insane of the District of Columbia,
in the government hospital for the
insane, including five hundred dol
lars for books, stationery, and inci
dental expenses, one hundred and
twenty five thousand dollars.
For repairs and improvements of
the hospital buildings, t wenty thou
sand dollars.
For, the erection of a stock barn
on one of the outlying farms of the
institution, and ahay barn on the
other Out lying farm, and of a poul
try hbuse within the hospital in
closure, nine thousand dollars.
For the erection, lighting, heating
and furnishing of a detached build
ing to contain tailors', shoemakers',
and ; mattress makers' shops and
store rooms, and dormitories for
mechanics and farm laborers, with
out families, ten thousand dollars.
For moving, repairing, and build
in": cottages for the occupation of
! the employees of the hospital having
I families, live thousand seven hun
dred and twelve dollars and twenty
two cents.
For completion of the roads and
walks in the exercise grounds of the
patients, two thousand dollars.
Columbia Institution for the Deaf
and Dumb. For the support of the
institution, including salaries and
incidental expenses, the. mainten
ance of the beneficiaries of the Unit
ed States, and five hundred dollars
for books and illustrative apparatus,
forty eight thousand dollars. '
Columbia Hospital for 'omen and
Lvina-in Asulum, and other Chari-
i ties. For the support of the Colum
bia Hospital for W omen and laying
in Asylum, over and above the
probable amount which will be
receivel from pay patients, twenty
eight thousand five hundred dollars.
To aid in the support of the Chil
dren's Hospital of Washington,
District of Columbia, five thousand
dollars. i
For care, support, anil medical
treatment of Seventy naj transient
paupers, medical and surgical pati
ents, in some proper medical insti
tution in the city of Washington,
under a contract to be formed with
such I institution, fifteen thousand
dollars, or so much thereof as may
be necessary, under the direction of
the Secretary of War.
For the Soldiers' and Sailors'
Orphans' Home, Washington city,
District of Columbia, to be expend
ed under the direction of the Secre
tary of the Interior, fifteen thousand
dollars: Provided, That hereafter
no child or children shall be admit
ted into said home except "the
destitute orphansjof soldiers and
sailors who have died in the late
war on behalf of the Union of these
States," as provided for in section
three of the act entitled " An act to
incorporate the National Soldiers'
and Sailors' Orphans' Home," ap
proved July twenty fifth, eighteen
hundred and sixty six : And provi
ded further, That no child not an
invalid shall remain in said home
after having attained the age of
sixteen years.
To aid in the erection of a build
insr for a hospital in the city of
Washington, under the charge and !
control of. an incorporated associa
tion in : said city, known as the
Sisterhood of Saint John, twenty
five thousand dollars are hereby
appropriated out of any money in
the treasury not otherwise appro
priated, to be paid to the said asso-
ciatlon. . I
Smithsonian Institution. For pre
servation of 4he collections of .the
surveying and exploring expedi
tions of the government, fifteen
thousand dollars.
For fitting up the new halls
re-
quired for the government collec
tions, fifteen thousand dollars, j
For steam heating apparatus
for
the same, twelve thousand dollars,
Capitol Lxtension. ior continu
ing the work on the capitol, and for
general care and repairs thereof,
sixty five thousand dollars. I
For extending the inlets to the
Senate chamber for fresh air to the
lower terrace near the western park,
ten thousand dollars.
For constructing coal vaults with
in the open space at the east frpn
of the capitol, between the wings
and the old building, sixtee
thousand dollars; and for connect -
ing the capitol by telegraph, to' be
used solely for public business, with
aii the departments fof government
and the government printing office
in tne city ot Washington, eight
thousand dollars, or so much thereof
as may be necessary, to be ex pended
under the direction of tho officer! in
charge of th public and grounds:
Provided, Tjhat the immediate con
nection of the wires with nnv of t'n
public buildings shall be made uu-
- ..
dergrouud, or in such niannnas
not to injure the appearance of t he
capitol or other public buildings.)
Forgradingand paving thestreets
and footways around the capitol,
and running from Pennsylvania
avenue to B streets north and south,
to the line of the east front of the
capitol, and for improving the
grounds within that area, one hun
dred and twenty five thousand dol
lars: Provided, That in the im
provements of streets about the
capitol, the Secretary of the Interior
shall assess and collect the costlof
all improvements made in front of
all private property in the same pro
portion as charged by the District
authorities for similar improve
ments. For ten thousand eight hundred
and forty four square feet of land on
South Capitol and South B streets,
With the buildings standing thereo'n,
the sum of fifteen thousand dollars,
to be paid to the trustees ofthe'Is
rael African Methodist Episcopal
Church, -whenever shey shall, n
due andiegal form, t ransfer to the
United States a good and sufficient
title to said land and p. eniises :
Provided, That saicrdjrustces
may
have the right to remove tho - build -
ing thereon known as the parsonsgeH
and the seats and benches belonging 1
to the church, any time v. hjn
thirty days after being notified to
remove the same by the architect of
the capitol. " .
For alteration and refitting tire
hall of the House of Representatives
for accommodation of the increased
number of members and the better
ventilation and lighting thereof, to
be expended under the supervision
of the architect ot the capitol exten
sion, according to a plan to be es
tablished by resolution -of the IIous?,
forty thousand dollars ; and the
amounts hereby appropriated for
work on and around the capitol shallTour hundred dollars
be available from the passage ot
this act.
Botanical Garden. For the con
struction of a brick wall and iron
fence along First street, between
Pennsylvania and Maryland ave
nues, and for gateways on same lind,
nine thousand five hundred dollars.
For taking down. ajd rebuilding
fence along Maryland avenue and
Third street, to conform to new
grade, four thousand dollars.
For repairs to buildings, improve
ments to heating apparatus, and
walks, and for grading and inclos
ing square of Maryland avenue op
posite the botanical garden, bounded
by Second, Third, and B streets, and
for erecting thereon houses for stor
ing pots, soil, coal, and plants, six
thousand five hundred dollars.
For completing the new conserv
atory by erecting an octagon at the
eastern end to conform to that at
the western end, seventeen thousand
five hundred dollars; and the sev
eral amounts hereby appropriated
for the botanical gardens shall be
available from the passage of this
act.
Survey of the Coast. For contin
uing the survey of the Atlantic and
Gulf coasts of the United States, and
Lake Champlain, including com
pensation of civilians engaged in
the work, and excluding pay and
emoluments of officers of the army
and navy, and petty officers and
incn of the navy employed in the
work, four hundred and ten "thou
sand dollars.
For continuing the survey of the
western coast of the United States,
including compensation of civilians,
and pay and rations of engineers of
steamers engaged in the work, two
hundred and sixty thousand dollars.
For extending the triangulation
of the coast survey, so as to form a
geodetic connection between the
Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the
United States, and assisting in the
State surveys, including compensa
tion of civilians engaged in the
work, thirty six thousand dollars.
For repairs and maintenance of
the complement of vessels used in
the coast survey, fifty thousand
'dollars.
For continuing the publication of
the observations made in the pro
gress of coast survey, including
compensation for civilians engaged
in the work, the publication, to be
made at the government printing
office, ten thousand dollars.
Lioht House Establishment. For
salaries of eight hundred and ninety
three light house keepers and light
beacon keepers, and their assistants,
five hundred and thirty five thou
sand eight hundred dollars.
For repairs and incidental ex
penses in refitting and improving
light houses, and buildings connect
ed therewith, two hundred and
twenty five thousand dollars.
For supplying the light houses
and beacon lights on the Atlantic,
Gulf, Lake, and Pacific coasts, with
oil, wicks, glass chimneys, chamois
skins, spirits of wine, whiting, pol
ishing powder, towels, brushes,
soap, paints, and other cleaning ma
terials, and for expenses of repairing
and keeping in repair illuminating
apparatus and machinery, and of
gauging, testing, transportation,
delivery of oil and other supplies
for light houses, and other inciden
tal necessary expenses, three hun
dred and sixty thousand eight hun
dred and thirty seven dollars.
For expenses of visiting and in
specting lights and other aids to
navigation, two thousand dollars.
For seamen's wages, rations, re
pairs, salaries, supplies, and inci
dental expenses of twenty two light
ships and seven relief of light ves
sels, two hundred and seventeen
thousand seven hundred and thirty
two dollars and fifty cents.
For repairs and incidental ex
penses in renewing, refitting, and
improving fog signals and buildings
connected therewith, fifty thousand
dollars.
For expenses of raising, cleaning,
painiting, repairing, renewing, and
supplying losses of buoys, spindles,
and day beacons, and for chains,
sinkers, and similar necessaries,
three hundred thousand tlo. lars.
For Light
Houses, J'
c ns,
wul
Fog Signals.
For re;
ig the 1
upper part of tho light house tover
at Nash'l island, coast of Maine,
three thousand dollars.
Y.ov rebuilding the upper part of
the Ugh V.-so tower nt Seguin is
land, cou.. Maine, five thousand
dollars.
For rebuilding the west light
house at Cape Elizabeth, coast of
Maine, thirty thousand dollars.
For replacing day beacons de
stroyed by the ice on the coast of
Maine and Massachusetts, thirty
thousand dollars.
For a steam fog signal at the
Highlands, Cape ' Cod, Massachu
setts, five thousand dollars.
For a steam foir sicnal (to cruide !
into a harbor of refuse) at Race
nt ! point. Cape Cod, Massachusetts,
gs i five thousand dollars.
?n ! For a steam fog signal at the
1 mouth ef the Atchafalaya rivir,
! Louisiana, fifteen thousand dollars,
! For replacing a light on the Mus-
! cle lied beacon, Narragansett bay,
Rhode Island, three thousand dol
lars.
For new dwelling at Conimicut
light house, Narragansett bay,
Rhode Island, fifteen thousand dol-
lars: Provided, That upon the coni-
uletion of said dwellim? the Secre
tary of the Treasury is authorized
. v -
and directed -4 o sell, at
public auc
c-
tion, after due notice, aud either in
one parcel or divided into lots, the
land constituting tho site of the old
light ti(io:i at Nayat point.
For wharf and boat house at Pum
ham rock, Providence river, Rhode
Island, one thousand two hundred
dollars.
For a fog signal at New London,
Connecticut, four thousand five
hundred dollarf.
For completing the first order
sea coast light house at Alligator
reef, Florida reefs, twenty live
thousand dollars.
For a screw pile light house at
I the entrance to Saint Andrew's bay,
! Florida, twenty two thousand dol
I lars.
For couvpkiting the Gulf coast
light at Sandi island, off Mobile
j harbor, Alabama, twenty thousand
; dollars.
For a screw pile light house at
i Horn Island pass, Gulf of Mexico,
j twenty two thousand dollars.
For protecting the light house
I depot at the head of the Passes,
' river Mississippi, 'from the erosion
! of the shore, ten thousand dollars.
For completion of the Gulf coast
f iron light house at Timbalier island,
1 coast of Louisiana,
fifty thousand
dollars.
1 For repairs of the screw pile light ;
ffcouse at Southwest reef, Louisiana,
damaged by u hurricane, five thou- trance to iiuuiboidt bay, . ahfornia,
sauci UoiJi. rs. , ten thousand dollars; and tho light
e completion of the first order , house appropriations made in this
iron liguv ho'ijse at Trinity shoal,. act for special objects shall be avail
Gulf of 7MtiCo-Nforty thousand able from the date of this act
faOl li i . v iiJn tpitf t.T7 a u i i ' v T.rii .) tv
For completion fcV'oast light at
: Matagorda island,
Texas
twelvo ;
K !
; thousand dollars...
For si lake rn-it Kfht . ntr.r near i
Thirtv-Mile point, Lake Orario, '
New York, thirtv thousand dolturs.
For rebuilding" the light house at ;
Ashtabula, Ohio, three thousand j
For nier head litrhts on the lakes,
twenty thousand dollars.
For completion of Spectacle Reef j
light house, Lake Huron, twenty !
thousand dollars. i
For completion of -a second order I
light house at Grosse point. Lake
Michigan, Illinois, fifteen thousand
dollars.
For a light house at IAuse,
Lake Superior,- ten thousand dol
lars. For surveys, examination.s&tn de
termine the practicability of build
ing a light house on Stannard's
rock, Lake Superior, ten thousand
dollars ; and light house board may,
in their discretion, expend for a
light house at the entrance to I'or
tage Lake ship canal the appropria
tion heretofore made for Eagle
river, Lake Superior.
For a light house on Isle Royal,
Lake Superior, twenty thousand
dollars.
For a lake coast light on
Outer
island, Lake
sand dollars
Superior, forty thou-
Kr :i liirlif limine on Poverty
island. Lake Michigan, eighteen !
thousand dollars. one million five hundred thousand
For a lake coast light at Twin 7 dollars : Provided, That the aggre
River point, Wisconsin, Lake j gate cost of such site and building
Michigan, forty thousand dollars, i shall not exceed three million dol
Fora foir signal at Marouette. lars. '
Lake Superior, lour thousand dol
lars. For building a light house at Port
Austin, Saginaw bay, ten thousand
dollars.
For a lighthouse at Point Huenc
me, Santa Barbara channel, Calilor-
nia, twenty two thousand uoiiars;
and the amount heretofore appro- !
priated for a fog signal at said point j
shall revert to the treasury. 1
For completing the light house at
Point San Pablo, California, thirty
thousand dollars; and the light
houso may be built at Point San
Pablo, or at such point in the near
vicinity as the light house board
may select.
For building a small' light aild
fog signal at the 1 mouth of the Co
lumbia river, Oregon, thirty thou
sand dollars.
For building a fog signal at New j
Dungenness, Straits of Fuca, Wash- j
ington Territory; eight . thousand
dollars. '
For a light house at Point-No-Point,
Paget sound, Washington
Territory? or at such other point in
1'iirrr.r minl i
sound as I the light house
hnard m:.v elect. Ttwontv five thou-
md dollars ii !
For completingithe light house at
Race rock, Long Island sound,
seventy five thousand dollars
LVir a rh.r hoorrn at T.Inclr I .eth !
entranc? to New London, Connect-1
. .i. . '
icut. five thousand hve hundred
dollars. i1 ; ,
For protecting the foundations of
the light house j'afr Calves island,
Brockway's- beach, ' and Devil's
wharf, Connecticut rfver, two tltou
sand five hundred dollars.
For commencing a light house on
Southwest Ledgei entrance to New
Haven harbor, jUonnecti!t, fifty
thousand dollars
For the construction of a light
house to take the; place of the light
ship at Stratford shoa Is, Long Island
sound, fifty thousand dollars. -
For protecting the siteif east
beacon and fog jsigual at Sandy
Hook, New York harbor, twenty
thousand dollars ; and the fog bell
authorized by act approved June
tenth, eighteen hundred and seven
ty two, to be placed at Fort Hatn-
r. . - . , i i ...
11.ton', ??"in?I.CA x'"'. !
P"frr?r.T, !
which the light house board may
select.
For cisterns, coping of exterior
walls, and the completion of other
works of improvement at the light
house supply depot, Staten island,
New York, five thousand dollars.
For commencing the construction
of a light house to replace the light
ship at Cross Ledge shoal, Dela
ware bay, fifty thousand dollars.
For commencing the construction
of a light house at Bulk Head shoal,
Delaware river, fifty thousand dol
lars. ; '
For a lisrht houso on or near the
south end of Pea Patch island, Dla-
ware river, eight thousand dollars,
For completing th3 range lights 1
for Craighill channel, Chesapeake
bay, twenty thousand dollars.
For re-establishing tho light ut
Love poi't, Chesapeake bay, ten
thousand dollars. .
For commencing the consruction
i.f a ligiit house at Shin John shoal,
I .vlaware bay, fifty thousand dol
lars. For completing the buoy depot at
Christiana, Delaware, ten thousand
dollars.
For building a screw pile light
house on Thomas's Point shoal, to
take the place of tho old light house
on Thomas's point, .Maryland,
twenty thousand dollars.
For three day beacons in tho
! Potomac river, fifteen thousand
I dollars; and the light house author-
ized at Shipping point may bo plac- t
! ed at any point in the near vicinity i
that the ngnt nouse ioaru may ue- ;
tcrmine uon. j
For building light houses at
Dutch Gap canal, Virginia, fifteen j
thousand dollars. '
I For a screw pile light house to
mark the entrance to the sounds of
North Carolina by Hatttras Inlet,
i eighteen thousand dollars.
For commencing tho construction
of a first order light houso at or
i near Poyner'si hill, a point midway
' net ween taje iienry uiiu iouy s
island. North Carolina, fifty thou-
1 a i
sanu aouars.
For commencing the rebuilding
of tho first order sea coast light on
Morris island, South Carolina, de
stroyed during the war, sixty thou
sand dollars.
For completing thes.'a coast light
at Hunting island. South Carolina,
fifty thousand dollars.
, For a screw pile light, houso to
replace the light ship at Tybee,
f Knoll river, Savannah,. Georgia,
! eighteen thousand dollars,
i For day beacons in tho river
I Savannah, Georgia, two thousand
'live luindrod dollars: Provided,
I That the appropriation of last year
for Oyster rock shall revert to tho
treasury.
j For completing the sea coast light
at Saint Augustine, Florida, twenty
j five thoesand dollars.
I 'For, building a steam tender for
engineers' LHiustructiunsand repairs,
; and for inspection in the tenth dis
; trict, Lakes Eric and Ontario and
; river Saint Lawrence, ninety thou
, sand dollars.
For building a relief light ship for
general service, thirty five thousand
! dollars. - - .i
1 For a steam fog signal at or near
1 Point Montara, coast of-California.
fifteen thousand dollars',
For a steam fog signal at the en
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jhaUltc Buildings. For completion
of the Vunnimr for the custom house
pant otlie." at Rockland, Maine,
seventy fi c thousand dollars.
For alterations and repairs of tho
building lor the custom house at
uoston, '.Massachusetts, thirty thou-
sand dollars.
For purchase of site and construc-
Hon of a building for tho custom
house at Fall River, Massachusetts,,
two hundredthousand dollars. "
For continuing the work on tho
new State, War and Navy Depart
ments building, one million five
hundred thousand dollars.
For continuation of the building"
for the court houso andpostofficoat
New York city, fencing, grading.
: sewers, and similar necessaries, one
I million nine hundred thousand
j dollars. . .-
! For the purclrasu (in part) of a
i site; for a building for purposes of
i the general government.at Albany,
j New York; one hundred and fifty
I thousand dollars: Provided, That
! the corporation of the city of Albany
: or the citizens thereof, make the
' purchase of the balance of the ground
! necessary for said site, tothosati.s
; faction of the Secretary of tho
! Treasury. -i
For purchase of site and to com
; menco the erection of a building at
I'liwadeipnia, Pennsylvania, lor a
post office and United States courts,
For completion of the building for
a custom house at Charleston, Soutli
Ca rol i na, i ncl ud i ng the sum of twen
ty three thousand two -hundred and
sixty six dollars and six cents for
construction of and repair of
Wharves, one hundred and seventy
two thousand and eighty one dollars
and ii fly two cents.
For continuation of construction
of the building for court houso and
post office at Columbia, South Caro
lina, one hundred thousand dollars.
For completion of tho building
for the custom house at New Or
leans, Louisiana, one hundred and
seventy thousand dollars.
For purchase of the site and com
mencingconstruction of the building
for the custom house and post office
at Port Huron, Michigan, one hun
dred thousand dollars.
For purchase of site for the build
ing for custom house and post office
at Cincinnati, Ohio, seven hundred
and fifty thousand dollars.
For completion of the building
for the custom house at Knoxville,
Tennessee, ono hundred and sixty
six thousand seven hundred and
forty seven dollars.
For erection of building for use of
custom house, post office, and court
house at .Nashville, Tennessee, one
hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
1-or continuation of construction
of t he building for the custom houso
:..iljiW' i . i - 4- I - ,,. fill:.
.ui v,u.ao, nun
ois, eight hundred thousand dollars.
For the marine hospital at Chica
go, Illinois, for engine, coal house,
laundry, machinery, water works,
engine, tanks, and similar necessa-
! ries, twenty three thousand eight
j hundred and twenty five dollarsaud
! forty four cents.
I or completion of the building
for the court house and post office at
Omaha, Nebraska, seventy one thou
sand dollars. i
For building forappraiser'a stores,
and other purposes, at San Fran
cisco, California, four hundred and
eight thousand dollars.
For completion of the building
for the custom house at Portland,
Oregon, seventy six thousand five
hundred dollars.
For continuation .of construction
of the building for the custom
house, court house.
and iKist office
at Saint Louis. Missour . one mil
lion dollars: Pr?vided, That tho
total cost of the building and site
j shall not exceed four million dol
Mars. ,
; For completion of a building for
; post office and court houso In tho
j city of Raleigh, North Carolina, one
hundred thousand dollars.
' To enable the Secretin y of the
Treasury to obtain by purchase, or
to obtain by condemnation in the
; courts of the State of Massachusetts,
the sevtral lots or parcels of land
! lying easterly of the pn sent . ito of
the uewpost office in Boston, and
bounded by said tale, Water street,
Congress street and Milk street,
upon the lines of .said si reeta 419 they
are now established or may here-
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