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WEEKLY ERA. Official Orjran of the XJnltmd. States official Oran mt the City. TV. 31. 11IIOWN, Manager. THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 1874. Tlio Result. The Democrats have sained some thirty members of the Ixklature They havo elected their Congress men in seven out of the eight Dis- nv Thpv have elected their Judges and Solicitors in the first, third, fifth, seventh, eighth and ninth Districts. The Republicans have elected the Congressman in the second district, and the Judge and Solicitor In the third Judicial District, and Solici tor in the sixth Judicial District. They have gained a Senator from the Guilford and Alamance District and one from the Stokes and For ytho District. They have gained a member of the House from Ala mance, Buncombe, Person and Yadkin. Oar Democratic exchanges are bringing out their big guns and roosters. We have nothing to fire over and our game cock must keep silent yet a while longer. The Democratic majority in the State is alxmt fifteen thousand ; we havo only ten or twelve Senators out of fifty, and thirty odd Repre sentatives of the ono hundred and twenty. This is almost A CLEAN SWEEP ! We are disconsolate, and feel like this SICK CROW ! Constitutional Convention. There is a movement among the Democrats to call a Convention as soon as the Legislature meets and have the Constitution of the State amended to suit their notions. In 1870 the Democrats obtained a ma- jority in lioth Houses of the Legis- lature and they proceeded at once to attempt to call a Convention. That attempt caused the people to look on that party with suspicion, and when they came to vote on the question it was defeated by near ten thousand majority. If the Democrats wish to lose the lK?nent of their late victory, let them proceed as they did in 1870 '71 and they will be defeated as badly as they were then. ' Election Returns. We give below juch election re turns as have reached us up to the time of going to press: ORANGE (Official.) Pool, 1,K; Purnell, 1,261. Davis, 1,S8; Headen, 1,314. Kerr, 1,693; Utiffln, l,.r)2D. Solicitor Strudwick, i,s; uason, i,3.7. Senate Wil- liamsoii, 1,S27 ; Parish, 1,802 ; Brown, 1,567; Bum pass, 1,231. Rep- rcventatives Strayhorn, 1,107; Lat la, 1 ,78."). HALIFAX. Purnell, 3,vkV; Pool,l,3SD. Treas un r--Clark, 2,1)00; Batchelor, 1,927. BUNCOMBE. Viinro'tf maioritv over Durham. - v - 1 i 7k). Candler and Patton elected, A. M. Gudger defeats McElroy for Senate. CURRITUCK. a otHinouse, iem., eiectcti 10 me I Iou5e. SEVENTH JUDICIAL DIST. Chatham gives Kerr, Dem., a ma jority of 2S1 ; Orange gives Kerr a nmjorityofloO; Randolph has giv- en gains for Kerr. Alamance and Guilford give Ruffin, Ind.; a ma- joniyoisomeww. Cll A l HAM. (Official.) r or tongrew, uavis.uem., i,s."H; Headen, Rep., 1,643. Pool, Demo crat, 1,804; Purnell, Repub., 1,473. Forjudge, Kerr, Dem., 1,820; Ruf fin, Ind., 1,517. For Solicitor, Strudwick, Dem., 1,810 ; Bason, Ind., 1,521. For Senate, Albright, Dem., l.'J2:; Howze, Rep., 1,535. - i For House, Moring, Dem., I,8a5, Mmocrat, has 255 majority. House, Hanner, Dem., 1,856; Long, Rep., 1,494 ; Pickett, Rep., 1,552. For Sheriff, Taylor, Dem., 1,818; Wil liams, Ind., 1,538. CUMBERLAND (Official.) Pool, 2,165; Purnell, 1,963. For Congress, Waddell, Dera., 2,154; McKay, Rep., 1,997. For Judge, Fuller, DemM 2,080 ; Buxton, Rep., 2,071. For Solicitor, Pemberton, Dem., 2,179; McDonald, Rep., 1,961. For Senate, Pegram, Bern., 2,180; Harrington, Rep., 1,994. For House, McRae, Dem., 2,155; Jes- sup, Dem., 2,170 ; Lutterloh, Kep., 2,001 ; Blocker, Rep., 2,010. HARNETT. Democratic majority reported 220. MOORE. Kstimated majority for Fuller and Waddell 200, and for Pool 500. CABARRUS. Schenck, Dem., for Judge, 545 majority. Montgomery, Dem., for Solicitor, 575 majority. Means, Dem., for House, 168 majority. Ashe, Dem., for Congress, 743 ma jority. Pool's maioritv (official) 409. An- derson, Dem., elected to Senate. - m , GRANVILLE (Official.) Minorities Headen's. 201: Pur- nell's, 281 ; Moore's (Rep., Sheriff), 4.12. Harris' Sol citor). 2G4. Sen ate Sneed's. 313. Iluzhea and Crews, Reps., for House, 227. WILSON (Official.) Pool, 1,413; Purnell, 1,129. Judge Grainger, Dem., 1,420; Clarke, Ind. Rep., 15; Seymour, Rep., 1,124. Solicitor Sherard, Ind. Rep., 550; Moore, Rep., 1,093. Congress Blount, Dem., 1,490; Hyman, Rep., 1,089. Senate Cooke, Dem., 1,434; Boddie, Dem., 1,449; Stan- ton, Rep., 1,188 ; Sharp, Rep., 1,168. House Eatman, Dem., 1,446; Bar din, Rep., 1,137. Entire Demo cratic county ticket elected. FRANKLIN. Cooke, Dem., carried the county for Senate by 70 majority, and Bod die by 75. Mitchell, Dem., elected to the House. NASH. Democratic majority 100. Entire county ticket elected. PITT. Yeates carries Pitt by 200 major ity. The whole Democratic county ticket elected. LENOIR. Purnell's majority 146 ; Hyraan's, 101; Clarke's, 914; Harris, Dem., for the House, 56 majority. Sugg, Dem., for Senate from Greene and Lenoir, has 48 majority. PERSON. S. C. Barnett, Rep., has been elected to the House. EDGECOMBE. Edgecombe has given a Republi can gain of over 200. PAMLICO. Purnell, 332; Pool, 481, being Democratic gain of 61. Cobb, 322 ; Yeates, 475. PERQUIMANS. The following are the majorities in Perquimans county: For Con gress, Yeates, Dem., 19; for Judget Albertson, Rep., 217 ; for Solicitor, Bagley,Rep., 198; forSupt. Pub. Ins., Purnell. Ren., 133: for the Senate, White and Overman, Reps., 100; for the Ho. of Reps., Wood, Rep., 50. THIRD JUD. DIS. From all information received, Seymour, Rep., has been elect eel by some300 majority, CARTERET, AppletouOaksmith, independent, has been elected over Martin, Dem., by about 200 majority. Pool's ma- jority about 400, McKoy's and Wad- dell's majority estimated about 200. GREENE. Taylor, Dem., elected to the House. FIRST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT. Cobb loses in Chowan 51 votes. Cobb loses in Elizabeth City 100 votes. Two precincts in Bertie lose him 75, and one in Washington 75. CAMDEN. Yeates carried the county by 189 majority. P. N. Mullen, Dem., elected to the House by 157 major! ty. ANSON. Ashe, Dem., for Congress, 183 majority. Buxton, Rep., for Judge, 32 majority ; Pool, 143 majority. BLADEN. T" 9 A 9 ivepuDiican majorities a vera ere 200. STOKES. Pool obtained about 300 majority. A. M. Scales, Dem., for Congress, R(Yi ma fnritv WL-o TJnn Alfvnfcvri I " - - v ""v i. , v.iv. i to the Senate from Stokes and For-1 sythe by a small majority. Mar tin, Dem., elected to the House by small majority. FORSYTHE. Purnell carried the county by some 100 majority, being about the vote of 1872. Cooke received ma- jbrity for the Senate. I Dr. Wheeler, Rep., elected to the House by some ioo majority. IREDELL. Eleven Townships heard from give Pool 1,352 ; Purnell 609 ; Rob- bins, Dem., 1,521 ; Cook, Rep., 668. Pool's majority will bo over 1,000. DAVIDSON. Pool's majority 203. RICHMOND. ity. Pool has a small majority. It is close between Ashe and Davidson for Congress. Senator, Legrand, Walker, Democrat, the same. JOH NSTON (Official. ) Pool, 1,892; Purnell, 1,186. For Solicitor, Williams, 1,894; Harris, 1,179. For Congress, Davis, 1,982; Headen, 1,203. den BEAUFORT. Returns indicate Democratic ma jority of 300. Yeates' increase over Carter's vote of 1872 about 500. SAMPSON. Pool, 1,8C0; Purnell, 1,358. Wad dell, 1,870; McKay, 1,390. McKoy for Jnde-e 189G: Russell, 1,342. ior iuuge, i,ou, Norment for Solicitor, 1.8S2; Sut- ton, 1,288. Kerr, Dem., for the Senate, 1,856; Wood, Rep., 1,422. For the House Bryant, Dem., 1.820 : MeCallop. Dem., 1,879 ; Wad- dell, Rep., 1,417 ; Hall, Rep., 1,395. . . m . Entire Democratic county ticket elected. PASQUOTANK. W. J. Munden, Rep., elected to the House. WASHINGTON. Official report gives Pool 54, and Purnell 785 ; Purnell's majority 239. N ASH (Official,.) Pool, 1,402; Purnell, 1,281. House, Griffin, Dem., 1,400; Baker, Rep., 1,318. Senate, Boddie, Dem., 1,412; Cook, Dem., 1,408 ; Stanton, Rep., 1,332 ; Sharpe, Rep., 1,320. Solici tor, Williams, Dem., 1,412; Harris, Rep., 1,281. Davis, 160 majority over Headen. Caldwell gives 500 majority for Vance; Burke, 309; Buncombe, 700. ALAMANCE. mi . n 0Q , . The following' centlemen areelec- ted in Alamance county : House of Representatives, James E. Uoyd, Rep. Sheriff, James T. Hunter, Con. Register of Deeds, i nomas G. McLean, Con. Treasurer, B. F. Fonville, Ind. Coroner, John A. Moore, Con. Surveyor, Thomas Stafford, Rep. Clerk of the bupe- rior Court, Wm. A. Albright, Rep. County Commissioners, Thomas M. Holt, Cons., Joseph S. Vincent,!. R. Freeman. Wm. A. Hall, Inds., Greene Andrews, Rep. Senate, 24th District, James T. Morehead, Con., A. S. Holton, Rep. BURKE. W.S. Pearson, Republican candi- date for the Senate, beats Willis, Dem., 54 votes, and Young, Dem., 191 votes. Tate, House of Repre- sentatives, beats t r.-n ' ' Republicans elect Clerk of the Court, D. C. Pearson, and the Inde pendent candidate for Sheriff by 7 votes. Vance over Durham, 310. Pool over Purnell, 390. Avery for Solicitor over Gudger, Ind., 949 majority. Mcdowell. Vapce 375 majority. Avery, 400. Pool, 400. Mills and Young, Cons. for Senate. 107. Ervvin, Cons., 200 over Duncan, House of Represen- tatives. Republicans get Gillespie, Clerk of the Superior Court. BUNCOMBE. Vance, 850 majority. Gudger, Solicitor, 500. Candler, Rep., and Patton, Dem., elected to the House, CALDWELL. This county reports large Demo- cratic gains, electing Earnhardt, nominee, over Tuttle, Independent, to the House. MITCHELL. Blalock, Republican, it is thought is elected over both of his competi tors. Vance nas deleateu Durnam in the Mountain District but bv what majority is not known. Randolph county gives Pool 149 majority ; Scales 221 majority ; Kerr 91 majority ; Strudwick 9C majority. Moffitt and Kendall, Dems., elected to the House. Brown, Rep., for the Senate, ob tained a majority of G6. Rowan county gives Pool, 757 majority; Robbins, 744 majority; Wilson, for Judge, 486 majority; Dobson, for Solicitor, 557 majority ; Clement, Dem., for Senate, 847; McCubbins and Bernhardt, Dems., elected to the House. Iredell county gives Pdbl, 816 majority; Robbins, 903 majority; Armfield and Linney, Dems., elec ted to the Senate. A. C. Sharpe and A. F. Gaither, Dems., elected to the House. Wilkes county is reported to have given Robbings 100 majority. One Democrat reported elected to the House. Alexander county gives Pool and Robbin, 3o0 majority. Carson, Ind., elected to the House. Yadkin county gives a gain of 100 for Robbins. Glenn. ReD.. heat Hamnton. Dem.. for th TfmmA Rv l puoiican gnin. Paiawhi mn Catawba county gives Pool 1,057 majority; Ashe 1,133 majority; Cowles, for Solicitor, 1,170 majority ; Graham, for Senate, 1,408 majority ; Finger, Dem., elected to the House. Davidson county erives Pool 203 majority ; Scales, 181 majority ; Wilson, for Judcre. 167 maioritv t3 I A J , nargrave, for Senate, 333 majority ; Solomon A. Mock and Marshall!. Pinnix, Dems., House. Pitt county gave Yeates 200 ma- jority. Nash gave Pool a majority of 121, and Davis a majority of 166. Washington county elects Wilig, Dem., to the House, by 173 major The contest between Fuller and Buxton for the Judgeship in the Cumberland District is quite close. Waddell's majority in the Third Congressional District will reach 1,500, Supervisors and Collectors of the Internal Revenue have been forbid to allow wives or minor chil dren to act as clerks. The address of the Republican Congressional Committee lately is sued to the country is a masterly review of the administration of the government under - Democratic and Republican rale. ; At this time when the Democracy are making one of their periodical appeals to , 1 the people for restoration to power in the national government, u would prove of interest to all citi- zens to review the history of that party and compare it with the great achievements of the Republican or- I mam ganization Let Republicans everywhere stand firm. Let us at once proceed to re organize our forces under new lead ers. Defeat has caused us to forget our local divisions, and taught us wherein our weakness lies. Let us profit by the experience of the past, and in the future avoid the rocks on which we have been wrecked in the past. A Warning: from Grant. The New Commandment 14 You must stop the Robbery." Judge T. J. Mackey, one of the most prominent Republicans in South Carolina, delivered a speech in York county last week, in the course of which he said : How shall we check the growth yj , "1 ufatP familiar of eorruDtion in our estate, laminar- ly known not only tnrougnout our own mercial centres of Europe, as the rostrate State not a prostrate tate, but the prostrate State ? It is to be checked alone by the nomination of honest men for office, men honest and capable, Republi cans, if they can be found, but, any wav. honest men. I advocate re- form through republican nomlna- " we uut M1CU1 " Four or five weeks ago I visited Washington, and at the suggestion of a distinguished Republican Sen- a seat before he asked What do you mean by such a government as you have in South Carolina?" I replied, 1 t--nn tlI1 A-1f nrtf. mPnn Thai". 1 Slin- that all Republicans are responsi - ble, unless it is checked at the bal- irkf hnv rptiiPH i no iTPSKipnr. I . 1 1 .1 1 i- Ana wnne tne i-resiueub speaiva calmly of all the great battles he fouerht. or the most stirring events of the war in which he participated, yet when I talk to him of South Carolina his apparently pulseless lips quiver, his veins and his eyes enlarge, and he says, " you must stop the robbery !" As a Repub lican, I regard this as a field order, and am moving under it. The carpet bagger proper he char- acterized As a person to be despised ; but said we must be particular in drawing the line ol distinction De- tween me true lNoruiem iuau wuu comes among us to make a perma nent home and be a benefit to the community as well as himself, and the mere political adventurer, who had only his own interest at heart. Tho ro rrtt hnwerpr. in t.hft nroner acceptation, is the political buzzard, not like the buzzards on the coast and in Charleston, who police the citb1ut. the WlyyJ&l particular, which is not harmless- ness, they resemble tne wiia geese of the icy belt, that fly down south in the winter to fill their empty craws, and return in the summer. He comes to plunder through politi cal office, and bears the same rela tion to the honest emigrant or the man of capital who settles among fV-llvi7ci I of an army, who moves far on the flank plundering the dead or prey ing on the wounded, bears to a sol dier of the line ; or the same rela tion as the squatter on the public lands who remains long enough to acquire possession of a piece of land, when he sells it and moves on to repeat the transaction, bears to the actual settler. The carpet bagger is stealing away, however ; ;tnd happy for our section will it be snomu xie not sieai every uuug vine when he silently steals himself off. 1 I 1 I A. 1 1 ....tV.:no nlnn OFFICIAL. X ATVS OF THE JNITED STATES, JJ PASSED AT THE FIRST SES SION OP THE CONGRESS. FORTY-THIRD General nature No. 91. AN ACT making appropriations for the repair, preservation, auu completion of certain public works on rivers and harbors, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States i America in Congress assembled, That the following sums of money be, and are hereby, appropriated, to be paid out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to be ex pended under the direction of the Sec retary of War, for the repair, preserva tion, and completion of the following public works hereinafter named : For continuing the improvement of the entrance to the inner harbor of Du Luth, ten thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the harbor at Ontonagon, twenty-three thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the harbor at Marquette, fifteen thou sand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the Fox. aud Wisconsin Rivers, three hundred thousand dollars. Not exceed ing twenty-five thousand dollars of the above may be used for the purpose of such real estate as may be required for the right of way, or for flowing, in the SSv?2ieSLll,e For continuing twSn.uinii! Jbox and Wisconsin the improvement of CJreen Bay, Wisconsin, ten thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the harbor at Menomonee, Michigan and Wisconsin, twenty-five thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the harbor of refuge at the entrance of the Sturgeon Bay Canal, ten thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the harbor at Two Rivers, Wisconsin, fifteen thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the harbor at Manitowoc, Wisconsin, ten thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the harbor at Sheboygan, Wisconsin, ten thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of I l A. T A. TIT F ..A. T!. I the harbor at Port Washington. Wis consin, ten thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the harbor at Racine, Wisconsin, ten thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement o the harbor at Kenosha, Wisconsin, ten thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of tne narbor at Cmcago, seven ty-nve thousand dollars. ' For continuing the improvement of I tne narbor at calumet, Illinois; twenty- j five thousand dollars. . For continuing the Improvement of j iue oarDor at .oiicuigan uiy, iuuuuw, fifty thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the harbor at Frankfort, Michigan, ten thousan dollars. For continuing the improvement of tne narbor at Manistee, Mtcmgan, ten thousand dollars. - For continuing the ' improvement of tne narbor at Ludmeton. Micnigan. twenty thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of me uaroor at wnue iuver, juicuigau, ten thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the barbor at Muskegon, Michigan, ten thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the harbor at Grand Haven, Michigan. fifty thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the harbor at Black Lake, Michigan, fifteen thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of tne narbor atsaugatuck, Michigan, ten thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of tne narbor at south liaven, Micnigan, ten thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the harbor at Saint Joseph, Michigan, two thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of saint Mary's Kiver and saint Mary's Falls Canal, two hundred thousand dol lars. For continuing the improvement of the harbor at Cheboygan, Michigan, fifteen thousand dollars. For continuing: the improvement of the Saint Clair River at the mouth of Black River, fifteen thousand dollars. I . 4 nf the harbor of refuge, Lake Huron, sev- enty-five thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the harbor at Monroe, Michigan, ten thousand dollars. For removing bowlders and rock from the Detroit River, partly in Cana dian waters, twenty-five thousand dol lars. For continuing the improvement of the harbor at Toledo, Ohio, seventy-five tdousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the harbor at Sandusky City, Ohio, twenty-five thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the barbor at Huron, Ohio, one thousand five hundred dollars. For continuing the improvement of the harbor at Vermillion, Ohio, three ldpita. . . the harbor at Black River, Ohio, twenty thousand dollars. inntinnmff Vi ? v- TTm nnf nf 1 thousand five hundred dollars. M For continuing the improvement of i ' r-.".. " -" ty thousand dollars For continuing the improvement of the harbor at Ashtabula, Ohio, thirty five thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the harbor at Conneaut, Ohio, one thou sand five hundred dollars. For preserving and continuing the work upon the pier at Rocky Iiiver. Ohio, ton thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the harbor at Dunkirk, New York, thirty-five thousand dollars. For the improvement of the barbor at frie Pennsylvania, twenty thousand the harbor at Buffalo, New York, sev- enty-five thousand dollars; and the Secretary of War is authorized to re move and prevent accumlations of sand at the entrance to said harbor, provided the same can be done without expense or liability against the United States. For continuing the improvement of the harbor at Olcott, New York, six thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the harbor at Oak Orchard, New York, ten thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the harbor at Pultneyville, New York, ten thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the harbor at Great Sodus Bay, New York, fifteen thousand dollars, For continuing the improvement of the harbor at Little Sodus Bay, New York, fifteen thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the harbor at Oswego, New York, sev- enty five thousand dollars. Fnr rnntiniiinp th imn For continuing the improvement of the harbor at Waddington, New York, ten thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the harbor at Ogdensburgh, Now York, six thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the harbor at Plattsburgh, New York, five ttousann dollars. For continuing the improvement of the harbor at Burlington, Vermont, twenty five thousand dollars. . For continuing the improvement of the harbor at Swanton, Vermont, eight thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the Falls of Saint Anthony, and for the improvement of the Mississippi river above the falls of Saint Anthony, Min nesota, one hundred and fifty thousand dollars ; and twenty five thousand dol lars of said amount shall be expended for the improvement of the Missis sippi river above the Falls of Saint An thony. For the survey or improvement of the Minnesota river, ten thousand dol lars. For continuing the improvement of the Upper Mississippi river, twenty five thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the Illinois River, seventy five thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the Des Moines Rapids, Mississippi riv er, four hundred thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the Mississippi, Missouri, and Arkan sas rivers, one hundred thousand dol lars. r For continuing the improvement of the White River sbove Jackson port, fifty thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the Osage River, Missouri, twenty five thousand dollars. For continuing the Improvement of the Mississippi river between the mouths of the Ohio and Illinois Rivers, two hundred thousand dollars ; and fif teen thousand dollars of said amount shall be expended between the mouths of the Missouri and Illinois rivers. For continuing the improvement of Ohio river, one hundred and fifty thou sand dollars ; one half of which shall be expended above the other half below the suspension bridge between Cincin nati, Ohio, and Covington, Kentucky ; for thousand dollars of the above amount that is to be expended above the sus pension bridge may, if approved by the chief of engineers, be expended in a per manent improvement of navigation at i-itisDurgn, jrennsyivania. For continuing the improvement of the Wabash river, twenty five thousand dollars: Provided, That a portion of this appropriation, not exceeding nine thousand dollars, may be used by the Secretary of War, in his discretion, for the extinguisment of any right, title, or claim of the Wabash Navigation Com pany in the lock and dam at Grand Rapids, on said river, and other prop- nrn:l i V citjr ui miu wajuipauy may ciaiui uu saiu river, and for the extinguishment of any right said company may have to affect or interfere in any way with the naviga tion of said river ; but no Dart of this appropriation shall 2 J A be expended until said navigation company shall have re- nuquisneu an ngnt u control or other wise in any manner interfere with or affect the free navigation of said river. For continuing the improvement of the Upper Monongahela river near Morgantown. West Virginia, twenty five thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the Great Kanawha river, West Vir ginia, twenty five thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the Tennessee river above Chattanooga, twenty five thousand dollars ; and be low Chattanooga, including Muscle Shoals, one hundred thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the mouth of the Mississippi river, one hundred and thirty thousand dollars. For removing the raft in Red river, Louisiana, fifty thousand dollars. For removing obstructions in the Choctawhatchie river, Alabama and Florida, five thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the harbor at Mobile, Alabama, one hundred thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the harbor at Savannah, Georgia, fifty thousana dollars. For the improvement of the Chatta hoochee and Flint rivers, Georgia, twen- I ty five thousand dollars For continuing the Improvement at the mouth of the Saint John s river, Florida, or may be used for dredging out the inside passage between the St. John's and Nassau Inlet, ten thousand rtnllars. For the improvement of the Apala chicola river, Florida, ten thousand dol lars. For continuing the improvement of the harbor at .Baltimore, Maryianu, sevontv five thousand dollars. For the improvement of Chester river at Kent Islana xs arrows, jviaryianu.uvw thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of thA Wicomico river. Maryland, nve thousand dollars. For the improvement of Elk river, Marvland. five thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement at the mouth of theOcoquan river, Virgin ia, five thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement at the moutn oriNomoni crees. Virginia, six thousand dollars. TTYvr rnntinuincr the improvement ol the Rappahannock river, Virginia.seven thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the James river, Virginia,hfiy thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the Appomattox river, V irginia, thirty thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the south branch of Elizabeth River, Vircrinia. ten thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the Nansemond river, Virginia, ten thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the Roanoke River, North Carolina,five thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the Cape Fear river. North Carolina.one hundred and fifty thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the Delaware River and channel at Fort Mifflin Bar, fifty thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the Delaware River between Trenton and Bordentown, ten thousand dollars. For the removal of obstructions in the harbor and the construction of a pier at New Castle, Delaware, ten thou sand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the harbor at Wilmington, Delaware, six thousand dollars. For continuing United States pier in Delaware Bay near Lewes, Delaware, ten thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the Schuylhill River, twenty thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the Hudson River, New York, forty thousand dollars ; and out of this ap propriation the sum of seven thousand four hundred and sixty two dollars may be paid by the Chief of Engineers to Emory R. Seward, in full payment for work done by him in removing the overslaugh rock in the Hudson River, under his contract made in eighteen hundred and seventy. For continuing the improvement of the Passaic River, New Jersey, twenty thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement by removing obstructions in the East and Harlem Rivers at or near Hell Gate, two hundred and twenty five thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the harbor at Wareham, Massachusetts, ten thousand dollars. ' . . J For continuing the improvement of the harbor at Hyannis, Massachusetts, five thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the Taunton River, Massachusetts, ten thousand dollars. For the improvement of the harbor at Fall River, Massachusetts, ten thou sand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the breakwater at Block Island, twenty thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the harbor at Newport, Rhode Island, ten thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement at the harbor at Wicklord, Rhode Island, five thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the Pawcatuck River, Rhode Island and Connecticut, ten thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the harbor at Stonington, Connecticut, twenty thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the Connecticut River, below Hartford, Connecticut, twenty thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the Housalonic River, Connecticut, ten thousand dollars. . For continuing the improvement of the harbor at Bridgeport, Connecticut, twenty thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement or the harbor at Norwalk, Connecticut, ten thousand dollars. For the improvement of the harbor at Milford, Connecticut, five thousand dollars. That the sum of fifty thousand dollars is appropriated lor the opening and im proving ot the channel between Staten Island and New Jersey. For continuing the improvement or tne saint Croix River, Maine, ten tnou sand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the Machias River, Maine, ten thousand dollars. For continuing t:e improvement of the Penobscot River, Maine, twenty thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the harbor at Camden, Maine, ten thou sand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the Kennebec River, Maine, twelve thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the harbor at Portland, Maine, twenty thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the Cocheco, River, New Hampshire, ten thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the Merrimack River, Massachusetts, ten thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the entrance of Salem Harbor, Massa chusetts, ten thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the harbor at Boston Massachusetts, one hundred thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the harbor at Plymouth, Massachusetts, and for dredging, five thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the hrabor at P,rincetown, Massachu setts, six tnousana dollars. For continuing the improvement of the Lower Willamette and Columbia Rivers, from Portland, Oregon, to the sea, twenty thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of tne upper Willamette River, Oregon, seven tnousand five hundred dollars. For continuing the improvement of the Upper Columbia River, twenty thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the harbor at Galveston, Texas, sixty thousand dollars. For removing -wrecks and rocks off the harbor of San Francisco, California, twenty five thousand dollars. For the improvement of Oakland Harbor, one hundred thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the harbor at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, ten thousand dollars. For continuing tho improvement of Saginaw River Michigan, fifteen thou-, sand dollars. That the appropriation under tho act of March third, eighteen hundred an 1 seventy three, for the improvement of the harbors of Washington and George town be made to apply to dredging ti10 Virginia or Georgetown channel of th Potomac River above and below Lon Bridge, and that the earth excavaUtl therefrom be deposited so as to carry out as far as practicable the plan for im- roving the harbors of Washington ami ieorgetown, in accordance with the re commendation made to Congress De cember seventeenth, eighteen hundred and seventy two, by a board of survey created by act of Congress approved March filth, eighteen hundred and seventy two. For surveys and estimates for the impiovements recommended by the Senate Select Committee on Transpor tat ion Routes to the Seaboard, upon the four routes indicated in tho report ot said committee, and also upon a route from the mouth of the Youghiogheny River, to continue the slack water navi gation up said river to its head waters at the foot of the Alleghany Mountains, thence by canal to Cumberland, in tersecting there the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, two hundred thousand dol lars, or so much thereof as may bo necessary, to be expended under tlu direction of the Secretary of War in such manner as, in his judgment, w secure the greatest amount of exact in formation for each of said routes. For the improvement of the harbor at Charleston, South Carolina, eighu-on thousand. For examination and surveys of riv ers and harbors, and for incidental n pairs at harbors for which thero i n. special appropriation, seventy iiw thousand dollars. Sec. 2. That the Secretary of War is hereby directed to examinations or sur veys, or both, to be mado at the follow ing points, namely ; Harborof New Bedford, Masswc-hu-setts. Cascades and Dalles of tho Columbia river, Oregon, and Washington Territo ries, for the purpose of ascertaining the practicability and cost of construct ing canals and locks at such points. Skaget tiver, for removing jams, Washington Territory. Yam Hill river' Oregon, for remov ing rocks and sand bars. . Snohomish River, for removing jams, Washington Territory. Cheballis River, jor removing jams, Washington Territory Tennessee River, above tho mouth oi Holston River to the Chilhoweo Moun tains, Tennessee . Hiawassee River, below Benton, Ten nessee Urbanna Croek, Virginia, lcnv l'r banna. Black Warrior River, below tho mouth of Tocivst Fork, Alabama. Cahaba River, below Centerville, Al abama. Nantucket harbor bar, Massachusetts. Lamprey river, below NewMarket, New liompshire. Exeter river, below Exeter, New Hampshire. Minnesota river, for further exami nation for improvement by canals lo. ks and dams. Oconee river, from tho Ocmulgu t Milledgeville, Georgian Chickahominy river, Virgmm. Hampton river, Virginia. Wolf Lake Cut, Indiana. Snake River; Idaho, from KhoshoiKe Falls to Lewiston, examination and es timates for removing bowlders and other obstructions. Sacramenton river. ! below Tehama. California. Featherriver, below Marvsville Cal ifornia. Lake Winnipiseogee, for placing bu oys on obstructions; Ner Hampshire. Smutty Nose Island, "as to repair breakwater, Portsmouth, New I lamp shire. Pagan Creek, Virginia. New River- from the load mines in Wythe county, Virginia, to the "Mouth of Wilson" in Grayson county Virgin ia. f 4 . The Little Kanawha rivor below Bull Town. Chippewa " river, below Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin. Dakota river, i between Southern Da kota Railroad and Northern IVeilie Railroad, Dakota Territory. Tombigbee river, by way of Hi' Bear Creek, to the Tennessee, to con nect water communication. Estuary in Hanta Barbara Channel, about two miles north of Point Muger, California. Cleveland breakwater, new ostimate for four fathoms of water, Ohio. San Joaquin rivor, below Stockton, California. j Guyandotte river, below Lo jogan Court House, West Virginia. Cedar Bayou Bar, and, ten thousand dollars are hereby appropriated for the improvement or Ked Fish liar, in ai veston Bay, Texas. I - Withlacoocha river, from the mouth of Ocopilco river, Georgia. Oohalochneo river below Atlantic and Gulf Railroad, Georgia. Red river, at Alexandria, Louisiana. Harlem river, from Randall' Island, by way of puyten Duyvil Creek, to Hudson river, New York. Blackwater river, Virginia. Mouth of Kennebunk river, Maine. Brazos river, below. Waco, including the bar at its mouth. - Guadalupe river, below Gonzales, Texas. St. Croix river, below St. Croix Falls, in Minnesota and Wisconsin. The ' Red river r' of the North from Breckenridge to Moorhcad. Big Sandy river, below PiketoM Ken tucky. Twelve Pole river, below Wayne Court house, West Virginia. Harbor of Hinghman, Massachusetts with reference to removal ofobstrue tions. ; Sebawaing river, Michigan, for en trance, 'with eight feet water Mouth of Saginaw river, Michigan. French Broad river. North Carolina, from Brevard to Buncomb county line. Big Sandy river, from its mouth to . Piketon and to Warfield, in Kentucky. Rock Castle river. Kentucky, from the foot of the narrows at Graham's Mills, to its mouth. Smith's Shoals, in tho Cumberland river, Kentucky. Inside passage, between Fernandina and St. Johns river, known as Nassau rivr, Florida. Grand Marias Harbor, Lake Superi or, Minnesota. Pamunkey river, Virginia. Mataponi river, Virginia. v Little Wicomico river, Virginia. ) Totuskee river. Virginia. beloA' tho bridge V Survey of Harbor of iKrjfiekr, Som erset county, Maryland with a view to remove obstructions. Harbor of Leanardjown, Britton Bay, Potomas river, Maryland, with a view to remove obstructions. Harbor of Norfolk, Virginia. Sec. 3. That a board of engineers, to be composed of, three from the Army, one from the Coast Survey and three from civil life, be appointed by tho President; which said board shall make a survey of the mouth of the Mistdssip-. pi river, with a view to determine the best method of obtaining and maintain ing a depth of water sufficient for th' purposes of commerce, either by a ca nal from said river to the waters of the Gulf, or by deepening one or more of natural outlets of said river ; and said board shall make a full and detailed es timate and statement of the cost of each of said plans, and shall report the same together with their opinion theroon. showing which of all said plans they deem preferable, giving their reasons therefor, to the Secretary of War, to le