National Republican., 1873-12-01

seems to bc required In order V enable the De-
psrtment 70 dispose Of the Chains.
syatematic and continuous Instruction Of the
IN snsuy ,,. :qa a. s e8oS
instruction and practice q Fort whippie, Va,
and In the department OF Missouri, and the spc-
% eim sS oovsrnmsnts % % has s been directed 20 these
branches Of military science, and they have
taken pains to procure the minute detais Of our
e Ssspul'nr ~ for fSe signal service has been sue
cessfuly conducted, the standard Of requirement
being maintained BY special examination OF
The whole number Of stations from which
regular mcteorc reports are now received Is
nlnety-two, OF which seventy-eiGht are In the
United states, eleven In CANADA, and three In
The regular tslssr.phio reports from Havana
began on August Z, from Kingston, Jamaica, on
September ls, and from santiago de Cuba on
Of Porto Rico, Guadeloupe and Bsrbadoes viii
be equipped ~ soon - observers can be deslg-
mated. II is Q matter Of regret that there e no
snsse ssnd nos pro- any
turn Of weather telcRrama provided for OF oiii-
| cially requested. Steps aro In contemplation BY
which II u hoped tho necessary arrangements
A plan has been adopted whereby synopses Of
reports and probabilitics have been forwarded
po,n n The interior not .sssssS Sy
to the farming and lnteri9r population reached.
There are nineteen special river stations from
fpG ys N 3, e: as Sa s s: sssr ar. u n;
made BY telegraph, at particular seasons, during
which danger from fresheta may be anticipated
River reports are also made from twenty OF ih'
these data are widely published and distrib
uted along the line Of the rivers, and contribute
to the convenience and safety Of tho river com
merce, BY the constant and accurate knowledg'
given Of the depth OF water In the channels.
The benefits resulting from these reports, nov
In the second year Of their issue, have been FULL
aeknowledged BY the various interests they nav
The total number Of special river bulletin
Issued has been twenty-three thousand two nun
and eisSty.iwo printed Sopies Of the westne
Inc sscertained comparative accuracy Of tn
SeeS more S% Clearly IN tss sSsn
ions has been mathematlcslly computed 70
each Of the geographical districts mentioned
1 the Department acknowledge, ss in previou
d years, the general support Of the popular opli
d lon Of scientific men and OF the press 10 Y
9 have occurred, but II has been generally recoI
i Aixed a. Inevitable that some must occur 10 y
+ present condition Of science. The great utilii
il achieved results, the promise o. which, fe
o years ago, could hardly be hoped for.
) Il Ia mentioned, In connection with this SUI
" he he meteoroio9iesi otiicers Of Rassls, Engisr
q aud Turkey to commence on January l, 1874, Z
IL exchange with the United States OF the daily =
y ports taken simultaneously at the different 81
II tions throughout the great extent OF the Ru
q sian and Turkish empires, the Briush lslan,
Q and the United States. The co-operations Of U
u systems Of other nations is expected.
: Ny annual inspection OF the analrs OF u
q Military Academy and the corps Of cadets,
II June last, disclosed 0 very creditable state
v discipline and an attention TO study very cor
/. mendable In the cadets. /.
d sistant Secretary for the War Department, u
I, passage Of law which will permit the Secreta
h Of War 10 authorize the chief clerk, In case
b Illness or other temporary absence OF the hei
Of the Department, to sign requisltions and 9th
h papers deemed necessary for Immediate sign
10 ture. ~ T..
n In conclusion, he refers 10 the fact that
D. Joint resolution Of Congress the Secretary
le War was required 10 appoint Q competent pt
AZ sou TO arrange and prepare for publication q
q ofilcial documents relating 70 the rebellion a
re the operations Of the army during the war, Al
Of mates Of the cost thereof 70 Congress at Its
session. A person was appointed 70 assume u
Is | work, who was to receive q compensation
Of o., 500 per annum. Although the appointmc
CT was made at that time, no acceptance was Me
at and no action was taken toward the arranl
ie ment and publication Of the records.
r. As the appointment, under previous legis
es ton, cannot now bo made, for the reason u
30 the act prescribed that payments should cea
u In two years after It's passage, this leglslati
" should be revived, aud the Secretary OF War I
a thoriled 70 make the appointment. This Is
OF and constant daily observation and cxpsrier
n renders It evident that early steps should
In taken 10 collect and prepare these vast and
o portant materials for publication.