, 1873-10-07


Hastily Thrown Observation-Disclosures
Of Vessels VIII 13o Required to Do
Active Scrvicc--Paylng Ofs Antc-Kc-
be1li0n Census Hills.
Sptcfat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune.
THE TRANSPORTATION OF ANIMALS.
WAsu1Sa1oN, Oct. G.-Tho oct to prevent
cruelty to animnls while in transit by rail-
road or othcr means of transportation with
in tho United States. which is intended to
prohibit tho continuous confinement Of cat
tlo, Bhoep, ewino, or other animals beyond
the period of twonty-oight hours, unless their
unloading mny be prevented by storm or other
accidental causoR, turns out to bo very loosely
and caroleBaly worded document. TIE law wa1'
intended to 60 into effect on tho 1st OF this
M4onh but % as III II pasi0da ao oot y Is 1nt 9tatSa tSa
lst dny Of October, 1B72, 50 TINT, in point Of
fact, it went into effect on tic Sd OF last March,
when it was signed by tho President. It pro-
vides that any company, owner or cuatodian3
to comply Will tho provisions Of this pct. shall
for each and every such failure DO liable for
and forfeit and pay poAalty Of from e1oo to
s5oo, provided however, that when animals n,'sda
Vessels in which thoy can md do have
proper food, water, space, and opportunity for
rcst, tue foregoing provisions 10 regard to their
bcing '1nloaiod shall not apply, Tha penalty
and It ehall 10 the duty Of ali United States
Alarshals, thoir Deputies. and subordlnasea to
prosecute all violations Of this act Winch shall
stated @ t to whit What fund or r purpose tho moneys thus
received arc to bo applied, though tioy wil, Of
course, 60 into tho General Troas'.. ~,
No indneomont is offered ! 'g }7n,,aa I'D
tie act, and It IS, in fact, lott to onforce itsol{
It is expected. however, TINT the law will Of least
have good general effect on shippers and trans
portery Of ca!tlo' g., especially as It provides
means by which Interested humanitarlans may
punish persons or companies for this kind Of
cruelty to animals horoin prohibited.
MASTERS AND OWNERS OF VESSELS
throughout tue cuttntry layo boon considerably
stirred up by a decision Of the Secretary Of tho
Treasury, that the Inv contomplates that tho
master Of yoaso shall perform tue d1tios Of 1ia
es ss s1 to ,o nso rSe lin saoon to Dc So 5ss hs
through complaints that owncrs Of vessels who
claim 10 bo capains also, md sign all tile papers
as such, were tho owuors Of business on land;
and being constantly in the their nor5ora 6s
all tho duties of a master To-day tho Sec
aud aoae@ tue meaning nm d aSc tic act concerning
mastor which, according to maritime low, he
habtually III charge or command Of vossel.
| WHOM muster Is temporarily absent, another
person may, perform His dutos for the
tlule QGlnR, Dut Wf3G0 Au6enCH III uuUlLuA4 ~
| amounts to q change of master, and must be
treatcd accordingly. a rnleis eatabllshed by the
instructions issued to-day to Collectors of Gus.
toms to tho effect Tint II the nominal maBtor OF
| q vessel is lnbitually absent from hor, tho per-
| son actually in command Ia to be do facto the
mastar, and unlcsE there ia an immediate COM
pliance with tue law applicable to such case. the
| vessel is to be subjected to tho peualty pre-.
| scribcd. The act Of 1853 subjects yeBsols found
carrying on tho coasting tratlo or tishories
I to the payment Of tho samo fees and
| tonnage as United States yosRo!s which havo
| registers, and tho new mastor shall forfeit and
pay the sum of $40.
| THE puuL1O PRINTER
| has contracted with Mrs. 8. Z. Fuller, Of
| New York, to do the wood-ongraying noe
essary to illustrate Raymonds forthcoming
| report OF surveys In Montana, DC.
This fa tho first Government contract OF the
| kind that waB ever awarded to a woman. Mrs.
| Fuller is tho head Of Ill establishment Of con-
| siderable magnitude
tho presidont'B brotler-ln-law, still lies at tho
| point Of death, and but slight hopes Of his TO-
| oovory SOON to ho entertained.
| ITO 10 discounted press,)
WASHINGTON, Oct 0.-Tle Treasury Dopart-
ment III now paying persons who Wore employed
in taking the United States census in the South
ern Btates i'll 1860, just previous to tho breaking
out Of tho rebellion, nnd who wore deprived OF
thor money on TINT account. Already 1850
hhye boen paid to such employees, In AuulB rang
| lug from $50 to 5000.