The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-04
THE DEPARTMENT REPORTS.
Continued from Third FdDe.

ar rlrd ly uOdii,ln. as sting law IN tA,s re-.
spo IT, in whi'h It is "a burden upon suoh COM
REVENUE MARINE SERVICE.
Tho nrrt II v-ss,'ls employed IA this branch
Of Tho iulli" rNtoe cons sts of thirty enc
strnmor aui d, sui NJ vs-- is. Nary ali IF
them nt'' sp"l9ly a'mpi'd Tor rus ng the
waters WutlH they Hr" respectively stationed.
Tn {, How NJ II a stnirmont Of the gencrnl
ecrvicc4 performed by them during the ils al
year ending jun 30 ls77
Numbor Of " 's'is sc,1ed or reported for viola ,
Namrf y ,..el- boarded and ,simncd...... = vi
SS o%s Of A,, . !,. 'r''' assisted 80 g
t..ma 'ec % p oss, r,.eu'l co'.,''inr r., o,, ,,,
In accordance with tive provisions of the at
o. Mnron =. 1877, the revenue stcUsr Rrhnrd
ku-h ,was, ,prowrly. iiticd on, and "a SwtehNd
from san frHn 500. on the LIT ~ May last. ior
the prot tion oi thc s"nl ilsheri's nnd SEA otter
hunting grounds in the Vi'iuity Of the sal
lsiands aud AMONG the Islands Of We Acnian
nrhiprmHo, and has successfully accom-
pll-hed her mss ON.
Tn" oodrt system for The revenuc marine
provided Tor in the at OF July 81, lSlG. has b"n
.nier"d upon with the promise OF great adyan-
tag, To- thr service Scycn appoinimrnis have
been niudr during tn past year from those ap-
poanis cxhibitinl. thc highest dogrce If pro-
tcien"y upon oNqmination. Th'sr ohd'is hay
Dobhin for the purp,se Of alIurdng them unit
form aul satisfactory iustru ton. % rrli-" wis
taknn for practical trsiiniug ~ Sra Upon its
completion. the vessel WINS stationed ~ New
Bedford Nnsa.. whore the Young mon have IN
tered upnn roursc OF iu-iru TON, h"ih thcu.
rctical aud pra Mcnl. arr ng"d with a special
view to the arqui r'mcnis requisite Tor officers
oil the r"Nruur marine.
tor service on The Pm illc coast has been COM
glotrd AMI placed on 'luiy. with hendpnertcrsat
the mouth of Columbia river. " bark. "
about l5i IONS burden. il under constitution,
u he Stationed when competed. upon u" At
antic coast. and uscd M a trimming ship Tor ca
iets, IN conjunction WIN mo performance ul
her regular work.
The rNpynsc Of maintaining m" revcnne
murine lor the fiscal year ended June 30, 1871.
IL sSil 1854. the low II reached since the cN-
pens of thus service have been kom uaratry.
Thn waters upon the tuli cuae uttW an
Mobile lay and Lake Pontcnartruin are top
shoal ~ admit Of hong properly patrg,iod 10y
cons" pi'ntly. a faVcrito r'gion for Illicit tram
which Is greatly taril iutHd 10y the proximity of
tho railway running rom Mobile tn NV or
leans. \ small ght drought -tcnm revenue
cutter. not rNcerdin,. inl toms burden. property
mnnn"i and stationed in those wnturs would.
Il II believed. afford important protection
against smagl.linE such u vessel. il ,tl-
mattel. rol h. built for ihe sum Of s25ovo.
k"runmH Idutun IL accordingly Nude that ls.-
iSln'i>r a"u9n ne hld VITA view oil m"tun-
trpr-sAvrso SERVICE.
Tho report OF the operations OF this service
affords u grHtilS ing exhibit
During the past year four now life saving dis
tri"--uno upon the coast al Florida. and three
embracing ulr linc oi our gua-t UPON the iakr--
have boon ORGANIZED. Thirty new iir-savinl
and lif,-hoat stations GA the Atlantic and lake
consts have hrpn opened for service. together
with thn live housl = " refuge authorized hy
law a. u i.r,n, Pc his upon tine Florida "oast.
On the ltc u. .uart iut,'' lln-liut stations nave
hevn p'muirtcd an ar" now r'r'iNiu- tl'ir
equipments. ami another j. in pro 'r-s oi cone
The rap0ri makes several imp'rtan, rn.om-
mcndp' IONS. 10 whien careful 'uiaId rat un Ia
9pn'" ri,' ~ ' 1 o. ,' r
OF thn g. prr- oi ~ stations. M a-urr th'
III ',' ',r...0..1, isS.
ton 81 tA 'er,irn .iiln- t.i' uA-i ar. The
, - 49,, " ,. Ia u 2 |
pay AMI M. G.t itnf ,iirr r.-i,.rit. 'n- arr.
pending and 'hnt n. of those yiIu, Nir men
are ri. mod win .'l Wl'. uion iir nope oi
ad'puii. O. % un 'rIt'u. r''-uE serious Nn-,'-
Queues. whi'h ran only Zoe ivort"d nv tnHIy
irs~.rd o "a" service na- Uni, ycar SURPRISED
thnt of any >"nr proceed n- IN" rItuW lives
Lost 10 Ia" Hn.b.r mrrril a avini: l,een r.
durtu fN nht'' iWO-ffd-n-NiNi per cont. To
ALLOW illr 30. Nitl iIli" "a N'.ir' r" orl If
b. .na.. .t,.r. n,.,ln. SERIOUS r,-u.t. t..
nnrli.in" .ni roots nd i' uumlu lIi".
me st aga cnil rl.'i 'N me "prail ms of
tho d.fIl- involved im li- proper .I,du T. and
n w"., anu er"yi Of H. -.Hrd, ,'l." ,
under ana adinln.strn 200 drn1'l W ,w. 1T.
tru any. 'n'rH Of Nlrn-. w.ul nt nd
benefits OF romui,tl or.alifs4.iiuu essential 90
lsW'l mrhus' Iu' Al
pro- m.ntoi iif'--ayin. ai purltu- iu. NJ tNr
year is tlr "N ns ON. " ~ au accomplishing
dn ma '' w 'it IT,. , me sun Dmpo', t.
mcau- 80 transit rom wr.r.-. g. WHAT Us
prohmNIf r. utmost p.lrt of utility THIS CRATE
mo,ilt -r,iel NJ g,e.h- t" tur sirpit ..a-
.,dei n oi iurth,r l"7-"n.nE in", weight ~
RAPID tr.us, rttlun
Tn' buAns dislst'rio thc Intrl Niai'-
II, ne iuf sn. on , N,i'p . nr'
sr r d,n"at t,"i pr, -.on should a To-
.hot .l ~ tan carIier datn t4un tlle alp.o-
'''"' ,,' NAV" ".'''.. ~ ,n' '.,,,,.yr
Hi""N""uHr 1881 AAliHhMHNI'