The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-03-22
eENER RAJ WASHINGTON DISPATCHES.

Me- ono complete station at scituate, Mass one
com plete station at Watch HILL II. l. one complete
station on the coast OF Delaware between Cape Hem
lopeu and Indian River; two complete stations on
the coast OF Maryland, to be located one between
Indian River and Green RIM and one between Green
Run and Chncoteague; fifteen complete stations ON
tho coast OF Virginia and North Carolina, ten
OF them TO be located at intermediate points
between existing stations; three southern
most existing stations and Ha.teras Inlet; ono
near Cape Lookout, and at near Cape Fear
Point; i've complete stations the coast OF Texas
10 be located, one at or Sabine Pass GAL
weston Island near the west end or near Pass
cavalIo Arsnzas Pass and one at Brazos
and one tcboat station Galveston Island near tho
east end; two complete stations the coast OF Lake
Michigan, to BIO located, Sleeping Bear Point
and at Baylcys Hsrbor; four leboat stations, TO
DO located, ono at Aanstu, one at Luddington. one
at huskcgon and at Kenosha; one teboat station
on the coast Of Lake Superior. near the mouth
OF Portage Lake and Lake Superior ship
canal; two complete stations the coast
OF Lake Huron, at near
Port Austin and Middle Island, and a Iifeboat
station Sand Beach Harbor Of Rouge and
one on tho coast Of California; hfeboat station 1t
Bolaas Bay In place OF that authorized DO estab.
lished At Point Reyes BY an act Of June 20, 1874
Tho bill authorizes the Secretary Of the Treasury
necessary
tho proper administration Of the Into saving service
and protection Of tho public properly At those sta
tions. to appoint district superintendent for the
coast Of the United States bordering the Gulf OF
Mexico, whose compensation shall be at the rate OF
$1,000 per year. and also for each OF the sta
tions authorized 10 DO established
Accompanying the bill Is elaborate report
against The transfer OF tho life saving service from
the Treasury to tho Navy Department The functions
Of the life saving servoe the committee say appear
to be those Of civil adninstra,ion, and this Wow
Is sustained by the practice Of life saving
institutions Of foreign countries Although the
value OF discipline such the navy imposes s,
under ssns conditions, absolutely indispensable,
nothing has been brsughs the attention of the com.
mttes which calls for its application the life saving
scrv'oe No instance is known Of skiliul operations
at wrecks from shore conducted by seamcp, while the
skill Of coast fishermen OF all countries the of
wreck 10 matter Of public notoriety. It Is from
this class that febeat crews OF all cou ntries are
supplied II 10 we'll kaswn that surfing, or tho art
OF navigating boats Ia broken water IL q
technical profession, acquired only BY those who. a.
coast fishermen constantly obliged pass through
the Breakers and IN their hands, In tho OF tho
English Mfssoatmep, IL may be said to have reached
even a classic celebrity. Alter elaborate view of
the entire question the soy tho trass-
for Of the life saving service would be far moro OK
pensive than under tho present arrangement, and
that In view 81 all the facts tho proposed transfer 70
the Navy Department Ia tmpracticable
THE ro1EDo xosrMAsrERsHIr
The Senate Committee Post Offices and Post
Roads have ordcred by q vote OF 6 10 3, an adverse
rcpsrton the scmisas,on OF Alexander Reed as post
master at Toledo, Ohio. There will be q minority
report in favor Of Reed.
THE NEW SILVER CERTIFICATES.
The Bureau OF Engraving and Printing will COM
mence the work OF printing silver certificates to-mor
row mornng. Tho 500 plate will fret be printed,
the $50 next and SO through the soriea Tho
style Of engraving those certificates Is OF very
high order and undoubtedly superior even to tba,
upon legal tender notes. Each denomination will
have different vgnette. Tho certificate
will DO substantially the size OF the
legal tender motto and will have printing on
both faoe and baeK. portion OF the certificates Will
be rcady for circulation by the lrst OF next month
The ten-dollar certificate contains head OF Robert
Morris, tho twenty-doIlar certificate tho hoad of
Stephen Decatur, tho fifty dollar certificate the head
OF Edward Everett, the hundred-delar certificate
the bead Of James Monroe, the Eve hundred. dolinr
certificate the head Of Charles Sumner and the one
thousand-dollar certificate the head Of William L.
Marcy. The words "Unitcd Ssates'' are engraved
small characters in each letter Of the word an
certidcate differs from tho other, not merely in the
fact OF having different vgne,te, but in having DIFF
crent styles OF lettering and different varieties Of
lathe work and engraving. The same may DO said Of
the workmanship upon the backs. there being differ
ent design and different forms Of lettering on zach
certificate Orders have already been received from
New YORK for S. eco 900 Of certificates of different
denominations.
THE PRESIDENT OF THE POL ZOE BOARD RE-
SIGNS.
Theodore Gatcheli, president OF the Police Board
hae, under pressure OF his four associates on tho
Board aud owing 70 other adverse circumstances re-.
signed hts rosiSion He says his letter he knows of
no influence against him unlcss It smanated from
gamblers and liquor iaterests that no was the only
member Of the Board who refused to sacrifice prnoi-
pie to policy and that the majority wore too weak 10
refuse liquor licenses.
DAYS LABOR IN THE NAVY YARDS.
Tho order OF Secretary Thompsoa that ten hours,
beginning at seven O'Clock In the morning, with m
hours intermssion at noon, shall constitute days
labor in navy yards, went into effect to-day, and
caused much dissatisfaction among workingmen al
tho Washington Navy Yard. Tho Secretary says that
tbe act purportiug to make eight hours Q
days labor Is not sufficiently explicit to any
other than this Interpretation Of It. similar order
issued by the Superintendent OF Public Buildings
Grounds, aud workmen the now State Depart
ment building and other works Immediately under
Colonel Casey's supervision to work this morn
ing at seven with reluctance. the workmen at tho
Agricultural Department and the Capitol grounds
began tho usual time to work for cight hours no
order TO the contrary being received.
PURCHASE OF SILVER BULLION AUTHORIZED
The Secretary OF the Treasury has authorized the
mn,s at Philadelphia, San Francisco and
Carson, and tho Assay Ofico at New YORK, 70
purchase silver bullion in lots not exceed
ing 10000 ounces. at the equivalent Of the
London rate, for coinage into standard silver
dollars and payment to be made IN silver dollars ~
the Mint in Philadelphia and also at the Western
minis and New York Assay Onlcs SO soon as sun.
cient numbor shall have been coined for this urposc
In the meantime payment will DO at these latter
places In gold This is intended to place holders