New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-07


OF the service and severely testing the abby anu
R,ry of its crews and the methods employed for ne
saving f. The gaes upon the lakes were especi "
the reach OF tns service 1856, but OF the 9O7 Tvs
endangered in these disasters only single QUO WIS
| on the Atlantic coast. also. the storms We're very
destructive shiprne The number OF !iv's III
| IN disasters within reach oil the service ""S i'''' "
| which only eight were lost ,,,. ,no
Tie whole number OF disasters to vessels uuIing ,e
year. reuOrted by district oticera, Is $40 re
Der of persons board these vessel. waS 80 Oh
given at the stations to $50 rne nunber Of
days relief anoided was 200 lie eSh,,s9 e' eo7
| was saved, and S1.10l 00l WAS lost The NUMBER Oh
| vessels totally lost was sxN seven. ., ,,. ,oss
of six of crew al the Point aux Barqnes st t3n
crew DISTINGUISHED Tor many nr snt IecuS Sco gy
4undred lives all periingd, except one III :" 'A"'
| SIX new stations been completed am pnt IN
opera the upon the Gulf Cons. nyovng
,he Organization of new lic-'avng district desgnaea
the eighth. For remaining stations authorized by
Congress 10 DC erected plans and cchc4iions are
cable '''' '''N' ''''
Tic advance o. WAGES in some localities renders !,
now render EFF icnt and wno cannot aiiA he re,
placed. It Is recommended therefore. mat Ire Gelsfal
superintendent atoW dIo TX i'e CON S
surnen employed at tie several SlalonS "i'mn ueho"
| Attention is invited 10 IN. recommendations OF the
superintendent ia MS anndd report "a roidtiol 10 m
horses Tor st1ions whore hey cannot b. readily Oh
t"iueo in 'mer enire ior tis mn ~ an a., -
me siao%s hi IN w,icI provison is ma lie .or most
OF those ojecs, is now pending and DIES rveS ioe At
lis worthy OF remark that tie of he service
al. irnf The Dop rfurmt IN. Deen ited FOR aid IN
introducing the America" system INTO foreign counties
NATIONAL BOAhD OF HEALTH.
The Naiiona' Board of Health has submitted to the
Secretary Of tho Treasury its annual report OF opera
ii MS Tor Transmission Congress according 10 the re-
qurcmcut OF the Act Of june 5, 1879
II appears thaC the expenditure Of he Board for the
| year ended september so, 1880, amounted to
s2GG.7G2 10 While tao act provides tnat the appro-
direction o Secretary OF ihc Treasury, on estimate
o3ad ~ the Nauouli Board o. II aim % oe aprI9Vcd
to -. ibureemens than to DECIDE whether ne rcqH-
81 ion, m lde ny The Holrd purposes within the
! urovisious OF Ia ng the apprOpii noon. large
proportion Of he amount expended pears TO have been
used by the B0ard nnGer section thrd OF sa c I'D CO.
operating wit aid idug ale ana MN ciHal D'ardS
o. health i'm tie execution aud enforcement OF lir rus
ION contagious 7 injections diseases INTO e unet
States fom foreign c'unirea OF INTO one stare rom 'u-
Tie several amounts for these and other PURPOSES and
for The euer expenditures OF The Board. having ptth
avn by ihc Board anon qustO Is alteyiuE III gen
cra ga, -, proper pu poses Tor when the iuhu~
were { b, nseu neither tlc secretary ncr ihe account
D. officers Of the Treasury nave dee ed II their duty
t. sUpcryiSOD over the details Of the Vfrl-
Ir asary. TIE oecrarI has no reason TO believe W
ever that the funds navt not been properly expended
PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
Tie Supervising Architect reports the progress of
work I'll tDe public buildings generally satisfactory,
| bat in scvcra suspension OF wolk has been
caused oy insufficient appropriations
Itappears That twcnty-oue bul.diUgs in pro-
cess OF atGc:ion. Of which nine approaching com
/ p,t!on. The estimated amount OF the appropriations
available for tAtir completion is $4,000 the buld-
j,s IN e cIii OF Dany y. y. 30 ton, Cincinnati,
! y w.Y,rk 90 rye ofi,el Pni4ad -ipna, 81; LOUIS ana
1ntr dI.prouI.tion o, S3.7OJC00 will complete them.
Comparatively tdc progress has been made on the re-
T. Is rc.pccuiy recommended that Congress having
fixed upon such an amount rs II may dc'h best To *
pend on ubic 1UiluSs shall odt Of that sum, aprrO-
pirate sufficient 20 complete the niue buildings above
WORK the buildings IN the cities named II i also
recommended at, III authorizing ne erection OF new
buildings consideration be given only to those for ocali
ties where rental paid for accommodations Tor Gov
offices represents air pcrceut9gt on the cost
of the construction Of sal able buildings 1t would seem
rey for BALD ng> IN process Of cpustruclon
i1aI 10 commence TOO great number for the auOunt
Tne Accompanying report of the Supervising Architect
will furnish fun details OF iho progress mace III the
bulldogs now III pr cess OF erection
REVENUE MARINE.
The Revenue Marine has performed efficient service
during past year. Its vessels have croscd an aggre
gate of 265 763 miles and Ii officers have boarded and
examined 80 81 vessels, OF which 23.243 wce AmeIi-
| eau. and 1868 foreign or tho number examined,
$50 ", re found have violated the law in par
tcniar ana were sczel reported to The proper
III. expenses of the service for the year
| $S45 333 "a.
Un, er IL provisions OF section 1886 Of the vised
sulutc vessels OF the Revenue Marine. IN aid on TO
dating ement season Tor tle reliei OF diTs,ed
mariners. In tie peiiofmtnce OF this Guy IA uis-
GOES value Of $2,Cl1,j09 and having on board 93j
persons. lave been assisted duIihg the past year ana
siX;y i've persons ave be Icscu;I rom druwn.ng.
Besides Tie regular du 6 which officers OF tne Rey-
nom Win tie Iftsvag service its vcsscis have rem
dercd r5qCc1t assist tucc III Transporting erSons ana
speti services 10 tie l. "a house Establishment and to
the United states Commissioner Of Fsh ana fi-hei.cs
"A All Inc N
an mo coast and for he rebuilding OF HE rev
euuu FcsssnGer, lad up unsca worthy At
Detroit For these puI poses tJe slm OF S-2oOOO las
Under The provisions the acts of My 81 and June
lG last revenue cutter CorHln was dispatched from
San Francisco to uise within tie A;cc Ocean and
the rorthcrI coasts of Aaska assist the
ment laws governing that territory aud to relieve
the officers aud of The whaling barks Mount WO!
laston aud Vgilant, which supposed TO have been
sLipwrecked that region The cruise OF tne Corwin
has resulted in the seizure OF tvo vessels engaS5 in
Illicit traffic. the discovery ard locdu of IMPORTANT
deposits on the The coast OF Alaska "ithn the are
tics and the making of useful photographic surveys aud
soundiugs but 10 trace was iound oI Tue missing whdi
STEAMBOAT INSPECTION.
During the past gear $50 steam vessels have been
Inspected Of aggregate tonnage of 1l2l sos tons.
and licenses have been issued TO 1861 oiicers-an
increase over last year or 2lS Vessf!s OF Zo4o1 TONS
| and Of LAO officers.
The tot al pts from the inspection vessels and
licensing officers were S2s2.463 96, and the total
disbursements for salaries, aud travelling aud other
| expenses, S212Si9 81, leaving a surplus Of re-
| certs over expenditures OF &69610 OS. 49,
III re carried during ne year some 22O0oO,O00
passengers. of wichl humber 1O3 lost their lives by
various casualties.
The Board Of Supervising Inspectors. at its meeting
in January last adopted RUE eatve 10 the cXdDina-
uon of pilots for c0lOrblmdness. which requires mat
before granting wing license To any person 10
act as a pilot. inspectors should satisfy Themselves thar
the pp cant properly distinguish the col0red igntS
| USED rs signals steam vessels 10 carry inns RUE
nio effect deemed advisable that such eXahlh@
lions should be made by the surgeons OF tbs Marine
| Hospital service, aud free Of charge
Considerable opposition TO THIS rule was AT hrst
manifested but as every pilot who successfully passed
| The required examination became It's advocate lis
opponents OF portion ohiY or the rejected
applicants some even OF these, admitting lts prOMicV,
| aud defective vision in regard TO cO!ors.
Ii is believed that the rule refer will have ten