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

has accrued with the usul e,nv,sist frnm present.
,ho,2 pc els whn s,ch ,ime. aud that r.9vso on,
~ ,iilT eni' sis cai,ns be enacted The dc,
eat:ncn: "a well ,rsauz d i"r we ~ cnrrent bust
ra"s ga drr.s,cns thereon nv toe accounting oieets
mad ioal hy existing Jaws sho"G , nU for examira.
~ C,nrt ri Ca.ms or any other trlo3ha ZOE oA"
tOa. , rr,., oy ppvpxt-r CASES
,h,t t,So-tirds o. the customs business OF the ''
nv is transacted at the port Of NewYorS The mui'
aciy q. salts ~ rowing out OF The vast amount VI p
constantly crowds the dockets of the courts so .'
fhcrc is creat delay in the decision oi cases in'
srcelv decision Of customs cases Is OF great hpo ~,
boh ia the Government and To the importers "u -
c,.rra ssmcut cuisines IN the adninstraUon 0l me ciN
TOMS laws from the Il udl delai ol thice VI io" '
retire n dual decision can b. reached ,.. mo, :.
Tae serrctar, re,lrws MS Recommendation 'S"e ems
SPECIAL tribunal oc created ny law ior me nj "'' Va
he so Tepcais ms recommendation that the Secretary
81 Tie h. author zed IN 49, op for dniy Of
between appraised value or -, too TYited
sinar merchandise at two or more lu.t.oh ia boari
OF general appraiser. or IN J1fly o. & f such
imp0ris; : aud thai authority be gwen I.l 'no "pi'
mtut of three additional general alP'"se'''
BUREAU or ENGRAvING AND PRINTING
nr,4u, l. wear the building for the Bureau Ut In
craving ana Printing authorized by he act "i june ~
1873 has been completed. aud ac Bureau mas oe,h IT.
NOV from the Treasury De,ar meut huicing, without
occa-ouu any material de.ay IL IL BUSINESS ana sue
c,ssiuly ostahishei IN lis lew quarters ultima,
TIE Bureau has superior iaeiu'icS Tor ,N u',,-
In wo' ,o cb ars can ne xeculcd theron
ssfriy AID more economically, al tia-S cohsi'oIeu
inve an the werk Of engraving and paie-rInug, re-
qGliea by Treasury Department to 10 Pr'o'" !"
rEsN1IxG lNrKrNAL RtvENUr STAMPS.
In makuC the appropriation ior lies. paper ana
stamps for the present fiscal year, to'gr'ts required
nat The engraving sud p:iEun- OF Internal revenue
stamps should De done IN tle Bureau o. E-2mYiug ana
Printing of she Treasury Department, provided the cost
Oil no; exceed TIE price PAID under cxiSing nract'
III accordance with this requirement. "n tsl mttc was
poo rcd lac Bn eau Tor the ~ 30 lns ~ c'Fl"H ~
tcral revenue Saiups. turu ~ toac una c"4li'tt
with Ire American B.uk Note Comudnro Ncw-1ork
be lower thsu those uaG TIC company. m" contract
with tne company wa1 IN tI.'e. -" 80" a. - in .,n,,
Wos transferred 30 Che Bureau OF l. EraNnE ana IFin
lug where It now beng done "'IH "''"h'"Ho 10 '"'
DISTINCTIVE PAPER.
The new dist uc;ivc paper, the al puon and manu-
factur, of which was mentioned IN the last annual
report has been used for printing notes, eetihc"tes
checks aud otucr Obligations since January a't ana
hes been found 10 answer Tie requirements OF TIE Gov
eminent ~ an respects. Il j. bcioY'd mat Tie s'cL
Tea ure of TINS paper Vii afford licr's'd lr'llo
uuisi cou.terf .itug Wi.ic us superior qua ly, ana
cIm.rouept longer hfo wlc IA cIr;ul-uon c1deis US
adoption "a measure ot eco'"ly rs wei - ,IetF IN,
e,imaici taat TIE saving on go nj I'll hc ieduc
non - ~ , les IMAM $50 900 Tor The p,eseu; fiscal
- ~ Ii,e Supp.y OF p.i,.r shoulI b. required for
m Of bonds during Tie year lue S'- VIII DC coi
respoAdHgly greater
Tae Lighthouse Establishment continues IN It's osua!
satisfactory condition. Duuu l,c year has put
iulo operation twenty-five new lighthouses, eigltyi|o
new rlv,r Ights, Que new f0-signa eleven new "uto
matte his ug-buoys and ecn new broys OF the ord
nary nd l, has DISCONTINUED eight sn,s, when were
10 LONGER needed and his cIugc tht cntrac. ems ics
o. WE'VE Others. that tney vii be more useIu thA
heretofore 10 commerce and Navigation. 49,,
i hr B0ari has continued tIc "uI@ Vt changing the
burners % the smaller hS" III the several ii~ iouhe
di-irc 10 substitute mineral oil i"r Lara on az an
Nlumnant until III neral oil II roW us'o N al us @PI5
with ihe exception OF h"u 10 ni t,e'hr11 sco'' nnu
third orders TIE Board mas aS' pY 'aIfluI ,h lViE
continued cxpcUmcut been enabled 10 use mineral on
a an iilumuaut nEht-si.s und in SdcW-lI nghi-
houses. as i Is beievcd without GahErl 10 cSt lSI.t'
stations Ia doing II has, Az oacI instance increased
tae power of the light whiie 1t has nj tAe same tim1
The Boid has continued experiments with tne
electric hight far as Vds possible III the laboratory.
1t viii br unable determine its pac lcai yalue unn
has "A worhug-test lighthouse. IL mas AGAIN SUD-
mendcd TO the atteItOn If Congress. .,,,
The curious aud interesting experiments of the Board,
and srow have been continued and 30 be tending
to practical results Of Importance to commerce
COAST AND GeODEriC SURVEY.
In the coast and geodec survey Tie work OF its sew
oral branches has advanced steadily. For pubic us
essential in engineering and III local development gencr
aTy information ia gath, red by comprehensive sys-
tenn when gives results of great exa 'tneSs Relative
positions along The coast and on TIE continent are a-cc
;uued by final measurements. Permanent danHers 10
navigation carefully marGe on the Ghjlis 81 tle
survey, as well Their relation 10 .o%scs,
non prot VIII i'' satIinr directions and dcscrr-
ions Of the ioc1 dancer IS IN progress and good adj
vance has been made 4 compilation 81 th' tano kid
' 1 and wrstfn coasts Of the Uaicd state.
tables computed one year IN adv ace ana pIlhteh
FOR the use OF nayicaiOrs AL the pu3ieaions OF me
survey are in great request Tbe demand for its Charts
has greatly increa ed o. upward OF iShteen thou
sand points determined 10 latitude ana i9ngilude a ong
ire coast aud parts Of the interior. the Intervening
6is iancos and hearings Of tie Juucnon lines are r.,
corded IN the office with deser ions 81 lhe erohu-
marks and thus, what was indispensable Tor the coast
development ay"ls ior nta,g S1tNcys Tn amman
for such data Increase III humber Seaia' ino S ,
reports OF the survey show mat me Engineer Dear-
ard ate autn oriifes have drawn largely from t5is
source for nfOrmatio3 necessary IN c"Lheclj WIN pro-
posed improvements calls are frequent IN r. Sard 10
lie variation the pass for the past as wei as Tor
ihc present time For the present era he VARIATION IN
al: parts OF the United states Is shown by map pun
ished WITHIN the year. Deepsea sOundnSs made with
In The year incidentally added subjects OF spcca
inercst for the study OF naturalsts thn me year
t1e survey has cOoperated with the Mississippi RIVER
ComuIsslOn.
TIE MaRINE-HOsPITAL SERVICE.
The Supervising Surgeon General of the Marine-Hos-
lta Service reports that 24s60 seanen were ahOiu'u
,ef during the fiscal year ended June 80, 1850, aud
50l DAYS relief IN hospital furnished 1857 pa
TENTS were the dspensaes; 703 persons were
e1,miued physically pre- minary u shipping them
. go pilots examined Tor c0i"i-hndhess oI WHOM
a werc found to eoOi-O,ind ana 20 seamei hope
irs.v diseased have been furnished transportation
fr0 hos pitas tbeir own homes Tie number atehs
-fed shows az increase OF nearly 1000 over me pre-
Viors year. and the cost per pia as beeh reduced W
y.
-; tnr ~ ice nave been S37O,744 Ga. and the
iracrdnnry expenses S31. 440 50, mshinS a t9tM OF
800 50 40 tile details whcD VIII be lOunu III Tue
oplt of ne SUPERINTENDENT
inc frs, section OF the act approved Macn D. 1870 az
,crte INC Secretary to b. prepared schedule
of The average number OF scncn required III me sa1e ahu
ordinary navigation OF registered, enrolled and ceuscu
United states oJsng SuCn Schedue upon
the difference tonnage KIND OF uainc " ana,
atcr pIcparaton ana collect hospital dues
from the master or owner the weasel upon the
number set forth In ine schedule Tn" De-
rartucut made effort 10 prepare such sched
T. a. would meet the requirements Of The law. but has
found II to Impossible IL 10 thorclOre rrconuended
1 rhe proyisou repealed The details al the sub
iecf Wi, be found the report OF the SUPERINTENDENT
rhe recommended ions made IN the last annual report
relative 10 statutory provisions for appoint nents and
medical corps OF this service ana TOT
the compulsory physical examination OF Seaeh are re-
epcctiuily renewed. . 49, -.
Provision should made for the return TO the marine