, 1880-12-07

Its usual satisfactory condition. During tho
fiscal yenr It has put Into operation twenty-five
now lighthouses, eivhty-two nov rtyor-isNhts,
onu fox .slEnal, eleven now automatic whtstlItiK-
Dlloya, nrd lftceu now bltOys OF tho ordinary
knt 1t Inns discontinued eight l!ghts which
wcrp IN longOr nue.scti, md has changed the
characteristics OF twolve oth0ra. s0 thtt they
will 10 more useful than hcrotoforc to commerce
anl navigation.
The llonr.l hns continued the work OF chang
Ing tho burners Of tho slnascr lights in tho sew
crni IIghthoitso districts, to substitute nllN.
orai.o il now used /. ulE iss lights, With the
h5 o.ss %s osf nns ,s Sea y sS SsIStS
shIrs nnI IL scrcw-pijo llRhthouscs, " q q De-
III 90 ,ntnK It bus. In ensh iIsta'ec, ltvrease,l
ihc power nf the i!sht, whilo 1t bus ut tho saltso
Tiio Hnard I'M contin,.cd It's experiments with
; Laboratory. 1t will ho tlna,o IT, uotornilno Its
lighthouse it hls again submitted III, stlMutu
l0r !ha puryhsu, which ID eonane1'ded TO tho ut
Tl,y uur!1i.s ind interesting experiments Of
the llnArtl, to nsccrtnsn tho lA'ys nt s9tt when
MutinK tro.tst ios nna s..ow. 1asg I,,a Ds9a ooa.
suits Of Importance to csltt,1llprco.
COAST AND 1EODETTC SURVEY.
In tho Coast alll ueutiptie Survey, tho work
ct Its several branches has nllvaccd stcudtIy.
For rublto uses essential III engineering and In
local development goncHl'ly, information Is
gathered by n comprehensive sysfeu'' WHICH
gives results OF groAt Gxhosnesd. NeluE1fo posi-
t!ons along tho coast alld un tho Continent Aro
nscertnIucl by tnal measurements. Permanent
tlut.xprs to navigation ,lr1 carefully MARKED OH
tho eh.rtA OF tho Survey, Aa well Us ehotr rcla-
tton tu lighthouses buoys, heHcos. and sailas'2.
lnos. Tho publication OF thtid volume or
tho Atlantic Coast rilot, with sailing tlircc"
lions anu descriptions Of tho local dangers.
ls In progress, and cool a,lyAnco bus Dcet,
undo In compilation Of tho same kind for tue
Pacific coust, Fur tho pruu!pa! ports of tho
Eilatcrn ane Western coNsts Ut the United btates.
itdo- -tabics arc computed one senr u nt'vnE,cs'
and printed for tho use of naviKutars. All tho
publications. nt tho survey nre In Erent request
OF upwu..ls ot l8,U01 points l1terlnlncd IN atl.
tulu ana tangtut9 alouK tho rtAtst ail1 in parts
III s. tSs hs ro
The Gllfcc, with descriptions VI tho Hrt!ntitl-
Mlnrks; Mld titus, what was inllspo,sAha Tor
The rerulsitlops for such datn increase In NUN.
| b1r yeArly, rhG nnsnni raparts Ut tho survey
S arsor ana
authorities have dsawn largely frant thy soun'S .
for tatur.nntioll nacessary n connection Elta
regard to tho variation Of tho compass for tue
jlist Us VOL ns for Thu present t!tno. Fur tho
| Uuitul Stutes Is show, by map published
| within tho yeAr. Deop.aea shlnailnlls t,Alo
within tha yetr hAvc incidentally 1ttilet subjects
OF special tilttrcat for tho sltldy 1t naturni.ts
| Within tho yeur tho survey ha4 poGpcFnted With
| tho Mtasl4slppf River Commission.
THE MARINE HOSPITAL SERVICE.
. Tho Supervising Surgeon General Of the Mu-
sine Hospital Service reportA thut p. 800 soasuon
wcru Afforded relief during tho fiscal year ended
juno w, lssD, and 00,aul days rvlicf iu hospital
| wero furuishcA; l3,8T patlonts Wer0 treuted ut