New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-05


p pa "u,, aS t',lt lee tre.nmed 10 have been muou
larger The total tonnage Of vessels entsL"o Isl aud
SS9 e'neS SnS,nc he year ended June 80 ls-9
dc crease of 974O45 tons This l".has I'D nat On the
un,nher ~ vessels and il limited to the sea@'u apd
OF The merchandise brought IN at se9o ,6 oG s66
rCnr ro,fs during the lsCa year lNe@ c.3 ~,
,rcTe ninnrted In American vessels ana 20 ~ G., q a
foreign OF tina exports OF msgGh' no e- m foreign
vessels OF the Combined Imports aud tSIOl' nrricsn
chaudse IL per cent only 'as e"A''!e" ."
vessels - 80, -, T
CATTLE.
Ieei.lation on these subjects hastvo objects;
THO cYnction and prevention In the United states ~
the dseeee known rs pleuro-pneumcn.a, or !uh2 p"s
second-The increase OF our nmcice III n'''
witpbther nations especially Great Britain 81.
Tho dis.aso did not begin IN this country tne i
Eases having been traced 10 foree n origin IL Is
ON the Atlantic coast In several place. nom -V" -,
70 Baltimore but has not been felt Ia Ne"
| many Years II Is a contagious oiseasc VI 49, =, -
trre Iike,v N spread through herds ana from nou
~ -, ,b,, ,ha number Of neat cattle In the
I-rod States in 1850 was about 36OVuVVVO,o III ~
80 ner head would be valued at ~ r
- has nrobsb Y been increase rather t"a u,on+
IL "a seen that this Is matter , OF eat
The spread Of the disease on tLe - ,icr. rcSd
-. vould make serious less. though u ~ ioI 1t
a. ,r,IIed whore cattle penncd or hOsed' ne
10y I'M, and spreading OF II in the great open cattle
s'%rlns nII Zoe Vest would be caamtous It's c9nia
Inn character and the hculty 0i titaig IL III -
s,rds roaming at will, make 1t ioTIlaable snO1u
M o., bri there il would badly hinder the raI-lhg
go eeIc of cattle a means Of wealth ana pros
10 prevent il from being brought FROM abroad inc &c
partihent july 1879 esiahl4hed resiau4ns HuT
iecting all imported cttle to quarantine ol ME-
DAYS As there no appropriation therefor unli tio
last session Of Con-Tess, importers We're Oonec 70 N
aune thei1 cattle at thelr own EXPENSE anu a. ~, II
mnion Of Canada, under Ike provisions Tor qutI.u
ing imported cattle, made liberal PROVISIONS wv, ut,
most OF The cattle imported ih,o lht .''.' - '' wa
brought from abroad frs into Canadian ports. -.
Using an appropriation OF the last session. tons bear
mont through the Treasury cattle Soiih!.siou ~
taken actlye measures for establishing Tor ih ocd cue
lie quarantine stations and shelter at Portland Ne SOS
ton New York Philadelphia ana Baltimore Inc 1851
is 10 furnish buildings with sufficient land so erTh-g
that the cattle 10 quarantine may be lsoat d. NO OILY
from cattle already ~ me country, I, ta' ia lam
from others and be kept constantly under t lh-c
Of (ioverumel u1ccrs II Is expected that t'rr az
rangementa VIII be completed at tie ports haed "l'
be second ohcc5 in view is 10 promote the trade IN
nea. cattle w,n foreign nations, especially Win OIe1
Britain. , ,,.e- 60 croat
Britain in me wear ended June 30 ISL was $50 'Ol q
valued VI I43Oi .lO3. For the year ended JUNE 80;
IL lluT of 50 SOB e7G me decrease however DO
greater IN proportion than that generally IL the eAora-
Nv en- order Of the Privv Council Britain o.
February, 1879, all cattle imported rom me OG 4i
ten days This order, deemed necessary 10 peyen ~,
lection, will, 10 doubt. be rtTcnded Wh,AeEel tDo
United Sstes shall adopt measures rendering J. reason
ably certain that imporatious Of cnt'lt rom '7 COM"
viii not Introduce the dise.sc IRON SL s N'
This order causes great loss on cIitIe ehpo't ,
beef can Eow be export AID tAe shrinkSe III 10 ID on
immediate slaughter after the waste OF sea No!ase
without rccupefaton Is estimated 1t not less tAal ~ yer
There ia great demand in England for stock cattle 10
he FED and fatteped English soN, wn1ch we cOud
readily supply, II not for The order referred 10
Under recent appropriation. ihs department lnrougn
the Cttt. Commission, IL arranging with the various
airoad companies for the transportation OF cattle from
the Western states to the sea6oard 40 az 10 say ,r
rom cOutaglOn on the route "heL ese
are per ected aud found Efficient We may larry ark OF
Great Britain thai the order Tor Immediate slaughter oi
American cattle imported into country ne TescuGd
The report the commission tpeaAs Ia detal On Ihia
subject.
RtvENUE MARINE.
There are now thirty vessels IL the Revenue
Marine Service tlrty-iwo Of which are steamers and
Ave snil vessels They mouucd 10y 1919 officers and
774'men.
This was their regular work for the year ended June
80 1882:
roro rate number OF niles Cruised. 6palt
NII7nts. ~ vessels boarded and examined 24OV7
NnDeT o. an boSes Tor violations Of law 1919
Number OF vessels assisted when wrecked go
NUmbeT Of er.ons rescued from drowning; III
Estimated value OF imperllled vessels ana o-,-,c
cargoes assisted -----.---.-. 9--'''Au
resides the regular duty the service las done special
| work
In NAV last AT the request Of the Navy Department
the Curwin o the Revenue service, was sem To 81 Law
renee Bay, siberia, bring away the ocers ana cItN
| Of the naval relief aud exploring steamer fousrrS
10 most northern waters 10 protect .e d. u'n
and other Govern nent mtere5ts III Aa- Ia pc .-,t
a.
Who was carried to sea ice flo, and persisted IN.
cruIsed two hundred miles to the ea7tNaIu o we 1sn"
Inv Coming back by the Aleitlsu I-ano- and ~It@
bar commando Lieutenant uaaly in November, quec
az outbreak OF tue Indians upon TIC MAINLAND LOTlA 3"
Tue revenue steamer MoI.ane, al Galveston, IeT co
and all waiting the yclow-fever epidemic, carry ne
J pi y-cihus nurses, medicines aud rnpp"es' III, 81,
Inc reyeuuc-cu'teIs have also croremied WIN IN
LIE saving service and the Light house Establishment
the nsca year ended 3Otn of June ast va s46423 "a
TIE new vessel Tor guy on tlr SCUM ~ COAST dAol
nd by COugt-- IN $50 has been Competed aDo pttt
on dufv ana named Walter Forward Tue appro
priatIon ~ $4,000 made al the last session A- EiHe
lie authority ~ the law, been applied 10 tht lcDuuA
" the revenue steamer Commodore Pery. ...
! The recommendation made last year OF new VesSe
Tor tine southern coast 10 relhce one "0, GU. ~ 40
! adapted for the service is renewed The amount q
1000 necessary for tliH purpose mas Deeu lc'"u'
Tie recommendation OF the last annual report and O
crc uyiuc for the estaos hucut retired list ana Oh
c1leualou o. he pension laws TO the Revenue Marine,
LuE-eAvING SERVICE.
The opera ions OF this useful service have been col
tuucd with success. There al the close Of I'll
fiscal year 1870 stations In commission Tie whole nun
Der OF Zoe mented vessels, reported by I'll
district officers 20 have occurred within the field
station operatous Is $50. The number Of persons o
board this vessel was 26s. OF This number 22JG We
slycd, AID Il only lost There were succoreu 81 tl
b lions 800 ship wrecked persons, 1874 days relief
The aggregate being afforded them. The estimate
| vaue of property involved IN these disasters wa
; sl7l7.s92 Of which S3.099537 was saved a.
- G1s 355 lost. The number OF vessels totally los
. 1 wa. g.
There have also been ffty-Six instances Of disaster
smaller craft, sai-boat-, rowhoai-, ETC. GA "hc
were 1876 persons, all of whom Mere saved The Yrov-t
involved IN these disasters $500 OF vlicn ~t,iJ
, was saved and II 400 lost Tie Hgg eglte j. tins
number Of disasters 50
Total of property involved . ~
Total gllue Of property saved - 100"
To.a Of property lost ~ Dob .a
Trta. number OF persons on ard -
11tal number or persons -nred- IS
Iutd number Of peTS 1a- lost
Total number OF sAipwlecAod persons suC,uItd ~ .
Toal number q days succor Afforded 1883
4 number OF vessels 1851.
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