-. i'.;'.VA.'V'"7'.'- JJMur's VJ:t APR 21 Chmbridp •v ■• 'f -.' f. (■ j»««i, ?W 0 g\S» 2S~ /* 1 ,:<^si9fe: D E V O T EtD^T O CO ivTM E RC.e'^E NGIN E E R I NG A N D SCI' E N C E ft VOL. V, NO 16. BEVENUE MARINE CADETS. " Thu young man who, fronrfho dook of aomo Incoming transatlantic steamer, wutohoB the /movements ot the smart little revenue cutter whoso officer boards thq vos- sol and domands of the captain his papers, or who reads of tho capture of. n smugglor by n revenue cutter after an exciting struggle orohaso, Is apt to think that the rovonuo marine sorvlcd Ib u reiliarknbly plcushnt one to enter. Whon Ire inquires into details,- however, and discovers the severity of the examination ho i's obliged tor undergo in or¬ der to qualify for oven the lowest official po¬ sition, his nrdoris very likely to cool. There are four grades of officers In this service,— captains, who rocelvo $2,500 per year; first lieutenants, who recolvo $1,800; second lieu¬ tenant's lit $l,6p0,-iipd third lieutennnts at f 1,200,—and enoh one Is entitled to all the glory he can oarn by' valiant' deeds or par¬ ticular efficiency in his branch of tho service Since 1870 tho officers of revenue servlco have qunllfted for the positions by training as cailotB on board a BchoolBbip*, to enter"! physically sound and well: formed,, and no loss thnh live feet in stature, ho will bo sub¬ jected to ii written examination In reading, writing, spelling, arithmetic, algebra, geog¬ raphy, history, and grammar before a board of officers and also to be designated by* tho Secretary of the Treasury. A standard of proficiency is fixed by. this board, and It tho candidate fulls below this standard ho will bo rejected, lie will.be allowed, however, to haVQ u second examination at the next an¬ nual convening of tlie-lkmfd of. Examines, and If he fidlsTu this examination his rejec¬ tion will be final. Candidates who attain tlio required standard In both the physical and mental examination will bo eligible tor appointment and will be placed upon n list In. the order of proficiency shown In-' their examination. From this list names will be taken in regular order for appointment to fill existing vacancies, such as may occur be¬ fore tho clasiffoFthe yenr Is made up. Pass¬ ing the required examination does not guar¬ antee u candidate's appointment, however, as the list isnot likely to be exhausted in CLEVELAND, O. APR.-24. 4883. .12.00 I'Ka.AKNOU . Single Corm 6 Cram whom ho will .bo obliged to appear at his 0W11 oxpoiino. Ho 'will-also receive a circu¬ lar prcsontiug an outline of this examina¬ tion, which Is very likely to deter him from making tho attempt. Of n class of forty re¬ cently, dc'sigrintod bjf.- tho Secretary of the Treasury, .twenty withdrew eii receiving this circular. ■ Of tho others four-wore phys¬ ically disqualified and -only six passed the academical • examination, and wore finally placed upon tho HsVfor appointment. The life of a cadet on board tho. training-' Ing ship is no( nn easy ono by any means. Lie In subjected to rigorous but necessary discipline, and is' not allowed the use of to¬ bacco or liquors. On the annual three, month's cruise he Ib subjected at tho begin¬ ning of his career, to the exacting labors and trials of a deep sea-voyage, and a^est Is thUB.aflordod of his fitness and aptitude for. a seafaring life, as any constitutional tlefeet or natural Incapacity for tho service Is likely to bo developed wlthln-tlils period. When this practice cruise Is completed the cadet si given a few days' instruction in tlio evolu- ant, and either -assigned to duty on a revo- enue vessel, or put.on "wafting ordors,'\ut two thirds pay; Study still goes, on after 'this rank has been obtained, anil promotions to higher rank are based upon a system of competitive examinations.. „, The duties of a second and third lieuten¬ ant on a revenue steamer aretho same as on a naval vessel—ho simply does duty as a deck-olllcer. A "first lieutenant Is tho exec¬ utive officer of the vessel, subject to thegen- eral supervision of the Captain, or he may bo placed In charge of a harbor'vessel. The duties of a .oaptuuTure onerouB, as ho Is obliged to enforce tjio laws for- the protec¬ tion of commerce and tho revenue, tho ob¬ ject ot the revenue marine servlco being tho assistance of vessels in distress; the enforce¬ ment of the neutrality of laws between for¬ eign nations; the enforcement of quaran¬ tine; the enforcement of laws governing merchant vessels; tho protection of mer¬ chant vessels from piratical attacks; tho protection of wrecked property, and tho pre¬ vention of depredations by veBsels upon the SIDE WHEEL STEAMER BRISTOL. [See Page 0.] which they arc obliged to pass an exnininn- tion at Washington In scholarship and phys¬ ical ability. The cadets In training'at pres¬ ent are on board the revenue cutter Salmon P. Chase, a bark of about 250tons burden, which Is stationed at New Bedford, Mass., where she performs the regular duties of a roveiiuc cutter, besides affording schooling facilities. The vessel Is In charge of Cap- John A Honriques, who exercises a general supervision over thu instruction of the ca¬ dets, although Mr. Edwin. Emery, a gradu¬ ate of Bowdolu College, who was for many years principal of a-boy's academy in Mass¬ achusetts, bus enllre charge of the academic studies. Two classes of the cadets—the junior and senior—arc placed upon (lie ves¬ sel at one time, mid each year om^ class Is radiiated and another Is miidc rip bt new iippolntees. At the- close of She animal school year upon the bark the, vessel gdes upon a sea voyage far the purpose of giving practical Instructions in scamenslilp and navigation, on which she remains out three months. In order to obtain an appointment as a cadet In the revenue service candidates arc obliged to undergo a snniew-liat' severe cx- botweon eighteen and twenty-five years, and no person will be appointed under any circumstance* whoso age Is not within these limits, lie must furnish satisfactory evi¬ dence that ho Ib of good, moral character and of sober and correct habits. He will then bo required to pass a satisfactory examination as to his physical qualifications, which will be made by a board of medical officers from tho marine hospital service, who are desig¬ nated by tho Secretary of the Treasury) as the revenue marine service Is a branch of the Treasury Department. Should the can¬ didate bo found of a vigorous constitution- making up the class. In the Inallon special attention Is given to the vis¬ ual powers of the candidate, and niore par- tletiiarlytn color blindness and the defects 111 aciitencss_ of vision. About sixteen per cent of the applicants presenting themselves are found to be physically dlsipuilllled Un¬ file sorylce, and are therefore debarred from further examination. The academical ex¬ amination Is-in arithmetic, in uoiallon and numeration, compound numbers, properties of numbers, tractions, ratio and proporilou, percentage, interest, discount, mensuration, and evolution; In algebra, to quotations of the second degree; the whole English gnun- mur; the history of the United Slates; u theme upon a given subject as a test of pen¬ manship and coiiiposllUui4—a...written excr-' else in spelling, and a general acquaintance with the geography of the world. To pre¬ vent the possibility of "the exercise oj' jior- jsoniil prclcrcnce hi the marking of examin¬ ation papers, the names of the candidates arc not appended to their completed exercises, but each one is assigned a letter or number by which IiIh exercises arc designated. Should the candidate receive an appoint¬ ment as a cadet, he Is obliged to take tli amlnatloii. Tho candidate's uju. must Iwfjiulli of cilice and pin-site' the proscribed course of study on board the schoolshlp lor tho probationary course of two vears, at the cml of which.time, if his service has been satisfactory, he will bo oxunilucd for promo¬ tion to the grade of Third Lieutenant in the revenue marine. Ills.pay as cadet on board the schoolshlp is $900 per year. The ap¬ pointment of candidates for the first cxauila- llon Is by designation of the Secretary of the Treasury who wjll give an opportunity to any well recommended applicant. After the candidate receives the designation, he. will bo given notice of flic meeting ot the Board of Examiners In Washington, before hysicul exam- 'I0'"* "' " vessel In harbor, upon the conclu¬ sion of which the vessel is brought to an¬ chor nt New'Bediord, and the course of study entered upon. Theeburse pursued on the scnool ship Is In seamanship, navigation inn) tlio theory and practice of gunnery. I'rolieieiiey in the latter science is made nec¬ essary from the fact that oyrry revenue ves¬ sel is jtai^dci! wlih large guns, and is fur¬ nished with a full complement of small arms ,for Its crew, tho same as any ship of war. The officers are, therefore, rcquirul to lie prolleleni in military drill, and lo possess a thorough knowledge ol both large guns and small arms. The crews arc nl.-o required lo lie iustriieled from day to day at the guns mid III the use of ihc carbine, plslo] and c.il- lass. Commanding Officers of the revenue vessels tiro cmpiVered, in liie- ease of tin- lallure or refusal of any vessel unking In a Uniied Slates port, on being hailed, lo come to anil submit to tlie proper Inspection hv a revenue olllcer, to fire iipon her—first ticross her bows, as a warning, mid in cuseof a per-- slsleut refusal,to resort lo shot and shell lo compel olieillenee. The academic similes arc arllhmelle, algebra, Geometry, English Langurge, composition, rhetoric and, (lie World's history.' The coiirsh for the scirinr year embraces algebra, geometry, Ijdgonuui etry, philosophy, steam engineering,, inter¬ national, revenue and common law, compo¬ sition and astronomy. After fho cadet has passed these examinations satisfactorily, lie is summoned before n final lilluinahit Wash¬ ington. Thls'boiinl ii -compos'id of three -.'aptains, selected Iroin the revf'iiuc service by the Secretary of tlio Treasury, who ex¬ amine him at random In dlll'ereiit branch, s of seamanship, navigation mid guilder;. Then he Is subjected lo another1 physical ex- iinilnallnn, and II he pusses both satisfactor¬ ily, he Is given the rank of Third Lleuteu- ilmlier lands of the United States.—X. Y, Suiu ' * STIUCT QL'AltAXTlXK AT NEW OK LEANS. Tlie Governor o'f Loiilsliiiia.liiisJssucil.il proclainaliou establishing a quarantine at New Orleans, of not Jess than 10 days against vessels crowe,, passengers, and ear got-s I'l-om ihc Mexican ports of Matamoras, Tampion, Tuxpuu, Vera Cruz, and Mlnlti-- li.in; I'orlo Rlcn ami Jamaica, and the Bnt- /.iliaii ports of Klo tie Janeiro, Bahia, ainl I'ornainbiioo; other \Ve>t Ijidia Islands and |«orls along Ihc Isilimus and tlie coasts of South America to ltra/.ll; tlie islands of Bar- bailees, St. Thomas, Martinique, (janda- . loupe and Trinidad, and the port.-, of Colon, Cartagena, Sav.-inltla. Iliiiauijiilla, l.aguayra, Georgetown and ('avenue. Tlie quarantine will go Into cll'eot May r. It is 'unusually severe, and.prai-tieiilly prevents Intercourse with I In- specified points. All steamers run- ulng In the Havana and Vera Cruz trade wilt be taken oil'alter May 1 and the trade o^those pons restored to New York, while the largo entice |rade will be sent back to Baltimore, Iroin which it has been won In ' I he past few years. ■ The lion. C.-C. Trowbridge, of Detroit, Mich., who died last week, had lived con¬ tinuously In a house which lie built' fifty- Seven years ago. His fntlier-lu-law, Solom'-. on Sibley, was the first American citizen to sellle In Detroit after Its occupation by the United Slates In 171)0. He himself was ihe him. survivor of the-exploring expei.lh.loji ofv 182(1, which Lewis Cass commanded, and which explored the Upper lakes from De¬ mit to the head-waters of the Mississippi In four blrchbark canoes, each thirty-three feet long and six feet wide.