The New York herald., 1871-11-26
COLLECTOR ARTHUR.

! The Names Of His Hondsmen- Everything
! Made Nee ar WashinztOn-Gencrni Arthuu
VIII Relieve Honest Tom tbe 1st al
December.
a HERALD reporter after vigorous Search
found General Chester A. Arthur the newly
appointed Collector or tho PORT at his offlce
IN Nassau street Yesterday, and had a shor1
interview with hun. The General is man
OF fine appearance, tall and well formed, ana cher.
ishes wel-cultivated mustache and pair OF ex-
quisitc whlskers or deep auburn nue.. He Is fat Ia
the face pcrty i'll body and stylish In dress. Ia
manner ana department he Is faultcss. No more
urbane courteous limb OF the law ever tIcked
witness. HIS lady clients must find 1t q real pleas
urc handing in their checks TO General Chester A.
Arthur.
The General onered the reporter seat with that
ease and grace which so astonished the Imperial
Russian the Mary Powell when. as is well known,
non but right and left "bowers" IN the game ol
society were played in
rHE RECEPTION COMMITTEE PACK.
4 graceful movement OF the head and bland
smile disposed or q pertinacious oGlce-seekcr who
was trying to whcede the new Collector into prom
ising fat place In the Custom House, and then the
You are, suppose began the reporter, greatly
who mas Just lett ~
No, am not much. But all who DO come here
with the object In view OF obtaining places In the
Custom House are gwen TO understand that nothing
can be done Just now. have week 10 spare be-
lore entering my duties as Collector Of the IOrk
AMI | want every mnute Of 1t 10 fix Mp matters
here.r
Yes must ger some person 20 take my places
but before ,nat snail have TO close up my business.
! don't intend 10 abandon my law Office altogether
though. Political POSITIONS, you see, are
VERY UNCERTAIN.
or course, while am Collector cannot practice
law; but there Is no necessity know Of for giving
"You don't think it safe to break up established
business, General ~
emo indeed, do noL A business built mp by
years OF labor wnen neglected or abandoned IL hard
10 .esta jisi.n
.'Arc your bonds approved vet. General ~
"ies: today. Yesterday they were executed
here and sent 60 Washington. have this momenr
received inlormaiI01 mat they have been approved
by the proper authorities"
'Quick work that -
'0h, yes. Everything was arranged beforehand
In Washington"
MAY !! ask the names Of your oondsmcn.
Ceneralr'
IL don't see why should refuse 10 give them.
But you wi nave them when they are made Knows
VA the usual way.p
IL must be trst Ia everything; 1t can't waltz
THE NEW COLLECTIONS BOSDSMEN.
"Well, thcn, my bOndSneD are Edwin ID. Morgan,
Levi l.. Norton Charles l.. Tiffany and James We
$50 that matter Il settled. When do you take
ornce ~
"On the Isl oi December
"wih you make many changes In the Custom
Houscr
would be obviously improper for me 10 remark
much about The Custom House untIl I enter upon
my duties there. may say, however, that shall
ma ke no appointments OF remove ANYBODY, excepo
the good OF the pubc service renders changes ne
cessary.n
so saving General Arthur rose anu while de-
ciaring thar he would be glad 70 give the reporter
AZ any tune. said .By by,n and bowed
nlmsclf INTO mis- inner Office.