Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-12-30
WASHINGTON
New Civil Service Regulations

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WASHINGTON, Dec. .29.-Treasurer Sp.n
ner says that be has no information Of coun.
terfsits OF the $50, new Issues, az Is re
ported .
In the Investigation Of the charge aeainsl
Harbormaster Hart to-day, q consignes
admitted that outside of Hart's district the
merchants had topay twice a. large fee to
secure births. -
No business viii be transacted at the dif-
ferent public Offices here this afternoon, to.
morrow, nor until Tuesday morning. 81
The public debt statement for the pres
enf month win not be issued until Tuesday,
january 2.
-aRat1F Grceubacks. IA
The total amount of United States cur.
rency Of all lis outstanding at this date
IL s3e9, ,z7z, ,174. ~sEs8
The Civil Service.
The Secretary of the Treasury to-day ad-
dressed the following letter to all Collectors
of Customs:
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, OFFICE Sec
RETARY OF TEE TREASURY, Dec. 20, 1871.
--Sir: The rules In regard 10 appointments
In the civil service of The government pre-
pared by the Commissioners on Civil Ser
vice, and approved by the President, will
take effect on Aonday next. On and after
thai day appointments and promotions In
your cfice win be made In accordance with
those rules as far as practicable. II win be me-
cesssry to designate committe Of competent
persons TO make competitive examinations
Of caudidaSes for appointment and for pro-.
motion, and until an appropriation shall
have been made by Congress to defray the
expenses, it be necessary to name as Com
missioners persons who are already in the
service of the government and connected
with your Office. have therefore to re-
quest that you win give me the names of
three persons who are, in your opinion,
best qualified to perform that duty, and m-
less objection shall appear, your recommen-
dation viii be approved. You viii receive
herewith copy of the reports of the Com
missioDers, together with the regulations
approved by the President, which, until
otherwise directed, viii be the guide of your
conduct in this business.
GEo. S. BOUTWELL,, Secretary.
In accordance with the suggestion of
the Civil Service Commissioners, the Presi-
dent win appoint as regular examining
boards, three persons from each of the
different Departments of the Government,
who viii personally conduct all examina-
ton of applicants, being governed in their
action by such regulations as may, from
time 70 time, be established by the advisory
board. It Is probable that the duties of the
latter board will not be such as to require
continuous session, but that it viii only be
Postal Extension.
Since the 4th instant mail service has
been placed upon no less than twenty mine
new railroads or extension Of old ones,
making in the aggregate 96S miles of new
railroad communication utilized for postal
Cork Life Preservers.
The Treasury Department has decided
to hereafter allow the use by steam vessels
Of all-cork life preservers, adjustable to the
body of person by whomsoever manufac-
tured, when such preservers are so con-
structed as to meet the requirments of the
rules adopted by the Board of Supervising
Inspectors.
Policeman Shot Bead by n Woman.
This afternoon officer Doyle, accompa-
MED by two policemen, attempted to arrest
Mrs. Shea in her house. She resisted and
shot Doyle with a pistol, the ball taking
effect In the mouth, from which wound be
shertiy after died, bleeding to death before
medical assistance could be procured. Mrs.
Shea is now under arrest. e
b. Resumptfon OF Specie Payments.
Special to the Louisville Coufier-Journsl
The inquiry set ON foot before the recess
by the COMMITTEES on Banking and Curren-
cy. relative to the resumptien of specie pay
V1hnrc "a hIQ rQerllfo
The Secretary Of the Treasury, the Comp
troller of the Currency, and other leading
officials, are understood to be against re-
sumption at the present time. They think
it better to wait until a greater appreciation
in the value of the national currency occurs
and it approaches nearer the standard of
gold. Resumption may then take place
without creating any disturbance in value.
AZ - spsnish Affairs. r.
The Spanish minister here emphatically
denies that there are any questions between
this country and Spain which may not be
settled by the usual process of diplomacy.
With regard to the conduct of the Spanish
volunteers in Cuba, he seems to think that
is matter to be looked after by the Span
ish Government and not by outside parties.
He asserts that the reports ofthe conduct of
the volunteers are greatly exaggerated by !
the newspapers, This is his story only.
Ku-KIux Arrests 10 C9ptinpe.
Some of the Southern newspapers having |
recently published articles leading their 1
readers to believe that the administration |
did not intend to make further arrests under
the Ku-Klux act, it is authoritatiyely an
noHnced in public that such is not the case,
but that the arrests will be continued and |
the trials prosecuted with all possible vigor,
the same as heretofore in North and South |
Carolina Indeed, the President has now
before him the question Of issuing procla- |
nation suspending the writ of habeas corpus |
in certain portions of Florida. The consti- |
of the Ku-Kldx law will proba-
bly, be brought before the Supreme Court at |
this term, but not for argument or decision, |
as it will not be certified from the United
States Court in South Carolina in time to |
be reached on the docket. |
National Republican Csnvenffen. |
1t seems to be settled that the National |
Convention viii be held in |
Philadelphia. The arrangements in favor
of Philadelphia have been made in advance
of the meeting Of the Executive Committee
by correspondence with a majority OF its
members. Had it not been for the fire, the |
would no doubt have been at
Chicago. Il Is argued as against the claims
of St. Louis and CINCINNATI that they have
not sufficient hotel accommodations.
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