, 1873-04-24
Tho protectioniSE*:l Uneasy" Over
the Mention R:f:Blaine for
Next sident.
Successful Compel Els Under the Civil.
Service Rules Waiting for
the Millennium.
South American Republics Want
Their Coin NIinte1 by tho
United States.



BLAINE ON THE rnERiDENCY.
WASHINGTON, April 2o.--T',~ evening admin
istration organ to~dny is moved to an editorial
statement relative to paragraph sont somo
time since in these dispatches regarding tl,e
movement to nominate Bpoaker Blaine for tho
Presidency In 1876. It says:
The recent ontheiastic mention Of Speaker Dlainos
nao fos tho Presidency q. dinnor-tablo sitting ofa
ill., 'o!@n5 ] RS d!s:
+ f. not a !;I se,ini q ths tafiG question; III
favor reduction IN high tarin rates, whore reduction
is Just and practicable MIR. Batne is too aatuto
on TIC Ro to ss S M Ss % 5 oa s
present talk about him in that connection liaa been
without hia nBtigatlon consent; hut It the Penn.
dsrias Wy q desss'ns 'l opSpos!t!on It i = lin i
sepass ay the s aesgn 9 H. ss
candidate on TN hSt PLATFORM and It T. likely that ths
e aso m s s s fsf6
proteetionisa; especially should tho former bo REIN
forced aa aeens probable by tho formlanle oIgan!za-
Tho high-tar1G had botter not be too vooferous
r. ae per00l'mns who thoy will or won't have for proot~
TIE BARNEY sw1NnLE.
The Post Office Department have received no
1ottera from tho lnrgor cities with regard to tho
awindllng operations Of tho Roy. j. Halo Barney,
in exacting political asaessmonts from Postmas-
ters: The postal officials regard this as ndicat-
@ towns W whoro % thoro would bo loss loss Likelihood Of
suspicion: To-day there wcre received some
twenty letters, all: making inquiries as to what
tile Poslmastor-Gonoral had to Bay relative to
tho proposed aBaoasment
THE BYNDloATE PARTY.
A. dispatch was received at the Treasury De-
partment this afternoon, announcing tho safe
arrival OF tho Syndicate party In London. Tho
party carried out 812, 900 900 in bonds. It is
prevail as to the compensation paid by tho Gov
ornment for tho services Of those employed in
crossing tho water. Secretary Richardson says
that tho expeneos Of oil those employed in cGrry.
ng se sSn ars @a q G se and
TIE CIVIL sEnvIoE RULES. :,
Groat complaint Ia 1nado hero by various nppli-
cants for positions in the departments thet the
Civil Service nu1eslhvo no effect when coming tn
collinon with political influence. It is esttmatod
that there are now In tho city about ono hundred
applicants for olorkBhipB, who have passed
8uccessful examination. 1t Is charged that new
tito examining boards, notwithstanding tho fact
thnt those who hhyo passed. successful oxamtna-
tions have boon promised the next vacancies.
TREASURY STATEMENT.
! During the last two days tho gold balances In
tho TREASURY haye Increased IS, 600 900, und tho
outstanding logal-tenderR have decreased over
! $250, ,00o. ThiB brings tho lega1-tendor rovonua
up to within about "a 900, 600 Of the maximum.
ITO tho Aasocfutd Prsss.l
ITEMS FROM THE MINT.
WARRINGTON, April 23.-Tho Director of the
Mint has fixed tho Charge for coming the now
trade dollar at one-half cent per pieeo, which is
tho lowest possible ratio under tho law. Greut
expectations aro entertained Of the trade dollar,
as q means Of creating q homo demand for part
Ing bullion. md keeping tho gold In tho country:
The Republics OF Hayti and Ecuador aud
H0utb 4 yi1
that their coinage shall bo executed by tho
United States. but aa there is no law which will
permit this to DO done, it is probable Congress-
will authorize such services.
REVISING THE STATUTES.
The Joint Committee on tho Revision Of the
Laws, in session here since Monday, will adjourn
this wcok The Comulittoo is providing 70, in
do1ing tho statutes already codiled.
dREENDACK6.
Lo3al-tonders outstanding, 5357, ,007 ,229.