The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-01
CUSTOM HOUSE EXCITEMENT.

THE LIST OF THE sIxrY-rIvE ssDECApITATED''
OFFICIALS NOT KNOWN TILL TO-DAY.
The excitement in the Custom House yesterday with
reference to the discharge Of fifty night watchmen ten
inspectors and five clerks was intense. prominent
customs official remarked This coup detat OF Sec
rotary the Treasury Bristow promises to cost the
of the country dear. The night watchmen at
present meagre enough in numbers, and now they
to be reduced from about 100 to TO- These
placed duty, one set from sunset till midnight and
another from then to sunrise If they leave their ship
or wharf thousands OF dollars worth OF goods may
be smugged ashore They at present 81 70 for
watching half night Hereafter they will have to
watch the whole night for the amount Human
nature is iallibc, and the offers Of $500 brides
are far from rare. To watch the Havana
steamers at pier No. 9, and the National
line Of Liverpool steamers VIC require our best men,
and two or three Of them for ship Can you expect
to be ptted against dozens these vessels,
wLo II he turns his back and goes ashore for few
minutes to get cup OF coffee, may tho
thousands OF dollars in tho matter OF smugglcd
cigars silk what not The night inspectors
only do their duty but they clearly overmached.
Under democratic rule smugEcrs used to be arrested
they allowed to 30 at large and the smugged
goods only captured The FIRST ward smugglers arc
holding perfect festival reduction OF night
watchmen More contraband goods brought
into this city than before. Collector Arthur is
forced to obey the pcremptory orders Of Secretary
Bristow, and cut OFF the prescribed number of heads
whatever his sense of right may tell him the SUBJ
ject Now I'll tell you what we Custom House
politicians think Of the present slaughter Secretary
Brisow is trying to got tho nomination for President
New York State is pledged to Conklng-but he has
hopes in the Keystone State that after tho compli
menary vote to be given to Governor Hartranft he may
get the nomination himself Is Is reported however
that Bristow may yet have "twist" In those hopes
as revelations alleged fraud will probably bo
published within two or three weeks. which may
trouble the Secretary. He doubtless thinks that throw
ing $l500O0 worth OF patronage into Pennsylvania by
reducing the stat OF our New York Custom House,
and making a number OF appointments for the GUS
toms establishment at Philadelphia will help him along
wonderfully but as the French say 1--WE shall see what
shall see.''
| COLLECTOR ARTHrR's POSITION.
General Arthur almost to death yesterday
by the hackers of officials who stand in OF being
removed HERALD reporter asked him TO give the
OF the sixty five officers no intended dscharg-
ing, and this is what he reped:-"Now, put yourself
in the place Of the forced removes would
you like to read your in the HERALD removed
for inciliciencys II would bring down upon you the
butcher baker, groceryman, tailor milner, &c I; and
IL you had not paid your rent very regularly very
likely you would be told quit your house
the LIST of May. The have to 60, and from tho
bottom Of my heart am very sorry for many OF Them
who unable to gain thor bread otherwise than in
! tho Custom House. was up working till q late hour
last night and shall do the thing again tonight
those think least able mentally and phys-
cally to cope with the increased duties which will DO
thrust upon them by the reduction OF force
While the HERALD reporter waiting to see the
Collector the following represent alive men OF the re-
publican party called to see the Collector and back their
Custom House appointecs, from the following AS
scmby districts: Colonel Burns, First district; Pat
rick Mack and Eugene Shea, Second district; 7.
Geary, Third district Captain Hall and Captain John
\. Dowcy and l. 5. Ncwens, Fourth district, Austen
Luke Fifth district; W. Moore Sixth district Il great
slaughter Is understood to have taken place from this
df-tr Vnn Cntt III ion md
Judge Morgan, Seventh district; John j. O'Bren
Eighth district; Chairman Republican Central Com.
statcs District Attorney Bliss Eleventh dis
trict: Joseph Archibald Twelfth district; ex-
district: Alderman J. PusKney Fourteenth district
II. q. Leak, Fifteenth district: Colonel +. T.. Howe
and Captain NJ. Crcgan. Sixteenth district; Colonel
Joel Mason Seventeenth district; Collector of Port
Thomas Murphy and Mr.. b. Byn, Eighteenth district;
alderman J. Cudiipp, Nineteenth district; Mr. Willard
Dii,cnhoeler and ". 5. earle and RUFUS b cowng,
Twentieth district
Up eleven O'Clock last night "travcliug' notices
had not boon received at the barge Office by tho watch
men who to be dismissed
COLLECTOR LYpEcKER
Mr. Lydccker was back at his post yesterday after
several days absence at home, caused by dyspepsia
The recent onslaught on HIM, through the medium OF
cx-Spccial Agent Jayne, has gained him much sym
pathy, and the general opinion is that he is faithful
officer Ono Official remarked ~ should be ashamed
The said exspeca agent believed TO be trying to
yenge himself through Secretary Brstow upon the
Custom House officials who were antagonstic 10 him
while he was IN power The old stories OF Jaync's
handouts In his Office Tor delinquent merchants aud
which he often threatened to put on them, were
told and retold the corridors OF the Custom House,
likewise his connection with the Pa,t and Boyd
u was reported yesterday that four new inspectors
had been appointed.
APPRAISER
A HERALD reporter Collector Arthur last night
and sked him II ne had received any notification thai
Mr.. :. II. French, Of Sag Harbor had been appointed
Appraiser OF the port, vice Darling gned The Col
lector replied mat he had no official news on the sub
ject IRON Washington, but hoped that if the news
papers going to say anything on the subject they
I would only say what was complimentary about Mr.
French for he had . most honorable record
United States law prcscrbes that the said post may
not be nllcd by government official or an importing
merchant