, 1876-10-04
nominated by exclamation y. II. Neyltt, Of
Wh!tesilc, md JnGa Shay, 81 Carr1' ColntS'
TIE CUSTOMS sEnvIC1s.

TIE CUSTOMS SERVICE.
nENocnArTD ltBs ABOUT iT-THH FounnoN
HOUSE REFUSE TO ABOLISH NOMINATING
OFFICES UPON GEN. RnisTow's HEcoMMENpA-
TloS-wIiAr WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITHOUT
DEMOCRATIC LEu1sLAriON.
tspscsa, Dispatch to 11t Tribune
WARRINGTON, y. e., Dst. 2.-Tlle Democrats,
IN attncking the Republican Administration for
tho existence Of nun-paying c,lasons-o]lres, ar-
rafgn their owl party. III 1860, at tho terminus
ton Of the period Of Democratic admfntstra-
ton, there wcro scyenty-nlno no,rpayIng por is
In 1876 there wGre but tlfty-six nom
paying ports, Notwithstanding tho bnai-
ness Of tho country, and the
demands for additional por.s OF entry had
grcatly Increased. In 1860 It cost, to collect 81
At these non.paylug ports, $3.2e In 1875 It cost
but sl.65 to collect tho eanc sum. No cons'd-
crnblu reduction Of tho number OF these nom
paying ports could he made, except w act Ot
Congress. II Is tho fautt Of tho Democratic
1iousu last. winter that tho number OF thcso
ports WIS not greatly diminished. Tho atten-
tion uf tho House was called to this subject by
Secretary Brfstow, In his annual report TO Cotl@
gres., last December, In which hc satd:
ExTnACT rnoM DR1sTOw's 1lEronT.
In connection with tho general Anbjcct OF tho
marked Tint an examination Of statistical retatns
nl!ow that, in rome Of then tho a.nonnt q bnsi.
ness transnctcd s not sufficient 10 1st!fy keeping
h9 woiG o by
aatiaS pisyen:1ys; s;S;,. or ,,aS;Is. dsisst''s
II eoast con- and ftontrr, than existing cIreumstanses
tries es woaa fasiiitstu tho esto1a,anss 81 such
dntics, besides securing reduction Of the ngereo.
An ss aST's to sao s ,nn T.
cas 10 all ports and dstrcts; md that all officers
teqYsed to pay no e a ,as fsss
Or character. received by them.
| DEMOCRATIC PAiLUHE TO ACT.
The initiative suggestion with rsgari TO ne tllo
l!can Administration Of tho Treasury Depart
lncnt under Gen. Brlstow; yet the Bourbon,
Iiousc failed to oct upon the suggestion, a1,l
Nor did they attempt to consolidate tho dis.
trtcts, although scrrctary Bristow informed
them that such q consolidation would facilitate
performance Of tho ,otsr ut!ss Of fo thn t9heers
kepSrcsentatycs of tho. Southern ports
Annapolis ayre dc aracs o,Y, Yorksuwn' St"s
Tappahannocl., 'Elenton, Yeaconeo, 0cFacoke'
mud OF long list Of sucli unknown ports, catah-
lslled IN the Democratic ttays before 1bGl upon
Southern creeks, were unwilling to nholisl, y nny
| ul ll1G PAtTOEHNEt W AS5t1Dy tHo fNyco41AA1y
OF future patronage, within their districts,
THE POWER VESTED IN TIE aEonETART.
Gen. Brlstnw, In anticipation Of tho fnaetio,,
Of thu Democratic House upon any subjcet
Of individual Representatives, dill nll that tile
Inv would allow him to tl0 In abOlisling these
usc!css posts. Tho power Invested In The scc-
Rotary Of the Treasury rcntiye to tts subject y
Statues. Thcsu art:
8Ec. 2, 053. Tho eccrctary Of THO Treasury 70
hereby authorized. whonyver he shall think tad.
.aspe5! tSe on,ea of Esyei oses ., ny ohsr
anboFtlinate office. in Ih,ladeph!a. l'altimere,
p3Ea ha ~ t ee ana ssn
amy other subordinate otllcr NO abolished OF sns.
pcntled, to Deputy Collector or Inspector Of tho
sEc. s53. The Secretary Of the Treasury may
81 9 sss nef .H o
| uO0 year.
Gen. Br1stow acted up to tho full extent Of
his power under these provisions Of law, antl
abolished tho following off1cos,-powcr to M 10
OF the sections Indicated. The EASTERN oil'ecs
wcro abolistcd under See. 2,058 and tho Vest
ern deliycry-talices Under Sec. e53:
| OFP1uks AD0L1sHED,
... tsurtyorshsp ef Customs.
tloncestcr, Mass; Houston. Tex;
ssfis%othil ssis%,' has. MH;' Ksnsss SssCn Gif,, H.;
Troy, n. II; Now Albany, Ind;
FssesriisssaE fssesrs5ss vi "a; Rtaszi Rsosai ia t.
pnisTow ouT0HNEnAIs RANDALL.
Gen. Br!stow alRo, in the cn,rao Of such re-
viAion Of the Offices rs tho law allowed him, suc-
expenditures in the custunls-serycc, for Balarles
and other purposes, S1,5o0,00o. Mr.. Randall.
in The Committee On Appropriations, ondeay-
for reducing tho permanent appropriation OF
81, 900, 600 for tho eustonsserylee: but, after
most minute inquiry into every detail Of tho
mend any further reductions tl,un tl,ose which
hnl afrcady brcn accomplished by Gen. Br|stow.
sCIIURZ INTERVIEWED.
HIS rAnT IN TllE cAEvAss-BKOTaEN-IN- "
5uEssEN-rLAlN TALK-lsEpUHLlUAN rlsos'
FECTs.
When tho lion. Carl sch,rz was recently In
Marietta he was Interviewed ut length Oh some
ponts by reporter of the rarkersburg {W.
Va.) Stale Journal with the following result:
lleportor-lencral, l,ava you ANY nb]cctiona to
ssatli!g yonr tiuws, upon few ccFta'n matteFa oi
fia. sies sshurx-Nono wlateyor. ssr, sscept worry
Ereat fatigue at tho present time; but a few M
R.tnts chat will aIorl me HatfsiAet1n. estec!ally
s u,uy aSou M saa shs
ant form hho does In my own State MlHsautt.
70 bo good penaucrat ani sn cs'Atao Of nAyalce'
| 1ncnt In Missouri. y tnan ultst Ut necessity bo
ton Of @ ycar stato ai, ths crcnt taness t,as u.
py condition Il atlars exist. with yHu.
Nep.-Six out Of tho eight cn!dit.atcs on otls
satS Ticket ptu E5a.ss froM til.
poot tsla: chanss ID 'S's Wcst Y,rsiaia. '
ten. i. thasn nothing IL conceal In thls canvass,
accomplish. ! acknowledge ftalty to no pollttca,
orsanxatlon. nna ls'4 much to contsmn an4 q, muc1
CturFrnrG CUIlll R1IBnOrt b!ttur DuEtY and