New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-08-29
CURRENT TOPICS AT THE CAPITAL.
THE NETWORK CUSTOM HOUSE AND CIVIL SER
VICE REFORM
wAsHISGros, Tuesday, Aug. %, /

WAsHNGrOs, Tuesday, Aug. 2s, 1877.
The Administration is still undecided what
10 do with the New-Y0rE Custom House, Tue vacancy
caused by the expiration OF Gen Sharpes commission
will undoubtedly be filed before tn President starts
his Western and Southern Some decision In regard
To ii might have been reached to-day had it been for
the absence OF Secretary Evarts who will return next
week other changes il any to be made in the New
York Custom House. not unlikely to be postponed
until later in September. There is an evident dis
position among some Of the Republican Senators
who do not approve the Presidents Civil Service order
tn make test case OF suspension OF Naval officer
Cornell, should the President remove him account
OF mis- refusal resign the Charmanship 9f the New
deed that MIR Cornell Is acting viii the advice OF lnfu
entail Republicans IN retaining both his political aud
on O Presidents right To dictate even TO Govern
ment officials, what patt they snail take IN STATE and
local Uoca contests viii be raised IN the senate and
il he disturbed tine failure OF the President 10 re
quire obedience 70 MS order viii be cited as an ABANDON
ment
AMERICAN LABOR NOT NEEDED IN ENGLAND.
A dispatch has been received at the Depart
mont of state from the United Consul Liver
pool referring TO the fact that thrtyve oiners have
recently landed that port for Manchester under
contract 10 work their trades for given number OF
months These men were brought over 10 lake the
places OF the English oiners who strike for
highag wages Referring the landing OF American me
ehauics under a contract and the published statements
in some American newspapers that fewer men are ont OF
employment in England than in the United states. the
Consul soemniy warns our mechanics against The danger
OF putting the test These reports have
induced many American mechanics % leave the country
for thc purpose Of bcerng their condition. and the result
ma been large amount OF suffering aud restitution To
avoid anv iurtner augmentation tnclr suffering. the
consul requests that public warning De- gwen 10 Amer
can workeu 20 England unless under positive
contract. Ablehldlcd American Wurluien are dly cl-
ug upon tho Consulate for relief These mon are greatly
disappointed tley learn tAat COusuis nave no minus
FOR such relief purposes Under these circumstances the
Consu deems inform the state Departments
tnat neither skilled unskillrd wOrAnen WAO come
from abrOld can lin ! employment m England.
THE TEXAN FRONTIER TROUBLES
The following dispatch from Gen. Ord, COM
handing the Department Of Texas received ut TIM
War Department this afternoon, having been forwarded
by Lieut.. -Gcn. sheridan from Chicago:
SAN ANTONIO, Texas Aug. %, 1877.
The following has just been received from Fort
Brown: saw Generals Beneyides and Canales
They assure me everything n being done by
them To arrest the remaining raiders ana pms
oners. OF four arrested two come
under tho extradtOn treaty and ready 10 be de-
lIverered. zone raider aDd prisonerD They know
the whereabouts the rest except tho two IeIan and
the unknown Owing 10 the great luminosity existing
between the and Mexican citizens II Is difficult 10