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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-05-11
WASHINGTON.
REFORM IN THE SERVICE.
A NEW IDEA-GRKAr RESULTS NOT EXPECTED TO
DE ATTAINED oFF-HAND.
lnr TELEGRAPH TO THH rRIBUNEl

DE ATTAINED oFF-HAND.
BIT TELEGRAPH TO THR rRIBUFE.I
WASHINGTON, May 1O.-The most important
change adopted in the system OF civil service examina
tons by the Interior Department which have been CON
tnued during the last day for the purpose OF I'LL
ing additional vacancies consists in submitting TO each
Of the candidates business letter which he is requre
TO "brie" 1t is believed that this test Of the general
ability of the candidates and of their readiness In conp@
bending and taking of the duties TO which they may
be assigned in an intelligent way will be more Vauioo
one than the answers any set Of questions tnat may
be proposed great number Of clerks are always en-
ployed in each OF the departments this class OF WORK.
and II has been found by experience more dlincut "
secure good service this respect than In almost any
other The system Of civil service examinations WHICH
has been adopted in this department is In many respecS
an experimental one. The experience OF each civil ser
vice commission is to be carefully studied ana the sug
cestions OF ts members he taken into CONSIDERATION
IN ureparing for each subsequent examination that may
be necessary.
II Is not expected that the results OF TINS mehou Vi
making amendments in the civil service Will he az once
apparent Prof JevOns, referring III recent article u
the macmillan training OF candidates for the East lndn
civil service ard TO the character Of the eNamatoS W
which they are subjected, makes the REMARK lnau
large number of the best appointments nave ailcaI
been. secured by them Competition NhalsJ, HilIVsi
he system only been IN existence Tor - years a
seniority ia naturally OF much ACCOUNT ana ne dus
that tho number who failures is very sua' -
taiuly smaller than II would DE unucr thc y
tenn Ii the system OF competitive EXAMINATIONS as
atDed TO appointments IN the East lldlah SCI Ii
moi had time 10 develop itself tuly III ~ years, II IN
hardly be expected that similar system d'lt ~ 80
United States can show many marked results Id 10"
uaala
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NAVY INTELLIGENCE.

WASHINGTON, May 10.-Ihe President has APP
noin Ell the following named gentlemen as the Bo %
thc Naval Ac3aemy attend the annual examination
IN June: H. H. Wyman, capt . - ftaia u' anu
% director Geo T. cutler United states Navy BHgpeh
YEN H. Emory United states Army Cen ~ T. bsk 81.
ohio e Hon Caleb A. curtis, MASSACHUSETTS, Iiol '"
II,,upoud Iowa Bishop J. kll, California; fTo . r.
6u,uby Jew York Hon. L. {. HOhk lenheS'oei tho
hon jas A. Leonard Minnesota ,-.,,. 81 ,,a ar
1b Savy Department has received Information Oh the ar
i ~ tLf limited states steamer Osspot al hey Nesl l'
Altar caiug pfuCtti 10 fOrt
All are Ell The monitor Max also afrl'e at fOi'
jtnynl III Savannah HiNer. ,ho
dispatch Admiral 1rencha1 800 ~
N.,fb Atlantic fleet that the
sper atio was n rdgetOwn, Barba Ioes on the ZS'
of April.
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U4BEAs CORPUS IN THE NEW CODE.
TIE NEW SECTION MFRELY A RE-ENACTMENT OF
HE OLD-THE CHANGE ONE OF WORDING AND

TIE NEW SECTION MERELY RE-ENACIMENT OF
TIE oLD-THE CHANGE ONE OF WORDING AND
PLACE.
To the Edttor Of The Tribune.
SIR: After reading my TRIBUNE this morn
ING and finding that ConsiantnOplo not taken, ana
that tho Omnibus Charter safe, was about to IN
dertake my daily work with customary serenity. Bat
Wa thrown completely off my legal balance by learning.
mon the authority Of another publication, OF the dire
plot pending al Albany 70 abolish the writ % habeas
corpus and rclegats the people Of tns great STATE Tac
tcalIy to a condition Of perpetual martial law Alarmed
for the safety Of myself family clients and fellow
citizens rushed to my library, and discovered that the
exact nature Of this plot of which hereby soiclnny
warn all whom may concern) is follows: Half
ccutury ago the following section OF the Revised stat
,es was enacted and has stood unchanged 20 this @aJ
Sl, ~ The provisions Of the common inv IA regard
to tie writ Of hdbeas corpus Ue%te" % ~ nus aIie.e
Thereof as may bc necessary 10 carry mo iul clci me
prov sion, herein cOnt ned and tie authority OF courts
bv tho common lI' sh3 Dt exercised in conformity to
tho provisions Of this article N al cases tLcr'h pro-
yGoa TO-
now proposed to reGnact this section aud put it in
III ,rc.er place in the new Remedial Code Section
2OGj, thus:
SIC. O65 The provisions OF the common law, re-
Ignp 10 the writ oil Labcds corpus, treated oi ID th
a~ticc have been alrogacd except 40 much ana tuch
.rs thereof as are necessary to carry into fun effect
he provisions herein contained; lhc aulhoi't5 %
court judge, TO Grant ecn WIZ VI 20 ~ W., i
conformity TO this article IA any case tLefeh pioNucu
ior
Upon comuaring these two sections found myself
really unable TO just where the "inlamy' OF
fins uot about which such potter las been made comes
in 1t seemed o. ne lai most o. US ana me res OF a
kind might survive under the rtendcled SECTION 30 my
fars were ogcsd E ought R2 , 1Het 0r y Fan Us
Eetg- l0Tk, May 10, 1877.
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Sgerl1i MoIlrss.


Bis;r'g Pis.-The Grcst Enssh Remedy 'pr Gout aud
Riauinat,--u. Boz - pills; 81 D. by mail H. PA NTf;S 4
son, gents IA ~lih'.t York. sold by druggsts
O.i FixtggCs. Gas and Gil Stoves,
Gas and on Bues uucHt and Library Lamra Protectors
Sc. at BAiJLEIIS BOULEVARD HND CITY STREET
LAMP FACTORY DEPOT, 90 Broadway, NeH York.
Pufenfs, TradenngkH, &C.,
secured 10 the United hitto5 and f0regD countries by
AHIbUR v. BRiErEAS PATENT AGENCY,
70 Br adWIy, New York
Best references sond for book u instruction.
rost-Odce Soiice.-The foreign the cniny
SAL kDAi, NAV ~. 1877, viii close at this Onico
NEDHE-D "a OF II for Europe. ny steamship Scyt H.
Queenstown correspondence" for Franco 10 D. fOTWauci ~
this must Be- specially Addressed, IL ~,
Franco direct. steamship NADIA Ifavrs.
THU ESDAN II $3.50 FOR Europe. Dy steamship Vic.
land, via Plymouth Caerbo-fg and Namiursi on NAICk
DAY AZ 30 D. ~ for GERMANY etc. hy steamship Oder "a
southampton ana Bremen Correspondence for or 10 Btsn
AID France 20 DO forwarded D., s steamer must Doe specially
addross') and 70 ~ for scotland aud NOrh OF ireland
ly steamship Al,at, via MOSi" ana Ola Cow and ri ~,
fir LUIoue By steamship Britannia Queenstown. no
steamships StthA and Britannia do not take nCn.
Swctcn. Norway. The mails t'e WcsJ Indies,
via Bermuda and 81 Thomas viii leave NewYOIk NAY 10.
he mails Iayti aud kingston wll
May "a. The mas for China ANA Japan a. leave man.
cisco May 10. The mails iOg Australia etc., VIII leave
EIaBciscO May %.
New.lorN, Nay :. 1877. r. LANES. PostiuesteT.
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FOREIGN TRADE FOR NINE MONTHS.
EXCESS Of imports over EXPORTS.
A CONFUSED JURY.


The jury IN the case of Geo. c. Ellison, en-
gincer in the House Of Representatives. charged with
the murder OF David Small the Capitol the 7h OF
March, into court this afternoon, after being ont
for 16 hours Several Of the jurors stated that IN their
opinion there no possibility OF agreement uion
verdict. Another juror expressed belief that u tie
court would instruct them to granddaughter an jus
fable homicide they might he able to reconcile ther DIFF
feronces Judge Macarthur thcrcupOn instructed them
on those points, the counsel for the defense entered somo
exceptions. aud the jury again retired. At o'clock this
evening they returned TO the courtroom and rcportef
their final inability to agree. They were then dscnarRrd
made g. admit Ellison - naii, but Judge
Macarthur dccli ed tU cntr ain II until the court shan
be III regular session tomorrow.
A STRANGE DISCOVERY BY MR.. SHERMAN.
Secretary Sherman in stirring up the whisky
thieves has brought transactions whirn some OF
the late and OF thc present officers Of the Treasury
will be called on 10 Npdiu. Partial investigation caused
by the application the part 81 a Government attorney
for his regular fees has closed OF the inside opel
stons connected with heavy compromises with convicted
whisky mcu Ia 81. Louis IN inc case of Judgment
against Urici for $l75"OO 40 Offers OF cOmprnmls,
for S2j, 900 made 20 Commission Raum one III
July and one afterwsrd I'm september. subsequently
Gen Babcock'- counsel in the whisky trials came here
and secured q COupru'ii." Of thc whole amount i0r
81 900. Several other similar CAGE IN wh'h The Gov
eminent accented a much smaller 5uEi jDan ndd Oecn
off b.
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The Mississippi Tragedy!
A SAVAGE AND THRILLING sToRYi
Read STAG Correspondents Full Account Of the Attack "
200 men on jail IN Kempor County Miss, n
THIS MORNINGS

Read StsG Correspondents Full Account Of the Attack ~
200 men N jail IN Kempor County Miss n
THIS MORNINGS
SENT. WEEKLY TRIBUNE,
In addition TO tho Of Editorials. Book Cuc,sms
&c, from TIKI DAILY TRIBUNE. the following articles ap
pear Cyn Service Reform (Gs Hamtons Fourth Letter.,
Miss Mariineaus Critics. Treasures from CyprUs; Tho
Morrison Marriages The Dog Show letter Packard,
Progress in SIX Manufactures; Home Interests; Tho
Fashions; Sowing Machine Revolution. "Ba.k spirits
and White" tie Serial stoy Young Folks Departments
Personal, Political. and General Notes science for tho
People. etc.
On the page devoted Farmers and Gardeners may rs
found "The Dangers OF Feeding Spoiled Hay Coar" by
Frof Law Some Elects Of the war; Dog Days in Nay!
Low Prices Tor Dairy Products Soil Highly Seasoned
Peach Prospects,; Flax Culture in Kansas The Science
soldng Sprouts for seed Making Asparagus Beds
etc.
Single copies sent free on application
Price On wrappers ready for mang Eve cents per eopyi
copy year. 81 copies Si2 go ten cops aud 0A'
extra So Postage in all free % tho subscriber
Aeares5 TIE TRIBUNE No" York.
Water Tight oliars and Aaphs. wof& ~ a We OhSaes
Gravel Royts PAT 90 aiu Vu NPFJ v"
NOEN'S ASpHNIIIC CEMENT toMfA -. -,
''04' X q VAI0IiAH TREASURED lUS MAIDEN hne "
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KonlnoLr dontist nndertook TO plug one

A Kentucky dentist undertO0h 10 piuS OmJ
mill the di struck something hal setieI 10 nv .ie
animals soul right On its hinges Ihats ihe way tle
coronrr explained IT, and since theh win nun 'o
bc.n gioping up and down the country seeking LOT
flesh worlds to conquer.
How er- er -er - how are you, Jones "
"IIlIs z-z-z-genl" "Wo-wO-wowhy, Jones, you
rn,-you s,,.ddcr d" ss-s-s-stutd sstudderIY " WO-
wo-w3-why don't you go to Dr. Cariefr a., s-, e
v@"yes iIeches z-EE good doctor; he-he-he-he-e"ed
nc FL Arcadan
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REDUCTION IN PRICES OF SEWING MACHINES.
BY reference TO our advertising coumnsi may be seen
that the Wheeler & Wilson Sewing Machine Company
furnish their celebrated Machine upon as favorable terms
as any in the market That COmpanys name 10
guaranty for honorable dealing.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-05-11
THE PETERSBURG RAILROAD.

RICHMOND, Va, May 10.-In the United
States Circuit Court at Norfolk today Judge Hughes
presiding motion for receiver OF the Petersburg Rail-
road was granted and Major r. g. Pegram OF Petersburg
WA. ann
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-05-11
FATAL EXPLOSION IN 4 FALL RIVER FACTORY.

FATAL EXPLOSION IN 4 FALL RIVER FACTORY
BosroS, May 1O.-An explosion occurred Last
riglt in the establishment of w. T.. Durham, at ran
River His building destroyed as was also the rae
of the Kendrick and Harness Co. ana the once
Of the French paper lie Protector Cdndd'en Tie losses
are: W. L. Durham, about $1,000; insurance Si'oOV
Kandrick Loom Co, about SllOOo' Insurance. F'ooo
,,ogot Manufacturing Co.. a, 600; insurance, $1,000
u Z Rcmnyton 50 coo; insurance. $1,000 Nm. X
nush. plumber. and otter occupants, about e5OOo'
r was found ms morning the ruins OF hendilcks
In.
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Tho fact f. old Bender has ,ust got there good sharp
deecfve coid mako heap of mileage by going ove.
there and taking Bender before the Turks DO katc ~
probably In the Sea OF AzO evadng the reporter OF ths
Pal Sun
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-05-11

TRIBUNE OFFICE, May Ill q. m.-Thero was a steady
rise of rpressure all yesterday. Notwithstanding he
light rains OF the evening. This rise Is probably the
advance wave before the usual storm at the close OF the
week The temperature scarcely varied at all from that
of the preceding day
In his city and vicinity partly fair day, with more
less clOudincss aud a rice IN temperature, may be
expeeted TO-mOrr0w the cloudlness u Aey " increase
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-05-11

When Greek meets Greek then comes the
t, of var we Think bat when American meets Amori-
can iGs "Whstll you have 10 drink"
The price of -four is getting so high that
seyeTa DanbuTy people OF economical turn are CIV
inc money instead Of bread TO tIampsD anbury News
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MARRLEN

GAGE-BRooKFIELD-O Tuesday evening. NAY 8, by
Roy. J. a. N. Chapman T. d. Royal w. CagU 30 Came,
daughter Of u. BrO0kiell esq, all OF Brooklyn.
"Wednesday. May g. 1877, by Rev.
FrclE q. Farley, -. d. William Mason 10 Clara A. augl.
ter Of Lewis SwItzeI all Of Brooklyn.
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WEB. WILDER FINDS OLD BENDER

We know where old Bender is. On a NEW
YORK TRIBUNE war map. A quarter OF an inch from
Odessa and next To II IN Kischeneh And nowhere else.
Other maps have Bendery Benderasosh, Ayendor etc
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-05-11

INSURANCE ON THE DAKOTA AND CITY OF
BRUSSELS.
Loypoy, May 11.-The Times SAYS the rate
OF reinsurance Oh tie steamship City OF Brussels has now
reached 20 guneas per cent premium.
The steamer Dakota and her cargo are heavily insured
in Iycrpno! and London The shin is valued at 100000
II 10 the rost sp ions marine disaster nom monetary
out OF view that has occurred Or the past two years.
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be heard in that court during tho coming torn
Will be the trial OF the Eenton riot indictments 100
true bills against those accused OF being engaged In this
affair having been found by the Grand Jury Prominent
citizens OF South Carolina In Washington express
great satisfaction at ChiefJusoe Wates determination
TO cit In the trial OF these they the people Of
the State great respect for his judicial fairness
will not probably up the next Of tho court
as they are still pending in the local courts Of the State
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT APPOINTMENTS
AS the result Of the recent competitive ex-
animation OF rst-cass examiners In the Patent Office
for promotion II. c. Townsend mas been appointed prin
cipal examiner in the Philosophical and Electrical Class
In which he was first assistant and j. H. Church. now
first assistant examiner and detailed law clerk in the
office OF the commissioners, is appointed principal
amner and transferred the Glass Of Wood Workings
DIR. 7. b. Ansell, formerly examiner in the Patent
ONCE, and subsequently member OF the Army Medical
Corps and Chemist OF the Department OF Agriculture,
who was a competitor for position on the Board Of Ex
amners in Chief, is appointed principal examiner
and assigned 10 the Glass OF Agricultural Products
competitive examination Of second assistants will shortly
Messrs Townsend aud Church The Secretary OF the In
terror to day selected about 20 from the list of 20
examined the other day for appointment TO 81 posi-
tons in the Pension Office.
FOREIGN TRADE FOR NINE MONTHS.
The Chief of the Bureau of Statistics fur
nishes the following statement OF the for ign trade OF the
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MIDNIGHT WEATHER REPORT
GOVERNMENT INDICATIONS.

For the Middle Atlantic States, rising bar
oucrr north To west winds. partly cloudy ana clearing
weather, aud nearly stationary temperature.
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TRIBUNE LOCAL OBSERVATIONS.


needing 5uigh The the ooniOf
the curs those hOurs
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GzZEszzlza5czzz8
DIEIJ

Al Notices Of Marriages must be endorsed teiA 6,I
name and address
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-05-11

Gas and Oh Bamo- STUDENT and Library Iamrs Reflector
Sc, At BART LETS BOULEVARD SD CITY STREET
LAMP tACEOlN DLnOI. 90 HI0lLwny. Now Work.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-03-09
WASHINGTON PETRIFIED.

The San Francisco Chronicle prints a
letter purpOrting to come from Wash.
ington and dated February 10, in which
| the writer says: 1--WE visited Washing
| toms tomb to-day at Mount Vernon, Va,
some twelve miles from this city. down
the Potomac, and we had the unusual
privilege OF beholding the mortal re-
mains OF the immortal Washington
Visitors to the tomb will remember that
the west wall OF the same has for several
years been in falling condition and in
great need of repair. A few days since
a part of il tumbled into the tomb, COM
pletely covering the sarcopha-
gus Of Washington and also
that of Martha Washington. In
order to repair the damage in a
competent manner, it was found neces-
sary to remove them few feet from
the remains OF Martha Washington was
removed first, but attracted no atten-
tion. But the unusual weight OF the one
containing the remains OF Washington
aroused the curiosity Of the official VINO
was uperintending the work OF removal,
and it was decided to open the sarco-
phagus i'll order to ascertain the cause.
inns was done, and the remains We're
found to be petritied; in fact, solid
stone resembling a statue, the features
perfectly natural, with the exception of
eyes aud ears, no trace of which can be
seen. The body Is OF dark leathery
color, and may be said to be soft sand
stone, which would likely break should
an attempt be made to remove it from
the sarcophagus. Edward Baker. an
aged c0lOred man, VINO has resided upon
the farm since he was boy, and who
assisted in removing the remains from
the old tomb 10 the present one, informs
Us that 1t is thirtJ-eight years since
their last removal. At tnat time they
had rested in the Old tomb thirty-eight
years, and were exhumed in a perfect
state of preservation beyond all expec-
tation, being a solid compact mass, with
the SKIN drawn tightly TO the bones, pet
ritiaction no doubt having commenced
its work. The repairs to the tomb will
be completed to-day, and the sarcopha-
gus is not likely TO be opened again for
a century to come, unless, indeed, in the
case of an accident, as in the present in
stance, and petriiaction will complete
its work, and the remains OF the immor-
tai Washington will then be as enduring
as his memory is DEAR"
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examinations against any new company
or route in favor of the old.
The Superior Court, at the instance Of
| the then City Solicitor, granted per.
petual injunction restraining the com.
panies and the city itself from taking
advantage of or permitting tho ordi.
nance to take effect. The Consolidated
Company carried the case to the Su.
preme Court, where it was argued last
summer by Solicitor Peck in behalf OF
the city, and Mr.. Ferguson for the COM
pany. Here is the official announce
ment OF the decision:
"No IA. The Cincinnati Street Rail-
road Company and others VS.. Richard
Smith and others. Motion for leave to
hle a petition in error to reverse the
Judgment OF the Superior Court Of Gin
cinnati.
"GILMoRE, j:
". The application for an injunction, in
pursuance OF the provisions of section
io9 OF the Municipal Code, may be made
Dy the City Solicitor in the name of a
taxpayer OF the corporation, with his
consent, without it being MADE to ap-
pear that he had been requested in writ
ing by the taxpayer to do so.
". Contracts made by the Council,
granting to street railroad companies
easements in the streets Of the city, are
contracts made in behalf of the city
within the meaning of section 159.
20. Under the provisions Of the Mu-
nicipal Code, the City Council is not
authorized to pass an ordinance giving
TO street railroad companies the exclu-
slVe right to MAINTAIN and operate such
railroads upon street, OF to grant the
right TO construct such railroads on
streets to be designated, to such corpo-
ration or company OF individuals as will
bid the lowest price of commutation
tickets in PACKAGES the law requiring
such grants to be let to the one that
will agree to carry passengers at the
lowest rate of tare;' aud where an Or
dinance contains sucA unauthorized pro-
visions, and they are so connected with
authorized provisions that their separa-
tion is impracticable, the whole ordin-
ance is invalid.
"Motion oyerruled."
BY this it will be seen that the whole
ordinance is declared invalid,
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-03-09
A Heightened SwindIer.

William Romer is fiue looking Ger.
man, who came to this city recently and
put up at Hunvs Hotel. He also goes
by the alias Won Hollwegen.
His statement was that he was q
Prussian officer who had served with
marked distinction in the Franco.
Prussian war, and that he had TO flee
the country, as he was under sentence
OF twenty years imprisonment. He
says he was employed in Montreal,
Canada, and after few years was able
to send his wife back to Germany with
$S2,O cash. She is now main tanning
the Hotel Romer, in Berlin.
Jacob Schuele. Fifth-street restau-
rateur, believed Romeps story, and let
him run up a Dill OF $30 at the bar and $50
for board. Romer also borrowed SS5
cash, Tor which he presented forged
check on Clausen u Co., brewers of New
York, with The forged Endorsement of j.
Kaufman & Co.
Romer then stated that he was going
TO start a brewery here. He ordered a
wagon for $l76 from Ohlsen, on Plum,
above Genesee street; eight brewers
Vats from Brecka, cooper; a boiler and
beer pump from firm on Second street,
and lot Of brewers machinery from
Deckebach, on Court street.
A salOon-keeper at the corner Of Court
and Vine streets loaned Romer So on a
forged check.
Romer at last began to feel that the
city was getting too hot for him, and he
dtcAmped With only $50 copy OF "CiL-
cinnati, Past and Present." Nothing
has been heard of him since.