The New York herald., 1877-07-06
w WASHINGTON.
GENERAL WASHINGTON DISPATCHES.

WASHINGTON July s. 1871
TIE PERPLExIrIEs OF THE PosTMAsrEEs-NE-
cEssIrY FOR CIVIL SERVICE REFORM ILLUS
TRATED
Communications are daily being received by the
Post ONCE Department from postmasters OF small
Offices throughout the country stating that they have
resigned positions members of county political com
mittecs, &c, bat II seems postmaster has as
yet considered 1t advisable 10 relinquish bis
talaried office preference TO retiring
from ono OF the merely political positions
covered by the Presidents recent order Many OF
those communications addressed to the postmaster
General contain ;he amusngly inappropriate phrase
81 hereby resign my position as u member OF tho
- Republican COMMITTEE"
Tho Postmaster General yesterday received letter
from 4. W. Keyes, Postmaster at Madison, WIS.,.
stating that four out Of every five members OF the
Republican State Executive Committee are postmas-
ters, and inquirng whether their signature to call
for State Convention will violate the spirit OF the
Presidents order
Mr. Keyes also writes that he and the other three
Office e.hoding members OF the committee desire iuily
the Presidents order, but as there IS no
political body which can receive their re-
signatons or I'LL their places on the Executive CON-
mittce, and the convention cannot be called by any
other MEANS they hope the performance of tho formal
tion Of The Presidents order.
The Postmaster General replied to-day that although
he would prefer that official should Interpret the
Presidential order for himself, yet he is OF opinion
that to merely provide for the meeting of convention
and TO call IL to order without attempting to control
Its organization future action would not be neon
sisent with tho spirit purpose OF the Presidents
Instructions.
FlFTIETH CALL FOR FIvE-TVENTY BONDS
,.,t,o
OF vetwenty bonds of 1865 consols OF 1861, issued
this afternoon
TREASURY DEPARTMENT July S, 1917
BY virtue OF the authory gwen by act oil Con-
grcss approved July a. 1870, entitled "An act TO au
Ihorize rounding Of tho national debt, " hereby
give notice that the principal and accrued interest OF
the bonds herein below designated, known as nve,
twenty bonds OF tho OF March 3, 1865 (consos or
1869, will DO paid AT the Treasury ol the united
States. in the city OF Washington on aud after The ON
duy OF October. 1877, and that the interest on sac
bonds will that day. Coupon bonds dated
July 1, 1865, Lamely:-
s5O--No IL, ,oOl to No. Ii, 900, bok inclusive
SlO0-No Is, ,O0l 10 No 10000, both inclusive
s5oo-No. 1s,ool to No 81. 900 both inclusive
ST, l,000--No Al COL to No. 80, 900, both inclusive.
Coupon total, ST. O0O,0 ,00n
Registered bonds redeemable at the pleasure OF the
United States after the lst day OF July. 1870 as fol-
s5O-No. sol to No. ZOO, both inclusive.
Sl0O--No 4,9ol TO No. 6 400 both inclusive.
S50o-No 1850 to No. $500 both inclusive.
$l.oO0--No 13 6o1 to NO, Ii, 500, both inclusive.
$4,000. No. 1850 to No $3.50, both inclusive
$40, ,000-No. J. 70l to No. 4,472, both inclusive.
Registered total, S3.OO0,UC0
Tho amount outstanding included in tho numbers
above Is $lO0O0,u00
All United States bonds forwarded for redemption
should be addressed to the loan Division, Sccre-
assigned ''rhe Secretary of the Treasury for
demption.' Where parties desire checks in payment
Tor registered bonds drawn the order OF but
tho payce they should ass gn them 'Ihe Secretary
Tor redemption account" OF the owner or owners.
X. c. MCCORMICK, Acting Secretary
THE sQUliBBLE OVER THE DEPUTY COLLECTOR
SHIP AT CHESTER, PA.-sMALL BUSINESS
FOR PRESIDENT AND cABI,'ET
Collector Tuition, Of Philadelphia here to-day,
and, in company with ernoriMcCormck, had in
tervicw with the President with reterence TO tho
OF the department and also of the Cabinet with
reference to the removal Of Deputy Collec-
tor Arnold at Chester Congressman Ward
stated positively to Secretary Sherman that
Collector Tuition had the elesDm sof the
Secretary IN hand directing him to delay action with
regard to the Chester appointment when he (the Col
lcctor) made the appointment OF Frick, and on this
statement both the Secretary and Cabinet acted
Collector Tuition denies this statement. He admits
that II he had made the appointment OF FrIck after
receiving the Secretary's telegram requesting him TO
delay TIL further advised by the department he would
deserve the dsapproDation OF everyone.
Both the Acting Secretary and the President credit
the Collectors OF the matter; but thought
by all parties advisable refer the com
mission now investigating the customs Offices at
Philadelphia Collector Tuition says that the
TO the effect that he removed Arnold because
Mr.. Ward would advise tho removal of a
Post ONCE Downingtown is incorrect, and he fully
believes that Just the contrary true-that Mr.. Ward
refused 10 recommend the removal Post Office
because Mr.. Tut.on would not permit Arnold draw
pay IRON the government ior ull time and at the
Same time draw salary lor his services in printing