New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-10-06
WASHINGTON NOTES.
WASHINGTON. Frid


aecretery sherman viii leave for ONO Sunday night TO
vote At least hall OF the ONO clerks in Washington
VIII by tina, time.
Sir Joseph D. Hooker Director of the Royal Botanical
Garden. az Kew, VINO, in company with d.. Asa Cray
aud Professor f. v Hayden, passed the summer ia Tie
ROcsy MJuu als lett mere Tor Boston lie VIII sal
tnence for England ON SATURDAY., the GA INST
Tue new Republican journals here sraduily coming
TO close quarters. one defended Senator Conkng'
tul the other attacked HIM One has approved ana the
otner condemned te Rochester conVentOh' and To-Day
me National RcputeGn attacks me Jh0t on as calih
being uon-paats'n and says tnt tne tet 70 Une VI
wonderful elasticity aud can cover otter partisan attacA
based On sheer pled'iice ald nae.
The certificate of rportion of The National RepUb-
i.can Printing and Publishing Company Was ned Ia the
oil 70 of the Recorder OF Deeds to-day. The capital IS
soJOUO. divided INTO 12O shares Of 5000 each anu tue
1T Bartlett H.lleCt Kilbourn, Henry II. tlapy,
Genera. U. T.. BabcOck, and Lewis Ciephane
dispatch received at the Navy Department from Cap
tain McCann, commanding the United States steamer
Iaekawanua, ANNOUNCER thai vessel was at Fort
o@nseud Washington Territory, on TIE l'h Vi septein-
usr. lie Indians the NcaA Agency appear 10 De
peaceful and the waite families living Ou tue reser-
variOn do not apprenend any hostiie denoLstfatioh
The commission appointed by secretary Sherman To
investigate the Secret Service Of the Treasury Depart
III ut holds daily SESSIONS Chef Brooks and Assistant
Chief Benson nave been examined at length. and other
Witnesses called The commission has decided To
mIL myesu setOn, excepting as 20 the caract~F Ol
employ es "a tue cond-ton ana OPERATIONS Ol tle
secret Division SINCE the 4 OF arch last, ana
to an inquiry into wuas Improvement, II any, can be
ia It's efncieucJ'
Afew days ago The Erening star exposed the fact that
Naval Constructor Steele, duGy AZ the Washington
Navy Yard was dIseharging numbers Of skilled work
men aud bringing MS own triends from points IN the
Nortu wutrr had been Oh duty, 10 nil their places
The Acting Secretary of The Navy immediately examined
iuto the AZ result SSeee Ias now DoeU de-
t.ched frUm duty and placed on waiting Oiuers Ihe
Acting secretary does not ser no" proper regard Tor
civil ryice rules admits oI turning adrt encent en-
pOyes when their services are needod
An effort made by some OF the newspapers to
make point against the Administration by asserting
that number OF EewYork posmIs, ers and other Fed
era officials went to tue Rochester convention IN defiance
OF the Civil Service order. gentleman, went 10
the convention a spectator company with the post
master interior town. states nat instead o. defiance
Of the officials III question were most scfupu-
lous ID taeir OF 1t. He thI Assistant
Iyner nappeued To Le la New ork
day OF before convention Was ned AMI ILLS op
ion was sought by OF tine OiicehOiiers. General
Iyner held the pOstasters had perfect rlght 10 De
,ictators at any political gathering, and That ali tue
order was intended prOniDit was parcIpa10l III the
proceedings OF convention, III efforts To inueDce
action.