, 1877-04-15

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Arthur, OF tic New York Custom House, wus
tc1egraphed for yesterday bY Secretary Sherman;
anu has besn in consultation with the. lattct
here during most o. the day. The object Of the
interview was to acGuaint the Collector with the
intentions OF the Administration with respect to
the proposed reorganization OF the customs service
! there. The President is understood to be very
| earnest in this matter. Secretary Sherman Is ead
to have issued orders to all subordinate customs
officials not to make public any facts connected
with the customs service.
There is """
| CURIOUS G1y1I-sERv1cE COMPLICATION
| in the Patent Office. There is vacancy in the
position Of Examiner-in Chief. The Commissioner
has stated that the place would be filed after COM
petitve examination Of all the Examiners but these
| examiners in body absolutely decline to enter
into competition, several Of their number stating
| privately that they knew it would be useless, Us
ono Bates friendly to tho Commissioner, il GER
tain to receive the appointment, and that the e1-
| animation would he d farce.
TIME AND MONEY WASTED.
! Secretary Sherman announces that 1t will be
useless fer any persons TO- incur the expense Of
Axr1oUATED RECORDS.
| Work has been begun Mt the Government print
ing office upon the republication of the records Of
| grcss. These antiqnatcd and Interesting records
have been carefully revised br Congressional Ii
w 9s tsa go
republication will bo finished for three or four
months yet
LADY THORNTON.
starts next month for Eng land. Ru1nor has It that
Sir Edward Thornton will soon be succeeded here
as Ambassador for Great Britnin by Lord DuIerin,
present Governor General Of Canada. = 70 50
PATENT-OFF1CE RECEIPTS.
The receipts at the Patent-Onlce to-day were
s., 600, a sum which has been exceeded but once
re% tas as the Tines th
-: i SPECULATIVE TURN. .... .:..
A second d-hnnd book seller called at the Agricu1-
tural Department few days ago and Offered 10
M sas Dep 4 had az seR% ssRef from
to take is cents copy for them. The members
probably got 10 cents copy for them. The
actual cost price OF the voame is 50 cents.
LEES CONFESSION.
There promises to be a lively fight between Uni
ted States Attorney ilowaEds and Marshal Nelson,
Of uah on the os hand and Frea Gilman on the
son Ans fled atidayits with the Attorney General
denying all Of Gilman's charges. and severely re-
himself is said to be on the way to Washington
supplied with funds from the Mormons to pay his
expenses.
DISCHARGED.
:, There were twenty dsmissals from the Interior
Department to-day under the operation Of Secre-
tary schurz's Civil Service aystem. Among these
is said to have ali her faculties unmpaired. but Of
course IL not as efficient as younger person. The
ground Of her discharge Is tne1iciency. This is
the second time she has been discharged within a i
year. Zack Chandler discharged her first, where
upon President Grant wrote note to Chandler In
substance like this:
~ think that the services OF Gen. Meade to his
country were Of such character that his sister II
Eblc to work. ought to ba retained in the service Of
tas ose srnaa at least as long end hSd
The next dny the lady was restored
THE SPANISH MISSION. g:
The Hon. John 4. Kasson e1-member OF Con-
Ercss from Iowa. will. there Is not much doubt be
denominated Minister 70 Spain, to suceaed Cush-
will. be deserved compliment to one .of 1
in view Of the known opinion Of the Secretary Of
state on European affairs Is likely to be the most
tion. The duties Of the Minister ut Madrid viii be
OF the most important and delicate character, Il
~ TIE TURKISH MISSION. ...s ::'< 4
In view Of the Certainty Of European war It Is
not unlikely that Horace Maynard ,nay he retired
fEora constantnople, and a very much broader
intere :ts will require special attention upon the
outbreak Of hostilities. -
- coMrL1,rESTART. =: l.:
TO ne Heste17s Atsoctafsd Pres,
Association paid their respects to the Secretary OF
War last night at his residence. Associate nsf;ce
Miller addressed the Secretary on behalf Of the
Association, expressing their qualification and i
pride atals tran.fer fEom Congress to hts present
him AZ one Of whom Iowa might feel proud The
Secretary briefly responded. saying in ncouclQsion:
'Concernfn9 The very responsible duties recently
devolved npon nc bT tho favor Of the President 4
h.ye only to say they shall be discharged accord
fa1 endeayors to justify, nj least in part the an
Of my FOODS friends; which Tou s,r