, 1877-09-18

Clrii.serv1ce Heform-Thc New FORK Cus-
toni- -tHouse--1,strtct Ring Casrs.
Snsr.af Dtsn1teh IN The Tribune.

Clrti i.gerv1ce Hefnrm-Tho New FORK GUS
TOM -tEousc--1,lstrtct Ring Casrs.
Special ni*D1teh to The Tribune.
WASHINGTON, b. c., Sept. 11.-'rho condition
Of Ctyit-Serytco reform in the Executive De-
partment Is about tllts: So far rs appoint
mc,lts, promotions, and removals In the Exectl-
tire Department arc concerned, there fs rs yet
no general rule applicable to oil cases. III the
Department Of tho Interior, appointments
In tho main arc made through competitive c1-
animation. md promotions are mado on the
ground Of merit. but in most OF the other lc.
parttncnts candidates aro examined stngIy, and,
II found qualified, arc appointed. 1n the lutte
1iur Department political recommendations arc
supposed 10 te esteemed oE no more consc-
qntllcc than those VI my other eharncttr., IN
su,no of the uthcr Departments. It Is suspected
that no dre whatever cau bo appointed without
strung political hacking. Civil-aervicc rclosn,
as yar lis most Ut tho Executive Departments
nre concerned, Is therefore rcforn In name
ouly.
ucn. Arthur, Collector Of New York, had
psotractcd Interview Will! Secretary Sherman
tu-.iaY. The 1nlrIoso Of tlle conference was 10
as crtan ArlhAr's views a. to tho Inst two re-
1mrts Ut tiG Jay Commission, relating to tho
Wc!rhurs' mud App aisrrs' departments. Sec
reports vi. Arthur oppofeti the recommends
iions as to the Wcfshcrs' department,
stating that they would cost tho Gov
cfnlnent eutnc $5.0o0 annually tnoru tlan
the present system. without being naao more
clllcielt. Arthur moreover claimed that oil
tic principal reforms proused 6y tlu Jny Co!li.
mission llc himself Ind LONG ago recommended
10 tho Department in writing. sud that Ills
reeo'nmcntlations wefo o he, oa' nau no. re
tious Of tile Treasury Department. Arthur
maintained TINT the methods of procedure OF
tho Juy Commission were unjust anu unfair.
lto'atcd cusrs hail been takrn aud enlarged
nut fut I'M IL,
Naval Officer Cornell has written letter to tho
Secretary Ut tic Treasury, tn which lle also
OPPOSES the recommendations Ut the jay COul-
mlts.,n rs IL tlu Appraiscrs' Department.
''rAe Fc,ort IL currrct that tlu. Olj0 clcrks III
tho Treasury hare been given to understand
tint they can havc furlough OF sufficient
length tu allow tllc,n to 90 fl0'ie to rotc, pro-
s!dcl they dvsire to do 40: rhcre has been
wuuld make II necessary for t!ctli to 70 In time
to register, and THEN either rcla!n nearly three
weeks Ut ,1,ake two trips. They havo ntHs been
advised tt Snsss thGy avs r.. esn9ea tss
ttle pscclict wlleru they have voted hefctnlOre,
registration will pot 6e required. WHILE the
aggregate vote Of the clerks will not be largc,
several counties are nrtlcr0nslY represented,
in t:,o CrilniuaI Court ol tue l)!strlyt tu-daY
ecyerai prnInplcnt cascs wcrc calied which Will
for,1 i tcs. ot tho ability OF tue Dlstrict-At-
tuyney's Office as now Organxell here to convict
persons connected with tho various powerful
| trct themselves frUtn conviction. lit one OF
these cases, an extensive r0ttUn ring, backed BY
considerable political in!lucnrc, is Involved. III
| u second, two nlcnbcrs Ut Congress are tinpt-
Gated, In tho third, tliu seAl.l0ck combination,
ure defendants. Thn Court has always brcsa
really to PROCEED wttll these trials, but ior
various rcaso,,s tho District ttoFIey's office liaa
allowed rrprater tlctays md lh'stponeMcnts'
To-day tho Court promptly uscrrulcd motion
III ..cie,ltlauts COUNSEL III the llost prominent
ruse Tor delay, and this 10 taken ~ l,tics th.i
tic Court ls determined that all tho trials aa!
prucrcd. Thu result In thcsv cases Will 10
wutcnt,! with tnterest by thu friends Of tho AL
lnnlstrath.r,, s!ncc n fullnrc uhler tho clrculn
staslcrs will bo accepted Us showing that It Il
impossl slhtr Tor tic (ioyernnesnt, viii, ths pres
INT organization, uf tue District Attorney
oIlcc, tu lay It's hands upon tho rings "l!lct
haye been 10 lung intrcnc!letl tn Washington
n tAA H'k&itrss AssaetaffI PFfsa.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sent. H.-lt Is learne'
that the Cuban TevulutIontsta received, vert re-
ccntly, carl,o of arnlS and rauntinns OF war
| wlllcli wrFu landed 0n III unfreluented part Il
tho coast by schooner which sailed from nE,e .
the Southern 3,urts. Tho Spanish eintssaFtcs il
Washington gu& wiul Vi tho matter, but too LOT
to do nny goOL. spanttt, spies have recotIt
tcct, detailed to wltrh suspicious yesseEs n''
lying IL, several of tha southern p1rta, an'
which, 1t Is feared, maY bt dispatched on tn
| sa1t,e Crrauu aa the schooner above mentioned.