New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-07-04
CUSTOMHOUSE MOCRNERS.


COMPLAINING OF THE REMOVALS.
The VICTIMS ASSIGNING EVERY REASON But THE
RIGHT ONE-GaN. sHAbP..s REPLY.
TheIemoyal OF eighty inspectors from the Sur
yeyor, department. OF the NewYOrk Custo-iiouse has
caused din OF complaints ana Of charges Of unfairntss
about their business buryns their ehagrn o. dssii--
and yorts Most of tho discharged officials have gone
rae. ion but number hang around the corridors OF
the Custom-Housc, evidently the victims Of bitter
disappointment. Nearly all Of the discharged
officials refer their ill-luck to their lack Of
political influence to -fceling between themselves
ana some memb OF the rating committee, or say they
have been sacrificed to retain inefficient yOres IN their
posi- ions 1t has been ALLEGED that one OF the men az
pointed on Surveyors committee gu removals had
been shown on one occasion 20 taken brides tor
passing the baggage of steamship passengers TIE com
mittee appointed 10y Gen. Sharpe consisted Of Deputy
surveyor Benedict in charge o the general cihce Dep
MY surveyor Noble. IN charge of the Seizure Room ana
Col D. Zcng, in charge OF the Debenture rooms. Mr.
Benedict has been in his position for twenty-five years
COT De Zeug has served Ia tine Debenture rooms for
thirty years. aud Deputy surveyor Noble was IN the
WeIgaer's Department before lac appointed TO the
seizure Room Not Of these have ever had anything
10 DO with the passing o. passengers baggage
Gen suare said yesterday that the removals had been
made strictly Dusn principles and he thought If
the three men forming this Committee were not entitled
To confidence and respect, then nobody In the Custom
Uouse employ was lie said he expected TO De more
less asaed by those who had been put out and those
who wanted to get ill., Tue day before. two Of the dis
charged officers came into his Office drank aud
loud IL declaring that they would have his scalp" He
felt hat somebody having personal feeling against nm
was maxim. InsinuaIOns with view to bringing dIscret
mon his department. lie thought that the statements
and al cations of men VINO mad been discharged ana
were liz q, ore smartng unGor disappointment, snOuld
be taken with consiJera le allowance.
DEBUT, SuIVe Nob.e said The committee OF which he
was 4 M niDcr appointed tO report on TIE efficiency
ol tht service, dies ate the persons who should
he dI,cuay d. The committee hld found the surveyors
tpai stale - great efficiency, and m dscnars
ms 50 from SUCH "a force u necessarily happened
tut many good men were al, h'Ned because thelt were
not 50 poor men IN the department.
In answer Il the complaint that some oncarncd and
oue-eSg soldiers had been DISCHARGED Ge" Arthur Is
rln ltrn a. SUING that nobody cited such thing
nor, than but when onc-rincd veteran. as mignt
hap IN tle habl Of tt2 luIoAlcatrd ami was
tnerc ucic eut IS customs 0cer there was some
excuse Tor dsniis,Ing MN.
A discbaIg ed inspector complained Yesterday after
noon tAat lc in nj .cnt men been dismissed
others inefficient, had been retained from fyOnt
i'm, OF because They lad political Influence 10 back them
service lad Drcn discharged without knowing
r, the al ecaIion that Committee had been
not Cen Sharpc's committee ~ tire men Onrd i1Ove
nut 10 tr baon!ulttse apo nt,1 by coulIn tee OF
three 10 aOle the usRc tOrs. mat subcommittee con-
sisted Of Deputy Surveyors Bu on Nichols, kluk and
Jacob Sharpe. ms ectOrs Ues, kidney, alltcne aud
! Carroll Inquiry fHcd 10 discover "hleh Oh tle eiSnt
were aimed ~ the charge.
SecIal Deputy COL, ctOr John X. Lydecker said that
this sub, Ommiitce was composed OF officers al good
reputation WAc were as atd 10 rae the hs ctofa because
being dnecty associated with the Inspections III tnr
oay du. tney were bet abe To Judge OF l"e merits OF
each. A discharged inspector bad H"d 10 MN INA" nc
knew inspectors who nad been retained against whom
he could serious charges. MEcn pf'sssd 10 reveal
lIs ku8Wlrds The cNi,p ctOr SAID hc suspected at
certain CasGdrcu ON cer had taken brides, Dnt he had
Inc names OF samuel Sinclair and Franklin J. Ollarson
were published lat ul discharged 'ust1lns officials,
nut IL stated that tiny we've slupB transferred
from one department To another.