The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-06-30
REMOrTNG OEETCEHOLDERs.
Not SO Many for Hayes southern Policy ns
thcre Mcre in the Cmstnm Momae.


Seventeen officers were removed from the
Naval Office Of the Custom House yesterday.
under instructions from the Treasury Depart
mcnt. Tho reduction was first suggested by
the Cabinet Investigating Commission. and the
notices Of dismissal wcrc sent out by Naval
officer Cornell. Tho position OF Deputy Naval
Officer L. w. b. Canning. who resigned. and
nitcrward asked to hc roinstatcd. was abolished.
lIis salary was 80 800 year. His hackers were
the late Vicc-rrcsidcnt Henry Wilson. Henry
L. Dawes. United States senator. and w. d.
Washburn OF Massachusetts,.
The officers removed are: Thomas HAYS Au-
ditor. Mt t2,j0O, appointed in 1911 on the rccon-
nondation Of Francis +. Spinner late Trcaa-
urrr OF the United States; Emmett NJ. Faye.
clcrk. Mt $1,000 year. appointed in 1865; Shu-
ball A. Darling. cashier. at 81 800 n year. APP
pointed from Connecticut ia 1867: David u. 4.
Gordon. clerk, at 1900 a year. appointed in
1869 on the recommendation Of George William
Curtis. Maior-Gcn Terry. ana others: William
VI. Mead, clerk. at 81 100 n year. appointed in
1871 on the recommendation 81 the Hon. Silns
u. butcher. BENJAMIN L. Tracy. and Police
Commissioner Jourdan OF Brooklyn; Theodore
liudd. clerk. at 81 GOO 4 year ppp1intcd I'm 1861
ON the recommendation Of T.. - .Wchstcraud the
Eighteenth Ward Association of Brooklyn;
William l.. Stone. clerk. at 1900 a year mp
pointed in 1870 on the .rccommcnda-
ton of Marshall Jewell and Roscoe Conk-
ling Max Van AmclugXcn. clcrk. at
~ 900 ro, yoar ap ~ cah II lsf2 on
Myron Finch. clerk at s14OO year. app .nted
IN 1871. ON the rccOmmcn d~t.on OF J.. b. Wash
hurnr. A. q. Blnson. and others james Ken
IVA On ' tRr rc =" 1V {" WimIm NJ
Dow. James fcclem. and y. \. stafford. of Lit
81 2Vo year. appointed in 1915, on the recon.
mcndatlOn Of Francis Y. Spcight lat Police
ig.pcoior; Seymour Yam ngscn. dirk. at
m,nJHtion of ". H. Robertson state = nuior:
John Grant. clerk. at 1900 year, nppointrd
rrcssmnn Hnlsoy. and United States senator
Irfluehuyss "a of NV Jersey; Mr. H. Somor-
| clerk. 80 II 200 year. appointed IN 1877. Val
| pointed ~ 1876. on the Recommendation of Al
| d rmHu incAucy' Thomas Brown. messenger
40 5000 ycir. appointed in 1877.
Auditor Hays was the old 4 cmrlovcc in tho
! NlNW Nniff. having been appoint Il there
liriy yta4~ $500. II and ttshiur Olrlini. and
/ tntN IunmrNn wcr' removed h""u-' they
hI'n wealth ruDu- b to live ulon W. tNout hold
/ col IN" ,oNis. lost (, lex in the war gud is aus
much Of hero as Corporal IAuh'r II gets "a
Tho reductions Lessen the cxp. ascs OF the
In tl' COLLECTORS onl'c there VIVA great
any .ty % b. arm who are 90 go from there. The
corridors wtrre crowded with uneasy employees
/ Cen Arthur aud hls assistants wrre luaiiv
+ lr'parins % l.si ~ the removals tl.t ARE Co ho
nu.s' To-day. II b. ranl That about 100 I'M 'i4is
are tO h,. t.I- u f--.,l. Tho er,,iof- and night
f wut'hmcn az th' l'arc' on wore long lac -.
/ surveyor sharpe cOuiertr. Witn tue CahnoIIu u.
/ N-i-.tns commission ln thr eye tnouu a- L.
/ th" noe 'ssiy FORA reduction OF tn number OF
/ removals.
Auditor on y. supor'ntculont Whit. aud
Chief Clerk NJ Nation rrscntei report Of
! iuc,r scrutiny into ihc l.-t of ruplyc'e IN the
/ CoI'rtur- office ln"N slid that ih0N hal e0n-
+ suited with tun hr4le Of divisions gs o. too
4 guuacat ous on the mon under lhom. and thnt
/ tnDy r1i dlNid it',mrioyrrs into tsu grind
OF IH