The New York herald., 1878-07-12


whether II could bc relied not. He thought
t would be In the hest OF for him, he said,
to express an opinion about she matter He mad not
.ubjoos and really aid no, kDow ANYTHING aooq!
many changes In tho Custom House during
his long uay there to be much Hurried
pearsd about tae coolies, ohsiaI the neTh6orhocd
1t was IN tns evening when the press despa,chss
reaehsd hsw York connrma,ory Of tho rumors OF the
day ths eacct OF thsfaI OF tho bscame pain
fully apparent among the politicians. The explosion
OF bomb in the Custom Bouse and Naval Office could
NOT have hadsereated CONSERVATION There was
nurryipg IN every direction. and friends OF Msssrs.
sssr Mssr rns Sors
hsrd topatsiy, but most OF them FASTENED with the
oOh, ! kaew how It would be all tho nme,n said
one, "GcncraI Arthur was always good Collector,
but herriss is. different kind oil man. just the man
well said another. ~ always thought that Mer.
Pitt would mako :.pIendid Collector
Just tho man. said another. aud it went on
among tho trmmcrs Many OF the officials. however,
seemed really downhsarlod At Mr. Arsnurs rsmovai,
matter Tor the governmsnt 10 replace him as lar rs
shs employees werc concerssd
INrsRvf.w WITH TIE KEW coLLEcroR
Gensrs Msrf',t was met N his Office by tue HxRALD
reporter. surroundsu BY crcwa Of officials and
honor that had been as one OF Them Gaoetiously
remarked, 'rhrust upon him."
IL have not reccivci Official Information Of tho
ncws said me- ~ suppose viii receive 1t BY mall
from Washington
II suppose y0u nave nearo OF ~ before this alter
noon IN some manner otherf" sait tho reporter
''Weil, To tell you the truth, was the reply, "dur-
iEg tue last twenty-osr hours there have been all
ot rumors abroad about these changer and They
rnthsr tbcx during :ns course oi the day. The
matter has been all easantiy arranged about General
Arthur He has been told frankly tho object oil tho
administration IN making the change. and am salts.
fed u Is all satisfactorily arranged"
"Did you SEQ Secretary Sherman to-day abou the
| changes :" asked tho reporter.
~ saw tho Secretary this morning." said the Gen.
ersl
whas did he say In regard to the new appointments
10 the Custom House. and wha, wcro ns particular m
structions 20 you personally ?"
"Now, would ra,ner not say anything in regard 10
| this just now. Como aud me some other time.
assure you I have not received my appointment
| yst.'
"Bu:, General, % you arc now tho col'ecsar OF the
further until get the news oilcmly. VIC have been
overrun with rumors to-day, and II rs best 10 get au
thentic Information before goinx too far" ef
DID JHEy KNOW ALL ABOUT 1T =?
An old smpioye Of the Custom House. who had lis
clu,ioas mapner yesterday. Hsknsw posnively then
s sS's
already msds' said he aughingiy, "no less than Ave
have been haA eIny here Ior the last Two mon,hs
The very ac thai no Is SO CAUTIOUS to you
| sherman this msrniug" Here another empioy6
added SIT Is like Beaconsnclds surpriso the Berlin
Con.rsss rness men Knew al about IT, Al! tho
days past" Ths reporter next made hts way TO
OF the Nu1a Onicer. Colonel Silas w. Burt
I tho new Naval Oficer, In his Office.
INTERVIEW WITH OFFICER.
Tow gentleaiea were enjoying pleasant ohst with
| Colonel Burt whom The reporter entered amt made
~ have received no Official in.mation OF my ap-
pointmcnt as Naval Oicer he said, answer the
rcportcr's qucstion as TO whether he had been ON
'.Bus you will receive 1t by mail, douo, in the
"Pernsps (" SAID Colonel Burt, "but this room has
been 40 fuli Of nyDg rumors to-day that do not
k,osv vvhs anv
"Thsre is no doubt about It. Colonel sa,aa ssusle
man who happsned to bo In the ONCE. "shs sews Is
"Wsii, II Il 10 30 do not care to havo my frisuds
congratulate me In regard to ~ said inc Colonel.
POSITION with pleasure and cheoriuiness but 10 MI
The pos'.oa OF man who has been sus.
@ @rsry sppoin,mens, IS quite dnsrso. thing
II, as. you say, l have been appointed
Spoys. ,rs IL ~. srmy Il rsss
| Tho Tenure OF once law s still In fsroo. and the
sa1os' rs~svs be % sa sS.P.Ss wn: y
senate, which does not meet unt,i December next,
NO pleasure Whatever to NIL n position like that"
| QUEER srORr.
The rspericr, shorty sis~r leavng the Naval ofloe.
mot Of tho ofcias who htm piece Of infor-
NATION relative to Tho changes, which 10 givon for
wnat It is worth. He said tnat GoverGor Morgan and
mirsrs OF Senator conkiins. called upon Prssidsn.
| Hayes two days af,or the Adjournment OF
made in Tho psrscnnei oi the New York
| custom House. the President ia said to have
replied that no did regard the Rev York cas,o ON
House, with its i'm mepsc army oil employ6., as a
local, out rs NATIONAL institution and that lao could
not possibly tsxs n.o cons,der.sien the demands Of
different IN Boston. Philadelphia and Baltimore,
where only comparatively small number OF mon were
employed; but New YORK, a national peri, with IT'S
hundreds oil employees required urtncr consideration
The matter, thc reporters informant added, was
out BY wnic. not only the Con king and Fenion, but
also the Morgan factions were to be satisned Tho
porter was called that tho gentle
men Of the name OF Merritt tihe now Collector, aud
| Burt (Ihe new Nava, Ofhosr) had becn on Fentea's
% york "S, .as .S.s ''soV ao1rroes Morgan. VINO owos
| cottage at Newport, had recently taken sara
tosa, the republican summer political
| against Conkhng By this compromise, In wntch no
had acquiesced ho was 10 Withdraw IRON the contest
for the Ssnsorship and leave tho neld clear 70 Conk
''But what go,ng 70 "a, In ?" asked the
''Just wait about a week." was the reply, ''and,
though The appc,ntment msy look very much ike
Fenton u will DO Morgan. indeed"
That must be the Subrreasury or tho Post once.
| then, suggested the reporter.
"l DON, see way In lh,s omerssncy, when the gov
tnry Sherman should part With HiIlhouss; neither
Will they touch woodiesd, tho District Attorney, az he
tho efficient Postmaster Jamcsf"
shrug OF the shoulders Was all the reply the rc-
porter received iu to th,s inquiry
Nh coRSgLL RET;cESr.
| HBRALD reporter called at tho residences and
resorts of we'll Known politicians LAST evening to Oh
tain their Views OF the situation, bot Of the EN-
were out ot Town. Comptroller Kelly did not 60 TO
Long Branch as usual, but he was notwitnstaadp pg,
not TO he found at hrs house, District Attorney
Phelps 0i town, and Mr. Cornell
during the carly part o the evening" but about ten
O'Clock no fund by reporter hts reside
No. Ia East Forty second Tho following brief
conversation was the result
| REroRrsR--l have called TO ask you for expres
sior OF your views on the PresidsRt's action IN
moving yourself anu Collector Arthur from ONCE to-
day.
| Mr. CoRSELL-I DO not want make any siatcmen nt
| OF my views upon the matter
| RgroRrsR--Am l 10 understand that you entirely
| decline o speak on the subjectf
! Mr. CoRSELL-Yes; have said 40 already.
| PosrMAsrsk's QUERY.
| Postmaster James was found At his residence in
East Sixtie,h street, and while receiving tho re-
porter with his habitual courtesy, mcrriy said that
| he know nothing about tho matter His nearest ap.
prosch 10 an expression oi opinion was the query
| whet her 10 was really n settled fact