New-York tribune., 1879-03-03
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
TIE NEW CUSTOM HOUSE OFFICERS.

THE NEW CUSTOM HOUSE OFFICERS.
AN OFFICIAL. LIST OF TIE CuANGEs-CoILECToR
MERRITfs ADDRESS To HIS sUBOEDINAIEs.
Collector Merritt swOre in the Deputy Col
iectors and other ot his personal stan on Sat
urdav and assigned them 10 duty The oN'c'al Is',
which has not been correctly published hitherto rs
ms follows: John J. Osborn. Third DIVISION;
Richard Wyukoop, Fourth Division; Isaac d. BaIch'
Special Deputy Collector, and in charge OF the
Fiith DIVISION. in place Of william \. Morris
dropped from the service; BENJAMIN +. w
man. sixth Division; George W. Palmer seventh
Division, in place of Dudley i. Phelps, dropped
from the service samuel NJ. Blatchford. Eighth Dlv-
sion; n. q. Williams, current business; "lIHsm n
Jones' current business, in place OF Knox McAIe''
dropped from tho service; c. L. McArtnr Inspector
ami acting Deputy Collector at Troy; James A'h'o"'
clerk and superintendcnt Of Castle Garden.
After the new force had been sworn IN Collector MGR
rift delivered short address. He sad: Geutemen-
In assuming the duties 10 which you have bern assigned
dcs re 10 state that shall expect from each ot Won
tie same service as II You were employed In priVa'e
business house. You are employed and paid by the
Goyernment and II has a right 70 demand your fuII
services during business hours. You should see that all
tie emplolGs Of the Government are at th'ir
post at a. m each day. l have receive"
several complaints from merchants OF the lack oil Ioc
IN The business hoJIs Of the cav II is quite PI"paoc
that there would have been more complaints had not
lnisness To check tbs eva OF The past, ar
rancements must be made for the future for lunch
hours that the force may not all ont At option
but in such numbers and such hours as TO a.vays
49,, a, o1,,,r, o,o ,o tran ssot all n,,blic business
ie"N' on ""''"'"' s''' ~ '''"' '
eHpeGiuou,lv
'.Tno changes that have been made solely To
,,r,,,,,.o,, ,,c ci.i.,ope oud NOT ON personal
e"'"H'''" '"' -, o.. ,,,..o ,
or pohiicu El"unH'' i,or ,"t" f i,"o Of each
Responsive DcVUP '""J( ~. 81" j." g., chorgc
dNl."n' WIN N,''" nv ,," i," '1.,,,,,. C,.iic-
Ot tn r0tihe' aiu "''I tu lIc ".,,i i,ur ,,,i,,c
tors. Ih' I''uu"d ~ "H'l' ,tt"'t', a., 80. j., nay.
business is taH-"' l'u ana "Hcl' to 4 ~ e, o." &
son or iy repre-, hlt!N'N -I'A"''; 49,.
which may arise "a uc transaction OF .l., ,t
hereafter S"oud h' az once ItltiItu J." , Nl' m'
Who Ip MS "a ar Jlu<'h''ty, ~ I, ~ - u,
t'i iot' 'l. . - =, ,,,.s., ,r ~ 80, chants ore
n',.i,IiufrJ NH, M. ,ourUeion thcn ,hc matter
"'SN''i 'is'.'' ",'ay =, tI. a., I.ct'r o. Anal ar.
80 rt,, .,aI $40, rre,e,t I, n.reongl 9pppaI
HlvIi IL. -. ,..,r tl,'', ,,ev ori.e chnuld
,H U IN, , ,t,t lc.,r.s T., ,li. o.rucr of Mr.
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h.t. ,, H. y. " 49, ,,r,s ~ l,,ty and have
Ii' ""N ''''', ~ | 80, 80 a., M ma,
iuI' Oo..',u 81 W.. ~ f,, ~ ~ o. ,,,h'ic snr
III diIJIH~ O"' INC H'''N'''' 'N'''''7 d" '"' '0 80
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h'ieiIlI. I" ~, ~ a., - . rI,i - I1o
n'L. 1uS'V' t ~, p, ', '9l l0 ,-,s car,rct.yt and
tt1S,I s;-r mo S.,.,'tl, or Inv, Division f. the