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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-15
NAVAL IEIELLIGENCE.

WASHINGTON, May 14.-Commodorc Patti
son vii BE- relieved Of the command Of the Washington
Navy-yard about July and paced on waiting orders
preliminary to MS retirement. His successor VIII, 1t f.
thought be either COuIDo od0re A. A. Semmes CommO-
dore J. F. De Kraft The position Ia regarded az one
Of The most desirable IN the service The United states
steamer Pinta fourth rate, which recently
placed in commission az the Norfolk Navy ard,
after having been OyerhaUcd and rcriggcd, has been
ordered out Of cOmnissOn up0n The recommendation "f
the Board Of Inspection. The Pinta was destined for
service on the Of Alaska, and Lcutcnantt ON
Iuandcr White had been ordered TO command her upon
iLe voyage around Cape Horn The Board, however,
have condemned her as untitled for the age
PASAMA, May 5.-Thc Uned States corvette swatara
is IN hsfbor OF Aspnwa, and viii shortly leave for
Bueclds Nicaragua and other ports along the shore OF
the Gulf OF Mexico.
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A REPLY TO Mr.. MURCH.

WASHINGTON, May 11.-The Secretary OF the
Treasury written reply TO the request of Mr
Murch subpoena duces tccun. for the production Of
certain papers named rcqusition 10y Mr. Murch IN
the Hi investigation The Secretary says be knows Of
no such process in his power, aud adds II there was
such process there need of the of IT, for have
power more than equal to that exercised by virtue Of
subpoena duces tecum, for 90 IN person II choose
and lay hand upon any paper In the Department. or
can order brought bv the custodian Of II upon
pain OF official dccapaon if he refuses TO obey so that
If there Is any paper which you need IN your inves-
ton which got produced upon your request submitted,
the request needs but 10 be rcncaed to ne 10 have the
ut4cr iort hc0ming If II is IN the Department."
The Secretary explains that iHc response 10 inc
MITch lCqu-On was cGmp.et" except III tuIcc items,
TWO of winch existed 40 record can bc found OF
the third The secretary concludes 10y saying IL u
hardly necessary for me 10 assure Y0u hat Il" tn0r VIII
hr pared on the part Of the mead O TINS Department to
assist Ou The prosecution Of the invest CaIOn Whch
I'M. --e. SCI ul lly.. hll Mhlch m0Lc- 10 laILlLy-
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THE TRIAL or ELLI0rrS SLAYER

CHICAGO, May 11.-rhc trial OF Jerc Dunn
FOR the murder of Elliott Resumed In the Criminal
Court TN, morning The assault made by Elliott on a
Philadelphia policeman inrtinced rs an
indication OF his quarrclsone nature. Dr.
Baxter dc4cribcd the character OF the
Injuries sustalncd by Dunn Ia hir encounter with Elliott
Paddy Ryan" pugilist anew both Elliott aud Dunn
and was IA the Tivoh restaurant the night Of the
tragedy. He had acouversatOn with Dunn Immediately
after the shooting when the latter remarked Paddy
It came OF sooner than expected On cross c1aminh-
ton witness confessed that he had told Mills few dag
before I'm the states Attorneys Oice tnGt he was ~
time % the shooting that he could nOt recOl
cct anything about the afair.
Benz ann Morris, Who AIMED 20 be a Board OF Trade
operator tnc Shooting He heard rhOt aDd uiHe-
datcy after IOtt reaching iOf pistol Whlch "dr
lying the noor Plaisteds feet On crOsscI tni,
nation when asked with what firms uu tno Board oi
Trade he had dealt lie rclred To ansW1T and ny dlT"c
ton Of the presiding judge he va, committed TO )al
H. j. Tran tnc IlyO restaurant and saw pi'oi
drop hOug gn from EOtrs nand alter the first suot
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-15
WORK OF THE PENSION BUREAU.

WAsHINGTON, May 11.-Thc payments on
account Of pensions during the present month are e1
pected by officers of the Pension Bureau to reach 5000
Last month they amounted 70 little 81 600 and fell
slightly short OF The latter sum in March These figures
represent the first payments on certificates which are
made az the certificates arc issued The regular
payments OF pensions are made quarterly and
Will come to about $4,000 duTng the current
wear. -. Alont 5000 pension certificates src now
being issued per month, representing an
average Of II 900 ach and the officials OF the Pension
Bureau tudt TINS rate VIII be Kept up during the
year. Applications Tor the increase OF pension allowed
nv the act or March 3. 1883, are coming IN
rapidy. and 1000 certificates emitting The
holders to obtain the increase have already been esucd
A. ne increase IN only SO per month the
pavments account of these certificates cOnpars
lively httle npOrtancc, and will hardly be noticed IN
The millions paid out IOr arrearaGes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-15
WASHINGTON NOTES.


WEST POINT VisnoR-The President to-day ap-
ponted j. a Clarkson. Des Moines, Ia, member OF
The Board OF Visitors TO West Point
NEW NATIONAL BANK.-The Controller Of the Cur
rency has authorized the Clement National Bank Of
Rutland, VI, 10 Desh Du5lncss WIN cdts OF @IVo-
600.
A RESERVATION TO DE APPRAIsRD.-Dennis Duggan
and j. Il. Detwilcr, of Nebraska to-day appointed
melHDcrs OF commission t. HppralSC "A pat ol tLc
reservation Of the Omaha tlDe OF Indians IN Nebraska
ORDER FOR A COURT MARTIAL sUsrENDED.-The order
for the court.aral Of Paymaster j. K WassOn, TO be
convened on May l6 has been suspended ny bcnclhi
Augcr the Department Commander, by direction OF the
ary OF wal pending inIther examination ~ 10
the extent Of the defdicdtlOn.
CHIEF CLERK OF InE TREAsURERs OFTICE-Secrctary
Foger today appointed James +. Meline TO be Cher
CcrA Ol the United states Icasucrs Oce vice Chan cS
LYMAN resigned. Mr.. tlCl'nc principal bOOkkeepcr
m the Office and was next III line OF promotion.
TO BE RETAINED IN OTrCE.-Ihe Secretary OF the
Treasury has decided to interfere the ease OF Mr.
Krauns superintendent Of construction of The new
post Office AT Baltimore, against whom chaISes nave
been Ho will thefo!Oro be retained III ohlce
MONEY TO PAY FOR THE ARLINGTON EsTAIE-Ihe
Secretary OF the Treasury to-day issued warrant in
eT,l Tor Sl2jOOO which, under an act OF congress
nu,sed AT the session, 10 DC paI to The Lee heIr
rs ne price OF the Arlington estate.
THE INTERNAL REVENUE CORRESPONDENTS - The
,a,est name mentioned In connection with the vacancy
- 10 0ire of Comma ssiOuer Oi lntcrnal heVcnue Is A.
T. luton, oil Pennsy wanna Formerly Ooce'o. Vi & us
,om. AL Pnila1c cplla ana WHO wa, dIsO az oHc tiHo
Snnrryisor of Internal Revenue FOR mat district
ONE RESULT or THE STAR ROUTE TRIALs-The Post
Omco Denartment has disaowed one months extra pay
n accornt of curlalied service on nineteen cApcitu
Star Houtes, contracts FOR wnlch were Ie'u v! -
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THE GREELY RELIEF EXPEDITION.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO The TRIBUNE.


WASHINGTON MAY 14.-iO TRIBUNE CORE
spondent respecting the arrangements for the
Greely relief expedition, General Hazen said: :
"The relief party will leave ST. Johns promptly on
July l. Everything that the most careful study
and close attention could devise has been
attended to and viii be availed Of
The Proeus has been chartered, subject only to the
inspection of her boilers b. naval engineer, and 1t
is certain that the best ship will go, probably at
tended by escort, to bring back tldlngs III case OF
any Unforeseen accident or detention. The party
has been selected with the utmost care by General
Terry at ST. Paul and the officer in charge and all
his men are known TO be energetic, capable and
sober.
The Proteus IS commanded by Captain
Pike the best and most experienced cap
tain that navigates these waters, and who
was with Greely when hc went up.
To Lieutenant GarliDgton's party will be added In
st. Johns Captain Norman and two Arctic fisher
men, and further Oh a few EsquimauX, all OF whom
are known to be experienced and efficient The e1-
petition will carry most perfectly fitted and abun-
dant equipment for wintering If necessary, includ-
ing houses ready 20 be put up, food sledges, fuel
fur and other clothing, instruments and trained OBJ
servers fOI an observatory, with Mr.. Grcely's writ
ten instructions just what to do, in peratI0n
with him | have fears of perfect success.
lieutenant Greey's party Is made up of men Sc
lectad by himself and his memoranda of instru c.
tlous written after marking his station, are 80 FULL
aud The depots of supplies along MS line OF retreat
to ample and the personal tQulPWents Oh the re-
Hryng party are so perfect lndt peieNe NY ldIth
IN the complete success OF the expedition IS iuIly
warranted y
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800 given by that union. II decided to get out
posters ana hand-bls calling on all those who work
honestly for a living TO boycott Kinney and
body who sells his goods The daily meetings will be
discontinued. The chairman said that n good many OF
the girls only spiel around and have gay old time
The bricklayers employed the buildings in Fifty
fourthst Eghth-aye.. threatened TO strike yes
terday unless Mr. Ohlsen, the builder employed union
trainers. The trainers settled the difficulty by joining
the Framers Union.
PITTsBURG, May 1.-THE condition OF the coal miners
strike has undergone change since last week and
is probable that nothing will be done until after the
Interstate Convention, which meets here tomorrow.
committee from the operators Will meet Ike COM
mittee from the miners and appoint an umpire.
WILKEsBARRE, Penn, May l4.-The miners and labor
ers at the Diamond Mines operated by Charles Parrish
d Co., are on a strike They demand that six cars
loaded with coal shall be o oays work.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-15
THE IElSH NAuON4L LEAGUE.

DETROIT, Mich, May l4.-The Executive
Couucl OF tie Irish National League Of America met
mere this morning and transacted much important bust
u.s-. Az address "ro I-hAmerlcan societies and al,
Friends Of ireland approved. IRON which the fol
lowing passages are taken;
The Land League OF America, whose clori0Is, II
"A splendid testimony 70 the devotion OF eadlylied
race to ITS distressed Kindred acccdng 70 the desr"
OF lts lr-h eXcmpldr, met IN preliminary
convention audited ia books aud adjourned sine
the numerous other IRISH American societies. usgregdt-
ing more than LOO entered into convention Tor ne
purpose OF uniting all the elements Of the
lu.u race In America, the more en-
cieutiy to aid their country at home.
IAe Substitution by legitimate means ot national self
government for this and destructive force Is the
direction OF the movement IN America was
unanimously intrustcd by the convention 20 Il
cuuucu consisting ot the President and Executive
Council Of This body IA now formally ursduHrd.
In coupAnce with the duties imposed upon we re-
quest AL ltish-AmcrcAu benevolent, temperance milf
tiry, literary, social, patriotic and musical So
cct!cs represented nv the convention or desr
on. Of aiiihatug with the Irish National League
> No 81 clark Chicago H., their fun name. with
time and place mcctngnnd the nam" and correct post
office address their respective presidents and Secfc-
tarirs that they may be supplied with platform,
rules OF Organization ana literature 10 be
ls-urt I'm ue by means Of VII Ch the closest union he
tween tuis country ana Ireland will be constantly mIiu-
tanned We request that IL. s"cictcs belonging
tu the League or intending JOIN II shall meet suEll or
IN groups on the evening Of tuesday uur D. t1r the pur
pose of raylng the proceedings OF the enton.
Mc earnestly appeal to the men "i our race not mem
Ucrs of slcctie- 10 cOnacehlOusy consider the critical
condition OF tuer kindred IN Ireland at this time. .
secretary who could rc.dc IN the city the pres
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-15
SLAVES AMONG THE NAVAJOES.

WASHINGTON, May 14-D. NJ. Riordan, OF
the Navajo Indian Agency writes TO the Commissioner
OF niian Affairs under date OF Fort Defiance Arz May
b, that he recently informed thata boy h%d been
Killed by member Of Francisco Captains Dand An III
Nesgation followed and II ascertaned tht the boy
was a slave OF the murderer The agent says; " Inc
owners OF slaves have always held that they had aOsO
ue power over them and thought little OF killing one
OF 'hen as they would dog. They beat and starved
then as 'he mood possessed IN short acted toward
them as sIdVe-drvers generally Consequently they
heemtu uhsoIe 10 comprehend why took much inter
est III dead slave, or why should bother my head
h0Ou' sucn TIhe' l learned from Francisco
captain that tie entire family Of the murdered boy and
hve otner persons were held slaves that the original
Slaves were two Moqu girls who were bought for coru
Iour generations ago. that all their descendants were
considered slaves ana SO treateda Of which he cousd
cred perfectly natural thing do Some Time ago the
father OF the murdered boy asserted his right 10 be free
The killing OF the boy was thought TO be the right thing
30 remind him Of his dependent condition Knowing the
tedious expensive and uncertain process OF seonrng
conviction under our laws, especially Territorial
courts. the difficulty IN procuring Witnesses etc de
manning slaves and demanded that all those now
among the Indians who are held IN bondage should bo
ast iee They said 1t would completely upset them, ETC.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-15
IELEGRIPH[C NOTES.
SUIT AGAINST BANK DIRECTORS

SUIT AGAINST BANK DIRECTORS.
BTFFAIO. Nav IA suit has been begun IN the
delnct rst National behalf Of the creditors Of tho
hank or amounts during Lees presidency said TO amount
to 100000.
JAMES II. CAREY DISCHARGED.
FREEHOLD \. j., MAY Thames H. Carey. the
peeSuc hotel keeper who indicted for eNtoron was
this morning sel. the prosecutor stadng that he
would not the ndlctments Tor tra This Term.
THE TEWkSBURY INVESTIGATlON.,
BOeTON Nav lI.-lle defence In the Iewksbnry
opencd to-day Tue witnesses we're al proes
sO.s at ard Medical school ana their testimony was
In efutatiun Of OF Ur DiIwe one Of Governor Butes
witnesses
CONDITION OF THE NEGRO RACE.
puuADEIpIIIA. May ll.-At the annual confer
n|e of the African Methodist Episcopal church to-day
presented report showing The political and social
race II WAS ugeuI to hOd mass meeting On wednesday
evening TO discuss the report
EXGoVERNOR wAsHBURN'S REMAINS.
PORTLAND Me-. May lI.-EX-HOycrnOr Israel
Washhurus body arrived IN this city from Philadelphia 10
day. The funeral viii take place tomorIow.
UNIrARIANISM IN THE WEST
CHICAGO MAY lI.-lhe Western Unitarian Con-
ference f. n this city II embraces sixty ior
ana loytwO VI which report an asg esate
membership OF 2,GlG families
FROST AND ICE IN NETWORK.
MONTGOMERY. y. Y, May l4-Ihere was heavy
this nelghboIh"Od iAst mBht ana III ho ~"
formed.
ADoCTOR CHARGED WITH GRAVE ROBBERY.
Troy MAY lI.-Dr Fox, of North llOOslck, was
arrested 10 day. with grave rObbeyhDy the Rev
Father WaldT0n, Of HoOsiCk Falls Dr. Fox denies the
charges
MILLION DOLLAR MoRTGAdE
BALTIMORE Md, May ll.-lnc Equitable tas
Light Company city to-day mortgated IT'S property and
franchises tile Iust Company. ~ New York,
for 81 ,O0U.V0O, required " extend its WORK
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-15
GRIMES And CASUALrIES-BY rELEGRAPH

ACOUNTERFEITER To BE BROUGHT TO NEW. YORK.
PHILADELPHIA. May lI.-,jancs ii. Holden, whose
term mIf ia NOuisoNn Jam Tor passing couu-
to day brought 10 tis 'iiY TINS
morning upon Issued by the United states Disct
100 ~ with making and
SILVER that district lie committed TO
OF officers from Sew York
ASSASSINATION IN KENTUCKY.
CINCINNATI, May li.-lIgut men rode up To The
housc Vaughn Hilton, near Jrnr -0nv" ny yrsief
mofulnR and awakcned him. While lac sitting on The
edge o the bed some The med Killing him instantly
The be tIicuds Of the BI.uett family which
has a ieud with the uutons
BURGLARS ~ a ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH
ASHLAND, Penn, May lI.-Bul glars entered the
Roman Church here last night and carried on Inc
ALA uIatons other articles valued ~ over 81 oOO
Dishonest POSTAL CLERK.
IIrIsBURG. May III. II. iioiier, a postal clerk
Arrc,ted this the charge O receiving ana
apsrupfi&ng his money belonging 10 the thtcd
states Government
THE KIER MANsLAUGHrER CASE
FREEHOLD, y. J May IL he klcr mans!ahah-
resumed beTc tnis morning aui seVcig "cs
examined The state Iested It's case, The deieAce vi"
Opei ~ mOITUw.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-15
INSTRUCTIONS TO APPRAISERS.

WAsHINGTON, May 14.-Secretary FOIgcr
has prepared a circular of instruction to appraisinc
officers in carrying those provisions of the new
Tariff act which relate the value OF duable goods
Appraisers are instructed that in determining what
portion of the OF foreign goods belongs 10 their
market value and what portion comes under tie dcnomi-
nation of charges they must include the value, all the
clements OF the cost which necessary 10 enable tie
manufacturer vendor to put the goods IN market
able condition Aat 10, in the condition IN which The
artlccs are usually held for sale thus IN the case OF
cea,s which pay ad VSlOrcm duty the value would
include the Of the box containing the cigars as
they are usually up for SALE but not tuc cost II the
larser or outer box i'm which number OF the smaller
boxes axe placed Tor shipment.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-15
THE CASE OF CAPTAIN WALKER.
lBY TELEGRAPH To THE TRIBUNE

WAsHINGTON, May II. - Some time ago
Captain John Walker took the trouble TO write letter
to THE TRIBUNE. denying the truth OF a Washington
dispatch the effect that he be tried by court
martial. on charge of having borrowed money from
enlisted men of his command, and failing TO repay IT,
CAPTAIN Walker has since been tried and the proceed
ings and findings Of the court martial have
been sent to Washington for approval. IL ls
said that on the trial Captain Walker brought
testimony in his defence from the enlisted men
from whom he borrowed the money TO the effect that ne
was paving them interest the loans and that they had
no reason to complain Of the transaction
The findings OF court martial are regarded "a conn
dental until they officially promulgated, but II Is
known that the sentence II approved Will not force
Captain Walker out OF the Army,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-15
NEWS From ALBANY.
OPPOSED TO THE PAGE BANK BILL.

IRON TIE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE rRBCNk'
ALBANY, May lI-FiIty-tiyc OF the In
savings banks actively In business have informed super
ntcndent Pane, OF the Bank Department. that u IL
their desire that Governor vcand shall Withhold MS
signature from the bill of Asscmbyman Page authOrH
ing savings banks to invest their funds ia rdI'
road bonds. THIS expression of opinion was brought
ont by Mr. Paiuc's circular on Wednesday last re-
questing a statement by the savings bank presidents
of views the bill Only four savings banks thus
far favor the bill aud they small banks Ia Lock
port Albany OswcgO and Pcckskin The banks that op-
pose the bill have their ranks the largest savings
banks in the state Thus among the NcwYork banks
that oppose bill the Bank for Savings, generally
known a- the Blocker Bank; the Bowcry say
ings Bank the seamcns Savings Bank, the Dry Dock
Savings Institution. the Emlgmht Industrial Savings
Rank the Gcrinania Savings Bank the Manhai tan saw
iucs Bank the Merchants and Clerks savings lnsIltu
tiou aud the Union Dime savings Bank
The opinions adverse to the bill were eK
pressed IN letters Sddrc,sed 70 Mr Paine
who will transfer these letters TO the
Governor previous to the hearing the bill. which
will he gwen on Wednesday T. Lott f. Shcpari aud A.
Barton Hepburn. x,upciln'cnlcnt ot the Bank Depart
ment. 10 s expected viii Hppcav before the Governor
and deliver arguments n favor ~ th" bnl while several
Of the saving bank presidents Will oppose L.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-15
MISS BUCKNERS REPCT1TION

HARRODsBURG, KY, May 4.-In the trial Of
"Ph H. Thompson to-day, the prosecution continued
the attack the char ctcr Of Miss Buckucr j. A Tom
nsou uncle OF Miss Buckners divorced husband, trsti-
fed that her reputation for truth and morals bad
andhc would not believe her under oath. Or Dedman
c-ncd that he had heard people say that they would
believe under oath W. A. walter testified that
he would not believe her under ostn. Thomas Card
well. postmaster. testified that public opinion was
cauhlv divided as Miss Buckners guilt IN the IOmln
son scandal case ending in her divorce The testimony
waa tncn clU-cd, and argument was begun
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NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.
TOPICS OF NATIONAL INTEREST.

TOPICS OF NAIIUNhL ~ 1I'I7'
NAHoNE's POLITICAL PRACTICES - ro9i VI 49,
pAssFs-RELIEF FOR GREELY-slAVEs hhiD ="
INDIANS. -,
It is thought likely that an investigation WI, wl,l
result from ex-Congressman Dfzehuoii e
charges against Senator Malone Ine 'Se of
master. General is not aware of the revival Oh
the practice of issuing Post Once . passes as%ots 1n
i"li'o C"oi uo,on is confident that the Greely
reef Uf"f'e, expedition will accomplish the object for
,.h;oh II has been organized. 1t has been re-
norted to the Commissioner of Indian AllalS
that until forbidden by the agent OF the Uo'-
crnment, a system of slavery existed among
the Navajo indians in Arizona ana 'ha' sie"'
cruelties were practised upon the slaves
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MEMPHIS SETTLING WI1H HER CREDITORS

MEMPHIS, Tenn, May 14.-Thc Auditing
Board to the debt Of the Old city OF Memphis have
agreed upon the Of the bonds to be issued
for the old bonds under the act OF the Legislature
They adopted the calculation Of DreIel Il Co., OF
Philadelphia, which allows S1li5 Of new bonds FOR
every 81 OF the old bonds, and adds Sl47 TO every
II 600 of the Fhppin compromise bonds. The Auditing
hoard IA now daily uniin- dcDt OF the old ely oi
Memphis and i-rulng bonds Ine money ~ pay the
July, ls-J, and January, lrS4, coupons On thc hcW
bonds IN hand IN bank, and favor able settle
mcnt rapidly advancing All Of the cityr crcdltOIs
residing here have accepted tEc settlement
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-15
THE PROPOSED COLORED CONVENTION.
LEY TELEGRAPM To Tue TRIBuNK.l

WAsHINGTON, May 14.-There difference
Of opinion among leading colOred men respecting the
proprety of the convention which IT is proposed TO hold
in Washington IN September Al 4 meeting tonight OF
representative coored men from different states pream
bcs and resolutions adopted to the effect that
few citizens the District Of Columbia have taken upon
themselves the right Of calling national convention OF
cOOrcd TO meet in this city in september that ms
convention Is gotten up for the purpose OF controlling IN
"A degree the political OF the COlOTed voters IN
This TO advance their own selfish ends and de
nouucng IN Unmcasured terms the call and the motives
prOmptin. the and appealing To the people To re-
iusc to elect delegates to the said convention
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-15
coNFERRIAG on CIVIL SERVICE RULES.

Civil Service Commissioner DOrman Ii.
Eaton was at the Custom House, yesterday and hcid
long conference with Controller Robertson upon the
application Of Civil Service rules TO this branch OF inc
Federal service. lie said that he should soon appoint
an examining board for Custom House appointments
and promotions and should select the four nenoes
Of the board Custom House officers representing respect
lively the Collectors Surveyors Naval Officers ana A
praisers departments There will be no Oh
the members OF board, excepting such as MT EATON
will nerhnnhllY make.