New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-23
A BUSY "REFORM" FIRM.
MANNING HIGGINS & co.'s TRADE GROWING
rnF FIRM SECURES TWO PLACES FOR wATCHMEN
AND CHOCOLATES" FOR DIVISION cHlEf-

rpF FIRM SECURES TWO PLACES FOR wATCHMEN
A~D "NEGOTIATEs" FOR A DIVISION CHlEF-
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rBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE
w,su1ScToN. Nav 22.-The Civil Service
Reform firm so recently established at the corner Of
T,eppsvyapia-,ye and Fifteenthst in this city, under
the name of Manning, Higgins Co.. already begins
10 show signs OF business prosperity IL ooHan
in small way In the retail trade' ouV Is
RAPIDLY extending its operations and increasing It's
stock and by July it expects to be prepared to accom-
MEDIATE customers wholesale as we'll rs retail Among
81 additions TO stock to-day two places "a watch
men, one Of which condScated on the GROUND oi he
offensige partsanship" of the Incumbent WHO ~ "
respectable and honest oolored man VINO
has been receiving 5000 a year for his services
II is supposed that out OF this prncey Income the COL
ored man. besides supporting his family In regal mag
niAceuee has contributed to the RepnOhcSi-
campaign fund.- and thus indirectly bought inc No'os Vi
many honest Democrats. More and worse imam lhs' III
the estimation Of the stern reformer at the he""
of the firm this desperate and reckless
partlsap actually voted the Republican ticket ID
Virginia and had it counted for the Blaine ana Logan
electors The firm hopes to put on the market on vi
fore June Is several and desirable division che
ehips in the First Controllers office 1t opened hego"
tons for one of them to-day by demanding the res's
nation OF Major s. W. saxton That singular person
actually had the temery 90 Mr. Manning.the senior
mariner and "a. for an explanation. which ne da ho
receive. II suspected t al Mt Manning uiSe' 'u'
But Mr. must be man OF e1ceeung u. ms
81 he is at loss 10 know why BIS 2ace Is W W IT,
from, him He il all offensive partisan, OF course III
the first place entered the Union army at ne
Of the Rebellion aud faithful soluieI uuiln-
The entire war Moreover his brothers ana nephe"s
were Union soldersOne OF his brothers, kntns saxon
having rlsen to rank of MaiOr-Genea ana beeh an
unc0nmnny ofe sive partisan IN Souih CaroIna ne
tween S6l ana 1868 Mr. SaNtOn IL Is true mas not
taken ANY active part in politics for many year
past aud has devoted his whole time and excelieht ADJ
flies 10 his duties. but then he is a RepuLIlcah from
prncipe and his pace is wanted for hungry DemOciac
partisan. He must 20. 1t IL understood that mayor
Eaxten has given until june 10 to resign bu IL Is
said he will decline do on the ground thdt no
charges have been brought against him. -, ,
The firm of Manning, Higgins Co. Is uolhg us nest 70
fill orders for places from contrOllersi ahu coIe'
demand n 80 much heavier the supply that the mem
beers OF the concern are kept busy day ana hiSht,
DurDg the past two months they have handlcd ABOUT
half OF the Internal Revenue CoectOrShps ana t"uay
they disposed OF tho last two on hand Ihey expect,
haweyer u receive a new but limited supply IN Few
days No Democrat who obtains an arucIe from ms
establishment viii have reason to complain that Is
shopwOrn or motheaen. all goods are warranted new
and fresh.