New-York tribune., 1885-08-14

terday explaining details nSf Ssy
went to the aoass To- 90 D my step
s had told me not to stay out late At night
and had ordered me ont OF ti,e moaSS oSS slsut He
him went round orniug 70 ,,u and when he saw me
made rush for me think he meant .%rns 70 1aS o 10
Then went out to the ps'k 70 aH and
wrota ,nu an anology. In the afternoon went GOWN
the cellar and left the candle lighted IN the pase wa.
men hall when lame IP Mnsh Noc naror mo io where we
ssnfs Ifter he cook off his coat he spoke 70 me,
snd with an oath wanted to know what w'o ~
doing there was afraid ts oi h,m 1He He made rush
for me and ran down stairs anu ~ la'o ,oh after
He seized the lighted candle and maae ID rus uot dawn
T ron mn tLe stairs again. AS he was coming up
fred one or two shots and ran 10 the oa1h o; moH,
AS thought he coming after me lar lieu and one
in the hall Then got out the back way anu WIZ a
n Woboken. threw the pistol into the rivci y0
cause could think of nothing else 20 ID Win !"
CUSTOM HOUSE APPOINTMENTS.
Civil Service Examiners Comstock, Stevens stevens,
Williams and Kanc held session AZ inc and
Office yesterday and pTopounlaieeo, ,.es for pac.s
verbal questions to eight candidates Lor ptd paoos;
Five of the candidates were clerks who wah,ea
nromotion while two from the outside comPeseSu S, III
display OF their be lists as an expert
metals and machinery. The salary OF an examiner ne,
of chemicals or of metals Is %S;oSVoVa Soa "n"o 'n'
clprkshlpS range from pl INV W
The discussion which arose in the custom ;s l,ouso
nm Wednesday over the appointment of two assist
amt gan gers i'm the place of Waring and Marthez,
whose probationary term had expired, ana whose
discharge of duty had not satisfied tle ourseSu.,
was quietly settled yesterday Inc Civh SSerttto Serto
Roard followed the suggestion wnlcn ir. pca1.'1
had IN ade the day before aud certihed 10 the Coi-
lector the name of the only candidate VINO TO
NAMED on their list, at the same time, sta' i.
ing that the list was exhausted anu thas t
If further names were required another
examination must be held. This proved satlsfac-
tory to ALL The Collector however, sara lnat no
would not appoint the man whose name nad . oeen
presented until three more names shouiu os oc,. ,
fed after the examinatI n tie holds that ine etw
reoures that four names shall be presented oeiore
an appointment Is made.
Chairman Comstock of the Board said to IRlB-
SK reporter: rhe question arising IN TINS instance
had arisen once before when the matter WAS ~
ferred to the Civil Service Commissioners at WASH
ington who decided that the one name was sum-
cicnt and they reported it to Secretary Mahnine,
who Immediately approved the decisaon oi ano
Commissioners, aud the man Is in oince to-uay'
There is only q breeZe-no storm over this uao,oi.
Surveyor Beattie is positive man IN MS views one
when he saw our side was IN the right ne wiiingv
submitted to the law" ,, ..,.a .o
The men recently removed have all appralcd 20
the National Civil Service Commission Ior NJ.
Beatties action and all the cases are likely 70 c pe
reviewed. Nothing has yet been done towara Ill, n.n
ing the two vacancies now existing IN the Nusloh
House Board of Civil Service Examiners. Inc COZ
ector and the Surveyor both claim the right OF APP
nontinq one of the two new officers and as the I'M
pression exists that neither Mr.. hedden nor MI;
Beattie ls anxious to contribute TO the success VI
the purposes of the Board their claims are not re-
garded with much pleasure.