The Cecil Whig., 1885-12-05
AGENT MAHON'S ECONOMY.
The Reductions in the Custom House-How
the Axe Fell.

The Reductions in the Custom ii ouse How
the Axe Fell.
When the Custom house was opened
on Monday morning Collector Webster
found i'll his mail fIom Washington three
letters from Secretary Manning, which
directly dismissed a number Of officials
and reduced the salaries of several Others.
Their contents created great deal of ex.
element, as they were not expected fOI
some time, and it was thought that the
usual course, of allowing the Collector
to make the removals, would be adopted
The reductions in salary went into effect
Tuesday, but the dismissals do not take
effect until the 18th of December. Al
of the letters bear the mystic initials "E
H. in the upper left hand corner.
The officers removed are William
Thomsen, private secretary to the Col
lector, clerk No. 1G, class 4 compensa.
ton, 81, 500 per annum; .Pere Wilmer,
clerk No. :. lifidating department. class
r-,f'o POI iSNiS, CltIh
No. Is, marine department, class !, 81, 200
per annum; Frank Iersh, Daniel T.
Orem, Samuel Skunk and s. S. Baker,
day inspe ,tors of customs, Nos. 81, 80
and "a, respectively. So 80 per diem each; ];
VIM. II. Pentz, lieutenant of the night
watch, Richard Beam, J. E c. Webb,
C. c. Hammond and VIM. p. Kimball,
night inspectors, Nos 80, 8, Is, s and 20,
respectively, at the rate of So per diem
each; VIM. X. Hammond and Thos. d.
G. Ruth, assistant weighers, Nos, and
$, respectively, at the rate of 81 200 per
annum each. The duties heretofore per-
formed by Mr.. Wilmer are to be assigned
to Mr.. r. II. James, clerk No. Z, class 3
The officials whose salaries have been
reduced are: n. j. Sappngton, clerk
No. Is, entry department. class 4. from
s. 500 to 81, 600 per annum, and designa
ton to clerk No. IA, class ); J. 0. Coch-
ran, entry department clerk No. 6, class
3, from 81, 600 to 81 400 per annum, and
designation to clerk No II, class .; Stan
ley Young, warehouse department clerk
No. 4, class . from ST. 400 20 81. 200 per
annum, and designation to clerk No. 6S
class l; Joseph l.. Wells, liquidating de-
partment clerk No. II, class 3. from
j 600 to 81, 400 per annum, and designa-
tion to clerk No. 13 class .; Henry Long
necker, bond clerk No. II, class 4, from
81, 800 to 81, 600 per annum, and designa-
tion to clerk No. 10, class 3; ). p. S.
llutSon, statistical department clerk No.
10, class from 81 600 to 81, 400 per an
mum, and designation to clerk No. IA,
class .; John G. Bridges. examiner ap-
praisers department No. Is, class 4, from
81, 800 to 81 400 per annum, and designa-
ton to examiner No. Is. class 2; William
l.. Shaw, examiner appraisers depart
ment No. 2, class 3: from y 900 to 81 400
per aunum, and designation to examiner
No 1G, class 2: Samuel Knode, apprais
er's department examiner No. 3, class 3.
from 81, 600 to 81, 400 per annum, and
designation to examiner No. II, class 2;
VIM. L. Valiant, clerk to appraisers No.
II, class3, from 81, 600 to 81, 400 per an
NUN, and designation to clerk No. l8,
class =; Robert s. Corse, clerk to APP
praisers No. 13, class B. from 81 800 to
81, 400 per annnm, and designation to
clerk No. 20, class 3; o. ID. Madge, day
inspector No. 10 aid to general appraiser
class ,, from 81 per day to 81, 400 per an
mum, anu designation cnanSeu TO clerk
No. 10, class ,. AL of the officials whose
salary and designation have been changed
were sworn in again Tuesday morning
The total sum saved by these reductions
of force and salaries amounts to $19 $50,
and Special Agent Mahpn will be COM
mended by his party and the Secretary
for his economical views; but the men
who have been hurt think he would have
found more use for their services if they
had been Democrats.