Year: 1877

at the present state of
American credit abroad. The sale of
the Al per cent bonds will be continued
until the price realized Is such as to
show that per cents would be sold at
par. Then the Al per cents will be with
drawn and 4 per cents offered in their
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.
The Administration to Devote Its whole


Attention mt Once to this Question.


IN. Y. Tribune.1


WASHINGTON, April 23.--Now that the
Southern controversies are fully and
ton will give Its attention to the second
great question of reform to which the
President committed himself In his let
ter OF acceptance, and subsequently In
his inaugural address, namely, the re-
form Of the civil service. Some steps in
this direction have already been taken
by members Of the Cabinet, but the
President has been unable, on account
OF the pressure of other duties, to give
much personal attention to the subject.
He is now prepared to do SO, and has al
ready taken steps to possess himself OF
all the information within reach relat-
ing to this matter.


The subject of general reform will be
discussed at the Cabinet meetings. and
the practical details are to be carried
out under the direction Of the heads OF
the departments.


Or course the exact character OF the
changes to be made in each department
will depend largely on the organization
of the civil service as it now exists, the
standard being higher in some depart
ments than in others, and alsO upon the
personal ideas OF the members Of the
Cabinet under whom the changes are to
be made. The Administration appre-
ciates the difficulties that are likely to
arise in carrying out genuine reforms in
the civil service and the opposition
which it will have to encounter. 1t
does not expect to make o revolution in
q day or month, but does hope to effect
some marked Improvements in q very
short time.


HAYES GOODNESS.


EIe Cares Little for Opposition ia His own


Party, for Inc In not n Candidate for


Recollection.


IN, Y. Wor1d.l


WASHINGTON, April 23.-A1though the
evidence of the increasing hostility Of
the Republican party to the President g
Southern policy continues to multiply,
the President does not seem to be alarm
ed at the size or the vigor Of the revolt.
In conversation to-day he said that he
felt confident that the country would
approve OF it ii it turned out successful
and contributed to the peace and pros.
perity of the sections where it had been
enforced, as we'll as to all the other
States. He regretted that some por-
tions Of the Republican party had
doubted the wisdom Of the course he
had pursued. but he did not believe that
the party would be united against him.


Secretary Evarts, In responding to the
suggestion to-day that the Republican
Senate might go 80 far as to reject the
Presidents nominations as an express
sion OF it's opposition to the alleged
civil service reform and the Southern
policy, thought that such could not be
the case, but IL 1t should, he believed
the Democratic Senators would turn In
and confirm the appointments. Mr..
Evarts said the President had but the
single purpose Of the good OF the whole
country in view, and as he was not a
candidate for reelection he was free to
carry it out untrammeled by personal
considerations, and in the face even of
opposition from within his own party.
AMERICAN ARMS.


Turkish Army Officers in New York
studying American Arms.
IN. Y. Times


Among the passengers on the steam
ship Wyoming, of the Williams and
Guion Line, which arrived here yester-
day from Liverpool, were twenty-one
officers Of the Turkish army. the avowed
object Of whose visit is an inspection OF
the arms ordered In this country by the
Turkish government. It was learned
yesterday, however, by q reporter of the
Times, that the party are prepared to
purchase 100000 Henry rifles, and that
all Of them, with the exception Of one
Or two, are to remain here for the pur-
pose Of studying the American method
OF manufacturing arms and anmuni-
ton. Nineteen OF them are young men
who have studied the sciences in Tur-
key, and have also been engaged in the
government armories. They are to re-
main in this country, it is understood, j,
for three years, for the purpose above
stated. They will devote their attention
mainly, it is stated, to study Of the
machinery in use in the United States
and the manufacture Of cartridges, etc.,
the object being to secure the requisite
amount Of knowledge for carrying on
1he manufacture Of arms and ammuni-
tion in their own country.


RUSSIA AND THE KHANATEs.
England Arming the MahOmetans of


Asia for nm Attack on Russia.


IN. Y. Herald.1


It is possible that Ii there shall be a
protracted war between Turkey and
Russia the khans and ameers OF Central
Asia may proceed to annoy the White
Gar, as they call the Emperor Of Rus
sia, in return for the enormous pressure
he has brought to bear on them during
the last few years. The Khan of Khiva
and the Ameer Of Bokhara were taken
within the encircling arms Of Holy Rus
sia with the greatest and N ost hopeless
Indignation and despair, and are ever
ready to escape from them should an
opportunity present itself.


The method Of Russian annexation in
Asia has Of late years been to extend
lines Of forts beyond the khanates and
thus inclose them. and under Gen.
Kaufman it has met with great sue
cess. The khans would send Indignant
al Y,tf 1aff ~,