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Show FUNERAL. Washed OverUoard. Nuw York, 20. Tho Xatiticul Gazette of this city has received a report from JJoston to tho e fleet that the United States frigate Wabasli, on her passage across tho Atlantic encountered a severe gale, in which between thirty and forty men wero lost overboard. Tweed Surrendered. Nt'W York, 29. Tweed surrendered to the shenir this morning, and his son Kichard was accepted as surety in place of Farley. G. W. Vonmor has been appointed commissioner of public works by the mayor, who received Tweed's formal resignation. Thoso evonls created quite an excitement. After the necessary requirements of change of sureties wero complied with, Tweed went to his ofDco in tho department de-partment of public works and introduced intro-duced his successor to the clerks and employes. Boiler Explosion. Baltimore, 29. Tho boiler of Harrington Har-rington Br- steam mill, corner of Pratt and Fremont, streets, explodod this morning: one f the proprietors is killed an ; -fe- ei '.) . severely in jured.- lllU LUlw,. UCok. . Tnt. t - 1 Tlc lc-i. --9.-T: . 1 f Man ' frorr. the IN :wn;i credited ut-rw i I'OV'.KH il..lid-. u-liin .,-1 . .(i , A'n business v iV b! -r?r - .A ...,y of'!,-.' c'1' frii w- in, ; :-nv afternoon until Tuesu-: nwnn.ig. "kit Cl it Service Itegnlailon. Washi ..ton, 29. The secretary of the .irea.try -day addressed the following t ui- '.o 'il collectors of customs : Sir. - ihe rules in regard to appoinU , uie-ii- ji the civil service of the govern Tnjht, prepared by tho commissioners il civil service, and approved by th.- President, will take effect on iljnday next. On and after that day appointments and promotions n your office will be made in accordance with those rules, as far as is practicable. It will be necessary to designate a committee of competent persons to make competitivo examinations examina-tions of candidates for appointment and . for promotion, and until an appropria- ' lu i ! ..J o l- T pauses, il IV ii nOf- 8'fary 1 :iainc: uoiiuiiissiontM s pur--''u are already in Um service i-.' l!io covci un.eiit and ijii;iecte . 'i: i L't;' c. 1 y. ifi' thfofiir. to re-ip;;- -i p..; '.' . ... ' ''":.-n I'-t ;SMi ! ! i 1 ' ' Mid un- i commendation win bo approved. Yuu j will receive herewith a copy of the report re-port of the commissioners, together with j instructions, approved by the President, which, until otherwise directed, will be the guidcof your conduct in this business. busi-ness. J The -'Chattanooga." ! Philadelphia, 29. The frigate C'hnt-Janooga, C'hnt-Janooga, sunk on League island, was I used as a storeship. iter machinery j had beon removed, as she was a coin- plete failure as a vessel. j Mall Extension. "Washington, 29. "The postmaster ' general to-day ordered an extension of the mail service on tho Central Pacific branch railroad from Chicago to Te-. Te-. homa. Government Official Ilema. ' Washington, 29. Tho public debt 'statement for the present month will not I bo issued until Tuesday, January 2nd. i In accordance with tho suggestion of . the civil service commission tho President Presi-dent will appoint, as regular examining ' boards, three persons from each of the j . dUl'oront departments of tt.e govern-1 ' ment, who will personally conduct all1 examinations of applicants, being governed gov-erned in their action by such ragula-tions ragula-tions as may from time to time bo established es-tablished by on advisory board. Albany Bridge Completed. Albany, 29. The new bridgo across (the Hudson is completed and trains arc 1 passing over it. Ke- York ft'vwa. . Now York, 29. Judge Gilbert, of Brooklyn, granted an order ibis after-: after-: non dissolving the Atlantic Insurance Company of Brooklyn, tho Manhattan and tho .Security of New York on application ap-plication of tho receivers, General La (.Veil in, a noted Communist, Commun-ist, and wilV, arrived yesterday on the Kitriipa. OutslniuMng Currency "Washington, 29. The total V. S. ctir- roncy of all kinds outstanding at this date is i'.W.tKU.TlO. |