, 1877-03-17
EASTERN STATES.

EASTERN STATES.
INDIANAPOLIS, March 11.-Richard
w. Thompson, Secretary of the Navy
accompanied by several prominent
gentlemen passed through this city
this evening, en- rostte to Washing
ton.
WAsHINGToN, March Ex-senator
Blaine dined last evening with Sec
retary Evarts and Secretary Schurz.
Arrangements have been made for
a meeting of the new Cabinet at the
Executive Mansion at 10 o'clock to-
morrow morning, at which time the
oath of Office will be administered
to each member. with the exception
of Secretary Sherman, who quail
fed yesterday.
The Judges of the Supreme Court
to-day paid their respects to the
President. The Cabinet members
who had not already taken the oath
of office we're sworn IN to-day except
Secretary Thompson. who had not
arrived in Washington. After the
members qualified session lasting
an hour followed, for the purpose of
becoming acquainted. At the same
time there was some talk upon the
policy Of the administration.
A special to the Herald confirms
yc2r correspondents foreshadowing
of the Southern policy of Hayes.
Thus his hope to build up Wing
Republican party in Louisiana,
which is one of the Southern States
where Wing traditions lived most
strongly. Louisiana wishes for the
protection of its sugar industry,
and wants national help to put her
leyee system in good order She is
therefore naturally Whig or Repub-
lican and, with proper manage
ment, it is acknowledged even By
Democrats that it will not be diff
cult to draw into. the administration
party at once p-eponderate num-
Der of intelligent white citizens and
property owners, and thus break the
color line The President probably
sees that, if the Nichols Legislature
should elect to the Senate two infiu-
ential native citizens of Whig lean
ings and traditions, this would do
more to bring about such a change
and break in political parties than
anything else, particularly as Mich
OILS is himself of Whig antecedants
and faith.
New YORK, March 12.--At a fire
tonight in a tenement house occu-
pied by German and a Polish Jew,
three children we're burned to death.
The executive committee of the
Western Union Telegraph Company
recommends a declaration of the
usual quarterly dividend of a per
cent.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. March r.
-Four boys at Ware ate poisonous
wild turnips. mistaking them for
flag root. One died and the others
are not expected to live.
WASHINGTON, March 12.--At the
swearing il Of the Cabinet this
morning there was an amusing
scene. All the members except
Thompson and Sherman stood up in
a row, with uplifted hands, when
the Chief Justice began to repeat the
oath. When he reached the sentence,
You do solemnl- swear that you
have never voluntarily borne arms
against the governmental of the United
States" Secretary Key exclaimed,
''Hold on there, I cannot take that
oath!' and after a, little whispering
Key dropped his hand and stepped
out of line until after the rest of
them had sworn by the iron-clad
oath. Then an attempt was made
to find a copy of the modified oath
to administer to Key, but it was i'm
possible, there never having been
any use for it at the White House.
The Chief Justice solved the diff
Guilty by repeating an oath to which
Key assented.
The Senate committee on privi-
liges and elections, met to-day to
take action on Louisiana. All the
members were present, except Sen
ator Cameron of Wisconsin. Mitch
ell submitted o motion authorizing
the chairman to report to the Senate
tomorrow the following resolution:
lesolred, That VIM. Pitt Kellogg
is prima .taeie entitled to be admitted