The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-09

1t on the floor Of the House, and thar,
will be no one In the lower branch q
the next Congress who ean do 1t as vel
ns Gen. Garfield. On the other hand. i
he enters the Senate he will have to bt
content With Il secondary position. as
all new Senntors ore. and will have *
enter the contest for @ reelection nexi
fall before he hos fairly entered upor
the duties of his new position. Under
These circumstances many Of GafteId's
friends believe that he con do himself
greater Justice and his party more valti.
able service by remaining In the House
Tor the next two years.
HAYES ARID GRANr.
Fho Incoming ar1a Outgoing Presidents
Fratsrntzs.
tCihcnbsi Enauirer.1
Although Hayes has been pretty shy Oh
Grant during the whole campaign. az II
under instructions not TO appear to car
ry the weight Of Grants errors, vet nc
sooner was the presidency settled than
the two worthless Immediately grew
thick. Grant Ia not very we'll off. and
has reached that time OF his career
when friends fall off and perduigiteg
cease. but he instantly had The White
House. kitchen fitted up and gave the
incomtng President d costly entertain
meat. The Ohio party accompanying
Hayes were generally invited, and Grant
singled cut his particular eoterie, so
that it might be known whom he re-.
garded as his best friends.
THE RETURNING BOARD.
Thsy are Wnngusttsa Mt senator sEer-
1nAsfs Hgtlse.
tCineinfaM Enquiror.1
The Louisiana Returning Board had
just been released from the Capitol Raa-
tile yesterday afternoon, received the
congratulations Of q score Of Republi.
can members and drawn their mileage.
when they took hack and drove right
to Sherman's house on IL street, to call
upon Ills Frauduleney and present
their claims for recognition. It hap
pened to be past lunch time at the SEN
atorial mansion, but the whole party
were invited TO gather around tho Sher.
man mahogany. In accordance with
the spirit Of the Fifteenth Amendment,
spirits and gray, ningling there In
sweet accord. aud congratula-
ting themse Ives on the tri-
umph Of fraud that gave them
the Presidency. During the interview
which followed, Wells made known
their claims, first, that Hayes shall re-
cognize the Packard government at
once, and next, that he and Anderson
should be consulted In all the Louis
lana appointments. Kenner and Casa
nave were more modest In their re-
quests, and. while they joined In the
demand In favor OF Packard, they only
asked that they may be looked after in
the Cnstomhouse appointments In New
Orleans. OF course Hayes made his |
usual eyasiye answers to all this, but |
,he significaet fact that these foul con-
'pirators were entertained as guest with |
aim, and allowed to discourse upon the |
policy OF his administration, indicates |
hat they hold places in his esteem, and |
40 is not disposed to ignore it.
RUMOns ABOUT TWEED.
Ia There nm Arrangement Under way |
to Let Him out Of Jail?
The New York correspondent of the |
Newark DaiLy Advertiser furnishes that
,aper with The information that ar /
are being made for the re-
ease OF Tweed from Ludlow Street Jail,
md for the abandonment Of all suits
md prosecutions against him on the
'asis OF an assignment OF all the prop
rty. he. has left for the city's benefit.
Ie further says:
hen 60 to England and join his son.
Gem agreed; also Mr.. O'Conor, to
1hom Tweed has written letter. which
have read, In which he throws him
elf entirely on the mercy Of those he
as wronged, and agrees to be governed
holly In the premises by whatever Mr..
''Conor and associates may dictate. II
ITO the above 1t may be added that
he Associated Press will soon have fur
ished to them lat least such is now the =.
a romantic and verita-
le narrative OF the way the Boss es- .
aped Jail, OF his thereafter adventures !
nd OF the tomfoolery which attended ..
Is discovery in Spain. It is a funny 4.
,ory. Ii seems that the officers who !
ad Tweed In charge were wholly inno-
snt OF any completely with him."
Mr.. OConor is no longer connected !
ith the suits against Tweed, having I
,signed all active participation In them :
ome time ago, and they are now en-
rely in the hands Of Attorney General =
airchild and Mr.. Wheeler H. Peck 9
am. a
Such a compromise as the one alluded Z
above cannot be effected without the Z
nowledge and consent Of District Az
'rney Phelps, who says he has no 9
nowledge whatever OF the progress OF !
ny such negotiations. They might. OF q
,urse, be on foot without his knogl-
lge, being conducted by she Attorney a
eneral, who il his superior officer. and |.
N, IL in his Judgment it seems proper, :
rect the District Attorney to enter a :
olle prosequi.
MIR. Pecknam, as he has doae since
ese reports arose, declines tG speak
bout them, saying that at a proper ii
me any action taken by the Attorney
eneral will become publicly known. !.
MIR. 0'Conor has, Without much doubt. 9
ceived letter of the character indi- g
Ted above. Z
The report yesterday took this shape J