, 1877-04-06
WASHINGTON.
The New Departure in Lou
isiana Fast Gaining
Popularity.
Gov. Packard Writes a Plnin.
Spoken Open Letter to
tho President.
Hints as to Departmental Re-
forms to Be Inauguratcd.
Contractor Hanscom in Collision with
Secretary Thompson.
Which Is Likely to Result
in an Immediate
Vacancy.
Several Of Bristow's Cham
pions Rei1lstntcd in
Oflice.
Prominent Instances Of the
Decline and Fall Of Po-
litica1 Influence.
A Sad Season for Professional
Jobbers and Ring Con-
tractors.
Unpleasant News for the Second Batch
Of tho Chicago Whisky Thieves.
Prominent Instances Of the
Decline and Fall Of Po-
litical Influence.
A Sad Season for Professional
Jobbers and Ring Con-
tractors.
Unpleasant News for the Second Batch
Of tho Chicago Whisky Thieves.


6p<cfdt hspateh 10 1ae Tribune.
NEW OaLEANs, La., April 5-suutet Cox
reached tho city this morning, and wa. in con.
ference with Representatives, Of both parties
during tho day. His missEon Is unlctstood to
bo the consolidation Of the Democrats as agn,nst
any administration movement. no fears tsatie
which may result In transferring the Speaker
ship OF the new House to tho Republicans.
Prominent conservatives hero tay such m ar
rangcmcnt wilt bo made ia case Cor. IIsyes'
policy is carried out In good faith. Cox
made no hcadwsy to-dny. liz found the con-
scryativo element atrongcr than he hatl
anticipated. Lieut-Gov. Tenn, ono Ut
tho leaders Of tho new party, is
looming up M candidate for United
States Senator. Ills friends announce lin for
tho position. lie takes no active part IN tho
matter, but is understood to be
WILLING TO SERVE.
Warmoth Is also looking after tho Scuatorship.
lie haa small following, and Is sail to hc at
tho head Of an Insignificant party OF his own,
The only purpose Of which is to hold tho balance
OF powoe, and thereby command terms. War
moth, who Maed to be Lhc most accessible man
III Ntw Orleans, now shuts himself up as against
that be elosIrcs 70 communicate 10 .hu public,
Ills anxiety to DO on tho winning side, and hts
uncertainty "a to which that e!do may be, con-
trolls bis actions moro than any other motives.
Tho conservative Administration party il
GATHERING 6TREN1TH nvEhr mar.
Il has support especially among solill country
planters, who eafo for nothing 50 much rs for
Esssc ana IN local aar, Many Of
q them sid tonight thst Tho whg party In Tic Tie
Sonth % bad !ecn playing the part of, Rip Van
1Fnrs.s, Mi1s,s: Nov ,,. + t /; ,h yds awake: sn
with Federal domination, said liz spsaEcr lsas'
That ts tfle only power that 6as held the Demo
cral movement Ut 1877.
THE ANTI-fAcKARn MEgyyro
tomorrow promises to bo Imposing in point Of
numbers. It Will b under thn Influence OF Con-
servat!ve people, whom Ntehol!a Ia supposed 10
.esa. .si.a Tue speakers have been selected
olutlons hare alrcady been drawn l.p, II mi a
membor OF thc committee cnRaeedtn tlfaugh,Ing
them assured mo they will be IN accord with
il,e policy of the Administration. Wiltz, the
@L,satenanttioveEnor' LEU aud leader Of Tho ultra
aoFn. Iie Is at ll1c head OF tho Nov Orleans
lamInat'y. leading The New Orleans flscmen
an,i thc boys generally. These hare becn
ISes tSs 'as to the strong
Of the Commission, arrived this morning. IIo
Nss cloaetetl Eot sou,o Tine with Senator Tex
Y.ic ass id sssms anxious r. arrive at as Do-
When asked for a statement OF his views, le
refused to speak, pFcfcrriuE to walt Til he had
CONSULTED with his associates. Tlloy arrived III
tho evening" and Immediately retired. Cor,
Niehol1s hal brIet conference With them,
"nTh amounted simply to an Introduction.
Ihc speech Of Cox before the Packard I.ects-
!ature was tue subject Vi inurh hnnorous CON-
tneht Tonight. 1t Wss Al explicit dctlultion OF
I'LL sentlu1cnts a man Committed to uuth|lR.
rACk4Ht's LEG1sL1TrHE.
1b fht Tfaftra ststocfassd Frsss.
NAV S'hLxAhst April tt-Packard's Senate
a1 aI1oPkea series Ut resolutions dcnoanctnC tho
pIcaeos OF Stanley Matthews and Charles Fos-
teF tor tho withdrawal Of troops ps a rorrurt
snG n' tlslonosablo bargain; say thcy aro allow to
ociievc President Hayes to partY 10 such bar
EMni caillus on the Frest.lrnt to furnish tho as-
sastanec ss necessary to protect against domestic
Violence anl put lnwn tho Nichols insuTTcc.
!! aon asserting that tho legality of Fackard's
w. ti,,e eannns oe 1,!estioaed by any oua who
woes nnt question tho tItlo Of President Iisycs:
tnai bot'! titlcs AFe tho same; rccotnmentaiDr
rarkarl TO organize militia Ia efery parist 10
meet 4nf emergency which NAV arfsr in thu
future. They say: 1'lt tho l'Ecsidnnt faiis in
iits duty. which wc DO NOT believe io viii do. let
Tug responsibility fest where Il belongs, u In
co'ltlis1oIl, the resolutions express unabateI
In tho patriotism, artnurss Nis.io.n.
anu !oFbraraucc Of Cor. Packard,