The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-24
NEWS BY MAIL.
fCipcinnsu Enquirer.l
TwEEus confession.
r.,~nt If some Of His Pals from New
y0rk.

fCincnnau Epquirersl
Nvw yonw. April to.--It is no secret |
n ths metropolis tonight that at least
ak members OF the ring, who nave heiu
various positions under Tweea anu NJ. M ~
friends, have skipped, ana arv IVY -
Mniivss interview was read here to-day, |
ma Il NAV be possible that their action |
- TN IN san owing to this publication. De- |
t.ctivea nave been detailed TO shadow |
~v.rv man. Buperintendent Bangs, OF
tho National Police Detective bureau, |
has been ia consultation with high OF
acials. and is shadowing every move
mont on the men VINO are supposed 10
be connected with Tweed.
BLATANT BLAINE.
! st.rv NJ some more munigAn Letters.
fohcsso Times.
wAaHtSeroN. April tg.--IThe Republi.
rama saw that the Louisiana queHtlon
viii come up once r1or0 Ia the SENATE
hana,iae Kellogg will still,try tc 30 adj
mitted. Morton and Blaine Will NY 70
pIRs l niu Il, threatens rgain. He says that
Id has n letter from Hayes that ile 10
roinr to publish. ~ 10 q letter written
1nrinr the campaign by Hayes to
Riaine. inviting tho latter to come TO
ohio. HAYES asked Blaine to come
there. and In his speeches TO avoid the
currency question, nnd to go IN upon the
bloody shirt. Itis possible tnnt Blaine
has parbled this alleged letter As ne Old
the famous Mulligan documents.
HAPPY GEORGIA.
S.rurgia Recovering some of the Money
Lost In Cnrpet-Bns Days.
fCnoinnati Enquirer
wAaursaTos, April 19.--When Bul.
lock- was the carpet-ba9. Governor OF
Georgia he stole railroad IN tnap ottte'
subsequently, the State, through an ar-
rangement with the Unlten pste s,
bought II back by assuming t ne na ,,nr
ties which the latter owed. LIZ was aIeel,
ward nseertained that the State mad
naid TO the government. largely Ia ex-
reas If la liabilities, and O claim was
made to Congress for rebate OF $780,
0tyl. Congress passed an appropriation
To refund the amount, but quarter
master General Meigs refused to certify
TO the Secretary OF War Q request IoI
the payment. The matter was relerI ny
TO Attorney General Devens, VINO uo,
cided that the government musg pay
mn. To-day. in accordance with the de-
ciaion. a warrant was issued by Secre..
tarv McCreary for $4,000 In favor Of
the State Of Georgia.
THE EXTRA SESSION.
A ueltef i'm Department Circles that IT
VIII not be n short session.
m. X. Tnbune.1
MAautraror. April 18.-The depart
ynent officers do not share the popular
heiief that the extra session OF Congress
will be- a short one. On the contrary,
the Indications are that o variety 81
b,,siness. aside from the army bill. will
demand the attention. OF Congress-.
There will inevitably be an attempt
on the part of the extreme Democrats
to reduce the numerical force Oh the
army, and this Of course will cause pro
tracted debate on questions involving'
M doubt, the present political SITUATION.
There are besides several Investigations
promised, including one into the sale OF
the Philadelphia Navy Yard ana the
GENERAL operations In the last admins
frntion OF the Navy Department. Sev-
arai railroad schemes will undoubtedly
also be brought up. The deficiency TOT
3 the Navy Department will be presente,d.'
An appropriation for the French exn,pl
tional Museum in which to preserve the
seut1isitlons OF that institution at the
J Centennial will be asked for. Alto
oether there is little hope that the ses
sion will be short.
TEMPERANCE REVIVAL.
=, n.rins nj n state Dinner mt tn
white House.
my. Tribune.l
WARRINGTON. April ia gentleman
who was at the dinner given by TN
President to the two Grand Dukes men
tions one peculiar fact connected with
which probably never occurred at tn
White House. It was noticed at tn
plates of President and Mrs. Haye
that there were no wine glasses. 1t ia
been learned from those having charg
Of the arrangements for the dinner tna
Mrs. Hayes at first absolutely oppose
having any wine at the dinner at Oil, q
she Is strictly o temperance VIC
man. and the President himself
does not drink: but Col. Case,
master or ceremonies at the Whit
House, and the officers OF tn
State Department accustomed to hav
charge OF like ceremonials expostulate
with Mrs. Hayes that the Russia
guests had really little conception 9
what O cold-water dinner might be, an
would probably, miseonstrue the a,
Consented that wine should be provide
Tor the rest Of the guests; but she pos
lively informed Col. Casey, who Is Con
missioner OF Public Buildings an
Grounds In place OF Gen. Babcock. an
who will have charge of all StaLe occ'
sions at the White House, that herea
ter when citizens OF the United STAT
ara entertained at the White House Il
arrangements must be made to exclut
wine.
THE PRESIDENT ORDERS.
name az the Cabinet Dare oppose Haye
southern Policy.
Iehicago Times.l
WASHINGTON, April 2o.-"We. rega
the Southern question now as virtual
settled" This was the remark OF
member OF the Cabinet to-day after Sc
rotary McCrary had issued his ord
directing the troops to be Withdraw
from the State House In New Orlea