The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-12-09
CUSTOM-HOUSE MATTERS.
oFFIUaAL ORDERS RECEIVED - LOG
SEIZURES ON PEARL RIVER.
me AckIen-DarraIl Contest one Depasi'
tign sent Forward.

ne Acklen-DarraIi Contest one Depasi-
tien sent Forward.
On Saturday morning special Treasury Agent
ana Acting Collector Anderson and Naval Officer
Riard received, by mail, the official order from
chs Secretary of the Treasury TO assume charge
II their respective offices, TO date from the Alb
nst., the order,
SIGNED ny JOHN SHERMAN,
sxplictly stating that they will be held RESPONSE
bic Tor the conduct OF the Offices from the dale
specified.
Special Deputy Marshal Mccormack returned
IN Friday night from g. Tammany parish, where
he had been engaged In the lumber business. he
reports The total amount Of logs eesed on Pearl
river 81 about $4,000. including COCO seized dur
anR the past two or three weeks, and for which
inventories are now being prepared Quite q
large amount Of those previously seized have
been bonded, and he Ia now pre- paring hie report
- 10
THE AMOUNT IN POSSESSION
Of The Marshsl's keepers,
Quite number OF Mr.. Packard's friends have
been quietly arranging reception for him upon
hIs return from Washington, aud would have ten.
dered IL but, ON Saturday, decided TO postpone IL
On account on the death of one Of Mr.. Paokard's
children. which occurred on Friday night. Mr.
Packard WAS telegraphed regarding the serious
linees Of HE child and lie expected here on Sum
DAY or Monday,
the dispositions made before United States
Commissioner Lane In the Acklen.Dsrrall case
have. tlp to The present time, anlsunted to lust
one, exsBecretary OF State Deelonde, who, from
III that can DO cleaned, certified as TO what he
had heard pf
pAthor-sox SURFING
ii The parish of Iberville. This was forwarded
N Darrall AZ Washington on Friday night by his
attorney, Frank Mercy. Esq., morris Marks not
being employed In the case,l and will be pre-.
sented 10 the House Committee on Privileges and
INJECTIONS.
Il Was stated In the Collectors office during
the dAy that Cashier Desmarais, OF the customs
Office who IL also member OF the State Legis-
lature, had handed in his resignation, and that
Il had been forwarded to Washington. MIR. Des-
mafAis. however, says tie not fact. and that he
oonstrnes The Hayee-sherman civil service rules
% mean that he can occupy his present position,
even without reeignng his eest az . member OF
\ che Legislature, providing that he does not take
part In .
ANY LEGISLATIVE rRooERprsos,
70 long az he holde his present position.
Il wAe understood in the Appraisers office thss
orders similar TO those issued by the Secretary Of
the Treasury to Messrs. Riard and Anderson bad
been received for ex.Assistant Appraiser Fairfax.
now absent In the country, and that he would. as
tld Riard, step into hiR old position again.
Considerable OF o stir was created in and about
Me halls and corridors Of the Custom House dur.
fnw the day by rumore that the United States
Grand Jury had found true billie ag anst these
parties implicated in the procuring OF the
CROOKED BOND ron IsABELLE,
she late Pension Agent. one Federal official being
named al one OF the parties implicated.