The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-07-15
CUST0M-H0USE NOTES.
THE EFFECT OF THE DINNER 8
RETURN-IN EXECUTIVES SESSION
WITH WELLS.


EIcndy Burlse's Letter Discussed The
CoIored Baptists' Hayes IndOrse-
qncnt-Calcasieu Log
Matters.
The absence from their Offices until late hour
on Saturday morning of some OF the Cuetom-
House
HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS
seemed to worry the average office-hunter, and q
few of that class could assign no rea
son for the seeming tsrdiness, while the great
msiority-those who had read ths Saturday
morning DEMOCRAT assigned as the reason the
fact that the dinner at the Old Lake End had all
TO do with it.
The "dinner" it seems lasted from $3.50 until
10 p. m., when tho council of ten walked ont in
their shirt sleeves to the end OF the pier some OF
them feeling extremely jolly over the result OF
their deliberations and the funess of their
stomachs.
During the dinner, which, by the way, was raid
for by Mr.. Bonzano. the Custom House broke
referred to, the jovial United States Marshal got
off few dozen OF his jokes, and Wells amused
the other nine,
INCLUDING POSTMASTER PARKER,
or in the basement of the Capitol al Washington
last winter. An lerson chimed in, adding his mite
to amuse the little tea party, and after the polit-
cal outlook had been fully and freely discussed,
there was q general interchange OF stories, yarns
etc, sandwiohed with decoctioDs stronger than
water, until, as stated above, the .rty, or ma
ority, got very tired, and to exercise themselves
walked out to The end Of the pier aud thence to
the city,,
Yesterday Wells and Anderson, ss we'll as some
OF the rest, tried to mske come of the Bohemians
believe that there was no political signif cance
attached to the gathering, and they did, in fact
gull some into that belief bat the colored msm.
bers Of the Returning Board and several promi-
nent colored officials
COULDN'T SEE IT IN THAT LIGHT,
one Of the former remarkipg that he had been
"left out again, rs usual
The Surveyor of the Port was one of the tardy
ones and got to his Office in time
TO FIND P1TKIN THERE,
he having arrived from Washington. The two
Immediately went into executive session on the
situation Of aft tirs in general, and remained uu-
Til the visitors became too thick for private deli
beratiOns.
The doors were then opened and a rush OF
place hunters paid their respects to the Surveyor,
who "audienceu" each one long enough 10 tell
them to call again. and then Anderson called
with one or two others and once more the doors
were locked and the private secretary, with other
personages, and not until after p. M did the
''open sesame" come 10 the crowd that was watt
ing on the outside. Anderson came out then,
and few moments later Wells arranged his
matters
FOR HIS DEPARTURE,
and last night he left the city on the Bart Able
for Rapides, where some OF his family are ill; ex-
peciing to return in week.
1t was learned afterward that during the day
the conversation among those in the office was
confined principally to the subject OF the prose-
cution OF the Returning Board members, aud Pit
kin's arrival seems to have stirred that sensation
up afresh. I drifted also to the letter published
in Saturday mornings DEMOCRAT from Glendy
Burke to Gov. Nichols, the supposition and ex-
preston OF one OF the customs officials being that
the former had seen the President before he
wrote that letter.
The same gentleman, in support OF his theory,
produced and handed to the DEMOCRAT reporter
special telegram from Washington, dated sub
sequent to Burkes letter to the Governor, and
which reads as follows
"AFRAID OF THE LIGHT"
"The Administration is still trying to stop the
threatened disclosures Of tho doings OF the Lou
isana Returning Board during the progress Of
the electoral o. unit, and Of the directions of the
National Republican Committee in connection
Herewith. To-day Hayes had long inter-
the subject. Burke is supposed to be
in the confidence OF Gov. Nicholl-,
and was summoned on here by Hayes to
inform him of Nichols intentions. On being
introduced to Hayes to-day he remarked that he
had some news which would make him (Hayes)
sleep easy. Burke then told Hayes that Nichols
WAS most excellent man. very conservative, and
would do the right thing. It is believed here
that Burke is either authorized to speak for
Nichols, or has knowledge Of the plans OF Pack
ard and Ptkin. Hayes eagerness, however, to
catch at any grain Of comfort, shows how much
he is disturbed by the indictment of Welis Ander-
sod, Kenner and Casanave.'
This, the gentleman thought, threw little
light on Glendy Burkes appearance in Washing
ton, although he denied having any positive in
formation, even from Pitkin.
The fact that the
CoLoRED BAPTIST CONVENTION
had indorsed Hayes Southern policy seemed
to tickle" the average "in i" to an alarm
ing extent, and that was held up as a
wet blanket for the Blaine Pack srd. Pltkin
Federal official stated that the Endorsement,
coming, as it did, from convention composed
Of 2l4 delegates, representing 104 churches and
600 of the colored voters OF the State it was
complete refutation Of the charges made by the
anti Hayes es-Southern-Policy faction, that Hay es'
course had worked irreparable injury to the
CoLoRED PEOPLE OF THIS STATE,
and was complete vindication of that policy as
we'll as q guarantee to the President that the two
races in this State were acting with the greatest
accord.
"Why," said the Official "you Democratic Con-
serva,ives, or whatever you call yourselves, could
not have secured better or moro fitting indorse-
ment OF your own state administration than that,
and it says in so many words that the colored
man is better off today with your party 10 power
than he has been in years."
''Then it is severe reflection upon the War
moth and Kellogg administrations,' remarked
our reporter.
'Put it as you will, replied the official, ''that
is the fact and it cannot be denied"
CALcAsIEU LOG ROLLING.
United States Marshal Wharton has o telegram
stating that the boat used in towing logs at Lake
Charles has again been eeizad by bis depu y, and
this time the United States troops were called
upon to aEsi3t in the seizure.
On Friday the boat began again the towing out
Of logs aud was as the Marshal's telegram states,
notified TO desist. This her crew refused to do,
and the deputies attempted to seize her when re-
sistance was offered, and
THE TROOPS WERE CALLED UPON
to assist in the seizure, which they did, taking
possession OF the boat without further resistance