The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-08-02
THE LOG WAR
HAS BEEN CARRIED INTO CONNEC.
TICUT-CHAMBERI.A WITH Bill
LINls, AND LACEY FOLLOWS.
New seizures to be Made at Calca sieu and
Along the Gulf COast-One Expedi.
tlOn Conc and the Others Going.

ti0n GBnc and the Others Going.
The Gale isieu log-rolling war has, it seems,
been carried, not into Egypt but into tho quiet
State of Connecticut. Now the matter comes up
again in a new aud decidedly interesting shape,
and before many weeks, and perhaps days, the
question viii assume @ shape that wi / settle the
controversy definitely one way or the other.
On Saturday last United States Commissioner
Chamberlain left this city
oSTENsIBLY FIR CHICAGO.
He at least tola several parties that he was
going to that city, and yesterday he was heard
from by telegraph, the Dispatch stating that he
was at Now wen, Conn, with Judge Billings.
A telegram vas also received from Judge Bill
lings, announcing the same fact, and reques log
The immediate presence Of United States District
Attorney Lacey to consult him on the Calcasieu
log question.
In response to that telegram tho United States
District Attorney will leave the city on the early
train This moraipg for Now Haven where he will
represent the interests of the United states gov
ernmept before Judge Billings at chambers, and
it may be possible that the Calcasieu Iogmen
w. be represented at the same time aud place
by Con. l.. A. Sheldon and possibly by Mr..
Brice. and within week or ten days at the fur.
thest
-a-- THE Loo QUESTION
will be practically settled.
IL Ia learned upon authority that tho United
States marshal has completed an inventory OF
the logs in and about Lake st. Charles, that were
originally SEIZED aud the seizures yet to be made
will be inventotied as fast ss possible, Ia order
that every facility may be afforded the l,g men
for bonding. while at the same time tho United
States authorities will see that the interests OF
the government are fully protected.
From recent investigations by it, agents. IL
seems that the Departments OF the Interior at
Washington lahors under the impression that the
government is being defrauded annually out of q
million or 80 of money in tho
SYSTEMATIC LOG DEPREDaTIors
upon government land all along the Gnjf coast,
the inference that steps will be taken within the
next few days to put d stop 70 depredatious OF
that allie ged character in thiz State.
10 10 learned, too, from sem- off cial sources that
sn expedition, consisting OF nearly q dozen
deputy United States niarsha's hft here last
night for Pearl River. where tney are to make
quite q number OF seizures of logs, claimed by
tho authorities to have been cut from Govern
ment land, and ether expedition are, it is said,
being quietly arranged for other points in this
State.
From o conversation which occurred at the
Cusom-H House yesterday IL Il. inferred that
SYSTEMATIC MOVE
is to BE- made by the Government within the merit
few weeks upou all points on the Gulf coast,
where the deyreGaions have occurred, the repre-
senlatives OF The Government here tlaiming that
by this move further encroachments or "poach-
ing will bs su,nmariiy etorped
Rumor has it that Col. Garter, special apent,
has beon called to Oaleasieu by q telegram from
United States Marshal Wharton, ana Will leave
for that point this morning. when. sfter cotn-
pleting his business thne, be will devote his a.
ten'ion to matte RS ia another direction.