The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-27
NEWS BY NAIL.
LOUISIANA.
One plan that would Xiii Packard and
HIS GanE.
Especial TO the N. Y. Herald.J

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Especial TO the N. Y. Herald.1
WASHINGTON, March 20.--It does not
look as Ii any immediate solution was
thought possible by the administration.
Several disgusted Democrats are trying
ling disputes which was suggested
to Hayes before he was installed. It
was to simply relieve the members OF
that rascaiiv custom house ring
at New Orleans and supply
their places with respectable busi-
ness men, without regard to politics.
Packard is drawing his sole revenue
from these men, who ffich money out OF
the negroes, and they are notoriously
corrupt and ignorant. IL they were re-
moved. his sources OF supply would at
for any time. When this was men,
toned to Hayes he thought favorably
OF It,. He also said, while he was not
prepared to believe that Packard and
Chamberlain were not legally the gov
ernors, it was advisable sometimes to
sacrifice technical rights for public well
fare, thus intimating that the sacrifice
should be made and that he would see
that it was made.
TIE POSTMASTER GENERAL.
His Political Amrities ana views OF
POHfmasteTs' SERVICES.
[<psciaI to the World.1
WASHINGTON. March 21.-Postmaster
Gsneral Key was asked to-day to give his
views regarding tae term Of service for
postmaster5, ana the conversation
naturally. recurred to the practice OF
former administrations, which gave Mr..
Kew the opportunity to say: 'sI see
some OF the newspapers put me down as
an old Wing. 1 wish to correct that. /
never was anything but a Democrat.
Regarding the inquiry, he said first that
no postmaster should be removed dur
ing his term CT four years except for
cause; second, when O. postmaster has
served four years and been good officer
he Is only so much the better qualified
to serve four years more; third, when a
postmaster has served eight years, as
our form OF government Is republican
his duties, 1t is then but reasonable that
his case, like those Of others, should be
submitted to the people for the express
sion Of theis preference.
THE WASHINGTON MONUMENT.
Gems. Duane, Wright and Gilmore Ne
eide the Foundation Unseund.
IN. z. Tribane.l
WASHINGTON, March 22.-The Board of
Duane, Wright and Gilmore, who were
ordered to examine the Washington
Monument and the foundation upon
which it is bailt. met here to-day. After
careful examination Of the work
already done, in examining the strata
beneath the foundation they ordered
| further work to cease. .phe committee
then held a special session and adjourned
after brief consultation. ALI the
members agreed that the monument
could not be completed according to the
original design, because the foundation
will not admit OF more weight being
pat upon the monument. The founda-
ton was originally placed eight feet be.
low the surface, and has now settled
Esa inches. This settling begun ,waile
the monument was In process OF build
ling, and as in settling the shaft leaned
north the builders still built according
to the plumb line and the whole pile il
crooked. The board directed Gen
Quincy A. Gilmore, who formerly cora.
Ifnanded the Tenth Army Corps during
the war, to prepare the report. He viii
suggest that the present weight OF the
shaft Is all that the ground will bear
/ The report will be made to the consnis-
sion appointed by Congress, of which
the President is chairman, some time
next week. 81 4
LAST Saturday eveniGg ueW haloon ~
opeued at No. 157 Cemm0n ptxeef aex ~
n ansgemens Of that populsr sensls 90
/ B. Nugent Ihe place n .563 40!
! finished, and the 1ez6 hxr