The daily gazette., 1877-06-04
FROM WASHINGTON.

THE PRESIDENTDS- POLICY or Az
POINIBfENTS- DOMESTIC AND FOR
EIGNi OFFICES-TOOMBS Has A
GOOD WORD FOR THE PRESIDENT
LOUISIANA RADICALS IN REBEL
CoNCERNING APPOINTMENTS.
WASHINGTON, June 3.-Some of the
radical republicans are again working
themselves into fever over the idea that
the President intends appointing Demo
Gratis to Office in the South. Neither tile
Presidents acts nor his utterances give
any color 10 this assumption. There ar:
in Washington at this very minute sew
eral highly respectable gentlemen from
the South, natives of that section, who
come here in pursuit of offices. They
are men who were openly devoted TO the
Union cause during the whole war
One of them, who voted for Hayes and
Wheeler, has had several interviews with
the President and members of the cabl-
net, and has received so little encourage
ment that he will go back home, Senil-
tor Gordon has pursued so conservative
a course that it would naturally be sup.
posed that he would have some influence,
yet the President has not up to this time
appointed single person to office recon-
mended by him. tAt .1 fV'
Gen. Comfy, of Ohio, who has lately
been rendered the position of minister to
the Sandwich Islands, appears to look
upon it somewhat in that light or in the
light of hospital. He says he is in deli
cate health, and his physicians recon-
mend the Sandwich Islands for him
Therefore, if he takes the mission and
goes he will stay only till his health is
restored and then resign. There are
many thousands of other invalids in the
country who would like to have change
of air and climate at the public expense,
with high diplomatic position thrown
in. Comfy is a personal friend of the
President, but the President could not
have known that he was going to talk
this way when he offered him the posi-
ton.
Gen. George A. Sheridan, of La, has
been provided for with the rather insig-
nificant appointment of postofiice agent
Somewhat of come down from foreign
mission.
1t is rumored that movement is oil
foot to displace the present commissioner
of internal revenue and put Bluford Will
son in his place. Several prominent
western republicans are accredited with
having an interest in this project, which
it is scarcely likely will succeed.
TooMBs INDoRsEs HAYES.
A dispatch from the Hot Springs of
Arkansas states that in public speech
at that place Robert Toombs, of Georgia,
spoke in the warmest terms of approval
of President Hayes and of his policy.
He said that he could not indorse the
manner of Hayes's accession to Office,
but that Hayes was the first man in forty
years who had carried cut pledges made
previous to the election. Mr.. T0ombs
took care to add his usual assertion that
he was himself as much of a rebel as
ever.
MORE RADICAL TRICKRRY.
From representations which have been
made here it appears that the United
States Courts in Louisiana are again
most improperly availed of by the radi-
cal politicians of the State, not only to
the lawful government, but to
cover up, wrong and corruption. The il
legal radical auditor refused to follow
the example of Packard and the others
In surrendenng the property of the State.
he Is OF course unable to perform any of
the functions of the office, but has retain
ed possession OF all the books and
archives, putting at defiance the man
damus of the State courts. He has been
enabled to do this by reason of writ of
error issued from the United States Dis
trict Court. Before the adjournment of
the Legislature committee was appoin.
ted to investigate the auditors accounts.
Sufficient has already been brought to
light to Justify suspicious of pecnlation
md fraud, from which it is alleged Kel-
ogg himself is not free. 1t is believed
hat possession of the books will lead to
uch developments as will require the
criminal prosecution of several of the
adical officials. Kellogg left here sud
lenly about ten days ago and has turned
lp in New Orleans, where he is using all
lis efforts to prevent the surrender of the
looks. From his acts it is believed that
10 has personal interest in preventing
heir production. ..I-T
THE LOUISIANA TIMBER TROUBLES.
The government has information that
ounter petitions are being filed to re-
over possession of the timber seized by
be United States marshal in Calcarien
arish, Louisiana, alleged to have been
ut on public lands. The petitions affirm
hat the timber was cut on land belong
1g to the petitioners