The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-03

public MDDuHy, the Jay on wDign tnt
members Of the Commission will leav,
here for New Orleans. There will be M
full meeting OF the Commission before d
week from to-day, In New Orleans
The President to-day told his guests
that he desired that they should not at
tempt to hurry their work Ia New Or
leans, but that they must determine fol
themselves, after their arrival In thai
city, how much time they should take
It was his belief that they could no.
finish their work within week, ~ aftei
their arrival they would find plenty tu
do.
THE nOLs or THE NEW HOUsH.
Course VI the Clerk I'm Making ~ up-=t,er-
tain Reports Hensted.
Especial 10 ". Y. world.l
WASHINGTON, March ps.---There Ia The
authority Of the CLERK OF the House
himself FOR denial OF the last story re-.
lative to the composition OF the roll .call
Of the new House. He has not made UP
any list whatever. because he has not
received the credentials Of ell the mem
beers. Az to the Colorado case. ID Ia not
true that he has decided to exclude the
name Of Judge Bedford, who holds the
Republican certificate of election, and
to include Patterson, the Democrat
Gl6Glfu TT LilG AN6SbIHH6E GAtGGlVhs putb
d suggestion has been made TO him
from d Republican aource, but he has
made no decision whatever OF the ma
ttife Indicated nor OF any other kind
bearing on that case,
FLOODS IN NAME.
The treat Rivers uaridty Rising suuch
Damage TO Property Report ed.
Especial TO N. Y. Ean1
BosroN. March 2p,-The Maine rivers
are still reported to be rising. and fears
OF serious freshets are appfehended.
The bridge over the river at Saeo has
been closed to travel, being pronounced
unsafe. A part of the freight house Of
the kennebee and Boston Steamboat
Company has been swept away. Plum.
iner's boom, on the Androseoggin river,
ut Lisbon Falls, has given way. and u
large number Of logs has been swept
down the river. The Machias river Ia
reported TO be higher than IL has been
banks and the bridges over 10 are In
imminont peril. Great danger is up.
pretended from an Ice dam In tho An
droaooggin river above Lewiston.
HAYES PROMISES.
Mr.. L@uar's Letters To MIR. E,I,s ss the
Matthews-Eoster Pledges.
WARRINGTON, March 2g,-The follow
Ing letter passed FROM MIR. Lamar to
Mr.. Ellis prior TO the writing OF the
Matt 1ews.Foster letters
WASHINGTON, Feb, 20.
M Dear EUts--t have iuat learned from TIM
questionable authority, which will give you IL
you wish IT, that Fester said TO a gentleman, my
Informant, OF the speech he made to-day which
NO significantly but indirectly hints at Hayes
Southern policy. that lie made after consultation
with Mir. Matthews, MIR, Hayes brother.in-lsw.
and Mfr. Matthews teld hin, and urged him TO cay
do With Packard. Foster eaid be would,
but he wan afraid 10 take too much on
himeelF 10 esy that, but Mr.. Matthews
reiterated hta desire that Foster ehould
Ray 40 plumply, and further ssid if II were 10
speak nhould say ii, because IL Ia the TRUTH
toster further ssta that he did not ace the mode
BY which Hayes could accomplish tho practical
recognition OF Nichols ~ Governor. TO which
my nformant replied, Net him AJAX Nicholls, Vt
withdraw The army and gmeoats will YOU assure
me that yon will not establish your government
by hlcodshed and bloody retaliasiona, and II
Nichols makes the pledge let him withdraw
them
Now, Ellie this lie the apt thing have ever
heard 10 coming from Hayes, directly or indirect
~. that 10 worth seting upon by any Southern
man. We do NOS want Offices, but we do want TO
Eet our States and our people free from the carpet
bag governments. Ought YOU NOT II an available
opportunity oilers You TO eerve your people, TO
eprnE forward NJ once and zee II YOU cAn't FREQ
your Slater think YOU should at once SEQ MIR.
Stanley Matthews, and AJAX him II Gov. Hsyee
will give you some assurance that ha will not
maintain Packard III HE domination or your
people. Your friend,
l.. O. O. LAMAR.
Hon. John ELLIS, Representative Of Louisiana.
THE COAL TRADE.
The Producers Devising Means tor yn,-
proving Business.
IN. Y. World.l
Representatives of leading coal COM
panies held a meeting yesterday at the
Offices OF the Delaware and Hudson
Canal Company TO hear the report of a
dies for the depression of the coal trade.
There were present President +. b,
Gowen, Of the Reading Railroad: Judge
Asa Packer, of the Lehigh Valley
Railroad; George A. Hoyt, OF the
Pennsylvania Coal Company; Samuel
Sloan, Of the Delaware, Lackawan-
no and Western Railroad: Thomas
Dickson, OF the Delaware and
Hudson Canal Company; Receiver L.
y. Lathrop, of the New Jersey Central
Railroad; DIR. Linderman, Of the Le-
high and Wilkesbarre Coal Company;
Y. u. Swoyer, who represents the In
.eLeStS IN the wyoming coal region, and |
John Taylor Johnson, L. B. Gowen,
Robert III. Sayre and 7. q. Dickson |
were. appointed to prepare plan for |
Inc Improvement OF trade and report |
next Wednesday.
a resolution was adopted declaring |
That, while the present depression or |
business continues, the coal companies |
nave no desire to advance prices beyond |
The costs and expenses of production.
It was voted that the COMMITTEES of |
three should provide in their plan for
AN advance Of prices Of at least SO cents
per ton at tidewater.
THE OHIO RADICALS.
What they Think and what they PRONE
Use to MIR. Hayes.
Especial to N. Y. Tribune.l
WASHINGTON March 90 -packard apd