The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-31

STAND the great force OF the
sea. He says he has the ship In the
exact position he desired. She now lies
in @ channel made by the weight OF ths
water in her, and appears to lie in an
easy and secure position and able to
stand some rough sea. It 10 the inten-
tion Of Capt. Merritt to let her remain
In this position until fair sea takes tho
place OF this uncommonlv rough one.
which is about tho heaviest that has
visited this coast for some time. 1t being
a perfect hurricane. His intentions are,
when weather permits, to pump all the
water out OF her and float her, which
can be done at any moderate tide, she
lying now ip water deep enough to do
so when lightensd OF the load OF water
In her. He will not attempt this until
2. good sea appears, as be thinks he can
float her without risk then.
LAMaH's LETTER.
Whiels Created Dire Apprehension IN tlse
Brsast of Hayes.
Especial to Cincinnati BaauirBa.J
WASHINGTON, March 27. - Two days
ago Senator Lamar. being unable to-
visit Mr.. Hayes, wrote him n private
letter IN regard to the political situa-
tion in the South, and deprecating his
recent course toward South Carolina
and Louisiana. It was eouehed In dig
TO make deep impression upon the
President for the moment, at least, for
he remarked to o friend that he feared
he he'd alienated Lamar from him.
JIM BLAINE.
Hayes syouia Lihe TO but Cannot shake
Him or.
L5pecial to Cincinnati Enqutrer.1
WAsa1NsToN, March n. - Blaine Ii
watching the Southern situation like d
hawk. He is the Mephisto who is sent-
vised to throw him off, but Blaine has
an insinuating grace which he can not
resist. To-day, after the Louisiana Con-
gressmen left, Blaine saw Hayes and
endeavored to have him withhold In
struetions TO Augar, commanding i'm
New Orleans, rs to misin.erpretation
that officer had placed on the Secretary
Of Wars order yesterday. It appears
that both Packard and Augur construed
that yesterdays order gave the latter
authority to arrest the Nichols police.
It created considerable excitement In
New Orleans, and q budget OF kilograms
were sent here to have Its purpoTt ex-
planned by Hayes. The Louisiana Con-
gressmen induced him to notify Au9ur
that the order Of March Sd only was i'm
force, which was that the troops should
guard the public property and preserve
the peace. Blaine tried hard to per-
suade Hayes to let Augur be his own
interpreter OF the order, but Ia this in-
stance his wish was not complied with.
TINE TEXAS CENTRAL RAILROAD.
Mr.. w. H. Dodge Expresses his Relief at
mr.. Morsan's Unfriendly Intsrposi-
tion.
Il. Y sun.l
GALVESTON, Texas, March 22.-The re-
cent unsuccessful attempt Of Messrs.
William Il. Dodge and w. w. Phelps to
have receiver appointed for the Texas
Central Railroad, OF which Mr.. Dodge
is President, continues to afford fruit
PEI pers of I CHS '783ssion 8tatso or thspsw the ppsswgpa R
conversation with reporter OF the Gal
weston NeWs, said that the movement
was made in the interest Of the road and
of oil Its creditors for the purpose OF
preventing it from falling into hostile
hands, and that the idea OF applying
for q receiver was O sudden thought
which came to Mr.. Dodge, Mr.. Blair,
who is large creditor OF the road, and
himself, after they had reached Texas
and proved that there was O. floating in
debtedness unprovided for that rem
dered the road liable to immediate at
tachment. Mr.. Phelps also said that
the visit OF Mr.. Dodge'5 party TO Texas
was intended merely SIS pleasure ex-
cursion, and that the statement made
In an Austin journal that Mr.. Dodge's
train had run over child was false.
But this statement, and even the pub
lication Of q letter from Mr.. Dodge In
which he asserts his qualification at
having been relieved through Mr.. Nor
gan's interposition OF q vast load that
he has helped to carry for the old
friends OF the road, and with Character
istie amiability expresses his hope that
the new Administration will make the
Texas Central good thing for them
selves and the State, as we'll as his trust
the State itself all that Its best friends
could desire, have failed to mollify the
Houston people. The Age OF that city
continues to fout Mr.. Dodge and his
motives, and says that what Is COM
planned OF more than anything else Ii,
that as President Of the road ne did
not, when he found ito affairs In the
condition alleged by Mr.. Phelps, call q
meeting OF the directors and tell them
what he intended to do, instead OF slip
ping into Austin with his lawyer and his
intended receiver and making the at
tempt 10 get the road into the hands OIL
man who is charged with being hos
tile to it's interests; while Mr.. Groes-
beck, the Vice President Of the road, is
reported as saying tnat the aPplicaeAot
for a receiver did not meet the approVal
of majority of the creditors or stock
holders OF the road.
Tt ia understood that Mr.. Charles
Morgan, who checkmated the move for
receiver by buying up a majority OF
the stock. will assume the floating debt
of the company and provide for its inn
mediate adjustment. The control OF
the road is OF great importance to him,
as a connection with his other railroads
and his steamship line, and some of his
enthusiastic admirers In Houston clain
that he will make an immediate pTofit
of $5,OO0,0 900 by his recent operation.
In the United States court, In Austin,
on March 10 fhe consideration of the