The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-09-06
DANGEROUS MEN TO DENY.
CIrIL SERyf,E RtIES JIOL TIED TO
OBLIGE WELLS AND INDERNON


r,,vr.'. Returning Hoard Master. Running
the New Orleans Custom House The Adj
n,ini.trsuon sub>er,icnt &" their Wishes.
New ORLEANS Aug. 3l.--Thc real relations
o. Collector King with Anderson aui Wells II
INlrning Board memory. begin io he h"i'i
understood since the departure for WHshinGi' ~
o. those Republican chiefs and il ia now ai'-
lnrcnt that tho Collector is controlled 10y Nthci
influences than those Of the mon who unqucs-
tionally procured his appointment from the
President as Collector Of Customs. | have it on
the very best authority that Secretary sherman
offered this place to Con. Anderson himself AM
that he declined II for two reasons-flrst. that n,
wanted no Federal ofllce. and second that hi.
acceptance - il might give color 60 the accuse.
ton that he had sold himself and his vote and
influence on the Returning Boarlto the friend:
81 Mr. Hayes. The Secretary then requested
Gen. Anderson TO suggest the name Of some one
whom he could recommend. and who would
carry out the policy that he and tho other
friends Of the Administration had determined
should be pursued. and ut the same time would
So distribute the patronage Of the Office as TO
further the interests Of the Republican party.
The person named by Gen. Anderson in re-
.ponse 10 this request 10y the Secretary was
IIdgc John f. King. n longtime personal
friend AMI ncighhor. u native ~ Louisiana. u
respectable connections and antacedcnts an old
Nhg. and. since the war. a Conservative r.
publican. by this arrangement Wells and An
d r-on expected 10 run the Custom House and
vi it With their supporters. for they are the
lealcrs Of what remains OF the Republican
putty In Louisiana.
Nosoonor had Judge King entered upon his
cllHc Than public rumor assigned. to the prn-
rra places under the Collector persons who
were known to be. politically and socially. fol-
hwers ~ Wells and Anderson But rs time
passed. these rumors werc not only not con
Emol. hut the Collector was found TO be np-
t1rnnuy uuconcerned ne 10 the wishes Of the
men who had caused his elevation. and seemed
3 Joe looking in an entirely different direction
iorhl- apruiniecs.
IT, begin with. he appointed l.. T. Champlin
ssSpeyial Deputy Collector promoting him from
deposition of Second Deputy which he had held
under Collector Casey. At once the friends Il
Wells and Anderson took alarm. They knew
ai while Champln WIS "A Republican in poll
g. lac was opposed TO the distribution OF the
custom House patronage on merely political
grounds and would be- likely a. prevent the re-
pyus necessary To- let them in Besides ha
l.d been member Of the Casey HcrWig Ring.
fIid WAS therefore Interested in covering lpanv
irregularities which has been pru' tlsrl uu-
dor the ate Administration. lilst ~ TIN, time
IN investigation into the arrangement Of the
liS Treasury. one Cen. Evans. special Irrn~-
Try agent was sent from Washington. with
Situations t ln, To- MAKE thorough rNanihation.
ms ollctf renamed several weeks here. rN"-
lutng his instructions 10 the letter. and per-
haps beyond the letter without fear or favor.
when he was recalled To Westminster. Ii j. To
Lly knowledge that he discovered many" irrrg-
LHrti,-. If not Migrant violations of the rev
tnu" laws and the regulations of the Treasury
department IN the customs service: and that
/ reported against the local special Treasury
Ant ihomas j.. hinsella, VII? had zen Sta
Nun"d here during all or nearly all, the $iS-y
ADMINISTRATION ni eight years, who WAS sus-
I"etel 10 be a member Of the Ring and who
Ms forthwith suspended, his place being flled
BROWNSVILLE. Texas. Evans was then revealed
and. near, is now in California. eNcrcisng his
Iat"tiNe talent on the Pacific coast Was Evans
= Jealous in New Oreanst
Inc next move OF Secretary sherman was 20
Nstalr q COMMISSION 81 Investigation. COM
.o-ed ot the new Special Treasury Agent Bar
a"y, eN-Congrss-i Lionel A. sheldon, and
tA-ColleciQr Frank II. Hatch tone Of the
mel Juhn Shd"lll The question rerurs here
shy was Evans recHlledf At whose instance
sis he recalled. and why has his report not
-ilc. i Is probable that Evans was recalled Ice.
.tlse he manifested more. zeal than WIS re-
!nrrd ny tn"so who sent h. i'm here. and because
g.. tas'Y-lt 'rWlg klng. who are vi powerfully
Influential here. could not manage MIN Thor,
- NO otl"r influence here which could. in ali
.H'NNula. ii.N' terminated Ills a. ~~lnu Co y "
lreun- hut that of tho Cas.y-H,rvls LIuc.
me- hut IN. m"nIher- If that Ring were inter
iri ii tue Inv sliEauon ho was making Tnr
ArEa rites ana violations ot the revenue
vs., ne hhd discovered. Wrr" chargcahle 10 the
.N~ry-h"rwig administration. and rche, ted
ltpn uou" others. II Is reasonable to inter TINT
t'NhS thi ~ r"port werr Slu-lrh-d AT their in
same" and that the Barney Sheldon Hatch
Wml-.i' "a WAS orghniH'd also at their IN
SOC. '' L" S"p-rsede Evans AND ais lA,estiga-
While these movements were going on. Of
e'ur-" uil chang IN the personnel - the sub
Co.. lilit- .,ll..l yces IN the Custom House w.r,.
y l lf 4 I--l