The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-08-12
CUSTOM-HOUSE NOTES.
A PROBABLE RESULT or THE DOUBLE
HEADED RAID ON THE COLLECTOR.
| Ringg0Id's Functions Continued - More
| Talk Ah0nt the BRADLEY Charges.

Rlngg0Ids Functions Continued - More
talk About the Bradley Charges.
.'Just wait Till Tomanderson gets here" said
one OF the Custom. House "outs" yesterday, "and
you'll see more fun than the last raid created,
and IL some OF the outs don't get in, some OF
the sins' will get cut" And that WAS about the
status at the close of business hours ut the
Custom House yesterday, and
THE SECOND EFFORT
TO throw overheard the old regime.
Plots and counterplots are reported. each
CLIQUE and ring having it's own schemes to work
itself into positions that pay from $40 to s2JO pei
month. just how successful al will be remains
to be seen, and II may be possible that the COM
bined efforts of Tomanderson and Wells, with the
KEEL -Morey- McMilen combination, will m =
things ND in such manner that President Hayes
will conclude that the clash made by
THE OFFICE sNArCHERs
10 more than he can stand, and he will quietly
send Collector Kings name to the oenhte, at the
same time requesting some OF bis inhuentia'
friends to look ont for Judge Kings interests for
the sake OF "civil service REFORM" which the Pre-
sidsnt approves, as will be seen by reference to
the sherman letter to the Custorn-House Com
mission in another ounn.
Some Of the plots mentioned may result before
long In tho formal presentation OF charges
against some of the IRIS, which, OF course, viii
have to be in vesigated, aud then If that Dvesti-
cation should happen to reveal some OF the past
history of the manner in which business has
been conducted, some OF the
ms WOULD BE OUTS, AND VICE VERSA.
Ono programme of the outs has already been
developed 10 q certain extent but not enough yet
to Justify publicity and thon, too, it's publication
might spoil como rich developments, and That the
DEMOCRAT would not do for the world.
Appraiser Ringgold has TELEGRAPH ed the Sec-
rotary Of the Treasurer, requesting that the con-
soidation Of the appraisers offices be postponed
until the 1st prox. The Secretary has replied
that the President has postponed the oensolida-
tipn as requested.
Special Agent Barney Is still engaged in the
investigation of the charges preferred by Bradley
AGAINST HEBw1G AND OTHERS,
but has not as yet been able to ascertain from the
| Witnesses named by Bradley anything confirming
the importlations alluded to, although he has
| facts from come that touch upon other points
which he will inquire into.
II was originally contemplated by Mr.. Herwig
| that Bradley should be aires cd for perjury be-
| fore the investigation was concluded, and with
viBw to rigid prosecution OF Bradley and those
| who are supposed to be the iBstigators OF the
charges and for that purpose Mr.. Htrwig So
cured the legal services of the Hon. T.. John FL
| lie, but
UPON MATURE CONSIDERATION
| it WAS thought not polite to take such action
| until Gen. Barney had completed the investigs-
| ton, when, OF course, an opportunity will be
offered for rebuttiug evidence. and then, should
| the charges not be Sustained. the State courts
| will be applied to for redress.
| The sub-treas1rer. Mr.. Flanders, has notified
the Secretary OF the Treasury that the apart
nepts fitted up for the eub-treasury in the Gus
| TOM House are now ready for occupation and
awaits instructions to remove his office from the
Mint to tho Cnatom. Honse building.