The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-07-09
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PANIC IN TIE WHITE HOUSE
ALARM OYER THE PROSECUTION OH
THE RETURNING BOIRD.
weIis Appealing to Hayes for Help, and ~
siruntipu that lac will not he Sacrificed
The Commission Summoned to Washinvton.


sIruntipg that lac will not he Sacrificed
The Commission Summoned to Washington.
WAsHfNGToN July S-Thc criminal pro-
ccedngs a,,ainst the mcmbcrs Of the louisiana
Returning Bonrd at New Orleans hiA aus'd
panic at the White House. Hayes Is greatly
nlarmcd. andhs Chbinrtnrc equally fright ned.
The letter Of Wells TO the President was pa
thctic appeal for help in this the hour OF his
supreme peril. and in ii the old man insinuatrd
that he would not be sacrificed M Packard had
been. The report OF George A. Sheridan. who
came here post haste from Now Orleans to in
form tho President of the actual situation thcro.
added new dangers to the already threat ming
catastrophe. The Cabinet had determined that
there WIS nothing possible to be done by tho
President save 10 appeal TO Nichols to
keep the faith which. IL is asserted. he pledged
TO the Presidential commissions. but shcr-
idan reports that Nichols is powcrless.
even If he was inclined to interfere. Tho
prosecuting officers. from the Attorney General
down. are in dead earnest and have already
filed an Information against Wells. Anderson.
Kcnncr. and Cascnavc. The Grand Jury is cor
tain ~ indct and back Of the Attorney General,
District Attorney. and Grand Jury stands tho
powerful " White League" which will brook no
Interference by Nichols. Tho court ia In
thorough sympathy with the people, and while
Judge Whitaker is admitted TO be an cmnently
fair and impartial officer still he viii not suffer
the Executive power TO exert the slightest in
fluencc upon the course Of justice. II will be
remembered that last winter before Congress
adjourned and shortly after the Nichols party
obtained possession Of the courts. Judge Whit
takrr in his charge to the Grand Jury. called
pafti uMr att 0niiun 10 the Returning Bnnrd
and suggested that an inquiry into the conduit
OF the members Of that body would hr proper
subject Tor the Grand Inquest OF the parish TO
Tho President was SO alarmed at the report OF
sheridan that he r'uu i u "N-Gov. Brown oi
Tennessee. who was IN phiado olphn to come
summun I. Brown got here night belore lust
and sud 20 friend yesterday that MacNragh
was to be- here last evening. II MacNcagh did
como he went direct to the soldiers Home where
the Pres sdcni is staying. ior he was not ut any OF
the hot"s. He usually stops nj Wormlcys. and ia
answer 10 inquiry there Tor Mr.. MncNcagh this
night. but did not come. gentleman who
las tnn means Of knowing what goes on at the
White House. writes me the following noto this
evening;
wa,nc Nncyosii, aid Gcn. j6.'I1 Il imI.ty wcrs;
summoned hero b, the President 10 coulter with him
Bas1 Bown r, ncrc re- 'g s nihi an Svc, i. es
leclcl igmorgw l know uat ur Pc-id' mt ;, moro
@ firs that la, happened sncc lac has bccnin tho
Miuit u,H.e
,oYye of tie plans foT s'orpins tli prosccution
to ert Senators Gordon and Lamar to JON in an
effort to B. I'll. tle matter. The near friends ot
the Ir.sidcnt charge that the " ON esarirs OF
Returning Board. aud that th'sn criminal pro-
rrctings are only the forcrunnrrs of mora Tor
midahlc proceedings To- be- Instituted Hs soon ~
Congress moet,. Ihcy also say thnt Packard is
all the proceedings had been concerted. So as 70
appear 10 have no connection with item.