The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-08-15
CUST0M-H0USE NOTES.
YONANDERsON'sI IN TOWN, AND HOLLIS
COUNCIL WITH WELLS.


ACOUNCIL WITH WELLS.
hut it win Ayail Nothing, as the eoitectes
Is Backed by Hayes ana sherman
Tomanderson's here sure enough. now, having
put in an appearance on Tuesday morning with
Mr. CAN'T, of st. Landry, and went immediately
70 a private house, from where they afterwards
visited J. Madison Wells, not at bis Office in the
Custom House, but
AT HIS PRIVATE room
on Customhouse street.
This was thought perhaps to be the best plan
60 secure an undsturbed tee.d.tcte, the Custom
House being rather too public.
They were in consultation early In the morning,
and by the time the "ofice hours' began at the
Granite Building the prominent arrivals, with the
facts above stated, were talked OF, and later in
Che morning
THE "ours' WERE IN COUNCIL
in groups of from four to ~ bakers dozen, won
dering IL the attack on the Collector was to be
reopened, or whether the trip to the Rigolets, t9)
made by Welle, had resulted in general COM
promise and the formation Of new mutual adj
miration society BY the ex.Rsturning Board
chiefs and the Collector.
Some thought that the "cruei war was over"
derson's thirst for Custom III uuse eoalps had not
ceased In the least. The same parties had it too
that he was to leave for the North on Wednes-
day.
Daring the morning Tomanderson, unacoom-
panied by his friend CAN'T. paid a friendly visit
TO the Collector
AT HIS HOTEL,
aud had quite lengthy chat. taking in various
questions, including patronage, but he did not
make any demands. Nor is il likely that he will,
az he, with others, has sscertained that the Col
Iector is supported in the most substantia man
ner by both the Secretary Of the Treasury and
the President
The ''outs" might as we'll give up the fight
now and seek some legitimate employment az
their chiefs have Lost the battle. and neither
Tomanderson, CAN'T Wells. Kellogg, Mercy or
any of the rest can
REMOVE THE COLLECTORS SCALP
or affect his status with the National Adminstra-
tion, no matter how many letters are written to
Washington with complaints; nor will he be
affected by personal visits to the Capital by those
representing the Liberal Conservative press,
who seek influence and. rumor has It, position.
The visit referred to was, 80 Custom House
rumor says, made in the personal interest Of the
Liberal Conservative press Of this city, and before
the gentleman had hardly time 10 get settled
down Barr, the agent Of tho New York Asso.
dated Press, had him
LAUNCHING WITH THE PRESIDENT,
and following that came come wild prognostics-
tions about the Supreme Bench vacancy, the
ColIectora fxane not being sent TO the Senate by
the President. how the civil service reform rules
would be applied il the Collector was not con.
frmed, etc, and how Deputy Ohamplin would
succeed the Collector, and all that sort Of stuff all
OF which at the time was quoted by the DEaocRAr
az extremely wild, and sure enough IL has now
transpired that the ''prognosticstions" were more
than wild, and the Returning Board raid with the
prog nostications
HAVE COME TO GRIEF,
"a Secretary Sherman and President II ayes have
made up their minds to sustain Collector King
against any aud all combinations, cllques and
rings. They are satisfied, as was stated In yes
terdays DEMOCRAT, with the course pursued by
the Collector and will support him.
That being rather broad assertion, it is only
necessary to add that the writer has seon letter
OF recent date, from Secretary sherman to gen.
tleman in this city, announcing the determination
named In words too explicit to be misunderstood,
aud commencing the collectors course In the
highest and most fattering terms. both for him
self and the President and informing the Oollec-
tor that he need have no fears ss to his appoint.
ments, as they had been carefully scrutinized,
and
WERE ENfINESTLY SATISFACTORY
TO the President as well as the Secretary.
From other sources 1t is learned that, in some
mysterious way the President and Secretary
Sherman have been fully advised from day 70
day OF the progress of the raid and by different
parties and these reports corronora ing letters
written By the Collector himself IL was perfectly
IN
row kicked up was for the purpose of monopoll2.
ing Custom House patronage without benefung
the service or the government, aud for that res'
aon perhaps the Administration put
IT'S NUMBER FIrrsEN BRoaAN
on the raid and the raiders, and quietly squeched
both at the same time.
eEInformation from Washington, by the grape
vine, lie to the effect that after Mr. Gantt threat.
eued some time ago to Withdraw from the 0ol-
fector's bond, that official addressed the depart
naept letter rcqu sting that he might be per-
united to strengthen his bond, or give now one
altogether, but the Secretary of the Treasury did
not see any ncessity for such a course, and &C.
aserdingy informed a gentleman that the COL
lectors bond was good enough as it was.'
All this will be sad news to kelloggs list Of
twenty-nine, and Kellogg himself may be now
FxPECrED TO FLOP
at any moment and declare that he was ''aways
your friend, you know, and to assert, too that he
has never attempted to bullyrag the Collector
of the special Deputy, and swear that he would
have his men in positions. He cannot let himself
down very gracefully, however, and to recede
from his former p jsiton, he will receive as his
reward of merit the curses Of those whom he
promNedCustoa- House positions for their votes,
aud those of their friends who tried to make him
the long term United States Senator, and 1t lie q
question of doubt whether be does not get the
curses anyhow, as it is clearly shown now that he
CANNOT KEEP HIS PROMISES
even If be would, and il the truth were known it
is possible that Kellogg did not think of his
pledges or promises after he had shaken Louis
iana's dust from his slippers.
Last evening Collector King received the fol.
lowing letter from SPECIAL Agent Barney re lative
to the Bradley charges, from which it will be
seen, as was anticipated by the DEMOCRAT that
OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL AGENT
United States Treasury Department
New Orleans, Aug. a. 1877
Si',-Referring TO your letter of the 9Th inst.
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