The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1877-11-16
CUSTON-HOUsE CHANGES.
AND THE WHY'S AND wHEREFOREs
As SPOKEN OF IN THE GRAN
ITE BUILDING.

AndersOn's New Departure-BOth He ana
Wells Counsel Kings Withdrawal.
The shrewd guessers in and about the Custom
House building were busy yesterday figuring on
| the probable cause of the sudden change OF mind
on the part Of Collector King, who. it will be re-.
membered. was confident, up to day or two
ago, that his nomination would
CERTAINLY GO TO THE SENATE.
Any amount Of figuring was done, and as the
question was one Of algebrsic proportions, the
telegraph was brought into requisition to arrive
even ut an approximate result.
II seems, from all that could be cleaned, that
the DEMOCRAT was right in its conjecture ~
that the course taken had been advised tele-
graphically by Gen. Anderson, for twenty-four
hours prior to the sending Of the Collectors res
ignation, and in fact it is even stated that Ander
SON insisted that the resignation should be sent
to him personally instead Of TO the President,
which the Collector did
NOT SEE FIT TO DO.
Wells counselled the resignation also, and sent,
1t is said, a telegram to friend here to use his
influence to secure the resignation, which fact
confirms the belief that Wells has lost his all
powerful infdenc with the Administration, but
at the same time it puzzles Packards friends to
know what new scheme he and Anderson have
hatched out, or what combinations either one or
both are making.
Anderson is reported as having thrown his in
fuence, il he has any, to the Warmoth wing for
the time being, but the Packard men think there
is an object in 1t, and whether it is to secure his
own retention as the special deputy or not, they
cannot conceive. Some have it that he has in
his minds eye the rejection OF Lawrence by the
Senate and the substitution of his own name on
the last day of the session. but there seems to be
no proof Of this beyond hint to that effect in
one Of the private dispatches from Washington,
while on the contrary, some assert that he, being
financially embarrassed, 10 aspiring to the Col
lectorship in that way to secure his prestige
ASA REpU BL1cAS LEADER
as we'll az comfortable salary.
That there is some move OF the kind On foot
there ia little doubt and the Packard supporters,
claiming to know the secret, are mapping out
their course accordingly, but whether that sue
cseds or not remsins to be seen. These same
parties lay great stress upon the telegram sent
from Washington yesterday that the President
had promised committee of Republican Senators
that he ould appoint no more Democrats to Off.
ces in the South when suitable Republicans we're
available, and claim that such pressure will be
brought upon the President
IN PACKARD'S INTEREST
that he will yet be the Collector.
Judge King Yesterday addressed a compliment
ary letter to Mr.. Lawrence, copgratulating him
upon bis appointment. and politely rendering to
him, when he was in the city, the use OF the Col
lectors office.
Various rumors were rife during the day as to
proposed chan ges in the Custom-House, and Mr..
Lawrence, who was in the city early in the day.
was fairly besieged with personal applications,
receiving also q bushel or so through the Post
Office. He has not as yet, however, made any
definite arrangement relative to removals, and
late in the day left the city for his plantation in
Plaquemines parish
The present Collector does not, Of course,
vacate his Office until his successor has qualified,
and not until his bond has been approved, when
upon official notification Of that fact the transfer
will be made.