The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-08-17
CUSTOM-HOUSE NOTES.
"A KICK FROM THE NAVAL OFFICE
BARR "OFF. AGAIN, As USUAL.

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BARR "OFF' AGAIN, As USUAL.
what the "Outs" Are D0ing to Get Even
ana Get EN-"
- The publication In Thursdays DEMOCRAT of the
letter from Secretary Sherman to Collector King
caused some little commotion in bangue.te cir
cles of the Custom House, or rather the 'outs,
and they we're gathered together about the build.
ing ut sn early hour
DISCUSSING THE SITUATION
and wondering which tack to take next.
some of them, say about fifty, we're after j
Madison, the surveyor, to find out about those
three appointments which the DEMOCRAT said he
Was about TO make.
They raided him to such an extent that be be-
came exhausted from hand-shaking, and observ-
ing favorable opportunity he once more resolved
himself
INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION
TO keep the ofioe-hunters out, and when the door
was locked some OF them declared that he was
"mightly lofty now but wasn't half 80 airy when
no wac on the Returning Board In the State
House,"
He took good care, however, not TO admit those
except the favored few up to the hour of noon
and 'bnsinees" monopolized his attention long
after that hour, the crowd failing to get any sat
ikfaction frem him.
The Naval Office
WAS CONSIDERABLY AoITATEp
over the teegraphie statement by Barr that the
late Custom-Hous Commission had In their
final report recommended the abolition of Jim
Lewis sipecure. Such, however. s not the fact,
aud Barr's REORGANIZATION" have once more
come to grief. Tho preliminary report made
by The commission recommended the alb
clifton OF the Naval Office, and the
Secretary of the Treasury subsequently stated in
a letter that that portion Of the report had been
held In allegiance, and 1t is stated upon authority
that the final report did not touch upon the naval
Office In any manner but 10 confined, az was
stated In Thursday mornings DEMOCRAT, TO
changes Ia the manner of weighing. appraise-
ment, warehouse matters. ETC., and will in time
receive the approval of the Secretary.
Barr must have, Of course, interviewed Sheldon
and got the two reports muddled, bat
HE RAISED A KICK
from the Naval Office that will be hard and high.
The Collector was as serene as King on
Thursday morning, and ohuckled. mentally Of
course, over the final so-caled vanquishment Of
the enemy. The trouble does not eeem to be ever
yet, however, for some OF his employees as the
.'outs" think They have been in long enough, and
are devising ways and means TO
RAKE UP RECORDS |
and unearth crookedneas that will be anything |
but pleasant for those that will be scorched. |
One Of the "outs" says he knows Of circular |
from the Treasury Department which will make |
some Of them squeal, and that IL comes under |
aIa tvtl ayl l,nc "a.
ject the compulsior Of the payment by Custom |
House employees OF wash bills room rent, board. |
ing
AND OTHER INCIDENTALs
necessary to life, that the Treasury Department
will not be annoyed by dunning letters from cred
itors teekhg their just dues from clerks, and that
will be charged with fraudulent practices and dis
missed the service.
Another circle or "clique" of the outs say they
don't see how the Special Treasury Agent can sit
quietly by and see the recent rules and orders Of
the President and Secretary Of the Treasury vio-
lated day after day, without calling attention to
tho fact.
When questioned as to particulars, they claimed
Bhermans order that not more than one OF
family should be employed in the same depart.
ment is violated, first, by
j. MADISON WELLS
who has one son drawing government pay MS
special deputy, and another az Inspector and
again, that MIR. Ludovick and his son are EN-.
oloyed in the same branch.
They say, too, that Mr.. Desmarais, the cashier
who
SUCCEEDED MIR. SIMPSON,
q holding his position in direct conflict with the
political" order OF MIR. Hayes, which made
Jimlewis resign hts position as chairman of the
Republican Parrish Committee. They insist that
Ten. Barney should apprise himself OF the fact ,
hat Mr.. Desmarais is one Of the Returning Board
Republican members Of the House Of Represen-
atives representing st. Landry (Tomanderson's
'arish), and that being an exclusively political I
position. they insist that he step down and out I
rom bis Custom House oaehiership, or imme- q
lately resign his seat in the Legislature. a
Some are wicked enough to intimate that he O
rants to hold on to both positions until after the
allied session OF Congress in October, when,
hould the Collector Q
BE NOT CONFIRMED, Iy
10 would have dead sure thing on the legisla- =
I've membership for next session; but az II has !,
ow been brought publicly to the attention of /,
he Collector or the Secretary OF the Treasury to
he subject. in which event Gov. Nichols will Is
,ost likely have an opportunity TO call special e
lection in st. Landry parish much sooner than 81
after the extra session Of Congress-" =
Gen. Anderson left last evening for the North i,
nd will turn up in Washington; and Elder CAN'T b
as g
ALSO A PASSENGER
a.
n the same train, and may see Washington be- Il
're his return. II is said that Mr.. John Burke, o
,rmer clerk OF the Hawkins double-ender court, .,
Ut too, ostensibly for Canada via Boston, but
,at his real destination is Washington, where he
oes to present documents ndorsing him for n
place. 81
LAUN AND CARR AGAIN, p"