The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-09-01
CUSTOM-HOUSE MATTERS.
TOMANDERsON RETURNs WITH A CON-
MISSION As SPECIAL DEPUTY
COLLECTOR.
sEoss the Heads Will Fly, and what wells
mid In Washington.

GOLLEGAUas
How the Heads VIII Fly, and what wells
mid I'm Washington.
The way they congregated, the ''outs," at the
(yr,.ton- House and on the Postoftice corner on
Friday morning left but little room for doubt
but that Tomanderson, the pioneer pilgrim, had
Actually returned, and some were positive that he
laa srrved ia the city and carried in his breeohes
uankets roll that would gladden. the hearts Of
Mt least twenty Of those who had been
wABBIING ON THE aUDaEoN.
al II were, for, 10 these many months. waiting
for lob. There was suspicion in the minds of
some, however, that he had not returned, but
had stopped of at some point to await the ar
rival Oh J. Madison, when they would both appear
upon the scene at once, and one inquisitive
ssont' satisfied himself Of this fact by inquiring
OF every leader of . brass band in the city, and
alao Of every glass-front hack owner, and the
general reply being ''no engagement 1t was set
tled that the wanderers had not put in an ap-
paarance.
Iii Ii learned that both, and perhaps
THE TWO WANDERERS,
win arrive on Sunday night by the Mobile route,
coming via Cincinnati, and already delegation
s,as been formed to meet them OF Bay Bt. Louis.
where they will stop TO lunch. OF course nothing
Id known positively, as yet, what success the trio
have had, and various speculations ale INDUCED
Id concerning that matter.
One OF Tomandersons friends says that he has
with that roll commission for himself as special
deputy collector, and that the roll itself is the
commissions Of some twenty or more fresh ap-
fvsr and
tho Secretary OF the Treasury. There having
been three combinations, viz: Hebert, vice DAVIS,
clerk; Il. L. Mayenno inspector, vice .. ID. betton,
ana w. II. johnson, inspector, vice A. j. Brim.
Tsis thought that the crowd may have made
SLIGHT IMPRESSION
upon the administration.
skolanson, il liz said, is q son-in-aw OF Chief
gustice Manning, and ID resident OF Rapides
parish while Mayenno comes. it's said, under
ahe patronage Of Wells and Kellogg, he having
served the latter az executive clerk. Brim. the
customs officials cay, is . competent officer, and
has during the past week or ten days made three
seizures Of struggled goods on different vesaels.
The first was 1900 and the second was 1850
cigars, and on Friday he seized quite large as-
aortment OF cutlery. iewelry, cotton and linen
ehirts, aaggers and other light t2) material. Ills
energy, come say, il that which caused his scalp
60 fall of, but he thinks different.
AAs an example OF the various irons the delega-
ton had In the Washington fire the Cincinnati
Enquirer man says: III
KssJtrsngely coincident with the arrival Off.
Madison Wells OF al is the return two days IN
advance OF his time, OF John Sherman. Evidently
iinbued with fear of allowing Wells to roam at
large here without some one to watch him, Bher-
man appoints himself private detective to shadow
him. and keeps his weather eye open 70 see that
dsrson called on the President and had long
consultation with him. The condition OF sfl airs
ita Louisiana was freely discussed. Wells told
the President that, with Others. he Was
Wiling TO give his Southern policy s islr
prise 10 the Republicans Of the State. Sub
aeuuently Wells called upon John Sherman
and the thread Of the conversation was resumed,
where il was broken off when they last met.
Your correspondent applied the reportoral ny
draulic TO Wells, Anderson and CAN'T to-day,
serintirs. Every conceivable ingenuity Of the
art4of pumping failed to produce any satisfactory
explanation OF their visit. or the three, CAN'T
Il the easiest victim to the interviewer. He
iet one important cat out Of the bag, and
that was that Wells would probably, remain
here three or four days, az he had an i'm
portant claim before the Treasury, and ne wanted
Il adiudicated. This claim sdn i will pc borne 10
5Us
property destroyed during the war in Rapides
parish. In view OF the fact that Wells strenu-
Dusty denies that he wants Collector King scalp
III Il Just possible that Sherman may have bought
lii silence with the promise OF allowing this
uIniua, Indeed, II Is quite probable. Anderson,
too, has claim OF similar nature for
smaller amount, and was ut the Treasury
to-day looking after It, CAN'T says that he
thinks. Jewett, who y now mere. mas peen
their movements He says he lodged their
4racks in Cincinnati and at other points.
AN to the Presidents policy he said tonight,
sssYou ought to know what kind OF Republican
an. al stood by Packard to the last. told the
President to-day was willing to give his South
Eern policy fair trial. but am little afraid II
won,t pan out we'll" Anderson and CAN'T left
hers on the GAS p. m. train for New Orleans via
Cincinnati where they Will spend DAY or Two.
ureerbacks for his claim into his pocket the &C.
screts of the Returning Board may yet be locked
up with j. Madison Wells Us repository. IL the
claim il paid Congress viii undoubtedly request
SHERMAN to state why he paid IL. after the South
@crn Claims Commission had REJECTED It,"
since the above was put in type and published
Id our yesterdays afternoon edition, Tomander.
son put in an appearance, and with 1t presented
to Collector King his confirmed appointment al
special Deputy Collector,
VICE CHAMPLrN, REMOVED,
and he WILL, therefore, assume the tuhctiohs VI
s,is office this morning.
Simultaneous with his arrival there came b.
mail the following confrmations as Inspectors
4 Joseph H. Lawler, Dickey, - Hardee
Bourges "a son Of Alfred Bourges),. and
Frederick A. johnson, but whose places these
nom nations are to fill Ia not stated.
or course all these appointments are mace
ut,op Returning Board influence, and OF course i
can only be conjectured that the Returning Boarc
hae either bulldozed the Administration or com
pelled John Sherman to keep his promises made
Il when here as an advisor to the Returning Board
Health Measure.
The following communication was presented
che Board OK Health yesterday
HALL OF Police JURY,
Parish of Jefferson, Right Bank,
August 81, 1877, J
/ 10 Samuel Chopin, NJ D.. President and Mem
bers OF the Board Of Health. New Orleans:
The undersigned members Of the police jury o