The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-29
Ar THE sTATE-HOUsE.

There was nothing rsmsfksble going on at The
State House Saturday morning, Except the re-
mathsble activity Of The corps Of women en-
pluyed in scrubbipg paint all over the building
The doors, after yesterdays work, looked bright
| and d an, but the efforts Of The women did not
| seem TO be crow ned with much success. ON the
paint.
| The decks and other paraphefnalia Of the
weuld-be Supreme Court under Packard have
been removed from superintendent Browns
Office, aud now Mr.. Lusher has made the room
look quite neat.
| II was late when the Governor arrived end no
important business was transacted during the
m1rning. The Auditor has not yet taken posses
sion, nor is Il probable lie will before the middle
of the week, after adjusting the matters con
nected with the past session.
Every Cay developes more and more Of the
desperate sehemes OF the Packard eensprasors
while they occupied the State House. On The
Sunday night before their evacuation OF the
building, 90 eays one who was inside, guard
was placed over the dnot leading out OF the co,iit-
yard into The old bank on Toulouse street about
midnight and no one was allowed to pass.
In a dark corner Of this basement passage
WAY, there WAS EESHHl enHlHH sitHH gu. Hshu III
forcing water throughout The building, AID near
the engine ts boiler. where steam was kept MP
night and day On Tie Sunday night mentioned
the steam had gone down considerably before The
guard wac placed at the door. hut When. after a
long interval, the guard was removed, The steam
had gone up neiderablg nd scattered dozen.
mepts lay about the furnace door II il evil
dent that that Eundsy night was The
one chn4en on which 10 desttoy the
most eliminating of the documents az there was
not fuel enough there 10 increase the steam, and
the papers burned run up the prsssu e. II ill
probably never be known how much or
wHat WAS DESTROYED
during The last days Of The Packard dynasty. IF
such pains were taken to burn MP the Timber,
caisson and trail of The one piece Of artillery in
The building. and TO box and ship it off, rely
those damaging records and papers must also
have en- destroyed.
For some reason OF other The negroes who have
been In The habit Of
tIoArrNa AROUND
the 3d. Louis Hotel have not been able 10 get
over their old habits, aud now, daily, The eame
old crowd can be seen enjoying the sunshne At
the cotnsr Of 1t. Louis aud Royal streets. In
fact, there has been some increase Of late over
the numbers that there eongtegsted during Pack
aros ehott stay, aud the most Of h tse who do put
in an app aranee are not OF the best char acter
II would be difficult for one TO say. judging from
the men asse nblsd. whether Packard had given
up or mob About o'clock, Gen. Augur. accom-
panied by his STAFF, paid
VISIT oF COURTESY
TO Gov. Mich Ills. and rem aimed some TINA in his
private office. There was pleasant interchange
of ovilitee, and some old "reminiscences of the
war were brought up.
After Gen. Augur left the Governor gave audi.
enoe 10 plumber OF negroes, who had been in
waiting, and heard what they had 10 say. The
following
APPOINTMENTS
were made yesterday:
Assnss,Ra--L. l.. Ramhin. Desoto: J. NJ. Mo.
Lse,ore. Red River, J. II. Tatua,, Jack son: las,
II. CALDWELL SABINE: Aft. aBlano, Vt. I mmapv;
John II beibert. Pointe Coupse; L. A. Leonard.
Ca ido.
NorAHY run11e.--W. NJ. Prescott, plauuemines
Police JunvRs. -Fred'k Leip, Il V. Long,
saml. Willis NE, Gus ave Labatt d. O. Duke,
Rapides: ]. J U. Miller, Jacob nv n, @ ,loaeieu
Il Day, Jesa Kleinpeter, Fergus aardere,
A. D. Both. 10 II Williams. East Baton Rouge.