The New York herald., 1877-08-27
w A SHIN G. TON. :
FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT.

WASHINGTON, August 20. 1877.
LOUISIANA AFFAIRs-ARmvAL OF EX-GOVERNOR
WELLS AND GENERAL ANDERSON AT THE Ma
TIoNAL CAPITAL.
The members OF the Louisiana Returning Board, ex-
Governor J. Madison Wells and General Thomas An
derson, arrived late last ngnt. They authorize
the statement that no arrangement understanding
was over had between them Secretary Sherman or
any one esc the effect that, In Wow
OF the Official part performed by them IN
connection with the Louisiana elections they TO
control the federal patronage Louisiana Tho inter-
view with General Jewett In which this asserted
published in Western paper has no foundation what
ever SO far as they are concerned. They have only
slight acquaintance with HIM, aud he is not
warranted IN any way to speak for thcm
nor tho political course they will pursue.
Governor Wells is hcre to settle his accounts as
naval officer with the Treasury Department ard Gen
eral Anderson to look after private claim pending
before the department for property during tho
war.
Governor Wells says that matter what President
Hayes wishes In regard to the indictment found
against him and his colleague, General An.
derson, in Now Orleans, he would be
powerless. According TO recent decision Of
the supreme Court OF tho United States, when they
are tried II found guilty by tho jury, tho action Of
the Governor in exercising this pardonng power would
have to be passed upon by State Senate
session IN January.
They are TO be tried October and II convicted
Will undergo sentence Immediately. Thus IL will DO
seen that they would not stand much assist
ancc from tho Governor.
Governor Wells expresses himself as des,rous OF
having matters brought to n conclusion speedily as
possible in order to what tho result will be- He
does not care to have the thing hanging over him.
lie discusses the matter with GOODNESS equanimity
saying that II no only knew that he should have
chance he would be satisfied.
General Anderson pronouuocs the proceedings
against HIM and Governor Wells as vindictive In the
extreme, and states that whom the Presidential qucs-
ton was decided by tho electoral Louisiana he
thought all persecution oil them would bc at an end
aud bygoncs would be bygones. Ho adds
that there VIII not DO any cessation Of tho
political excitement and bitterness in Louis
lana until tho United States Senatorial question
IS settled. Now Louisiana has no Senator. Both
gentlemen express themselves as determined to iace
tho prosecution. what may. Thoy repudiate all
knowledge or approval OF any scheme having for its
OBJECT Their reie. founded upon Encouragement Of
the federal patronage III New Orleans.
Ex-Governor Wells reiterates the statement credited
to him in the Western press that tho Southern policy
OF President Hayes meets with tho approval OF tho
southern republicans excepting those who have made
their homes IN the South the war He and Cen
cral Anderson will call upon President Hayes to-
| 1HE NEW IDRIA MINING CoMPANY's CLAIM
SECRETARY scHUIzs ACTION.
Secretary Schurz states that tho In
regard to his Official action upon the tho New
ldria Mining Company are unfounded. 1t has been
stated that those who opposed IT, represented by
Mr. James McGarahan, succeeded through their
counsel, exPosmaster General Montgomery Blair in
preventing a lina decision at tho Interior De-
partmcnt and the OF patent con.
| hrming the title In the New IdrIa Mining
Company Secretary Schurz emphatically denios
this, and that far from being tho truth Mr.
Blair very much incensed when decided 10 refer
the whole matter, as It question or law. the
Attorney General who Is the proper legal officer Of tho
government He has not pressed for a decision yet,
because he wanted TO give plenty Of timo for the
judicial decision OF tho grave questions Of fact
and law which involved. On tho whole
however, he states that he would be only too glad II
Congress shall take jurisdiction OF matter and give
final decision. the matter has been brought up be
fore the Department OF the Interior for years. and
source Of great annoy vance and difficulty. The Attorney
General has not yet stated his conclusions upon the
points at issue between tho contestants