The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1877-10-17
CUsTOM-HOUsE NOTES.
THE WASHINGTON DISPATCHES DO
NOT SET WELL

For the Returning Board Prospects
what the Custom House Folks Say.
Yesterday afternoons kilograms, announcing
that ii was asserted In Washington that the Dem
ocratic members Of the Senate ''would be guided
in their action upon the Presidents nominations
FOR Louisiana Offices by the advice Of Senators
gpoford and Eustis." caused considerable talk in
Custom House circles during the afternoon, and
one or two
HEADS OF BUREAUS
were just the least bit sorry that they had not
''had talk" with the two gentleman named be-
fore they left here
The fact Is more than one Of the ''heads" were
worried over the tele gram and as result so ru-
NOR says, the ex.chisf Of the champion msthe-
m atical agitators postponed his visit to Washing
ton for day or two TO see what might be brought
out OF chaos, as 1t were.
The idea, too, that Messrs. spotford and Eus-
tis views upon such matters were sought for by
the Washington authorities WAS the hair that
broke the eamsls back, and then, too, the fact
that the "Presdent nominations could not be
confirmed withon5 Democratic votas" was stun
ner which staggered even the warmest friends Of
Collector King
AND THE RETURNING BOARD,
and they were OF the opinion, some Of them, at
least, that the best thing the Collector could do
would be TO make himself s'solid" with the tw o
Louisiana Senator's That intimation was even
made In the dispatches alluded TO, and rumor had
ID that the Collector acted upon the intmation
and dropped line or two TO each OF the Sen
ators.
An impression prevailed also that the Presi-
dent was OF the opinion that both
SpoFFnRD AND EJTSTJs
indorsed his Southern policy a. far ~ Louisiana
was concerned, and that complicated matters
still more as, under those circumstances, 1t would
only require twink" from the President 10 have
mission Of both OF the Louisiana Senators, and
then
oHAMpLrN, PACKARD AND KELLOGG
would certainly be left, and the present Collector
would have TO make room for dark horse.
Some said that Paekard's interview with a
for Hayes. was enough 10 shut him out, In which
event only Ohamplin and Kellogg would
BE IN THE RACE;
the fire test the Collectors mantle would fall on
Ohampn.
"W6at about that yarn of the Collector cutting
loose from the Returning Bosrd 7" inquired our
reporter OF one OF the II. B. Tins"
II saw IL mentioned was the reply, "n one OF
the city papers, but
THAT'S ALL CANNON.
Why" continued the speaker. 81 have heard
plenty say In this BUILDING that that dodge was
gotten up TO clear the Collectors skirts from Be
turning Board |. fluenoe."
And do you think ii true7 ?" queried the re-
porter
"No, sirl' was the answer; "they are TOO
many for him at Washington. or course we sll
hope to be kept; but there's no use trying to fight
half dnzen onroaing combinations, and that the
Collector can't do here in New Orleans"
From the same informant the news was CLEANED
that some OF those merchants who
SIGNED KINGS MEMORIAL
had telegraphed q withdrawal OF their names.
but whether that was authentic or not was not
known. Very little was talked Of as to the other
confirm stons, and the general impression
seemed to be that nearly all would go through.