The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-05-25
INVESTIGATION EXTRAORDINARY.
cusTom-moUsE CIRCLES AFFILIATED
AN. THE OFFICES TO BE EXAMINED.
How n was brought About ana WIN" are
Responsible for IL.

rov n was brought About and Who Are
Responsible for IL.
s,,,e announcement In the ttiegrams yesterday
that The Or snie Building was 70 receive Keel
hauling by government ofiicials in the way OF an
investigation, created no little comments in Federal
ofroiaI circles during the day. and that announo
,nent. with the intelligence Q nveyed In the Dem
oopAr's specials touching
THE WAR on FLANDERS.
ruonopoliyed tho attention OF nearly ah the
officials ~ well MS the employees.
Various reasons were assigned for the action
taken By the Secretary OF tho Treasury, the most
plausible being that he, with tae President, de-
aired /, turn over new leaf In Federal Affairs
here. and in short TO start new set OF books
a. il were commencing with the new fiscal year
The scramble for office by some OF the hepup-
leans had something to do with
THE NEW DEPARTURE,
a. in their anxiety to gain Influence they related
all Horts OF stories relatiVe W .ne sno' I .,.
their oppanenls and those IN office, and threw
mat mn ,,oh dirt as they could conveniently hing
- tha;r brethren who stood In their way. and
naturally enough, in that way, mace euoh
ahsrres that the President was compelled to sift
them. m. t.u.s 40 .t,a
bowla we're first arted, the government sent to
tba city two or Hhree oonfdential agents, who
worke d tho Cnst3m- House Ia very quiet way
for month or uAre aud made their report. and
about that iime u certain gentleman, relative
of Secretary abeS nan's. and one not unknown to
prominence. Judge Bartlett. made his appearance
"e' '' rARFsb QUITE FREELY
viii, both Republicans and Democrats as to the
ennduot of affairs in general. and q tting very
81 l..,ra III. kxtrtSt f.nn trI
fair idea from some VI those hspuplloans VINO
building hal been conducted. xt came Mr.
Comly. a p,rtieular friend ri Tho President aud
The editor of the Ohio State Journal, a. d he too,
vot ouant,tn, sndicn Of general information,
and with thai 1t was decided TO send on the IN
yeatigpt0ri. ,- =, -
jnst how or where they will commence, they
viii heat know themselves but IL IL thought that
thsy viii have cart load OF data arranged be
fore they reach the city. aud in that data VIII
have all tho 10 ters, ETC.. which nave oeen niea
Should that be tho case. they can easily open
an Investigation ia each department., aud go
through With ii much sooner than could Con
greesional committee, aud In this manner their
report could be ready for the President IN ample
time should he desire II for
spHcrAL MESSAGE 10 CONGRESS.
IA NAV be that the committee will want TO see
bnw many sewing machine affidavits were en-
pineered through the Marshsl's Office, and how
,nuoh money was paid out by the Marshal for the
transport alton of country Witnesses TOT the IL 81
turning Board then how much COSTS. han been
charged m by the Chief United States 6uper-
visor in managing the last election, and from that
Cad out Whist number OF men were carried upon
THE DEAD. HEAD ROLLS,
and finally. 20 through thorough inspection OF
ay nv flee, including the eub Treasury.
Efforts are being made BY come OF the DON.
serva,ivs Republicans, members OF the Grand
Army Of the Republic, to make tho deoora' ION o.
Ohalmotte on the Both instant another union OF
the
pruE AND THE GRAY,
and undoubedl iuvi atoms to par icipate 10 the
ceremonies ON that occasion will be extended To
al ex-Oonfederate officers and soidiers.
Those who are on he alert Tor clerksbips 10 the
building do not know Just how {, understand the
tactics Of the new C1lieotor, Judge King, some
expecting that long before this he would have
discharged few dozen men TO make no m Lon
them.
The fac is, however, that the Collector has
made up his mind to give places oniy To thoet
VIII, arc eapHbl and while he will confins him
self AZ far 40 possible to his party. he " u make
no charges where ii will %not benefs the service
The agitation In regard to change In ths
heads OF va ious bureaus has
AGAIN DEEM STARTED,
and II one we're to be iove all that Ia heard IL
tho building in that respect, IL might DO pnt
down M Ger tainty that nine out OF ten appli
carss for each positions were cure TO DO the
lnchy ones.
Internal Revenue, the Naval Officer, United States
Marshal, local appraiser, local steamboat inspeo-
tors, and In fact all he ads and sub'heads Of bu-
reaus. are
some going 30 far as to state that Wells himself
lie to 90 overheard.
This rnmor was conveyed 10 one Of his friend