The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-05-15

In directing the ahalrs OF 6cnooi5 u t"e -
The Secretary of State. Mr. Strong, having re-
turned to the city, had his hands fuil Oh country
communications, and was preparing sesponses
thereto.
The Auditors Office is
FLOODED WITH LETTERs
NJ inourv from the country, some asking as 10
The nro,s, construction OF various laws, and the
m.;o-,,y making inquiries of . trivial nature,
.ra =, ibese there are so many that the service
- ,,,ioaae of clerks would be required to
answer them al.
Tha Audftorial and the Treasury Department
Committee, or portion OF each, met at o'clock,
and remained some time awaiting the arrival oil
other members. They did not put in an appear
ance, however, and the committee adjourned to
meet at o'clock this afternoon, when 1.-THE chair
man ssys) the rollwill be called and the absen-
toes noted.
Senator Ogden and Representative Fitzpatrick,
of the committee to examine the accounts OF
.. EDUCATIONAL BROWN,
met at the office OF the State superintendent oil
Public Education, and, there being no quorum,
adjourned TO meet at / p. m. Wednesday.
Some portions Of the state House are now be.
ing put in thorough repair, and the old building
begins to wear respectable aspect once more
The private office of the Lieutenant Governor, in
the rear Of the Senate Chamber. has been
-ssszs-s "A. CLEANED AND wHrTEwAsHED Ptt 80
and the carpets relaid, giving those rooms a
much healthier appearance than they had
before.
a The Senate Finance Committee room, opposite
the Attorney Generals Office, has new carpet
laid upon the floor, and 10 now arranged for the
sessions of the joint committee upon the Audi
tor and Treasurer's Offices. The hall OF the
House of Representatives is being repaired and
cleaned, and at the next session will be arranged
in n much more convenient manner than ever
before.
In the upper portion Of The building the ap-
pearsnce has not changed much since the fret
day OF the occupancy by the State authorities.
In some of the rooms the furniture has been
COMPLETELY SMASHED OR BROKEN,
and in others heaps of dirt are seen scattered
over the floor. In one Of these rooms huge
heap of ashes shows the remains Of vast
amount of documents destroyed, OF course, and
in the same room has been found quite mass Of
the registration documents, sewing machine afii-
dayits, etc., etc., which in the hurry to evacuate
the building escaped destruction.
| In another room q DEMooRAr reporter found
near the CRATE scraps Of paper which, by pastinR
| together, was found to be part OF
THE Reforming BOARD SUMMARY
of the returns compiled for the Presidential Elec
tors, the balance having been. OF course, with
| other documents consigned to the flames.
| Ia the fourth story, or what IL better known 81
| the sky parlor, two or three rooms show conclu
| sively that there had been o systematic mode o
destruction Of documents, the CRATES In eacf
being full, and the floors covered with ashes from
burned paper.
| 1t was in these rooms that the detailed police
men were employed last fall in arranging tn
Sewing Machine Circulars, but there is evidence
enough in one of the lower rooms to show exact
ly thow til s dodge was carried Oh, and which
| may result in q few
INDICTMENTS FoR PERJURY,
as quite number OF affidsvits have been fount
signed in blank by various members OF the ex
metropolitan police force aud some OF the Repub
lican canvasserH.
The engine room in the basement YET bear
| evidence OF the destruction OF documents in tina
| ROOM and one little item Of information picked NJ
there from an eyewitness, leads to the belle
and almost positive knowledge that few day
before the evacuation, there was consigned to thu
flames in the furnace underneath the boiler
nearly
5000 FRAUDULENT REGISTRATION PAPERS,
a large number of which, our informant stated
were voted upon by ''repeaters' and imported
voters at the last election.