The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-08-14
CuSTON-HOuSE GABBLE.
NEW THEORY -rHE ToMAf SrRseN
nail, ON HING SAID no HT 4 SHAW

tar the purpose of ~" ding the weol
over the Isyes Of she /. outs"
Quiet seigned In the " atom. House warsaw on
Monday morning. the dogs OF war having been
withdrawn with = 40 rumored arrival Of Tom.
anderson. Eom's said
''tr wassr So
but athera were equally positive that II was, and
shr, latter have II that II has ell been done In an
s,,her state, Mississppi and that The protocol OF
peace was agreed TO aud eigned on board Che
sevenue cutter Die. which was seen lying in
The hsrtor at bay 81 Louis on Sunday.
wells, one of the parties TO The trpartite
treaty, skipped out Of town esa Saturday night or
Sunday II. 9rnsng, cstensisly sot tssp by rail 70
the lsigclets, but the knowing ones cay that NE,
being chronicslly es,p ses TO attacks by Ealli-
nippere, went little father, lsssdinR at Rsy 30.
Iouis, ana his aas,epce from lfs Office on yes
day would tsstify such N prediction. Then u lie
ramuTed that Ismandcfsop uaot him, srd with
shri party representing tho Collector they
arsnkNenlB rt4s TRtrAssTitF f'hF.FY.
phook each others hands ard Jug Of bensinc,
and sh were happy as lords.
There In another rumor current and some
thing stsrtling. Too, that The entire fight from
frat TO lsst has hoen sham arsenged between
Tonanderson, snd Wells with the Collector, aor
the purpose Of relieving the two farst named from
annoyanee FROM the scores OF those whom they
hsd promised positcns. the TIVE Returning W GARD
chiefs thinAing 10 would be nice piece Of
strategy 10
tlrAvrrrHE hnrr'erF
by declaring that the Collector would not yield TO
their requests or Demands for. patronage. and
then net up little war to GERRY conviction IN the
minds Of the outs y when the latter approached
che chiefs on the subject OF positions.
If sueh be the Pact the GENE has been remark
ably well PLAYED. ybut there In doubt still In the
minds OF some Of the "uuts' who, as one sad, "do
mot thbh that TomandeFson would e. back on
special Deputy Chawrin says that Tomandcr.
con Ans himself are now and have been
orr THE'vBtr+ sHsT rHsnss,
and when Questioned ma TO the demand nsnde
upon the Collector by Tomandersen for his head,
remarked shss y wss purely business ms 81 II
nor TumAnaerson entertained anything but the
best Of feetngs toward each other.
whether this sudden change Of base has or
has not been agreed upon by
sApyfoEa RRoM WASHINGTON
10 not knovn, but II ia known that letters have
bsen recssved here from the Secretary Of the
Treasury, Ia which he approved Of eveey step
taken by Collector King.
That iefprmAtien may have toen conveyed by
outside parties 10 some Of The Tomamderson.
Wells clscue, and nay have csused the sudden
change oil base, en1 10 may be, too, that one or
two OF Frank Morey's letters 10 Federal officials
here hiss Inspired the idea that the Collector 10
"solid" with the administration. Such letters
have been seen here, aud whether Mercy 10 play
snR double gssneaor not he would hardly dare
repeat expressions which he quotes "a coming
9 grom
i ,ruw aHaD OF THrsHArtoN
~.
~ he was In che Mexican Gulf Ship Canal BUSH
mesa,
WAls IL expected back from che Rigolets To. ]
day, and Tomauderson mAs'stow up on some Of
che trains during,ehe day.
or course he will profess utter ignorance as to
Mis- latest dodge,tut his friends may pin him
down TO squsre point, when he may not say
that there has been trtpsrtite treaty. but he
ter ke leaves Indiana, where no stops for day on
20 en- HE way North.
Jauies Lewis, Esa., (old suncIe Jim) Naval
Ofacer deer not ~seem TO fear that his office will
be sss,oishea when Congress meets. aud lays
considerable streee upon his frst letter from See
Rotary Sherman, Indicating Mat the portion of
the Oustoni. Houee commissions report. recon-
amending such abolition, hsd been disapproved.
From outside accounts the Bradley charges 4
Against Herwig, et ~st. have net panned out well
yet. a. far "a the
taua ASpss1ASpy rmnearArIoNs
are concerned, but Il ia thought that there is
special aren't Of the Treasury will inquire into
Three witneeeee expected have not yet put in an |
appearance. and when they 60 some develop |
ments are expected which will Justify an ex-
haustive report from the special agent TO the |
TreAsuryD Department.,