The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-11-11
CUSTOM-HOUSE NOTES.
A GENERAL MIX AND ALL HANDS
wABBLHNG ON THE GUDGEON.
Kellogg Clfnss to the Pole that He
Thinks Will Bring the Persimmens.

Kellogg Clinss to the Pole that He
Thinks Will Bring the Persimmons.
The general "mx" in advices from Washing.
ton-those handled by the Republicans in and
out OF the Custom House-is just large enough
now to puzzle the most powerful mind that would
undertake the unraveling of the offce-grabbnR
mystery which not only prevails upon the out
side, but which hangs
LIKE A HEAVY Foo
over the interior Of the Custom House building.
One day an "interested friend" gets tee-
gram from Kellogg, limiting that Packard is the
coming man for the Collectorship. and. perhaps on
the same day, another Interested friend" hears
from Kellogg that 'the chances favor Efingham
Lawrence" which makes the boys ''wabble on
the gudgeon," as it were, to keep pace with the
proposed change, and keep them "solio" with the
fortunate one who is to manage the patronage Of
the Custom. House
Wells and Anderson, and their Returning
Board influence, is among the things OF the
past as far as Administration influence Is con-
cerned, 90 may be observed by all Of the Wash
ington dispatches received during the past forty
eight hours. It Ia strange coincidence, too,
that the DEMOCRAT predicted two weeks ago that
their bulldozing
WOULDN'T AMOUNT TO STRAW
in Washington, that information being based
upon private information from official sources at
the capital.
Jus; about the time that Wells began sending
begging telegrams to Anderson TO come to his
ASSISTANCE, the DEmocRAT mildly limited that
Wells had lost his grip and now even his best,
truest and warmest friends are Satisfied that
such Ia the case.
As to the choice now, the ultra Republicans in
The city woud prefer Packard as the Collector,
and some Of his friends say, wi h a sprinkling OF
authority, that he hasn't forgotten the little ~
hrown In his way by Wells in 1875
when some of his personal friends were seeking
positions, and they assert further that, once con-
frmed, Packard would root out all
FIVE OF WELLS RELATIVES
who are employed in the customs service, as well
as al! OF the int fiji ,ient employees placed in posi-
ton through Wells influence, and put competent
men In, and that, it Is thought, is the why
the Wells-Anderson etion are making such
strong fight against Packard. The average Re-
publican has bat Little faith in Kellogg I'D con-
aide having the appearance OF the greatest in
6uence, and while he has not bsen charged with
m king any combinations with Wells and Ander-
son, il is claimed that he has
FLoPpED FROM PACKARD
TO Lawrence. and rice versa. two or three times
N as many days.
In this connection it may be safe to predict
that When the proper time comes he will cast his
OF with Packard, as that individual has been his
occidental adviser for several years, and
Kellogg could do more with him In citing his
own friends into positions than with either Law
ence or the Wells Anderson faction, as the for
ner would have all of
wARMoTHs FRIENDS TO SILK"
with comfortable posi,ions), and the latter
would give, as they have done, his friends the
old shoulder.
George sheridsn's probable appointment to
ne Collectorship Of Internal Revenue is looked |
lpon by Republicans reward to Warmoth |
irst, and next as q "token" foi Sheridan's CAM
,aign speeches in Ohio. and that such a change |
conte mplated is not denied by any in the Gus. |
om- House, as 1t is known, as stated over week |
go in the DEMOCRAT. that the President
HAD cocKREM's RESIGNATION
o be accepted whenever he saw fit to appoint
Some surprise is manifested over the report
hat Mr. Flanders is likely to be succeeded as the
ub Treasurer Of the United State, and as yet
ne name OF his probable successor has not been
messed by those who pretend to know how the
late is arranged at Washington.