The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-19
CITY AFFAIRS.
THE HIGH JOINTS.
A Very Quiet paY.

wy T'AD'
II might be called dull day around at the
Commission rooms Wednesday morning. To
use phrase from the turf, they are making
waiting race Of il, and the prospect Is that
they will ornament the 81. Charles for some time
to come il Packard is consulted. What they
waited for this morning WAS principally the action
Of the rump caucus on the resolutions passed by
the Democratic caucus Of Tuesday. end when
the report reached them that Packard's crowd
had voted down and rejected the propositions
towards adjustment, there WAS considerable OF q
stir made. The gang, with the valor that be-
longs to the suicide who has severed his iugular
vein and is nearing DEATH disdains oil human aid;
they proclaimed that they would not accept the
only route TO perfect solution OF our difficulties.
They did more than this. They in caucus, 1t Is
reported, adopted plan which will be submitted
to the Commission In which they say they are
willing TO stand by the Commissions returns
and only that. This will give to the House the
following status Democrats 60; Republicans
60 to the Senate, Democrats 20; Republicans 16.
THERE WE'RE THOUSAND
and one rumors current around the St. Charles
last evening, and out Of these thousand and one
there was perhaps more than one that made a
bulseye. The Commission were busy with Gen.
Augur up TO 8 O'Clock, after which they gave
themselves up TO the dolce tar ntettc Of the even
ing. What Gen. Augur was doing in the rooms
OF the Commission can be easily surmised by
those who have followed up all the events of the
last few days. Unfortunately for The members of
the Commission, they neglected to bring with
them any key to
THE CIPHER DISPATCHES,
and now when they receive one, or when they want
to send one, outside aid has to bs sought, hence
the presence at parlor Of Gen. Augur. The
refusal of the Packard gang to ratify the propo-
sitions presented by the legal House yesterday,
was sent on TO the President,
GEM. AueUR WRITING
the dispatches in eypher and it is reported the
several members of the Commission requested
to be called home. 80 far as any sudden change
in the programme is concerned, 1t did not de-
velop last evening, and Tor this reason:
Ex.Gov. Warmoth, Kellogg and another lot et
ID onnes genus had, it is said, a ''devilsh sly
eye,' like "Joey b." and looked out for the
coupons of trade. Looking out thus, SO rumor
says. they unloaded nearly 800, COO the day be-
fore yesterday, when
THE BULLS HAD THE MARKET
where they wanted it and at the same time cell
ing short to follow the decline natural as copae-
quence Of the flush OF supply snd there was
heap OF money made. This money, IL lie said,
had something to do with the delay in the settle
ment OF the whole question, and had not this
subtle influence been at work adjustment would
have been arrived at earlier.
From appearances
LATE LAST NIGHT
1t looked very much like an early withdrawal of
the Com mission and in the van withdrawal of
the troops. 30 thoroughly is this truth appre-
ciated that several OF the newspaper correspond
ents left yesterday for their homes and more
v ill follow to-day. The day evidently ia drawing
10 close for the Packard party, and they are
awakened TO a full realization of the fact