The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-07-25
A MARES NEST.
FOUND I'M CUsTOM-HOUsE RINGS AND
CLIQUEs.

who ReIabor the Collector Even Unto
Dulldozing for OffcIa1 Pap.
The strike" has not yet reached the Granite
Building, but from the murmurings that come
from the interior Of that building, 10 is plainly
syident To the casual observer, and TO those who
are familiar with the dongs OF The heads Of
bureaus, that
THERE rs A STORM BREWING,
which may burst one OF these fine mornings and
leave somebody out in the cold. The ''tuts, .
numbering hundreds, have, IL seems, been put
ling No ali sorts of schemes TO got themselves in,
and TO more effectually accomplish their purpose
they have formed miniature oliquee or rings
among themselves, each ring working In the in
serost OF ts own members, and generally seour-
fng ~ their spokesman some Of the Republican
leaders who they have served In political way
In days gone by.
These leaders have, since Collector Kings APP
pointment, devoted D considerable portion Of
their time to
BuL1,DcztNa THE COLLECTOR
into making the desired vacancies and appoint
1nents, but have not succeeded, 10 was shown
when Kellogg made grand grab for the entire
patronage of the building, and when he not only
threatened TO defeat the Collectors confirmation
in che Senate Of the United States, but was going
30 have one or two special deputies removed In
stanter.
His clique or ring have been ON the ragged
edge ever since, but they have not let clip an OPP
portunity to get all the ''points" they could
against the Coec'o or. and have faithful reported
TO their chief, who ia In Washington. Then,
there IL the Tom Anderson ring, who thought III
the start that they had q sure thing and
WOULD ALL DE LANDED"
i'll the expression may BIO used into soft places Ia
Ghe building. The commissions report and Its
approval knocked this into pie, 40 II did other
schemes, and then the entire conglomeraton Of
>rings turned against the Collector, and through
%tkoir chiefs upbraided him for failing TO read and
modify that report before IL went TO Washington,
and kept running fire upon him In the way OF
reports "tbat they had hesrd,' 10 make his posi-
ssion uncomfortable and 10 worry him into making
wholesale removals and appointments.
tMSome Of these reports we're to the effect that
= Gen. Sheldon, member OF the commission, was
ia Washing dong all he could to secure Kings
removal and
HIS OWN APPOINTMENT,
and next that Kellogg, now in Washington, was
working like q Trojan TO carry out his former
Ghreet, and that he was urging the Presidents TO
sappoint Gen. MoMillen to the position OF Oollec-
Dor, and then. to cap the climax, they worked up
q scheme that caused an actual break between
tho present Collector aud Tom Anderson. the
cause OF the difficulty being the Collectors un-
willingness TO make certain removals and appoint
snents.
About this time the Collector began thinking
over the order relative to reducing the force. and
hAs, ~ he has stated, selected q few names OF
those who are 10 be dismissed on The last Of the
month including, 10 10 said, some Of the
EXPERIENCED CLERKS
in The building, and will in day or two have
che entire list ready. This fact, with . cur
rent rumor, leads to the belief that the
stnugs' have, through their heads, compelled the
Collector TO yield, and from statement made on
Tuesday IL is evident that the former Custom
House administration through these heads will
be largely represented in Influence" in the
changes that are TO be made.
Just now the situation Ia not unlike tempest
in tea pot, and the Collector knows. hardly
which way TO turn. Yesterday he with one Of his
special deputies was busy engaged in going
over the list Of employees TO select therefrom those
WHOSE HEADS Will TUMBLE "a
on the last OF the month.
Thirty names will be taken from that list, and
chose will be dropped from the rolls on the last
OF the month. After that, the Collector says, he
will mako some changes and will make them
gradually.