The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-10-15
CUSTOM-H0ITSE MATTERS.
SHIP - RlNGGOLD LOOKING FOR
SOMETHING.
Petition No. with the Names of the
Slgners.


Petition NO. with the Names of the
| Signers.
! According to the latest Washington adyices
| Kellogg is making strong effort to secure the
Collectorship here for somebody. but who thai
somebody Is does not appear. Collector King
does not know why Kellogg is opposing his con.
| flrmaton. but he knows that he has taken d
stand against him, and the general impression
| in Custom House circles is that Kellogg wants
| the
| POSITION FOR HIMSELF
in the event that the Senate fail to see his claims
| to seat III that body.
| 1t will be borne In mind that when here Kel.
logg made something of araid on the Colleeto,
and his special deputy and endeavored to bull.
dozs them into the appointment of about thirty
of his friends, and when he could not succeed
In that
HE GOT MAD
and declared war upon the whole building, I,
may be now that Kellogg Is taking this method
of getting even; and another theory current is
that he is playing his game to work Packard in
The latter is now in Washington, and would
not refuse the position we're it offered him, as
he did once before.
Some of Packard's friends here seem to think
that his prospects for the position are fattering
and not a few of the Republican officials. his
immediate supporters, are
LIVING IN HOPES
that he will secure the position and thev tbe
expected appointments under him.
Mr., Ringgolds friends are now making efforts
to secure for him position in his old depart
ment, and 1t may be that
COUPLE OF PETITIONS
n int
be shown that one appraiser could not at.
tend properly to the duties devoving upon the
Office. and that two assistants are necessary, as
was shown week or two since, when during
the rush every officer, examiner and clerk was
busy i,t and yet there was considerable delay in
to pass law limiting the appraisers to one
with two assistants, Mr.. Ringgold would in all
probability
RECEIVE THE APPOINTMENT
as assistant, as he Is thoroughly yersed in the
liar with the decisions of the Treasury Depart
ment. giving the3 proper construction to the
Rumor had 1t that Surveyor Wells left for
Washington last night to attend to certain mat
ters with the Secretary of the Treasury, but what
MS business is to, be, has. not developed. nor
VII VII u until ). Madison makes his talk In Wash
Some of Collector Kings friends especially
the lns, are exceedingly happy over the in
and importers. and claim that the petition that
mentioned in Yesterdays DEMocRAT. will guar
ahtee his confirmation, In speaking OF the
matter yesterday, one of them claimed that the
merchants had sure enough indorsed the Re-
turning Board and had been taken in as 1t were
by
SHARP DODGE
on the part of Gen. Anderson and others but.
said he, 1t is too late now for them to change
their minds, even If they do see their mistake
as the petitions have gone forward.
The petition referred to-. with the names at
tached, is as follows
MEMORIAL FAvoRING THE CONFIRMATION OF
JUDGE JOHN e. KING AS COLLECTOR OF GUS
TOMS.
The following memorial indorsing the course
Qf Judge John E. King. and favoring his con
tirmation by the United States Senate as Col
lector OF Customs, IL signed by representative
citizens of New Orleans. who represent to q
great extent the veal h, the enterprise and the
social and commercial interests of the city
The original. of which This is q copy has in the
absence OF any recognized Senator from Lou
isiana been transmitted to the Hon. Il, John
Ellis, member of Congress from this State who
with his colleagues, will testify as to the gem
uineness OF the signatures and the character
OF the signers.
New ORLEANS, October. 1877
To the Hon. W. A. Wheeier, Vice President of
the United States. and to the honorable
- members of the Senate of the United States
The undersigned importers and merchants
doing business at this port, would respectfully
ask that the Hon. John d. King, Hector Of
the port. be ontlrmed by your honorable body
in the position hs has so ably, efficiently and
hnnorably filed since his appointment.