The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-18
THE CUSTOM-HOUsE.

There Ia evidently feeling Of unrest about
the Custom House and certain officials hesita' o
before expectorating for fear the exertion might
show that their heads are not M firmly on MS
might be. In fact looking at the heads OF some
OF the revenue departments. one would hardly
believe the epidemic entirely gone. for there are
evidenced symptoms OF the severest stage of
the disease on the part Of a number.
When n train leaves It's depot with its com
plement OF passengers on board and each gives
himself up with entire confidence to the pater-
nal care of conductor. 1t is possible for one to
ENJOY comfor table enooze In sleeping car
But when there Is no conductor. and when the
engineer Is shaky man. few leave their seats
before daylight so It appears now at the Gus
tom House: there is general looking around
for a conductor to nd just connections. and pull
the bnya. all Of them through nicely: but he
appears either to have been left behind or 10 on
board the tender asleep. Everybody Is looking
for somebody to take his case to use a law
yerS phrase.
When Gen Geo A. Sheridan arrived here II
was thought he was sort Of general supefin-
tendent Of the line and would smooth the ur
grades and attend to suspicious eulverts. but
now doubts are expressed as to his commission
and as to whether he Is n railroad man at all or
not
meet and proper that some one should be sent
to Washington to look after matters along the
line, and 80 Gov. Hahn and Gen. McMillen
started as II is reported. 10 attend to this. Gov
Hahn goes particularly with regard to the Mint.
there having grown no here amongst al parties
repugnance to Foote, whom the President 90
pointed to I'll Gov. Hahn's position as superin-
tendent of that institution.
From the increased crowd hanging around
the building and their EXPRESSION OF opinion II
was evident some changes were anticipated.
The tirsless walters, who had been looking out
for so long q time for something to turn M
raappeared once more on the spacious side
walk Of Canal street and In confidential knots
talkedaver their chances II did not need even
the inquisitive eve Of reporter to 500 that
something was ked for aud that soon.
IN THE COLLECTORS OFFICE
everything was unusually quiet. The sable
guardian at the door. ruminated over past
changes and vicissitudes in official life. as he
counted me Marie ar psncss o. .hs eheoser q.
Landry to some OF his visitors
The Collector himself preserved that quiet
demeanOr which Ia characteristic of the man.
and had no news to give
IN THE APPRAISERS
Office the clerks were busy over the recent I'm
portations, whilst the chief Of the department
attended to the inner operations, examining
samples and testing tho values OF our imports,
a very little at time. II ought to repuire long
time as novltiate TO deratand and fully com
for the skill and deIcacy OF eye necessary can
not be gained at once.
AT THE PosToFFICE
headquarters it was found Il trlie difficult to
get ut Gen. Badger. and whom the reporter did
get Mt him he was not there. How the mails
were working yesterday, 80 far as cleaned
from the office. Is not exactly certain.
THE GRAND JURY
of Judge Billings court had around it's door
way group Of neg oes. whose appearance aud
thorough acquaintance with the election law
aud the fifteenth amendment, showed them to
be W tnesses 10 the Natchitoches case. With a
gravity worthy of bencher. they discussed
constitutional questions and now and again
ventursd into international law. The grand
inquest itself was occupied With the cases
already sent before the Circuit Court by the
United States Commissioner These include
the election cases OF our city and those Of
Natchitoches.
THE SUPERVISING INSPECTORS OFFICE.
Supervising Inspector George L. Norton has
received such instructions from the chief oil
the steamboat inspection service as 20
warrant the issuance OF an order to all local
inspectors In his district requiring them
to suspend from duty at once all Ii.
eensei officers who appear before taem
under any circumstances. while under the in
fuenee of liquor. II Is the duty and shonld be
the desire Of every master and cwner OF stsarn
vessel. and every citizen. to report to the local
inspectors all cases of intoxieation among this
class who hold such responsible positions to
the travelling public.
Capt. Norton guarantees that all cases re-.