The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-02-06
u MADISON wrLLs,s ACcoMpLIcEs.
IndnetinE One Of Them-The bonded Ware
house King FmIIIng 10 Pieces.

house Ktnu FnIIIng to Pieces.
NEW ORLEANS, Fob. 5.-The United StAtee
Grand Jury indicted Dumns. tho broker. on
Saturday last, for his share OF the transaction
for which J. Madison Wells WINS indicted three
dayH before. THIS WIS the sale Of an appoint
mrnt In the Surveyors Department Anderson
prrtends 10 have no fcar Tor himself, and TO
rely upon promises made In Washington. No
such promises. however. even II nude by him.
will prevent his indictment. trial. and convic-
ton Tor mnlfcasHnce IN Office hOre. Tremen-
doue Efforts have been mndc to secure n sui
nccnt NUMBER Of jurors to defcnt these indict-
menta. Appointments IN tho Custom House
have been rendered to members Of the jury and
refused. 1t is openly charged that offers OF
money have boen also made and refused. It Ia
ccrtnin that attempts Mt bribery have been re-
ported To those pushing the prosecutions.
Ii In not improbable that tho principals
In thceo attempts may also be indicted.
The Grand Jury hns called for certain Custom
House pay rolls. The uso NJ these had been
Isluscd to Resident special ag.nt Weeks.
lhey were also refused To the Grand Jury,
IL IA charged that these rolls have been,
since this refusal. dOctOrDd in anticipation Of
their production being forced. II this s tho
cts", the officials concerned VIII have to face
charges oi iorgrry ne we'll III charges of fraud,
the original condition Ol the rolls being already
The bonded Warehouse Ring In in process Of
dissout on. T. II. Riddcl tho chief book
keeper ui the now warehouse. In m applicant
for special ngcncy N the Post Onlcc Depart
mrnt OF this man his wife testified in tho
Ackl"n- Darrall contest that she would not be-
lieNc ham under oHth. He ~ endorsed hv Wells
and Anderson Tor the place, and can be- rccOm-
mcndod H. Just tho man to- suit tho swndling
mail contractors who get rtrh in this section OF
country. Dumas. the Ostcnsihc proprietor Of
the new warehouse. IL in fair way for tho
pnnit1niiary. Wells. Anl.rson. and Smith nrq
IN No. better situation, aud Pearson may not feel
Ike carrying tho whole weight OF tho Ware
house RING alone.
Collector Smith Attempted on Saturday last to
get persunal sly OF his own IN the special
accents utllre 10y the appointment Of cX-Licut.-
Gov. Antoine AZ assistant therein. vice llutchin-
son. Ths WAS hr thlrd attempt to accomplish
this object. and. like the rest. WAS a failure.
Inc whole knturuluG Board Ring is ina lever
OF apprchcns and excitement tn" condition
Of eV-Gov. Wrls tx pitHhe. They have lost
their grip. Tho boys cannot aid or save them.
Even Hayes IL puwcrrss To protect them. They
are making hourly frantic aud Intellectual APP
pcala for mercy To- the Republicans whom they
have disgruccd ana iusultcd for 80 many years,
and who ara not tO be- turned from thor pur-
pose To drive the whole disgraccful Ring from
power and from public life.
Kellogg does not control the patronage OF
New ORLEANS so murh as ho did before ho
voted to roget the New York nominations
Badger. whose name was sent to the Senate to-
day for Collector Of the Port OF New Orleans
Is Yarmouth man, rs IN also Mem llnn. who
becomes Postmaster. Badger IL u derent sort
Of a man, and he won't like 20 have Tom An
drTson continued IA his chief deputy IL An
keep Wells company Badger will insist upon
Kicking HIM out. Then viii come the tug OF
war with the Fraudulent Administration, for
Wells and Anderson Will strike back.