, 1876-05-30
Prospect of Numberless Contests for
Seats in tho Louisiana Republic
an Convention.
Two Sets of Delegates from Near"
ly Every Parish in tic
state.
Two Milwaukee Notabilitiss, and What
They Might Tell if Invited.
Tilden's Tammany Foes Organizing to
PreYent Ills Nomination.
BLAINE.
NlA0UlllE's sTOIlT.

WAsn1H1ToN, D. c., May 20.-Thc Rub-
Judiciary Committee met ngnin to-day and con.
tinucd their investigation Into the s0i, ,0o0-bonl
c'lnrgc ugainst c1-spcnkcr Blaine.
]. F. Magulrc, Of Washington, testified that
n March, 1875, he WIS at the Fifth Avenue
sIotc( In New York, with j. r. Wilson and J.
{. s. Harrison. Wilson went out of the room
and Harrison sail "Ntagu!rc, can tell you
s,lncthing that will make those fellows, the
UuIon Pacific mcn, slnfrm." Harrison tlun
asked the witness II ho hnd seen sumo
saricatures tu ono of Tho papers regarding
Blaine up q tree. Iho witness said that
he knew all about that picture. When
Wilson camo In Harrison said: "Maguirc
tnows al about Blaine" Wilson snil: u You
must nnt say anything about thas for \ will ruin
Blaine and hurt The Republican party" The Wit
nSss , sa at he led them to eiisvo TINT 10 knew
Hllat he had lust heard tflcm .say. The witness
knew nothing whatever, Of his own knowledge,
,aw Wilson nttcr he tcetiiict here, md a*ked him
i New York TINT i wonla fnin Dalng Z m.
That !! ancf atory was toll and talked about it
Wond bccotnt ecanhal, and rnin fIlAfne, whether
hui no knowie'Igc whateycr uf any " connection MI
Blatnc had with the bnnda referred 10.
". +. bENCkl4A,
Of New York, testified tlnt he WAS contractor on
lho Little Rock + Fort Smith 1load In lS7n. lIo
Eas to receive bonds as compensation foE his ser
tice~, lat sold hls contract ~ Warren Fisher, who
stuck. Tho witness sola the bonds and found that
lhc stock was worthless. nc trndcl some Of tho
u % tners ne know. M notng whatsyer NJ u soveptv
sae ~ Ssu f1 %e is s Z" fiji
u S m Viii III as TSa TRSSshs WIZ
moss heard that the bouds were sGlling 10Y frm 10
esn CO not d. t. " a woud sks s put
Than 10 to 30 for them any time while he owned
ATKINS TO BLAINE.
BosTox, Alass., May 2o.-Thc following letter
hSs4os, Kay 20, 1s7o.-7at Hon. .,ames a.
cerning the 'North Pacae matter, and asoyo RE- re-.
.e" ssFi'a m DUE se &c
In tho mntter WINS simply from disposition to do
friendly act; that you bad no peeun!ary fntcrrst
dcrstnoh by the PARTIES In interest that on no
m tbs SosS ase
that nny ons anything in Il 10 complain of
or crltlcisc. As the ,wholo transaction 1lturally
pay oposnx e @ Nn m
never delivered 1t, and those advancing money re-
coiycd II buck again with Interest without the
slightest deduction by you for commissions or ex-
reference to it. ahall give thu letter 10 the pub
Hc. Ah tllnk elEH D ftAiGWeut ID QuG yUn IRON
myself. Respectfully yours, ELISHA ATK.As.
ANOTHER vOILKY.
=. 1osroN, Mass., May 2i,,-Thc Herald will pub
fish tomorrow IN Interview with a prominent
lawyer Of this city {nane not g.vcn) who acted ~
the attorney Of tho creditors q Warren Fisher,
L!iie Kock Kailroad in their li lnycssIgation to 10
discover what became Of 81, 900, 600 Of bnntia and
securities said to 4ave been given to Fisher this
attorney says Fisher testified that he ad tho Hun.
J.G Blaine s1G. 600 for no consideration whatever
IL dlscrcds tbs testimony Of Col Scott before tho
Committee In reference TO tho price paid fur the
Fort Smith & Ltttic Rock bonds In 1870, which,
he says, wero selling at so. whereas Scott stated he
ps!a 30 a ns an i1ycas%ta' e The attorney aso
with Caldwell and Fisher, Jr, The Iieraid
adds. euitorfnlly: :" uaIne's Committee has
been looking In this direction, and In anticipation
of what they might he prompted to do, somebody
~ WashiGston scnt eeyosal kilograms to
Mr. Fisher, requesting him to get
out Of tho way, which hs was proposing TO lo on
Saturday when the United States Marshal waited
npon him with : subpunu, which he had to obey"