Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-02-16

money for any act in connection with tn,
electoral votes; was not acquainted will
Maddox and never heard of any converse
tion between Wells and Littlefeld. Cross
examined, witness said he voted to throw
out more than 10000 of the Tilden vote; II
one or two parishes there were Irregularities
some voters were kept away from the pom
by intimidation, others were killed ant
Others made TO vote against their wishes
thought there were 1000 votes cast by per
sons against their will, owing TO intimidation
Eaton, clerk Of the board, testified that he
did not see Littleheld or anyone else make
erasures on the original returns. Mccormack
another clerk, testified that he was in the
room the night of Dec. until after Little
field left and did not see him make any
erasures.
The Senate committee examined Y. A.
Woodward, one of the clerks of the Return
Ing Board, on the 9TH. He testified that he
was at the office after the return of the Board
from supper on Dec. 3 the time Llttlefeld
testified he changed the Vernon Parish yotel
and worked until two in the morning; was
with Littlefield, but did not see him making
any erasures.
The Senate Committee on Privileges, etc.
on the 7th examined + c. Humphrey, a Re.
| publican elector OF Florida. He testified
that he acted as Republican elector; had
held the office OfU. s. Shipping Commission
er at Pensacola; resigned in September and
his resignation was accepted. Witness pre-
sented letter from Judge Woods, dated
Oct 2, accepting the resignation, and letter
from Collector Of Customs Potter, dated
Oct D, requesting that he turn over
to him potter the books, papers, ETC.,
pertaining to the Office. Witness said he
did not turn over to him the property re-
| ferred to, as they were all his private prop
erty. Potter assumed the duties of the
office, and has discharged them ever since.
Rear-Admiral Wilkes, U. s. Navy, died at
Washington on the Sth.
The Washington papers on the sth pub.
lished statement that Mrs. Mary s. Oliver
had entered suit against Hon. Simon Cam.
eron for breach of promise of marriage. She
is widow from Pennsylvania, about thirty
live years of age, and employed in the Treas
ury Department
On the Sth the case of the United States
against Gen. Belknap was dismissed on the
motion of the District Attorney. General, for
the reason that the evidence would not sus.
tain the prosecution. This action was taken
by direction of the President.
The House committee on the 9th examined
Gov. Stearns, who testified that he never re-
ceived or sent telegram saying that we IRE.
publicansl must have Louisiana, South
Carolina and Florida by fair means or foul.
never received dispatch requesting him to
send couriers for returns which must be
made to show majority for Hayes; did not
have information that two out of four pre-.
cincts in Baker County were fraudulently
omitted by the Board of Canvassers; nothing
was said about money in any telegram that
passed between himself and persons in the
North; had no knowledge of any money
being received from the North either before
or after the election.
A. B. Leyisee, an alleged ineligible Hayes
elector in Louisiana, testified before the Sen.
ate subcommittee on the 9th that PROPOSE
tion was made to him by s. NJ Ashur to paw
him SlO9,OOO to cast his electoral vote for
Tilden.
Senator Cameron says the breach prom
ise suit Instituted against him is a black
mailing operation. He pro cured a situation
in the Treasury Department some time ago
for the plaintiff but she was discharged and
NC uCcIlneu 10 nave ner restored.
Rear-Admiral Theodorus Bailey died at
Washington on the 10th, aged seventy. four.
PostmasterGen. Tyner testified before the
House committee on the 10th that Watts,
the alleged ineligible elector of Oregon, re-
signed his position as Postmaster Nov. 8, by
telegraph, and his successor was appointed.
Watts pay stopped after Nov. IA.
clerk OF the Louisiana Returning Board,
named j. Z. Mulhern, testified on the 10th
before the House committee that changes
were made in the statement of the electoral
vote by order of Judge Davis; witness made
out affidavits himself and signed names and
cross marks to them.
The Acting Secretary of the Treasury on
the 18th issued call for the redemption of
SIC, 900, ,00o-S7 0O0, 900 coupon and IS, 900 900
registered-5-20 bonds OF 1865, May and No
venber, as follows: Coupon bonds-$5OO,
No. 81 ,50l to 81, 800, both inclusive; 81, 900,
No. 70,551 to 20 900, both inclusive. Regis
tered bonds-$50, No. 401 to 45O, both in.
elusive; 500, No. 5,SOl to- s $50, both in
elusive; $500, No. 3,60l to $500, both in
elusive; 81 900, No. 1881 to IA, 800, both in
elusive; 5000, No. 5,l01 to $3.50, both in. |
elusive; $4,000, No. 9,3Ol to o, $50, both in. |
elusive. The principal and interest will he
paid at the Treasury on and after the Goth |
Of May next. Interest will cease that day.
THE EAST.