Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-02-01

taee, in order 10 produce q certain result,
which would depend upon circumstances
Attain with Ex.Gevsvnsr KsIIegE.
Nxw YonK. Feb. 1.-The following In.
tsrview with Governor Kellogg Is given :
When he was informed Of the tsner Of the
testimony given by Pickett, no said that 1t
recalled q statementlin his Office tho latter
part Of November. by Wells. There were
present exc Congressman sheldon. d. Nc
MILAN, and q number Of prominent men
Of Louisiana. belonging 10 both politicai
parties. Wells said in his peculiarly. en-
phatic manner, swell I have named my
price at last. Tilden's negotiations have
bsen dickering long enough and l con-
cluded IL would be best to name my
price, The question was then asked
what amount hs had fixed for the sale Of
Louisiana. Wells replied. 81 I'm none OF
your 5000, 900 or $500. 900 men. Ny price
4 a round Million" The remark pro-
yoksd laughter. In which Governor
Wells Joined. II was regarded then -
a piece pleasantly, and left no other Inn.
preston upon the mind Of Governor Hell
iogg or any other gentleman present.
Said Kellogg /: Z" Let US for q mement sup
pose the proposition to have been made,
and Il will readily appear that neither
Wells nor any other member OF the Board
eould have been 4 party TO II, for Its con-
animation. The first step IA 10 pay
$3.50 900, when tho fifth member oil the
Board was elected. That member was TO
DO q Democrat Of course. Tho only rea-
son that tho vacancy was not filed In the
beginning was that tho Democrats had re-
solved that no one should have the office
but DIR. Kennedy. and he was Objectionable
to Wells. who opposed his election. told
tho Democrats II they would present the
names Of four or five good men. y OF the
number would be elected (; but Kennedy
or nobody was their motto, aud 90 tho
matter rested. For two hundred and fifty
thousand dollars. then, according To
Pickett and Maddox. Wells would have
withdrawn his opposition. Kennedy would
havc become tho fifth member, and who
would have been the wiser2 The other
part Of tho contract. however, IL would
have been impossible for Wells or any
body else to have carried out. Being then
Governor Of Louisiana. and by law alone
vested with authority TO commission mem.
hers Of the Returning Board, i should
have omphatically opposed the political
change contemplated In this case. On
this million proposition. to make the
treaty at least plausible. where was
| to como inr Said Gov. kellogg. WAS l
IN get nothing for the electors certificate :
or was It presumed that I would blindly
obey the behots OF the Returning BosrdS
Kellogg said he had received . telegram,
stating that Republican witnesses would
leave New Orleans tonight. Most Of them
are clerks Of tho Returning Board. whose
evidence would he In rsbuttal Of Littlefeld.
IIo was confident that the Returning Board
dome nothing but what ID was clearly
authorizel under tho law 10 do.
w,,s ~. ,,.,,
m, ~
NEW YORK. feb' i'-ihe He'"'" WASH
ington special says, Wells who is confined
I'm M, Capitol WAS interviewed by the Her
.,lr. corrc,nond.n,. who .aId. ..po Won
l,ow mi. man Picket. who has bsen telling
sucb a startling story of youf
don't know Pickett and do not remem.
ber ever to have heard oil That nano BE-
I NJ, vor ,,ow M.ado,,
Ye.' very we'll. have known him since
the days Of the Mexican War. that 10 since
1910. u..,,,..,.u.-.
:. Yon iuiIv understand the situa,lon.
Can't Won advise me In relation therefor"
was then read 10 the prisoner. Wells ell
eyatcd himself on his left arm and said
immediately ~ wrote such q letter 10
NalIo.. lint not In connection with the
suLIect Won have mentioned, The story
,s Il has been repeated TO me IL an In
lie, as baseless as 10 Is malicious.
i am anxious 10 he heard In defense. or at
10 tell my story, and when that limo
comes perhaps ! may he able to tell more
than would be agreeable TO my prosecutors.
You say I was Ia sell out for $1,000 OF.
What ponsensci A million dollars! No
not for 0.OO0.O 900 dollars, would l betray
party This. sir. isa matter Of prin-
,iplc, aud I can only explain this series Of
lies NJ part Of tho conspiracy 10
Injuro me. These witnesses were brought
100 miles 10 mAlign my character.
The Democrats seem 10 forget said Gov. |
Wells, that there are two sides TO this con
aud II will bs made 10 appear
hat Gov. Hayes can be quito as warmly
defended by his friends n Tildsn's friends
have been jealous In their efforts 10 preju-
lice the Republican vote In Louisiana.
Wells said he had not made, nor did he