The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1877-02-09
PRESIDENT GRANT CALLS UPON A.
ii. STEPHENS.
New York Herald.1

new DIX Herald.
The President did a graceful thing
this afternoon in calling upon AleXan-
der II. Stephens, who still lies danger
ously il. at the National Hotel, in
Washington. The last days of Mr..
Stephens-for there is very little pros
pect that he will recover from his pres
ent illness-are watched by Mrs. Cole
man, who is the daughter of John j.
Crittenden, Kentucky's famous Sena-
tor. Some days ago the President, i'll
conversation with Mrs. Coleman, said
to her that he would like to call upon
Mr.. Stephens if he were strong enough
to see him. Mrs. Coleman intimated
that he was, and that she felt Mr..
Stephens would appreciate the visit.
When the President entered the room
of the dying ex-Vice President of the
Confederacy this afternoon, Mr.. Steph-
ems was too weak to even rise in his
bed to receive him. After the saluta-
ton and exchange of courtesies which
the occasion suggested, Mr.. Stephens
inquired particularly for Mrs. Grant,
and then the conversation, which was
very brief, turned upon the interesting
and absorbing political topics of the
time. Mr.. Stephens said he felt that
his life was drawing to close, and that
it was u cause of great consolation to
him to know that the result of the
Presidential contest would be peace
full one, and that the hour of supreme
peril to the country had passed away.
L The President, in reply, said he was
extremely thankful that events have
been so shaped, and that from the mo-
nent the commission was agreed upon
peace was foreshadowed. President
Grant then said that from now until
the fourth of March the days were
wearisome to him, and he was anxious
to escape from the cares and tribuia-
tions of Office and would gladly lay
down his power. tsThe next four
! weeks" said he, evil be very long to
| the, and am impatient for the end"
The conversation closed with an eX-
preston on the part of the President
| that he hoped to see MIR. Stephens soon
| again, but it was, in all probability,
| their last meeting.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.-Green, after
| ne was discharged by the Committee
| on Powers and Privileges, was taken
before HoWe's Louisiana Committee.
He was Minute Clerk of the Board !;
had charge of all papers forwarded to
tho Board; was at the Office after the
dinner; Litt!e1ield was there, and may
have been making crasures paid no
more attention to him than to other
clerks don't know who has custody of
the minute book kept by him.
l<enner, Of the Louisiana Returning
Board, was examined to-day. The
bulk of his evidence was that the Board
felt intimidated, but this did not effect
their action. He voted to throw out more
than 10000 TilGen votes; some voters
were kept from the polls by intimida-
ton others killed, and others made to
vote against their wishes. Thinks 49,
600 votes We're cast for Tillen against
the will Of the voters.
Kenncr testified he did not know
whether members of the Returning
Board committed frand; knew he did
| not. The Vernon returns were rather
| bad he should say something was
| done with the vote of that parish.
Question-But was there not some
thing grossly fraudulent:
Answer-Ncs.
Lew Washington, before Powers and
| Privileges Committee, pointed out
| ensures and alterations in the Vernon
parish returns. Washington is 4 bank
| cr and expert.
1t is contidentially asserted that the
| Commission will consider the Congress
5iona1 Committees sent South as part OF
its machinery, and accept the evidence
| taken and report made by them as GO
! ing to help make up the case.