The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-02-17
Tile ERhUDS IN LONISIdNI.
rrcvi.s che Wsscsiity Of the Returning
boards Clerks and Acecspiices.

w,suINVroS, Feb. 80. NJ. clifford Of
Davenport. Iowa. WA before Senator lIowc's
aub- Committee on Louisiana to-day. Hc t'ati-
fed that hc was in Louisiana latoly ~ examine
national banks. and was introduced 10 Little
field by Spcnring. whom hc had known over
twenty yoars. This was on the 10th and 2Oih Of
Dcccmbor last. Spcsrlng said that Lihlcilcld
would tell witness how things wero done in
Wolls's room In the State House. and an mr.
rangcment Was maio for tho three 10 meet In
q llords room that night. At that meeting the
conversation lOd to n statement 10y Littciloli
and Spcnring that they had been approached
by prominent Dcnocrats. among them Gov.
Palmer Of lllinois5 ~ tell ior money what my
amid that he could get 100000 for squcoling.
Witness continued
IN rrp, to pic.ton- Iatlchcd said that great frauds
hal bc' committed hj thc bosr in vcrnenp,ri. That
r'iufntiron hh PARISH gave ncary ~lid vote Tor ~
si.e,ile SAFE seYS,ey any p.l., Suo5a', whom we'
favored asked Lituencd whether he had ANY cNi
ami took RON his pocket pari which lc said was
Xxx We! disT 'ES"s dc ,psrss s%qaaisa Y %d.S,
sncsrng sad siocn icr It Ltilcncit rrcc-cl an
Other meeting that night, when he ssl he would bring
would conn hi. .iilcmcnt, lie said was necessary
Seioe "" eSn%'cci Sew 6rican. and dd, Want to
rs vi an n sns .. u pI SS Ms w. P rs ya me-" he he
sghgms Ne ma a. strrqsclncn, psntns WIN Demo
Don ani divide IT, sid udsr D a,' OF Iowa
would m'naae Il for thgr asked what .,ey yeged
w9in1,cnS con aicd. and ,"iSs i to S"aor
'cn m, cov ., ai,rn9 ,eccysd reply to
wa. lnati was SAFE 10 gnu,ult iiowc and that can
10 ~, going to Howe hut / ID So aud TOLD Hove
VIVA, h'd heard lioN' reprcd NAT Tie, committee
lhip .,uid DO would 10 to ,kpq-e an kue" spesIins
allied on Howe AMI s-kci wha, N, AMI TO TO- and re
r0t s,,S It, Viii h' 'rS ns e. Is san 1 MIN
nio aIi convcr.ci conndcnurlly win him rcgrc, to
hle fo,n. nni he sad h. had talked with Little
~ a. e H.. s arns II, |d he hsi PREVIOUSLY talked
him 10 have nothing g. io With ticm. a.t W.. dead
t ' ami a 5ghn mfs, ol Il Iu. es , @a T@e
snnNcd u. nni lh1l must have money To- 10 y Louis
down van saiiug AMI Liiic1cld and the, vent away
MI ,s mna sso' 'sA a" fs Sq ee" 10 S S
item ~, rephcd the, had not coin' wen, wiih
panied III. ~ peri Of ne way iitiichci stated onc
Ecu,nis hoard io on..c ,Scr AL .anT va and lad S
Gnl, Offered HIN Petty cYllcslcr.lir and tat he 6 It
'G a s ""sS Mi .Sp'1.Sp SSi Of s sg c
which he said copy o. return from vernon parish
rs rnpgt va; ha sho,t., i0Si,i az on Which wcn.
- were attended q The s.ri Rep There va nsihis
votes ~ w ere ss SS to S ~ca Ip,e BEN on a. fi d
me that, direction of GOV wo, he sliercd the tcturn-
At III, .ueg -ton Gov ven. consented that he RETURNS
airDni e iGuririd. made no inrinora@iun :" Tie
con,ofs aiinn wih Lltcned. received the dcspaic II
from senator Alsp' the nest afternoon. and ID ws-
| TIL next morning that hat the interview with
S'uttii iiOvc 'oli Howe that had had n tan
with clok Of The Returning Roail the msht before aud
NNt had hecn frprc~'art that iraads had hfrn
Min ig ~ i'oiui.ns Hor i'sn gave th' substance
| u what hal ART from lttrhU 10 ani ~l"aung with
| rui reM nlms NJ nanc, Howe sail that : could
uiff Il v. niliran itr's gTcater rrAIcr than ~
cNIuHnl frful- VIII rover fl,s had iOcu lrrpstrard
mS ltnev TX a9or Scp,msl wn. eSn W. a g" ,
TIN hut It dii NOS - commune ate MY inor
nation ln ,ih ninn'r a. - have ~ come a. Ga
| Z" tic COMMITTEE mot Mtilci-h and MELON
! aid tp>. ll'r ami draw Maii,igh apart amt
whist 10 in I'D, ear With lui tcsi4n.rg Mtnunlj IN
lrr WHdlysi .ai o. rcpt to what toll INN that II
v'ali 81 him IN name u az, ,sr.cn l.. should tc
lrunshi before ~. ..lnmtse III not refus e. give
/ nv own nam, to waari-h I showed him The lci"I
itru Allison nii AXE lima 10 Allison when lie want
lwcA ellington iihuk I'D Nadlcish tia, clerl
u the pturuiug Board turning traitor. sud va.
kui"f . Ill out To She d rats told linn Idttlc Id
was The man rsi was out o Tc4,h. having len a., city
Nj. Ntdiflsh-iou toll me Jour name, but did nol
~ Al ct Lifilrf - i'N name
Wl.uts.l :; lkV Of vi At isi hcsri because thought
Ii'ilsnDi a4, h,Nasiu- Aul,t
On motion ui MtDounli. tn Sergeant mt ARM
Wa dire 4 II to i--u" u -u'Inrin for tuV. Pal
mcr OF Illinois g. appear before the cummi ,i.e
/ The cOmhlit'r ti"n adjourned until 10 A. VI
! tN-inprrpM.