The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-07-10
THE FINALE.


jerks has played her part, playcdlit
well and with great eclat, and likeall
fla hing meteors of that sort hadato
make her a1ieu boao and then next
was called. That next was E. T.
Weber, the brother of the dead We
Der, who came down to his work like
a blooded one, and we will let the
special" at Washington, of the
New Orleans Picayune, tell it:
WASHINGTON,
July 2, 1881
Mr.. E. L. Weber was sum moned
here at John Sherman's instance,
but as he would not tell the RepubIi
cans what testimony he meant to
give, they have been shy of putting
him on the stand. To-day he testi-
fed and his statement, which was
deliberate and we'll considered, fell
like bomb-shell among the Repub
licans. Nearly everybody was SUR
prised. Anderson, who sat near by
him, did not know what he was going
to say and was startled wien he
heard Weber say that he bad de-
stroyed the Sherman letter. Shella-
barger and Cox were greatly Worried,
and Cox, on cross-examining the wit
ness, bloomed out as a regular bull
dozer and BLACKBOARD. Weber told
the whole story of the Louisiana
conspiracy, both by Packard, kellogg
s. Co., and its development by John
Sherman after the election, When the
original conspirators for while
shrank back from their task
He also confirmed every imror-
tant point of Andels sons testimony
how the election in the two Felici.
anas was fair, and the result a legit-
innate Democratic victory, due to
Republican divisions and want of
help from without; the Efforts of
Kellogg, Sherman & Co. to have pro
tests made so as to throw out the
Parishes, the forgery Of the jurat to
Anderson's protest; the promises of
Sherman; the Anderson and Weber
agreement, and the Sherman letter
to Weber and Anderson. Weber's
account Of this last document, and
it's final destruction in the summer
of 1877 by himself, was listened to
with profound interest. One could
have heard pin drop as he spoke.
He explained the reason TO, destroy
ing the papers, and said he and his
family had never attempted to use il
in any way. The famous Mrs. jerks
had tried to get it. 1t is now evi
dent that this woman never had the
document or the control of it wher
she called on Sherman and Matthews
here last winter. 1t looks as if there
had been a game by Kellogg, Packard
s Co. to use this paper for their owr
purposes Cox's cross examination
was long, but bore on two points on
~. Most of it was to show how
Weber, in 1877, had written letter
charging the assassination of hi,
brother on the Democrats, which i.
q mere side issue, and does not re
lieyc John Sherman. Another wa.
to prove that Weber was not wei
acquainted with John Sherman
handwriting, but as the authenticity
of the Sherman bargain, either il
words or in writing, is proved b,
Anderson, Weber and Mrs. jerks
this is not material.
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THE first bale of new cotton ha
made it's bow to the cotton specula
tors. It reached New York City OF
the Sd, was of the quality known Al
middling, and brought 20 IL cents
1t was grown by G.. F. Allan, o
Cameron County, Texas, and wa
consigned to Woodland & Stillman
No. 76 Wall Street; the first arriva
last year was on July 18th.
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During the term Of the Court O
Claims at Washington, which close
recently, claims against the govern
ment amounting to $40, 100000 wer
passed upon by the court. OF thi
vast amount only 100000 were al
lowed to claimants, and about fou
times that amount to the govern
ment, leaving very neat balance i
favor of the latter.
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-JUDGE.Sydney Breese, Chief. Jus
tice of Illinois, is dead. He was
great jurist aud, at ont time,
statesman of mark and the highes
honor. He was United States Sens
tor from Illinois in the pristine day
of the Republic and a shining ligt