The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-02-06
THAT AWFUL LETTER.
WHICH SIBERIAN GAVE ANDhH-
son.
.,aPacRard Tried 20 use-"here IL
southland What IL siguih's-
The Great Louisiana
Frauds 10 be Read
Between It's
Lines.
. ..r.,ar,s Mashington Post.

NsalrEvlaN W w.
picard is bound to have the New
- .issns Collectorshlp il brass and Perse-
..,cs can win il. He considers Will
:.m.on of the track, as be has no doubt
49,, The Senate will reject hun. Mr..
gsres however, cant be brought
think we'll Of Packard. De
.,usmbers how the dc bonts non
G~y,rnor Of Louisiana abused the
y. t,,to President for Withdrawing the
,roops thst propped up the carpet-bag
',ovsrpment of that State. Secretary
S5armsn. one of Packard's warmest sd-
y1rstes. has labored increasingly to silsy
NJ Hsves' indignation, bat has made
v.ry little progress. Not many days ago
Anderson, supervisor OF election IN East
Fs;cisus parish, al the general election
in 1876, came over from Philadelphia to
y.miod Mr.. Sherman of certain prom
j.es made him tor fslsifying the election
returns in that parish.
Anderson still held the written agree
m,Dt signed by Sherman ana Stoughton,
and informed the Secretary that this lit
tie pieca OF paper WAS still preserved IN
,,c. Sherman said he couldn't iuldll
the promise Just then, but he was willing
"a renew il; he thought something would
turn up that would enable him TO nx
Anderson in q fat place. Meantime II
Mr.. Anderson would sccep! elerkship'
10 service would be required OF him aud
he could draw ms pay regularly. But
Anderson refused. He had been
.eI 70 expect something Tar better
th4n snv clerkship, aud if be consented
10 t.ke such AN inferior position be
tyil confident he would never get any.
thing above 1t. He left Sherman ard
went to Packard, tull of indignation ut
the treatment he had received, where
noon Packard conceived the idea OF
ming Sherman's letter 10 bring Hsyes TO
tine on the coliectorship. By piedging
hi. word that John Sherman should no!
~. poss= =ssion OF the paper, Packard got
hold of it and had it shown TO Hayes.
The argument used was that Packard
r.-sYaiet Andersen 10 make the
= s,-eament with Sherman and
S,oagh.on By promising him immunity
trom prosecution. Anderson was not
deferred from making the false oath by
any u-Incip.e of honesty, but he stood IN
dread Of the law. Packard tnen eNpec.-
e.! 10 run Louisiana tor the benefit ot
himself and friends tor four years, and |
ho assured Anderson that he snJuld not !
b. mJlested by sry minlons OF the law.
TINS cleared the way, and the sgreemen; |
v ,s msde, ard Anderson performed h's !
p,rt OF it. Packsrd's share in the job |
Va. explained to Hayes, accompanied by |
4 plan lntimation that but for thst little |
scheme the Stste must have been counted
for Tildeu. Hayes was not inclined TO |
recognize the serv ce, however. In fact,
j. j. ssId he exhibited some impslience, |
s7I the paper was returned 10 Anderson, |
wa1 went bsck TO Philsdelphis with 1t, |
where be is now earning scant salary. !
U4yes acted IN this transaction just as |
he Las IN others Of the ssme character,
H. feels himself settled in the w hltc |
Il use for the term, and ne does not pro-
p Sc to admit that be is under sny obi. !
CATIONS to the Packard gang. be has
a,.ured citizens Of New Orleans that he |
WI, not, under any circumstances, nomi.
n4te Packard Tor Collector, and |
taough he has not always stuck |
close TO his promises, he seems deter
mIuei TO keep this one. Packard and |
his friends have baecr claiming Senator
Cuakling a = sruGG sily, but COnHlinE
t!i Southern Seua:o-, y few days ago, |
tGa. he had never committed himself,
aad tha, II Packard l. Objectionable to
the people ot New Orleans, he (Conk-
liog) would no. assist hin.
The letter wh.cA Anderson holds is de-
c,ared bv those who know 10 DO docl-
men. OF universal importance, snd one
that Will throw s Hood OF light on the
LDuislsua frauds. Ii Is said that the
New York &,0, offered one thousand dol
lars for II, bu: that sum Anderson
thought altogether too low.
TRIAL of Returning Board Anderson.
New ORLEANS, February 5.-The re.
batting testimony and crOS5-exsminst!on
o: E1w,n Harms BY the defense closed al
ll:5O o'clock, when Assistant Attorney
General Ogden opened the argument.
The counsel. Tor the defense, Nessrs. Cas-
tleucs, Culls and Rsy, will then address
The jury Perhaps the District Attorney
WI, syesk between them, ard Attorney
Geuerr. Ogden make the closing speech
Tor tie Sts;e. Some delay viii occur by
,se de.rrse lot accepting the proposal OF
judge Whitaker. 10 turI ism him al the
c.g.e of the evidence with the points TO
casrge tie jury, 50 as 10 have them writ
ten Up during the argument; conse-
qIsnliy, the case will probably bot go to