Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-07-08
The Electoral Investigation.
LETTER FROM CHAIRMAN POTTER TO seer


LETTER FROM CHAIRMAN POTTER TO SECRE-
TARY SHERMAN.
A letter has been sent by Hon. ClarkSOn
last letter, which is without date, was handed
to me on the 2ith ultimo by Gov. Cox d" l. AS
You w d desired o called % Kelogg, PitRin, jerks
and Weber) have all been called and have all
testified except Weber and Kellogg. Weber
is summoned, and has stated that he would at
tend at the next session of the committee. AID
Governor Kellogg has goAe to Chicago TO re-
turn after some days. 2. As to the legality Of
the protest of Anderson. Pitkin and Campbell
have been called as you desired. 3. As to
Mr.. StOughtOn the committee will give you an
opportunity, after the testimony Is further
t..ken, either to call him or TO submit
interrOgatOrieS as may then be decided.
4. The witnesses to fraud and intimidation in
Louisiana which you propose have, | under
stand, testified before former committees of
this House and of the Senate. and have been
also contradicted., The committee are unable
now to decide whether it will be proper to
take that evidence. That can only be deer
mined after the inquiry now in progress in
therefore not yet acted uDon the reply to your
letter prepared by Mr.. Morrison, Ca copy OF
which was made public by him as communi-
you.) Should it later appear that any testi-
mony as to wrong or violence before the elec-
tlOn would be proper to the inquiry pen Ing
the election, or to the conspiracy referred to
IN the resolution appointing the committee
they will consider whether it may be practic-
able to take the testimony you propose, and
that In contradiction, or whether the REPORTS
OF the testimony taken by former committees
of the Senate and House may not be used, and
any application from you in this respect will
be duly cOuSideTed.'
ANOTHER COAL OIL HoRRoR-A Little Gju
Rnr1lCd 10 DGGth.-A shocking and fatal coal
oil accident occurred yesterday morning in
the family of Joseph Norman, painter, 2T5
East Monument street. resulting in the burn
ing of his daughter, Virginia, u years old. his
son Edgar, 20 months Old, and Mr.. Norman
About haifpast O'Clock Mrs. Norman went
into neghbOrS hOu,e for a few minutes, d-
recting her daughter, Virginia, not to let the
fire go down A little before 10 O'Clock Viz
ginia poured some cOal oil from can on the
wood in the stove to revive the fire, with the
too common result Of an explosion. The noise
was heard on the opposite side of the street
and in the next houses. At once the girl was
enYeiOped in a sheet of flame, the carpet was
set on fire. the clothing of the little one on the
floor IN blaZe, and the poor girl seemed to be
The father, rushing down stairs in his shirt
sleeves, behed two Of his children apparently
burning to death and the house on fire: He
of the youngest and place it out of the reach
of the fire, and then ran into the back yard
with the young girl. Mr.. Dean, living next
door, was reclining on his back porch, and
got over the partition fen,e just in time to
,eize tub of water which was luckily at hand
in the yard. He dashed the tubful over the
poor girl and her father, eXtinguiShing the
fire: AS Dean pulled Off her shreds of burnt
clothes he also pulled off strips of burnt skin
Size seemed past feeling the pain. DrS. Ar
mold, walls and other physicians were called
IN. MIR. Norman was found to be terribly
burned about the legs. arms and other paitS,
and the youngest child about the feet Vr-
ginia was past hope, and expired at 1 p. m.-
BAIT Sun, Sth.
Row LAD LOST HIS LIFE WHILE Play
ING-AWed by q Ldncet.-A singular accident
resulting in the death of John McTiernan, a
lad ten years of age, occurred SATURDAY.
afternoon in the street in front of the
residence of DR.. Charles B. Roof, New York
Itappears that John McTiernan and his broth
er Daniel, aged eight years, and VIM Mcguire,
aged seven years, were playing in front OF the
doctors house. During tneir play they at
tracted the attention Of Dora Matthews, aged
twelve years, the daughter of a widow who
doctor resides. The child was looking out of
the Window, and had some playthingS in her
hanGS The lads mOtiOned to the little girl TO
throw the toys down TO them. She complied
with their requc i, and threw into the street
rubber bal, a cent, and large lancet belong
ing to the doctor. The boys scrambled for
Sc articles Mcguire got hold of the lancet
and held 1t open in his hand. Daniel McTier-
nan picked up the cent, and John McTiernan,
in making rush for the ball, ran full tilt
against the lancet, which Mcguire held firm Y
in Ills right hand. The blade ent = ed John
McIiernanS right breast with great force
and penetrated his lungs. He sank to the
picked up by the by y-standers and taken into
the Office of DR.. Roof, who on examining the
lad found the wound was fatal. The bOV lin.
gered for upward of two hours, when death
enSued. Inc lad Mcguire ran home, and was
the affair was entirely accidental he was re-
leased.