Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-06-25

II was the impression of some of his friends
that he would accept the place il it was offer
ed him.
@ What did he say? A. He simply accepted
that as the information had obtained for him
the position.
@. Did he say anything about his success at
LOUISIANA at that time? A. Not word-in
connection with his candidacy for the Su
prone court vacancy.
Witness said he had written to Gen. James
H. Wilson, Bluford Wilson and Gen. Wharton
to find out if Bristow was a candidate.
q. Have you now a recollection that you
have stated that Gen. Harlan expected his
work in Louisiana to help him in his canvass
Tor the, supreme court vacancy. y. l don't
remember any particular occasion or any
particular person spoke to on this subject.
have spoken and written to several of Bris-
tow s friends.
Witness said that on one occasion he told
Gen. Harlan that Cen Butler would imvesti-
used to accomplish the break up of the
Packard legislature. Harlan replied he knew
of no money being used-there had been some
trouble with reference as to how the employees
OF the Packard legislature should receive their
pay-Harlan said he went 10 see Nichols
friends: and they said fund which had BEEN
raised to put the Nichols government on its
1eet would be used to pay these employees.
EX-MARsHAL PIThIN OF LOUISIANA
was sworn. He said that he had conversa-
tion with Anderson with reference to the pro
test ne made as supervisor of East Feiiciana
parish: Witness then read long statement
he had prepared on the subject. 1t reciJei
lFltkln S) office, and although il was not in
legal form, l. was accepted for what it was
worth. The protest set forth that there had
been intimidation il East Feliciana that is,
he had heard OF it, but did not personally wit,
ness it.
Witness said that the position Weber is put
i'll by the evidence of Anderson in no wise
cpmp0rtS with the man: that he (witnaSS)
never conferred one single minute with Weber
with reference to any protest. Witness alSo
laldS hotel. at which time he said he had
Stanley Matthews in a tight place. Anderson
read two or three letters and telegram from
Stanley Matthews, of very compromising
nature. He also showed witness the Ander-
S"n-Weher agreement. Witness said An
derson, this is false" Anderson also then told
MitEeSs of the sherman letter: Witness said
that he had frequently said, in conversation
With friends, that by Matthews writing 70
Anderson he (Matthews) had completely un-
son that he did not care to palt Mr.. Mat
thews with epistolary mud or pellets"
Gen Butler asked Mr.. Pitkin if he ever saw
her about the Sherman letter. He said he did
not recall the fact, but it is not unlikely he did
ask her.
O. Do you remember what Mrs. jerks an
sWer was? a. Icannot, for do not remember
the interview. Have seen Mrs. jerks twice
during the past month or two in New Orleans.
l showed her an article in the New Orleans
Democrat which said that Mrs. jerks had a
pho ographed copy of the letter. She laughed
Mr.: Hiscock objected to the witness pro
cefding.
Witness resuming, she laughed and said,
How little the newspaper knows" Then
addressed her the same inquiry with relation
| to the letter, and she laughed and said it had
never left the city of New Orleans.
fitkin said that he met Anderson once in
with him at Wizards hotel. / wrote to him
asking him about the letters. and he referred
me me- TO o. MI b, iSyPher. his attorney. When met
tween Kellogg and SpOffOrd was pending, but
said nothmgto Anderson on that subject.
q. DO you remember about having an in
! terVIeW once with Senator Conkling when MIR.
/ SSpher was present and you spoke of the An
| derscn protest? Did not Mr.. Sypher state TO
! You in the presence of Senator Conkling how
! that protest came to be made. A. / believe
| that he did; he went all over the cases Ii
there were blank spaces in AndersOn's pro
Test, cannot StIm sly: read the document only
ling at that Interview a coherent account of
the Matthews letter, and | believe promised
to either furnish him with copies or the origi-
mails: think l said these letters ought to be
| Serviceable. and that Mr.. Matthews might be
| held by the bride.
Witness was asked how much it cost to
| bring witnesses to New Orleans to make affi-
davlts during the pendancy of the action of the
| returning board. He said he could not tell
q; Do you know of any witness being paid
| 1Or by the government to testify on the demo.
cfallc side. A. do not remember that there
was. The democrats paid for their witnesses
out OF their own pockets. The republican
1
| VISOR OF elections, and l paid them on his
warrant out OF the government funds.
The examination of the witness was i'm pro-
| gfeSS when our report closed.
PRACTICE CRUISE OF THE CoNsTELLAT1oN.-
The following officers having been detached
from the Naval Academy, are ordered to CON-
mand the practice ship Constellation upon her
annual summer cruise, with the cadet mid
| Shlpmen, on her arrival from Havre France:
commander, commander, Henry 1; Howison; lieutenant
Ger; lieutenant commander, Chas j. Train ;
heutenantS, VIM. g. Emory and r. c. Derby !;
masters master A H; o. Rittenhouse, Geo. L. Dyer,
| HOdgSOn: chaplain II. Hudson; bOatswain.
| Z. +. Hawkins and Emmer II. Summers The
constellation is expected to arrive about July
TENNESSEE MOONSHINE. - Commissioner
faum to-day received the following telegram
! EQm Collector WoQdcOck, at Nashville, Tenn.
From the 18th to the Goth instant my special
detH5les destroyed the property in nine Illicit
0lStlileneS in Putnam county. Seven men
were pound over on warrants and eight on
caPlas III the same time.
RAILROAD ELECTION-The annual meeting
OF the stockholders of the Michigan Central
Eailroad was held in Detroit yesterday. The
IoHoWng directors were chosen; William H.
derbilt, Samuel F. Barger, William k. Van.
derbilt, of New York, AnSen Stager, of Chi
caSO, ASnley POnd, OF Detroit, William L.
Scott, OF Erie, Pa, and Edwin D. Worcester.
OF Albany. Fifteen millions of stock was
voted. out of total of eighteen millions, of
which the Vanderbilt ticket received about
ten millions and the Taylor ticket five mil
lions.
THE OREGON NELECTION-OfciaL FIgures.-
Full election returns for member of Congress
give Whitaker. democrat 16, ,54 Hines repub-
llcan, 1884; Campbell, Independent, $50. For
GoVern0r, Beekman, rep, 1909; Thayer, DEM,
!6,Ot3; Wilkins, ind, 1853. Secretary of State
Earhart, rep, l6,l46: Reams, DEM, 1852:
Gates. ind, 1,2S9. Treasurer, HirSch, rep
1856: Brown, dem.. Is, 493; Sutherlin, ind,
I26. State Printer, Carter, rep, 16 100: NOlt-
ner dem, 1868: Craig, ind, 1,2Q8. Superin.
tendent OF Public Instruction, Powell, rep.
1881; Stiles, DEM, 5,9lS Parker, ind, l,lUS.
ranIss nIoeENEs BUTLER Qnternally)-Mrs jerks
are.-[ Boston Post '0'
SENATOR MERRIMON reached his home at Ra-
ielgh, n. e., on Friday night, and was proceed
ing TO respond to welcome from his fellow
cltlZenS, when he was taken suddenly ill with
cholera mOrbuS and taken to his residence and
medical aid summoned. General Thomas L.
CllDgman was then called out by the assem-
Dlage, and denounced the efforts of the Vance
men to have the nominees for the Legislature
gledged to Governor Vance for Senator
EIOPFMFNT ayaninU tha uifa of