Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1878-06-15


the President to the Secretary of State.
L. From Stanley Matthews TO Secretary
Eyarts, introducing James =. Anderson; as
son, of New Orleans, is the gentleman in
reference to whom, when last in Washington,
had a private conversation with you, urg-
ing his appointment to a consulship. Mr.
Anderson has had until now a subordinate
clerkship in the Custom house at New Or
factory to him, and now his, resi-.
dence there has become so unpleasant
The circumstances in which Mr.. Anderson
has been placed, and in which he has been
compelled to act very difficult part, are such
Administration in public interests, and do
most earnestly urge that some satisfactory
public employment may be found ,IrS Tor hlm !, at
5. From "John W. Buiidozer," West Felici-
ana, La, saying he is the person who tried to
rid the state of Anderson last fall, ana ask
ing in the name of the people of the State
=" II you have any vacant consulship at any
earthquake shaken point, any cholera-in-
fected city, yellow fever point, or any small
ox-ridden community, or any vacant com
missionership to the fiercest of our Indian
tribes, to send him to one of these places at
once because we consider the said Anderson
a person who has just sufficient character to
serve the party that pays the most money,
serve their country by dying for it," The
reading of this letter caused considerable
merriment among the committee ana specta-
tors.
6. From J. A. Straight, Government Proof
room, Washington, to the President, warning
the latter that Andersoni is a worthless fellow
who falsely represents himself as coming
from Ohio. Referred by the President 10 the
Secretary of state.
vate Secretary to Secretary Evarts Clearing
even date with the foregoing), requesting
that Anderson's commission as Consu 70
Funchal, IL it has not been delivered; oe
withheld until further inquiries are MADE as
to Mr.. Andersons character.
s. From u. B. Conn, publisher SteuDenvtuc
(O.) Herald, recommending Anderson as a
worthy young man and staunch hepuon
The committee in executive session exam
ined the Louisiana Electoral returns and pa
pers connected Herewith, with the following
results as stated by the Chair: IL was lound
that the certificate designated "No. /" was
the first certificate executed, that tne
signatures were genuine, but that 1t contain, /,
ed but one list of Electors, they having voted
at the same time for President and vice.
President. The other two returns were founu
to fulfill the requirements of the law in nav
Levissee, ,as tes tilted to by him. forged there-
to.
WASHINGTON, June S.-Judge Levissee
was recalled to day and made some correc-
tions in his previous testimony, the most i'm
portant being that he did not tell Asher he
would take S200, 900 and refuse to accept his
electoral certificate. Being asked & IL ne ne nae nae
two last electoral certificates, he replied thai
| he had not.
Committee and testified at great length re-
garding the manner in which, as President o.
tie Senate, he received the returns from m the ,in
ceived the first returns from Louisiana IRON
| the messenger, Thomas q. Anderson
the document and Informed him of the fact
had no knowledge that the return was defec
tive in containing but one list OF Electors
| did not remember who brought the second re
| turn but thought now that it was not Ander
| son, the first messenger; did not recoIect tina
he had talked about the fntormalities In TN
Louisiana returns to members of his owl
| party, but thought he might have done Sc
| States
The Chairman here laid before the Commit
| tee a communication from Stanley Matthews
in which, availlng himself OF his privilege
as n Senator he declined to appear befor
the Committee for examination. The onl.
| knowledge he has, he says. of the matters un
| der Investigation, is contained in his CORES
| pondence with Anderson, which is already II
| evidence before the COMMITTEES, and any ex
plantations which he has to give he prefers :,
| reserve for the Senate COMMITTEES, alread
| appointed. After some discussion, Mr. Butte
submitted resolution, which was adopted
that Mr.. Matthews be subpGnaed In due fori
to appear before the Committee. Adjourne
till Monday.
WASHINGTON, June 10.-The only poin
of interest in to days investigation was th
production by Gen. Butler of a long telegram
dated Washington, Feb. "a, 1877, addressed
| Iieut-G Young and Alfred ID. Lee. Colum
bus o., in care for Gov. Hayes, and sfgne
Boulds Baker, Secretary. The telegram set
forth that at conference of South
ern Republicans, Southern Unionists an
Southern Wings, in view of the new era es
pected by the inauguration of Governo
Hayes, and in order to non -sectionaliz
Southern politics, etc., it was Thought ad
. visable to recommend a suitable selection {
J Cabinet councillors from the South and Soutf
west. The names OF the following gentie
men are therefore suggested: Senate
Pool, of North Carolina; Hon, job
Hancock, of Texas; Col. r. T. Van Horn. {
Missouri; Gen. Joseph e. Johnston. OF vi
ginia; Senator Key, of Tennessee. The tel,
, gram having been properly identified, nj
Cox suggested that It had no connection wit
/ the subject matter of the investigation. Ge
) Butler replied that it was his intention
show that Mr.. Key, one of the men suggeste
was appointed by Mr.. Hayes, and one OF tt
} first acts of his Administration was to appoil
Q Mr. Boulds Baker to the best office In his gil
2 A witness was subsequently introduced fro
. | the POST office Department, who testified th
/ Boulds Baker was appointed Special Agel
3 went out of office about the 1st of August TO
I | lowing.