Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-07-10
Latest Eastern Rews,
Edison Coming TO Colorado.

says that Edison will leave for
Colorado on Saturday, with a num-
ber of astronomers to experiment
on the moon with bis newly COM
/ pleted heat measure. He will be
absent about three weeks and will
visit the Yosemite.
Apathy of the Nichols GovcrS.
ment.
CHICAGO, July 9th.-The Jour.
naps Washington special says:
Letters have arrived here from
Democrats in New Orleans, which
complain that the Potter Sub. Com
mittee is getting no assista nee
whatever from the Nichols Gov
ernment in trying to unearth al
legged election frauds in Louisiana.
The charge Is broadly made that
Nichols is not in sympathy with
the Investigation and that, in con-
sequence. Democratic officials man.
ifest no disposition to help the
Committee in its hunt for evidence
to injure the Republican party.
| The sub-Committee.
New ORLEANS, July 9th.-The
Potter sub com mitteo assembled
this morning.
George L.. Smith, Collector of
Customs, in answer to question
Uy Stenger, gave the date of his
appointment and that of his pre-
decessor; also, submitted list of
regular employees, showing all per-
sons employed or discharged since
Judge Kings appointment; also,
books showing the laborers en-
ployed in the warehouse and other
departments at 25 cents per day.
There are about forty persons so
employed.
Recess until 8 O'clock.
[Note.-The object of the com.
mittee in calling for the list of
Customs employees is probably to
get the name of Sampson's friend
who witnessed the bribing of q
member of the Returning Beard.
After recess d. J. Weber, of East
Feliciana, testified that he was
Chairman of the Democratic Par
ish Campaign Committee, and de.
tailed occurrences, with Ander-
sons departure from the parish
and the efforts to secure his return
to complete the registration. I'm.
der the law registration closes nine
days before the election. Ander-
son did not return until three or
four days before the election.
There were over 400 Democratic
voters unregistered. Knew Capt.
DeGray, prominent Republican,
who was consulted by the negroes
as to their course. DeGray, in a
conversation, told witness before
the election that it was the pur-
pose of the Republicans to have
no ticket in the field, so
that the parish could be thrown
out. DeGray refused to vote. say
ing that it was of no use; that 1t
was all farce. Witness stated
that Anderson, after completing
the returns, refused to sign them,
but promised that he would sign
them when he got to Baton Rouge,
on his way to the city, if some of
us would go with him. L went
with him in a carriage to Baton
Rouge, where he signed the returns
under oath before a Justice of the
Peace. 1t was not necessary to
make any protest as the election
was peaceful and quiet. After
signing the returns 1 paid Ander.
son between 5000 and $500.
John d. Lee, of East Felleiana,
testified: In 1864 1 voted the DEM
ocratic ticket; in 1874 l voted a
mixed ticket. Prior to the election
in 1876 DeGray spoke to me about
acting as constable on the day of
election. Before election I saw
DeGray and Campbell and they
told me there would be no Repub-
lican ticket in the parish; that this
was the programme agreed on
down below, meaning New Or
leans. Knew that DeGray was in
the habit of consulting prominent
Republicans in New Orleans. He
was really the head of the Repub-
lican party in the parish.
John 8. Lanier,of East Feliciana,
testified: Knew the leaders of the
Republican party. From conver-
sations with them inferred that
they would not put ticket in the
field. Had conversation with
Anderson, who wanted his friend
Nash put on the ticket for Con-
gress. Anderson said If this was
done the election would be all
right: otherwise it would not. The
warrant cashed for Anderson after
wards fell into my hands and was
paid into the parish treasury at its
face value for taxes. My object
was to get Anderson to complete
his work. He was hard to manage
and for that reason l went to Ba-
ton Rouge with him. He refused
to sign the returns in Clinton.
| promised to cash the warrant
for fear he would not complete his
work without such payment. Did
not consider that there was any
thing wrong in such payment.
Would not have paid Anderson for
the purpose of inducing him to do
wrong. Heard Anderson say that
Patton furnished him transporta-
ton from New Orleans to Bayou
Sara.
| Fitz-JOhn POrter's Trial.
WEST POINT, July 9.-The hear.
ing in Fitz-John Porter's case was
continued to-day. Gen. Warren,
who was a Colonel under Porter,
was the chief witness. His testi-
mony opened with the statement
of distances surrounding the bat
tie field and a description Of the
woods which lay between Porter's
command and the rebels when
Porter received orders to advance.
Witness testified that no prudent
man would attempt to march his
force through them. Porter's po-
sition was strong one for defence,
the woods on his right being too
thick for the enemy to march
through and a railroad handy for
communication, The enemy could
be seen along the first and witness
knew there was battery there.