The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-06-08


evidence that he can give except that |
which is strongly corroborated could |
be credited. 1t is now believed that !
the agreement signed by Anderson
and Weber, which states that they
consented to protest against the vote
of the Felicianas for the sole reason
that it was necessary to throw out
the vote of those parishes to carry the
State for Hayes. is forgery. Eight
menths after the date Of this agree
ment, Weber testified before the
Senate committee to a state of facts
directly opposite to those set forth in
the alleged agreement, and it is not
believed that Weber would have
given. such testimony had he united
with Anderson in making such a
document. Weber was assassinated
shortly after giving his testimony
before the Senate cUmmittse. Gentle
men who knew Weber and are
familiar with his writing, after eX-
amining his signature to the agree
mcnt, pronounce it IA forgery, An
derson's cross-eXamination viii be
continued tomorrow.
PASTOR VOsBURGH ACQUITTED.
NEW YORK, June lin the Hud-
son county. New Jersey court, the
summing up in the case of Rev.
George Vosburgh, with attempting
to poison his wife, was concluded to-
day. Judge Knapp charged the jury
and they retired at two o'clock this
afternoon. y verdict was rendered
at late hour in the evening, acQuit-
ting the accused.
RESUMPTION or COAL MINING.
PoTTsvILLE, PA, June 3.-The
Philadelphia and Reading Com
pany's allotment for the production
of coal for month Of Junr together
with the balance Of its May quota,
will aggregate about 6S4,O00 tons.
This, it is estimated, will give the
miner nearly four weeks steady en-
ployment for the present month.
Dispatches received here this morn
ing from the principal mining points
in the coal region indicate a general
resumption of mining operations, all
the mines having started with full
force of Workmen. The men are in
unusual good spirits at the prospect
of steady employment, and are much
encouraged over the prospective in
crease Of wages on the July ship
mentS.
THE SENATE WILL ALSO INVESTI
GATE.
WAsHINGTON, June 3.-Mr. Ed
munds, in behalf Of the Senate Judi
ciary Committee, to-day submitted
an interesting amendment, to be
offered at the proper time, with the
recommendation Of that committee
as an additional section to the House
bill which appropriates $50, 900 for the
expenses of the Potter Investigating
| Committee. The new section pro-
poses to appropriate 100000, to be
placed to the credit Of the contingent
fund Of the Senate, "tO be applied to,
wards detraying the expenses ofsuch
Investigations and inquiries as have
already beenor may hereafter be di-
rected by the Senate during the
period of the Forty fifth Congress-"
The proposed amendment was re-
ferred, under the rules, to the Com
mittee on Appropriations before
whom the House bill is now pend
ing.
THE PERKS OF ROYALTY.
BERLIN, June . while the EN-
peror was taking drive at 2:30
O'Clock this afternoon, some shots,
apparently proceeding from house
/ in the avenue Inter den Linden,
were fired at him. The Emperor
was wounded in one arm and on the
cheek by buckshot and small shot.
The Would-be assassin is a DR.. Noble
ling, occupying apartments at No. IS
Inter den Linden. When his door
was forced open he fired upon and
wounded the hotel keeper and tried
to commit suicide but was secured
The Emperor's personal attendant
jumped into the carriage and support
ed the Emperor until the carriage
reached the palace. The Emperor
was conveyed to bed and several
grains Of shot extracted, causing
/ great loss of blood. The Emperor
suffered great pain, but never lost
consciousness up to the latest mo-
ment. At Z O'Clock this evening no
err ious apprehensions were felt as to
his condition.
a BLAINE FIELD-DAY.
/ WASHINGTON, May Ex-senator
Davis bill authorizing the appoint
,nent of an additional circuit Judge
| for Illinois, was the occasion Of a