South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-07-05
Letter from Washington.
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w AsHINGToN. ID. C., July 2.
Mr.. HARPER: The two witnesses of
Importance before the Potter Committee
in the last few days were William 4.
Chandler and L. G.. Dennis. Mr.. Chand.
Ter was summoned to tell what he knew
OF Florida affairs and OF bargain
between Hayes and his friends and
Southern Democrats by which Hayes
was to be seated and Packard and
Chamberlain TO slide. Mr.. Chandler
seems to know nothing to the detriment
OF any Democrat, but shows pretty clear.
ly that Sherman. Matthews, Garfield
and others early resolved to give up
Packard and Chamberlain in the hope
that snch sacrifice would lead South
ern Democrats to the support Of Hayes.
The most interesting testimony, how
ever, was that Of Dennis, and il will be
followed today or tomorrow by that OF
the Two Republican election officers of
Archer precint, Flor ida, who, Dennis
says, deliberately added 2l9 votes TO
the Republican side after the polls
were closed.
Mrs. jerks disappeared as witness,
on Saturday, having on that day ap-
peared merely to file some letters which
passed between herself and Anderson.
This notable woman will long be re-
membered by Mr.. Mcmahon and Genl.
Butler, WHO tried all the arts known to
the profession to get the truth from her
and failed disasterously.
Your readers will remember the case
OF Eliza Pinkston who, wounded, bleed.
ing and bruised, was brought before the
Louisiana Visiting Statesmen rs an ex-
ample Of Southern Dem )cratie BULLDOG.
ing, and told q frightful story Of outrage
One Northern Democratic Statesman
then in the State, upon looking upon
the horrible sight, sail if the people of
Louisiana conducted their politics in
that way they were not fit for sclrzov-
eminent. The story was soon exposed
so far rs its political character went.
and shown TO be an ordinary case Of
assault. Now Mrs. Pinkston, since
married and living in another State,
makes affidavit that she received $500
from the Republican managers for ex.
hibiting her wounds and telling her
story, and says politics had nothing to
do with her injuries. She adds state
ment 80 infinitely characteristic Of
Louisiana Republican leaders that we
are compelled to believe all she says.
1t is that she deposited most of the
$500 with one of the Hayes electors for
safe-keeping and has never been able to
get it back.
a proposition has been made that
Congress au' horizo the appointment OF a
Board. TO sit in Washington, which up.
on the application OF any officer or SOL
'dicr OF the late volunteer army who
was punished by Cou rt-Martial, shall
review the testimony and proceedings
in the case. NJ it is found by the Board
that substantial jass,ice WINS not tlone
by the Court, the Boeed shall recon.
mend TO Congress such action rs will
relieve the officer or soi,fier as far as
possible from the penalties inflicted.
This is substantially what Congress
has done in the cases Of Genl. Porter
and Surgeon General Hammond Let
it give the poor man chance.
After to-day rostrnasters who have
heretofore been paid percentage on
the stamps sold nj their Offices will re,
ceive instead n percentage on those
cancelled there. This will materially
reduce tile income OF sorne Postroasters
who have sold large numbers Of stamps
to be used at Offices where n salary, not
n percentage, was paid, and willy cores
pondingly increase the receipts OF the
Government. MEMO.