Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-06-29
THE POTTER COMMITTEE To- REMAIN IN
WASHINGTON.
L. ]. DENNIS RESUMES HIS STORY.
Will Attempt h IInpeaeh-
ment of the President.
HE HAS CAPTURED THE POTTER
COMMITTEE.

Messrs. Hunter, Mcmahon, Springer, But
Ter and Hiscock o subcommittee, to re-
main in Washington to take testimony.
Potter, Morrison and Coz Will act as q re-
lief for it, and the subcommittee In New
Orleans.
At the session to-day, L. G. Dennis re-
sumed his story. He said box NO. z, IN
Archer precinct, in Alacuhua county,
Florida, was objected to by the Democrats,
on recount Of alleged fraud. The inspector
of the polls had a confidential conversation
with the witness. He admitted that there
had been 219 fraudulent names added to
the list of voters, and his knowledge Of this
fact was partially the cause Of his declining
to testify as requested by Governor Noyes.
The addition OF these 219 names was a mat
ter of public notoriety.
CHICAGO, June %.
A Tribune Washington special says Two
significant features Of the Potter Commit
tee Yesterday, were the u~nmasking of But
Ter, and the announcement OF the pro-
gramme of the committee. Butler has been
practically allowed charge of the commit
tee, and assuredly will attempt to lay the
foundation for the impeachment of the
President in the action of the louisiana
Returning Board. To do this, the Nichols
Government must be blackened, which Is
an easy thing, as it appears to have no
friends in the committee.
The Democrats are greatly disappointed
in Chambers testimony.
New York, June %.
The TTibune's Washington correspondent
SAYS Butler seems to have captured the
Potter Committee, and to be running the
machinery to accomplish his own purpose.
He is reported to have assured the commit
tee. in secret session, that he can prove
that a contract was made with the menu
beers Of the Returning Board that they
should be kept from harm, whatever they
might find it necessary to do in returning
the State for Hayes. The Democrats be-
lieving in Buffers promise, are also re-
ported to have reached the conclusion to let
him take charge of affairs and manage
them to suit himself.
General Grant interviewed.
New YORK, June 90.
The 1fibune's Paris correspondent has
interviewed General Grant. The latter
said he thought Don Cameron very clever,
as a writer or a speechmaker, but as a
convincing talker in a quiet way off or on a
sofa. There are men who make fine
speeches, said General Grant, "but they
don't change your opinion. Now, Don
talks to you in a reasonable way,
according to business principles, and it is a
to listen to him." He thought
Jones, of Nevada, was a man of
much force of character, although he did
agree with him in slis financial views.
He has original ideas, pursued the Gener-
and he does not let any one else do his
thinking for him. There is that report of
his, able and new, although not of my
way of thinking. Besides, Jones is grow
ing as a statesman. He spoke of the abil-
ity Of Thurman as a Democratic leader,
and especially of that of Conkling as a Re-
publican leader in fiattering terms.
of the Ack1in Affair.
New YORK, June %.
The Herdld's Washington correspondent
the following explanation of the Ack-
lin affair: The lady who was with Acklin
and is still his friend, and accom-
panied him in his carriage to the railway
when he took his departure for
home on the adjournment of Congress.
The lady's relative says he had been her
sutton ever since he first met her, n that
she declined an offer of marriage, but he
persevered in his attentions, nevertheless.
This fact has given rise to the conjecture
that upon the night of the supper party he
had again pressed his suit, and was paying
his addresses so s~trenuously and persist
at the time as to elicit ordinations
Of protest from the lady, which, in turn,
were heard and misunderstood.
Cozored Citizens to be Disfranchised.
New YORK, June %.
The Times publishes q letter from a
prominent Republican in Mississippi, in
which the writer declares that the Demo-
Gratis, doubling their ability to control the
negro vote. intend to practically disfran-
chise the mass Of the colored citizens, by
passing a State law, excluding eolored men
from voting unless they are possessed Of
real estate.
The sTines'' Goes for Buffers Rep
utatiOn.
New York, June %.
Commenting on Buffers statement be-
fore the Potter Committee, that the New
York Times received q certain letter from
New Orleans, by an enterprise which he
called petty larceny, the Times says, had
General Butler acquired all his property
by a species of larceny as innocent as this,
he would probably have, among respect
able people, a much more enviable reputa-
ton.
Minister Stroughton Will Not Come
to Washington.
New York, June %.
The Herdld's Washington correspondent
says: As there does not appear to be any
necessity for Minister Stroughton's coming
to Washington as a witness before the In
vestigating Committee, he has been tele-
graphed, by the State Department, to re-
turn from London to his post at st. Peters
burg.