Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1878-06-28

conversations about that letter and
| fiually she came in one day aud
said that letter was In New Or
leans, and that she would have to
go home to get 1T, but that she
would be back in q few days.
VIM. E. Chandler testified that
he visited Florida soon after the
late Presidential election and there
met Gov. Noyes and had many
conversations with him regarding
the electoral vote of that State.
Do not recollect telling McIin that
Noyes was O particular friend of
Hayes,s and anything he said
Hayes would be responsible for and
that If the State went for Hayes the
! members of the Returning Board
would be well taken care Of. Don't
recollect any conversation resem-
bling that at all. Don't know Of
such a statement being made by
Gen. Lew Wallace or Gov. Noyes.
The Manly Art.
NEW YORK. June 9th "A prize
fight took place yesterday between
George Mclaughlin and Frank
Thornton, in Winchester county.
The latter won in % rounds, in 81
minutes.
Pnrchase Of steamers by Russia.
New YORK, June 27th.-Reports
say that the Russians have pur-
chased two of the largest steamers
of the Pacific Mail line and are ne
gotiating for two more, deliverable
to the Russian agent at San Fran
cisco.
shooting and Throat-Cu;si8g.
PHILADELPHIA, June 7.-GeO.
w. Stiles this morning shot his
wife and cut the throat Of their
child and his own throat. All are
in the hospital.
The NV Issue Before the Potter
Committee.
CHIcAeo,sJune 27.-The Journals
| Washington special says: The
Potter Committee, at the instance
of Butler, has entered upon side
investigation to ascertain whether
Packard or Nichols was legally
elected Governor of Louisiana.
To-day the fact came out that at
an executive session the other day,
Gen. Butler said he would be able
to prove that the Electoral vote of
Louisiana was given to Hayes in
pursuance Of ali agreement where
by the State Government was to
be given to Nichols, although
Packard was legally elected. But
Ter said he would establish o cor
rupt bargain, wherupon the Dem.
ocratic members of the Committee
voted to go into this side investiga.
ton. At the examination of Pit
kins to-day Butler laid the founda-
ton for the alleged bargain. But
Ter said to the Committee in open
session that, while he should
prove that Parckard was
legally elected, he believed
Hayes was entitled to the vote of
Louisiana as we'll as the vote of
every Southern State, IL free
election could have been held. The
Committee at the instance OF But
Ter had caused a telegraphic sum-
mons to be sent to Packard at New
Orleans to come before the Com
mittee before sailing for Europe.
Butler said he thought Packard
would throw some light on the
transaction. 1t was fact, he said,
which could be proven, that the
Returning Board of Louisiana was
only kept up to its work during
the count by promises that they
should not be harmed, but taken
care Of.
The FIFE Jnhn P0st ter Case.
WEST PoINY, June 27th.-The
Board OF officers in the Fitz John
Porter case has decided that it de.
volved on the Recorder to act as
counsel for the government. Mr..
Choate then began reading a vol
ume of printed evidence taken in
the general court martial of 1858.
Uaearthlng Revenue Crook edue ss.
OMAHA, Neb., June 9th. WIN.
4. Gayett, Revenue Agent of the
Treasury Department, has been in
Omaha for a few days past, inves-
tigatIng the Internal Revenue
Collectors Office, and has unearth-
ed numerous defalcations and
crooked transactions on the part of
Collector Henry Newman and his
deputies, Bartlett and Roberts, ex-
tending over several years, down
to May, 1878. Newman and his
deputies have confessed and Bart
lett has left town. The affair has
created q considerable sensation.
John G. Compton, ex-Postmaster
OF Columbus, Neb. has been ar
rested on charge of embezZling
three registered letters while he..was
in office, during 1877, the amount
stolen being 1898. He was exam
ined here aud held for trial.
Stage Attacked by Indiams.
FoRT CoNcHo, Texas, June 27.-
The mail coach from Concho to
Fort Davis was attacked by In
dams last night, near Pecos river,
and one passenger wounded seri-
ously, the stage driver escaping.
This is the first time the large
stage has been attacked in this vi
cinity, but 1t is not unexpected, as
the Indians entirely ignore the
presence of the military, whom
they neither fear nor respect, and
with good cause, for in the past
two or three months men have
been repeatedly shot in this vIcin-
ity, but nothing has been done to
chastise the Indians.