Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-08-23
DEFERRED TeLEcaAMs.
I'll POTTER COMMITTEE.

TuE POTTER COMMITTEE.
New York, August 22.-Burkc continued
bis testimony before the Potter committee
TO day. He said the census of 1875 for New
Orleans was fraudulent, snd in the In
terest or the republican party, In
creasing the negro vote $4,000, and the state
was carried for Nichols by 5000 majority
and for Tilden by about 5000. Witness
gave further testimony regarding the meth
DDS Of the returning board in examining wit
ness, receiving %af1davits, etc. He saw An.
derson and Sherman and Stoughton in a res
taurant, and afterwards Anderson told him
he had signed q protest, but was under the
influence Of liquor. Anderson stated on the
10th Of November to witness that he was in
possession of documentary and other evil
dence that would prove a conspiracy BY the
republican party to throw out the five bull
dozed parishes of East Felicina, Washetaw,
Morehouae, Richland and East Baton Rouge.
He further said he could secure the parish
of East Felicina, but that he was poor and
if he did so would probably be thrown into
prison on trumped up charges. He agreed
to do SO if We paid him $4,000 then and one
thousand after the count was declared. His
proposition was considered and accepted, as
We didn't think there was any more wrong
in procuring evidence to show republican
frauds and rascali.y. The proposition would
have been carried but for the fact we had no
money.
Here Stengcr took the witness in hand.
He said he had interviews with many other
republicans regarding matters besides those
mentioned in the Wormly conference.
Ques.-Name them.
Ans.Well, among them were Wadleigh,
Howe, Frye, West and Cameron. Several
others witness continuing. 1t was also
communicated to Gov. Nichols that there
was a determination to exact two republican
United States senators from the Nichols leg
~islature in consideration for the yielding up
of the state. This wa what chiefly brought
him to Washington. 1t was learned that
leading republicans, close to the administra.
ton in power, came TO the conclusion that
bayonet rule could not be maintained in
Louisiana, and that they were willing to
abandon Packard if iii could strengthen their
waning power in the United States. These
facts were communicated to the witness on
his arrival in Washington. He had an in
terview with secretary of war Cameron
on louisiana matters, and as to how the
Nichols government might be allowed to
maintain itself. That interview took place
about the 9th or 9th Of February, 1877. 1t
was at Il private house. Cameron appeared
to be impressed with the conviction that the
Nichols government should prevail, as he
appeared to be ully aware Of the condition
of things there. The difficulties in the way
were touched upon, such as the decreasing
powea Of the republican party in the United
States senate, and that they would as a party
question oppose any action in louisiana that
would lessen their power in the state.
YELLOW FEVER ITEMS.
Cincinnati, Aug. 22.-New bale cotton
first season from q point in Mississippi was
sold at change this noon for eleven hundred
and tilty-tive dollars, and the amount has
been dispatched south to fever stricken
citizens.
Evans, Lippercott. Cunningham and
Charles Kahn, provision dealers, have in
structed the authorities of Memphis and
New Orleans TO draw on them for q hun
bred dollars each for the benefit of yellow
fever sufferers.
Cairo. Illinois. August 22.-Capt. John
r. Thomas and Morris Dinkelspeil, Of Me-
tropolis, deny the truth of the report tele-
graphed from here by a special correspond
ent, that there was a case of yellow fever in
Ndob NlNys III SpCou1Sk SlNCu lkulC duu-
ed passengers there but all were we'll.
The steamer Vint Sainkle from Memphis
passed with 10 passengers; no sickness.
Memphis, Aug. 22.-Thc fever is on the
increase, thirty-seven new cases being re.
ported from 5 p. m. yesterday to noon to.
day, but a fewer number of deaths than for
the same period yesterday. Among the new
cases this morning is DR.. Jno. C. Rogers.
and among the deaths Henry Shultz.
Reports from Senatobia, Miss, this morn.
ing are that five cases have been developed
there, and the people are panic stricken,
sixty families moving out last evening.
THE HEwETT COMMITTEE.
New York, August 22.-Before the Hew-
EFT congressional committee Prof. Summer
testified that be was professor of political
and social science in Yale college. Heidi
rected attention to the fact that within the
past few years the means of transportation
and communication became greater and by
these means of over production was the con
sequence, and had made a revolution over
the whole world. There was another fac
tor in case causing this depression in labor
circles. The effect would reach everybody,
cheaper luxuries and bring down things 10
the poor classes which a century ago they
never thought of. Machinery had been a
great good to the masses, though in cases of
individuals and classes It had WORKED them
evil.
SUSPENDED.
New York, August &C. A. Bentram,
shipping and commission merchant here
and AT CORVALLIS. Nova Scotia has sus
pended. Liabilities, 5000. 900; assets 1922
900.
CONGRESSIONAL NOMINATIONS
Wheeling, Aug. 22.-John p. Hubbard,
of this city, was nominated for congress to-
day by the republican convention.
Cincinnati, Aug. 22.-The republicans
nominated Thomas D. Young, for congress,
in the second Ohio district, and Benz. But.