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which has so long existed as a bright spot in
your imagination. Did you exclain SIS that
the letter which see before me, u or "Oh there
are thousands of them if you only knew where
to find them;n or like the Irishman, s.It's
many foine letter you might have got if
they had been given to YOU" But alas There 8
the rub" Nay, am not mad, and really have
the highest admiration for the administration.
l regret to perceive my good sir, like many of
your brother lunatics I have CHANGED to meet,
you deem Others mad and only yourself sane.
common case, but forbear, there is place in
Baton Rouge deem suitable residence for
you. imagine the regulation costume thereof
would well become your bright blonde beauty,
and in the solemn gloom of the grand old pile
you might mediate on the heeting uncertainty
of letters political. Many thanks for your
kind and disinteres-ed advice, though I am
unable to avail myself of it, from the fact
that l do so much admire the science of
politics. feel that must bask in their sun
shine for time, at least. l think slight
shadow of reason might return to you if you
would only take a trip through the hills of
East Feliciana parish and let the bulldozers
get hold Of you once more. I imagine Your
ultimate cure under their tender treatment
would be certain, and thereby confer
great benefit on your friends. Your ideas
seem very much mixed judging from the wild
manner in which you intermingle my private
affairs with political matters. Pardon me,
too good Republican to think of my
own interest when feel that the very life of the
Republic and we'll being of my own party,
are at stake. Behold in me true patriot.
NJ B. l would suggest you keep that man
with the documents in sight. Stick closer to
him than a brother. Grapple him to your soul
with hooks of steel. Let your understanding
with him be specific enough. Should you get
the document let no man grab it from you
but ''hold the fort.
With much dignitude, hoping you may, in
time, recover from your rental indispesition
and regain your usual inteflectabilty, am,
with much sympathy, yours, A. D. JENKs.
am am not at all interested in Senator M.
May or may not have said SO. Don't distress
yourself (swoop). After this follows a repre-
sentation of a bird in the act of swallowing a
fly.
In a letter to j. R. Sypher, dated New Or
leans, April 29lh, 1885, Mrs. jerks says: Il
am not aware / ever offered to sell anything to
you for $500. as MIR. A. says. Knowing so well
his Munchausen proclivity, doubt that you
ever made such statement. In fact, it was
quite impossible that yon could have done SO.
To this letter Sypher replied as follows:
PHILADELPHIA Pa, May 8, 1878.-My Dear
Madam: Your letter of the 2Sth inst, is in re-
ceipt. OF course upon the strength Of very
pleasant and protracted interview l had with
you, at Washington, it would have been i'm
puSelD1o 1OE luo 10 nave named inc prlC0 DIT
which the letter could be obtained. No such
thing was talked of, and have never expressed
nor even formed an opinion as to whether you
could, it you were ever willing, produce the
letter upon any condition. or for any consider
alton. AS to that Weber-Anderson letter, l
said to you it possessed no special value, and
beyond curiosity to know whether it was in
existence. whether it had been destroyed,
cared nothing about it. J. r. SYPHER.
MRS AGNES D. jerks
was recalled and testified that she had not seen
Secretary Sherman since she had been in Wash
ington in attendance on the committee The
chairman showed witness paper and asked
her it it was in the handwriting of the person
who made the first draft of the alleged Sher-
man letter in parlor p, as testified to hereto
fore. The witness. think not.
In answer to questions by Mr., Cox, the wit
ness stated that at the time of the election
Anderson had refused to return to East Fell
ciana, parish, to act as supervisor unless be
| was assured of protection bv Democrats, and
witness then called on Potter, chairman Of the
Democratic committee in New Orleans, and
made arrangement satisfactory to Anderson,
and he then returned there. He got guard,
| and special train was sent for him to Port
Huron.
JOSEPH L. PEARSON,
a printer, of Washington, was called and iden.
titled printed copies made by him of crtifcates
in the Louisiana case, stating that the originals
of the same were brought to his Office to be
printed, by JAS. H. Mckinney, clerk of the
4 electoral commission.
said that at the proper time he would call tn,
attention of the committee and of Mr.. Bould
Baker, the recusant witness, to certain pro
visions of law covering his refusal to testify
He stated that there was ample remedy ant
punishment under the law for such cases
| whether Congress was was not in session a
| the time.
obtained permission to make the followin,
statement: In regard to testimony given be
! fore the committee by the reporter of the Bal
timore Gazette, pretending to relate to a con
versation he heard between Anderson and my
self, desire to stateit is a mistake on hi
| part. | never used such language as he de
scribed. [ never acted as a matador in Span
ish bull fight or said anything about Louisian
matters affecting Secretary Sherman like
red rag shown to "a bull" l also wish to den
as untrue what Mr.. Glasscock testife,
to-, that I said 1 would ''nak
it hot for Secretary Sherman
Nobody ever heard me make any such state
ment. do not use such language. As to MI
Hatch, never had but one interview with hir
and that was in hepresence of Mr.. sypher.
deny what he states in toto. In taking leav
of you, gentlemen of the committee, permit m
to thank you for your unvarying courtesy te
ward me, all Of you. Am 1 discharged?
The Chairman-You are discharged. Th
committee went into executive session an
shortly after adjourned until Tuesday.
The committee will tomorrow or Wednesda
adjourn to Monday next.
BAKER, THE RECUsANT,
The Potter committee in executive sessio
to-day, decided to refer the case of Bould
Baker, recusant witness, to the United State
district attorney here, for his decision as t
how the committee should act in the case.
The Netc Orleans Hing.
New ORLEANS, July 1.-The Potter sub-con
mittee met at 1890, Messrs. Blackburn, Rea
and Stenger present. Gov. Packard was r
called to produce number Of papers to viii
he referred in his testimony on Saturday, il