Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-06-08


quake shaken point, any chOlera-infected city,
any yellow fever point, or any smallpox rid
den community, or any vacant commission to
the fiercest of our Indian tribes, to send him
to one of those places at once, because we con-
slider the said Anderson a person who has lust
sufhclent character to serve the party that
pays the most money, and of the class OF pa
tIjots who can best serve their country by
dying for it, 7 Hoping for an affirmative re
aponse, subscribe myself,
Endor-ed 18th May. i is77: "Charges agan againss
lanes e. Anderson Ha.), preferred by John
w. Buldozer."
During the reading of this letter and it en-
dor. erent tfe republican members of the
committee INDUCED in a laugh OF sa sfaction,
and even the chairman and the democr,.tic
members omiled as if in sympathy with the
sentiment expressed by TIE anOnS nous cor
respondent.
RAY OF LIGHT.
G0VERNMENT PROOF Room, WASHINGTON
D: C., May 26. 13T.--Hon. r. B. Hayes, PreSi-
dent:-As .riend of yours, and one wlO
:" nesly derives that your whole admni, II :
ton nay be eminent'y succn ,sful, l asked you
10 withhold the appointment of James E. Al
derson as consul to Funchal. who fal,ely rep
lcse1ts himself as being from Ohio. He is
blowing around aTOng his acqua ntances i J
my presence that be will feather his nest
he. has among all that know him is t lat he is
totally lacking in one redeeming quality
Whoever recommended him did no. know
louisiana commit &c Is sufficieRRt conTdemna-
ton OF the man as he tried to ,elI out to the
dem0c IA $. and did every thing that was low
and dishonorable. Twill see you further about
it if you wish, and show you proof of what
Endofsed Executive Mansion. a. o. H. u" l.
Andern0r, j. Ed. A. Straight prO,CStS
against his appointment as consul at funch'l.
ard states that his reputation is not good.
Can -urnish proofs Of what lie asyeris. Re
50 c. 'ul'y re1err2d to the Secretary Of State.
Dy dilecti0h Of the President.
May 2S, 1871 c. c. SNIFFIN. Secretary.
WHY ANDERSON WAS NOT APPOINTED CONSUL
TO FUNCHAI.
o. EXEcuTIyE 1S!4 I,: MANSION, NJ WAsH!NGToN, MAY
sion which the President Signed OIL the 9th
instant for James f. Anderson as consul of
the United States at Funchal has no. been de
vered TO the appoin.ee, tre President will be
plea ed to have you retain possession of it un-
til further inquiries as to Mr.. AndersOn'S char
acter are instituted. Very truly yours,
w. n. ROGERS, Private Secretary.
To the Secretary of State, present.
AN UNSUSPECTING OHIO EDITOR.
STEUBENvILLE, Ohio, March 6, lS77.-IO HIS
ErceUency Rutherford b. Rayes:-Dear SIR:
Wehaye known for a series of years the bearer
Journalist, and SO far as our personal knOwl-
edge extends, can endorse him as worthy
young man, and staunch republican. You
are doubtless aware that he served in the ca
paclty OF supervisor OF registration in the East
Fe1clana parish of Louisiana a. the November
election, and we are informed was in great
measure instrumental in saving us the state.
We would add that we believe him to be needy
and de. ervng of some position. Hoping that
you will favorably consider his claims and ac-
cord him such aid as you consistently can,
am yours, truly, p. B. conn.
Oftce of Steubenville D..i1v and Weekly
Herald.
TO.day's Proceedings.
The con mit,ee met at noon to day. Mr.. Nc
kenrey, c'erk of the electoral cOmmiSSionw w G
recalled, and stated the manner in which e
printed repOl IS Of the electoral commi. SON
was prepar: d. The proceedings were printed
daily and carefully reyiscd by him. Witness
furnished the committee a printed copy of
certificates Nos. l, 2 and of the Louisiana
election return. Witness WIS asked to com
pare the original re.urnS With the returns
which Were printed for the use of the commits
sion. He aid that the printed copies were
accurate copies of the originals. Witness said
that the report of the proceedings OF the cleo
t0ral commission Was compiled by Mr.. Mnr-
that his attention had been called to the print
ing of certificate No of the Louisiana re
turns as duplicate of Mol OF said certificates
The certificates never were read in full before
the electoral commission, and when the pro
ceedings were ready to be printed he suggest
ed to MI. Murphy to Tint al the certiticlt s
as an aPpSSnaf and The So pesw
ness notice by Gen. Garfield In gathering up
the returns after the commission had dispoS-
ed OF the Louisiana case certificates No and
cover of No. l. AS lde the commission dealt
orly with the printed copy of the returns, and
not tfe Origin ais.
Mr.. Cox called attention of the chairman TO
the fact that Mr.. Mcmahon seemed to act as if
he was counsel for the prosecution, and not an
investigator.
time in his life to my knowledge, is sitting
here as the defender OF fraud and forgery.
Mr.. Cox said he protested againsI jumping
at conclusions; When the committee got
hn ha Vyll rfnr al,
ter on his vote as to whether the return was
forgery or not; after the fact shall have been
tablished.
Witness continuing, said: when Gen.
Garfield called my attention to the discrepancy
between No and No. 3. Louisiana certificates,
he said you will see the importance of this thing
in day or two; because there are charges
that certificate No. 3is forgery. He called
my attention also to the fact that there was
mistake in printing the certificates in the
book pl epared by Mr.. Murphy
referehce to the mode adopted by the co IL
mittee for printing the papers laid before it.
LEVIsEE CROSS-EXAMINED.
A.. 3; Levisee, one OF the Louisiana Hayes
and Wheeler electors, was recalled. Witness
corrected his previous testimony in certain
immaterial points, with respect to the attempt
made to buy bis vote for Tiden for $2CO,0sO
Mr.. Cox began the cross examination of
Levisee.. Witness related the story of the at
tempt of Asher and Hernandes to buy his
vote substantially the same as heretofore pub.
1lSlleu Ill GIt OIAR. lie f6IaCPQ the motives
which induced him to notify Marshal Pitkin
OF the attempt to bribe him. The witness de-
tailed his conversation with Pitkin on the
subject. Levi.ee, it will be remembered, nOti-
fed Pltkln in order that his virtue might not
be tempted to accept the offer and to prevent
the DrlDerS from approaching any one ell e
who might be disposed to accept their offer
The witness reiterated his former testimony
as to the fact of having signed the first certif.
Gates on the 7th of December, 1876, but his
Signature to the second let Of certificates is
a forgery; when the Electoral college met, the
tickets for Hayes and Wheeler were already
prepared; no blank votes were cast; did not
see the votes but heard them announced.
The names o. Hayes for President and Wheel
er for Nice-PreSident, were written on O le
piece of paper and the vote for each was caSf
at one time on the single Slip of paper en-
which the names were written.
The committee took a recess until I'd, m.
when the Nlce-PreSident pro tenapOre WIS to
appear before the cOmmiuGee.
The Florida Sub.cOmmittee.
Before the Florida sub-commit;e ee of Potter's
committee at jacksonville yesterday George
T. Rainey, attorney general of the state, testi-
fed that he was one of the counsel for the
democrats before The canvaSSing board in 1876,
Governor Noyes appeared also before the
board. Did not recOllect of sending any cipher
dispatches to Hewitt Pelton or Havemeyer
Never lent any signed Max, Fox River, or NOT
SiJrcd at pn. MIR. HiGcOck read a telegram.
tigned by Raney to the witness, asking COR
material aid. Witness said he sent it, Ex-
planned that the material aid asked for was to
send agents to all OarsS Of the state IN hrinr in