Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1878-06-25

sumed its session to-day, Potter
presiding.
Mrs. jerks, on entering the
room, made a very dignified bow to
the members of the Committee
and took a seat in the witness
chair. Springer commenced the
cross-examination by referring to
the statement of witness on Sat-
urday that no one except herself
knew aught of the original docu-
ment known as the Sherman letter.
Off no one, excepting your
self, knows aught of the original
document, you must have writ
ten it.
Al didn't say so.
Q.-Were you author Of the con-
tents of the letter?
Al dictated the contents of the
letter.
Q.-Then the person to whom
you dictated the contents of the
letter merely acted as an amanu-
ensis.
Ayes, sir; amanuensls ex-
traordinary.
Q.-Who was the person to whom
you dictated the letter
Al refuse to tell you, sir.
Q.-Do you know the names of
any persons who were in the parlor
at the time the letter was written ?
Al may know the names of
some of them?
What names 10 you reuiem-
Der
Al will not tell you.
The witness, in reply to interroga-
tions.said the letter was written, as
near as she could recollect, upon
one page of an ordinary sheet of
letter paper and enclosed ia a me-
dunn sized envelope with no print
ing on it.
ON whose handwriting was
the so-called Sherman letter?
A.-YOu asked me that before,
and I told you would not answer
that question.
Q-And I ask you again. is that
letter In your handwriting?
A.-And again refuse to am
swer.
TenbrOecA aud MOslie McCarly.
LOUISVILLE, June 24th.-Ten.
brock and Mollie McCarty were
both worked q little Saturday. The
mare made her two miles in 1871.
Tenbroeck could not be timed,
Rollo Colston who is assisting Har-
ry to train him, rendering it i'm
possible for those present to do SO.
Al Associate Justice sick.
WA rrrNr,rNN Inv. o. A,.o
ciate Justice Miller, of the United
States Supreme Court, is danger
Ously i'll at his residence In this
city, having just undergone an
operation of lithotome. He was
sleeping about midnight and rest
ing comparatively easy, although
his physicians consider the present
very critical time in his condi-
ton.
Incc0diarism in Ohio.
NEW YORK, June 24.--The
IfmeS's Cincinnati special says
that farmers in all parts of Ohio
are receiving almost daily notices
signed by the Workingmen's Bread
or Blood Committee, warning them
against buying labor-saving ma
ehinery and especially self binding
reapers. Threats are made that ev-
cry such reaper will be destroyed
and stacks of grain burned if at
tempt is made to use them. No
cases of violence, however, have
yet been reported.
G-nerN, News from I.vndUn
LONDON, June 24th.--Charles
Mathews, the actor, is dead.
I The Queen of Spain is dying.
The Gar is expected in Berlin
shortly, on his way to Ems.
Prince Gorstschakof was absent
from the Congress Saturday. He
suffers from fresh attack of govt.
The new province south of the
Balkans is to he named Eastern
Roumela.
All Berlin correspondents agree
in declaring the settlement of the
Bulgarian question as entirely due
to the firmness of the British rep
representatives in the Con-
gress. Russian concessions on
this head, again, are said to
be entirely dependant on the con-
ditions for the organization and
administration Of Roumelia. One
condition is that Russian troops,
when they evacuate Roumelia are
to be replaced by native
militia composed of Christian
or Musselmans according to the
prevailing religion Of the district.
The French representatives in the
Congress support most Of Beacons-
fields demands on the Bulgarian
question.
Dots Of Eastern News.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, June 24.--The
whole Turkish right wing has
made a forward movement.
1t is understood that England
advocates the formation of a gen.
d. arme, to replace the Russian
army of occupation.
The Russians recently requesed
the British Consul at Dourgas to
billet some soldiers and, in conse-
quence of his refusal threatened to
tear down the British flag. Minis
ter Layard instructed the Consul to
confine himself to protest.
Major General Rrintan, the off,
Ger who was in command of the