Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-07-19
The Louisiana Investigation.

THE THERMOMETER in the custom house at
ii a. m. to-day stood at go.
The Louisiana investigations.
TESTIMONY AS TO BRlBING REPUBLICAN WIT
NESSES.
- Before the Potter sub committee, in New
Orleans Yesterday, l. M. J. Clark, coored,
lana parish, testified that he had two or three
interviews with E. L.Meber recently, and con-
tnued as follows: Weber wanted me to re-
committee; The testimony then given was
true. Weber offered me one hundred and
sseyentytive dollars and position at seventy
wished; Dula also asked witness to 60 with
Weber. My impression is Dula wanted me
to make Ike. money; said bales of it mad been sent
here from New York; Dula said Weber was to
give MIN 500 to testify; witness had not been
IN the parish since 1875, and was afraid to
and other prominent republicans had organ
lied the negroes for the purpose of numbering
whites; am certain there never was any such
started by the whites. Witness detailed acts
OF violence by the whites, including the muir
der OF John CAR, and said the colOred people
and never thought of such thing; has heard
that colored people were rece ntly whipped in
East Fellclana but refused to give their names.
REPUBLICAN WITNESS AFRAID TO GO TO
George a: Sway, co ored, resided formerly
IN West Feliciana parish. Is now employed in
the custom house. Had interviews with Weber
a lew days ago and before he went to Wash
ingt0n. He wanted me to take back what |
mad teStlfied before the Senate committee. 1
refused to do it. Witness refused to repeat a
private conversation between himself and
Weber; said his testimony before the Senate
committee was from information received
from others. Witness is afraid TO 90 back to
the parish. The feeling against him is solely
on account of politics. Sway denied that
for violence against the whites; said the whites
started the report to serve their own ends and
AFFORD themselves preteXt for violence.
BULLDOZING
Milton Jones, a COl0red member of the IegiS-
azure from POlnte Coupe parish, lives Oppo
site Bayou Sara. La the fall of 1876, E. l..
Weller, Sway, Armistead and others came to
my house in the night and said the bull dozerS
had been after them. Weber wanted me to
take them to Waterloo to take the boat for the
Bayou Sara. took Weber to Waterloo that
night, and Andrew Duncan and others from
FeilcIa1 Mi took refuge rendg;s in my house.
OF letters called for by Governor Cox, but did
not produce copies of his own letters to w. E.
Ghandler, as he had promised to do: saying he
from Anderson and Chandler made inquiry of
weber for information concerning
THE SHERMAN LETTER.
Chandler, under date of March Is. says:
Mrs. jerks and Anderson called on me re-
Gently and told their stories. Mrs. jerks said
she had the letter about which wrote safely
deposited in New Orleans Since her return
nothing OF the supposed letter. You do not
inform me why you think the supposed let ter
TO be genuine, nor where you think it is. If
me.s ''f'''' ''' wv ''''''' pi0"'0 inioih'
THE POTTER COMMITTEE
WI meet at ATLANTIC City on the I'D instant,
MeSSrS. Potter and Butler declining to favor
Mr.. Springer's suggestion to change to Deer
Park, Md. Arrangements have been com
sdss to at IL the former place and be-
been subptnaed to report there. Prominent
gentlemen including Messrs Garfield, Hale,
hsS b ana some Of te visiting
the committee. 1t seems probable, owing to
the large number of witnesses that the com
mlttee VIII remain in session for month at
Atlantic City.
T.. MISS sJEANNETTE BENNETT TO WE'D MR.
Gordon Bennett and his sister, Miss Jeanette |
Bennett, in the st. Laurent, has been an |
nounced. Miss Benefits return dispels in a |
were circulated while She was abroad con- |
ceInlng her intended marriage, as it is an |
nounced that, instead of having bestowed her |
hand upon foreigner, she has, in her absence, |
Deen pleased to make an engagement with |
WellknOWn gentleman of this city, to whom |
she viii be married as soon as the necessary |
preparations for the ceremony can be ar |
ranged. The gentleman alluded to is Mr..
i isaac Bel Jr, whose father is the president of
ire pa Dominion IN, Steamship Company, and
member OF the board of education. and who
formerly was member of the board of char
tiles and correction Mr.. Bell, the elder has
in his feline held many offices of trust with
honor, and has been long highly esteemed as |
one OF the most active cliZenS of the metrop-
6ls: mr.. Bel, Ir., is cotton merchant well
known IN the trade, and he inherits his fathers
quaEltieS OF personal attractiveness and his
love OF business. The wedding will probably
take place in st: AIMS Roman Catholic church,
and Rev. DE. Preston will undoubtedly per-
10l m the ceremony. The event promises to be
one OF the great social occasions of the season,
and the hosts of friends, both of Miss Bennett
and Mr.. Bell. receive the announcement of the
coming marriage with abundant and cordial
expressions OF pleasure:-[M Y Times, 18th.
THwARTING AN INSURANCE DoDGE.-Alaw
month, provides that in any action against
an insurance company, no failure to perform
any condition OF its policy. nor violation of any
restrictive provision thereof shall be valid
defense to such action, unless it appears that
such condition or restrictive provision is print
eG IN type as large or larger, than that in
t winch the acts Of Assembly are printed, to wit,
Is written with pen and ink In or on the poll
cy." This law was passed in consequence of
some insurance companies printing restrict
that they could not be easily read with the
naked eye. One policy. exhibited to the Legis-
lature had those conditions in pearl type.
ST. LOUIS SIMooNs-The heat in st. Louis
is intense, but in East st. Louis it is perfectly
which has been ground In the Streets S sh into
infnitesimal particles of dust, each atom so |
me m that 1t cannot be seen by the naked eye.
hi dust covers the entire city, and no at:
the cool winds from the river are blown, but
as they advance TO the city the current grows
warmer by contact with the heated air arising
when It reaches the town it has grown almost
screening, and reminds one of the terrible |
sim Of the desert. The air is continually
and mouth are filed with it-(St Louis Post |