The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-06-04

consulate at Ten Tsn which would like, and
which he promised to get me Immediately upon
his arrival, "but" he said, "in order for me to
secure this position for you l should like to
have the copies of those documents you have in
your possession to show certain parties in
Washington that you ought to be and must be
provided for 1 went home and had the
documents copied, went back and gave them
to Gen. Harlan, and that was the last saw of
the documents or heard of Harlan either.
Anderson then started back for Washington,
stopped again at Cincinnati, saw Matthews and
got from him letter to Evarts. Called on
Evarts, who asked him where he wanted to go,
and few days afterwards he saw the an
nouncement of his appointment as consul to
Funchal, which he declined to accent. He
again started for Cincinnati and saw Matthews
who said to him: "You go right back in the
next train. have just had a letter from
the President in regard to your case and have
written him such a letter as will secure your
appointment to some POSITION He said
"There is no question about it, 1 have fixed it
now" Said he, 81 had some doubts about do
ing it before, but l find have to do it; 1 have
not told him any more about the particulars of
these matters than 1 have been obliged to, but
think / will have to do it, and if you go down
there and have not got place you will find
it,"
Q-What did you do?
Al returned to Washington, and the same
train should have brought Mr.. Matthews let
ter to the President. 1 went to the White
House. Mr.. Hayes said he had not received
any letters from Matthews. The next day 1
went again to the President and asked him if
could have short conversation with him. He
said could not but might come back in the
afternoon about 8 o'clock. l went back about
$50 and was admitted to see Hayes. told
him that Matthews had suggested that il there
was any difficulty in my case l should have
plain talk with him and explain matters that
he ought to know, and asked him if he could
give me 10 minutes of his time and he said he
could. We sat down on sofa and said to
him:
''Mr. President, several promises have been
made to me which have not been fulfilled and
have come here today to ask you whether
they are going to be-"
He remarked that he made me none and
consequently had none to fulfill. then told
him what Matthews had told me to tell him.
statement to him and said, 'Mr. President,
you do not seem to understand my connection
with Louisiana matters. have been charged
with good many things down there which
did not commit, and want to say to you that
| the election in Louisiana, and especially as it
regards my parish, was cheat. He said that
would have to excuse him. He very
busy that afternoon and the last saw of the
Presidential coat-tail was when it went oat by
the door.
New YORK, June ga special says that a
cable despatch was sent today to ministers
Noyes and Stoughton asking them to return
home for examination.
WASHINGTON, June 3.-The investigating
committee will again meet with open doors to-
morrow morning when Anderson will
be cross examined Senator Matthews, will, it
is said, tonight ask to be heard before the com.
mittee, and the request of course will be grant,
ed. Subp9nas have been issued for additional
witnesses, including Mrs. jerks of New Or
leans, whoi it is claimed has the original of
Sherman's letter to Anderson.