The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-06-11
NEW SERIES---NO IS.

returns before the two houses and was anx-
ious as to what course he Ferry would
| pursue.
THE BIG POINT,
That the Tilden people see in tO-day's eyi-
dcncc is that first I.evissec's testimony
shows the proceedings Of the electoral col
legc to have been illegally conducted then
Ferry swcars that the person who came
with the authorization Of r. G. Anderson rs
messenger he din not know by sight Il
was part Of his bad memory as to the kind
OF looking man. The fact is that someone
! impcrsonated Anderson, As Anderson was nc
| the time in New Orleans before The Nor
rsOn committee The second set of returns
had to be got to Ferry. Anderson was de-
Gained, The thing had to he done secretly;
Therefore Anderson could not be asked to
be relieved 10y the committee. Mr.. Ferry
admitted that no one introduced the mes
Scngcr to him AS was always done in other
cases. He merely took the strangers word
for it that he was the Anderson named in
| the authorization papers Secretary Shpr-
.-.~, :. s., -aIu, f.-~, NOM long r."St lnvu
shot at the committee lie writes letter
to it an fills it with bloody murders in the
/ Feicana parish. He forgcts even to refer
to the little matter in which he is interested,
and gives no more definite explanation Of
thn Anderson letter than bis bungling ad-
mission when on the stand.
Especial to the Republican
WASHINGTON, June 9.-The quiet of Sur
day has been relief from the excitement
of the investigation. Stanley Matthews is
now the central figure. All compassion for
him is lost as his conduct during the week
is taken into consideration. BY his letter
declining to 60 before the committee he is
coveted of lying. He complains in that
letter that he should have been informed
when his name was implicated 1t turns
out that he was not only sent copies of the
evidence but that the committee in exccu-
tive session delegated Mr.. Cox, his friend,
to ask him if he wanted to appear tie
sent word through the same medium that he
did not care about doing so until the ale
cations were all in. Now that they are all
in he refuses to come. There are several
editorials published here to-day in a week
" which were submitted 10 him prior to
their publication These editorials defend
Matthews and lcnouncc Sherman. From
this and other indications there is ground
for the inference that Matthews, who really
c.cd as an attorney, is much veNed at
being placed in the attitude of being u
criminal and scapc-goat for ShcrmanS ben
eft. The Democrats in the committee
were not after Matthews particularly, and
il Butler and his like want to get out Of all
the facts against them. they will have the
moral support of the Democrats. The lat.
ter do not care much about taking the
question before the house if Stanley Mat
thews refuses to answer the subpoena. The
moral effect has already been obtained by
his refusal to 90 before the committee, but
if Butler and the Republicans mean to take
the question into the house, it may he
done
alrr1mon'> lrtuI 10 the vunImiucc Ircit-
ing the names of witnesses he wants called
to prove intimidation in the Fclinciana par
ishes is so wordcd and intended rs to drown
the cry of thief in that OF "bloody shirt
His letter is very bold and aggressive on
the subject, and is in marked contrast TO
his conduct before the committee when
confronted with the evidence of his own
guilt. The committee will answer it, and
the answer will be document very well
calculated to go 10 the country alongside W
his thin subtcrtugc. 1t will recall Sher-
man to the fact that he had better clear his
skirts before he assumes the role OF prose.
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