The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1878-07-05
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Washington, D. C., July I'd, 1873.

The two witnesses of importance before
the Potter Committee in the last few days
were William f. Chandler and L. G. Dennis.
Mr.. Chandler was summoned to tell what he
knew of Florida affairs and of "bargain"
between Hayes and his friends and Southern
Democrats by which Hayes was to be seated
and Packard and Chamberlain to Slide MIR.
Chandler seems to know nothing to the det.
riment of any Democrat, but shows pretty
clearly that Sherman, Matthews, Garfield
and Others early resolved to give up Packard
and Chamberlain in the hope that such a
sacrifice would lead Southern Democrats to
the support of Hayes.
| The most interesting testimony, however,
was that of Dennis, and it will be followed
to-day or tomorrow by that of the two Re-
publcan.election officers of Archer precinct
| Florida, who, Dennis, says, deliberately add
ed 2l9 votes to the Republican side after the
| polls were closed
Mrs. jerks disappeared as witness on
Saturday, having on that day appeared
merely to file some letters which passed be-
|
woman will long be remembered by Mr.
McMahan and Genl. Butler, who tried all
the arts known to the profession to get the
truth from her and failed disasterously.
Your readers will remember the case of
| Eliza Pinkston who, wounded, bleeding and
bruised, was brought before the Louisiana
Visiting Statesmen as an example of South
ern Democratic bull.dozing. and told a
| frightiul story of outrage. One Northern
| Democratic Statesman then in the State up
on looking upon the horrible sight, said if
the people of Louisiana conducted their pol
itics in that way they were not fit for self
government.
| The story was soon exposed so far as its
political character went, and shown to be an
ordinary case of assault. Now Mrs. Pinks-
ton, since married and living in another
state makes affidavit that she received $500
from the Republican managers for exhibiting
her wounds and telling her story, and says
that politics had nothing to do with her in
juries. She adds a statement so infinitely
characteristic of Louisiana Republican lead
ers that we are compelled to believe all she
says 1t is that she deposited most of the
$500 with one OF the Hayes electors for safe.
keeping and has never been able to get it
| back.
A proposition has been made that Con-
gress authorize the appointment of a Board
to sit in Washington, which upon the ap-
plication of any officer or soldier of the late
volunteer army who was punished by Court
Marshal, shall review the testimony and pro-
| ceedings in the case. If it is found by the
Board that substantial justice was not done
by the Court, the Board shall recommend
| to Congress such action as will relieve the
officer or soldier as far as possible from the
penalty inflicted This is substantially what
Congress has done in the case of Gen. Por-
| ter and surgeon. General Hammond. Let
| it give the poor man chance.
After to-day Postmasters who have here
tofore been paid percentage on the stamps
sold at their offices will receive instead
percentage on those Cancelled there. This will
materially reduce the income of some Post
masters who have sold large numbers of
stamps to be used at offices where salary,
not percentage, was paid, and will cores
| pondingly increase the receipts of the Gov.
ernmel..
SEMINOLE.