Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-07-09
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HIGHT DISPATCHES.
ESPECIAL TO THE EuREKA DAILY SENTINEL.
WASHINGTON INTELLIGENCE.
PoTTsR'S LETTER TO SECRETARY SHERMAN.
THE DEMOCRATIC STATE CON-
VENTION.
EXCITEMENT ABOUT THE LOUIS
lana RACES.


WASHINGTON, July 8.
The following letter has been sent by
Representative Potter, Chairman Of the
Louisiana and Florida Investigating Com
mittee to Secretary Sherman:
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
July /, 1878.
SIN: four last letter, which is without
date, was handed to me on the 21st ultimo
by Governor Cox.
First-As to the alleged Weber agree
ment, the witnesses you desired called were
Kellogg, jerks, Pitkin and Weber, have all
been called, and all testified except Kellogg
and Weber. Weber is summoned, and
stated that he would attend the next meet
ing ofs the Cqmnittee, md Governor KEEL
logg has gone to Chicago to return after
some days. Second-As to the legality Of
the protest Of Anderson, Pitkin and Camp
bell, have been called, as you desired them.
Third-As to Stoughton, the Committee
will give You an opportunity, after the tes-
timony is further taken, either to call
him or submit interrogatories, as may then
be decided. ~Fourth-The witnesses, as to
fraud and intimidation in Louisiana, which
you propose to have, I understand, testi-
fed before former Committees Of the
House and Of the Senate, and have been
also, contradicted. The committee are III
able now to decide whether it would be
proper to take that evidence; that can only
be determined after this inquiry now in
| progress in Louisiana has further proceed
ed. They have, therefore, not yet acted
upon the reply to your letter, prepared by
Mr.. Morrison, q copy OF which was made
public by him, as the communication from
you to the committee had been by you.
Should it later appear that any testimony
- sI>-- If-.> H. 1A-
ton, would be proper to the inquiry pend
ing into the frauds or wrongs in the re-
turns. after the election, or to the conspir-
acy referred to in the resolution appoint
ing the committee, they will consider
whether il may be practicable to take the
testimony You propose, and that in contra
diction, or whether the reports Of the tes-
timony taken by former committees Of the
| Senate and House may not be used. Any
application from you in this respect will
be duly considered.
Respectfully, your obedient servant,
GARRISON N. POTTER, Chairman.
To Hon. John Sherman.
LOUISVILLE, July 8.
There is more excitement over the Ten
Broeck-Mollie Mccarthy race than ever,
and the latest facts are sought with an
avidity truly astonishing. Winters, Walsh
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to-day, and Mollie Mccarthy was sold to
Budd Doble; price unknown. He took
her to Kankakee. Illinois, the hot weather
here hurting her very much. One Of her
fore legs Is very much swollen, and expe-
perienced turfmen say she will never be
able 10 rum again. Doble does not think
30, and desires 20 run her against any
horse or mare. at any distance, and for
any sum-. John w. Conley, who managed
the race and leased the track, was arrested
this afternoon on . writ sworn out by the
councillors Of one Thompson, Of Pennsyl-
vania, who holds judgments against him
for 81, 225 on an old debt growing out
OF the latter's failure in Wall street. Con-
ley claims the judgment to be erroneous,
and says be will not be gouged. The Sheriff
appointed over the failure ON the Fourth,
and in his own language, had the race
proved a success he would have been "a
hell Of y hero" As it was not . success,
and as fraud was cried, he must receive, as
the principal agent, the dirt thrown. He
believed the mare would win, and so he
told his friends, nearly all Of whom lost.
When the writ was served to-day and the
money question thoaght= Of IL was ascer-
tanned that Conley had turned everything
over to Budd Doble. Conley proposes to
hhs "a - ua'. ~ Inc Louisvnle Jockey Gun
H. 'ea anS me '1sck 70 Conley M6lvaau-
d;.r - = .mo nop.e snaaow, ~ nlss y
TIL. 'eeu; nss insser'aIizea Monuel-
Bank Of California TO pay the SO, 900 stake
70 Alexander McAbee, who backed Ten
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