The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-06-07
NEW SERIES-.-NO 81.

deemed it best and il was burnt to-day in
my presence. Enclosed find the Weber
agreement. This is the last piece of doou-
mcntary evidence in existence | will now
have to trust entirely TO you as the ill-feel
ing borne me by Republican leaders has
been intensified by my refusal to aid them
in their infamous scheme.
Truly, yours,
Signed JAMES +. ANDERSON.
The Matthews copy Of the Nash agree
ment was then handed to witness for iden-
titication, He said he thought it was the
same which he had given to Matthews, but
since the other had been altered he would
not like to state positively under oath.
Witness was reminded 10y Butler that he
had promised to produce the letters written
to him by Mrs. Jencks.
He said he had only been able to find the
first Of them, as his wife destroyed all the
papers in this case that she could get her
hands on He produced the letter which he
had found AVID it was put in evidence as
follows;
raw WAsHrS.roN ID { \
ST JAMES HorgL
Januaryl1, ls7,.
DEAR Mr.. ANDERsoN-As | was writing
to the captain tonight, | thought would
do myself the pleasure of writing to you
also, came here three days ago to see my
elder brother on some family business.
About month before left home | got y
letter from you addressed to the captain.
kept it good while ere opened it be-
cause the captain was over at Bayou Bon
touca at work, so did not get to give it to
him at all. So you must not think hard Of
him for his seeming neglect in answering
your kind letter. The captain has not as
yet got anything from the party nor ever
will, We are altogether left out in the cold
presume we should he for ever running
any risk for it. Ican't help laughing when
think what fools we were--to bc sure you
as we'll as US. In your letter you did not
mention what document it was you wished
to get. Is it SIS letter to ID and you! II
so, why did you not say so. Almost all our
old friends are gone. Senator jerks went
out West. Postethwaite is in United
States employ watching government logs,
| am at the ST. James. | always stay here,
will remain few days. Would be glad to
hear from you if you can make it conyen
lent 10 write. Hoping you are well, an,
as ever, Your friend,
AGNES ID. jerks.
Excuse paper; excuse chirography. |
am quite tired out with my long journey
The witness explained that the captain
meant Mrs. jerks husband, and that cap
ital 5 with dash meant Sherman, and
that the whole phrase meant Sherman
letter to Don and him.
Mr. Mcmahon asked Mr.. Cox whether
Senator Matthews had given to him all
papers and letters that he had relating to
the matter.
Mr.. Cox-I did not so understand it,
only understood him to state that these
were the originals Of the Nash and Weber
agreements, which specially inquired for
| only asked for those two papers. The
letter accompanying the one referring TO
that given above, he thought had better
come with it as part of that particular
| transaction.
The Chairman-Andcrson SAYS he wrote
a number of letters to Senator Matthews,
Witness--Oh yes; wrote n dozen or
more.
The Charman( to Butler sarcaStiCally)--
You would like to have all of them!
Mcmahon Cto witness J--What was this
Pitkin agreement, referred TO in your letter
to Matthews as having been destroyed:
WtncS>--lt was not really an agreement.
| went in one day to Pitkin and told him
that on account Of my refusal 10 make the
protest had made enemies of all the Re
publicans, and that as the Democrats
thought | had made protest had made
enemies of all the Democrats, and | asked
him what assurance | would have that |
would not be left entirely out in the cold
In answer to that he sent me note one
day, simply stating that he would assure
me that if | would stand by the party. they
would provide for me.
Q,-What do you mean by this state.
ment in your letter, AS to the electors not
signing the certificates! A.-Thc state
mcnt was made to me that three of the
presidential electors, Burch, Marks and
Levisse, had voted in blank, and that their
names had been forged to the electoral
count, and found out afterwards that there
was a good deal Of truth in that claim. Dr..
Gray, of East Fcliciana, one of Packard's
friends, remarked to me one day that he
N'Nb' '' tdiilht'l IL lntN 10
throw Packard overheard if they would not
squelch Hayes and the whole Rcpublicaa
party.
Mr.. French, scrgcant-at-arms of the sen.
ate, was sworn and examined in reference
TO the electoral returns of the state Of
Louisiana, which the committee seems 10
find some difficulty in tracing or getting
hold OF. Mr.. French testified that during
the last session he had received by the
ADAMS Express a box, which he had uu.
dcrStood to contain the electoral returns Of
Louisiana; that he keptit sealed and under
guards, occasionally taking it to the com.
mittcc room, where lIonore, the Louisiana
secretary OF state, would open it and when
he was done with the papers the box would
be scaled again and placed under guard.
Mr. French, two or three weeks after ad.
lonrnmcnt, sent them to the office of the
Adams Express addressed to Honorc by
his directions, and that he never heard
from them since.
The committee then went into executive
session and afterwards adjourned till t..
morrow.
STOP it at once II you see your nurse
giving the baby either laudanum. paregor-