Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-02-09
ANGELES WEEKLY HERALD
Morning kilograms.
Passengers Going sout,.

passenger 4DlHB fsouk0
MoJAvE, Feb. 8.-Mr G Pulliam.
Mrs l. G Morehouse, Miss A N
Carpenter, Miss Carrick. E Lowen-
stein, J McKennel.
N.grOcs On tho Ennipasc.
PORT CHESTER, N. Y, Feb. s.
Five negroes, all bad characters,
to-day armed themselves and COM
mltted several acts of lawlesspess
in the streets. They were finally
run out into the woods. Henry
Hart and Alex. Banks were
wounded.
champion billiards.
NEW York, Feb. S.-The decid-
ing game of the billiard tourna-
ment was played last night, and
was most remarkable one, result
ing In a victory for Jacob Schaeffer,
who is now the champion of the
United States. George Slosson was
his competitor, and in his sixth
inning made a run of 464, placing
his score at $50 against 10 for
Sohaeffer. Tire latter, in his sixth
inning, made 2e3. Slosson made
but II in his seventh inning and
Schaeffer ended the game with an
unfinished run Of 29S. Score-600
to 57l; winners average, SIS ST., the
largest on record. The LOSERS
average was 81 At, the second
greatest average on record. Slosson
takes the second prize, and Sexton
and Daily the third and fourth re-
spectively.
Tt,den La the CIPHER InvcsttanaiOn
NEW YORK, Feb. S.--Tilden, to-
day, after denying all knowledge
of the cipher business, gave the
following rs the first intimation
conveyed to him OF negotiations
pending for the purchase of Re-
turning Boards. ~ was called
OH by Mr.. Cooper Oh
his way down town and was
told by him that he had received
an offer from some party to obtain,
for money, the vote of South Caro-
lima. said 1 would authorize no
such transaction nor spend money
for any such purpose. The whole
conversation occupied only n few
minutes"
TtIden's statement.
NEW YORK, Feb. Sat the
meeting of the Committee investi-
eating cipher dispatches Samuel
J. Tilden was eworn by Mr.. Hun
ton, Chairman, who said: "Gev-
ernor Tilden, we received your
note expressing your willingness
to testify"
Tilden-"In the publications
and translations in New York pa.
pers which have read 1 have not
recognized single dispatch either
in cipher or translation which
/ ever saw before. never
entered into any arrangement
to purchase the vote of South Caro-.
lima or FLORIDA. 1 had no informa-
tion-no suspicion-that any such
communications were being car.
ried on until saw the dispatches
published in the New York 1ri.
6une. Had no knowledge, no deal
ings with any parties to the nego-
tations; never authorized any such
negotiations in any form whatever.
On the merning Of November Goth,
1875, Mrs. Col. Pelton mentioned
in my presence that her husband
had gone for q day. 1 did not know
he was gone or was going out of
the city. He went to Philadelphia,
/ believe. Later in the day was
called Oh by Mr.. Cooper, who was
on his way down town, and was
told by him that he had received
an offer from some party to procure
the vote of South Carolina for
money. / said I would authorize
no such transaction, nor spend
money for any such pur-
pose. The whole conversation
occupied only n few minutes.
Iobtained Colonel Pelton's address
in Baltimore and telegl led him
to come home. knew nothing of
the ciphers that had been passing
between him and others, and 1
could not have translated them.
With regard to Florida, I never
saw one of the kilograms either ia
cipher or translation. 1 did not
know-I was not informed-that
negotiations were going ON in re-
gard to illegally obtaining certifi-
Gates of the Returning Board. 1
never saw any of those dispatches
relating to Florida, either in cipher
or translation. In regard to the
Oregon dispatches, 1 did not know
they came in ciph4' till after the
meeting of the committee to in
vestigate them. Some of the dis
patches were addressed to my res
idence, Is Grammercy Park. 1
don't know that any of these
dispatches were ever deliv-
cred there. Col. Pelton's habits
and mine are very different.
A day or two after the election,
General Grant5wrote letter recon-
mending theJ Commissions to go
south to see ia fair count. I had
nothing to do with the selection of
those Commissions; never heard
from them but once, and that was
communication, signed by Often
dorfer and others. The Idea that
they were my personal agents has
no foundation. They represented
the Democratic prrty. None of
them, so far as 1 know, went
to these States authorized to
do anything that a gentleman