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1amtin'A Thtntre,
Ct1rk strect, opposite the Court.Houts. EnThge'
r.ens Of Hotnts Grover, jr. "The Fatal bond"
, 1879-07-07

1tad4ton street, between Detfbosn and state. ~
gagged"
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-11-28
CURED OF SWEARING.

John came in and inquired whether
dinner was ready, and was told 1t was
not.
"well, why in the devil isn't it ?'
said he. g1 .f.ss
"Because," she coolly replied, "the
wood was so-wet that the fire would
not burn.''
"Why, Mary, what is the matter
with you? Are you crazy or have you
been drinking?'' ~
"Neither," she said, and quietly
proceeded to put on the dinner.
The beet didn't melt like butter be-
tween the teeth-it rather resisted all
attempts at mastication, like so much
India rubber, and John finally blurted
out:
.sWhat makes this-beefso internal
tough p" *
Mary looked up archly, and replied {:
"Well, John, I suppose you went
down to the butchers and, without
knowing the difference, picked out q
piece of some-old stag that hadn't
been fed for month";"
John jumped up, looked at his wife
in dismay, and wanted to know what
such Language from her lips meant.
cit means this, John you are the
head of the family, and just as long as
you think 1t manly to swear in my
presence I intend to do the same! If
you don't like to hear it you know
how to prevent it,"
The cure was radical, and to this day
Mary has never been compelled to ad-
minister another dose of DIR. Ne
prescription.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-11-28

Col. Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte
and wife were in England at last dates,
dobtless en- route to France. The Col
onel, an American by birth, is the
grandson of the great Napoleon's
brother Jerome is the true heir to the
Napoleonic dynasty and, who knows?
this American sovereign may yet
preside over the destinies of France.
He is a graduate of West Point served
several years in the U. 8. army on the
Texan frontier; and, being a pet of
Louis Napoleon, distinguished himself
in the French military service.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-11-28

The year 1881 will be a mathemati-
cal curiosity. From left to right and
from right to left 1t reads the same; 1s
divided by 2 gives 8 as a quotient; 81
divided by gives 8; If divided by 8
the quotient contains 8; if multiplied
by 9 the product contains two So; and
8 are 8; 8 and are 8. If the 18 be
placed under the 81 and added, the
sum is 80. If the figures be added thus,
g, 8, 1, it will give ID. Reading from
left to right is 10, and reading from
right to left is 1s, and 10 Is two-ninths
of 81. BY adding, dividing and null.
tiplying, nineteen So are produced, be.
ing one 9 for each year required tc
complete the century.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-11-28
AN ILlAD OF WOE TO COME.

In a pamphlet recently published,
the author, Prof. Gaimmer, asserts
ssFrom 1880 to 1887 will be one univer-
sal carnival of death. Asia will be
depopulated, Europe nearly so, Amer
lea will lose fifteen million people. Be-
sides plague, we are to have storms
and tidal waves, mountains are to toss
their heads through the choicest val
leys, navigators will be lost by thou
sands, owing to the scapri US deflex-
ures of the magnetic NEEDLE and is
lands will appear and disappear in
mid ocean. All the beasts, birds and
fishes will be diseased, famine and civil
strife will destroy most of the human
beings left alive by plague; and, fin
ally, two years of'-from 1885 to 1887
will rage with fury in every part OF
the globe, 1887 the sStar of Bethlehem
will reappear In the Cassfopia's Chair,
the immediate result being universal
war and portentious floods and ship
wrecks. North America is again to be
involved in civil war, unless sNa-
poleon arises to quell it, but during
these terrible days the Pacific States
will be perfect Paradise of peace
compared with the hellish strife that
will be waging throughout tho world."
The few people that may manage to
survive till 1887 will have reason to be
thankful. 49,.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-11-28

A farmer called on the late Earl
Fitzwilliam to represent that his crop
of wheat had been seriously injured in
a field adjoining q certain wood where
his lordship's hounds had, during the
winter, frequently met to hunt. The
damage was estimated by the farmer
at ESQ, which the Earl Immediately
paid. AS the harvest approached, how
ever, the wheat grew, and In those
parts of the field which were the most
trampled the corn showed strongest
and most luxuriant. The farmer went
again to the Earl and said: "I find
that have sustained no loss at all, for
where the horses had most cut up the
land the crop is best, and, therefore, I
have brought the ESQ back again."
"Ah," exclaimed the Earl, ,ssthis is as
it should be between man and man."
He then entered into conversation with
the farmer, asking him several ques-
tions about his family, how many chill
dren he had, and what was the age of
each. He then wrote out and gave the
farmer a check for s1OO, saying, ssTake
care of this, and when your eldest son
becomes of age present 1t to him and
tell him the occasion which produced
it,0
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-11-28
NE NIGHT HAVE BEEN PRESIDENT
within one vote of the Nomination.
] rCleveland Leader.1

g.! 81 Il rCleyeland LEADER
Another of Cleveland's old leading
citizens has passed away. The don.
r ". Jeuuees died of heart disease at
his residence, l13 Prospect street, on
sundey evening, aged 70. The funeral
wifi take place ON Wednesday, at 2
O'Clock IN the afternoon. Mr.. Jenness
was born In Deer6eld, N. H., July Ia,
1905, received good academic educa-
ton, and In 1923 removed to STAFFORD,
in that State. He filed the oface OF
Postmaster for fifteen successive years,
represented the town in the lower
branch of the Legislature, and was
High Sheriff for five years. On giving
up that Office he became Probate Judge,
which position he held for five years.
He was nominated by the Breckfn-
ridge party for Governor, but declined.
In 1916 6 he was appointed to the Sem
ate of the United States to serve out
the unexpired term Of the Hon. Levi
woodbury.. In 1850 he was member
of the Constitutional Convention to re-
wise the Constitution of New Hamp-
shire. a1g
AT the Democratic National Conven-
ton held In 1852, the choice of q can
didate for President was referred by
common consent to the New Hamp-
shire delegation, and caucus was
called to name the coming man. The
names of Franklin Pierce and B. w.
Jenness were presented, and the bal
loting commenced. There were nine
delegates, and the chairman not cast
ing vote, the ballot stood four fol
Mr.. Pierce and four for Judge Jenness.
The chairman was called upon, and
gave the casting vote to Pierce, which
n - NJ
United States. Had Judge Jenness re-
ceived that one vote he would, in oil
probability, have attained tho same
position as Mr.. Pierce.
He came to Cleveland in 1862, and
engaged in the lumber trade, building
up q splendid bushes in q very short
time by energy and honesty. In poll
tics he has always been Democrat,
and in religion he was very liberal.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-11-28

The land and rent troubles in Ireland
are coming to crisis. Late dispatches
from Dublin, received in London, an
nounce that ssincendiarism and agra
rian outrages are increasing through
out the country" The tenants who
pay land rents are reported to be
threatened by those who refuse to pay
rent, or are unable to.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-11-28
NORTHERN GIRLS AS FLIRTS.
rClarksville Chronicle

lClarksville Chronicle.l
Some of the girls here are awful
fiirts. They leave us Southern girls in
the shade. They have what they call
ssstreet corner flirting,' handkerchief
firting," and numberless other kinds,
of which know nothing. One even
ing was on our front piazza about
dusk and looking across our street cor
ner I saw two elegant and stylish
young men on the corner, waiting for
a car, I presumed. Along came two
real nice, pretty looking girls, and just
in front of the gents one of the girls
dropped her handkerchief OF course,
one of the gentlemen very CALAMITY
picked it up, returned 1t to her, intro
dueed his friend, she doing the same
seemingly. An animated conversation
ensued for quite awhile, and after
chatting and laughing, off they moved
and were lost to sight. was perfectly
ed information of a friend who saw the
same thing, when he laughed and said
that it was common occurrence here,
and was what is called handkerchief
filtration. Since that time I have seen
so much in the same line that it has be-
come common and does not strike me
so forcibly now. A Yankee girl never
speaks of her lover as "my sweet
heart;" it is ssmy fellow" and some.
times ssmy nobby duck" was ex.
ceedingly amused when I first heard
the latter. Really the Northern men
are nobby, by which they mean nice.
and are extremely neat in their dress
and appearance. Nearly all of them
rig up in the height of the fashion and
are as fond of dress as the girls.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-11-28

If any person would SEQ the differ
ence between real worth and real
worthlessness, let him buy q small
pack of Sheridan's horse and cattle
powders and feed it out to his hens.
The increase of eggs will surprise you.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-11-28

Near Lintdale, Missouri, A. NJ.
Crockett and p. HI. Nicholas, two we'll
to do farmers, engaged in a quarrel
about sow belonging to Nicholas
which trespassed on Crockett's land.
A fight ensued, In which Nicholas was
cut thirteen times with a pocket knife,
killing him at once. His throat was
cut from ear to ear and his tongue
dropped out. Crockett was cut eighteen
times with a dirk and lived five hours.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-11-28

tWhere's your partner this morning,
Mr.. Hysou?'' the neighbor asked the
grocer. "Don't know for certain, -
cautiously replied the old man, che
died last night.'
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-11-28

It was tho late Mr.. Blackwood,
publisher and editor of Blackwood's
Magazine, who discovered George Eliot's
talent. When her first contribution
was read by him in manuscript, he at
once informed Thackeray that his
rival in the realm of fiction had ap-
peared.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-11-28

Have you ague in the face and is it
badly swolen3 Have you severe pains
In the chest, back or side? Have
you cramps or pains In the limbs, or
rheumatism In any form? If so, get
Johnson's Anodyne Ltniment. twill
give instant relief and finally cure Won.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-11-28
EDUCATIONAL.
r OUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY
AND
AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL
COLLEGE,
BATON ROUGE, La,

COLLEGE,
BATON ROUGE, La,
Is now in successful operation, with good
prospect of a large patronage.
Session begins, by law october ana
Tacisitses for I,,truction-very good an
experienced Faculty, now Of four Profess
sors-the number expected soon to pc m
soo an
History; a library Of fourteen thousand I'd
arms and artiileTy for military exercises:
Efforts are also making to get in readiness
for which i26 acres Of good land have been
Course of Study embraces wide field Of
select the studies which they may wish
their sons to pursue. The military exer-
on the cadets who are g uartered in the
University building and optional with
G To- Sec so.: ssuGent or cadet, is option:
al with the parent.
Admission granted to young men and
common English education. They can en-
charged only from date of entrance. Stu
dents may be residents of other States.
Cor f%s CADETS s%
Enpenses.-. Tuition and the use Of library
dents can find good boarding in Baton
| Rouge for about SIS month; and those
who form "messes'' can maintain them
selves for sc to IS month.
| Expenses for q Military Cudet.-Fixed ex-
| penses per month-Board. lodging and SER
want attendance, SIP; washing and mend
ing, % SO; fuel and lights, SO cents; medica
attendance, 81; total, SIG; or for the session
| of nine months $144; or at that rate for part
of session. Payable monthly in advance.
| ted-uniform clothing, $47; Textbooks and
stationery, SIS; medicines, 8; breakaGes
and contingencies, IS total, S72. Payable
| case of withdrawal from the Institution,
cadets will be charged only for the time OF
mission of fees for the last two months Of
| the session.
Location healthy, and desirable for deli;
cate youths who may not be able to stand
| a colder climate.
For further information, address
| D. F. BOYD. President.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-11-28

Mr.. Spurgeon has preached 1900 SER
mons, in regular consecutive order, all
of which have been published, as
delivered, week by week. And still
he is not happy for still that villain
ola printers devil pursues the poor
man.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-11-28

The wind always finds something to
blow about.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-11-28
III c. DOWNS,
PRACTICAL. PAPER HANGER,
MONROE IA

Dealer in Wall Paper, Gold and Velvet
Border, etc. Aside from superiority in
quality of paper, persons will find my prices
20 or 25 per cent lower than those of other
dealers. Sample books on exhibition ut
Moore's drug store, whore parties are re-
Quested to leave their orders. 22-6m
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-11-28

OLD TYPE
FOR SALE AT THIS OFFICE.
, 1879-01-13
SHIFTS.
SHIRTS.
SIE / II ; rs
WILSON BROS,

Desire to call the atten-
tion of the public to
their superior facilities
formanufacturing these
goods. Sixteen years
experience, close appli-
cation to business, and
a desire to furnish the
best goods at the low
est prices, has given
them the largest busi-
ness Of the kind in this
country. They pur-
chase all their goods di-
rect from the n1anufac-
turers of Europe and
this country, securing
them at bottom figures.
Their help in the Man.
ufacturing Department
is highly skilled from
long experience.
Your patronage is So
licited.
, 1879-01-13

fer. lie Renamed In The ctty, ana "a8 almost
my presence. Weber then drilled him IN lis
1ea,on. 'fle day, previously ! heard Weber
sav to pnla he coutd not absolutely
forc I h thc con,fnitt.c, but tnstesl Of
the evidence which he agreed To give he testified
differently, md exposed the WHOLE plan how he
WAS IL The rootn when Weber made the pro-
po.aI. Az the insttgatl1n of Gibson | went
upon the stand to contradict Dnla's abatement:
l,cfore testIfYtng Gi!'sou asked me II woulo
tlrns tho testimony ot Dula. replied that
Dnfa told pretty atrntRht story, AMI I feared
Weber wl,crc tic money was that vaa to be
gssn DnIs as s9o9 Is bis testimony w. CON-
de.ire',l Weber took TIC money out
of IFS pocket s45o, and wrapped ~ In 4 white
paoer with Dula's name Oh IT.: Gibson took the
package at'd gave !: to mc. l Eayr ny testi.
nIuny before thu Committee afterwards. re-
turned tho money 10 Weber. During the cnttrc
*c,sfon Of tho Committee In thie cttv &uddox,
Gioson. and Carter were busy fnaucnett'. Wit.
nrs,es Ms By tee u:c Of an offers ot 1tev and
f,l sdce Of tll's fast; Maddox repeatedly tod ne
wn!!id secure gil the mDnev desired from Col.
William 7. tc1tuI, oF New York.
In aiHy last, prtor to Wcbcr's departure for
washington. he can,e to tI,e anil stated hv tle-
ctr
t.rr shernsn ens H.. ~, s"1 ~, ~ r.. ~ Ss.
tnry iii mi nrnw,d IT, H., .,.;tn., .1 ~. .'s
~ III. nn,cp Ismonis t i ."."1.9 -. a ,s -
wnuii tnstify tat hs,1 ."a1 .h. '" !. n uhnr.,,
i.tt.rr in .yt.t",,cn ",'a f.,,o NV 49,. ~
wine. sri h,n, ftv"fx,, T"s,T nat Ia ILL., LAY
rnnta not ani wn,.i ~ W.,..- ~. H. ~, t'. ~.
fttyrir that ~. INK tirs.,,,an, ". ~ .a,
ir,tcr I,o1 ev..r lscr 49,, ~ H., +, ~. s, H.. @
IN il;"f IN its wa.. 4, @ .s, Nv ~, Ia
trtttru frn,n Wn.Hnr,' ~. ~. ~ VI ,sn a'e
annr ,nch,i i,v f:cnrt," ~ W. ,.,'. s ~ "u' W.
ft|,son and nfY-+e5 Kin txts r. Lo ,rt IT, ~ ~
fot,, rvf,irnc., i,nfnrn IL, rt,nr t:,'n'.; H..
wist, r.. havc III. ,,',r - ,cf.'.', ~, ,,.t. "
,nonr ,7a. rivrn fnr H." rc"." ,h.s ~ t fnsta.t
thc.r I"n T'artcr md :.1'."i m.,,,, II ~. ~"
in roui taI, aftcr rnntiI,rahic t,u, X: .h hss
sa Enrisr t,nvc lin ri IN, s',st tr" H.. s..nt
nnr thc s,nni nnd Vccr All hi !. ~ ~ ns.,,
fur fhjs tmm t,c trsttrHnv wnnIt haxs i..,,
favorable to thu HenIlIsans and Il, Seer,arr ss
Sherman. ~ ""e ''~'"''~@'7 al" ~ ee>'''"'s
in nfi,3itton In thc ,n,r.x reward ~ xtnnao
ri rhrr fnli mn Carer mi t;ii"nn ,,nor.nt"sj ~
tht thr nIi.ne mr. fsc.,in, w. ,t Wshs. y. ra..
,,rrr NJ ths sr"ni nn,rd vi " W."i E.i;r"u.
sI,onii In sn.fIe.f and T." r.tor.d fro,n II ~.
nnyanre m tlnt ",+.n,n' ~ ~ 'e'e" A'o"' 1'' "n'
f,nr,. ho.i t".r..nausi,,,,a ..;,t f.,h.a+ ..>,s
Nnd,ior !" .ec,,r. ', r;,arH. stt ,n., .,u,u... ~
Of the aprretnnnt reia.Ive IN t,,n ,Iar. ~ tha
, 1879-01-13
WASHINGTON.
The Lowest Notch of (nfamy
Yet Reached by the
Potter Crowd.
Full Confession by One Of
It's Subordinate Smut
SINGERS.
An Affidavit Which the Democrats
We're Extremely Anxious
to Suppress.
Apparent Certainty Of the Defeat
Of the Army Reorganiza-
ton Bill.
Appalling Rate Of Sickness
and Death Among
Congressman.
Judge Key Getting to BE Level
Headed Regarding South
ern Appointments.
Butler Understood to Have a
Brick Poised for Judge
Qevens.
Appalling Rate Of Sickness
and Death Among
Congressman.
Judge Key Getting to Be Level
Headed Regarding South
ern Appointments.
Butler Understood to Have {
Brick Poised for Judge
Oevens.


Q6V9nSs
ST. MARTINS.
THE BAD EGG 1ScUDATED DY TIE POTTER
COMMITTEE.
6pecfai Dispatth 10 tn Tribuas-
WARRINGTON, D. G.. Jan. 1,-The Potter
Committee to-day had another wraugle over
tho witncss ct. Martins and his famous afIi-
Republicans would assume the responsibility
for him. Tho Democrats, however, took
the extraordinary position that they would
not permit the affidavit 10 go upon their OIL
cal records, notwithstanding it waa made by
IN employo Of tho Committee, aud charged
various pezaons, including momber Of tho
Committee, with worry extraordinary II not
corrupt transactions. However,, the nfli-
davit will probably bs made pub
lie, md, as St. Martins may DO
examined Tueslay noxt as witress, the
truth or falsily Of Ills charges may bo made
apparent. Tie Democrats certainly ought
to be the frat to deinand On Investigation, rs
tile charges are altogether Of too serious \
character to pormit even day'a delay. A.
II. Gibson, correspondent OF the Now York
Sun, who Is roforrsd TO In the affidavit ns IN
agent Of s1r, Tidsh, says TINT st. Martins'
story aa to hiinsolt is false aud ridiculous;
TINT st. Martins is now under indictment on
tho charge Of having attempted to kill
negro, aud that g. Martins has h!mssn &c
knowledged that this very affidavit was
medic for money mud the promise OF political
uilice.
A1r. stenger, tho Chairman Of tho Sub
Committee to which tho affidavit refers,
snys TINT 1t would DO improper for him at
present to sey anything about it. Ills
friends, however, 1t " understood, arc pro-
paring statement In which they will
charge that tho affidavit is put-up Job, ar
ranged by Federal ofaoeholdor In New
Orleans, and that witness IL not a credible
pcruon.
Maddox, who Ia said to havs been supplied
In so1no way with copy Of this very affidavit
Which the Committee has endeayorod to
keep 80 secrot, ia not disposed 10 say any
thing OH tho subject. and Is reported by
Eo,no Of ut. Martins friends ~ being very
much opposed to having st. Martins testify.
ST. MARTINS CHARACTER,
George II. Carter, known aa Speaker Car
Ter, said to The TRIBUNE correspondent
"My acquaintance with st. Martins Ia Of re-
centdate aud very limited. know, however,
TINT he is man Of bud reputo at home, AID
Is now under indictment for m attempt to
murder Il colored nan. From my knowledge
Of tho man and general information as to tho
facts Of the case, tho reflections nude On
, 1879-01-13
TIE ARMY hill,
1sMtkv rat urrtt

"~""sSsnoS' ~ ~ "ah' '@'-aeaatof Eaton
hei'e naAeu "ts op'hioH as u t'so new army
p'''' 'ePNsa t'ta' " "'1ea9eu u sse n'ii e'cr-
Hah aoou' t'ae same a'tos5atc eoht1a o1 the
assh5 tnas 'oh' oheFn'ah haa over the nhaheca
o' t''e country Through tne treasury, aua''le
tha'' WIN '1'e hat.ona' pt'"er ol sAe purse a.u
lite s"o1u Seeurs'y h"!eeu III 1ho hhi'da u the
ehcs1nal lntn''s' he eoa'1't see my iaFtoc1 uso
toF parliamentary hatths'ohs IN t1!'s eollhtfy'
Judge Davis, Of Illinois, is fcnortcd to tass
state'i that several provisions VI tlle burnside
Army Dill wctr' IN hss op!'I'oa' nyatcFlously un'
constitutional.
cANHoT PASS.
n ths TtsFef" d''otfasfd l'Ttth
WAsHtS0Ioa, Jans lit seems generally
conceded thnt the Burnside bill for tho rcoF1-an-
izason Of the army eats'"t pass The bill. Us a
"hols, VIII be vigorously opposed ly sos"s Of
tho nblcst nesah'rs VI buth tlouscs, Ut, tlte
gEo'''l1 Tint II tcnds tn subordinate thu War
department. and csen thu rrestdcut himself, to
thu utnggal O1 tic ARMY, mil establish Il SORT III
, 1879-01-13

WAsHlxoroa, d. e., 1an. 1.-THE letter sd-
drcssed by the Commissioner u ludlsn Affairs
tothe Secretary Of tho Interior bceius follows:
s4R: ! hayc the honor to state tl,at hayu
prepared . reply 10 al tue briefs null extracts
furnished by ten. Shvrtdan froul the urrhYes Ut
the WuF Department, - fur ~ they relate to
the period OF time covered ty tlv Vrcscut ad-
sntnlstratiou VI the lnttElor Department.. Thu
tls reports u afmy ot'iecfs from thu yrsrs 1874
" lsE, furnish w facts not heretofore iu pos-
scaslnn Ol lhss BuEcAp, aud. pertainlIy tu psevi-
Jus Almtnlstratlops, az not relevant to tue IT,
.uu r4tsc4 by t;rn. Shcrl1su i, uts aunaaI report
The following il
Ut 1eu9thY Review oi khu various tteRs Of cou.
plant contained ln Gen Shcrsdan's report at-
fcc.iu.. tho present Administration:
ihe ftpuFt Ut tte commanding officer uf Epst
Keuv u Auy W, 1s17, showing that s4u amount
, 1879-01-13

affidavit Cox, Of Ohio, insisted that the
Committee had
81 RIGHT TO SUPPRESS THIS AFFIDAVIT,
NJ matter II tic affidavit involved eyery
member Of the Committee, instead Of ouly
ono member OF tho Committee aud one Of
It's officials.
Stenger for tbs first time spoke On tho
aubjcc.. 11o said ho did not expect 10 con.
ceal thu affidavit, and did not claim to. }Ie
claimed to hnvo information A. to tho man-
aer In which the document came into the
possession Of Secretary Sherman, and inti-
mated TINT improper moaua had been taken
to secure Tho affidavit.
blackburn moved that the affidavit DO re-
turned to Secretary Sherman. with noti6-
cation that tho witness Ia present In the city
and cau bs examined concerning 1t.
Tho COMMITTEES agrecd 10 Blaekburn's
motion, and rejected the St. Martins affidavit
by party vote.
THE LOUISIANA ELECTORAL CERTIFICATES.
The other witness examined to-day by the
Potter Committee was Thomas s. Kelley,
who formerly occupied a position ~ nesHen.
ger Of Cor. Kellogg In Lonisiana. Fs ilen-
titled letter M his own addressed to Potter,
in which he claimed to know eli about the
forging of tho Louisiana Electoral certificates,
claiming to have marked the certificates him,
self in such o way that he could pick ont tho
falsc ones. and expressing his willingness to
appear before tho Committee as a witness.
He saw the firlt set of certificates signed, also
the second. But Kelley n,ado some bad slips
in his testimony, M he had first sworo