Morning journal and courier., 1882-03-22
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

A Spicy Committee - shipherd's Testi-
 mony in Relation to Peruvian Mat
 ters.
 WASHINGTON, March 21.-Mr. Shipherd, accompanied by his wife, appeared before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs this morning. He is evidently going to be an entertaining witness. He appeared with flushed face, and said he had rarely been in
 worse health He presented copies of the
 missing letters and testified that he regarded Hurlbut as purchasable, and no better than common criminal. He did not regard the letters as offers to purchase, but as useful in preventing a hostile malicious opposition contrary to the instructions from Washing ton. The contents of a letter dated June 2d to Hurlbut were shown. In this letter Ship herd suggested to Hurlbut the offer of $250,- 900 worth of stock in the Peruvian company in return for his good offices. He explained this letter with great ingenuity and force. He said that it was based upon his knowledge of the man (Hurlbut), which was to the effect that he would oppose in every way the scheme unless he had share in the spells. "You regarded him as purchasable ?" asked one of
 the committee. "Most emphatically, MT.
 Shipherd replied; land l treated with him as with recognized criminal.
 The letter,'' said Mir. Shipherd, ''I am free to say, without undue vanity, regarded and still regard 8 very artistic one. never wrote letter more deliberately in my life. It was not intended to bribe Mr. Hurlbut no bribe was offered or suggestions made as to bribery. It was intended to show that
 hereafter he should have an interest in the company. Another influence the letter was intended to exert was to keep him off, just as
 W would dog from biting us." These re- marks made with the quiet assurance Of the man created quite a sensation in the court room. Another interesting feature of the testimony was his reference to Senator Blair.
 In this he was evidently desirous to avoid any unnecessary reference to the Senator, and his name was not formally mentioned. At the same time
 no doubt was left in the mind of anyone as to whom Shipherd meant. The concluding | part of his testimony referred to his long in- | teryiew with Secretary Blaine, to which Sen l ator Blair a witness as mutual friend, and which in it's two parts lasted five hours. l Walker Blaine was present at the latter part | of the interview. At this interview Secre-
 tary Blaine,'' Mr. Shipherd said, twas an interested listener, and showed more than ! merely courteous attention" Secretary Blaine finally asked Shlpherd what he wanted done. Shipherd replied that all the company
 asked was that both Chili and Peru should be
 notified of the existence of the claim he
 represented so that they would not dispose
 of the property in question innocently to out | side parties Secretary Blaine ended the in- | terview with the emphatic declaration, ''This l shall be my first business, " and left for the State department. Shipherds testimony was i to the effect that Minister Hurlbut, at their | first interview, and Secretary Blaine, at their 1 Washington interview, recognized the merits | of both the Landreau and Cochet claims, and l that neither of them was disposed to treat l the claims as visionary, or as hedged about 1 by insuperable difficulties. They treated the | claims seriously The session then adjourned l until 10 a. m. tomorrow.
 | The Republican Campaign Committee 1 The Selections Made In Caucus-Other l Items of Interest.
 l WASHINGTON, March 21.-At the Republi-
 can caucus tonight the following Congress l sional committee was selected Alabama,
 Smith; California, Page; Connecticut, Wait;
 Florida, Bisbee; Illinois, Davis; Indiana,
 Calkins; Iowa, Allison; Kansas, Ryan; Ken
 lucky, White Maine, Hall Maryland, UT
 ner; Massachusetts, Russell Michigan, Hub
 bell; Minnesota, Washburne; Mississippi,
 Lynch; Missouri, Vanhorne Nevada, Jones' ! New Hampshire Briggs New Jersey, Robe