Morning journal and courier., 1882-04-21
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 FROM ALL QUARTERS. THB PERUVIAN SCANDAL EDITOR HURLBUT ON THE
 WITNESS STAND. HIS IMPRESSIONS OF BLAINE. Faae Latter's Singular Hab-
 it of AmnOtating. Tariff Debate in the House.
HIS IMPRESSIONS OF BLAINE.
Tariff Debate in the House.
An Interesting Discussion
 of the System.
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

shipherd's Enterprise-Editor Hurlbut
 Eniightening the Committee - He
 Speaks of Blatne's Style of Annotat
 ing Official DIspatches-A Crank from
 the Nutmeg State-Other Matters.
 WASHINGTON, April 20.-In the Shipherd investigation to day MT. William Henry Hurl- but, editor of the New York World and brother of the late Minister Hurlbut, was on the stand. He said that, about the middle of last December Shipherd sought an interview with him. Shipherd did nearly all the talk ing. He complained bitterly of Blaine's atti- tude towards him and his claim, and related the British admiral story, ascribing it to Blaine. Commenting on the story Mr. Hurl- but remarked that the story was quite natur- al He thought so, for he had heard of an instance wherein Blaine was understood to gin of an official dispatch Mir. Hurlbut had never seen such dispatch, but merely re- ferred to something he had heard concerning the existence of such 8 one. Mir. Hurlbut produced a letter from his brother, Minister Hurlbut, dated Lima, December 29th, in which he says: 'The Chilian papers are full of that internal Shipherd and his part ners. They have been kicked out of this legation and out of the State department but he is an indefatigable nuisance. I hope Ran daIl will call for all papers in the department
 in reference to him and his affairs. I have sent all his letters back to the State depart ment I anxiously desire that the correspond ence shall be made public. have fears q hope not we'll grounded) that our govern mont means to slide out of the American po- sition. My personal talk with Blaine and Garfield of course will not appear in my official correspondence, but it was the motive for my action. I think they will throw me overheard unless Congress backs up the American line I have taken here. Person ally I care little about it, but must say that in Blaine's letter of November 22 to me there was a manifest disposition to hedge" The witness also produced letter from Gen. Grant, dated November IF, to the Peru vian minister, in which he says that he hopes the statement that Calderon has been made president of Peru was not true, and expresses the hope that all may come out we'll. He further says that it seems to him proper and important that the United States should step in and say to Chili that she cannot oppress or deprive Peru of her territory, but may de- mand immunity for war claims and security from further trouble. The witness stated that he believed the change in the tone of the diplomatic correspondence was due to 0 pis tol shot fired by man named Guiteau. He had heard that Peter Hever, Jay Cooke and Henry D. Cook were the owners of the Landreau claim. He had also heard that Corbin, the brother-in-law of Gen. Grant, was a half owner. The committee then ad- journed until Monday, when MT. Blaine will be heard.
 IUx1Iia ,,1oJ fha for bill of particulars in the Star route cases this morning, adding that should the case go to trial he would refuse to hear testimony on those points not clearly set forth, if no bill of particulars were furnished. Turner with drew plea of not guilty and entered a mo- ton to quash the indictment
 It has been decided not to send the United States steamer Iroquois to the relief of the officers and crew of the Rodgers at Tipka, but to send instead the revenue steamer Cor win for that purpose. The Corwin is now al San Francisco.
 Cannon, ex-Delegate from Utah, was on the floor of the House this morning. He says he feels much better in his present position than to occupy the position of those who voted to reject him. He says there is no probability that another person will be elected in time to occupy his seat during this session as the election machinery has been created by new law.
 The board of control of the Democratic Congressional committee complete is as fol lows: R.. P. Flower, chairman; Senator German of Maryland, General Rose | crans of California, Samuel J. Ran | dall Mir. Cobb of Indiana, J. R. l Mclean of the Cincinnati Enquirer, c. c. Baldwin of New York, and ex-Senator John l P. Stockton of New Jersey.
 I A female crank from Connecticut arrived ! in this city tonight and was taken in charge I by the police. She said she came here for l the purpose of marrying the President, and then she intended to pray with him and thus | induce him to pardon Guiteau.