Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, June 2, 1878, Page 1

" YOLUME XXXIX. /__‘—_—— > FURNITURE. DRY GOODS. SPIEGEL & CO, 251 & 253 Wabash-av, amher Nels! THE VERY LATEST! ash or Walnut “Queen Anne” ts, $35. Af; or Walnut “Queen Anne” Sets, $485. h or Walnut *‘Queen Anne” Sets, plate 26340, $55. These Sets are fully $5 to $10 un- der all competing prices. - Blegant Waluut French Dressing- Caso Sets, 26x40 plate, at £55 and $80; sold 8t $85 and S75. pesutiful *¢Eastlake” Sets, French Dresser, $§80. «Quecn Anne” Sets, perfect GEMS, Ash or Walnut, $90. Cannot bo purchasod elsewhero at less than $115. -All the sbove Sets consist of Bed- stead, Dresser, and Washstand. A rocent large purchase, MUCH UNDER VALUE, enables us to place these goods on the market at theso REMARKABLY LOW FIG- TRES. Call and esamine. 0518253 Wabash-av. Near Jackson-st. [OW FARE [y CARRIES TIE PASSENGERS! K URNITURE MARKED DOWN. $15 Dressing Case Sets - $36.00 #50 Parlor Suits - - - - 39,80 § 9 Terry Lonnges - - = 5,85 0 Hall Stand - - - - = 7,25 Stmply meet prices made by ris othiers, but wiil make fou Low- & prices thay others wil mect Molton & Fldr 225 & 227 State-st. DRY GOODS, NORWELL & SIMPS CONTINUE THEIR | osingdale THIS WEEK. 105 STATE STRERT, REMOVALS. Now in their Elegant New Ware- rooms, invite their friends and tho public to examine the finest stock of PIANOS and ORGANS in the West. Their specialties are the GENUINE PIANOS (The only FIRST-CLASS Piano boearing that name), and the CELEBRATED ESTEL ORGANY, For which they are General Wost- ern Agents. STORY & CAMP, 188 & 190 State-st., Chicago, Opposite Palmer House. St Louis Houze, $12 & 914 Olive-st. Waiches, Jewelry, and Siverware. A CARD. Iwould respectfully inform my {riends that I have Temoved from 156 State-st. {uto the clezaut store 137 State-st. JOHN G. ASHLEM. Wholesale and Retall Jeweler, 1 §27 Orders from the country solicited, THE FAIR. E J. LEHMAR, THE FAIR. ket Stocks, Job Lol CHEAPER THAN THE LOWEST. B ofs for SATCHELS worth 38 cts 5 cts far VASES worlh 97 cts Basfor DINNER BASKETS worth 7§ cts Wetsfor 1.000 OF ARTICLES worth 28 cts Jdtsfor 1,000 OF ARTICLES worth 18 cts Bets for CROQUET worth 71 cts @etsfor BIRD CAGES worth $1.48 ots for GENTS' HOSE worth 12 cts OUR PRICES TALK. NO LEADERS. One Price and Fair Dealing “THE FAIR” COR. STATE & ADAMS-STS. Bus &E;)El}){ AND SULTS. HILLINERY & SOITS. ATlm LSt Noveltis in Summer Mulligery. “mil {] rtment of Shapes,n Chip, Straw, ete. m s apekgaiensive ariety of Cndice Destina tn Feath Line of Ready-Made Suits. Also. Dressmaxing doze : 5e to order. Mourniog Goods $2 Bridal Outtia s sneciaity. Alf orders exccutcd with "Wapiness and a the most approved styles. Clesale Prices for 1 nexs TeaDaye. MISS M. HARRINGTON'S, 221 West Madison-st. g LAUNDRY. MUNGERS AUNDRY, Offices, . +-. 46 North Clark-st. 126 Denrbora-st. 608 Wubash-av. 801 Cottage Grove-av. FIRM CHANGES. oy, DISSOLUTION, ane 1, 1678.—The :, Sy &g by oy of E- Thompson & Co. 1s thls E. THOMPSO: D, AT J. . DONNELLT. e 1dascd our business with 2% nd wirh (e fn the o 0 business, whil be found [2 change Dutlding, Union E THOM J2 . D LLY. T a— .. INMAN LINE. ted Staces and Royal Mail St T % C.. 't i C.BROW Sutt Clark-st. . Gen. Western Avent, 32 Sou ~=TA1U 02 Great Brizain and Lrelasd for sale. CUNARD MATL LINE. Salling three times a iveck Po.\,";; v fimes aiveck toand from British Cia 007 2% Company's Office, morthwest corner i phpdolph-sis.y Chcaco w0 T. General Western Azent. OICE just re- Don't d=lay, but order atonee. ALKELLEY'S B, D. sad Cutlery Emjorium. No. 88 Mudfson sirect. Send for Price-List. Oldest 4 house in tue Nortlwast i N REMOVAL. MALL. II. N. SMALL, and A efr otfice to S. Ciark ind Madisou-sts., entrance 134 Madison. Ufiice open dav and night. G RAL NOTICES. CARID Office Chicago Mercautile Agency ; Rooms 35 and 36, 162 Washingto Certain irresponsitle persons whom we know 1o e frauds and swindlers; have reported that weare unwarthy of credit, and that commer- cial paper beariny our name is being * hawked " about town valued at less than 25 per cent of its face. Injustice to ourselves wehave tosay: 1st. We will pay five times the fuce value for x:uy paper due or not due bearing our signa- ure. 2nd. We make the sume offer for any open aceount, bill, clim for moneys collected. or any claim of whatsoever kind or nature that is not paid on presentation when due, In regard to financial ability above is suffi- cient, and in regard to our business labits, in- tegrity and honorable dealings we refer to any onie for whom we bave doue Dusiness since or- ganization in 1872.. 7 HERBERT E. BENNEIT & CO., Collectors and Proprs. C. M, Agency. WHELAN'S TWell-known establishment, southesst coraer Clark and Washibgton-sts., recently refitied throughout., the only Rrst-cluss place in the clty, where the’ best work isdone at moderate prices. Tisir Cutting, with machine or otherwlse. 25¢; Shampoolaz, aihs, 156 My batuinz departnent 8 the lafiest sad fncat fo the Wesr. T favite thc public to el anq_ fudre for them- selves. THOS. E. WHELAN, Eoutheast corner Clark and Washinzton: 5 Methodist Cuurch Bl SPECIAL NOTICE. MAXLY J. LIGIT lias connected himself with the of T. WOLLSTEIN & CO., Wholesale and Rtetail louor aiid Cizar Deajers, 174 East Randolph-st. On Wedresdny next, June 5. 1878 4 handsome coliation wili be spread. to which he (nvites his fricnds and cuse tous STOVES AND RANGES, ‘Double and eingle Oven |Janges. the indat cook- ing apparatus In the worid. \Furnaces and Danttmore HEATERS. 'RICHARDSON. BOYN- TON & CO. ] POPULAR PRICES. I3 ondor € o: Clicago Sove Works, RANGES—the best In the world. Used mended by al} classes, **rich™ aad **poor standing thelr superlority, § am now offering’ them to CASH BUYERS at prices to command saiés, A full line ot Housefurnfshing Goods, ** Aluska” 103, Ics Boxes, &c., at bottom prices on cash deals, MEEWIN CHURCH, ‘Wabash-av. and Van Buren-st. ow Excelsfor Ol Stove. g i@ gg S o OPTICEAN. B D S sdalylbtds il TP S MANASSE, OPTICLAN. Tribune Buildiog. reet, ctactes suited to alf sights on scfentific prin- pers and Fleld Glasses, Telescopen Shero- Fine ) efples. 2coxes, Barvmeters, &c, INSECT POWDER. p to Bugs. Roaches, Moths, Vleas, Lice, ete, Warrant- ed. Arend’s Tusect Powder Depot. 179 E. Madison-st. CHICAGO, SUNDAY. JUNE - PIANOS. RECIPIENT OF THE 7 Highest Award at the Centemial onal Exhibition, 186, Philadelphia. . No, 2A0., THE UNITED STATES CENTENNIAL COMMIS- SION announce the following Teport as the baats uf a ayand 1o W KNABE & CO., Laltimore, Ald., U. PRODUCT-Concert Grand,' Parlor Grand. and Uprlghit Pianos 5 AWARD—For G ELLENCE In the ro- Quircnienta of & F1 5 INSTROMEST: In uaiity of Tone, Touch, T, FOUR RINDS OF RST-CL. Yower. Itichness, and Stricing Q and Solidity of Construction. A PIANOS sliow fatellizent arrangeinents, o very effect- Ivg utlow, und excellent workuianshiy. Stined, AT, GosLORY, Director General, AWLEY, President. UL Attest: ALEX. K. BUTELER, Sceretary aro ten. Every {nstrument warrantea for an indeginlie time, BAUER. A Traly FIRST-CLASS PIANO al a MODERATE PRICE. We would eall spectal aitention to the many Improve- ments futroduced i our Planos. _Amon them sre our Nelf-Bearing Aurufic Attgchment Numcbon Tmproved Vencered Bridge, and others which place the Bauer on stn equul with any Pimno uow manufactured. Suil with the fucilitigs we have, we are able to well them for cush or ou fiue ot very lovy dgurcs.. Please call and convince yourself. JULIUS BAUER & CO., 263 & 265 WABASH-AV., Between Jackson snd Vun Buren-sts, Hlet Davis& oS UPRIGHT PIANOS. The leading Musical Artists and meny of the eminent crities of the age declarc those Pianos supreme over all others. They warmly in- dorse thoir wonderful tune-endur- ing qualities, and recognize the claim to universsl suporiority be- stowed on them by the Centennial Judges, who SIGNALLY PRAISED THEM by neglecting to say any- thing special 1in behalf of any oth- ers. They stand in tune longor than any Pianos mads, and are construct- ed to endure. These Pignos, with others of best makes, can be found &t warerooms W. W. KIMBALL Cor. State and Adams-sts, CHICKERING UPRIGHT PIANGS. TEMPLE OF MUSIC, 92 Van Buren-st., cor. Dearhorn, DIANONDS, WATCEES, Etc. S.HYMAN & CO., 127 STATE, CORNER MADINOX-ST., Are recelving daily, direct from Europe and East- ern manufactufers, the Istest noveliles in their " brAMONDS of rare beauty, set ond unset, in single stones or closcly-mached pairs. W.ATCEHES of all grades, from a §10 silver watch to the finest made in the world, Indies’ and_gentiemen's sizes, including a full line of the celebratea **Myman® Watches, SILVER AND PLATED WARE in endless varicty of Gorham and other first-class manufacturers, suitable for.actusl use in house und decoration French Clocks & Bronzes Atall prices fu the very latest designs and styles, OUR AINM Ts to keep the largest, most artistic, and valusble stock of coods, and invariably guarantee our Prices 10 be s low or lower than like goods can be urchased for eisewhere, We guarantee the tnest Our watch under personal supervision of Mr. J. Watch Hepairing at reasonable prices. }vm’k in nlf VAL, REM CHAS. L. PAGE, Agent, IMPORTER OF NTON TILES, 335 Wabash-av. FINE WORK A SPECIALTY. TO It TO REINT, FURNISHED ROOMS Flth or witiout bowrd. Tmcxmiaistors. 163 South i i ood businesslocation. Prices reduced ad and bonnd tomleasy. Transients takens oo TO RENT. 244 Lake-st., near Market, 20x100, four stories and bascment; water clevitor: will reut very cheap. JOIIN A. Y. 154 Lasulle-st, TO RENT. Store and Bnsement 38 LaSalle-st. Also the fecond, third, und fourth stories of the building 38 and 40 LuSalle-st. ; will be divided to suit ten> ants, WM. . DOW, & Tribune Building. FLOWERING PLANTS, Pansies, Roscs, Geranlums, Verbenas, and a cholce assortment of Bedding Plawis. Garden Vases nicely filled’at mod- crate prices at Itustic Hill Greenhouses, 269 Walnut-st., southenst corner Leavitt. 1. J. TEUFEL. SUMMER COATS. AR AR AR e e RS (AN SUMMER SACKS. Monday Morning at half past 7 o'clock, we offer in lots of one to our cus- tomers this benefit; no Free Tickets to the Press, 212 HHER COATS, 25 cts. EACH. We will sell but one to each cus- tomer. We expect.to put just 212 men inside these Coats;.the 213th cannot buy ono for ten dollars, of us. Pleaso don’t find fault if -you come too late. WHEN WE OFFER A BARGAIN 'TWILL BE A BAR- GAIN. ' Twenty-five cents for a Coat; don’t you wish you were in the Clothing business? WIIL- LOUGHBY, HILL & CO., Cham- pion Tailor-Clothiers, Boston Square-Dealing Store, corner Clark and Mudison-fits; Branch, 532 Mil~ waukee-av., cor. Rucker-st., which, by the way, is the only Clothing House on Milwaukee-8v: where the goods are marked in plain figures, thus challenging all competitors to sell goods as low as wéido. OPEN EVERY NIGHT TILL CLOTHING, ) ~ OGDEN ABLEWHITE & 00, At their Factory, Cor. Archer-av. & 22d-st., Are gtill solling those Elegant Blne Yacht Cloth Suits From Stock at $13 and $13.50. Arc making the same to order for §18. We are selline Boys' Blue Flanzel Suits at $5. WE ARE OFTEN ASKED, How can you scli these goods at such prices? Our answer {a, We Sell All of Ounr Clothing At the Same Proportionate Rates, we buy our cloths direct of the mills for cash, \e import ou own foreign goods, we own our buflding, huve no high-priced men, and SELL MORE OLGTH- ING AT RETAIL THAN ANY OTHER HOUSE IN CHICAGO, and Manufacture IMore Suits to Ordor_thu.nAn{z'I‘hxen Tailor- ing Establishmenta in the City. Ain't these ull Good and Sudicient Reasons? They are Facts, also. A visit to our Factory will convinee you. At Clement & Sayer’s (reat Steam Clothing Manufactory, . 410, 415, 420, 422, and 426 Mltwaukee-ar., ‘Bustness has been heavy this Spring, and ls constantly {ncreasing, because Styles_tho Newest, Prices the Lovwrest, And an opportuslty TO SELECT FROM AN IMMENSE STUCK, are apprectated, and il ‘have their natural afect 16 bringing 3 larg amount of trade. VISIT US AND SECURE BARGAINS. First.orlginsl. and ouly strictly one-price cash house, and fargest retail clothiuz store n the WORLD, occu® pylig ah arca of floors of more tian au acre. FLOUR. Unexcelled, The Deserved Popularity of the two brands of FLOUR mannfactured from the Best Missouri White Winter Wheat by the MAGNOLIA MILLING CO0,, Ot Hanntbal, Mo., has placed them at the head of all other Flours manufactured, and are guaranteed to make 80 POUX\D§ MORE BREAD to the barrel than amy other Yiater Wheat Flour, Ask your Grocer for HAGNOLIA or QUEEN FLOUR or call at the Warervoms, 193 & 195 South Water-st., and get it, . B. QUINY, Pres’t Magnolia Hilling Co, FINANCIAL, (hica & Eostern Lo Rairead G DRARRORN-ST., May 10, 1673. OFFICE OF THE T! To First Mortzage Bondholders: The Coupon Gue June 1. prox., oo the First Mortgage Bouds o7 this Company. will be paid on and sfter that dateon presentation at the Fourth Natlonal linnk of New York Clty. J. C. CALIOUY, Treasurer. TEE UNITED STATES Mortgage Company. Loans 2( current Rates on Bond and Mortgage of Improved Real Estate, without commission. -~ ALFRED W. SAMSOME, 7 Union Bullding. Secretary. MONE Paid for Fidelitr, Staté Savings, German Savings, Centraf, German, and 'Fhird Na- tional Bank cleims. IRA HOLMES, General Broker, 88 Washitngran-at. 4 PER CEXT GOVERNMENT BONDS, SUBSGRIPTIONS RECEIVED For 4 percent Government Bonds: 5 and ¢ per cent Gaverment bonds for uale; Forclgn Exchanke for sale: ¥ 2 5 ATUS SILVERMAY'S Dank, Chiambder 6f Commetce., GARDENING. S o John P. TOHHGI, PRACTICAL GARDENER, at 573 Carroil-av. 1f you want your latwn mowed or tiower-beds Iaid out nicely at o reasonable rate. send me a postal-card. | mun zent for the best Lawn-Mower fn 4o eell the best alower prlce t1:30 {2 can be LOUSDE 10T Llsew] Amerfca. snd 1 REAL ESTATE. A Great Baraain-Culy $2.750 A Splendid two-story House, 52 3 lot Suxg37 deep, {f ¢ Woshingion fielghia" statlon. . Flue residences and good “socfety. tubber Hose, with or Wwithout recl, st | cheap, as the owner 1¢ zoing ot of th Apply to here. i C. 2.5 State. P. SILVA, floowa 4, 92 Waablogion-st. . 1878—SIXTEEN PAGES. ~ WASHINGTON, The Conspirators Set Their - Revolutionary Machine in Motion. Anderson the First Witness Examined by the Com- mittee, He Speaks Glibly the Part Which He Has Long Been Rehearsing. But Is a Little Off His Mem- ory When Bothered by Questions. The Sort of Man He Is Fully Proven by His Own Letters. Which Show Him to Have Been Willing to Sell His Services To the Party Which Would Puat . Up the Largest Reward. Seorstary Sherman Denies the Author- ship of That Much-Talked- of Letter. =] -Some of Stanley Matthews' Questiona- ble Correspondence Brought to Light. THE INQUISITORS. A SLIPPERY WITNESS. Spectal Dispatch to The Tribune. ‘Wasavoroy, D. C., June 1.—The Demo- cratie revolutionists have taken their tirst step. They have called o man by whose testimony thiey nope to fmpeach Sccretary Sherman, to defame Stanley Matthews, 2nd to lay the founda- tion for the removsl of President Hayes. James E. Anderson, of Louisiana, who- bus been ad- vertised for months, to-day told his story. What that story is the account of the Associated Press will show. Fair-minded men everywhero wko read it. before drawing their couclusions as to the éffect of Anderson's testimony,and of the pretended letters which he pro- duces, will do ‘well to consider that they must choose to consider between one of two false statements, for if the testimony given by James E. And~zign to-day is true, that peyson’s evideee befsomZa Joxestigating. Com- mittee of thetast Guiress 35 funt. . The Re- publicans are not doune with Anderson. He has yet to.face the crucidl cross-examination. Meanwhile, in so far ns Anderson scems by his testimony to implicate the Sceretary of the Treasury by showing that the Sceretary ob- talned from him avy knowledgo of any {raud, forgery, or alteration, or wrong in the protest filed by him as Supervisor ot Resistration. it will be made to appear in the first place, as io- deea Anderson confesses, that TE NEVER SAW SHERMAN but once prior to the inauguration of Hayes; that Sherman lad no means of getting any knowledwe of said wrovg or fraud, except on that onc oceasion, at oran's saloon in New Orleans, and that at that time wheo he saw the Secretary and pretends to have communicated to him a knowledze of the frauds of what he and other Republicans had been guilty in regard to the protest, Mr. Stoughton was present. Messts. Stoughton and Sherman will nudoubt- ediy swear that o such conversation oceurred at which there was communicated to Sherman any knowledge of any wrong in the election or in the returns. The whole thing, it will be shown, is ) A SHEER PABRICATION, contradicted not only as just stated, but also by the testimony of Anderson himself. Asto Sherman having written such a letter as Auder- son attributed to him, exhorting him to stand firm, that elso will bo contradicted by the See- retary, and has been, and the existence of such a letter will be proved by no witnesses except by Anderson himsclf. The entire gist and sub- stance of the secusation against Shermuan and the Republican party, as now made, is to be" found in the alleration that they are sccnsed of having forged by alteration and interlineation the protest filed by Anderson on the 10th of November, 1§76, which was roade use of before the Returning Board to give that Board jurfsdiction to exclude the vote of Eust Feliciapa. 'That this pretense of forgery is an aiter-thought, and the result of a conspiracy, is conclusivcly shown by the fact that on the 12th doy of January, 1677, in New Orleans, be- fore the Scnate Committee of which Senator Howe was Chairman, and after Ander- son bad been assaited befors the jDem- ocratic Committee that bad been there in the December preceding in regard to this very matter, he, In denial of the alleged forgery of his protest, and alleged alteration thereof, and in vindica- tion of the integrity of the Republicans in this whole matter of the protest of the 10th of November, ) SWORE TO THE FOLLOWING: “I made my statement on the 10th day of November. I first wrote out u rough draft of my statement, and then took it to Mr. Pitkin, and asked him to refer me to some Republican lawyer who would. write it up in legal form. He told me that he would get it dome. It was drawn up and handed to me, and, on reading it, 1told Mr. Pitkin that I would not sign it in that shape; that it was ruther stronger than { cared about signing. Several things were put in stronger languaze thau I cared to sign. I took and noted the cor- rections that I wanted made. He then sent for one of the clerks, and had 2 copy of it made. 1 wrote the last clause in the statement myself, and sigoed that statement in the pres- ence of Mr. Jenks. The whole truth of the matter was that I had read over very carefully the statement that I bad made.” This is a mere specimen of the proof that will be brought to bear in regard to this, the cen- tral point of this attack. Other testimony will show conclusively that the protest was made a3 filed ana used before the. Returning Board, and that the present statement of Anderson is the result of & onspiracy in which this whole inves- tigation 15 founded. ANDERSON'S AMBITION. Anderson appears to huve cousicered himself a Warwicl 1le wanted to make a President, and was not particular whether it should be Hayes or Tilden. Out of the Prestdent-making he hoped to make himself o great personage. That he would be compelled to leave the State did mot trouble] him so much as that be stould wmot leaveiit with a compe- PRICE. FIVE CENTS. teney. The Presidential complication was his opportunity. He sought to make the most of it, and, like" many other polltical ndventurers, in‘seekinz” to retain stools in both politicil partics be fell to the ground. He scemed to be workiug more for Tiden than for Hayes, if numerous”sentences like this In A LETIER TO A FRIZND mean anything. “If we pull tomether, Pack~ ard, Kellogg, Hell, and the Returning Board cannot carry this State for Hayes.” The Republicans expect to have Stoughtos, Minister to Russis, as’ 3 witness. The Demo- erats are greatly mazolfylog the testimony to- day in predicting that Sceretary Sherman will be impeached, even before adjournment. The evidence is not such as would be insisted upon in the trial of any property rigbt of the value of 10 cents. Gen. Butler (s preparing to throw some big bricks on cross-examination, and will work in the main for the Republicans. The Democrats are represented as claiming that they have the original Skerman letter as well as a photo- graphic copy. They hope to connect the Presi- dent with the matter on account of the five in- terviews he had, with Anderson, especially the futerview afier Anderson Lad told him the Loulsiana election was a cheat, at which time mxe Pres(dential coat-tails were turned upon w, 8C ES AND INCIDENTS. THE PROPLE WHO WERE THERE, Special Dispateh to The Tribune. ‘Wasmxcrox, D. C., June 1.—It was to be expected that a committee with so ornamental 2 Chairman would not be content with the ordi- nary practices ana usages of investigating com- mittees. Accordingly, when the press appeared to take the place that had veca unwillingly as- sigued them, there-was found a small space at one end of the room barred off with six chafrs. for thirty journalists. For seven hours the. press people, mostly standing, listeued to the astounding story that James E. Anaerson told. Anderson is a red-haired, red-faced, red- mustached, boylsh-looking man of pos- sibly 3 He . was neatly dressed, had great self-possessfon, aud created a favora- ble impression. - He was cvidently familinr with his stary, and be made 3t tit into the documeuts which e hod vresented. A half dozen ques- tions were sufflcient for an hour of tatk. There were present in the committec-room, besides the Committce, J. R. Sypher, the counsel for Anderson, who bas not taken his eye from bim’ since his prescnce in Woshington this time, Shellabarger and Wilson, the counsel for Sher- man, a vumber of members of Congress, fn- cluding Finley, of Ohlo, one of the origiual in- stizators of the investigation, who camein to see how Springer looked in the seat which Finley hfmself hoped to fill, special stenographers for Gen. Butler, for Sceretury Sherman, for the Associated Press, official ‘re- porters for the Committee, and the representa- tives of the press. The Commwittee was dif- ferent from other investigations in this respect: 1t was GUILTY OF A DISCOURTEST toamember of the Senate. It hus been the universal practice of both Houses of Congress that when reficetions have been cast upon the name of any member of the opposite body, 1t has been the custom {mmediately to suspend favestization and to notify the Senator or Kepre- sentative of what has occurred. Suchwasnotthe case to-day, and for six hours the nawme of Stan- ley Matthews was freely and unpleasuntly used, and no notice sent to him. THE ROOM IN WHICH THE INVESTIGATION is held has historical nssociations. It isthe room fo which the great Credit-Mobifer con- spirgcy was revealed. Oskes Ames sat there for hours, letting from his little memorandum- book the Stubborn facts which bfought so many good men into disrepute. James E. Anderson to-day sat upon tke same side of the table, near to the place where Oakes Ames sat, while Mc- Mauhon, the Ohio Democrat of the Vallandigham school who has mastered the details of this Democratic conspiracy,occupied the chair where Schagyler Colfax” once sat for eight hours. The Democrats make no sceret that they hope that the investigation begun to-day will be followed by greatér tesults than those which had their origin in that very room six years ago. James E. Anderson, WITH AN ANXIOUS ATR AND PALE FACE, entered the room with hfs keeper and was sworn at 10:15 a. m. The journalists present were 2 little surprised to kear him announce that he bad all his lifc been o journalist, and is now night cditor of the Philedelphia North American. Mr. MeMahon, who conducted the investigation for the Democrats, had tbor- onghly mastered his subject, and piloted nis witness throuzh his story without a slugle blunder. Every document was ready ot hand. The speech that belonged to it was quickly spoken. The witness was coached well enough not to anticipate auything, and but for the cross-examination and for the fact that the his- tory of political rascality is not soon forgotten in this country, the story of Auderson was ouc that would have much weight. It was noticed that CIAIRMAN POTTER TOOK LITTLE PART in the investigation. He is understood to hold that the office of Chairman is that of an umbire betiween the tio contestants represented by the majority sod minority of the Committee. Gen. Butier did not fully define his position to-day upon the motion whether Secretary Sherman's alleged letter to Anderson should be read. He declined to vote, but when the cross-cxamina- tion began Butler took the lead, and, in a few questions which be asked, helped to confirm the fears of the Demoerats that the great criminal jawyer may prove to be the most formidable antagonist the Yemocrats will have. WEAK MEMORIES. STANLEY MATTHEWS AND IHI3 LOUISIANA LET- T s. Special Dispatch w The Tridune. WasmineToy, D. C., June l.—Anderson’s ‘memory was remarkably acute on points essen- tial to the Democrats to bave correct. His memory began to fail him uuder the vigorous questioning on cross-examination by Butler. Anderson could well remember the kivd of window-punes a restaurant had, in what part of an oid warehouse he found an envelope, and that at the bottor of an old drawer he left an- other envelope; but he could not make it clear why {n making the copy of the Shermaa leiter which he produced he should have copied a date which was tnrce days out of the way, nor could he remember whether he copied the letter at onc time or three days safterwards, traversing his own testimony twice upon the same subjects. The contracts produced between himself and Weober, sciting forth the joint rascality and corruption of both as to the returns in their respective parishes, together with the contract made for the Naval Oflice, show that Anderson considered that he occupied @ pivotal place in American history. In the testimony of the witness with that which beis yet to zive, he shows that he seemed to think that the Presi- dential election might turn upon his personal acts, 20d that, in common phrase, bis action or non-gction MIGHT BE WORTH 4 GOOD DEAL elther to the Democrats or to the Republican party. Accordingly fn his testimony to-day be indirect]y stated that the Democrsts sought to trifle with his purity pendiug the Returning Board's proceedings, aud did offer bit, turougn Maj. E. A. Burke, $4,000 to do their bidding, with the prospect of belng furnished a sufli- cieut competency to do well, even il be had'to leave the State. This testimony will compel the Democrats, if thev call Maj. Burke to testily tothe Wormlcy Hotel conference, topermit the famous Mafor also to be cross-examined as to hisoffer of $4,000 to their great witzess to carry the State for Tilden. 4S POR STANLEY MATTREWS, there secms to be no scosible way to explain his foolish letters, except to plead for him the po- litical baby act, and'to admit that these letters arc stmply a continuation of a series of letters fllustrating the carcer of remarkable political stupidity. The letters, of course, cannot con- nect Stanley Matthews with anything eriminal, but they show that he was wot fn very good business, and tbat bis ardent conduct aod bis intercessions for office for the fellow Anderson were not the highest typo of the reformed Civil Service which the Administration was to inaugurate. There will be no attempt made to dispute the genuineness of the Matthews lotters. Matthews will taks carc of himself befors the. Comuittee, but the letters and the facts un- doubtedly will show that Matthews, knowing what Anderson pretended, WRETIER IT WAS A LIE OR NOT, sought in every way to obtain an oflice for him Inthat *warm place” Anderson so wuch de- sired, and that he even wrote to the Secrecary of State that the circamstances under wuies Anderson had been placed, and e which he was compelled to act o difiicult part, were such as to give him & right to an fmportant place in the public service. This was not exactly the recommenda- tion of a Civil-Service reformer, when Matthews bad {o his pocket the contracts, corrupt and cor- rupting in themselves, by which these Louisiana schemers were seeking to bargain their honor for otlice. However, Stanley Matthews fs un- derstood to explaln the matter by saying that he thought the peace of the country could not be served by permitting Anderson to publish bis scusational stories, and that, in the intercst of peace and to prevent public scaudal, Matthews sought to quiet him. BVIDENCES OF TH1S DEMOCRATIC CONSPIRACY xist in the very multiplicity of the coplcs of these carious documents. Anderson gave Stan- ley Matthews some, but had copies for other people. The New York Sun had them sent to it anonymously without any guarantee 8 to the sender, who had uo knowledge that they ‘would mot find the waste-basket. Itiseven safd that Senator Roscoe Conkling had these documents as a part of that great specch which has yet to be delivered. ANDERSON. . TAE EXAMINATION. To the Western Assoclated Preis, : ‘WasHINGTON,. D. C., June L.—The delec: Comuittee of the House of Representatives cu the alleged frauds in Florlda and Louisfana in the last Presidential election bezan its ex- amination of witnesses to-day. There 1as a large attendance of newspaper men and sthers. Mesers. Wilson and Shellabarzer were preserit as counsel for Sccretary Sherman, and but on Tecord the fact that thelr not taking an active part in the procecdings was fu consequence of, the rule adopted by the Committee that couu- sel could only put questions to witnesses through the Chairman or some member. The Sub-Committee to visit Florida was announced as Hunton, Springer, and Hiscock. ANDERSON. The Committee was In session from 10 o'clock until 5, and the first witness was James E. An- derson, and, iz reply to the usual questions, ke testified he was a journalist by profession, and at present cngaged on the Philadelphia North American as night sud news editor. His letter to Mr. Potter offering to testify in regard to the manipulation of the election returns of the Parish of East Feliciana, La., was given to the press by bimsetf. Previous to the last Presi- dential clection he wasa clerk in the Custom- Housc. At the time of the election he was Su- pervisor fof Registration for East Feliciana, and in that capacity made up his statement and sent it with the returns of the Commissioners of Election by mail from Baton Rounge, to the Sec- retarv of State'at New Orleans. <All the forms of laiv ; WERE FULLY COMPLIZD WITH on election day in that parish. Q.—State what took place after you arrived at New Orleans, whom you met when you went there, and what was communicated to you by different parties In connection with the returus from East Feliciana. —1 called at the Custom-House shortly af- ter zetting into the city, and oneof the first men that I met was Marshal Pitkin. He asked WHAT I HAD DONE with reference to the parfsh, [ told him that I bad held the election, and had made the re- turns. He asked me if any orotest had accom- panied the retarns. 1told him no. He asked. me why I had made no protest. I told him the circumstances did nmot warrant f, and that there was 1o ground on whica to make a pro- test. He said? **You were here a few weeks ago, and you then fold me you had been grossly intimi- dated, and that an attempt bad been madc on your life,, and that vou had teen driven from tho parish,” Itold him that tbat was the case, but I did not know whether the intimldation had been practiced by Democrats or by Republicons, and that consequently T was not prepared to make any protest. Later in the day be came again to me cnd raid, **Jim, I do not want you to do anything which your consclence does Dot warrant you in doing, but THERE 1S A CRISIS HERE and it looks ns if the Presidcncy was going to hingeon Loulsiana, and if you can conscientionsly make a protest sgalnst your parish I wwh you would do It.” Ttold him I did mot see exactly how to do ft. He sald: **Canyou not make a siztement of what oceurred® Isald I would. So I sat down and drew up a rough draft of what had occurred in the parish and of what I was willing to swear to, and gave the pper o him and told Rim I was wiliing o swear to that. Ho had that paper drawn up in Jexul form, and I read it and swore to it. It wis tothe effect that no actual case of {ntimidation had been witnessed by me; that ad heard of severnl cuses, but that I knew pothing of my awn actual knowledge. Just then Hoch J. Campbell, Judze of the Fourth District Court, came in, and Pitkin enomitied the paper to him. Campbell read it, and said the paper DID NOT AMOUNT TO ANTIHING in polut of law, and he asked mc 1o make another protest. 1 told bim he could ke tho paper which 1 hiud eworn to, and that if he could make anything out of it that would cover the case and meet the law I waa willing to swear to it. Ile took it, and drew up & paper which he submitted to ime, and which I refused to sign, tmuch less swear to. He asked me wnat wus willing to swear to, and I told him 1 waa willing to swear o' tho facts as given o wy firat statement. He then drew np another protest, and submitted it towme. I read it over. It way partly in blank, and I nsked him if he expected mgc 1o swear to that. ¥le sald not necessarily then, and that perhaps it would not be necessary 10 ewenr to{tall. I sald, **Mr. Campbell, [do not’ know that 1 con #ign t0at paper, as there ore two or threc places in it in blunk ™ ' One of the blanks was 1o reference to 5 THE NUMBER OF VOTERS that had been intimidated in the parisn. He said, “-You liad better thinic over that matter, and com- pare notes with other pactics, and when you are ready to fill up the blanks you can come bere and we will givo you the paper, ana you can Gl it up to suit youraelt. " b 1 signied that paper, but did not swear to it. The last paragraph in it was that)did not make the protest at the thue for fear that I should viand 1o danger of my life if I did o:" und that was so, be- canse if the people of Eust Feliciana had thouiht [ was goinz to cheat theta out of the fruits of their _ hacd-carned_victory, taey woala have swung me bigher than Haman, "and’ conseqaently that state~ ‘ment was correct. THE ShOW GOES O: After detailing matter of no special {ntercat or tmportance, the exawnnation proceeded. Question=-State what transpiced in New Orleans and whom did you sec in rclation to this matter. Auswer—I met the Governor there, and he naked me what the matter was, I told bim therc had been an attempt to assassinate me bn the varish; that I had become thoronghly disgusted oo tho watter, and that [ bad concluded [ would jeave, and that he coula appoiat soac olber wan In oy ace. . P what 01d he say * A.—He said he wis sorry for that. but that he thought T had left the parieh tow soon. He em- phasized that. I told fim that I was thoruughly disguated with the whole master, and that I thought 1 would wash iy hands of it, and that be had bet- ter send somebody eclse on there. Vor & period of two weeks after that theré were VARIOUS NEGOTIATIONS ing on between Kellogzand the Democrats, A E?-!::u!lon of Democrats eame down from the pariah, and they sald they were satisfied with my manner of conducting the registration; that they had no fiult to nd with me. and that if Kellogz - ald not sant to scud any other man they were per- Teetly willing that 1 should go back. Kellogz sent for me onc day, and, fn ihe presence of a Derxa- coatic delogation from. East Eeliclans, naked me i 1wonld retarn, The Republicans hud circulated report that I was ofraid 1o go back becausc of owardice, and when I heard that report I told Gov. Kellogis | would go back, and that I waa per- fectly willing o go; but tho moment the Kepub- 1icans founy I was willing to go back, they mani-