Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, June 24, 1878, Page 2

2 THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: MONDAY. JUNE 24, 1878 A TARTAR. The Potter Committee Bites Off a Chunk It Can't ** Chaw. Testimony of Mrs. Capt. Jenks, of the Marine Cavalry, Hours of Fraltless Attempls to Get Her o Testify to Something. The Enfilading Glaro of Ben, Butler Pales into Inoffectual Strabismus, TIIE FRAUD-ITUNT. ARRIVAL OF JUDGR CAMPRRLL, Special Dispatch $0 The Tribune. WasningToNn, D, C., June 23.—~Judge Hugh Campbell, of the Fourth District of Loulsiana, aman of high character, has arrived as & wit- ness before the Potter Committee. The Ander- eon protest was sworn to and subscribed belore him, snd Auderson denles that he ever swore to It. It is expccted that the testimony of Judge Camplell will be to the effect that the nttestation he nflixed o8 to the Anderson elgna- ture and the oath are truc, Pitkin ‘wns vesterdny discharged as o witness, but he ngreed with the Republicans to remain until they could examine him here. Itisthe futention to complete the examination of the Loulslans witnessea now here by Tucsday, or, at furthest, Wednesday uight, so os to allow the BulrCommittee to leave by the latter date for New Urleans. Tho full Committes here expect next to take up the Florida case, 8o o8 to relieve Guy. Nuyes from nttendance as a witness. 'This casc, however, has already broken dowmn, and it 1s not expected that much time will be devoted to it MRS, JENRS, The Democrats are clauning to-night that they will be able to thoroughly discredit Mrs, Jeonks, They du not maintain, however, that they can ubtain any rellable testitnony to show tle cxistence of o genufve Sherman letter, Bo far as her testimony related to her calls upon Becretary Sherman bere, it is kuown to be true. A number of otuier pofuts In her testimony re- garaing matsers in Louisiana agree with lettors wlilch she wrote sume time alnce, aud which are liere in posscssion of the Repubilcavs. On the other hand, Butler's fricnds are claiming that he has documents which will completely Lreak hier down to-wmorrow in cross-oxamination, LOUISIANA. PEHSISTS IN FAYING, Wismseroy, D. C., June 83.—Ex-Gov. Tirown, before leaving Washington, responded to the letter of Sccretary Sherman returning the drafts forwarded to the Department in pay- ent of his (Irown's) share of the Loulslana Commission cxpeuses, again Iuclosiog the draft, suylng he fecls constraloed to do so from ascnss of duty to himself and tho parties liable for the amount expended. A bellef is ox- vressed that the Seeretary will retaln tho clieck and awalt futuresactiou concerniug the payment of the expenses of the Commission. THE COMMISSION CORRESPONDENCE. Dusvaich to New York lerald. Wasnixaron, D, C., June 2.—Tho corre- spondeuce uf the Loulsiana Comrmission, called for by the Potter Committee and sent to tho Housc by the Presidont, has been vrinted. It contains not ono really important dispatch which has uot befors been publistiod. The fu- “structlons of Secrctary Evarts to the Comuls- sloners and their fingl report wers made public at tho time. On tho 13th of April the Commis- eloners telegraphed the President o detailed statcnent of the situation, ahowing that, while the Nicholls Government was in uctunl and practical possesston of all departments of the 8tate, Packard occupled the .State-tlouse, guanfed by Federal troops, and élimed_that ‘it protected and acknuwledged by the Prest dent,” he could bave some show of power. ‘Lhe Cununisslon conctuded in these words: Nicholls said he asked only the withdrawal of troops, and would then leave Packard to rust out where he iv. Packard clalws it is the absolute auty of the Presigent to decide between them, und says that he hes nut sulliclont reason_to pivo the peonle for any change of attitude, Nicholis offers strong awsnrances of prutection to all the rignts of men, but bis_opponenta douut bia suility to meke them good, Evidently the stiuation would whully change If the President should decide s to whether Lo intenda to recognizo ef ami also ae to the withd, | of the troops. Lelfeve that, if your decision npon thess twa quess tlone 1 commitied to us, witn the privilece of making It known ur not before our return, s moy scem to us win, we would bo vetter sbia (o aid you i securiug o just und peaceablu conclusion of vur misston. €, B LawRENC! J. R Hawwey, Jonx M, llantay, Joutx C, Bnowse, Wavne MacVeaan, To this Sceretary Evarts mado the following reply on the 18th of April: ‘Thia Vresident doca not regand the sithdrawal of the United States soldiers from the Stata Jouwe or thelr continuance there as alguitcant on the quex- tion of the legnl rizhts of the competing claimants 1o any department of the State Governuient, 14 s urpose Lo remove the suldiers from tha Stata 1louse to thelr barracks, and he deuires that the tline, circumstances, and prepuration for snch ro- muval ahould give overy reasousble security azalnat its becumiug 1ho occislun ur opportunity of 8o, outbreak of violenco. Upon recelving, throogh you, what tho I'rescent miay decia satisfactor, wseurances that the question of ¢ ful povernment of Loulslana will practicully loft (o legal and peaceful tutlon, without the use o exhibitton of force, ident will b prepared 10 withdraw the soi- ons 1he State-1ouvs. The President caunot expressly or by hmblication anticlpaty the doter minatlon of his duty upun any occasion in tho fu- ture which the postura of affairs i Louiriana may present for hue oficlal actiontunder the Constitution d laws of tha United btuter. He contiduntlally hopes that his earnest dosirs 1o put an end w oven un apnarent wmilitary Interfurence in the domostic conlruversivs in the' Stato of Lousiaus will not be thwarted by (ko nctlon of any part of its people. The Presidunt will await your answer before mak- comwmunlcation, und your uve of the wame must bo confidential, but the wethods of such usc will be at your discretion, WitLiax M. Evants. 1t appeara that tho Admloistration desired and required peace, the assuraace of contlaued peace th the State, This could bo secured only by the constitution of one Legisiature and one Governor, vs Senator Conkling once sald in the Beuate, and in perfectlng such & Government the President held that the people of the State mus and decide, and not the Fedoral Goy- cuiueot, Thz Coustitution atlows of Federal Iuterference {u the local affairs of the Btaty uniy on the demand of the Leaislature, that Leing in session, aud for the purpose of pro- tectivn agnst domestie violence. There was Do domeatie vlolence fu Loutslaua at the tine and there Tus beeu none sluce, The disputu Letween Packard and Nicholls was settied wlthout violence, aud thua there was no excuse fur the usc of troops; but Packard, it (s very vlain, was holding wut only until the troops thould be removed. He bad thrown up the sponge in January fn dispatches to Presldent Lirunt, vonfexsing that he bad no power {n the tA'.;ue cxeept 80 far us he wasasslsted by Federal roops, e WOMAN’S WIT. MRY, JENKS & LIVELY WITNESS. Auecial Dispatch 1o The Trivune, Wasumingrow, D. C,, June 24~The mysterl- ous wowman of whotn the Democrats bave talked su loug us one fully pusted in regdrd to the otigival Sherman letter, and of all f3el8 con- uected with it, was ab last cxamined to-day. Her appearsnco creatad a decided scosation snd exdied a general curlusdiy, evep among the mnembers of the Cowmittea, ‘She is & woman & littie above medlum hegbt, of fine form o regulur featurca; In mauncer she 18 very aeliber- ute, has perfect self-possessiun, and proved to be a3 qulck at repartecus elther Butler or Mo Mahon, the twu 1émberd'o! ko Commlitied who uudertook (s the sessivu to conduct ber examiuation. Sue fy'g very Fapld and poluted speaker, and fron the tirst to the last of bk long examination ehe was scarcely moved ty suy questiou, or by avy turh of the sxawluation, from_ber thorough composure, and ahe irpe quently turned tho faugh upon her Inquisitors. Whitle she vorroborated Andecsop tu sume pog: ticulars, tho ezplanations which sue nvc“zl those portions of ‘Aundersun’s testimony which |‘|Lc sdmitted to be truc werce really more se- us : IN DISCREDITING HIN than if she hud denied ul) portions of bis story. ‘Fhivre wis un flmmicnse muouut of chall both fu the questious sud o ber suswers, but, In whateyer duvdo‘ml regard- Ing the so-called ° Bherman letter, — her testimony went directly to overthrow all that pnrt of the Democratie vase which depends upon the otistenco of auch a letter. In brief, her story In reenrd to this letter was this: An- derson was pressing Weher to obtain certain wuarantees from 8herman, and Weber, moro for tha purpose of bumoring Anderson than beeause he himsel! desired 112' such guarantees from Sherman, united with Anderson In writ- ing a jolnt note to Sherman, a copy of which Anderson has heretofore produred in his testimony, This note, ‘she declares, was handed “to her sealed to acliver, and that upon carrying it to a parlor in the 8t. Chasles ifotel, where the visiting atatesmen had thelr sesslons, she onened it and becnma aware of ita contents. She never de- Jivered It nccording to ite directions, but upon reaching the parlor she dictated a reply to it at a side deak, Inclosed it In an envelope nfter it was completed, directed it to Weberand Auder- gom, and carrled ‘¢ back amd delivered It to Weber, She emphaticaliv refused to state who wrote the letter at her alctation, but said tint after it wos written she plcked it from the table, fnclosed it, and delivered ft to Weber. Bha declared that SIKHMAX KNRYY NOTRING of the existenca of tuis letter, and, in s long cross-examination, conducted for the purpose of showing that during her visits here she had conferred trith Socretary Sherman in regard to the letter, there was an ntter fallure to develop anything which comprowised the Secrctary In the least. Bhe characterlzed Anderson as’the sublimest villain who ever trod earth, but forall that she atill believed Anderson was honost In his conviction that such a letter had been writ- ten by Nherman, and llg gave him credit for this beliof throughous her testimony. Alto- gether she appears to be oneof ‘most turious charneters connected with the Louisiana affairs yet developed by this or any other in- vestigation of the intricacies and mysteries of polltics in that State, ’kho Demacrats are con- siderably demoralized by this testltnony of Mrs, Jenke, and_ they assert that they will he able to contradict her statements by scveral witnesses to whom ahg is reported to bave af- firmed tho existence of the original letter from ancruury 8horman; but the stralt In which e DEMOCRATS PIND THEMSELVEY in regard to the matter is will fllustrated by the fact that at the closc of the investigation to- day they summoned Mr, Cargon, the correspondent of the New York Times, to give evidenca In reference to n conversatlon some months ago with the = Secretary, knowing that all that Carson could testity to was that Sherman sald It inizht have been posst- ble fur him to address a letter of some kind to those Supervisors, asking them to perform thelr duty. Mrs. Jenks will appear agaln on Monday. Tf;a De rats who (o not belfeve her story AU muree it Is now useless to expect to find any orizinal Sherman letter, since a woman as sharp as Mrs, Jenks has proved herself to be, and who evidently knows what the exact facis abont the Tetter are, would never bhave testified as she did if.such a letter exlats, unless she had been absolutely certaln that no such letter could be produced, WIFE OF THE CAPTAIN. Tn the Western asociated Press, WaAsHiNGTON, D, U, June 22.—>Mrs. Jenks, wife of the orcvicus witness, was sworn, aud testified that Ariderson had written to her from Philadelobin in relation to the doctmout whicl he termed the ** Sherman letter,” I knew noth- {ng of the documeut which Anderson called the “€herman levter ® untll last January, Shoe bod secn the document. . Q.—DId you ever have that document? A.—I don’t think I have ever had the orlzinal docu- ment Lo which there {s so much fmportance at- tached. Imight have bad the docuiuent in my Tand sbont twoininutes und analf. \aaat the time {o the streot. Noone pave ft tome. No- Lody showed L to me, Slo asked no perinls- slon to take It. Gen. Butler questioned tha witness, witha vlew of ascertaluing from whom sho got tho document, or how she came in possession of t. She sald that she picked it up from a table, and that there mizht have been persous fn the roum. 8he did look sround, sod after picking 1t up went Into tho street with it, and kept it ia lier possceston bot ADOUT TWO MINUTES AND A HALF. Q.—In what room was the table from which yout pleked the document! A.~It was tn Parlor ¥ of the 8t, Charles Ho- tel. She presented the document to Dan Weber at tho cotrance of the 8t. Charles Hotel. Iu was about noon, Weber had left the witness after o convursatlon at the corner of 8t. Charles and Common satreets. 1ur revly to the question as to tho contents of the letter handed by her to Weber, the witocss repeated, word for word, the “Shermuu letter” as herctofore published, Gen. Butter submitted aletter written to Mrs. Weber, bearing the sig- nature of * Agunes Jenke,” and the witness recoguized It as # letter written to Mrs, Weber by heraelf, requesting the former to look well for * the docunent,” as it would be of wuch benefit to her husband knd Anderson, andyin the cyent of her producing **the documout,” she (3rs. Jenks) would see sho was WELL PAID FORl LER TUOUBLE. ‘The witncss tnen stated thut shy never knew of any other letter addressed to Anderson and Webeér which contained n guarautee. Bhe had never scen the document since lhEcF“u 1t to Dan Weber. Her husband had told her that Pitkin had mentloned the existenes of the ]" :s‘lmrmnn Ietter?! to bimon the Gth of January ast. Hhe came to Washington on her own account. Sbe had notifica 3r. Kellogg of ber lutention of coming before she - lult New Orleans, She came hore ou busin ber own, and businvas conceru- tnz the natlon st lurge, Thie witness admitted havingwritten to Andorson inguiring if he dosired the **Shernian lettor. a.—-\\ bat document was it Anderson wanted? A.—lie wanted the docurent that he called the Sherman letter, . — Dl youu nol Jauuary? A.—N 10 1877 that he dead. beals " (1 use his languake) who came 10 Loulsians o fulr count bad given kim. He did not ex- Y ¥ WIIO TIIE DEAD-DEATS WERE, but 1 always thougat {n my mind he meant the Mac- Veagh Commission, ‘That 1s wost [ thought Le wantod. (l—lllilllcr. Q. —DId you know or bellove there was such a documont as the Sherman letter In_exlatonco notil Just January? A.—I mught bave known about it, but 1did not think about it, 1_hatl thougnt about it, 1imight have known It 1 know tnere wus 8 document sald to exiat at that time, Q. —Did you kuuw where It wasy A.—I did nut know the exact place of it A.—T did sce a docu- q.l—md you everace 1t? ment, . —Whera did you sco it? A.—1 saw It at i« moat any wlace I fuoked. Q.—Why, did you hava 1t? A,—Not exactly; no, 1donot thiuk I ever had it to reniain perma- nently in iny posscasion, [t might have been in my povsesaton & very fow minutes, but not for uny lenyils of tiue, —Who let you take it? A.—IdId not sk any- body's permissivu, becauso 1 had L It might hitve been kanded over to anotner party durlayg that two minutes and o half Thad it. “As & malter of tret priuciple § will way 1T GOT IN MY HANDS. Q.~But who zave it to ,uu, banded 1t to_you, ar bt yuu fu pussession of 151a soy way oF torm .—No une, G, —Then how did yon get it A,—O, very roailly, |1 Just hfted 14'uo o & table, you know' Who was ‘preseut iu Paclor P, S, Charles Uotel, when you p P A.=Thesy were 1 belleve there wara euma of thu visitin stateanien there discusaing the Returulug Boar pro and con, which 10 mevt that day. Q.~You do not wean the MacVeagh Commission now? A.—Noi thal wus lung afterwards. Q. —Wiistdid you du’ wills the dorument after you ggckm AL ruunled {t to the person who cd 11, I gave if Lo Danlel Weber, |f you want to kuuw. 1'handed It to hiw al the Isdles” cntrance uf toe St Charles Hotel, ] had Lad & note from he inust have expucted it. 1mct Weber rles und Common sir nd badl & litle went up-stairs ortly sfterwards . Charles ilotel, and ':.)I:‘ “L'Jm P;‘r)l:r‘,“i up soy document with — . n ou which yeu bunded to nnpybmly in tLat room? A’.— 1 bed a litvle note, MAKES & STATEMENT. Q.--1Who did yoo get thal note fsom? A.—Well, now, Lhat {e & direct question. 1dou't know cx. actly the nght you bave to knuw, Defore snawere o your question, may 1 4ay somethlog! tier—Certainl Vell, | wish to stste in the presence of thiv aupust Commlitve and the country at large that | dratinctly sod entiresy EXONEHATE NIt BXCHETARY BUXEMAN from any complicity, diract or {udirect, in the calivd Audetevn-Websr yyursuts. Jf there bs crimioality » e dosument ur pulitical dishoudr atlac! 10 it, 1 ulone know the Alpha sad Omegs of it. Noouo clse kpows sught in regard ( {l. 404 1o uut thiuk {ansid tel} you aoyibivg here Is sutticlont tbat | exonerate Mr, Becrstary Bher:an and alvo Mr, Andorson; snd. although & may dded hiid (Anacfidn) 6he of the most magnife lcent aud sublive scohnu: &t laget lu the maticr ol the !u"unu- iy Bate hean 2loc and | award Liw, sl duw. werlt, He has alweys deomed I8 gentiue, sod this may be_tbe small rey of lghy admitted Into the da¥Rneds” that surrounds him. No unu kpows avout that ‘docatient Buf myself, 80d 1dq nop thini | poy cquipylied 1o tull you By Aliiuch suy more. s B A DI M. W ebar pive rou s noto to tuke yn'to Becretary Sherman? - T AR e W -Afi you went up il ‘nfl" Toterview wm‘ and fyund big toe, v alateaman’ A.—No, airy pulhln:,:?lhl xlml‘"‘sm an wid up 1n bis ruowm. so thatd did norsd: = UA WAS. XOT TIRR Q.= Did Witer ufi’,...%.l in the mote? A.--Nu, air: he worely Lojld miu Audcranu was hof sathsfied, sud by wantula Eummu; o (Weber, bunwelf 91d not coso abuat Q.~Wlat did be tell you ks wanted you tu do, funytilngr A, - way t tho 1, Churlen av the e, ¢ was just 0 Lo actié 1t Gp Lv Shsruan, ond Leald L woald Lamu it U wyselly Q w #0 on Al tell na all abont 1t A, have not begnn atino beginming of thie affairat all; but, hawever, I hada conversation hefore { aut totho St. Charles Hatel. 1had known Weber for n en ng before | met my husband. e waa afwave'a prety rood lepublican, and ran pol. {iles in that part of the conntry, and' 1 felt athib- erty 1o ask him fn regard to the political lvokout. Ianked bim where Anderson was, that he had not been ap to our piace of late, and he asid ANDERSON WAS NOT AATISPIRD thnt ho would be taken care of. I presume T said that **The party will take caro of the men who da thelr duty by it." Hosaid, ‘‘Yea;wa have snch an assuranca, but Anderson thin havea written goarantee.” 1 said, want it from¥™ lie said, *+iCe havy lotter to John Snarman.” 1 sald, not the won! of sach men sufticient withont a written gumantes? Don't you think you Insull them by anking fLe" 1 he did not cara so mucl about It himee! tthat Anderson thought they had better have it AU that time 1 did not_ think of teking in the note, but he requested me to, and I told him T wontd, ‘and that s the end of it. Q.—0h, no, Kow 1 want to know what you did with tho nuta? A, I bit an end off quite ‘uncun. sclousty, snid 1 did not see thien bow 1 could pre- #ent ft 10t o gentleman to whom st wasadaressed, and knowing ft wae not private business, and feel ing & litie ashamicd and fndigoant, 1 deternuned not to deilverit. 1 thonght if such men had given their assneances, their word was suflicient, I was in the ladiea' rception-room at this time. 1t was thero the idea atruck me, . —\What was the Idea that strock you? A.— 1 know Weber was waitiug for an answer, and he L&) Q. ~When yon got into Parlor P who did yon find theret _A.—[ found raveral persons there, but 1 DID NOT PRESENT THE DOCUMENT tothem, 1did not itke to do 1t under tho circum- atances. Q. —~Ind yousay anythingabont it to them? A.— Ir, 1 did not. ~ Recretary Bherman was not ;l“l .lln(! whal was the use of giving it to any- ity elae? Q<Now, then, how did you plck up the lotter you carried back to Weber?” A.—It wae in an en- velope, of conrse, . —\Who put it nto ihe enveloru) A.—It s safficlentfor yon lo know it was put in the envel- ape and given 1o Weber, Q.—And you did not tell him that yon had not met Sherman, did you? A, —It was not necessary to state that fact, Q.—But yon gave kim the Jetter as coming from Shorman? ‘A,—1 never sald wo. Q. —1aw wan [t directed? A, —To Meesrs. D.A. Weber sud James E. Anderson, 'wn you give usthe sudstanice of the contents? pretiy nearly. | nevor forgal anything @ onceread. [The witnass lhen repeated, we_had beiter Who do you ust wriiten that b vetbatim, tho so-called Sherman letter, declinlng to refresh her memory Ly looking at the priniea document, j low many vislting statesmen wers there in n:‘:\nr 't A.~I did not count thon, too many, Q.—1iid you writo it {n parlor P? A.—I did not #ay 1 wrots it. It was written in parlor P, and in the prosence of the vialting stateswen, but 1 bes Tove they wero tug much eugaged In the businees of tho letuening Board to pay much sttention to what was golng oo around them, Q.—Therefore nong of thom know what was fn thisnuie? A.~Ido not think so, Q.—And, of course, they wero too gallant to look over a lady's shoulder? A.—Oh, yes, that would have been A BREACT OF ETIQUETTE, Q.—Then you put it In an epvelope and took it back to Weber? A.—Idid not say I put it in sn enlnlcee. . —\Vhat nnme hanpened to ba at thio bottom of that letter? A, It was shimed John Snerman. Vhat did you eny to Weber when yoa handed it to blin? “A.—I just gave him the lelter and walked on. 1did nutlike to atay any longer, 1t wau not necessary, Q. —I{ave xou cvar secn that lettor slnce? A.—T do nutknow that | havo, 1 iasnot vory anxious tusee it, totell the truth. No, 1 have not soen thiat document alnce, 1t was worth preserving in the archives, Q.—Where were thoso archives that It was In? A, —I think it will tast as long o8 the nation will Inat, ‘or at least ws long an tho Potier Comwitice will Inet, I8 will go down to posterity. I sayit stiould have been ¥ FILED JX TIIR ARCHIVES, cL.-uu; what was done with it? Ilave you ever looked for it since? A.—T don't knuw that 1 have Iooked tor that epeclal letter, bat I have looked for sowe important documents, Lihoughtthe Mace Veagh Comumlssion might have given some fwi- }larl‘lhnll'dncumnnltu help Andersoa, and I looked ot tha A Q.~—liave you known of that lettor beinz In ox- Istence mince? A.—Nd; [ spoke to Webor of soma docament, and submitted soine of Anderaon's let. ters, Hesald he had an important documcnt ad- dressed to Weber or Anderson, and I thought it i an important document, . Anderson kept writlog for bia **ducawent,” not for tho Sherman letter, *4 Document ™ luoked Jarger thau **letter, ™ Jou kuow, 42, —Vou never meant that - Anderdon should get hold ofit If youcould help ILr-A,—~Not If hu wishod to nse it unjusly, Jt'wass .polltical docu- ment, aud {t belongs to the **pary," you know, {Laugbter, | T —ile bad_wrltten 1t would be .o fortane for your hueoand If yuu could gt (K3 A.—=\Well, peoe ple don't make fortunes in thdt Way, but as 8 more political motter Vs 3 1T WAS QUITH JUSTIFIABLE. 1d1a not know till January that |t yas the Shor- man lettor he wanted, (i (1 Q~What paper did you godbhind ank Weber forat Dousldsonvitle? A. —Andursin's document. 1 submitted to him Anderson's letter awking mo for bls document. 1 wrote that Apderson reqnest- vdus to get his document fromy Weber, and 1o rleuln 1ook for his document.” 1 always spoke of tus **document " becanse Andersop gid. LETTERS UEAD, Tutler read the 1ollowing lefte: Conxen or HxLne D CoxsTANCE Staekrs, Oct. 10, 1877.--Mv Dran Mapau: I semd you by this mall the flower & made of your ool huwnand's hatr and your own! 1t would have en picor, bus I bad not quite air enoneh, Sowa timo [ will get a little halr of your dear littlo unes, and your fathor sl motticr alno, and make you & iargo tamlly branch of hatr-work for your room. This fluwer has been e 4" lone time, butl thought perbaps yon mighs be in the city, and [ could ive 1tto you myself, ‘But I presume you have not visited NewUrleans since I had the pleas- uro of seelng you In revand to the letter I wont up to Donalisonvillo to speakto youubout. Ifeei sure 3t must Le amonyg Wabot's pupers, oa Le had it in Uls pocket when he feft tho cily for Bayuu Sora tho’last time, as Andervon snd Capt. Jenks went to the bout ‘with hini, sod they wero speaking of it and other busincss new at that time, Mr. Websr expactert to return to Now Urleans in & fow days, otherwiss Anderson aud Capt. Jeuks would huve kopt tho lotter here, 8s it belonced o thomall, It may have ¢ot out of the envelupe and asllpped in among other papers, It wis addressed 1o Anderson snd D). A. Weter, After reading It you will see that it fv of no use or benedt to you, but really it s of use to us, If you will ouca m look well for ir)’ und should you tind It, L will s¢o you are remembored well for your Hmeand trenbl arching. Pardon me sayingthis foyou. Istncerely trast you will not wlsunder. utanid me. Please write s when convenlent, ss 1 will bo unzlous to hear from youjand should jou visit the city tho Captain, my mothor, and all ‘wy fwmily wiil be very bappy to see you, iloping you and your familly ate enjoying life's best blessing, belleve me your vbedient servant, D. Jexks, o Aoy Madam D. A, Waber. {Jolu that your lettert A.—Yes, sir. tler~1 will ulao read the followlng: ANUTUEN. PriLADELPiia, Seot. 23, I877.—My Dean Tou: Tlon't von think Wt ahout fime you anewer my Lot ter? ilavo wailed pationsly noarly two monthi. Thero {s uolny to be an Investigation this wintor, and 1 sbould not by surprised wero you aummoned ? Wasnington. \hat has become of all 1he boys, ncluding L. 1. Postlewinter? Let me hoar from Thero were ] " you soon. ‘Do not_think that I iave given up tho gt I wish you could succeed in tracing of got- tfhz pousceslon of that loltor et 1 Weber and myaelf. 1wl ynarantea you & caol thousaad dol- lars if you do getit, lave you made any efforf Intely?” Nemotder mo kindly toall at home, Pit kin was here » short timu sinco, Truly youre, - Jaues £, Axvensox, [Indorscment on the back of above:]. N. D.—llooked up shy **lotier™ here referred to louy ere the wituln was wrtien. Pray don't fall to return this to me. 1 sincerely trist this matter will be **inviolable, " A Dod, PUITHEN TESTIMONY, .—You knew Anderson expected and aid got & letier containings yusraptes, as Le beiteved. Now, Ee was writlng 1o you (of that letter and offering you ‘ll.uou forit.” Did you got xu\lor-lund thot 4t Was Lhe letter ho was wriliog for? Lortalnly not, becausa there wus no impurtance attached to.that 1wy mind. I never thought ubout that let (luarantoes were tha 0roer of the duy, or iu de- mana at that tiwe, and It they bad wanted one from tbe Suvlime Porte they wuuld have gol ft. Q.—11d Apderson ever ik of any other guare antes ho hudr A, —lle talke so much vno can't Kkeep teaco of him. 1dow't know of uny other, Q,—You belleved that the leiter wav smong Web- er'spapcral A.—That wae what Andorson sald, Where § apesk of it 1n iy letter §t ouglhit to be put 1 quotation marks. 171t 19 not, it should bave Q. id you understand thst the lotter he want. ed then was the Shermsn letter? A.—Decldadly not. 11§ had 1 should not have gune to the trondle uf potog 1o Donaldsouviile. JENKS TO KELLOGO, : Gen, Natler then read tho followlug lettor ad- dressed Lo Goy, Relloggs | i . New OurraXs, Nov, #77. —Most Bstexusn Fuixxn: Yuurgoto of the Hth way recelved “yes- . Ab.givos wy uloavure to hear of Yyoar well-being. " 1o regard to the Andesson affair, I kuow 5ot “that the tatler {h worthy your nolice, Mosqultoes cannot burt us, thougl tady.msy sanoy us b thels buzsiog sad diws aroand peerally, Yes. ] refer to the letter you wokof. - You will perccive by one uf Anderson's letiers, Which 1 In- close, that be vulues 3t very bighly, did aho that B4 18 DUt In poascenion of 'the -ducument, and you wmiay be sure Ls shall neves: get 1L or other papers be decuw of valus (X Bi) to hiwwsif Iu the Loulsians quao, huve - (hw. - power v ""\‘3 e tanse . -ux:u . by | bave 9., audacs show . lgm. cren '*lemm. 10 duso. Yon way be assusea Mo bie b udged nE the matierin questlon. Tbe poor fool o ine that bonot, 1 thers by himaclt, snd seons 1o 10, frieuds, and political priotiple € up for Laryeln sndsale. 1l dow't kuow ¢cnough 1o uuderstand waeo beoffers an- bsult. Yardun me koubliug fuu about it utall, bat kpowing Andersun's dis- 1k to you I fearud he sight aucoy you |only wisbed 1o let **J. ML " Loow bo wight talk loud, but wus burmlces for the reasons [have told yoy. T owe youan spulogy for troubling you some dsys ago with a letter. Yrother reguested wo to write yuu for blon o He seemid Lo fvarad hits ted it aud 8 vulued spulication i, sucumu\ury proofsto sustain bls siscrtlon mzna‘? might be lost, hA registered & mota 1o yon, Tregret to hava annoyed you «o much, know- ing haw much you ate tronoled. Please take time $ozend one line (n answyr to inclosed letter, Hone iag you are woll, and thht &ll successnay be yonrs, 1 am an evy our friend, D. JzxNke. Excure chicogravhy. | ALL FAIR IN LOGISIANA POLITICH. Witneas—lion't yon thin! 13 ratlier n brench of confidence in fl"!'“ ers out? Gen, Butler—Ido’ not care to sy all T think abuut these mattops, &Ml is fale ln Loafsiana politice, It has heensald. [Langhter. | Q. --Vou did not menn that the Wener-Anderson Iettor ghauld over see Aihty I understand? A.—1did not think anything,abonf that lotter, 3y mina was engaged with hinvortant docnmants, and not with little. unimportant documents of that sort. ten, Butlor—§ wll) read thir letter: MRS WEBER TO MRS, JANKS. NoxatnsoxviLre, - Nov. 13 1877, —~Dean Manas: | begtu bo axcured for not wering your kind letter anoner, but before doing so wanted to assure nydeif hat the document wanted from me was not In my [possesslon. 1 hare anco mure luoked over all- tie papers belanoing to my Inte husband, and nothing of the kind is ta be seen. Delleve mo, madany, 4f said paper 1 had [ would most willingly give 1t av to you, for it would be of no usa to me, I send you the cony of n note lrfm Anderson to Weber, found {u the papers, to- wit: b *Crntox, Nov. 4, 1870, —DEan 8in: Pleara deliver to bearor a box of sationery sent o In your care. Very respectfully, “Janxs E. Axnensox, ' *+To D. A, Wober, Evg., Supf, Keglatration, ete. Many thanks for the beautifal flower mado oat of the hair. 1 will_take pood care of {1, and precionaly keep It. My brother wishes me (o ank of you to make hin a simtlar one, and to let bim know what you Swouid charge far 1t; and, also, conkt you make balr Inthe shape of a watch. chatn? ~ Answer this at your earllest convenience, and send your prices, Vonrs, K. D, Weaxn, NRVER HAS AZEN IT SINCE. Q.—1lavo you evor keen that letter from the da; you gnve It to Weber anywhere down to date? 0, 8ir; 1 have never got slznt of it alnce. Q. —What did vou come tv Washington nbout In January? A.—To aitend tomy own afaire, and nooody else’s. (3, —Hut did you not como st tho Invitation, di- rect or implied, of Kelioge? 1n other wurds, di you 1ot cume in regand to his case? A.—Certaluly not. He had no case then, 1 told them I wes com= lng. You know almost everybody Lrines docu- :lmnll when they coms o Washington. {Laugh- er. . q.’—vnma basiness ald son come about—your own? A.—i camu hore'for myself and the nation [Laughter. ] -And coming here on bnsiness of the nation 8t largo, d1d you tell anybody about this Shernan Iettor here? A.—Iam nut sware that I mentloued Blicrman’s hame. wrote to Anderson to kuow definitely 1f really the let- ter he wanted, A’ regortor wished to know 1f 8herman could be indicted 1ndNuw Orleans about something or othier, 1.do not remember what, and Itoid bim No, not that I'know of. 1 «id not tell liin or auybudy elee that T had ony such letter Ol KNEW, WILERE IT Was, On tlie Gtk of Fobruary, in my pullished card, T entirely acnuittea Selretary Hherman of any com- plicityIn that docnment, anda 1 bave tried to do so n to-dsy. R 1 want to traca e lettor and find 1. But A.q'— Vhat do you want with 1t 111 could get hold of that letter, on the face it would show whesler it waw or not in Sher: andwriting, Now it conld not have been oVt n herman's ~ handwrtiog, from your testimony, Lecause ‘he was mot thore. Sol wont to get: hold of that letter to aco 1n_whoeo handwriting 1t te. Thero inny bo men who wili not bo charitable enough to credit what you say avout it, and if you produco thu letter, that will bo the vory best eridenco of the truth of what you say. 1o you know of your own knowledge, oF have yun ever kuown, where that Tektor tuat you gave 1o Webor s or hoa been aince {nux:u’e it to bin? "A,—DId you ever see it¥ nostion? A.—Well, -{Laughter.) Q.—Will'you answer.my it was given to Mr. Weber. What moro do you want to know? Q.—I want to know exactly what I ask. A.—I dan't know unything aboot that same docamont. It passed away, Q.—You novar wrote any other letter,—pardon me, 1 have forgotten aguln, You never Wrotesny letter (fouving out tho upe you handed to Wnbar) sjuce that time, of the'same purport, to anybody, with 8liermrn's name slaned to 1Y A,—1low shonld Iduso? There has been no protest, or action, or any guaraotce since then, &}, ~—But hove you or not? A.~I should never have thought of doipg much & thing, I say em- phsticslly 1would not think of doing euch a’thing, Q.—Weil, it lins taiken a Jong time to get at that, A.—~That {8 because you don't ask your questions Tight, you know. [Luughter. 3U'SFAIION TRIES 1S IAND, * After o shizt recess the examination of tho wit- umed oy McMahon. did you deliver tho letter to which ter handod you? A.—Idid not say to whom 1 delivered it. Q,—Dut suopose you toll uat A.—T shall de- cline to answer tho questlon, Q.—What diif the gentleman do with It to whom you delivered ft? A.~Idld not say I delivered it tosoyaone. . Q.—=Why, then, do youdecl Pecanse 1 do decline Lo mnaw: perhaps it was not deltv 022Dl you detivur 1 ketp it yourscltr A t thnt you shuald know the L1t mey ez A.—=Woll, aak some other ques- ot 3.~No, T wonld rather osk you that, A.~It was not delivored to anybody In particulnr, Was it delivered to snybudy i general? A.—It might have been, becativo it was 8 publio document, you knaw, pertaining to the pubfic, Q. —Heipi o public document, to whowm did you nclwsr‘gu A.—=Wlhy, the puvlic ought to have're- celved it Q.—Who did recelva it? A.—1did not dellver It toany one especially, Who wrote the reoly to it? A.—Iemphat. Ieally and distinctiy decilno to tell yoa. Itlsasof- felent,—he got a reply, - Q.=Tt ls sullicient fur_you (o exonerate Sher- man, but You can't do that unlesa you lot us know who the man was that wrate tho letter. A.—How do you know it was a mag? Ld.—-\\'n- It yoursolf? - A.—1 decllne distinctly and enphatically to answer. t}.—~Do you miean that you wrote the anawer? A.~I do not mean anything of the kind, Tuay the zuswor waa dictated by nie AND BY NO.ONE RLSE, ,—To whom? A.~To Weber aud Anderson, —liut to whom did you dictate it A.—It is af 1o uee for you to know auy moro than that. That ought toVatisly you, i Q. ~Uut I am uot satisfed. A.—Then I am soery or you, ‘i. —And I do not think the Committen s satls. fled. A —I regrag that they are not, but I will tell you na more adaut it Q.—Yon can't cxonerate Bherman it you do not glve us the nanie of Lhe person who wrois it, Blerman was not there, , ke was up-stalre, 1 be- Hove., At least tho usher sald so. ,—Did_you ‘dictuts “ft tu ono of the vistting stalesmen?” A, —No, oir, 1 was not on intimate terms enough with them to diciate & lettor to them; besides, thoy had senso cuough to dictate nlutters, . 'hen it was to sowe person who had not enough to dictste a lotter? Q.—\Well, kbt have had ouough sens, butnot enough 1o dusdfie & wintesmanliky stylo that was required, . —You are rutlier proad of that performance, Bre you not? A, - No, sir/ I am not, « You thought the fotter lookcd rather states- manlike? A, cll, 1 never thuught about {tun- 4§ raw it in print, and then 1 did think 1§ looked rather fmpouing, \uuuhmr. Q.~You wanted Weber to rematu und prosslon that it wus from Sherman? A, l'll|u IIM Justitica tho weany, vepeclally in Lo pulitic; toanewer? A.— the question, as nybody, ar did you cossary In this case . ~Thero were s good many gusrantecs de- monded ot tha' time? A.—Yes, sir, Toere was a clase of persons wuo wanted them, “There was o place, ten, where the guaran. could be ground out?.. A, —Yes, . Q.—Wero there any found? A.—Yes; by Demo- cruts sutue of thew, Q.—Yull wers not In good standing at Demo- cratic headquurters wero you? A.~—1 Lud versatili- ty . politics, 1 did not know in the moruing :vh.'l‘l. wy politics would bo jn the evemng. {Lsugh- er. B . —Do you mean to say.ihat you wera presentat tho dictailon of utber leters or yuaranteeal A.— Qb nv, wir; but 1 heard of Jots of thum. Q.—Do you raienibor whio was in Parlor ' at that partfcnlar time? A.—1 was iu huste, snd never looked uround. Ikjow thero wure a great wany lighis fo the pulltical world there. Q.—Lo you retncmber spy guutiemen who wore thcro? A.—No, stri gentlemen donot impress me very wuch, aoy way, and I did not louk sroung. .—Vo you rememher whethoer Usrtleld or Mr, Malthews were thero, A, =1 neverwet Mr. Mattiews unthl I saw hiwn in the Senste. 1 could not mentivn ‘Wwho was there. Vi 3t & privato ar publlc room? A.—It was a privalo roomn Lo thu siatesiien, 1 supposs Aliey reccived viaitora there, 11d vou deifver Lk letter 1o the usher who wu Into tho varlos? A.—No, alej [ did uut like (o do that, you kuow, Q. —What ls fhe reason you didn's ke to? A,— Well, ha lovked fatizued, peshaps. Q.~You delivered It to, somsbody down sisire? A.=Nu: [do not think [ delivered 1t 1o sarbody elxc down staire. . Thoy wers 8)l 5o much engugy 11 wouid have been fmpossible” for them {0 bave received a letter ¢ i JUXP AT THTS TIME. Q.—You know the two ¥elicianas were impor- tant parishvs in the electiond A, —Very.. . . Q.—And you kuew it.bers upon the proteat? AWl € was public ioaiter. (0. —D1d you deliver the Jelter to anybody? A,—1 du uot kugw whoeyer recelyed Ity or thatany one € 1o you mean to ssy' A4t aoydody evar did recelve it lul of your hnuerg’ . —They ngyer ad. viscd ma of the fact that thy ald. « Qu~=11d 18 vver pass out of your bands?- A.—It miyut have beco givun to th four winds, ¥ t§,—.u yOu Fenomber suything sboul it, say so, 8ad If you Jo nut. sey you do not rewciuber, ‘A.— \tfi}l f you waut e (0 sey.] du oot remeubor, I W a0, : : 4 > q‘—-{mt are yoa willing 19 .awear you 40 net re- member? 'A. Ay, weniory serves me il some- Linvs, -Q. , 1 should judze’so. Now, I want to know whetborthat paper was dflllzud h‘ you, or bandged oy you ta soybody:slse!? —The paper Was never banded Ly wma to zoybody, Lt might bave gous In the wasio-lualet. . —Did you lay It on thy table where somebody ¢lsa miznt have picked 1t u —1 au not rewem- ber. 1 cousidersd it & watler to be tadled, sud it wad tubled in (he waste-baakpt. Q. —You fouud tbe answer ca the table! A.— The unswer waa i (bs table, Q.—DId yan see who pn! might hava done o, 4. —Hut | want to know what yon did sca? A.— 1111 ay, then, that § do not reinember, if that s u'winh. ' 1 was in linste at the timo and it waw ' amall matter, and I did not wasta time, It Q e e ha pot And 1 .~You are the person wha got Andersun to g0 back to Luul-hlm[:.e ~Yes, mir; If 1t lad nut been for me to make arrangaments he WOULD NOT IIAVE GONE BACK. Q.—~Dl not you take a pretly large interest In there? the polities of the S ttual time? A, —lam never indifferent to politics, It i9science, Q.—larticularly In Louimanat A.—Yes sir. We make §t no. Q. —DIdl y onelder it & antall matter when the vole nf ulhl depenidod on these two parishea? A.—1 _dedmed 1t 80, not kuow thal vast interests were hanging |[| ihe baiance them, =~ The Neturning Bosnl had not met at tho time. 'The protests were entered, but the visiting atateamen did not get there 11l afterwvards, Anderson had entered hia protest, aud the Uemocrsts hadotfered hin 31,000, anid e wne ainilten with regrota of cunsclence tiat he had cver entered the protest, aid wanted to take it up, LL-\‘\F!I let Waober think the letter had been de- livered? A.—Yes, slr: It prevented the visitin nlatesmen ) being insulted, and preveute: themn from annoying us, — I MEAN THE PARTT. Q.—What brought you to Washineton 1ast Jan- unry? A —My own affaire. DBesldes [ am_fater- mela 1n the nation generally. 1amdevoted tolhe nation, t}.—And It was n pursuanee of yonr devotion to the natlon that you camehere! A.—Certalniys that bringe a1l pafriotshere, [Laughter.] Q. ~What was the particular thing that hrought 0! A.—Legislative vuasiness generally: and thon wanled to ree the Capitol agaln, [was told 1t had imoproved. I wanted toseo that leglslative burlness ghded along smuothly. A Q ?\‘un had sevoral intorviews with Matthews; l';.—l\ml weversl with Sherman? A.—I did my- self the hunor of secing Mr, Sherman but unce, 1o would not grant mo & private nudlence, and [ &umcl not state my business in public, and that, I ink, LAID TIE §1ASIS OF THIS POTTER INVESTIGATION, Q.~\What was your Interyluw with Mr, Matthews about? A, -1 aaked 3r, Matthows If Anderson had spoken to kim of any letter—a Sheeman letter, so-cafled—and 3r, Maithews said **No," and I sald ** All sight. ). —\What led you to mako tnat Inquiry? A think Anderion Tiust huve bought & gross of po cards about that time, because i the early part of thie year he used 10 scaa & card nuarly every day #tating ho had Almost **treed ™ r. Matthows, 1o il ** run bim down " and was *! goinz to vet bim.’" [ think ho wnu in purswit of Mattaews all over the Stnte of Ohlo, snd I believe Lie ahnost eed "' Wim, Of courso tnls was the slang vhrase, and 1dId not know what it meant, ¥ «id not know what he futended to do with him, and 1 nuver conld tlud out, snd 1 did not find vut from Mr. Matthews elther. Q.—Ilad you any intorcst in_the Collectorahip down there? A, —1 considured Packard 8 political martyr; nud T thought he ought to be provided for, Ile has since, bat ho was not then, owing to hts pretendud frlends betog trattors, ). —To whoum do you refer when you spenk of hin fetends? A.—T do not think Presldent Hayes treated hum very well, : 4. —This lettor Kellogg wrota yor had no rela- tlun to hle Aght? A.—Well, he ‘wanted to know what Anderson was tatking about. Anderson, you know, falks too much, Mo amoles along, and o1 over ledgus ditchen -~ till you can't fullow him, 1lo asked what document Andersun had in bis possession. 1 wroro Kellogg first, ~ Anderson mizht **bark™ but, he wonld not **Lite," Anderson complainod that Kel d not permit him to “*se¢ enough ahead," " You Know what that muans, Kellog merely wishied to know what docanient it was Anderson wag always talking about. I could not enlighten him be- cause and 2 DID NOT KNOW MYSELP, ~=You tola kim Anderson was of no_acconnt? -No, eir: I nover sald that myself. e knew without my telling him, .—Did vou know gavthinz about what paners Auiterson had? A,:-1 hould Lave thought tho whols city mizht bave. known, becauso ho told uvery one he inet. l‘.—\\‘hnt niluonce wero yon expceted to ex- orcizo In thie Packard fizht? A, —I don't knosw. vell, you camo here? A,—Yes, sit; I came Q.—Yes, and T'think you conquerod. Your conilng und soe¢ing 18 nothine. 1t i the conquer- ing vort thative want (o kuow about? A,—Dut atill Packard dia not. get the Collectorship, s | fricnds went back on bin, Q. =What purticular lover or ecrow were you to turn when you came into tho fleld? A, ~Whatover ;mu"l choss 1o hasdle. 1 dou't know tko word or 1t Q.—You weni'to you were horo? A, . ) Q.=Dldn't von apply for a position while ‘you wero Liere fur'yorlr husbsnd In tho New Orlcans Custom-llouse? "Ai—No, wir; 1 dld not. 1 re- culved a leiter from -, nderson siying that Sher- wan had sent kim o letter which, if it could be fouud, fo, U WOULD DAMX 1IN FOREVER. That i tho langougn of Andoreon. Then Ibecan to think 1t whs rather scrious peeh touk this letter and went up to the partment and kequestad’ a rivate auilence, Shermun granted'it, ‘tho wholo matter would hive beon expiained to kim,! but he safd be conld nut wrant a privite .atdlence, and 1 would not uzplain the nmitee .before hie secrolaries, I tow him I wished.do speak of o mattor that occurred o Lowisipna. Shorman snld the country wai tired of Loupisua matiers, and I thought s myself, and 1, o ‘dln s 1" cquld not get a privato Ine tersicw, on the 6th of Februnry exoncrated Sber- man entlrely,’ throtgh the statément I mado to the n;.- or rattier T sont a lotter which he hed pab- ished. AL Q,~1lave you dpoken to Mr. Shellabarger about tho lotter? A.—I et him unce, but than he looked 1ike old Atlus, withall the weizlit of the warld an his shoulders, and he said ot the thn Neltbor my clicnt nor mysell ask wny favors.” 1 sald noono 14 pursutiig you withauy such intentlon, aud ihat was il there was nbout Iv? \When you went tosce Seccretary Buerman, deacribe lnw appearance? A.—I did not think Mr, Shermon would hinpress sny one with being an Apolio, vy any mea 1 usked him about the Col fectoranip, und 'ho rald ke did oot know anything abuut it; that Mr, Hayes bad Lhc avpointments. Q.=Yuu ort was unsuccessful, ‘That wus the firet thme in yuurlllu you Liad slippod up, wasn't 1 A.—Idin ot Ir up, Q. —1lo rutner bluitad you? A.—I do not unders ataud your expredsion. “You talk lixe Anderson. , —That 1san Engllsh oxpresston? A.—No, sir, T think 1t must b a Democrutic expression, ot any rate, 1 PUOTAST AGAING® IT, Q, —It was sald yoor vislt to Shi in was a l:l-cumnuhif operation? A.—~That' 14 what re- porters said, and thut Mr, Shorman had waid so, ut L do nut belleve by evor made tho statowent. (). —When you received the Jotier frown Anderson about bis docyment, you wont up and saw Mire. Weber? A,«Yes, siri hut I got nothing from he T thuught perbops Auderson had got some docu went frum the Comwlssion, and, knowing bim so well, [ thought he migbt nake a puor use of it hereatter. Q.~What did yoa consult with Packard about? A.—~About this Eastern question, tinle Turkish un, Did ho want to go over theret A.~No, Tho only wan that { know of who wanted to g avroad in a diplomatic position wae Anderson, — our friend James, le wunted the position of linfster to the Court of 8L, James, ANOTIHER LUTTER VROM ANDERSON, ‘Witness prodaced the following luttor fruwn Ane dersont Treasuiy Deeanrsexr, Founrtit Avniron's Orrick, Junel0, '77, =3y Dean Toxt liave res wurned to city th oraing and amin receipt of your letter. 1 bave uot written for the almpi rese son 1 had nothing favorable towrite, 'Ihvy uifered e the Cuysulahip at Fuochal, worth sbout §3,000. -1 zefused it T t wus to be done for you. —‘Their anuwer 1 will glve you vervally when we mect. 1 have yiven'np the fixht, "btut If you have anything of Importance and will come and svatst we, I will open up avaln, 1have not given s up cxcent lu so for that [ would not ltlumrt o sirixe before the fall clections. Of il the dsmned sconndrole 1 ovor wet, Nash fsthe demndest, Y the desth of that nigver yol, I will give you 8 bit of fufurmalion never ‘;lven to any une before, and you muet carcfully, Wien thowe Rupublican deai cawe Lo Loulsiana last fall Lo have & falr couut, Weber and [ refused fo fall into hine until wo cured » wntteo gulfruntoe tnat we would ba pr 0 Becretary Sherman while Yes, I wentonce, a1 [ jave vided for. 1 s conviuced it was on Weber's pore won the day he wus kliled, ile | hua of it Now what has becomes r? If wo can (get possesslon of it wo !p'“lll Admlnm‘l«l'flnn [ llynw: an DI on 18, it was securea by his nurderers, thas It played an imporiaut part in bringing About kv present stato of sfuire, 1f you can prosscute naulripe in regard 1o it da s, butact caro- o Tully. oot v give'you one word of Advice. I you attempt unyihinz, for God's e3ke du it ou of Loulsiaua, 1 would not kivo 8 nickel for you if you do not. Wnite mo immediately, samo ad- drewsy No. 73 1 strect, No W. If you sce Grilin il hlo he will heat from me soon, Resurds to famlly. Yours, Janxs E. ANDERION, FUTIIRR SPORT. Q.—Do you koow W. E. Chandlert A,—Ibave met him eice, - Iy . +-Did bie furnish yuu with a cony of tha au- callud Bhepwsa letter? A, —1aaked one fron) him, buthulmvu gave it to we. Ue'rvad me somus. :';lnfil mlll told bim I thought it was pretty. oesr o urlginal, 5 2 ) ,— You did not converse with Chandler as to wl‘s*w?(hn Bhernan letter wost A, —No, alr. w#aid ho'dld not think, tu use: Bie: owa expreasion, °tihet Johu- Bneraisn woald writy such o docu- ment A% oo Q. ~1It waa o recard to the 6h went 10 spo Matihews? A=Y hios If Lo had gver heard of suca 3 | waa il Andcr-qhnchlmcd o have a Rrea letters from Matthows, &nd, {o ble estimatlon, b could raln Matthews, 1akcd Matthews f Antier- 20a bad evur meatiousd such 8 docuwent, aud'be nald 1ot I was thon satieled, o s Q.=Whydid you go xa Matthows to laquire aboutii? A.—Because ‘Au manper)opiicated bim througuoqt this matter. Q.—What wero the gibeg Sntervicwa with Mat- thews atout? A.—Avoul pulitical matter. Q.1 hgry wad quite 3 8ght expccted in tl 1o casy Yuckard’s name was sunt it A, —1 caunok s3y, 1 wea ot Ju the riog, and was not interested. 4 took Do pars 1o the 8zhe? A.—Noi paz- tcalarly; yet | nevef run swey from a 6gbt. Adjuurued i1l Monday. TUE CLINAX. As My, Jeuks fuiabed Lor suecch cxcaerating derson had to sumg: Sherman and Anderaon, which was delivered with A melodrmatic alr, Springer, of the Committee, was w0 enrrled away with the affect of it that ho burst out with the ‘exclamation: **Now et the eurtatn drop. The nat in fintehicd, " After & long examination, Mr. Cox snegested that Mea, Jenks mivht be failgned, and ho Coms mittee had better adjourn, The' Indy anpwered the Comnitttes might be fatlyned, but cerialnly :m Wae not. Bhe wae resdy to sit 1t out all sume THR BUN-COMMITTRN of the Potler Commlttee, conalating of Mesrs, Stenuer. ilackbury, and 1teed, start for Loulaans on Tueeday next, CAPT. JENKS, CONSIDERATE, ‘Wasmnarox, D, C., Juno 2%—~Tho Polter Committee resumed its session to-day, Gen. Butler stated ho would be absent in case Benator Mutthews dosired to testify, he having scen a publication that the reason why Mr. Mat- thews did not appear was a fear of being {nsult- «d by him (Butler). * Mr, McMnahon explained that in his passage with Mr. Reed yesterday he had not intended to reflect upon that gentlcman's veracity, and the reports In tho papers to that effect wera mistaken. Mr. Reed explained that he bad not under- stood Mr. McMahon han made any such reflee- tions, and that what the newspapers had published fuftegard to tho matior was an error. + TUIR CAPTAIN STEPS FORWARD, Capt. Thomas A. Jenks was further croas-exame ined by Mr. McMohon, and stated that he was positiva that ho never heard of the so-called Sher- man letter til 18 was mentioned by Pitkin, he “mughl. on the Gt of January, or avout that me. Conslileranle time was consnmed {n the oxamina- tlon regarding the vint of Mes. Jenka to Washing. ton. The witne-a stated that he pald his wife's expenacs to Washington, 8he camne at the instance of Gov. Kelloug. Anderson, it was tunderatood, had crialit documente which Mr, Kellogg dosired to ret, and Mre, denks was boro for that purpose, haying received a letter from Me, Kelloge to come, tien, lutler cxaonned the witness concerning the lettars of Andereon to tho witness, requesting him to obtain **the letter,* the docunient, elc., meaning the so-catled **Sherman letter," und use ;:rlunumm tuat If Lo could do so his fortunc could wade, The witnesa disclalmea knowing anything of the fetter or aocnment that Anderson referred to, Mr. Buller—-Now do you say that there was no docitment which. by securing, dynu could make your fortuns, und that yon duf not have sume cariosity ue to what the document wast? Answor—1 hind written Anderson for a descrip- tlon of tho documant, buthad NO IDEA WHAT TUE DOCOMENT WAS, Mr. Butler inquircd of the witness if his wifo hiad never usked Lini what the docament that was ing to inake tnete fortune cantaln ed. ~~8he may tave done o, but he did not rencmber it in o many word, Q. —I1f whe did ask you, what d1d you reply? A. ~Thot I knew nothing abous ., Continuing, the witness said that Anderson had never offered him §1,000, but had written, stating that the document was worth 81,000, Q.—\Vas nut the offer of a thuurend doliars mado w!ou for the ductinent in question befure your wile went to Donaldionville? A, —No, sir. Andor- son had informed ine that certaln Democraty wonld oy the aimonat for the document, Tho witness urther sald that Ls bad never authorized his wife to puy Wevet anything to vroduce the letter, Sho had naver ol Hiin it alo had dono so. — Ite had secn 1t publistiod 1 the Dewana t 0ia wifo u bt the so-called **Sherpuy letter,”” but she had told him (hat the statoment was not true, 'Tho witness never Lad any Intimation that his wife knew anything agoat the Sherman doctment, Mr, Butler uekea the witticss if he was not aware of the fact that his wite wrote to dov. Kul- logy trat, instead of vice verss, and he ropited that lie was nol e ————— THE FARM AND GARDEN. Free Advertlslng—~Tile-Dralulng BInchine= |- Thorough Dralning-1aying—Interval be- tween Naying and Marvesting—Drinking Water to Exuess—Dlxcrimiuating agaiost Tramps—Maple-llark Louse—Esoutcheou In Caws—The Crops, Wenther, Ete, * From Our Own Correspondent. Cmanratay, Til, June 22.—Wg are often in recelpt of letters in reply to somo sugdzestion nade in this correspondence, which, while they contain valuable intormation for the vublie, It would be an fnjustice to thosc patrons of Tnz Trinuxa wha pay for the privilego of advertls- fug fu Its columns, to print. We should 1tke to Lo the means of furnishing o great deal of fn- formation s to where certain machines or articles may be purchased; but to do so would soon run ** fhé Furm and Garden " into 8 mere \ frec-ndvertiping calumn, whichis not what ft is intonded for, Parties who have written let. ters of this kind to us will, on reading thls, know the reason why they are not printed. 'Tho business-office of Trn TRIDUNE fs tho place to scod =1l ndvertisements. TILE DITCIING-MACHINE, A machine that wilt dig a ditch for tlle cheap- 1y and cxpeditiously, is onc ol the machines de- manded by the times, Thero Is, however, al- ways a deslre on tho part of Inventors of this kind of machinery—or any other, for that mat- ter—to charge a large sum for the patent, mak- {og the cost of the machine about douolo what it really should be, A simple, substantial ma- chioe of this kind would, it advertlsed, no doubt find ready sale. Asto the valuo of thor- ough dralning, the following, from o Dauvilie paper, svrves Mlustrationt Thomaw Armstrong, of Rtoss Townehip, Vermil- fon County, has spent during tho past year 82,200 . As & cunspquence, s he never bad a finer prosvect for & glizantic com+crop than he hos At present, Ile expects to et back the Eipenks of draluingin the crop to be iarvested tnle fall, When 1t Is remembered that the scason has been very cold and wet, and that a ereat deal of the ground planted early In the sesson has been abandoncd on account of tho wet, the above will be more fully sppreciuted, Thoe gentleman re- ferred to has doubtlegs uverestimated the valus of his tily, for l‘)"‘.‘m representa about 0,000 bushels of corn at 23 cents, and, unless the larn 1s o very large ong, {4 is hardly to be expected that §t” will raise that number of bushels in ox- cess of what would have been produced without tlle, The differcnce will doubtless be enougn to pay s bandsome interest un the Inveatment. + UHAYING 1s onc of the most Iniportant operations of every furmer, ‘the Improved inachinery now in use rendurs the labor comparatively easy to what it wes n few yeara ago; but it dovs wot pravide agzainst storms of vain, which Injure the crop a great deal atter it 18 once cut, Of lato ycars, the custom of eutting hay one day, and stacking it tho next, bas become commou. tuy leit to the scorching rays of a hot sun untii dry, pos- sesses but Mitlo nutritive valun, and kecps no better than that stacked grecner. Wo prefor to begin cuitin just as it begins to bloom, It 1s a littlo too socn, perhaps, to get the greatest welghts but, before the wholeerop cun be u-cumf. that leit to the Iast will b ‘over-ripe. We salt liberally, und never vet lost a stack by putting it up too green. ‘The appliances for unlosding hay, both In the barnaud on the stack, ore su shnple nnd inexpensivo that every furmcr should Lave one. ‘[hils season thers will bo no interval DXTWHEN HAYING AND 11ANVESTING, In nddition, the corn, which s usually “latd by, will need attention, and we are likely to bave our hands full, W can cxpeditc maiters wonderfully by having cverythine in readiness and ln order: extra guards; plates, aud plujuns for tho machines; & good supply of wrenches, coldenisuls, oil, ete.; and last, but not least, o well-stocked store-room with the necessaries of Mifu, Right liere wo wish to say w fow wurds o the pgood woman who shares the foys aud sorrowsof a farwer’s Jife. Dou’t try to cook everything laid down fn the cook-book, but, instead, yet up plain, wholesome meals. Leave oul ples und” puddives, aud abolish them for good. Utvo the men plenty of vegetables, bread, meat, tea or colfee, and berrics. Too'many furiners wives cook thewselyes into premature gruves; wille still othors wurry themaelves to deuth because of 8 little dirt, and scrub thelr lives gway. " . .- DRINKING WATER in exceselve quantitics is a bad habit; and it {s & habit, a8 we know trow cxperieuce. We have secn thy time whon u quart of water seeined but a moutbiul, but broke the babit, and fuund that wa ot ulong just as well. Thiuking aud ta)king abaut water wul ‘wake soiue peovle thirsty, eapepfally It the supply Lus run shurt, s it frequently does [ the Lagvest-tield, Still, a supply of driuking water I8’ sowethiug that must oL be peglected. 1t iy 100 common Lo pro- +| vidos sapply for the men. but Lo leave the poor boraes puprovided for. They ¢et thirsty, und, when the wearlier is warm und tie work hgrd, l.lu'{ should bu watered ut least twjee '““5 hali-dsy, Wp believe & cau bo demonpirate tat buighes Ioso mors -flesh froms the, weoh of water thao thuy do frow work. Oue ouly to put himsclf in tbe hoiso's pluve for & fow 1momeuts Lo sue the force of this adylce, ‘ DISCRIMINATING AGAINST THANPS, Afirumnl of sympathy snd good squsre subelstonco are wasted on the geguy frawp by farme: The plea of dunger gocs directly to ‘the licart, and {s almost certalu to be answered by 8 good square wmeal, It s perbaps butter that ten undeserving wen be fed than that oue worthy mun sbouwid sutler. Thers iy, however, u lovk about the professional trump that w uot seen v ob houest man. Geoulue laboring meu usually have more than ong sbivt,—a traan e e e — It s alwavs safe to refuse n mnn fony Adont the same plapg “Pay fn advance {f an who han a valjse, bundle, 15 not 8 commuy never. withont bageagd.” or cven a tramp. ‘Thev never emr bavunge, and miany of them leavo thelr native town tn sach o Durry that thev do not have tine o providy acy, It I8 sufo to say that hall of them arg Bridewell birds from the largo cilles. Fariners, s well as all others wiro farnish subslstence 1o men without baggage, ara only encouraging an evll which they denounce, but do not heip try to prevent. TUE MAPLE-BARK LOUSE, The Btate Entomologist, Urrus Thomas, ‘ot Carhonaale, writes, In responso to our Ing i reganling the scale on yorious trees, of \\'InlJ. we made mention in our laat week's letter, that fe is called Zecanium aceview a, or maple-bark louse. He says that the inscct soon runs s course in one piace, and that the mild winter hos, perhaps, caused it moro than usual deycl. opment, In this latter we do not colhelde, Freezing does mot usually afect inscet-lie, so lonz as tha lnsect Is in 118 "natural elomeat, ho that {n the soil or ou tho Lwl of a tree. We are pronnsed o full history of the peat, nud nlso all that la known In rezard to remedies. THE BICUTCIEON 1IN COWS, The old idea, which originated In Frauce, fa again to be revived, avine Iain dormant lor maoy years, Evon a Legislature has scen it to appaint o Commlssion to visit tho cow-stableg amd report, Tha following account Is from the New York 2imes: A Pennaylvania newspaner reports that a Com- misslon lins boen appolnicd by Uov. isrteanit to cxamine and report unon the ‘merits of & system by which tha probable value of milk-cows, nul tiist of bulls as the gettora of valuablo cows. may ho determined by obsorving certain pecullarition i thie direction of the hair upon and abayo tho mld~r of the cowy or whta that urm woull bo found in a bl wad provided with one. |t s, 0 l""lu sn investigation of tha morits of the ‘‘escatcheon’’ borne by cattle. Tho escntcheon 4 a certaln portian of the udder, thighs, and hinder pacta of un unimal, upon which e direction of the hale §9 reveraed. and it grows npward fnstead of downward, Halta century ago, & Frenchman, one Fraucom taenon, claimed ta have discoveredl this teat, and declarcd it tnrallible, e fonnded & most compiicated sealy of essutcheons, in aiterent clussos and degrees, and gnve s long It of values for each acgree of each scale. Itshonld be snfticlent to uay that, this theory naving remained ncurly fifly years befure tho public siibout having boen adopted It prac- tice, its usslessness might Lo naquestioned. “Inis 188 thioe thal every ono Wio owns 6 Jew cows ean determine for himaclf, 1t istiot tou much tu say that ninoout of ten fariers will, without much tnvestis. tion, satisfy themselves that this lm"llr{ s no foundatjon, thal the test Is utterly wortnlcae, and that the improbability of ihu omition of tho lialr npon the thighs und adjacent parts having untthing to do with the milk, or thiw with that. is beyund question, 1t f8 devold of rcason as well ny of truth, and the theory i unly keot ative h{ e publieity given to It by varlous writers who know eitber nothing or tou much about it, oF by newa- papers which rofor to it 8s & matter of newa, and thoso of thelr readers who are easlly qulied. It In a pity that at thte perlod. when the theary 18 nbont tobe once moro put 1o wlecp, Ats rest anould ba disturbed by the Pennaylvania MRuiatature and the tiiuun Commissloners who are trying to resuscl. ate it H TIE OROPS, WEATHER, ETC. Tiarvest Is travellng northward at the rato of twelve mites per day, and wlil soon be a thine of tho past. In this country o lew flells of ryo have alrcudy fallen before the sickle. The erop of both wleat and rys is above the a 3 Outs are very beavy. Potatoes are plenty, and never Jooked better. But the corn erop—tho main “dependence of Central Illinols—looks sick, It l-*cnuw. small, and u great portion of 1t weedy, Thero (s, howgver, plenty ol time for 1t to grow, The weather coutinues cold and fuvorable for snmll gralm, but nut for corn. Prices rule low, aud there fs but very Hitle trade lu the towns. . RuBAL Jm. M, QUEXON'S TEST TOR A DAIRY-COW, * . Tothe Kditor of The Tribune. Cnicaoo, June 15.—1 seq, through Tnz Cr- 0Au0 TrRinuNE, aud its Now York uatiesuke, that a Committes has been appointed by the Guvernor of Peoosylvania to cxamine and re- port on tho sclencs of this Iutcliigent French stuck-ralier, 1¢ tho dafrvinon of Penusytvania have never seen, or bave forzotten, the very important lesson taught forty years ago hy M. Franus Guenon, it 18 well that tho {ntelligent Governor of a Dairy State, like Penusylvania, should wake them up, About that time the writer was startiuz out into the (to lLhmn) new world ot hourckeepluw, ond a good cow was one of the uocessities. Ho Jocked the country overto find a tandsome one, which he found In 8 olea youug Devonsbire, She was takon to bla-vard, “and kindly cared for until - b should drup ber ealf. . About the time that this took place, the cow dled, and left a beautl- ful mahogany-colured aciter calf, This Iy was raised Ly hend, uud patted and petied until nearly 3 years old, when she -would bee come n cow und ropay us for all the care fn the . Jarge quantity of mblk we should ger. About thin'time M. Guenon guve forth b3 theory of judeiuz a perfect cow for dafry use. I read “his poluts with much interest, uud took bils pamphlet to the yard Lo provo fta currect principlo Ly our young heifer. Judee iny sur. prise that vot o single poiut conformed, O course § dld not boleve hitn, and thought hima toery. Insuother month tho helfer dropped u beauttful, well-devetoped caif; ond I was niors surprised still when the, beautliul yuunz cow guve no milk. The calf sucked her, aud we stripued her almost hourly for two days; but we never got u drop of wmllk, and-gho never did give any, ‘The cuw was fat, and a butcber provosed s trade for one he sald gave milk, I told fim to bring his cow and take wlne away, and he did so. ‘The cow ho brouzht was poor and thin, and s0 ordiuary in Licr looks tuat 1 thought sho would not atay with me long. rulo upon her, and 1 found sho flited it [n suimy \ymmmunt yo‘nu, but wot In oll by any neans. Wa kept ~tho cow a. few wonths, and, withe good care, sho fmproved, We kuv’. her ouu year, aud still grew beder, Wo kept her eight years, and, when we left the State for Juwa, our neighbors oll wantcd the old cow at 830, when 820 wus & falr price for o e COW, From that date I never examined a cow with- out thinking of M, Quevon und bie rute, and fuly wysell armed sgninst anv stock-talser m- posiur on we by selling mo **the best cow " in hils herd, 1 belleve that any person that can judzo tho difference between six fuches und twelve fuches cun select from a hord of Uity cows the best oue §f be will stick to M. Guenou's rule, About twenty years ago we moved 1o n small farm lu lows, aud a littls stock wus indispansa- Dle, Itraveled thycounty over to find good wilk stock. 1 selected three cows, but none ot them had Guenon's poiots verv prominent; but, with carelul breedingand selecting, keeplng such culves on the farm ay shuwed "the most !mnumeuv. marss, aud disposiug uf those de- lelent of Guenon's qualigics, our milking stock had become quite suporilr, ‘The miost perfect cow wo have ever owned was the product.of this farm and breedng ut at Shady Brook, Jo. Every poist bub onu was quite well developed ns A, Guevon would have ft. Sha lacked onu curl of hair on the back of her ndder, where shu should buve bad two. Lut she was good cuough. Sbo would scereto one (xuul. of wilk cach hour on an uyeraye, from the thne aba dmllmed ber spring calf untll (all- frost, und would keep upa lurgs flow all the year i milked, Her dally product of butter Was two pounds, ‘Fhy report of this Committee will be looked for.with great Jutercel by the stock-ralsers und dairymen of this country, 1 think tis Cotus muitiee will be surprised ut the suall quantity of cows they will fiud that will come up to Mr. Guenon'sgpolnts In full; which main polnts weres n wide and clear cscuteheon, with a silky balr poluting up frum the udder towards tho roots of the tall, and, the farther it ran up and potnted up to the balr that chabged to run down, the better: two flne roses or curls, ros sembling & Inay®s fue apit-curl, on the back of the udder,—one fn tha centre of cach hally with tany other due touches which the writer caus hot enumerate, but wll plainly to be scen fn o perlect cow, Lavs RuiLer. el VANCE CRAZY. Bpecial Dispateh 10 The Tribune, Cixerxmati, 0., June 23.~Col. John L. Van<e, ex-uember of Congress, whoso mysterious con- duct has been the aubject of‘much comment of lute, Las been adjudgred insane by the Frobato Court ut Gullipolis.” His friouds stared with Lim today for the asylum at Athcns, where be will sewain tor tho treatment bls case dewauds. 5 r SHORT STRIKE. s Lockport, N. Y., June £—All-the lock- tenders ou $hé Erfe Canal fa ibls vicluity sud- denly quit work gt ujght, Thecausc ssslued wus an cxpocted discharge and u fullurg o ralse wages Bgwa 160 ovats were delayed fu cou- sequence. ‘Fbe Jock-teuders resumed this 100, aud boats arc now belng lockod all dgtits o r— Presidant Lincolu's Asssssination Not Un- . promoditated, Avpawr, N. Y., June 19, 1873.—To the Editor of the New' York Hera'd: 1'sce by tuls dey's issua that vou bave an article on the assassfvation of Lincolu. I will state here that lung before Liu- voln was assassinated Booth sald fn tho Kennard House, Clevelaud, O., “The inan that asssssi- atcs Abrahom Lineofu willutand ou the high plubacle of fawe," so that {uu cun at oue that bis wfud rested on that sublect. Yours trulv, Citanrxs HavTisos 1 tried Quenon’s . - u e L =T~ R~ )