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It was stated that the Russians in * Roumania had received orders to be in readi­ ness for hostilities. THE returns from the recent general ' elections in Belgium show that the Liberals will have a majority of four in the Chamber of Representatives. THE Emperor William, on the 11th, •celebrated the forty-ninth anniversary of his iiarriage. He was rapidly recovering from ihe effects of his woands at the hands of the assassin Nobeling. The latter had so far im­ proved from his 6elf-inflicted injuries that it ^ was thought he would entirely recover. PRINCE FREDERICK WILLIAM, reply­ ing to an address of the Municipality of Ber­ lin, on the 11th, declared that his faith in the loyalty of an overwhelming majority of the Nation was unshaken. IT was reported, on the 11th, that the Russian Army Corps had commenced ad­ vancing on Pilesti, in Roumania, and had al­ ready reached Titu and Ganeste. It had en­ tered some villages occupied by Roumanian troops, and the Roumanian Government, fear­ ing bloodshed, had ordered the troops to re­ tire in the direction of Pilesti and Tirgovesti. The Government would ask an explanation of Russia, and if the answer should be unsatis­ factory woold address a solemn protest to the Powers. A BERLIN dispatch of the 12th says the Congress would probably sit on alternate days, each sitting to occupy about three hours. A Vienna correspondent telegraphed to Lon­ don that the various Governments had agreed that the discussions of the Congress should be secret. M. Mum &SONS, grain merchants, of Glasgow, Scotland, have recently failed, with liabilities amounting to $800,000. EX-KING GEORGE, of Hanover, died recently at Paris. THE first sitting of the Congress was held in Berlin, on the afternoon of the 13th. Prince Bismarck was chosen President. Aft­ er deciding to admit to the hall of the Con- gress the counselors of the Russian, Austrian and British Legations at Berlin, the Congress adjourned until the 17th. A VIENNA dispatch of the 13th says trouble was expected in Servia in conse­ quence of the late executions for treason. A state of siege was about to be ordered. THE Pope's health is declining, and physicians declare his removal from the Vati­ can as necessary for his recovery, but the ma­ jority of the Cardinals oppose his removal. A LONDON telegram of the 14th says the operatives in the Burnley and Blackburn districts had generally resumed work at the 10-per-cent. reduction offered by the masters. THE London Daily News of the 14th says the son of the late King of Hanover had decided to formally renounce his pretensions to the crown, so as to secure the retain of the •sequestrated estates of his father. THE old Catholic Synod at Bonn, * Switzerland, has by a vote of seventy-five to twenty-two, adopted a resolution in favor of the msrriageof the eleixy. THE nw VOS1D. AN official telegram of the 8th re­ ports the surrender of the remainder of the Cuban insurgents and the pacification of the whole island. THE International Typograp' Union, at its late session, in Detroit, nomi­ nated the following officers: President, John Armstrong, of Toronto, Can.; Vice-Presi­ dents, Otis P. Martin, of Chicago, and T. J. Vaughn, of Richmond, Va.; Secretary and UreAsuver, William White, of New Vork; Cor­ responding Secretary, Carles Wrfsht, of Cin­ cinnati. THE President has approved the act to repeal the Bankrupt law. A BOISE Cmr (Idaho) dispatch of the 9th reports increasing excitement through­ out the Territory over the threatened, and in some sections actual, uprising of the Indians. There had been a preliminary fight on Rail Creek, in which four of the white men were killed, two wounded and one missing. Troops had been forwarded from San Francisco. A PORTLAND (Ore.) dispatch of the 9th says the Republican State ticket was un­ doubtedly elected, but that the Democrats had secured the Member of Congress and the Legislature was Democratic on joint ballot SENATOR MATTHEWS was served with a subpoena by a Deputy Sergeant-at-Arms of the House, on the 10th, commanding him to appear before the Louisiana and Florida In­ vestigating Committee, and testify concerning certain alleged frauds. A Washington dis­ patch of that date says the Senator would in­ sist upon his privilege and decline to obey the summons. THOMAS WINANS, the Baltimore mill­ ionaire, died at Newport, R. I., on the 10th, from pulmonary consumption. Mr. Winans was fifty-eight yeare old, and was worth $20,- 000.000. A NEW YORK special of the 10th says the Examining Committee of Plymouth Church had, on that evening, adopted a reso­ lution recommending the expulsion of Mrs. lton 'roin the Church membership, A TORNADO passed over Middle and Eastern Georgia, on the 9th, which caused great destruction of crops, fences and build­ ings, and the loss of several lives. la South Carolina, one town, Currytown, was almost swept from the face of the earth. THE Judiciary Committee of the Na­ tional House of Representatives decided, on the 11th--8 to 1--to report a resolution, asserts ing in substance that the Forty-fourth Con­ gress was a properly-constituted body to count the votes and declare the result of the Presidential election, and that no subsequent Congress has the power to revise the action thus taken; nor can Congress confer the other tribunft, to reopen the questions which have thus been settled. Messrs. Harris, Hart- ridge, Stenger, McMahon and Culberson (Dem.) and Frye, Conger and Laphatn (Rep.) voted for the resolution, and Mr. Knott, the Chairman, dissented. Butler (Rep.) and Lynde (Dem.) were absent. REV. DR. GEORGE SEYMOUR tu^ on the 11th, consecrated Episcopal Bishop of the Diocese of Quincy, 111. Tb« ceremonies took place in Trinity Church, New York, and were participated in by nine Bishopa. THE Minnesota Republican Will hold their State Convention at 8L Paol, on the 4th of September. THE Ohio Republican State Conven­ tion met at Cincinnati, on the 12th. Judge William White was nominated for Judge of the Supreme Court, and Milton Barnes for Secretary of State--both by acclamation; George Paul for Commissioner of the Board of Public Works. The platform adopted re- afimns the principles o£ the Republican party: Opposes the further agitation at this time of the financial question as Injurious to business and devoid of other than evil results; ex­ tends cordial greeting to such cittsens, of the South as adhere in good faith to the terms on which the issues of the war were settled; favors a tariff for revenue, so adjusted as to secure incidental protection to home industry; condemns the investigation recently Inaugurated by the lower house of Congress as a revolutionary movement really designed as an attack upon the President's title, and calculated to Mexicanize the affairs of the country, to cause general distrust and aggravate and prolong the distress of the laboring and industrial classes; recognizes in the administration of President Hayes the highest integrity and patriotism, the most sin­ cere effort to promote political purity and harmony, and secure general business pros­ perity throughout the whole country, etc., etc. ON the 11th, Dennis Donnelly ex- plated on the scaffold, at Pottsville, Pa., his crime of murder. This was the fifteenth of the "Mollie Maguire" executions. THE Government officials at Chicago report the wide distribution of counterfeit quarters of the new design. They are made of German silver, washed with quicksilver and have a greasy feeling. - WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT, the ven­ erable poet, and editor of the New York JWn- ing l*ost, died in New York, on the 12th. He was in his eighty-fourth year. A WASHINGTON dispatch of the 12th states that France, Greece, Italy, the Nether lands, Hungary, Russia and Switzerland had accepted invitations to the International Mon­ etary Conference, and that Austria, Belgium, Germany and Great Britain had the subject under consideration. THE Michigan Republican State Con­ vention met at Detroit, on the 11th. Ex-Sen­ ator Chandler was chosen President. The nominations are: For Governor, Cbas. M. Croswell (present incumbent); Lieutenant- Governor, Alonzo Sessions (present incum­ bent) ; Secretary of State, Win. Jenny, Jr.; Treasurer, Gen. D. B. Pritchard; Auditor, W. J. Latimer; Land Commissioner, James M. Nesmith; Member of State Board of Ed­ ucation, George P. Edwards; Attor­ ney-General, Otto Kirchner; Superintend­ ent of Public Instruction, H. S. Tar- bell. Ex-Senator Chandler was made Chairman of the State Central Com­ mittee. The resolutlous adopted favor hard money and. specie resumption; congratulate the country on the " unmistakable evidence, apparent in so many directions, that the busi­ ness interests of the country are recovering from the long depression brought on by over­ trading and excessive speculation;" declare that the circulation of paper and coin inter­ changeable at par and at the will of the hold­ er has been proved by experience to be the best known to commerce: that the question of the election qf President and Vice-President of the United States was finally settled by the Forty-fourth Congress, and that any attempt to reopen it, on any pretense whatever, is fraught with danger to iepublican institutions. THE Colorado State Republican Con­ vention has been called to meet at Denver, on the 7th of August. THE United States Senate Committee -on Privileges and Elections decided, on the 13th, to report adversely on the joint resolu­ tion proposing a Constitutional amendment to provide for woman-suffrage. THE Matthews Senate Investigating Committee met, on the 13th. Senator Mat­ thews was present. A note was received from the Potter Committee, stating that it was nec­ essary that Mr. Anderson should be present during the day's session of that committee. A recess was then taken. QUEBEC dispatches of the 14th say that the appearance of the military had en­ tirely squelched the riotous tendencies of the populace, and that lite city was exceptionally quiet. t 'IHE funeral services over the re­ mains of the late William Cullen Bryant took place in All Souls' Church, in New York City, on the 14th, in the presence of a great assem- blage of the friends of the dead poet. Rev. Henry Bellows was the officiating clergyman. The remains were deposited at Roslyn, L. L, by the side of hii wife. THE Florida Sub-Committee of the Potter investigation arrived in Washington, on the morning of the 14th. THE resolution reported from the Judiciary Committee of the National House of Representatives, and adopted by that body on the 14th, by a vote of 234 to 14, reads as follows: "That the two houses of the Forty- fourth Congress having counted the votes cast for President and Vice-President of the United States, and having declared Ruther­ ford B. Hayes and William A. Wheeler Presi­ dent and V ice-President, there is no power in any subsequent Congress to reverse that de­ cision, nor can any such power be exercised by the Courts of the United States, or any other tribunal that Congress can create under the Constitution." HOUSE.--A resolution was reported from the Committee on Elections declaring that there was not a fair, free and peaceful election in the Fifth CongressioMl District of South Carolina at the last election, and do- clarinj.; the seat vacant, and a Minority reso­ lution was also reported declaring Smalls, the sitting member, entitled to the seat The General Deficiency bill was attended by in­ creasing some of the appropriations, "and passed as amended--183 to 77....Conference reports on the District of Columbia Govern­ ment bill and on the joint resolution for the completion of the Washington Monument were agreed to. SENATE.--A resolution for the ap­ pointment of a special committee to inquire into the alleged frauds in connection with the late Presidential election, and an amendment to have the proposed investigation made by the Matthews Investigating Committee, were introduced ou the 10th. and referred to the Committee on Privileges and Elections The bill to strengthen the foundation of the Washington Monument was passed Messrs. Davis (111.), Whyte and Jones (Fla.) were, at their own request, excused from servirft on the Matthews 8pecialCommitt.ee, and the vote granting their request to be excused was sub­ sequently reconsidered Several amend­ ments to the River and Harbor Appropriation bill were agreed to.... A Conference Commit­ tee was appointed on the Army Appropriation HOUSE.--A bill was introduced and referred for the relief of the industrial classes, for the prompt settlement of the public lands and for the better protection of the frontier from Indian depredations,...The Senate amendments to the Army Appropriation bill were non-concurred in, ana a Conference Committee was appointed The Civil Sun- drj' Appropriation Mil was considered in Com­ mittee of the Whole... .At the evening ses­ sion bills were passed--releasing all reversion­ ary claim and interest of the United States in certain lands granted to the State of Michi­ gan by the act of June 8, 1856; directing suit to be brought in Kansas to set aside and annul patents issued for any of the lands of. the Black Hawk band of the Shawnee Indians in that State, and to test the question of title; to enforce, under penalty of fine and imprison­ ment, the law providing that soldiers and sail­ ors honorably discharged by reason of disa­ bility resulting from wounds or sickness in­ curred in the line of duty shall be preferred for appointments to civil offices, provided they possess the necessary capacity, with an amend ment that the bill shall not be construed to exclude any soldier disabled in the line of duty and honorably discharged, or the widows or daughters of killed or disabled soldiers. SENATE.--A large number of bills were passed, on the 11th, among which were-- to provide for the sale of portions of the Fort Leavenworth Military Reservation in Kansas; providing for the publication of notices of in­ tention to enter agricultural lands under the homestead and Pre-emption laws The River and Harbor Appropriation bill was further considered, ana a large number of amendments were agreed to, and the bill as amended was passed--35 to 24.. J. The Defi­ ciency Appropriation bill was reported from committee without amendment. HOUSE.--The Sundry Civil Appropri­ ation bill was considered in Committee of the Whole, and a large number of amendments to the bill were disposed of. ^ SENATE.--Bills were passed,on the 12th--House bill making appropriations for the payment of claims reported allowed by the Commissioners of Claims under the act of Congress of March 3, with amendments; also for the payment of claims allowed under the act known as the Southern Claims Commis­ sion; the Deficiency Appropriation bill, with­ out amendments... .The Conference report on the Postoffice Appropriation bill was agreed to, and the bill was passed A petition of Peter Cooper was presented and referred, praying for the repeal of the Specie-Resump- tion act, and remonstrating against the pro­ posed adjournment of Congress until some legislative measures for financial relief should be passed The House joint resolution to provide for the enforcement of the Eight- Hour law was, after discussion, postponea till December next--31 to 25. HOUSE.--A Conference Committee was appointed on the Mexican Award bill.. 7." A message was received from the President recommending an appropriation for a Commis­ sion on the part of the United States in the In­ ternational Monetary Conference The Sun­ dry Civil Appropriation biH was further con­ sidered in Committee of the Whole. SENATE.--The House bill to restore certain lands in Iowa to settlement under the Homestead law, and for other purposes, was passed on the 13th... .The bill to repeal the Specie-Resumption act was taken up, and the amended substitute of the Committee on Finance for the House bill was agreed to--30 to 39--and the bill as amended was passed-- 45 to 15; it provides that from and after the passage of the bill United States notes shall be receivable the same as coin in payment of 4-per-cent. bonds, and that on and after Oct. 1 next said notes shall be receivable for du­ ties on imports. HOUSE.--The conference report on the Postoffice Appropriation bill was agreed to The Sundry Civil Appropriation bill was finally paseed, with several amendments. SENATE.--On the 14th, the Committee on Privileges and Elections reported adversely on the joint resolution proposing an amend- tmcnt<to!the Constitution forbidding the dis- franchisement of persons on account of sex. The House joint resolution asking for an investigation in the case of Edward O. M. Congdon, conlincd in an English Prison, was agreed to Bills were passed--creating a board to be known as the Pacific Railroad Commission; House bill to increase the pen­ sion of certain pensioned soldiers and sailors who have lost both hands, both feet, or the sight of both eyes in the service of the country, from fifty to seventy-two dollars a month The amendments to the River and Harbor and the Legislative, Executive and Judicial Appro­ priation bills were insisted upon, and Confer­ ence Committees were appointed. COS(iKK»SIOJTAl. SENATE.--On the 8th, the further consideration of the Texas Pacific Railroad bill was, on motion of Mr. Matthews, post­ poned until the first Wednesday after the first Monday in December next....The Special Committee to inquire into the alleged connec­ tion of Senator Matthews with the* Louisiana frauds was announced as follows: Messrs. Edmunds, Allison, Ingalls, Hoar, Davis (111.) White and Jones (Fla.)... .Consideration was resumed of the Army Appropriation bill, and a motion was agreed to--25 to 24--to strike out the penal portions of the tection of the bill as passed by the House declaring it to be unlawful to employ anv part of the army as a poxxe conutatuH, or otherwise, under the pre­ text or lor the purpose or executing Liie J»w», except as expressly authorized by act of Con­ gress. The amendment providing for a Com­ mission to consider the expediency of trans­ ferring the Indian Bureau to the War Depart­ ment was concurred in--44 to 9--and other amendments were disposed of, and the bill as amended was passed The bill appropriat-' ing $5,500,000 for the payment of the award ma"® by the Fisheries Commission WJft passed. * »poo«uj I ipJSSuta'Sn Address of the National Executive Com­ mittee of the Socialistic Labor Party. CINCINNATI, June 14. The following circular was issued, to-day, by the National Executive Com­ mittee of the Socialistic Labor party: To all Sections and Members of the Socialistic Labor Party: The National Executive Committee has been informed that a few of our party members have associated themselves into military or­ ganizations in several localities, instigated thereto chiefly by a mistaken apprehension that 6uch a course is necessary to the protec­ tion oi their rights as Socialists. The party authorities would not deem it any part of their duty to interfere with such action were it not attempted by these military organizations to secure recognition at the hands of the Social­ istic Labor party, and that it is possible in some instances that such organizations may have had theeouutenance and encouragement of the local Sections. Inasmuch as no warrant for such organizations can be found in t tie plat­ form or Constitution of the party, the pro­ ceedings of either the party Congresses and acts of the Executive Committee or Board of Supervision, the said organizations are re­ garded by the Executive Committee as occupy­ ing a position of hostility to Ihe principles and policy of the Socialistic Labor party, whether so intended or not. We therefore request all party members to withdraw from such military connections, and urge all Sections to avoid any official connee- lion wft.h Riich bo^lC® t.hjit. nn urnia HA carried In the processions. If parties thus- banded with arms insist upon joining our processions against the wishes of the Sections, such Sections are advised to compel compli­ ance With their orders. The National Executive Committee. PHILLIPS VAN PATTEN, Correspond ing Secretary. A BURNING lake of sulphur has been discovered in the Indian Terrtory. THE LOUISIANA AND FLORIDA IN­ VESTIGATION. The Committee resumed the inquiry into the alleged Louisiana and Flori la fraud* on the 8th. McKinney, Deputy Clerk of the Supreme Court, testified that the printed copies used by the Electoral Commiaaiett had been compared with the original oertiflMtes, before the Investigating t ommitfaje,,and found to be exact copies. The Commimion dealt mainly with printed paper*. At this point there was a sli/hS it-arms between Messrs. Cox and McMahon. the former charging the latter with assuming the position of oouaaei for the prose­ cution, and th<- latter retorting that the former assumed the role of defender of fraud. Mr. Mc­ Kinney resumed: He had lately, at the sugges­ tion of Mr. (iartield, examined the certifi­ cates in the printed volumes containing; the record of the proceedings of the E ectoral Com­ mission, and found that some of them were duplicates; could not explain how they became mixed and duplicated. Gen. Garticid had told him that the charge had been made that some of them were forged. Mr. Levissee was recalled, and made some cor­ rections in his previous testimony, among which wa* one denying having told Asher that he would take *>200,000 and refuse to accept the Electoral tickct. In reply to an inquiry relative to any further facts concerning the attempted bribe, he stated he had revealed the facts to Pit­ kin, to whom he proposed to draw the bribers out. with a view of finding out who the parties be­ hind them were, and to keep them from attempt­ ing to bribe anyone else. He had not the slight­ est idea, who signed his name to the alleged forged I'cturns. Hon. Thomas W. Ferry testified that he did not receive the first return from Louisiana by uessenuer, because it appeared to be informal; iidnotlc.irnth.it the return, was defective in containing but one list of votes for President and Vice-President. The return used in count­ ing the votes was the one received by mail. The witness further testified that in all respects in receiving returns he had acted impartially, and .lid not know their contents until they were opened in joint meeting. He did not know that any signatures to any of the Louisiana returns were forged. He had not heard any doubt ex­ pressed as to the genuineness of the signatures until within the last four or five weeks. He had first heard of it from Gen. Garfield. He thought that the second return was received by another messenger.^ The Chairman laid before the Committee a letter received from Hon. Stanley Matthews, in which that gentleman declined to appear before the Committee, His reasons were his Senatorial privilege, his sense of duty to the Senate and the fact that a Senatorial investigation into his con­ nection with Louisiana affaire was then pending. Mr. Butler expressed himself as amazed at the course of Senator Matthews, and submitted a resolution that a snbpcena be issued to Mr. Mat­ thews, in due form, to summon him to appe&r before the Committee and testify. Mr. Cox spoke spoke at some length in favor of the adoption of the resolution, as did also Mr. McMahon and Mr. Reed. The resolution was then adopted and the Committee adjourned until the 10th. THE committee resumed its investi­ gation on the afternoon of the 10th. Timothy Griffin, a clerk in the office of the Secretary of the Senate, was sworn, and said he had found a paper authorizing Thomas C. Ander­ son to act as messenger to bring the Louisiana returns to Washington. He produced the paper signed by all the Electors. Elijah JJ. Rugbee, manager of the Atlantic & Pacific Telegraph Company, was the next wit­ ness. Mr. Butler conducted the examination and asked for the production of a certain book con­ taining copies of telegrams received for delivery. Witness said he had been unable to produce the book called, for because the rats had destroyed it. Mr. Butler produced the original of the Bolles Baker dispatch, directed to Lieut.-Gov. Young and A. E. Lee, of Ohio, in which the demand was made that Southernjrien be given positions in the Cabinet, which witness identified as hav­ ing passed over the line. The reply thereto by Gov. Young was also exhibited and identified, Mr, Cox said the foregoing was interesting as a matter of political history, but he did not think it relevant testimony. Mr. Butler insisted upon its relevancy, saying that, in accordance with Baker's suggestion, the President had ap­ pointed Mr. Key to a Cabinet position, and that Bolles Eaker had been given the best position in Key's gift. \ Mr. Koach. a clerk in the appointment office of the Postoffice Department, was called upon to give information m regard to Baker's appoint­ ment, but testified that he did not have charge of the books and papers, and knew nothing about it. Fred B. Killey. another clerk in the Depart­ ment, testified that he had known Ba ker as a special agent in the spring of 1877, and that he went out of office in August. 1877. The witnesses were directed to appear on the following day with the records of the accounts, appointments and recommendations of Bolles Baker ax a special agent, and with like information as to George A. Howard, formerly one of the Assistant Secretaries to the Electoral Commission. THE Committee resumed its session, on the morning of the 11th. The Chairman presented a letter which he had caused to be sent to Mr. Matthews, with the snb- pcenH, in which he stated that the Committee did not desire to interfere in any way with his duties as Senator, and that there would be every disposi­ tion to meet his convenience in respect to the time of his attendance. « Mr. J. E. Amk-i*on was recalled and questioned relative to the appointment of his brother to a position in the Philadelphia Custom-House. He stated in substance that he had I told Gen. Smith that he would withdraw all claims he might have upon the Administration if the appointment were made, and gave a letter to that effect. W itness identified a letter to Lieut.-Gov. Antoine, sent during the time he was Supervisor of Registration, in which it was intimated that bull-dozing was going on in the parish. In explanation, he said he derived his impressions from the statements of his Republican friends. He had called upon Gov. Kellogg after his return from the parish, and advised that the election be allowed to go by default, as a basis for a claim of wl -legale intimidation. Ihe Kepuhlioans cf the parish thought the advice good and carried it out. In explanation of his testimony before the Senate Committee, he said he had made as good a Republican case as he could. Witness clearly remembered the circumstances attending the Weber agreement, and said the signature of We­ ber had not been forged thereto. Jas. A. BouldB, an Appointment Clerk in the PostotTice Department, stated that Bolles Baker lettered the -service -Oct. 16,1375, under tlie ad­ ministration of Gen. Tyner. He was dismissed April 1, 1877, and appointed special agent April 17, 1877. in regard to Howard, his recommendations were signed by Senators McCrary, Hoar, and others. Ex-Congressman Dariell testified that he first became acquainted with Matthews fn New Or­ leans. Had visited him to urge the appointment of Packard as Collector of the Port of New Or­ leans. At first he opposed the appointment, but after Anderson had seen him fee withdrew his op­ position, but said the President did not want Packard appointed. He thought that Anderson's and his own influence were the reasons why Mat­ thews changed. After Packard was dropped, some of his friends had proposed himself for the place, and Anderson and Matthews had promised to help him. Witness knew Mre. Jenks; had seen her in Washington in January, at which time she told him she had the Sherman letter, and was going to use it to help Packard. She had denied, subsequently, that she had it. He, believed Anderson had a copy, and perhaps others. He had talked with Matthews, in March last, and he had told him that the papers in An­ derson's hands were of no account, and that Sherman had never written the letter Anderson claimed he had. Sundry letters from witness to Anderson were identified and read. In February, 1878. he had been informed that negotiations were pending, between Anderson's attorney andTilden and his friends ir. Mew York, by which the docu­ ments and letters in l;-is (Anderson's) possession were to be sutren lered, and had become uneasy. Anderson had subsequently told him that they were to !>e published, and that the upshot would be that Matthews would lose his seat, He had therefore written a letter, on the 3d of March, the object of which was to prevent such action on the part of Anderson. Witness stated further fhat the understanding with Matthews was that he should be appointed Collector, and that then the compromising letters Bhould be surrendered. In reply to a question from Mr. McMahon, witness said no Louisiana appointment had yet been made except as recommended by Thomas C. Anderson and Wells, of the Returning Board. They had cer­ tainly defeated Packard and secured Smith's ap­ pointment. He had as late as the 21st of April written to Anderson and requested him to bring his patters. He nad nev*r seen them but he de­ sired to look them over and see whether he had any which would cause Matthews to render the desired assistance. He had been told that copies of the documents had been in the New York Sun office, since December previous, and also in the hands <>1 Senator Conkling, but knew nothing •ertain about it. THE hearing before the Potter Com­ mittee was resumed on the 12th. Ex-Congreesman Darrall testified that, in the spring of 1877, Anderson had told him thnt hi" protest in regard to intimidation in his parish was correct. He stated that Anderson had later toid him that he had seen Matthews and threat­ ened him with the publication of his letteis and other documents, and that Matthews told him to go ahead and publish tlicm if he wished. Sub­ sequently Matthews had told the witness that he would have nothing further to do with Anderson if he intended publishing the documents. Wit- ness said he had seen the Nash documents, which Na-Jj told him he had signed in a foolish moment. ftmleraou h&d told hi no that he intended to publish it and ruin Mash. Witness had never convened with Sherman about the so-called BUwi jet. :h a letter exh*3Tand to be a copy in Ander- ter. but believed that such had seen what al.'ieon- sorrs hands. demon's After the had written to Ai neflmBn tgeatediW*,*- in aid expose fthensalm- WhiieHopfe." Witness _ hideiable length In regard *0 the had then given to Judge Harlan, to whom he had a letter of introduction from Mr. Matthews, a cony or the original Weber affidavit. Witness had first heard of the Sherman letter from Ancerson, before January; knew the use Anderson intended to make of the document in his possession, and that such vm was blackmailing. He detailed the circumstances attending his visit to Mr. Mat­ thews: how he had discussed with him the ques­ tion of his appointment to the Collectoiship: how he had told him of Anderson's inteatiun to hand the documents over to the New York Sun, etc. Matthews bad told him that he had had the same information from Democratic sources, and tna'̂ he did not care what disposition was made of his letters. They also talked of the Sher- mifji letter. Matthews mid that in case of witness' appointment or the appointment of some one satisfactory to him and Anderson, An­ derses l bo r.'iflir.g' tn the and documents he had and forego any claims he had on bim (Matthews) or the Administration. The witness farther said that he DIE> MaUftewn in the Senate Chamber, and the latter mentioned tirat the subject of Anderson's interview, saving that Anderson had called upon him and spoken •ery roughly to him, and had made threats of the publication of these documents, or something of that kind, and he told Anderton that he felt very much hurt and disgusted at that action; that he had been doing all that - he could in accordance with Anderson B wishes, and that he had told An­ derson that -he did not- want to ' see him any further, and that he might do as he pleased with the papers and documents, and that he would drop him, and he said substantially the same to me--that it was no use trying to do anything with such a man, or sornethingor that kind; that he was unreasonable and expected him to do more than he could do, and that he had done the best he could under the circumstances, and that he was determined to have nothing further to do with Anderson. Wm. H. Seymour, of New Orleans, a Notary Public, identified his signature and sfeal, attached to the Anderson and Weber agreement. He did not remember the contents of the paper. II. A. Wilder, who introduced Anderson to the Notary Public Seymour, detailed the circum­ stances attending the signing, and stated that he and his partner witnessed the document. Thomas C. 8. Smith, late Appointment Clerk of the Treasury Department, testified that he first saw J. IS. Anderson a year ago. He brought a letter from Mr. Matthews recommending his ap­ pointment to some office. Several telegrams and letters had pas-ed between him and Matthews in relation to Anderson. Witness read one in which Matthews advised that Anderson be dropped if he were not satisfied with the office witness of­ fered him. GEN. SMITH, late Appointment Clerk of the Treasury Department, was recalled on the 18th, and testified that he had found one letter referred to his Department recommending An­ derson's appointment. Witness had had but one interview with the President in regard to Ander­ son. He had seen the letter written by Ander­ son declining the position of Inspector of Cus­ toms and also Matthews' letter advising him to drop Anderson, He had appointed Ande son's brother to a clerkship for political reasons and be­ lieved in such appointment. Mr. Butler asked witness with whom he had counseled on the pre­ ceding night, and Mr. Cox objected. A long dis­ cussion ensued, at the conclusion of which Butler stated his object to be to prove Smith an unwilling witness. Thereupon Smith, after having scored Mr. Butler and lectured him upon his duties as a committee­ man, asked the protection of the Committee. The investigation was resumed, and Smith stated that he had not counseled with Judge Shellabar- ger or Mr. Wilson. Witness then described his interview with Sec'y Sherman on receiving the note from the Committee, requesting the pro­ duction of the letters relating to the Anderson matter. He had shown the Secretary the letters and he had read them. One letter from Matthews, recommending his appointment, had been lost. The President declined to see Anderson, when witness informed him that he would not take a place worth la** than $3,000 a jrear, and said he aid not think any such recognition of his ser­ vices was required. The President had no objec­ tion to appointing Mm to a minor position. After further testimony of the same purport, the Com* mittee adjourned. THE Potter Investigation Committee commenced proceedings, on the 14th. by going into secret session for the consideration of the report of the Florida Sub-Committee. A recess was subsequently taken, and it was not until four o'clock p. m. that the investigation was resumed. Orlando H. Brewster, one of the members of the Louisiana Electoral College, testified as to tne circumstance* attending the count of the Electoral votes of his State and the signature to the certificates of election* Two or three weeks after the signing he had been told that there was a clerical error. Several of the Republicans thought #iis was of no great consequence, but to be certain, a new set should be made out. Wit­ ness subsequently signed the new set. He identi­ fied his signature on the returns which were shown him by the committee. The Chairman presented a letter from the Sec­ retary of State in reply to the resolution of the Committee asking for copies of all communica­ tions received from the Commission sent to Louisiana in 1877, etc. Mr. Evarts stated that the President doubted the authority of the Com­ mittee to demand such information, and fee had therefore sent the information direct to the House of Representatives for such disijosition as it might deem necessary. THE FLORIDA SUB-COMMITTEE. THE investigation was continued on the 8th. At the session on the day before Mr. Hiscock submitted resolutions, which were re­ jected--jeas, 1; nays, 2--asking summonses for J. 11 Bryant, J. W. Howell, and several hundred persons in Alachua and Baker Counties, Messrs, Hunton and Springer voting against the resolu-' tions on the ground that the testimony of such parties would relate to a . subject beyond the jurisdiction of the Committee. The more im­ portant evidence, on the 8th, was as follows: C. H. Edwards. County Clerk of Leon Count? dur­ ing the last election, testified that Joseph Bowes, oue of the inspectors at Precinct No. 18, had told him that he (Bowes) had got or put Into ihe ballot-box seventy-three or seventy-four "jokers," and when witness remonstrated with him for the bungling manner in which he had done the thing, thereby getting the party into trouble, that he (Bowes) had said he didn t care, that these extra votes had given Hayes a majority in Florida; Bowes had told witness that the poll- list had been made to correspond with the num­ ber of fraudulent votes put in. Samuel McLin. of the State Canvassing Board, testified at considerable length relative to his ac­ tion in the election last fall; was shown a num­ ber of telegrams to Gov. Stearns, mostly from W. E. Chandler, Betting forth, in a general way, that the Presidential election and the salvation of the country depended upon the vote in Florida, and that an etfoit must be made to give the vote to Hayes; no mode was pointed out except that an effort be made to get the returns from the dif­ ferent counties; with regard to the visiting Northern Republicans, it had been represented to witness by Gen. Wallace, that if Hayes' elec­ tion was secured, members of the Heturning Board would be taken care of; witness had nev­ er gone to Noyes to ask for anything, nor_ bad Noyes ever come to make him any promises, though he liad come to witness _ after the canvass and thanked him for the action he (wit­ ness) had taken, and congratulated him on the result, and eaid witness had acted nobly; had written one letter to Mr. Noyes; what purported to t>e a copy of such letter was pro­ duced by Mr. Hiscock, which witness could not positively identify, but which embraced the ideas entertained by him at the time, and in which he asks for a good word to the President, but says he does not prefer any claim on account of the ]ecent canvass, as he liad only performed his du­ ty conscientiously, etc.; in his answer Mr. Noyes. had said the tone and temper of letter f rom wit- was s » good that he haa forwarded it to the President and urged him to give witness an appointment; witness had had Dnggers re­ turn from Baker County read in ti.e can­ vass because it appeared to be properly certified and seemed to be the most favorable to the Republican party; lad read the other re­ turns; aid not suppose it to be necessary to have : >ut one return so acted upon, and did not pre- s nt the other two till called for by the Demo­ crats: the first canvass, after throwing out several precincts, gave Hayes 800or 900 majority,^and the : ccond 211 majority; if Clay and Baker «-ountie-. had been canvassed the second time asthe nRt. it would have given the State to Tilden. McLin continued his testimony on the 10th, and detailed his appointment as Asso­ ciate Justice of the Supreme Court of New Mex­ ico, and his rejection by the Senate, which rejec­ tion he attributed to the personal ill-will of Sen­ ator Conover; the President had told Cower ill that he was under both political and personal ob­ ligations to Cowg'11 and witness; Cowgill was appointed to an Agency in the Treasury, but de­ clined to take it; among the prominent actors in the Florida election in 1876 the following bad been provided for as stated: Gov. Stearns was appointed on the Hot Springs Commission; J. \V. Howell is now Collector of Customs at Fer- nandina. Fla.; Joseph Bowes, Election Inspector, is in the Treasury at Washington; William H. Vance, Clerk at .* eher Precinct No. 2, has a Fed­ eral position at Washington; R. 11. Black, In- BDector at the same precinct, has a Federal clerkship in Philadelphia; Bell, inspector in Jefferson County, bad received a Federal ap­ pointment, bnt was since removed; Geonje H. Leon, Inspector in Leon County, is a clerk in the Treasury «| Washington; Dennis, of Alaehua Jefferson,isig. the L<M>at)fiice pending the vasnng Bo thought it __ reading before turns should-ai said to wi tness he nee that the first of the face of the re- _ „-- that Hapaa was elected; Stearns saw tke retcottos ai they were received by him. and said'the renrit would be verv close; Drigjrers' return from Baker being the most fa- ' vorable of any of the returns from that county. Steams desired witness to read that to the Board in preference to the others, as it was really the only properly-made return. When the visiting states- men were at Tallahassee, witness was tola by W. E. Chandler, Gen. Lew Wallace, probably Gov. Steams and others, that Noyes represented Gov. Hayes; Noyes assured witness that Louisiana ~ #» all ripht far the Kepablicani, and talked of everything banging on Florida going for Hayes; he told witness Hayes and he were bosomiMend*and he had come at the special K«iae«t ofAqras; witness, did not remember tt»* NOyes directly made promisee of anything further than that members of the Canvassing Board would be provided for; this was both before and after ^ Gcii. Lew Wallace • was vers active in getting up testimony before the board, andgetting in returns and evidence in the contested psscincts and counties; said he had rteen telegraphed to by Hayes, requesting him to come to Florida, and said, before and after the canvass, he was satisfied that if Hayes became President, he would take pleasure in providing for the Republicans of Florida. Wit­ ness said his party feeling had more to do with his course in the Board than any other cause; did not know that he was directly influenced by promisee of office, though these were not without weipht: he felt assured that, so far as pecuniary ' profit went, he could gain as much bv casting his I vote one way as the other. Witness had„ come to the conclusion that if the Board had followed the instructions of the Supreme Court of the State, had counted the precincts which were thrown out by them, and had thrown out the Counties of Alachua, Leon and Jefferson, in which fraud had evidently been committed, the State certainly went for Tilden; the facts lead­ ing to this conclusion had come to his knowledge since the canvass. Witness then deta led con­ fessions of fraud made to him by Howell, then Deputy Collector of Internal Revenue, juid L. G. Dennis. . On examination by Mr. I.Iim:ock, wit­ ness testified that no direct offers of money were made to either Noyes or Stearns to influence his official action; on one occasion Mr. Manton Mar­ ble, nfter assuring witness of his belief that the S':ate had 1 airly given its vote for Tilden .and that fraud was resorted to by Republicans to give ' the State to Hayes, made an appeal to him to do hie duty; witness replied that if he felt that Hayes was elected he would die in the ditch be­ fore he would give up the State, to which, he al­ leged, Marble said,' There is no danger, if you do right, of your dying in the ditch or dyuig poor;'1 think Mr. Marble had subsequently made a public denial of having approached witness. Witness testified that at the time of the canvass much excitement prevailed, and that he received threatening letters from anonymous sources, and atone time was in fear of bodily harm, because when returning home one evening, with wo friends, he was apparently accompa- * nied by a man on horseback, unknown to , him, though neither on. this nor any other occa­ sion was violence attempted against him; after­ ward witness was cautioned by Marble against a man reported to be on the way from New York claiming to represent Tilden. and alleged to have money frorn him lor the purpose of influencing witness in his official conducts Marble emphati­ cally asserted that Tilden knew nothing of any such man, and had nothing to do with such characters as he, and would countenance no such proceeding. Witness d.cl not at the time under­ stand, from the representations made by Noyes, Wallace and others, that they sug­ gested to him anything that was immoral or wrong, bnt that they were simply commending him for doing what was right, at . the same time conveying the assurance that he would be provided for because of the service he was rendering. Witness had no knowledge at the time of the canvass or the frauds narrated by him in his published affidavit, and his pres­ ent knowledge of them was confined to repre­ sentations made to him by the authors of them; in some of the instances they came from disap­ pointed office-seekers, though Bowes and Howel! and others had been provitled for, and were holding office under the Administration; he be­ lieved these representations to ba true from hit knowledge of the men. L. G. Booth (colore!). Inspector at the Rich- nrdsoa Precinct, Linn County, at the Presiden­ tial. election, testified that he saw none of the seventy-four "little joker" tickets about the place, or voted that day, and the first he knew of them was by seeing them in the ballot-box on counting the vote with Bowesand TVnt, the other - Inspectors; none of them live within ten miles of the voting place. Still Happy,. FOR the past two weeks a Woodward- avenue druggist has put up a prescrip­ tion of some Kind or other about four times a day for a certain small boy, Re­ side tilling orders for a large variety of patent medicine and porous plasters. The sales were all cash, but the drug­ gist's curiosity was at length aroused, and he said to the lad: "Got sickness in the familyP" 44 Kinder," was the reply. " Your father?" "Yes--all but me. Ma is using the plasters for a lame side and taking the tonic for a rash which broke out on her elboys. ' Pa takes the troches for tick­ ling in the throat and uses the arnica on his shin. Louisa uses that ca­ tarrh snuff and the cough medicine. Bill wants the brandy for a sprained ankle, and the squills are for the baby. That's all but grandma, and this pre­ scription is to relieve the pain in her chest and make hex sleep harder." "Rather unfortunate family," •re­ marked the druggist. < "Well, kinder, but pa says It's cheaper than going to the seashore, and so we plaster up and swallow down and feel purty happy, after all.r,-^i^6r troit Free Press. IT has been proposed to the Khedive of Egypt to convert into paper the cloth of the mummies, of which it is calcu­ lated 420,000,000 must be deposited in the pits of Egypt. --A guilty conscience makes you feel that every man you meet Irtw just learned your secret and is looking at you with scornful curiosity. THE MARKETS. NtaWYORK. T „ June 14, 1878. LIVE STOCK--Cattle 18.25 @$10.80 Sheep .. •........ 8.50 ((& 4. 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