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M'-, % - ]£e}|«ify pjiklwlw, if AM sutE, mtortrmkb*.^ , : : : ILLINOIS PITOME OF THE WEEK. WK OLD WORLD. AffciU. dispatch of the 3d says the •J?ortehad "agreed that Thessaly, ;Epirus and * vrete shall be annexed to Greece. *"%» WHILE the Emperbr of Germany was si f*<4aktng a drive in the Avenue Unter den Lin- -« vMltenvin Berlin, on the afternoon of the 2d, a ; ' •» Or. Nobtlibg fired at him with a shot-gun, the • i •" (targe effect in one arm and the face. !• • i >^Ph© Emperor '~zc net dangerously hurt. The •|,f <*roold-be aslassin was arretted. >> -31 A CONSTAIRRINOPLE dispatch of,the §d says 400 Russians were recently cut off from the main body by the lonntdiu insar- an<* everv soul killed. ENGLAND has promised to recognise * £*§|he independence of Roumania. T ^ THE editor of the Levant Hertild, an 1 Fr<5. i|n»i<chnieni in an hMn cMsFsd to Turkey * ' ̂ for publishing a letter which the authorities * ̂ '*p|jfeqt to consider seditious. ,..,4 ,V THE steamer Idaho, which sailed from a s %ew York, on the 21st of May, tor Liverpool, Struck a rock and foundered on the Irish -#*•: » $oast on the night of the 1st. The passengers - W-lieere s*ved. THE Russian? have made a fresh de- j' jtnand for the surrender of the promised Turk- ^^Jsh fortresses. ' AUSTRIA has proclaimed martial law ,m» <on the Selavonian-Banat frontier, in conse- J ft n î ueuce of outbreaks among the Bosnian ref- X'^tliugees. A DECREE was issued at Berlin, on the 5th, proclaiming a Regency and nomina- ^Itingthe Crown-Prince Frederick William as egent The decree is sighed by the Emperor ̂̂ & ./illiam and countersigned by Bismarck. The *^yeondition of the Emperor was said to be im- |j|' -'proving and the wounds in his head and arm w»Y were heallng, ̂ bi£ rapid recovery was con- -'%l#cr|®dently expected. The Emperor, at the first received seven shot in the right fore-arm ...jand wrist and five in the head and face. By -,i*}|the second fire he received twenty shot in the gj.̂ stsn and shoulder and six in the neck. -»f-! A BERLIN telegram of the 6th says ! the Criminal Court had received letters threat- ,-jjening the assassination of other European }ii!>%overeigns if Nobeling, the would-be assassin * -'** jof the Emperor Willhelm, were hardly treated. / ( , AUSTRIA has declared that she would , consider the Montenegrin annexation of Anti- vari a cam* belli. THE Pope has sent an appeal to the ' Powers to protect the Interest of the Soman Catholics while regulating the affairs of Tor- *'t 'Stl *T-» F'S - #tai • ' .J by a coal-mine explosion in the Lancashire _T District, Eng. ***;!» key. ABOUT 800 lives were lost, on the 7th, A BERLIN dispatch of the 7th says *'»•* Nobeling, the Socialist, had on that day again i ftti attempted suicide, but was prevented by the 1">' guards. Between twenty and thirty persons • • - had been arrested in various towns for express­ ing a regret that Nobeling did not kill ike Em- Banking and Resumption acts; the issue of all paper money to be % full legal-tender for all public and prlvaifc debts; the'Hee collage of silver; reduction in the hours of labor; Government land to be reserved for actual settlers only, etc. Hon. Henry S. Smith Was nominated for Governor; Lysander Wood­ ward for Lieutenant-Governor; Geo, H. Bruce for Secretary of State; H. E. Goesehell for Treasurer; Levi Sparks for Auditor; John A. Elder for Land Commissioner; Frank - Dumont for Attorney-General, and, David Parsons for Superintendent of Public In* struction. THE monument to ex-President John* son was unveiled at Greenville, Tenn., on the 5th, in the presence of about 3,000 spectator*. The oration was delivered by Hon. Geo. W. Jones, an intimate Mend of the late President. The monument eost $5,000 and was erected «t the expense of the family. ' A MR. MOENCH, residing near Dixon, Mo., on his return from town the other da v. missed his two little girls, aged eight and five years respectively. His attention was directed to a large trunk in the room, and, opening it, the bodies of the children were found therein, warm, but lifeless. It is supposed that the girls Jumped in on the approach of their father, intending to give him a surprise, and were overcome by the heat and want of air. THE Illinois State Prohibitory Con­ vention was held in Decatur, on the 6tli. Hon. J. R. Gorin was nominated for State Treasurer, and Rev. W. S. Post for . Superin­ tendent of Public Instruction. The platform demands the legal prohibition in all places, subject to the laws of Congress, "of the im­ portation, exportation, manufacture and traf­ fic of and in alcoholic beverages;" equal rights for all; the abolition of polygamy, etc.; the abolition of Executive patronage, etc., etc. TgE Missouri State Prohibition Con­ vention was held at St. Louis, on the 6th. The platform adopted demands the absolute pro­ hibition of the sale of intoxicating liquors; recommends the qse of persistent efforts to prevent the grant of licenses, and urges good men of all parties to vote only for those known to favor prohibition, etc., etc. A State Cen­ tral Committee was appointed, with power to nomliflfte a State ticket, if deemed advisable.' «K 1TCW WOBU. :I F THE public-debt statement for May - Aowa a total of debt and interest of 12,272,- 145,219; cash in Treasury, $238,507,769; debt less cash in Treasury, $2,033,637,450; decrease | daring Mav, $3,070,198; decrease since June : '80,1877, $26,520,772. AN Evans ville (Ind.) telegram of the •f'l; 13d states that President Hayes and the mem- f bers of his Cabinet, who were expected there ui<{,July 4, had notified the authorities that, in nmtview of the existing political complications, the President will not leave Washington. *»'**« THE four desperadoes who recently ' robbed the passengers on the Union Pacific ^ Railroad have been captured, and the stolen rl. 1 valuables recovered. . i •- . , PROF. JOHN C. CHRISTIAN, Assistant Superintendent of the St. Louis Public #if] Schools, committed suicide at Denver, Col., -HH the other day, while laboring under a fit of temporary insanity. A STATE election was held in Oregon, ' on the 4th. It was thought, on the morning of the ,6th. that Whitaker (Dem.) was elected "Congressman, Beckman (Rep.) Governor, and ' " Earhart (Rep.) Secretary of State. Legisla- . t • Sure Democratic. J' THE Missouri State Democratic Con­ vention will meet in Jefferson City, on the - 10th of July. THE Iifdiaiia State ScpuVaean Con- vention met at Indianapolis, on the 5th, and ,.;' organized by the selection of Gen. Ben Harri- . son as Permanent President The fnlinwlng . oominatious were made: For Secretary of .i ». State, Judge Isaac 8. Moore; for Auditor of ; State, Gen. A. O. Miller; for Treasurer of •. State, Maj. Geo. F. Herriot; for Attorney- . General, Judge D. P. Baldwin; forSuperin- ,, tendent of Public Instruction, ProL J. T. Mer- i, rill. The platform declares opposition to repudiation in any form; depre- eites the abandonment or depreciation >' «f greenbacks; favors, a sound and stable currency of gold, silver and paper, made equal in value; recommends legislation au- : thorizing the receipt of greenbacks at par for Customs dues and for Government bonds; op- > poses further financial legislation; deprecates the payment of Southern claims; denounces ' the National House of Representatives for its •ction in unseating Republican members fair­ ly and legally elected, and the action of the Democratic majority in their revolutionary at­ tempts to unseat the President, etc., etc. THE State conference of the New York National Greenback .party met at Al- vii bsny, on the 5th, twenty-eieht counties being represented. Resolutions were adopted de­ ft «lariug that the greenback dollar must be full legal-tender for all debts; that the General jf (Government alone issue money; favoring the i, calling in of all United States bonds and pay- i ing them, principal and interest, in green- " hacks; demanding the suppression of Chinese tabor, and the repeal of the Resumption and National Banking acts. THE Maine Greenback State Convene tion met at Lewigton, on the 5th, 887 dele-r js being present. The resolutions indorse Toledo platfprm; declare fealty to the American monetary system; favor the aboli- tion Of all bank ia™., the free uni uumuited 'Ij. coinage of gold and silver, and the issuing by Government of full legal-tender paper .. , mpney, in amounts sufficient to meet the W&nfs of trade; oppose every measure looking to resumption of specie payments, etc., etc. THE Greenback and National par­ tita of Michigan held their State Conventions St Grand Rapids, on the 5th. A compromise Whs effected between th4 two factions in the evening, and a platform was adopted calling lor the unconditional repeal of the National COHSBESSIOIIAL. SENATE.--On the 1st, the concurrent resolution for Adjournment tine die, as amend­ ed by the House, fixing the lTth of June as the date, was finally agreed to--38 to 17. A bill was introduced and referred to provide for an investigation of the diseases or swine and contagious and infectious diseases inci­ dent to other classes of domesticated animals. ....The concurrent resolution approving the views of the Committee on Foreign Relations in regard to the late Fishery awardwas amend­ ed and passed. HOUSE.--A bill was passed, giving Circuit Court* .supervisory Jurisdiction in cer­ tain criminal cases... .The bill amending the Internal Revenue laws was considered. SENATE.--The House bill to author­ ize the Secretary of the Treasury to constitute Superintendents of Mints Or Assayers in Assay Offices Assistant Treasurers of the United States to receive gold coin and bullion of de­ posit for the purposes provided by Section 254 of the Revised Statutes, was passed, on the 3d, as was also the House joint resolution providing for the issue of arms to the Territo­ ries The bill establishing post-routes was considered and an amendment to Restore the franking privilege was rejected by a tie vote-- 29 to 29. HOUSE.--Bills were introduced--to restrain the Secretary of the Treasury from paying outstanding 5-20 bonds except In legal- tender Treasury notes; authorizing the issue of $400,000,000 United States notes to be known as "Nationalmoney." SENATE.--On the 4th, a bill was passed creating an Auditor of Railroad Accounts The joint resolution providing for the ap­ pointment of a Commission to consider and report upon the whole subject matter of re­ form and "reorganization of the army, was re­ ported back from the Military Committee and referred to the Committee on Appropriations. The amendments to the Legislative, Judi­ cial and Executive Appropriation bill were in­ sisted upon, and a Conference Committee was ordered and appointed....The Army Appro­ priation bill was reported with amendments. HOUSE.--The Senate amendments to the Legislative, Executive and Judicial Ap­ propriation bill were non-concurred in Bills were passed--exempting municipal and coun­ ty buildings, used as such, from levy and sale; exempting employes in the Postal Service from military and jury duty; reorganizing the Life- Saving Service. ...A bill was reported and re­ ferred for the relief of purchasers of land sold for direct taxes in the insurrectionary States. ... .The Tariff bill was considered in Commit­ tee of the Whole. * and Indiana to prosecute suits against the United States in the Supremet/Oturt. \SENATE.--A communicat ion was la id ' before the Striate, on the 7th, frai^the Secre­ tary of the Senate announcing thai he had been summoned before the Potter Committee to produce the Louisiana election returns, and that lie had obeyed the subpoena. An order was agreed to instructing the Secretary to at­ tend the committee and submit the pane rs for examination, the Senate resenrinu ail ques­ tion* touching the regularity of the action of the committee of the House in calling for Mich documents... .The Army Appropriation hill w ait taken up, and an amendment was agreed to providing for the appointment of t(mm Mutter* and four Representatives as a Joint Commission to in quire into the expedi- utey of trsnrfftrtajt the Indian Bureau to the War l>e|wi'tnnmt, and report to Congress be­ fore Jan. I, 187S». HOUSE.---The Sundry Civil Appro­ priation bill was reported and referred to Committee of the Whole... .The General De­ ficiency Mil was further considered in Com­ mittee of the Whole....A resolution was of­ fered and referred directing the Committee on Military Affairs to inquire into the conduct of the United States troops engaged la the battle of the Little Big Horn. nr- m SENATE.--A bill was introduced and referred in the Senate, on the 5th, to encour­ age and aid the higher education of the col­ ored race in the District of Columbia and in the several States The Pacific Railroad bill was taken up and debated Several amendments to tne Post*Route bill were agreed to, among them being one restoring the franking privilege to the extent of allow­ ing members of Congress, etc., to send free through the mails written and printed com­ munications not exceeding two and a half ounces in weight--20 to 19; the bill, as amend­ ed, was then passed--24 to 15 Mr. Mat­ thews made a personal explanation, in which he emphatically denied that ne was in any way connected, by participation or encouragement, in the perpetration of alleged frauds in the last Presidential election in Louisiana; he stated that Anderson had ap­ pealed to him for official patronage on tne ground that he (Anderson) had rendered hon­ est, honorable, lawful and efficient service to the Republican cause in Louisiana, at a sacri­ fice of time and money, and at great personal risk; the only error (if there be one) of which he (Matthews) was conscious, was in having recommended to office a person who had med­ itated and prepared a wrong, but had,-as it appeared to the speaker, withdrawn from per­ forming it. Mr. Matthews then submitted a resolution calling for a select committee of seven to investigate the matter in question, which resolution was unanimously adopted. HOUSE.--The Tariff bill was taken hp, and a vote on striking out the enacting clause resulted--yeas, 134; nays, 120-M.hus de­ feating the bill The Senate Mexican Award bill was amended and passed... .The bill amending the Internal Revenue laws was further considered. SENATE.--Bills were passed, on the 6th--relating to telegraphic communication between the United States and foreign coun­ tries; to amend the act , of May 28,1872, to provide for furnishing trusses for disabled soldiers The Army Appropriation bill was taken up and several amendments were agreed to, among them being the following: Increas­ ing the aimy to 25,000 men--39 to 19; striking out the clause intending to permanently fix the number of enlisted men in the army; in­ creasing the appropriations for some of the purposes specified in the bill A Conference Committee was appointed on the Postoilice Appropriation bilL HOUSE.--The Conference report on the bill making appropriations for the pay­ ment ot invalid and other pensions was agreed to Conference Committees were appointed on the Legislative and the Postoilice Appro­ priation bills... .The bill amending the Inter­ nal Revenue laws was taken up, and an amendment was agreed to reducing the tax on tobacco to sixteen cents a pound, and on cigars to five dollars a thousand... .The General De­ ficiency bill (f4,520,120) was considered in Committee or the Whole...; A bill was intro­ duced and referred authorizing Ohio, Illinois THE LOUISIANA AND FLOKI»A VEHTIOATIOW THE Select Committee of the Nation­ al House of Representatives on the alleged frauds in Florida and Louisiana, in the last Presidential election, began its examination of witnesses, in Washington, on the 1st. There was a large attendance of newspaper itten and others. Messrs. Wilson and Sheilabargerwere present as counsel for Sec'y Sherman. The Sub-Committee to visit Florida was aQDpunced as to consist of Messrs. lluuton, Springer and Hiscock. The flwt wlttaess examined was James E- Anderson. He stated that previous to the last Presidential election he was a clerk in the Custom-House; at the time of tne election he was Supervisor of Registration for East Felici- ana, La., and in that capacity made up his statement and sent it with the returns of the Commissioners of Election by mail from Batan Rouge to the Secretary of State at New Orleans; ail the forms of law were fully com­ plied with on election day in that parish; in a subsequent interview, in New Orleans, with Marshal Pitkin, witness told that gentleman, in answer to a question as to why no protest had accompanied the returns, that the circum­ stances did not warrant it, and that there was no ground on which to make a protest, that he did not know whether what intimidation had existed had been practiced by Democrats or by Republicans; Pitkin stated to witness that a crisis existed, and it, looked as if the Pres­ idency would hinge on Louisiana, and he wished witness, if he could conscientiously do so, would make a protest against his par­ ish; witness made a statement of what oc­ curred, and it was submitted to Judge Hugh J. Campbell, who said it did not amount to anything in law, and asked witness to make another; a paper was then drawn up and sub­ mitted to witness, which he refused to sign, much less to swear to, and another protest was drawn up, partly in blank, which witness signed, but did not swear to; one of the blanks was in reference to the number of voters that had been intimidated in the parish; the last paragraph in the oaper was that witness did not make the protest at the time, for fear of his life, which, witness stated, was the case, for if the people of East Feliciana had thought he was goins to cheat them out of the fruits of their hard-earned victory, they would have swung him higher than Haman; witness then went on to state that Gov. Kellogg had, subsequent to the registration, expressed desire that he (witness) should return to East Feliciana; that a delegation of Democrats had said they were satisfied with his manner of conducting the registra­ tion; Gov. Kellogg asked witness, in the presence of a Democratic delegation, if he would go back, and when he heard the Repub­ licans had circulated the report that he was afraid to go back because of cowardice, he (witness) told Kellogg he would return, but the moment the Republicans found he was willing to go back they conspired to prevent his doing so, and witness waa. told that the expressed desire of Gov. WlilAte-'to have him return to East Felician (this was be­ fore the election) was assumed, as they (the Republican managers) did not intend he should go back, the intention being to hold no election in that parish, and throw the onus on witness, on the ground that he had refused to return, and thus thev could not get the vote of the parish; witness then detailed the manner of his. return to the parish to hold the election, and the trouble he had with his clerk, P. C. Butler, who attempt­ ed to kill him; subsequent to the signing of the blank protest on the 10th of November, Don A. Weber,.Supervisor of West Feliciana Parish, came to witness and said he had un­ derstood that he (witness) had made a sweep­ ing protest alleging intimidation, etc., in the Parish of East Feliciana; witness •said this was a mistake, and then went down to Marshal Pitkin's office and asked to see the protest, but Pitkin said it was in other hands and he could not get it; witness said to Pitkin that if they were going to throw out that parish on a forged protest, he (wit­ ness) did not propose to stand it ;• witness made this statement to Mr. Pitkin in the pres­ ence of half-a-dozen persons; witness then gave, in detail, an account of his and Web­ er's alleged interviews with Mr. Sherman in which the latter assured them they should be well provided for at the hands of the Fed­ eral Covernment for the parts they had taken to secure Mr. Hayes the Electoral vote of the State of Louisiana, by consenting to fal&e al­ legations of intimidation, etc., in the two parishes of East and We3t Feliciana; some let­ ters in connection with the matter were also offered in evidence, the reading of one of Which, purporting to be a copy of a communication from Mr. Sherman to Messrs. Weber and Ander­ son, was objected to until Mr. Sherman could be notified and appear to deny or acknowledge its authenticity; Mr. Sherman came before the committee and swore he did not believe he ever wrote the letter, but there were things in the letter that he would have written to these or any other men who were engaged in the performance of what he believed to be their duty; objection was made and overruled to the letter being put in evidence; the purport of the letter was that Messrs. Weber and Anderson would be provided for, the writer " assuming the re­ sponsibility for promises made, and will guar­ antee that you will be provided for after the 4th of March as may be practicable and in, such manner as will enable you both to leave Lou­ isiana, should you deem it necessary;" a copy of the statement subsequently drawn up ana •worn to by Weber and Anderson, under date of November 14, 1S7H, in which they disclaim the truth of the protests made in the cases of the parishes they represented, and state that the elections therein were orderly and fair, and that the gains made by the Democrats were legitimate, waB produced and teworn to by Mr. Anderson as being a true copy of the original. Amobg the cor­ respondence submitted to the com­ mittee were several letters from Mr. Anderson to Stanley Matthews, and answers from the latter, in which Mr. Matthews seeks to secure official patronage for Mr. Anderson. Also an alleged agreement between Mr, Anderson and Chas. E. Nash, M. C., from the Sixth Louisiana District, pledging themselves to suppress the evidence showing that the Democrats had fairly carried the Parish of East Feliqiana, and which agreement is dated Nov. 21, 1876. Mr. Anderson further said that Nash, Member ot Con­ gress from the Sixth District, had told him that the Returning Board w ere going to throw him out, that Kellogg was his personal enemy and would beat him. He told Nash to wait a moment, While he saw Kellogg. Witness called upon Kellogg and told him if he did not return Nash he "would burst this whole thing". --meaning t-lie return in favor of t.lie Hayes Electors. Kellogg threatened, but witness tolu him threats were liirown away uu him, and he had got to return Nash, or the "Jig was up." After Consultation, Kellogg said: "Tell Na^h to make up agoodcase in St.Landry, Livingston and Tangipahoa." Mr. Anderson further stated that, he called upon the Presi­ dent in Washington, and after stating his case received from Mr. Hayes a memorandum to the State Department rennesting his ap­ pointment, to a Consulship. He also called upon Mr. Sherman and asked his influence to secure for him the coveted appointment, but that official declined to use f.is influence for him either in his own or «ny other Depart­ ment. He had not seen Mr. Sherman since. THE Committee«wis not In session, on the 3d. t On the 4th, the cross-examination of Mr. Andersen was undertaken by Mr. Reed. It was largely devoted to an endeavor to con­ vict the witness of discrepancies between his testimony of the 1st and the statements here* tofore made before the Senate Investigating Committee. The witness stated that he pur- Eosely misled the Senate Committee, but that is later statements were made on a " level basis." He repeated the details of the inter­ view with Sec'y Sherman to the St. Louis res­ taurant, but tne narrative showed no material or notable discrepancy. The cross-examina­ tion of Mr. Anderson was not concluded when the Committee adjourned. < • ' ON the 5th, the returns of the Elect­ oral College of Louisiana were received from the Secretary of the Senate and read. The Committee then adjourned to give the mem­ bers an opportunity to vote on the Wood Tar­ iff bill. Upou lfeasseiobling, Gen. Butler of­ fered a resolution, which was adopted, calling upon the President to furnish the originals of letters received by him from Mr. Matthews and copies of letters sent to Mr. Matthews in relation to an appointment for James E. An­ derson. Geo. C. Gorham was sworn in rela­ tion to the Louisiana Electoral returns, and stated that the papers in the hands of the Committee were the only ones in his posses­ sion. He had heard that the Sergeant-at- Arms of the Senate had a record of the pro­ ceedings of the Louisiana Returning Board. The cross-examination of Mr. Anderson was resumed. A copy of the agreement between Anderson and Weber, which the former had said he had mailed to Stanley Matthews, was produced by Mr. Cor, who stated that he had obtained it of Mr. Matthews. It corresponded in every particular with the copy already in evidence, but Anderson declared that it. was not the copy which he had mailed to Mat­ thews, though the writing of the body of the paper and the signatures were an excellent counterfeit of his handwriting. The witness was examined minutely in regard to the cir­ cumstances attending the signing of the agreement, and made several different state­ ments in relation thereto. The Matthews cODyof the Nash agreement was handed wit­ ness for identification. He thought it was the same, but would not state positively under oath. Witness also produced a letter from Mrs. Jenks to him in which reference was made to a letter from " S-- to D--," which he explained to mean " Sherman to Don." Wit­ ness further said that he had written a dozen letters to Senator Matthews. In regard to the " Pitkin agreement," Anderson said it was simply a note from Pitkin assuring him that, if lie stood by the party, he would be provided for. In regard to the statement in his letter that three of the Republican Electors did not 6ign the returns for Hayes, he said that the statement was made to him thatBureh, Marks and Levisee had voted in blank, and that their names had been forged to the Electoral count, and he had found out afterward that there was a great deal of truth in it. Dr. Gray (one of Packard's friends) had told him if they threw Packard overboard, they would squelch Hay es and the whole Re­ publican party. Mr. French, the Sergeant-at- Arms of tne 8cnate, testified that he had had in his possession certain papers relating to the Louisiana Electoral vote, but that, soon after the adjournment of Congress, he had sent them to Honore, Secretary of State of Louisiana, and had never heard from them since. The Committee went into executive session at this point, and soon after adjourned. THE investigation into the alleged Florida and Louisiana frauds was continued on the 6th. Mr. Cox announced that he had received from Mr. Matthews the originals of the correspondence between him and Mr. An­ derson, which the Clerk read. These have appeared in Mr. Anderson's testimony, except one dated April 23, wherein he resigned all claims on the Administration. A resolution was adopted inviting Mr. Matthews to appear before tne Committee to explain the letters. Judge A. B. Levissee was sworn, ajid re­ lated the details of the proposition which Asher made to him. He said substantially that he was offered from $30,000 to $40,000 if he would refuse to accept his certificate as Elector, and that he replied in sub­ stance: "Tell your man that Levissee is willing to listen to a proposition of this sort, but you have not got up to his price yet.'.' Witness intimated to Asher that h|s price would be about $200,000, and told the Com­ mittee that he put it at that figure so as to get the amount out of Asher's reach. Witness had told Marshal .Pitkin of his suspicion„that an attempt was about to be made to bribe him, and his object in the negotiations with Asher was to draw him out. At his second interview with Asher, the latter stated that he desired to change his proposition; that witness should, instead of refusing to accept his certificate, vote directly for Tilden. Wit­ ness told him that it was hardly worth while to continue the negotiations un­ less he knew where the money was coming from. Asher then introduced him to Hernan­ dez, a New Orleans broker, who informed him that $100,000 was his limit, whereupon wit­ ness said it was not worth while to talk more on the matter. He had not been bribed, and voted for Hayes and Wheeler. Witness said a portion of the Louisiana returns, laid before the Committee by the Secretary of the Senate, were forgeries. FROM eleven a. m. until three p. m. on the 7th, the Investigating Committee sat with closed doors, the time being occupied in the examination of the documents in evidence before the Committee, Including the alleged forged Louisiana returns. A subpoena clnccs tecum was ordered issued to the Appointment Clerk of the Treasury for all recommendations for the appointment ol Anderson's brother, and the Secretary of State was requested to furnish the Committee with all original communications on lile in his of­ fice, purporting to come from one or all the members of the Harlau-MacVeagh Com­ mission, together with copies of all communi­ cations sent frotn the State Department to the said Commission. James McKinncy, Secretary of the Electoral Commission, testified as to the identity of the envelopes containing the Louisiana returns and the indorsements thereon. The Chairman presented a communication from the President, in reply to the resolution of the 5th, in which he stated that he had no recollection of receiving a letter from Stanley Matthews asking for an appointment for An­ derson, and that he was unable to find any 6uch letter among his papers. He inclosed copies of all letters in his possession or control, which included one recommending theappointmentof Anderson as Consul atCaf- lao, Belfast or Canton, signed by Messrs. Dar- rall and Nash, also a similar letter signed by Messrs. Leonard and W. P. Kellogg: a letter from Anderson to Stanley Matthews, with his (Matthews') indorsement thereon, and also the indorsement of the President's Secretary, requesting Mr. Evarts to make the appoint­ ment; a letter fiom Stanley Matthews to Sec'y Evarts; an anonymous letter signed by "Jonn W. Bulldozer;" a letter from J. A. Straight protesting against Anderson's ap­ pointment, and a letter from P. B. Conn in­ dorsing Anderson's claims. THE FLORIDA SUB-COMMITTEE. THE Florida Sub-Committee reached Jacksonville on the morning of the 5th. The Secretary of State produced four preciuct re­ turns before the Committee, and two returns of the canvass of Baker County, the first show­ ing a majority for Hayes, by throwing out two precincts. The next witness (Cox, formerly Clerk of Baker County ) testified that he made the first-mentioned canvass in favor of Tilden, and that was the only one that could be made from the original returns of precincts, as they were always in his possession. A. A. ALLEN testified, on the 6th, that he was Sheriff of Baker County in 1876, and made a canvass, with a County Judge and a Justice of the Peace, of the election \trig­ gers had said to Witness that "we're beat if we don't do something;" they decided to throw away two precincts--Darbyville and Johnsonville--at the suggestion of Driggers, the reasons given being that intimidation had been practiced at one and illegal voting at the other; the intimidation consisted in refusing to let a man vote; there w:as no evidence rel­ ative to the Johnsonville Precinct, the charge being that the names of three or four men who did not live in the county had been added to the registration list, and they had voted; the object in throwing out these precincts was to have the Republicans beat, if possible; the precincts thrown out changed the result in the whole county, and gave the Republicans the majority; Coxe, the Clerk, was not pres­ ent. In answer to Mr. Hiscock, witness stated that one J. W. Burnett, a Democrat, had told him there was $12;> in money for him If he would sitrn Coxe's canvass, and took him to J»Jm E. Hartri<ige, a Democrat, of Jackson­ ville, who said he would compensate witness ff he Would sljin the return made by Cote* witness said he could not, as it looked too much like a bribe; Hartrldge replied that it was n or for a bribe but only to pay witness for bis trouble. SHERIFF ALLEN testified, on the 7th, that he knew Driggers had declined to act with Coxe; when Coxe and Dorman made the canvass-witness thought it was not treating the peqple right, and took every advantage he could for the Republican party; didn't think they made a false canvass; was not asked to throw out any precincts. William Green testified that he received a commission, on the 13th of November, as Jus­ tice of the Peace, for which he had never made application; it was brought to him by Drig­ gers, who told witness he wanted him to assist in making the canvass of the county elec­ tion, which he did; subsequently signed a paper which Driggers said was the return of the election; didn't read it or know its con­ tents; Driggers said to witness, the day before the canvass, " We are beaten, and must turn over a new leaf," and told witness if he would assist in the canvass they could make all things right; had witness known that, any re­ turns were wrongfully thrown out in the re­ turn he signed he would not have signed it; did not know any were thrown out until ten days afterward. An affidavit was read, dated Dec. 1, 1876, with certificates signed by Green and Allen, that the state­ ments ol Driggers were correct as far ap they were concerned; witness said he did not recol­ lect signing such certificate, and never knew of the affidavit before. Allen was recalled and said he could not remember ever signing such affidavit; was drinking very hard a part of the time when in Tallahassee, and would not swear positively whether he signed the paper or not. Driggers testified that ne didn't tell Stearns the canvass had given the county to Tilden; might have told him that was the supposition: had said they couldn't count the votes ot Johnsonville and Darbeyville; didn't rec­ ollect any conversation with McLin; the reason for throwing out Johnsonville was that the Inspectors had refused to allow one man to vote; the man had made. no affidavit, but told witness he would; witness knew some had been chal­ lenged at the polls at Darbeyville, and sup- |K>sed they had no right to vote, although their votes were sworn in; some men who voted at that precinct were not registered; didn't recollect only six or eight, two of whom did not reside in the county; made no such remark to Green as, We are beaten, and must turn over a new leaf;" witness had received money for expenses in taking returns to Tallahassee; had free railroad ticket; didn't recollect how much money he received altogether, mentioned twenty dollars from Martin and fifteen dollars from Canova; witness didn't suppose now that the throwing out of the returns of the Darbey­ ville Precinct was according to law; thought at the time it was right. Messrs. Bloxham, Pasco and Ranney testi­ fied--the two former that they had sent no telegrams in cipher out of the State, the lat­ ter that the material aid asked for was to send agents to all parts of the State to bring in returns; not a cent was used for any but le- gftimat.e purposes. Pasco stated that the mar ;rial aid received from the North was a few hundred dollars from the National Democrat­ ic Committee; didn't understand that any drafts were made on New York for funds. Soi le Particulars of the Recent Tor­ nado in Missouri. Hon. John J. McMichael, of the Plattsburg Lever, who arrived in the city yesterday morning, relates some particulars of the great tornado at Richmond, which place he passed about seven-o'clock on Sunday evening. The train on the St. Joe branch stopped only twenty minutes at the Richmond depot, but enough was seen and heard from the citizents to excite the deepest commiseration for the sufferers. The path of the cyclone crossed the rail­ road track outside of Richmond. Mr. McMichael saw several fine brick res­ idences that were demolished; some were unroofed and others had a cor­ ner blown oft". The forest trees in the vicinity appeared to be literally laid waste. Large trees were seen torn up by the roots, and some that were left standing had their bark pealed off. Mr. McMichael learned that twenty dead bodies were found and there were more in the ruins. There were not less than fifty, he was told, who were injured and crippled. One entire fam­ ily named Joy were fatally injured. The mother of Mrs. Joy came down on the same train from Lawson with Mr. McMichael, and was in great distress of mind; she having been summoned by telegraph. It was learned that Mrs. Joy and their infant child were so bad­ ly injured that all would die. They were not yet reported dead. Mr. Joy's mother was killed outright, and Mr. Joy was standing over the cadle try­ ing to protect his child from the falling timbers when he was struck by a mis­ sile which broke both his legs. Mrs. Joy was badly cut about the head. There was a young lady, a Miss Couch, who came in from the country to do some shopping, and, being caught in the cyclone, was taken up in the air and carried over the tops of two build­ ings, and her body was torn to frag­ ments. A team of two horses and a wagon were taken up and carried over a house, and the animals were killed. • Judge Donaldson, a prominent law­ yer, was killed. He was going through the gate which led to his house, when something struck him in the eye, taking that organ clean out and cutting a deep gash through his brain. He survivea only a few hours. His death is deeply lamented. One lady--a Mrs. Wilson, as her name was stated--was blown over a house-top, and she landed unhurt. Her escape was little less than miraculous. The track of the storm was only a quar­ ter of a mile wide, and it struck the eastern side of the town, extending to the Court-House Square. The storm- cloud, it was stated, moved over the ground and expended its force about ten miles northeast of Richmond. Pa­ pers from the Odd-Fellows Hall, which was demolished, were swept by the wind that distance; and it was also stated that a picture of Jake Childs of the Richmond Conservative was carried the same distance. Another curious fact mentioned was that the entire contents of a lumber-. .J 1 il vara were carrieu a.» uj uj "to »"w«i the boards shooting through the air like arrows, so that not a vestige was left in the lumber-yard. Mr. McMich­ ael is satisfied that the peculiar locality of the country has something to do with the visit of the cyclone, as about fifteen years ago there was a similar tornado, but not as violent as the recent one, and in both instances other places in the vicinity were unharmed.--Missouri Re­ publican, June 4. ILLINOIS STATE HEWS. THE dry-goods store of Bittrolff & Ryan, In Mount Vernon, wa» entered by bui'glan, on the night of the 30th ult», and robbed of about $800 worth of goods* .. ) DUKINO a heavy storm, on the jnOrning of the 80th ult, Henry Tisher's barn In Liberty Township, in Adams County; was struck by lightBing and utterly consumed with its con­ tents. AT a recent session of the Trustees of the Southern Hospital for the Insane, at Anna, sent to the State Commissioners of Public Charities, and to the Trustees of the Jackson­ ville and Elgin Hospitals, the following reso­ lutions: That the interests of the inwaae la thia State would, ia oar judgment, be promoted by the appointment of n Pathologist, wncwe duty it should be to give hia entire time to the scien­ tific KUasr ol toe conditions attending insanity, in mrier to preserve, in the best form, tortile ne of the medical profession at large, a reeorf of everytfunjr^^ in onr State Hospitals cal­ culated to throw light upon the nature and causes of diseases of the nervous system. That this Board is ready toco-operate with the Trustees of the other State Hospital*, to secure such appointment, and that the StateCom- miRSioneni of Public Charities be. and are here­ by,, requested to suggest some feasible method by which a Pathologist may be selected, paid, and his duties defined. TIM vicinity of Ouinny was visited by > & terrible wind storm, on the morning of the 2d. The ferry-boat was blown from her moor­ ings, four miles down stream, against Ward's Island. Both smokestacks are gone, and the boat otherwise injured. Vanfrank's fish-boat was blown into deep water and sunk. The Eagle wharf-boat and several barges were also' blown some distance down stream. A num­ ber of buildings were unroofed and a large amount of property damaged by water, as the rain fell in torrents for nearly an hour. Shade trees in and about the city were also badly broken by the wind, especially those in Wash­ ington Park. The ground was literally strewn with fallen trees and branches. Miles of fenc­ ing were picked up and carried a longdistance by the wind. The end of a large three-story brick building on the levee was blown out and the roof badly damaged. JOHN MCINTOSH, a farmer, living three Alles northwest of Hoopestown, was accident­ ally shot in the back of the head, on the 1st, which will probably result in his death, as he is totally paralyzed, and the physicians have failed to discover the bullet. It seems that Mcintosh owned an old revolver, which him­ self and $, young Frenchman who was working for him had been using in a threatening man­ ner toward each other, playfully, of course. The day prior to the accident Mcintosh had procured Bome cartridges and loaded the re­ volver, of which fact the Frenchman knew nothing, and who, during their usual sport in an idle hour, picked up the revolver, placed it near Mcintosh's head and pulled the trigger. He was shocked and astonished to discover that he had shot his friend and employer, who fell immediately and cried: "Oh, Godt Joseph, you have shot me." He exonerates the boy entirely; says they were both vary careless, and the boy knew nothing of the re­ volver being, loaded. Mcintosh is a prosper­ ous young Scotch fanner, respected ip the community. THE financial troubles which for some time have enveloped the Springfield Journal news­ paper establishment, culminated in suspen­ sion, oh the evening of the 1st, but an ar­ rangement was made for its issue, on the morning of the 3d, from another establish­ ment. GEORGE KUNKLE, nineteen years old, was drowned in the Quincy Bay, on the afternoon of the 1st. He was swiaiming and was taken with cramps.. An effort was made to rescue him and he was once caught and hauled into the skiff, but he fell back into deep water and drowned. THE Railroad and Warehouse Commission will hereafter hold their monthly meetings on the first Wednesday of each month instead ol the first Tuesday, as heretofore. „ , • THE graduates in military science in the State Industrial University have been com­ missioned by the Governor as brevet Captains. WALLACE C. BARKER, salesman in a Chica­ go Iron house, fell overboard from a yacht, while sailing, in the vicinity of Kenwood, the other day, and was drowned. FOLLOWING is the monthly statement for May of the receipts and disbursements of the State Treasurer: RECEIPTS. State revenue fund f98,869 4? School fund 46,071 AO' Military fund 1,750 69 Local bond funds S3,688 88 Total-, ...H *200,380 64 DISBURSE HENLFT. State revenue funds (94,593 06 Local bond fund '. 65 89 Total $94.658 97 A FOUR-YEAR-OLD boy, whose parents reside near Palatine, in Cook County, was so badly poisoned, a few days since, by using an old to­ bacco-pipe to blow bubbles with, that he has since died. Hia sister is dangerously ill from the same cause. A YOUNG man at Jacksonville, named Nor. ton, who has been suffering for seventeen weeks with a disease of the joints, now lies suspended in a bath-tifb, filled with watei chemicallV prepared, nothing but his head being above water. He has been in this posi­ tion for nearly two weeks, and is reported as improving. GOOSEBERRY FESTIVALS are all the rage in the Southern part of this State. THE Illinois Central R'tilroad is replacing its wooden bridges with iron ones. THE State Prohibition Convention met at Decatur, on the 6th. G. F. Simpson was chosen President; W. S. Post, Rev. W. S. Crlssy and Dr. J. A. Brenne, Vice-Presidents; Geo. M. Fugate and G. F. Kimball, Secreta­ ries. Hon. J. R. Gorin, of Decatur, was nom­ inated for State' Treasurer, and Rev. W. 8. Post, of Belleville, for Superintendent of Pub­ lic Instruction." The following were nomina­ ted for Judicial District Clerks: Northern (i rand Division--Supreme Court, George M. Fugate, of Free port; Appellate Court, R. M. Springer, of Kendall County. Central Grand Division--Supreme Court, A. F. 8mith, of Virginia; Appellate Court, C. C. Schaff, oi Champaign. Southern Grand Division--Su­ preme Court, Geo. Busick, of Belleville; Ap­ pellate Court, Pearl Combs, of Jersey County. THE Democrats of the Eleventh District have nominated Gen. Jas. W. Singleton for Congress. It took forty-eight hours and 34$ oallots to rcach this result. --President Hayes recently received the following letter from a man in Ver­ mont: " Desiring to see Washington to the best advantage, I write to ask you if I can mak« mv headquarters with you at the Executive Mansion, as I have a prejudice against stopping at hotels, and the private boarding-houses are not quite up to my standard of Jiv­ ing-" ~ ••' » --A devoted husband says that the phonograph is simply a machine that " talks back," and he has had one of that kind in his house ever since he was married.