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f < s < * 1 ,. ' .*• *Vv" % , ̂%-:&»£+xs->+<*ik j |iViiirifc< ^r*"' ' J. TAIf 8KIKB, Mi tor A PaMisker. ifcHENRY. : s ILLINOIS. EPITOME OF THE WEEK. . ̂ :: ;V «•• OU» WOBW. IT was reported from Vienna, on the HI), that the occupation of Bosnia and Herxe- govina bad been postponed till August, to Jive time (or the restoration of the railway •ad for the organization of the future ad­ ministration of the Provinces. . ACCORDING to a Constantinople tele- gtam of the 7th, Russia and Turkey had ar­ rived at &ii understanding m regard to the it- tarn of Turkish prisoners of war, and several earners had been dispatched to bring them thatcity. A RECENT dispatch from Calcutta re­ ports that. 4,700 houses had been destroyed by jfce in Mandalay, India. THE Austrian police are said to have discovered circumstances leading to the be­ lief that Nobeling's attempt on the life of the Bnaperor Wilhelm was connected with the in­ trigues of the Russian Socialists. < A SPECIAL from Berlin to the Lon­ don Daily Tdegraph, on the 8th, says England and Turkey had concluded a defensive treaty, the former to occupy Cyprus immediately, and guarantee the integrity of Asiatic Tur­ key. This defensive treaty did not necessa­ rily come within the scope of the deliberations of the Congress. THE Russians estimate their total war expenditures at 968,000,000 roubles (near­ ly $790,000,000). A FRIENDLY interview occurred at Berlin, on the 9th, between Lord Beaconsfield and Prince Gortschakoflt, at which the former lolly defended the Anglo-Turkish Convention. The latter replied that Russia saw nothing ob­ jectionable in the Convention, as she enter­ tained no projects for aggrandizement on the coast of Asiatic Turkey. He perceived no difference between England's occupation of Qyprus and h$r occupation of Malta, and would always be pleased with everything tending to strengthen England's road to India because calculated to promote the prosperity of the whole world. A correspond­ ent of a London paper stated, on the 9th, that the Czar did not view the acqui­ sition of Cyprus by England so favor- ably as did Prince Gortschakoff. A Paris dispatch says the arrangement between En­ gland and Turkey, and especially the acquisi­ tion of Cyprus, was not favorably received by public opinion there.. The London papers, excepting the Daily 1Yews, commented favor­ ably on the Anglo-Turkish Treaty. The Vienna papers generally approved of En­ gland's course. THE National Federation of Liberal Associations in Birmingham, Eng., issued a circular, on the 9th, urging an immediate general protest against the virtual annexation ¥ Cyprus and the secret conclusion of an al­ liance, with Turkey* PRINCE MILAN issued a proclama­ tion, on the 9th, declaring the independence of Servia. A BERLIN telegram of the 10th says the material portion of the work of the Con­ gress had been concluded, and the reading of the text of the treaty, as agreed to, begun. The Commission to settle the frontiers had also reached a satisfactory conclusion. The Asiatic frontier as finally fixed gives Russia about half the territory between her old frontier and Erzeroum, considerably less allotted by the San Stefano Treaty. A VIENNA dispatch of the 10th says Austria and Servia had signed a commercial and railway convention.- - HOEDEL, the man who made the first attempt on the life of the Emperor Wilhelm, was tried, on the 10th, found guilty and sen­ tenced to be beheaded. • A LONDON telegram of the 10th an­ nounces the appointment of 8ir Garnet Wolse- ley to the Governorship of the newly-acquired Island of Cyprus. -- .A SYDNEY (New South Wales) tele­ gram of the 11th says that two tribes of na­ tives had risen on the Island of New Cale­ donia, and massacred 125 whites and captured two military stations. A VIENNA dispatch of the 11th says the request of Turkey, that when Austria en­ ters Bosnia, she should declare that she would respect the Sultan's sovereign rights, had been refused, Austria replying that she r,ns acting vpon a European mandate, and could not dls- >CUss the question of principle. • - IT '.vas unofficially stated in 'Paris, oh the llth, that the Americans had obtained more prizes at the Exposition than the citizens «f any other country, in proportion to the number of exhibitors. MR. BARING, of the British Legation . at Constantinople, took possession of the Island of Cyprus, in the name of Great Britain, on the 12th. The Cypriotes are said to be wonderfully pleased with the change, and have telegraphed thanks to England. roBLD. { THE National Agricultural Congress •will meet at New Haven, Conn., on the 27th of August. A number of eminent professors and others have promised addresses on the various subjects pertaining to agricultural pursuits. THE Governor of Iowa, having been applied to frota Marshalltown and other points in the State for authority to call out the militia to put down the tramps, who were engaged in stopping trains and committing Other outrages in various localities, issued a proclamation on the 6th, instructing the Sher­ iffs of counties and Mayors of cities and towns throughout the State to be prompt and dili­ gent In preserving the peace. He calls the attention of Sheriffs, etc., to the power vested In them by law to call on the militia of their counties to assist in overcoming any resist­ ance to the enforcing of their authority. MRS. ELIZABETH RILEY, living in the southwestern suburbs of St. Louis, after an unsuccessful attempt to build a fire in the kitchen-stove, a few days ago, poured coal-oil from a can onto the fuel, thinking the fire was all out. Much to her surprise, flames burst out the top of the stove and exploded the can, covering her with a shower of bura- * *hich quickly set fire to her clothing. M. ®*)E RUS^ED into the yard, screaming for help, \ w her HUBBANDI JAMES Riley, and her • SII^AU.'?^TER, Celia, came tp her assistance, and *' ii11 THPIR E--to relievelicr they wereserious- • f y burned. Mrs. Riley lived but a few hours X after the accident. THE New Hampshire House of Rep­ resentatives has passed.* bill prohibitive the sale of lager beer. ADVICES received from nearly all Joints In Kansas indicate that the yield of ̂ frheat In the State this year will be larger by thousands of bu»fcelith*n that of any previous year. DURING the twelve months ending June SO last, the issues of ordinary postage stamps by the PostolHce Department amount­ ed to $19,468,618, against $18,181,676 the pre­ ceding year. The issue of newspaper stamps increased from 11,000,605 to 11,093,845; of stamped envelopes and wrappers from H- 616,932 to $4,905,774; of postal cards from about 170,000,000 to 200,063,000. The total amount of increase in the issues for sale to the public was $1,975,169, or 1% per cent, as compared with the previous year. A DISPATCH, rece ived at Army Head quarters in San Francisco, on the 9th, from Gen. Howard, dated Birch Creek, July 8, says he found the Indians in force on the height near Butter Creek, and advanced two columns, one under Throckmorton, and attacked the hostiles and drove them from their position to another hieher up, which was almost im­ pregnable; but after a fierce assault from different sides at once the Indians again fled, abandoning their horses, provisions, ammuni­ tion and camp material. They made for the thick timber crowning the Blue Ridge, where they made another stand, from which they were dislodged and driven further into the mountains. Five en­ listed men were wounded during the en­ gagement, and about twenty horses wero killed. It was impossible to state the loss of the enemy. The officers and men are said to have behaved in the best possible manner throughout the affair. The news from the John Day Valley, on the 9th, was to the effect that the inhabitants were at the mercy of a large number of savages who invested some 4,000 square miles of territory, combining all the natural facilities for a prolonged war. THE Missouri Democratic State Con­ vention met at Jefferson City, on the 10th, and nominated Elijah Norton for Judge 61 the Supreme Court; J. E. McHenry for Regis­ ter of Lands; R. D. Shannon for Superin­ tendent of Schools, and A. M. Sevier for Rail­ way Commissioner. The resolutions adopted condemn and arraign the High Electoral Commission as faithless to the people, be­ cause it refused to investigate allegations of fraud; denounce the National Banking sys­ tem, and demand the retirement of all Na­ tional Bank notes and the issue in place thereof of legal-tender notes in quantities sufficient to meet the business demands of the country; oppose a return to specie pay­ ment; demand the repeal of the Specie-Re­ sumption act of 1875, etc., etc. IN a general order instructing the officers of the army as to their duties under the law passed by Congress, as a part of the Army Appropriation bill, Gen. Sherman calls attention to the proviso of the Constitution and acts of Congress relating to the army understood to be exempt from the operation of the new law, and under which alone will officers of the army permit the use of troops under their command to aid the civil authori­ ties as a poase comitatm, or in the execution of the laws. Applications for the use of troops for such purposes must be forwarded through the military channel to the Adjutant-General for the consideration and action of the Presi­ dent. THE Michigan Democratic State Convention was held at Lansing, on the 10th, and the following ticket was nominated: For Governor, Orlando M. Barnes; Lieutenant- Governor, A. P. Swineford; State Treasurer, Alexander McFarlin; Secretary of State, George H. Murdock; Auditor-General, W. T B. Schermerhorn; Commissioner of Land Office, George H. Lord; Attorney-General, A. B. Morse; Superintendent of Public In­ struction, Z. Truesdell; Member of Board of Education, E. F. OhL The resolutions adopted arraign the Republican party for its alleged corruption in office, its unwise legislation, etc., and its alleged steal­ ing of the Presidency from the people and placing a fraud in the Presidential chair; in dorse the investigation Into the election frauds; declare that gold and silver coin is the money of the Constitution, and that all paper currency should be convertible into such coin at the will of the holder; oppose the further reduction of the volume of the currency, and indorse the action of Congress prohibiting such reduction, and congratulate the country upon a reduction of over $50,000,- 000 in the National expenditures during the last four years. A PRIVATE dispatch, received at Umatilla, Ore., on the llth, says the hostiles whipped back by Gen. Howard had started eastward for the Snake River, along the. ridge of the Blue Mountains. In a dispatch to Gov. Chadwick, dated the 9th, Gen. Howard states that he had apparently met the main body of the Indians. He had sent a column in pursuit of those who had escaped after the battle of the previous day. A CHINAMAN recently made applica­ tion to Judge Clioatc, cf the United States District Court in New York, to become a citi­ zen. The Judge denied the application, under the decision of Judge 8awyer, of the United States Circuit Oourt of California, in the case of Ah Toup. THE Forty-ninth Annual Convention of the American Institute of Instruction met at Fabyan, N. H., on the 9th. Three thousand teachers, from New England and the West, were present. CONSI DERABLE excitement was caused in New York City, on the llth, by the news of the suspension by the President of Collector Arthur, of the Custom House, and the ap­ pointment of Gen. E. A. Merritt to succeed him. A. B. Cornell was also suspended from the Naval Office and Col. 8. W. Burt was promoted to the position. Gen. C. K. Gra­ ham was appointed Surveyor. SEC'Y SHERMAN had an informal con­ ference in New York City, on the llth, with the representatives of the late Syndicate, rela­ tive to the question of resumption. Mr. Sher man expressed confidence in his ability to re sumeatonceif necessary, and the bankers were generally of the opinion that there was nothing in the way of such a course. The Secretary said that, although he could not be­ gin to redeem greenbacks before January, yet it was in his power to pay checks and drafts upon the Treasury in specie, and intimated that be would soon begin to do so. A mem­ ber of the Syndicate said, after the confer­ ence, that he would not be surprised to see the Treasury paying gold on or before the 1st of August A NUMBER of tramps, engaged in boarding trains, committing other outrages, and making threats against the authorities, have been recently sentenced to jail for from five to thirty days each, in Rock County, Wis. THESE was intense excitement. in Montreal, Can., on the 12th, because of THE in­ tended street parade of Orangemen. The Mayor had issued a proclamation several days before prohibiting the proposed demonstra­ tion, and stating that he should use his author­ ity to suppress any efforts in that direction by members of the Society. The Orangemen per­ sisted in their * determination to parade in a body, notwithstanding the Mayor's order, up to a late honr on- the forenoon of the 12th, when, ascertaining that they would not have the aid of the military under the Police Magis­ trates, but that the latter would be used indis­ criminately to quell any riotous proceedings, the street march was abandoned. To test the legality of the Orange Association and its consequent right to parade in public, several of the leaders, including D. Grant, County Master, and John Hamilton, County Secre­ tary, of the Association, were arrested and subsequently released on ball. During the day, a young man, wearing an Orange lily, was attacked by two special Constables and struck across the head. As an Orangeman was proceeding home in a cab late in the aft­ ernoon, he was attacked by an infuriated mob, and was very badly beaten. The Or­ angemen were nearly all conveyed from their hall to their houses in cabs, under the escort of the regular police, about HAU-PPST JTE« M the evening. „ THE INVESTIGATION. -- . Pctter Committee met on the 10th, Mr. Butler being absent. A secret session was held, at which a recent letter from Sec'y Sherman wa* considered. In this letter Mr. Sherman states that the Committee had accepted evidence tending to prove that violence and in­ timidation had not prevailed at the elections in certain parishes in Louisiana, and could not, therefore, in justice deny hiia<he right, to prove tnat murder, whipping and all forms of intimi­ dation DXDPI'CViul IN SiiGii pHiinhcn, BUULCITLLT TO deter any Republican voter from casting his ballot. Mr. Sherman also stated that he was prepared to submit testimony, at the con­ venience of the Committee in Washington, to repel the charges against him. Information be­ ing recei ved by the Committee that Gen. Butler would not arrive until the llth, an adjoarnment was had until that date. A special to the Chicago Inter-Ocean, says the Committee, at its executive session, decided to call for the witnesses asked for by Sec'y Sher­ man--the Republican visiting statesmen to Louisiana. THE Committee resumed its session on the llth, Gen. Butler being present and con­ ducting the examination of Senator Kellogg, of Louisiana. Witness said the elections in that State in 1876 were entirely legal. He gave a de­ tailed statement of the composition of the Leg­ islature, and stated that Gov. Packard was legal­ ly inaugurated on the 8th of January, 1877, at which time there was a Republican quorum in both houses, Mr, Dutler produced a statement compiled from the Returning Board's figures, which showed that, after the Board bad. thrown out sufficient Democratic parishes to elect the General Assembly, it waa found there were still two Electors defeated, whereupon the Board trrew out parishes and precincts enough to se­ cure a majority for the Hayes Electors. Wit­ ness acknowledged that from the figures present­ ed such appeared to be the case. After recess,' witness testified that on the face Lhe re- turns, the Tilden Electors and Nicholls, for Governor, were elected. He believed, however, there was that degree of terrorism and intirnida- tion in certain of the parishes as justified the Returning Board in throwing out the votes. To the best of his knowledge and belief, the returns from the unquestioned parishes gave a large Re-. publican majority. In seventeen parishes there ' was more or less intimidation. In the five parishes where the Republicans were thoroughly terrorized there was a Republican majority ac~ cording to the register of 6,949. The seventeen parishes with a iiepufolican majority of 7.000 nave, acoordmg to the face of the returns, a Democratic majority ©f 10,163. In the forty parishes where all agreed there was no intimidation, and the election fair and peace­ able, the colored registration in 1876, which j* . •T^LE .SAME as previous years, was 87,999, and the WHITE registration 72,034, show- ING A COLORED majority of 15,965* These par- ishes returned the following vote S Republican, 65,0005 Democratic, 69,392, giving- a Republican majority of 6,000 and upward. Witness said that Jiast and West Feliciana Parishes were the most thoroughly Republican parishes in the State, •fhe registration of 1876 in West Feliciana shows 399 white votes and 2.218 colored. Mr. Kellogg then related, at length, the events connected with the seisure of the court-buildings, the breaking- up o» the court and the subsequent appointment of Judges by Mr. Nicholls. Witness said he knew of no reason why Packard and his government were not the legal ^tsite Government of Louisiana, and the Packard Legislature the legal State Legisla­ ture. Gov. Packard would have submitted his claims to the arbitrament of the Supreme Court had not Gov. Nicholls reconstructed that court. Atter Packard had threatened to appeal to the legal Supreme Court, President Hayes appointed Judge King Collector of the Port, and thus broke UP a quorum. The President also appointed another Judge, Morgan, to be Judge of an Inter­ national Court in Africa. Packard had no chance with the Supreme Court after the Nich­ olls Judges were appointed. Mr. Fetter's letter in reply to the late letter of Sec y Sherman was presented to the Committee and afterward given to the press. In it Mr. Pot­ ter says substantially that the Committee would take the testimony of the " visiting statesmen" and others, but would decline to take testimony in respect to the alleged intimidation in certain parishes, on the ground that such testimony would have no relevancy to the object of the pend­ ing investigation. Mr. Potter added: "Suould it Jat r appear that the specific acts to which you (Sec'y Sherman) refer have any bearing upon the conspiracy or upon the good faith of Weber or Anderson or of the Returning Board in respect of their protests, the Committee will then consider the practicability of taking testi­ mony, and that in contradiction of it or of per­ mitting you to use instead the reports of such testimony taken before former committees." THE examination of Senator Kellogg is resumed on the 12th. Witness said that, in his opinion, had Hayes recognized Gov. Packard by telegraph immediately after the former's in­ auguration, and followed up the same by an of­ ficial recognition, the people of Louisiana, in­ cluding the Nicholls faction, would have created no trouble, fie considered Packard elected as fairly as the Hayes Electors, so far as Louisiana waa concerned. Gen. Grant hr.d telegraphed to the witness, a day or so before he went out of office, stating that he had hesitated in recognizing Gov. Packard in consequence of there having been a commission appointed to in­ vestigate Ilia result of the Louisiana election. Referring to the McYeagh Commission, witness' siad heard, last i&ll, that the Sherman letter had been found among D. A. Weber's papers, and that Mrs. Jenks had procured possession of it through her intimacy with the Weber family. Mrs. Jenks had called upon him in New Orleans and spoken of the Sherman letter. Wit­ ness never attempted to induce Anderson to make a fraudulent protest, and did not remem­ ber of having conversed with him regarding the protest after the election. He had requested Anderson to return' to his parish, and had given him money to go back, but he remained in New Orleans and spent the money. In regard to the $25,000 loan made from a Chicago National Bank, witn ess said he borrowed the money to pay his own private debts, and that no portion was used to pay members of the Returning Board or in se­ curing any Haves Electors. He did not know that members of the Returning Board had been assured that they wot'Id be provided for. In an­ swer to questions by Mr. Potter, witness nutted that he first heard of the difficulty about the Electoral returns from Anderson oh his return from Washington. Anderson admitted he had opened the envelope, and had scrutinized the certificates. and had left the impression that he (Anderson) had discovered the defect. He did not remember who was present in the room when he signed the second lot of certificates. None of the other Electoni had signed the second set in his pres­ ence. He had no knowledge at all by whom the names were supplied to the second set of certifi­ cates. THE LOUISIANA SUB-COMMITTEE. No WITNESSES were examined on the 6th. On the 8th, D. J. Wedge, of East Feliciana, testified that he was Chairman of the Democrat­ ic Parish Cammign Committee. He detailed oc­ currences in connection with Anderson's depar­ ture from the parish and the efforts to secure his return to complete the registration under the law (the registration closes nine days before elec­ tion); Anderson did not return until three or lour days before election. There were over 400 I democratic votes unregistered. Capt De- Gray, a prominent Republican, told witness beiore election that it WAS the purpose of the HepublieuiB to have no ticket in the field, so that the parish could be thrown out; DeGrav re­ fused to vote, saying it was no use, that it was all a farce. Witness went with Anderson to liatosi Rouge, where the latter signed the returns 1 * hMi, refused to do) under oath before a Justice of the Peace, after which witness paid him between f'200 and $300. It was not necessary to make any nrotest, as the election vim® peacerui and quiet. On cross-exam­ ination witness stated that he paid An- deraon the amount of his voucher on a hill on the Parish Treasury, which was insolvent; his object was to get Anderson to complete his woik. _ He (Anderson) refused to sign the re­ turns m Clinton; was promised cash for his war­ rant for fear he would not complete his work without such payment; paid him out of cam­ paign funds; did not consider there was any­ thing wrong in making such payment; would not have paid Anderson for the purpose of inducing New in 1S74 the negroes voted almost solidly for Repub­ licans; in 1876 they voted the Democratic ticket. Thomas Mr Williams (oolored) was sworn, and stated that he lived in East Feliciana; np to 187b. belonged to the Republican partv; know Capfe. DeGray; considered him a leading Re­ publican of the pariah; he told witness to inform their friends that there MM no use voting--that the vote would be thrown out. DeGray known witness as a Republican; it waa well known that he (witness) had joined the Demo­ crats, and he had so informed DeGray after they bad talked about the election. John D. Lee, of East Feliciana, testified that, in 1876, he voted the Democratic ticket; in 1874 voted a mixed ticket. Before the election De­ Grav and Campbell told witness there would be no Republican ticket in the parish; that this was the programme agreed on down below, meaning New Orleans; knew tlwt DeGray was in the habit of consulting prominent Republicans in New Orleans; he (DeGray) was really the head of the Republican party in the parish. Witness was present when Packard and Lewis made speeches in the parish, when the Re­ publican speaker was made to take back what he had said. (Here a discussion between members of the Committee arose as to whether or not the question of intimidation should be gone into, Rnd ,/Wid-d in tfee negative.)' stated that in 1874 the Republican majority was about 8()0, but several Democrats were elected to the parish offic es; there was a split in the parish, but the Republican State ticket receive*! about 800 majority. John 8. Lanier, of East Feliciana, testified that he was a planter and Clerk ofthe District Court; from conversations he had with the lead­ ers of the Republican party, he inferred they would put no ticket in the field. Anderson had told witness that, if Nash was put on the ticket fox Congress, the election would be all right; otherwise not. The wairant cashed for Ander­ son afterward fell into witness' hands, and was paid into the Parish Treasury at its face value for taxes. Witness submitted a copy of the indictment found by the Grand Jury May 20, 1872, against Thomas H. Jenks for embezzlement oi" ®10.(«00 as Tax Collector; the record shows this indict­ ment was nolle prossed May 22 of the same year; also, another indictment, which was similarly disposed of; there was a civil proceeding against Jenks for the amount of the deficit. Witness finds no indictment against L. B, Jenks. In an­ swer to a question by Mr. Reed, witness said Jenks might not have known of his indictment. Jesse Harrison (colored) testified that Prince Jones, who lives at Jackson, told him that Capt. Butler (Republican), before election, came to hiB house and advised him not to go out on elec­ tion day unless he wanted to vote the Democrat ticket. T. B. Reed, of Maine. Republican member of the Bub-Committee, left, in the afternoon, for home. Mr. Cox, of Ohio, was expected to arrive on the 9th, to take Mr. Reed's place on the Com­ mittee. ON the 9th, Geo. L. Smith, the Col­ lector of Customs, iu answer to questions by Mr. Stenger, gave the date of his appointment and of his predecessor; also submitted a list of his regular employes, showing all the persons em­ ployed or discharged since Judge King's appoint­ ment; also, the books showing the laborers employed in the warehouse and other depart­ ments at twenty-five cents per day; there are about forty persons BO employed. [A note ac­ companying the telegraphic report of the pro­ ceedings says the object of the Committee in calling for a list of the customs employes is. probaoiy, to get the name of Simpson* friend who witnessed the alleged bribery of a member of the Returning Board.] No other witnesses were examined, on the 9th. COL. JOSEPH M. TOMLINSON, Chief Clerk of the Collector of Customs, testified, on the 10th, as to the employes in the Custom-House. It being shown there were some omissions from the list of employes made out by him and sub­ mitted the day before by Collector Smythe, Tomlinson was requested to perfect the paper so it would show all the employes, since Collector King's appointment, with the dates of their dis­ missal, reappointment, etc. William Williams (colored) was examined rel­ ative to the affidavit made by him and submit­ ted to the Committee in Washington as to the conversation between Dix, Fiske and Hobbs that Weber aid not sign the Anderson-Weber agree­ ment, and that Anderson did not swear to it. Witness waited on them at the 8t. James Hotel, and saw Anderson, who told witness he was in a hurry; that parties had been after him to sign a paper which he did not intend to sign, but was Sung away. After this party had left the table ix told him the man's name was D. A. Weber. This was on Saturday, the 16th of November, the day before Weber was killed. In the cross-examination by Mr. Blackburn, witness did not seem very positive about dates, and did not remember Weber was killed in March. Witness said he did not authorize any, one to put in the affidavit the statement that Weber said he was going home, and the portion in which Seymour's name is mentioned was not read to him. Witness finally admitted he had been confused by Mr. Blackburn in his expla­ nation of the contradictory statements as to whether he had been told Weber was present or not at the time the Anderson-Weber protest was signed. R. T. Hobbs testified that he was present some weeks before in Dix's office, when a con-ersa- tion occurred as related to Williams' affidavit. Wilder told witness Weber did not sign the We­ ber-Anderson agreement. Dix came after wit­ ness, before breakfast, on the morning of the conversation before Williams. Witness knew he wanted Williams to swear to the conversation. Dix was afraid witness would go back on him, and wanted him to make an affidavit of what had been said. Wilder told him (witness) that he and Anderson went to Seymour's office together when Anderson signed the paper; that no one else was present. J. F„ Kelly. Supervisor of Registration of Rich­ land Parish, testified that he nrtde up the returns, and brought them to the city Goon after the elec­ tion; delivered them without protest; inclosed with them were three affidavits of intimidation and violence; one of the parties he would not believe on oath; did not make an oath to the pa­ per published as his affidavit in the Sherman re­ port; believed some of the statements made there are true, and some not true, though the reports, at stated, were made to him by the parties named. Witness detailed at length the occurrences between the time he came to the city with the returns and the time of his final protest, show­ ing that efforts were made by prominent Repub­ licans to induce him to make a protest. He gave the names of persons in the parish who could swear to violence and intimidation, and went up and brought some of them to the city. He did not feel justified in making a protest, and vrotild -net have made it hut for•the.persistert ef­ forts of Gov. Kellogg, Campbell and others, to do so. HIRAM SMEDLEY testified, on the llth, in reply to a question by Mr. Cox relative to the Anderson-Weber agreement. He said he saw the name of D. A. Weber signed to that paper by J. W. Jones, Notary Public; only saw Jones sign Weber's name once: didn't know whether the paper was a Bingle or double sheet. About two months ago, before Dix went to Wash­ ington, witness had a conversation with him, and he (Dix) said they wanted him to swear he had seen Weber sign the Anderson-Weber agreement, but he could not. To Mr. Blackburn, witness stated that Jone® had the reputation of signing other people's names and fixing up crooked pa­ pers; to the best of witness' knowledge and be­ lief, when Dix and Wilder certify that Weber's name was signed to the Anderson-Weber agree­ ment at the date given, they certify to a false­ hood. Witness told Seymour a few days before that he knew his certificate was untrue. E. L. Weber was examined by Mr. Cox as to his testimony given in Jackson, Miss., in 186fe before the Boutwell Committee. Mr. Cox read from a report of the Committee questions pro­ pounded and the answers given by Weber at that time, asking the witness whether they were true or false as to each question which relate to vio­ lence, intimidation, threats, murder and all manner of outrage, as charged at that time, in­ cluding acts of Regulators. Witness said his tes­ timony was given then in most cases from information received, and proceed­ ed to explain the circumstances under which he testified at the instance of Gov. Kellogg, and said many of his state­ ments were made for political effect; that he knew at the time they were not true; some of his statements he believed at the time were true, but knew now they were untrue; his strut* munts were not willfully false, but made from hearsay and imagination; lie was never warned away from the parish; had no information that wouia justify him in making those statements. In re­ gard to the Sherman letter, witness said he found it in a box sent from his brother's at , Bayou Sara to his father-in-law's warehouse in Donaldsonville; found the letter after Mrs. Jenks' visit; showed it to no one; tore it up at once, because it exposed his brother's wrongdoing; his brother told him there was no use protesting the parish. Witness admitted he had been indicted, forfeited his bond, and afterward, at the suggestion of the District Attorney, made a false affidavit in order to have his bond restored. Witness said the visiting statesmen who made the promises were responsible for the protests made by Weber, Andersi.n and others. In an­ swer to a question relatin; to hi? indictment, witness turned to Mr. Cox and said, excitedly. " You Republicans could use my,brother. who is dead; to-day you could use us on the stand to swear to any kind of a lie that you wanted in order to support and sustain you; to-day if you can't use me as your tool, you propose to ruin me." Gov. Cox disclaimed any such notion as that imputed to him by the witness, and said he wanted to give the wiuiet* an opportunity to vin­ dicate himself. E. L. WEBER was recalled, on the 12th, and testified regarding occurrences in West Feliciana Parish. A suit was pending against witness for nearly (lb,000; he said he did not go back to the parish and settle the affair, because his wife was afraid for him to go back. On cross-examination by Mr. Cox in relation to his connection with the Legislature, and BIS absence from the1 Packard Senate for AM days, witness stated his object was to elect Pinch back United States Senator; Pinchback paid witness $1,000 for expenses. Witness wen explained his return, later, to the Packard Senate, and sub­ mitted a portion of the 910,000 of war­ rants on the State Treasury received from Twitchell, as security of good faith to carry out the scheme of passing an approoriation bill of $600,0U0, out of which the Insane Asylum claims of $10,000, held by witness, were to be paid- Witness, failing to get his claims cashed by reason of the collapse of the PacKardGovernment, retained the collat­ erals. without being able to give any very good reason why he bhould retain them. Witness said nineteen of the Packard Senators were inter­ ested in the half-million scheme and Packard promised that the bill, when passed, should be­ come a law. Witness sakl he was a member of an association in the Senate in 1875 and 1876 (when it included Gov. Antoine, T. C. Anderson, Twitchell, Burr and others), for corrupt purposes. There were nineteen of them. They received for bill find for passing the State-House bill. Each member of the association received $2,000 of the money. Twitchell was President and T. C. Anderson, Treasurer of the Association. The Coming State Indiana, at Indianapolis, Sent. 80 to Oct. 8, Alexander Heron, Secretary, Indianapolis. Ohio, at Cohimbiw, Sept. 9 to IS, Jonn H. Klip- part, Secretary, Columbus. Illinois, at Freepert. Sept. 16 to 21,8. D. Fish­ er, Secretary, Springfield, Missouri, at St. Louis, Oct. 7 to 12, G. O, Kalb, Secretary, St. Louis. .Michigan, at Detroit, Sept. 16 to 20, J. P. Thompson. Secretary, Detroit. , Iowa, at Cedar Rapids, Sept. 16 to 21, John B. Shaffer, Secretary, I airfield. 1 Nebraska, at Lincoln. Sept. 29 to 27, D. H. Wheeler, Secretary, Plattsmouth. Oregon, at Salom, Oct. 10 to 18. E. M. Waits, •Secretary, Salem. Wisconsin, at Madison, Sept. 9 to 18, George E. Bryant, Secretory, Madison, Minnesota, at St. Paul, Sept. 2 to 7, B, C. Jnd- son, Secretary, Farmington. California, at Sacramento, Sept. 16 to.22, Rob­ ert Beck, Secretary, Sacramento. Vermont, at St. Albans, Sept. 10 to 12, Henry Clark, Secretary, Rut'and. Terns, at Houston, Oct. 21 to 26, Junes F.Dnm- ble. Secretary, Houston. Georgia, at Macon, Oct. 28 to Nov. 2, Malcolm Johnson, Secretary, Macon. Pennsylvania, at Erie, Sept. 23 to 217, Thomas J. Edge, Secretary. Harrisburg. New Jersey, at Waverly, Sept. 16 to 21, W. M. Force. Secretary. Newark. Central Ohio, at Mechanicsburg, Sept. 8 to 6, J. E. ShepherdiSeeretary, Mechanicsburg. Colorado, at Denver, Sept. 24 to 28, John Ar­ mor, Secretary, Denver. Southern Onto, at Dayton, Sept. 23 to 27, J. A. Miller, Secretary, Dayton. New York, at Ekmra, Sept. 9 to 18. Business WO JLT is very curious and interesting to watch how fast and how far the work of the world is falling into the hands of women. Is it because women are very gradually but better learning how to do it? It is true that men as yet act mainly as proprietors, but how long will tney continue to do so after wom­ en have obtained a thorough knowledge of the trades, business and professions to which they can obtain access? One woman in Massachusetts and two in Connecticut are announced as engaged to supply their husbands1 pulpits dur­ ing the absence of these for a vacation. Fresh signs constantly appear over stores and business houses which give the nomenclature of a woman instead of a man, and women of education have entered business within the past few years who, twenty-five years ago, would not have considered such a step possible. A grocery store upon a populous avenue has for twenty years displayed the name of a man upon its signboard who has been dead for the past five vears, during which ̂ me his widow nas taken his place, acting most effi­ ciently, and keeping and increasing the business, which is a large one. Quite recently she had ••Mrs." painted in before the Christian name of her husband, whose simple Quaker cogno­ men had occupied it before. When the matter was jokingly referred to by a customer, she remarked: "I did not do it before because my friends thought it would injure the business, but now I know it will not. People are just as ready to buy and sell with a woman as with a man, and I think it is more hon­ est to let it be known that it is I whom the public have got to deal with, and not my husband.'° The other day a very nice-looking young woman called at the house of a friena to execute some orders in regard to the covering of furniture and the put­ ting up of summer window curtains. Her appearance was so thoroughly good and fitted to .her work, that my friends could hardly bclievs she was the per­ son. It expressed, as she phrased it, too much "culture." She proved, however, to be the woman superin­ tendent of the upholstery department of one of our most famous furniture and deeorating houses, and lightly climbed a step-ladder, and .proceeded, in a workmanlike way, to get on the outside of a window in the furtherance of the^ object she had to accomplish. My friefld, who is a lady of observation and intelligence, became very much in­ terested in her, and noticing a plain gold ring on her finger, asked if she were married. " No, thank God," was the reply. "Why are you thankful that you are not married?" asked Mrs. H. " Because I have two sisters who are married," she said, "and I have to work, not only to support myself and my mother, but to help support their children." This will be found about the position of every superior working woman in New York, and tells the story why the Stewart House had to remain empty, or be filled by persons who had no claim upon it. Few men marry nowa­ days with any intention of fulfilling their natural obligations and properly supporting a wife and family. When they are not ancient widowers, who can afford to buy a young girl as a luxury for their old age, they are generally thoughtless ana selfish young men, who would rather be taken care of than forced to assume any responsibil­ ity. The majority, who are capable of earning a living, do not even contem­ plate marriage. The clubs offer them the "comforts of a home," and they prefer to spend their money upon themselves. This is well enough, so far as they ,are individually concerned, until they have reached the age wlien a personal sympathv and companionship are worth more than anything else in the world, and then they begin to re­ gret their lost opportunities. --N. T. Cor. Baltimore American. Gen. m tie En if Military Forces. • WASHXHOTO*, July B, ; Gen. Sherman, in a general order, - invites the attention of all officers of the army to a section in the Army Ap­ propriation bill .providing that "it shall not belawful to employ any part of the army as a posse corfiitatus or otherwise, for the purpose of executing the laws, except in such cases and un­ der such circumstances as such em­ ployment of said force may be express­ ly authorized by the Constitution or by act of Congress." The order contains the provisions of " the Constitution and acts of Congfess • understood as intended to be exempt from the operation of the above section, AND AUTHORISING the eniploymeiitoi mil itary forces for the purpose of execut­ ing the laws, namely: , L The Fourth Article of the Constitution, de­ claring that the United States shall guarantee to~ every fitate in this Union a republican form of government, and shall protect each of them against invasion, and on apniication of the Leg­ islature or of the Executive (when the Legislat­ ure cannot be convened) against domestic vio­ lence. 2. The Civil Rights law (Sees, 1,984,1.989 and 1,991 of the Revised Statutes), which makes it,, lawful ror the President to employ such part of * - the land or naval forces or of militia as may be necessary to aid in the execution of a judicial procehs, or as shall be necessary to prevent iae violation and enforce the due execution of civil rights. 8. The Elective Franchise law (Sec. 2,002), pro­ hibiting the presence of troops near the polls, . unless it be necessary to repel armed enemies of the United States or to keep the peace at the polls. 4. The Indian lawB (Sees. 2,130,2,151 and R. S.), which authorize the apprehension of ev- ery person who may be in the Indian country in violation of law, examination and seizure of stores, preventing the introductions of persons £r property into the Indian country contrary to -iw, and also in destroying and breaking up any distillery for manufacturing ardent spirits, set •" up or continued within the Indian country. 5. Bee. 2,460 01 the lie vised Statutes, authoriz­ ing the President to employ the military force to prevent felling, cutting down, or other de- - Btruction of timber of the United States in Florida, and to prevent the transportation or carrying away of any such timber as may already be felled or cut down, and to take such other and further measures as may be deemed advisable for the preservation of tne timber of the United States in Florida. 6. Sec. 5,287 of the Revised Statutes, making it • lawful for the President, or such person as he •hall empower for that purpose, to employ such . part of the land or naval force of the United States or of the militia thereof as shall be neces­ sary t« compel any foreign vessel to depart fi'onn the United States in all cases which l»v the laws •• of Nations or treaties of the United States she - ought not to remain within the United States. 7. Sec. 5,297 of the Revised Statutes, which 1. makes it lawful for the President, in case of in- - surrection in any 8tate against the Government . thereof, on application of the Legislature of such State, or of tne Executive when the Legislature cannot be convened, to call forth such number • of the militia of any other State or States which may be applied for as he deems sufficient to sup- • press such insurrection, or on like application to • employ for the same purposes such part of the land or naval forces of the United States as be deems necessary; and Sees. 5,298, 5,299 and 5,316, authorizing the President to employ troops to -•> enforce the laws whenever, by reason of unlaw- , ful obstructions, or assemblages of persons, or • rebellion against the authority of tbe Govern­ ment ol the United States, the execution of the : law is obstructed. 8. Sec. 5.677, authorizing the President at his * discretion to employ the land and naval forces • of the United States to protect the rights cf the discoverer of a guano island, or of his widow,- heir, executor, administrator or assigns. The order concludes as follows: Officers of the army will not permit the use of ' troops under thfeir command to aid the civil an- - thontics as a posse eomUatus, or in the execution, of laws except as authorized in the foregoing en­ actments. When applications for the use of troops for these purposes are received, they must . be forwarded through the military channel to • the Adjutant-General for the consideration Uid action of the President. 8Word-BIades of the Kourdes. A FRENCH traveler among the Kourdes- in Asia states, as the result of his en­ deavors to ascertain the process em­ ployed by them in the manufacture- of their sword-blades, that the manu­ factories in which these blades are- made are situated at the declivity of a & mountain, near cascades, the water of" which, falling from rock to rock, ar­ rives in the most limpid state in the- reservoirs in which the blades are tem­ pered; these reservoirs being also lo­ cated where the air is very pure--these- - conditions of purity of air and water - being considered essential to the suc­ cess of the operations. Iron of the> purest quality is used, and, submitted* to a very high temperature, the first \ tempering is commenced when the~ \ metal is at white heat; it is exposed be- \ fore fusion, the fuel being placed on* each side, and the red-hot iron is then covered as quickly as possible with- fatty and oily matters, such as paste- made from bones, wax, etc. This- •prcccss is thought to render the blade - flexible. The second tempering is sim­ ilar, except that the heated iron, after" having thrown off considerable quanti­ ties of sparks, and having been ex­ posed, is covered with paste composed-? of'powdered and purified mutton suet. The third tempering is effected by disposing the metal in such a manner - that it may be seized by a man on* horseback, who rides at full speed, in- order that the blade, which he bears in an elevated position, may receive the- impression of the air. JFKUIT FRAPPE.--Line a mold with- vanilla ice-cream, fill the center with fresh berries, or fruit in slices, cover- with ice-cream, and set in freezer for^ an hour. The fruit must not be frozen.- --The Philadelphia Ledger proposes to amend the marriage ritual by add­ ing, after the promise to love, honor, etc., the words "or keep quiet about it." THE MARKETS. NEW YORK. July 12, 1898. LITE STOCK--Cattle *9.00 ©T 10.00 < Sheep -- 4.G0 & 4.75 Hogs 4.40 & 4.50 FLOUR--Good to Choice 4.35 & 5.75 WHEAT--No 2 Chicago 1.08'/,® 1.04 CORN--Western Mixed 40 ® .48*4;, OATS--Western Mixed. .SHI® .83* , RYE--Western - .59 @ .60 PORK--Mess 10.25 & 10.40 LARD Steam 7.16 & 7JO CHEESE .03 S .06MM: WCXM.,! Domestic Fleeoe. .28 Q .44 CHICAGO. 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