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Show TV bat a Fool I Chicago, 8. A New Orleans special to the Inter-Ocean gives the " sworn statement of Levissee, taken by au attorney in New Orleans, in which Levisaee testifies that while remaining remain-ing at tbe house of a lady in tho city . he received a note from a man well known as a democrat, urging him to meet the writer next morning, December De-cember 5th. From bints he received he was convinced that the purpose in all this was to offer a bribe for his vote, and iti order lo develop fully the circumstances and names of the parties par-ties connected in tlie move and lo keep bribers in pursuit of him until it was too late to attack anyone else, he visited tho place appointed, acting under the advice of Marshal Filkton. j He met the party, whose name bo i does not designate specifically, except ex-cept as Mr. B., and a conversation conversa-tion ensued, he ( B.) stating that he bad merely a business proposition to uiake, and asked if fur $10,000 or he could refuse tho governor's certificate as elector, and thus defeat the election of Hayes. Levissee made no direct answer, but suggested that a larger Bum might be necessary, etc. At the next interview the same day B. Baid that if Levisec would cast his vote directly for Tilden be could oflcr him $100,000. This again was left unsettled, and an hour Inter B. returned, giving the statement of how and where the money could be obtained, namely from a Mr. C. well known to depo nent. Together they went to see the latter, who was wealthy and fairly responsible. re-sponsible. On tho morning for costing cost-ing the electoral vole, B. met depo nent and said the money was in tbo hands of C. who would pay it over when the net wun consummated. At 1 this point, believing ins purpose had been accomplished, Leviseo told B. the Amount was insufheieut, and they would drop tbe matter. Ho promised prom-ised B. not to dUclose the names unless un-less j udicially compelled, Tne correspondent cor-respondent speaks of Lcviwee as an j irreproachable, respected citizen. |