| Show BY TELEGRAPH AMERICAN washington 24 21 2 L y Sp springer ringer riDger then desired to know what her object was in deceiving her bee friends in order to do a favor for bherman sherman whom she did not know she bhe replied that at first she did it to preserve the honor of the party and afterwards after aften warda waida that hec her idea waste was to prevent two wo gen ger gentlemen tiemen from going over to the democratic party desiring them to stand firm by the republican party patty until the returns were in an and that she was a self seif appointed agent of that party again attempted to get got witness to state in whose hand writing the sherman letter was but she declined most emphatically to do so Vet general leral butler inquired of witness if it sho she be had bad any moro more of ander anderz sona bona son bon is letters and ahe abe replied 1 I may have bome borne more adding by the way general how did you get that letter from mrs Iv weber laughter butler leaning care back in his lia chair seemingly enjoying the question as 03 muchas much as the spectators gave no reply in a dialogue between mrs jenks and butler witness told butler that he was waa very flowery and offered to tell him more about her anderson letters if lie he would give her the information she required regarding the course pursued by him to mrs Wre berls berla letter otherwise she would be compelled to refuse the same as he did springer again took the witness asking her about how long lorig it was from the time she left weber until she returned with the document she thought in the neighborhood of three quarters of an hour she remained in the reception parlor but about five minutes during which time thue bhe bho unconsciously bit the end from the note addressed to bherman sherman entrusted for delivery mr mcmahon referred to the correspondence which had existed be tween witness and governor kellogg and particularly desired to know what letter rhe ahu referred to in her letter dated nov 14 1877 to which she said yes I 1 refer letter ietter lett iett eryou you wot of you will perceive aeri peri i by one of andersons jetters letters which I 1 enclose that he values it very highly and also that he be ia is not in possession ol 01 agna Aona ent abd you may be sure he shall never get gel it or any other paper he deems deema of 0 value valued during the questioning of mcmahon McM ahon ahou with the view of having witness state that the letter referred to was the bherman sherman letter witness evaded direct questions and made various inquiries of mcmahon bhe bho however stated that had them there been offered for the sherman letter and if in her possession ahe she he would not have degraded her honor so much as to have accepted the offer by potter did you ever see any of writing witness no air I 1 did not McMahon referred to the letter bearing the signature of thos jenks asking witness if it was the signature of her husband the direct question was again eva evade deLland dand witness said her husband could identify his own signature and he being present she referred the gen tieman to him for the information desired in reply to a further interrogation 0 by chairman potter witness stated that her maiden name was murdock general butler stated to mrs jenks that ho he desired to gratify her curiosity in regard to obtaining the letter from mrs weber he ho paid said I 1 governor ICel logg 1099 handed him a bundle of papers and in it he found the tho letter addressed to mrs weber mrs jenks quickly why did you not hand band it back to him mr butler very slowly because I 1 bad had use for it springer asked witness regarding a certain claim in which aich her family faintly had been interested but the suby eject proved uninteresting airo alro jenks was then excused un tin til tomorrow to morrow worrow morning and the 1 l I 1 commit committee tee teo took recess ahen the committee commit too teo c ed generali H V boy n u tonj tons ton special correspondent at washington of the cincinnati gazette was cai cal called led 0 by mr mcmahon did you cal lupon the tho president of the united 13 batts atts lu in relation loi iol to the appoint ment mt Ande anderton rmon reou A I 1 dio dil not hot call upon the president upon that appointment especially the rh 0 appointment had been as being that of an obid man there had been perhaps the same day a statement published to the that anderson had been en disreputably in manipulating the vote of one or two parishes iu in louisiana and secondly that he had bad been appointed by the president on that account and in conversation I 1 asked the president how it happened that this man had bad been appointed charged aa as he wasy wass was with the disreputable manipulation of the vote cf of louisiana tho president replied that anderson had been appointed for efficient services rendered the party and in reply tu to further inquiry the president said eaid he did not think anderson would retain his office it theford t week in june that the interview with the president took place general boy boynton n ton having havid havin been riding with the through invitation vi a general discussion of the appointment took place during the drive The Secretary of the treasury has authorized the payment of july interest on coupon bonds to begin tomorrow to morrow without rebate the departments of the south and gulf are consolidated under the name of the department vf the south brigadier general 0 0 augur commanding to take effect on tho the of july A statement by the friends frienda of congressman acklin to the editor of the Washington post contradicts recent statements of a sensational and unwarranted character as to his behavior to a jady lady and says that his hla version of the affair affairs ann aff diris alris ls entirely corroborated by the jady lady and that there is but bub one issue in the premises and that ia is of a personal and private character between mr acklin arid and gen rosser kosser who have both left the city for their r respective C spee spec homes to arrange their aff afi affairs alrh for such a determination of the result bult sult between I 1 them as accords wi A I 1 h their views of the responsibility ut ot men ro one another the scandal of a distorted and exaggerate exaggerated ii a publicity it ia is added had we life effect ol 01 hastening perhaps an event which would have taken place under any circumstances and which t hould not be permitted to be clouded with dishonor the rosc post says editorially that acklin hurried to louisiana to arrange his ius ann aff affairs airs and as soon as he gets there his mendy mends a well known bt will at once notify gen russer busser to name some gome gentleman to represent him liim with a view to a settlement according to ta the lady mr acklin admits an nm promised and ses esea a willingness to make her tho the only reparation in his power NEW YORK 21 24 oliver S vin cent and win H code clerks in the tax tas collectors offices office brooklyn entered the vault wherein the books are kept when code lighted a match to light a gas jet and an explosion of gas instantly ins ius tautly followed a wall of the vault was blown into the middle of the office and the rail rai inga linga furniture windows and sashes were demolished vincent was blown across the room about 40 feet his clothes were torn off onn off hair burned bl and face and body burled fearfully lacerated code was buried ried in the ruin ruins these two men are fatally injured several in the tax office at the time are severely injured the socialists had a great mass meeting tonight to night to celebrate the anniversary of the social revolution of 1848 in france the hall was crowded and red flags c floated all round A strong force for e e of police were present presents and entire harmony prevailed several speeches of a communistic tendency were made after which resolutions resolution adopt adopts ed approving the manifesto of the af paris of the of april 1548 1848 and denouncing the robbery of man by his fellow mall that the socialists would continuo continue to inculcate the doctrine of lafayette oppression ha bar reach ed its height insurrection again get fet tyranny is a most sacred right and most holy duty also aiso that thai copies of the resol resolutions u eions be pent sent to ci citizens emil de do girardin jules julea simon leon neon gambetta benjamin disraeli mcmahon otto bismarck grant and hayes hayea evansville ind 21 owens 0 wells ville gibson comity county has of late been the scene of several conflicts between outlaws and citizens the last une one occurring last night the attempt was upon the tho life of andrew J munt mont gomery who has taken a prom anent part pait in exposing aud ami bringing to punishment the members of the lawless band M montgomery 0 n t bad been in and was to his fann fanu he was attacked by t averal make makh ma mm ke men he was armed and succeeded in wounding ono one assailant A I 1 dozen bullets entered er eos coa is clothing but he escaped unhurt the whole neighborhood is aroused and a hundred men are now scouring the country in bearch of the outlaws monti MONTt ala 2 24 04 A fire was started star ted today to day in the cotton compress of Hart erand OCon noell by treading on a parlor match and tile the flames spread into tile the planters warehouse adjoining the 1000 IWO which the two houses contained were soon enveloped CHICAGO 24 the tribunes Wh washington lugton spec special a I 1 has t the b e ful fol following lowi secretary bherman sherman says gays he rell tell much interest in the putter investigation while it was waa revolutionary in its character but now thaties obly only object seems to be to discover whether anderson swore falsely in his hid protestor protest or swears falsely now dow and aud whether the name of one oue of the louisiana electors was wa 8 signed without hid his to an unnecessary and invalid supplement return it is not important enough to pay its ita oost cost 11 EW beaford 24 9 anger auger t chase chabe defa defaulting utting treasurer of the fall river biver Nl mill ill lii pleaded guilty today to day and was sentenced to 12 beals in the state prison and 12 days solitary eod COD confinement fir fil lement NEW YORK 25 iho rhe fhe heralds bismarck bis His manck marck special t bays the steamer benton reports that rich gold diggings have been discovered in ja bear beat paw mountains and great excitement prevails at fort benton five hundred people are waiting for the leporta of trusty couriers that they have sent on to test the truth of the reports all the principal business househ houses S of f benton benlou nave bave wagon trains ready for a movement iu in case the reports are confirmed rhe the f he journals say eay the will of the late was presented to the burro surrogate gule gute yesterday yesterdays for probate rhinelander Rh was one of the reven v en largest real estate owners in the city and left leit an estate valued at a about bout washington GION glon 25 the examination of mis mia jenks was to day she bhe said she had not yet received ihu the lettera letters inquired for yesterday and did not know whether they ohey bo of any importance witness had bad eel aej mr weber at don shortly before leaving or wahington wa hington and aud mrs ura web weber or had told her that anderson Ander son soa had bad baad said she mrs mra mrs jelks jerks had received U U ouli rowl rV WL flie flin fm tt mente ments and appeared hurt because she bhe had received no portion of the monty money mrs jenks however in liv lib mrs mry weber that ahe she had bad never received any money whatever gen geu tS heldon sheldon had requested witness to visit mrs weber with a view to having her com come a to wa washington 8 h mr springer Is it not a fact that sheldon wanted him mrs weber to come como co me to new mow orleans and make an affidavit to the effect that there was no sueh such document as the hlo tso called shelman letter letten in existence witness no sir YO you tre lre are tro entirely mistaken about that inquired if witness received any otner other consideration from general sheldon excepting her actual expenses very sharply no sir and it was but 4 you need nut distress yourself about it witness was asked by the chairman if she would produce the letters d ascribed scribed berl bed tomorrow to morrow morning if they arrived A oh yes if they arrive I 1 will produce them general henry henrs henr V boynton correspondent of the cincinnati cazette zeltus was recalled and said thu the ilie llie ident never during their conversation versa verea tion gava gave him tu to understand that anderson was in poes pon siou ot ol political secie secrets ts ilo llo he derived the impression entirely from nylsa a general bowly was present during the entire conversation casat I 1 on and h heald eaid all ail including t ile the Ande iun lun matter general butler ed if witness ever had an interview with aly any one in washington regarding anderson and had stated the Pre president Adent had appointed anderson and the bount connected eted with the ditty work in loui lout louisiana glana clana in order to keep their mouths closed general boynton replied that he had never uever talked of me matter in tuat way to any one oue bt PAUL 25 general T L rober ru ro ber ser involved in the scandal arld and alleged cha eha challenge denge to night fight a duel wilu with conre au in of loul luul biana arrived tir rived in thim this eity city luy ity un on satur day lu in the performance of hi his hib duty as chief elig engineer ineer of tho the N P railroad bali Bail road he refusal to the be interviewed in ru lation relation to the affair he leaves the city tomorrow to morrow on an engineering trip to red bed river valley general rosser E distinctly said that he had made no mention of the affair and aud would make none it was strictly a private and personal matter the publicity comes from another quarter SAN FRANCISCO 25 A silver city dispatch bays says the advance e troops of general gt howard attacked the hostiles ho stiles on sunday 45 miles from harney bernard bore the brunt of the engagement the battle took place at curry creek howard hassent has sent all the troops possible to the front col bobbins robbins and two soldiers sol soi diers diera were killed the couriers rode miles to furnish howard the tle news of the battle and asking for reinforcements for cements major egbert at camp lyons has haa been boen notified to protect the winnemucca road and give battle to the hostiles ho stiles fleeing in the direction of owyhee the probabilities are that th the bo hoa atiles tilea have met with a severe re repulse J FOREIGN LONDON lq do 24 A berlin correspondent bears heard from trustworthy sources that a military compromise bet between wee n russia and turkey is imminent miti ent ont the russians will concentrate cen around Adrai adral nople the turks will evacuate shumla shamla and retire from varna and there embark for roumelia nella neila A belgrade dispatch says it is evident evl evi ent that the russians bua Rua and nd sen bec are prepa preparing rin g for the defence of a and d beza Pa lauka tanka a line which affords a protected route from Rou Bou roumania manla mania to old bervia servia VIENNA 21 political carres pon denee denoe the bulgarian question once solved discussion ou on the other points is likely to bent beat be accelerated celer ceier in deference to the wishes of germany for a speedy close of the congress in this case cue the details including arrangement i of autonomy for Rout numa neMa a are re likely to ba be submitted at the supplementary conference 10 lo adov 25 A berlin corre apolla ent says pays the congress wiil will have a silting today to toony day oay in mondays Mon days daya sitting the right of the suitan to place ou on the doumanian Rou manian frontier whatever number of trobia he deems necessary for security cecur ity was admitted iu principle but ut fat the |
