The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-10-12
THE "LEDGER" HOAX.
Dispatches of Denial to the NsU York Papers.
The Ledger's Correspondent Denies
having sent the Despatch.

DespGtcheS OF DentdL 10 the 4Neto York PdperS.
The hsHSs sent sns Denies
From the NeU York Tribune OF to-day
WASHINGTON, October 11.-There is no founda-
ton for the special despatch OF the Philadelphia
Ledger, regarding certain interrogatories pur-
porting to have been made to Attorney General
StanEery by the President. Mr.. Stanbery
emphatically pronounces the statement a ca.
nard, and further adds there never has been any
conversation, even, between himself and Mr..
Johnson upon any subject bearing in the
slightest upon any such topic.
The President stated TO your correspondent
tlat the story is a talsehood, and any reports
that may be in circulation, that he questions
the cOnsttutionallty OF Congress, are base fab
rcations, intended TO affect the gold or stock
market, and are wicked and absurd. The news
created great sensation here. The correspon-
dent of the Ledger denies sending the despatch,
AID the belief Is that the story was CONGO cted
in Philadelphia. What is singular the Associate
Press reporter telegraphed the story all over
the country, excepting to Washington, and
nothing was known here OF it Until the arrival
Of the Baltimore papers. 1t beats the HO ward
proclamation out and out.
stock Jobbing-The Philadelphia ''Led-
gers" Special Despatch Pronounced
Totally False-What 1t Was aud How
II Was Done.
From the NeU York Times Of today.
WASHINGTON, Thursday, October Ill p. NJ
state the Washington correspondent OF the
Philadelphia ledger telegraphs from this city
that the President has addressed q letter to the
Attorney General, asking substantially as to the
constitutionality of not sending message to
Congress. and II he has not the power to recog-
pize the Southern Representatives and the Ad-
ministration Representatives Of the North as
| the Legitimate Congress, etc.
1t is stated also, that in consequence of this
report gold had advanced. Upon inquiry, can
IcuVt that there Is word of truth in the
report of the Ledger. 1t is utterly untrue.
SECOND DESPATCH.
WASHINGTON, Thursday. october ia P. NJ.
| The report is totally false. This is from the
| President himself.
THIRD DESPATCH.
| WASHINGTON October ll-9 p. M.-0ne ofthe
wickedest lies ever invented in journalism was
| spread broadcast over the country this morning
| by that wellknown combination the Philadel-
uhia Ledger and the Philadelphia agent of the
Associated Press 1t is sufficient 10 say that the
| Ledger's story about the President calling
on the Attorney General for his opin-
ION as to the legality of the present
| CONGRESS- is false from BEGINNING to end.
| Both the President and the Attorney-General
authorize its emphatic denial. and there is
| strong reason to believe that the despatch was
never sent from this city. but was cooked up in
| Philadelphia as n stOck-jobbng operation.
While on this subject wish to warn the public
ae ainst pretended news which gets out through
| this same source.
II has frequently happened that sensations
are sent 10 the Ledger from this city and the
| same night given to the Assoclatea Press Agent
| in Philadelphia, who advertses the Ledger by
| sending the despatch all over the country. Let
| the public remember that when such great pains
| are taken to get the news out 1t Is generally
false, and never more so than when 1t bears
an air of high importance aud great exclusive
| ness.
| The effect of this odndrd here to-day was to
pour perfect food of inquiries into the several
departments and newspaper agencies from every
quarter; and the telegraph Tines being tempo