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NEW YORK, July 23.-Mrs. Alexander |
Hamilton, niece OF President Monroe, died |
on Friday night st her residence in New |
Brunswick, n. j.
UTICA, n. Y. July 23-Gen. McQusde,
of Gov. hofman's staff, writes q letter to the |
Utica Observer relative to the charge made |
by the New \ ork Tribune against Governor
Hoffman In connection with the riot OF the
18th OF July. he says unqual6ediy that
Gov. Hoffman did not learn through him Oh
Monday July 10Th, that Mayor Hall intend.
ed to suppress the Orange procession; he
adds, 'tbe only grain of truth in the mass OF
false ehood is the fact that the Governor was
in New York on Monday for short time -
The General says he accompanied the Gov
ernor from Newport TO New York, arriving
there Monday morning, the Governor desir-
ing an & A. N. trim for Albany in order to
fill An engagement he had there. The boat
was hour late, and the Governor conclu
ded to break fast in New York, and take the
| 10 o'clock train. The General rode win
the Governor to the Clarendon House, and
on the way the proposed Orange procession
was discussed. The General expressed
himself confident there would be no serious
| disturbance. Whatever people may say,
now that the affair is over, ! believe there
we're few who anticipated any serious riot,
until Monday morning, when the people
learned that the Archbishop of New York
had found sufficient cause of alarm to induce
| him to warn his hook not to modest the Or
Ange procession even then the public sup
| posed that his ad monitioDs, and those OF mis-
| priests would have proven efeotual in
restraining violence, the people generally
forgetting hat the rioters and rnfhans are
not habitusl church-goers. The Governor,
| when Gen. McQusde left him at the ClRren-
don, to go to another hotel, requested him
to learn what he could about the matter and
telegraph him ct Albany. a bout / / O'Clock
Gen. McQaade went to Sup. kelso's office,
| and found him closeted with the Commits
sioners of police. After waiting he obtained
An interview, when the Superintendent sAiG
q serious riot was threatened, but in re-
sponse to a question he said both the po
lice and military were prepared; he said
however, he was not at liberty to communi-
cate particulars, that Gen. Shsler had charge
of the military. Gen. McQuade then wenI
to Gen. Shaler, rho said proper military
force had been provided to preserve peace,
out that orders would not be issued nGti
McQuAde told him the OF bject OF mis- inquiries
and Gen. Shaler asked HIN to see Mayor
Hall. a bout 3 o'clock Gen. McQusde went
to the Mayors office, but it was closed, AND
it was some time before he found the Mayor
OF this interview the General says, IL con-
versed with him for short time about tht
procession he reported substantially wha
mad been said Superintendent kelso ant
General Shalrr, that proper precaution hat
been taken to preserve peace, although ht
said the affair, threatened to be very seri
Gus. left the Mayor about 81 or o'clocI
aud tslegraphed to the Governor that
thought everything was right, but woul'
write. / wrote him, giving in detail every
thing that had learned from the Mayor
Superintendent of Police and Genera
Shaler. The Tribune asks If the Governo
did not communicate with Mayor Ha
through me and them 60 to Albany. Tn
F. Governor went to Albany at 10 A M l sa'
Mayor Hall at P. NJ. the same day. hav
given here every particular of my connet
J tion with this affair. | think the questio
of the Tribune is answered fully. al
ready to answer any other reasonable que
tion that il may put"
LOUISVILLE, July 24-The Commercia
which originally published the soandslou
story about JEFF. Davis, will to-day publis
= his denial, with editorial remarks, express
ing regret that the story, If unfounde'
should have been published, and disclaimin
ny'feeling Of malice or disposition to .
laws injustice in the publication OF tt
item' which came TO them, apparently, we
:, authenticated.
N' WAsHISGToN, July 24.-Goy. Cooke ar
T. family left here last evening 20 attend n
funeral of Mrs. Jay Cooke. who died sa,u
day night in Phila5elphia.
D WASHINGTON, July 23.-The Republics
- members of the Congressional Ku Klux |
vestigating Committee deny that the Sc
nd geant-at-Arms Of the Senate has Oounse