The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-07-27
NEW YORK.
More from Rebel Archives.

More from Rebel Archives.
NEW YORK, July GA Washington de-
spatch says that more of rebel archives will
soon be made public. Among them are the let
tiers from Halcomb, of Virginia, and Clay, the
associate of Sanders. They relate to transac-
tions referred to generally by Thompson.
Effect of swindIing Custom House Off,
GERS.
A man named Levy with an accomplish
named Brown, yesterday extorted $3.50 from
poor woman, Levi representing himself as a
custom house officer, wanting that sum for an
offence of her husband of alleged smuggling.
They were arrested.
North Carolina for Grant.
Correspondents of the leading city papers
who writeof the political situation in North
Carolina generally concede the State to the Re-
publicans.
Heavy Rain-CelIars Flooded.
The heaviest rain storm of the season pre-
vailed from daylight until near noon to-day.
The lower part of the city was flooded and
many cellers washed out. Several unfinished
buildings in Brooklyn were damaged by floods
of water, washing away portions OF the founda-
tons, the sewers of that city being unable to
carry off the great quantity of water that fell.
Wind, south east.
Senator schurz.
The Herald's Raleigh North Carolina de-
spatch says that Schurz left st. Louis last night
ON his way to fulfill his speaking engagements
in North Carolina. The overtures mentioned
in his speech were made to him by Gen. Pleas,
anton when he was commissioner of Internal
Revenue. Mr.. Schurz met Mr.. Pleasanton in
New York, and when the overture was made
Mr. Schurz al, once declined to consider it but
when he got back to Missouri he wrote Pleas
anton, to which Pleasanton made answer in a
letter which. Schurz now has and will make
pnblc in North Carolina.
The Storm,
The damage by the storm this morning in
Brooklyn owing to defective and inadequate
sewerage was very heavy The lower stones of
houses on Concord street, and Park and Flush
ing avenues, were flooded and many families
were obliged to leave there themselves. Large
portions of embankments on 4th avenue, and
on several streets in the Gowanus district, of
Brooklyn, were washed away entailing dam
age of over 100000.
Ex-Posimaster Gen. Randall
died at Elmira last night.
Political.
Gen. McCook of Colorado told q reporter
here yesterday that the feeling in his section of
the country was all for Grant One reason
why the western people oppose Greeley is be-
cause they are Free Traders.
Ex-Judge Thomas Warren
has resigned from the Tammany General Com
mittee. His letter says he is dissatisfied with
the conduct of the reformed Tammany and the
nomination of Greeley.
TOO Thin.
A Tribune special from Savannah says Ed
win Deleow, ex-confederate diplomatic agent
in the Savannah Republican, denies the authen
ITCHY of the confederate archives purchased by
the administration and the plot to burn north
ern cities.
The San Domingo Matter-Gea. Pleasan-
toms Letter.
Carl Schurz in letter to the Tribune says
the letter quoted in his st. Louis speech con-
nfNaFN IN hn Nh
Domingo business was addressed to him by
Gen. Pleasanton. late Commissioner of Inter
nal Revenue. 1t was written, says Mr.. Sehurz,
in reply to a note from me of the contents of
which l have memorandum which reads as
follows:
Ask Pleasanton whether he remembers a
conversation he had with me concerning San
Domingo, in which he said that if would sup
port the President could have all the patron
age wanted; and ask him whether he was au-
thorized to do so. General Pleasanton's letter
in reply is quoted in my speech. L have since
received from Gen. Pleasanton the following
note:
NEW York, July 26, 1872.
Dear Sir,-Of course have no objection to
your giving my name to the public in explana-
ton OF the facts. l would say that being
friend of the President as well as yourself, l de-
sired you should be on good terms, and you
should understand there was no personal feel
ing in the way of relations mutually SatiSfacto-
ry. Your statement is correct that the Presi-
dent wanted your support for his San Domingo
scheme and that you could have had the pat
ronage of the government for giving it. That
was the distinct impression the Presidents con-
versaton made upon my mind, and communi-
Gated it to you at the time If the President de-
MES having had any such conversation, l re-
greet it. l may console myself with the reflec-
ton that this is the first time that any state
ment of mine has been questioned while the
President has had occasion before this to dis
trust the accuracy of the recollections.
Yours truly,
A. PLEAsANToN.
Eft Cetera.
The cotton merchants at a meeting to-day,
established uniform notes of brokerage
Judge Pratt to-day released John Redmond
and Thomas and::Pat rickiHart, the hall wal
ers ofGrand Central Hotel, who have been re-
tainedas witnesses in the Stokes trial.
The District Attorney will ask for change