, 1874-08-13


time from writings of yours, which you
had written to me to be read to him,
and passages of which he canght from
my lips in shorthand. Mr.. Tilton has
seen only q part of the papers in my
possession and would be more surprised
to learn the entire lacts in the case than
you can possibly be. What idle rumors
may have existed in newspaper Offices I
know not. but they have not come from
ne.
In closing your letter you say; 81 DO
not ask you to place before the commit
tee any papers which Mr.. Tilton may
have given you, but do demand, etc. .
I reply can only say cannot Justly
place before the committee the papers
of one of the parties without doing the
same with the papers of the other, and
I cannot do so honorably except either
by legal process compelling me or else
by consent in writing. not only of your
self but of Mr.. Tilton, with whom I
shall confer on the subject as soon as
possible. You will. trust, see a great
er spirit of justice in this reply than
you have infused into your unusual let
ter of August 4th.
!. Very Respectfully.
FRANCIS D. MoULToN.
1t is believed that in the Grim. con.
case which Tilton is to bring Gen. But
ler will act as his counsel.
San FRANCISCO, Aug. G.--Passengers
per William Taber for Victoria:
Eev. A. 3. Nicholson and wife; Mrs.
S. Bloomingdale and daughter. Simon
Cohen, Miss Braginton, j. G. Clarkson
and wife, II. F. Stone and wife, Jas. B
Bramwell, Capt. G. H. White, Mrs. S.
A. Ford and daughter. Mr.. S. Isbister-
and wife, Miss NJ. E. Roberts. Chas. H.
Wallroth, J. 81. Todd, Col. Blair, VIM.
Jewett, Mrs. C. B. Pierce,A. Trcadwell,
Myron Garner, c. Gilbert, Capt. Roll
Inns. T. C. Marden, Mrs. Meader. Mrs.
Fleet, Moses Pagin, Sam Williams, E.
H. Sanders, Peter Duncan, and 20 or
80 others in the steerage.
New York. July 5.-A member of the
Beecher Committee yesterday said the
design of Moulton in Withholding his tes-
timony was to espouse the stronger side.
When Beecher testified they purposed
to lock up part of the testimony as a
reserve fund for future insinuation. =
The committee unanimously decided
that no report shall be made until MoIl-
toms testimony was taken and the let
ters submitted to the committee. If
the latter are not forthcoming they will
be obtained by legal process.
Gaynor's libel suit against Tilton was
Withdrawn to- day.
The excursionists accompanying Cy-
rus Field to Iceland to attend the mil.
Ienial celebration reported, July 26tb,
that they had arrived at Faro Island,
where they met the King of Denmark,
and the whole party sailed for Iceland
naxt day.
YoKAHAMA, Aug. 4.-Stsamship Japan
sailed yesterday for San Francisco.
The China arrived yesterday from
San Francisco, and will sail on the 11th
from Hong Kong. e'
The Great Republic viii sail to>mor>
row.
New YORK, Aug 5--Dispatches an
nounce the total loss of the Pacific Mail
City of Guatamala, which
went ashore on Walling's Island recent
ly. Loss to tie company, $60,0O0.
CINCINNATI, July 5.-The steamer
Pat. Rodgers was burned this morning
near Aurora, with the entire cargo of
cotton. The names of the lost, as far
as known, are J. r. Stuart and Mrs.
Smith of Madison, Ind; W. G. Brown.
and Chas. Fl. Ditteman, pi
lot; and Shirley Snyder and Jacob
Light of the crew. The boat was valu-
ed at $50 900; insurance S35, 900.
Engineer Holmes gives the following
account of the burning Of the Rogers
About 6 o'clock, when just opposite
Henry Creek, which flows into the Ohio
two miles below Aurora, noticed 2
bright light among some bales of cotton
on the after part of the boat. I went
forward and found them burning rapid
ly and beyond the possibility of immed-
lately extinguishing them. rushed on
deck and Immediately gave the alarm to
the pilot that the boat was burning, and
told him to run her ashore. The pilot
attempted to do SO, but the boat refused
to obey her helm and she drifted on a
sand bar. The flames instead of spread
ing along the lower deck shot up thro'
the cabin and pilot house, sweeping the
hurricane deck. The passengers were
aroused and boats lowered and many
we're carried ashore; but others, in their
fright, jumped into the water and were
lost.
CINCINNATI. August 5.-The following
are the casualties by the burning of the
steamer Pat Rogers to-day, so far as as
Missing, Is; known to be
lost. g; believed to be drowned. 8. A
large number are seriously injured by
burning and otherwise. The boat was
burned near the shore. The flames en-
veleped one whole side of the vessel.
The passengers who jumped out on that
side were nearly all lost.
The postal car controversy remains
unchanged. ks
Mayor of Laramie telegraphs General
Ord for troops to protect the citizens
against hostile Indians there.
Two German War vessels will sail for
Spain on the eighth.
The French Assembly voted the en-
ktpD lox,