The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-08-05
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WAsHIEaToN, August 4.-Reports
having been circulated to the effect
that Attorney.General Williams would
lender his resignation, on account OF
the refusal OF Congress to enact GER
tain laws recommended by him in re-.
gard to reduction of expenses of
United States Marshals in some of the
Southern judicial Districts and for
other causes. 1t can be stated, on the
authority Of the Attorney General him
self, that nothing has passed between
him and the President upon the sub
lect. The Attorney General did re-
commend certain legislation last ses.
Sion to Congress. whIoh would have
reduced the expenses of many Judi
cial Districts of the South; but as Con-
gress did not deem it expsdient to
enact such law, the Attorney. General
does not hold it sufficient cause for
him to tender his resignation. AS to
the rumor regarding his probable up
pointment to the Russian mission, he
states that no word has passed between
him and the President in regard to that
subject, and that he has given to it no
thought; and 60 fur Rs he knows, the
President has no idea of using his
name in that connection.
| Probabilities-For the Middle States
and lower lake region, higher barome.
ter. Northeast to Southeast winds,
and clear or partly cloudy and cool
weather, with possibly light coust rains
For tho South Atlantic aud East Gulf
States. rising barometer. slightly lower
temperature in the former, North to
East Winds, partly cloudy weather and
coast rains. For the West Gulf States.
Tennessee and the Ohio Valley, South
cast to North. east winds, n slight rise
IN the temperature aud generally clear
weather.
New York. August 4.-Tilton has
written letter to Sage, Chairmun Of
the Beecher Investigating Comuitte-,
in response to one f:om Sage, calling
for certain papers. TiJton declares
that he had already produced the pa
pers desired before the com mittee, but
was prevented from reaching them.
He now, by advice of counsel, declines
to give them up. He charges that the
com mmittee is of Beecher's friends, ap-
proved by Beecher and expected to act
In bic behalf. He also suys that the
daily papers have been carefully fed
each day with crumbs Of fictitious evil
dence against his own character, az il
he aud not Beechcr was on trial; and
further remarks. it is right, perhaps,
to hold your committee responsible for
this daily misrepresentation, which
may come through malice of others,
yet the result is the same to ME US if
you had deliberately designed it, aud
that the result is this, namely: ex-
pect no justice either from your tri.
bnnal, since you cannot compel wit.
nesses to testify, nor from your report.
ers, since they do not give impartial
reports; and, third. cannot resist the
conviction, though I mean no offence
in expressing it, that your committee
mas come ut last TO be as iittle salts
factory to the public as to myself, aud
that your verdict. if you render one,
could not possibly be based on full
facts. Since you have no power to
compel witnesses, nor to verify the
testimony by oath, nor to sift it by
cross-examination- these reasons.
which ought to have moved me earlier
l have at last instructed my counsel to
proceed ut once, at his discretion, to
carry my case from your jurisdiction
to court Of law; and, in view of this
instruction from me. he has in turn
instructed me to hold no further co m
munlcation with your coE mittee, ex-
cept this present letter of courtesy,
IN which l have the honor to bid you
farewell, and which, allow me to add.
that respect which I am unable to
entertain for your committee as tri.
bnnal, 1 cannot help expressing fox
each and oil as individuals.
On the 12sh of July last, Ollicer
Thomas Barrett, Of the Sixth Precinct,
was bitten on tho hand by dog. He
imm ediately shot the animal, but the
fear OF hydrophobia preyed upon his
mind to such degree that he was
confined to his bed for week. When
the roll was called, this morning. he
complained OF feeling unweii, and IN
officer handed him glass of water; lie
dashed it to the floor, and betrayed
the usual symptoms of disease-bark.
ing and swapping at those around him
He was taken to the Park Hospital
and physicians think it is a case of
lyssophobia, instead of the genuine
disease.
A post naortem examination having
been made Of the remains of Van
Etten. the California hond foroa~ :,