The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1875-09-16
NEW YORK.

New YORK, Sept. l4.-The members Of
the Virginia Press Association, now visit
ing this city, called on Mayor Wickham,
at the City Hall yesterday. General J. K
Slayton, editor of "The South, was spokes.
man for the delegation, and Thos. White
head, editor Of the Amherst Enterprise, "
and president Of the Press Association, spoke
for the people OF Virginia, expressing the
feelings of friendship and good will which
now attracted the people OF the South to-
ward the people of the North. At the
close of the brief addresses, the party re-
tired to the mayors private room, where
they were entertained, and toasts were
drank.
In the afternoon, the Virginians, escorted
by the city officials, attended the perform
ance of "COrry Sullivan" at Booths Thea
ter, and to-day will visit the public institu-
tons.
The "Herald" has story of the meet
ing, at breakfast, in Wormley's, at WASH
ington, between Secretary Delano and Prof
Marsh, a scene following, according to the
report, such as is seldom witnessed Secre-
tary DelanO is made to call the professor a
liar and a Ioltroon, and to Use other similar
epithets. The professor answered that he
would not he insulted by the Secretary Of
the Interior or any other man that he had
treated Mr.. Delano as a gentleman should
which statement the secretary denied, say
ing that the professor did not know what a
gentleman was.
A private telegram has been received in
this city from Toronto, announcing that a
frightful accident occurred on the Grand
Trunk railroad this morning. A train was
thrown from the track, and several en-
ployes killed. The whole train was per-
feet wreck, and to add to the horror OF the
situation, the cars took FIRE, and large num-
bers OF cattle, which were burned under the
debris, were actually roasted alive, it being
impossible to extricate them.
About haif-past ten this morning, while
experimenting with Mrs. Udah's patent
areal ladder, in Rutgers Square, an APP
palling accident occurred, which resulted
in the death of three men, and probably
two or three more. 1t appears that as soon
as the ladder had been put. together and
placed in position in the centre OF the
square, he..chief of the battalion, VIM. Ii.
Nash, mounted to the top, followed by
eight or ten Of his men, ranged at various
points along the ladder. The ladder looked
to be nearly 100 feet in height. The men
had not been on the ladder more than
hall a minute, when it swayed backward
and forward, and suddenly snapped in two
The men were instantly precipitated to the
ground, three Of them being killed out
right. The chief was among the killed.
The Others were Philip Morse and VIM.
Hughes. The Ereal Ladder Company
had been ordered out for practice, and
while the men were going through their
evOlutions, the accident occurred.
District Attorney Britton, OF Brooklyn,
addressed letters to Henry Ward Beecher
and Francis ID. Moulton, suggesting that
entering nolIe pros. in the case OF Henry
Ward Beecher against Francis d. MOulton
for libel. Mr.. Beecher, in reply, concurs in
the disposition OF the case suggested By the
District Attorney. Mr.. Moulton says he
cannot acquiesce in the action proposed,
and concludes his letter as follows:
/ am indicted OF libel in charging
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher with
criminal intercourse with female
member of his congregation. The
charge is true; he knows i; to be true, and,
whatever the imperfectiOns OF mans tribu-
mails, the Supreme Ruler will, some day,
reveal this truth, and vindicate the right
for speaking the truth, and nothing but
the truth, and thai, too, under challenge
and in defense Of my own character and
the character of her whose good name is
dearer to me than life itself. / have been
arraigned as criminal-compelled, like a
felon, TO plead with uplifted hand, subject
ed to the ignominy OF bonds against
an escape from justice, loaded
with oblOquy by the public press; frowned
upon and avoided by society; and now, az
ter the indictn ent against me has served its
purpose, by discrediting in advance wit
ness of Mr.. Beecher's guilt; and it il ap-
parent to you, as it is to the world, that /
am innocent, and must be acquitted. At
this moment, and under these circum-
stances, am requested to acquiesce in a
nolle pros, and to suffer my accuser to
escape the penalty OF his periured prosecu-
tons. Never, never, sir demand trial,
and shall be ready on any reasonable notice
to make good my defence.
Very respectfully, FRANCIS D. MouLToS.