New-York tribune., 1876-06-20

address Of Josiah Caldwell ii London; he knew it from
the fact that the office was informed by dispatch
from the other side he could not gvo the date OF that
notification, but thought it somewhere about the
9th Of May last
Mr.. Blaine received by the mail this morning letter
from Josiah Caldwell, of which the following
copy. 1t authentcates the cabegram received by the
Judiciary Committee:
No. 115 CANSoN-sT., LONDON, June 9, 1876
The Hon. j. g. BLAINE-DeOr Sir: / read in the New
York papers Of the 9th u Col scotts evidence before
aSe GSngTessienaI Committee and at once cabed him
statement before Congressional Committee on 18th re-
atlng to me Fort smith Railway bonds which you pur
CHASED or me Is perfectly correct can more fully
subStan,iate IL ii necessary" | have also cabed the
lut read III New-fork papers scotts evidence about
pond fTan,aeton and can fully coIrohorato it. never
otherwise; have three foreign railway contracts upon
my hands. which makes il impossible me to leave
come home and so testify can make affidavit to this
effect and mail If desired" l am sorry that am
testimony, but presume that Col Scotts evidence will
be BE- sufficient to prove that yCn had nothing do with
testimony or affidavit from to prove The facts "a
under oath. The charges VOID Of foundation that
have no fear of their doing you any permanent injury,
Gear record as yours III connection with the Little
Rock and Fort Smith Railway. Yours faithfully.
JOSIAH CALDWELL
AUTHORSHIP OF THE DISPATCH.
Congressman Abram 6. Hewitt of New-Yori has been
active in the effort discover the authorship
OF the Caldwell dispatch. In conversation with
TRIBUNE reporter yesterday he said he had knowledge
that the dispatch originated in this country although
when he first heard OF Mr.. Blanes attack on Mr. Knott
he positive that II had Il bore internal evidence 10
that effect II he had been in the House at the time he
should have replied TO Mr. Blaine. He had knowl-
edge OF the management Of cable and teleErapic
panes in the United States, having been President Of
the old American Company. and confident that the
dispatch sent TO London with orders TO be returned
Although the secrets of the cable companies
fully guarded, he had prepared subpenas which lie
thought would the inquiries the Committee desired
make, and also discover whether the dispatch
to London from any point north south Of Washington
The reporter called on william Orton at the Western
Union Telegraph office. and found him in consultation
with Vce-President DR. Marvin Green. Mr.. Orton said
that beyond the statements made by Abram : Hewitt
and one or two unauthenticated rumors he knew abso
lutely nothing about the authorship origin OF the
Caldwell Dispatch He had Just learned from Dr. Green
thai the agents of the Company in Philadelphia, New
NO and Boston had been subpenaed by the Committee.
n tIe dispatch had been sent to London 10 be returned
by The Western Union Company, the records would
reveal the fact He regarded as absurd the statement
that the Western Union Company corporation had
sought to defeat Mr. Blaine. Himself and Nr. Cornell
were delcgatesto Cincinnati and did what thoy could to
nominate SIR. Con6ng first, and then supported Gov.
HAYES Mr.. Ort said he had been friend Of M Blaine
formany years and would go ybodyto shield his
public character from unjust asp"fhluh he cndlu hot
say that the dispatch not sent 70 London hV 1Ec
Western Union. II might very easily nave happened
aud OF the officers OF the have been ire
care taken guard all dispatches not only fom tie
nubc hut from an employees OF the office not actually
handling them. and from habit this curiosity ls not
easily excited or their mcmcrY charged with peculiar
dispatch, unless involves some startling public event