New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-05-02


Mr. ELAINE Oaep. Me-, rising to q personal expian'f
tion sent TO the Clerks desk and had read Washington
telegram in The Ne York Herald Of yesterday renecne
upon him IN the matter OF certain bonds OF the hsas
Pacific Railroad Company and suggesting that III MS e1
last week he had found 1t too embarrassing TO
he answered. and had therefore taken refuge III silence
Mr.. Blaine said
This si"r" &c an old one. and though I was per-
focty aware OF its industrious circulation ~ MANY
quarters, did not refer to IT when spoke as' onfse
the two in the mind OF the public. Being III pOasoso vi
all the facts needtn ios me eGmne1e cad see II
fully and connectedy stated IN print Inc stoI! eon
fsts st in T the B KANSAS Pacific Road and tie other
my receiving coin bonds OF that road from D. -;
wears since When the circulation OF tins story was ~
tempted, three years ago, the Hon A. q. laaue,
who concoced the shnd made the following statement
in writing which has never before De9n s7s
Ihsve not the slightest knowledge Of the transaction re-
fer feT S TO sn Ta ap i july Or hHeu
stewart and partners and had our oce , IN
and PennsyvaniaSve company formally dis,
age law Of sny bonds having been delivered by
Col stewart Blaine anything else Of yag9 Sans
j. B. Stewart also wrote me square denial OF it at the
same time and within few weeks has written nc VIZ
following more complete and detailed contradiction Oh
the falsehood III all III phases >r CRY AnriI 1876
The Hon. J. q. BLAINE Washington, d. G. .,,, ON, ,,,so
DEAR SIR have once before in h the Pace
RAILROAD Company, and OF your having reteis aid
10 have BEN dcivercd You by myseel; in
Let me repeat far as have any soY
never hat at any time amy n o nfoaou as TO those WHO
were so interested were very and complete As TO
the story my delivered to You m my law once .
tain Of The company lei me say agan lhao ~ y t
the slightest loandon "a IAN i s in INV lie aud have no
knowledge belief that you ever we're there nsse Pcc
any other railway company never mac h g' "H'
The young man Mr. Knowlion former law student in my
Office who seems TO have nn9cn or eas c vo
which found its way the press swift TO ctIac H. a
ss 6ss on g uttered Jest and Toat
edge or fR@ SS w VIE Be Of
held an original I'M ere ~ tne eooaon 6 a.
chartsd by Territorial Legislature Of Kansas about iae
into hT my hands showed he acquired very early
the history OF the ea5s scc and I
through all these changes OF oTganzat9 rs ra as
was also or seveTa Others who held lr6agh
e eaGI cSoss H and II remember correctly writing
without the papers before me- yOur brother became 10
a smaller number OF bonds Of another ISSUE -, 49,,
free from ali grounds mIulaon any parry connoc'ea
with it, without my kn9Tledge yea ever MA an en reS
strongly against that corporaon for in lsG6 when the 0
TO Denver remember you one Of its oppo
nents You against bill all it's siage aud you ND
50 against e earnest Ie!1esi b o. m @ S in Wa.ogoa at
that time Yours IsIy truly & R5s ss Wairicn
lsd VI u 1870 l.,
Gen. Thomas Ewing of ONO who - always quoted IN
this matter witness having LnowieIgc oI some
LANCASTER Ohio, March 20 1876
DFkg sra: surprised learn That some persots are
revivng the long since explcded story OF your h"las @ %
road COMPANY aterward Union Pacific Eastern Division
and d pSS sd Ha paSs card denying t. vas
Of The Company At The time when yGn are aS srd
you had interest whatever ~ ne ooGi@ny
that your brother John h. Daine one OF The cary 1
lhe COMPANY em at az" or onrss aid WIN which you
og weTg eyST DO Beyond this there was
in the company held directly or indirectly 10y any Ius
j. G. Blaine must have the confusion which the aega
ton bsse o MAJ out sss none Tor The per
sisency Which it after frank and full DENIAL EWING
Three wears ago tie Knowlton story told in Tho
Neto- YORK sun Mr. n VI. Gibson, then AZ now the well
known Washington correspondent OF mat paper "ro'e
a few weeks since tae following icter; 1870
IeS5aary 1873 telsgrqFsFc esPa es1 from
that YOU had received bonds Of
Stewart at Ia. law Office in The Colonization Budiue cnn
sylvaniaaye The man mo was Gndgis 1000 20 g T If
The ChicdgO Tribune and who had been law student ~
same day that the dispatch appeared in re See
MI KnoNon called upon me TO disclam an ~ ios
as TS Won and Lat he Vas SATISFIED
y T5eE IN P ,S1sT ' oce and called Would
to TO fs@n 10 f1 the a made hai at
cortr ctialo
20 you aierward told me he had done Very
NJ James Mcfarland correspondent well known in
newspaper circles and OF whose serious Illness al l
time regret to near tnrn:ngs ,He ~ %
In the Of 1873 when the statement was made N re
TO Inc Hon j. g. Blame the Washington correspondent
OF me PsiLade.pa Ls MI lanes W.: hHSsoi syn
pied e Office VIII ne The day aieT te aSs a
~ and asked me Mcal scSS%I}n sd to
portant m@te to me M Bsne ~
Se win raG % ana mai a aa TSo s S have cot ao Tc
lslon on ms apparent I ov S 11 he eied
that any annoyance sloud come TO him in tins way ne n
Src no o@n% one Whatever for it, ana assuring M
Blane that he had taken the pontest measures to prevent
ferIiag 10 IL Knowito spoke 70 about ne matter
asscation always expressed tho kenet regret that hc
that had no foundation attempt his Old, and
convinced baseess scandal Is my reason i3r making
'nis S'"eu'e"'' VIM" w II ''''''' j. McFAEI,so.
do not think any further contradiction is needed of
story That bad the slightest foundation III ruin
but which has eagerly and indnssiohsy cir
culated as a twin scandal to the goo ialsehold Ny
excuse fOT trespasSng even thus briefly upon me KIND
ness of the is the fact that desire TO give the
widest possible publicity to my dsprGol Of sJiy aa
cret and never with n responsible author row ais
piss it with the possibly gr%ndless nope Iat ose VINO
have sought TO nlurc me by repeating IL, VIII nAe ie
proper and the honorable amend one word more,
Mr.. Speaker believe the country Will understand ana
appreciate the motives That suggest these unlrGl &C
cusitOns. Having now noticed the two that nave Dctn
extensively circulated, Snail REFRAIN from
attention of the House 10 any others That may he IN
vented To quote the language OF another 81 do not
propose to make my public life perpetual and uncom
Portable flea hunt in the vain effort TO run down stories
that have basis in TRUTH which usually anony.
NOUS and whose total explosion brings no punishment
to those have been guilty Of originating them
HALLETT KILBoUEN's OFFER.
The SPEAKER laid before the House the following
communication from Haett KilbOurn the late reclsnt
witness in the Real Estate Pool investigation;
WASHINGTON, ID. C.. May J, 1870.
The Hon. MICHAEL KERR Speaker Of the House Rep'ese"d