Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-06-02

Cnsirman-1ou Oecilne 10 ptOaece
| them? ---.--.,
Mr. Blaine-For the present l decline.
! The chairman than asked Blaine to
| produce the memorandum by Mulligsn
containing d summary OF the letters.
Mr. Blaine replied that il Malligan
| had 10 right to the letters he had no
| right TO a memorandum; IL he had no
right to private letter he had no right
to copy Oft.
Mr.. Lswrence-YOu have said that
certain statements of Mu,ligan were
"fancy."'
Mr.. Blsine-I will explain; that
| conversation was 8 long one; have
known Mull'gsn long time, and we
have had a good deal Of conversation at
n various times; on one occasion we
get TO talking abont public matters, and
he spoke Of the miseries OF public life,
and ssid he could not see how anybody
could be induced to enter it. be spoke
at the same time about going abroad to
visit his friends; 81 said: +You have
not got tired of the humdrum OF count
ing money!" and jokingly remarked
whether he would ike to go abroad in
some official capacity; as Mulligan has
represented here, it would seem, that
had asked him to accept a consulship,
would state that there was nothing OF
that whatever.
Mr.. Lawrence Was anything said
about suicide?
Mr.. Blaine-NOt word.
Mr.. Mulligan aaked MIR. Blaine
whethe The had used the word "sai-
cide?h
MIR. Blalne--I do deny 1t most de-
cidedly.
- CABINET CHANGES.
WASHINGTON, June 1.-The oath of
office as secretary Of war was adminis-
tered to Mr.. Cameron this morning, by
Judge M'Arthur, OF the supreme court
of this district, and soon after Cameron
began his new duties ut the war depsrt-
ment. The ceremony took place at the
Ju0ge Taft was qualified SIS attorney
general.
PUBLIC DEBT sTATMENT.
The public debt statement shows de-
crease during May OF $4,6l7, ,5l5; coin
balance, S66, ,624 ,766; currency balance
Sc, ,2S5, ,70S; special deposit held for re-
demption OF certificate Of deposit, $34,'
$4,000.
RoBEsoN.
Secretary Robeson appeared before
the house committee on naval affairs to-
day, and explained ut length his account
with A. G. Cattell & Co., which, he
showed, was fully settled on the
thirteenth of October, 1871. He paid
them il money value. The wrong done
TO him was in the publication OF de-
tached portions OF the testimony; the
committee would see, by fair analysis,
hat he had turned from one account.
book to another, covering a hundred
pages, in order TO give this explanation.
The secretary also referred TO the testi-
mony Of Mr.. Lewis, receiver Of the late
firm OF Jay Cooke d Co. At the time
that firm failed he owed it eighteen
thousand dollars, in two amOunts-ten
thousand and eight thousand dollars.
This latter amount was mentioned in
the testimony seven times, making it
appear to be Rtty-six thousand dollars.
The secretary circumstantialIy related
his business Transactions with A. g. Cat
tell & Co. at that period, from which il
appsared that he had loaned them
twenty-five Thousand six hundred dol
lars, or seven Thousand six hundred dol.
lars more than he had to pay. Cattell
began to pay him back as soon as it was
convenient, aud the account was closed
by their giving him cheek for two
thousand five hundred dollars. The
secretary produced all the notes and
checks by which the Indebtedness to
the firm of Jay Cooke & Co. was set
tied. The secretary also explained the
item of the thirteen thousand dollars
which appeared on Cat.ell books as an
amount owing by him for build
ing lot and cottage at Long Branch; the
property was not at Long Branch, but
| two miles of, at Monmouth beach. In
1871 number OF gentlemen formed
company and entered into speculation
by buying farm on credit and dividing
1t into building lots. He went into the
speculation bslieving, with the other
| gentlemen, that they could sell enough
OF the property to pay them all back
what they had advanced and make e
| good deal of money besides.