Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-06-22

UCCdSIOI dIItBtU.
am at a loss to understand the motives
which could induce any one, without regard to
truth or a shadow of Justification, to drag my
name into such matter.
Very respectfully yours,
SAM. j. RANDALL.
THE LOUISVILLE BOOTH PACKAGE STORY
The statement which comes from Louisville
that the package containing the statement of
John Wilkes Booth. made previous to his as
SaSSlnatlon OF President Lincoln, was burned
a. N0rmley'S restaurant on the night of the
ASSASSINATION. III the presence of Hon. Saml
j. Randall and others, is incorrect A gentle
man who was at the SpOttswOOd hotel, in Rich
mond, that night, today made the following
Statement to reporter of THE STAR:-"Mr
Randall with Col. J0hn W. Forney, J. L. Ford
L. B. Hart of New York, ID. &. FOrney of thi5 )
city, and number of other gentlemen. were
at the SpOttswOOd hotel, in Richmond on that
night. About midnight an orderly sent by the
commander of the troops at Richmond came
TO Col. FOrney and announced the aSSaSSina-
tiop. Not knowing to what extent it had gone,
me olIcer advised Col Forney and his party
ment bad stopped the running of trains to
ard from Washington, north and south,
the party were Obliged to take a specia
train tor City Point. From there they wers
brought TO Washington Oh a government
tug, the only boat to leave at that time. There
fore Mr.. Randall could not possibly have b en-
present at the alleged meeting at Wormley'5
restaurant.
In regard to the sealed package which the
dispatch says was burned on the night of the
ASSASSINATION, a gentleman we'll informed on
Booth certainly wrote statement previous
to the assassination which is supposed to have
explained his reasons for the commission of
the deed, and deposited 1t with one of the pro-
Sprietors of the National Intelligencer, With
Instructions to publish it the following day
provided he heard nothing from him TO the
ment was kept for some time, but the parties
holding 1t, becoming alarmed lest they should
be implicated in the assassination, destroyed
1t. Its publication would undoubtedly have
explained the whole matter and relieved sew
eral parties who were connected with the plot
for abducting President Lincoln and taking
him to Richmond to be held as a hostage, buC
who knew nothing whatever of the plot to
asSaSSlnate him.
THE REPORTED RUPTURE of the amicable
relations between the President and Stanley
Matthews would not appear to be borne out by
the facts. Senator Matthews called on the
President to-day and had a long interview
with him. He has also been at the White
House nearly every day for the past week.
THE WISCONSIN INDIAN SCARE.-In reply
to an inquiry by telegraph from the Indian
Ofhce, Agent Mahan has sent to the Commis
sioner of Indian Affairs the following dispatch
IT0m Bd1yneid, Wisconsin; n can hear OF no
are reported to have gone towards the St
Croix iver, in Burnett county, Wis, to meet
a. dancing party from Mile Lac reservation,
In minnesota. am not aware of any trouble
AL Indians on reservation quiet"
COMMIssIONED.-The President has issued
commissions to the fifteen justices of the
peace confirmed by the Senate.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT H. Stephens left here
last night. He has accepted an invitation
to address the citizens of Augusta, Ca, on his
arrival there. .Aristarchi Bey is at Long
re frrf fiS II
for Nevada and California. where they will
spend the summer. :. Mr.. and Mrs. s. r. Bond
sail from New York for Europe today. :. Mrs.
General Crook, wife OF the celebrated Indian
fighter, is at the Ebbitt House. General JEFF
fries and wife go to their summer house at
Ridley Park in day or two.
EDWARD IL. PIERCE, Charles Summers BIZ
ographer, is preparing for the July number of
the North American ReUielc an elaborate de-
fence OF Sumner against the charge of dilato-
rlneSS In committee work. 1t will contain LET
ters from a large number of Congressman.
THE NEW BUILDING FOR THE PRINTING
BUREAU of the Treasury, provided for by the
sundry civil bill, will be constructed out of the
amount O0,0OO.00 saved from the appropria.
ton f0r running the bureau for the last fiscal
year. Work on the building will be commenced
as soon as the purchase of the ground can be
formally completed. This ground is the south
ran, situated on the corner of south B and l4th
streets. The building win be three Stories
high, fire-proof, and of brick. 1t will be plain.
"a feet, and depth Sc feet There will be a
wing on 18th street, running back 56 feet.
which VIII make that portion of the building
rs fee& deep After the bdilding is com.
pleted there will be vacant space
OF 80 1eet on the front and 50 feet back which
can oe utilized for an extension of the build
Ing IL found necessary. There will be ONLY
one entrance to the building, on which side it
has not yet been determined.
The INTERNATIONAL CHESS TOURNEY-Mr
L. s. Atkinson, of Tilton, N. H., has the honor
OF breaking the dead lock in the international
chess tournament between America and Eng.
land, played by cable. For month past the
score has been even, four and four. Mr. Al.
kinson announced a mate in eight moves in,
one Of his games with Henry Waight, of Hall
Tax, England. The score now stands fre to
yVsr iD IaYVg Qt the Americans,