The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-04-29
WASHINGTON.
Special to the Star.

AN INTERESTING INTERVIEW WITH DENNls'
WASHINGTON, April 29.-L. G. Dennis,
the little giant of Alachua County, whose
name has suddenly become famous through
out the length and breadth of the land, ar
rived in town Friday, and registered at the
Washington House His presence did not
become generally known, and but few of
the press gang knew of his whereabouts, or
even of his arrival. Last evening your re-
porter visited him with the following re-
suit: After waiting about quarter of an
hour, during which Mr., Dennis dispatched
another interviewer, the reporter was ad-
dressed in this wise:
II am sorry have kept you waiting so
long, for you will not be paid for your
trouble"
Mr. Dennis was assured that there was no
trouble at all in waiting in a comfortable
easy-chair, and the question was asked
whether he would make any statement
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alleged frauds in Florida or relative to the
published reports of the statement alleged
to have been made by him.
Mr.. Dennis replied: II do not desire to
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in an official manner. The statement which
has been published over my signature is
correct" He continued II am reported
by the correspondent of the New York Her
aid as saying that Governor Noyes knew all
about matters down there, and could tell if
he wanted to do so. 1 never said anything
of the kind. We supposed, of course, that
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that we had heavy Democratic frauds to
overcome, but that is all. AS to Mr.. Chan
dler, he knew nothing at all, and attended
only to the legal part of the business"
you have seen report Of an interview
between you and Gen. Butler. Are you re-
ported there correctly, Mr.. DennisT'
81 have no objection to make to that pub
lication. l gave Gen. Butler some direc-
tions as to information he might obtain re-
garding the doings of the McVeigh Com
mission in Louisiana He has treated that
matter confidentially. From his remarks l
should judge he got the information, and
l suppose will use it at the proper time"
'Tt has been stated, Mr. Dennis, that you
were rendered an appointment in the In
ternal Revenue service, and so far have
failed to signify your acceptance, is that
statement correctP
'It is; last March I held an appointment
in the Secret Service Division of the Trea-
sury, which position resigned on the Goth
of that month. You will see from this let
ter (handing the reporter lettsr) that my
resignation was accepted to take effect on
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position in the Internal Revenue Bureau,
but was absent good deal, and have not
yet accepted the Offer"
This ended the conversation.
Mr.. Dennis is a native of Beverly Mass,
and has resided in Gainesville, Florida, for
about twelve years. He is about forty-two
years old of small stature, has pale coun.
tenance and rather delicately cut, pleasant
features. He is fluent talker and sharp
as a steel-trap.
Ex-Governor Stearns, of Florida, who
was in the room, was questioned concern
ing Selkirk and made the following state
ment: II received one day letter from a
person signing himself Selkirk, of whom
had never heard before, informing me that
he had been sent to Florida to attend to
political matters; that while in his room in
the hotel at Atlanta, Ga, his attention was
attracted by loud talking in the next room,
and he heard voice which he recognized
as belonging to Bob Toombs saying we
have got 5000, 900 to fix things for Tilden in
Florida, $4,000 of which will be sent down
Tomorrow
"Selkirk then went on to tell that he want.
ed to get back to Washington, and wished
me to send him some money. As matter
of course threw the letter aside and paid
no further attention to it. That is all
know about SelkirkN .