The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-29
GENERAL WAsHINGT ON DISPATCHES.

wAsHISGrox, June %. 1873.
CONGRESSMAN ACKLEN's cARD-A GENERAL
AND SPECIFIC DENIAL OF THE SCANDAL
RAGE TO THE LADY
Congressman Ackien publishes in ts-morrew morn
mg's Post the following card
(. 10 wHon IT NAY CoScEEN:-
The infamous attack upon my character lately pub
lishsa 10 several papers dsnounss a. an unm,.'
ginning 20 sna, having NOT one scinsilia OF
truth for is foundation Il has now been
edge OF IL; BY General Rosser who in 81. Paul ais
inctly stated that he had smads no mention oil the
sIl.ir" 70 any one ana 20 me py sssg.spa IRON
you know that no such incident ever uans-
PRED ,ay. .S.. no naa m.os no sacn ,aa.S
Republican s-.I am not responsible Tor what u
has published" and the ISLANDERS referred 20 therein
cannot iurther look 10 General Rosser as the author
OF this attack Further deniais have been made
BY lady through her brother and Irends, in pub
rs statements by Tho employees OF tns resssu
rant their sworn aldavits to which attention Is
reached Louisiana but on seeing It returned At once
10 Washington and though as yet unable 10 trace It's
,ource have proven SHOWN Is 10 DO vile caumny
without any foun datIon in TACT J. d. ACkLEN
The Post viii also publish tho following summary
Or the In tho subs1antiated by the an
davis above mentioned and by certificate OF Con-
gresham Gilbert c. Walker, A. G. Bsell and ). h.
Trainer that said statement OF facts has, their
presence, been read and certified upon honor to
be correct by Mr. Acklsn and by the
lady, through her brother "a New York
city Congressman, who also In ihsir presence de-
nouncsd as utterly iaiso any statement that Mr.
AeKlin acted In an improper toward the lady
in question The gentlemen subscribing Tins ccrt,n-
cate assume responsibility OF emitting he of
Tho iadys brother and her own namc, On her account
The following is the statement thus certined:-
on tuesday evening, juno Is, about ten o'clock,
in carnage. winch was dismissed, as they resided
but a block o two away. They erred tho miadle
room which is parated from the two adjoining ones
noisy party OF geniiemen The last was occu.
pied by General Rosssr and lady. Acklen
ordered a bottle oil champagne Jrdppe and
in Ave ten minutes II was brought In. Tho seats
occupied those at me end OF tho table next Tho
rosm in which tue gentlemen were dining. There IS
10 lounge Or sofa room, nor has tue door any
bon. When the waiter quilted the room the door
isser AckIen rang The bell aud ordered some
crackers and cheese. These tho waiter
open. AcKen and the lazy remained not longer than
twenty-five minutes. just before leaving Acklen
ascertain about the the other aud about
winch ne had spoken 20 tue waiter There was no
esIc ,nsn raur me bell ior The Waiter. ordered
ana PAID has bill aud left, accompanied by
tne lady, whom he walked bone, thcy chatting
together pleasantly as they went out. There was no
assault or difficulty oil anv KIND, as All The pArtios
state, BON statements sworn To ana Otherwise ana
the waiter let u be remembered. was In the room
less live during tho twenty hve minutes u
Was occupied By Acklcn.
The next day Acken called on tho lady In cues.
ten ana v as joined wniie there by member OF Con-
gress from New York, who mad also called. Acklcn
caeu scsiu the next afternoon and spent some tmo,
ana when nc lett Thursday evening tor Louisiana
the lady irtsnd accompanied him TO The depot In
tho carriage. They are ana Always nave bocn
on the very best Of terms
Laying aside all other questions the story MS II was
pubisbcd is preposterous on It's lace There was
her. me nor
TRANSFERRED. and assault by Rosser upon Ackien
would certaniy have been heard by every man tho
adjoining room. Tho statements OF the foregoing
summary are fully corroboratcd ~ the amdAvns Of
Two walters
The following additional statement BY Mr.. Aeksn is
also publisned:--
pccn creaisd by newspaper articles respecting
my attentions to tho lady incidentally affected by the
late ISLANDERS widely published, cel II my duty 10
slate that M intcntiens strictly honorable and
previous TO and alter the pretended occurrence
oner snc declined and that my Afternoons were con.
Inued A. my request. " ii. ACkLEN.
ExGrNrER OFFICER DETAILED AS DISTRICT
coMMrssIoSEE
IL vas decided the Cabinet meeting to-day to de.
saii Major william J. Twinpg to be the District OF
Columbia Commissioner, from tho Enginser corps OF
tho army, az provided for BY the Permanent
Government Law. Major Twinng is a native Of In.
diana and graduated at West Point Juno
II. 1863 He at present ON duty IN
tns once Of tho Chief OF Engineers in this
city as assistant 10 General Humphreys.
He is Janior MAYOR Of the Engineer Corps and about
shirsy years OF age. he graduated among the nrst
evo OF his class wcst Point and Is considered ono
n the best and most energetic engineer officers OF
The army 10 has never participated IN any manner
whatever In politics and is very popular among his
fellow oflosrs anu subordinates
! THREE HUNDRED DOLLAR MISTAKE DIscov-
Erred.
Another bluadss. Of less consequences, however,