, 1880-03-13
KELLOGG AND HILL.

8ptetat Dtspateh to The Chfeaeo 1ft6ure
WARRINGTON, y. c., Mnrch 1:.-Tho sensation
which has commenced III tho Ben Hill scandal
Ia not likely to hnve speedy ending and the ro-
suit 1nay ho moro serious than tho Motors Ia It
have contemplated. Whom sonatar Hill author
lied III interview, which stated In ctIoct that
William Pitt Keinxg, OF Louisiana, waA rcspon-
slbtc for tho publication Of tho scandal which
connected Hen tIIits nnmo with tho story Of Jea-
sio Raymond, he counted without bis host 6on-
ator Kellogg has faced too MANY ian-
gers from 1tcbcl Democrats In New Orleans
to quail before my slandors or snsnuntlous
from Dcmocrslto sources IN Washington. 1t
seems u be the purpose Of the friends OF Iscn
fiIll to givu this scandal a political turn, and
they haro selected Kellogg MS tho person to
whom to assign tho authorship Of 1t. Kellogg
nppcnrs to hare ltcen chosen fur tho rcason TINT
his cnso is now pending before the Senate. It
can bc easily proved that tho cliargc, whcthcr
lnac by hon Till or NOT, TINT nll tho cosrcsron-
el,ts Ut Republican newspapers were induced 70
publish this scandal by Kellogg, Ia b1asclcss-
Mn1l: THAN ONE CORRESPONDENT
knaw of tho scnndalous Etury Of Jessie Raymond
long bcforn my publication WIS mnde, and 1t
WIS not until the papcrs charging Zen Hill with
seduction werc filed that any Republican ncws-
paper 1undo mention Of 1t. In fnct, two weeks
bclorc tho case wns Alcd ono Republican corre-
spondcnt, at least, mentioned tho subject to Don
u cnse OF b!ack.nail. For this reason. possibly,
md using ordinary prudence in libel suta, tho
Republican correspondents in n body 1nado ITO
mention Of this scandal until the caso wns In
stitutetl. 1t does not therefore. Ito in tho
mouth Of amy Democrat to say TINT the scandal
fur political purposes. Krllngg says he knew
nothing ahuut It until tho cnte was begun
Much surprise e cxpsesssd tat ne @ n + ne @o
reply to kt1tnEg'a fiery and tnu!Knant att1cR
Mpon him n tho asnatS this nfternoon;M ~ nnt Ben
tlcnlly wantnn and malicious cAlumniator Who
struck In the dark md In tho buck. anu
MAS TOO COWARnLY
to come to tho front, and although NIL ere. Tcro
turned upon him, remained pulu md nlottonlss3
in lis scat Ali expected TINT he would instnnt-
ly reply, and It wns not until tho Democrats snw
tic painful eilanco IN soiel1an and Lofty way to
announce that he should on Mondny move to
tnllr tho resolution hut lien Hill will havo to
who can be cajolcd OF quilted. Tho papers hero
!! eontn letter sgned sgre q eca
to beu I'LL. of which the
FOLLOWING Is 4 PARTIAL corr;
,sg f. T. @ B pa G Ssssa Saa s:;mfs9in: e 1 II
ai.te. fooms If tho Senate denos,ncing me In
| Georgia woman, WHO, upon oat1. bofnre No
tary Public tn this city, charged You With hav-
| Ink bccu tho 1nther of her child. have
| cyun learned Tint YOU design proseciit-
Ing mo for conspiracy. hnckHall. otc. ~
object In addressing to you this letter Is Tor tho
purpose OF nss,iring you TINT a1n ready to meet
| thAt or nny other accusation which you may
s,lbstantlMto tho allegation Of Miss 1taymol.o.
| or soino OF your strikers. Yet, II given tho op-
pnrtutlty, think 1 cnn cloar1y establish tue
| fnct that you nro not a Joseph IN mo.
| rallty. Let mo remind you. Sir, that you
| arc not In Georgia, whGro ynil cnn bully
and nlak0 people afratd. but that you
Nre In u community Of lnw, 0Irer, and decency,
| where you will ba itntto to respect tho laws. |
therefore request TINT ynu ceIlse your Fhpory
t]unlinclntlotis, nnd meet mo aa 0ne lawyer
should meet nnothor. with lay md fncts. IN inc
| forum, and not with scandal and yituperntloh
which prove nothing but tho weakness or tae
MIN who uscs s,lch lncnns to influence ne pnn-
In tho courts II ynu feel yourself aK9Eevcd; :,
might also add, II necessary. that could c4i ~
1,4t,1e fu1niIy rccontly resulting on Carttoi 1le
whose l6-year-ol.l daughter YOU havo ruined.
Mis-, LOCKWOOD Adds
that Illl has secured places at Government on'
Tho Indy r,ce-slsed OF haviug attempted to kid
nap Senator Hill Is tho keeper nt lodglng.
house OIL G Ktreot, And she dtscntn8 hhrin4
Ind any fc!anioua Intentions whom sue oRllea
| on tho Senator from Georgia, or hAVtn8 n.
tempted to rersonnta Mrs. Senator ke1loRg; sue
says TINT the Hennt.r had transacted snme btisl'
| meas fur her tnothor, and TINT she called on Min
| to mako inquiries CONCERNING 1t.