The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1886-08-26

south, Acts for Mel can. and Colonel VIC.
Terrell for IIalstead-llcLean Dlsclainis
All Responsibility for the Onense Charged
IT. q. CImpbell Assumes the Authorship
of the Offensive Article.
NEW YORK, Aug l9-Before leaving Gin
clnnati last week Murat Halstead communl-
Gated with Coloncl'W. q. Terrell. of Washing.
on the arrival of Terrell he was requested by
llalstead % proceed 70 the Saratoga residence
the following note of authorization:
NEw York OFFICE J.
CINcINNATI COMMERCIAL, 4
Colonel W. G. Terrell is authorized 10 rep.
resent me In the matter OF settlement with
John Il. Mclean, ~ HALsTEAD.
Enclosed IN this was the following note, nd I
dressed to Mclean, to be used AT tho discre-
NEW YoRK OFFICE
- CINCINNATI COMMERCIAL, II
NEW York, Aug. Il, 1886
JouN II. MCLEAN: An evening paper OF tin
oinnati IN the hands OF your friends has re-
Gently asserted in your hehalf certain; re,
spousihilit ls, and Colonel w g. Terrell, ~
Rentrck Colonel 1Crrelps former homel, is
nfnrme ms far us IL needful to action, of
details, and authorized to act for me.
SARATOGA, N, = ", Aug. II. 1875.
JonN II, MCLEAN Dcdr SIR; am hero at
the Windsor Hotel, Room No. 2Od on matter
OF business for Murnt lIalstead, OF Cincln-
natl which concerns you, and wish TO com.
municatc with you us TO particulars ! will
he glad to hear from you personally or
through friend. am, sir.
SARATOGA, Aug. rs, lSS6.
w. q. TERRELL, ESQ. Dear SIR: NOnr motto
OF this morning received, AS can not con.
ceIve OF any business that can be arranged
10y the inierycn ion OF yourself or any one
else between Halstcad and myself, ! beg
cave to decline the request OF your not9
above referred toto meet you personally or
through any one j. X. MCLEAN
SIR: Your note Of this date received:
can not be amy moro explicit than 70 say that
the business referred 10 In my note of ycstcr-
day rel ytes to your personal differences with i
NJ. Halstcad, in the settlement of which, rs
proposed by him, am empowered TO act on
his behalf. With this explanation further
answer 20 my former note L Required, no
specuully, W. O. TElltELL,
WN. g. TERRELL, Eso.-Sr; Your note OF
yesterday received Bclug here without Il
confidential friend, | have been compelled TO
schdfor one. He viii be h re within thirty
hours, ! will defer further Communications
- " j. H. MCLEAN
WiSDsoR Horst SARATOGA,
Aug, 10, 1885,
JonY r. MCLEAN, EsQ.-sir; Yours OF this
date just received l will go IN New York
this afternoon a p. mo- returning tomorrow
at 1850 y. m, aud can then DO addressed ut The
Windsor. | am, etc., WIG. TERRELL.
In New YORK on the 18th, Terrell received
from ithlste0u u memorandum thN1llEt
80 far rs Mclean as n pubic man aud
conductor of n newspaper IL concerned l
claim to he even with him and more In the
Commercial, but find him quoted by enemies
who assert certain responsibilities for him,
and II is Of these speak, ard that have c1-
planned 10 Terrell, us my friend. aud Mclean
well knows precisely what they are, and why
he is called for. On his return to Saratoga
Terrell received the following from sir. Nc.
Lean
SARATOGA. Aug. Is, 1893
h.. To- Ia.aaW
Geuerul Roger A. Pryor, is fully accredited
and authorized ON my behalf to receive and
discuss any communication from you with
view TO n settlement of the differences be-
tween Halsteud and myself
Respectfully, j. II. MCLEAN.
SARATOGA SPRINGS, Aug. II. 1883,
GEsEnAL RoGEh a. PlyoH--hg par SIR;
Referring to Mr.. McLeans note OF this date,
delivered TO me by You, and to our suisse
quent conversation I'm connection herewith,
I have this 10 say Mr. Halstead does not COM
plain of any thing said OF him per. onaly In
the columns Of the Cincinnati Enquirer. He
admits that he has retnliaied IN Kind. ana
that he II satisfied on that account. But
he do complain that newspaper
printed In Cincinnati, ana understood
to lie partially owned by Mclean md pub
lished in his interest, hal attacked him in a
manner 80 offensive as II require other no.
tce than that he has u9ually prescribed for
himself in controversies, These attacks wan.
tonly. gratuitously and falsely affect limo
cent persons dependent upon him for pro
poets from Mclean absolute dfavowal OF his
knowledge of, and his responsibility for.
these publications, and his assurance that
W. O. TERRELL.
UNITED STATES HOTEL,
SARATOGA SPRINGS, Aug q. 1885.
MY DEAR SIR: Your note of this datc I
have exhibited to Mr. Mclean, and In reply
he authorizes me 10 say that he neither owns
nor is connected with, nor In any sense CON
trolls, the paper TO which you refer; TINT he
neither ins,igated nor authorized the publi-
cation OF which Halstead complains; that
indeed, he knew nothing OF the publication
until he saw IL in print and that thoroupon
he Immediately telearnphed q message, OF
which n copy is herewith enclosed, and that
in Justice To himself, no less than 10 others.
the earliest upportune occasion TO dlscnim
all responsibility for tho publication and to-
avow indignant resentment ut the unwar-
rantablc connection of his name to IL. havo
the honor TO be- very respectfully; No.,
This was accompanied by certified copy Of
the telegram of tho date OF August H. ad-
dressed 10 Edward wisnewsN, of the Cincn-
natl Enquirer, by John II. Mclean, directing
him to deny, on behalf of Mclean, to tue par
ties concerned in the publication. ala respon-
sibility ascribcd 10 him in the matter, declar-
ing itinfamous; that he never made such
charges as had been asserted, dpnOuncing tho
use of his name in that connection, aud do
innndng that II should be done no more.
( WINDSOR HOTEL, SARATOGA SPRINGS,
Aug. Is. 1879. 4
GEsEHAL R0GEa A. PRYOR: Your note Of
this date, lust handed me, Is accepted as eai-
sfactory on the part of Hastead. | have Tho
honor TO be, etc your obedient servant.
w TERRELL.
CINCINNATI, Aug. 1p.-'rhc cause of the
above interesting correspondence was tho
appearance of u series OF articles In the
EUcnilO Tfisgrdm IA few days back The fol-
lowing appeared in that piper, August 4;
There is a widespread wish that Mclean
aud Halstead would meet in dark room
with dirks, and thus settle their quarrel.
Tic public Is sick of both of
them August appeared an article
in which the following extract occurs /;
"You should thankfully have embraced the
opportunity we gave you. What other decent
avenue was open when he described You ms a
cuckolds None. Now the opportunity isnot
totally lost. There yet is time. Meet Mel .enn,
years of reasonable expectation OF life than
you have. The advantage IL all with you.
You,hhve for years been regarded as blust-
ering coward. Now for the honor OF tho hui
man family and In the name of the great dis
honor heaped upon you, screw your colIr-
age 10 the sticking point or forever stand
branded ms Shameless, soldering, SANDER
Gus coward" Colonel n. c. Campbell
and Honorable j. Il. Thompson OF
The Telegram, left for Saratoga
to night. Mt. Thompson going rs Mr., Camp
Dell's right hand man. 1t is understood that
their mission Is to make good the declnra-
tons in the Telegram, Mr.. Campbell avcrring
that he is the author OF the statements to
which NJ. Halstcad objects. II NJ. HastGad
wants satisfaction he has gone East to give II
70 him IN any shape he wants it--with or
without gore