Mr. Smith 70 The President.
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WASHINGTON, June 22d, 1881.

 Sr:-In reply to your note of to day, en- closing copy of letter from Mir Ingham to you bearing date the 21st instant, beg leave to state that the charges contained in MT highlands letter, as far as they relate to me, are wholly untrue. have had no participa- .;.-. af5s-e,-, -,,l,n.a-,e. $; .i., .oy, between Major Eaton and MT 1ngham. l have given neither aid nor succour to Major Eaton, nor any one for him. l have not walk cd with him, nor near him. l i've not sought MT Ingham, nor been in his neighborhood. l have been unarmed constantly, and in all re- spects have been unconnected with any thing that threatened his safety. As to the charge that my office was used for any such purposes as are named by Mir Ingham, it is not less untrue than the rest of the statement Major Eaton was in my office twice, between ten and eleven o'clock, and once about fifteen minutes before three; each time he came alone, and did not remain more than ten mi nutes.

 regret, sir, that MT Ingham, in making charges of such grave import, had not thought proper to refer to the authority upon which he based his allegations, and awaited the issue before he left the city. With the highest respect, your obedient servant,

 T. L. SMITH.

 To the President,