The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1868-06-27
WHY Grant Dislikas the Jews.
To tn. Editor Of tss chioaso Times.


To the Editor Of tse Chicago Times:
The cause OF Grants hatred toward the
Jews is accounted sforsin the following COM
muncation IN the Chicago Times and that,
too, in very striking and entertaining way,
and we pass it around as a thing Of beauty"
The question is often asked What has
Gen. Grant against the Jews 2 or " Why
did he issue that notorious proclamation
driving all Jews outside his encampment?' p
And, not having seen published any satis-
factory answer, l will give you what | sup
pose to be the real cause of his dislike Of
the Jews.
During the winter OF 1859 and 1860. while
Grant was living at Galena, he took it into
his head to go into business on his own hook
and thinking there was asspeculation in buy
ing up dressed hogs and shipping them
to Chicago, he went down to the town Of
Bellevue, lying some twelve miles southwest,
on the west bank Of the Mississippi, for the
purpose of buying Of the farmers as they
came to town with their pork, and having it
hauled to Galena, and there shipped on the
railroad to Chicago, or in any other way dis
posed Of so as to make a profit, which was
very honorable, and, if managed understand
ingly, could have been made profitable
There lived at that time In Bellevue a man
by the name Of Rosenthal, who was a Jew,
and who was in the pork trade, and, of
course, would be glad to keeprthe trade in
his own hands; so he determined, if posi-
bic, not to give Grant much of a chance, and
the first two or three loads of pork were bid
up far beyond its real value, and, finally,
sold to Grant BY this time Rosenthal dis
covered that Grant knew no difference be-
tween the price of light and heavy hogs,
when, in reality, there was a difference of at
least one dollar per hundred-heavy hogs be-
ing worth one dollar mOre-the hogs already
purchased by Grant being light, and he
having paid the full price for heavy hogs. So
Rosenthal goes to his ware house, selects out
his light hogs, enough to load two or three
wagons, gets some farmers who had wood.
racks on their wagons to load on the hogs,
drive out Of town by another street, and
come IN on the main road, to the corner
where they were buying. Rosentbal meets
them there by another street, and COMMENDED
| bidding against Grant, and after bidding
tie pork up to the full value of heavy pork
I it was sold Grant But the Joke, or sell,
| being too good to keep, it was not half an
/ hour before everybody was Splitting nearly
with laughter, 20 see how the jew had sold
! the GaIena porl-buyer, which so disgusted
/ Grant that he went home that night and was
i meyer seen in Bellevue again. And thai
Transaction so embistered him against the
old tribe of Isreal. that doubt whether he
! doubtedly the whole cause of the expulsion
Of the Jews from bis camp II j. w
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ONE 4H0Ds4ND 4 hilSUTE-It seems thai
the United States Treasury Department il
! busy 10 preparing q schedule FOR paying the
interest on I've twenties and the 81 bonds
\ winch fails Que On The lst Of July. The
amount Of interest which the government
vii pay out amounts to 32,00Gg00 The
IIreasurer VIII anticipate the interest, and
begin payment toward the last Of the .Ffes
ent month.
The total amount Of interest on the public
4 debtsjs about S37 600O00 per quarter, ol
I Sl500g0 GEO per annum IN gold, which
being rednced to the currency Of the peopl,
+ make 500 0o8.00D Now add to this 800,
4 100000 more foF the ordinary and eztraOr
dinary ezpeases Of q corrupt and profigat'
Radical Revolutionary Administaation. auc
gon have tolorable idea Of the burthens o.
the people This $500, ,000,006 being divided
saakes 0o00 cooper month, Si0.000oQ0p
week 81 100000 per day 10000 per hogl
and 81 600 per minute. e.--Dayt91s ono
The Grenada sssznet of the Goth say
that the prospects for excellent crops Of cot
ton and corn e0ptiaae g prevail
Il s a faetoFy- for The purpose Of nanufacsur
inp lee has been eesa blisllad frf sgeyv Orleans