Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-07-13
"My BrOther-in.law "-Dent Sees a
Good Thing and Goes for 1t.

From the New York Sun, 3Oth.J
Iu May last. Judge Dent, the brother
in-law of the President, sent from Wash
ington to New York a man named Har
vey, then q clerk in the Treasury
Department, to nose out what profitable
Jobs there were about the Custom House
in this city, and to inform himself re
gsrding the influential men of New Yorb
whose political strength could be COM
bined with his personal influence, and sc
carry with them all the pecuniary bene.
fits of the Collectors patronage.
Harvey arrived in New York, and the
first place he discovered was the genera
order business. His first efforts we're to
get himself introduced to a weu-knewn
warehouseman, and to learn from him all
the workings of the general-order system.
This warehouseman was then taken te
Washington by Harvey and introduced tc
Judge Dent. The Judge wanted to know
all about the business, what it was worth
and how it was managed, as he was bound
to control it; and if Grinnell did not give
it to him, another Collector should be
appointed who would.
The Judge was so we'll satisfied that
there was money in the project that he
wanted to post off to New York that
night; but concluded to wait until he
could get letters to Collector Grinnel
from all the Cabinet, which would a.
once settle the matter and secure the rich
prize.
Harvey, in the meantime, having beer
appointed Inspector of cigars" by Col
lector Grinnel, took up his quarters at
the Office in the Appraisers stores, where
in the course of business, he became &C :
quainted with the csrting firm of Keyesr
Dean 4 Co., more familisrly known al
Collector Symythe's pets"
The "pets," learning that Harvey was
a confidential pioneer of Judge Dent, get
very intimate with him and opened up to
him q series of jobs full of money, i'm
pressing him with the notion that the
most Influential man in the city with
Grinnell is one Mr.. John Maralius, whose
intimacy with the late Collector Draper
being very close had made him Superin
teudent Of Warehouses, position which
he filed with great credit to himself
Collector King did not view the Super.
intendent so favorably, and dispensed
with his services. Maralius retired from
public life, taking with him, as memen-
toes Of his past sacrifices for the public
good, certain silver plated badges which
had not been disposed of to the licensed
cartmes OF the city.
Harvey, sstished that this was the man
for Dents purposes, posted Maralius of
TO Washington to be near the grand
never of the project.
IL became necessary that some man
should be associated with them, of great
political strength, whose name would
satisfy the political public and impress
Collector Grinnell.
Keyes, Deaue 4 Co. agreed to furnish
such a man, and join with them Mr.. VIM
II. Albertson as the tower Of strength,
politically (if not financially as kr. Al
bertsoB had once the honor Of being de-
s@slsd ss Q eaniidRie for Sheriff Of this
N-t hsd pslled large vote.
county, - -N-srsisE d sTgey vas
The shrewd anu :. aafst;ss
satisfied that the firm Of Jea.,
Albertson, Keyes, Deane & Co. were
sufficiently powerful, and CONCLUDED that
the services Of the warehouseman first
engaged were no longer Of any value,
and that in lieu Of the twenty-five per
cent. Of profits which Vas offered them
FOR the general order business, they could
take The whole Of that, and control BE-.