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GEy. GRANTS no USE.
It's safe to Mayor Bowen-Its Subsequent
sale TO Gen. sherman-Aiiegec Arrange
meat with Mr.. Bowen.

| Its sale to Mayor Bowen-Its Subseau emit
sale TO Gen. sher,nan-AiicGca Arrange
| meat with Mr.. Bowen.
From ns Void
Some time bciore Gen. 0raut became President,
he accepted os froe gift from some friends, the
| fine dwelling on street, Washington, which has
since been accepted gin, and IL occupied by
| Gen. Sherman. Gen. Grant retained possession Of
V with bis family until alter tho Presidential cleo
ton In November, 1sds, when hndlox thnt the White
House would he at mis- service the 9TH OF tho follow
Ing March, he determined to realisc upon" the prop
eriy which had been given him ne n homestead He
placed II at the disposal OF Ncssrs Klburn o. Latta,
real estate agents In the City Of WIslincton.
Al the same period Mr.. Ssylcs ] Bowen Mayor
| OF washington. sought through bis agent TO pur.
| oliisc m apprOuraic dwelling The agent, oxannin-
Ing nc books oi Messrs. kilOonrn Latti, saw the
dwelling of Gen Grant adVg tiscd thcfcin satis fed
himself ~ 20 the Nalgc and condition II the proper
! IS, and advised Mr. Bowen to nichnet a. Nj.
| BfW en- communicated with Gen. Grant and on New.
| W, lJhs, = memorandnm OF agro@neht was made
ard -trned and will be found recorded Feb q, 1850,
eouny d eS m OF cSa%S Of
From tits II distinctly spears that on Nov. ",
1898, Mr, Bowen paid 81 oO6 down TO Gen. Grant
deliver the proi erty TO Mr. Bowen on or before the
1Oth Of March, 1869 at the price OF tto0o0 and that
named date to be surrendered 70 Mr.. Bowen was
| explicit according 20 law.
| But IA the meantime, after this agreement had
| been entered into, the fris nds OF Gen Sherman-A
4. stewart and olhers-wbo had decided TO present
to that officer house, conceived that Gen. Grant
/
the purchase from him Of the house which had been
presented to him, for Gen. sherman. It N pre-
sumable upon the basis Of all the facts that these
| dnors hSd no knowledge, when thcy approached
Con Grant that he had then disposed OF bis house
70 Mr. Bowen and certainly that faet ard not stand
| at, and shich euuinated on Feb. 49, 1869, In the
siSnng by dcn Grant and Mrs. Grant OF q wirnntoe
! Is recorded in Liber "Dn No. o, folio 47U, Of the
lard records Of the county OF Washington, District
| ofCCiuubi1.
The point here is that the decd 10 Gen Sherman
was executed m februlry, IN the utervll between
| November, 1868 when Gen. Grant signed an agree
ment b. convey the properly TO Mr. bowen, and the
ra.s inio MI DowenS hands More eGoiictiy Gen
$4,000, afltrvaris. and Before obtaining re'oaSe
non Bowen decided tho property outright % Gcn
| Sherman ior tho considerably higher sum Of aus
Tie nalvcte Of this proceeding did not shield II
| from criticism by t.o,o who knew the face. ono
man at east privately denounced It piece OF
! sharp pr3cuee. But Mr.. Bowen, himself uarcwd
politician It'll, in spite OF the deed to ecu. sher
| man, had the game In his own hands. The agree
maui bctN eon him and the President elect WAS 30
explicit that H. could undoubtedly have filed bill
"a ctLnccry and compelled Gen. Grant to a specific
performances OF IL; or, N default OF that, have re-
! c'rc,ed damages al law, lie adopted another
| course.
Tie excuse which Gen. Grant IL sail 10 have
o1cc,d 20 Mir Bowen Tor not fulfilling the compact
| wit. Inn was, ,h,t Mrs. Grant would not sir tie
deed conveying the property 10 Bowen for fi000D.
III, excuse passed muster, but not before another
IN Outstanding was arrived at between General. now
WI,
| April l. iSg-iorty days after the deed given TO
Gen Sherman. twcny.cight days amer the inaugnra.
| ton Of Grant President, and twenty two days
a.tr the date Al which the property Was 10 have
| bccn deliver To MIR. Dowen-Bowen signed tie
o Se I,o OF % .Ss sDd I' Rscor IN
the County of Washington, District OF Columbia:
| dsef recorded lsG Of AIr.L I,Gs.
Whereas On the 27th day OF November, A. u. I4sS a
tIe nod Vision Of ,eaare s I nc ety OF wasaegion
4 al
between knoourn aud Latter, agents OF Uly.scs
ard 6y The sad Grant ADD sSyis. D9wSS Mayor Of
Of REGISTER Of DEEDS OF The Ut. Ct Of SoiumSs ber
| D., No Z folio Ss &C. Ari where's, o. the special de
to the said sayies Bowcu. tAe slid Bowen la, con.
of ana to .sit Grant Ara wheieai The spi GISnt
hss conveyed Al! 81 ~ rsht and tue 20 sad lots to
buwcn N coayey nus Interest appearing In sad re-
Cot sS9a i s u j. q Se a S"S city ye
" smnsioni Tor AVID AZ COMMUNICATION of Tho aior1
U-trt ana uf the s.n a. one doler e nc 81 hand paid
-, fscp anSss5 1' ' SSrey aSS,1 o.
/ t.sc s.aatci 9aitaneI, so1e. aened, remacd re
ca' 10 g4aj. @ ,c SieSS' I re M nee re
y ruan am 10 nr ,eit., sd sisus oieycr all Tie
-. 80 -..,- s-a 81 80 ss - ..s;. . =
tcunnc"s t,c C4hfo uti'.rng, ~ 30 Hly WI-e .cr.
sai p, 'at dec, 1d al tne e, a,t Il s1. n '
t'.cfl ,'un aaI q lhn1 wh''t'gvt 81 40. the ~ .
VI ,1, ala,' u,e 'po'c-,e'' bed ledi-as. itAt,c
! .atc .u.'. 81. us n,.I ANA SCI, ,Lls dr., 49, o..
| Arni' 'l-f.e," H-.'',1 a'a '.Al} .ane,, ....
ssl.L ....-. and &c vcrct IN presence, Of '''''
DLNJANlN S'NLGp-
| In cous '.r'rn " TIE above ro'.a.c.it is vel.
uricr-,ool t.at President Grant agreed vib Na,ur
| Bowen Co ALTO" Gle inter 20 Cuutiu, tlc i.r#. r.i
| Offices ana nom aatc 'up lDl'f.l on..us urtaH .u.
! 60 tue D.-tuct II 'oua.ula That las Gud. and.
| iu, has b.yu kept Ui TIE lrcs'd,ut more l.l.u.g
Nan thc on trt' contract ., Shown hy The fs.' tl..
a, the present time every District tei,al oc,i-l j,
| u,ud or partisan OF io~,u.
/ jane, - 10 I ,rn of %eNgas to,ge-y Com.
ol we "'D'I"' t''9 ,iug' va 2"nien az
~ .'a,e q Coloncl Alexander. ,ta1rch Ecpuuuot0,
s,1fs lie rro, dcut ma rcroo,ciiy d. or ms n
eni D. Waih ir ana other, lnat Mr. T. 10,
noad-'. s.gu d t.s..ye nc appointment Mr l'pp.uss
u' Pre- dent Uui at tue demand OF Bowen, wac with.
!. Ienla.la \. Needs. Bowcnr private socr,tiry wns
tponul &C. nt As"ssor ut lrt'rnai Revenue IA place
hai leo snl'e under huoona, wlll as lsJ,i Io'u. o.
r W, ~ , n ~, N,'n' n'is i'
VS. urrlni,d 60 he Collector OF internal Revenue Tor
AHultun,t 90 ~ cuiy yc1ls standing. was nr p.
! h. as,gclVed ~i1h Dr. Bailey IA tie publication OF ear
i've or !lrcc member. o, the noaIi q roli, com.
T.. I't iIe ootoS Gus to lhc p''oc ny
| remain an oino' 10 please Mr Bowen
! cuch a bargain Was doubtless a pro0t9ni, one 10
Mr Grant inasmuch - hse,od 10 mm ;3o)o adm.
tpual uu TIC su ~. has I'I-c ud tlc CCs,- 0' suit
Il aw hes.dts. ANA Nj. bowen. thuu-h he lost the
! difference ~ s25pD. Rh'h ue might have realized
hat 20 sold ior ttip 90 the house he had buugi. tor
SO 90 &" uba's u.uc Lg lui tina, o.s VITA tuc oo.
uu,Il winch n also ptcuuaryl cap.tal gained tn"
l.r-tion tut wiil arse how ever, ~ not tow well
| President Grit aud Msyor H1Wci arc slt.- 600 4;
| boo 'oN well the people OF tic District AMI u toe
| luteI states axe s.u-hnd.
YyNiNCI.iL 1ND COMMERCIIL.
! TUESDAY, FEB. i-P, M.-Thc gold market IN.
te,u du ana quct throughout tho DAY. ard devote Of
| nee a. ACTIVITY 90 gumaii,u. The premium Was aot
| utuCuc'd cuucr uy the tmu,-s Ut clcu.u.e q, he
! "c..'i.r Pc 90 ths senate of th1 Naruls Funding
ts. -N0ut he d.y ial pIce las la..uI 20 /! (
O.-fn. r.urrtaI lt,Ci.rs 9! f., wish clos. ale.
a I. y " ~. AnrI .rual AlI-ur NM NJ lhe