Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-12-12
A SANDER Refutpd.

AICoIucHIS IeldllOIIS WIlOlll he HAS APP
pointed to office. The New York Times
takes up the list and disposes of each name,
showing up the falsehood of the San. The
SIN will not retract of course, acting upon
the adage, that "a lie well stuck to is
equivalent to the truth" Wegive the list
as We find it in the Times; :;,s-,
/. Jessee Root Grant, Presidents father,
Postmaster at Covington, KY.
Appointed to office by johnson retain
ed by Grant. -sa...-- -.-r-. 81. ,s. g..
II. Rev. NJ. J. Cramer, Presidents
brOther-in-law, Minister to Denmark.
Appointed Consul to Leipsic, by Lin
coln; transferred to Denmark by Grant.
Is Methodist minister. q thorough lin
guist, Il most competent man, and was
highly recommended. 'F'
III. Brevet Brgadier General T. T.
Dent, Presidents brOther-in-law, one of
the military secretaries at the Executive
Mansion. -. -...-.-.. .s .tr.-s .... .--... r..
Army appintment; holds no position of
emolument at the hands of President
". George w. Dent Presidents broth
erin law. Appraiser of Customs, San
Francisco MkE@ MeEkkk
Was strongl recommended by California
Delegation.
|. V. John Dent, Presidents brother-in-
law, exclusive Indian trader for New Mex
leo under the Indian Bureau place worth
! 500 0OO.a year. rsgyrEf#sT
Was not appointed by President; holds
| no office under India Bureau; profits of
place grossly exaggerated.
/ "a VI. Alexander Sharp, Presidents broth
er-in-law, Marshal of the District of Co.
lumbia. f<f0fnf
A first-class man, and capital appoint
ment; is a member of the Presidents of
fetal household, and the duties are of such
a charater that from time immemorial the
place has been filled by relative or near
friend of the President. ssfs s-neaun t. .
VII. James +. Casey, Presidents broth
er-in-law, Collector of the Port of New Or
leans, and electioneering agent for the re-
nomination of Grant by means of United
States soldiers and Gatling guns.
Is not Presidents brOther-in-law, but
Mrs. Grants; has proven an excellent
collector carried out many reforms, prin-
cipally in taking control of custom house
out of hands of politicians.
| VIII. James Longstreet, Presidents
wife's cousin, Surveyor of the Port of New
| Orleans.
Is no relation whatsoever to either the
| President or his iCife.
IN. Silas Hudson, Presidents cousin,
| Minister to Guatemala. ts' 'ffnt
! Was strongly recommended by his
| friends i'll Iowa; President has but slight
! acquaintance with him. .I.+E
| X. n. A. Patton, Presidents wifes
cousin, Collector of the Port of Galveston
| No relation. The President does not
even know him.
NJ. Orlando H. Ross Presidents cousin,
clerk in the Third Auditors Office, Wash
ingtOn.
Was a gallant soldier; was appointed be-
fore Grant became President, and not on
his recommendation. az s-sfFfshB
MI. Mr.. Addison Dent, Presidents
wife's third cousin, clerk in the Registers
Office, Treasury Department, Washington.
No relation aOhdtcUer.
XIII. George B. Johnson, Presidents
third cousin Assessor of Internal Revenue,
Third District of Ohio,
No relation ,ChdteUer. r.'
XIV. B. L. Winham, Presidents cous-
ms husband, Postmaster of Newport, KY
No relation WhdteUer.
Nv. A. w. Casey, Presidents brother
in=law's brother, appraiser of Customs,
New Orleans.
Is no relation either Of the President or
Collector Casey at New Orleas. President
does not know him. FNHk EHF
! kNNJ.s Peter Casey, Presidents brother
in-law's brother, Postmaster of Vicksburg,
Miss. -
Mrs.. GRANTS brothcr-in-law's brother;
was loyal SoutheTner. Not appointed as
the Presidents choice.
XVII. S. L. Lambert, NJ. D., Presidents
second cousin. Receiver of the Public
Moneys in Oregon; said to be defaulter,
but retained in office.
No such person in office in Oregon now
or at any other time. itet
XVIII. Reader W. Clarke, Presidents
cousin, Supervisor of Internal Revenue for
Southern Ohio.
No relation was formerly a member of
Congress from Ohio.
NIX. G.. <. Ford, Presidents cousin,
Assessor of Internal Revenue, st. Louis.
Is no relation aOhdteUer; ; is Collector, not
assessor, of Internal Revenue. Mr., De
lano says he is q frst-class officer g if
there ever was an honest man, he is one."
XX. DR.. f. III. Grant, Presidents third
cousin, Clerk in the Internal Revenue Bu-
reau, Washington.
No relation. h ff
NXI. E. G. David, Presidents wifes
cousins husband Special Agent of the
POstOflice Department in1llinOis andIOwa.
No relation: President does not know
him. .54
XXII. Charles +. Baldwin, Presidents
cousins husband, Mail Agent i'll Ken
lucky.
No relation5 President does not know
him.
XXIII. John J. Grant, Presidents sec
ond cousin, Assessor of Internal Revenue
Twelfth District of New York.
No relation !; President does not know
him.
XNIV. Alexander Sharpe, Jr., Presi
dents nephew, cadet at Annapolis.
Mrs Grants, not thePresident's nephew.
XIV. Frederick Dent Grant, Presidents
son, Second Lieutenant Fourth Cavalry;
gone to Europe on an illegal leave of alb
senee granted him by his father.
Appointed to West Point by Johnson
is not on leave of absence, but is on duty
.envthe staff of the General of thesArmy.a
Good Appointment.
Mr.. NJ s. Wilds has been appointed General
A Agent for East Tennessee and Southwestern
Virginia for the sale of the American Button
Hole, 0yerseaming and Sewing Machine, which
II, a fan,ilxy o. Xrpll