Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-07-29
A REVISED ROSTER.
Mepotism Unparalleled in the MIS-
tory Of the United states.
Relations Of Useless 8. Grant Psnsioned on
the Tax Payers.

l. Jesse Root Grant, Presidents father
Postmaster at Covington, KY.
H. Orvillc l. Grant, Presidents brother
partner with tho Collector of the Port Of
chicago; expects something very good after
the next election.
Ill. Frederick T. Dent, Presidents faith
er-ln-laW, claimant of lands at Carondelet,
Missouri euchred BY Wilson, late Commis-
s'oner OF the Land office has not yet got
the lands, but expects to get them after the
next election.
" Rev. M. J. Cramsr, Presidents
brother-in-lSw, Minister to Denmark ought
TO be made Minister to Berlin without wait
ing for the PresidentiA election.
Y. Abel Rathbone Corbin, Presidents
brother-in- law, negotiRtor of gold and real
estate speculation with James Fisk, Jr., aud
Jay Gould has not made much yet, bat
hopes to after the next election.
Tl Brevet Brig. Gen. F. T. Dent, Pres
ident's brothsr-in-lAw, chief usher ct the
Executive Msnsion.
VII. Judge Louis Dent, Presidents bro
ther-in-lsw, counsel for claimants before the
President. Fees estimated at $40, 900 q
year; expects to make more after the next
election.
VIII George W. Dent Presidents bro
ther-in-law, Appraiser Of Customs, San
Frsnciso.
TX, John Dent, Presidents brother-in
law, only Indian trader for New Mexico un-
der Indian Bureau; placeworth 500, q
year.
X Alex. Sharpe, Presidents brother in
law, Marshal of the District or Oolum bis,
worth $50, 600 year.
Nl. James F. Casey, Presidents brother
Ip-law NN1,aotar 81 The IS NJ
ans place worth $50, 900 year.
MI. James LoDgstreet, ex-rebel general,
Presidents brother-in-laws's cousin. Surve-
yor Of ike Port of New Orleans; worth
$4,000 q year
III. Siss Hudson, Presidents own cou-
sin, Minister to Guatemala.
NV. Nat A. Patton, Presidents broth
er-in-law's third cousin. Collector of the
Port of Galveston, Texas
NV.Grlsnds Fl. Ross, Presidents own
cousin, Clerk in the Third Auditors office,
in Washington hopes for something much
better after the next election.
XVI. Dr. Anderson Dent, Presidents
br1ther.in-lsw's third cousin Clerk in the
Registers office, Treasury Department /;
trusts hiJ merits will get better apprecia ted
after the next election.
NVII John Simpson, Presidents own
cousin, Second Lieutenant, Fourth Arti-
Iory; promotion hoped for after March 4,
1872.
XVIII. George r. Johnson, Presidents =
mothers second cousin, Assessor Of Iuter-
nal Revenue. Third OSTRICH, Ohio better
things longed for.
NIX. B. L. Winans, Presidents cousin q
husband, Postmaster at Newport, Kentucky
ready for high place.
AA. Miss E. A Magruder, President 3
brother-in-law's second cousin, Clerk in
General Spinner's office, Treasury Depart
ment.
NAI. Oliver W. Root, Presidents moth
es's grand nephew, Assistant District Atsor-
hey, Coviugson, Ky; would not refuse to be
District Attorney after the next election.
MIL a. W. Casey, Presidents brother
in-lsw's own brother, Appraiser of Customs,
New Orleans good place, and wants to
keep it,
NNIII. Peter Casey, Presidents brother
iu-,aws own brother, Postmaster at Vicks-
OuFg, Miss. Not good 6 place as he
would like after 1872.
NAIV. George Griffith, Presidents cou-
sins son, First Lieutenant Sixteenth InfAn-
try.
AAF. Charles Bent, Whteside, Illinois
Assistant Assessor of Internal Revenue
Not relation at al, but appointed by Use-
less > 10 the belief that he was mau and
brother-in-lsw's cousin, and named Dent
AS second class fraud, Bent is entitled tC
belong to the family
NAVI. William McKeunan, father Law
Of the Presidents own cousin, United State
Circuit Judge for the Western District o
Pennsylvania.
XVIII Columbus DsIano. President
third cousin, Secretary of theInterjor
Would be willing to be Secretary of the
Treasury, and is a candidate for United
States Senator from Ohio. Also engaged
in csrpet-bag operations in Georgia.
XVIII. Frederick Dent Grant, Presi
dents son. Second Lieutenant, Fourth
Cavalry. Going out on the Pacific railroad
but Hot yet gone.
xxx. O. A. Ford, Presidents own cou
sin. Assessor of Internal Revenue At st
Louis. Expects to be Collector of the dis
trict in 1873.
XXX Ulysses Grant White, cousin t.
Mrs. Grant. Second Lieutenant, Fourth
Cavalry. Wants to 90 to Europe, and viii
probably have no difficulty in getting per
mission,
NXXI John J. Grant, q great nephew O
old Jesse, Assessor OF Internal Revenue fo
the Twelfth District of New York Wouldn'
mind being Collector.
XXXII Isaac Lynde, father of the wifi,
of the Presidents brotheT-in-law, Major il
the United States Army
NXXII[. Thomas Sharpe, cousin to th'
Presidents brother-in- law, First Lieutensn
of Company F, First United States Infan
try
NXXTV. James s. Wadsworth. son o
the sister of the mother of the President
wife. Was appointed Marshal of New York
but rejected by the Senate on account of hi
bad character Would be willing to 90 be
fore the Senate again after the the mex
Presidential election, provided things com
out all right.
THOMAS JEFFERSON ON EEPoTTsM.
Jefferson declined to appoint q gentleman
to othce, otherwise ompetent, because tn
applicant was his relative. In his lette
making known this declinasion, Jefferso
said
The public will never be made to be
leve that an Appointmen, of a relat;va
made on the ground CT merit Alone. min
husnced by family views nor can thew ave
see with appreciation the Offices. the d;sno.,
of which they insrust to their Presidant. q
public purposes, divided out as family mr..
perty. Mr.. Adams degraded himseIf ;n;n
Gely by his conduct on this aubiect. As Ger,
raj Washington had done himself tbs ora.
est honor. With two such examples TO nyooas
BY should be doubly inexcusAbe to err,
is true that this places the relations of n
President in worse situation than if
were stranger but the public good, viii
cannot be effected if its confidence be 10
requires this sacrifice"
DR. aNHkHX'a
WATER CURI