New-York tribune., 1872-09-11
LATE RETURNS.
A QUESTION OF vERACITY.
IHE QUANTITIES.
inv rPIRaRAPU To TUR TRTBUNRl
From TIE chicago Tribune.
\ orr IyrL. Jjues saws.

The Neir- York lines says:
Every day produces fresh sensation from Greccys
brorn and detected hangcrson, aud 1t Is worse than
die TO contradc tbe successive iDes WhSh tney con
tOct for the marlet There Is the lie about the fr sdcnt
having received present OF land from MI D. russell
Jones of Galena, invented by one Horace Wnte oil
Chicago, an utterly reckless hbeler
Tnis suppose, Is what passes for sledgehammer
Journalism IN Ihe olice OF The Neu- York Times What
said Of the real estate transaction between Jones and
Grant Was oAIgSS foS TIt 4Ri1 1cl1o5 rt,rr, Apg.a
TIE BELGIAN MIssIoS
Some excitement las sprung up IN the BisAOp llllt
Colony OF Swedes in Henry County Illinois, over do-
cOyefy made by them that certain lands, Wnlcn Jhey
supposed they owned, on the outskirts OF the CITY OF
Chicago go acres, more ess) had been conveyed by
one the Trustees OF said colony Without thelf author
ity TO j. Russell Jones, United states Minister 70 BEL
GUM, for an inadequate compensation. Inc Colony,
time slnce employed lawyer TO make an nVest
CATION but consequence of the destruction Of the
public records by fire, he made slow progress Fnay
he ascertancd nd this an accidental discovery
that some time after the conveyance OF the land by OOI
Johnson the trustee to Jones-whch was on the 2yh OF
December, 1sGG-JOncs conveyed a portion OF ~
described below, to Ulysses 5. Grant OF Washington d.
c. for the consideration OF 81 on tne zUth oI id1 lo, ~
and was Immediately thereafter appointed Minister 10
Belgium. The description OF the and conveyed Dy Jones
"Aa undivided Of the W. of the N W Of the N E.
of Section Is Town 81, Range 10. containing 20 acres
more less; also an undivided OF the W. OF Ine D w
of the n. f. OF said Section Is, containing 20 acres,
more or less also undivided OF that part OF tue W
OF the W. OF the = T. of sad section 49, winch lies
north OF the road known us the Barry POln1 ROad con
I.uing Il acres and fraction; also an undivided OF
tie 10 acres Of The f. OF the s. W. Of said Section
To- i'm the County Cook and state OF Illinois, consido-
T deed reces that this property had been held in
trus y Jones Grant, but such trust was shown OF
record and 10 is nOced that Mrs Jones rellnqushes
dover whereas she could have no dover IN property
held in trust by her husband The Bishop lilll Colony
claim that this property belongs 10 the ana hey nave
presented formal request to President Grant 20 convey
back them to which no response mas yet Deeh re-
turned. . ,,,-, -. Al.
property belongs the Bishop Hill Colony and that
Court OF Equity Will decree that after Jones bought
H. he concluded 10 let Grant into the speculation, ana
drew ON him for portion Ot the purchase-mOnel tnat
he sold part short time before lie was appointed
Minister to Belgium, and remtted To Grant SOOO AS his
80 be remauder of the land if the Bishop Hill Colony
were swndled. we Judge that Grant was not knowing To
that fact We Judge, also that the profits or the specu
aiion had considerable influence In the Presidents mnd
when he designated Jones as Minister 10 BeISIm' lOr
there has not been more un appointment u@uV oHVc
Columbus discovered America
An the statements Of fIct ul The foregoing article are
fyte II there is any question raised about NE deed
EN-, be settled by refeTeHce ne books IA he Recorders
ONCE inference from the aots was then ana Is now
that Jones made purchase OI land from man VINO had
no rght 10 cell IT, az suspicously 10" price, ana let
Grant into the speculdtiOn that IL turned OUT very
froat able: and tha. Jones appointed Minister To
belgium, Tor which place he had no qIacatons, s9Gn
after he made the deed 10 Grant OF MS portion "i tne
land This Is all thai have ever sd about IT, anu INC
Neir- York Times cannot cOntroyert word OF ~ unless
il may arge that Jones is wen qalhed ~ DO NiHsteF
We Viii now mention another circumstance Of some
unpleasant nOtOret! in these parts. hheh Jones was
about TO yacate sce OF United States Marshal IN
the BE gan mlssOD ne cnueaNOreu 10 sen
the former office by requiring the next candidate TO BUY
large amount Of hsroe railroad stock AT 10 per cent
ubuye It's market yaIe at the time jones' WashDufn,
and Grant were all holders of stock in TINS horse rail-
road but we presume 1t was only Joness stock tlat
was 10 20 into trade II was implicitly believed Dy
the eanaidna FOR the Marshalshp, and by all persons
c0cnizant OF the dicr tnat Jones was able To deliver
the Mar,halship 10 yhJmsOeNer lie chose. Inc parry
vino wa ,cd 10 IN horse railroad stock as CON
IiIio al getting tine ,tce declined TO purchase. Jones
Mereppoj, asJerred the office 10 his dTotheJ>Ha0