The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-03-19
TWO BROrHERS-lN-LAW.
HOW THE BROTHER-IN-LAW OF
THE PRE- -iiENT "TESTED
S>nUhZ BROTHER
IN-LAW.

Col. Jusscn, ex-collector of Chicago, |
and brother-,n-law to Senator Scburz,
writes to the Chicago Tribune from |
Germany 10 vindcute the senator from
the charge Of neputism, brought against
him on account OF his Mr.. Jusseh's) ap-
pointmcnt. lie says: "Senstor Schurz
neither asked my appointment, nor WAS
appointed because l am his brother-in-law.
| asked him for letter of RECOMMENDATION
to the president. He fatty refused the re-
quest, solely upon the ground that
he did not wish to make
himself liable to the charge OF
nepotism. No entreaties or representa-
tons on my part could move him from his
purpose to remain entirely neutral as re-
raricd my aspirations to Office" Mr.. Jus
| sen says he was removed because he pro-
cured the removal of DIR. Lumper, q gaug-
or, whom he had detected in fraudulently
appropriating high wines. he boosted
that l would not dare TO touch him, No ne
was a cousin of President Grant, and or
cred to bet $500 that he could not be
touched. On the same day, reported him
Tor removal, and at once revoked ms as
signment to duty. He resigned imme-
diately, to escape disgracetul dismissal
A few months later, this same DR.. Lam.
per, cousin of the president, was appointed
receiver of public moneys in the Uniteu
States land office ut Washington Terrific
ry."
Mr.. Jussen further says: A few months
after taking charge of the duties Of my Of
flee, the brother OF the President Orville
| Grant, esq, honored me with II call, talked
revenue business generally and quite
fuen,ly, and finally invited me to his
store. He repeated this invitation three
or four times, once by Letter, before
| complied with his request. When L
visited his store, Mr.. Grant, though some
what embarrassed, but on the whole, with
the graceful air of an accomplished bust
ness man, proposed to me to join him Ia
defrauding the Government by permitting
certain distilery to run double its regist-
cred capacity, or, in there words, to
collect the tax for only one
half of its actual product. "If you de-
cline, said the acute gentleman, the gov
eminent will gain nothing, for, in that
event, the distilery will not increase Its
product. If you consent, the same tax
which you now collect will be paid, and
the receipts of the government will there.
fore not be diminished. A few barrels
more or less on the market cannot depress
quotations, and the competitors who do moi
, enjoy the privilege l ask for my friends
cannot suffer. There can, therefore, really
o be no fraud in the proposed transaction
/. Moreover, \ shall see to it that things ar
n all right in Washington humbly in
= formed the talented moralist that begge
to differ with him as to the in
q genious definition Of fraud, m
20 peremptorily and positively refuse
a his tempting offer. Mr. Grants embal
ID rassment had somewhat increased when
a. took my leave. deemed il advisable
g. inform the commissioner Of Internal Rev
Mt nue., United States Assessor, Gen. Web
n. ter, Supervisor Bloomfield, and my frien
tn Senator Schurz, Immediately, of the off,
adj and its result And here must do NJ
as Orville Grant the justice to say that ate
n he had ascertained that had reported h
10 proposition at headquarters and IL m
10 brother officers, he called upon me an
volunteered the explanation that he hS
s made the said proposition
ID me solely for the .,purpo
il of "testing my integrity. Th
d apology took place about six months aftt
1t the "testng process" 1t is but fair
Is presume that the brother OF the Prcsiden
10 by his happy method of testing II
10 honesty Of revenue officers, has rendcr'
@. valuable services to the Government
1T That he undertakes this labor in his C
Mt pacity as n private citizen, without hol
Y, of reward, and simply for the pure pu
;n pose OF improving the Civil Servi
M under the administration of below
err brother, is truly noble example Of fr
N ternal love and devotion.
ly SMALLPOX DIsINFEcTANT.
tn Having recently learned that maj
at localities are now scourged with mallpo
!, says newspaper correspondent feel it
ut duty to say that if the head of any FAM
or will only take the trouble to sprink
p spirits of turpentine on their carpets al
ne bedding in every room in the house, the
ms will have no smallpox. The above is
to sure disinfectant. Repeat this twice eve
week; also in cars rs well, every day, DO
as steam and horse cars.