New-York tribune., 1872-09-13
WASHINGTON.
ANOTHER DENT FAMILY sCANDAL-THE PREsI-
Dents RETURN TO TIE SEASHORE-ClYH
SERVICE REFORM ILLUSTRATED.
IuY rLIRGRAPH ID TIE TRIRrNR.l

ANOTHER DENT FAMILY sCANDAL-THE PREsl-
DENTS RETURN TO THE SEAsHORE-ClYL
SERVICE REFORM ILLUSTRATED.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRlBUNEl
WASHINGTON, Thursday, Sept r. ls72
The following IS q copy OF letter received to-day by
Mr. Reed associate editor Of The Tasliag'on Capital
from gentleman in New-Yorh, Comment is unneces-
sary:
q have just heen reading about the brutal assault
made on you by ono Of the numerous Dent family j.
H. Mithey, OF the victims OF tue Dents, resides IN
this county. know him wei. Last Nay ne t0ld me
about Dents getting money ot hln SUBSTANTIALLY as set
forth IN The sun 1 saw Mr. Withey lew days ago. lie
told tlat he had SIX Letters from Louis
Dent, written While negotiations were gong Oh
concerning his appointment as Commissioner to Peru
that he had been offered 5000 for the laters Tor the p
pose Of having them desroyed tl3t le haH rei9seq 20
deliver them for that amounts he also said that he had
co letters from Ferrand relating TO the same business
and concerning the sale ot ten monitors 10 SecoI dOi
s-5OOOO which he SecO) at once soN 10 Peru Tor S2O
600 believe Mr. Withey TO be truthful man. and what
he stated was IN the presence Oh man Lesuls ~ ,I,s
place The brokerage business Of TIE Dent family ought
10 be investigated ior there Is no duDt ent the FIos
further particulars about this mtter l VIII furnish
them"
The President and his Secretary returned to Long
Branch tonight after spending nary two days in this
etv No public business of importance was done, five
OF the seven Cabinet officers being ont OF the city The
President and family will take up teir Winter residence
at the White House again as soon the repairs now
making are finished unless the weather at Long Branch
should become more pleasant The5ulding, inside ana
out l. undergoing thorough oyerhung which it has
idn z needed and the most furniture and carpets
viii be dlsplaeed for new The Prsident, while here,
exurcssed much satisfaction with he general indica-
tions and had no possible doubt oflis reflection he
said he was greatly satisfied with tb result in Maine,
not only Tor CongTes smcn, but for G0eruor
The art gallery Of 1ir. COrcOran tie banker, who has
already bestowed more than Sl,0O0pO the city OF
Washington, is now being removed TO the Fine Art
building which he presented TO the city His private
collection OF pictures and works OF t, including the
original OF Powers's "Greek slave" one OF the finest
i'm The country and this he has also given 10 the city,
The gallery Will be open 10 the public next month
No better result Of The failure OF theCv Service regu
laons can be had than that which occurred to-day In
the Patent Office in the appointment OF Messrs. +. S.
Freeman W Osgood L. VI. +. Cooke, and j. B. Dunnell,
"a second-cass examiners Of pateus There were,
abou four weeks ago. four vacancies secOndclass
amiuers and under the Civil Service mes these should
be filed from competitive examination OF those clerks
or examiners Of the first class grade but the
Commissioner knew full well that should he do so
he would have incompetent clerks although they might
easily pass IN examination where Ony rst-cass clerks
should compete. He very properly ave notice tha III
the examination all should he allowed 10 compete
whether employed IN the office or Dt. knowing at the
same time that it departure fIOm the much
Wanted regulations but being determined that ne
should have good examiners on crrhss the result ine
large salary and furnishes no labO-Mr George VIII
liam Curtis-w probably repriInandthe CommlssiOner
Gen Leggett but the General mas lie best OF the arg
mcnt, he snow lhat lhIee Vi Le IOur sucVes'i
competitors were OulsIleIs'
An official enumeration of the empOy6s OF the Treas
urv Department in this city show that there at this
time 500 male and female. About are employed in
the Treasury proper and nearly 200 "a the Printing Blu,
IAN OF tile entire number nearly 400, One-thlrd OF
the whole force, are female employees