The Placer herald., 1872-08-24


"Since President Grant came in, but nine
persons in all, connected in the remotest de-
gree with him or with his wife, have held
Office under the United States" Senator
Conkling can learn something by perusing
this list of cases of nepotism, prepared by
the New York Sun:
''I. Jesse Root Grant, Presidents father,
Postmaster at Covington, Kentucky. Was
appointed by Andrew johnson at the repeat
ed solicitations of General Grant and retained
in office since 1868 by the President against
the remonstrance of the people of Covngton,
after he had himself publicly admitted that
he had bargained to get dishonest man ap-
pointed Gauger, in consideration of present
of $500 to himself As be is incapacita ted
for performing the duties q; .he office, paid
Government agent has been appointed to dc
the work, while the Presidents father re-
, ceives the pay.
II. Rev. NJ. j. Cramer, President
brother-in-law, Minister to Denmark.
III. Brevet Brigadier General F. I. Dent,
President s brother-n-law, one of the illegal
Military Secretaries at the White House.
w. George w. Dent, Presidents brother
in-law, Appraiser of Customs at San Fran
cisco.
V. John Dent, Presidents brother-n-law
exclusive Indian Trader in New Mexico
place worth something less than 100000.
: VI. Judge Lewis Dent, Presidents broth
er-in-iaw, official Office Broker. AS single
customer, William ID. Farrand, paid him
$4,000 for his appointment. by President
Grant as Consul at Calao, it is supposed
that his position must be lucrative one.
VII. Alexander Sharp, Presidents broth
er-in-law, Marshal of the District Of Colum-
bia
VIII. James F. Casey, Presidents broth
er-in-law, Collector of Customs at New Or
leans. His resignation was asked for pre-
vous to the Philadelphia Convention, or
account of the damaging evidence agains
him revealed in the report of the New Or
leans Investigating Committee, but, aftel
securing his denomination, President Gram
refused to accept it.
TX. Silas Hudson, Presidents cousin
Minister to Guatemala
X. Peter Casey, Presidents brother-in-
laws brother, Postmaster at Vicksburg, Mis-
sissippi.
XII. Alexander Sharpe, Jr., President s
nephew, cadet at Annapolis.
XII Orlando ii. Ross, Presidents cousin,
Clerk in the Third Auditors Office, Wash
lngton.
XIII. Frederick Dent Grant, President
son, Second Leute..ant Fourth Cavalry
Has recently been making the tour of Europe
in direct violation of the law, his pay being
continued during his absence.
XIV. A. w. Casey, Presidents brother
in-law's brother, Appraiser of Customs, New
Orleans.
XIV. Nat. A. Patton, son of President
mothers second cousin, Collector of the Por
of Galveston, Texas. Was accused of NAL
feasance in office, but retained in office by
direction of the President.
| XVI. George b. johnson, President
cousins husband, Assessor of Internal Rev
enue, Third District of Ohio.
XVII. Benjamin l.. Winans, President
cousins husband, Postmaster of Newport
Kentucky.
XVIII. F. NJ. Lamper M. d., Presi
dents second cousin. First gauger in the
Chicago Custom House. Being discharged
from that office for stealing whisky, he was
appointed by the President Receiver of the
Land Office and United States Depository al
Olympia, Washington Territory, where his
conduct as custodian of the funds was such
as to require investigation. 1t has repeatedly
been charged that he is defaulter to large
amount, but silence is observed in Washing
ton in regard to this matter of addition ant
division. His present Office or whereabouts
unknown.
XIX. James f. Mclean, partner will
Orvie l.. Grant, Presidents brother, unit
recently Collector of the Port of Chicago.
Xxx. Reader w. Clark, by his first mar
riage brother-in-law of the Presidents aun
and by his second marriage brother-in-lav
of OrvilIe L. Grants mother-in-law, Super
visor of Internal Revenue for Southern Ohio
XXI. f. G. David, husband of the tbirc
cousin of the Presidents wife, Special Agen
of the Post Office Department in Illinois ant
Iowa.
XIII w. d. Bernard Presidents wife,
cousin, National Bank Examiner for Mic
souri,, Kansas, Iowa, and portion of Hi
nois. His appointment has but recently
been made, but, by instituting extra exam
nations, to be paid for by the banks, it il
hoped that Bernard may compensate hmsel
for the unaccountable delay in the recognition
of his claims of relationship"
OF these, Mr.. Reader w. Clark is nov
dead, and, therefore, not in Office. Th
leaves twenty-one relatives, instead of nine
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POPULAR DISGUST. The New Havci
Conn Register says: "Never in the politi