Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1872-01-20

lore the public as professional and
wanton libeler.
]. Jesse Root Grant, Presidents faith.
er,ipostmaster at Covington, Ky.
Appointed to off % by johnson, re.
trained by Grant
II. Rev. NJ. J. Cramer, Presidents
brother-i Jaw, Minister to Denmark.
Appointed Consul to Liepsie by John
son trnsferred to Denmark by Grant.
Is Methodist minister, a thorough lin.
guist, most competent man, and was
highly recommended,
Ill Brevst Blig.Gen. +. r. Dent.
Presidents broiher-in-law, one of the
milltray secretaries at the Executive
| Mansion.
Army appointment holds no position
OF emolument at the hands of the Pres-
dent.
~. Geo. w. Dent, Presidents broth
er-in-law, Appraiser Of Customs, San
francisco.
Was strongly recommended by Cali
fornia Delegation.
V. John Dent, Presidents brother-in-
law, exclusive Indian trader for New
Mexico under the Indian Bureau; place
worth 100000 year.
Was not appointed by the President :;
holds no Office under the Indian Bureau |;
profits of the place grossly exaggerated
VI. Alexander Sharpe, Presidents
brother-in-law, Marshal OF the District
OF Columbia.
Mrs. Grants brother-in-law first
class man and capital appointment; is a
member of the Presidents official house
hold, and the duties are of such char
a ;ter that from time immemorial the
p ace has been filled by a relative or
near friend of the President.
VII. James +. Casey, Presidents
brother-inlaw, Collector Of the Port of
New Orleans, and electioneering agent
for the denomination of Grant by means
OF United States soldiers and Gstling
guns.
Is not Presidents brother-in-law, but
Mrs. Grants; has proven an excellent
collector, carried out many refroms, plin-
cipally in taking the control of the Gus
tomhouse out of the hands OF politicians.
VIII. James Longstreet, Presidents
wite's cousin, Surveyor of the Port of
New-Orleans.
Is no relation wh4teyer to either tile
President or his aoite.
IN. Silas Hudson, Presidents cousin,
Minister TO Guatamala.
Was strongly recommended by his
friends in Iowa; President has but Slight
acquaintance with him.
y. n. A. Patton, Presidents wife's
cousin, Collector of the Port of Calves.
ton.
No relation. The President docs not
even know h m.
XI. Orlando II. Ross, Presidents
cousin, Clerk in the Third Auditors Of
fee, Washington.
Was gallant soldier President new
er knew of his appointment until he met
Ross on The street, who told him of it,
and not on his recommendation.
XII. Mr.. Addison Dent, Presidents
wite's third cousin, clerk in the Regis
ter's Office, Treasury Department Wash
ton.
No relation ,chateuer.
XIII. George b. Johnson, Presidents
third cousin, Assessor of Internal Reve-
nue., Third District of Ohio.
No relation achdteuer.
XIV. Il. L. Winans, Presidents couS-
in's husband, Postmaster of Newport,
Ky.
No reLatiOn echdtecer.
Nv. A. w. Casey, Presidents broth
er-in-law's brother, Appraiser of Gus
toms, New Orleans.
Is no relation either Of the President
or Collector Casey at New-Orleans.
President does not know him.
XVI. Peter Casey, Presidents broth
er-in-law's brother, Postmaster of Vicks-
burg, Miss.
Ar. Grants brother-in-law brother ;
was loyal Southerner. Not appointed
as the Presidents choice.
XVII. :. Il. Lambert, NJ. d., Presi-
dents second cousin, Receiver of the
Public Moneys in Oregon; said to be a
defauiter, but retained in office.
No such person in office in Oregon
now or at any other time.
XVIII. Reader w. Clarke, President's S
cousin, Supervisor of Internal Revenue
for Southern Ohio.
No relation; was formerly member
of Congress from Ohio.
XIX. G. A. Ford, Presidents cousin,
Assessor of Internal Revenue, ST. Louis.
Is no relation 'ohateUer; is Collector
not Assessor, Of Internal Revenue. Mr..
Delano says he is a tirst-class officer; "it
ever there was an honest man he is one. y
XX. Dr. Z. II. Grant, Presidents
third cousin, clerk in the Internal Reye-
nue. Bureau, Washington.
No relation.
XXI. E. c. David, Presidents wife's
Cousins husband Special Agent of the
Post-ofice Department in Illinois and
Iowa.
No relation, President does not know
him.
XXI. Charles F. Baldwin, Presidents
Cousins husband, Mail Agent in Ken
lucky.
No relation President does not know
him.
XXIII John J. Grant, President.
second cousin, Assessor of Internal Rev
enue, Twelfth District of New York.
No relation President does not know
him.
XIV. Alexander Sharpe, Jr., Presi
dents nephew, Cad,t a An app is.
Mrs. Grants, not the Presidents neph