The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1873-12-08

We saw printed yesterday, for the first
time in any reputable journal, two letters
in relation to Senator Carpenters adyen-
ture at fashionable Long Branch hotel
last Summer. They are both addressed to
Senator Howe. One is from President
Grant, and is in the following words:
EXECUTIVE MANSION.
WAsmNGTON. ID, G., Oct. 20, 1873
DEAR JuDGE Much has been said In the public
prints relative to your colleage, Senator Carpenter
during his Witt TO Long Branch this last summer
One charge made against him know TO be untrue.
He spent an hour or more with me during the eve
ntng Of his stay, and can answer 20 his being at
the time strictly sober, giving evidence OF having
been drinking TO mark it, effect at that time. The
other charges know nothing about, and made no
inquiry about thinking them impossible. Yours
truly, u. &. GRANT.
Judge T. o. HOWE.
The President takes great pains to deny
what no one has ever charged. We have
nowhere seen a statement that Senator
Carpenter was under the influence of liquor
when he called on the President 1t may
therefore be taken for granted that, to use
ten. Grant 5 words, he gave no evidence
of having been drinking to mark its effect
at that time. " To those who have CON
fidence in Gen. Grants capacity of obser-
walton, TO mark its effect at that time
this statement may pass for what it is
worth.
The other letter touches the matter in
question-whether Senator Carpenter was
turned away from the West End Hotel,
for reasons we decline TO state in detail
II is from one Farrar, Room Clerk of that
Hotel, and now employed in the hotel
which Mr.. Carpenter patronizes in Wash
ingt0n, and is as follows:
wmLARp,s HoTEL, WAsnINeroN Oct 20, 1873.
The Hon, i y HowE-Dedr lSir:In regard to the
charges against senator Carpenter al Long Branch
the facts are simply these: Mr. Carpenter came with
several others, and there aot vacant room in
the mouse. tolu him So and gave him a note OF
introduction to the Ocean House m the President
had called at the same time for a room / shonid
have told him the same thing Mr. Carpentcr was
nSienor l'oA'caeu nor guilty OF any improprieties
Whatever GEo. II. FARRAR,
Room Clerk, West End Hotel
This would be conclusive in regard To
the matter il it were true. 1t is a bald and
naked talsehood, by person small enough
to be brought to ii, invented to save Mr..
CARPENTER from the consequences of his
own criminal folly. On the register OF
the West End Hotel for the day referred
10 occur the names Of Mrs. - and OF
Henry Carpenter" 1.-THE Senator specially
asking that his true name be not put down
assigned to communicating rooms. These
are erased. and immediately aiterward, OF
the same afternoon, before the departure
OF any train which could carry away any
OF the guests, the following visitors are
registered and assigned to rooms:
Here the Tribune Publishes the arrival of owe
atty persons, with the numbers OF forty two rooms
assigned for these persons. We omit the name
as published in the Tribune for want of space
After giving the names Of the persons arriving ant
the numbers OF their rooms the Tribune proceed
asfohows:l
Less than thirty names appear befor,
Mr.. Carpenters on that days register
Here are some ffty-four registered, as
signed to rooms afterwards. We chal
lenge MIR. Carpenter TO find jury any
where in the country who can read this let
ter and this register, and not pronounc,
this clerk liar, without leaving the box
This is not pleasant subject and ough
to be dropped. Mr.. Carpenter is not &
man to preside over the United State