The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1876-03-16
Trouble in the Grant Family.

OfVllle Nfant 5 troubles, IKE ln0Se OF
other men, do not come singly While
he is in the hands Of a d emocratc inves-
tigating committee, which, according to
the pious Zach Chandler, is about equal
to being lin HI without fan, =" matters
connected with his domestic happiness
are not prosperous. Some time ago it APP
pears, Orville rented house on Capitol
Hill, within sight of the Goddess of Lib
erty which crowns the dome, furnished it
in good style, and installed a Miss Nellie
Campbell therein as its mistress The
place gradually became a rendezvous for
Indian agents, post traders, contractors,
and other prominent persons connected
with the administration. Miss Nellie
seemed to have considerable number of
young lady visitors constantly going and
coming. and the neighbors, who are all
respectable people, first became suspicious
and then indignant concerning
THE CHARACTER OF THE ESTABLISHMENT.
Everything however, was conducted in
the most orderly manner and nothing oc-
CURED upon which a complaint to the au
lhorities could be based. Orville made this
his headquarters while in Washington, and
during his absence Miss Nellie did not APP
pear to want for company. In order per-
haps to help pay expenses, Miss Nellie
held a position in the Pension Office, said
to have been procured for her by the Pres
idents brother The furniture, carpets
and everything for the house were pur-
chased in the name of. and ostensibly by,
Miss Nellie Campbell. Mr.. Orville Grant,
becoming surety for the deferred pay
ments only a small portion OF the money
being paid at the time OF purchase. Miss
Nellie shopped like other fashionable wo-
men in Washington, and when she lacked
the cash referred to Orville as her .triendn
The tradespeople whom she favored with
her custom, in order the better to protect
their interests put themselves in commu-
nication with Orville and he replied
''IT IS ALL RIGHT
Being so highly indorsed, Miss Nellie was
a tayorite at all the shops, ana in some
places she succeeded in making bills OF
several hundred dollars Her purchases
embraced everything pertaining to wo-
mans WARDROBE, from a pair OF shoes to
silk dress; and her liberality in providing
for the wants OF her household received
the commentator ofthe butcher, the bak-
er and the grocer, al of whom knew that
Orville was her ''triend'
For some reason or other, as vet I'M
known to the public, Miss Nellie became
greatly alarmed when she read in the
newspapers that the Democratic investi-
gators were looking for her friend" Or
vile. Whether she possesses some inn
portant information which the investiga-
ing committee should have. or whether
she discerned in the apprehension of Or
vile the downfall OF her establishment on
Capitol Hill, is not kTown Very sudden
ly she became convinced that Washington
was not exactly the kind of Il place in
which she liked to reside She thought of
Horace Greeley's advice and
DETERMINED TO GO WEST.
Her subsequent course Of action shows
that Miss Nellie is y woman of consdera-
bic iorethought, and that she has business
capacity not inferior in many respects to
that of her friend Oryille Having de-
cided to make her future home in st. Lou
is she concluded to take the furniture and
all her household goods with her except
OrVille, She chartered a railroad car, had
everything packed into it, and was ready
to leave last Monday evening, when her
intentions accidentally became known to
tradespeople with whom she had little ac-
counts unsettled. Very soon attachments
were sued out before different magistrates
and some OF them before a United States
Commissioner. The latter were served
by the United States Marshall DR.. Sharpe
who is brother-in-law to the President
The furniture was detained at the railroad
depot, but Miss Nellie Campbell
PROCEEDED TO ST. LOUIS,
Mr.. Orville Grant did not arrive here
until Monday evening, and Sc ems to have
been in blisslulignorance of the operations
OF his friend, Miss Nellie On Tuesday
and Wednesday, however, he Was made
painfully aware of her sudden and unex-
pected departure by the reception Of a
number OF letters from the too confidino
tradespeople, all marked lin haste i'm
portant! and confidential" These letters
reminded MI Grant that he had made
himselfresponsible for Miss Nellie Camp
bell, and as she had left sundry little bills
they hoped he would call and settle with
out delay In each case Mr., Orvile Grant
responded as he had done in the first in
stance, 1t is all right"