, 1876-05-10

! Tho disclosures ID the case Of the Pension
Agency in this city, though the subject of
common ralnor for some months, prove to be
more disgracoful than was over anticipated or
suspected. Con. J. D. SWEET, q bravo SOL
dicr, who had been wounded mud crippled
during tho War, was appointed Pension Agent
ut this place. He had family to support,
md tho compensation was hnrlly mora than
/ equnl to that end. Ills daughter, q most
excellent md competent Indy, was employed
in her fathers Office, and managed the details
in most satisfactory manner. In time, it
appears, demand was 1nAdo upon Gen.
SWEET That ho appoint a Mr.. CAMrDEL1 a
clerk in hiu otllco ut salnry Of s., 900 ayear.
Gen. SWEET protested, but, under foar Of ro-
| noval. he appointed Alr. CAMPBELL, the COM
pensation Of the laltor being taken out of
swzErs own allowance. Aftor two or
three months SWEET discharged CAMP
nELb, and in due timo was him
sclf removed, it was charged, through
Marshall CAsPDEI1's influence, backed up by
Senatorial md Representative aid. DAVID
BLAEEIy, then editor OF tho Ercning Post
WAS appointed. Upon taking charge Of tho
oflco ho found Miss SWEET employed thcro rs
a clerk on II small salary, and continued her.
she performing tie duties honestly anl ef-
1cieutly.
Mr. DLlHELY had tho Fortunate or uufor-
tnnate capacity of getting into debit deeper
on tie loass protenso and on the loast re-
spons!bility than any man wo l,nvo over
known From frat to last, wo suppose tho
aggregate sum which his victims "rut up F"
or became liablo for on lis account, and
which Is atiu unpnil, doos not fall much. il
any, short Of S130,0G0. Or course such q
man waa certain to be defaultor. At Lust
llo could hold the Office no longer, and ho
turned his attention to finding purchaser to
whom ho could aell it. III March, 1871, he
informed Miss SWEET TINT ho wished to ro-
aign, and that his arrangements at Wishing
ton wore such TINT ho could control tho ap-
pointmont of his SUCCESSOR Ho urged
her to become M applicant and lo would
secure her appointment, she to pay
linn MI tho income save :$l,500
year, Which she might. rctnin rs
her salary. Ho refused her permission to
consult hor friends, insisting On keeping tho
arrangement secret. She consented. It was
then agrced that ahc should pay to Marshal
D. II. CAMl:nE1L 81, 100 between April, 1874,
and April, 1876, it sho was appointed. She
wns appointed. DLAny1Y was then diecov-
cred to be In defau1t $4,000, md ho won't
with CAMPBELL. to Miss EwxEr-accorling to
tho ladya sworn statemcnt-and coorcod hor
to givo him an olllcil receipt for tho money,
aho thus becoming responsible for that much
money as it 1t had been turned over to her
officially by BLAxEAY. CAMPBELL and B1AxE-
Ii, aho says, both refused hor permission to
consult with friends. Undor fear Of removal
aho consented, thua assuming $500 Of
HIAxELEs dobta.- DnAxE1r promised to mako
good tho deficit in short time, but ho did
lot do 60. Subsequently DAKER, tho Com
missioner Of Pensions, who, 1t Ia alleged, was
familiar with the whole arrangement, threat
ellcd to report her ~ d dcfaultes It aho did
not pay tho money within a certain time.
She raised $1,000 upon amortgage upon her
fathers estate and tho other. 81, 200 upon
somo notea Which she had discounted, and
paid the money. OF this aum D1AKELr
has sinco paid $4,000. In April, 1876,
she paid CAMpuEL1 the last Of the
$2,10o. sho swears that CAMPBELL then in
sisted that she should pay BLAkE1x's dabts
to tho sum Of $1,000, but she refused to pay
any more. CAMpBEL1 then threatened her
with removal, and, upon her hearing that he
WIS working for that purpose at Washington,
she proceeded to Washington, and tho Presi-
dent assured her abe should not DO removed
without q hearing. Under thia assurance
she pcremptorily refused to pay OAnpyx11
any more money,
In November, 1875, the story was hinted At
In the paperB, Gen. LoaAN being named o. q
recipient Of part Of tho money, but Miss
SWEET denied, in published card, that hs
had received any on the contrary, shs said,
he Ind been har earnest friend In Decen,-
bor she again went to Washington and told
part OF the story to tho President, who gave
her esory assurance Of protection. Whom
she publlahed the card generating Gen.
LOGAN, CAApnELL daluanded Of ler like
card concerning himself, which she refused,
and, Wlan hs haard shs had been 4sslmencd