The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-13
DENNIS & co. or sourn CAROLINA.
biography that II VERY Interesting TO Ameri-
cans about Thir Time.

The John 10. Dennis under whose orders
Gen. Ru1er recently either admitted or excluded
applicants for admission 20 the State House Of
South Carolina, WIS Supernt ndcnt 81 the
South Carolina Penitentiary IN 1873 and by using
official credit he gaircd the confidence OF some
Northern merchants. who are still looking, with
ont hone. for their paw. "Jack' Denuis, ~ he
IL called, seems to have had liking for official
trarpings and Rttering equpages, ne also had
some others ~ the csrpet-bag9ers who have
made themselves Infamous in South Caroliuo.
and under date Of May y, 1873 he wrote to tho
old harness firm of Miller. Morrison a. Go at col
Bro dwav, In this city, to send him sets Of valu-
able harness for carriage horses. equipments for
hupgles, &C., all TO look "nIce and trim" on
three OF the Dfdles sent tie wanted tue letter
ID" engraved. In this letter ne says:
have been appointed superintendent Of tho peniten
tllry We held Il about ~ o month now but wing
nv a 2gsed, Sss s9s -
The appropriaion will be maze by Jan. l. and then
shall De all right
On the 18th of June. 1873, Dennis wrote to tho
nrm acknowledging the receipt OF the harness,
&c. " Every one" he says, who sees nv
double harness f,ls In love with them" Then
he orders set Of saddles. wi h nice bits and
martingalea, &C., saying IL am the Paymaster-
General Of the State. The militia all turn out
on tho Fourth Of July. ana | want to look as
,c s are S penniss ownI Now. ne goes on,
want to give YOU another order for the Gov
ernor Send them TO the Governor direc not
to me. lie wants a saddle cloth suitable for n
Governor. (Send such one az Gov. Dix rides
on) Send 1t direct TO Gov +. j. Moses, Column
bia. =. g."
The letter Ia concluded thus;
p ST you think viii need hoi-terc to look A. well
a. tae other o,a ro9 ssnd me ns h, not a9n
meni. VI ''D''' ~" ''''' '"'' j. b DENNIS,
on the 10Th Of July. Mr.. Dennis wrote again TO
Miller a. Morrison, that 1.-THE goods came all
right, and the colored troops looked noo,v, AMI
believe. IL | had known II cost 40 much To be a
colored troop, that I would have ventured."
on tn 18th ot December Dennis wrote again,
Swais and u. r wniitemore. one set to be
suit bic for Maior'Generai, and the other for
a Brigadicr-G cneral. send a large saddle" he
savs. TO WhittemOre, IA he Is larger IN seat
than an"
ON the 3Oth Of June Dennis gave a note 20
Miller s. Morrison for tue amount he owed them,
500 W. due Jan. !. 1874. This has not been paid,
although Messrs. Miler& Morrison say that they
have IN vain made personal Efforts to collect.
Dennis std that he would pay II he could push
through the appropriation Tor the penitentiary,
nd that he expected that the appropriation
would be large enough TO leave over and above
the expensns 81 tne pepii1.snt,'ry nnicien NJ,
(Denuis) enouRht to pay hi depts.
There IL one more queer chapter In this hts
tory. IL appe RS that the Malor-ienerals equip
ments. ordered for SWails were promptly paid
for on receipt at the EXPIRE Office IN Columbia.
But, Mr.. Miller says that hittemOre for whom
the Brigadier Generals saddle aud trappiuss
were ordered, had no COMMISSION, and Dennis
told him that Mnittemore would not take the
.h,ngs nnt'i ne gnt c'mlni,ss'on. Dennis then
about T. ana the next dav Whittemore'e equip
ments were taken from the express office and
paid for. Dennis told MIR. Miller that tue Cow
ernOr. when he set the facts before him, readily
complied with his request to give Whttemore a
commission.
swails's equipments cost $50. and White
more's tlS5.
tx GOV Nose. still owes Miller & Horri- on 3 100
fttr ha Gnnf tn lk Ia ptgf