The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-03-10
THE ERA OF ROEUEs.
The Fctid Ulcers of the GreRt Party Of
Morality.
( From the Courier-Jo Journal j

From the Courier-Journall
The fetid ulcers of the great party OF
morality" etc, are leaking out every.
where. The Hon. Greenbury Fort, OF
Illinois, must now come forward ana
defend the Union soldiers against the
ty. Belknap blackmailed the sut-
lers, and the suffers bled the
''boys in blue" Belknap wept over the
''boys in blue" and swindled the Gov
ernment in traf1icking in tombstones
for their dead comrades. Secretary
Robson, Secretary Of War, dd interim,
will soon have to explain n volumlnous
mass OF evidence which shows how mil
lions Of Government money have been
stolen and charged to experiments Ill
gun bursting. Norman Wizard. the gun
burster, has been gently detained from
q European trip to tell something about
his peculiar business. The record
OF Secretary DelanO'S career Is being
overhauled by the Indian Committee,
and it will soon be apparent why the
Indian agents are so averse to the trans
fer Of the Indian Bureau to the War
Department There are developments
ahead which make the Republicans
tremble in their boots as they hear the
walls OF their political domicile crack
ing around them. And they are begin
ming to realize the truth Of Ben Butler's
assertion that sit is bad year for the
unrighteous." -..-..... ...-.
OryiI Grants Brokerage In appointment
From an Occasional Correspondent of the New
York Tribunc.l
PHILADELPHIA, March 6.-In the sum
mer OF 1873, J. Il. Casselberry, d real cs-
tate agent OF this city, doing business
opposite the rear OF the Postofflce; A.
l.. Bonnaffon, dry goods merchant at
No. 23S Chestnut street, and OWL
Grant, the Presidents brother, met in
this city. Mr. Casselberry had been be-
fore acquainted with Orvil Grant, hav-
ing met him in Joliet, ILL.,, where the
former married his wife. The meeting
was for the purpose OF operating upon
the President, then at Long Branch, for
for the purpose OF securing two military
agencies in Dakota Territory, one OF
which was Fort Stevens, to be run by
Bonnaffon's son in the interest OF Bon
nation, Casselberry and Orvil Grant.
The latter had early in the summer met
Casselbeiry in the West, and then told
him that he (OrviD had been knocking
around good deal and made nothing,
that he could get any appointment he
wished, out of which money could be
made, and proposed to Casselbcrry the
outline Of the scheme which tho meet
ing in Philadelphia was held to con
summate.
During the week succeeding the first
meeting of the trio, they run almost
always together and visited Long
Branch frequently, when Casselberry
and Bonnaffon were introduced to the
President and drove and dined with
him. They then returned to Philadel-
phia and on the following week an
order was issued from the War Depart
ment ordering the immediate removal
OF the traders at the two posts decided
upon, and the appointment OF young
Bonnaffon in their place. The result
was that the removed men were com
pelled to sell their buildings and stocks
of goods upon the terms approved by
their successor and u capital start was
made. !
Mr.. BonnafYon, Sr., has never made
any concealment Of how the job was ac-
complished, nor of the fact that he and
Casselberry are the real owners OF the
positions, and with his intimates he has
gone so far as to reveal on more than
| one occasion the fact that Orvll Grant,
for his share in the transaction, has re-
ceived and does receive 33 pei, cent. on
all sales made at the posts alluded to:
Indeed, when BonnaffOn, Sr, heard OF
the Belknap exposure, he declared In
street car that il he chose to speak, ne
could get q good deal nearer Grant than
does that exposure. - HA
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