The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-03-29

something IN t,MoLD etroitni Free
rress. 81 ,:8.. ii ,aGriaoo l9drnni $
. The Old Story Repeated, :.
HHg ,Gf"N H2iI0l e'b3
Ittis wondeffql how how much ,h wonder.
full have had4to ID With the corrup
tor Of Grants Administration. -:
3 - nge aIaIex9 Iotln 9.ltIJ IN
+ When secor Robson paid $4,000
to secorl, il. the. teeth Of the Law, 81
present to a lady, valued valued at $4,000,
was said to have been delivered be-
~ o mS'na ii ;3siaa na s;i. isoi7sI ano|
When George H. sWilliamsd was,
ATTORNEY, General, Ia very beaptiful,'
stylish, and celebrated womanGof1
great distinction and influence in
Washington, employed q clerk in. the4
Department! q. Justice, ,soralled, eto
make out fraudulent vouchers by
means ms Of which she obtained nancy
from the 'lue.. Treasury 9ulry of the United
States for her private nse.g cid 10 wi
8, When GeorgesH, Williams, ,Attorq
ney General Pg ls99ff.the United States, ip5
terpo'ssgePsd appeals /, to the Supreme
Court aggoinst tbs payment. of certain
cotton claims which had been deci7g
ded by the Court , q, Claims in favor
Of the claimants IL m:anltttsIo Large sums Of mon
sey were paidd. to g. very beautiful. NO
man, whereupon those appeals were
Withdrawn. and the claims paid. !. Me-.
Gazaway ,. Lamar, who, had obtain
ed such a judgment MI in the Court of
Cloims for the, sum Of 100000 or
Whereabouts, told Big VS., ths that be, had
been invited To pay $5o, 900 in this
way; and rYil shortly he aftffergward the ap-
peal ip Lamar's ease was. Withdrawal
and he igottlh bis, money, 10 s1as!&lsn1ii'
When this same George n, WI,
liams was, not long afterward, snomi-
mated BY President Grant o,be Chief
Justice Of Of the United States it, was
1.-The fascination which. beautiful
woman found means to exercise over
the mind Of President Grant which
secured that NJ nomination !l for VIII
mans. ,suiosod s.tiyasian i,na 2
b Whenauonymous lettersaadressed
to various ladies' Of the Cabinet, ma
king statements. of avery, unpleasant
(cAaracter. swere traced bYstdeteetiees
(tothe, authorship ofla certainobeau'
]0fNl wemNN, 5e&s psNes&SSNN NsvAs
President was no longer omnipotent
land eMr. Williams was, atllast obliged
4 toiresigu his office as Attorney.G Gen.
eral. He had been retained, notwith.
standing the iuamensensand multi
form corruption and stealing Of
(which he was guilty we're well known
to Hamilton Fish, George n. Robe
son, WilliamlW. Belknan columbus
j Delano, and Ulysses $. Grant; bpth
had to- 90 on the detection Of thoss
t anonymous letters; and this IbseaHuti
, full woman and the Attorney enc
d raj, as well,s stepped down, ana S !, q
b from the glories and delights Of II
t most elevated circle Of s6oddy Iii
in Washington: They tdia not, how
}. eyer, pass away from Grants col
6 slant affections; for Z With tie ( ex xI,,
i sion Of Bristow ana the revolution
;, his Cabinet Which he $50 50 zealousl
o contemplated until lightning strue
g [hhi him a few days az ago, Williams was
T. have been restored to bower as Alto
il, neyr General. .'a''''0'I 'l.'' 'a,D, :,
i The part Which another I, lb,e,aautif
v, and noted woman has played n u.
r drama of corruption has been mu1!
commented upon by ,theprsss oflai
IS; and her seductive feminine char
er have, evidently done much toisof,
the public indignation toward her.
w ces. ia jasaag.Slaante Aat Toi
ri And now it seemss that 1T was
all present worth $4,000 to lftheT first
er, dy of the United States''i which
ng cured for Gen. Rufus IagsAs thei
ais ,, mense Chances that belong to- {
"a lcontsol of the QuartermasteraGe
,ye rails, office. So
"a This is the Old, DID story d
led again. wherever there IS misc
the ne the women : are pretty Sure ~ b
~ it;and the men, With eharac teri
{ 90 meanness, try to put OF upon Il
as much Of the blame as posi-
ked IN. Y. Sun.