, 1876-08-21
Light upon tho Motives for Ex-Attor.
ney-General Williams Dis
miasal.
Tracing q Series OF ANONYMOUS
Lettors TO d Wonaan's
Hand.
The Cabinet Observation-Disclosures and
Revenge Strangely Illustrated.

excited great f,coI t., ,,,rtn.itv or thc cor. NJ
thusc resolving tl,rm. II wa. somo Tina Inn % ,,sfore
,hs ,,,,.s. t''Ia !. was s'','u .''''o oe.ore
than their own families Ind received these at.
tenttons; but Il refcrento to the matter by one
soon bro,e,,t nn,t the for, ,hat ntcra bu,i n1po
RECEIVED ticto 1r.tcr.. A. 1cnrth a fnrn,i in,
Eestlgatoh was set on loot ny some members OF
tue Cabinet, the Solicitor Of tho Treasury, Gen.
Babcock, and Gen. Porter; and 1t was tho notes
of thts Investigation, md some lsttera and re-
Ioa.s eo"eee"'"g II, 70 when ten' dfahte at
tehttoa was called ~ documents cDntafnrd
among Solicitor Wilson's private papcrs which
care to hive ioukel nycr v officers IN thc Trcas.
W n".e looAeu o'es W o1'eess ~ LUG A.s"s.
u1y Depattmcnt WHO were not aware oi tliclr
character, nnd 1t was on tEta account that Wilson
through the paper, with Wilson. Tho cnromtuence
,,,su =, ~, .'.st.s,',., ~. T.. Ill.,
F. s y si'' epta.a'1 W ~ .ao "'4e-
3J''auos 1a'estIeation, anu tt'e still greater
Jams emphatic and Indignant denial, caused
much tail ho.o IL, wes,t,,,,e,, s.',o,,.r ~
III. ~ '"''' a4"'.S Wv
s'snt o, teH PERSONS VINO were acquainted viii
tle various features OF the story aud the tnycs-
tigation. This talk Inns rnn]c II possible, sy In
ourics addressed, tn onc after apnthcr ri tfpn
T., nrc,cnt thc fl,n,vi,,,, IN ro,ar,, ~
The sicss taI.n IN raIna. , "sra1o. ~ ~ tfs'srar
the author Of those letters:
krFoRTs TO TRACE THE WRITER.
Ahout lin 1et of Morc1. 1Y76 scrratnrr Raj,
rnan mct IN so1ttitnr Wilson mi % sbowcd 1 lin M Tn
Envelope OF what he Fatd had covered an anony-
nous letter wn,cn he had lately received,
c1,srclnp rnon hfmsc,f md family t,nnroncr
go "f a., s. ''r1rs
connection With the frensh-arms sales; anu he
was very anxious TINT Wilson should mud nah
in the Sccrct-scrvlcc Division wlo could trace
lat E}tn 2t1fu
Ills e1yslopo to tie Chici Of tiiat forcc. but
uOthfu, wus atrpulnltsIel townrt1 dIscnyerinfr
It's author.
MouH ANNOYING srArEMksrs.
About week after, Secretary Bcknap carne
tn the Hp]}rtur with anptIier Icttcr in tia sane
hand, making stIil more annoying - statements @
rot'eettng upon his family. A'ter aome convcr-
n9 ,,r',s,',s ~ ho rao,"s. W osse
snr az hnt III nulI III d. n.rsnna, ~
n @ ~ tcr III ",,tbnr c so IT, t o 1he" y s
fec III The Treasury Department, and, after OBJ
wten sespciary BrstoW and % trncd do oyer psto to
him by the Secretary, he hogan comparison OF
@ nun tnat nc snoo ais,ag1 certain
,aay ro 1he ~. lfcas ~ fpeSeausf as
toward one Or two ladies' ID Cabinet circles, and
bccause tho President himself l'ad expressed
IT, at e @ Is wUS
made made this IT. removal, ccrtain % Charges rs would ed' bs
brought Against 'aih '1at *oaai arlVe tllIn
from TIC cabinet. NO attention what
cert TINT Wilson remembered thu. lie had put
+ ~, ,hs istsels sooS ssnyi'fsd ,hs Solicitor tss
ian,writtre, wna ,rmrh tincr ana ~ .,r 3.m'
FEW WI n'uen s,a1,. nss s n1o q osG ien
Ole Of the letters Ind suggested tse possibility
Of their hu, lag originated witt, Col. Whitley,