The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-03-31
The Secretary of the Navy.

Secretary Hunt is to represent
the South in the Cabinet apparent
ly because he has not lived in it
since four years ago. when he left it
under social and political cloud.
While he lived there he was over
shadowed by his brothers, one of
whom-Randall Huht--was once
Wing Attorney-Generallof Louis
lana and twice the Wing caucus
candidate for United States Senator,
and the other brother, Theodore G .
Hunt, was member Of Congress
from New Orleans in Filmore's time.
Secretary Hunt was in Yale College,
but did not graduate. He practiced
law in Louisiana from the time OF
the Mexican to that of the civil war.
During the civil war he was neither
Secessionist nor a Union man.
After peace he pronounced for Re
publicanism and became one OF kel-
logg's right hand men. When Sher-
man and Garfield and the visiting
statesmen were in New Orleans in
1876 he made their acquaintance.
He was the Republican candidate
for Attorney-G General, and for a
time could not understand why
HAYES should have been elected and
not himself also. He was soon af-
forwards made Judge of the Court
of Claims. Mr.. Hunt has been a
much married man. HIS first wife
(now dead) was Miss Andrews Of
Mississippi. His second wife (also
dead) was Baltimore lady and the
daughter of Commodore of the
United States Navy. His third wife
was a widow-Mrs. Harrison-a
daughter of the late Jacob Barker
and was some years the senior of
Mr.. Hunt. After three years of
union they mutually agreed to sepa-
rate and she was to 60 to Europe.
While there Hunt undoubtedly pro-
cured the passage of a divorce ac.
by the Legislature of Louisiana, ad-
ding a clause which could embrace
his case and abridging the time for
DEGREES. Another Legislature re-
pealed this, but while it was in force
be began a divorce suit. Hunt insti-
tuted his suit during the absence
of his wife, who was represented ac-
cording to law practice by a curator
in hoe TO represent her and whose
duty it was to inform her of the suit.
This proceeding is equivalent to the
New York practice of service of
summons by publication. The cur
ator appointed by the Court was MIR.
d. C. Labatt A decree was render
ed against her (the curator filing
an answer for her and defending the
as best he could of absolute divorce
A wear after this Hunt married a
fourth time-a widow lady-the
daughter of Mr.. Adams, of New Or
leans, who is his present wife. Mrs.
Harrison Hunt undoubtedly knew
of the Louisiana proceeding, but
was advised that it would be null
lity, and the probabilities were that
under the then Republican regime
she would aot obtain justice When
he and his new wife, the fourth Mrs.
Hunt, came on their wedding tour
to New York, the third Mrs. Hunt,
by John X. Porter, brought suit for
divorce. alleging the relations of Mr..
and Mrs. Hunt No. 4. The result,
after some years of litigation, was
indicated in my yesterdays dis
patches. Mrs. Harrison Hunt was
was very resolute, as were her
friends, who thought, as New Or
leans society thought and still
thinks, that Hunt had taken unfair
advantage. Sheto k he case mp to
the Uni;el States Supreme Court,
but every court and Judge held that
under the constitution they must
give full force under the law.