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Show trio, put up to bo swallowed by all po-t masters and other loyal editors: President Grant has always been the warm friend ol" the soldiers of whom he was tho chief. He has given another practical evidence of it in the following letter to general Gartleld, of Ohio: "Executive Mansion, ) "Washington, 1). U., March IS. j "Dear General: In your absence I appi-iutt'J a latiy for postmaster in Aah-ubula, Aah-ubula, Uhio, in your di.-tnet. Ilisofa ilaaof appointments I am glad to innko, whoro it etiti bo done; that is, jt is ?ivinif a s 'Mier's widow an opportunity 'I supporting IutsoIi' and orphan children. child-ren. 1 hopo it will be satisfactory to ' yju and to tho citizens of Ashtabula. I ' mi, Gt-neral, very truly yours, i U. i. Ukakt. I Tho lady thus appointed is Mrs. L. A. ' -ary, whoso ImsliMni sacrificed his Jifo u defense of the Union. The lady thus appointed is a siitor of t eiiator titywart, ol 'ovadn; and, as she i vns nt h n-iklent of Ashtabula, the t j3;plo of that town don't know eiactly s vhat thoy ought to think about iL Jhicago Tribune. ' i |