The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-05-31


Park to hear the news, and listen to the speaking,
or the fighting Great fun is expected If an
emeute takes place, an Extra Herald will be published
at or o'clock in the evening
| Look out for thunderstorm tread on my CONS
Mn. POindexter's Report.
am much averse to laying my before the public
business allow the gross
OF this report touching my business satoner to pass
| unnotced.
Shortly after Mr. Curtis became collector engaged to
supply his office with stationery prices low any
other s,ationcr would furnish the same articles bill
amounting TO upward Of three hundred dollars
racted with the former sationer of the Custom House
about that time without the knowledge Of Mr. Curtis and
few articles in like manner procured of another
person by one Of the sorekeepers but with these
tons had believe furnished the chief part if not the
whole Of the stationery prnng not included which had
been ordered by Mr. Curtis ct the time the bills laid
before the commissioners. My bills amounted to abou,
| fourteen hundred dollars
Bovine well known and most respectable sationer and
Mr. David Felt, examined my bills and the articles fur:
of opinion that he could have furnished the ar
oles saving to the of from eight to ten
cent while Mr. Bovine of opinonthst my bills were
reasonable and fair.
Mr.. Bovine was called before the commissioners and
doubtless gave that opinion witness because Mr. Pon
dexter has set aside his testimony worthless the
ground Of his interest Mr.. Bovine having supplied few
articles of satonery Mr. Curtis but to the appras
department But upon the alleged testimony of Mr. Da
vid Felt there much IN the report convict
Mr. Curtis of waseful extravaganza in the purchase Of
stationery, and tabular comparative statement is put
forth showing in one column herclss supplied in an.
other the price paid by Mr. Hoyt in another the prices
paid by mr. Curtis, and in the last column, the true
market value according to the evidence of Mr. Felt.
II is rumored that Mr. Felt never revised read over.
signed his deposition and that there in it,
take to be approved by him. The spirit in which Mr.
Pondexter has conducted his proceedings and drawn
his report is too well understood to require comment but
whatever his personal enmity toward Mr. Curtis think
hardly right that others should be the shrine
of his malgny The first article in this tabular statement
runs thus
super roy al cash books" Price under Mr. Hoyt $40
The second column is blank or filled with dotted line
indicating, purchased by Mr.. Curtisthe third
umn has Sl, as the true market price Now this is
falsehood to start with To fill the blank in the second
column according to the truth would not the pur
pose of Mr. Poindexer and this be said of the other
blanks-and why Because in the Identical BILL Zone Of
mine from which the next item Import books is extract
ed there this enry-Sx super royal cash books a, SO
while Mr. Felts estimate of the market value is $l
it would to put this item down. because this price
two dollars under Mr. Felts and less than half the
price paid by Mr.. Hoyt
This perhaps the most prominent item in my bill,
and nearly the heaviest in amount, and the very
charge in the bill selected to be placed in the tabular
statement.
truth, and fragrant iasehood any affirmation. Next
take the article of paper price under Mr. Curtis from So
to 81, while according to Mr. Felt good article Of ruled
cap is worth but 81.
Very little paper has been supplied by find only
two reams in these bills charged IS, Of
blue laid English letter paper the other Of extra
superine ruled There was. however, other exccp-
ton, and this Mr. Poindexer did not find
TO make mention This half ream super gilt ledge
letter paper, furnished May l5th 1884, for the Of Mr.
Pondexer and charged at 81 per Ruled paper at
20 per ream must be found for the Custom House but the
investigator is particular to insist upon gilt edge
of 81 TO the Government for his use appeal to the
mercantile community whether good article Of ruled cap
shigh charged at So and the customers of David Felt
look into their bills they will whether 81 So is the
charge which they pay their stationer.
But the most gross Interpretations made in
gard to steel The testimony of Mr.. Emo agent for
the sale Of Haydens pens, "a manufacture in Mass) is
tcho md nd hun
his purposes and much an sorry to say the
sacrifice Of truth Mr. Emo is made to say, page Of
House with any quantity of Gllo commercial pen 81
gross cards and 81 so per gross in boxes while
Now Mr. Emo offered e
supply Gllots commercial pen at price farther do
sure am he them in gross boxes but Mr. Enos
own language will best illustrate the matter -
New YoRx, Mar TO- ls42.
Dear Sir AT your request have examined Mr.. Poin.
dexters Report (No. 600 Of House of Representatives,
page l5 in regard to the stationery for the New York
Custom House and find that my evidence reported
oOrrec The IN psTs Of equal e. the bo
gross cards and at less price in boxes say the cost
OF the cards and holders them.'
The commercial pen shown me by the commissioner
vas not the large barrel pen known in the market the
commercial pen," but of Ollott's smaller pens
which sold less price the barrel pens being sold Of
rod me we're
can manufactured by josiah Hayden, and warranted
equal to t She English rnw.pn EMO
Again. The tabular statement says, Pens by the
card usual size (small rs cents to las under Mr.
Hoy and rs cents to So under Mr.. Curtis" while the
market price. given by David Felt is IS cents per
card or if taken boxes $3.50 per gross In this unfair
mingng up Of all small pens included the whole of
"ferry's pens" fine extra fine" India rubber
spring. side spring" "fat spring" and elastic pens
and almost every merchsnt, and ask them what they
give FOR the Peruvian pens; they well known and
new thing Who ever purchased card at IS cents and
in how Anafn xho
Mr. Poindexer give his statement as from 80 So cents
under Mr. Curtis when he well knows that in the very
bills IRON which he has made extracts there several
charges of pens at 80 per card and in only one soil
terry instance he find charge cents; and the
OF, and patent holder furnished in its place ]
think am safe in saying that the majority pens sup.
psd by me have not been over 90 cents, while some
have been charged at 81 cents and the Peruvian
pens, cards at FIVE shillings (see bin 18th July }
while almost every one knows that 80 is the
mon market price
A word or two regards abstract paper. Here Mr.
Poindexer gives another dotted line in his schedule Of
comparative prices or RAJ marks anone furnished 10
Mr. Cursr while within tro lines of the pens on the
same bill the article is charged at Just IS per below
what had been furnished for under Mr. Hoyt little
farther on in the tabular statement abstract paper
toned marked inferior quality SO under Mr. Hoyt and
lsa cents per sheet under Mr. Curtis True value si6
Mr. PondeSter has kindly transferred the paper sup
piled by from the So column the SIS one Per-
haps he thought would make difference while
II would serve to show much greater discrepancy be-
tween the price charged actual value which was
doubt done to obge Mr.. Curtis Il is worthy of OBJ
aon that TINS paper quoted by the ream as IL the
collector was buying largely while in the ofnear.
y fourteen months not one hundred and fifty sheets
or hercabout have been purchased used tho coec
tors office. This has been supplied and ruled diff
cult pattern, for special returns to the Treasury small
parcels Is honest to speak Of these small purchases
IL by the ream2 Mr.. Pondcxter buys dose of Epson
salts at drug store for sxpence viii he then saynow
there are doses barrel will nothing of
the cost of doing in small papers but having OBJ
Jee, IN view viii bring charge against this druggist OF
selling salts by the barrel at above the
market value lie may do this fairly state that
TINS paper OF which but few sheets in the year used
is so much per ream
mere has been no the part of Mr.. Ponlex.
ter, am afraid il will fall TO the lot Of David Felt This
sheet ruled by and valued by D. Felt at SIS per ream
must have been The paper furnished by me- supplied
no DINER Now this same ream of paper pure
David Felt as an importer for ifty dollars cash MIR
Felt did not know this at the time sheet as handed TO
him as sample as the paper had changed hands VIVA.
difference II makes betw setting value on my neoh
boris goods, and the value | set on my own.
Thus the report might be taken item by item and s