New-York daily tribune., 1858-09-09
TIE UrIH MULE CONTRICTS.

4 Board o. lrqu.ry met e iesysnworth the 35th
ut To nqu-, INTO fac.- connected with some q the
uul. contract. for Utah. The history of the aAair
given b. the correspondent Of Tie -. Los1s D1aO
crat p follows:
According to orders s>urd hy tc Secr.tary Of War,
bearing GATE respectively Feb 20 Mar'h - '.aA Apri
-. lSJS, Capt. Van Vhei. Assistant ',i'r' run't'f
al Fort Leayeuworth. was instructed 20 pu.t-ase
the mules rcguirrd for tuu army ui I,a., i"n car
d" tain individuals therein named y nesr O. We
learn. ihe.n iufiviiuU'. w.rc Nrs>Fs Tx
hrby 81 Yeti, County. No. Col - j.. -'il1c".H
Of y. Louis, w NcDow,l ct :. L'u-, and "-'' y
Hehh oi Teuue.>rr
In obeJi,uc, To- these orders. Capt. Van Niet en-
gagged ,orecciyr from CD. Mitchell i. .tV nr.rs' i"H
Mr llebb 80. and from Tri-, y h.rby l.uV'. d.o
the latter were 20 receive at coniTa'iS ntc ''
supplying the army of Utah with mnlcS after other
contractors had ed their engage eulcui>. Ahoul ~"
mules We're received from Ing hfbl t0'
which Capt. Van Nhei paid the ruling puc., Sl,|'
Ahout al If MitclrN> were received, slN"
about all of Mr.. Hebb's but great many mules from
Trgg hirhys snb-contraotors We're rejected n ho'
meeting the specifications .s>ucd by the War Depart
ment Upon this. Trg- * Kirby made compaiat al
Washington City. and charged upon Capt. ' An hef
partialiy and uniarnesS. Whercupon the S'cretary
of War issued the following order:
Wts Dsf,srNs>r. .ApJur,>r-tiENES,L's oFstcG
SPECIAL OEDERs,( WASHINGTON. July 10. lS5A>
concerned: w.R nsP.RrNr>r. Iu'y 1873.
Iuasuuch under orders from tins Department eaI4 date
r. prfly-y tAr ,n r. tbrlaIy tl Marc aud pal a..
Csf Stewart Van c A-i-i ant iarrr.set Fort Lrss
eyurth n,trartrd pufhase iAe .rs required ht tAe
ARMY of TITAN udvidraIs fhsr.inuausd and nHs
much the parties have Disagreed 70 The price allowed sud
number mules rccs yed bv the at Assistant srrsrrss
ter It j. ordered that Board OF Ocer consist OF Br,yet
Major r. ". sherman, Captain ~ Artillery Mlor y w.
Caurs Paw d. ard Capt \ J. sih si Dragons So
.sbe A; Font rayeworth Monday h'h dss of Aug,
soon hereafter practicable inquire into a he facts con
nrcrd with the purchase and iuslerton o sa inus ne
lowed ary and also whether not mules were rrret
that u thr lcrhrafions OF hr Quart fina 'rf' ~
which in their opinion may have bearing upon
the decision Of The questions n tOLoNrt-N W
.sd parties. JOHN h: FLOYD secretary o. " ah
gy order OF the Se,retaiy OF Nsr
+ D. ONNsEND. Asst tdjutant.Genersl
CAT. N,N VLIEr. As-'t Ousrtrrn,a~ter-tenefaL
Senator Green. of Missouri at the Fort on the
10th at the head OF the contractors, to protect the
interests of Missouri he said: but an adjournment
taking place To the 18th. he was obliged 70 leave. On
that day the Board met Col Roberts in place ot Capt.
Smith. Mai. Rollins late candidate for Governor and
Mr. TIipett for the contractors, and Capt. Van Nlet
for himself. The testimony ot the witnesses on the
first day is oi little interest importance. Maj Sher-
man announced at the ouisr, that the Board was not
acting a. a Court Martial, but merely a. "A Board of
Inquirythat it had power 10 administer an oath.
nor 10 compel the attendance of witnesses nor IN obc
witnesses upon the stand to answer any objection
able question: nor to send for papers and that the
Board was merely organized Ia hear what each party
had 70 say in the matter, aud report the same to the
War Department. They TO ascertain whether
OF no. the mules were worth more than allowed by
Capt. Van Vlct.