The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1861-07-05
From The Lancaster Examiner, (Rep)
THE ARMY CLOTHING FRAUDS.
IHe FHfSbur5 JelOs 0ad g Bucky" Neal Ia
6icfed for Conspiracy md Fkaud


The contract for army clothing made WITH
the Frowrof-ds and Aorgansterns Of Puts5urg.
by Charles NJ Neal, the State Agent, has bren
the subject OF investigation by the Grand Jury
Of Allegheny county. The conlrac; amounted
to $4,000, and It is alleged that the charges
We're raost exiraragant, and that the State was
Thereby swindlpd out of about $4,000. Wheth-
er this 'surplusn went into the pockets OF s.
gents" or E" go betweens," The public will now
ascertain,
On Friday last, the Grard Jury made PIE
s-ntm~nt, IN which they allpge-
That from our own knowledge and obse-ya-
fon, aud from evidence before US, Emanue!
Frowrnf-ld, Maurice Ffowenfrld, Ash-r Frow-
ent-ld, Abraham Frowrnrn:rId, Joseph Nor
ganst-ra, Louis Morgansiern. and Charles NJ.
Ma, intending 10 chrat and drfraud the cil.-
z1ns af the Commonwealth OF PSnnsvlvsnia,
dd, on the twenty third day Of April, A. y.
1861, at the city of Pisburg ,consplre, combine,
confederate and agree together to deceive cheat
and drand the citizens of the said Common.
wealth OF P"nn>vlvanla, OF the sum of ten thous-
aud dollars. hv divers sub'lt and fraudulent
.u~sas aat d-.l~-s
Immediately aires ;as gJFsan'neu, bad barn
r-a5, ~ Couu djr-ctro ihe District Attorney
!
which he promptly did, and a true bill was
subsequently, returned against them. The
Frowrnftlds and M0rgansterns were arrested
AMI held 10 answer IN the sum Of S. 900 each.
\ process was alsp placed in the hands of Shsr-
If Graham for the arrest of Neal, and bg this
time IS Bncky" has doubtless given bonds 70,
ms appearance belorp Court and jury of Ale
ghecy county. II is TO be hoped that il the a.
IlFpd f-Ap dc ft,r1 -,
TO thrm may receive the punishment they &C.
srrve.
II public rumor be correct, these clothing
frauds arr not the only ONES that nred venila~
ton. There are others which demand stric.
investigation. and the good example oi ALE
gheny should b- followed and carried ou. by
other counties in the Commonwealth.
THE SPECIAL REPoRTER-Ths WASHINGTON
special reporter far New York daily is an az
lmai SUI gsaeriS. Inasmuch as all .he news
proper is forwarded by the agents OF the Asso-
catrd Pr~sS, II Is his business to pick up all tn.
gossip, absorb he rumors, and oe very know
ing IN all military and Cabinet secrets. Per-
sonally he varies very much IN appearance
Now h. is gray barred but llthe aad active,
looking profoundly WISE and important. Again
hr IS ra1gh and brusgze, tarck set, sandy hair
-, sa1 generally nuil doggy in aspect And
tais man /, your true sensation reporter i is
ne who gets up attacks By beauregard on Wash
ing on. Still again, the reporter may br al
eminrntly nice young man, given 10 kid gloves
and odoIous OF perfumes. One such as This,
not long ago, began dispatch 10 the Ty.bune
with with the solemn announcement Tncss
are grand and awful times" MIR. Dana rrpiisd
by letter thai the fact stated was already known
in New York, and it was hardly worth while
10 pay telegraph charges upon Il. The report
rr was indignant, showed Dana's litter TO bis,
e'.us, Considered il insulting, and was med-
.ang the propriety ofresiqnicg, s. h. 12 .1.2 .:'
ter was cut short BY Mr.. Dana's resigning hn
No. TO put tee fine point upon j. be was DIS
charged
lHf rraoiter is always familiar wl.h cah;a,&
secrets, sIs p!css them uD in ne .a;--s.as.
7.nhl-sag them with lis ott-rs2fa.sd NtaI..
8 '"as Or taat ow1ng to the mixture Of drink
and Safe affairs ms Imagination is sometimes
over slln nIated and reports are sen, on out OF
which nothing bnt the lightning coaid burn tie
flavor Of Washington whisky. And thea, too
1t sometimes happens along toward mitnigh.,
Wien The wits begin 10 grow hazp, that depart
H'"ni clerks are wicked enough 10 's.ll" The
rf1aEt'r. Ysu viii sre the clerk ASK thr news
f"ao to drink. The news u,sn never fcius :,
ard th"n convresafi3u ~ ,h- cornrr tnIlo"s,
tn" ciT5N mialatrc aid solemn, tn reporter
t""h1'1g and tr-du o:s. Mkt morning the
Ne" York daily priais the pIth Of that conV-f-
sa'ion, and the nrxt night the wicxec nrPsH'
n"nt clerk reads II With an inward chpckie al
toe Snec-ss ot the g SELL"
sneh are some OF the means by which tfs
s<r'ei4i dispatches ot the p.ess are made up
II not over reliable they are al iras, very ams-
sing TO those who have watched the process Of
their manufacture. They should be regarded
as vast practical Joke, carried oa at az unsiFp-
tied expense,