New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-04-05


20. presented Mrs. DOrsbener win diess a az
lev cot Tie contract; that the contract Wioh Iney
- was not for STANDARD army goods, as 'ns. Eo
.,gd aud rs the advertisement tihcd ioi, pu' iV
,o5. Furnished rs Palmer Y. Kellogg TO the ooSiu;
SFnnc;s ID Baldwin offered TO furnish slanaar1
amy yood. AT ST. 81 he got a contract lor <,JoO
s;l. st SIS; would have been glad 10 get al
III Is. ,,..,.oo ..-,... g..
80 shown BY state Bead Mr.. Cronin, hrm OF
r.,nir Uaxthail a Sears, had an iutereS IN biz
'oottsci; VS. Introduced to Mr.. Dorshelmer by Mr..
cronin; received contract for 25DJ NJ forms at SIS;
y. ,roporal was SIC 99-jbus receiving from the
sou so more On IN he offered 10 fur ish the goods
for. iii. sLare Of the profit in that contract was
,at. That was ihe profit allowed by Cronin,
Huxttall * Scar.
II /. evident frou the testimony t6at the Board
on NJ der no OBJ lton 20 90 iue tie oward 0i con
facts 10 parties Who had comp Win the terms OF
tbe gdyeriseneu o. 20 The lowest bidders. Ii II
.,newhat remarkable thst IN no one instance did
,bey award d CcttiUtt upOn the samples Tor which
tfey invited competition. TIE Committee confess,
however, that the .oode furnished by Kellogg were
o. very superior qualify.
Cornelius J. Long meet. firm of Long,treet, Brad
brl 4 Co. tone of tie Oldest and mos responsi ie
sohng Sims in the City Of New-lorkl, testified:
Tia. lie at Albany ca Seurd y May 49, previous 10
s1in. Of proposal Oh Monday hleJ 70 o. sunday eyr.
" he.cgs cane 20 me t9cut O'Clock aad 'lo hove
tsn DsLie and john J. Dtyiin aud IhuIiow Weed and
bfy cell thst It's cout act the contract OF tie XVtu o
Hs) which IA odye-'ed foI 70 morrow VS. s'to Dnie
Dsy 10 three re ks $50 By Mr. bOislsmes; tnat
Is, ly understood % have the act but they
nosgh It proper dvers II 10 take OF the Of ens
ne to5tsc IN that sy thH TIE price was to have been
vl receive pc cen. fox uouhie Tor execaiing ts
sla Taorow Weed fharow Weed 70 pay ,nA, money
% cher parties, d. tribute The fluids sld ss
y ON. rcsttitd TIA, n. dia Dot saow Se wsnies
d. cca,not but Il I'D been proai. ed 70 Mr. Dew
IN te would Try sod hx L. % thai We could have
bird" Ny vas TINT ssu;ed 10 contract aay
,.sb terms thai had been IN busius's 'hi y yss; that
tsd oi stolen hing yet sno the SO ID boz commence
ty stealing fron Stas of Nswior asked him # h,
NV iha the arfaugcm-oti he SAID VA, then said
a-ad leave for Newlorsi hiik X ;. Blossom trim ri
Fstci us Blossom Co. .bsy too that Mr.. Opdyte
would there Mos dy morning md lat he waste 1rsn
Eou3sy noroior bu had conversation with him a. soon
Mr. OP5ske aud other paites ickrd up satchsi
40, aotss aiiervard what he y deceisiug pro
re by adv proposals "hu tie confsc wa already
is NJ Dorsbemer denied IT, Of eoure snd be 'aii 81
rote-
NJ. Kellogg swore positively that the state
ueut of Mr. Longstreet, "a to Mr. Weed sharing in 1
.hs contract false, though be CorrObOfated the
sshas yoint. IL ,lf, G.ain.
Mr. Anshouy Arnoux wac approached by Capt. /
Nm. u. A. Smith, Nm. DOrsheiner and Gnsisvus
A. ScfOggs. Mr.. ArnoUX made proposals at SIS ~
and SO suit. lie told Smith if he 20, contract,
lie would give him (SAib) one half tue profits. lie
got q contract for 100 suite at SIS each. Suisse
Cuenty denaud was made upon him BY Mr.
hog,s for a share Of the profits, and correspond
sBcs ensUod, which the committee publish, 10 which
ie dana DIS hall Of the net pToiirr for himself
sd Mr.Smith. Mr.ArnOux was wllingto eeitle sthor
vilb "you or young Mr.. Dorsl elmer, but not ~ ith
sb .spa-ately" Ia bis last letter. he stated that
"he was getting up the Eagle Brigade, and be would
wsn some uniforms for tbnt brigade, and If be could
to&ylhiDg for ne would, provided would settle
Dc old matter.
# o. never settled. Mr. Scroggs's explanation
Of ts Transaction, notwittsandi, these letters, 10
that be wa. merely council for the Me-srs. Arnoux
b. deaied having made any claim TO half or any Of
tte Profits Of tie contract. WIN. DOIsheiroer did
likewise Capt. Smi IA dl.creety Kept out II the
Wv Of the Sergeant A. Arms.
Tbonas sriL q As drl Of smith Bros ssorn-I made
tpposas flTirh state ~ ciOAiuf time the
"a contrast given out ir 700 suits i,OG 10 ~ up
s6 %.
DID you bave any conversation With Mr. Cpd 10 about
oo1Ug goods from h 10 Gaze ou got be contract, A.
itS led to get tLf from him aid r k.-S would buy
.,n Of hm the aid get hroUgh MI Opdyte
hr Opdy.o ss,ea TO The Ooyemo vile ne wss up th~rs
low aud il wrong hat p@r0ns ,sho put BID,
Us should GET coAtrecs Of -t MI o. se r-csyec
lets from the Authorizing 10 make thOus
o'eeoa Of the regular erny cioh for So toe 1uk Of
70 Dliesid pufcha I'd from BIZ Oglykr; then 20:
81 81 came through Mr. Va Necnc, Qunsrnisster
Gyuer, o. the n.ttrfls bought Of Air Opdykei
shnk another order iyf thorssna air Of psut, Il 81 s.
Have yea psid uuii, joe, gwen money, auy
eh costsraton r eny interest thi ay have Lad "a
eoatiscts VIA tie oitt' Of Newton a. have dOae
W. ave aiG potion o. ny P'hu 20 tle p-ftJ who
fatd LIE WITH good q Mr. OYaykv hell o. Inc pOtts
., ii' he "a ~ tive ns ..s goods a. U.s. what
= wn.' .'' 70 joboios price Of ,hes' good.i About
9to 7I Di eeuglt tbs goods a. 81. % 70 > o..
Y lteir Wcs diIurt nre tlsn II sDot yaIdl
fSy ihst TIL 'fssei al G,n. AribuIs Jice o. sy
Aoign "bea be down hs, make sus of coflea Tor
= "9ien were given oat in my prssnco cs slo 30 TO
George Opdyke sworn; 4 Did yon recommend ANYBODY
a. ,s'.-ihyi recommended gcs many Gohiug hou.es
VA were oer cust,eis; oraucn OF bule d,augin
Ttosr s),ds nd hrly oil our rcd b. e,'nrr hl1
.s,'s eYsI' to several nrmee, Of tue hoaeo n, Gov
ee'i, y 1T Oo'enoI. Gla ~. DO! hen'r.
v Dir you not prsns- iir 4.,Fhr tast you would nae
.oH ialresce of obtaining lin win tbs
ho,a' les u soa.e eSlen,-so han, bIyJ.s Egvtieu
~ smith bsCtb@.s
M Opds Ike couoborated Mr. Saith o. to lie con-
vac, aud stated Lal that contract Sa6 be only one
IL which he had any iIlere,l direct or Indirect.
= iae resso1s statei y he members 81 tic Board |
az AWARDING tic cOEtI ct 10 10 o. larI1s, was that
tuess Were al large AOnsesi tirlt ti-y would be
nAe2 70 ekecuie lie c'rrsci; ilAt sore I.fiies a.
hl' He, II DOt al Of t1eu, uii obtain lie artIcl,
"Hiia uniiorne wsie ~ be made; and that il va.
"e's'iy 70 have he work at &c carli,ft u ssi1is
Y'oi' Ah " u; snm n,se I'D II W.ss'ated tbgf il
iaL 'O'N W 'Aeou'ou III Boou
an, M Do's s a. err loyed man, ranel 10th a.
1u'ietor OF Ci0liiDS, al - dsy, who Was ,uts,iv
lnooIpeient, who received ple-.ii In ir,,, ~. J.1'
rejected. WIZ 'i'ef"aiu
THE CAP CONTRACT
VI th.s contract, he Committee soy that IL woo
"a..elto GufLy & Cllld- a. - c-Its, thongl Pm,
oheied 10 take l. II Is IeAis. Inf,Ly q C,iin.
.f" sId pad lliilfsS7 - peg dozen 10 ,nske lie
Ais Murphy dij MOI basit,ie 10 a riiLlte HI, ,nC.
70 us gohticai finding I'D persJ. Il reLi!ol.
N Mni ar; Weed Toe r,sult ~as, t54t the s,1tel
.lniy Board paid 81 so Tor a. mi. lie w,r,h Lrt
e. e,ear lss VI s. SO upon Ili. Que contract.
a.; my Murphy a Cail.s received large ad.
s0 'e Oidsrs. Having MADE f9r Tue State overI
90, 90! caps and II Is "a mod-r4te climate. ai,er h,
sI5e1S e 70 place The pad 10 hat finn AZ
go every iarhiug Of which came from the le,d