Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-01-09
in the Army--The
Report oG ihc VAN Wyck Com
grcssiUni,i Committee.

Rressionni Committee.
The New York Erpye3s, in speaking
of the report Of the Van Wyck Congress
,ional COMMITTEES, says:
While we Of New York, were plying
the poor, plucked, picked goose, Uncle
Sam, in ST. Louis as is almost the case,
"tbe Greeks" were here, in New York
city, under our own eyes. by our own
doors. The steamer Cotaline was
bought by the collusion Of Government
agent, with q promise to pay $4,000
for her in the case of loss, for $4,000,
the original cost. Mr.. Cummings, of the
U'orH newspaper, had $4,000, 900 ON
hand, Of which he spends $3.50 900 with.
out any proper vouchers-S90 900 Of
which are said to be in the hands of r
NJ. Blatchforl, vouches for. Cattle are
bought for Washington at 8 cents per
pound, live weight, but sublet to Viii.
son d. Allerson of New York for 81, the
profits on which the original contractors
were S32, ,2GS II, while Wilson & Aller-
ton made profit at, 65 cents, of from
/ 5l5 600 to S25 900 James l.. Day
ton, Of II Nassua street, an agent of the
T Government. buys of John o. Taylor,
Of New York, six horses, o top buggy,
two sets Of harness, for 500, but only
/ four horses are handed over to the Gov
eminent for those 500, and no top bug
! gy, no harness, The engraving of the
( Treasury. note here turns out to be job
The steamer Stars and Stripes, which
costs the New Haven Propeller Com
pany S3j, 900. is sold to Mr.. Geo. d.
Morgan, by the President Of that Com
pany, Mr.. G.. S. Bushnell, for $4,000,
and the Company gives him (B) COM
mission for making the sale Of $4,000,
while Morgan has p per cent. as his
C. commission on the purchase Mr.. Geo.
d. Morgan's commissions have already
been 500 600 and ere daily increasing.
Old Austrian rejected muskets, invoiced
here at 50 to $40, were sold here for
Fremont's army at So GO. They could
not be used, for they were good for moth
ing for our army. The Hall carbines
sold by the Ordnance Bureau, costing
here 81, 80 or $4,75, were sold to one ST.
mon Stevens for the $3.50 or S4.75,
who sold the entire lot for Fremont's ar
my, at 500 each. Immense army sup
plies, both in the army and navy, have
been purchased privately. under contract
express or implied, without any compe-
tition being invited. A vast mount of
supplies have been bought upon what is
called acquisitions. Major Eaton and
Culouel Tompkins, Of the United States
Army, in this city have been practically
superseded in their purchases here, by
Mr.. Alexander Cummings, of the World.
The Secretary of War having authorized
! Cummings and Governor Morgan to
make all necessary arrangements for the
transportation of troops, etc., the Gov
ernor bequeathed the extraordinary power
to his brother, Geoge D. Morgan-but
Cummings was the real man. Mr.. Cum
mings buys shoes of Benedict d Hall here,
who lend him money from time to time,
for 50 20 a pair, worth $3.50 to 80,
but if pegged, only S1,25 q pair
The ubiquitous World editor, Cummings,
purchased coal in Philadelphia, when
there is an officer Of the Government
there--a Quartermaster and Commis-
sary. There are other purchases of his
!inen-pants (SI7, 800, ,00)-straw hats
-(S4, 1869, articles never provi-
ded for the army-with ale and porter,
and tongues, etc, etc.
But-enough Enough Column af-
ter column is filled with evidence and
detail on these points The Rev. Sid
ney \. Corey, clergyman residing in
Thirty-seventh street, near Fifth Avenue,
"was in the horse contracts of the Secre-
tary of War" Corey re-sold part of
his contract for a bonus of $500, to
parties who have gone West to purchase
horses to fill it, etc.
But enough! Enough! Enough