Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1862-01-15
Goa RRTPTION IN THE ARNT---THE
N RPORT on THE VAN WICK cen
GREAAEuSAL CGMIETTER.

The New York kEpFeSS, IN speaking Of
the report Of the Van Wyck Congreasion-
al Committes, says:
While we, Of New York, we're plying
tie poor, piueked, picked goosp, Uncle
Sam, In ss. LOUIS, as is glmost always tbe
case, ''tha Greeks" were here, in New
York city, under our own eyes, ~ our
own doors. The steamer g'afaI,lae vas
bought by the coliusion Of Government
agent, with g promise to pay So, 40 for
her, in case Of loss, for SIS, 900, th orig
inat cost. Dir. Cummings, Of the World
newspaper, bad y, 900 200 on haad, Of
whieb be spends $230,D00 without any
proper youchers-$ 80. 100 Of waich are
said 20 be in the hands Of Il. III. BLafeh
ford, yoaehed for. Cattle are bought for
Washington 81 cgnts pea Pouu.l, live
weight; bat sabIet 10 Wilson i .AIlertsn
Of New York for IL, ths profits on
which TO the original contractors were
! S33,36s II, waiIs HilsoR 4 Al.aTton
asads > Pseas, a. 8 IL eeass, Of frsm
! $l5, 800 TO $35 100! James L. DayEon,
I Of III Nassaa-strees, an agent of the
/ Government, buys Of John O. Taylor, Of
/ New York, six horses, top buggy, and
/ TWO SETS Of harness, for S970, but only
/ four horses are handed over 70 the Gov
ernmena Tor these - %, and 40 top buggy,
no harness! The engraving Of tie Treas
/ ury. notes here turns out 60 be a job
! The Siayx and Stripes steamer, which eosl
/ the New Haven Propeller Company $35,
/ 900, is sold TO Mr.. Geo. n. Morgan, by
I II d - Fks =
Bushnell for $5S, 90, and the Company
gives him B. a eom aaassioa for g1&kiag
the sale Of IS, 100, while AaEgan hsaa l..
per cent. as his commission on tle par.
chase! Mr.. Morgan's commissions haT,
already been near Sl00, 900, and are dali!
Increasing. Old Austrian rejected mus
kets, involved here - and - III, wer,
sold heze fer Fremong'E &FIny al i } 90
They could not bs used, for they weT,
good for nothing, for our army. tn
Hall carbines sold BIZ the Ordinance Bu
reau, costing here "a So or "a -, wer
sold 20 ona Simon Stevens here for th
81 50 or - IS, who sold the entire lot 70
Fremont's army at 81, each. lnmens
Army supplies, both in the Army an,
Navy, hare been purchased privately
under contract express or implied, With
out any competition being invited.
vast anaoaas Of supplies have been hough
upon what ia called FeqaisiEIon. Aaio
Eaton and Colonel TompkiRs, Of ia
United steses Army, in this city, h&v
practically sur&rceded in their purchase
here, By Mr. Alexander Cummings, OF th
World. The Secretary of War havsu
} authorized Cummings and Governor MOI
gan, 20 make all necessary arran.: eulent
; for the transportation ot troops, ac., th
= Governor bsaueathed the extraariinsE
power to HE brother, George u. MOI
gan.-bus Cummings was the real maj
2 2 MIR. Cummings buys shoes o4 BSRsdges'
"a Hall here, who lend aim aaonly, fro
= time to time, fog ~ % pAi:. wort
: 81 80 10 g., bat If peggad oallyy 81 p
Z pair. The ubiquitous Hgah eaitO
q Cummings, purchases coal in Philade
. phia, when there is an ofheeg of ths Co
erBsnent there-+a Qaartevnastsr, nj
; sCommassary. There are other BaFehas
! of bis, ,--linen ants, 81 -, ,0oo1 1-~ssra
y y hats t&A, l45 6s), articles never proWid'
= for the array wiih ale and pogtass al
e thangses, &C., ke. -...... --.E .
y But,-Enoagh! Enough! Column .
= ter column i hIlad With evidence and d
= tail Oh stess pOlnssl Tbs Rev. sidn
a. Csrsy. clergyman residing in Ini
- 4, ty-seyanth street, near Fifth Avens
~ "was in the horse contracts Of the 81
:. I. resary Of War.s COREY FeAsold psrt
u his eoagrass. esv bonus oF SEQ, % ps
o. ties who have gone West to purehs
= y horses 70 H8l II. &c. a 't@'fs
4 = Bal Enoughi EnsughG Raeaght