Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-01-17

Eowrnnent, 81 prisats ssls, 1t time when
arms wers in great demand, sells srm' at
$3.50 each. and without any rice in price
another agent. alter . slight alteration.
sells them back to the government FOR
5000 sssh.-ihe government losing. 10
selling and bsyiog the small number Of Eve
thousand arms. over NINETY THOUSAND bot
LsRs, which, ~ far - We can zee, wen, in
TO the pockets Of two men.
In furnishing supplies. the mos, unolush.
ing rascality appear, to have been p'aeneed.
IL appears from the s,idspec thsts single
hrn in -. Los,.. cb,li. Pratt 4 roK."
furnished irOm time TO time ordinary army
,upplio. 90 ,he amount 81 over $500 COO.
and tha, TIL. Cru was pad . prod, of abosi
10 Per cent on ell sAlss.-si',nk q single
trn prOsI. 90, Of the go,srnmsn, Of shr-s
hundred and ,hir,y ,~o thousand dollars.
The Secretary of War placed a, the cOn.
mand Of Mr.. Cummings. an editor OF
newspaper IN P,nn.y l'ani., and ~ho. Il
sppear., had M other qualification Tor the
place. 81 600 600 ~ he appropriated in
purchasing = gray npD.si" 4 great deal
%, th,. cum ~as e,Psndet IN Questionable
manner. IL does not appear that Mr. Com
ming. VA. wanting IN integrity bat !, doc.
spPesr he had no t,uss. for the place. lie
gave m bonds. and was not under oath
A, Que time he purchased $4,000 pair. OF
shoe. Of Bsned,c, 4 Hall, . drm in New
York, and PAID s. ~, which were not worth
in the marke, si,sj q pair-si''ns Bene.
Diet 4 Hall. IN this sinei. Transaction. u
profit Of sbou, sTO.oco Among other
thing. charged the government. by Cum.
mihc., n. svmy 'urrh,'. are the following
"lG5o straw hats $500 pinu OF ale and
porter 1905 p.ir- 6r,- pant. IS ea.ss
scotch ale 10 eask. london porter; md
% barrel. rickle."
In buying cattle. the same a,,rociou.
fraud. sprear. In single contract, one
firm. (S,hIsy 4 Co y received rrosis to 'he
amount Of S3e Us L. aud vha, !. sull
more outrageous. two other contractors
made. on the ,am, oaii',. 'run $4,000 20
$4,000 rrust In purchasing horses and
mul., fraod is pH-i UPON fraud. noun.
tain high. rhis ariear. more especially
~ the Department Of tie We, Coviratii
for hcr-c- ~,re sold IN the market, and gov
ernmch, oh,cr. and rupln'ec., In a multi.
,ude q cas-. ~rre rartirs directly cOncern'
ell IN three s-iudling operations. Filse
vouchers IN many eAs-s were extensively
us~d Ia seems " .,smin-rs, ~ .cn, BY the
government TO examine ard ras- such hirrs
a. the government wooded. we're 10 many
cases hr,t--j, and poor and mr.sIah!e AM.
mai. were pronounced sound A.a .amr'e
81 a.. hor-- rurchr--i frr the government
IN Missouri. take The r-ror, of hoard Of
,or,ey ,Bsi, Oct 81. Is6l. made 10 Col.
Bishop. THIS hoard in their r-Iort .ay. in
,rsakips Of one lot Of hyr--s By them eIIm.
med. I'VE end --vcu,y..iI 4, for .crvice.
s,~ dad. Ard thrre hundred and thirty
v-d,--u',d. u-S.r G-i rr,r eyed. nscS.
nag io",d. rsr'-'d, and r7o,rsly urfi fcr
az, r,.L,s s,-r'cs -
4 single 6rm IN II. Loui. received Soi2,.
go profit on thirty thousand army over.
cOat.
We nigh, ~ on. ~ making further sI.
tract. iron tt. report, hot Ne have given
eb.,ush o. show the internal fraud. that
have becu praeuosi upon the government
,,no, the COMMENCEMENT IL this var Th.
people ought % thank Mr. Van WICK. Oi
N-S Work. and othrr msmher. Of Congress.
ir Insulating an investigation nv shich
tA- ibi,mua. vills,ny at = .etui governments
so,Unlrel. has hccn brought To- hight
lltr,.' tIns. ~, nut .,,rF~d, the ryo-
Ils ~ti n, s,iu:'y paw "nernu, tan.
Ne ar .~srr thi tie ia'- that ins,i,,hiy
atl,ui. al operation. ia The Vupr,-rfss.
,srs department.. up'n a VAR 'ituns sud
den.J epson. r-UIIs. '.'oa certain sIisntsn
ar..ocy tor a certain degree II eI,ra'ar ane~-;
tut tie apr.intmen, II IstsnS. dl"-
honest agents. by the government. - CO..
,uniy rcPrehsu''bIe practice. and oil con.
c-rue! 10 nakiDs them ought to be held TO
q street accountability. congrcs, ouIh; 10
continue this Investigation until the scum
drrl. Engaged IN these worse than piraiie.i
Transactions are faithfully EXPOSED. Then
l-i them enact a las. making the penalty Of
wi,.iGl fraud upon the gOVrrpmsut-dsa'A.
a terrible disease need. sio!eui remedy.
In thee matters lee 1. be applied.
Tie ,NindIing operations. by which mil
lions OF money. paid by the pOoPl. TO pat
down rebellion, !. pluhdsrcd 90, OF the Ne.
ti0nal Treasury. are slmo.i -. much to BE-
fearei - SJu,hern rebel. They hover in
.varns over the rcasaTy, and invade every
avenue ,hA, cad, To il. They mus, be me,
sni killed "a They are rebcl. ia Disguise.
and wvrs' than rebel, in practice. Let them
BE- pursued. eOnvieisi aud hung. No other
punishment u elmmsn-urate slth Oh. hem.
on. oasus,. 81 which they have been guilty.
THK Ps>acOL, Orr Thu. war steamer
which the ret-l- supposed they were block
ad,ug, N WashIngtiu. won, down the Pc
tomas. Saturday. She vas large, for
many batteries. hu, pa-sed them unhartasd
Size carried valuable store. for Fortress
Monroe. She va, Une OF tie Eve frs; elias
steam .Ioop. b-sun in 1855, o, which the
Hartford. bulk in Boston. WAS another