The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-02-22

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osH1aAI MANIA yoR sfRAt1s.
Inc mania tor stealing seems 70 have rul
snrougn au sne relations Of Government Ever
" sne matter OF the purchase Of two sailinl
vessels, two men Of New York, 10 the crime o
larceny, addsd the Gin of perjury, that they
might rob from the Treasury SS,00O. In thi
case Of the Stars and Stripes, the President o
the New Haven Propeller Company. after taking
from the Government $1,000 more than shi
cost. took Of that amount nearly 5000 70 line
MS own pockets, and in excuse to bis company,
pretended that be had to bribe an ex-membei
Of Congress to gain An audience to tho head o
the Bureau; and from that insinuation an hon.
ofaoie, ni9h-t0ned ex.membef Of Congress, 10
Connecticut had been subjected TO calamny.-
That President. before the Committee, testified
that alter taking SlS, 900 10 profits from biz
country. he was so anxious TO serve her In this
the hour OF her extremity, that he appropria.
ted nearly % 900 Of his colleagues money Ia
private oees % ne could devise some means to
take Al the Southern cities and no one get hurt
Lae DePaf:ment which has allowed conspiracies
aiter the Didding bad been closed, to defraud
the Governments Of the lowest bid, and by 81.
lowing the guilty 70 reap the fruits Of their
crime, has itself become partiesps crnninis Who
pretends any public exigency for giving out by
p.ssss. psss 'o.seL :. w'ooas oies 0ves t,oOOoO
.nsI;s s,s....S ..Ou,vss ~ p.Ses Wuo Pretenas
gt;s;ns gsT,s essnsy !" msae Pnvste contract for
.'s '~""o'' " '''e amount ot SsoVoVV!
HORSE coNTaA0Ta
cohesgne on tne COMMITTEE (Ar. Dawes)
nsM osys nnce spoke OF the peace ofterings OF
11eunsyva1li R0m!ic'ans, ana referred to the
norees o. Vol Williams regiment. There 10 Jet
snosner case-a contract, not made upon the re.
sponMpility OF the Bureau, a. the Secretary said
guy Dy nis express order, and refused to be made
unsl so oraereo. refer to the contract to pur.
cnase ,VVV norees to be delivered at Hunting.
oon. fennsylvanis Such horse market the
world never saw. Horses with running sores,
wnicn were seen by the Inspectors, and branded;
and If enc outraged common decency he would
9e rejecteo, ana an opportunity sought the same
Ss Ssy " Pass ana Dsand nun. lmmediately the
s"c:. wefe sooslsted M oy private contracts to
"a .s,Sss ~ os Genus per day, ana tney sub.let
~ ~ ..l'Iers, Isom q 20 ~ cents. Over 400 Of
'neee nofses were sent with Col. Wynkoop's
regiment, ana the papers at Pittsburg report
soms acs%sny 20 worthless they we're left on the
uooss. 70 Ing remaining oVO were LETT at Hunting
W. w ~. 'ue cement OF contrsctora In that sin
t ths nu..oAon no.as over soo'Ooo was stolen from
Wv "o'esn'nent
H.. .o..;s oosIa1or ~ Ut ssotkhAos: :.,
-. 'es'mony OF Ar. yonn smith OF Aings-
.vn' y. l., po1oer manufacturer, shows that in
sre montn OF nay ne proposed to give Mr..
!. eeo percentage for powder contract; that
ne went 20 sne Assor House, met Mr.. Davidson,
Snva nT naa never seen before; inquired Of him
~ .;an Mi +. Anuo" o "eeo. Doring the conversa-
W..s t.on ne sskeo wnas II. smith wanted OF Mr.
W. .eo; = on osing solo, ne inquired ct Nj: Smith
Mn.. ne ccnlc snoro 20 pay; &c replied i've per
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va,d ~ w.sh;ns.o, h.h.,S.fty ty .:.. ..as ..'el.
for novds, - Ne Wed .ho .as 10 toPo:.''Uns ~.
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Authorized - ritz ie.ts, ~ c.n p;. eeu vas ~
head Of the (,rdn .ncs T.n..t~,sn. % :. "p:y, .ue
contract for novder h..P.sn s .ha ~ ..'ae ING
facturn0 n Il son,evhs. st,.nn. ss.. ~ ana aa
retsry should annoint NJ wei :. III. -. .,e oec'
Ter to carry hs ri.he. to tho J;ns,.n. hnsssn.
Sr. Smith under.tod that ha -s. ~ ou,s;Is Ws
Weed I've ner cant NJ r.aa;r 40 Mas ~. 30 Psy a
that his powder rm demurrsd to v n..;ns .,s11e N.
Weed ave per cent: that NJ. Wesd ys o:,s sh.m %r,
.nthoritv - msss ooa h.-..,. 10 .u kess 'Iem saaa
thev nre}erred h.v;nS The S .r.h",.. ~ Ro~.s., na.
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