North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1864-06-29

$50 90 s504 so
1t is rNmored, and am inclined to be-
lieve the rnmor, that another account book
kept By Messrs. Schofeld & Co, shows to
whom they had to pay goodly percentage
OF these enormous profits. Mour reyTons.
Ex-Mayor Opdyke was active in getting
up the ''Catalne" SANDER, and has assailed
me i'll the newspapers and at Washington
This man has made more money by secret
partnership in army Cloth, blankets, cloth.
ing and gun contracts, than any fifty sharp.
ers, Jew or Gentle, iu the city of New York
Passing his operations in the names Of Ca
hapt and others, shall briefly submit the
history and result Of one financial dodge
During the riots in New York gun fac.
tory as destroyed. o. w. Farley, OPP.
dykes son-in-law, made a claim upon the
supervisors for damages sus tanned in the de
struci0n OF guns in the process of manufac-
ture under a contract with the government
Mayor Opdyke was by virtue of his office, o
member Of the committee before which this
atam was allowed. Opdyke dis claimed anv
personal interest in the gun claim. Farley
denied, in the Journals, that Opdyke Was
Interested, and made an affidavit, which wss
submitted to the committee, swear ring that
he was the sole owner of the gun contract.
Opdyhe, therefore, sat in the committee in
vestigating the claim of his son in.law, and
at an early date received check for $780,
600. 1t is alleged that $25 GOO, received
from the Government on the cantract. was
forgotten in nIaking up the claim against the
city. Bat though the city paid handsomely
and promptly, cody unmmon" soou came
'to grief.,' lie refcsed TO divide profits fair
ly, and Mr.. MeFeil, member Of the present
Legislature, commenced a suit against Geo
Opdyke for a sixth part Of the $l9O.OOO-
In presenting this claim to the supervisors.
Opdyke declared, and his son -in-law. Far
ley made oath, that the former had no He.
cuniary interest in it. In answering Mr..
McNei's complaint, Opdyke denies that
Mcneil is thus interested, and GvowG: him
self as the owner Of the share claimed by the
plaintiff! And this answer to MsEeils
complalnt IS sworn to by Opdyks This
therefore, is Mayor Opdike's position To
qualify himself to act impauiaHy and honest
ty for the tax payers Of New York on COM
mittee, he diacams being interested in the
gun claim, and In that disclaimer his in
law adds an affidavit. The claim is allowed
and paid. a partner, after calling the ex
Mayor a swindler, prosecutes for share Of
profits and in his defence, Opdyke made
oath thai he owns the largest share of the
contract, which, before the claim was raid, |
be had repudiated I might "discharse''
his patient "cured :" but one other finan.
cial achievement claims notice, More than
year ago, Mayor Opdyke aud others remind. |
ed General Fremont that when he was a |
candidate for President in 1865 he was
weakened by pecuniary embarrassment; and |!
that, as his friends intended to run him |
again, it would be wise to put his affairs in |
better shape. The General assented. giving |
Messrs. Opdyke, Morris Detchum, and d. d. |
Field, schedule of his debts. These friends !
formed themselves into a Mar;pora Mining |
Company, nortgaging the mines for one |
million five numbered thousand dollars, with |
the proceeds from which ar the generals |
debts were to be paid But difficulties arose
which, however, were adjusted by the paw |
mentf by Gen. Fremont, of two million four
hundred thousand dollars in Marposa stock |
to Nessrs. Opdyke, Ke cnum, and Hocy, aad |
a counsel lee Of two hundred thousand dol. !
lars to David dudley Field Esq And, said |
the confidential and real friand of G en-. Fre- T,
mont, who gave me this Information, "there |
wers other extortions and exactions, during
the negotiations, that would make Jews
blush,' So that in training Gen Frer.ont !
for the Presidential course has grooms re- |
ceive gratuity of two millions six hundred
thousand dollars. How pleasant it must be !!
for Messrs. tOpdyke and Ketchum to ace I
their aratered Mariposa stock going through
Wall and William streets like " swiil n,akn
through tenement block, or g Parker Veins
in its balloon glory? Through the Ny.
Tribune ! have been assailed and calumina. |
led, personally, by editors and Washington
spondents, for nearly four wears. They
assisted lin manufacturing, and gave the !,
Rifiest circulation to, the Cataline SANDER
W hile falsely accusing me, Tie Iribnae as So
ciates and correspondents were themselves |
making money out Of G vernment contracts