East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1864-07-06


stoves, cooking utensils, tin and cop
ner. The navy agent docs not appear
10 have paid the least attention to the
quality or the cost of the articles sup
piled by his general purchasing agents
Schofeld & Co.
The members Of the firm, detected
at last, and now boing tried by court
martial, kept systematic set OF books
from which Senator Grimes was per-
mitted to make somo extracts to in
corporate into his recent speech. l
copy few items as q sample of the
manner in which ''pen purchases"
have been at New YORK. The first
column contains the cost price Of the
articles named, and the second col
umn shows what the Government paid
for the same articles; the navy agents
approving the bills.
Charged TO
May &c, 1863, Cost to Govern
32g, 339 &c. q. W 5. u Co. ment at
240 pair brass hinge sta
tionsry.pins. - in., 9Oc. Sl7 81 S2l0 w
$40 pair brass hinge sta
ticnsIy- Rlps,.2ulp sta.
tionary pins, "a in, $50 l6 45 $50 90
assorted, a. 81 7s7 80 1000 90
800 gross iron screws, as
sorted, at sI4O 555 So 2,iOO 90
sl,426 rs s6,74s 90
August l5 1862
1881
20 bbls. lturpenture, 1854
gall. at s55O Sligo 40 81, 1873 60
bbls copal varnish, ll2
gals, at $3.50 267 20 GIG 90
bbls japan varnish So
gals, NJ s450 iio so Se' W
sl,552 30 81, III GO
September 7, 1868.
Ord, 426 (bilD
100 black buff hides, at Sl6.......'.'l 500 90
CartaRe e................... ! 20
s625 20 sl,60l 25
November 2, 1863.
l7U6 (bill)
c. y II. @. q. y. Caulker, 20 bbls
pitch, at S25. SoOO w
Cartage. three loads at sl5O 4 81
$50 90 s5s4 so
IT 10 lunlv.~l, --l r..-..- ;al~I;-, 81 =,
believe the rumor, that another ac-
count book, kept by Messrs. Schoiield
& Company, shows to whom they had
to pay goodly percentage OF these
enormous profits. Nous rerrons.
Ex-Mayor Opdyke was active in
getting up the "Cataline" slander +;
and has assailed mo in the newspa-
pers and at Washington. This man
has made more money by secret part
nership in army cloth, blankets, cloth
ing, and gun contracts, than any fifty
sharpers, Jew or Gentle, in the city
of New York. Passing his opera
tons in the names of Carhart and
others, shall briefly submit the his
tory and result OF one financial dodge.
During the riots in New York, u gun
factory was destroyed. q. w. Far
ley, Opdyke's son-in-law, made
claim upon the supervisors for DANA
ges sustained in the destruction OF
guns in the process of manufacture
under n contract with the Goyern-
ment. Mayor Opdyke was, by virtue
of his office, member OF the commit
tee before which this claim was al
lowed. Opdyke disclaimed any per-
sonal interest in the gun claim. Far
Icy denied, in the journals, that OPP
dyke was interested, and made an af-
fidavit which was submitted to the
committee, swearing that he was the
sole owner of the gun contract.
Opdyke, therefore, sat in the COM
mittee investigating the claim of his
son-in-law, and at an early day re-
ceived check for 100000. 1t is
alleged that $4,000, received from
the government on the contract was
forgotten in making up the claim
against the city. But though the city
paid handsomely and promptly, "Oily
Gammon" soon came ''to grief" He
refused to divide profits fairly and Mr.
Mcneil, member of the present Legis-
lature, commenced a suit against
George Opdyke for sixth part of the
$4,000. In presenting this claim
to the supervisors, Opdyke declared,
and his son-in-law, Farley, made oath
that the former had no pecuniary in
terest in it. In answering MIR. Nc
Neips complaint Opdyko denies that
Mcneil is thus interested, and avows
himself as the owner of the share
claimed by the plaintiff And this an
swer to McNeils complaint is sworn
to by Opdyke. This, therefore, is
Mayor Opdyke's position. To guilty
himself to act impartially and honest
ly for the taxpayers of New York, on
q committee, he disclaims being inter
ested on the gun claim, and to that
disclaimer his son-in-law adds an al
fdavit.
The claim is allowed and paid. A
partner after calling the ex-Mayor
swindler proseoutes for share OF the
profits; and in his defense, Opdyke
made oath that no owns the larges'
share of tho contract which before tn.
claim was paid, he had repudiated.
might discharge this patient cured
but one other financial achievement
claims notice. More than year ago
, Mayor Opdyke and othors rcmidnet
, General Fremont that when he was
candidate for President in 1866, h
was weakened by pecuniary embar
rassments; and that as his friends in
tended to run him again, it would b
, wisc to put things into a better shape
The General asscnted, giving to Mes
, srs Opdykc, Morris, Ketchom ana J.
. l IN I'LL o. .l.l,od,lfn &c his dnlfs. =