The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-23

| them at washington; i saw Inn there ABOUT head
| quarters after The election OF 1868; l know that
Porter ana Babcock were acquainted with him at
O. What business had you in your mind when
you came 70 New York; 4. the general order
learned q ,nas IRON SoIonsl Morrow
| as being very good business
, @. Wien did you first near OF the carriage Dus.
labor contract entered my mind In 1862 when had
failed TO get nything else from MI. Grinnel.
were made A. made the application FOR the
labor contract to the Secretary q tie Treasury;
an arrangement with M. William aw yr he
put In contract at first Ter $4,000, but afterwards
10000; he Withdrew the first Contract Without my
knowledge; we dld not get the contract.
Q Alter tnat contract was gone did you apply ior
q. Not the iighterage'f A. No. sir; nothing OF any
| Q. You mad talked with General Grant about two
months before the inauguration about the GENERAL
e that should have s me Pr Pr oerea me
then the appointment OF collector Of internal rev,
to leave the government service altogether and de.
| @. When did you first become intimate with him
| A. After came TO New YORK; am sorry TO say
Of The general order business; after the inalgdfs:
+ q Did yoa esk for letter to Mr.. Grinnen from
| L. Why did you select Mr.. Grlnnel out of all the
re- gI Of e
sna and hs opinion Of the People W5
net il Washington pointed 70 MN IS The Collector
asEe VIZ sot copy Of Mr. washburns letter,
e % WV SFnn to as &c 0nars raet
ana saw him about this matter -. ~ - -
@ How is 1t that you have got the original OF Mr.
WashDnrn's letter. A. Because requested Mr.
Grlne 20 return 70 ne couple OF days alter IL
Q. Did You tell MI. Grinner that he was to be
surprised; went back 10 Washington III . DAY Or
| two. hut returned In couple OF weeks; ala not
| Mr. Grinnel was appointed in March; believe Mr.
Lindsay was personally acquainted with Mr.. Grin
ne pelore ,e er n TsGa iys nt NIL Lindsay was
called TO the side or the COneQtOrs A. No, sir;
| have no knowledge OF that TACT, nor any means ol
Q. Did it not strike you as strange that Mr. Grin.
nell should call Comparative stranger 70 MS MS s9e
word for mis- having been the conhdenta adviser OF
O. Was not your written correspondence with
Mr.. Lindsay while you were In the War Department
4 very larger A. wrote letters 10 him perhaps once
day. day.. N '''''' '''- - w w..
q DID not you write to him about the removal Of
| Mr.. Grinnell A. have no recollection oil such
| letters; cannot say that sucn letters were not
written, but do not think 1t probable that dld
Q. WIN you deny having written thems A.
will not deny 1t.
Mr. Grinnel give you? A. All that which went to
the store 81 Washington street; the designation by
stores are ali Under gd prn, sunervon Nv
Lindsay engineered tae arrangement with Mr..
order. as he said, TO get MIN TO be more LIBERAL ia
his ofer.
over your %le 6o S don't Know that Wss
never claimed 10 mold any control over the Collector
ana Mr. Grnnell suggested this thing to me; MT;
/! presume MI. Lindsay ana MI. Grinnell may have
had some conversation together on the me-! subject;
Q. Was or was not the agreement with MIR. Bixby
IN your handwrllngY A. 10 noe know.
There Is the paper- ISL II your %rllingf A. Yes
by air. Lindsay; the paper was never put into legal
O. Did you receive tho reml,tances of BIxby's
money from MIR. Lindsay A. Mr. Lindsay TOOK the
money aad drew upon him as wanted it; that
arfsu gem 1Sns VIM IN Bi%Dyi Jul. lett the
fed, BECAUSE wanted 70 60 INTO business myself.
Bixbyq a. think on the iTth Of June, 1870; he
continued V Keep &lY Has .E1 as beaded ware
Q, When did you obtain tho monopoly Of the gen
eral order .s business A. About tue middle Of sep
tho name Of L. Horton & Co.; MI Horton found the
! sureties.
make frequent applications 10 MI. Grnnell to In
crease your businessa A. don't know that made
could have him removed IL he did not accede my
demand; he was removed IN July, 1870.
get the rest Of this business from Mr. Grinnei aid
General Porter visit this City In connection with this
this city in connection with this business General
| Porter came 10 New York several times; saw hun
O. What Is the average amount OF money out.
standing on account OF cartage A. It may be $1,000
fne committee then adjourned until half past
! seven O'Clock this evening.
Evening session.
or holf mos
| O'CLOCK. A number Of communications were re-
ceived and read-one relative to the Naylor case.
THE CRoss-ExAMINATIoN OF COLONEL LEFT
! was continued:-Have recollection OF ever writ
| ing to Mr.. Lindsay requesting hun 10 meet me In
| washington; 1 have no recollection Of what the
business was that General Porter and MIR. Lindsay
wished to see me about; was private soldier in
the army in 1852; In 1863 was appointed
upon General Grants stan, having been pro.
noted; General Porter was upon the stan
at that time; continued on General Grants star
unn the end OF the war; was very friendly with
the General In consequence Of our relations; tho SO
relations have continued undisturbcd up 10 the
present time was member OF the same mess, with
IN Isoo lived in the same house win the two Gene
| rails. paying my share Of the mess and tue rent;
not Wys yna DON'T
replying TO question Of Senator Howe to-day, that
to amy meas IN
eral order business about TWO months before hls
inauguration; expressed wish to get 1t; the Gen.
era then did not understand what II was; was at
that time engaged In compiling record OF his
military exploits In the West, digestng them into
! general order; on the 10th OF March, 1869, nrst
| Got tue general order business; went TO
! Mr.. washburn for letter to Mr.. Grin
neil; reason mat applied for o letter TO Mr.
Crunch was because I thought he would become
Collector OF the rort; went 10 Mr.. Washburn before
| went 10 General Grant;
wRNT TO SEE THE PRESIDENT
aiter got the letter on the same day had no delay
III nndtng him; there was no one else there at
the time; do not know that there was
great pressure at tho time for offlce;
asked nun might l 20 to New
YORK, and say to Mr. Grinneil that he would be ap.
pointed Collector OF the port; he did not make any