The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-03-24


Irregular" and that at this time the amount of
"sour' that condemns is i'm the discretion of
the inspector. According to some of the re-
ports, it would appear that there are very few
prime lots of meat to be found in Chicago
and that somebody will lose pile of money.
This is a pretty strong confirmation of the
point raised by the Sentinel in favor of this
city against which the trouble complained
of has not been heard from. 1t may turn out
that there is a consideration here of sufficient
importance to control in large degree this
class of business i'm future.
The Hurt UtOry is a perfect mine of rich
ness which the Gazette is developing with
great gusto. Another broadside from
Gen. Boynton yesterday conveys some of
the most disgraceful crimes that ever
blocked public service. 1t is shown that
men who paraded themselves conspicuous
ly as immersed in their country's cause and
stricken with horror at the rebels and cop
perheads were corroding the vitals OF the
country by robbery and discrimination.
The papers and documentary proof are col
| Letting at the war department, and unsavory
as the open vault of corruption is, now that
the committe is fairly in, they will proba-
bly, reveal the whole business. 1t now APP
pears that General George j. Hartsuff was
the first officer sent to try the precious
scoundrel, HURT, and the first victim to the
conspirators who set themselves to break
down and move out of the way whoever
stood in position to Illustrate their stupen-
dous game of wholesale robbery. General
HartsufFs court was suddenly dissolved,
by order of Major General Halleck, and he
was ordered to report at Wilmington, Dele
ware. There suffering from severe wound
received at Antietam, an attempt was per-
sistently made TO force him upon the retired
list to get HIM out of the army. The cause
of this action by his best friends. President
Lincoln and Secretary Stanton, he could
not understand at all. They did not dare
confess to him that he knew too
much. General William Hartsuff,
an inspector general was directed
to look into the quantity and quality
of Hurts forage supplies. 1t was found,
but not then made public, that the stuff fur
nished was of inferior quality and short
weight, in some cases as mnch as twenty
/ pei CcuOs AL bulS blLllo, I1uIlL anu dis
friends were moving heaven and earth, as
one may say, to advance his official position
where he could remove all obstacles out of
the way of his schemes by legitimate au-
thority. Even the name of Mr.. Erastus Corn
ing was procured urging Hurts promotion
to the regular army. He got into Corning's
affections by buying up all the horse shoes
that Corning, Winslow Il Co. could manu-
tacture, at 50 80 per key through his ring
and selling them to the government through
himself for S11 so per keg, which is fair
sample of his vast operations in handling
army supplies. The Gazette has three col
umnsof private correspondence now brought
to light, which sounds very much
like the letters of gang of
thieves and burglars laying their plans
and workir g together through various tools
to carry on their vocation. In all this detest-
able conspiracy 20 rob the nation when she
lay bleeding and almost helpless, the house
of Jay Cooke & Co., by its right bowers, Pitt
and Henry d. Cooke, figures as the motive
aud propelling power. The others were
parts of the machine which they furnished
the steam power to run. Colonel G. w.
Moulton, now breathing the vital air o.
Cincin natl. is named as a party with the
creature, HURT, in the gigantic scheme
of plumber. The latter writes to
]. ]. Allen, one of the gang, that
''if Capt. Moulton is made chief
quartermsster, 1 am all right again.
This was after some adverse changes of
authority had been quietly made. Great
efforts were made, and with some success,
to enlist Gov. Dennison's help in raising
HURT to positions and opportunities. The
governor was found among the prosecutors
of Capt. Dickerson, who is now likely to
be vindica.ed in his grave, where he was
driven by injustice which he could no. repel.
The startling tale is not yet unwouud.
When the truth is all made known, there
will be other objects of national execration
for the troubles of the dark days, beside
the men who were in arms In bad cause.
1t has been the fortu ne of the Hon. w.
S. Holman to plant himself signally in the
popular faith, in every utterance he has
made this session. He had the good sense to
oppose the prostitution of his party to the
lead of Fernando Wood, and he was first to
recognize the need OF q general system Of
retrenchment. In a recent letter to the
Madison Progress, he defines his position
ar, he fropIinU froud and ba still raaacfo