, 1875-09-20

Nv nearly an could estimate. abo4@ 4tooo usAt
of cattle we1e rocelptea tor
NOuE THAN WE'VE uELIyEnKp
ul,at Ie prcs shining that tie ontlre lot purchased
by Morrow Mas do1tvcrnh), or Aooht 4'oOo.Vlo
pou,u}B IL will be nosicad tAat tie average FeIght
nf this lot of cattle yariee ea1aosun@ty: ~ .,l a.,
Avp1,ts. Tho Agent It fanttau, wto suhpncs
uf Icing MI l,onost tnan mus. hav8 Weighed tue
cattle received by him. Tho calto delivered him
vcfo of tho best of tho lot, sud ha made their
nyelapa BY1 puutda per head. At Grand River,
lonoyor. thp cattle out OF tho Same lot wa'Nhn,a
au average OF 1.1lG pnut,ttB Ter head, aud at
Chnycnre 1869 pounds Per head, according TO
tho Agents. vouchers.
contract. Morrow tod mo that D.sier would Eut
An ouDER FROM TIRE CoMM1salUx1K
Of indian A1atta directing tlio Agent to receive
tho cntlo all In ono lot, tnrscad VI In monthly
'nstallaicnts. according TO tho terms Of tho ron
tract. This wonld have sAsed tho contractors
the expense OF nintoring tho cattle, anl they
would haye secured payment sl1 Mon. lis before
1t wan dun by tho contract. Tuis was tho
il,ucament OIL witch MDrrow lot Doalor
into tho contract. Bucll m orior was isaucd to
tho Iudiau Agents. But before delivery could 10
1Dado under it. Peace. Comnniss. .onor Welch ar-
lived at tho Agency, and Installed hth npw!y-
appointed Agents, and that spuI!cd tho whoio
arrangen'cnt. II Wclcb had hcen little s9wer,
Or II tho cattle had boon hurried up !it.le
faster, it would hayo been all rght. But Woich
arrived Just i'll Btason to
DEFEAT THE FRAUD.
Defora Weich loft. howayer, ono OF hin pet
fur Morrow, voucher for cattle doIlseratl. n,th-
p,t requiring any 70 to deliverel, and that Nor
row aud himself shou drvsdo TINT steal. 1rofessett
lleu to Mr.. ". a. Paxton one OF Morrow i
Uyslers partners, aI1d who is At pras mt tt cou-
tractor for beef at the Ised-Ctoua Agency. Pax
ton told mo SHORTLY RfterwArd that 10 lad
ACCEPTED THE PROPOSITION.
Tho voucher tshued in thus instance for catsle not
delivered ls on tile IN tho Treasury Dopattnent.
II was for about RlU.oo counted the tnoney
tuouoy VIVA Expressed by that Agent to hia vito
in tho East, marked
''1RDtAN 1n1NKRTS."
Thn Pnntmaster and oxprssa agent thern ut
tlle time, nho wna Also Interested in tho Indian
Ring asked me A. ttlc ttme tho package was ds-
livorod why 1t wasn't nont by mail, 40 that thero
should DO 10 record Of 1t ke,,t suuh ~ would bo
preserved it, tbs exp. esA oAics.
lott tlo Indian country with shs full doter'
rnlnasion Vt laying tlis Who . mns.er
pEFpnE THE DEPARTMENT.
ut Washington. wheye went tor that purpoHe.
! waa advised by my friends to let the inst 81
drop, rs couldn't accomplish anything aGa,psi
;,,,,a ;ho 1Ddan .ho,, Rug :f.e, an, returned Int t.
Iii. pubiishesi Communication over m,
own signature In. Yan Ta1nusE- 3a wh,cf
charged iu general torms the fsa,d. being t,or.
pctrated III lnaian aflairs. mailed copy 81
T11E TRIBUNE containing that communication tc
Sccro,ArY petAno. In zep'y received ie'te'
from tue SECRETARY inntructlng n,e to report The
mater to Mr. John V. Farwell, Of tho lndts1
peaeo Comm as.on. AeeosdaelY lsoon afterward
wrote out = succinct statement Of the mat. er*
wlthtn m knowledge, aud roqaosted a pesaona
lntorvlew With Mr.. faFwell, wh.ch III person
| lstt at his Store for him with tho Hon. q. 3
! rnrwtli. Souu a,terNara ! noticed that ner1ra
ct the Agent, III tho Sioux country. al ~ol Of III,
| Commissioner Of indian Anaisa. wore removed
/ Ai0NiFICANT rEATUnK
| about tho Morrow cont act. 10 which have re-
| sersed, wAa that it was agned OIL hehA}f Of tht
| Do arlment by William T. Cody. Acting Com
missioner {and Ch.of CIerk), aud tlIat ths ver'
frat voucher issued issued to Morrow Under tha
contract was sigucd by tho same William i
ap Chief CT, "A iu the ContniBsiouer4 lauTeau IL
| that OF Agent at Grand River. 500 mi es froi'
civilization, and at the salary OF ouy 81 sou
yOar.