The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-10-12
A RESIGNATION EXPECTED.
SOME VERY QUEER DOINGs IN THE
KITTERT NAVY r.fRD,
Trembling among the Rings at tho Home Of
isnnc Hanscom-A Lucrative business In
Copper aud some Other Pretty Things.

Trembling among the Rings at tho Home Of
lsnnc Innscom-A Lucrative business In
Copper aud some Other Pretty Things.
PORTSMOUTH, N. H., Oct 0.-Quite an
excitement has been created In naval circles
here by the rumor that Secor Robeson Is to re-
sign his Office at no distant day. Tho report
causes CONSERVATION and trembling among the
Rings and cliques that have grown up and been
fostered by the New Jersey naval hero.
The quaking In the little Rings is, as would be
natural, more quickly developed at this naval
station than any other In the country, as II Ia
tho home OF Isaiah Hanscom, the head OF the
department Of construction Hanscom, like
Grant. was once Democrat OF tho pro slavery
stamp, but followed the political wave for
share OF Government pap. Since the advent Of
Grant and Robson his rise has been rapid and
sure. with a connection Of mily relations al
most as large as Grant himself he has emulated
that hign func,ionary by fostng them all upon
II Is with the Hanscom Ring especially that
the resignation OF Robson produces consterna-
tiOn. with RobesOn out Of the way before the
Investigate tion, which they know Ia inevitable
from the coming Democratic House OF ltepro-
sentatives, Isaiah must stand the brunt OF the
exposures, and down and out he must 60, and
with him Of course the whole Hanscom family
Transactions that have taken place at this
stati N during the past year, of very damaging
character to the Department. OF Construction
and Supplies, Of which until lately only faint
about since the recent visit OF the Commission
OF Constructors, who have been sent upon "A
uerambuiating tour to the several wards to
certain the following problems First, the en-
tire amount OF stock and property on hand ana
Its value second, to select the material unit
for Government use, with view OF exposing IL
for sale at public au ction according to statute
In such cases provided third, to sec what ma
terial IL required at the yard for good OF tho
service.
The visit OF the rowing Commissioners to this
yard for such purposes was looked upon as a
farce, and the action Of the Board Of COnstruc-
tors while here show that they themselves so re-
| gardedi II. A visit to the yard, passed in having
a good dinner with Constructor Wilson, and
taking possession Of one OF the largest steam
vessels, which WIS fred up to carry the party,
| with few Invited guests, TO tue vicinity OF
| Boone Island for days sport at cod hshing,
| constituted the amount of labor performed
The farce Is apparent when the transactions
| at this station are known. First, let II b0 un-
| destoOd tnat no matonAl can 10 so'u con
| demned or not. according Go law, except at puo.
| lie sale. Now, there was AN immense amount OF
| copper piled up here not long ago. some one IN
| the Ring saw good job In the article as Il had
| lam some time, and soon 1t was sold ana
| shipped away as old scraps. at a low figure even
| for scraus. Shortly aftetward the construction
department required some copper for the yard
| and II was purchased and landed here. In the
| unloading one Of the workmen discovered his
name written upon sheet after sheet OF this
new copper in his own handwriting; The fact
| soil for scraps, upon which the laborer had
| casually scratched his name while laz'ly assist
ing in loa ling 1t at the time It was shipped away
| There were pair OF engines, buNt Tor tue
! Nantaskett costing several hundrc thousand
| dollars, aud the engines OF the IasacOnway
| (now 50 rotten ON tue stocks that YOU can pull
| II to pieces with bare haudsl, which We been
| disposed Of IN some mysterious manner known
| only to the Ring.
1nen there was the PLATING armor OF the Pasa.
| conway, OF which there WAS over million aud
half OF pounds, costing the Government Il
| cents apouud, amounting 60 muTc than t2iO.Oo
| at tue time OF the purchase, which was pitNate
ly sold, II IL said, for slj.OOJ This material has
| passed through several hands since the sale
| doubtless with a view to cover somebody.
| tracks but II was shipped direct from here C
| johnny RoaCh's yard at Chester, Pa where w
| l.. IIauscom, a brother OF Isaiah, and IA con
structor Oh the retired list, Is a sort Of superin
| tendent
| these are but three OF the many Jobs tha
| have I ken place here, aud that, too, white th'
great Secor was rusticating ut Rye Beach. In tn'
| Immediate vicinity.