New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-11-24

during the trial OF Mcdonald did not reach the noto
Of this business II has not shoTn wnat te abonts
confidence for protection In their Don oPerh ~"
what the source was rom wnich rhy inch nformaton
received and used, that IL was promptly connn,
Gated to dstilers and enabled tnem sv nv Jovee
or Fizroy abundantly proved B1t Dcy9 the evi
dence as TO such information does not go as
yet. Whether Il will go further In either OF 'he o'"o
go many people were implicated, Justly or unlusuy,
that considerable relief s felt by others whose pero
acquaintance or business relations with members OF the
Ring had caused them apprehension IL is reasonable 70
suspect that Orvil Grant, Gov Fletcher ana "hlsn
named as participants and that evidence whatever
appeared relating to them Mt FLETCHER nas nsn sa
but there was connecting his name with the
Ring 0ryil Grant was mixed up IN seandal cu, tee
some time ago, regarding contracts Tor snpp5inb 10, he
for the Customhouse here. 1t was alleged tnat NC
secured the contract, and in consideration was taken as
partner In the profits being paid nomlnaIly az
But this is the only transaction OF that sort mere
which lie has been supposed TO have any conhecuo az,
20 Walsh, his personal intimacy with memperss o d
Ring such that, when Avery was indicted anu m
meeting OF the Ring was held IN , me o'S Sor him.
Walsh invited and asked to be one Of the bondsmen
him He still refused, and they bitterly denounced hiin
saying that they had helped him repeatedly ne tpneu
transactions In violation OF law and Mcdonald Joyce
then asserted that he had ring OF his own IN the Da
was a lie joyce and Mcdonald rushed at him, but he
Knocked down one and avoided the other barely esSPS
/ tnkstani
hurled at him. Since that time his relations with the
members of the ring have not been particularly trehn
hut his work be thoroughly DONE ana they nave
not been able to make him any trouble. - - =.
Probably before the trial ends something VIII come w
light the personal relations between Mcdonald ana
Delano, who was Commissioner OF Internal Revenue
when Mcdonald was appointed. Some private unueI-
standing existed afterward More than once the tlhg
had hand in Indian contracts and one merchant nIc
who obtained letter OF recommendation 10 MT Deaho
from Mcdonald afterward learned that pflVate etc,
had been at the time which eftectualy ciossa
the door against him. IL seems however, that Mcdonald
was originally appointed by the President, Mr. Deano
declining 10 make change without the PreSldeh' 90
vice. Mr.. Mari, who Supervisor PRIOR 10 1905
has sworn that Mcdonald approached him win
Vas In Office and finally, being refused, said that
Dc would 20 to Washington and get Mari removed aha
himself appointed which he did As an ILLUSTRATION o,
value recommendations for office, II may De sd
that Mcdonald was recommended very strongly ny MIC
Kee & Co. OF The Democrat by r. W. Fox, then Chairman
Of the Republican state Committee; by j. W. McClurg
then Governor: A. Mcdonald then senator from
Arkansas l.. o. Stanard, then Llcutenant-1oNernoIi
Nathan Cole. then Mayor by T. G. Fletcher, exGoVer
by c. 7. Johnson since Lieu.nant-G1V MOI ~
4. Smith, Jas. z. Farrar, Geo. H. kta, Jailes
q. Eads Francis ROdman, T. j. Daley ana
several others. But the opposition was Huch
stronger number, weight OF character or p0tlcai III
iiuence outside White House. and the appointment
was due to Grants personal friendship Indeed
is singular fact that telegram obectng to this ap
pOntment, and urging that MeDonaids charactei,
ESPECIALLY at Memphis" should be investigated was
sent by G. III. Krum, OF his counsel, and T. W
Ford and C. A. Newcomb who are alleged 10 nave peeh
afterward in the Ring with HIM. Now Ford was one OF
Grants oldest and intimate friends, and yet, not,
wthstandng his objections respecting the character OF
Mcdonald a. at Memphis" Gen. Grant appointed him.
81 Louis, Nov. 20, 1879. r.