The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-21
sENERAL WASHINGTON DISPATCHES.

WASHINGTON, June 20, 1876.
GENERAL REYNOLDS BxyoRx THE cLYMER COM
MIrTEE--A GENERAL AND SPECIFIC DENIAL
General J. J. Reynolds appeared before the Clymer
Committee the rumors Of his acceptance Of
house and lot from nrm Of contractors in roxas
After being sworn. the General made preliminary
statement 10 tho following elect
On his return from the expedition after Crazy Horses
band OF Indians he found the newspapers what
ported to be the Testimony given by General hcCuok
q charge Of his having been in collision with public
In Texas and that he had accepted from
them q house and square Of ground in San Antonio
Believing tina testimony correct as TO what General
McCook had said he ut once sent the following tce
gram tho chairman OF the commtiee:-
FoRr RussKLL. Anril 2. 1876
Returning from the hed last night saw for the first time
Of March Il /. sSsoussy false 80 far as i refers my
being N any manner IN soasS Win contractors or h.v
'As ~. REYNOLDS.
Ho at the same time addressed a letter TO the War
Department asking for copy OF SO much OF tho
McCook inspection report IS made any reference TO
him. and hoped his telegram would cause the commit
him NJ once to testify 10 the iacts Ia tho
case This summons not sent TO him until the 9Th
inst and since his arrival In Washington he had
Tor the nrss r s'@s seen Tue testimony a.
iipor which he had based his telegram incorrect
and that McCock had not and does not charge him with
being collision with contractors, nor OF having &C
cepted valuable presents from them In view OF these
facts he has doomed an act Of simple justice and
right his part 10 ask the committee 70 consider tho
above quoted telegram As Withdrawn.
General Reynolds then stated the circumstances out
OF which the original rumor arose-nalnely, that dur
ing tho reconstruction OF Texas IL convenient
to have his headquarters NJ Austin. Afcr the state
had been turned over to the civil autho-
ters TO sau Antonio, where they had formerly
been The order Tor the change was mad0 by the
War Department September 70, and he made arrange
,nsnts 20 move by The LIST OF November following.
About this time General J. H Carleton then IN San
Antonio wrote TO hun q Anstin that the citizens Of
money to furnish the Gilbeau Hodsc, and requested
hun 10 occupy i as his private quarters ireo
OF rent He replied that the house mentioned
was larger than he required, bat that he would DO
FL San Antonio in a few days on other business and
and. ia company With General Carleton looked az tho
t;beau House, and found that II not convenient
for the occupant TO give y up The next day General
known the l.acostc Place, and informed
hun that it could be procured for his use, and
turned to Austin he informed that the citizens
had determined 10 buy this property and present to
nm ms wouS ,s Hna s su = hs re-
NAMED Ia Texas The transaction was open and
mentioned in the papers and known 70
everybody. He did not know ut the time who
owned the property. General Carleton informed HIM
that It belonged TO Major Minter, and until ne read
the testimony before the committee did not know the
number Of who had contributed, and not ono
Of the sixty Is as yet known to HIM he had en-
tcrtained General sherman the Inspector General
Of the Army in the house during their visit
and they understood fully, from casual CONVEX
sations at that time, the circumstances under
had nothing 10 conceal from any ono on the subject
II his Official could have been influenced by his
private interests he would have accepted the Morrill,
property rendered HIM by the citizens OF Austin and
declined That property Is worth ave times a. much
~ the cottage in San Antonio He had accepted tho
present AS the spontaneous expression Of good
VIII the part Of the people among
whom he had lived for several years in the discharge
duties OF the most delicate. complex and responsible
nature. In conclusion, the General dcned the most
rigid scrutiny into all hts acts as an officer Of the army
ls43 invited anv ono having charges 70 make
10 proscnt them in full 10 the committee.
Colonel c. NJ Tcrril testified that he had reason 10
believe that General Eakin, who was IN charge
Of the Quxrtermastcr's Department, was &C
quainted with The alleged corruptions Of HIS
chief clerk Cheney against whom reports had been
circulated his uiscfcdt, the witness advising Eakin
10 dismiss him IL no wanted 10 purify his department
The testimony OF General McCook ss to Cheney was
correct There proof In tho possession Of the
witness that Cheney received cent in connection
with q corn contract
cHEIsrIAScY's SILVER BILL
Tho bill introduced by Senator Christiancy IS a
substitute for the Finance Committees Sllvsr BILL"