The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-07
Grant has n Finger in the Pic.

II becomes more and more evident ms
the facts regarding the sale OF the Fort
sill leadership and the army tradcrships
generally are brought out, that GRANT was
AT least privy to this and other transact
tions of the same sort. We have already
shown that complaints of the extOrtion
practiscd oil EVANS s Co., and through
them on the soldiers, were years ago made
directly 10 the President. The corrupt
bJrsain was the talk of the army, the
officers Of which are GRANTS friends and
companions. We have seen how GRANTS
most violent expression of feeling has
been, not against BELKSAP, the corrupt
Minister, but against MARSH the fright
eued informer, who, he declared, ought to
be hanged. Gen. CUSTER telegIaphs to
Mr.. CLYMER that the post tiaderships along
the Missouri river are all in the same boat
with that at Fort Sill: and now the
brother of j. s. EvASs, the Fort sill trader,
gives facts which bring home to GRANT.
even more conclusvcly, the knowledge Of
BELKNAP's corrupt bargain with MARSH.
This brother G. w. Evans by name. is
n local preacher of the Methodist Church
AZ West Philadelphia, and lie has told his
story to correspondent OF the Tribune.
Wequote what this Methodist preacher has
revealed:
Having been connected with the same line
Of business during the war, J. (. EVANS was
very popular with the military Officers, AMI IN
ms trader from the ,ficer in command At Fort
Gibson. In 1858 they removed to Fort sill At
hat tine these appolntmenis were made by ne
did an excellent business when. In ls1a one Of
the DENTs, relative II Gen. GRANT q do Lot
nIR ~ ttHh lsrlf FlE m
same gentleman now having charge Of the trad
ing post at Port Union. Mexlco), came out 20
moved nd himself appointed. The General In
command stood 10y my brother. and 20 Mr.. ltNr
returned TO Washington. shortly afte ward my
brother was Informed by his friends IN WHshini
ton Of m attempt TO pass a bill in Con ress tr rs
fertnZ the appointment Of traders from the
General in command OF post TO the secretary
of War. MY hrother came on immediately to
Of S5,Ur, IN having 1t SO amend d - 10 PROV dc
for two traders at each post. lie thought by
doing this he would bc able 20 co npete with any
rival by his puuula itV among the troops
But after the bill was passed, in he latter part
of the session Of ls10-i think In July, near the
ndtnurnment-he soon found that he was en-
trely left out In the cold. He called on Secre-
tary linLKNAP, and explHined to him the serious
loss he would incur. having spent a rye amount
Of noneyt" at up tie post and stock il. Mf.
BELKNAP referred him to Mr.. MARSH; and the
his evidence before the Congressional conf
mitiee
crieyed all along about this err ngemcut with
MIR. MARsr. Nv own personal opinion, from all
Inc surrounding circumstances, Is that the
President Is at the bottom OF oil tins affair
Here we get as near TO GRANT as the
Dents, and that is very near. DENT was
sent out to Fort Sill to spy out the land,
with II view to working the placer him
self. He failed TO get the tiadcrship but
on his return to Washington the bill trans
fcrring the appointment of post traders
from the officers in command Of the posts
10 the Secretary of War was put in the
way Of passage aud the pipe laid for the
MARSH job
Now we get even nearer to GRANT. A
correspondent Of the same paper at Phila-
dclphia tells the fact concerning the sale
Of two post tradershlps in Dakota Terri
tory. This circumstantial statement is us
follows:
"In the summer OF 1873. ]. p. CAssELBERRY. a
real estate alfnt of this city doing business
opposite the re r Of the Post Once. 4. l.. Bon
street, and GnviL GRAHT the Presidents
h l4'hhs len Iet IN ms CITY NJ CAsstLnLhRY
having met him in joliet, ill.,, vic the former
married his wife. The meeting WAS for the pur-
pose q operating upon the President, then at
military arencIes In Dakota Territory. one of
M vdI W.. wS' or stevens, 20 ~ run by BoNNAF
sLIBEHrY, and ORvIL GRANT. The Litter had
early 10 the summer met GAssEI iFKnY In the
West, and then told him that he (OtvlIJ had
been knocking 7oind good deal and made
nothing that he could ret any appointment he
wished out Of Witch money could be made, and
proposed 10 CAssELBFFRY the outline of the
scheme which tue meeting In Philadelphia " S
held 20 cousummate.
During the week sueeedine the nrst meeting
OF ibe no. they ran slmosi always toge her a nd
Ntlteu Long Branch frequently, when CASfLL-
bEhhi Fpd bOENAffON Nefe introduced to the
PRESIDENT and drove and diped wiz him. They
men retr ned 10 lhiladelpr's, and on the tul-
inN'hg wecH IN order WAS issucd from the Wan
llep9rilneni ordering the iDmedia { removal OF
thc lIdut's al tho Two pOat1 decided upon, and
me app9iniment OF young liOANAFToE In their
pl'ce. he result was that the removed men
were coinpelled to sell their buildings and
..o, KS OF goods upon the terms approved by
thtlr successor, ana a capital sta vs. IA lde.
BOhkAtfoh. seniur, has never m ADO any
Sonoealment OF how The job WIS accomplished
noi OF the TACT that he and CASsELBERRY are nc
mSte 0rneis OF the positions. and with his ntL
sn.es he has gone SO far TO reveal on more
sosh nhe occasion tho fact that ORvIL GRANr,
y" ram 'As transaction, has received aud