, 1876-03-10
Els Presidential Brother Chewing
the Thrioe-Turned 0ud Of
Disgust.
Mr.. C'ymer's Oemagog|c Action IN
Connection with the Pendle-
ton Inquiry.
Sudden Condensation Of Demo.
cratic Gas Concerning In.
vestigatfon.
Mr. Bass Threatens to Get Up ana
Blow Committee.8eorets About
Marsh's Escape.

oRVlLlE,
uov M BOLD H1a INFLUENCE.
E,,ecta. p7tpateh II 7hs CAtea0o 1riounA
TAauryu1oy, D. G., hlarch 9.-Ihe eppoAr-
apce Of OrvEllo Grant as witnesa befoto tile
uouse Committee on Expenditures OF The War
Department to-day waa an important event IN
tho history Of the investigation now making by
Olyncr's Committee. Grant. although evidops-
" testifying with reluctance on many points, did
not fsi! TO improes those present With tho truth
Of ali he did say, so TINT, II tho Committee fail
TO discover his connection with the military or
Indian tradesehip, from which he has or docs dc.
riye an Income, It WAS because they failed to
question: and not on account Of hls tc{usAl
10 testify. In substance, ho admitted
that, some tina In 1874. ho applied to tho Prosl-
iont to assist him In obtaining lcenaon to trade
at Indian posts. In response to tllB request
lhe President afterwards, by letter. Informed
him that
CERTAIN rnAnrnB WOULD pE REMOVED.
among thom those ut Forts pock aud Delknap,
Banding Rock and Cheyenne oEyillo Grant
raid he had nothing to do with tho removal Of
yshn traders at tbeao points that thcae removals.
~e1o duo to religious quarrel about which ho
knew very littlo and that tho P1cnldcnt, ntterthe
phange WAS determined upon, Informed him In
letter that they wero not thon vacant, but they
would soon become 40. 11o applied IN hts own
name. or III tho namc Of othor peraons, for
licences to trado At those points, and
RuccEEpEp m OBTAINING T1tEM
for Standing Rock aud Forts pocl and Dolknap.
IN the burinoss ut HsanJtng Rock ho associated
h!maelf With Mr. Caasclbony, Of Philadelphia,
tho name Of the latter only boing used.
Eeithss Of tho partuora put 10 any money
kk.n{~ f,r,S fc% -
Donnafon, also Of Philadelphia, and tho
partnex Of Mr. Caseelberry, In January
nf the present yoar Grant and Oassolber1y each
put In e2,0o1 aud toox Bonnafon into partnor-
sh.p. OzYille Grant still seta!ns ono-third ia-
kerset ia the business ut this place. uc also OBJ
tanned iicense to trade It Fort Peck. aud made
m arrangement with Mr. Layton, who agroed to
Pay Oryille Grant TO per oent Of bis profits,
Grant
FunSnu1xo no CAPITAL,
aud giving no personal attention to tho bust
pesa Layton furnished capital Of e25,0GU.
.undar this arrangement he draw 81, co or 81, 900
out. Afterwards being Informed TINT tho firm
~az losing money, he suspended hts drafts, and
Las recently recel1od no money, Ihe & neense A. a.
arrangement similar to thAs Already described
'uas nlndo with Layton. The lattor took some
goods to this place. and began eEocting store;
Huf tA0 k011&u AX&NE Rk tAht pGlHt WEB U{lpuHG0
ITO him. and prevented him from going into
hrait,oss there. Orvil!o Grant also testified
,that ho succG oded In obtaining ~ ludiAn trader
tsulp at Fort Borthold. J. ". Raymond, OF Dis.
;mafc1, also ottained liocnss' to trade at the
Isatne place.
coMrnoM1sE wAs NADE
~ which Raymond was allowed to so on NTH
the busiueaa, and Grant withdrew, receiving from
him 81, 600. Grant said he loft Ii with Ray.
.1nond 10 pay such sum ~ he might chooso,. aud
x1row on him for tie amount named. The oul5
other licennos With Which he admitted having
anything to do was one hold by George ". Fslt,
antersst In the trading at 'thla place. pu'
,hs Maya ho has concluded not :. te
eeeapt 4 s!nee IL hs cannot anort
pue i,s does not know whether ho succeeded It
getting It or not. 11s admitted having said t1
Tho reporter Of Philhdelphis thai he had obtain
Cd li4enss to trade both foT ~ 1inaseii snd oshe1
lhoueht he did have solno lnanence w.tlz- Geu
Grant, but Has
.fhAt II brought him very nttlc profit, Whun b,
;sppIied for thobo licenses ho fled no pAparB witt
tho Commissioner Of ludlsn Affairs. and dis
not think the 9ecrotary Of the Interior or tL
President OF Tho United States wen aware thA
;hs received any money from them.
runLlu OPINION =.
In Washington il greatly divided ~ to ths
EFFECT of this testimony. In the preBcnt 10
!stauea 1t shows thst the lconses to trade at In
,dlau posss ~sEs not isaued 70 pons-ids traders
lpzesident, who ohargodthe Retual trkdors 80 POI
'pent Of lis ptodta for tho privilege Of tssdini
V Ill.
pEoH, OF punFEK I 11:cK.
y Special Dtspatth to Tht Chteaoo 1stbuaA
st.,Louls, March IA special from Lesyeu
worth Kan, says; @. Il. Peck. Of the irm Q
purfes II Peck, lniiau traders, IL now N sna
fo;tiheon IN e0a Sag investgstion Of 10 manner I
NLich tha sutleEshir's 1t tho dlforcnt posts
kha Wsste, y and Indian country have boan ma''
n9pl snd in >Hhie3. investigation hts hrm hguto
:ss9s .t ths ssI b. % s. sa e
issinr % 10 II. :. nsA Of Orylle ataut to give til
fi1m es Durfeo Pack certain sutlershipa unit
largo sulas oi N pnsy had bean paid thetole
o.ossssS sSSi lin Psss sa .as @ .aSse a. md @ IT,
lsls Of The 1jsnss Ia gctiou. lie will testify :
t4s aams i called 5ei, x9 tho oymeF oommittei
uR4Nra =, <1GIFonsulP.
oEsl!!o arsnts testln y. @ bsan snhss,ntia', ~ N
u sans :. il ~ reported IN the recent tnsersie
With ths steam.nestins Sn Of Thomas {
n.ahee Co.: OF Baltimore. ths3r aS,snon se,ade 70
report tbat hr. orans va ~ tneE et 1nap.Gy
2i90 Per snnnu,, but IT, snat hr was en
Rloyed legts!mately - so!ic Stor 70 T.. kes
.,sm .5a posted when contracts ras,. wsrs 70 70 |.
"etA1As &a0 IL RSukH9b tuClE Alt stVS$@ ~
naste< Of Government lettings. In reply
9usstlons they atatsd that Nr. GsAa ohtAne
Contracts for supplying ship-lnses for tho Nc,
9osk knd Philadelphia uavy-y&sds, anot also 10
tu1aEahlng the heating apparatus tor Tue Coo
county Hospital In Chicago, but thsy aid tha
hrsnt failea to rot for them tho coo tract 70
supply.ng The heat!ng appAtatus tor the <aensEa
Poat-Ot6ce At Washington, thn District jiNl au
Treasury Department From tho fact that Osyiu
t4rtn& failed to secure their Washington cor
tssets, which was spps1sptly ths nam puzs4 4ms 10
which hfs 9eftfcsa wsse euEsgut, tt NouAt %
Psas thai hIa influences NTH The Aduinistnaslo
y by no ma4nH potental; tlias poERooa Wh
aavs his legal I'D with lbs expectation thAt hi
xa2ahaaslsip with tbs PTssida1t Mould hetp 4hal