Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-03-29
WASHINGTON.
Irregularities in the New York Custom.
hOuse-Kilpatrick Still Ready TO
Sustain His Charges
Charge of COhniying at Bribery and Cor.
rurtlOn ON the Part of Presi.
dent Grant-Ex-Senator
Thayers

WASHINGTON, March 2S-The COM
mittes on expenditures in the war de-
partment to day examined Alexander
T. Gray, a clerk in the attorney gen.
erals Cfiice. He testified that B. G..
Daniels was desirous Of obtaining the
post-tradership at Fort Stanton, and
promised witness one thousand dollars
if he would get it for him. Gray went
to Senator Carpenter, who recommended
Daniels, aud the appointment was pro-
cured, but Daniels never paid him the
thousand dollars.
First Lieutenant Robert G. Carter,
FouIth cavalry, testified that General
Reynolds sent to General M'keDZie
fifty or seventy-five thousand bushels Of
corn, brought from Adams & Wicks,
contractors at San Antonio, but General
M'KenZie, who was commander Of the
post, refused to receive it, on the ground
that it was not fit for issue, and too high
in price. General Reynolds orde red
him again to take 1t, when M'Kenzie
again refused and had an inspection Of
the grain. 1t wss found weevel-eaten
and musiy, and, therefore unfit for issue.
After M'Kenzie's second protest, Rey-
nold's made premptOry order and the
former was obliged to lake the grain.
M'KepZe represented that Adams d
Wicks were bad men; that they were
mOnopOlising the contracts of the de-
p4rtment, and that other contractors Of
fered to furnish coed corn for fifteen or
twenty cents per bushel less. The re.
suit YVES that Reynolds preferred charges
to General Halleck against M'KeDZis
Tor wiliful and obstinate disobedie0ce Of
orders, but he was never tried. The
witness said the damaged corn laid
around the post for long time, and
was finally wasted, because the horses
would not eat it.
J. E. Burrow testified that he was ap-
pointed posttr&der at Fort Union, New
Mexico, in 1858, through the influence
Of w. d. w. Barnard, brother-in-
law OF General J. G. Dent. After trying
other parties he went to Barnard aud
promised to give him One-third of the
profits OF the post. Barnard wrote 8
long letter to General Grant, who was
then general Of the army, telling him of
the proposition made and detailing the
conversation had between witness and
Barnard; witness saw the letter; he filed
an application for the appointment and
got il direct from General Grant, through
Barnard. After inclosiDg witness's ap-
plication to Grant, he wrote to Mrs.
Grant, telling her Of witness, of the
proposition, and asking her influence.
Witness says he read the letter, and that
Barnard familiarly addressed her as Ju-
lia. Barnard is now bank examiner at
st. Louis.
J. D. Woolley, post.trader at Fort D.
A. Russell, Wyoming, testified that he
paid Ex-senator Thayer, Of Nebraska,
twO hundred dollars to go to Washing
ton thres or four times when attempts
were made to remove witness. He con-
tributed four hundred dollars to the Re-
publican campaign fund during the last
Presidential campaign.
Edward Welsh, post-trader at Fort
M'Pherson, testified that r. F. Bowers,
q wholesale grocer at Keokuk, Iowa,
and brother.in-law of General Belknap,
is his partner. He did not believe that
Bowers ever wrote to the secretary Of
war about the place. He asked him to
do so, but he refused. Witness sub
scribed three hundred dollars for the last
Presidential campaign fund.
More and Fresh 81 Serious" Charges.
New YORK, March 2S.-The Evening
Post states that the treasury department
mas IOT SEVERAL weeks D66O mAhlDS al
investigation of the charges preferred
against Special al-Deputy-COllectCr John
r. Lydecker, for many years one Of the
best known officers Of the custOm-house.
1t is charged that Lydecker permitted
serious Irregularities, in order to show
favOritism to his personal and political
friends. 1t is understood that serious
charges against several well-known off.
GERS of the appraisers department are
also under investigation.
Fitzpatrick Ready to Swear.
BOSTON, March 2S.-The Post pub.
fishes an interview with General Kill
patrick, in which he denies that he left
Washington to escape testifying @fOre
the investigating committee, and says
he is ready TO swear that General But
teTfield offered MIN twenty thOu5 sand
dollars 20 assist him Butterfield1 in Sc
curing the New York cOiiectOrshIp, and
that he can bring half dozen witnesses
who saw the offer in writing.
The Navy Department Investigation.
BOSTON, March 28.-The congressional
subcommittee OF investigation OF the
alleged navy-yard frauds in this section,
finished their labors last evening and
leave to-day for Washington. The COM
mittee accumulated q mass OF dOcu.
mentary and other testimony.