Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-03-18

\ General Oyershadowins Of
the Missouri River
Business.
Campbell Denies Newspaper
ports which Touch upon Up
River Traderships.
Anl.Says that he Never Knew
that Belknap Received any
Money for Such Pat
rOnage.
Charges of Bribery Against OF.
iicialS under Postmaster
General CreSSwel1.
c. N. Peck Testifies About Mis-
souri River Trading Posts.
Trial of Whisky Ring Conspira.
tors in Chicago. ...
Adyiccs from Gen. Crooks In.
dian Expedition.
G. n. Peck lestiiies About Mis-
souri, River Trading Posts.
Trial Of Whisky Ring Conspira.
tors in Chicago.
Adyices from Gen. Crooks In
dian Expedition.
Senator Spcwer's Case Going
through the Mill.
Before the Clymer Committee.


SWAsnlNarnS, Marchzl.5-Cs X. Peck, Of
Ile; hTn 0I DN1Tce 3 I'tck, posi- traders Al
FtsA Sally, Rec, Stevenson and Buturd
testified that the leadership at Fl. Bnlord
Was taken from the firm aud given TO A. G.
Leighton. Gen. Sedgew,ck was a pfrlner
Of Lrighl0n j. w VAngn WAS dasipnarrt
to succgr,i tie firm at TT Stevenson. The
firm was put out. MS DR.. Peck understood.
Through Orville Grant James p. ,FnZ
succeeded the .tirn at Fl. R,ce. Fuz, in a
conversation with lhim attributed his ap
poinlment To the fact that he, Fi,z, bad been
attentive To Mr. Tnmlinson an invalid who
had been plat in his care, aud who Was "a
crolher OF Mrs. Belknnp.
Ex-Governor Campbell, Of Wyom-
ing, assistantlsecretary of state. came
voluntarily before the committee Oh
expenditures in the war department
today, aud denied, under oath the
Itttrgat1ors IN tt1c -rt1spa,ctl- irom-B1s=
,narck to the New York Hcrald,
wheren-it-uas stated that tie had
been concerned in selling pos, trader
Ships. He said neither lac nor any
one authorized by him had had any
connection with such transactions.
He sald he did not know of any posi-
leadership having paid money to the
secretary of war or to any other per-
>un for the privilege. He had heard
such charges in w Wynming, but nothing
definite, nor he could not say whu
told him.
Athev was appointed to succeed to
F'l,z a, For, Sully. He had Il con,rar,
With the secretary of war who toll!
ann that the appointment had beer,
given to A,hey by . d r.ot President
Grant aud that was the reason why
MS firm WAS put OUT. Aihev had
been u clerk for w. G.. Babcock, sur
yeNor general Of Kansas, and brother
Of General Babcock, late presidents
private secretary. Ii was valuabl.
post when the 6.m had it, NETTING
about $4,000 year. The firm en-
\ 'eseA- -i",o-a- contract with -Alhey Mhe
had no means. w. G. Bahcock com,
TO SEE the firm about a. contract I,
employ Athcy at the rate OF 81 500 ,
year until he could furnish means I,
purchase stock aud supplies Of Durfe,
& Peck. Subsequently A,hey OBJ
tanned such means. The.witness sup
posed ;hc appointment was procure,
Through the influence Of Surveyor Gen
eral Babcock. In fac, it was so un
derstood between himand A,hcy. ]
further appears from the tes!i,non,
that Duriee & Peck were India
traders at Cheyenne under govern,
ment license, aud were succeeded b,
Felt to whom the firm sold their stoc
at satisfactory prices. The ,wi,nes
understood that F.l,'s appointme,
} was through the influence Of Orvill
Grant. The post was worth $1,000
!, u year. The trade at Standing Roc
was worth about $4,000 yea
e The witness attributed the remov,
: Of the firm ut that place to Orvil
Grant. lie understood that an OF
der for the revocation Of Durfee
Peck's license was issued from II
J. Indian bureau. The witness aske
8. the secretary Of the Interior about
,. The secretary informed him that Il
y. order WAS issued by the direction
q the president. The secretary sa
y that If he did not cut off head VIII,
he was ordered, the president wou
d; -cutb bis head off. There was no cou
;. ;, plaint whatever against Durfee
a a Peck. The witness detailedthc cha
acter Of the contract with Athey.
he was in consideration that he wou
ed buy up the stock OF Durfee & Pee
He Was To receive salary Of fl,5 a v,
till he should do sn This was done
re protect the interests Of the firm, M they i
I'll forty Thousand dollars worth Of good.
We the post. and rs they might haul goods th
nd nj any time, and until they should
,R. g,ns,s Of the firm they were topsy Snrv
Ill or General Babe 'ck $3.50 y quarter. II
ear they dill for three quarters, making q 8
rts of $2.2M 'Thie WAS in consideration