Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-03-17
The Straw Bids Investigation
LOTS OF MONEY PAID TO OFFICIALS, BIZ

LUIS VI MONEY PAID OFFICIALS, BUT
NO NAMES MENTIONED.
The House Committee on Post Offices and
Post Roads to-day examined VIM. A. Dan
forth, of Chicago. He testified that Mr.. San
deIson, OF the firm of Barlow, Sanderson &
Co, had Informed him that they had paid
large sums OF money to officials in the Post
Office department, under Postmaster Cen
eTal CTeSWelI'S admins tratiOn, TO secure
valuable western mail contracts by means
OF straw bid devices. S8nderSOn rOOmed
with witness In Kansas City, and they were
Ultimate friends. SandersOn told him that
the firm were blei heavily by Post Office Of
hcials, and that they paid 10 one of them
not less than - 600 per quarter. To another
they had given carriage aud pair Of horses
and 10 another a one thousand dol
lar d almond pin. No names were given
by SaHGersOn in making these assertions
Witness said he had seen one of the books Of
the brm, which showed that they set aside
considerable proportion of their receipts from
mall contracts to be devoted To- such nav
meuts. Barlow lived east and attended to pay
ing out this money. SanderSon subsequently,
informed him that they had burned their
books, and suggested that be had better not
remem Der what had been told him on this
subject. The committee will next examine
the bOokkeeper of Barlow, SanderSOn & Co.
THE MANY FRIENDS OF Hon. Marx II
Dunnell, NJ. e. from Minnesota will be
paine 10 hear that he has met with heavy
afiiicJiO1. He is in receipt OF inteiligenc-
lERt hiE daughter, Mrs. Nellie a. Hall. AGED
- years, died at LeIpsic, Germany. ON the
2lst ultiIno, Of consumption.
CHANGES OF STATIONS OF OUAR.Ea-
MAsTERs AND C0MMIssARY OFFICERS
Captain j. Y. FuIey, assistant quartermas-
t'r, Is relieved from his present duties in
this city, and will report to the commanding
general department of the Platte for assign
ment tn relieve Captain A. G. Robinson Of
his duties as depot qrartermaster, Omaha.
Nebraska. Captain Robinson, on being thus
relieved, Will report to the commanding
general military division Of the Atlantic for
assignment To duty at Fort Monroe, Vir
ginia. The following are the changes In the
stations and duties Of officers IF the subsist-
ence ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS w. a. Elderkin,
cOmmiSSary OF subsistence, is relieved from
duty at Pueblo, Colorado Territory, and will
report in person TO the commanding general
department OF the Missouri for duty as depot
cOmmissary of subsistence al Fort Leaven-
worth, relieving Captain +. F. Whitehead
Conmissary Of subsistence. Captain White
head will proceed to Santa Fe and report to
the commanding officer of the district of
Mexico for duty as chief cOmmissary of sub
sistence OF that district, relieving Captain
c. p. Egan, who will proceed to San Fran
cisco and report TO the commanding general
military division OF the Pacific for tempo
rary duty as purchasing and depot commits
saTy OF subsistence at San Francisco. At
the expiration of his present leave of ab-
sence, captain a. h. Long, cOmmissary of
subsistence, will proceed 10 Baltimore, Nd.
and relieve Captain G. Il. Penrose of his
temporary duties purchasing and depot
commissary In that city, reporting by letter
10 Tue commanding general military divi-
sion OF the Atlantic. Captain PenroSe will
proceed 10 San Antonio, Texas, and report
for duty as chief commissary Of subsistence
OF that department and depot and purcbas
Ing cOmmissary Of subsistence at San An
tonic. Captain w. II. Nash, cOmmissary of
subsistence, Will report In person at the de
partment or the Platte for duty As depot
Gommissary Of subsistence at Cheyenne,
Wyoming Territory.