The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-06

BY a similar reduction In the clerical and ON
cill branches OF the pay and engineering depart
nenis. the amount Of reduction may be In
creased to $4,000.
day.
Capt. Bralne Of the receiving ship Colorado
Wa qie-'ioned regarding his management Of
Ito Burflu ui Equipment.
doc lyons was exnmined at the instance OF
;"hh Nelly. whose testimony to the effect that
he wa dl-chalsed because he refused to pay
political assessment has teen coutradcted by
witnesses. Lyons fully corroborated Kelly.
IhOLlas Mason. uRinser Of the SG0,0c0 der
ri k Was also examined.
j. n. Bullmer, an Official In the Department
OF Yards aud D9ck-, and Secretary Of the Re-
publican General Committee, testified that the
Iay rolls Of the yard were seen by him. aud that
OF names made by the muster clerk.
Thomas Meaeher, Captain OF the Watch, was
inoiroxnted about petty thieving by the work.
men. lie testified that on one occasion he ar
rreted a workman passing through the gates
sroend him He also testined H'e that quantitie.
et baObit metal and other valuable metal sup
PITS are carried away from the yard on the
i.ss that are permitted to touch at the wbarves
81 the Yard clerk is suspected Of conniying
~ his theft.
Gsry Cosine, Assistant Timber Inspector. gave
hNroftdnt testimony respecting the difference
H measurement Of timber furnished by con-
tractors. rs measured by the Inspector and as
allowed b, the dep rtment
lu,lns ON, foreman Of the gun carriage fac
tpr,,t 8 lhod that lie had been ordered to assess
tn me- unuer him for political purposcs, but
at Commander Meade, hearing Of IL, had per-
IicnI l.. stewart, who engineered WARDS
raid upon the Treasury by means Of the boiler
Since the adoption by the Navy Department OF
tho ten Mr.. stewart Is not at all friendly with
Ward aud last night he gave strong testimony
ngaius. the value of the device. lie said that
Ward sold the patent to several private indi-
viuuals before he sold the exclusive right to use
n - the navy. All were equally swndled, inas-
mLcn as It was an English invention. and the
patsnt expired a year before Wizard took hold
Among tho Irregularities that j. p. veeder,
Inspector OF Navy Yards, reported TO the de-
partmeni, was AN oil lhng Ia the brooklyn Ysrd.
Nj. Needer tested some lubricating OIL ana
und It many degrees below proof. lie had
l,H aI on merchant, aud was an expert. Hav-
ii- repOrIed this circumstance 10 the chief clerk
of the department, ho found It entered as proof
on. aud no disposition on the part OF the OH
cits to tdmit the value OF his test. He after
N.rl Jaw the Inspector tnat passed the oil, and
@, tslned from him the admission that his test
c'lt pended exactly with that made 10y Needer,
a. h'D-h lie had been constrained by outside
re- To pass II as PROOF. Needer reported
t. cts 70 tho department, but no steps were
ta9vn O.. defeat the on Ring o.
H.. l. ,tcr OIL Co., gave testimony not only am
~ ir.viag the existence Of the Ring" but
Slowing tnat II had power to defeat fair test
81 Dls, and suppress the report OF an honest
D. ri Of survey, which found that the Govern
ment was paying two prices for Its oil. II ap-
years that lie and other honest manufacturers,
- their efforts to Introduce better and
cheaper quality Of oil than that usually supplied,
ard u engineers TO make the test. They sat
q ne brooklyn Yard Ia 1870. Engineers James
-
bl"rd. ihe Ring contractors, seeing that the cir
ts were sure to be beaten iu the test, at hrst
tired TO corrupt the testers. They failed In this
aud the board, just ss their labors were COM
Elfiro, received telegraphc orders to join ships
~ european ports. The Ring manifestly hoped
ihll they might so be prevented from reporting
Tie result, Of their tests. They, however, found
Iliue TO maze report, OF which tue fol owing
IL "A copy
Board sonsasq By ordei & o. Res, asaD
s ss .sp q 'S o Ss i've eaarss's e IL,
mt the following report Here follows a Description
o. t9e i 'er.i4g & ms9hlnel Eaen specimen OF of-eI.
tonrs vas tested nine hours, and he data careiuly
t.Nru eNry ntteen minutes As regards the quantity
~ ~ used The same standard was assumed as that
usel D te previous board. viz the rate of one na
GtNon I, zach Journal every twenty.tour hours, or
~ ue % any deviation IN ali the Oils Tested ext-i,t
lesir. rient synovial OIL No was by special order
tcsi'd D - consecutive hours, and for the last a
hour y l1i' tria the quantity Of OIL reduc IRON
th hH SnHon 10 one and onehalf pnts snd the shef
tle without showing any indication OF cutting, the
ie 'eialgre being antained ut Il6' Fahrenner The
t'upcf4fle u The journals was kept IN all cases as
T. DO H' . ne at = NJ mum of ll0 Fahrenheit.
10 cost Of running the machine since tue expert.
r col... gncel, exclusive, OF iuel. was .ioslJ, be.
30 'hr '-tNlces pf the member Of the board whose
&. -'Ai aileh1lOn vas directed to It daily.
FIRST Assistant Engineer, Z. 3 ~
Second Assistant Engineer. U. s. N.
The report bY some inudventance Of the de-
lt.ihrhi friends of ths Ring got into print, but
f p. excepting one which was saved by
mig y smith, was DESTROYED.
ir hr'y obtained the above copy only few
EOS. 4.p. II shows clearly that the Govern
4 lt Deg teen swndled out Of nity cents on
~ lAr PAID for lub.catng oil for the past