Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1881-11-24
John Sherman's PecuIations.

AAe " dsilliiSton U02ettS Is prlnt-
ing extracts from the testimony
given by W. Paul Brown before
the committee which investigated
Pitney, the custodian of the Treas
nry. This is from the report pre-
sented to the U. S. Senate at the
called session, which the Democrats
wished to have published and a
proposition was ma lie to that effect.
It was voted down by the Repub-
licans, Sherman voting with his
party.
:. Here is the testimony, under the
caption of sHow Houses and Sta
bies Were Repaired
Work done by:me CIV. Paul Brown)
in government time, and paid for
by the government, while en-
ployed in the United States
Treasury Department:
By order of MIR. Frank HessIer,
worked May Is, 16, II, 1s, 1873,
on Secretary Sherman's stables in
Stanton ailey--cLarged to the Third
| AuulCOr 5 oulCo.
Making six large doors for Sec
retary Sherman-charged to Sec
ond Auditors office.
: June 49, Il, 1878. Working on
Secretary Sherman's stables-charg-
ed to Snrerintendcnt's Office.
July 6, 1873. Working on Sec
retary Sherman stables-charged
to Organization division.
: July 13, 1873. Working on
Secretary Sherman's stables-charg-
ed to Registers office.
August 20, 1878. Working two
eights of day on Secretary Sher-
mans house and twenty feet of
sash-cord-charged to Bureau Of
Statistics.
Working five-eights Of day On
Secretary Sherman's house--charg-
ed to Registers Office.
Working five-eights of a day on
Secretary Sherman's stable-charg
ed to Registers office.
September, 1878. Working six
eighths of a day on Secretary Sher-
mans house-charged to National
Redemption Agency.
September 1873. Working FIVE
eighths of day on Secretary Sher-
mans house--charged to Register
, Office.
October II. 1878. Working
fve-eighths of day on Secretar,
Sherman's stable-charge TO Ma
rine Hospital.
October 81, 1873, Working
three cighths of a day on Secretar.
Sherman's house-charge to Reg
: ister's tile-room
) November 9, 1878. Workin!
three-eighths Of day at Secretar.
) Sherman house-charge 20 max
= ing drawing-board for Supervisin
: Architects office.
/ November IS, 1873. Workln
+ fve-eighths of a day on Secretar
, Sherman house-charged to max
1 ing drawing-boards for Supervisor
!. Architects office.
January II, 1879. Workin
{ one-eighth of day on Secretar
), Sherman's stable, repairing dow
spout-charged to National Bar
Redemption Agency.
9 June s.. 1879. Making and fit
" ting fiy-screens for stable window
and door-cbarged to Nation;
: = Bank Redemption Agency.
: June 6, 1879. Working four
! eighths of day repairing doors fo
a manure-pits for Secretary Sherma
charged to Marine. Hospital.
!. This w. Paul Brown also swol
}. that he had done great deal {
# work for Secretary Sherman ,
n which he kept no. account, but {,
r which he was similarly paid.
V In connection with this testimo
n ny, it is proper to state that
r 1879 SO Secretary Sherman bui
g on K street. III this city, two e!e
d CANT houses, which could not hay
: been built by private citizens at lie
e than $50, 600 each. One is no
occupied by Secretary Sherman
residence, the other is rented, az
e. the profits from which accrue to tt
!. Senator.
" The Tobacco Leaf has charge
a time and again that more mont
e has been stolen in this manner, ar
= in other ways from the Unite
=, States Treasury than would be r.
IL quired to pay off the entire nation
9 debt. If experts were placed in Il
!. Treasury Department, these rasca
II, tiles would soon be brought to ligl
40 40 There is no hope, however, VIII
- Republicans reign at Washington
h,
At There are some notices that oug
- to be crocheted embroidered or 9th
= wise rendered readable and hung up
nt the sitting room of every househo
r This is one of. them :-"It is q 60
horse that never stumbles, and a &C
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