The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-01-17

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70 CAPT. Hore ! room o. saH n. !. sa I ~ HOO aafr,,rSs.
,sI'' fund. 70 b. ioea.d ny IN h, ,ronE tcr az. rsep
broken. l also deemed 1t ta'-r TO hsS. pupibc noney
public faSa.. .6 ?. Hs's .A e,'s would TrP T. ie. iissi, 20 =
inspected Of hAviss any e.nsidsr,b!s amount .eos,
.ho.n by the .ceompanyIhs arndsrit.. the trunk con
o ds,",n ~h lien BE- 'S snd Leu: Ii. Be e Ru a.9T f ias Tn' In;aniERs.
we're 10th SEE ping In The tent.
frs, Lieaia 1sal roaris iiHa%.sn.ty.
sworn to before m. ,l hst s9;s a.y q Ta idns, i...' a,
camp near jalsps. scEico ~.
FIRST Lieutenant. Fnurth lnf.niry..,
Judge A~ivocats-G-n.rsl Court Martial.
II Is reasonable to conclude that in addition
scented t. the court the afidavits OF Lent. DE
Ru-sy, and those Of .seFgeanis smith Of ii;
the Fourth l~nfnntry. with possibly n,hGavits
from the commanding onicer and Others. In
sIl,rr dollar. tue property OF the Tinted states.
That his explanation proved perfectly .niis-
factory. not only to the rourt but to the War
Department and the accounting officers OF the
Treasury. IL evident from the fact that from
that dsr to this nei'her Grant nor any one con-
nected with him has been called upon Ia make
the loss good. Uncle sam has a Tong memory
and never ceases his efforts to compel q de-
iinqreat i!solrs ny o1icer to ma Se f1il s-stitu-
ton. Had Lieut.. Grant been found In the
slightest degree responsibls for the loss In Mex
leo IN June. lsts. nj. 1000 silver dollar; the
u VA ~ va Wv ! I n Nv 'AHA heff
been compelled before he left the army ~ make
tie los. good. and. mrst probably. would have
been dismissed the sety ce In disgrace.
Not many prople K now that the military post
on the columbia River IN Wa.hingtnu. now
named Vancouver Barracks" was once called
Columbia Barracka. IL Is not my present
Intention 10 inquire when or why tie name Of
the post was changed. The name IL merely
introductory to some o'her cd papers found In
the gram sack At Fort Wa.la Wa!Ia. II appears
that In the days before the wal" AH oflcer
desiring TO purchase supplies Of the comnl.sAry
had 10 make an estimate and requisition 81 the
beginning ~ the month. In these old pavers
there are three sainp.es 81 these acquisitions.
made over forty year ago hr officers who after
ward became q sting -ished during the re bel-
lion. One ~ them Is as follows:
tcrrti'y. on honor. that 1 shall require the 70 low.
ins Subsistence Sior-s during the month oficcem'
Der. lss2, for tEe exclusive use OF myseir AID servant,
!! pounds coffee
20 crushed sugar.
sperm candlea-
bcc' mher let, lSS2 Captain A. e. ".
al y BosSrvuiE. Lieutenant Colonel Fourth In.
fantry. Commanding Post
1859. and T.. signed August V. KAutz Byt I'd.
Lut. 4th %lnfty." II Is :or 10 pounds OF sperm
Candles" only.
Another is dated March ]. 1859. a, Columbia
4th: Inf" II l. for 10 pounds Crushed Sugar.
pies"
Each requl-ition IL written on half a sheet OF
blue letter paper. and l. approved by Col. Bonne-
VII q. III. original OF irving's charming book.
The Adventures OF Captain Bonneville"
1t appear. by these cid paper. that In their
QusrtermAsttr OF the Army Of the Potomac. wa
fond of sweets: that Gen. kautL the brilliant
cavalry leader. burned the midnight candle.
manter. considered dried apple. a necessity on
his dining table. =. B. JohSSoS.