Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1838-06-16

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He informed, that in consequence
neglect to render monthly returns y h'
over the moneyes as required bv t. aug pay
TO execute his Office bonds in berry, and
the President had directed / a.. Jorn
suspension Of the sales of public land0 rary
in his district, until he complied "';'Mt WITH
duties, or such steps were take" WIN bis
facts wou justify. " the
Under date Of the l4th June. v Nc
resche, the agent appointed to insnso A.. " =,
affairs OF this office, thus wrote ,be y Sh
!ary of the Treasury in respect ~ , 81
Boyd. I" M
"The account Of the Receiver. VIII,
have mace out and transmit he,en,S;nn
presents against him balance Of Sgt,
965 81. His own account makes !, TO- S.o''
272 70, it is also annexed. His as,s,
which also send you the list, amo"n't a
$6l,549 SO, will probably realize Jout
the amount. The man seems really r..9
tents and am inclined to think, IN r co~
mon with his friends, that he is homes, WV
has been led array from his duty By @ssr
ample Of his predecessor, AND A cERr,n
LoosENEss IN THE CODE OF MORALITY ,rL.l
here, does mol move in so limited a circL ' W.
1t does Nth as al home. Another Rec
er would probably follow in the footsteps
of the two. You 'ciH not, therefore, h.
surprised i'll recommend his being rslo;rs ~ +
in preference to another appointment fr
he has his hands full nov, and will no n' h.
disposed to speculate any nlore!"
On the 9th of August, the Secretary
writes him as follows:-w am happy IL
hear of the frank and honorable cp ~;
in your letter of the Gath uItn
Again, on the 7th day of October, the
secretary acknowle dyes the receipt Of his
etter of the 23rd ultimo, rendering his re-.
'lgnatlon, land requesting indulgence on
he debts due the United States" and in.
orms him ''the District Attorney will be
instructed TO exercise as much indulgence
IS the public interest will permit.
BY the Secretary's report and list of de.
aulters, it appears'Mr. B. was owing $500.
81 l2, which was due on the 3Ist An.
ust, 1887.
The RECEIVER, al Jackson, Mississippi.
date ofthe Sd ofNovember, 1887,
ne Secretary wrote him as follows; ''Thc
apartment has noticed, with deep regret,
reat remlssness in the discharge of your
thclal duties for some time; among these
the omission to render your quarterly
counts to the general land office for sci.
ement, and your monthly returns to this
thee. No return of the latter descrin.
on has been received since the one
" January last, and it is but a few dav,
nee your quarterly accounts for a1y
lrt OF the present year have been rem.
'red. Besides heseirregularities, others
lually prejudicial to the interests of the
lbIlc are disclosed in the recent examina.
IN of the land office under your charge:
nong which are the following, viz:
lst' Habltual neglect TO superintend in
rson the business ofyour office.
2 Careessness in keeping the books
d records since November last, and in
} preservation of them by the clerks
ployed by you.
3D. lrregularity in stating your quar-
'iy accounts, by introducing deposites
other items of a subsequent date into
IN; and thus keeping out of view the
i balance of public money in your
ads.
tth' Recep of bank notes, contrary to
orders of the department, a sum of
Kind ofmoney of $4,000 and upwards,
caring to be in your hands,