Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1838-05-22

hands amounted 90 $780, 90 &C tlP end q
tlIat month, (April,) have 70 request lat you
explain why L was, that the whole 81 re pub
Il. ulonsys a your hands On tie ~ Of the
EeVio,is month was not deposited, ind Of q
part On the 2lst September, re Eeclets.
- writes him. s.yoW duties IS receives. yin Of
course. have ceased OF been supercel1 after
the 81st ultimo. the time when Va, frnonose
your resignation should take effect. ,mn1eflii-
ate steps & Is hoped win be taken 70 aa;,,- vou,
acCounts. and pay over the balances's ;.
BY the report Of the Secretary of.b. Troa
suEy containing list Of public deisnlts-Ss 5steJ
the 18th q January last. there S slsIoi - -.
due from w. p. Harris, On the 18th Nsrsrsler
1885. UlO9l72 Oe, for which suit. S.J bee1
instituted tut d. Il also apPea stint he gave bonds
The next case, Is the successor Of Nj. H.r-
G. D. BON. Receiver 4 CO,.na..,, 8.
the 18th December, 1855 be Is admon;shed 81
the necessity Of making monthly ratTrng 8
soon after the expiration Of each .nonth as
On 26 May. 1887, the Secretary eon,l,ines
that the returns for March had not bSen -
ceived. On the 10th June, he Is 3. that
IN consequence Of his neglect to render MONTH.
y returns and pay over the moneys a. rt1Iiirea
BY law, and to execute his Office bonds q per.
feet form, the President had directeda Eernpo.
raTy suspension Of the sales Of public landz
within his district, until he complied With ia
duties, or such steps were taken as the facts
would justify.
Under date of the 18th June, v. Il. CA
REScHE, the agent appointed TO inspect The al
fairs Of this Office, thus wrote the Secretary d
the Treasury IN respect to Mr.. Boyd:
The account Of the Receiver, which, have
made out and transmit herewith, preseuk
against him balance of S55o65 81. His owl
account makes It $53 272 73, It IS also an
nexed. His assets Of which also send YOU u
list, amount TO &61 $40 So, win probably red
ize double the amount. The man seems ReallV
pe7litest; and / am inclined to think, IN comma
with his friends, that he is honest and has ben
led aaoGy from his duty By the example Of lis
predecessor, AND A CERTAIN LoosENEss IN
THE cOD8 OF MORALITY tchich here, does not
nSOUe IN so limited a circle as Il does s0ith Us at
home. ANOTHER RECEIVER WOULD PROBABLY
FOLLOW m THE FOOTSTEPS OF THE TWO. You
aOiH moi, therefore, be surprised IF I recommend
his being retained, IN preference to another an
pointment; for he has his hands full nOaV, AND
WILL NOT BE DISPOSED TO SPECULATE ANT
MoRR!"
On the 9Th Of August, the Secretary writes
him as follows:-aL am happy to hear Of the
frank and honorable course proposed in your
letter of the oath ult."
Again, on the 9TH day of October, the Sc
cretary acknowledges the receipt Of his letter
Of the 23d ultimo, rendering his resignation,
" and requesting indulgence on the debts due
the United States;' and informs him Hthe Dis
trict Attorney viii be instructed to exercise as
much indulgence as the public interea viii
permit.
By the Secretary's report and list Of defaul-
ters, It appears Mr.. B. was owing $50, l@ 12,
which was due on the 3Ist August, 1887.
The RECEIVER, at Jackson, MiSSiSSippi--
Under date of the Sd of November, 1857, the
Secretary wrote him as follows: The DEPART
ment has noticed, with deep regret, great re-
mlSsness In the discharge of your official duties
for some time; among these, is the omission to
render your quarterly accounts to the general
land Office for settlement, and your monthly re-
turns to this Office. No return of the latter
description has been received since the one for
January last, and It is but few days since your
quarterly accounts for any part of the present
year have been rendered. Besides these ne
regularties, others equally prejudicial to the
interests of the public are disclosed in the re-
cent examination Of the land Office under your
charge; among which are the following, viz:
LIST. Habitual neglect to superintend IN per-
son the business of your Office.
2. Careiessness IN keeping the bonlzs and
records since November last, and In the pre-
servation Of them by the clerks employed by
you.
Sd. ITegularity in stating your quarterly ac-
counts, by introducing dePosites and other items
of subsequent date into them; and thus keep.
ing out Of view the real balance of public mon
ey In your hands.
4th. Receipt of bank notes, contrary to tn,
orders of the department, a sum of that kim
of money of 5000 and upwards, appearing
to be IN your hands"