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A Great Yield.-An editor saws
that one bed bug will produce 1000
'youngsuns' per um.-This is a.
bout equal to the issue of bank bills
in proportion to the specie in their
vaults.-BOStOm Post.
State rights and democratic union. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1839-18??, 1839-09-24

TRr height Of Madness.-For lady to
commit suicide by tight lacing.
State rights and democratic union. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1839-18??, 1839-09-24

DANIEL M. BooNE-One Of the
two sons of .'Dan Boone, Back
woodsman of Kentucky immortal
med in Byron's DIN Juan, died on
the 18th. near West Port, Missouri,
of Cholera Morbus. He was u
years of age.
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LEVI WOODBURY.,
Secretary of the Treasury

w. P.1fARl sIs, Esq.
Receiver of Public Money, Columbus, Mss
This refers, TO the previous defaults, and
shows that [r. Woodbury. was cognlzant Of
them. The ,ext month he writes again:
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
March II, 1885.
Sir: Havil lg received no monthly duplicate
return of the transactions of your office since
that for the ! Month of October last, 1t becomes
my unplcasar 1t duty to call your immediate al.
tention TO the omission Allow me to express
ia hope that here may be no further occasion IN
10 remind y, ,u Of the Importance Of punc'uo'''y
Pn the transl mission Of these returns.
lam sc LEVI WOODBURY.
Secretary dTLhe Treasury
M W.P.IIAR RIs, Columbus, Miss
Here, il seems, Harris was IN arfear 60 ~
asour returns; in other words, had violated 'o''
Ydramoum d, lies =.
But Mr.. " Toodbury is man OF lohS'Sunoi
Aang; SO he rites again, and with some sever.
SY' lie sdt aerJnined 10 be trllled with no '0''
ger Hear him:
Treasury DEPARTMENT,
June 25, 1885
SIR; Havi ing, in communication addresses
Ao you on tb C 18th Of March last, and on sever
prior occi vsions, urged upon you the mus
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! am, &c,
LEVI WOODBURY.,
Secretary of tie Treasury.
w. p. HARRIS, Esq.

w. +. HARRIS, Esq. ,l,,, mice
Rcceioer Of Public money, Cotamg's' 81, % TOO
Well, this is strange! rePrieve anu 1,. %
sed upon Mr. EIarris's letter OF inc l4'n u,' ,So
Why, the Secretary says in his last 'l' g,; .no
reasons given in this letter oil the l4In u,s,,,O
for Withholding tho returns, are unSaa.aI ~,
Try; that he can perceive no sulllceh' o"0'o ~
their being delayed ,con.
| wish Levi would explain " ny no ana oo ,n
cral jackson violated their pledge IN 'llls Ia'G !;
confess don't understand it, thougn' =
Harris did not mako his returns, he woulu cJ.
tainly be removed But il he does mol a. n,uN -
all his returns and deposites by the l< gu ~
November, he will positively have to g, nov NO
ever painful both the President ma h ,"U D ~,
partment Lest he should'lorgel al uOous wy
matter, the Secretary in te" days "'''''
'ogain:
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the balance. 1t consists of regret on the part
of the Secretary that legal steps had been Ia
ken "to attempt to securc' what was due the
Government.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, November 10, 1886.
SIR: have received yoar letter OF the lst
instant, by the mail of this morning, and re-
greet to inform you that, as long ago as August
last, steps were taken by the Solicitor of the
Treasury to attempt TO secure the balance due
from you.
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ny A. w. FORSYTHE.

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No except at the option of the publisher
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o. less the first insertion and FIFTY CENTS
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I'm, &c,
LEVI WOODBURY.,
Secretary of the Treasury

w. P. HARRIS, Esq,
Receiver Of Public Money, Columbus, Miss.
Very true; no reason can be seen why he
should not have deposited the money, and no
reason can be seen why he was not removed
for failing so long and so repeatedly 10 do it.
But TO the correspondence.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, March %, 1888
SIR: Your letter ofthe 18th instant, enclosing
your return for the month Of November, is re.
ceived. Again it becomes my unpleasant duty
to complain Of your neglect in this respect, and
to inform you that the omission to transmit the
required monthly statements, for whole quar-
ter after they are due, cannot be permitted in
any public officer; and especially after having
been heretofore so often reminded Of the con
sequences Of such neglect On thc.rcturn Of
the mail, therefore, if the usual statements lot
the other months in arrear areHnot received,
shall be under the disagrceable necessity o.
again submitting rlc subject to the President
for his immediate action.
M, 4-c
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am, &C.
LEVI WOODBURY.,
Secretary Of the Treasury

w. P. HARRIS, Esq u
Receivero of Public Money, Columbus, Mass
And now, sir, am sorry to say this contu-
macious receiver paid no attention to these
kind warnings and friendly solicitations he
did no, make his returns; the 10Th oil October
is past, and Mr.. Harris is doubtless removed
for General Jackson and Levi Woodbury. nave
both said il. But, softly; here is a letter dated
the 18th of October; no doubt it is the ie''er OIL
Let's read it:
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, October IL, 1880
SIR: Trusting to the assurances gwen ~
YOUR letter of the l4th ultimo, and to those OF
Your friends made in your behalf, the PresI'
dent has consented, upon the facts now before
him, TO continue you in office until the l2tn o
November proximo; then, unless your month";
returns are all rendered, and satisfactory cyl 't
donce that the whole ofthe public moneys WIZ ~
which you are charseoblo are deposited; u
lreceiyed,l YOU must be removed from o'loe
how ever painful to both him and tins depart
ment.
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SIR: have to observe, in reply to your let
ter of the 9th instant, that the allowance au-
thorizod by the regulations Of the Department,
as a compensation for travelling expenses, and
risk in the transmission oil the public moneys
to the bank ofdeposte, can only be made when
such expenses and risk have actually been IN
Cured, and not in any case where both are
avoided by means Of the facilities afforded by
the mail or deposite banks; moreover, iaosmuch
as the branch bank of Columbus receives and
credits the moneys received by you in the first
instance, | can rorceve no reason why each
deposite in past months should not have EN-
braced the whole AMOUNT in your possession a
the time Of such depGFite, as the instructions
require. | am, &c, 80
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says this polypus fooler Of Levi Wood.

But, says this polypus teeler Of Levi Wood
bury Be man seems really peaitent; and ! am
inclined to think, in commoa with his friends,
thdthe is honest and has been led away from
his duty by the example Of his predecessor, and
certain iooSeneSS inthe code Of morality, aolich
here docs not move in so limited a circle as does
ruth US al home" Now, sir, more infamous
SANDER was never promulgated against an in
telllgent and moral community; for more up
right intelligent, and moral community cannot
be found IN the republic than that which is the
subject OF this vile libel. Why, sir, do not
believe there is a citizen of that community
who wouldnot spurn, with honest and indio.
nant scorn the proAigate sentiments Of this
Iselt-constiluted ''cenSor morun. y
No, sir; it was that looseuess Of political NOR
atty which marks the party in power, which
more especially illustrates the official conduct
oi the Secretary ofthe Treasury, that induced
boyd to embezzIe the public property.
And ne dla 1t with vengeance. His &C.
counts exhibit his defalcation as of some $780,
900 or 100000 in money. But it was more
splendid robbery than this: it was of some
$4,000 acres Of the public domain, which, by
virtue ofhis Office, he transferred to himself
without even paying for it single dollar.
Sir, this was bold operation; most of the
of other peoples property prefer
personal understanding which can be
concealed, and, if necessary taken across the
waters. But ''there be land rats as we'll as wa.
ter rats" and Boyd, it seems, was land rat.
What huge slice he cut from the public loaf!
$4,000 acres ofland! Why, it is more than
a German principally. The Norman robber.
when he divided at the broad lands of merry
England, gave not 10 his naughty barons such
wide extent of wood and field. Who would mol
be the feudatory of this administration, when
the tenure is so easy, and the reward would
constitute materials for a dukedom?
Sir, the Secretary deserves impeachment for
this case alone. Why has he not proceeded to
set aside the illegal and false titles to these
lands? The receiver never had shadow OF
right to them. Yet his pretended title has
been recognised, and portions of the land are
now being sold by the officers of the Govern
ment, as the property Of the delinquent
Alter this extensive land piracy, what does
the Secretary do2 Does he, with virtuous in
! dignation, turn him out ofoflice? No, sir. He
permits him to resign at his leisure. Two
months after Garesche's report, he writes him
as follows;
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, August 8, 1897.
SIR; am happy to hear of the frank and
honorable course proposed in your letter of the
cath ultimo. 1t would be convenient to have
I the bond and resignation arrive here by the
early part of September.
4 am, &C.,
J, LEVI WOODBURY.,
! iSecretdrU of The Tre1SurU
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LEVI WOODBURY.,
NeCretarU OF lie ITeuSUr
WILEY P. HARRIS, Esq.

WILEY p HARRIS, Esq.
Receiver Of Public Money, Columbus, Miss.
There, sir, told you o;if Mr. Harris don't
make his returns by the 10Th of October, he
will be dismissed the President himself has
said it, and General Jackson is man Of his
word.
In the mean time, however, the Secretary
gives him another hint:
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| am, &c.
LEVI WOODBURY.,
Secretary ofthe Treasury

W.P. HARRIS, Esq, Columbus, m';s'
lie resigns, a defaultor for 100000; :. h i
had oniSe moderate appetite, compared with
Swartwout and some others .,.o.
There is but one more morsel Of this cores
oonJonco on record, and it is of piece WIN
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT,

:
SIR: Allow me to inquire why it is that your
deposites arc not made in the branch of the
Planters Bank at Columbus, instead of the pa
rent bank at Natchez? Does the branch refuse
to receive them, and credit the omount at the
mother bank?
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| am, &c,
LEVI WOODBURY.,
Secretary ofhe Treasury
w. P. HARRIS, Esq,
Receiver of Public monel Columbus, miss.

Receiver Of Public money! Columbus, miss,
Why, Mr.. Secretary, you are crawling out
al the same place you crept in. This is the
tune you played at the commencement; 1t is
rather too late in the day to think of irighten-
ing Harris now, by threatening to turn him
out, when he and every body else know you
never intend to doit.
Mr.. Chairman, lei me crave your patience.
We are nearly through this case, and then we
will rest for moment The following letter
begins TO exhibit the catastrophe:
Treasury DEPARTMENT, June 6, 1886.
Sin: Your letter ofthe 23d ult., accompanied
by your returns for the month of April, is re-
ceivef. Seeing the balance Of public moneys
in your hands amounted to $l28,884 70 at the
end Of that month, have TO request that you
will explain why il was that the whole ofthe
public moneys 10 your hands on the last of the
previous month was not deposited instead OF
part, in conformity TO explicit and frequent IN
structons on that point. 1t is painful to be
obliged 10 ask you so often for explanations.
am, &c.,
LEVI WOODBURY.;
Secretary oftAe Treasury
RECEIVER OF PUBLIC MONEYS,
Columbus, Mississippi.
Yes, | should suppose it was painful
The Secretary is truly man oil mucn pa
tience. He must be lineal descendant OF job
He piyes to his subordinates "lino upon ilne,
"precept upon precept," "hero a little AM
there a great deal He strives hard TO ieari
them honesty. Whether his i'll success is al
tributable to master or pupils, will not pre-
tend to sey. A.
President nor tho Secretary dared to do
dismisses himseLt from office; in other words'A
| TREASURY DEPARTMENT, September FL, 1856
Sin: Your letter of the 9th ultlmo, address
cd to the President, has been referred to tn
Office. Your duties as receiver will, OF cours
have ceased, or been suspended, alter the oi'
ultimo, the time ,chen you propose your resign
lion shalLtake effect. Immediate steps, II Is N
red, will be taken to adjust your accounts an
nav over the balance, Soon as the Presidei
roturus, a further communication will be mac
to you.
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am, &c.
LEVI WOODBURY.,
Secretary of Nt
Wiley ?. HARRIS. Esq

'5tITttU3y . ITO I'lt7F'J y
WILEY p HARRIS, Esq
Receiver Of Public Money, Columbus, Miss.
ZIP. S. Your return for the month Of Fobru-
ary last has been received to-day, and shows a
large amount on hand not deposited; and you
are hereby required, if not already done, to de-
posite any balance still on hand in the above
branch, to the credit Of the Treasury, and for
ward receipts therefor, in order 10 save time
and expense in travelling TO Natchez.
Before the fatal 10th Of October, the kind
hearted man writes still again, that he may
give the victim one more warning before the
day of grace is past
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LEVI WOODBURY.,
NecreIary ~ We ITeuSI
w. P. HARRIS. ESQ.,,
4. -.Rcceiner or9Pnhlic monen. Columbus.

w. p HARRIS. Esq,
-saeceiger cr9ublic money, Columbus.
Sir, The 10th of November arrived and pass
ed and yet Harris has failed 10 deposite the
public moneys with which he was chorgeable,
according to the requisitioon of the Secretary's
letter. OF course he was dismissed without
further hesitation, you exclaim. Not so fast
don't be rash in your conclusions. | have be-
come suspicious about the matter since the re-
prieve. don't believe, now, he was removed
lat all.
And sure enough, he was not, Here is the
very next letter from the Department, talking
ito him as mildly as if he had never offended
TREASURY DEPARTMENT., November 90, 1885
SIR: Your letter of the / 18th instant, and re.
Turn for the month of October is received. As
your deposites Of public moneys are made al
Columbus, no reason whatever can be seen
why the whole money in your hands at the end
Iof the month is not deposited. 1t is expected
that it will be hereafter
am &c .-..
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT,

September 70, 1850.
SIR: regret 10 say that the reasons assigned
in your letter of the 18th instant for Withhold
ding your monthly returns @nnot hereafter
be deemed satisfactory. can perceive no SUI
Gcicnt cause for their being delayed longer than
the first week in each succeeding month, as
there can be no difficulty in ascertaining at
once the amount Of money received within the
month, or in stating the amount OF your as
bursoments and deposilcs during the month
This is all that is required in them The OBJ
iect of these returns is to afford the Depart
Iment the earliest information in regard to the
money operations of the land office, and the
Ipuncual transmission of all the moneys re-
ceived 10 the bank Of deposite. They are
therefore orparamount Importance, and cannon
be permitted to await the completion Of detail
ed book entries, or the perfection of other busl-
ness, be its character what II may.
! am, &c.
LEVI WOODBURY.,
| Al
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LEVI WOODBURY.,
Secretary Of The Treasury.
G.. D. BoYD,

Receiver Of Public money, Columbus, Mss.
Yes, sir; according to the morality of the
Secretary, resigning, after robbing the Govern
ment of 900 or $4,000 acres of land, is very
'traak and honorable"
will give you one case MORE and then am
DONE 1t is the case Of Linn, receiver ofpublic
money at Vandaia.
As early as June %, 1884, Mr.. Taaey wrote
to him, admonishing him of his neglect in de-
posting the public money, ard warning him Of
the Indispensable duty ofdoing so.
On the goth ofOctober, 1884, Mr.. Woodbu-
ny writes him on the same subjects calls to his
mind his continued neglect and violation ofthis
duty, and tells him that if he fails any longer
in its performance, "it will be my painful du-
Ity to submit the case for the action of the Elk
ecutive, and TO recommend the appointment of
another person as your successor"
Again, under date of 4th of December, the
Secretary ronews the complaint of neglect in
the deposite, and noncompliance with the posi-
tive directions Of the Department.
Instead, however, of being removed for this
continued contumacy, Linn receives the follow
ing letter from the Secretary:
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, February l2, 1896.
Sir: Although it has pleased the President,
under the explanations given, Notwithstanding
your past neglect in some cases to deposite the
| public moneys as required by law and the in
structions Of the Department, 10 renominate
YOU for the Office OF receiver OF public money at
| Vandalia, and your nomination has been con-
/ irmel, yet il is not to lie inferred, from this
Ieyidence ofhis regard, that any future omis-
sion in this respect can be overlooked Once
; for all, then. would inform you that strict
) observance of the regulations Of the Depart
, ment, for the periodical deposite Of the public
money, and the transmission Of your accounts
and returns, are paramount duties, the neglect
of which will be reported for the action of the
!, Executive. am, DC.
LEVI WOODBURY.,
Secretary Of The Treasury.
WILLIAM LINN, Esq,
, Receiver Of Public Money, VandaIta, W.
But it seems Mr. Linn thought differently;
and came to the conclusion that, "from this evil
. dence of the Presidents regard" "future omis-
sions" would be overlooked. And il seems his
q opinion on the subject turned out to be more
correct than that Of the Secretary; for under
i date of july 25th, 1886, we find the indefati-
gable Mr.. Woodbury. still complaining Of Linn's
d failure to deposite the moneys on hand; yet he
\ does not have him dismissed.
September 2, 1886, he tells him, with as
i much gravity as ifit were for the first time:
!. "The Department trusts your deposltes viii
hereafter be promptly made, and that no ex'
IS changes whatever OF money VIII take place, on
J. any terms, as they open door TO impropeE
!. practices and nnfounded impua,ions.''
a December 8, 1887, he says:
"Aaain il becomes my duty to call your az
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Treasury DEPARTMENT,

Sir: ! reg ret that there should be occasion
ioragaiu call ing your attention to the omission
10 render your monthly duplicate returns to
this office for the months Of November and
December, (rhose being in arrearO and to re-
mind you that punctuality in this respect is IN
dispensabIe. am, &c.
LEVI WOODBURY..
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lpensable necessity of a strict attention Of ma
king your monthly returns, and finding that
no returns have been received from you since
that for the month of November last, il becomes
my unpleasant duty TO say TO you, that ifthosc
lin arrear are not Transmitted by return OF mail,
! shall be constrained to report your neglect
for the action of the Executive.
am, &c.
LEVI WOODBURY.,
Secretary ellie Treasury
RECEIVER OF Pubic MONEY, Columbus.
! think, Mr.. Harris don't make his returns
now, he's gone case !: the Secretary is in earn
est Here is another letter. Let us see:
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
August 20, 1885.
Sir: Agreeable TO the intmation given you
in my letter ofthe 20hJune, it has become my
disagreeablo duty to report your CONTINUED
neglectto the President, who has instructed me
to say you, that if the monthly returns re
quircd from you by the regulations Of the Trea
sury, which are in arrears, are not received q
the Department on or before the 10Th Of Octo
Der next, you will then be dismissed from Office
| | am &c
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Improved Manufacture Of Candles -
There is new method of making can
dies, which. perhaps, few of our readers
have beard Of. The object of the man>
utactuEcrs is to make taIow candles re-
sembie wax candles, both in appearance
and burning: and this they accomplish
in a surprisingly successful manner
The process employed to transform the
tallow into substance like white wax
is very ingenious. 1t consists Of
various operations Of boiling and puri-
!ying and at certain stage the tallow is
run iuto moulds so as 10 form cakes Of a.
bout an inch in thickness, snd foot OF
two in length OF breadth These cakes
are piled one above another, but with Il
layer Of coarse mat, between, so keep
the cakes from sticking 20 each other
The pile Of cakes thus inteispersed with
mats, is next put into a press OF enor-
nous power, and pressure being applied
a dark yellow OF! is squeezed from the
cakes. No screw press can give force
sufficient for this operation; hydraulic
press is used, wrought by steam engine,
and The oil is seen pouring down the
sides Of the piles. and running into
troughS at the bottom. After the oil
has been sufficiently expelled, The cakes
are taken out, and they seem as hard as
a piece % board in short, The tallow
has been ayarifcd. and has LOST both the
smell and taste Of grease. The cakes
are now ready TO nc meIted and run into
candle moulds lii the usual manner.-So
close is The resemblance which these
compressed tallow candles have TO wax
that 20 person, with careful examination,
could discover the difference, while they
ere only about Que halt the price. 1t
was e Frenchman, we believe, who dis
covered the process. - London Paper.