The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-12-01
From the Cleveland (Ohioj Piaindealer
LARGE DEFAICATIONS.


The present administration seems determined and far
have been entirely successful, in thng-tp witt By
vigilance scrutiny and frequent settlements to gpad the
public treasury against the possibility Of embezzteeas
This administration is nearly half expired and We
have yet to learn single decation by any of its
pointees Those of Office hardly know the strc
surveillance kept every department of the government
finances and how promptly and faithfully accountsweek
w. monthly and quarteryare made to the heads of de-
partments. Whatever else may be charged against this
administration the sin of Gophnism-the rock which
the previous administration spt-can never be brought
against it, 1t not only looks well to its own financial
agents but is constantly ferretng the deultes and
depredators under its "illustrious predecessor"
The unexpected defeat of General Scott and sudden
change from Tom Corwin Counsel for Gardiner--fee
$9ooOo free and easy system ofbookkeepng Guthre
rigid system OF accounts threw multtudes Of receivers
into the greatest confusion The collector at San Fran
CISCO in his hurry, grabbed hundred and eighteen se
sand dollars than subsequently was found to belong
to him the collector at Sandusky, in his confusion not
only took hceaythrec thousand dollars not His own but
actually took another sce and fled to parts unknown
The collector at Oswego tried in vain avoid the SCRUTINY
of Guthres secret agents. and finding defacaon of Over
hundred thousand dollars inevitably be proved agane
him, fed to Canada and diedi
Attention turned to the late whig collector
Cleveland and his affairs too, were found in the most
GLORIOUS confusion His had not been settled and
no threats nor opportunities of the department could in
duce him to settle This brought on suit in the United
States court which led to his Indictment and arrest but
supposing 1t misunderstanding of accounts the
Judge let him OH giving 81 500 bail An agent of the
Treasury Department then sent this city to look
into the matter His suspicion first excited BY large
number of leaves, which from time time had been
form what is called the foreign book which contains the
entries Of imports which duties arc collected The ino
nation however thus sought to be destroyed, was very
supplied by reference to the vessels manests which
had been overlooked and were still file in the collectors
office The whole of duties thus received ana
reported 10 he department, proved to be hundred and
fourteen thousand dollars
The Toledo Republican whose information is no doubt
furnished by the district attorney who resides there and
who had legal charge of the case thus states it.:
&C l.. Russell former collector of Cleveland indicted for
eube3eomeht AT the Ap Term of the United States district
court 1854, and for depositng in banks at the October
term 1854 arrested the last Indictment November
Ia, and required by ID. o. Morton, United States district
attorney TO give bail in the of 800 900 failing
procure which he paid the district attorney S34
It's 81, and deposited in his hands bonds and mortgages
and other real estate securities the amount of $4,000
So here is the snug little of nney-tro thousand
hundred and scveatyfre dollars sared with the prospect
occurring the baiance in due time The securities we
derstand to consist Of mills and pine lands Saginaw
Michigan and city lots the west side of the Cuaboga