The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1856-04-05
From the New Orleans Delta, March Z
The Treasury Defaication.

Flight Of Col. Nm. H. Gaflaad, tts De.
famting Treasurer.
Nothing could exceed the astonish-
ment OF the easy going, belleve-eyery-
ding aud o-no,hing portion Of the cIti-
gems OF New OHcaus, yesterday mo- "a
mg, on reading the astounding develop
mcMt made on the previous night IN the
Common Couacli, OF tie detalca,on OF
MIR. Garland--the gentleman who, ,or
the last eight years, has, n financial
point oi view, controlled Ia. destiaIes Of
the s.ty OF New Orleans. At many a
breakfast table the question was fully dis
cussed, aud before twelve clock saauy u
! street-corncr group was engaged in spec
! uiatiNg OH the siHgalarAy Oh the Tfeasu-
| fcrs conduct; aud even the pulpit, we un
| Icrs' and, was not free iro,n The exciting
topic oi tAe day Many mad the harl.-
hood to say that they hal long expected
some such developments, and among
these many we recognzed not few Of
the late Treasufrr's best friends.
Tuey had all along beea surprised that
man should grow 50 rich ia 81 short a
spare oI time, OIL the pattry salary oI 3d.
| $40 ger aEaam: that he $ oud re able 10
spend 50 maca money at lection times;
speculate So extensively IN lands aad
railroads; buy town sites; have the entire
! Council and ali The wealthy and lnaucn-
tia men Of the c!ly at his beck aad nod,
star. savings bank; live n hte OF luSu-
ry, *. The were really astonls4ed a.
tins; and yet deEc was, n every group,
many au unbeltcving Thomas. How
could saca a fac spoken gentleman as
Mr.. Gstlaud d. this. The very thoJg4.
ol II was n ouS r1us; they woul4 no be
leve til they had 5 en- NOR Tncy
had rea II n Nsparcrs in New O@teans
during tie las, twelve months t->y has
seen IN them repeated warnings 70 BE-
ware oil the Treasury department, they
had fyat anl were perfectly talnl"t,
vjlA tie acton ot the Council III regard
to tae trust tuds, and knew that aa or-
, der ef tie Court had been found neCes-
sarv t. force him to Surrender port.oa
Of these sacEel faads 20 the Citizens
Baak. Yet they bell vel laat al was
rg 1; Tat the Treasure, s. far az iateg-
4 rity was concerned, was sans reprocse,
- But We cannot .@Wplala q lac aIla1,
ness Or oh.nseucs5 these pusaspecliug
- 'c.I1ens, when We remember tbatthe Com
imou Council, Finance Comm.ttea and al.
i were successfully hooiSihktd aud lalleJ
to act Tor tie protection OF the city ; Ia
teres,s ,unlll the alleged deiaulting Trea.
surer had an opportunity TO make goot
his escape, which, we are efeiibly mtor
med, he did at 2 o'clock last Saturday
uight. on board his own schooner, the
- Elizabeth Jane, while in secret sessio,
= the C mmon Council was celebrating OF
the propr:ety of having hin arrested -
and choosing a successor from their owl
deleclable body to take charge ol III
small remains Of the treasury.
Col Garland de!alcations, we under
stand from good authority, will not TAI
short ol Sl50, 900; but It IS thought )
Ne many that the city has Suffered darl u
: his administration, financially executive
/, " and legislativeIy,' to the extent OF
IS least 81 600, 900; for God only know:
at though the people have pretty goo
idea. what has occurred III that Treas"
-lrer's Office during the last elgAt year,
that las never and perhaps never w
transpde
L Ii is said that soon after the books ~
napats uare taken possession oi by Il
Finance Committee, on Saturday, at
the office closed, Col Garland made ha