New-York daily tribune., 1856-03-28

u..h;,c,on and vhie on hs way, o. 'ne hiao:In 10
River he boat took FIRE, and fnee anes .oyy.sn, -
- sse eco Tbi- the Government ai,o aser
inc :, nered by PRICE, stated by the At'''-
n.yGepsral differ ss folows; ~. ao-.1 an
On the 18th Of March, lsso, fnee In Ibis
..cnnnt of nj. receipts and disbursements. In sn
.cconnt he charges ti5 900 as cash tarned over
Sos,,s,d and claims 8 balance Of slo, 10 Ou "a
..,,lemfbt Nav 10, 1850, a bslance OF stS.,ios
Vas found 10 be due from him 10 the onted .x
N, ,ba Goth of April, 1852, Prce, by hls a'toIne!'
r,om.. p, mber. presented another account cnrreni
lsirniTo balance Of s74 20 a. In this account nc
hsTge6 sl9o 600 a. having been transferred oy nm 70
Van Nostrand. -, ...o ,sso
b:,.rcs ~ ass Ill 06 was found due to the lhl'eu
On the 3Oth of August, Price, through bis attorney,
rendered another account WHEREIN ne cnaIgeu nI.
x.b baIanc. found on former settlement anu C'eueu
himself with tlis $40 OOo and also with s39 OVo' oehs
the amcun. lest by vouchers. ,,.-,s .-;.h
Or The ;sth Of Nav. 1854, be charged himself WITH
the balance found due from hun IN tie Governmsmn' en-
st,lem,nt Of the 9th Of August, 1852, o. 70
ard in which he credited himself with the sl2VVVV'
~, i; Il be omitted $50, ,2l7 81 which he had pre-
viousy claimed as credit By the loss oi BIS Voucneis
he ,Ic tprpirg OF the boat on the Alabama ryer ana
credited himself with only sc,'e% o', o. SV'''e wv
amount lost by the disaster. os
Iris ,ecourt be proposed 70 substitute for the one Oh
Goth Of August, 1859. This was refused oy the &C
counting oficer Price appealed 20 the secretary Vi
he Tres
nv tbs account II appears that the accounting ont,
con- and Price agree in the balance due 10 the Cniteo
sste- and il i unnecessary to go oehind me aCeou
And 10 show bow that balance arose. both parties sa
NIT il - be correct. :, .x.Ao co.-a..-v the
Treasnrv thew proceeded 10 fnal settlement "hich
was completed Nov. "a, 1859, and oy wnich Tue ~ III
of s77,els ~ appeared TO be due Tom fr%e ~ '"e
| United States.
On the 18th of December, 1884, Pnce rende'eu
| through his attorney another account ., 4,
| TbiS statement Of biz account is commenced by
,eGtinp the United States with the sum OF sIIslo q
the sCn claimed 10 be due by treasury nc y
Nov. a. 1852, and admits balance claimed oy ni.eo
states and dspeDses with the necessity Oh aas .or
| ont by proof and reduces the controversy oetwee.
him and the United States TO four items OF e'eu"
! claimed by him and disallowed, viz;
T. Amount paid Van No.trsnd. ....';'...:',,. ~l'''
Of vouchers lost by burning oi o0e' H usa,
.9Dourt psiS Van No.rand, Purser's Clerk..., GO
4 Amount paid Charles sHal.........'.'''''''''' O'f
Amounting rl'<''os
Tho onesion 10 be submitted to the Jury is whethe
these dsaowances are lawful and rght, ana tue eNl
measure confined to sustaining the ahrma'lVe Oh tni
proposition: .....o -. .ho mn, % .b
defense, admitted the controversy between tn
| rarties was reduced 10 very narrow compass, en-
! brarre the receipts of Van NOstrand amounting Z
| $40 o6O alleged to be paid To him by Pnce, and tn
| sum Of 500 600 alleged TO have been lost by fnee
| the Alabama River. That the accounts OF Prce, iron
lsiO 10 le4s were not in controversy IN tins SUIT IL
then read the instructions from the department I
Pr1ce and stated the grounds upon when he shoal
rest for the defense of his client. ~
/ Rv the production of vouchers from Van No
trand showing the transfer OF money TO nun py free
amounting TO $1,000 -.
The loss Of Prices vouchers, amounting to s3s,OCI
The testimony in the case Is proceeding. Inc u'
Tense closed on Wednesday.