Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-06-27
Northern Liberties, Attsation


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Northeyn Liberties, Attention
Come forth in your might and strength on FRI
day night, at 1 9 o'clock, TO form club for the
benefit Of our country and our cause, at the new
Engine-house. BLUE Dick.
MIsrAKE IN THE TREASURY DRPARrMEsr.--Yes-
terday one Of the most egregious errors was com
mitted by the Treasury Department ever brought
about by combined ignorance and want Of care -
BY il over $4,000 too much was paid out OF the
United States Treasury, which, in all human prob
ability, will never be recovered
The Department was paying the ten per cent
Texas scrip yesterday according to announcement,
and making payments in drafts on Philadelphia,
Baltimore, New York, New Orleans, and the other
large cities, varying in amount according to the
amount Of scrip held by each creditor But on
the receipt Of telegraphc message from New
York the further payment was Immediately stop
ped, AND every thing appeared to be in inextrica-
BILE confusion
The venerable and much loved Peter G., was
consulted, and then the ponderous Secretary OF the
Treasury was summoned, and finally messengers
flew to the various telegraph Offices with dispatches
TO the various cities, on which drafts had been
given, ordering that the payment of the MONEYS
be stopped. The Texas bond-hoders who, up to
this time had looked 30 cheerful, now put ON
very anxious expression, and some Of them ap-
peared 10 think that there was still another clip
between the cup and the lip, and that Texas scrip
was bad egg" after all. But at last the expla-
nation appeared.
Congress appropriated 81, 500, 900 for the paw
ment of the Texas debt Upon calling in all the
scrip it was found that the United States could paw
seyenty-sx dollars eightyfve cents and five mills
(S76 S9.5) on the hundred And at this rate the
payment has been carried on heretofore Texas
had paid thirty per cent on her ten per cent
scrip, which Of course was to be deducted from
the face of the paper held
The mistake occurred in first deducting the thirty
per cent. paid by Texas, and making the pro rata
division upon the remainder instead of making
one hundred per cent. the basis of calculation and
then deducting the thirty per cent. which Texas
had paid
On calculation 1t was found that over $4,000
too much had been paid out In this way. One man
had received $4,000 more than his due. Others
had been overpaid according to the amount of the
scrip they held.
The orders sent by telegraph were that the pay
ment Of the drafts should be stopped or that they
should be paid, less Elk per cent. discount. But in
all probability most of the drafts have already been
cashed, In which case the money is gone. -
Whether the cause of this error was, that the
Department was so much engaged in making out
the amount that must he deducted from the pay
of the Government employee in order to carry on
the Presidential campaign we cannot say; nor do
we know what excuse will be assigned for this
egregious mistake. We only know that it was
made
The error was discovered hy ono Of our private
city bankers who has dealt largely in this paper
On finding it out he teegraphed from the CITY,
where he happened to be at the time, and the re-
ception of his despatch caused the disturbance
among the clerks and creditors
POLICE DoINGs.--EliSa McGee was brought be-
fore Justice Marsell for assaulting an infant child
Of Thomas w. Kelley, striking it with two-pound
weight. She gave security for her appearance at
court.
1t appears that the parties live in the same
house, somewhere on the Island that the parties
both Irish-the plaintiff Protestant and the
defendant Catholic. The examination showed that
she assault was committed but it is thought that
the trial viii elicit some extraordinary circumstan-
COS. E sH&
PLANETARIUa.-Onc of the most beautiful in
struments of this kind Is now on exhibition in the
Rotuado of the Capital Its construction Is totally
different from most Instruments the machinery
being very simple, and the whole being specially
adopted to primary instruction In astronomy.
The constructor is Mr.. T. Fl. Barlow, of Lex.
ingtou, Kentucky, and We understand the price Of
tlss instrument is 81 900. The Sun occupies the
centre as a huge golden globe; then Mercury and
Venus, also golden spheres, revolve round him in
orbits contrived with proper anguarity; then
the terrestrial sphere we nhabit, beautifully exc
Will ltS ee2s, continents, ana lSlanC5, ana
attending it, at justly proportional distance,
lunar satellite adjusted to describe its proper
obliquity Most of the more striking astronc mi
cal phenomena are easily illustrated to even
childs capacity; as, for instance, ecpses transts
OCCUPATIONS, harvest moon, high and low rising OF
the moon in the sky, the tides &c,
Visitors CROWD around this beautiful affair in
establishment at its simplicity and beauty We
hope its enterprising constructor may be amply
rewarded for his labors. a.. HGE
MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE Mr.. Wilbur d.
Davis, of Carmel Maine, came 30 this city come
time ago on business with the Patent Office He
took lodgings at the Exchange Hotel, on street
On Sunday, the 9th of June, he proposed to some
other gentlemen boarding at the Exchange to take
walk in the direction of the Long Bridge, They
declined, and Mr.. Davis went off by himself This
was on Sunday afternoon, the 18th Instant. Since
that time Mr.. Days has not been seen by any Of
his friends in this city.
Letters have also been addressed to his wife,
but she has heard nothing from him. 1t is feared,
therefore, that he has heen murdered
Mr. Davis was about forty five years Of age, and
has wife and two children. A patent was award
ed to him on Monday last for an improved water
Wheel H&
Is it not the duty ofthe Mayor or the Chief of
Police to investigate this mysterious affair
1t is very inconvenient to be fat in this hot
weather, and, as laughing is regarded incen,
tive to corpulence advise those who fear obesity
to keep away from the concerts given by the Kun
-kel Opera Troupe They play tonight and their
programme is so excessively funny that it will not
be safe to go within sight of the Theatre.
TEAcHERs' ASSOCIATION. The Teachers Of the
city have their monthly meeting at the Smithson-
ian tomorrow. We understand the discussion
upon the comparative merits of Webster's and
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