The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1859-03-02

the same day the following entries ..s 81
Ohio State Stocks. DR..
oerti'o Of Canal Fund, pr cent 25 sIS'SSS SSo
together, $40, ,O0O; and subsequently,,
Winslow, Lanier & Co. Or ..r.
By Ohio State Stocks, on account Of
letter of May 8, S2O,OOO
And in the letter book, this letter
F-,l sgs4a.. ,is May $, 1851.
/ To A A. Bliss, Tr.: .i.
hand you herewith certificate No. pa, for
SIC, 900 Ohio per cent State Bonds, 90 and
certificate 2643, for $40 600 Ohio IS, ls6O for
which please return my certificate Of $40 900.
i e Yours. truly,
Il . ~ J. P. REZNOR."
To us, this transaction looks as if, on the 29th
Iday Of January, 1851, A. A. Bliss let the Bank
, have 10000 of circulation, and took for it q
certificate of deposit; May 5th, the bonds to
protect this circulation were bought and sent
forward and hence the request TO Bliss to re-
turn the certificate of deposit
} This transaction was either such an one as in-
, timated, or it was the surrender of bonds de-
posted with him as Treasurer, for the purpose
of sale and transfer, without the return Of the
circulating notes of the Bank but upon its GER
tifcate of deposit only. Had the Bank in the
f fEmeantime failed, there would have been an over
tissue of its notes to the amount of $4,000.
Is,ocl of tbe S,,nyo;t Conntv Rank On the 9Th
Ios Jonnorv i951 he was stockboIder in the
: RAM far = ANAL amount On tha 4tb of March
/ following thecapital stock was $60,O00, of which
Mr.. Bliss held 5000. On the 9Th of April, he
held S25, 600 /; and on the 9th of October, John
?. Reznoreppears with $40, 600 Of full paid stock
In January, 1852, Bliss is still stockholder /;
d;sonneara Tb;s ia another of the nrivata trans
actions az Mr. BJiss. having. as he asserts. no
lnopnoot;or ,,;th tba Traosurv Ha ia certainlu
lentfIed 70 tba f,Il henef;t of b;s own exnIone.
ltions in regard to n which we here give
Il 81 can moi. remember how and where got the
luonav for tbo e05 am Of stoct beld in tbe Sum.
INIT Gountv RaDl, ot Cuvabooa. Falls. / look
unon n "a tranaacton entrelv senarate fror, the
> Treasurv and IA nat thinl n matter hich
, ltb;a Conm;ssion has anv riobt toennuire. I did
not use for that or onv other nurnose. any publio
n,oneT os oons;Jor ~. ,hat;a anv nnblic monev
charged aoa;nst me on the books Of the STATE
Tha transactiop navar in its incention or suhsa.
louently. had onv connection with the funds of
the Troasurv at least az far ma the ownersbin of
The money inyolved yaa concerned NAV have
ren,itted y chect frnm tha Treasury. or tbrouoh
Mr. Sill hnt I do mot reeolIect Of such fact !.
, and If I did Il. wos because had money of nv
lown. and drawthe Treasurv check as a mere con.
venience" -, .-,-'..N,
; In the case of the CITY Bank Of Cincinnati il
vap a g matter of conyenieneep y
Il Mr. Rl;ss also held "a son of the stoek of the
f1i,v RAM of Cojpmhns and also I'd 00G in the
Iofain Rank |, which was transferrsd 70 Rartlet
! La Smith making an aggregate Of Bank stock
.Iheld bv him while Treasurer. and at one time,
Iof $6AAOO .--tovafher with real estate for which
/, lhe had noid botygaen @lA 600 and Ql5 00O all
: Recommendations during his term of Office with a
: aalarv Of INIT al 0O0 Ser annnm noinagr;ficant
~matts, of Observation-Disclosures or g cssuaI aavan.
a Itaee Besides thiss Mr., Bliss was enabled 10
turn over to his securities personal assets to the
9Inrnount ~ 500 5I3. as annears bv the renort of
{. the Joint Committee of Finance, made in the
III anrinp Of 1855 n -
!. what othersneeulatiops or rinyestmeDts. If anv.
. Mr.. Bliss NAV have had. are unknown to t6e
: Commission. with this state of facts. il il not
o at all surprising that Mr.. Bliss ascertaiped Al
q the expiraton 81 bis term of Office. that there
was not as much money In the Treasury as there
q would have been if nope had been taken out
h There was such a conminplino and confusion n
!. The funds and aeonupts Of his office. that Mr.
! Bliss NAV not have been aware he was usine the
|. bubble moneys. His Ignorance or innocence in
i This regard ia Indicated bv his Testimony. He
Il aays
! TT did not kaen reonlar hool,s of NV ovn nor
)! sonal transactions 7 intended and hel;a1a
dlo, keeP my own ~ private iuGds anu dealings
# nv mrnose but towards fi,e close of nv term 81
,Ilofice II nrobablv did occur that the Two Tcer,
- .sno - - ~ tosLam "' 'ne ""' "ei'
;. more Ts or iess mingiea !ogetneT,
e ne lns'Inaee relations, curing MS Term M; o
q once ana sihee' suosiSulhg between Mr.. Bis:
Is ano Mr. ohietshuen, geheleiIan Oh losses ano
- IuthIsh srouhus ior JUST susPleloI
as 70 Tue in1egrty Oh many OF their trahsaeton'
"a Win tne lFeasury Fertlle IN resources ana ex