The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-05-17
THE NEW YORK POST-OFFICE DEFALCA-
TION-ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS,


The Post-otiice defalcation continues to be the
all engrossng topic of conversation in the city,
Nothing further has trapspired to Mr.. Fowler's
whereabouts. His Deputy and Treasurer, Mr..
VIM. Caldwell, has resigned. Although Mr.. Cad-
well was cognizant of the felony of his principal
his gratitude to him overpowered his sense of right
and of duty, and he neither reported his robberes
nor resigned his own office. Still it is not sup
posed that Mr.. Caldwell had any part of the stolen
money 1t is now alleged by Mr.. Fowler's friends
that his defalcations did not begin till October,
1858; but there is every to believe that they
began under the Pierce Administration. Indeed
it is roundy asserted that Mr.. Horace +. Clark
stated, on the accession of Mr.. Buchanan, that
Fowler must be reappointed, or he would be ruined.
Beyond all question some one in the Auditors De-
partment at Washington, if higher official, was
thoroughly cognizant of all MIR. Fowler's crime,
and aided in covering it up. Who that person is
remains to be seen. Probably it will be found to
be the official who furnished the long bill of items
of money taken, which is appended to the warrant
in the hands of Marshal Rynders, issued by the
Treasury Department.
From the Herald.
The defalcation in the New York Post Office con-
tinued to be the chief topic of conversation by all
classes of our citizens yesterday. In the social and
! political circles in which MIR. Fowler moved, his
| remssness has come upon them with terrible
| weight. The Tammany Hall politicians regret the
! downfall of their chet and speak oft with as much
feeling if they had lost near kindred by death.
| The hard-sbell Democrats, on the other hand, are
jubant over the fall of the leader of their invee-
| rate enemy, and display an uncharitableness that
reflects them no credit. The Post-ofce employees
have very little to say, pro con-, on the subject.
They know full well successor to Mr.. Fowler will
be appointed in few days, whose movements and
action may involve their official heads; to them,
then, it is bread-and-butter consider alton. In
addition to the particulars given in the Herald yes
terday we add that Mr.. Fower's accounts, adjust
ed to the 3lst March last, exhibit balance due the
! general Post Office Department of Sl55,500. The
| Ia = L.
April to May II, at which time Mr.. II. S. G. Orfutt
of the Auditors department, took charge of the
Office cannot be fully ascertaned until the tran.
scripts, sent and received postal business, have
been fully made up and sent to the Post Office De-
partment for examination and adjustment. 1t APP
| pears, from Mr.. Fowlers accounts at the Post
office, that prior to the LIST of October, 1858, hi:
statements were full and satisfactory. At that time
| there balance in his favor of four thousand
one hundred and sxty-one dolars-so that it gives
color to the assertion that this defacation has oc
Cured within the past year. There appears to have
| been considerable remssness on the part of the
| Treasury and Post Office departments in Wash
ington, as Mr.. Fowler obliged by law to
paw over once a week, all moneys re
ceived at the New York Post Office, anc
| the officers of those departments could havt
| discovered by cursory examination of the &C.
| count of tie moneys paid to them that there was
| great diminuition of receipts on former periods
George Law and Gustavus A. Conover, Mr.. Fow
lers sureties, have been notified that the bond
ana are requested TO call up TO the cap
tan's Office and settle. 1t is stated that the sure
ties will arrange the payment without furthe
trouble 1t is also stated, however, that they al
not legally liable, and will not pay. Mr.. Fowler
| friends are working like beavers to raise suffi
cient amount to paw off the defalcation, and with
| strong probability of entire success. Mr.. Fowler
has thus far eluded-the vigilance of the officers in
| search for him. Some complaints have been urge,
against United States Marshal Rynders for no
effectng the arrest before this time, but he alege
| that he has spared no pains to arrest Mr.. Fowler
and although it would be a most painful duty t.
| arrest him, vet his official obligations are para
mount to all personal feeling in the matter, and h
| would arrest him if he were his own brother. II
this end he has despatched Deputy Marshal Rober
| Donnel to Newberg, Orange county, where Mr.
| Fowlers mother resides. Others are on the aler
in this city and elsewhere. The minor news
| papers have been teeming with all sorts O
| specuations as to the manner in which Mr.
Fowler has used the large sum of which h
| is in default. Some of these statements hav
resolved themselves into magnanimous false
hoods-the most base and malignant one is tina
Mr.. Fowler involved himself heavily to carr,
Pennsylvania for Mr. Buchanan in 1856. This a:
sertion is totally groundless, and for which there
not scintilla Of proof. No doubt Mr.. Fowler pal
his pro rata of election expenses, but his intimat
friends deny that he paid any more. Mr.. Orfutt
| the agent of the Auditors bureau, and who ha
| been in charge of the Post Office since Saturda
last, left for Washington last evening" after trans
ferrng the further investigation of Mr.. Fowler
accounts and the charge OF the office to Mr. Guthrie
| of the Treasury Department, there to renal
until Postmaster shall have been appointed
MIR. VIM. Caldwell, the Deputy Postmaster, ha
resigned, having satisfied the officials in charge
| the investigation that he had no completely in tn
affair. He has been in the New York Post Offic
for many years, and served in various department
and held the position of deputy and cashier for tn
last three years. Mr.. Fowler has real or pei
sona property which the government can attach
His salary was $4,000, with per centage for til
| hire of pigeon holes or private boxes; but the SUI
thus realized, including his salary, not, by tn
postal law, to exceed $4,000 per annum Mr.. Gay
lor, of the Stamp Department., has been removed
and Mr.. Chase appointed his successor. This is
responsible position, considering the fact that a
the revenue from the sale of stamps passes fhroug
| it.
The names of several prominent New Workers ar
mentioned in connection with the appointment
the successor of Fowler; among others those
Wilson G. Hunt, of Hunts Merchants Mago=in
John A. Dix and Mr.. ButterWortb