New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-05-15
Postmaster Fowler q Fugitive.
The UNITED STATES MARsHALs IN PURSUIT
OVER $4,000 MISSING.
IMMENSE EXCITEMENT.
MORE WORK FOR THE covoDE COMMITTEE

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| faultcr to the Federal Government. Such, however
was the fact; and TO those acquainted with his habits
the only wonder was that the crash did not come
| ier Mr. Fowler was a joyia genial, hearty fellow
| ond of nlace mower and natronage For MANY wears
lived entirely beyond bis means and his best friends
aw that be was all the while digging pit into which
q would IN the end oasuredlv fall
| Since Saturday last AIarsral Rvnders has been in
searcb of Mr. Fowler but without success All that
| known of him is thai on Sunday morning, al 9
oclock he hastily lft the New-York Hotel where for
no oor no bod res;aed and taxing with him few
rooossor or,;e,os of co,b;no wont No ono knovrs
ub;,ber Tho Treasury Department claim RECENTLY tn
have d;scovered deficiency NJ AIS h54 81 in bis &C.
| .o,r,. I'm, IL tho trutb were known. il wonh he
e1 40, n,,l,, Tho, ,b;s d.Gc;.,ov hos hoo, Of lono
.,a;oc I'm, that !, has bee, known io tbc nrcsent
.d;r;trot;or from the outset According 70 rumor
NJ. ro,r,er er,e,ed unon his dut;es Of postmas,er
ID, 20, p;erce with a load Of debt the result of
that generosity which led him TO souauder his private
f,nc n, pol;t;col assoc,tes That debt he il said to
have Iiouida;ed from the Office funds borrowing
,ean,bla RIGHT and left N make GOOD the deficiency
| TINS created.
Th,on,h tho assistance of feuds in and opt of Tam.
49,, mn bo ,o, orobIed N carry ,b;s doh, for vears
h, i. ov,,o,ooon, bob;,o and Ihera, on,sra;nmant
Sc ,ro,har ol;,;oors from, al sc,;o,s Of tho country
.. -, ho ov,orded N. ros, ,,ererors bosn;talitv
IN. n,o,,on,oa The hoo,, burden rndor which b
a,aod IT, 1870 MN !, ,ooa,,o rooo.,or, 70 carr,
| ~ o'sl,.:. G.. IT, p.aha,o-, \, IaIo.,1 osa;l,-
Il ~ VI, H., 60.
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i",'Hen. ~ anu Al NE ''', ''O"' -'" "'1o - -,
'oNeo "n"'e" III ."', why Is n"o"i o'' ~
."u o"' e'a! "''''' o' I''''o - " ''D
H'gtohi ou' Hom "h"' We '"li H"nh was very
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". IN n '''N = ri. LII. 1;si,
| p0n'eu ioh'nas'i inei' ""', We s"iAAi U'1
,,.rh I'll NJ, Rroboror bod nv.
ho,s,a all "a, ordoo,os r.; hi; behalf and bi narsona,
fi.nd. IN ,. cit, had lsp him fnnd. enopob 70 cook
| ~. oooor,,s nm On that thew would ross mpster
| V.o,,;. o.. 10 IA b., NJ Eo,,o food and why
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| 80.
., 80 az. A.. po,.,o H.. ,o,, iooa;n,,
avn. La '> 80. t':,.. ,al,;rd
:. ao.o,,,,,s ~. r,roo., ondeovors have been
| & l.. Ill alaat
uieoeu ,o"aiu iiaAiNs ,'n' 1.'';.1
lie Is saia 10 nave maiaseu " w '.'' v Oo'lo":'
nei1 anu 81 Gov s, dsvs 70
| ~ .-o;I e., ,ha ;noo,,o % ,ba post O@ce Uis
DC ,lo =, %hare.,nu were besvv Tie cast
o~ar,,bn mon the hazard Of the die and bis ayore
DougIas fa;led of c,nr,. he Eel, into disgrace with
| n. Sd,,;,s,rst;on who have long known his des-
- .;,not;or and he fornd that in falling from
| f =, -. H.: - L.,
- H. the ra,s who desert The sinking
H. ,t endars saxv that he was ON the wane
ond ,hen he besougbt them for the accustomed usnr
| o,. accommodation thew were short" Hence he
,yas unable 70 meet ls liabilities. This is one story.
| -. ..u. -.o ho,o ho,r,. Tn tho election of
| ,oec ~, f., I'll, ,no,, tbe po.,, Oice
"a - fa,,o, Tho snceess Of N, Bucbsuap When
| a. -. a.u.d o,so. ,o.s,,s ,vere tonnd IN cloak
- a. VI PCT ,Eea deficiency IN view, of
% Lii tho none, had been mt Rut when
in the conrse Of time Mr.. Buchanan found that Mr..
Eoro- and b friends instead of laboring through all
time Cor the interests of J. b. LET their preferences for
| DouoIas cron ON, las, Simmer. wayne hints were
thrown ont at Washington that there was trouble in
the New.york Post. Office; that Mr.. Fowler was
heavy defanlter and that something awful was going
| 10 bappen.
| These rmors we heard quite frequently year
ago from numerous sources. Later, Just before the
| Charleston Convention. these stories were again
no;sed abroad I'm, by prudent management the ghost
was laid
| Mr.. Fowler and his friends. however needless of
tho danger and the warnings. went to Charleston and
| voted for Mr.. Douglas. Thenceforth j. b. became
the sworn foe of all the Douglas host and We have the
frst nstalment of his vengeance in the disgrace of the