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FRAUD ON THE rRRAssRYDEPARTMESr


Several week. ago, Gen f n, spinner Treasurer of
the United States had his spic aroused that fraud
being perpstratcd in hs d ~ tment whereby the
Government becoming the ossA ia large amounts
Keeping the matter qurt he at once t to work to die
cover To- leak, and Pc6sd upon cSss. II gornweif who
bad charge Of the redemption department. q ths Office as
the "a ty party. A sixteen days Investigation saisned
yesterday he caused the Of Coruwe The latter
at bis desk usual, and about eleven Jock was re-
qu9ste 10 call at the Treasnrers mber OF Col
Bskei's dttseise corps in waiting I'D rs soon as
C0tnwe appeared be was placed under alcsf and was
30 held all of iastnght and to day Gen Inner Mt once
charged the prisoner vita abstracng und$snd eppropr
atng them to hs use, and the latter e understand
acknowledged the fact, and delivered upfa number OF
bonds, SC.
it sppears that Corn,vel held the responsible and
important Office Of chief Of the redemption branch where
muated notes redeemed These note6 they came
n were exchanged for good notes and p&ced in safe
until hundred notes Of denomination had sccumu
lated, when they counted by the assed and then
cut 10 half transmitted to the offices otbe Secretary
ard Re gier Of the Treasury respectively to each
Office. There the halves counted aud the amounts
were reported to the Treasurer Gen Spinner This pre-
canton taken they then ordered to be- burnt and one
clerk from each Office detailed witness the destruc
ton Of the notes the chef clerk of the redemption
department having general supervision If the matter
Cornwe having this responsible positonn the redemp
ton department took advantage IT it, and iron time TO
ne pockeed packages that should have been destroyed
uut he had obtained over 100000 These half notes
thus abstscted be- opportunity offered, exchanged Tor
whole notes entrusted TO his and cent the cut notes
back TO be rscounted his position in the ofce nbofdmg
him many opportunities for doing Most Of the amount
soiea hsd been Invested 10 20 bonds but these have
been recovered by tho government.
1t is thought that 10 some instances the money was
taken before being counted and cut aud IL this be the Gaze
hc an 3upt sy be much larger than supposed Gov
crnn,eut Will not be much the loser bis operation
Cornweu il sad to be- from Marietta Ohio and has
heretofore borne good character Hs Is married nan
about as years Of age, and resides in deoreetova
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THE REPORT OF GEN. MCCLELLAN.

The report of Gen. MCCLELLAN, which was trsnsmit-
ted to the House of Representatives Wednesday last
consists of between and eight hundred foolscap
pages 1t not probable that it will be printed for two
or three weeks. 1t concludes follows:
Il shalno can living forget that when was or
dered to The command Of the troops for the defence OF the
capital the soldes with whom had shared much OF
the anxiety and pains and suffering of the war; bad not
lost their confidence in their commander. They
spraDg 10 my call with all their ancient vgor discipline
and cuursbs led them into Maryland fifteen days after
they had fallen back defeated before Washington They
vanqushed the enemy the rugged heights OF South
Mountain pursued him to the hardfeught field OF Ante
tan and drove him. broken and Disappointed across the
Potomac into Virginia The army bad need OF rest after
the terrible Experiences Of battles and marches with scarce
an interval Of repose which they had gone through from
the time of leaving for the Peninsula the return TO Wash
ugton, the defeat in Virginia the victory vt South Noun
tain, and again at AstIetsm.
+" t not surprising that they in large degree
destitute Of The absolute necessities to effective duty
Their we're worn out blankets lost their cloth
In rsgs. In short the army unit Tor active
service aud interval for rest and equipment was neces
sary. When the sowy forwarded supplies came 10 u.s.
led the army the river renovated refreshed aud IN
good order and discipline md followed the Tereatng 100
To position where confident of decisive victory
when, 10 The nf1st OF the movement and while my nd
yancea guard was actually ia contact with the enemy.
was removed from the comusnd. am devouty gratesn
to God that my Last campaen with this brave army vas
crowned with a victory which saw the nation from the
greatest peril il bad then undergone. have net accom-
p he'd my purpose IL by this report the Army Of the 70
tomac s placed high the roll Of the hstoric Armies
Of the world Its deeds enuoble the nation 10 whchh
belongs Always ready for battle always Arm, steadfast
and trustworthy, never cled in vain nor will the
nation have to attribute its wanto success I'M
der myself under other commanders to any failure
Of patriotism ravery that noble body Of American
soL,iers No justly charge upol any portion OF
that army from the Commanding General TO me private
any lack of devotion to The OF the United Stes
Government and to the Of the Constitution and the
Unicn. They have proved their ealy IN much soirow'
suffering danger and through the very shadow OF death
Their comrades dead all the fields where we iouGnt
have scarcely claim to The honor Of nsnons re-
verence than the Survivors to the Justice ~ hauons
gratitude"
The report covers the period from the goth OF July.
1861, to November z, 1852,
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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER %, 1853
IN SENATE.

Mr. WADE introduced bill relating TO members Of
Copqrers which read twice.
Tha bin proposes provide that member OF the FEN
ate or OF the House OF Representatives OF the United
Stat shell during his continuance in Office hrreafter APP
near or ell attorney, or agent In auy ease or
procs edng civil criminal IN any court civil, crulnai,
military or M III, hefote any commission in which the
limited States party directly indirectly interested
ar r. eivs amy Of any kind, directly or ndi
recty for services Of any description rendered by himself
or relation TO eDy such crpse proceeding IL
further proydpe that member ot the Senate or House
az representatives sta, during his continuance in ore
receive or agree to receive, any compensation whatso
over directly or o1r, city, for any services rendered H.
ary person either by himself or another N relation TO
any proceeding contract, claim, controversy charge &C
csson arrest or other matter or thing ~ which the
Initial states "a party or directly or indirectly interest
eS before any department bureau ONCE OF any civ',
military or naval commission whatever ANY perron
1Gndue against any provision OF this act s ON cohvc.
tiop hereof be deemed guilty Of ana 70
be punished by fine Of not less than dollars, ana by
iunrianpmcrt for term not less than years, ana 70
10 be forever Their after Incapable OF holding any once Of
honor rus prof uuder the Government OF tb United
Btates.
The bill referred 10 the Committee 0nib Judiciary
ENRoLIAEST or SLAVES.
Mr. WILSON submitted the following resolution, which
WA agreed 81:
Pe,ssd That the Secretary OF War directed inform
sa y,hstheE parsnus held 20 service labor by the
laws ~ Delaware Maryland Wet Virginia Kentucky and
5sson have enrolled according TO the provisions Of
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SURRENDER or REBEL INDIANS.

The Cbcctaw cbieftain McCurtain, with other rebel
Indian leaders came into lines at Fort Smith (Ark)
on the 9th and surrendered themselves to Gen Mcneil
They have abandoned the rebel alliance and profess de
sire IN avail themselves Of the Presidents amnesty proca
nation Their example, it is supposed, will have pow
arfnl influence over the rebel tribes.
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In the ease Of the people Luther Calvin Sax On,
trial At RDchctter fer two three weeks psst III the
County Court the jury have rendered verdict % guilty
Saxfon is ~ be sentenced Tuesday next He was
charged with having defrsuded Orsarchus Chmpon out
OF some 900 by ialse Representations, inducing hu
70 40 itto a mammoth Union Book q, mpAny The cise
has been one OF transparent falsiiy Spion who IL
lawyer managed bis case with considerable shrewdues'
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LAUNCH OF TEE DICTATOR.

On Saturday last the monster ron-clad Dictator wss
successfully launched from the Delamater Iron Works, At
New York in the presence Of immense concourse Of
people description Of this vessel was published IN the
Intelieencer days ago, when the FIRST sttempt
made to launch her
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aaL.a..as,Lrgm Ia lrsL pags. !.

toaliaaestfrSm The Jirsi page
Nj JOHNSON will tbs Senator from Massachusetts
inform me whether persons 10 the ieyeTa Stses desana
led have not nov ght tlout tbe passage Of sny law
W erlt /, tbs sery.ce Of las United Sfaus9 under
serd to- aneadment 10 be proposed upod the nyPohees
hat 81 stand citizens II lhs S,ceae, States
oGl8 br received nto the service Of the untea oaf
i do III understand that to be the law Ssss t
Mr WILSON La reply to the Senator, wI state
that understand the pr ctice and law 70 % ~ are
Trs ~ twenty regiments thnA ~ Sno ota'o %
Tenn ses We arr, enisting now In Arkansas; we
"a ,4n IN I,Quislnna aud Gen Banks, IL Is re-
rnet ba enlisted some il Texas. ssppcse We eau enlist
all hs white and black men 20 the region Oh 70 rsDe
Inn Il W. csn get them dto'eut ranks The difficulty is
10 gt hem e. offer niotivssf for them TO CO. III will re-
cure some expense reach then, because III great
raly ii hoss sIaee, where We hold military possession
d ppesr 10 cover 4 a &c seotion of country
can 20 fesf the guarded lines without being bot
down or esp aa6e his life Now. what wish to accom-
pstrcs amendment is To allow the States the
tes Inc town the officers OF the States having ree-
the field, individuals, to enlist any persons 10
rebel States to let the white go iuto their reR
ens aud let the cored men be ganzed into companies
and regiments think that # allow 1t, weaken
the pti9G there, and weaken the rebellion thus
much and raise many thousand men IN The next
three OF four months. no reason IN the world why
We should do H. why that country should rot be open
10 US enlist a the and motive to II, let
the 10 whose regiments the white men g. have the
credit of them We Shall thus induce great many men
10 ee bountes to these persons to into the service
moi by the Federal Government, but bouuiies Will
be red by ind.vdda by towns by couaios BY States
think We ought ~ d. IT, do not propose, howeyer,'to
press il low only cav attention to it as al amendment
iatpaded to be'ofsred. - 60. s. .sS .
The further coaslde gstisl Of tae h pQstponsd,
ApJoURSMENT oyRg The HOLIDAYS.
Thesenac then took up tAs following concurrent reso
lusj,a FROM The House :ss 49,
Resofsed EssSa 'concnrringA That when the two
g Igres aciUu,n WsdnesIay the pa instant,
II 81 iii he IN il Tuesday, the 9th day Of January, 1864
This restutl,h wss adopted By the following vote:
YEAS-Mefsrs Anthony ,Puckalew Cowan Davis, D xon,
rco ittle Foster Harris. Henderson, Hendricks Hic s,
Hosrd tsoa 8 Johnson Lane Of Indansi Morgan, Sesmh
Poueroy Powell RAMSEY salisbury, Sherman, Sptague,
Van W nkle, w,tk nson, Wiley and Wright q
sender Foot Grimes Harding, Harlan, MorriI, sumner,
Ten tyck Trumsui, Wad-, aud Wiison-la
And The senate soon Afterwards adjourned.
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EXECUTIVE SESSION.

II EXECUTIVE SESSION.
sSGtral messages writing received from the
Ri32keDs of the Uuised States, whereupun-
satir SHERMAN moved thot tho y nate proceed 70 the
consideration OF Executive business, remsfking at Inc
time that there Executive matters that
should be disposed Of
The motion agreed to; and, after time spent
in the consideration Of Executive business the doors
reopeDed aud the Senate NATL Tuesday the 9th
of January
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Mr. ANcoNA ,nbmlltrd tle fliloMina re.olntinn
REPORT or GEN MCCLELLAN.

Mt ANIONh FWUIHIIItU n y IVIFUWIUK IEtVIIF'l :.
molly called the inscription law IL opp essiye uniu
and unconstutinna becane kcst IL ak from the States
the their militia second sDl jecsths righs
OF the FEDERAL Government; third 1t il calculated 10
create build up central military dsspAnla which may
lie used for the ard dangerous prpo,es nfth
falsely impues the crime Of dtseon every uau hose
name is in the lottery Of death, and VITO fails TO
,cin tie srmY and Futiects him ial dempaion and
capital punishment without jury Of bis peers contrary 10
the funds me n,al law OF the lend Therefore,
Be n resolped That the COmm tee Military Afairs be
instructed brig in bill for the repeal Of aid
Of Cong era and substitute Ia IL psc ccbattona
and rs mode Of raifit armies fer the service Of he United
States
Mr. SIEVFNS propose 10 debate that resolution.
The SPEAKER ben n goes over under The rules
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The SPEAKER announced that this being the sda
fixed for the appointment three Regents for he Smith
sonsn Institution, he had appointed Messls Cox AvI
of Maryland, and PATTERSON. - - sts.5T'sN
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so the resolution was laid on tie table
Tie House adjourned.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1856-187?, 1863-07-18
glm uniere Treuubc in WeiiIpnri.

Sn einem Guocntlif. lrr bic pOlitif unferss
Staates IltITpuri eten1c pie Die einer senals
tioen GotaItropbe enteeaentrcitenren GeI6ife
llnlerss oan,en 2anrrs on eirem 8entspuntt
onoelo4st, no es nptbpenoia pirc, ren ri6ti'
9en 33ee III fnren unc rann nit feltem au9e
6tm Srnlmenr en- tntas9en III aehen. baben ete
an uuIerem Srte tsitebenren Gtsib bstspretns
ais Nfidt erfannt, untsr fd eine frrt9salies
perte Srsaniiatipa pp3unsbmtn unp bel4lci'
fen, aud uulere Treuupe i'm 2anpe ;u lrfcrtis
eer, eifrfser Witrpirtuns etn;ularrn. go w'it
ia Gtaa unb 9anp aIip rtrarttse 0srsine, biz
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1856-187?, 1863-07-18
ADMINISTRATIVE NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that letters OF nd.
cution have been granted to the undersigned
of the estate of HENRY RAsoHEI ec'd, bearing
date June 26th 1868. .E
All persons indebtet to said estate are hereby
required to make Immediately payment to the
undersigned administrator, and all persons,
having claims against said estate, to, exhibit
them properly authenticated lor allowance
within one year from the date OF said letters
or they may be precluded from any benefit
and il such claims are not presentend within
three years from the date of said letters, they
will be forever barred. ~
DOROTHEA RAsCHE,
Administrative.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1856-187?, 1863-07-18
2eitmn 9S9eietc: c:

y Gas Qtcnnsmsnt tann ni6t eher sst1n0'
.r,u, kis ale 9tIdItanre ts;aHlt iinr.
sl Tas gtcnnement wirs ais 0 III enr
.,,,d,t,t psnn e5 nitt autrrIdlif atfttsut mirr &.
o> m,r rrsi gummsrn elmer 3situn9 annilnmt
-, "a qttcpnent anseieteu nm hat saIur 3aEs
IN, az lsisn.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1856-187?, 1863-07-18

otrmannsr soltstlatt.", sr.
pas ,.,t,, nm Samltas unb tcifst idbrti$
fA.int j's a,r1 in balttdbrli4er SOraus'
s'rtI t,,s S'a an,tissn msrcsn ia esn nc
tsnl'sD.s.re ssas.re GnjeiSsn ~trrsa u" esr'
s Ssimis tsrsaH'''
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-11-19
Letters Tor the south.

The following rules for letters going
South have been established by Major
General Foster:
l. No letter must exceed one page Of a
letter sheet, or relate to other than purely
domestic matters.
2 Every letter must be signed by the
writer's name in full.
3. all letters must be sent with 1--WE cent
postage enclosed, If to go to Richmond,
and ten cents il beyond.
4 All letters must be enclosed to the
Commanding General Of the Department.
of Virginia and North CarOIina, ut Fort
ress Monroe, marked on the outside, ..for
flag Of truee." No letter sent to any other
address will be forwarded.
All letters sent 70 Fortress Monroe, not
in strict compliance with these rules, ex-
cept for prisoners Of war, will be trans
mitted 70 the dead letter office.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-11-19
Gen Butler at WORK.

Gen. Butler has already begun the opsr.
attons of his new military administration
upon rebel soil. His first order almost at.
ter entering Fortress Monroe, was iu these
words:
Representations having been made to
the Commanding Genera. that certain dis.
loyalty disposed persons within this de-
partuent do occasionally, by force, inter.
fere with, aud by opprobions and threat.
ening language insult aud annoy loyal
persons employed in the quiet discharge 81
their lawful occupations, It is hereby an.
nounCed that all such conduct and Ian.
guage Is hereafter strictly forbidden, and
will be punished with military severity
All officers Of this department are directed
to order the arrest, and to bring such per.
sons as are found offending against this
order before the tribunal established for
the purpose Of punishing offences within
this department"
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-11-19
A ohallsnE. 20 ns.on.


Tue following card appears in the Lon
don .Norniag Star:
"7o tie Editor Of tie Star:
"SIR. An influential gentleman has just
written me referring 70 an article 10 the
.AOTHi1g Star Of this DAY. He suggests that
= challenge be presented 70 AT. Mason aud
Colonel Lamar, or 70 any other Southern
advocate of slavery, TO follow up the late
Exeter Hall meeting with one on their side.
He PEOPOseE that-Ee AhaRld otter them =
free stage At the hall for this purpose.
shall De glad to Learn from Mr. Mason, who
| il lingering 10 our cPauIEy, aud from Col.
Lamar, or either OF them, IL they are will
ing tO meet il tAir discussion, on . London
platform, and 6efJTe - London audience,
90 Anti slavery OPPOaept aud champion Of
the constitutional gOTeTpment Of the North
as opposed to slavery aud rebellion. The
advocates of the North aud OF freedom have
obtained the victory thousand times since
the war commenced 10 public meetings all
over the cOuniry. We are now prepared
for discussion. The American question
| cannot remain in lie present position.
ala Ne. Mason, or some Southern chan.
piOu as his nominee, prepared 70 accept -
challenger / shall be glad to hear from
him on this question. ! will pss any best
endeAV0rs to arrange for The conflict, 80
as to save him or his friends harmless from
any expense, and TO fad an antagonist for
him or any S0uthsFn advocate worthy Of
our weapons and OF their best steel. We
will have no packed meeting. Tickets
shall be obtained At q hundred different
places in the metropolis. We will suffer
no rowjies Of any description no Liver
pool savAgery, but such 4 fair conflict as
free EnglishmAn loves. await Ne Ma
sons reply. remain, sir, your Obedisut
servant
10 FRED. ToNKIxs, ". A. D. c. L.,
"Hon. Sec. Of the London Committee Of
Correspondents oO American Ahairs.
"Ts1Pls, October "a"
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The Rebel Conspiracy ln Canada.

The Rebel Conspiracy in Canada.
The following explanation is given by
the Montreal CommsreiaI .4dsertter, a
secession newspaper. of the thWarted rebel
conspiracy in Canada:
1.-THE expedition Intended To effect the
liberation OF the Confederate officers held
prisoners on Johusou's Island, Lake Erie,
having failed. in order TO remove the mis-.
apprehensions that may be created by Fed.
eral accounts Of Canadian plot to burn
Western ci'ies, we give below all the facts
in which the public is interested, which
may, We are assured, be implicitly relied
on.
The Washington Government having re.
fused to continue the exchange of ptiso-
uers of war under the cartel, sent the
Southern officers accustomed to 3 tropical
climate TO Johnson's Island, where 1000 Of
them were confined 10 wretched quarters,
absolutely unfit TO house cattle. There is
no reason to doubt that the officers selected
for this prison were those on whom the
cold, damp climate and exposure would act
most periodically. Il was, in fact, an at
tempt to commit murder without publicly
incurring the odium OF slaughter.
In these circumstances the Confederate
Government determined to make an at
tempt to rescue the doomed officers, aud
tor this purpose an expedition was fitted
out, consisting Of thir:y.six officers, under
the command of one who had distinguished
himself in similar dashing enterprises, and
three hundred men. The officers embarked
at Wilmington in the Confederate steamer
Robert E. Lee, and landed at HALIFAX
The cotton aud tobacco brought by that
steamer as freight were sold to furnish the
fuuds required, amounting to SI1O, 0O0.-
The men came overland through the States
in small parties TO the general rendezvous
The intention was TO surprise the Ped
eral garrison on Johnson's Island, Iihsrate
the prisoners, convey them to Canada in
vessels provided for that purpose, aud for
ward them by Halifax TO Nassau or Der.
muda; the greater part Of the fluids being
specially devoted 70 paying their passage
to one Of these points.
Any further operations on the lakes
were left to the discretion of the officer 10
command, whose orders were stringent
and peremptory to avoid breach OF Brit.
ish neutrality, aud TO take care that even
the semblance of international wrong
should be prevented. Had Johusou's Ts.
land been taken, it might have formed a
basis for other operations against Federal
commerce on the lake,; but the real object
of the expedition was 70 rescue two thous-
and valuable lives from the cruelty which
bad devoted them to slow bot certain
death in climate and situation in the least
degree inimicRl to them"
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-11-19

Tue different counties of Indiana are
outlying each other in endeaTorins To
make soldiers families comfortable, and
helping the Sanitary Commission. A
soldiers supper at Lafayette, the other
night, melted three hundred and thirty
dollars; Carroll county has given two hun.
dred and thirty.fiVs dollars in cash, and
four hundred wagUu-lOads Of provisions;
one gentleman in Richmond has given
one thousand dollars, and these are only
examples Of what Is going on all over the
State.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-11-19

A NOBLE ErrORr OF rHE MICRONESIA
prominent loyal man of Tennessee or Ar
kansas recently expressed the opinion that
the Methodist Church could do more than
almost any other one agency to restore the
loyal feeling 10 those States, aud expressed
the desire that it should enter upon the
work as opportunity occurred. We see
that the Missionary Society of that church
have appropriated thirty. Eve thousand dol.
lars for the object They propose to send
their preachers to those parts Of The south,
which have been rescued from the sway of
the rebels. The Bishops, are ct once to
make visits to those aiJtriets, and select
the men for the work.