Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1864-05-02
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The Charges against the Treasury Depart
ment-7he alleged Corruption in the
Green6ack FactOry-Serious Allegations:
The Impending Struggle between Grant
and Lee-Both Sides Ready Presidential
Contest Union Reoerses- What theV de-
Richmond and PsaareOard-. What
the South thinks
rTelegaphic Correspondence OF the Cincinnati
Enquirer
WASHINGTON. April 3Oth.
The main sensation to-day is created by a
partial Development of circumstances upon
which charges are made against the Treasury
Department, which alluded to 10 my last de-
spatch. A committee consisting of Eve Re.
publicans and four Democrats, was appointed
by the House to-day to investigate the cause
The alleged corruption is in the printing
department, where the greenbaeks are turn.
ed out by steam engine and machinery, and
done up to suit the pressing demands OF the
Treasury. THIS branch Of the service is un.
der the management of one s. NJ. Clark,
against whom curious rumors have been afloat
for two or three months Efforts have been
made to have Mr.. Chase remove this man,
Clark, but without avail, as be seemed 10
have hold upon the Secretary that could
not be lOosened What the spell Wa. with
which he beguled the father of gre .nback,
no one could exactly tell, though there we're
some conjectures
Among the rumors now floating and whi,h
hear are embodied in the charges, is men
TONED discrepancy in the fraction al curren.
cy account, there being a variance of about
twenty millions-a mere fraction of the great
aggregate-from the amount which il reuuir.
ed to be kept in circulation and reported by
the Secretary as actually in circulation.
It's also charged that among the females
employed in the greenb ok factory, Mr.. Clark
has employed women Of easy virtue, and that
the most bareiaced treachery is practiced ia
The department with these women. 1t il ey.
en- said that this branch Of the service has a
few rooms fitted up in oriental style of spIen-
dor, and that regular harem is kept under
the control Of a leading officer, for the bene.
Ct Of persons high in the confidence OF the
President In fact the charges amount 10
this: That the Rreenback factory is a place
for persons of easy virtue, for tho benefit OF
persons OF easy morals
There has bean much of unhappy iarring
in the cabinet family lately, aud each de.
pArtment has suspected the others Of corrup.
tion. This led to the appointment Of certain
detectives, who ferreted out and made known
the matters above stated The depositions OF
the females and others we're taken, and most
Of the proof is therefore already prepared for
the committee
TIE IMPENDING BATTLE.
All eyes are now turned towards the Ran,
idan, IN expectation Of the impending con
! hiet, and which will commence next week
a conflict that will as it is expected settle the
destiny Of the Republic, General Grant haa
completed his preparations, the preliminary
arrangements are complete, aud be is now
ready. Two hundred and fihy thousand men
compose the army Of the North, and from the
best authority the rebels will have from one
hundred and sixty to one hundred sad ninety
thousand troops Both sides are confident
and the coming week will probably record
the bloodiest aud most awful battle In the
history Of the war
the. PRESIDENTIAL Contest
II is nov settled that the Baltimore Con.
vention will come Oft June 7th, and the i'm.
pending battle between Grant and Lee is al.
most overlooked In the interest in the Presi
dental struggle Banks is no more though,
Of as a compromise candidate. He 10 q dead
cock 10 the pit,
Fremont is becoming daily mora formida
bic, through the belief that Lincoln will b