Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-10-06
fFrom Harper's weekly

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Treasury, ard the Treasury proper i a. Wssh-
ingtoD, yet the TRANSACTIONS Of the former
vastly greater in volume than those Of tbe later
that the work Of the Washington Office il keep
ing record Of the business done by It's New 4 ORR
branch. Nineteen -iWeBteths OF the public cred
itors are paid ne Efcssy alFof The public lcaI.
are slrposed Of 'befe 81 'hss abe grester part OF
the revenue from customs and taxes IL received
here; aud here y paid. on the days fixed by law
she interest on 81 QUO 900 900 Tnit-d Safes e.
eurities. business OF from s.. OUO 900 10 $l0,-
900 900 daily l. done here-doae quickly. our
ely ssd sitaouEeuofs or siisintss No insti-
tuition ia the city il batter worth inspection than
the Sui Treasury. and De i said. in simple jus
tice. no msn i more willing 10 have i; inspected
than Ar. Van DSck the SUD Treasurer.
The vaults are sight which cannot be wit
aessed elsewhere in THIS c0uLtry. There are two
Of them, bnt one j. comparatively empty, rs Il
holds some Sl0OV0,cOO. The other coutains
over sixty millions OF dOlsrs one half in coin
and the other half in paper. How many readers
have ever seen million dollars in goldg We
remember one OF the oldest inhAbitGnts, a snau
of large experience and prOfbnnd wisdom inter
fupting party OF talksts, Who we're tfstser ing
about millions Of gold. with the Dsiye question.
How big is a uiaIosoi gold? Woasd it rest
on ths tsbler Would il 10 under dis chair?
How many linen soaldlcikke ttearry Il? What
does il look like7'
HsHoaos riebe have ersiGet his curiosity BY
vsi, TO The Spb-l easlEy: ftere thrty mil
lions OF gold lie dosm-rts awaiting he Fesurrec-
ton OF specie payHsits, . 1hoy arc put up in
bags containing S5,UUU esch, and weighing say
forty five pounds lbese bags are piled cue upon
another, in closets which line the inner vail Of
the sapt ailtsijred oag- al the closet When
hlled the door u closed. locked and sealed With
thu eAsdsies's tsal ticket attached specifies
that in.that- dstk aud narrow hole $500. 900 il
gold We hidden. Fifty OF more such elosls NAV
DC seen. duly closed, locked and sesIesi Bet IN.
that vault whose wealth Tar ouishines The widest
fables of Oriental story, bag oi gold lie tround
in every corner You kick oaa as you enter.
Others res. on lrurks gaiunk satrllhfe 10 the
closets They are soplcIillul aud 81 seemingly
despised By the oflcisls who atndle ,hem, that
insensibly the spectator lOses his respect for them
and forgets that Ire possession of few such bags
would realize hs lifelong dream of material pFos-
periy.
Tsess hAgs are the rrcfuct Of c,rstoa.s' duties
Every day, between three and loui o'clock, 4
little hand cart. ark shaped, painted red covered
over and locked, may be seen travelling ~ Wall
street, propelled by iWo stout meu, snd aeading
it, wsy ken tAe caspm House 30 the Subs
Treasury There are bus two men osieusibly
engaged in pushing the Etle en-: ba. e careful
observer may discover two other men, likewise
stout and very wa,chfu, who lounge Up the side
walk on PARALLEL lire afhey look IA II they
carried revoiSers IL these da,s, when she cus-
toms duties are heavy. the httie red ark some
times confirms S3sAtee--a-rr'ze worth tbs At
tention of robbers HUT ~ y nsysr attacked
When II reaches Tie Sub Treasury K il unlocked
and. the bugs. hlnlei 10. Zach bar Is then
couated 'by the SuA- TrcasureIs olcIks. fhey
cOun. With beth hltiGs. AMI with rsriftv AND
accuracy truly wonderful, fheF seem to pos
sess sort OF instinct; the ploigcG VI loug expeTi-
ence. which enable shen - Discover false coin
at glance Pisces Which have been split open,
the insides fled cur the cavity hlled with nidium.
me two halves soidered Together and rem!lisd
on the edges, and - ike genuine coins tbst the
best judges are oiicg dcoeVeo by laenli thev,
weigh precisely the same as genuine coins: they
are precisely the Tight s.ze; they have the ring
Of pure gold; tee sxternai safisce thruus hout
is gold: yet these cOunteriets sre detected at u
glance, by The cxperienced cicsks vi The rTeas-i
ury VIsose,l to De sid sof NJ. F. II Brdsln.
the present Cashier. th,t when he VS. clerk he
could. in emptyiog s. Ou0 bag a the first dip
Of bis hands INFO the sl.t.ering mass. pick cut ali
OF the spurious cOiua.
There is qusntty OF silver IN the Suh-Trea.-
ury IN bags aud kegs, bdt after cue has been !
handling gold it seems a poor sOf. of . meta. |
silver closet holds $40 900; there are a lev
dozen OF them full TO renleiion Within short
time considerably @o angs oi silver Law es.frived !
here from New Orleans-the product of duties |
or Of the Coufsc4ton Act Many Of the coins are |
rustej and dingy aud IL u shre sdly suspected
that. during the dark days of rebel supremacy
these pieces slep; the sleep of the ms, in damp
under ground holes. Oae OF the New Orleans |
banks IS known ID have buried their coin when /
ConfsdeFsts, sh.npls<sers made them ppeasaacs,
and the plan sss adopted oy many private indi-
viduals.
OF paper money abe Sub Treasury. IN Nev
Yor 8 holds come forty millions or this. over
sightesn roillios. are ia fyes tens, and tyenties
and are. piled on shelf in the vault As nesrly
IS we could calculate by the eye, there j. about
. cord and a halt OF this money. Is might fill A |
two-horse hay cart. when paymaster calls
wish dsaft. the clerks give him trunk-full or
. bushel basket. The notes are legal tender.
and National Bank notes mixed indiscrirnins,el1
some old and worn, showing evidence OF long
service. others new ADd csisp By ana y. when
GovernDsst begioS 20 csll "a tGs legal tteadsts
we besads the NAtcnsl Banks whose issses &C
cunuiste in this -suk
The lssses ho,es. Sli'o'.. $50o = AKA 81 900.
have the hoDsF o. closer rDosa There u
closet there which contsin> half ID zea nit fous
Lying on the Top OF = mouat IA 81 taese aotss
was = package shlch we ex.m.gsd aIrtoad
easily have been pat N ne coat pocket ard s.t,. +
ried away without Inconvenience II eontained .
one thoussod $500 legal tenders ard vas there.
fore seElk lasi has a. aas.hoh Bus or the COL
temp : Tor none Wt1et the i1-ptcfiOe Of shcss =
saormous sums : az 20 ihe momeGi - .Esglre, .
one miStt have coveted la;s li.tls package How :
many seie and ssccessi0i ton nor hssame /
10 the nope OF acquiring such parcel
But, Il you are gong u steal, eengie Eesder. /
let Us recommend coupons as ths m0st convent 4
ent article 70 ''cosysv" Ssren-tairtv coupons
are 50 suse that you csn essiiy pug 550.OpU 4
rOrth 10 JosE vA.sicoAt pocket. All As TO Ten. !
loFiy seaPes'. a piassot tee@. between finger !
and thumb. in snsti forru4- srl5e. Ii,tis tsts
Of paper. OF half me szc'cf fva cen ip frse.
tionAl esssency. present SUES ssfgnr ron, sas
in gOlS-ss 49, s.ssss.ss----ss ssssrs<s s,-.s
comes round .aeypDaS D. iron ant aatea from I
the far " est sn1 the lartiv rebelIiocs South.
from Germany aot Holilryf. ffuu tfo~nee heads +
IN Eagops ssd ION lasss,s.Sas - ssh ss-.oucp
in thessaaas ? Totxauiise sSS 49, 81 ese t4rie
oits Of P.,sE . ~ sshS tsskss osf Oh tie rieh
est men IN ktwrioEk 4 said 10 keep al. dsat,-
t<rs. married and sing .e. busy cutting % COUPONS
Tor . whole sfieSSD0n srd evening bsfofe ate
rsst-dssS shea Tie eating :. dsGe TIE rite., !
dsug hter herself $685. oct she focua q sats-
eep; v.ifs and esiEA!s. Der 80. coo eco sIe 7
disbursed annually At tie StsiYoik rs Trs.-
sGry iHpaJtnerr OF such coupons.
Tkes4a1ts VI tue Sg6-Isssgry nay rsally be 4
said % defy bsrgizrs-ii ia. sae 6ta . see ,ss, !
os'lt ca tatty I've feet OF solid nlssorry. %
that diggipg ca1eI them ard aoEking b a CO., I
me- 70 The foor would be impracticasls.r 4 hen !
they stsne IN ne lmAia hail OF the Tre.snrv