Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1865-11-20
Saturday Nights Report
From New York.
Frauds Against the taovernment.

Frauds Against the Government.
NEW YORK, November IS.-W. C. Barney,
charged with being implicated in the fraud
to withdraw three hundred barrels of alcO-
hol from the United States bonded store
house by means of fictitious bonds, publishes
a lengthy letter in the Express. He states
that the charge is false in every particular,
that the alcohol was not taken from Unit
ed States bonded storehOuse, nor seized on
board of lighter, but was received in a p
bonded wareh 1use in Brooklyn. He also
says that the seizure was notillegal, and the
United States has not been defrauded, nor
could have been, unless by revenue officers.
He then gives a statement that safeguard
was placed around the goods in bond, The
alleged attempt to defraud the Government
is absurd. His explanations of bonds, and
mode Of receiving them, seems more form
than security.
The clerk who takes signatures to the
bonds has no mode of knowing that they are
genuine but the party signing his name
IS accredited by oath before the Deputy Col
lector. Requiring parties to be identified is
not practiced. He says it is well known
that tens of thousands of bonds, amounting
to hundreds of millions of dollars, are now
on file at the Custom House, having names
of parties as sureties who were known at the
time they signed the bonds not to be worth
a dollar. As TO particular bonds for alcohol
alleged to be fictitious, he says a person
calling himself Richard Clancey signed
three entries and swore to them. If names
are fictitious in bonds, they must also be
fictitious in entries, and the Deputy Col
lector who administered the oath to him al
lowed fictitious names, and gave sanction to
such signatures. Prosecutor produced wit
nesses who identified Richard Clancy as the
party who signed bonds. Witness says he
prepared entries for Claneey, saw him sign
his name, and knew Of intended fraud. Bar
ney concludes by saying the absurdity of
the prosecution is apparent, and says he can
at the proper time make perfectly satisfac-
torv explanations.
Prize Fight.
The great prize fight for the championship
of America, between James Elliott of this
city, and Bill Davis of California, for 81, 900
side, which was to have come off on Tues
day last, near Philadelphia, has been indef-
nitely Postponed account of misunder-
standing between the parties. Both men
are in fine condition, and it is generally un
derstood that the fight will take place yet
somewhere in Pennsylvania.
Considered.
The Posts special says that the subject of
reconstruction was considered in the Cabi-
net yesterday. .t
Dissatisfied. -.
It is stated that the President is dissatis-
fed with the conduct of the leading men of
the South, many of whom he has pardoned.
Body Found.
The body of a man was found in the Hud-
son River to-day. 1t was supposed at first
to be Mr.. Kings, but it proved to be that
| of German man. The expression gains
ground that the body will not be found. 1a
Reception. l.r-
Preparations for the reception of General
| Grant at the Fifth Avenue Hotel on Mon
day are being made regardless of expense.
| RumOrs.
New YoRk, November lsth.-The New
Orleans Times of the 5th says in relation to
the rumors of the naval and military prepa-
| rations, &c. We have information that we
are not at liberty to divulge giving positive
! confederation to these rumOrs. We hesi-
tate not to predict that unless the French
troops are removed from Mexico before
! Christmas there will be active Intervention
on behalf of the liberals, and the tradition
al policy of the United States will be vindi-
/ Gated.