Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1865-11-22

WASHINGTON Nov. 2l.-Wm. II. Prescott tho
Agent for South Carolina, had an interview with the
Secretary of the Treasury to-day OH the subject
tanned in the following letter addressed to the Tax
commissioners in that State by the Commissioner of
Internal Revenue:
WASHINGTON, Nov Goth, 1865.
Gentlemen: am instructed by the Secretary of the
Treasury to say that his order indefinitely postponing
the sale of lands for direct taxes in nsurrectonary
districts, and heretofore communicated to you was
intended to embrace all lands, of whatever character
or description situated in these districts You will
therefore, postpone indefinitely your sales of lots,
docks and houses, situate in the town of Beaufort
south Carolina and advertised to take place on the
9TH OF December next
sruFENDous ATTEMPT AT FRAUD UPON THE COVERS
ABOUT the lst of the present month it came to the
hhoWledge OF an accounting officer of the Treasury
that proposition had been made to Il claim agent in
this city 10 furnish him with valid claims against the
oted states Tor arrears Of soldiers pay and bounty
70 me amount Of half million Of dollars and to al
low the agent nifty per cont of the value for colec-
ton; The agent naturally had his suspicious ey-
Gited. but the two or three claims placed in his
ulne containing the soldiers discharge final state
lnents, &c. fortunately, he was an honest man,
ara consulted the accounting officer on the subject
VINO ADVISED nm totake all the papers that came, and
make advances 10 limited amount. This was done
Another batch OF claims was put in his hands and
tcfe being some reason suppose that the vouchers
were stolen from the Office Of the Second Auditor
that officer instituted proceedings that in the course
OF week fixed the fraud with certainty upon
clerk IN the office named pusten, who had the re
cprdlhg OF those claims, and upon outside accom-
pllcc, named RabC, both being Germans and on FIJI
day they were arrested book, containing the
names OF deceased soldiers, and the due, was
also seized; part of the plan being To make fcti-
rouS heirs, in which project they were TO have been
al4ed by an accomplicC in Philadclphia who is pro-
badly by this time in tho clutches of the law All
the papers we're recovered. Much credit is due Hon
Il. g. French. the Second Auditor for the slIiIlfni
manner IN which the detection and apprehension of
the cuprltS was effected and vast fraud prevented
FEAUDCLENT NOTES.
An excellent imitation of the new issue of tbe 10
Treasury Department. II is considered the best ey
ecuted counterfeit yet put in circulation. 1t can
however be easily distinguished from the original hy
the colorius and III the signature of General Spin
ner the last having been omitted. The Secretary
has decided to alter the general appearance OF the
present issue Of fractional currency order 10 make
1t UNIFORM and TO be a better protection from coun-
terteting In the future all issues will be ofthc
greenback circulation.
PACIFIC RAILROAD BONDS.
1t has been decided by the Comptrollor of the Cur-
rency that the Pacific Railroad bonds issued by the
Inled States will be received securities for circu-
latnS notes of the National Banks. and the circuIa-
ton will be issued before the deposit of such bonds
at the rate OF SO per cent of their par value.
HUMPHREY MARSHAL.
WASHINGTON, November 2l.-Humphrcy Marshall
OF kentucky, is among the latest arrivals of those
who were prominent in the rebellion.
THE NEW YORK CoLLECToRsHIP.
- The appointment of collector for the port of New
ork Is not likely to be made before the meeting Of
Congress.
ILLNESS or GOVERNOR HOLDEN.
information was received here to-day that Gov
ernor Holden. of North Carolina is i'll at Raleigh
MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.
There are not more than half a dozen Members of
Congress IN the city 50 far.