Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-03-08
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Yesterday Afternoons Report
THE ARMY BILL.
The House Substitute.
HEAVY In YORK CITY
Suit for Fraud against JOhnsOn's For
mer Private Secretary.
Convention Of Internal Rev
enue Officers.
The Loan Bill to be Taken Up
and Passed.
From New York.
The House Substitute.
Suit for Fraud against JOhnsOn's For
mer Private Secretary.
The Loan Bill to be Taken III
and Passed.
From New York.
Another Frnud.

AhDthtE fNuA.
New YORK, March T.-Another hnan-
cial sensation case leaked out yesterday,
involving a serious charge against Louis
Colin, formerly the foreign clerk Of the
firm of Duncan, Sherman & Co, who ia
accused of abstracting SAC, 900 worth of
U. s.. bonds and railroad securities depos-
tied with the firm by parties travelling
abroad who desire to obtain letters of
credit. With these it is charged that
Colin carried on ruinous stock specHlations
and finally confessed his offenceto his EN-
ployers. The case was argued before
Judge Cardozo, yesterday, on a motion to
discharge the prisoner from the county
Jail under the insolvent act.
A johnson meeting was held last eve
ming at Hudson city. Resolutions, pledg-
ing the meeting to the support of the
President in his veto and reconstruction
policy, were unanimously adopted. The
same were ordered to be engrossed and
forwarded 10 the Representatives of the
District in Congress for presentation 10
the President.
The FenIaRs.
The Fenian excitement still continues.
Public meetings were held last night in
various parts of the city, and at Brooklyn
over one thousand dollars worth of bonds
were subscribed for, and fifty muskets
were presented by the friends of the cause.
This evening there is to be a grand mass
meeting of Fenians in Brooklyn in front
of the city Hall, for which unusual prep
e~rations have been made.
Boil Robbery.
A bold robbery was committed yester-
day afternoon in the Broadway Bank, cor
ner of Park Place and Broadway. Mr..
James Rowe went to the bank to deposit
81, T27 u IN two packages. While counting
the money near the Teller's desk, he To-
ticed a man standing near by him
and soon after felt an arm under his own
and at the same moment one of the pack
ages containing 81, 1888 was takene ~. The
rogue lodged into the hall, but was seized
by Mr.. Rowe, when he dropped the mon
ey and started off again, but was subse-
quently arrested by persons passing the
bank door. The thief turned ont to be
George Gardner, alias Dutch Heinrich,
who committed the celebrated gold rob-
berry at the Bank of Commerce about a
year ago, and who was charged with a
similar robbery in Philadelphia, but who
CoSdpth punishment III JUN NdNta. 4Ab
was committed for trial.
A Convention Of Internal Revenue
Ohieers.
The Times Washington special says
there has recently been a convention of
Internal Revenue officers of the southern
states at Atlanta, Georgia, which appoint
ed a Committee, consisting of Assessor
Bewles, of Augusta, Georgia, and Collee-
tor Moses of Sumter, South Carolina, to
proceed to Washington for the purpose of
urging upon Congress the modification of
the test oath so far as it affects Assessors
and Deputy Collectors. Under the ad-
vice of the Secretary of the Treasury and
in consequence of the i~mpossibility of OBJ
tanning men who could take the test oath
entire, Assistants have been appointed
in many cases who could only partially
qualify with the knowledge that their pay
would depend Upon the action of Congress
in modifying the oath. To urge Congress
to do this is the first object O fthe Commit
tee, failing in which they will urge that
the salaries Of these assistants be made
large enough to induce northern men TO
go TO the south to accept the offices.
The night boat fer New Haven has re-
sumed her regular trips.
A Private Secretary in Trouble.
The Tribune's Washington special says;
The District Attorney for this District
has beenfordered by the Treasury Depart
ment to commence an action against Brig
adler General r. d. Mussey, late Private
Secretary to President johnson, oS---~tr
the sum of $2s, 900, which it ia alleged was
distracted from the SUN advanced him for
recruiting, and for which it is claimed he
has failed to account.
The Pacific Railroad.
In pursuance of the report of the Com
missioner and Chief Engineer of the Pa
cific Railroad, of California, the Solicitor
of the Treasury mas submitted the opinion
that the Company is entitled TO bonds to1
the amount of $64O, 900, the sum allowed
per mile being $4,000.
Back Pay and Bounty.
The Second Controller of the Treasury
has requested the Second Auditor TO re-
ouire all claimants for arrears of pay or
bounty for deceased soldiers of foreign
and who represent themselves ms
only brothers, sisters and widows of the
deceased, authenticated evidence from the
1eneOlO2tGhl lhDlt5 u LutlI nallNt plhtt ]
before their claims be allowed.
The Bill for the Increase of the Reg
uIar Army.
The Worlds Washington special says:
The House Committee on Military Affairs
have completed the bill for the increase
Of the regular army. 1t differs very ma
from the Senate bill and ignores
entirely the recommendations of Generals
Sherman, Thomas and Meade. 1t pro-
vides that the army shall be made up
of volunteers and Of the Veteran
Reserve Corps. 1t also provides for the
retention of several negro regiments to be
differed by white men. Boards for the
examination of officers are to consist of a
majority of volunteer officers.
The proposition to revive, the grade of
General will not be included in the Army
bill. The probabilities are that the Com
mittee will decline for the present to take
any action in the matter.
Secretary MeCulloeh was assured yes
terday by several members of the Ways
and Means Committee that as soon as the
Reciprocity matter was disposed of the
Loan bill would be called up and finally
of. They also notified him that
Mr.. Stevens substitute would not prevail.
The Tribune's Washington special says
contribution from the Birming-
ham, England, Association, was yesterday
received by General Howard. The in
consisted of clothing, and amounted
value to over 81, 800. The money val
ne of articles heretofore contributed by the
association is over $1,000, all of
which has been donated since the termin-
alton of the rebellion.
Well authenticated reports have re-
Gently reached Gen. C. II Howard, As
sistant Commissioner of the Freedmen's
Bureau for the District of Columbia, Nd
and several of the Eastern counties of
Virginia, to the effect that certain unprin-
cipled and unauthorized persons are en-
gagged in transferring freedmen from Bal
and recently to Annapolis, where
they are by some process unknown, dis
posed of at ten dollars a head. Stringent
efforts are being made by the Bureau to
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