Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-10-08
FROM WASHINGTON.
Bounty SWindlers Getting into Diff
cnllV.

NEW YORK, Oct. 1.-THE Worlds special
says: An officer of the Government is about
to proceed to South Carolina to institute
legal proceedings in the United States Dis
trict Court against two New York eX-State
Agents, Constance Cook and man named
Sherwood, of Steuben county, who were
commissioned by Gov. FentoD, during the
war; to receive negroes to fill the quota of
that county.
1t appears that these parties never
paid over to the negroes all of the State
bounties when they were enlisted, but are
alleged to have pocketed about $500. 900 of
the amount which they drew on affidavit
at Albany, that the bounty had been ad-
vanced by them to the enlisted men. The
act of 1868 makes this felony.
Maryland,s Quota of Arms-OfficiaI
correspondence.
Official copies are published of the cor
respondence between the authorities of
Maryland and the War Department in ref
erence to the application to the Govern
ment for Communication for ordnance and
ordnance stores and the quo ia of arms due
the State. 1t appears that Mr.. Stanton did
not refuse such communication as wonld not
exceed the amount due Maryland, but that
General Grant expressed doubt whether
the law authorized him to issue all arms of
one kind, and that he still has the matter
under consideration.
a. n.
The President has not yet fully consid-
cred the application for pardon of A. II.
Stephens. The papers are now on file at
the Executive Mansion, and will be again
taken up this week. Stephens is strongly
recommended for Executive clemency.
There seems to be no doubt but that par
don will be issued.
--a The Fitz John Porter Case.
The Attorney General has not yet de-
| cided the legal points raised in the matter
| of the application OF Gen. Fitz John Por-
| ter.
Gen. sherman and the War office.
A Tribune special says: There is foun-
| dation for the report that Sherman is to be
put in the War Office. He was called to
| Washington by the President. The order
was not sent through Gen. Grant as re-
tquired by an act in the recent appropria-
ton bill, and this, it is stated, means that he
is to be asked to take Grants place in the
War Office. The friends of Gen. Grant say
he has told the President that he will not
remain in the War Office any longer. They
think the President wishes Sherman to sue
ceed him.
White House politicians state that Sher-
man is not going into the War Department
and that all depends on the election news
to be received on Wednesday.
Sherman,s Opinion of the Indian
/
| Sherman says there is good ground foI
| believing the Irdian hostilities will cease
ere long. @ GF
Voted for the Convention.
| Advices from Louisiana state that the
Republicans claim the State has gone for
| the Convention by at least 10000 majority,
| Enough returns have been received to
ma ke this almost sure.
| Letter from The Secretary of tho
| Treasury.
WASHINGTON, Oct. THE Secretary ol
the Treasury this morning addressed ar
important letter to gentleman in New
York in relation to our finances, of which
he following is copy:
| Treasury DEPARTMENT, Oct. z, 1867.
DEAR SIR: Your favor of the 4th inst
is received. Too much importance is at
/ tached to the utterance to which you re-
fer. The people of the United States are
all sound upon the question of the preser-
vation of the National faith, as they were
upon the question of the preservation o
the Union. L consider the faith of the Gov
ernment pledged to pay the 500 bonds
when they are paid, in coin.
There need, l think, be no apprehension
that they will be called in at the expira'
ton of five years from their respective
dates and paid in United States notes. The
United States notes were issued under the
pressure of a great necessity, and are BY
authority of Congress being withdraw
from circulation. No more can be ISSUED
under existing laws, nor can believe tina
any considerable number of the member.
of Congress would favor an additional is
sue for any purpose whatever, much les
for the purpose of paying bonds, in viola
tion of the express understanding under
which they were negotiated.
The policy of contracting the circulation
of United States notes adopted by Con
gress, and being steadily pursued by tn,
Secretary, should of itself, even if the hon
or of the nation were not involved in tn,
question, satisfy holders that the So
bonds will not be called in and paid befor,
maturity in deprecated currency.
Very truly yours,
| III. MCCULLoCH,
| Snnratar1r of tho