The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-04-12

several Paymasters assigned aforesaid directed
Keep TIE Two St SnS
accounts current for each class must be trsnsmtteo
In sPpa ave packages. the envelopes marked so as 70
b. w. BRICE Pryr aster-General.
Threatened Money Panic In Richmond.
Information received here from Richmond
to-day, states that in the House Of Delegates
to-day, the bill making certain bank deposito-
ries of public money being brought up, Mr..
Baldwin, the Speaker, said he had learned
that during the recess certain officers of the
banks which are repositories of the public
money in the city of Richmond, had been at
tempting to create the impression that the act
of the Legislature providing for the payment
of the interest on the public debt could not
be executed, and had threatened financial
crash in this city if the money of the State
was withdrawn from the repositories. He
hoped the bill would be recommitted, with in
structions to the Finance Committee to
investigate where any officers OF the
institution had been guilty of the al
legged misconduct. Whatever they might do,
the banks should be taught that the public
credit shall not be tampered with. At the
suggestion of Mr.. Crump, Mr.. Baldwin agreed
that the bill should be committed to the Com
mittee on Banks, with instructions to inquire
whether any depository of public moneys, or
any officers thereof, have been guilty of any
improperly in connection with the proposed
payment of interest upon the public debt, or
any attempt to obstruct such payment or
otherwise to impair the public credit, and that
the said committee have authority to send for
persons and papers. The Richmond banks,
by the bill referred to, would be deprived of
the use of the funds required to pay the State
debt and a percentage Of two and half per
month.
Popular Meetings In Virginia.
A radical paper in Smyth, county, Virginia,
in its issue of to-day says
The Congressional Union citizens of this county
ference ofothers from carrying out the objects
templaed by the meeting which was called to assem-,
BILE at the March court IL Is recommended that all
the members Of the party meet & At the Court H0nse
meeting.
In Russell county meeting of Union citi-
zens was recently held, at which the follow
| ing resolutions were adopted
Resolved, That appoint delegates TO Union
Convention, TO be held in thecy OF Richmond, April
Resoired That they be instructed to unite all true
metton Mpi q William peRersoe. member of
the General Assembly, and James s. Bayse. Jr.,
| sell county in the above named Convention.
Armed State Forces In Richmond.
A despatch from Richmond to-day says,
Notwithstanding the order of General Scho.
field, disbanding all military organizations
| there is now in that city an armed force, known
as the 'Public Guards" which was reorgan
lied by the present General Assembly, which
made an appropriation of $4,000 for thei
expenses. Their duty at present amounts t.
nothing more than to guard the penitentiary
which can easily be performed by the military
without any tax on the impoverished people
Gov. Pierepont has always been opposed to thi
organization, on account of its comparativ,
uselessness and heavy expense. 1t had, pre-
vious to the war, been keep in existence OF
account of fears of an insurrection among the
negroes, and was used to guard the armory
These necessities no longer require State
guard, and are amply provided for by the
Military bill 1t is said that General Schofeld
! WILL upon the arrival of some troops, shortly
! expected, disband this supernumerary organi-
| Zation.