New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-10-26
WASHINGTON.

THE SUSPENSION OF MR.. CLARKE-sUITs FOR
THE RECOVERY OF CONFIsCATED PROPERTY
MORE COUNTERFEIT UNITED STATES NOTES.
WASHINGTON, Friday, Oct IS, 1867.
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The Sub-C Committee on Retrenchment was in ses
sion again to-day The Committee consists of three
members Messrs Edmunds Buekalew, and Halsey.
The two former are in favor of asking of the Presi-
dent the suspension of Mr.. Clarke, Chief Of the
Printing Bureau during the progress Of the investl-
CATION into the affairs of his Bureau. 1t is very
ordinary occurrence TO suspend an official while IN
vestigatng his official business and such course
has frequently been pursued at the Treasury If the
affairs of Mr. Clarkes Bureau arc found to be correct
Mr.. Clarke will again resume his duties.
Mr.. X. Il. Merrick is about bringing suits before
the Court here for the restoration of the property
sold under the ConiscatiOn Act, in the name Of Dr.
Cornelius Boyle and Col. H. b. Tyler, and in case of
adverse decision, the will be carried TO the
Supreme Court of the United States Mr.. Merrick
brought similar suit in reference TO the property of
Daniel Radcliffe, in Franklin Row, which was argued
some months since and compromised Gen. Caleb
Cushing also the attorney for Dr. Garrett and other
parties.
1t is stated that on Wednesday three counterfeit
$50 compoundinterest notes. of the Issue under the
Act Of February 1862, discovered in the office
Of the Register of the Treasury, and yesterday two
more, they having passed through the Redemption
Division, First Auditors and First Controllers Off
oes without being detected but upon reaching the
Registers Office where all money redeemed is checked
off the spurious notes were discovered. Similar
notes. to a small extent were circulated some 10
months ago.
Gov. Ward, who is now here, says that at the
recent meeting, in New-York of the Executive Sub
Committee of the National Union Republican Com
mittee there was some conversation as to the best
place for holding the next Convention for the nomi-
nation Of candidates for the Presidency and Vice
Presidency and that Chicago, st. Louis and New
York were mentioned in that connection, but'no
action was taken by the Subcommittee, as the de-
termination of that question belongs to the full Com
mittee which is TO assemble here in December next.
Several weeks ago Secretary McCulloch received
from an anonymous source, package postnarked
Urbana Ohio containing $4,000 the larger portion of
which was in seven-thirty bonds. The money was
placed to the credit of the Conscience fund.
Recently letter was received from man IN Wis
consn claiming that he sent the money TO be con-
verted into other securities such as the Secretary
might think proper to send and gave IS his reason
for forwarding no communication signature with
the money that he was very sick at the time and was
not able to write The officers of the Treasury are of
the opinion that the letter is from party who
saw the publication that $4,000 had been received.
and thinks he can claim the same.
United States Bonds, TO the amount of $4,000,
were to-day issued TO the Central Pacific Railroad IN
the completion of their road from the seventy
70 the ninety-fourth mile Trains are now running
on the road 100 miles.
The Subcommittee on the Judiciary charged with
the investigation of public affairs in Maryland and
Delaware will adjourn on Monday evening next, the
oSth inst. 10 November 13 when their investigation
will be resumed.
The Ordnance Committee has decided to hold no
meeting until next Wednesday. A letter from Gen.
Logan SAYS he has been confined TO his room by IN.
ammation of the lungs rendering his persence here
70 attend the meeting of the Committee, at present
impossible but at the earliest practicable moment
when his health will permit him to travel he may Do
looked for
Gov. Ward of New-Jersey was to-day engaged nc
the War Department on business for that state
which has claims against the Government on sc-
count of moneys advanced and expended for military
purposes during the late war. He is also engaged on
the subject of bounties due to the volunteers for the
State of New-Jersey
xGen. Grant left this evening for West Point to
visit his son. who is attending school there. He Will
not return before the middle of next week.
An Agricultural Fair aud horse-shOw, on an extern
siye scale is to open here Monday next. Cattle,
poultry sheep swine &c, will be entered from df-
ferent parts of the country Several of the best race
horses on the turf engaged to trot. The entn -
of agricultural products and farm machinery, mis-
celaneous articles and the handiwork of the ladies'
are numerous The Agricultural Department of tie
limited States will make fine exhibition of agrlcu-
tural horticultural and floral products, through "eh
Stokes Acting Commissioners.