New-York tribune., 1868-09-22


range to bring out our full vote which is all that Is
necessary TO carry the State. lie is certain that we
have clear majority in the State if we can only poll
| our whole vote and prevent the Democrats from
cheating in the cities and mining districts Some OF
| the best speakers among the members here have
agreed to 20 TO Pennsylvania and stump until after
| the State election.
| The members from Iowa, Michigan, Nebraska,
Kansas Illinois, and Tennessee say that with them
the only question is how large shall they make their
majorities.
The Missouri, Wisconsin, and West Virginia mem
bers say that they are having tough campaign, but
that there is not the slightest reason for doubt
| Altogether, the prospects could not possibly be
more hatterng for Grant aud Colfax.
! consultation of Republican Congressman for the
purpose of determining what st cps necessary TO
be taken in reference TO internal revenue matters,
especially relating to the recent charges of con-
| spracy on the part of Commissioners Rollins and
others to defraud the regenue, and the delays and
dead locks surrounding the supervisor question has
resulted in discovering, to the satisfaction OF
| leading Republicans, that the present Re
tronchment Committee of the House by
| the resolution creating it, has the
mower necessary to make the required Investigations
A meeting of the Committee was therefore held ana
A subj Committee was appointed TO proceed with the
examination. The Committee will make thorough
| investigation both in this city and III New-fork.
The sub. Committee is composed of the Chairman
| Mr.. Van Wyck of New York and Hasey OF
| New-Jersey and Benton of New Hampshire. ~
| first session of the Committee w'r
tonight but nothing was done exec, e. in
plan of operations The Courtney I,..I
| York together with j., '""''o 70 " " ~.
i,i,O' n, GU ~ appointments of the Supervisors
|
" lie session during the recess, and will pre-
pare It's report SO rs to be presented Oh the 10Th
| of October in ease a session is held at that time
Commissioner Rollins waf on the floor of the House
| today, aud at his suggestion-he being the person
upon whom the charges rest-the hetrenehnenl
| Committee undertook the investigation. The Com
mttee will meet in New-York on Thursday.
The Erening Star of this city contains the follow
ing account of the recent defalcaton in the Dsbur-
sing Office Of the Post-Ohice Department:
The announcement that Col f. b. Omstead, Disbursng
Clerk OF the PostOfee Department and superintendent
OF Department Building. had proved deiauter and
tensvey and highly esteemed by large circle Of
friends and acquaintance The amount OF
until all OF his books and papers are thor
oHsy ' T. osucaPs sGw hSt reW SV
upon Treasury last week for $1,000 but the draft
drawn The Postmaster General was then informed Of
the fact by the Treasury Department, and he lnme-
replied that owing to some iuformaity, ne not
having transmitted certain vouchers which he should
do so. On saturday morning last he was "a, at
Branagan, night watehnan, was heES .rhhYf, nld aid
khhf {6 BqaaRagan that he trouble and wanted to
him privately but could not talk TO hm AT the De
he would 90 10 Branagans house and talk him there
that he then going to the Treasury to se what he
| could do, and would see Branagan at bis house
soon Branagau went 10 his house about II o'clock
omseSd came IN asking KING io5 lid s, soldiers Ss eSat aSa
aud did not his family TO zee him. but was going TO
remain in the woods time and would then leave for
Branagan and Olmstead gave him In return his hat tex
erssenbaeSs telling him TO deliver the money Mrs Dim
stead and the key 10 the safe at the Department. which
| Department lie then left the house with over
coat and slouch hat on. Branagan grew troubled
kew and package OF money to Mrs olmstead her
dence' aud told her Of her husbands strange actions
priest OF the parish to whom he told all that had hap
done, and directed him to Immediately inform the
POstofice authorities OF al, ana Keep nothing p
masterGeneral Zevely, TO whom he related the
facts. A messenger was sent to the house OF Ohm
Of money and the envelope containing The key The
envelope WAS found TO contain beside the saesey gold
1ngerTng ana medaseiv commnneated TO dhe
superintendent Of Police and the entire detective force
ment ml' FSers WE'RE pCei c % the ta Of the fugitive but
up to this afternoon he had not been arrested
Ppcn PPpss which he expended large s@cnnt money Hs
realize fortune therefrom. Some time he bought
farm 9esr Bey SS 4 sT has Sssn p
to DO rOh with silver and iron mines From this source
and N T%Ops asS m ,o esnS
npcn S an Sones Upright somewhat
Many have % s @ef.sd 81. D ths he s
a number OF clerks In the POstOhce Department. had
and valuable papers and have been found 1t
feared that he has made use of them In his specua
opium eater and that this aarcotc tended TO derange
his mind He has an esmable wife, and four chldrGn,
@y are IN the Depths Of trouble as he has always
an afecu0nhte husband and kind father Omstead was
appointed Dsbursng Oerk and superintendent OF Build
September, 1861 TO succeed Mr. James b. Haloweu who
resigned.
Col VIM Bell of this city, late special agent of the
Treasury Department, but formerly dBbursng clerk
of the Post Department was appointed on
Saturday evening to succeed Olmstead. and entered
upon the discharge of his duties this morning
Congress appropriated $4,000 to complete the Post
Office building upon Olmsteads own estimates; but
this sum hat all been expended and the building is
| but little more than half finished The Postmaster
| General with his assistants Mcclellan and Zevely
and Col Bell, the disbursng clerk, this morning
| opened the safe and began the examination of books
and papers. About 10000 worth OF vouchers, which
purported to have been paid, were found, and they
il is said should have been transmitted to the Treas
ury The fact of their being found in the safe creates
the suspicion that they fraudulent but it will
soon be known whether they are genuine
or spurious. The Post Office authorities on
opening the safe found all the books
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