The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1869-11-02

which is located In the Treas ury Department..
super vision. As fast - hanks IRE organized by
this law. quantity Of National Currency is
prepared by the Government snd issued from
bureau Of such denominations as they may re-
quire, and in such guam titles as they may be
entitled to- the latter depending upon tho
capital and amount Of bonds thst may have
been deposited with the Treasurer Of the Uni-
ted States to secure such circulation. These
bills when prepared. srs deposited in tho
vaults Of the Conptrollsr Of the currency and
in every way complete except the signatures
OF he Officers OF the bank.
In May. 1867, while Schursmsn was ems
ployed rs . Chi + Messenger IN this bureau, >
package amounting 70 $4,000 of these bills.
prepared for the first Naeionai Bank Of Jersey
city. was missed. Suspicion Immediately
pointed to this msu, sud tho nstter was plac>
ed in the hands Of skiiful detectives. In the
mean time the bills bsgAn to make. their ap-
appearance with tbs names Of the officers for
ged. Schureman waS arrested, held to bail,
and at the last term Of the Criminal Court in
this city. he was tried on 80 indictment under
the Statutes for stealing these bills from the
vaults Of the Comptroller Of the Currency. and
convicted. But on account Of some oversight
on the part ofthe District Attorney after a
conviction, the indictment was pronounced
bad. In the mean time, the Grand Jury had
found out other indictments founded on the
same theft. the forging and passing Of the bills,
but ON account Of the sickness of the prisoner.
his trial has been postponed to tn, 18th Of
November next. II WAS shown on the trial
that tho prisoner employed agents in various
parts of the country. to dispose Of these stolen
and forged bills upon commission. among them
was woman by the name of iHarris,l who
went from this city to Atlanta. Georgia, charg>
ed with the disposition q $780, ,sbEsl 7ol
The unfinished bills Of this bank had never
been looked upon . % much money, and for
that reason the extraordinary precaution that
is taken BY the Treasurer of the United States
to prevent theft, had never been exercised
with reference to them. This case affords no
reason however for feeling Of insecurity as
regards the public funds. for It may be said
tina, theft from tho public Treasury is an
impossibility, at least, this will be true SO long
as that faithful bublic servant, Mr.. Spinner, is
Treasurer. 4s .=.s E--..54fs +.f4 - .4
esa sF aENRAAL LAND OFFICE s~esx ..s,..-=
is in receipt Of returns of the following Dis
trict Land Offices. showing disposal during
the past month of1ll,776 acres Of the public
lands; Denver, Colorado Territory, SO, i46
acres; Ionia Michigan, 1914 acres; st. Cloud.
Minnesots, ,496l acres; Marquette. Michigan,
1906 acres; Clarksvile. Arkansas. Zone hum
dred and five hrms) 1906 acres; in the state
of California, San Francisco, l9O46 acres;
Stocton, 9793 scres; naryville. 1856 acres:
Visalia. 3755 acres. The greater portion of
these lands were sold for cash. and the remain.
der taken BY actual settlers under the home
stead law and located with Military Land
Warrants. 5r T. yeF,rsszf sr.#s ...ra
paog8 LIFE.