New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-08-17
FLASHING TON.

THE PUBLIC DEBT-ExTENsIvE REvENUEFRAUDs
IN MoBILE-sAN FRANCISCO BANKERS SWIM
DLED-THE DROUTH IN MARYLAND.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNBI
WASHINGTON, Monday Aug. &c, 1869.
1t is not improbable the next exhibit of the public
debt will show slight increase the Treasury Depart
ment will be called upon this month to pay the Pen
sion Bureau the large of tl50OOOO for army and
navy pensions 600 Of this have already been
paid
Information against % parties Mobile for violations Of
the Revenue laws and for defraudng the out
Of nearly 100000 having been received by Secretary
Boutwell,, Special Agent d. Mills sent 10 Mobile TO
investigate Mr. Mills is vigorously at work, and has
thus indictments against Of the parties
involving nearly 100000. Some Of these cases are
peculiar In the OF the schooner Ann d. OF only IO
burden she purported to have cleared with 1905
barrels Of whisky and 1000 boxes tobacco and an assorted
cargo enough 10 have sunk vessel three times as large
She was destined for Tampico, Mexico. The certificate
of the American Consul Of Tampico, upon which the
bonds whisky and tobacco Cancelled is forgery
Mr. Elrnore was Collector the Port and F. W. Kellogg.
now Member Of Congress, was Collector OF Internal
Revenue This is considered sure for the Govern
ment and amounts TO 500 600 Another case that OF
1897 bales OF cotton and another involving steamer
With 10000 barrels Of whisky.
EThe banking house OF Riggs Co Of this city received
for collection from their San Francisco correspondent
few days since several drafts the Navy Department
drawn by person who signs himself Henry Wilson, Pay.
master u g. N AS there 10 no officer OF that in
the service the drafts returned and the Depart
ment forthwith teegraphed 10 Admiral Craven request
ing him 70 inform the banks Of the Pacific slope OF the
fact and them against further attempts at similar
swIndles
The tobacco and corn crops In Prince Georges County
Nd and the country generally in the vicinity Of Wash
ingon suffering greatly for the want OF rain and III
some sections the drouth has lasted nine weeks. Not
than half the usual yield is expected this year
The Secretaries OF the Mexican Claims Commission stl
remain In Washington for the purpose Of receiving doeu
ments and letters from interested parties regarding
claims be brought 10 the attention Of the Commission
Printed circulars embracing rules Cor the conduct OF the
Commission have prepared and viii be distributed
in reply TO these communications
An attempt made here, on Saturday evening last,
to hold workngwomens meeting, but 1t sgnaly failed
Not than dozen persons were in attendance, one
half Of whom were newspaper reporters
Eight Methodist camp meetings are now in progress
within circuit Of 20 miles around Washington Their
influence scarcely perceptbe within the city limits.
REVENUE RETURNs-sTILB ANOTHER COUNTER
FEIT-THE TEXAS RAILROAD CASE.
GENERAL PRESS DIsPATCH]
Partial returns to the Revenue Once Tor the year end
collected on distilled Spirits from all sources,
S INCOMES soDSSsC Of ad%GSS tc nGaeTns
revenue stamps t5,505,O00 Seventy districts are
The Treasurer Of the United States to-day received
other counterfeit tendGsE grSenSseE OF TIE twenty
res materially from any other specimens yet presented
The engraving is quite coarse and does not attempt 70
initiate the original plate at all closely The vgnete OF
Mr.. Lincoln is very Indifferent engraving, and the
scro-w work around the medallion poorly initiated IL
may be interesting the business public 20 know that
there within fraction OF 900 Of t0 green6aoks
IN circulation, OF which, In response TO the circular OF
the Treasurer recalling IL, some twenty-five thousand
dollars have already been received from and
hoped that the last issue will be shortly taken OF
the $50 Rreenbacks be recalled under the circular
ferred TO- there only some seventeen millions III cir
culatiOn.
Judge swayne adjourned the Houston and Galveston
Railroad case today without argument, with the under
standing that the counsel having charge OF the varOus
interests agree upon decree whereby the interests OF
the parties concerned may be secured until the Gaze
comes regularly before full bench OF the Supreme
Court.
The Treasury Department has received information
that recently appointed Collector OF Customs for
Stka Alaska has arrived there and entered upon the
discharge Of his duties. number OF Assistant special
agents who have been acting deputy collectors for
that district, have been removed and regular deputies
are TO be appointed in their places