, 1869-11-21
WASHINGTON

Special Despatch 10 The Chicago Tribune
WASHINGTON, Nos. -.
eERIoCs CHARGES AGAINST 4 PROMINENT GOVERN
MKAT OFFICIAL
Charges Of a very serious character have been
1led with the proper Calumet officer against the
head OF one OF the bureaus In his department, who
haa heretofore stood high In public oplnIon- They
involve the e1d stors Of seduction dcseIrlon, and
suicide Of young woman. The matter !s under
Investigation By the department, and the house
IN Seventeenth Efrrct. where It ID alleged the
Enicsde Of the 2s! took place. IL TO night In charge
OF tho police. The orE!c!al said 10 he involved
xas summoned from the funeral OF General
Rawllns 10 this house. and It Is stated that hush-
money was paid to several persons who learned
OF the death, and that The undeftalcEa we're nlso
kept quiet.
TIE EEw YORK DRAWBACK PRArp3.
District Attorney lferrernat Ia over here to-day,
and has had lorg talk With The Treasury officials
about the New York drawback iraud2 lie L. not
able TO get the track Of the runaway Flarchfortl,
bot Ia accommodating evidence against him The
Indications eeem TO he Tint The frauds viii prove
more extensive than Ia Jet developed
THE Projected wOn1Db FAIR.
The whole amount 0; IneneE subscribed hy met-
chants up to this time, for the proposed Worlls
Fair In 1874, Is sss::::,"".
The District Court opens IN Virginia on MONDAY,
and Chief Justice Chasc Ii roEnx down.
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Publication IL made here Today Of letters aud
nf1dartts, from which It appearA thnt o1c Of the
PRINCIPAL clerk. tn the Third Aut,lto. ONCE u ill.,
ro|yea a, nnnc,naf IN vnat comes yery near be-
so'eu n" p.'ue'f1' -. soAIa 'e'J "sN ~
Ing case o! fape- IT. 1h1a -auo4to1 III luqIlt-
Ing into the matter. ..
TO THE ASSOCIATED rKEsA
cCRRE.cl STATEMENT
Receipts OF fractional currency for tho week,
n Eth ia HTu0nNt hrf
9asH,eso,
FINANCIAL NEAscRK-
Senator Sherman hhsl an interview with tho
President to day, rr1a,iTe 10 financial mss1ers, es-
pectaily hls funding bill. As soon A. SECRETARY
boutwell, returns be VII consult wtin h,m' and
have TO MIKE II Is the ,ntertton Of Senator shcf.
nun to push his bl v'EHunsly nj the coming ses
S1Ge Veu ls. snsro1ucea, Int Is probsne that TIC
rate OF interest proposed wttl be ioEeIed al least
oEc-haf per cent, a. II Is beftere that tue entire
rcr cent
NAVY OFFICERS
nf ~ Say1' IF ,nc eoara apnouted to to
ensr 1ns nus,hea Z, s1 nj Co@@o
.1nrns S,n;tn Alden an.l Gaze Cantain Arnmen
EaSn1 I:onstrnctor Lcnthal Surccon Wood, Psy,
4ns.ter nnrn tsnte1 Enr,tt,r Rtnc. Cnn.ain Rey
no!dt, md Surgeon r'neKoeJ. L wli = seen III
s1n1rrrr Tnefr drcts1an Kitl be Nnal and It L
1noS,ght viii he a.,ontci hT Cou9resa
NExopELtEp NAVAL yESsEk
nematches rectlyv,i ,ht1 morning from o1lcct
in coT,1nsnd Of the sh.ps rcrcntlr reinodclled
af.ts ihaf ihrS hsSc ufo,ed crrat success, nn
AZ fnlI1 eouni 70 nav shlps Of that clasa IN III
narr 4rnoug tneIn me- 1nc Rcsaca. SAusxakel
s;Nyeru Junisfs and Srstasn
EFyxxrx yAcAxcr,
xo socressor VII be appointed In place q
:snneTtsor Hodges, OF the Northern District c
Sxa on1o' upu, tne fe1asn OF III. nrlauo, who na
c1'enndctf his tr,n 10 Flor1da amt oihcr parts q
ine % cxtscrne ' soatn. for lie purpose Of lookin
nt1u ttnG ann1ns+sa n inat nn.Tter.
oe'Hs so''9Se GoTSsxxEnr FiSAscKG
The cold taMncc In The Trvasars today !a slos
n,1 10 nn hr ~ ~ .Ir.,ucr iii. a.; 363 Or the gol
t,.nr AZ ~ nSo +sx rrnrr.r,Its gold ce4tncate
oatssand.ne, lev ps IL a.,, ~ of ac:ual cash
y5:d Ia TIC iTtasury. since the Publication {
.rnsrtment T t n.s sosa saoos.; 9, so,d, and po