Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-02-04

ISGKNIoUs ATrEMPT TO DRFRAup THE Gov
ERsNENr.-Not long since, the Receiver of the
United States Land Once At Bay field, Wiscon.
sin. received instructions parpofting TO be
from the Treasury Department. enclosed IN a
white envelope. addressed 70 the Rssis'er and
Of which was printed, .Comptroller's Once,
Official Business" and franked with q sigma
ture purportipg to BE- that OF z. w Taylor, the
were written in a Struggling hand, ON a sheet
of foolscap paper, and say: with q view to
reducing the expense OF depository for the
public moneys, It has been ordered BY the hon.
receivers Of public moneys remotely situated
from the repositories be instructed to for ward
the funds by mail Therefore it Is directed that
time. count the funds in the latter's possession.
and when the same shall amouut to II ,O0O and
upwards they shall imme diately he placed IN
stroDE paper wrapper and mailed to the address
OF Richard v. CliDten. banker, Washington. $
Otner instructions follow, to which Is append
ed the forged signature Of the First Comp.
ToIer, while there is endorsed upon the back
writing of General spinner, ana a bunsiing
attempt at copying his autograph. a statement
70 the effect that he had examined the within
and approved the same, and also Suggesting
That the Register and Receiver be allow wed pay
for their trouble.
In accordance with the supposed instruc.
lions of the Department. the Receiver mailed
notified the Department, and the result was an
investigation and defeat of the attempt az fraud.
package containing checks amounting to
over six thou sand dollars. which had not been
called for, and addressed. as stated in the Re-
gister's letter. 10 the Trea surer, was found at
the Post Office in this city. and measures taken
which secured the Government fIom loSs in
that case; few days later another letter was
received here from the same official. enclosing
the Registers certificate Of money mailed u
Richard '. Clinton, amounting to over 81 800
received AZ the Post Once here: but, though
not Immediately delivered 20 The Treasury an
thorities, means were taken TO proven. any
loss whatever TO the Government.
About the time the above letters were re-
oeived in Washington a party named Henry
V Clinton was arrested at Panama, on the
charge of passing forged bills of exchange,
and IL is surmised that he may be the same
party that sent the fraudulent instructions to
the Receiver. The package OF checks was in
the Post Office here some days, aud il was
owing 20 the absence of Clinton from the city
that they We're recovered by the Government.
DEATH OF HON. THOMAS Il. FLORENCE
This noble heart ceased to beat at Washington
on Monday evening. The widows friend has
handed in his chips at last. Let the wIdo VS.
weep. Florence loved than even more than
he loved Andrew johnson, whose adm istra-
lon ne has been running for nearly four years.
His last words were, emporium in imperio."
Something about the "First District" and "two
sloops" fell Indistinctly firm his lips moment
before dissolution. He vas born in Ireland.
In lci2-his real name being Flaherty, of tn
OFlaherty's Of DerrynaLe. He came to this
country with Hon. John Morrissey md Scion
Robinson. There was but one palr of pants
looms between the three when they landed Il
the Battery. Florence used to state the fat as
a good joke, that he had not been in New York
an hour before he was naturalized and voted.
He was the editor and owner OF the Washing
ton Jntslligeacer and the Washington STAR.
As the author OF ssBig Jake, Of Arkansas IS
he won distinction; but his reputation will
rest upon q more enduring basis as the au-
thor OF people OF Rank" in seventeen vol.
umes, issued by the Gomeries, of Baltimore.
He " as great gymuast, a classic ON skates, a
rapid and powerful swimmer, and perhaps the
best second base in the country His poem,
Drink no More, inscribed To Andrew John.
son. shook that gentleman's opinion of whiskey
tor a whole week. Florence bore a striking
cept that his nose was Vicious pug, and he
Wore short hair ard an alarmingly high collar
He leaves great fortune. most of which will
90 10 Senator Patterson. of Tennessee. on con.
dition that ne will stake the pledge. and -
keep it." The funeral was large, all the
island turning out on the occ aston. Gene
raj Grant and Colonel Forney walked arm in :
Sumder, the latter '-taking on dreadfully AT
the loss of his bosom friend. After the grave
had closed on the ex-member, Mr.. McCulloc h
made q speech, which was not characteristic.
although il did elicit cheers. The widows
throughout the COUNTS Will undertake to hui Id
a mon ument to Florence
Poor Toms a-cold "
Il. S-Since writing the foregoing, we learn
that our old and valued friend is not dead
but hIs paper Is, much to the CONSERVATION and
grief OF A. J.-FitzgsTGLFs .sCtty Eeh."
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