The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-10-01
WAsHINcT
The Tax on Brokers' Sales Not
Repealed. :
The Woman's Rights Question
in the Supreme Court.
DefalcatiOn i'm the Treasurer's
Office.

OmCe.
WASHINGTON, Sept. so. 1870
The Tax on Brokers' Sales Not fiepeaIed.
The Commissioners Of Internal Revenue had
copies Of the following distributed to-day
=. The Nsw YORK HERALD OF the 10th inst. contains
the f0ll0wing:-
wan that neighborhood will rejoice
mova Of the tax Of oneweneth OF brokers'
The tax upon brokers' sales is not removed, and
persons should not be mised BY the above item.
the 81 ss al ss
sales saving and excepting such taxes on sales as
are by existing laws paid by stamps and the taxes
snuf, cigars, foreign and domestic distilled spirits
and wine, are thereby repealed: The tax on
within the exception and remains unchanged
Defnication In tho Treasury Department.
The usual quiet OF the Treasury Department was
to-day disturbed by the rumOrs OF defa.cauon in
the redemption branch OF the United States Trea-
sury. An unvarnshed tale Of this transaction reads
as Enthusiastically morning, about ten O'Clock,
General Spinner United States Treasurer, was &C
costed in the hall In front OF his Office by Mr.. G. G.
Edwins receiving teller III the redemption
branch OF the Treasury who stated that
he had something important to communicate. AS
the General was on his way to breakfast and some
until he returned. The guilty man said time was
precious and that he must have private interview
Immediately, as he had something very important
to communicate. General Spinner, ever ready to
sacrifice his health the discharge or his duty, did
not hesitate TO favor Mr.. Edwns, and moment
later bOtn were coseted In the Generals
private ONCE. Mr.. Edwins Invested him.
self OF his har and overcoar, and requested
the General to be seated while he explained matters.
bulky bundle OF papers was laid on the table and
the attention OF the United States Treasurer was
called to them
"What Is there peculiar about them9 What Is
there peculiar about themw asked the hungry
Treasurer, ~ don't understand what you are driv-
ing at, MIR. Edwins, and am somewhat in hurry
to get to the hotel or shall lose my breakfast"
"Read that letter." said the detaner.
That was SUFFICIENT, for 1t was letter from the
Davenport National Bank, Iowa, announcing re-
mrtance Of $1,000 In legal tenders for redemption;
but nary check was there to cover the remittance.
General Spinner then saw through the whole OF 1t.
He read several more letters Of similar import,
saw some notes OF exchange OH London, two first
class passenger tickets for Liverpool bag Of gold
and q small amount OF greenbacks.
.These" said Mr.. Edwlns, "are what I have left
Of my populations. The balance can make good in
. short time. Shall 60 to work."
General spinner replied that he could not; but as
he was disposed to make clean breast Of the whole
affair ne had better make the same statement to the
law olcer Of the Solicitors Office. The General went
to breakfast, and on returning bundled up the
parcel LEFT by Mr.. Edwins and called upon Colonel
Jones, Chief OF the Redemption Branch. II was
found the effects were worth about $500; but
would that cover the loss9 An examination OF the
books was made, end the result showed that Mr..
Edwins had appropriated $500, and that he was
defaulter or an embezzler. as the case might be-
to the amount OF $1,000. That he mad taken at one
time $4,000 at another So 600 and at another 81 $780,
D. A. Bury, of the Solicitors oice, took the state
ment Of Edwns, which Is substantially that he had
specuated and lost the money belonging TO different
banks sent for redemption. General Spinner sup
posed from the remark Edwins made when he asked
to be restored, as he could make up the
deficiency in few days. that the balance
was not large, probably not exceeding few
hundred dollars; but $1,000 was too much, and so
Mr.. Edwins was to-day brought before Judge Smell,
OF the Police Court, and waived an examination. In
default Of $4,000 bail he was committed TO jail to
await the action OF the Grand Jury.
The United States Treasurer is responsible for the
fidelity of his subordnates, and SO General Spinner
to-day sold portion Of his bonds and turned into
the Treasury $1,000 cash to make good Edwins' de-
falcation.
The defaulter Is about thirtyfve years OF age,
from Binghamton, N: Y; has been employed In the
Treasury Department FIVE years, and hitherto has
borne q fair character He says that he intended
leaving the country but that HIS wife refused to go
with HIM, and, conscience stricken he resolved to
return to washington and make full confession OF
the act. This is the first defalcaon In the United
States Treasury since General Spinner's appoint
ment In this instance 1t was bunglingly done and
was certain to be found out.
Redemption Of Three Per Cent Certificates.
Secretary Boutwell, to-day decided to commence
calling in the three per cent certificates on about
the LIST Of November The order Of purchase viii be
for the first million 106 5000 certificates numbered
from to 1872 and forty-seven $4,000 certificates,
numbered from l to 81; second million, sixty-six
$4,000 dollar certificates, numbered from 1853 to
246 and sixty-seven $4,000 certificates, num-
Dered from OF to 1879; third million,
twenty $4,000 certificates, numbered from 27
to $685. and ninety In $4,000, numbered from 100 to
279 fourth Million forty-eight in $4,000, numbered
from 271 to &c., and seventysix in &c. O0 numbered
from $50 to $685. fifth million, seventy two in $4,000
numbered from 1913 TO 450 and sixtyfour in $40 O0O
numbered from $40 to AS; sixth million, ia in
$500O numbered from 451 to 631 and forty-three in
$40, 900, numbered from 446 to ST. The Secretary
will arrange calling in the others as he may deem
best hereafter.
Capture Of Fractional Currency Counter
fciters.
Colonel Whitley, Chief Of the Secret Service Dvi-
sion, telegraphs to Secretary Boutwell, this evening
from New York that he had to-day succeeded in
capturing the parties engaged In counterleting the
late issue Of fifty cent currency, together with all
their paraphernalla The first intimation the depart
ment had that such counterfeit was in circulation
was received a few dyas since. mention Of which
has already been made in these dispatches. Gen
era Spinner had already announced that he would
give five dollars for the first received, and
promptly forwarded that amount to the party. The
counterfeit at once sent to New York by Secre-
tary Boutwell,, and Colonel Whitley was instructed
to work up the case without delay 1t Is not be-
ieved here that any great number Of these counter
fets have been put In circulation.
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