New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-08-04

ORLEANS REPUBLICAN, THURSDAY AUGUST
AN ARMY LIEUTENANT,s CAREER.

Lteutenant WoodruG Lewis rs q Bounty
| CLAIM Asent-Assuming the Title Of
CelsneI, and Doing q Roaring Trade
The Suicide Of his CASTOR Mistress
Figuring as q Brilliant Author.
From the New York Sun of Saturday.
| Yesterday, j. Woodruff Lewis, late lieu
tenant in the United States army, was in
dicted before Commissioner Shields for de-
frauding a number Of soldiers of their
brought from Philadelphia on warrant, in
charge of Deputy United States Marshal.
He was committed in default of $1,000 bail.
Several similar charges are preferred
against Lewis, whose history is a strange
| one. He formerly held ieutenant's COM
mission in the United States army, on the
strength Of which he set himself up at the
close Of the war as a bounty claim agent,
assuming the title of colonel, and opening
an office on Broadway. For some years he
carried on a brisk and fourishing business
At the close of the day he would betake
himself to his country residence at Ford
ham, Westchester county, where he kept q
mistress.
This person having lost her charms, and
become deaf, Lewis married another woman,
whom he installed in the front part of the
house, and confined his late mistress in the
rear building, at the same time compelling
her to do all the hOusework. The unfortu
nate woman could not endure this treat
ment, and not long aftcrward committed
suicide by throwing herself under railway
car.
little more than a year ago Lewis
deemed it prudent to take himself off to
Philadelphia, at the same time forgetting to
leave his new address behind him. After a
while he found his way to the Office of
Messrs. Elverson & Davis, the publishers of
Saturday Night, who ultimately engaged
him on their staff They shortly afterward
announced him as a most brilliant author
under the assumed name of Zuan Lewis
brother of Leon Lewis, of the Ne,c York
Ledger, and these gentlemen are at this
time publishing great card in Lewis favor
with respect to his remarkable literary
attainments.
The publishers Of Saturday Night, how
ever, will not probably continue to enjoy
the services Of this great author for, should
the present charge fall through, there are at
least half dozen other complaints lodged
against him, and in all probability so soon
as his arrest becomes known, swarm of
forward to give their experience of this
accomplished defrauder.
The Washington correspondent of the
New York Tribune writes:
An official document has just been printed
showing the results of an examination made
by the direction Of the Commissioner Of In
ternal Revenue into the condition of the
proceedings for the collection of direct taxes.
The act of August, 1861, appOrtiOned an an
nual tax of S2OOOO,OOO. By later act this
tax was limited to one year. 1t appears
that the quotas Of Maine, New Hampshire,
Vermont, Massachusetts,, Rhode Island,
Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania,
Maryland, West Virginia. Ohio, Kentucky,
Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Michigan, Iowa.
Minnesota, Nevada, and the District of Co.
lumbia, have been paid in full. 1t is difficult
to determind whether the qnota of Delaware,
which was not assumed by that State has
been fully collected. There is balance
however, of $6,546, for which the collection
in Delaware has thus failed to account.
OF the quota of New York, a balance of
S94,OOO appears to be unsatisfied but
claims against the United States have been
filed by that State which may be found to
iquidate her debt Kansas is still in arrears
for S62, 900: Wisconsin, $500, 900; California,
$1,000. Oregon appears not to have paid
any part Of her quota. The quotas of New
Mexico, Dakota and Nebraska have been
satisfied by deductions from the apprOpria-
tions made for the benefit of those Terrific
ries. Washington Territory has paid $500.
Utah has paid no part of her liability. 1t is
impossible to ascertain the condition of the
quota Of Colorado. Nearly $2,5OO,O00 has
been collected in Virginia, North Carolina,
South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Missis-
sippi, Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas. Tennes-
see, leaving uncOllected in these States lin
Guiding $529,O0O in Alabama) 81 662, 900.
The expenses Of assessment collections and
sales amounted to nearly S5OO,0OO