New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-11
GENERAL PRESS DIsPATCH1

statement has been published, recently, charging
John W. Douglass, late Collector or the Nineteenth Dis
rict OF Pennsylvania, aud now Commissioner Of Inter-
nal Revenue with being defauter to the amount Of
nearly s. 600 that sum being charged on the BOOKS OF the
Treasury Department as balance due from him. On
inquiry to-day it is ascertaned that when the Collector
of the Nineteenth District of Pennsylvania his deputy
stole from the office $1,000 Mr. Douglass recovered
$1,000 from the deputys surces, and paid this into the
Treasury together with other thousands which lie real
lied by the sale mortgage of hs private prop
crty. credit has been given him for sl,lOO ADDITIONAL
thus reducing the balance due to the Government TO
sle5e only. claim for relief is now pending before
Congress- in other similar cases, Congress having re-
Gently relieved public officers tho latest instances being
the present Customs Collector and his predecessor of
Baltimore where it shown they had been robbed by
their deputies through no neglect or their own
AL doubts 10 the trustworthiness OF the telegram
nom London announcing the negotiation Of the loan
removed by letter OF Secretary Boutwell,, to-day,
addressed TO the national banks and the announcement
accompanying, II published in our financial columnI
Although the negotiation had been in progress for
month, the tintimaton the Secretary had OF s con-
summation was in the press telegram published yes
terday afternoon. Judge Richardson had been in con-
slant communication with him on the subject. inc
at first offered were not considered DRY 10
the Secretary but a subsequent modification OF them u
appears, was acceptable. TIE Information received
to-day OF the advance OF United states Seeues cIoated
much satisfaction in Official crcies Between no" anu
the lst of September the Secretary will CAL for the
OF subscriptions TO the new loan
bic sums I'm addition and will commence the redemption
of the bonds OF The subscriptions to the new loan
to-day. about $4,000 and the receipts from internal
revenue $4,000.
John Jay Knox, Acting Controller OF the Currency,
has authorized the following national banks during tie
months of July and August. First National Bank OF
Greenvile, ILL.,, 100000 Cook County Bank OF Chicago,
100000 First Mason City Ill., $4,000 Second Charles
ton H. 100000; Second, WinOna, Mimi, 100000 New
bury, s. c., $4,000 spartansburg B. C., 5000; First
Brownsville, Neb., 100000 Nebraska City, 10000; Ger
man, Coyngton, KY, $4,000; Covington City, 100000
First, Tuscaloosa Ala. 10000; First, Grand Haven,
Mich, 100000; First, Frankfort Ind, 100000: Bates
County, Butler, Mo- $4,000; FIRST Warrensburgh, Mo,
$4,000 Valley, st. Louis, S2SOOO; Exchange Augusta,
Ga, $4,000.
Supervisor Presbrey Of Virginia submits to the Com
missioner OF Internal Revenue the following statement
OF collections in that state: Collections from
March 1862 to June &c. 1871 20 months, were, from to-
bacc0, s2O9 total collections for hscal years l6 1901
and le6s, and eight months OF 1869, "A
months si173s2i; excess for 20 months, E,797,l17.
In addition the above there have been shipped since
the OF March 1902 43303029 pounds of manufactured
tobacco bond, which the tax Of sl3 has in large
part collected tho withdrawal OF the tobacco Tor
consumption. Total collection for the fiscal year 1851
577 ditto for 1863 9 3T II will be seen the colcc
tons the month OF July this year, were more than
the collections OF either of the fiscal years named