Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-06-14
WASHINGTON.
TIE ARMY DEGRACED BY VILLAIN.
OUs OFFICERS.

TIE ARMY DTsGRACED BY VILLAIN
OUs OFFICERS.
WASHINGTON, June 13.-PhOtO.
grqDhic art will hereafter be en-
nl0ved TO cid in the detection Of
frauds in the Treasury, and the prose
eution Of such frauds through the
United States courts. II often happens,
as in cases where there have been
duplicate or triplicste payments to
the army officers, the original re-
5eipi= on the pay rolls on 1le IN the
rres- Jury Department is ell the evil
dsnce required.
In order 10 avoid the danger Of
losing these the Secretary will cause
TO be prepared certified Photographic
copies Ofthese pay rolls which may be,
transmitted to the District Attorney
whenever needed. The department
has recovered more than 81, 900 which
had been fraudulently paid to the
army last year. One case is reported
where a aregular army officer, by COM
mltting perjury thirty-hve times,
fraudulently obtained in one year
thirty-hve more payments than he
W8s entitled TO.
AINIsTER wAsHEUBNE COMING HOME
It's positively announced here that
NJ. Ferry viii succeed NJ. Trielhand
rs French Minister 20 the United
states.
Hon. Z. B. Washburne, Minister to
France, has received permission to
make short visit home this summer.
He viii avail himself Of il should the
affairs iu France become sufficiently
settled 60 make it practicable for him
20 be absent from his post.
AFFAIRS AT THE TREASURY.
The Register of tine Treasury viii
nav the PeUli- annual dividends on the
l5Ib. II. M. Meade, the 1eiaulting
cashier OF the steamship Nauchuslt,
has lust paid the amount OF his bond
at the Treasury Department. The
COMPTROLLER was informed to day that
The 6ondsmen of Mr.. Foster, OF In
diansp8lis, had paid the amount for
which he was d6i8ulter-S7j,O 100.
ARMY OFFICERS WANT MORE MONEY.
The Supreme Court having, by
lie vote. affirmed the decision Of the
Court of Claims, allowing Lieutenant
Price Communication for transportation
after he had voluntarily resigned his
commission ln the army, other officers
have asked for a similar allowance.
The disbursing officers here do not
consider this as a precedent and viii
nOt recognize these claims.
EX Senator Catt6il will probably ac-
cepE the appointment rendered him OF
commissioner Of the civil service sec
ton OF the last appr0propriauOn bill.
Mr.. GRANTS MOVEMENTS.
The President Is expected TO arrive
mere on Friday morning. Il is not
certain that any Cabinet meeting Will
De held since there is yet no necessity
for one known TO exist.
Solicitor =. Q Banfield, Of the TTea-
5ury Department, returned here yes
.erdav from California, al viii with
out DELAY proceed to examine the
cause of the New York Central Rail-
road Company,
General George StOnemRu has ap-
piled to be placed on the retired list
on account Of incapacity resulting
from injuries received during the war,
Secretary Fish is soon TO start on a
tour across the continent.
STRIKES.
The strikers st the coal Wharves OF
Georgetown resumed work to-day at
the old rates.
Reliable advices from Arizona re-
oeived this morning say that every
aae iu the territory sustains General
Crook and expects that the Apaches
tgHI be well whipped if not tanned.
phe cavalry are deficient and General
Stone nan stages that only the Fifth
g. Cd - "a -
money 60 buy horses.
The new discoveries OF gold ana
silver in northern Arizona are at
tracing much attention in San FRAN
cisco.
Tba counsel OF the Perkins claim
against the Russian Government had
nothing whatever TO do, directly or
indirectly with the recent alleged let
Ger 70 Minister Catacazy, rejecting on
Secretary Fish.
A PIOUs OLD FRAUD.
Rev. A. s.. Larkin, OF Alabama, was
Bet0re the ku hluX Committee TO-
day, and testified that since 1858 two
presiding elders Of the Methodist
Church have been driven from their
york. two ministers whipped, an-
ether fred on and ordered TO leave
ais circuit, one travelling minister
Killed ard tgO local ministers mur-
dered. In neGsly all instances the
offenders were ia disguise. Larkin
himself was shot al H. his own house
and also on the highway, and was
molestad by the Ku KiUX Khan.
Within the last two years Union men
ara fusulted end mEltreat6d, and ire
ggent murders committed. Affairs In
mat State are as bad as ever. There
is no Improvement.
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