New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-07-04
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story which has been in circulation here during
week OF two past but which has not been credited Dy
any one was printed at length this morning by one OF
the city Journals 1t is 10 the effect that Col Cnord
Thomson was obliged TO resign his position In the Inter
nal Revenue Bureau because he knew too much OF
stupendous fraud which, II IL alleged, has lately been
committed the and which involved officers
OF the Treasury Department The substance OF story Is
that, time ago, a former distiller In BroOkyh
named Stone, received proposals from certain oclas
In the Treasury Department 10 the effect that they
could furnish him large quantity Of genuine united
States bonds at liberal discount, and that under the
workings Of the Treasury Department there would be no
danger OF discovery. After negotiating Stone,
believing in the genuineness OF the proposition tried to
raise 900 in cash. for which he was to receive OOo
in United States bonds at Newark. The persons
In Washington had the bonds ready at the supu-
lated time, but Stone failed TO raise the 10000
agreed on The hitch continued some time, but event
uay Stone succeeded in raising the money, and the
transaction was carried out 100000 worth OF bonds for
500 900 I'm cash Other transactions OF the kind fol-
lowed the agreement being that Stone should pay down
certain proportion OF cash and share the pronts WIN
the parties supplying the bonds. After collecting a
large number OF the bonds Stone went to quebec ana
from there sailed TO Europe where he Is believed 10
have put the bonds the market in small quanti-
ties in the different European cities. Stone carried 10
Europe with him young by the name OF spraghe,
who was his clerk while distller, and who materially
aided him In the disposition Of the bonds About the
t OF June Stone back TO Quebec where he divided
about 100000, made in his new mode OF negotiating
public loan. After this division OF spois
Stone resaied for Europe Immediately, and Is
now in ST. Petersburg. Stone in his first endeayors
TO raise money communicated to certain people the
plans whereby he hoped make large percentage but
these for prudential other reasons, declined COM
picy but kept the movements OF stone III view AFTER
ward Finally, however, the information OF Stones
maneuvers reached Col. Thomson, the Chlef OF the
Revenue Detectives He at once dvulged the plot 10
Gen. PleasOnton, his immediate superior The General
referred him at once to Secretary Boutwell, as such
matters were not within the jurisdiction of the Internal
Revenue Bureau Thomson laid the details of the plot
before the Secretary but that officer deemed such thing
incredible, aud paid further attention to the Affair."
Afterward Col. Cross and NJ. Whitney Frank OF
New-York came on Washington and apprised Secre-
tary Boutwell, OF the same facts, and asked for
authority to go to Europe, arrest stone'
and bring all the guilty persons to justice.
The Secretary s declined to place faith in the story
but resolved to test bonds hand to see counter
fes had substituted for those alleged to have been
distracted which would at indicate the truth or
fasehood OF the whole story The Secretary theIeupoh
appointed a committee Of three from his office 10 exam
inc the bonds purchased and undestroyed to see II they
| could find any counterfeits among Them his coni-
I nittee reported that there was not Single
! counterfeit bond among the S7OOOoOOO examined
report similar TO this was in circulation IN Ne"-iork
about year ago. and brought to the attention OF
Assistant Treasurer Acton. Under MS unec'ioh an
| attempt WAS made TO buy some of the bonds
/ This was unsuccessful, though 1t con-
| vinced those who made the Investigations
that the whole operation an attempt TO swnde peo
pie by confidence game similar to the bogus counter
felt money dodge. The present report probably springs
from the source, and Is apparently circulated now
for personal purpose To understand how impossible
il would be for any Of the bonds which have been pur
chased for the Sinking Fund to be placed on the
market it is only necessary to know that every bond
Immediately Cancelled arriving at the Treasury De
parment and is thus rendered forever after worthless
Col Thomson In the city, aud has his headquarters
in the Internal Revenue office. This fact, taken in con-
necton with the circumstances under which he resigned
Is the subject OF criticism Ia the Treasury and
some other official circles
The Controller Of the Currency has ascerained that
the returns property resources &c. received at the
Census Bureau have been sent back in large numbers of
instances TO be revised and corrected that the data
necessary reapporonment OF the currency as pro
yided n the act OF July $780, cannot be obtained much
lefore the lst Of October consequently all applications
for banks, which are dependent such reapPorton-
ment, viii have to be postponed until that date
Eighteen clerks on the temporary list in the Patent
Office have Just transferred by the Commissioner TO
the permanent list in accordance with an act ofCongess
Of last session. The remainder Of the clerks on the tenn
porary list 40 in number will be dropped from the rolls
OF the Office OF these, about twohirds are women
recent act OF Congress provides for the employment OF
IS copysts of drawings at 81 600 per annun oach II OF
whom have been appointed
The city is unusually quiet this evening the ordinance
against the use OF fire crackers being very generally en-
forced Tomorrow will be observeda general holi-
day. though no public celebration will take place IN TINS
city
The Acting Secretary Of the Treasury having been in
formed that the requisite record Of actual deliveries from
faar rtgfn ON fIlugE N Ne
York he has addressed letter 20 Collector Murphy on
the subject from which appears that change is to he
made in the system OF keeping warehouse accounts the
Acting Secretary says that Article NO l6d part ., OF
Warehouse Regulations OF oct. l. 1863 has been anehueu
ca m 70 reouire record to kept OF goods actually de-
lxered from each warehouse Tie necessity for such
record al the CustOmHouse OF daly returns on aL Eo
delivered as protec,loh 70 'he % 0neaps that tbe
warehouse book and the blank fer returns ar not IN
r"snact 10 ruling Of columns, printed heading and
snace' convenient for use. \ new form Of
hook intended for use both ht the NMthohse
and ar the Custom House has been prepared. and that
tnpn form three or part five, has been revised aud al
tered in such as to be IN acc0rdanGs WIN
I ] ne furnished with supply of this revised form
for returns from the Department, ana he Is drecNd 10
have n brought into without unnecessary delay He
~ Isn directed 10 continue the old form OF ware
housebook until the stock in use and on haho ~ ea
haused aud will cause returns In the new OF revised
form 20 be promptly made TO the custom. House anu
filed in his Office as record OF deliveries anu az tas
the new form Of warehouseb0ok, hereihpeiote IeIeS
TO- shall be brought into use proper entry must De hlae
therein of the actual delivery OF ell goods III adltOn "
the record OF permits heretofore required
GENERAL PRESS DIsPATCHl
Tho ratHcations OF the Treaty Of Washington, which
WAS signed here by the United States and British Com
msioners on the sh of May last, we're exchanged at
London on the 18th ut the anniversary Of the bate OF
Runker HILL The Treaty will be proclaimed tomorrow
the anniversary Of American Independence.
There seerus to be no doubt that the President on
Thursday decided not TO pardon Bowen "heh MIS-
Rowan called I'm the afternoon instead OF seeing her he re-