Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1871-11-29
RUFUS b. BULLOCK.


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RUFUS B. BULLOCK.
Mr.. Bullock is Republican, and,
until quite recently was the carpet,
bag Governor Of the State of Georgia.
1t is estimated that his swindles upon
the State treasury amount to $1,000.
600. Having secured his plunder he
has found it convenient 10 resign.
Secretary Delano and Simon Cameron
are implicated with Bullock in an i'm.
proper lease Of the State railroad
JOSEPH +. MARCER.
This gentleman, until forced TO re,
sign, was the City Treasurer of Phila.
delphia, and, politically, Republican,
His dishonest operations, so far as
known, amount to nearly 100000.
j. W. WRIGHT
Judge J. ". Wright, formerly of
Indiana but now of Washington city,
has been engaged for some time in
the collection of Indian bounties and |
pensions. His frauds upon the ma
tioal treasury are set down at $780,
000 Republican in politics.
wM. b. STOKES.
Mr.. Stokes belongs to the Republi
can party, and formerly represented
tho Third district of Tennessee in Con.
gress. Until his recent arrest, he
held the Federal office of Supervisor
of Internal Revenue. He stands
charged with belonging to gang of
bounty swindlers, whose frauds upon
the Government amount TO S60, 600
Stokes has been arrested and placed
under $4,000 bail.
VICTOR G. POWELL.
This individual holds, or did hold, a
cler<ship in the Second Auditors office
of the Treasury Department, and is
Republican appontee from Ohio
Powell belonged to a gang of swind'
lers whose operations amount to $780,
600
GEN BALLoCH.
Balloch held a position in connoc
ton with the Freodmen's Bureau.
lie has secured, by an illegal use OF
Government funds, the sum Of $780,
000
NEHEMIAH II. MILLER.
Politically, Mr. Miller is a Republi
can. He is member of the Wash
ington Territorial government, and
holds tho position of Assistant Prose
Uutlug Attorney. uU 10 also "Vt"'y
public, and stands charged with having
affixed his official seal to the iraudu-
lent Tennessee bounty papers for a
consideration over and above that a..
lowed by law.
GEORGE W. JOHNS.
Last February, Congress passed an
act granting pensions to all surviving !
officers and men Of the war Of 1872
who served sixty days or more in said
war. Mr.. Johns, who is Chief Clerk
of the Pension Bureau, is charged
with issuing fraudulent pension cer-
tificates under this act. lie belongs TO
the Republican school Of politics.
GEN. @. VAN BUREN.
Van Buren, holds the Office of Pen
sion agent for New York city. He was
recently arrested on complaint of the
Commissioner of Pensions, who ac.
cuses the General of deirauding the
Government Of $1,000, and applying
the same to his own use. Van Buren
is Republican.
BARTON ABLE.
Suit has been commenced against
Barton Able, formerly Republican Col
lector of the first district OF Missouri,
by his sureties, for about $3.50 600, al.
legged to be unaccounted for by him as
n Government officer.
COL W. 7. FORBES.
The deialcation of Col. Forbes, Re.
publican Invalid Pension Agent at
Philadelphia, is named at $4,000.
The Colonel has had leave to retire.
GEN. WIN. KRzYANowsKI.
This gentleman was, until tho Sd
inst, Federal Office. holder, and held
the position of Supervisor Of Internal
Revenue for the States of Georgia and
Florida. Krzyanowski together with
II. r. Robb, collector of tho port of
Savannah, Ga; John w. Gould, ex.
collector Of Internal Revenue and A.
$, Alden, Goud's chief clerk, has boon
indicted for conspiracy and embczzie.
ment. These men are all connected
with the Republican church
GEN. r. N. BowERMAN.
Gen. Bowerman, late Republican
Deputy Collector of Baltimore, has
been convicted of embezzling Govern.
ment funds to the amount of S2,34672.
Sentence has been suspended until af.
ter the trial of other cases.
JOHN W. NORTON.
While Chief of the Money Ordcr
Department OF the Now York Postof-
flee, Norton embezzled $4,000 of
Government funds. The delaultcr
made an assignment Of his property,
but no complaint has been madeugainst
him, and no inquiry has been set on
foot by the officials at Washington.
Norton is Republican.
BENZ. F. DAVIDSON.
A United States Grand Jury, sitting
at Cincinnati, on the I'd inst, indicted |
Benz f. Davidson, Republican army |
contractor, for making and presenting
fraudulent vouchers for forage to tho
amount of $4,000
RING THIEVES.
The Democratic ring thieves of
Brooklyn, N. Y, are sapping the treas
ury of that city. The names OF the
ring will appear by and by in the
"Rolues Gallery" No matter what
tho wealth, influence, or political sta
tus of a man may be, he will, If a pub.
lie punderer, receive the attention of
TuE PEOPLE.
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