The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-07-15
WASHINGTON.
The Freedmen's Bureau Frauds.

| WAsHNsToN, July 1.-THE lolloWin
statement Is based on information ,Iror
official sources: The accounts Of Genera
Howard and bis officers show q deficit 0
eleven thousand dollars, though only
small portion Is In the name Of Genera
Howard. He admits he has balance o
six thousand which he Is ready to pal
over 10 the proper officers. Nearly on
half the deficit Is charged In the accouR
Of subordinate formerly on duty in th(
west, Letters have been received from
colored men, who served in the armJ
and navy, stating that they never
received their bounty, though In som(
cases the accounts show 70 the contrary
It will require an investigation to ascer.
tain whether forged entries haVe been
made, or the statements In the letters are
false, all accounts have to undergo
further examination by tho ComptrollerS
and these figures may be changed either
Tor or aginst Howard. These officers dif.
fer from others In the construction Of the
various laws bearing upon the sub ject.
All agree that there has been some dis
honesty on the part Of the Bubordinstes,
though It is not believed that the deIalcs.
tionsIwill amount 10 as much as was gen.
orally supposed
Alfred Schucking has been appointed
Consular Of Agents Of the German Empire,
at Washington.
PosTNIsTREss AT ICovIEGTON.
The President has signed the commits
sion Of Mrs. 8. y. Farrell, postmaster at
Covington, Kentucky.
FRRE DELIVERY.
On and after August 1st, the free deliv.
cry postal system will be established at
Wheeling and Fort Wayne e,Save carriers
each, at salary Of 5000 each.
Dir. MARY WALKER APPOINTED TO A
CLRRHsHIP.
DR.. Mary Walker was today appoint.
ed 10 a 5000 clerkship in the office Of the
Treasurer Of the United States,
Secretary Richardson to-day received
the first new trade dollar coined in the
Philadelphia mint.
The department Of State Is informed by
a cable telegram, from our Minister at
Madrid, that the Spanish government has
issued decree, resembling all embargoes
and ordering the immediate restoration
OF all property heretofore seized for polit.
ical offences In Cuba.
Tho ninety days, allowed Dy law for the
government TO appealto the Supreme
Court from the decision Of the Court of
Claims on about five hundred cases oi the
90 per cent increase allowed by an act OF
1887, TO the civil employees OF the gov.
ernment in Washington expired Saturday,
and no appeal having been taken, the
claimants will now have their accounts
audited. Il the Comptroller decides that
the claims arc payable out of the sppro.
priatlon Of this year, they will be paid at
once, but If he should decide that they
arc payable out OF the appropriation Of
last year, Congress will be called upon
to mako up the deficiency, as the appro.
pristlon OF last year falls short Of the re.
qulred amount TO pay them BY about
twenty tlve thousand dollarS. On the
five hundred cases referred to, the iudg.
ment OF the Court of Claims was
entered on the 4th Of April and
on the 2lst Of April. Tho judgment was
entered In favor OF 700 additional claim.
ants. The ninety days allowed 10 apeal
on the latter, expires next Saturday, but
the Attorney General Is of the opinion
that the Supreme Court has covered all
points in the case already heard, and that
It is ofno use TO appeal, consequently
none will be entered, and those cases will
also be audited and allowed, as the ninety
days do not expire till the present fiscal
year, although Judgment was entered du-
ring the last 1t seems to be the impres.
sion that they will be paid out OF this
years appropriation.