Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1874-04-17
JorrINGs BY THE wAYsIDE.
wAsHrSeroN, April 10, 1874.

WAsHINGroN, April 10, 1874.
En-. JorRNAL With a note Of introduction
from my Friend, Gen. LeRett, to the Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury, I left the Patent
office, aud rambled over 10 the Treasury de-
partment, where l was cordially received BY
that public functionary, who referred me to E.
R. True, Treasurer, by whom | was escorted
to the big vault where the greenbacks are
safely kept and who, in company with Geo. b.
Maher, Sec'y aud N. B. Walker. Registerer
paw out all she currency. and stamps for pos
tage and revenue, that are issued by Uncle
Samuel; each one keeping separate account
Of the same. This vault is about twenty feet
square, containing pigeon holes about two fee, /,
square, in which the scrip and bills Of variou,
denominations are deposited. There are four
thousand bills in each package, from one to
one thousand-dulars, consequently these pack
ages contain from 81. 900 tn 81 900 900 each
The amount on hand at this date is s63 O26, 6o6.
The amount disbursed in year is 5000 0OO,
900 ia greenhacks and s400 900 900 in certid-
Gates, stamps, &c. ThirtY-six huHdred persons
are employed in the Treasury Department, o.
whom eleven hundred are ladies, who are en-
gagged in examining and counting over the re-
deemed currenc all of which is cou nted, put
into packages, passed to other hands and
recousted Each package is then perforated
with machine designed for that purpose, then
cut in $50 pieces, the scrip cross and green
backs fengthwise, after which each half is
passed To other Hands and again counted and
perforatedI and the numbers on every piece
duly eutesed 10 a book, and examined by n
committee froui the Secretary, Register and
Treasurer, by whom the packages and entries
are compared. After all this ceremony, it is
taken to room containing the fiery furnace
aud burned.
The ladies have proved themselves 10 be ex-
perts in detecting couute erfeits. Several were
engaged 10 picking out pieces uf nfutsfAtsd scrip
and patching them together, preparatory for the
routine above described. The amuuut of cur
reney thus re leemed and DESTROYED is over
! IS 900 600 per month. 1t is not only amusing
but stoHishiug, to witness the rapidly will
which this money is counted.
The wages paid for this labor is usually low
I Cor the amount perform d, varying from S9OC
TO 81 500 per auuum in the proportion to the
responsibility. II lady in counting accepts Z
counterfeit, aud The next detects IT,, the amour
/ is deducted from her wages.
While sujourning here, there were ten In
dians, with their interpreter, from the ludiaI
Territory, escorted through the various de
partments in the building to take survey o
how Uncle Sam transaets his financial business
i thlnk, Judging from the numbers eollecte'
from the difsraut rooms and following hi
grlup Of red mcr-who were dressed and tat
toned in regular savage style-that the pal
iaces were AS much amused and gralfed WIT
their appearaues, as these "bush whackers
were astonished at the beautiful rooms an
magnitude of Uncle Sans financial resources
; In next you will hear from th, Flour city, b.
RAMBLER.