Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-02-21
THE WEATHER.

WAR DEPARTMENT, Once az Chtsf SigndI OHoy,l
WAsHINGToN, ID. February q, 1874, 1920 \. On.
SYNOPSIS FOR THE PAST TWENTY FOUR HOURS =
The barometer has risen since Friday morning in
the middle and eastern states and lake region, aud
especially in the extreme northwest. where il is
high st. II has fallen in Oregon. The temperature
in the southwt st, northwest and upper lakes and in
Wyoming, Colorado and Utah. Cold northerly
ricries, and, with cloudy weather, from the north
vest, and probably prevail in western Texas
Illinois, the Ohio valley, the lower lake region, AID
portions Of New Englsnd. southeriy winds, with
cloudy weather, in the southern states.
PRoBABIIIrIE s.-During the rest Of Saturday, in
New England, stationary or falling barometer, in-
cressifg east, rly winds, cloud and rain. For the
middle Atlantic states, rapidly falling barometer,
southeast to southwest winds, increasing clcudiness
For the south Atlantic states stationary or rising
barometer, outhesst and south west winds, cloudy
veer to west and northwest. followed b, rising hs
rometer, cloudy and clearing weather aud some
what lower temperature For the Ohio valley,
falling barometer, northery wiHds, cloud and rata.
followed Saturday night by Iising barometer and
winds back to northwest, with rising barometer,
falling Temperature, cloudy and clearing weather.
Long Branch, Eandy HOOK, aOd New York. ''
TEE SAVANNAH FREEDMEN BANK DEFAL-
CATIOF.-A telegram from this city to the Bal
limoIe American says On Sunday last Philip
ID. Cory, cashier OF the Atlanta Georgia.
branch of the Freedmen's Saving bank and
Trust company, was arrested for embeZZle-
ment. The Atlanta branch makes returns o I
the business at regular intervals to the parent
institution in this city, and these statements
made so poor showing for the former institu-
ton that something wrong was suspected, and
Mr.. A. VI. Sperry, the general Inspector of the
freedmens banks, was sent to Atlanta to make
an examination. The deficit in Corry's accounts
was discovered on the 18th of January, and he
evidently anticipated trouble, ON the day
before he wrote TO Sperry admitting he had
taken some seven or eight thousand dollars of
the banks money, and showing where on his
books 70 find the deficit. He did not state, how
ever, what he had done with the money. On
the q tn of January Sperry arrived at Atlanta,
and found Cory absent. Having, on examina-
ton of the books, found the deficit, Sperry re-
turned to Washington, and soon after his de-
psrture Cory returned to Atlanta. On Satur-
day an officer of the bank here telegraphed to
have Cory arrested for embezzling SO, 900 in
United States currency, the property of the
Freedmen's Savings bank and Trust company.
Cory was arrested at his residence near Allan
ia, and on being asked by a reporter if he could
explain the deficiencies in his account, said al
can solemnly declare that have never taken
one dollar from the Freedmen's bank, or any
other bank, for speculative or personal use, and
this can establish before the proper court and
at the proper time. Beyond this / have no
statement to make" The accused has engag-
ed counsel, and the trial will take place imme-
diately. Depositors in the bank will lose moth
ing by the defalcatiOn, as under the charter the
loss falls entirely upon the parent bank in Wash
ington. The Atlanta bank has already drawn
from Washington funds TO cover the deficiency.
RIn Paris the hoop-skirt has long been out
of date.