, 1875-05-24
LOCAL LETTERS.
WHERE II THE MONEY!

70 tas Editor Of Tie Chtcaao Tribune:
Cn1oAno, 1lay 23.-rca, whore is tile money
In your last issuo you published lettor Of in
quiry signed by "A French Citizen" In or1or
10 correct any wrong impression, "A French
Ctizon" might havo produced. "a lio singles mo
out as one Of tlloeo who might shtisfy such In
qulrios By public statenont," I will say briefly
what know, loaying your correspondent FREQ to
60 to the Committee GU Subscriptions for tho
Fronch wounded soldiers, or tho Committee Of
Investigation, aa he ought to havo done before
writing his lctser in 30 confused d manner.
When ca1no to reside In Chicago, December,
1870. about ono tnontl, bcfoEo tlo capitula.on Of
Paris. no moro money Was subscEibed to tho re-
,iof Of tho sufferers in Franco afterwards. The
COMMITTEES on Subscriptions hsl elected
now President, 1Ir. T. F. Rofnot, AZ Mr.. E.
Carey, tho French Cousul. resigned tho Chair
manHllp OF that Committee and atattod for
Franco soon after. Tho Secretary alr. Charles
Andrieux, remained, and said Committee, Of
about thirty 1pembers, Ind nothing further to do.
At the last mceiing of Tho above Conmittoo,
Mr. P. F, Rofhot in tho chair, Charles Andreux
Secretary, Mr. 4. Denzley, Treasurer. tho Consn1,
Iii. Carey, Mr. J. shwarz. and most Of tho other
members being preeont, It was resolved unani-
mously that tho balance Of the money collected
from tho outlying districts and States deposited
With the Fourth National Dauk bo drawn in tho
namc Of Jules Favro, and only on check 1lgnod
W LQU FE9e1uglt RQQ CQRuLGEd6HGQ UY t18 GGGs
rotary and tho Treasurer. When Mr. Carey wss
about to leavs for France, tho Treasurer gave
him an order on tho Fourth National Bank for
$4,000, and tho Consul took lotter Of exchange
for 8, B88 francs, tho corresponding Bum In gold.
On tho Credit do Lyon.
In April. ~ nothing had been heard from this
last amount, a meeting mas held. and a commit
too appointed to inquire about It. Tho gentle
mon callod 1t the bar Of IA Fronch Citizcn'
were doatguatod TOR said Committee OF 1nyesti-
ghtion.
Wo found It impossible to bnlance tho books
whom tho lists Of subscription were entered. Thoeo
Asts, signed BY Z. Carroy, Consul Of Franco,
President, countersig1cd BY Charles Apt.ieux.
Secretary, we're aent into the cities Of Illinois
aud neighborinE States. 8ixtoon Of those lista
were not returned, or at least did not appear 20
In tho book. The Committee found that tho
first invoice Of money hnd been received in Paris;
and as to tlla second, thoy talcgrhphed to Jules
Fayle May !, 1871, and two days after received
tho following, from Versailles i: " You do moi In
dicato tho date Of tho invoice. / haro not ro-
coycd anything at Voraaiica alnco tho 10Th Of
March," In the same timc VIC went to the
Fourth National Bank. whore nothing had been
rccaiycd AZ yet. Whore Ia tho money?
Siuca Mr.. CarToy las returned, and ~ hn
without doubt communicated With the Commit
too on, Subscriptions your correspondent may
satisfy himself that everysling Is all right. II
llc OF othetH intcnd to injuro mo, let no bacL-
biting. no comAraly alandozs, DO usetl, but fatr
and opcn criticisms or discussion, and will
choerfully abide by Tho decision Of an impartial
public. GusrAvE DEHAns.