Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-06-19
Naval Paymaster Stevenson
WHY HE WAS RECALLED To SETTLE HI.
ACCOUNTS.

| Without implying fraud, but with the de-
| sir" OF protecting government interests when
! unexplained circumstances attend dis
| bursting officers departure from the usual
| modes of transaCting public business, tbe
Navy department has issued orders recall
| ing home Paymaster John IL. Stevenson.
| row stationed il Japan, in order TO enable
Inn 70 nave The opportunity 10 settle his
HOW NAVAL PAYNAsTERs TRANSACT BUsI-
NESS
In order 10 fully state the complications of
| TINS ofnCer's returns. IL is necessary to eX-
| plaln Low these custodians OF public money
usually transact business abroad. When
| there is need of money, If the fleet pay
| master should not be in funds, the payfnSs-
| Yer draws draft on the Navy Department
ior me amount he requires. This he hypoth-
coates IN the country where he NAV
he serving. In the case Of Payma ster
| stevenson, serving in the Asiatic
| him would eventually be paid by Jaw Cooke.
McCulloch d Co. agents of the NAVY depart,
| ment IN London. The firm makes quar-
| uerly return of such transactions. and Is ra
| imbUrsed quarterly. 1t is the order of the
| Navy department TO require a quarterly
| return of disbursements from payma sterS.
In addition they are required to furnish the
Fourth Auditor of the Treasury with a
| monthly account current OF their cash trans
| actions. If an officer is delinquent IN this
| duty. he is notified after the lapse of thirty
| days of such delinquency. and some reason
aoIe ground of justification must be Offered
| for such neglect.
=
John ii. Stevenson up To the first OF last
January was stationed on board the United
states steamer LacKaWana. of the ASiatic
station. On that day, however, he was de.
tached from that service and ordered TO duty
| as shore paymaster at NagaSaki, .Japan
Prior to this time his accounts were aIWa VS.
| promptly and ntelligently rendered. Under
| the custom of the Navy department and in
| accordance with the strict regulations of the
Treasury, il was his duty, upon being TINS
detached, to not only render his fourth quar-
- tor r,..f- H.
Lackawana, but in addition To send to he
Treasury final account embOdying all
| disbursements made by him as the paymaS-
| ter of the vessel. This he failed to do and
without rendering either his last quarterly
account or a final statement. began the rem
| dltlon OF his accounts with the first quarter
| OF his new duties. This, of course, left q
| hiatus of four months of his transactions as
| paymaster of the Lackawana. Not only did
| ne Iall IN this particular, but he has also
neglected to send in his return for the second
quarter of the present year or the required
monthly statements.
THE NAVY DEPARTMENT NOTIFIED.
Under this state of factS the Fourth Audi
| tor of the Treasury advised the Secretary Of
the Navy. He at once caused the delinquent
| paymaster to be apprised of his short
cOmlngs. few days ago reuuiSitiOl w@S
received at the Navy department from Pay
master stevenson, at Naga>aki, for $50, 900.
Upon consultation with The Fourth Auditor
| the Secretary of the Navy declined TO honor
the draft. This decinatiOn was made FIR two
| for would be more money than he would re-
1ulre at his present station for an entire
| year: and second, and more especially. on
account OF the imperfect condition OF his re-
turns.
ORDERED HOME
With the view TO give the pawn lSter the
fullest opportunity to explain the cOnd itiOn
OF mis- accounts. an order was issued day or
| two ago, recalling MIN from his present sta
| zion. and ordering him To this city to settle
ms papers. An exam nation of PaymaSteT
| StevensOn'S drafts on Jay Cooke, McCdIlOcn
| n Co, in London, disclosed the fact that on
The 18th OF Janury last he drew draft on
that firm for $4,000, which was hOnOred and
| paid. What may have been drawn by him
| subsequently upon this house cannot be as
| 'erIalned, for the reason that their state
| meut with the United ) .ateS for the second
| eceiVei at the Tfea ~ury department al
| though ii i daily expected.
| While the government does not charge
| That Paymaster evenSOn has d"fauItei %
| the extent OF n single dollar, it wa Thought
| best by the authorities 10 take the course
| here stated, SO that. II all is right. he NAV
| have the beHedt OF speedily making such IA
! vOrablc showing.
| THE NATIONAL BOARD OF TRADE, in its
| session at Philadelphia yesterday, voted Tn
| indefinitely postpone a resolution favoring
| the Establishment OF postal telegraph sys-
| tenn by the government. Resolutions wa-l
| adopted recommending concerted opposition
/ 10 any bill of lading or railroad receipt as
! Stunning 10 impose conditions other that such
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| mon law, as defined 10y judicial decisions:
| also. resolutions memOriaIizing Congress To
! authorize the appointment by the President
! Of a commission of merchants and business
| men To confer with q like comm SSiOn on the
| part of Canada on the subject OF treaty for
| reciprocal trade and commercial relations
| 1he committee on transportation submitted
| report that transportation lines within the
| limits Of a state should be regulated by state
| legislation, but where they are engaged in
! Interstate commerce, by the national gov
I Or rgf Ion s, fav
| prOvemcnt OF water lines " ended so as
| TO be limited to existing water lines and
adopted. The board adjourned sine tie
GOOD News FOR THE CUBANs-Great
| excitement prevailed in this city Yesterday
| with reference TO the glad tidings lust re-
| ceived that Francisco Vicente Asuilera
| president OF the Republic OF Cuba. had safely
| arrived in Cuba. Those who accompanied
him on his voyage were Colonel Miguel Luis
| Aguilera. a grand nephew OF the President:
| Captain Louis Felipe GutierreZ, Jose Man.
| uel Lamar. Il well known cavalry Off Ger.
| who was one OF the members of the VirginiuS
| expedition. aud Captain Manuel Morey. In
| addition 10 these gentlemen there were the
following well known guIdeS:-frauciScC
, E>tIcban. Jose CepallUS, Mclchor QueSada
| Ramon LaIa, Alfredo BlaZane and Enrique
| Ayala. Tie small vessel which landed
! them in Cuba Is how a. Key West. On the
| PASSAGE thev were forced to put into New
| port. K. l., through stress oil weather. it is
| reported that ere long new Cuban agent
| will be appointed in this city in the place Ci
Mr.. Miguel de Aldama.-N !. Hertd, lsth.
THE CASE OF TwEED.-Tweed has not We,
| been brought from the Peuitentiary TO the
| city, and il is Still uncertain when he will
Lave the former place. Different rumor>
are IN existence as 10 thp cause of The delay
Some are 10 the effect that his counsel expe-
| rieECe difficulties in raising the requisite
amount of bail. and others that there are
| legal objections to his Immediate release
and that Mr.. Pcckham wishes for addition
! time. II is possible that he may offer bal
| to morrow. but il seems more likely that he
| VIII remain in his present place Of cOniine-
| ment until next weekly Y Post 18th
| Two EXECUTIONS NESTERDAY.-JonI
Casey was hanged at Paris, Illinois, yester.
day for the murder of his wife in August
last. He made confession shortly after his
! arrest, but afterwards asserted his innocence
and yesterday addressed the crowd from the
scaffOld, saying the people were hanging al
innocent man. AT Effingham, Illinois. Ma
than Burgess was hanged for the murder o.
| Joseph Robbins. He died protesting his in
nocence, and without protesting religion.
SIOUX HORSE THIEVES AT WORK.
telegram from General Whipple. of Genera
Sheridan's staff, confirms the reports of 2
raid by the Sioux on the settlements in tn,
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