National Republican., 1876-04-13
CAPITAL TOPICS.
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anee Company, of New Bedford, Mass; IS IL,
with interest at per cent.
Case 1893. Ocean Mutual Insurance Company,
New Bedford, Mass; Sl7 425.se, with interest at
Case ioss. Mutual Marine Insurance Company,
New Bedford, Mass; ~, lea72 with interest at
per cent.
Judgments were also announced in the follow
Case lios L. Dinkenspen ct al, San Francisco,
for loss Of merchandise on Crown Point, destroyed
by the Florida, May 13, 1853; e, sI0
leans, for loss o{ merchandise on the Electric
t6so.eo. Judge Baldwin dissenting.
Case Ia. Ira Montross, New Bedford, Mass,
for loss Of personal effects and wages BY destrue
April ], 1855; s1,730
Case ISIS. John W. Pierce, New Bedford, Mass,
for loss Of wages by destruction Of the Milo by the
Shenandoah, June 2, 1866; s25o.
Revenue Appointments.
Lewis c. Suter has been appointed tobacco in
spector for the First district Of Ohio, and Wm H.
Hill gauger for Nevada.
Extension Of the Mail Service.
The Post Once Department has ordered an ex-
tension Of the mail service from Palisades to
Eureka, Nevada, on the Eureka and Palisades
railroad.
Financial.
The receipts from internal revenue yesterday
The balances in the Treasury at the close of
business yesterday were as follows: Currency,
s5O55 94 special deposit Of legal tenders for the
redemption of certificates of deposit, *35 40, ,000
coin, s75, COS A5; including coin certificates, $3l,
153, ,loo outstanding legal tenders, s37O, ,2Is
The Alabama Claims Awards.
The awards of the court of commissioners of the
Alabama claims are now in process of settlement
in the Treasury Department. Interest will be
computed thereon to May l, and the drafts, made
payable to the order of the claimants, it is ex-
pected, will be ready for transmission to the at
torneys Of record on that date. The awards may
also be collected BY persons authorized by trans
fers, assignments or powers of attorney, duly ex-
ecuted by the claimant after the issuing of war
ments and powers of attorney must reeite the
warrant Of payment.
A New Swindling Business.
A report to the Postmaster General from one
the special agents Of the Department at Phila-
delphia contains an account of the arrest of one
Clarence W. Miller alias S. c. Henry & Co., alias
E. W. Whitney * Co., who appears to have been
doing a thriving swindling business by means Of
advertising to furnish photographs stereOscopic
views, etc, for stated sums. TO be RENTED
through the mails. The agent who makes the
report states that the same party had been guilty
of sending obscene literature through the mails.
A great many people have been victimiZed by
his latest operations and he has received bushels
of letters containing funds, the senders of which
vainly waited for the beautiful photographs
and stereOscOpic views that came not. One scene
of the operations of the ingenious youth was at
Glenn's Falls N Y, while the last base of opera
tiOns appears TO have been in Chester, Pa.
Hon. Charles Jeemes Faulkner as a Political
Jim-Crack.
Charles Jeemes Faulkner, the most amusing
little man in Congress, wants Davis seat in the
Senate, and all his energies are directed to that
end. Davis, the most solemn, if not the most
stupid man in Congress- wants to keep Charles
Jeemes out of his seat and all his energies are
directed to that end. They are Just now engaged
in little game of sharp practice that puts our
notions Of ehivalry to the blush. At exactly
twenty minutes after O'Clock one morning, about
four weeks ago Davis conceived the brilliant idea
"his people, by getting the Attorney General to
send the Governments convicts to the peniten-
tiary at MOundsvillc, West Virginia. The re-
quest was put In writing, and courteous reply in
writing returned.
On the following morning the tips Of Charles
Jeemes' eoat-tails might.have been seen disap-
Charles Jeemes had a big book under his arm a
history of the -MOundsyille penitentiary and its
advaluages as place Of residence for gentlemen
hsposed 10 serve the State in striped raiment.
He, too, (Charles 'Jeemes.) had conceived the
brilliant idea of advancing the interests of the
great State OF West Virginia BY getting the Fed
eral Government to domicile its cOnvicts at
Moundsyille. The polite Attorney General, who
is good reader of human nature, has had so
many NlsltS from the Honorable CharleS JeemeS
that he understands him perfectly. Indeed, it is
only just to say that Faulkner affords the Attor-
ney General no end of amusement. Close at
Charles Jeemes' heels was the keen-sccntei re-
porter Of our morning eOtemporary, who expected
to get a hrst-class item in regard to what the
Committee on Foreign Relations were doing.
Charles Jeemes bowed as he entered placed his
military hat on the mantelpiece faced about with
the precision of soldier and bowed again
Charles Jeemes is Tunneydrop on bows. Then
with his right hand on his breast he advanced
towards the Attorney General, who received him
with an encouraging smile. 1t began to look as
If some very solemn scene was to be enacted.
Another bow, and Charles Jecmes began to tell his
story, which was more amusing than solemn.
"Mr. Attorney General" "a pause.) 1 am
here this morning on very important business;
yes, sir, business that only concerns my constitu-
ents, but the great State Of West Virginia, which,
as you very well know, sir, have the honor to
represent in this Congress" Here Charles Jeemes
paused for a few seconds, and wiped his brow with
a spotted pocket et-handkerchief We are particular
about the handkerchief "The book have the
Noundsvilie penitentiary-locate in one of the
most delightful spots Of the great State of West
Virginia, which, as said before, have the honor
to represent in this Congress"
The reporter referred to above left in disgust.
"At Moundsville men have been known to live
hundred years and preserve their appetites.
and say it to the credit Of the great State have
the honor to represent-has room for two hundred
more guests Of the kind you have the power to
and imposing. Do my State the honor of sending
them there, instead Of Albany, and they shall
have the fat Of the land, light work and gentle
ais that all, Mr. Faulkner? ?" inquired the At
torney General, smiling. He had listened patient
ly until the very end.
The Attorney General then informed him that
Senator Davis, Of West Virginia, had been there
the day previous on the same business. This was
very discouraging To be beaten in q matter Of so
much importance to his State. and by man who
never had an original idea in his head, and for
whose seat in the Senate he longed so, was very
1t is almost needless to say he left
the Attorney Generals office sad and disap-
pointed. On the following day he discovered that
laws mad sgan got Snead hS nd OI n hi R ss
with n reply in writing. This was very mOrtify-
ing. But he went to the Attorney Generals
with a letter. Like the good little boy, Charles
Jeemes' desire was gratited, and he went away
happy. That letter would prove TO the people Of
West Virginia that he had been equally active In
their interests. But how the people
Of West Virginia are to be benefited by the Gov
ernment sending few pitiable conyicts to the
MOundsville penttentiary puzzles US.
1t seems to us Mr.. Faulkner could better employ
time and do mueh<more for his people by teach
ing them how to develop their rich natural Re.
him anything else than an extensive dealer in
political clap-trap. The most amusing thing Of
ing m g over @ the question as to Whether Davis or
Faulkner is entitled to the credit Of increasing
the number of guests at the Moundsyille peniten-
tiary; Listen to what the Valley Free Press says
on this all important question:
ave observed an article in the Baltimore Sun,
in which the credit is claimed for Senator Davis
of having accomplished an arrangement with the
Attorney General for the maintenance of Federal
convicts in our State penitentiary at Moundsville.
This is only another Illustration Of the disposition
Of Mr.. Davis friends to claim exclusively for him
acts done in part IL not altogether by others. 1t
was our fortune to be in Washington when this
sonai EnoWledge that Mr.. Faulkner, the Repre-
sentative from this district, had large participa-
tion in that arrangement to say nothing more OF
his connection with that matter"
FRANCE.