Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-12-07
E.cftcr from Richmond.

Yhe L:mLcss Gc"t'rmc. Of the Hon$e Of La az
-Ccl3ud Criit.ndcu-We Qucsti0n OF the
Lcud,rship Of the House, General ''oScph |
Z. .IoLnson-A Breach IF Promise Case
Surfing Di$coroy-Thc ,St'tc Dedt IN
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| Cprfcspoujirnc: oi the Alexandra Gszotle' !
RICHMOND, VA, Dec C.-The House, is
| now orgau,z d, has (eaviug out The Speaker
five legs aud four arms. Gen. llIII, the scr
gcami al arms. has hut ono arm; MIR. CottFeii'
| the foul keeper, has but one arm, anu QUIZ
via, hs second doorkeeper, has Two arms ahu
crly enc leg These limbless gentlemen oi the
! uULs. of Inv GAO, however, get over great
deal Of time and space.
C,L &. +. Urtlcndcn, tic late popular door
k.tr>r. Il cot rl;n Tor The position tins tlu'a.
| H.. I.tt R.I,norl last night, leaving bchl"d
my w:tlI friends, who will Wish HIN WILL
nse,cyer lie may 20. learn that he expects
IL make business arrangement Win Cue O.
our express companies They could ccran'y
not Get better officer AID oG1 more Capable OF
| making friends.
While the vote for the Spea kcrship between
| Hanger and Allen may be looked upon as soul;
indication Of the strength Of the two parties 10
the llou,c-rcadiuscr and dcbt,pays!a-~t
ST.! no, DO to count positively by this slgu. 1t
is llu. that all the rcatj ustcrs voted iof Ailen,
| int seine members who arc net rcaGJiatcrS
yn;ri for Allen OIL different gruun:s. j. vas
nui Tie question Of rcadjuSmnut, but oil The
lead. r,hip uE the House that had much to d.
With this vote; il was net the question OF tho
opunIarliy OF Hanger or Allen; it was D1t i
c!a,r drawn fight between TWO popular mcn,
t,r tie sruggIe for leadership in the House
between James Barbour and IL. 4. Copl!I. Ii
WI, not 50 muah u change CT mcn Al Il change
81 leaders. Ii Indicates vrEy plainly that JAS.
Barbour, of Culparcr, is to b. the leader IN III
| House this session, and that he and Mr.. CoEiIi
wi! be found antagonists on every question.
Mr.. Hunter, I'll your city, lcarn, voted Tor
| Allen OH this grounl, IS did MCSsrs. Farr aud
| Shumatc.
Geo. Joseph T. Johnson was 10 the House
TO- day, and spent sumo time with the mem
brrS, many OF whom were once under him.
The coOrcd members OF the House aud Sen
axe are very quiet on the read uStmont que3-
ton, and will cot give any indication as to how
they intend to vote.
Although the Candidates have not come out,
it is thought that most Of the State officers will
have opposition. They are, OF course, quietly
preparing ior the fight.
Richmond has breach Of pronis2 case the
first, believe. sincc the war-lliss Lizzie Pau
line RuhIe vs. Ferdinand Newrah. The de-
PENDANT is large wholesale ctniy manuae-
tnrer and German. The young lady, who IS
2bcu; -, and is quite pretty, states that New
rath. wio IS about 50, a Wdower aud rIch.
promise. to marry her after winning her al,
irc.i ouy. She scts her dlmare at -, 500.
JUICE Hughes left the city TO night Tor
| Washington.
No little excitement was created 10 the House
this morning by the reading oil the following
A nl,,-In
| Of this ciy MAYED that committee OF three
members of The Senate and six members Of the
IIou,e be appointed 10 investigate the matter.
The resolution was adopted and the Speaker
will no doubt make the appontment OF the
committee to day:
SECOND AUDITORS OFFICE.
RICHMOND, December 5, 1871.
Ia the Umrrt,Lh: the General assembly Of
| lWDinM:-
In tie course Of 40 examination Of the r..
cords and papers Of this Office for The purpose
of testing tic accuracy OF The funding dnne IN.
der tia: Fnading act Of March 20th. 1871. ana
when necessary comparing them with those OF
the Tr2aSurcr' Office, it was asccrancd recent
ly that considerable number Of old Coupon
bonds, which were sent FROM this Office to that
Il the Treasurer in the years running from lSjS
to lSG2, for conversion into registered bonjs, HI
der the act Of March 18Th, lSjG and thus cx.
changed there, have been brought into this
Office sine, the passage Of the FunIio! act and
funded under that act.
They were presented here icr fuodug clean
and free from any ma'k Of CANCELLATION, though
hy the net uh0li2Iug Tie exchange the Treas
urcr WAS required to ciucC such surrendered
coupon hunds, in & prescribed form, 10 he pres
cHCG ui' !G Second Auditor, an'l t. tiIn and keep
tI,c;n 10 his office.
Sccond Several conpnn boods issued u1dar
tie act of II March, 1866 and sent into the
ctlice of he Treasurer. and exchanged there
for other bonds, a;,p:ar also to have been taken
from lEat Gtlicc, presented here and funded
h3v;vg 10 mark uCon them to indicate their
! character.
Third. Moreover. uulu!rr ot coupon boDds,
| 0h:c'' ;i'@r f." i,a5Saco CT thu Funding act
ys;.!- a.. .s Vi this Office into toe Treasnrcr'S
III tao3cL, aid for which new b0u,is
= lid, have siaGc been presented in tbs
III a.! flooded agaip. These bonds, aitcr
ha.ia., !:aan once funded, we're brought hcic d
+: c1nl time for funding, ard were also clean,
and free from any rlafI, nt can collation. uIGn
tiers, though he act of March, 80. STi.nuder
winch they weTc previously funded required
| Tint the Treasurer should cancel and lliG and
| keen all sucl! h0Ads in lis Office
IL Is tr0pCf 10 remark here, that in respect
ta thr2H last mentioned bonds, a4 passing from
tsy llc3 10 thai oi the Treasurer to be fcadcj,
there appear; /" hav bern au omission OF duty
on the pat oi The funding clerk in my Office, in
| t4i:i:ig To endorse statement or mark Of 'lund
| ell Oh SUCH bonds
TIlv aggregate a:aount ct bonds thus imprnp
e,ly REFUNDED appears to be about thirty five
thousand dollars, which, funded at two thirds
of their face value. is some twenty three thou5
ani dollars. in rev cousOl and 'p2ccr bonds (bc
sides West Virginia ccr:li!calcs) aod Increasing
the public debt by So much.
| There ere circumstances connected with these
transactions which plainly show that the bonds
referred to were distracted from the Treasurer
oiic, and refunded by one or more parties quite
familiar with the business and records of both
Offices, and for a fraudulent purpose.
These transactions all appear to have occurred
tcfofc the prcseut Treasurer came iuto office,
nyccp: some five thousand dollars, brought 10
ard iurdcd since that period, though doubtless,