The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-09
NICE BUSINESS FOR A GREAT NATION
Tho form of The certificate was In this shape -
certify that tkere due you on books Of this -
under appropriation OF Pay OF the Navy" the OF

certify that tkere Is due you The books Of this
1877 $50. Paymaste ri United lie states Navy.
AS will be seen by the foregoing circular IRON the
Secretary Vi the Navy that official was utterly without
authority GUARANTEED the pay OF any officer, and the
blank above prescribed could merely be OF service
in indicating TO whoever was disposed to advance
money the holder OF tho certificate the due
h,m ON the books oil the Navy Department
UsuRy WITH A vENGEANCA
At this junctuic man named Adamson casne upon
the scene aud offered to take cp the CLAIMS Of tho
months or until Congress and makes tho rcqu-
appropriation, which, OF COURSE 1t is sure to do
would amount 70 twenty elsht per centpsr annum, a
made his appearance with well stuffed wallet Of
srcenbacxs at the Brooklyn Navy Yard aud succeeded
In inducing number OF officers 10 assign him their
claims There two hundred officers active and
retired books Of the pay officer Of the Brooklyn
OF the s year I nsared up Mr. profit
would be $l4 000 The total defciet cy, however, IL
about one million and half ana u Adamson can
take the entire navy the speculation is clearly
right royal paying one Adamson, who, II Is alleged
operates from Washington, went mcthodcay to worx
and drew up the following blank iorns VT IN look
like pretty e1ectuai power OF Attorney
ron THE ix>oCkS1s
have constituted made and appointed by these pros
ents do rreyocaely CONSTITUTE make and appoint -.
to ASK mana sr levy receive sasn an;
SWING % or S.
BY reason Of want Of app oprison under head Of Pay
aae ne books q ne Quilted state. Navy
tscae nSor ,e mann %e
United states Ssyy r ,e., giving and grant
tire power and authority u and about the premises aud
and again
revoxe ratifynz allowing ana holding firm and eectua
lawfully DO in and about premises BY virtue and
also to open all letters that may be addressed in his
n witness Whereof = have he,eunto set = hand and
thousand cIght Sanored and '1'
Signed. sealed and deiveredin presence Of -. -.
This - day of- a. D.. 49,. personally appeared be
edged the lore Ding power d attorney be act and
eordng 10 law, the contents having been fully made
Witrss my hand and seal the day and year last above
KSow All MKs BY THESE PRrsxvrs-That !. -
aud lawful attorney Tor me, and in name, place and
s%onns q @ in nv fsvor By u:
attorney for that
to make an substitute aud 20 d. AL lawful acts
"s al ' the s
wines. wnsrsoi; have heT.uas. =, my hand and
seal tho day OF the year OF our Lord ono
sisncd. sealed and delivered In the presence Of -
This - day of -; A. D. 10, personally appeared
as 1 and % &c as
such according to law the same having been read and ex
Witness my hand and seal the day and year above
written.
OVERS HoorrSa rHn MARX.
These forms appear to DO sufficiently binding, yet
TINS broker cannot draw the pay Of the navy officer
without his signature TO tho receipt 80 II the ofcer
choo. To play dccoitu game ne can withhold his
sign manual when the Time on the grounds that
the interest exorDitdnt ana the broker has
While ali this Is very hard on the officers
very hard that great nation like this should not pay
lis defenders the iGli amour. y guarantees by law 70
pitable Very many Of tho men at the Brooklyn
Navy Yard married and have households 10 sup
port They are all In debt 10 their landlords
Tor rent, TO their butchers, grocers &c,
ana the pay they get Is not 50 great
that they afford to miss 1t for q week. One
of nelr officers has interested himself sufficiently II
their hardshps 10 speak with their various credit
ors and pledge his own honor that when they finally
get the money due them thor bills VIII be liquk
dated.
CHANCE FOR THE WEALTHY PATRIOTIC.
There are, no doubt lots OF bankers and capitalists
who would cheeruy come TO Tho rescue Of tho navy,
and take the differs and mems claims for two OF
three per cent rather than see them the victims Of
sucn sharks as Atkinson, and for tho honor OF the
country, It's 10 be hoped this will be donc.