Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-05-06
WASHINGTON.
NOMINATIONS.

Washington, May 6.-The president
nominated Stephen B. Packard, Of Louis.
lana, United States consul at Liverpool
Lucius Fairchild, OF Wisconsin, consul gen.
eral at Paris; John Virgin, postmaster at
Fairbury, Illinois.
ABOUT JUDGE WHITAKER.
The president sent to the senate to-day
communications from the attorney general
and secretary of the treasury in response to
Howe's resolution, calling for information
in regard to liabilities Of Judge w. r.
Whitaker, Of Louisiana, as q. S. as
sistant treasurer and collector Of in.
ternal revenue. Secretary Sherman states
that ,uit for Sll,ls2 is pending against
Whitaker en- his account as collector Of in.
ternal revenue from December, 1868, 10
April, 1865. While Whitaker was in
office as assistant treasurer at New Orleans
between October 18th, 1866, and May 10th,
1867, deficit of 81, l,076,797 occurred, which
was subsequently reduced to $6so,s9l. The
deficit, &C ,ording TO Whittakers statement,
arose from his accepting from his prede-
cessor, assistant treasurer Way. about
$500, 900 in certificates of the First National
Bank of New Orleans. and cour ting them
as cash on hand besides which he had af
terwards received number Of certified
checks Of Way, then president Of the bank,
and converted them into sundry notes and
bills of exchange, which were counted as
cash. At the time the deficit was discovered,
suit for r. covery was commenced in the u.
S. circuit court in 1868 and 1872. A judg.
ment was given in favor Of the defendant.
The special council employed by govern
ment report ed that the jury probably based
their finding Of facts upon the act Of settle.
ment between the late assistant treasurer
Way and the United States, whereby the
debt due the government was discharged by
the assignment Of all Of Ways property
There was, he alleges, no error in the yer.
dict, and no bill Of exceptions askcd for
He also states that all the defendants we're
insolvent. Way was bondsman for Whitta.
ker.
Attorney General Dcvens reports that the
criminal indictments against Whitaker
were three in number First charges ar.
cmbezzlement Of 81 l,O5s, ,42l, and when triet
resulted in Whittaker's acquittal. Specia
United States Attorney Grant wrote the At
torney general April, 1877, stating that th'
rema ming indictments were for the sam.
offence, and in his (Grant's) opinion it was
not proper to try them, and asked authority
t, dismiss them. Attorney General Dew
en-. directed him to consult with L. s. Dis
trict Attorney Lacey, and left it to thei
joint discretion to enter nolle pros. Order
to dismiss these indictments were soon at
ter sards entered, and Attorney Genera
Deveus says he has no reason to doubt tha
Lacey and Grant exercised their disci etiol
wisely.
THE uEATHEN CHlNEE.
The house committee on education an,
labor to-day agreed upon bill making II
misdemeanor for master of vessel L
take more than fifteen Chinese passengers
male or female, to the United States afle
January Isl, 1879.
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