Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-09-11
r Secretary sherman.-[Literary

Internal Revenue at Delaplaine, in tn
Sixth District. Deputy Collectors are az
pointed by the Collector, and in making
such appointments the approval of tn
Secretary is not required.
r. II. It. Leopold, husband of JOhl
Sherman's niece, appointed out of tn
Treasury as Commissioner to close up tn
Freedman's Bank, ,OO6.-[LiteraTJ
Bureau.
Mr.. Leopold was elected by the BoarC
of Directors of the Freedman's Bank az
one of its Commissioners, and resigned
his position in the Treasury as chief Of
a division in the Secretary's Office when
Mr.. Bristow was Secretary. His salary
is at the rate of s., 900 instead of $4,000
as stated, and his wife is not niece OF
| Secretary Sherman.
Frank Barnard. who married young
| Bartley's sister, is 81 600 clerk in the
Auditors office of the Treasury, and was
detailed from the Treasury to take United
States bonds to the syndicate--[ Literary
| Bureau.
Barnard was appointed clerk in the
Treasury Department February 10, 1876,
! by Secretary BristOw on the recommen-
dation of Senator Morton, of Indiana,
and others.
o. L. Pitney, Superintendent of United
States Treasury Building, So, 400. Pitney
was confidential clerk of John Sher-
man, Jr., and was assigned to this i'm
portant office, in which he is the purchas-
er of the furniture and supplies for all
the national buildings in the country
The office proper, having been abolished
| by an act of Congress, the law is evaded
| by keeping Pitney on the rolls of the
| Treasury in another capacity, while he is
continued on this duty.-[Literary Bu-
| reau.
Mr.. Pitney was appointed custodian of
the Treasury Building June IA, 1875, by
Secretary Bristow, at the request OF Pres
Ident Grant. The office of the Superin-
tendent of the Treasury Building was
specially AUTHORIZED in successive appro-
priation bills, and then omitted, which
diSpFOves the statement that it was abOl-
ished by special act of Congress. Mr..
Pitney never has held it, the chief clerk
being, ex-Ofiieio. superintendent of the
building. Mr.. Pitney is appointed Gus
todian, an office which is expressly
authorized by law for all public build
ings under the control of the Treasury
| Department.
While harping on this subject, here is
another memoranda for the loyal sold
iers of Ohio: Allan Wood is a brother
in-law to Senator Gordon, of Georgia.
He was in the Confederate army through
the war, and is a pronounced Democrat.
John Sherman appointed him first class
clerk in the First Controllers office in
July, on the joint recommendation of
|
and Congressman Foster, of Ohio. To
make room for this ex-COnfederate Maj.
| Il. G. Dickinson was discharged. Maj.
Dickinson served through the war in the
Sth Illinois Cavalry.-[Literary Bureau.
Allan Wood was appointed clerk in
the Treasury Department on December,
1, 1877. He was not in the Confederate
; army at all, but was conservative Union
man during the war, and is now q
Republican. He is not related in any
, way to Senator Gordon.
: Maj. L. G. Dickinson was not removed
! to make place for Allan Wood. Diekin-
son is now a clerk in the department..
Col. Hathaway, editor of the NorfolB
: Day Book, was appointed in July by Sec
; retary Sherman Inspector of Customs al
Norfolk, vice Inspector Phelps. Hatha-
way advocated making bridges of the
!, bodies of Union men, in 1861, in his pa
. per, and was rampant secessiOnist until
he recently began the advocacy of Sher-
man for the Presidency in his paper
Literary Bureau.
John X. hathaway was appointed al
Inspector at Norfolk, Virginia, IN July
last, on the recommendation of the Col
: | lectOr of Customs, for six months. H'
: | is known to be Republican. Collector
of Customs are authorized by law to name
the persons for appointment under them
and the Secretary merely confirms tht
recommendation of the Collector, and in
the very nature of the case can seldom
know anything of those nominated be
yOnd the recommendation of the Collec
: tor.
The reason of this actor
might be accounted for on the samt
ground, that letter was written in Feb
ruary, 1877, in the same office, that re
: suited in ab0lishing a force of the Treas
u u ury, on which W. II. II. TimmOns wa
= serving, who had just reported that As
= = sistant Secretary COnant was in collusioI
: with III. M. Williams, then engaged il
u swindling the Treasury-by means of per
. jury.-[Literary Bureau.
= = The Timmons here referred to was act
u ing at.the time in f'cOllusion" with on
II of the chief men of the present Literar.
- Bureau, and the Williams spoken of il
- such uncOmplimentary terms was the
:. - in full fellowship with the man nov
r denOuncing him, and was Yirtully work
ing under the direction of the latter
= TimmOns, when thus associated, close
y his Washington career, by aiding /
y sWindling two widows, one out of $125
% and the other out of about $500. He
, now in a Western penitentiary for swind
" ling a woman to whom he was engaged
3 be married out of considerable sum G
money.
g The above instances of Justification ar
probably sufficient to show Republican
the nature of the campaign materis
y which is prepared in Washington fo
Democratic use.
The evidence will also be deemed sui
Is ficient to Justify the award of the cham
Is pion liars belt to the new Literary BT
s. reau, as a suitable recognition of tn
p, marked success of their first attempt.
is Fl. V. B.