The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-10-02
Washington Waits.

pers. Ofboth letters and newspapers little
more than one-half was sent to Great Britain
and about one-fourth OF the whole was sent
TO Germany.
THE PRESIDENTS TOUR.
1t is possible that, before returning to
Washington, the president and Mrs. Hayes
may go to Santa Ee, Nov Mexico.
The daughter of Paymaster Smith, who
is stationed in that viiniy, will
be married about the middle of next
month TO MIR, Lambert Hopk ns, of Balh-
mole, who is posttrAdor at Fv WingAte,
New Mexico. Paymlster Sm aud the
president are warm personal triouds. When
Mr.. Hayes first went into the whilo house he
brought Mr.. Smith from Ohio and gave him
the responsible position of appointment
clerk in the treasury department. After
wards he made him M army paymaster. The
tAmily are very anxious that the president
shall be on hand during the marriage ftstiyi-
ties, and it is understood that the president
will try TO oblige them. Ralston, the ter.
minus Of the Southern Pacific railroad,
where the president expects to ba in the sec
ond week in October, is two days travel
from the Santa F6 railroad, and an escort will
meet him at that point to accompany him to
the city.
Mr. spoFFoRD's WILL.
The will of the late IL NJ. SpotFord has lust
been prObated at New Orleans The schedule
OF mis- property shows that he died possessed
OF $4,000 in United States bonds. Mr.
| Spotlord certainly was representative
southern man, and he wDuld have scarcely
put so much money in the securities of the
government If he had no interest in its sta
| bility.
| INVESTIGATION OF MYSTERIOUS THEFTs.
Several months ago ii was discovered that
theft had been committed in the treasury
department, and n thorough investigation
was ordered by the secretary, but every
effort was made to keep tho theft secret,
and it has been very difficult to
learn the results Of the investigation. The
| facts in the case AS now disclosed by treasury
officials, are as follows; During the war
numerous articles taken from the bodies Cf
| soldiers killed in battle were forwarded TO
the second auditors office no the office hav-
| ing p0per official charge of tue accounts and
stleeLs OF the dead. 1uese miscellaneous ar.
ticles were from tmo to timo MS they were
| received deposited in large safe standing in
the chief clerks room ana memoranda were
taken thereof As the great bulk Of the aTli-
cles were taken from the bodies of I'm nown
soldiers, or gave no indication in themselves
to disclose their ownership, they
remained year after year unclaimed,
and even their existence was un-
known except to q few personS, Among
other sTticles contained in the safe were
5000 worth Of town bouis, but even the
memorandum taken AZ the time they were
a ,'Jsted failed 10 state by whom they were
placed there During the administration Of
Auditor +. b. French, now dead, &. +. Her.
ring, Of Massachusetts, filled the position oI
chief clerk, and upon his death last winter il
was for the first time discovered that the
bonds were missing. The matter was placed
in the hands of the chief detective Of the
treasury department, and thorough inyesti
cation satisfied the secretary st the time that
the bonds had been distracted while in Gus.
tOdy of Herring and doubtless negotiated.
LATEST SAFE ROBBERY.
Nulel Vi sctTSL heTNlCe DTOuhS IN w " lush "
know who robbed tho second auditors safe
The property taken, turns cut, on examina
ton, to ue Monroe county, New York, bonds
1859 ~, Sl,353 "a in money and three
730 bonds, worth 1882 So The town bonds
were sent to the town treasurer for payment
by Henning, AS deputy auditor. He made nc
conCeameut Of that transaction, although
when the money came to him it disappeared
He lived in the meanest way, although he re.
ceived n salary OF $500 year. He was ac'
counted penurious by his fellow clerks, to
whom he WAS in debt when he died, to the
amount of SS00-m0ney borrowed in small
sums. He boarded with his wife's mother,
and his family were kept on the scantiost 81.
lowance. He himself always complained, 4.
though he was almost starving. The question
il, what became of the money, if Henning
took il? There seems no explanation, except
that he was the victim of blackmGil. The
clerks tell Of evil looking men who OCCASION
ally made their appearance in the office
shaking papers in Hennlug's ince IN tore T.
citing way and not goug OF until they had
r.ceyed money. lie had no habits Of dss
pation, 50 far rs known by those who were
brought in daily contact with him, and ii h(
was OIaChubl'tu, ~ NluAN hHNo Up'h ~ N','
uection with his business mi8fortunes IL
Boston, where he was agent for Boynton "
Woodflrl, from whom he stole $4,000 &orti
of goods After this became knoRn, and
after he had made up 5000 10 the firm, Vice
President Henry Wilson, whose ncghbor Il
Natick he hal ooen. secured lin the place
10 which ho succeeded in steaing thl
property taken from dead soldiers Specia
A gent Brooks is still working up the case.