THE TREASURY NOTE AFFAIR
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No little excitement has been created in New
Orleans by the discovery Of defalcaton for about
$3.50 Oo0l The particulars we copy from the
Tropic of the 1st inst


On the 26th of July last, more than months
ago, package containing S130,O00 in U. States
Treasury Notes, was sent by mail from the Gus
tom House to the Treasury Department at Wash
ington. The package, it appears, never reached
its destination, and during the past week an agent
from the Treasury Department, charged with the
business of investigation has arrived in this city
He has been busy engaged in probing the affair
to the bottom, but yet the result of his labors
has not been made known Enough has trans
pred, however, to render it quite certain that the
money did not leave the city. 1t seems that the
Treasury notes when received here are marked
"cancelled across the face, In order to prevent
their further circulation, i'll case of accident. If
the notes in the missing package were so marked
the marks did not accomplish the purpose intend
ed, for the Custom House shows, we are informed,
that some ofthe identical notes comprising that
package, have been again received here and for
warded to Washington Altogether, the busi-
ness is very mysterious and difficult of solution.
That pretty extensive scheme of rascality has
been consummated, is quite clear. but upon whom
suspicion should fall is another affair