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Show Nbtillliiu fl- the Snppll, Cnicaen, 12 Jonrnd's Wa-hin-ton: 'ihe treasurer ol the United States, yesterday, threw out all checks presented for piymenE ilr.iwu by the district commiesioocri. 'ae 1 irrtrict Laa not a tiug'o ilullar ?'..:idin lu i(r credit. On tin l;l of S.-jmnbLr, tne eecretury ot the treasury :i la i -'.! (n the disirict commia-i.nucrs i;"D;i,OUt) aod notifitd tlicm timt a dilaiir-d statement of expenditures made would have to be forthcoming before any more money Wi.s mlvanc-d. The commtj-ioners havn exp-nid till the money and failed lo render am- account ac-count fur tho p;ime, but have male another rq-iisitiou, wi ich has been refused. Tim coimuiiGners deny tb ilihcy arc to bj enm-idered as ao ccunling officers, but claim that their n quia it ion mmt be honored without q-jestiou. It is freely charged that tho comniistionere have violated tbe law and laid themEolves open by diveriing moiy appropriated by congress con-gress from its true purpose |