| A curious affair
has just come to light, which has created no
little talk and speculation in our community. It
appears that some six years ago, Mr. Augustus
Kennerly, a city collector, was charged with
defalcation in the sum of $8,000, and was
subsequently dismissed from office for the
supposed crime. He however, did not go without
protesting that an error had been committed, and
earnestly requested that the city authorities
would examine the accounts. His entreaties
prevailed and his accounts were overhauled, but
unfortunately nothing came to light favorable to
him, and he was consequently discharged,
disgraced, and ruined.
Yesterday, strange
to say, on examination of an old Day-Book by the
present auditors, $10,000 was found marked and
posted, so that the city actually owes the
discharged collector $2,000 with interest,
besides the restoring of a blighted reputation.
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