Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-01-29

deposited in the Union Bank Of this city, which 10 the
agent for their payment Of dividends here. About
% 10000 ready for emission 1t is customary for
the banks in Kentucky keep their plates in this city
generally in the vaults Of those banks that their
agents. The Northern Bank Of Kentucky employs the
Phenix Bank their agen-and the Bank OF Kentucky
Union Bank The of the cashier Of the Bank
Of Kentucky is GEO. c. GwArHMEY.
The ingenuity Of the attempt made is remarkable
The plates we're reai-the impressions real.
The facts these. On the 10th Of January Messrs
Burton Gurley, engravers for the Bank Of kenueky
received letter through the Post Office here purport
ing be written by G. c. Gwathmey, the Cashier of
that Bank, ard dated Louisville, directing the en-
gravers to have impressions taken for s37oooo and to
deliver the same into the hands of James Scott Of Lou
isvile. This letter enclosed order on Mr. Ebbet's-
the cashier of tie Union Bank deliver the plates to the
engravers for that purpose. On the outside 81 The
letter written in pencil note stating that Scott the
bearer of the letter from Louisville had gone to Bos
ton and would return in few days receive the en-
giaved notes The engravers went to the Union Bank
delivered the order to Mr. Ebbeus, and received the
plates usual when the Bank of Kentucky wanted
notes. The impressions taken, and thus the mat
ter rested for several days.
On "Wednesday the 18th inst Mr.. Barton, the engra
stated that he from Boston where he had seen
Scott and that he had directed him to receive the
impressions, Mr.. Scott Icing detained in Boston on &C
of business The strangeness secrecy, and mys
terry of the proceedings awakened suspicious IN the
minds of the engravers. They put off the man till next
day. Next day the engravers went down To Mr. Ebbetts
stated the circumstances, and examining the original
order, Mr.. Ebbeiis found that it forgery on the
name of Mr.. G. w. Gwaihmey
In this stage of the advice was TAKEN and Ho-
ran the police officer employed Two men were ar.
rested, examined, and now in prison One of them
is called Pitcher but is supposed he is the same enc
who passed off a. Scott. The other is broker who
lives in Wavery Place, recently known as the chesaier
for trying fos the community the paper currency
Of certain bubble called the Illinois Exporting and Mi
ming Company and which was endorsed as god by the
Wall street papers at the time He is also IN prison.
Anoaer person, from Louisville Cleveland, is also
supposed TO be concerned He is not yet apprehended.
The whole attempt ingeniously conducted, and
but for the prudence of the engravers Messrs Burton
4 Gurley, they would have succeeded. The impress
sicns in possession of the Union Bank.
Another discovery has also been made of similar
forgery a certain western bank.
One of the parties thus discovered be engaged in
this matter, is respectable and we'll connected AT
:empts have been made to have The whole hash
ed up, and
In the deep ocean buried.
STILL FURTHER-The broker occupies Office
in Nassau street; his house-a very splendid one
is at wavery Place. He ha, been large operator
in real estate, shnplaster currency, and various 9TH
er bubbles Of the day. Pitcher is frem Cleveland
Ohio He formerly in prison here for debt
1t is believed that all the persons engaged in the
Tho al
the granite the greatest rascals in exs
tence Having failed, during the last three months in
spite .f the puffs of the Wall press dupe the
public with their currency, they have slept foot fur.
Their, and generally organising bubbles a
grand and magnificent scale. More anon.
uT We attended lecture Friday evening by Rev.
Orville Dewey, delivered at Clinton Hall. before the
Mercantile Library Association The attendance
very full is usually the with the lectures before
this popular institution. Mr. Dewey is man of real
comprehensive, practical, and original
The subject discoursed upon the Moral ends of
business. being in connection with lecture delivered
by him before the Association Tuesday
ing last. On The moral principles Of trade"
Both subjects are peculiarly suied to the present
upeture of swaysg interests in mercantile affairs the
one last evening was treated ably and logically and
and things familiar" that was both Instructive
and pleasing No young man could have listened to
his eulogiums without feeling higher re.
spect for himself and for his calling Whilst those who
make trade school IF selfish interests and sordd cal
culaton., must have WINGED under his stern rebuke-
selfish, exacting and oppressive men, who instead Of
stimulating into action the thousand religious, besevo
lent, and ennobng attributes which the God Of nature
has implanted in the human breast coniented to
move in pal,ry sphere, as f their chief end
make moaey. propagate and rot
In the selection OF Lecturers OF this stamp by the
young men ofhe Association, discern evidences
that sugur well for the rising generation.
We look upon the selection another qsiet. fatter
ing symptom OF the workings Of the great moral reven
which tie Herald has set in moton to make intellect
truth and virtue predominant the igno
rance and quackery sfthe age. The Wa-stree, press
their DOOM in the coasummatisn Of these effects
as clearly as II IL in hand writing upon the wall
We welcome Mr.. Dewey as able coadjator in the
cause of ref,rm--in the meanwhile, efforts
shall not relax to bring other kindred spirits aid
FALSE BANK PLATA plate has been engraved in
this CITY, purporting to be Of the Farmers and Me-
chancs Bank Burlington, Wisconsin Territory !" There
is no such bank. Let the public be their guard
against taking these notes.