The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-09-04
SUCCESSFUL FoRGERY-The NJ T. Journal of
Commerce of Friday evening saws.

As some of the papers this morning have made
mysterious illusions to certain successful forgery
we may as well tell the whole story. PROPOSES.
sing gentleman presented himself at the Chemical
Bank of this city, and desired to open an account
His wish being grathed, he presented for deposit
check for Sl2, 600 purportiDg to be drawn by John
thompson, Esq on the American Exchange Bank,
N T., endorsed by respectable gentleman. and GER
titled by "Candee, Teller" all of which signatures
were forged. The check was passed to his credit.
and sent In, as usual with other exchanges when the
forgery was detected. The amonnt bad been drawn
for of course, and the police are In search of the
There were, doubtless, some sufficient reasons why
the Chemical Bank complied with the Strangers
wish to open an account and IL 10 quite possible
that he took them forged letters of introduction,
but OF this we have not heard. @ hlf
GRIsIs MYSTERIOUS RIvAL-A letter from New
York to the Albany Express says:
Zone item of gossip affecting the handsome tenor
seems to have escaped the omniverous reporters
While In England maiden lady of mature years
saw him ON the stage, and that moment she lost her
heart. She was eDamored to infatuation. She
lost no opportunity of seeing him. She was con-
slant attendant at the opera where he sang. II be
made tour in the provinces, she happened TO be In
the very town where he appeared. She learned he
was coming to America, and that the Baltic would
have the honor of bringing him hither. She at once
resolved to see the New World, and came In the
Baltic When the steamer arrived Mario was con-
vpyed to the ST. Nicholas. Thither also she went
The strangeet part of this romantic affair is, that
though she has followed him wherever he has gone,
she has never spoken word TO him. Mario 10 eaid
to be greatly annoyed at her singular partially,
while Grisi keeps num- but looks thunder clouds
whenever the subject Is mentioned"
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DISTRESSING AND Fatal ACCIDENT REsULTING
FROM THE CARELESS USE OF FIRE-AkMs-A BE-
TsoTHED YoUkG WOMAN Shot BY HER LOVER
We are csied upon to record, says the Cincinnati
Gazette another feplorable accident, resulting from
a criminay careless of fire.arms On sunday
night Dsniel McArthur sitting in the same room,
In No. 3i4 Seventh sire ct with Catharne Desmond,
q young lady TO whom he was engaged. Catharine
was sitting at small stand reading book, and her
lover teasing her and trying to rsnsfsr her At
tention from the book to himaelf by extinguishipg
the candle Finally. sll of his fond efforts having
failed, he took double bsrrelled sho.-sun. which
stood in the corner, pnt cap and pulled the trie-
eer intending to blow cut the candle with the sir
forced out of the gun By its explosion Of the cap
Unfortunately the gun loaded, and tho horror
stricken man heard lord reporr. and saw his be.
trotbsd sink to the floor, bleeding and ing, full
charge Of shot her breast and Ia spite OF the
.orss of the ply icans who were called. she died
Yesterday morning about two o'clock. The unhappy
yuupg man 10 Of course slmost distfactod He sur-
rendered himself aud yesterdsJ mornlng exam
iped in the Police Court. The testimony showing
criminal intention, he was eischaFked The dead end
lbe living were to have been married In about two
months.