The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-02-25
DNgus Rank Mill Man utactory IN
InAln A-.- Heavy operations ana
Extensive Seizure.
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Extensive seizure.
TFrom tAe Cleveland Herald, Thursday
One day last week, man presented him
self At the Office in st. Louis of the Tcrrc
Hause, Alton & st. Louis Railroad repro.
senting that he had a quantity OF Indiana
money which he wished to exchange for 9th.
er funds on payment OF moderate discount.
The agent having some 81 800 to remit to
the Bellefontaine Line Office, Indianapolis,
thought it would be good opportunity to
pay the amount, give his Indianapolis friends
pleasant surprise-and pocket the premium
himself. Accordingly the bargain was made
and the seller OF the Indiana money disap-
peared. Next day the ST. 800 package was
duly forwarded to indianapolis, express
charges paid, where the money was found not
worth the express oharges The bills were
excellently done, and purported to be issued
by the Manufacturers Bank of Hartford
the word Indiana being printed in another
part of the bill, in exceedingly fine type.
There is no such bank in Indiana. Farther
Investigations were made, and the bills,
number of which made their appearance in
different parts of Indiana and the adjoining
States, were finally traced TO a village named
Hartford, in Jay county, on the eastern bor-
der of Indiana. The head quarters Of the
formidable gang of counterfeiters, horse
thieves, and scoundrels generally, by whom
this spurious money was manufactured and
put into circulation, is in a small grocery
near the village, and here it is supposed that
an immense amount of this money has been
made.
The next stage in the history of this gigan-
tic swindle took place here yesterday. Con-
ductor Morse, on the Cleveland and Erie
train coming west, took $40 bill on this
bank from two stylish dressed young men,
supposing it to be Connecticut bank bill.
On learning his mistake, he returned and
gave q FIVE dollar gold piece in payment of
their fare. A conversation sprang up, in
the course Of which they stated that the bills
were Of a new Indiana bank, that they had a
quantity of the same kind to circulate, and
limiting at his assisting to circulate it, in con-
sideraton Of their allowing him the discount
on Indiana money. Getting an mixing Of
their business, the Conductor was careful not
to excite their suspicious, but at the next sta
ton telegraphed to depot officer Clark War
rem, who was OF once on the alert for the
capture Of the men. Information was given
to Mr.. Stephens, Of the Railroad Dining
Rooms, who was requested to take whatever
money they offered for their dinner.
On the arrival Of the cars they passed into
the dining rooms, took dinner, and on leav-
ing, rendered one dollar bill on the spur-
GUS bank, which was taken. The men were
Immediately arrested, and in their carpet bag
was found number OF the spurious bills,
and about $500 in gold. Tho Operators"
carried q bank note reporter with them,
chased the bills in New York know there is
hon h,t lain rsnht ~
circulate the bills.
The amount Of bills found upon these par
ties was between six and seven thousand dol
lars. The morning papers had got it too
large. The defendants have been committed
to Jail 10 default Of $4,000 bail. They did
not give their real names, but gave John Doe
and Richard Roe.
Vicxoria,s Grandchild-The Princess
ClOttIdn.
The safe confinement Of the Princess Fred
erick William, of Prussia, has caused sincere
pleasure in England. The auspicious event
was communicated to her Majesty through
the electric telegraph, message by which
reached Windsor Castle from Berlin in six
minutes after the occurrence. At / O'Clock
the Queen was apprised of the Princess being
taken in labor. Her Royal Highness the
Duchess of Kent was Immediately apprised
of the event at Frogmore Lodge. Several
communications have since been received Mt
the Castle, announcing that the Royal moth
or and infant Prince we're favorably progress
| ing. Immediately the welcome intelligence
became known to the borough authorities
and the inhabitants at large, they gave ex.
preston to the sympathy and JOY by suspend
ing in front of their houses various banners
bearing the arms of England and Prussia
and other loyal devices. The bells of the
Chapel Royal Of ST. George and St. johns
Church sent forth merry peals, and in the
evening many Of the Royal tradespeople illu.
minated their houses.
The marriage Of the Prince Napoleon will
| the Princess Clotilda was to take place or
Sunday, Jan. 30. 1t is said that the Empires.
Eugene has written very aifectionate letter
says: sYou will find in me more than frient
You will find mothor.,' These words ar,
said to have deeply affected the Princess. -
She was also much moved when, on the an
niversary Of the death Of her mother, Queen
Marie Adelaide, the Court having retired to
Montoaliers, Prince Napoleon had mass
performed in the Chapel Royal of Turin, for
the repose Of the soul Of persons of his suite
After the service, the Prince gave sum oil
3O0f. to the Chaplain to be distributed to tbs
poor.
Death or the Historian HnIlmm.
Henry Hallam, the historian, died in Lon
don, January 22nd. The New York Time.
says of him
4 He was almost the last survivor of that il
lustrious band Of prose writer's whose work,
may be said to have reached the early par
OF the nineteenth century-the golden age oil
English literature.
! In 1880 be received one OF the 50-guines
gold medals, instituted by George the lvtt
for eminenoe Of historical writing, the Other
having been awarded to our own countryman
Irving, after the publication Of his "Histor;