The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-03-04

Billings House, called there on Wednesday
and invited himself to private conference
in the gentleman's room. After reaching the
room and locking the door, he entered into a
very familiar and interesting conversation
with the stranger, manifesting rather moro
than Yankee curiosity and impudence in the
number and directness of the questions pro-
pounded. Finally, he insisted on private
and personal inspection of the individuals
/ trunk, from which he took fourteen thousand
dollars ia bills of various denominations on
the Farmers and Drovers' Bank of Peters
burgb, Indiana. He also found score of
copies of Dyes Bank Note Reporter, in which
these spurious notes are quoted at the same
rates as other Indiana paper.
| None of the bills having been passed by
the stranger, he was permitted to depart in
peace, but..his packages of bank paper and.d
tectors were deposited in bank vault for
| safe keeping.
1t seems from the pains which has been ta-
ken that large business was contemplated
in the Mississippi valley. The following ac-
count, which we clip from the st. Louis Re-
publican, of the arrest of two of the gang
with 500, 600, with the arrest here, will prob
ably put quietus on the operations Of that
banking company for the present:
Two OF three days since two men. Ana Civ
ing his name as Capt, alias DIR. William
Kelley, of the United States Army the other
as j. Wells, arrived in this city, and took
rooms at the Virginia Hotel For some reas
on of their own, they soon after changed their
quarters, going to the Missouri. Here Rel
ley made advances to the proprietor, repre-
senting that he was the proprietor of a new
bank, which Was to 60 into operation on the
first of April next, and that he had some
100000 of the notes printed, signed, and
ready for circulation. The bills are $l's,
$3's, $5's and $l0's on the Farmers and
Drovers' Bank of Petersburgh, Indiana
They are exceedingly we'll executed, and cal
culated to deceive, though they appear to be
Autographs. They are signed N. Roberts,
President, and j. Wells, Cashier.
Kelley expressed desire that the propre-
tor OF the Missouri would extend his aid
in "shoving" the paper-a proposition which
that gentleman very promptly and decidedly
declined. Kelley, however, insisted upon his
upon him 500, which was retained, and in
lings and Capt. Kick, aided by their detect
ives, Tunnecliffe, WEIGH, and others, soon
had the parties in custody. They assumed
an dir Of virtuous Indignation, but soon
| changed their tone and temper, and offered
any terms for their discharge. Beyond the
amount deposited with the proprietar Of the
| Missouri and similar amount at a house
| OF resort on Poplar street, il is believed that
| none has been issued The total amount re-
covered, we believe, is about ST. 500.
| The parties arrested--Reiley and Wells
admit, we believe, the above facts in SUBJ
stance, but deny that they have yet passed
any of the money, and that they are not, con-
sequently, criminally liable. They also make
overtures of compr omise, inconsistent with
| innocence.
| But the great secret Of the contemplated
fraud, and the card through which their sue
cess has depended, is large quantity Of
Dyes Counterfeit Detector, in which the
bank is quoted at Ia per cent. dscount-the
same as other Indiana money.
| Both Kelley and Wells are men of ability,
genial and plausible. They were last night
still in durance.
There is little doubt but that the bills are
in other houses, and that an attempt will be
made to issue them 1t behooves business
men to look out for them.
! C5yM Mr.. Iverson of Ga, in his remarks on
the abolition of the Thanking privilege, read
curious document, showing how many of
bis speeches each Senator had folded and
mailed from the Senatc's folding room at
the expense Of the public. The following is
the showing:
Mr.. Allen sent 800; Mr.. Bates none; Mr.
Bell 1000; Mr.. Benjamin / | 900; Mr.. Big.
Ter 81, 900; Mr.. Bright 10000 Mr.. Brode
rick $4,000; Mr.. Cameron 10000; Mr..
Chandler $4,000; Mr.. Chestnut none; Mr..
Clark $500; Mr.. Clay 1850; Mr.. Cling
man q 900; MIR. Collamar 5000, Mr.. Crit
tenden 10000; Mr.. Davis 5000: Mr.. Doo-
little 1000; Mr.. Douglas 345 900 Mr.. Dur
kee $500, Mr. Fessenden l4,500; Mr.. Fitch
| 1900; Mr.. Fitzpatrick 1900; Mr.. Foot
1000; MIR. Foster 200 Mr.. Green IL, 900;
MIR. Gwin 1880; Mr.. Hale $4,000; Mr..
Hamlin 10000; Mr.. Harlan 10000; Mr..
Houston 5000; Mr.. Hunter 1000 Mr.. liver
son 5000; Mr.. johnson Of Arkansas, {, 900;
MIR. johnson Of Tennessee, l. 900 Mr.. Jones
1000; Mr.. Kennedy 5000; Mr.. King TO-
. 600; Mr.. Mallory 5000; Mr.. Mason 1900
Mr.. Pearce 5000; Mr.. Polk $4,000; Mr.
Pugh 1900; Mr.. Reid 1000; Mr.. Rice 4 )
900; Mr.. Sebastian 1000; Mr.. Seward 81,
600; Mr.. Shields none Mr.. Simmons O..
500; Mr.. Slideli 5000: Mr.. Stuart AZ, 900
: MIR. Sumner 1000; Mr.. Thompson, OF Ken.
, lucky none; MIR. Thompson, Of New Jerse,
1000; MIR. Toombs 1900; Mr. Trumbui
: 10000; MIR. Wade 1000; Mr.. Ward none
MIR. Wright 1000; Mr.. Yulee 1000.
TnE GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY COMPANY OF
!, CAsADA.-Trafhc receipts for week cndin,
18th February, 1859:
Passengers, $l2,282 q
Freight, q, 246 7,
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