New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-02-13
CITY ITEMS.

/ ArPRrHEysIox OF DARING FoRGER-ABoUT
so. OCO INyoLvED.-The ares. Of +. S. Iiper, a
daring aud most accomplished forger, was effected on
Friday last in the village Of Hinckley, eighteen
miles from the City of Cleveland, Ohio. The opera
tons of Piper, with an accomplice styling himself
/ C. X. Bruce who is now confined in the Chicago JAN,
present case of vilany unprecedented for coolnesr
ingenuity skill and shrewdDess extending as ir as
developed over "A period Of about three months, and
involving sums amounting in the aggregate TO near
$4,000. Between the 10th and 18th OF last month,
tlia twain visited Wisconsin, and sold to VARIOUS
bankers in the northern and western parts OF that
State drafts purporing to have been Issued by the
Bank Of Toledo payable 10 the order Of Bruce at the
Ocean Bank of New-York city. These drafts
originally were bought for sums varying from : 10
So p .r re altered 10 from 81 900 TO s2,oOo.
The drafts were duly sent forward to the Ocean
Bank here, wer. readily accepted, and in due course
were returned TO the Bank of Toledo the cashier OF
which was satisfied of the identity of bis signature
and the general features oil the paper but Suspecting
that no such amounts had been issued to such an
order referred to his dra-dook, by which bis sus-
pcions were confirmed The Ocean Bank and tie
bankers Of Wisconsin were duly notified OF The fraud
by correspondence which occupied nearly four weeks.
In the mean time, Piper and Bruce had been work
ing ndustrously in Illinois, Indiana, aud Missouri,
10 each Of which Siates large Gums had been lost by
bankers On the 18th of December, several OF the
Wisconsin bankers who had been defrauded, repre-
scouting in the aggregate about S6,VOV, placed the
matter in the bands Of ex-Cbief OF Polce Beck OF
Milwaukee, with ample means TO prosecute a rearch
for the swinders. subsequently Chief OF Police
Cozzins of ST. Louis was notfedof the swndlers, and
entered into a correspondence with the Wisconsin
bankers The conduct Of Bruce in ~. Louis had ex'
cited suspicion, but be suddenly LEFT for the Interior
Of the State, where he passed counterfeit drafts
amounting TO 81 400, in contracts for mules. In
Iowa. Piper pretended to be Government agent for
the purchase of large supplies of pork and at Musca-
tine passed counterfeit drsf,s one for $500 and
the other for A. 600, both purporting 10 have been
Issued by the Mad River Valley Bank, Springfield,
Ohio. PAYABLE ut the Hamilton Bank in this State.
The police of the Western cities, after innumerabs
troubles lodging about here and there got track Of
Piper by means Of forged letter, and arrested him
in his own house in Hnckey. When Officer Craw
approached him, Piper extended his hand in merry
way, smiling and remarked, "Well, Craw, how
are yonl What's the matterl' Mr.. Craw replied
that he had warrant for his arrest Issued upon the
affidavit of an officer from Wisconsin by Judge
Tilden. What for ;" inquired Piper indifierently.
" Forgery replied Mr.. Craw. =" Is that AL F"
responded Piper. He invited the officers TO make
themselves comfortable, passed around cigars and
expressed bis regret that he had not something better
to offer. Upon the receipt Of the letter he dryy
remarked, There are wolves in Sleeps clothing
about here" THAT cock won't fight About mid
night the officers started with him for Cleveland
where they arrived and lodged him in Jail at 8
o'clock on Saturday morning.
REPUBLICAN CENTRAL CoxMITTrr.-This COM
mittee held special meeting last night, at the
Republican Headquarters, corner Of Broadway and
Twenty.third street, Sheridan Shook, Chairman,
presiding. The matter ~ to the contested seats in
the Fourth Ward was reconsidered when q long
debate ensued thereon, but no change was made in
the original determination Of the committee. The
following resolutions were offered by +. G. Cowdn:
ROesd That the thanks Of the Republican Csntr. Com
due and are hereby rendered the Hor Charles H. Van
Wyck Chairman and to bis associates OF tho Cogsssionsl
.aUe.as Of tho snomou. fraud. ia ovem.nt eontIsct.
submitted BY them to the House OF Representatives
Rsored That Language inadequate express our utter
condemnation Of those recreans who under the suse OF
serving the Government thus pundered the public treasury
for private gain and that whstsvsr have been
alteration for them hitherto hereby rspudate and
dnounce them worthy only Of that eondga punishment
which thcy 30 much deserve
Two other resolutions, AZ follows were added %
the above by another member, and the whole series,
after some discussion, were adopted:
Rooyed Thst hereby express spprobsiio. Of the
of Preston King In the Of Jesse ID. Bright,
the Senators from Indiana; also,
Rssd That hereby express deep regret and
thcation that Ira Harris Of the Senators tho
diana Jesse d. Bright Of said State who has been proved
traitor.
Pending q spirited debate, in which Charles 8
Spencer Mr.. Cowdn, and others, took part, on 6
resolution expressive Of the unqualified appreciation
Of the Republican Central Committee in regard te
the recently pursued by President Lincoln or
the conduct Of the war, the meeting adjourned.
Bulls HEAD.-For once the market for beef cat
tie in Forty fourth street closed without suffering
any decline, the number Of bulloch proving just
large enough for the wants Of the city at an advance
Of half u cent upon the quotations last week, and
more bullocks selling at 96loc. v ib net, than in
any tr6ous MARKET and III the stock selling ont
without logging butchers u take It There is goot
reason for this advance, for there ore more thar