New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-07-07
The Reocat Report OF a Raid Across the
Potomac stoek-6ambiing Opera

49,
Potomae-A stoek-Gambiing Opera
ton Defeated.
| EIsm The CLamhef,5urs Repository.
On MONDAY morning Of last week. man
giving biz name as JOSEPH Ii. Miller Of ~. h'rars Id.
rsrsisv. and repre- cutting himself as 2 Inion scout
came here IN The Hasertoun train. enc while tls cars
we're waiting L. gave Nj Gilmore, tie Telegraph cp
orator. tie following essqatc3.
CH4SBSkssrRs. Juls 20 D'rrr.rg DR., 81 figT
I LuI etins siI chrori 10 s-t .I events ~. . m.
" josrga p. Nib p. Newlsk Advertise"
I The above disrach seemed uro1'. face % DE mese
busiress affair and NJ Gilmore ai1 i aside y D. II
warced. After the train q Dr. sent Il 20 Ph.ldelphiA
but in short tine tie -isI ftcl given below passed
over The wires from Earc's t1wn iut lbs fuspc.o1s
were ~ once aroused thit hr Miller Tis th' agent OF
an Cssos.ition G. stock gamblers who Bad resolved ul
creating p-nlc in stoss By reporting ee invasion ~
Cumbe. Land Valley by tie Rebels. 14d D. he'd the IA
re.s-ovn d. patches Lare AID STOPPED NJ Drcrs Dis
patch In Philadelphia untl tae military aaiho,it.ts
could BE- consulted about tHer TIE dispatches sigHei
" Union Scout" and Scout" wen, BE- asccslalGrd al
sent BY Miller and the Fact thnt ae giving luform-
ton Of Rebel rald In this valley, aad passing re head
quarters Of Mai Gen. Couch, The officer n o3Esad o.,
/ the Department, without communicating With hin
made II evident either tfa; ho wrs publishing IA
statements to create p'ic that he df rot want tie
military authorities 70 know u tie l,elli dr-nce.
/ Tie dispato-cs sent fran Hasors;0wn wcre IS FOL
"TAernsrovv June ao-D H. crsig. f,,oei-,.J prs...
N'ts LORI Lo's ier important 's''' 3r th' laeS ~
mail. VSIoS SCOTT"
The same dispatch was directed TO be sut 10 Il. l.
Davis. hgrirf Otioo, Philadelphia. Tie OS,er ole
WIS as follows:
as, r 2oo 5g = .eIe brought oyer BE- q.
Ealing W-.er- ma stored ieo urs this lido Fe,ou-t.
Days eaist tE-t the gr iots o. Communism; L
tSor vii Gee Curtin n r-son TO- day o. to o.her matters.
ysee.er h. been ,ocrE ai By che Conirierdes SCI ne
force o JJ me- o. 3lasbus AID Couch Is s.; Cha5efs
Be he first in make, you can o. you hive first news
e. 70 contract PsT,e.s boers VI" b. wanted tomorrow
The sse nan lad sent dispatch through tho pre-
vi0us saturday, o. uHn n ScW-JeI5cy. stLilhg LI
I " we con get ns u 'ch efain as we want iie cis-
patches and iHcts c0DIected with tlen were blaDitN
70 Cen Couch, and the rep esent8ols 81 IeoeA al
vance III this direction were wholly false nc very prop
ely suppressed the dispatches ana retained tAem il
military custody; ald by permission OF the military
ar-holtie7 We give them publicity. i IS erIireIty
proper that the people should ErOF LoW the ira dli
fv las be threatened yy reckless gdmD --s n dos
ptiGte attempt TO dtpTess me prices "a particular
stock in New-LOrs. HHQ Gle dispatches leen p.nsAcd
NJ . H. ON Monday in New York AMI Philadelphia, 1s
was DESIGNED a rrris would Inevitably have followed IA
Cumtcrl ud Coal stock. and before thr l-.ehoot coad
lars been corrected the gamblers would have 5o-5lt
twenty" below tie ruling prices
/ The Cumberland Coal Company works YMulDlo mines
near Cumberland. Maryland and ile stock is one 0i
tine gamblers "iaaclrs lAe S.oca beAris-.lAl -.
u Is bought md sold nciit0usy, without et-er ow S
o. pretend ting o. deliver tie certificates Nel sinp'
bet ron dav - day that e VII q, worth much %.
morrow Or T. 1t week. aBd nominal sales lse made.
" hcn tie time ,cs the pal el se-te 10! paying tAe
OH. 4ailNn-lAf4 Mn4lilsa nt l.f't's -
lad evidently been made % depIess tbs stock a4a -
would De sensby affected by Rebel possession o. est
ern Maryland alt Gun berilDd alley. twas arranged.
doui tess that AT. Miller nd act te pt ~ Union
scout aad az tie proper tuo spring upon tle bulletin
boards Of the city tee startling cflut ts 49, positive
and circumstaut.d accounts Oi I.cDe. in'-'ion-
and then the gamblers would 20 ~ erd fleece the
holders Of Cumberland Coal stock While tie panic
RACED 10 seems pretty evident tdai Nj D.nnng Duei
No. % william street; New fork ana Mayor WIS o.
Trenton wereu me secret, ana parties 70 TIE attempted
fraud: and Ti5 Piiaadphc Inquirer was 10 Dc used
We truss BE- imposition lp1l H. p-oprietor-to spread
I the news and al ia getting ug tMc Gov. Ll.'ii
was 70 d. called upon Do person by the sc"lb ahd
wls doubtless 20 b5 impressed with tic pOaiti' AMOR
nation that O0O Rebels were nrea ~ MIt illu. aud
,OOJ more about % enter Tor the purpose OF n5elAs
Pennsylvania VIII the hope OF nCIeing im 70 issue
cell Tor tro0ps and TINS add 90 the general eAeltem9
But Gov Curlil seems not % have been tien 10 ani
done for" iu That way md Cen Couch took Possession
wont under and the gamblers were probably sadoer 4
wiser noL about tho time they conAden'y e4peeeu
I " Cumberland must lose twenty"
Part of the grand plan carried out but, owing 70
the faure Of the Vita part OF tie scleWc the Ir parts
that played were simply ridiculous IL WIS eVI.
deht.y arranged that "fUer' Wps % De thrown out
lust before tae grand teecraplc demonstration OF MI
hitler was 10 be- made, and accordingly Tie New YORK
and Philadelphia papers OF Monday Eeie teatel - o.
dispqtch puIporang 90 come from Newark. \. -
doubtless from Mayor Wlis-statug tat q lJJ-days
men OF Trenton were ordered 10 Harrisburg ana tnat
smell force u Rebels bent on Destruction Is stated
% have entered tae Cumberland valley Ihey are 10,
ported 10 BE- ths advance guard OF large d aci ne
Z The 1000 blsAe.s'-to be rendered 2uly EeDeis-
across the Potomac 20 De posted % TIE bulletins 10
y m of that day with the promise 81 LOO more Jls
coming and thereupou Cumberland Coal was 10 topic
\ FOR the amusement and profit u the combination oil
gamblers Relying upon Ills, ON Article appeared IN
tn Philadelphia IHqtirr q The next Gay, porting 10
/ be a special Ill patch from Hagcrsf0Yr, e. follows.
"EAG.EsIOUN. I'D. MONDAY afternoon ne ~ puIinS
last night hete cavalry force 81 some &OD iofiet tue foo-
mac (which j. very owl some Two or tir-e es De o
Falius Wa'ers Tie scout VINO tr.i'si Lel uo.
m Can lvs the rcm4nler large force are near " in Ies
f. .tL las been ln Rebel bands t"9 VI frt Days
30 damage LIS been done % the Baltimore and ono odd
az h. ~ f~1 -h brt The scout Trey hsyt he tee sph
tapped between here and MaIsouIs ana 90 zen 90 do'
~ vii De roy the railroad the remauief Of
The commend l. saey this side. FOR prudential reasons
the enemy keepur quiet possible 81 present Inc
f,c. 4 he,Ie o., Nosrrv who be- shining criy O.
ss-te supply cavalry horses. The ulw8 81 tue IN
yssion russ begins 10 Doe Lsp@f IN his ce some per
.os Who bern1e acquainted with M0seby while Dc acted -
Provost Marsha. hrse dug Tie Get burg Oatte seem quite
willing % welcome him esan. Among Others tne greatest
coustegu,tion prevails -,
The foregoing dispatch Hers pdss'G 9rer fs eres hut
was ~ DENLY brought out in Philadelphia by some one
WHO as into the operation and lsf have Imposed upon
The Iaquirr We have yet iced any eApla1a'
ton Of 10 IN the columns Of thar paper.
so ended ;te grand scheme % combination OF stoeS
eambers TO produce panic in prices By carefully lld
plain % astOund the city with details OF Destructive
Rebel force IL our valley. The STOCK VI 40 CumDer
land Goa Company little unsettled by u, gul IL
dd not decline on per cent and the gamblers had only
disappointment md expense ior their pans
Another Leaf Tor james Buehnnan's
hook.
The Lockport n. y Journal publishes the
.,uouine extract from private letter from Lieut.