The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-11-21

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DrrGcr .The recent OF the counterfeit, hfy cent
notes well executed that they likely to deceive
even the best experts The following information ~
be found useful in aiding readers detect hem
The counterfeit Is about an eighth OF an inch shorter than
the genuine The words .'uned States In the counter
terfcit quite clearly defined In the genuine
The sword held by the female The vignctte appears
white streak In the genuine In the couniereit II ~
more heavily engraved Under the word "and'' IN the
right upper corner there Is flourish IN the genuine
which Is entirely absent in The oounterft Ib- last
defect ~ one Of the simplest means Of dctecng the
bogus notes.
MapL PRESENTATION Twenty second regiment
O., = n. ", TO have a dress parade Al their
arinory on Fourteenth street. sixth avenue, this
evening" the occasion Of the FIRST annual presc
Of the Aspnwal OF military merit which Colonel
Lloyd Aspnwall has provided 10 be bestowed annually
upon the member Of each company who may stand
highest IN The performance Of his military duties.
Governor Fcnton, Generals Hooker. Dix and steele
several other army and naval officers, hay. -gi4Ied
Their Intention Of being present, and some Of tho
Der may DC expected 10 address the regiment.
FrREN WEST TnRrY rrru srrEsr. --Betwcen I'VE aud
six O'Clock last evening nrc occurred IN four story
brick building, Of Nos I4s and ils West Thi9y-nnh
street occupied on the two uppc floors BY Mrs noc
trunk manufactory. The FIRST and second floors
occupied by J. r. Montine. manufacturer OF chairs Tie
rc broke out ON the second floor and spread with such
iapidry that IN twenty minutes tho whole interior 81
the building was In flames. The building completely
destroyed, together with the stock and materials
famed Mrs. Morrcs loss IN est mated nj about VI 600:
insured Tor that amount, but tho OF the company
could nd be ascertaned Mr. Nominees loss also cst
mated AZ about 81 600 he Is also insured The building
was worm about - 900 said TO be insured W. learn
fran the Fire Marshal that the nrc by the
careiessness Of boy named James Welsh, who acci.
dentaliy Jet lighted candle fall into varnsh
the gnitlng OF the varnsh caused slight explosion
scattering the burning varnish, which destroyed tho
premises.
FURTHER PARTICULARS oF ruR FInE AT FoRr W1sasG.
roS-The dwelling house that was burned on Saturday
night last on the old Kingsbdge road, Fort Washing
ton was owned by Mrs. Elizabeth Ianadon. II seems
the house had been unoccupicd the nrst OF tho
month On the day Of the Gre Mrs Iangdon was al the
premises up 20 about hafpas three o'clock the after
noon preparing the rooms for repairs; the carpcnicrs
and painters going TO work Tuesday Of the
ing week. Before leaving Mrs anRdon had closed and
fastened all the doors and windows usual then locked
the street door and took The hey with her The facts
chced by Fire Marshal Baker show that Mr. Tclifair
the adjoining neghbor about retiring 10 bed when
he discovered smoke IN hs own bed chamber, and On
looking out of the window discovered flames issuing
from the roof Of Mrs Iangdon's house, the soath
eide The police, under Captain Wilson, quickly
The premises when they found The stree, door fastened
strongly the house 10 permit any getting 10 tie
second oor the tre had already burned through the
floor Of tho second story and ORE falling through
the back parIor II found impossible 20 save the
furniture. only some few articles removed Mrs.
Langdon estimates tue value of the house 81 about
$40 100 which there Il an Insurance or 90 600 ~ tis
Park and Nee Amsterdam Insurance Companies sns
estimates her furniture at about 500 which iucudcsn
piano worth $500; on this properly there is nsnraac
81 5000 in the Lenox Insurance Company There dnes
not appear 70 We any theory Tor The ire other than h@
OF inccndiarism. Mrs. Lhngdon states that wheD 40
visited her house on Friday morning, she dcoy cred ~
the back window OF the Laundry was pushed w n
some had entered nothing missed and she
again closed the window, thinking nothing ahott
Mrs lansion auscd fire 70 be made IN TIE grHe ~
the dining room as che found the house damT hus
that was very low when she left and she caDro be-
leye that any accident occurred from that