Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1865-10-11
The Arrests Of countericiters at provi-


An EX-EEGEL SOLDIER AND THREE OTHERS ARRESTED
The Providence tB. H. JouRai of Saturday gives
the following particulars of the arrest of counterfeit
ers in that city:
"A iew weeks ago our city was visited b. whole
sale dealer in spurious money, who, after supplying
a surprising number Of retailers here, left for other
markets The fact Of this visit became known to Mr..
George A. Billings. detective officer, and he deter
mined to make the fellows acquaintance when next
he visited Providence. On Friday of last week the
man came around again with fresh supply, and of
took the fellow into custody. lie gave the name OF
Henry \. Buchanan. but is identified as Henry A.
Wood native of this section, who twenty years
ago was Il clerk for Nelson Anthony in this city.
lie served in the rebel army captain in the Iwcn-
~ first Louisiana regiment, was in the battle Of
Wilson, Creek, where General Lyon was killed, and
in the battle of Pea Ridge, where he was captured
and paroled, and has since remained at the North.
Upon hnm were found the following counterleltS: A
SlOU compound interest greenback. two so green
backs eight so bills on the Thompson (CtJ bank,
and large package ot fifty cent Government bills,
mostly oil the long issue. This was what he hat on
his person after days operations in this field;
His depository if he had one hcrcabOut is vet to be
discovered Wood was required to give bail in the
sum Of s. 600. and i'll default committed 1t IS
said that his wife, to whom he has been married for
years has now learned iOr the first time his
"miarInation derived from Woods memorandum
book and his own statements to the officers, led To
the detection ana arrest OF some of his customers n
this city, against whom the evidence bears very hard
| clerk at the Adams House. At first h denied any
| knowledge Of the man Or the money which i wa
went up St4lrs to retiring room and pulled out Il
considerable amount OF counterfeit dollar green
backs and hty cent scrip, but IN amount less than
| the mcmorandum said he had received. Pearec was
| committed 70 Jall.
| purchaser, was solomon Gage, keeper of livery
stable on V Washington street Gage gave up lot OF
counterfeit tens on the Thompson Bank, ioy ernment
ones and fifty cent currency. lie was required to
find surety in the sum of five thousand dollars 10
await his trial.
The fourth person arrested was Patrick McSoley,
tiary for similar offence. He is accused oI phSsS
ten dollar couuterleits on the Thompson Banh Inc
Court of Magistrates required him TO give o1!l II ~ E
sum Of one thousand dollars, IL default 'i ""l'" "o
| was committed.
TIE DRouTH--hc PETERSBURG h"lr,l,~ 53ys: & inc Inc
| druuth il tuIs section Is ROW ui !oH7ti @ - -.
| many Of oar most VI Ta1Ir "i W. Iii I IN, ,,',5,
distance OF eJersburg, can igga, d "a H. % thcr
portions of the country coiIu" oiE -, ~ c IhS 1tt ~
Io E ~ -" Nh, r.suI;s are dcuraile. ill ponds have
Lr.nIp rI ,ireiy dry, an! hea! cannot bc ha eNcep'
| 49, y! -. mn and itrluIs are compelled to Nate.
! - -'s.s ..1I wel.s a2G SPRINGS. me giound is
h1. st a.rt as Er9ni" .a't pow Is Cut q I-e
DAM Tim. ul.sti4s al! prospects -or wAe". ana
| -. uats T., ,u-l.g crop viii prove toe-I
-..,- - a., ,..Ity. utu. salads CaAiot DC laIsoQ,
1 t'i " taonsgig ,uu one other injurious results VIII
b. nv ,al ny t:l. luck ul ri'. iAG Ip,.s are GROUND
into almost im.l aue pow ~ ~. "lie- a 'tet y!
the ,yjIg1s or lie -.I. 90. horses tne aust Is not only
rain in tl!s meantime 'r i'il!t elt Is as clehI L'
j. -. rr,r L,.4 known: the SKIES .fe blue aS azure,
yyat,ag 11 The pr peel M writing is truly gloomy
nNH'.Ci nNH'.Cii ti Iii signs fail IN dry weather, but now
.i!tIt i VI IN M ,ilil uut there Is none visible.
| ~ ,-.r,rpr 10 DESTROY THE SPoTTswooD lo-
ooip p--nI,,,,XD-l - bout two O'Clock Friday morning
az ln, ,ncandary attempted to destroy the SpottswOod
IT, tni one Of the handsomest structures in Richmond
~ Sctiing ON fire large quantity of rubbish, etc IN
| tie basement, Immediately under the billiard room
The smoke vas first discovered by the night clerk
Who rave the alarm. But little damage DONE
The sash, door and blind manufactures in the
United States, according to the census of 1860, num-
bered $50 establishments capital invested, S5,4l9,
4S7 cost of material used, S3S65,365; hands en-
plpycd T,4O6; Of labor, S214557; annual value
of products So OO7-showng3 325 per cent. increase
compared with 1850. which amounted to S221IO6l.