Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-10-14
THE CuUNTERFEIr sEvEN.rHIR.
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The New York Herald of Sunday says: The
excitement respecting the discovery of the al
legged BOG rs seven thirty bonds continued un.
ubated throughout flnaDcial circles Yesterday,
being not alone confined there, however, hnt
extending among all classes Of holders OF this
description of feovernmea. securities. Nuu1er.
QUE individuals upon learning of the extent of
the issue OF the supposed counterfeit binds
rushed frantically home to see If they had any
OF them were greatly relieved upon discover.
ing mat they had not, nor any O hers either,
while toose who iound seven thirties among
their little store Of securities, REPRESENTING the
saslngs OF perhaps years, took them with fear
and trem bling TO some such banking house as
Jay Cooke & Co or Fisk Il Halcn, to inq nire
whether or not they were genuine No cases
OF email holders heing in possession of the
bogus bonds were found, and tt Is very pFoba-
hie that their introduction on the market 10 a
fraud OF such recent occurrence that they have
not had time to he distributed To any extent.
being still in trdnsitu in large quantities
through The various leading banking houses
The actual amount OF the counterfeit issusis
still matter of speculauou, no ne W da a hay
ing been discovered yesterday to aid IN ar.
irving at anv mere accurate Judgment than
that gained by the light of tue first Information
published in Yesterdays paper. But few
pac kagps from the West were received yester-
day, which circumstance is attributable no
doubt to the disposition on the part of tue
holders OF what they conceive to be bona fde
securities 10 keep them IN their possession
unril some definite action to be taken In the
matter OF the declared counterfsits is an
nounced by the government, while the parties
who have been engaged in s.shovins': tina
bogus bonds will Of course keep quiet for the
present, 1t being too great risk, now that
suspicion is on tine qui pire, to attempt forcing
any more into circulation.
Morris on d Putnam, brokers, received $1,000
yesterday from q correspondent in Cincinnati,
through the Manhattan bankers house in this
city. Being in some doubt in regard 70 tn.
genuiDeness OF the bonds, they sent them round
10 the Sub Treasury Office for examination, in
order TO obtain the judgment OF the Govern
ola
there candidly confessed their inability TO de-
eide with any degree OF certa nty as to whether
or not they were bogus. Two Of them, they
said. they thought Were GOOD. while the others
were c. rtainly counterfeits Being but lit sat-
isfed with this questionable testimony as to
their value, Messrs. Morrison Il Putnam took
The bonds to Jay, Coeke & Co S Office whose
experts declared them to be imitstlons. They
were consequently returned to Cincinnati.
A slight clue was obtained to the parties who
have b. en- engaged in circulating these bonds
in the inform ion received that a certain in
dividual a day or two since presented S5.GO0 in
five bonds to a banking house IN Buffalo, where
they were received, being subsequently ascer-
tanned to be counterfeits. The gentleman who
received them states that he can furnish an
accurate description OF the man by whom
they were brought to the house. and steps have
been taken TO ascertain his present wherea.
bours.
Much interest is felt as to what may be the
effect in Europe of the discovery Of this q.
gantc fraud. The seven -rhirties being merely
ierest-bearing notes, the interest being paw
BILE in currency. they, of course, are not held
10 any extent on the other side; bnt 1t is fe ,red
that the general reputation OF the Government
paper may suffer in conse Quence of the pu olic
announcement Of such An extensive issue OF
fraudulent boads executed with such accu.
racy OF imitation as 10 create grave doubts
with regard 20 their sta;us-viZ: whether they
are complete counterfeits or duplicate impress
sions N othing has yet been learned in this
particular, the latest advices from Europe an.
nounciDg that no news had been received from
q a In n non xha~o
no returns. Mondays dispatches are expected
to con vsy this intelligence.
The final action Of the Government is still
undetermined A committee has been here for
the last couple days, representing the interest.
OF the department, but of the nature ef their
labors but little has been learned, and Of the
result nothing. They examined specimens OF
the alleged counterfeit, and sent for experts to
learn their opinions concerning them. Yes
terday they concluded their investigation and
returned 10 the capifal Mr Vandyke, the
Snb. Treasurer in this city, is still awaiting
instructions from W Washington, having written
for that purpose. He has like wise desired that
aspecimen OF a bogus bond should be forward
ed 10 him, and upon its arrival a further ex-
animation to discover means Of determining
the character of all seven thirtiss. so as 10 pre-
vent the further circulation of such Of the
counterfeit ones as are still ou', will be had.
1t was reported on the street yesterday that q
special detective from Washington was in
New Y York on this business but IT so, he did
not call at the Sub Treasury, aud nothing
could be learned of his moyements
Speculation is as rite as ever in regard to the
question W bether these are counterfeit bonds,
or duplicate issues Of genuine ones. The hold
ers. OF course, who have no recourse, insist
with unanimity not unreasonable that they
are impressions from Government plates,
printed on Government paper, and talk more
loudly than In whispers OF frauds among Of
ficials in Washington, to cover up which this
means has been adopted. II this were the
case, however, the friends of these officials
say, would the issue be confined simply to the
doScriD1lOQ N
tion OF dou btful security has been met.
COOPERATION IN ST. LOUIS, Mo.-A CO op.
erative store has just been opened in 81. Louis,
and is the first experiment OF tne kind that has
been made in that city. Its object is announced
70 be the procure ment tor worklnRmen the
necessaries OF life much cheaper than ut any
other establishment. The Society under which
the store Ia managed iS called the ..St Louis
Workingnen's Cooperative Association"
The Smount OF capital stock is placed at S5O,OO8
which is divided into two thousand shares at
s25 each. The regulations OF the Association
are precautionary and widely conceived. No
shares OF stock, or one hundred dollars in cap.
ital, and each shareholder is entitled to but
one vote. ANY workinsman can become q
member by paying one dollar admission fee
and ten per cent. on every share taken. Goods
are sold only for cash, but mem bers who are
lot indebted to the Association may receive a
pass. book win their pane and number OF
may have goods charged to the amount ofone-
half the shares taken and paid by them. The
greater the number OF participants, the faster
the Association will prosper and the wider
" ill become its range OF usefulness.
POPULATION OF THE PAPAL SrArRs.-Ths
Correspondents, of Rome, publishes 8
synopsis OF this years census OF the Papal
States. Rome contains ffty.fo parishes, Of
which nine are outside the boundaries. The
total population, which is now 2i5.573 souls,
was, in 1867, i19,9j2; 1855, 1s03l9 1889, 1872
1850. Is4 G5e 1861, I94,5s7: 1862, 49,, 7,U7s: 1863
2ul.G61; 1864 203.s96: 1865, 2O7 3S: and 1885, 2lO
sOI. Since the previous census the Inhabitants
had increased by 1872. The total population
of the provinces still under the Papal rule is
as follows: Rome, 326.5G9 Civita Vecchia,
20707 Eitsrbo, l2S.32l: Eelletrt, 81, ,0l3; Frost.
none, l54, ,55s; or ia all. 692,l12.
SHERIDAN Is receiving good deal OF atten-
ton over the water. The Revue des Deux
Mondes, without doubt the most influential
review in the world, thus speaks OF his 70.
msvai and his military ability
"The President has withdrawn from the
district OF New Orleans Gen. Sheridan, per.
haps the most brilliant of the generals OF the
United States, that chief of cavalry whose i'm.
provemep,s in the use Of thar arm ara the
tktudy of European soldiers. the eonqueror of
Fiys Eorks, and OF the fDal struggle about
Petersburg and Richmond. ~ Ifg e#lst
3 .s.e.
/, IL The Queen of Portugal Is in delicate
heath. t - - ttfF
~ There 10 a soeiety in Nashville, Tenn.
called the ..Brotherhood Of Locomotive Enei,