South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1867-10-18

Ia InPoFtdm D.sSoeery- thirty
B,a,ts C1an:s,.fsisesl- oescrip:iOn Of iis
Coaa:erJcd. - - - -
These 5ouls had been sen, by reputable
New York banking-houses TO the Loan
Branch, of which Mr.. Andrews Is chief. for
redemption, They came through The assis-
tant treasurer 1t NV York They were
thers passed and cancelled During this
process 1t WAS discovered that some of them
were duplicates % other bouds tina, had al
really bsen cincellel. They were forward
Ell to Mr.. Clark, superintendent of the
! Printing Bareau, for AN explanation "a to
how the duplication occurred. Even Mr..
Clark was Deceived by the excellence of
7 the execution Of the bonds, which were pro-
nouneei genuine even by experts.
Ia the mean ti,Ec difference was dis
covered in tn, seai upon the duplicates and
tue genuine bJnls. This discovery was
male both in the Printing Bureau ani the
/ Loan Branch.
/ Co!oacl Wool requested, and was by the
LoIn Branch supplied, with the names of
the bankers by whom the bonds had been
forwarded aGl also the numbers and letters
ut the bon l., an the date Of their recent
Furnished with this information, upon in :
yes;ig atom he discovered that all the du-
: plicI,c bonds were of the class A and Ii.
md that there were none Of the class G. and
ID. As each printed sheet of the genuine
bonls PIRATE in the department contains
four Impressions, lettcred relatively 4, b,
Z, AM ID, II WAS concluded that the dupli-
Gates had not emInatcd from the Printing
Biretu as no Z AN ID bonds were fund
among them.
! TINS tact was reported to Mr.. Jurlon
solicitor. Mr.. Clark was sent for. and A.
Sured that the bonds could not have come
from his bareau. Mr. Cassilear. the best
expert IN the bureau, WIS summoned To the
council, an upon close AMI thorough cx-
animation II was discovered that there were
other p'rtant dcfocts in the duplicate
ooh1', establishing tie fact that they had
not en- 'nIt;I from the Treasury Depart
ment, bat were caun,crfeits, executed out
SIDE OF 1t, AMI cvi l,utiy without collusion
with ANY one whitever in the delurtm mt.
The defect, noticed were as follows:
The points Of the star forming the seal
are longer tn ~ in the genuine, and have
slightly blurred appaaranee, and the rcd ink
1t the seal is II shade lighter than in the
genuine.
Tnc Imprint at the bottom of the bonl is
set differently in the margin.
IIcrc l. an obs ;rva5ie difference in the
expression of the visnstte representa-, n
FEM lo i5Irc upDn the face of the bond. the
ilnis being MT swell shade ], nor As smooth
AMI uniform in c,lor.
La thu count rift the fsurcs d,notinr
tn, number of the bond are slightly uneven
M the blu, ink in which they are priut ii
lacks the m,ta!lic AMI glossy appearance Of
the genuine.
Tlc red hsurcs in :hc coupon, attached
designating their numbers, are larger than,
in the genuine u.
Tao b)rlers an ! ornamental lathe work
IT the coupons appear blurred and milf
fercn'iy cX cute ani ia; white space be-
tween the m,rgil of the b,ml aud the cou
ponS Is wilcr than in the geuuin, bonds.
The duplicates wcrs fuld u1gucstionI
bly, To BE- counterfci;s, well enough cxrcu
I'd to deceive even experts, il ptrti ;ular at
ton,iol hui not been called to them by tie
discovery OF duplicate numbers.
Upon examination by II IN +. T.. Spin
nar, Treasurer, hc discovered th,l the letter
L Of his signature to the duplicate bombs
Wis very imperfect, aa h. unhesitliingly
pronounced them coun;crfpit.
Tlc Treasury Department was fully ex
honerated from any coIuoc,ion with this
frau lucEt issue.
IL is said that these blg;t b)uls have
been largely NJ ,;iatel with leading bank
ing-houscs in NV York an that a alan-
tiiy OF them are ia circulation in the ives
tcru cities AMI Cmldl. The amount dis
covered in tic Treasury Department, Co..
90, was rcceiyeI FOR redemption princip lly
from J,y Coke x Co., Yermilye & Co.
anl Fisk & Latch; all rcrutlblc bankers
i'll New York.
All tho bogus b,uls hrve been DESTROYED
without hivin2 b,cn pass "a to the credit Of
the bunker by whom they had been FIR
varied. Thu. the Treasury Department
su-tains no loss whatever in the prem. ses
-Na'io1H Liciiiycncer, OIL
/; is supposed these spurious bonds were
executed in Europe, whore tits known that
$4,000 worth have ben redeemed by the
Treasury. The couutarfsits arc AT $1,000
bonds, none higher than that being discoy
cred.
-Thcrc Is a report Of "a silver mine on
M,at House Fork Of Middle Island Creek
in Doddrilcc county, w. Va. The vein il
2 } feet thick, the orc yields % per cent
and Mr.. John Pi.cltard has disposed nf his