New-York tribune., 1867-10-11

TO THE PRESIDENT INDEFINITELY POST
PONED-THE ELECTION NEWs-NO IMME-
DIATE CHANGE IN THE CABINET PlsOBAbLE'
TELEGRAPH 10 THE TRIBUNE
WASHINGTON, Thursday, Oct. 10, 1867.
During the past two or three days an excitement
has prevailed among various officials of the Treasury
Department, although quiet none the less intense,
on account of the discovery of the greatest ana
most successful counterfeit that has yet been
gotten ont and circulated in this country. 1t
was matter in which each and every man
and woman in the Treasury Department was di-
rectly interested from the fact that some one or
other was supposed to be committing great frauds
upon the Government, and that some one was sup
posed to be an emplOye either high or low OF the
Department. The suspicion was that LOCO 7SOS OF
the June series of 1865 were being stolen from the
Department. or that duplicate notes were made there
and carried off. and then sent out into the CONNER
cial world, finding their way back in regular busl-
ness course to the Treasury Department This state
of affairs had given the officials much neasiness,
and Solicitor Jordan of the Treasury was
called upon to place the matter in the hands of the
Detective Corps in Mr.. Jordans Bureau. In the
mean time the Treasury Department was daily re-
ceivng 81 900 730 bonds from various subtreasurles
and banking either for redemption or con-
version, and strange to say, these bonds were con-
tinually duplicated, that is, there would be two
bonds, say of Glass b, No. 5000. or Glass A. No.
$1,000, or other duplicated numbers. These dupli-
Gated bonds were examined and scrutinized most
thoroughly and yet they continually passed
over and even S. NJ Clark, Chief of the Printing Bu-
reau felt very confident that the bonds came from
his department by some means OF other.
Yesterday the matter eliminated. The detectives
were supplied with list of the various New-York
bankers and brokers who had passed these bonds
4 q I.NI
having been duly received at the department here
and Cancelled in the Loan branch Erhe detective soon
discovered that the date of the first duplicate bond
received by any banker was on the 9lst day of Sep
tember lie also discovered that all of these bonds
were class A or class b, and that there were
none of class c or d. This shrewd
Chief of Detectives then reported to solicitor
Jordan that the suspicious against any employe OF
the Department were unfounded, and in his opinion
the bonds were counterfes. Mr.. Clark was notified
Of this opinion, and this, together with report from
Messrs. Melroy and Andrews of the Loan branch,
that they were also of the opinion that the bonds
were counterfeit from defects discovered by them,
led TO another thorough and searching investigation
In the consultation Of the officials, the detective in
sisted that as there was no Glass or ID bonds,
the plates did not come from the printing
Bureau, nor did the bonds themselves He also
showed defects in the bonds sufficient in his opinion
TO declare them counterfeit. Messrs. Andrews and
Melroy discovered the difference in the SEAL and also
defects in the general appearance. Mr. Clark then
again called into TequisiOn the services OF the CHEF
eneraver of the Printing Bureau, the acknowledged
king of experts in the discovery OF counter
feits. The combined opinions of the gentle
men named determined the matter, and the
bonds were declared counterfeit. The detailed
IL G tbo md
ticed between the counterfeit and genuine bonds
NAV be of great advantage to the bankers and
brokers' but to the inexperienced eye no difference
whatever could be ma,lc out. the counterfeit IS so
similar genuine. The many defects enumerated
by the experts sound large but look small indaed "
is pronounced by the officials the best counterfeit
ever gotten up and the proof of this assertion Is that
since the DIST Of last month the bankers, brokers'
Sub Treasures and the Treasury have received them
as genuine, and not until the duplicates commenced
coming in was the matter brought To light.
These bonds are declared superior counterfeit to
the 500 greenbacks that were engraved by OhlIlc'
the plates of which are in the Detective Depart
ment at the Treasury while Uhlric is in prison.
There has been over 10000 of these bonds sent to
the Treasury Department for redemption. by such
banking houses in New-York as Messrs. Jay Cooke
a. Co.. Vermilye Il Co., Fisk X Hatch, and others
Vermlve a Co. are the heaviest losers so far
"a reported All these bonds are destroyed and
the bankers sending them in are not credited Win
them so that the Government loses nothing while
the bankers and brokers will suffer If they cannot
" 90 back on the parties from whom they purchased
the counterfeit bonds. This morning the Hon. +. t.
Skinner. Treasurer made thorough inspection of
the bonds and pronounced them counterfeit. The
letter f. of Gen. Spinners signature is very imper-
feet and was soon detected by him in his Inspection
of the bonds. Henry ID. Cooke, esq, the resident
partnerin this city of the firm of Jay Cooke ~ Co..
announced that the Philadelphia and Washington
houses of their firm have not received any OF the
bonds. while those received by their NewIork house
are from responsible parties and that their loss will
be comparatively small.
The proposed serenade to the President tonight
did not take place for the reason that Mr. Johnson
requested that it be postponed This he did at the
suggestion of several of his more prudent friends,
who feared TO have him make a speech, and spoil
as they termed it, their already magnificent VIC
toresD Ii was late in the afternoon before post
ponement was announced, and many not hearing OF
it repaired to the vicinity of the White House to-
night in anticipation of speech from ITS occupant
The colored MasOns were holding celebration To-
night over the organization of their order and were
paradng the streets with a band of music. The
music made people think that the johnson serenade
WAS surely coming OIL and crowds gathered near the
Txeeutive mansion, where they waited several
hours but were not gratiied with a speech.
People here are still in doubt as to the results in
PENNSYLVANIA and Ohio. A dispatch was received
late tonight from The Cincinnati Gazette Office, stat
inc that returns from all counties in the State had
been received, which give Hayes Rep for Governor
26iO majority. with the Senate Democratic aud the
House probably Republican. late dispatch from
Columbus from member of the Democratic State