New-York tribune., 1867-10-11
COUNTERFEIT OF UNITED STATES BONDS
SEVENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS OF COUNTERFEIT
sEVEN-THIRTY NOTES PRESENTED AT THE
TREASURY.

SEVENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS OF COUNTERFEIT
sEYEN-THIRTY NOTES PRESENTED AT THE
TREASURY.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10-COn siderable excite
men has prevailed in the Treasury Department for sew
era days past Of the discovery OF the counter
fetDg OF United States bonds Seventy thousand dollars
in welexecuted counterfeit bonds Of the second
SERIES due June 1863 OF the 900 denomination, had
been presented at the Treasury Department for redemp
tlon. All of them either Of the or series rang
ing within the fOlowngnamed thousands viz. 6s,OC0
10000 OOO and 10000 The result of the examination
as ordered by the Solicitor Of the Treasury is:
First: The seal Is slightly larger than the gennine the
red ink with which IL is stamped shade lighter and
the points projecting from the seal are blurred and little
Second The imprint at the bottom OF the face OF the
bond Is get different in the margin, there being more
Third The borders Of the coupons which are attached
to the counterfeit bonds larger while the red figures
Fourth The borders Of the ornamental lathe work are
blurred and somewhat indiiferently executes
Finh The figures denOting the bond are slightly I'M
even while the blue ink in which they printed is
duer blue and lacks the metallic glossy appearance Of
STi6 There is to the experts, difference in the Wig
netehe female figure on the face OF the bond-the lnes
not well shaded nor is the black INK so well ds-
tributed.
The counterfeit is regarded as of the most dan
superior TO the counterfeit $500 greenbaeks which were
engraved by Uhc the plates Of which CoWood has now
in the Detective Department at the Treasury while Uhro
bonds have been sent to the Treasury Department. for
redemption by such banking houses in New,Y9Tk as
Nessrs Jay Cooke & Co., Nermilye * Co.. Fisk Hatch,
and others Vermilye & Co. the heaviest losers SO
far as reported All these bonds destroyed and the
bankers sending them In are not credited WIN the go
that the Goverment loses nothing while the BANKERS
brokers suffer IL they cannot go back on the parties
Henry D. Cooke esq the resident partner IN tnis city
epSia Is aaa and washington % houses 1 q their rm
ANY Of the bonds & Yse tsGse Sr 2 ny @
their loss will be comparatively small Information re-
that the counterfeit bonds have been
scattered freely through the bankers ana brokers oces
OF NewNOrk, while it's also Thought that the cOuhleelts
have found their way to the large Western cities
! THE NEWS IN rms CITY. -
Immediately upon the receipt OF the Information IN s
city. Assistant Treasurer NanDyke notified all the
banks and the principal brokers' and every effort was
promptly made 10 trace the fictitious scrip Government
etectiyc officers here Joined by from Washington and
aided by Others Of specially local fame ana knOwedge
tried every chance they keenly could TO get upon the
scent but up the latest asceraned moment without
avail II is said that they have but few OF the slenderest
threads OF evidence TO lay ho Of Those OF the counter
that the light in Washington appear 10 have
Travelled from the West. and is supposed that the
deavOrs made in this city 10 discover their origin have
simultaneously set afOot in Chicago, Cincinnati,
Cleveland and St Louis The counterfes are SO good AZ
TO be beyond the reach not only OF transient suspicion
but Of minute and careful inspection They are the
nearest approach 20 fac-simile of the original that can
possibly Dc imagined. The dangers 10 be guarded
against connection with the paper great and SO
subtle that il would be well for any to whom II s offered
TO consult an expert before accepting 1t at all by doing
this not only will individual safety be secured, but the
efforts Of the Government TO detect the eXten ana drec
ton OF fraud will be materially aided There - no
means apparent Of even guessing how much or the
stuff in circulation Dealers IN this city hnd themselves
VictmZed TO surprising extent, ana thcre can DC no
tOnatey. SeyenThrties fell In Wallst yesterday anu
transactions IN the beautiful green representatives. real
sham OF $1,000 were very few, and conducted with
extreme caution The issues are all dated between the
2lst September and 4h October OF this year Many or
them of whittier paper than the genuine, the borders
are ruled WIDER aud the star seal slightly larger with