Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-12-06
ALEXANDRIA, GAZETTE AMI VIRGINIA {
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4 SUCCESSFUL SWINpIE. y III uI'-E' tu.A
Ledger says party OF swindlels hs7e ben.
operating lately very extensively e 'hat city
in the following msu1er
"A genuine five dollar Tressl'y 500. iSs9 i,
q. il IS technically cal!ci. That i g. -ay, ,h(
,everai Engraved parts OF The hi. ar II III ''ed
with care and pasted on piece OF bank noe
nancr the eXgct IL Of tic baik hi. b IL
The face and back OF the note are treated 10
the same manner, and they are then CXniaISA
to persons as Impressions from genuine pate,
said 10 have been stolen from tn lnHeG
States Treasury building. An Ctitr Is then
made 10 sell notes from tn plate at The rate q
6lty cents to the dollar; and with many per
sons temptation has beca ton s.roHs t. Dc re
sisted. Instead, however. Of T,ceiving notes
from genuine plate, rs represented, tiny arc
handed a package with L scnulne h'c d5!.ar
greenback at the top ard bottom OF It, the IL
side being made up Of a business card IN the
simili,ule of the dollar crscn5acS and abou'
the 81, If it l. sCuic ins.aac;, III Which
purchases had been iuale before AZ orpjttuM
~ was afforded to cxamiao tie package, artpG'l
WAS raised that the police we're c9mln", and
the parties scattered in d.itCrcE; directions -
This was part OF the scheme.
Oae man, a resident Of this city was s"lnditd
out of six thousand dollars in THIS manner not
long since and several others out OF thousand
dollars each \ New York clnccrn Is reported
to have lost thirteen Thousand do.'ars by the
cheat TIE persons concerned II II are. ur 81
near TO be secure from prosecution, because
the victims are afraid TO make complaint 'cs'
they become thereby objects OF t!licuie, II 5oi
| liable to arrest aS party 10 an IntcEGei iracG
NATIONAL BOARD OF TRADE. AT iua SEES
son of the National Board Of Trade on Sa.nr
day the debate turned upon t;lc resumption Q!
specie payments. Several delegates from the
South opposed an immediate resumption on
the ground tha. ,hc South Tas n3t prepared
| Tor it, and that circulation should 20 Oh Tor =.
| few years without contraction OF expansion,
when the Government could safely resume by
making a gold loan. which might b. obtMn''
at four per cent. COL Herbert. Il Baum -.
| argued that specie payments c'u.i ".t D. re-
sumed for the next five yeats without TIE De
struction al the commercial interests 81 tie
country. The entire subjl t was then referred
| to i special committee, luciudiog n resoiuI .oh
by Mr.. Chittendon, OF New lorE, asking
| Congress for such notifications Of the banking
system as are calculated 10 restore the credit
Of i,hc Government and specie payment
| Congress was requested 10 require a. Amer
can vessels to carry one or more apprentices
4 report was received recommending Congrts:
| 10 make approrGialions Tor improving the ga
viration of the Ohio and Mississippi MYERS,
building tridges, csc. The proposition asking
| the Government 10 gran All Il the james
| River and K.nawha Cln.i q b. repaid VII; n
the work il finished and Gaining money, VS.
aiopted. At nicht tie De-, satos were enter.
tained by the citi2.as Of Richmond at = elaHd