The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-09-02
NEW YORK.
The Recent Forgerfes.


New YORK, September, lit is re-
ported that at the first meeting OF the
Board at the Stock Exchange to-day,
the attention of members will be called
to alleged forgeries in the matter OF
English certificates and Erie bonds.
1t is also possible the Board may order
that certain classes OF bonds shall be
verified before being dealt in, in view OF
the recent heavy torgeries in high
er stocks. II is conceded on all hands
that to-day will be a great day for test
ing the genuiness of many classes OF
bonds which have been looked upon as
genuine. This will most probably cre-
ate great excitement. Brown, the Wall
street forger, who was arrested on Sat-
urday will be arraigued at the tombs
| to-day, and probably remanded. He
still maintains his innocence of all at
tempts at fraud; several of the larger
bankers express the opinion that, ow.
ing to the recent startling deyelope-
ments, and also what may take place
in the Board to-day, trifing depres-
sion may be experienced in som stocks
but do not anticipate a panic.
Another Bold Robbery.
Another daring robbery was commit
ted on Wall street Saturday last, by
which prominent banking firm was
pIundered of over $4,000. The bank
er thus robbed was Charles W. Keep,
of l6 New street, and the criminal is
Edward Patterson, a clerk temporarily
in Keeps employ. Keeps regular clerk
went on Summer vacation two weeks
ago, when leaving, Keep, who placed
the utmost confidence in him, asked
him it he could recommend any man
to fill his place. The clerk recon-
NEEDED Patterson, who was engaged and
installed in the position. He proved
himself thorough accountant and
evinced such knowledge of business
affairs that Keep 8 was 30 favorably i'm
pressed with his conduct as to contem-
plate permanent position for him,
and asked for him in the office on
Saturday afternoon, and just before
closing Keeps gave Patterson $4,000
in gold certificates, $4,000 in United
States bonds aud $4,000 in cash to
deposit in banks. Patterson did not
return and Keep on inquiry OF the
bank officials found that Patterson had
not deposited either certificates, bonds
or cash. He at once went to the Cen
tral Office and reported the robbery
Tne Cause.
Inquiry into the circumstances at-
terding the llth street calamity, where
a house fell, killing eight and wound
ing a number Of workmen commenced
to-day. The owner OF the building,
contractor and the inspector OF bulld'
ings were examined. The contractor
said the accident occurred from the fall
ing in of the west wall. He attributes
this TO the recent heavy rains. Several
with esses testified to seeing the accident
take place.
The inquiry will be continued TO-
morrow.
Leonard Brown, arrested on Satur-
dav, for forgeries of New York Central
bonds, says he is employed by {. D.
Williams to dispose OF the bonds. 1t
appears that this Williams has used
the names of several responsible firms
as references in business transactions,
These firms now repudiste their con-
necton with Williams.
Reduction In Gable TsIeGrams.
In view of the public clamor for q
reduction in the present Atlantic Cable
rates, it would be OF interest and but
fair to place before the public
the position OF the cable company,
and the reasons why the reduction
might be impossible, AS shown by the
official reports Of the company to the
shareholders since the commencement,
an examination OF which we have been
permitted to make. The expense to the
company in keeping the lines in repairs
has been very heavy, Of which the iol-
lowing, in their present endeavor to re-
pair the cable OF 1865, will give an ap-
proximate idea: The company in the
outset, expended $500 pounds
sterling for the cable with
which to make repairs. The owners OF
the Great Eastern and Hibernia are
paid 1000 pounds sterling per day
while the vessels are in the sea, this
is on condition that the attempt is un-
successful, and il successful 10000
pounds sterling in lieu. Owing TO the
ardurous and iatlguing task the Capt
OF the Crest Eastern was paid 5000
pounds sterling to undertake the trip.
Reports further show that the project
of the company are no more than ls
derived from almost any ordinary Susi-
meas and taking the risk into consider
ation are much lees. Notwithstanding
the past and present expense and in
view OF the hoped for successful repair
ing OF the cable OF 1865 a reduction is
considered. The Great Eastern will be
out until about the Goth OF September.
The announcement is made that an
officer off the Twenty.ninth precinct has
been in the habit of visiting disreputa-
bic houses in the interest OF Captain
Mccullough and telling the keepers
that they must pay or be pulled.
Qoe woman tells story OF visit made
by the Captain himself, aud OF his ad-
mirauon for the clock and yssee which
adorned the msntlepiece, saying how
well they would look on the mantle-
piece in his house which he is fitting up.
The I.nte Fire I'm Portland Oregon.
The Mayor OF Portland, Oregon, IN
accepting aid from an anonymous
spondent for the sufurers by the
recent fire, writes 10 say that the stor-
les OF want aud disaster telegraphed