Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-02-26
the raids of the Secret Service men.

flies OF apparent greenbacks and nation
al bank notes done up in bundles and
labeled like the resources of the Treas
ury itself occupy one set Of these safes.
In the adjoining safes are heaps of cloth,
bags OF apparent coin, each tied up and
sealed with red sealing wax, like the
contents OF Uncle SANS great cash room
IN another part of the building. Indeed,
were some burglar to make an en-
trance some night into the Treasury,
ana by chance come across this "boo-
die" he would fancy that he had come
upon the genuine treasure itself, so de-
luslve Is 1t IN its outward seeming. In
this curious museum of mans efforts to
cheat his fellow man Col. Brooks exhib-
Its, with something OF pity aud pride
commlngled, the wonderful $500-coun-
terielt greenback for which Tom Bal
lard Is now serving his thirty yelrs in
prison. Four of the notes are all that
are accounted for. A couple of these
went through the banks without detec-
ton. A fourth, the one in Col. Brooks
collection, passed the outer portals of
the United States treasury itself, and
was only detected in some of the interi-
or offices. 1t is a most skillfuly exc
cuted piece of work The fact that the
paper is genuine was the occasion Of
much surprise until it was ascertained
that Ballard had taken genuine note
OF small denomination, and by acids
washed 1t free its original designs. 1t
was the orthodoxy Of the paper that so
greatly helped the evil mission of the
counterfeit. In this collection are also
many bundles Of the famous fves on
the Traders National Bank of Chicago,
a counterfeit SO well done that the bank
had to recall all it's genuine notes and
change the plate # 2. r..-...f-s
l liz RECENT ACCUMULATION.
This great pile of bad money is, more
over, only comparatively recent accu-
mutation. According to the books of
the division there was destroyed by
maceratiOn on the 18th and 10Th Of De-
cember, 1876, about 81 100000 of paper
money. This was the gathering of six
years. At the same time there was
melted up less than 81 900 of bogus
coin. The destruction included $50 sets
of engraved plates and molds. With
the fall in the gold premium a few years
ago, and the emergence of coin into cir
culation again, the coin counterfeiter
began to operate. Hence the books Of
the division show the capture of$12,OOO
bogus coin from January, 1875, to date,
or twelve times the amount of the
previous six years of undisturb-
ed paper money circulation. The
coin counterfeits are more numer-
Gus and less dangerous as they descend
the scale of OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES is,
down to the nickels-for the counter
felt cents and Scent pieces are such
wretched things as never would deceive
and are only tolerated because their in
significance preserves them from expul-
sion from currency. The larger pieces
are rarer, and when detected are en-
bargoed at once. The raids of the de-
tectlves are nearly always successful in
stopping the counterfeits before they
are numerously circulated. The swind-
Ter naturally experiments with few at
first, and the detection Of few Of these
gives alarm and blockades the rest of
his work. During the interval between
December, 1876, and June, 1873, the
secret service division stamped the
word chad" on 22,40S pieces of coun-
terfeit currency Of all kinds, paper and
coin. This word is impressed upon all
bogus coin, SO as to secureit against the
peradventure of loss and reissue while
it's awaiting the duty. of ''evidence"
against the manufacturer. 1t is this in
tended service as evidence" that &C
counts for the long. preservation of so
much counterfeit money III Col. Brooks
safes. a9'3a3 o s5AIe U,t#
In short, the,public, need have little
apprehension of suffering from coun-
terfeit coins. aa.t ss.-. s7sFa7 @tE
LONDON World: What luck some
babies have! A gallant colonel in the
guards, returning the other night to
chambers in Hawick place, found on
the doorstep an interesting-looking par
eel, and on getting the porter to exam
Inc the contents fine boy about Is
months old was revealed. What could
the colonel do in such weather but give
the little fellow shelter and protection
A charming lady, who has no family Of
her own, hearing of the incident, went
to see the little founding, who captiv-
ated no doubt by her beauty and bright
ness, Immediately put out it's little
arms and encircled her neck. with them.
Can anyone be. surprised that the lady
permanently adopted this waif, and
this with the entire approval and con-
sent of her husband, who is delighted
with the acquisition? oalA Es6 @as
EXECUTIONS in Malta will hereafter be
conducted in private, and the hangman
is not to jump on the condemned mans
shoulders SO as to aid the rope. The
prison regulations in Cyprus have also
been amended, SO that inmates are no
longer heavily chained, some with fet-
tiers weighing hundred pounds, or
confined in iron cages in dark rooms.
HE Canadian government has de-
manded from Morse & Co.. who have
sent in the most favorable tender for the
Pacific railway contract, a statement in
II D%o,V r - IL j L. l.